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government_n as_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o control_n of_o any_o sophocles_n call_v it_o 27._o it_o in_o antiq._n v._n 11_o 27._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o free_a and_o independent_a regiment_n and_o 〈◊〉_d and_o xiphilin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d marcus_n aurelius_n in_o dio_n a_o absolute_a kingdom_n not_o subject_a to_o the_o control_v of_o any_o to_o all_o which_o agree_v that_o of_o horace_n lib._n 3._o carm._n od._n 1._o regum_fw-la timendorum_fw-la in_fw-la proprios_fw-la greges_fw-la reges_fw-la in_o ipsos_fw-la imperium_fw-la est_fw-la jovis_n by_o which_o he_o full_o express_v that_o as_o king_n have_v power_n over_o their_o subject_n so_o god_n have_v the_o power_n over_o king_n all_o the_o vast_a collection_n that_o may_v be_v make_v of_o emperor_n assert_v or_o subject_n own_v that_o their_o authority_n be_v from_o god_n that_o god_n give_v they_o their_o kingdom_n
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n because_o offend_v against_o they_o he_o be_v not_o punish_v and_o as_o st._n davide_n st._n neque_fw-la ullis_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la legibus_fw-la voâ—antur_fw-la tuti_fw-la imperii_fw-la potestate_fw-la apol._n pro_fw-la davide_n ambrose_n speak_v of_o david_n say_v he_o be_v a_o king_n be_v tie_v to_o no_o law_n because_o king_n be_v free_v from_o the_o bond_n or_o punishment_n of_o fault_n be_v call_v to_o punishment_n by_o no_o law_n be_v protect_v by_o the_o power_n of_o their_o empire_n yet_o 27._o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n orat._n 27._o as_o a_o grave_a father_n say_v god_n word_n and_o right_a reason_n must_v give_v a_o law_n to_o the_o lawgiver_n therefore_o that_o weighty_a and_o elegant_a expression_n of_o 35._o of_o temperans_fw-la majestatem_fw-la caesaris_fw-la infra_fw-la deum_fw-la magis_fw-la illum_fw-la commendo_fw-la deo_fw-la cvi_fw-la soli_fw-la 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2._o fol._n 56._o coke_n have_v discourse_v at_o large_a to_o who_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o curious_a reader_n as_o also_o to_o he_o for_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n order_n of_o the_o same_o and_o act_n of_o council_n together_o with_o mr._n prynne_n 45._o prynne_n p._n 45._o animadversion_n whereby_o the_o privy-council_n be_v to_o be_v regulate_v and_o concern_v the_o jurisdiction_n and_o proceed_n of_o the_o king_n council_n mr._n lambard_n 29._o lambard_n p._n 108._o to_o 116._o fol._n 29._o archaion_n and_o mr._n crompton_n jurisdiction_n of_o court_n may_v be_v consult_v the_o several_a bundle_n of_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o the_o answer_n to_o they_o the_o placita_fw-la parliamentaria_fw-la coram_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o concilio_n in_o the_o tally_n office_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o in_o the_o parchment_n book_n of_o they_o in_o the_o tower_n under_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o print_v by_o mr._n case_n 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personalitor_fw-la intersitis_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la ac_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n because_o they_o be_v not_o parliamentary_a baron_n there_o be_v also_o add_v in_o proceed_n and_o judgement_n upon_o they_o these_o word_n coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o ejus_fw-la concilio_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamenta_fw-la sva_fw-la or_o ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la or_o coram_fw-la concilio_n nostro_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la parliamento_fw-la for_o the_o particular_a instance_n of_o which_o be_v they_o be_v very_o numerous_a mr._n prynn'_v 393._o prynn'_v a_o pag._n 363._o ad_fw-la pag._n 393._o brief_a register_n may_v be_v consult_v wherein_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o upon_o the_o perusal_n of_o the_o several_a record_n that_o these_o assistant_n to_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n be_v likewise_o join_v to_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o king_n stand_v council_n in_o parliament_n time_n so_o it_o be_v express_v in_o the_o case_n of_o 378._o of_o idem_fw-la pag._n 378._o john_n salâ—eyn_n and_o margaret_n his_o wife_n and_o isabel_n her_o sister_n daughter_n and_o heir_n of_o robert_n de_fw-fr ross_n de_fw-fr work_n thus_o habito_fw-la super_fw-la praemissis_fw-la diligenti_fw-la tractatu_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la dom._n regem_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la concilium_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o it_o be_v thus_o also_o word_v videtur_fw-la dom._n regi_fw-la &_o concilio_n svo_fw-la &_o concordatum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o consideratum_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la dom._n regem_fw-la &_o concilium_fw-la suum_fw-la so_o in_o other_o per_fw-la concilium_fw-la archiepiscoporum_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la comitum_fw-la &_o baronum_n caeterorumque_fw-la 380._o caeterorumque_fw-la idem_fw-la pag._n 380._o de_fw-fr concilio_n svo_fw-la existentium_fw-la &_o singulis_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_n svo_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la concilii_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la so_o in_o 21_o e._n 1._o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n case_n videtur_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la parliamento_fw-la praedicto_fw-la comitibus_fw-la baronibus_fw-la justiciariis_fw-la &_o similiter_fw-la toti_fw-la concilio_n ipsius_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v magnate_v &_o alios_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_n ipsius_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la rogavit_fw-la this_o be_v further_a clear_v by_o sundry_a 5._o sundry_a idem_fw-la pag._n 383._o the_o court_n of_o star-chamber_n be_v say_v to_o be_v coram_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o concilio_n svo_fw-la see_v coke_n inst_z 4._o c._n 5._o preface_n to_o and_o passage_n in_o our_o print_a statute_n as_o former_o i_o have_v note_v so_o the_o statute_n of_o bigamy_n 4_o oct._n 4_o e._n 1._o say_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o certain_a reverend_a father_n bishop_n of_o england_n and_o other_o of_o the_o king_n council_n the_o constitution_n under_o write_v be_v recite_v after_o hear_v and_o publish_v before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o king_n council_n justices_z and_o other_o do_v agree_v so_o the_o statute_n of_o quo_fw-la warranto_fw-la 30_o e._n 1._o cum_fw-la apud_fw-la westminster_n per_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o concilium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la provisum_fw-la so_o 33_o e._n 1._o it_o be_v agree_v and_o ordain_v by_o the_o king_n and_o all_o his_o council_n so_o 42_o e._n 3._o c._n 3._o the_o statute_n make_v on_o petition_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o parliament_n begin_v ordeigner_n begin_v please_v a_o nostre_fw-fr seigneur_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o son_fw-fr bon_fw-fr counsel_n pur_fw-mi droyt_n government_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr peuple_n ordeigner_n please_v it_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o his_o good_a council_n for_o the_o better_a government_n of_o his_o people_n to_o ordain_v by_o great_a store_n of_o record_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o in_o old_a time_n the_o king_n and_o their_o council_n give_v judgement_n in_o divers_a case_n of_o difficulty_n and_o other_o common_a case_n concern_v the_o law_n of_o the_o 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