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be_v better_v by_o they_o for_o then_o every_o man_n will_v more_o industrious_o endeavour_v the_o public_a good_a when_o his_o private_a benefit_n result_v out_o of_o it_o i_o but_o say_v he_o such_o as_o exclude_v the_o right_a of_o the_o sovereign_n indeed_o i_o think_v in_o that_o he_o say_v more_o right_o than_o he_o mean_v for_o certain_o the_o sovereign_n have_v a_o right_a of_o a_o sovereign_n over_o all_o his_o kingdom_n or_o dominion_n nay_o the_o propriety_n of_o a_o sovereign_n that_o be_v his_o legal_a propriety_n over_o his_o subject_n be_v over_o their_o estate_n to_o determine_v their_o controversy_n to_o have_v dominion_n over_o their_o person_n legal_o to_o punish_v according_a to_o his_o just_a prerogative_n but_o the_o title_n of_o propriety_n in_o his_o estate_n be_v belong_v to_o the_o subject_n in_o all_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v not_o include_v in_o the_o supremes_n legal_a prerogative_n so_o that_o when_o he_o have_v grant_v law_n which_o do_v limit_v the_o 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propriety_n necessary_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o royal_a office_n and_o protection_n of_o subject_n public_a necessity_n justify_v the_o invasion_n of_o propriety_n the_o partition_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n among_o the_o optimates_fw-la not_o destructive_a of_o it_o according_a to_o mr._n hobbs_n his_o own_o tenant_n the_o responsa_fw-la prudentûm_fw-la of_o high_a esteem_n among_o all_o nation_n every_o man_n have_v indeed_o a_o propriety_n that_o exclude_v the_o right_a of_o every_o other_o subject_a this_o be_v grant_v upon_o all_o side_n and_o say_v he_o he_o have_v it_o only_o from_o the_o sovereign_a power_n without_o the_o protection_n whereof_o now_o i_o be_o in_o page_n 170._o every_o other_o man_n shall_v have_v equal_a right_n to_o the_o same_o this_o be_v not_o true_o speak_v for_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o sovereign_a do_v not_o make_v or_o give_v right_a to_o any_o thing_n but_o enable_v he_o to_o use_v the_o same_o the_o law_n give_v the_o right_a &_o 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they_o etc._n etc._n sure_o many_o sovereign_n have_v defend_v and_o do_v defend_v their_o subject_n and_o yet_o have_v not_o propriety_n to_o their_o estate_n he_o who_o have_v a_o propriety_n in_o a_o estate_n may_v use_v it_o how_o he_o will_v to_o his_o own_o advantage_n or_o content_v but_o this_o supremes_n can_v do_v with_o their_o subject_n just_o there_o may_v be_v a_o case_n of_o extremity_n where_o salus_n reipublicae_fw-la must_v be_v suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la put_v the_o case_n a_o enemy_n invade_v the_o kingdom_n the_o land_n of_o some_o particular_a subject_n lie_v fit_a to_o make_v a_o fort_n of_o the_o king_n by_o force_n take_v it_o for_o the_o public_a benefit_n not_o out_o of_o propriety_n that_o it_o belong_v to_o himself_o but_o that_o it_o belong_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n to_o who_o public_a benefit_n all_o private_a interest_n and_o propriety_n must_v submit_v but_o i_o may_v term_v the_o right_n of_o such_o accident_n to_o be_v a_o universality_n rather_o 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