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be_v a_o traitor_n and_o be_v not_o his_o own_o defence_n of_o himself_o too_o long_o to_o transcribe_v i_o shall_v add_v it_o as_o a_o embelishment_n to_o these_o remark_n england_n dugdale_n baronage_n o_o vol._n 1._o f._n 752._o simon_n 16._o h._n 3._o bear_v the_o title_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o obtain_v from_o almaric_a his_o brother_n then_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o constable_n of_o france_n a_o grant_n of_o all_o the_o land_n in_o england_n with_o the_o stewardship_n of_o england_n this_o come_v to_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n with_o the_o honour_n of_o hinkley_n in_o leicestershire_n from_o petronil_n daughter_n of_o hugh_n de_fw-fr grentesmenil_n vid._n mat._n west_n 20_o h._n 3._o simon_n montfort_n hold_v the_o king_n basin_n at_o his_o nuptial_n as_o steward_n of_o england_n the_o four_o war_n be_v that_o under_o the_o great_a simon_n montfort_n earl_n of_o leicester_n another_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n as_o he_o be_v hereditary_a high_a steward_n 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consiliis_fw-la cogerent_fw-la etc._n etc._n he_o confess_v to_o he_o that_o he_o fear_v he_o most_o which_o be_v suspect_v to_o proceed_v from_o montfort_n warm_a and_o strenuous_a pursue_v the_o provision_n at_o oxford_n at_o least_o his_o be_v for_o compel_v the_o king_n and_o all_o opposer_n to_o stand_v to_o the_o counsel_n of_o his_o baron_n simon_n think_v the_o execution_n of_o the_o oxford_n provision_n to_o be_v well_o secure_v 1314._o fol._n 1314._o go_v beyond_o sea_n upon_o which_o richard_n the_o king_n brother_n prepare_v to_o come_v into_o england_n with_o intention_n and_o hope_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v to_o get_v they_o vacate_v as_o be_v make_v without_o consult_v he_o but_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o baron_n though_o they_o be_v in_o great_a fear_n because_o of_o simon_n be_v absence_n exigebant_fw-la ib._n f._n 1315._o juramentum_fw-la quale_fw-la barones_n angliae_fw-la reipub_fw-la zelatores_fw-la exigebant_fw-la will_v not_o suffer_v richard_n to_o land_n till_o 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force_n he_o can_v whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o he_o begin_v the_o war_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o open_a violation_n of_o his_o contract_n make_v with_o the_o people_n at_o oxford_n the_o baron_n take_v arm_n against_o he_o in_o their_o own_o defence_n prestitum_fw-la f._n 1331._o communiter_fw-la prestitum_fw-la and_o send_v messenger_n to_o he_o to_o entreat_v he_o to_o observe_v the_o oath_n which_o have_v be_v swear_v to_o by_o all_o which_o message_n he_o slight_v at_o first_o but_o afterward_o be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o consent_v that_o he_o shall_v choose_v one_o and_o the_o baron_n another_o to_o arbitrate_v their_o difference_n the_o arbitrator_n have_v power_n to_o choose_v a_o umpire_n but_o that_o this_o shall_v be_v respite_v till_o the_o king_n son_n edward_n come_v from_o abroad_o when_o his_o son_n come_v home_o he_o be_v so_o full_o convince_v of_o his_o father_n be_v in_o the_o wrong_n that_o he_o join_v with_o the_o baron_n and_o they_o resolve_v together_o 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establish_a law_n 226._o jovian_a p._n 226._o whereas_o the_o author_n of_o jovian_a have_v set_v up_o a_o imperial_a power_n above_o all_o political_a constitution_n say_v in_o this_o realm_n the_o sovereign_n can_v wrong_v or_o injure_v his_o subject_n but_o contrary_a to_o the_o political_a law_n and_o by_o consequence_n not_o at_o all_o if_o the_o political_a law_n be_v to_o give_v way_n to_o the_o imperial_a wherefore_o i_o wonder_v not_o to_o find_v he_o a_o subscriber_n to_o the_o late_a bishop_n of_o chichester_n paper_n which_o condemn_v swear_v allegiance_n to_o our_o present_a king_n and_o queen_n but_o bodin_n as_o he_o justify_v our_o king_n william_n in_o free_v we_o from_o a_o oppress_a monarch_n no_o less_o clear_v the_o subject_n of_o england_n in_o join_v with_o he_o upon_o supposition_n that_o the_o constitution_n of_o our_o government_n be_v not_o right_o understand_v by_o he_o 301._o bodin_n p._n 301._o but_o say_v he_o as_o to_z subject_n we_o ought_v to_o know_v 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say_v i_o alone_o among_o all_o man_n live_v be_o elect_v and_o choose_v to_o be_v god_n vicegerent_n on_o earth_n i_o be_o arbiter_n of_o life_n and_o death_n i_o be_o able_a at_o my_o pleasure_n to_o dispose_v of_o the_o estate_n and_o quality_n of_o any_o man._n true_a it_o be_v that_o in_o fact_n he_o usurp_v this_o power_n but_o of_o right_a the_o state_n be_v but_o a_o principality_n where_o the_o people_n be_v sovereign_a as_o also_o be_v that_o of_o the_o venetian_n who_o condemn_v to_o death_n their_o duke_n falier_n and_o put_v to_o death_n other_o without_o form_n or_o figure_n of_o process_n insomuch_o that_o venice_n be_v a_o aristocratical_a principality_n where_o the_o duke_n be_v but_o chief_a and_o the_o sovereignty_n remain_v with_o the_o state_n of_o the_o venetian_a nobleman_n and_o in_o the_o like_a case_n the_o german_a empire_n which_o also_o be_v but_o a_o aristocratical_a principality_n where_o the_o emperor_n be_v chief_a and_o first_o the_o power_n and_o majesty_n of_o the_o empire_n belong_v to_o the_o state_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1296._o depose_v the_o emperor_n adolph_n and_o after_o he_o wenceslaus_n in_o the_o year_n 1400._o in_o form_n of_o justice_n as_o have_v jurisdiction_n and_o power_n over_o they_o how_o much_o soever_o bodin_n be_v mistake_v in_o relation_n to_o the_o government_n of_o england_n he_o seem_v herein_o less_o a_o stranger_n to_o that_o of_o the_o german_a empire_n the_o learned_a conringius_n in_o his_o account_n of_o the_o german_a judicature_n 251._o hermanni_n conringii_fw-la excercit_fw-la de_fw-fr judiciis_fw-la p._n 251._o tell_v we_o it_o be_v difficult_a to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o they_o for_o some_o age_n next_o after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o franc_n but_o beginning_n with_o the_o cause_n of_o king_n themselves_o who_o he_o show_v according_a to_o ancient_a custom_n to_o have_v be_v subject_a to_o some_o jurisdiction_n upon_o the_o account_n of_o their_o government_n the_o cause_n say_v he_o 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