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the_o ruin_n of_o king_n and_o people_n ad._n 3._o the_o gent._n affirm_v that_o the_o sond_a proposition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o desire_v his_o concurrence_n be_v carce_o worth_a a_o answer_n for_o sub_n ect_n may_v humble_o petition_v for_o that_o which_o be_v their_o strict_a right_n and_o property_n etc._n etc._n the_o proposition_n send_v to_o newcastle_n be_v in_o print_n wherein_o the_o two_o house_n be_v so_o far_o from_o humble_o petition_v that_o they_o style_v not_o themselves_o his_o majesty_n subject_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o proposition_n that_o they_o have_v a_o strict_a right_n or_o property_n to_o any_o one_o of_o these_o proposition_n be_v a_o strange_a assertion_n every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v against_o the_o law_n now_o in_o force_n have_v the_o two_o house_n a_o strict_a right_n and_o property_n to_o lay_v upon_o the_o people_n what_o tax_n they_o shall_v judge_v meet_a to_o pardon_v all_o treason_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v one_o of_o their_o proposition_n 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they_o have_v leave_v he_o he_o can_v have_v two_o of_o his_o chaplain_n who_o have_v not_o take_v their_o covenant_n to_o attend_v he_o for_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o conscience_n for_o the_o three_o conclusion_n of_o the_o spencer_n 11._o 15._o ed._n 2._o exilium_fw-la hugonis_fw-la 1_o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o calvin_n case_n 7_o parson_n report_n 11._o do_v not_o the_o two_o house_n act_v every_o of_o they_o they_o saâ_n his_o majesty_n have_v break_v his_o trust_n touch_v the_o government_n of_o his_o people_n they_o have_v raise_v army_n to_o take_v he_o they_o have_v take_v he_o and_o imprison_v he_o they_o govern_v themselves_o they_o make_v law_n impose_v tax_n make_v judge_n sheriff_n and_o take_v upon_o they_o omne_fw-la insigna_fw-la summae_fw-la pâtâstatis_fw-la be_v not_o this_o to_o remove_v the_o king_n for_o misdemeanour_n to_o reform_v per_fw-la aspertè_fw-la to_o govern_v in_o aid_n of_o he_o the_o three_o conclusion_n of_o the_o spencer_n do_v they_o think_v the_o good_a people_n of_o england_n be_v become_v stupid_a and_o will_v not_o ât_a length_n see_v these_o thing_n the_o gentleman_n say_v they_o do_v not_o separate_v his_o power_n from_o his_o person_n but_o distinguish_v it_o etc._n etc._n his_o power_n be_v in_o his_o legal_a writ_n indivisible_a plough_v 4._o eliz._n 213._o the_o king_n power_n and_o his_o person_n be_v indivisible_a court_n and_o officer_n when_o they_o counterfeit_v the_o great_a seal_n and_o seal_v writ_n with_o the_o same_o make_v judge_n themselves_o court_n and_o officer_n by_o their_o own_o ordinance_n against_o his_o consent_n declare_v under_o his_o true_a great_a seal_n of_o england_n not_o by_o word_n of_o mouth_n letters_z or_o minister_n only_o their_o seal_n be_v obey_v their_o own_o writ_n their_o own_o judge_n their_o own_o court_n their_o own_o officer_n and_o not_o the_o king_n the_o time_n will_v come_v when_o such_o strange_a action_n and_o discourse_n will_v be_v lament_v ad._n 5._o the_o gentleman_n go_v on_o we_o take_v not_o from_o the_o king_n all_o power_n of_o pardon_v delinquent_n we_o only_o say_v it_o be_v not_o proper_a to_o he_o quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la etc._n etc._n what_o do_v you_o mean_v by_o quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la i_o be_o sure_a omnis_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la solus_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o semper_fw-la rex_fw-la can_v do_v it_o and_o none_o else_o read_v the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o this_o purpose_n collect_v by_o that_o reverend_a and_o learned_a judge_n stanford_n 163._o stanfor_n plcas_n 99_o 27_o h_o 8._o c._n 24._o dier_n 163._o from_o all_o antiquity_n to_o his_o time_n who_o die_v in_o the_o last_o year_n of_o king_n philip_n and_o queen_n mary_n reign_n you_o shall_v find_v this_o a_o truth_n undeniable_a and_o this_o power_n be_v never_o question_v in_o any_o age_n in_o any_o book_n by_o any_o until_o this_o time_n that_o every_o thing_n be_v put_v to_o the_o question_n you_o gentleman_n who_o profess_v the_o law_n and_o maintain_v the_o party_n against_o the_o king_n return_v at_o length_n and_o bring_v not_o so_o much_o scandal_n upon_o the_o law_n which_o preserve_v all_o by_o publish_v such_o incredible_a thing_n we_o hold_v only_o what_o the_o law_n hold_v the_o king_n prerogative_n and_o the_o subject_n liberty_n be_v determine_v and_o bound_v and_o admeasured_a by_o the_o write_a law_n what_o they_o be_v 237._o 1_o pars_fw-la instât_fw-la pag._n 344._o plough_v 3._o eliz._n 236_o 237._o we_o do_v not_o hold_v the_o king_n to_o have_v any_o more_o power_n neither_o do_v his_o majesty_n claim_v any_o other_o but_o what_o the_o law_n give_v he_o the_o two_o house_n by_o the_o law_n of_o this_o land_n have_v no_o colour_n of_o power_n either_o to_o make_v delinquent_n or_o pardon_v delinquent_n the_o king_n contradict_v and_o the_o army_n under_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n howbeit_o but_o soldier_n do_v now_o understand_v that_o to_o be_v law_n and_o do_v now_o evident_o see_v and_o assure_o know_v that_o it_o be_v not_o a_o ordinance_n of_o the_o two_o house_n but_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v by_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o that_o will_v secure_v they_o and_o let_v this_o army_n remember_v their_o execute_a fellow_n soldier_n and_o the_o law_n be_v always_o so_o take_v by_o all_o man_n until_o these_o trouble_n that_o have_v beget_v monster_n of_o opinion_n ad._n 6._o this_o gentleman_n say_v the_o parliament_n have_v declare_v the_o king_n to_o be_v in_o no_o condition_n to_o govern_v etc._n etc._n there_o be_v no_o end_n of_o your_o distinction_n i_o and_o you_o profess_v the_o law_n show_v i_o law_n for_o your_o distinction_n or_o letter_n syllable_n or_o line_n in_o any_o age_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n that_o the_o king_n may_v in_o one_o time_n be_v in_o no_o condition_n to_o govern_v and_o yet_o have_v the_o habit_n of_o govern_v and_o another_o time_n he_o may_v viz._n when_o the_o two_o house_n will_v suffer_v he_o the_o law_n say_v thus_o vbi_fw-la lex_fw-la non_fw-la distinguit_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la distinguendum_fw-la he_o say_v the_o king_n be_v not_o bar_v from_o return_v to_o his_o parliament_n as_o he_o call_v the_o two_o house_n he_o know_v the_o contrary_a the_o whole_a city_n know_v the_o contrary_a nos_fw-la juris_fw-la consulti_fw-la sumus_fw-la sacerdotes_fw-la as_o institian_n the_o emperor_n have_v it_o in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o institution_n and_o therefore_o knowledge_n and_o truth_n shall_v come_v from_o our_o lip_n worth_n and_o ingenious_a man_n will_v remember_v and_o reflect_v upon_o that_o passage_n of_o that_o good_a and_o wise_a man_n seneca_n non_fw-la qua_fw-la itur_fw-la sed_fw-la qua_fw-la eundum_fw-la follow_v not_o the_o ray_n of_o the_o lawyer_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o god_n forgive_v they_o i_o be_o sure_a the_o king_n will_v if_o they_o be_v wise_a and_o seek_v it_o in_o time_n ad._n 7._o the_o gent._n say_v we_o swear_v that_o the_o king_n be_v our_o supreme_a governor_n over_o all_o person_n and_o in_o all_o cause_n etc._n etc._n why_o have_v he_o lest_o out_o the_o word_n only_o for_o the_o oath_n the_o member_n now_o take_v be_v that_o king_n charles_n be_v now_o the_o only_a and_o supreme_a governor_n in_o all_o cause_n over_o all_o person_n 1_o 5_o elâz_n cap._n 1._o cawdreys_n case_n 5_o pars_fw-la fol._n 1_o and_o yet_o they_o keep_v their_o only_a supreme_a governor_n now_o in_o prison_n and_o act_v now_o in_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o prisoner_n write_v and_o by_o a_o concurrent_a power_n in_o this_o parliament_n and_o by_o their_o own_o strict_a right_n and_o property_n as_o the_o gent._n land_n this_o oath_n be_v allow_v by_o the_o common_a lâw_n of_o the_o land_n affirm_v in_o his_o answer_n these_o thing_n agree_v well_o with_o their_o oath_n that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n in_o all_o cause_n over_o
say_a duke_n than_o protector_n to_o summon_v that_o parliament_n prynne_n ibid._n fol._n 19_o âât_n the_o new_a count_n câfe_n it_o seal_v be_v make_v when_o the_o king_n be_v at_o gâxford_n in_o his_o own_o kingdom_n and_o not_o in_o the_o holy_a land_n mâ_n prynne_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o two_o house_n power_n to_o impose_v tax_n restrain_v malignant_n against_o any_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la ob._n 20._o ob._n etc._n etc._n say_v that_o the_o parliament_n be_v above_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o fol._n 15._o ibid._n the_o parliament_n have_v power_n over_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la to_o repeal_v the_o same_o when_o there_o be_v cause_n this_o argument_n suppose_v that_o they_o have_v the_o king_n power_n sol._n sol._n which_o have_v appear_v former_o they_o have_v not_o but_o suppose_v they_o have_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la contain_v many_o moral_a law_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n a_o parliament_n can_v alter_v 21_o h._n 7.2_o d._n &_o student_n 2._o 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