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and_o if_o she_o be_v find_v guilty_a they_o intersiciunt_fw-la they_o caesar_n de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gallico_n lib._n 6._o igni_fw-la atque_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tormentis_fw-la excruciatas_fw-la intersiciunt_fw-la torment_v she_o miserable_o and_o burn_v her_o alive_a to_o this_o sir_n report_n sir_n preface_n to_o the_o six_o book_n of_o report_n edward_n coke_n refer_v the_o antiquity_n of_o that_o law_n which_o we_o at_o this_o day_n use_v of_o devote_v to_o the_o flame_n those_o wicked_a baggage_n who_o stain_v their_o hand_n with_o the_o nefarious_a murder_n of_o their_o husband_n those_o servant_n 6._o servant_n servi_n &_o clientes_fw-la quos_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la dileâ—â—os_fw-la esse_fw-la constabat_fw-la just_o be_v funeribus_fw-la confectis_fw-la una_fw-la â—remabantur_fw-la de_fw-fr bello_fw-la gallico_n lib._n 6._o and_o dependent_n who_o be_v know_v to_o have_v be_v belove_v by_o their_o master_n in_o his_o life-time_n be_v when_o the_o funeral_n rite_n be_v prepare_v 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the_o senate_n and_o the_o city_n set_v free_a afterward_o ciltilus_n father_n of_o 7._o of_o caes_n comment_fw-fr l._n 7._o vercingetorix_n although_o he_o have_v by_o battle_n get_v the_o principality_n of_o all_o gaul_n yet_o aspire_v to_o be_v king_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o city_n who_o have_v obtain_v this_o freedom_n from_o the_o roman_a senate_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o free_a city_n till_o caesar_n time_n and_o be_v reckon_v so_o in_o pliny_n time_n yet_o though_o there_o be_v some_o make_v so_o free_a by_o the_o roman_n and_o other_o follow_v the_o example_n of_o the_o roman_n have_v cast_v off_o their_o prince_n and_o king_n yet_o i_o can_v with_o ramus_n conclude_v so_o universal_o of_o the_o gaul_n that_o every_o where_o the_o government_n consist_v of_o a_o elect_a or_o annual_a prince_n and_o senate_n and_o people_n that_o have_v free_a suffrage_n have_v thus_o far_o give_v some_o short_a hint_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o britan_n by_o compare_v they_o with_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o gaul_n and_o german_n as_o suppose_v it_o may_v be_v make_v out_o from_o good_a authority_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a agreement_n in_o their_o form_n of_o government_n i_o come_v now_o more_o direct_o to_o prove_v that_o where_o the_o roman_n conquer_v they_o establish_v their_o own_o law_n and_o that_o the_o unwritten_a law_n and_o custom_n must_v be_v of_o little_a force_n during_o the_o people_n subjection_n to_o the_o roman_n and_o so_o by_o some_o hundred_o of_o year_n disuse_n be_v like_a to_o be_v so_o far_o forget_v as_o it_o can_v be_v say_v as_o chancellor_n fortescue_n do_v that_o during_o the_o britan_n roman_n saxon_n dane_n and_o norman_n the_o realm_n have_v be_v rule_v with_o the_o self_n same_o custom_n first_o therefore_o we_o may_v consider_v that_o the_o druid_n who_o if_o they_o have_v not_o the_o law-making_a power_n yet_o be_v the_o sole_a judge_n and_o decide_v all_o controversy_n be_v so_o whole_o abolish_v and_o we_o find_v no_o account_n of_o the_o law_n they_o judge_v by_o we_o may_v well_o conclude_v that_o the_o british_a law_n whatever_o they_o be_v lose_v their_o esteem_n and_o use_n law_n where_o the_o roman_n conquer_v they_o establish_v their_o law_n especial_o when_o we_o consider_v that_o the_o roman_a conquest_n break_v and_o destroy_v all_o the_o princely_a family_n especial_o the_o lineage_n of_o their_o king_n so_o that_o now_o none_o have_v any_o settle_a authority_n but_o as_o he_o can_v court_v the_o people_n if_o he_o intend_v to_o make_v a_o party_n against_o his_o neighbour_n or_o oppose_v the_o roman_n which_o may_v be_v the_o true_a reason_n why_o xiphilin_n severi_n xiphilin_n apud_fw-la britannâ—s_fw-la populus_fw-la magna_fw-la ex_fw-la parte_fw-la principatum_fw-la tener_n vita_fw-la severi_n say_v that_o with_o the_o britan_n the_o people_n have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o the_o government_n which_o may_v very_o well_o be_v after_o the_o subversion_n of_o their_o monarchy_n and_o the_o commixture_n of_o the_o roman_a colony_n with_o they_o conquer_v they_o de_fw-fr moribus_fw-la vet_z gallorum_n p._n 77._o the_o roman_n introduce_v their_o language_n where_o they_o
acquire_v a_o soccage_n tenure_n and_o fee-simple_n estate_n therefore_o the_o foresay_a servitutis_fw-la foresay_a praefat._v roger_n twysden_n fol._n 155._o the_o english_a possess_v their_o land_n by_o â—avour_n not_o otherwise_o hereditary_o so_o mut._n paris_n say_v commilitonibus_fw-la terras_fw-la anglorum_fw-la &_o possessiones_fw-la affluentiori_fw-la manu_fw-la contulit_fw-la illud_fw-la parvum_fw-la quod_fw-la remansâ—rat_fw-la sub_fw-la jugo_fw-la posuit_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la servitutis_fw-la gervase_n of_o tilbury_n conclude_v this_o observation_n thus_o sic_fw-la igitur_fw-la quisquis_fw-la de_fw-la gente_fw-la subacta_fw-la fundos_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquid_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la possidet_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ratione_fw-la successionis_fw-la debere_fw-la sibi_fw-la videatur_fw-la adeptus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la solummodo_fw-la meritis_fw-la suis_fw-la exigentibus_fw-la vel_fw-la aliqua_fw-la pactione_n interveniente_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la viz._n so_o every_o one_o of_o the_o conquer_a nation_n possess_v their_o land_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o get_v it_o by_o way_n of_o succession_n but_o by_o his_o desert_n or_o by_o some_o compact_a or_o covenant_n make_v with_o his_o lord_n as_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v the_o most_o industrious_a doctor_n brady_n have_v on_o purpose_n write_v so_o much_o of_o this_o argument_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o argumentum_fw-la antinormanicum_a and_o out_o of_o so_o many_o historian_n confirm_v it_o in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o appendix_n 313.314_o brady_n p._n 313.314_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n that_o desire_v satisfaction_n to_o his_o book_n be_v loath_a to_o crowd_v those_o matter_n which_o be_v not_o direct_o to_o my_o purpose_n only_o i_o can_v but_o note_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o so_o often_o find_v the_o same_o land_n that_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o a_o father_n for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n require_v and_o have_v a_o confirmation_n by_o the_o son_n be_v because_o the_o tenure_n be_v so_o fickle_a for_o want_v of_o homage_n or_o omission_n of_o service_n whereby_o they_o may_v be_v forfeit_v i_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o great_a council_n that_o i_o have_v find_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n and_o shall_v begin_v with_o that_o wherein_o the_o law_n i_o have_v speak_v before_o of_o out_o of_o hoveden_n be_v make_v which_o be_v agree_v by_o all_o to_o be_v in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n in_o general_n we_o find_v gervase_n of_o tilbury_n tell_v we_o law_n the_o conqueror_n make_v write_v law_n that_o when_o the_o famous_a subduer_n of_o england_n king_n william_n have_v subject_v to_o his_o empire_n the_o utmost_a part_n of_o the_o island_n and_o by_o terrible_a example_n have_v bring_v to_o perfect_a obedience_n the_o mind_n of_o rebel_n that_o they_o may_v not_o have_v liberty_n to_o fall_v into_o the_o same_o error_n for_o the_o future_a he_o 29._o he_o decrevit_fw-la subjectum_fw-la sibi_fw-la populum_fw-la juri_fw-la scripto_fw-la legibusque_fw-la sabjicere_fw-la quasdam_fw-la reprobavit_fw-la quasdam_fw-la autem_fw-la approbans_fw-la transmariâ—â—s_fw-la neustriae_fw-la leges_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regni_fw-la pâ—â—â—m_fw-la tuendam_fw-la efficâ—teissionae_fw-la videbantur_fw-la adjecit_fw-la geru._n tilb._n lib._n 1._o c._n 29._o resolve_v to_o govern_v the_o people_n subject_v to_o he_o by_o write_v right_o and_o law_n therefore_o the_o english_a law_n be_v propound_v according_a to_o their_o threefold_a distinction_n that_o be_v the_o mercian_n law_n dane_n law_n and_o west-saxon_a law_n he_o reject_v some_o and_o approve_v other_o and_o add_v such_o transmarine_a norman_a law_n as_o seem_v most_o efficacious_a to_o defend_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o this_o account_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o king_n sole_o be_v say_v to_o reject_v and_o approve_v and_o to_o add_v such_o of_o the_o norman_a law_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a 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author_n agree_v not_o about_o as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o compare_v 343._o compare_v fol._n 343._o hoveden_n 149_o hoveden_n fol._n 138_o 149_o knighton_n collect._n 2354._o n._n 61._o lambard_n of_o wheelock_n edition_n and_o spelman_n in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o his_o council_n fol._n 624._o selden_n 20._o selden_n in_o eadmerum_fw-la fol._n 172._o num_fw-la 20._o in_o his_o note_n upon_o eadmerus_n write_v very_o suspicious_o of_o all_o the_o law_n that_o be_v attribute_v to_o king_n edward_n except_o the_o crowland_n copy_n judge_v neither_o hoveden_n knighton_n or_o the_o author_n of_o the_o lichfield_n chronicle_n well_o verse_v in_o law_n matter_n and_o who_o write_v long_o after_o ingulphus_n of_o who_o he_o give_v this_o character_n qui_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-la testium_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la facile_fw-la princeps_fw-la merito_fw-la dicendus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la solus_fw-la forsan_fw-la cvi_fw-la ut_fw-la par_fw-fr fit_n credamus_fw-la the_o title_n of_o the_o 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affair_n of_o the_o sovereign_n and_o upon_o its_o necessary_a dissolution_n improve_v still_o his_o interest_n that_o the_o succeed_a parliament_n shall_v be_v as_o wayward_a and_o by_o promote_a bill_n he_o know_v his_o sovereign_n can_v neither_o in_o honour_n or_o conscience_n assent_v to_o still_o more_o alienate_v the_o people_n affection_n from_o he_o till_o at_o last_o he_o get_v to_o be_v sole_a director_n of_o such_o assembly_n have_v all_o this_o while_n the_o wisdom_n and_o cunning_a to_o keep_v himself_o within_o the_o compass_n and_o reserve_v that_o for_o word_n or_o action_n he_o be_v not_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n have_v obtain_v this_o height_n he_o be_v able_a to_o influence_n the_o elect_v of_o city_n magistrate_n secure_v himself_o by_o they_o and_o at_o last_o to_o form_v conspiracy_n against_o his_o prince_n till_o which_o time_n he_o be_v the_o idol_n of_o the_o people_n be_v only_o fear_v and_o suspect_v but_o nothing_o of_o traitorous_a design_n be_v yet_o pregnant_o discover_v he_o run_v on_o his_o risk_n till_o some_o fortunate_a discovery_n of_o his_o design_n force_v he_o to_o abscond_v and_o then_o his_o whole_a machination_n come_v to_o light_v and_o if_o he_o escape_v the_o hand_n of_o justice_n he_o be_v force_v to_o leave_v his_o country_n and_o end_v his_o life_n inglorious_o abroad_o this_o be_v the_o common_a exit_z of_o such_o who_o have_v much_o better_o have_v offer_v violence_n to_o these_o headstrong_a passion_n and_o be_v content_n with_o a_o quiet_a retreat_n and_o diet_v and_o physick_v their_o virulent_a distemper_n with_o the_o application_n of_o sage_a counsel_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o judicious_a man_n find_v out_o the_o cure_n for_o their_o disease_n in_o book_n and_o solitude_n than_o thus_o to_o live_v in_o the_o pang_n and_o throe_n of_o ambition_n to_o the_o disquiet_n of_o their_o prince_n and_o the_o empty_n of_o their_o country_n of_o such_o we_o may_v not_o only_o say_v with_o annal._n with_o 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that_o they_o be_v hatch_n great_a mischief_n to_o their_o state_n and_o the_o subversion_n of_o their_o government_n have_v command_v by_o their_o sovereign_a power_n execution_n of_o they_o by_o private_a hand_n so_o fell_a friar_n hungary_n friar_n history_n of_o hungary_n george_n new_o make_v cardinal_n for_o tamper_n with_o solyman_n the_o magnificent_a to_o bring_v he_o into_o transilvania_n and_o exclude_v king_n ferdinand_n by_o direction_n from_o the_o king_n to_o castald_v his_o general_n there_o so_o fall_v the_o duke_n of_o guise_n and_o the_o cardinal_n of_o bourbon_n but_o this_o sort_n of_o justiec_n bring_v as_o great_a mischief_n afterward_o to_o their_o crown_n as_o they_o can_v in_o probability_n have_v sustain_v by_o their_o life_n at_o least_o if_o the_o prince_n have_v with_o watchful_a oversight_n so_o time_v the_o execution_n that_o they_o have_v let_v they_o live_v till_o they_o have_v make_v their_o treason_n more_o manifest_a so_o tacitus_n histor_n tacitus_n inauditi_fw-la atque_fw-la indefensi_fw-la tanquam_fw-la inno_fw-la centes_fw-la â—erierunt_fw-la 1._o histor_n speak_v of_o galba_n put_v to_o death_n cingonius_n varro_n and_o petronius_n turpillianus_n say_v that_o they_o be_v not_o suffer_v to_o be_v hear_v and_o defend_v their_o cause_n judicial_o perish_v in_o the_o repute_n of_o innocent_n therefore_o there_o be_v other_o way_n more_o just_a and_o safe_a for_o prince_n to_o take_v with_o so_o great_a and_o subtle_a criminal_n as_o to_o toil_v they_o into_o some_o great_a error_n give_v they_o opportunity_n to_o show_v their_o ill_a conduct_n and_o council_n or_o to_o do_v something_o ungrateful_a to_o the_o people_n that_o they_o may_v go_v out_o of_o their_o place_n with_o such_o a_o scar_n as_o will_v stick_v by_o they_o in_o their_o retirement_n and_o study_v to_o enjoy_v a_o quiet_a recess_n lest_o they_o be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n for_o what_o they_o connive_v at_o when_o they_o fall_v so_o if_o they_o can_v be_v render_v unuseful_a and_o of_o little_a credit_n with_o the_o people_n they_o will_v have_v none_o to_o back_v they_o in_o their_o attempt_n but_o person_n of_o small_a reaches_n and_o interest_n and_o then_o for_o small_a transgression_n they_o may_v be_v call_v to_o a_o account_n and_o if_o they_o be_v conscious_a to_o themselves_o of_o any_o guilt_n they_o will_v quit_v their_o undertake_n for_o fear_v of_o a_o sudden_a catastrophe_n than_o ostracism_n if_o such_o ambitious_a person_n have_v gain_v so_o great_a interest_n that_o neither_o by_o set_v spy_n upon_o they_o or_o by_o other_o art_n their_o secret_a drift_n can_v be_v sift_v out_o 11._o out_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 5._o polit._n c._n 11._o than_o aristotle_n rule_n be_v to_o be_v observe_v by_o compassing_n and_o wind_n to_o remove_v they_o and_o not_o to_o take_v all_o their_o power_n away_o at_o once_o or_o to_o remove_v they_o to_o some_o high_a place_n where_o they_o may_v have_v a_o new_a administration_n to_o begin_v in_o which_o they_o be_v not_o so_o well_o verse_v on_o wherein_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o council_n daily_a inspection_n and_o where_o no_o dependence_n be_v to_o be_v gain_v above_o all_o a_o prince_n be_v to_o take_v care_n to_o follow_v the_o ibid._n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n philosopher_n rule_n to_o make_v no_o man_n too_o great_a for_o as_o he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o principality_n to_o make_v no_o one_o man_n great_a for_o tacitus_n agricolae_fw-la tacitus_n semper_fw-la periculosum_fw-la privati_fw-la hominis_fw-la nomen_fw-la supra_fw-la nomen_fw-la principis_fw-la attolli_fw-la vita_fw-la agricolae_fw-la well_o observe_v it_o be_v most_o inconvenient_a and_o dangerous_a to_o have_v any_o one_o more_o in_o vogue_n than_o the_o prince_n for_o if_o such_o have_v not_o powerful_a principle_n of_o loyalty_n lodge_v in_o their_o breast_n they_o have_v great_a temptation_n and_o opportunity_n to_o do_v mischief_n especial_o
seek_v after_o as_o the_o trumpet_n and_o kettledrum_n that_o call_v together_o the_o whole_a array_n against_o the_o government_n and_o if_o they_o can_v be_v dispossess_v of_o that_o evil_a spirit_n by_o gentle_a mean_n they_o be_v to_o undergo_v the_o severity_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v make_v against_o incendiary_n of_o a_o kingdom_n which_o be_v of_o more_o dangerous_a consequence_n than_o the_o fire_n of_o a_o private_a man_n habitation_n the_o danger_n from_o these_o libel_n be_v the_o great_a because_o hist_o because_o in_o civitate_fw-la discordi_fw-la &_o ob_fw-la crebras_fw-la principum_fw-la mutationes_fw-la inter_fw-la libertatem_fw-la &_o licentiam_fw-la incerta_fw-la parvae_fw-la quoque_fw-la res_fw-la magnis_fw-la motibus_fw-la agebantur_fw-la tacit._n 2._o hist_o in_o time_n of_o faction_n and_o the_o often_o change_v of_o government_n the_o people_n be_v unfixed_a fluctuate_a betwixt_o liberty_n and_o licentiousness_n small_a matter_n be_v transact_v with_o 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of_o peace_n and_o attendance_n upon_o assize_n whereby_o legal_a matter_n in_o order_n to_o the_o necessary_a administration_n of_o justice_n be_v execute_v in_o their_o precinct_n by_o their_o own_o member_n and_o many_o of_o they_o beside_o the_o privilege_n to_o be_v find_v at_o large_a in_o the_o statute_n and_o law-book_n have_v power_n to_o choose_v as_o many_o to_o represent_v they_o in_o parliament_n as_o the_o whole_a county_n have_v it_o will_v fill_v a_o large_a volume_n to_o recount_v the_o particular_a power_n and_o freedom_n have_v be_v grant_v to_o they_o by_o the_o royal_a favour_n of_o the_o successive_a king_n of_o england_n whereby_o they_o be_v erect_v into_o little_a commonwealth_n therefore_o there_o be_v good_a reason_n as_o they_o may_v do_v much_o good_a or_o harm_n and_o they_o have_v all_o the_o enrich_a stream_n and_o conduit_n from_o the_o sovereign_a spring_n and_o fountain_n so_o they_o shall_v have_v a_o strict_a dependence_n upon_o the_o sovereign_n 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favour_n and_o grace_n and_o though_o the_o great_a city_n by_o the_o late_a king_n of_o immortal_a memory_n be_v royal_a munificence_n and_o princely_a care_n as_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o his_o own_o particular_a bounty_n after_o it_o be_v so_o fatal_o reduce_v to_o ash_n be_v raise_v into_o one_o entire_a palace_n so_o beautiful_a and_o splendid_a as_o all_o people_n must_v acknowledge_v it_o the_o eight_o wonder_n yet_o the_o grateful_a return_v be_v unproportionable_a this_o great_a city_n enjoy_v as_o ample_a and_o beneficial_a privilege_n as_o any_o can_v wish_v for_o and_o though_o it_o be_v deprive_v of_o some_o of_o they_o yet_o by_o the_o munificence_n of_o our_o late_a and_o present_a sovereign_n it_o enjoy_v what_o be_v needful_a for_o its_o well_o govern_v in_o subordination_n to_o the_o public_a since_o therefore_o the_o corporation_n most_o be_v find_v to_o have_v make_v ill_a return_v to_o their_o sovereign_n for_o all_o their_o special_a grace_n by_o a_o most_o wise_a council_n it_o have_v be_v judge_v fit_a to_o inquire_v by_o what_o warrant_n they_o enjoy_v those_o privilege_n and_o to_o recall_v those_o charter_n that_o new_a one_o may_v be_v grant_v most_o with_o addition_n of_o privilege_n only_o that_o the_o magistrate_n if_o they_o shall_v abuse_v their_o authority_n may_v be_v displace_v at_o the_o king_n pleasure_n a_o most_o necessary_a resumption_n of_o power_n whereby_o they_o may_v not_o be_v in_o a_o capacity_n for_o the_o future_a to_o give_v any_o disturbance_n to_o the_o government_n elsewhere_o i_o have_v give_v short_a hint_n of_o the_o practice_n of_o former_a king_n in_o vacate_v the_o charter_n of_o the_o great_a city_n and_o shall_v only_o add_v what_o i_o find_v in_o the_o most_o judicious_a historian_n be_v do_v in_o a_o like_a case_n by_o the_o senate_n of_o rome_n in_o tiberius_n his_o reign_n the_o licence_n annal._n licence_n crebrescebat_fw-la enim_fw-la graecas_fw-la per_fw-la urbes_fw-la licentia_fw-la atque_fw-la impunitas_fw-la asyla_fw-fr statuendi_fw-la complebantur_fw-la â—â—mpla_fw-la pessimis_fw-la servitiaâ—um_fw-la eodem_fw-la subsidio_fw-la obaeraâ—i_fw-la adversus_fw-la creditores_fw-la suspectique_a capitalium_fw-la criminum_fw-la receptabantur_fw-la nec_fw-la ullum_fw-la satis_fw-la validum_fw-la imperium_fw-la erat_fw-la coercendis_fw-la seditionibus_fw-la populi_fw-la flagitia_fw-la hominum_fw-la ut_fw-la caeremonias_fw-la deum_fw-la protâ—entes_fw-la igitur_fw-la placitum_fw-la ut_fw-la mitterent_fw-la civitates_fw-la jura_n atque_fw-la legavos_n etc._n etc._n magnaque_fw-la ejus_fw-la diei_fw-la species_n fuit_fw-la quo_fw-la senatus_n majorum_fw-la beneficia_fw-la sociorum_fw-la pâ—cta_fw-la regum_fw-la etiam_fw-la qui_fw-la ante_fw-la vim_o romanam_fw-la valuerant_fw-la decreta_fw-la ipsorum_fw-la numinum_fw-la religiones_fw-la introspexit_fw-la libero_fw-la ut_fw-la quondam_a quod_fw-la firmaret_fw-la mutareâ—ve_fw-la tacit._n 3._o 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as_o unwilling_a that_o true_o conscientious_a miss_v lead_v people_n that_o endanger_v not_o the_o government_n shall_v be_v severe_o punish_v as_o i_o hearty_o wish_v they_o will_v give_v no_o disturbance_n to_o it_o chap._n xlvi_o the_o preservative_n against_o faction_n and_o sedition_n the_o general_a annulet_n
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209._o tell_v the_o prince_n that_o at_o the_o very_a moment_n of_o the_o expire_a of_o the_o king_n reign_v the_o near_a and_o lawful_a heir_n enter_v in_o his_o place_n and_o so_o to_o refuse_v he_o or_o intrude_v another_o be_v not_o to_o hold_v out_o the_o successor_n from_o come_v in_o but_o to_o expel_v and_o put_v out_o their_o righteous_a king_n so_o sir_n 1._o sir_n report_n 7_o 8_o 10_o 11._o calvin_n '_o s_o case_n watson_n and_o clark_n '_o be_v case_n 1_o jac._n 1._o edward_n coke_n affirm_v that_o it_o be_v a_o know_a maxim_n of_o the_o law_n that_o in_o the_o moment_n of_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o person_n on_o who_o it_o descend_v which_o be_v the_o next_o immediate_a heir_n only_o become_v complete_a and_o absolute_a king_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n and_o so_o he_o say_v the_o second_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n after_o 8._o after_o 3._o instit_fw-la 8._o the_o death_n of_o the_o first-born_a be_v elder_a son_n within_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o as_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o the_o case_n of_o prince_n charles_n concern_v the_o duchy_n of_o cornwall_n it_o will_v be_v a_o tedious_a work_n to_o recite_v all_o the_o authority_n in_o this_o case_n may_v be_v find_v in_o the_o statute_n and_o law-book_n i_o will_v content_v myself_o instead_o of_o all_o other_o with_o the_o act_n of_o 2._o of_o cap._n 2._o recognition_n 1_o jacobi_n primi_fw-la whereinis_fw-la first_o the_o recognition_n of_o king_n james_n the_o first_o after_o the_o two_o house_n have_v enumerate_v the_o benefit_n by_o the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n and_o the_o unite_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n in_o the_o king_n person_n and_o that_o they_o agnize_v their_o constant_a faith_n obedience_n and_o loyalty_n to_o he_o and_o his_o royal_a progeny_n the_o world_n of_o the_o act_n be_v in_o most_o humble_a and_o lowly_a manner_n do_v beseech_v your_o most_o excellent_a majesty_n as_o a_o memorial_n 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and_o faithful_o do_v submit_v and_o oblige_v ourselves_o our_o heir_n and_o posterity_n for_o ever_o until_o the_o last_o drop_n of_o our_o blood_n be_v spend_v and_o do_v beseech_v your_o majesty_n to_o accept_v the_o same_o as_o the_o first-fruit_n of_o this_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n of_o our_o loyalty_n and_o faith_n to_o your_o majesty_n and_o your_o royal_a progeny_n and_o posterity_n for_o ever_o by_o which_o it_o first_o appear_v that_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n be_v a_o unalterable_a entail_v and_o the_o reversion_n in_o he_o only_o by_o who_o king_n reign_n without_o any_o election_n or_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n otherwise_o than_o by_o acknowledge_v the_o lawful_a right_n of_o the_o king_n derive_v from_o god_n by_o their_o blood_n to_o they_o also_o from_o this_o recognition_n we_o may_v consider_v scot_n how_o to_o understand_v the_o act_n make_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n against_o the_o claim_n of_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n second_o what_o to_o think_v 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the_o scotish_n line_n as_o appear_v by_o that_o clause_n wherein_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o every_o person_n or_o person_n of_o what_o degree_n or_o nation_n soever_o they_o be_v who_o shall_v during_o the_o queen_n life_n declare_v or_o publish_v that_o they_o have_v right_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v disenable_v to_o enjoy_v the_o crown_n in_o succession_n therefore_o it_o be_v never_o valid_a 183._o valid_a id._n p._n 183._o for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v good_a king_n james_n may_v have_v thereby_o be_v exclude_v by_o that_o person_n who_o shall_v have_v succeed_v next_o to_o the_o scotish_n race_n for_o it_o be_v undeniable_a that_o queen_n mary_n do_v during_o queen_n elizabeth_n life_n pretend_v right_o to_o the_o crown_n upon_o the_o account_n that_o queen_n elizabeth_n be_v declare_v bastard_n therefore_o the_o call_n in_o of_o king_n james_n after_o this_o act_n and_o the_o acknowledge_v his_o title_n do_v clear_o evince_v that_o the_o
308._o nec_fw-la aliud_fw-la adversus_fw-la validissimas_fw-la gentes_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la utilius_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o common_a non_fw-la consulunt_fw-la vita_fw-la agricolae_fw-la p._n 308._o but_o divide_v into_o multitude_n of_o little_a kingdom_n which_o make_v tacitus_n observe_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o profitable_a to_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o most_o puissant_a and_o valiant_a nation_n than_o that_o they_o advise_v not_o in_o common_a chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o britan_n and_o the_o roman_n impose_v their_o law_n upon_o they_o custom_n antiquity_n of_o english_a custom_n chancellor_n 17._o chancellor_n regnum_fw-la illud_fw-la eisdem_fw-la quibus_fw-la jam_fw-la regitur_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la continue_v regulatum_fw-la suit_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la ll._n angliae_fw-la c._n 17._o fortescue_n affirm_v that_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britan_n saxon_n dane_n and_o norman_n and_o of_o their_o king_n this_o 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