posse_fw-la tyrannum_fw-la a_o quoquam_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o a_o prince_n though_o tyrant_n can_v be_v put_v to_o death_n by_o any_o private_a authority_n and_o at_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o oxford_n under_o steven_n langton_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n about_o the_o year_n 1228._o excommunication_n be_v decree_v against_o all_o such_o as_o violate_v the_o king_n peace_n or_o disturb_v the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yea_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n sess_n 15._o declare_v it_o to_o be_v a_o error_n in_o faith_n to_o hold_v otherwise_o nuper_fw-la accepit_fw-la sancta_fw-la synodus_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o holy_a synod_n say_v the_o father_n of_o it_o have_v be_v late_o inform_v that_o certain_a erroneous_a opinion_n be_v hold_v contrary_a to_o peace_n and_o good_a estate_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n viz._n that_o a_o tyrant_n may_v be_v lawful_o and_o meritorious_o take_v away_o and_o kill_v by_o any_o subject_a or_o vassal_n of_o he_o etc._n etc._n non_fw-fr 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his_o common_a place_n and_o althusius_n politic._n cap._n 35._o p._n 37._o where_o among_o other_o cause_n of_o a_o just_a war_n maintain_v by_o subject_n against_o their_o sovereign_n purae_fw-la religionis_fw-la defensio_fw-la defence_n of_o true_a religion_n have_v the_o second_o place_n yea_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o sureau_fw-fr a_o protestant_a minister_n in_o france_n otherwise_o call_v rosâ—eres_n write_v a_o book_n express_o on_o this_o subject_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o kill_v charles_n the_o nine_o 103._o belfor_n lib._n 6._o cap._n 103._o his_o natural_a sovereign_n and_o the_o queen-mother_n if_o they_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o gospel_n but_o to_o conclude_v with_o one_o instance_n for_o all_o the_o hugonot_n of_o france_n have_v in_o the_o nine_o and_o thirty_o article_n of_o their_o confession_n profess_v that_o man_n ought_v to_o be_v obedient_a to_o the_o law_n to_o pay_v tribute_n and_o to_o bear_v the_o yoke_n of_o subjection_n quiet_o even_o under_o 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1._o where_o he_o affirm_v express_o that_o in_o all_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o duty_n there_o be_v this_o condition_n always_o employ_v at_o
which_o taste_v of_o the_o severity_n of_o those_o law_n be_v not_o a_o little_a insolent_a and_o prone_a to_o attempt_v yet_o that_o she_o be_v withal_o a_o princess_n very_o merciful_a be_v manifest_a by_o her_o compassion_n show_v to_o such_o as_o deserve_v not_o well_o of_o she_o that_o be_v to_o the_o duchess_n of_o somerset_n to_z sir_n john_n cheek_n who_o have_v be_v the_o principal_a corrupter_n of_o king_n edward_n her_o brother_n infancy_n to_o sir_n edward_n montague_n lord_z chief_z justice_z who_o have_v both_o counsel_v and_o subscribe_v to_o her_o disinherit_n to_o sir_n roger_n ch_n lmley_n to_o the_o marquis_n of_o northampton_n to_o the_o lord_n robert_n dudley_n to_o sir_n henry_n dudley_n to_o sir_n henry_n gate_n etc._n etc._n who_o stand_v all_o of_o they_o attaint_v and_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n all_o which_o person_n be_v very_o obnoxious_a to_o her_o justice_n she_o know_v very_o well_o they_o neither_o affect_v her_o religion_n nor_o title_n they_o be_v 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