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in_o private_a man_n cause_n 174._o for_o a_o private_a man_n seem_v to_o have_v power_n to_o do_v with_o his_o own_o what_o he_o list_v if_o it_o be_v profitable_a to_o himself_o and_o hurt_v not_o another_o yet_o these_o thing_n be_v true_a thus_o in_o the_o cause_n of_o empire_n for_o prince_n ought_v to_o take_v heed_n for_o the_o future_a that_o another_o if_o he_o will_v may_v not_o yet_o be_v able_a to_o hurt_v another_o which_o be_v expound_v in_o the_o treatise_n of_o profitable_a defence_n 396._o but_o even_o that_o rule_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o any_o to_o do_v what_o he_o list_v with_o his_o own_o hold_v not_o otherwise_o then_o if_o the_o condition_n of_o a_o neighbour_n be_v make_v neither_o worse_o nor_o more_o grievous_a thereby_o although_o it_o be_v true_a that_o no_o man_n may_v take_v care_n of_o the_o gain_n which_o his_o neighbour_n make_v and_o which_o be_v owe_v to_o he_o by_o no_o obligation_n but_o even_o security_n and_o a_o certain_a singular_a 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and_o issue_v they_o out_o again_o by_o the_o advice_n and_o direction_n of_o these_o as_o themselves_o prescribe_v for_o which_o i_o shall_v give_v you_o some_o few_o instance_n of_o note_n in_o lieu_n of_o many_o more_o that_o may_v be_v remember_v 157._o anno_fw-la 1237._o being_n the_o 21_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o the_o parliament_n after_o many_o contestation_n with_o the_o king_n for_o his_o fraud_n oppression_n favour_v of_o alien_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o kingdom_n detriment_n the_o king_n by_o oath_n prâ—mâ—sing_v amendment_n grant_v unto_o he_o the_o thirty_o part_n of_o all_o their_o moveable_n except_v ready_a money_n horse_n and_o armour_n to_o be_v employ_v for_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o benefit_n of_o the_o realm_n with_o this_o condition_n often_o annex_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v leave_v the_o counsel_n of_o alien_n and_o only_o use_v that_o of_o his_o natural_a subject_n and_o for_o more_o security_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o four_o knight_n of_o every_o shire_n and_o one_o clerk_n of_o the_o king_n in_o every_o several_a shire_n shall_v upon_o their_o outhe_n collect_v receive_v and_o deliver_v the_o say_a subsidy_n either_o into_o some_o abbey_n or_o castle_n to_o be_v safe_o reserve_v there_o and_o dispose_v of_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n by_o the_o view_n and_o counsel_n of_o the_o earl_n warren_n or_o other_o when_o there_o shall_v be_v need_n or_o otherwise_o if_o the_o king_n fâ—iled_v in_o performance_n of_o his_o promise_n and_o grant_v it_o ought_v to_o be_v faithful_o restore_v and_o distribute_v to_o the_o country_n whence_o it_o be_v collect_v 211._o in_o the_o 11._o year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o 2._o anno_fw-la 1318._o the_o parliament_n not_o dare_v to_o trust_v this_o prodigal_a miscounselled_n king_n with_o money_n instead_o of_o subside_n grant_v he_o a_o aid_n of_o arm_a man_n against_o the_o scot_n london_n set_v forth_o 200._o canturbury_n 40._o saint_a alban_n 10._o and_o 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