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A26169 The fundamental constitution of the English government proving King William and Queen Mary our lawful and rightful king and queen : in two parts : in the first is shewn the original contract with its legal consequences allowed of in former ages : in the second, all the pretences to a conquest of this nation by Will. I are fully examin'd and refuted : with a large account of the antiquity of the English laws, tenures, honours, and courts for legislature and justice : and an explanation of material entries in Dooms-day-book / by W.A. Atwood, William, d. 1705?; Atwood, William, d. 1705? Reflections on Bishop Overall's Convocation-book. 1690 (1690) Wing A4171; ESTC R27668 243,019 223

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plight_v the_o other_o be_v no_o more_o bind_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v not_o perfidious_a who_o stand_v not_o to_o those_o contract_n which_o the_o other_o have_v break_v for_o all_o the_o head_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o contract_n run_v into_o each_o other_o by_o way_n of_o condition_n etc._n etc._n in_o that_o book_n of_o he_o which_o be_v count_v the_o standard_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n 1105._o pufend._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la p._n 1105._o he_o assert_v it_o to_o be_v lawful_a for_o subject_n to_o oppose_v their_o prince_n by_o force_n which_o be_v a_o sufficient_a departure_n from_o allegiance_n if_o he_o go_v about_o modum_fw-la habendi_fw-la potestatem_fw-la immutare_fw-la supra_fw-la v._o grot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la de_fw-la summitatem_fw-la habendi_fw-la plenitudine_fw-la p._n 62._o dissertationes_fw-la de_fw-fr interreg_n p._n 272._o supra_fw-la i._n e._n to_o change_v that_o manner_n in_o which_o he_o by_o the_o contract_n 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