Selected quad for the lemma: cause_n

Word A Word B Word C Word D Occurrence Frequency Band MI MI Band Prominent
cause_n bring_v great_a part_n 1,570 5 3.8915 3 false
View all documents for the selected quad

Text snippets containing the quad

ID Title Author Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) STC Words Pages
A52850 Discourses concerning government, in a way of dialogue wherein, by observations drawn from other kingdoms and states, the excellency of the English government is demonstrated, the causes of the decay thereof are considered, and proper remedies for cure proposed / by Henry Nevill ...; Plato redivivus. 1698 Neville, Henry, 1620-1694. 1698 (1698) Wing N503A; ESTC R39070 112,421 300

There are 5 snippets containing the selected quad. | View original text

if_o any_o person_n shall_v be_v so_o wicked_a as_o to_o do_v any_o injustice_n to_o the_o life_n liberty_n or_o estate_n of_o any_o englishman_n by_o any_o private_a command_n of_o the_o prince_n the_o person_n aggrieve_v or_o his_o next_o of_o kin_n if_o he_o be_v assassinate_v shall_v have_v the_o same_o remedy_n against_o the_o offender_n as_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v have_v by_o the_o good_a law_n of_o this_o land_n if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o command_n give_v which_o will_v be_v absolute_o void_a and_o null_a and_o understand_v not_o to_o proceed_v from_o that_o royal_a and_o lawful_a power_n which_o be_v vest_v in_o his_o majesty_n for_o the_o execution_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o protection_n of_o his_o people_n doct._n now_o i_o see_v you_o have_v do_v with_o all_o the_o government_n of_o england_n pray_v before_o you_o proceed_v to_o the_o decay_n of_o it_o let_v i_o ask_v you_o what_o you_o think_v of_o the_o chancery_n whether_o you_o do_v not_o believe_v it_o a_o solecism_n in_o the_o politic_n to_o have_v such_o a_o court_n among_o a_o free_a people_n what_o good_a will_n magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o petition_n of_o right_n or_o st._n edward_n law_n do_v we_o to_o defend_v our_o property_n if_o it_o must_v be_v entire_o subject_v to_o the_o arbitrary_a disposal_n of_o one_o man_n whenever_o any_o impertinent_a or_o petulant_a person_n shall_v put_v in_o a_o bill_n against_o you_o how_o inconsistent_a be_v this_o tribunal_n with_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v in_o defence_n of_o our_o right_n or_o can_v be_v say_v suppose_v the_o prince_n shall_v in_o time_n to_o come_v so_o little_a respect_n his_o own_o honour_n and_o the_o interest_n of_o his_o people_n as_o to_o place_v a_o covetous_a or_o revengeful_a person_n in_o that_o great_a judicatory_a what_o remedy_n have_v we_o against_o the_o corruption_n of_o register_n who_o make_v what_o order_n they_o please_v or_o against_o the_o whole_a hierarchy_n of_o knavish_a clerk_n whilst_o not_o only_o the_o punish_n and_o reform_v misdemeanour_n depend_v upon_o he_o who_o may_v without_o control_n be_v the_o most_o guilty_a himself_o but_o that_o all_o the_o law_n of_o england_n stand_v there_o arraign_v before_o he_o and_o may_v be_v condemn_v when_o he_o please_v be_v there_o or_o ever_o be_v there_o any_o such_o tribunal_n in_o the_o world_n before_o in_o any_o country_n eng._n gent._n doctor_n i_o find_v you_o have_v have_v a_o suit_n in_o chancery_n but_o i_o do_v not_o intend_v to_o contradict_v or_o blame_v your_o orthodox_n zeal_n in_o this_o point_n this_o court_n be_v one_o of_o those_o building_n that_o can_v be_v repair_v but_o must_v be_v demolish_v i_o can_v inform_v you_o how_o excellent_o matter_n of_o equity_n be_v administer_v in_o other_o country_n and_o this_o worthy_a gentleman_n can_v tell_v you_o of_o the_o venerable_a quaranzia_n in_o his_o city_n where_o the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o fact_n be_v at_o the_o bar_n and_o subject_a to_o the_o judge_n and_o yet_o no_o complaint_n make_v or_o grievance_n suffer_v but_o this_o be_v not_o a_o place_n for_o it_o this_o be_v but_o the_o superstructure_n we_o must_v settle_v the_o foundation_n first_o every_o thing_n else_o be_v as_o much_o out_o of_o order_n as_o this_o trade_n be_v go_v suit_n be_v endless_a and_o nothing_o among_o we_o harmonious_a but_o all_o will_v come_v right_a when_o our_o government_n be_v mend_v and_o never_o before_o though_o our_o judge_n be_v all_o angel_n this_o be_v the_o primum_fw-la quaerite_fw-la when_o you_o have_v this_o all_o other_o thing_n shall_v be_v add_v unto_o you_o when_o that_o be_v do_v neither_o the_o chancery_n which_o be_v grow_v up_o to_o this_o since_o our_o ancestor_n time_n nor_o the_o spiritual_a court_n nor_o the_o cheat_n in_o trade_n nor_o any_o other_o abuse_n no_o not_o the_o giant_n popery_n itself_o shall_v ever_o be_v able_a to_o stand_v before_o a_o parliament_n no_o more_o than_o one_o of_o we_o can_v live_v like_o a_o salamander_n in_o the_o fire_n noble_a ven._n therefore_o sir_n pray_v let_v we_o come_v now_o to_o the_o decay_n of_o your_o government_n that_o we_o may_v come_v the_o soon_o to_o the_o happy_a restauration_n eng._n gent._n this_o harmonious_a government_n of_o england_n be_v found_v as_o have_v be_v say_v upon_o property_n it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v shake_v so_o long_o as_o property_n remain_v where_o it_o be_v place_v for_o if_o when_o the_o ancient_a owner_n the_o britain_n flee_v into_o the_o mountain_n and_o leave_v their_o land_n to_o the_o invader_n who_o divide_v they_o as_o be_v above_o relate_v they_o have_v make_v a_o agrarian_a law_n to_o fix_v it_o then_o our_o government_n and_o by_o consequence_n our_o happiness_n have_v be_v for_o aught_o we_o know_v immortal_a for_o our_o constitution_n as_o it_o be_v real_o a_o mixture_n of_o the_o three_o which_o be_v monarchy_n aristocracy_n and_o democracy_n as_o have_v be_v say_v so_o the_o weight_n and_o predominancy_n remain_v in_o the_o optimacy_n who_o possess_v nine_o part_n in_o ten_o of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o prince_n but_o about_o a_o ten_o part_n in_o this_o i_o count_v all_o the_o people_n share_n to_o the_o peer_n and_o therefore_o do_v not_o trouble_v myself_o to_o inquire_v what_o proportion_n be_v allot_v to_o they_o for_o that_o although_o they_o have_v a_o hereditary_a right_n in_o their_o land_n yet_o it_o be_v so_o clog_v with_o tenor_n and_o service_n that_o they_o depend_v as_o to_o public_a matter_n whole_o on_o their_o lord_n who_o by_o they_o can_v serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n and_o in_o time_n of_o peace_n by_o lead_v the_o people_n to_o what_o they_o please_v can_v keep_v the_o royal_a power_n within_o its_o due_a bound_n and_o also_o hinder_v and_o prevent_v the_o people_n from_o invade_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n so_o that_o they_o be_v the_o bulwark_n of_o the_o government_n which_o in_o effect_n be_v much_o more_o a_o aristocracy_n than_o either_o a_o monarchy_n or_o democracy_n and_o in_o all_o government_n where_o property_n be_v mix_v the_o administration_n be_v so_o too_o and_o that_o part_n which_o have_v the_o great_a share_n in_o the_o land_n will_v have_v it_o too_o in_o the_o jurisdiction_n and_o so_o in_o commonwealth_n the_o senate_n or_o the_o people_n have_v more_o or_o less_o power_n as_o they_o have_v more_o or_o few_o possession_n as_o be_v most_o visible_a in_o rome_n where_o in_o the_o beginning_n the_o patricii_fw-la can_v hardly_o bring_v the_o people_n to_o any_o thing_n but_o afterward_o when_o the_o asiatic_a conquest_n have_v enrich_v the_o nobility_n to_o that_o degree_n that_o they_o be_v able_a to_o purchase_v a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o land_n in_o italy_n the_o people_n be_v all_o their_o client_n and_o easy_o bring_v even_o to_o cut_v the_o throat_n of_o their_o redeemer_n the_o gracchi_n who_o have_v carry_v a_o law_n for_o restore_v they_o their_o land_n but_o enough_o of_o this_o before_o i_o will_v not_o trouble_v myself_o nor_o you_o to_o search_v into_o the_o particular_a cause_n of_o this_o change_n which_o have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o possession_n here_o in_o england_n but_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o the_o forty_o part_n of_o the_o land_n which_o be_v at_o the_o begin_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o peer_n and_o church_n be_v not_o there_o now_o beside_o that_o not_o only_o all_o villanage_n be_v long_o since_o abolish_v but_o the_o other_o tenor_n be_v so_o alter_v and_o qualify_v that_o they_o signify_v nothing_o towards_o make_v the_o yeomanry_n depend_v upon_o the_o lord_n the_o consequence_n be_v that_o the_o natural_a part_n of_o our_o government_n which_o be_v power_n be_v by_o mean_n of_o property_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o people_n while_o the_o artificial_a part_n or_o the_o parchment_n in_o which_o the_o form_n of_o government_n be_v write_v remain_v the_o same_o now_o art_n be_v a_o very_a good_a servant_n and_o help_n to_o nature_n but_o very_o weak_a and_o inconsiderable_a when_o she_o oppose_v she_o and_o fight_v with_o she_o it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a impar_fw-la congressus_fw-la between_o parchment_n and_o power_n this_o alone_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o the_o disorder_n you_o hear_v of_o and_o now_o see_v in_o england_n and_o of_o which_o every_o man_n give_v a_o reason_n according_a to_o his_o own_o fancy_n while_o few_o hit_v the_o right_a cause_n some_o impute_v all_o to_o the_o decay_n of_o trade_n other_o to_o the_o growth_n of_o popery_n which_o be_v both_o great_a calamity_n but_o they_o be_v effect_n and_o not_o cause_n and_o if_o in_o private_a family_n there_o be_v the_o same_o cause_n there_o will_v be_v the_o same_o effect_n suppose_v now_o you_o have_v five_o or_o six_o thousand_o pound_n a_o year_n as_o it_o be_v
five_o part_n of_o six_o have_v be_v alienate_v and_o most_o be_v come_v into_o the_o same_o hand_n with_o those_o of_o the_o king_n and_o peer_n have_v inherit_v likewise_o according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n their_o power_n but_o be_v keep_v from_o it_o by_o the_o establish_a government_n which_o not_o be_v change_v by_o any_o lawful_a act_n of_o state_n remain_v still_o in_o be_v formal_o whereas_o virtual_o it_o be_v abolish_v so_o that_o for_o want_v of_o outward_a order_n and_o provision_n the_o people_n be_v keep_v from_o the_o exercise_n of_o that_o power_n which_o be_v fall_v to_o they_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o those_o who_o can_v by_o that_o law_n pretend_v to_o the_o share_n they_o have_v do_v yet_o enjoy_v it_o by_o virtue_n of_o that_o right_n which_o be_v now_o cease_v as_o have_v be_v but_o the_o natural_a effect_n of_o a_o cause_n that_o be_v no_o long_o in_o be_v and_o you_o know_v sublata_fw-la causa_fw-la tollitur_fw-la i_o can_v say_v that_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n do_v know_v this_o their_o condition_n but_o they_o find_v very_o plain_o that_o they_o want_v something_o which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o this_o make_v they_o lay_v often_o the_o blame_n of_o their_o unsetledness_n upon_o wrong_a cause_n but_o however_o be_v altogether_o unquiet_a and_o restless_a in_o the_o interval_n of_o parliament_n and_o when_o the_o king_n please_v to_o assemble_v one_o spend_v all_o their_o time_n in_o complaint_n of_o the_o inexecution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o multiplication_n of_o a_o infinity_o of_o grievance_n of_o misspend_v the_o public_a money_n of_o the_o danger_n our_o religion_n be_v in_o by_o practice_n to_o undermine_v it_o and_o the_o state_n by_o endeavour_n to_o bring_v in_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o in_o question_v great_a officer_n of_o state_n as_o the_o causer_n and_o promoter_n of_o all_o these_o abuse_n in_o so_o much_o that_o every_o parliament_n seem_v a_o perfect_a state_n of_o war_n wherein_o the_o commons_o be_v tug_v and_o contend_v for_o their_o right_n very_o just_o and_o very_o honourable_o yet_o without_o come_v to_o a_o point_n so_o that_o the_o court_n send_v they_o pack_v and_o govern_v still_o worse_o and_o worse_o in_o the_o vacancy_n be_v necessitate_v thereunto_o by_o their_o despair_n of_o do_v any_o good_a in_o parliament_n and_o therefore_o be_v force_v to_o use_v horrid_a shift_n to_o subsist_v without_o it_o and_o to_o keep_v it_o off_o without_o ever_o consider_v that_o if_o these_o counsellor_n understand_v their_o trade_n they_o may_v bring_v the_o prince_n and_o people_n to_o such_o a_o agreement_n in_o parliament_n as_o may_v repair_v the_o break_a and_o shipwreck_a government_n of_o england_n and_o in_o this_o secure_a the_o peace_n quiet_a and_o prosperity_n of_o the_o people_n the_o greatness_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o king_n and_o be_v themselves_o not_o only_o out_o of_o present_a danger_n which_o no_o other_o course_n can_v exempt_v they_o from_o but_o be_v renown_v to_o all_o posterity_n noble_a ven._n i_o beseech_v you_o sir_n how_o come_v it_o to_o pass_v that_o neither_o the_o king_n nor_o any_o of_o his_o counsellor_n can_v ever_o come_v to_o find_v out_o the_o truth_n of_o what_o you_o discourse_n for_o i_o be_o full_o convince_v it_o be_v as_o you_o say_v eng._n gent._n i_o can_v resolve_v you_o that_o but_o this_o be_v certain_a they_o have_v never_o endeavour_v a_o cure_n though_o possible_o they_o may_v know_v the_o disease_n as_o sear_v that_o though_o the_o effect_n of_o a_o remedy_n will_v be_v as_o be_v say_v very_o advantageous_a both_o to_o king_n and_o people_n and_o to_o themselves_o yet_o possible_o such_o a_o reformation_n may_v not_o consist_v with_o the_o merchandise_n they_o make_v of_o the_o prince_n favour_n nor_o with_o such_o bribe_n gratuity_n and_o fee_n as_o they_o usual_o take_v for_o the_o dispatch_n of_o all_o matter_n before_o they_o and_o therefore_o our_o counsellor_n have_v be_v so_o far_o from_o suggest_v any_o such_o thing_n to_o their_o master_n that_o they_o have_v oppose_v and_o quash_v all_o attempt_n of_o that_o kind_n as_o they_o do_v the_o worthy_a proposal_n make_v by_o certain_a member_n of_o that_o parliament_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n which_o be_v yet_o call_v the_o undertake_n parliament_n these_o gentleman_n consider_v what_o we_o have_v be_v discourse_v of_o viz._n that_o our_o old_a government_n be_v at_o a_o end_n have_v frame_v certain_a head_n which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v propose_v by_o that_o parliament_n to_o the_o king_n and_o by_o he_o consent_v to_o will_v in_o their_o opinion_n have_v heal_v the_o breach_n and_o that_o if_o the_o king_n will_v perform_v his_o part_n that_o house_n of_o commons_o will_v undertake_v for_o the_o obedience_n of_o the_o people_n they_o do_v believe_v that_o if_o this_o shall_v have_v be_v move_v in_o parliament_n before_o the_o king_n be_v acquaint_v with_o it_o it_o will_v prove_v abortive_a and_o therefore_o send_v three_o of_o their_o number_n to_o his_o majesty_n sir_n james_n a_o croft_n grandfather_n or_o father_n to_o the_o present_a bishop_n of_o hereford_n thomas_n harley_n who_o be_v ancestor_n to_o the_o honourable_a family_n of_o that_o name_n in_o herefordshire_n and_o sir_n henry_n nevil_n who_o have_v be_v ambassador_n from_o queen_n elizabeth_n to_o the_o french_a king_n these_o be_v to_o open_v the_o matter_n at_o large_a to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o procure_v his_o leave_n that_o it_o may_v be_v propose_v in_o parliament_n which_o after_o a_o very_a long_a audience_n and_o debate_n that_o wise_a prince_n consent_v to_o with_o a_o promise_n of_o secrecy_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n which_o they_o humble_o beg_v of_o his_o majesty_n however_o this_o take_v vent_v and_o the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n of_o the_o house_n of_o howard_n who_o rule_v the_o roast_a in_o that_o time_n have_v knowledge_n of_o it_o engage_v sir_n r._n weston_n afterward_o lord_n treasurer_n and_o earl_n of_o portland_n to_o impeach_v these_o undertaker_n in_o parliament_n before_o they_o can_v move_v their_o matter_n which_o he_o do_v the_o very_a same_o day_n accompany_v his_o charge_n which_o be_v endeavour_v to_o alter_v the_o establish_a government_n of_o england_n with_o so_o eloquent_a a_o invective_n that_o if_o one_o of_o they_o have_v not_o rise_v and_o make_v the_o house_n acquaint_v with_o the_o whole_a series_n of_o the_o affair_n they_o must_v have_v be_v in_o danger_n of_o be_v impeach_v by_o the_o commons_o but_o however_o it_o break_v their_o design_n which_o be_v all_o that_o northampton_n and_o weston_n desire_v and_o prevent_v posterity_n from_o know_v any_o of_o the_o particular_n of_o this_o reformation_n for_o nothing_o be_v move_v nothing_o can_v remain_v upon_o the_o journal_n so_o that_o you_o see_v our_o predecessor_n be_v not_o ignorant_a altogether_o of_o our_o condition_n though_o the_o trouble_n which_o have_v befall_v this_o poor_a kingdom_n since_o have_v make_v it_o much_o more_o apparent_a for_o since_o the_o determination_n of_o that_o parliament_n there_o have_v not_o be_v one_o call_v either_o in_o that_o king_n reign_n or_o his_o son_n be_v or_o since_o that_o have_v not_o be_v dissolve_v abrupt_o whilst_o the_o main_a business_n and_o those_o of_o most_o concern_v to_o the_o public_a be_v depend_v and_o undecided_a and_o although_o there_o have_v happen_v in_o this_o interim_n a_o bloody_a war_n which_o in_o the_o close_a of_o it_o change_v the_o whole_a order_n and_o foundation_n of_o the_o polity_n of_o england_n and_o that_o it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o restore_v it_o again_o by_o his_o majesty_n happy_a return_n so_o that_o the_o old_a government_n be_v alive_a again_o yet_o it_o be_v very_o visible_a that_o its_o deadly_a wound_n be_v not_o heal_v but_o that_o we_o be_v to_o this_o day_n tug_v with_o the_o same_o difficulty_n manage_v the_o same_o debate_n in_o parliament_n and_o give_v the_o same_o disgust_n to_o the_o court_n and_o hope_n to_o the_o country_n which_o our_o ancestor_n do_v before_o the_o year_n 1640._o whilst_o the_o king_n have_v be_v force_v to_o apply_v the_o same_o remedy_n of_o dissolution_n to_o his_o two_o first_o parliament_n that_o his_o father_n use_v to_o his_o four_o first_o and_o king_n james_n to_o his_o three_o last_o contrary_a to_o his_o own_o visible_a interest_n and_o that_o of_o his_o people_n and_o this_o for_o want_v of_o have_v counsellor_n about_o he_o of_o ability_n and_o integrity_n enough_o to_o discover_v to_o he_o the_o disease_n of_o his_o government_n and_o the_o remedy_n which_o i_o hope_v when_o we_o meet_v to_o morrow_n morning_n you_o will_v come_v prepare_v to_o inquire_v into_o for_o the_o doctor_n say_v he_o will_v advise_v you_o to_o go_v take_v the_o air_n this_o afternoon_n in_o your_o
people_n please_v out_o of_o plebeian_n family_n so_o that_o now_o i_o be_o come_v to_o democracy_n which_o you_o see_v be_v a_o government_n where_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n and_o the_o exercise_n of_o it_o reside_v in_o the_o people_n and_o where_o the_o style_n be_v jessu_fw-la populi_fw-la authoritate_fw-la patrum_fw-la and_o it_o do_v consist_v of_o three_o fundamental_a order_n the_o senate_n propose_v the_o people_n resolve_v and_o the_o magistrate_n execute_v this_o government_n be_v much_o more_o powerful_a than_o a_o aristocracy_n because_o the_o latter_a can_v arm_v the_o people_n for_o fear_v they_o shall_v seize_v upon_o the_o government_n and_o therefore_o be_v fain_o to_o make_v use_n of_o none_o but_o stranger_n and_o mercinary_n for_o soldier_n which_o as_o the_o divine_a machiavil_n say_v have_v hinder_v your_o commonwealth_n of_o venice_n from_o mount_v up_o to_o heaven_n whither_o those_o incomparable_a order_n and_o that_o venerable_a wisdom_n use_v by_o your_o citizen_n in_o keep_v to_o they_o will_v have_v carry_v you_o if_o in_o all_o your_o war_n you_o have_v not_o be_v ill_o serve_v doct._n well_o sir_n pray_v let_v i_o ask_v you_o one_o thing_n concern_v venice_n how_o do_v you_o make_v out_o your_o imperium_fw-la fundatur_fw-la in_o dominio_fw-la there_o have_v the_o gentleman_n there_o who_o be_v the_o party_n govern_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o whole_a territory_n do_v not_o property_n remain_v entire_a to_o the_o gentleman_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n in_o the_o several_a country_n of_o milan_n brescia_n vicenza_n verona_n bergamo_n creman_n trevisi_n and_o friuli_n as_o also_o in_o the_o vltramarine_a province_n and_o island_n and_o yet_o i_o believe_v you_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o government_n of_o venice_n be_v as_o well_o found_v and_o have_v be_v of_o as_o long_a continuance_n as_o any_o that_o now_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n eng._n gent._n doctor_n i_o shall_v not_o answer_v you_o in_o this_o because_o i_o be_o sure_a it_o will_v be_v better_o do_v by_o this_o gentleman_n who_o be_v a_o worthy_a son_n of_o that_o honourable_a mother_n noble_a ven._n i_o think_v you_o have_v say_v sir_n that_o we_o shall_v have_v do_v compliment_v but_o since_o you_o do_v command_v i_o to_o clear_v the_o objection_n make_v by_o our_o learned_a doctor_n i_o shall_v presume_v to_o tell_v you_o first_o how_o our_o city_n begin_v the_o goth_n huns_n and_o lombard_n come_v with_o all_o the_o violence_n and_o cruelty_n immaginable_a to_o invade_v that_o part_n of_o italy_n which_o we_o now_o call_v terra_fw-la firma_fw-la and_o where_o our_o ancestor_n do_v then_o inhabit_v force_v they_o in_o great_a number_n to_o seek_v a_o shelter_n among_o a_o great_a many_o little_a rock_n or_o island_n which_o stand_v very_o thick_a in_o a_o vast_a lake_n or_o rather_o marsh_n which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o adriatic_a sea_n we_o call_v it_o laguna_n here_o they_o begin_v to_o build_v and_o get_v boat_n make_v themselves_o provision_n of_o all_o kind_n from_o the_o land_n from_o whence_o innumerable_a people_n begin_v to_o come_v to_o they_o find_v that_o they_o can_v subsist_v and_o that_o the_o barbarous_a people_n have_v no_o boat_n to_o attack_v they_o nor_o that_o they_o can_v be_v invade_v either_o by_o horse_n or_o foot_n without_o they_o our_o first_o government_n and_o which_o last_v for_o many_o year_n be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v practise_v in_o many_o country_n parish_n in_o italy_n and_o possible_o here_o too_o where_o the_o clerk_n or_o any_o other_o person_n call_v together_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o inhabitant_n to_o consider_v of_o parish-business_n as_o choose_v of_o officer_n make_v of_o rate_n and_o the_o like_a so_o in_o venice_n when_o there_o be_v any_o public_a provision_n to_o be_v make_v by_o way_n of_o law_n or_o otherwise_o some_o officer_n go_v about_o to_o person_n of_o the_o great_a wealth_n and_o credit_n to_o entreat_v they_o to_o meet_v and_o consult_v from_o whence_o our_o senate_n be_v call_v to_o this_o day_n consiglio_n de_fw-fr pregadi_fw-la which_o in_o our_o barbarous_a idiom_n be_v as_o much_o as_o pregati_fw-la in_o tuscan_a language_n our_o security_n increase_v daily_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n our_o number_n and_o our_o riches_n for_o by_o this_o time_n there_o begin_v to_o be_v another_o inundation_n of_o saracen_n upon_o asia_n minor_n which_o force_v a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o poor_a people_n of_o greece_n to_o fly_v to_o we_o for_o protection_n give_v we_o the_o possession_n of_o some_o island_n and_o other_o place_n upon_o the_o continent_n this_o open_v we_o a_o trade_n and_o give_v a_o beginning_n to_o our_o greatness_n but_o chief_o make_v we_o consider_v what_o government_n be_v fit_a to_o conserve_v ourselves_o and_o keep_v our_o wealth_n for_o we_o do_v not_o then_o much_o dream_n of_o conquest_n else_o without_o doubt_n we_o must_v have_v make_v a_o popular_a government_n we_o pitch_v upon_o a_o aristocracy_n by_o order_v that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v call_v to_o council_n for_o that_o present_a year_n and_o for_o four_o year_n before_o shall_v have_v the_o government_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o all_o their_o posterity_n after_o they_o for_o ever_o which_o make_v first_o the_o distinction_n between_o gentleman_n and_o citizen_n the_o people_n who_o consist_v of_o divers_a nation_n most_o of_o they_o new_o come_v to_o inhabit_v there_o and_o general_o seek_v nothing_o but_o safety_n and_o ease_n willing_o consent_v to_o this_o change_n and_o so_o this_o state_n have_v continue_v to_o this_o day_n though_o the_o several_a order_n and_o counsel_n have_v be_v bring_v in_o since_o by_o degree_n as_o our_o nobility_n increase_v and_o for_o other_o cause_n under_o this_o government_n we_o have_v make_v some_o conquest_n in_o italy_n and_o greece_n for_o our_o city_n stand_v like_o a_o wall_n between_o the_o two_o great_a torrent_n of_o goth_n and_o saracen_n and_o as_o either_o of_o their_o empire_n decline_v it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o without_o be_v very_o warlike_a to_o pick_v up_o some_o piece_n of_o each_o side_n as_o for_o the_o government_n of_o these_o conquest_n we_o do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o divide_v the_o land_n among_o our_o nobility_n for_o fear_v of_o envy_n and_o the_o effect_n of_o it_o much_o less_o do_v we_o think_v it_o adviseable_a to_o plant_v colony_n of_o our_o people_n which_o will_v have_v give_v the_o power_n into_o their_o hand_n but_o we_o think_v it_o the_o best_a way_n for_o our_o government_n to_o leave_v the_o people_n their_o property_n tax_v they_o what_o we_o think_v fit_a &_o keep_v they_o under_o by_o governor_n and_o citadel_n and_o so_o in_o short_a make_v they_o a_o province_n so_o that_o now_o the_o doctor_n riddle_n be_v solve_v for_o i_o suppose_v this_o gentleman_n do_v not_o mean_a that_o his_o maxim_n shall_v reach_v to_o provincial_a government_n eng._n gent._n no_o sir_n so_o far_o from_o that_o that_o it_o be_v just_a contrary_n for_o as_o in_o national_a or_o domestic_a government_n where_o a_o nation_n be_v govern_v either_o by_o its_o own_o people_n or_o its_o own_o prince_n there_o can_v be_v no_o settle_a government_n except_o they_o have_v the_o rule_n who_o possess_v the_o country_n so_o in_o provincial_a government_n if_o they_o be_v wise_o order_v no_o man_n must_v have_v any_o the_o least_o share_n in_o the_o manage_n affair_n of_o state_n but_o stranger_n or_o such_o as_o have_v no_o share_n or_o part_n in_o the_o possession_n there_o for_o else_o they_o will_v have_v a_o very_a good_a opportunity_n of_o shake_v off_o their_o yoke_n doct._n that_o be_v true_a and_o we_o be_v so_o wise_a here_o i_o mean_v our_o ancestor_n be_v as_o to_o have_v make_v a_o law_n that_o no_o native_a in_o ireland_n can_v be_v deputy_n there_o but_o sir_n be_v full_o satisfy_v in_o my_o demand_n by_o this_o centleman_n i_o beseech_v you_o to_o go_v on_o to_o what_o you_o have_v to_o say_v before_o you_o come_v to_o england_n eng._n gent._n i_o shall_v then_o offer_v two_o thing_n to_o your_o observation_n the_o first_o be_v that_o in_o all_o time_n and_o place_n where_o any_o great_a hero_n or_o legislator_n have_v found_v a_o government_n by_o gather_v people_n together_o to_o build_v a_o city_n or_o to_o invade_v any_o country_n to_o possess_v it_o before_o they_o c●me_v to_o divide_v the_o conquer_a land_n they_o do_v always_o very_o mature_o deliberate_a under_o what_o form_n or_o model_n of_o government_n they_o mean_v to_o live_v and_o according_o make_v the_o partition_n of_o the_o possession_n moses_n theseus_n and_o romulus_n founder_n of_o demacracy_n divide_v the_o land_n equal_o lycurgus_n who_o mean_v a_o optimacy_n make_v a_o certain_a number_n of_o share_n which_o he_o intend_v to_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o
to_o the_o parliament_n itself_o and_o the_o execution_n of_o all_o law_n to_o the_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n and_o i_o can_v think_v of_o no_o other_o affair_n of_o state_n than_o these_o doct._n do_v you_o intend_v that_o the_o council_n for_o choose_v officer_n shall_v elect_v they_o of_o the_o king_n household_n that_o be_v his_o menial_a servant_n eng._n gent._n no_o that_o be_v unreasonable_a except_o any_o of_o they_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n in_o the_o kingdom_n or_o any_o place_n or_o pre-eminence_n in_o parliament_n annex_v to_o such_o office_n but_o in_o these_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o power_n and_o jurisdiction_n of_o these_o several_a council_n wherein_o la_fw-fr guardia_fw-la della_fw-it laberta_fw-la as_o machiavil_n call_v it_o be_v now_o to_o be_v place_v i_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o say_v any_o thing_n but_o assure_v yourself_o if_o ever_o it_o come_v to_o that_o it_o will_v be_v very_o well_o digest_v in_o parliament_n they_o be_v very_o good_a at_o contrive_v such_o matter_n and_o make_v they_o practicable_a as_o well_o as_o at_o perform_v all_o other_o matter_n that_o concern_v the_o interest_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n doct._n i_o have_v think_v that_o the_o ephore_n of_o sparta_n be_v a_o admirable_a magistracy_n not_o only_o for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n but_o likewise_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o their_o life_n too_o for_o plutarch_n observe_v that_o the_o city_n of_o mesene_n and_o argos_n have_v the_o same_o government_n with_o lacedaemon_n and_o yet_o for_o want_v of_o erect_v such_o a_o authority_n as_o be_v in_o the_o ephore_n they_o be_v not_o only_o perpetual_o in_o broll_n among_o themselves_o and_o for_o that_o reason_n ever_o beat_v by_o their_o enemy_n whereas_o the_o spartan_n be_v always_o victorious_a but_o even_o their_o king_n be_v the_o most_o miserable_a of_o man_n be_v often_o call_v in_o question_n judicial_o and_o so_o lose_v their_o life_n and_o many_o of_o they_o murder_v by_o insurrection_n of_o the_o people_n and_o at_o last_o in_o both_o these_o city_n the_o king_n be_v drive_v out_o their_o family_n extirpate_v the_o territory_n new_o divide_v and_o the_o government_n turn_v into_o a_o democracy_n and_o i_o ever_o think_v that_o this_o expedient_a you_o propose_v for_o i_o have_v hear_v you_o discourse_n of_o it_o often_o before_o now_o will_v prove_v a_o more_o safe_a and_o a_o more_o noble_a reformation_n than_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o ephore_n be_v and_o that_o a_o prince_n who_o be_v a_o lover_n of_o his_o country_n who_o be_v gracious_a wise_a and_o just_a such_o a_o one_o as_o it_o have_v please_v god_n to_o send_v we_o at_o this_o time_n shall_v be_v ten_o time_n more_o absolute_a when_o this_o regulation_n be_v make_v than_o ever_o he_o be_v or_o can_v be_v before_o and_o that_o whatsoever_o he_o propose_v in_o any_o of_o these_o council_n will_v be_v receive_v as_o a_o law_n nay_o as_o a_o oracle_n and_o on_o the_o other_o side_n ill_a and_o weak_a prince_n shall_v have_v no_o possibility_n of_o corrupt_a man_n or_o do_v either_o themselves_o or_o their_o people_n any_o kind_n of_o harm_n or_o mischief_n but_o have_v you_o do_v now_o eng._n gent._n no_o sir_n when_o this_o provision_n be_v make_v for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n which_o i_o think_v very_o effectual_a not_o to_o say_v infallible_a although_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o there_o will_v be_v from_o time_n to_o time_n many_o excellent_a law_n enact_v yet_o two_o i_o will_v have_v pass_v immediate_o the_o one_o concern_v the_o whole_a regulation_n of_o the_o election_n to_o parliament_n which_o we_o need_v very_o much_o and_o no_o doubt_n but_o it_o will_v be_v well_o do_v that_o part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v necessary_a to_o go_v hand_n in_o hand_n with_o our_o settlement_n and_o which_o indeed_o must_v be_v part_n of_o it_o be_v that_o a_o parliament_n be_v elect_v every_o year_n at_o a_o certain_a day_n and_o that_o without_o any_o writ_n or_o summons_n the_o people_n meet_v of_o course_n at_o the_o time_n appoint_v in_o the_o usual_a place_n as_o they_o do_v in_o parish_n at_o the_o church-house_n to_o choose_v officer_n and_o that_o the_o sheriff_n be_v there_o ready_a to_o preside_v and_o to_o certify_v the_o election_n and_o that_o the_o parliament_n so_o choose_v shall_v meet_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o sit_v and_o adjuorn_n as_o their_o business_n be_v more_o or_o less_o urgent_a but_o still_o set_v yet_o a_o time_n for_o their_o come_n together_o again_o but_o if_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o necessity_n by_o reason_n of_o invasion_n or_o some_o other_o cause_n for_o their_o assemble_v soon_o than_o the_o king_n to_o call_v the_o councillor_n of_o these_o four_o counsel_n all_o together_o and_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o intimate_v their_o meeting_n soon_o but_o when_o the_o day_n day_n come_v for_o the_o annual_a meeting_n of_o another_o parliament_n they_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v dissolve_v in_o law_n without_o any_o other_o ceremony_n and_o the_o new_a one_o to_o take_v their_o place_n doct._n i_o will_v have_v this_o consider_v too_o and_o provide_v for_o that_o no_o election_n shall_v be_v make_v of_o any_o person_n who_o have_v not_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o elector_n present_v to_o vote_n for_o he_o so_o the_o write_v order_n it_o and_o so_o reason_n dictate_v for_o else_o how_o can_v he_o be_v say_v to_o represent_v the_o county_n if_o not_o a_o five_o part_n have_v consent_v to_o his_o choice_n as_o happen_v sometime_o and_o may_v do_v often_o for_o where_o seven_o or_o eight_o stand_n for_o one_o vacant_a place_n as_o i_o have_v know_v in_o our_o last_o long_a parliament_n where_o the_o vote_n be_v set_v in_o column_n he_o who_o have_v have_v most_o vote_n have_v not_o exceed_v four_o hundred_o of_o above_o two_o thousand_o who_o be_v present_a noble_a ven._n this_o be_v a_o strange_a way_n i_o think_v you_o have_v put_v every_o man_n by_o himself_o as_o we_o do_v in_o our_o government_n and_o as_o i_o understand_v they_o do_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o when_o there_o be_v any_o nomination_n and_o then_o if_o he_o have_v not_o the_o major_a part_n he_o be_v reject_v eng._n gent._n this_o be_v very_o material_a and_o indeed_o essential_a but_o i_o make_v no_o doubt_n but_o if_o this_o project_n shall_v come_v in_o play_n in_o parliament_n this_o and_o all_o other_o particular_n which_o will_v be_v both_o needless_a and_o tedious_a to_o discourse_v of_o here_o will_v be_v well_o and_o effectual_o provide_v for_o the_o next_o act_n i_o will_v have_v pass_v shall_v be_v concern_v the_o house_n of_o peer_n that_o as_o i_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o there_o will_v be_v a_o clause_n in_o the_o bill_n concern_v election_n that_o no_o new_a borough_n shall_v be_v enable_v to_o send_v member_n to_o parliament_n except_o they_o shall_v be_v capacitate_v thereunto_o by_o a_o act_n so_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o necessity_n as_o to_o the_o liberty_n of_o parliament_n that_o the_o peer_n who_o do_v and_o must_v enjoy_v both_o a_o negative_a and_o deliberative_a voice_n in_o all_o parliamentary_a transaction_n except_o what_o concern_v levy_v of_o money_n original_o be_v exempt_v from_o depend_v absolute_o upon_o the_o prince_n and_o that_o therefore_o it_o be_v declare_v by_o act_n for_o the_o future_a that_o no_o peer_n shall_v be_v make_v but_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o then_o that_o it_o be_v hereditary_a in_o his_o male_a line_n noble_a ven._n i_o be_o not_o yet_o full_o satisfy_v how_o you_o can_v order_v your_o matter_n concern_v this_o house_n of_o peer_n nor_o do_v i_o see_v how_o the_o contest_v between_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o and_o they_o can_v be_v so_o lay_v asleep_a but_o that_o they_o will_v arise_v again_o beside_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o must_v necessary_o be_v extreme_o concern_v to_o find_v the_o house_n of_o peer_n which_o consist_v of_o private_a person_n though_o very_o great_a and_o honourable_a one_o in_o a_o instant_a dash_n all_o that_o they_o have_v be_v so_o long_o hammer_v for_o the_o good_a of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n who_o they_o represent_v be_v it_o not_o better_o now_o you_o be_v upon_o so_o great_a alteration_n to_o make_v a_o annual_a elective_a senate_n or_o at_o least_o one_o wherein_o the_o member_n shall_v be_v but_o for_o life_n and_o not_o hereditary_a eng._n gent._n by_o no_o mean_n sir_n the_o less_o change_v the_o better_a and_o in_o this_o case_n the_o metaphysical_a maxim_n be_v more_o true_a than_o in_o any_o viz._n entia_fw-la non_fw-la sunt_fw-la multiplicanda_fw-la sine_fw-la necessitate_v for_o great_a alteration_n fright_v man_n and_o puzzle_v they_o
and_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o it_o at_o all_o in_o this_o case_n i_o have_v tell_v you_o before_o that_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n of_o a_o senate_n and_o how_o short_a this_o government_n will_v be_v without_o it_o and_o how_o confuse_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o roman_a senate_n be_v hereditary_a among_o the_o patricii_fw-la except_o the_o censor_n leave_v any_o of_o they_o out_o of_o the_o roll_n during_o his_o magistracy_n for_o some_o very_a great_a and_o scandalous_a offence_n and_o in_o that_o case_n too_o there_o be_v a_o appeal_n to_o the_o people_n as_o in_o all_o other_o cause_n witness_v the_o case_n of_o lucius_n quintius_n and_o many_o other_o to_o show_v that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o need_n of_o such_o a_o change_n here_o as_o you_o speak_v of_o you_o may_v please_v to_o consider_v that_o all_o difference_n between_o the_o several_a part_n of_o any_o government_n come_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o interest_n now_o when_o this_o settlement_n be_v make_v the_o house_n of_o peer_n and_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o can_v have_v no_o interest_n to_o dissent_v for_o as_o to_o all_o thing_n of_o private_a interest_n that_o be_v the_o right_n of_o peer_n both_o during_o the_o sit_v of_o parliament_n and_o in_o the_o interval_n be_v leave_v to_o their_o own_o house_n to_o judge_v of_o as_o it_o be_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o judge_v of_o their_o own_o privilege_n and_o as_o for_o the_o contest_v of_o the_o peer_n jurisdiction_n as_o to_o appeal_n from_o court_n of_o equity_n belide_n that_o i_o will_v have_v that_o settle_a in_o the_o act_n which_o shall_v pass_v concern_v the_o lord_n house_n i_o believe_v it_o will_v never_o happen_v more_o when_o the_o government_n be_v upon_o a_o right_a foundation_n it_o have_v be_v hitherto_o foment_v by_o two_o different_a party_n the_o court-party_n sometime_o blow_v up_o that_o difference_n to_o break_v the_o session_n lest_o some_o good_a bill_n for_o the_o people_n shall_v pass_v or_o that_o the_o king_n by_o reject_v they_o may_v discontent_n his_o people_n to_o avoid_v which_o dilemma_n there_o need_v no_o more_o but_o to_o procure_v some_o person_n to_o prosecute_v his_o appeal_n before_o the_o lord_n some_o honest_a patriot_n afterward_o possible_o may_v use_v the_o same_o policy_n which_o they_o learn_v from_o the_o courtier_n to_o quash_n some_o bill_n very_o destructive_a in_o which_o they_o be_v out-voted_n in_o the_o commons_o house_n otherwise_o it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o commons_o to_o hinder_v appeal_n from_o court_n of_o equity_n that_o there_o be_v none_o among_o they_o but_o know_v we_o be_v almost_o destroy_v for_o want_n of_o it_o and_o when_o they_o have_v consider_v well_o and_o that_o some_o such_o reformation_n as_o this_o shall_v take_v place_n they_o will_v find_v that_o it_o can_v never_o be_v place_v in_o a_o more_o honourable_a and_o unbyase_v judicatory_a than_o this_o and_o i_o can_v wish_v that_o even_o in_o the_o intermission_n of_o parliamentary_a session_n the_o whole_a peerage_n of_o england_n as_o many_o of_o they_o as_o can_v convenient_o be_v in_o town_n may_v sit_v in_o their_o judicial_a capacity_n and_o hear_v appeal_n in_o equity_n as_o well_o as_o judge_n upon_o writ_n of_o error_n now_o as_o to_o your_o other_o objection_n which_o be_v indeed_o of_o great_a weight_n that_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o must_v needs_o take_v it_o ill_o that_o the_o lord_n shall_v frustrate_v their_o endeavour_n for_o the_o people_n good_a by_o their_o negative_a if_o you_o consider_v one_o thing_n the_o force_n of_o this_o objection_n will_v vanish_v which_o be_v that_o when_o this_o new_a constitution_n shall_v be_v admit_v the_o lord_n can_v have_v any_o interest_n or_o temptation_n to_o differ_v with_o the_o commons_o in_o any_o thing_n wherein_o the_o public_a good_a be_v concern_v but_o be_v oblige_v by_o all_o the_o tie_n in_o the_o world_n to_o run_v the_o same_o course_n and_o fortune_n with_o the_o commons_o their_o interest_n be_v exact_o the_o same_o so_o that_o if_o there_o be_v any_o dissent_v upon_o bill_n between_o the_o two_o house_n when_o each_o of_o they_o shall_v think_v their_o own_o expedient_a conduce_v most_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o public_a this_o difference_n will_v ever_o be_v decide_v by_o right_a reason_n at_o conference_n and_o the_o lord_n may_v as_o well_o convince_v the_o commons_o as_o be_v convince_v by_o they_o and_o these_o contest_v be_v and_o ever_o will_v be_v of_o admirable_a use_n and_o benefit_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v otherwise_o now_o and_o that_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o hinder_v many_o bill_n from_o pass_v that_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v for_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o people_n be_v that_o the_o great_a counsellor_n and_o officer_n which_o sit_v in_o that_o house_n do_v suggest_v whether_o true_a or_o false_a that_o it_o be_v against_o his_o majesty_n will_n and_o interest_n that_o such_o a_o act_n shall_v pass_v whereupon_o it_o have_v find_v obstruction_n but_o hereafter_o if_o our_o expedient_a take_v place_v it_o can_v be_v so_o first_o because_o our_o king_n himself_o can_v have_v any_o design_n go_v as_o be_v prove_v before_o which_o shall_v make_v it_o his_o advantage_n to_o hinder_v any_o good_a intend_a his_o people_n who_o prosperity_n then_o will_v be_v his_o own_o and_o then_o because_o in_o a_o short_a time_n the_o peer_n be_v make_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n will_v consist_v of_o the_o best_a man_n of_o england_n both_o for_o part_n and_o estate_n and_o those_o who_o be_v already_o make_v if_o any_o of_o they_o have_v small_a estate_n the_o king_n if_o he_o have_v the_o interest_n will_v not_o have_v the_o mean_n to_o corrupt_v they_o the_o public_a money_n and_o the_o great_a office_n be_v to_o be_v dispense_v in_o another_o manner_n than_o former_o so_o their_o lordship_n will_v have_v no_o motive_n in_o the_o world_n to_o steer_v their_o vote_n and_o council_n but_o their_o own_o honour_n and_o conscience_n and_o the_o preservation_n and_o prosperity_n of_o their_o country_n so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v both_o needless_a and_o unjust_a to_o pretend_v any_o change_n of_o this_o kind_n beside_o this_o alteration_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o our_o government_n be_v propose_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o and_o not_o otherwise_o it_o will_v be_v very_o preposterous_a to_o believe_v that_o the_o peer_n will_v depose_v themselves_o of_o their_o hereditary_a right_n and_o betake_v themselves_o to_o the_o hope_n of_o be_v elect_v it_o be_v true_a they_o have_v lose_v the_o power_n they_o have_v over_o the_o commons_o but_o that_o have_v not_o be_v take_v from_o they_o by_o any_o law_n no_o more_o than_o it_o be_v give_v they_o by_o any_o but_o be_v fall_v by_o the_o course_n of_o nature_n as_o have_v be_v show_v at_o large_a but_o though_o they_o can_v lead_v the_o commons_o by_o their_o tenor_n as_o former_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n or_o colour_n that_o they_o shall_v lose_v their_o co-ordination_a which_o i_o be_o sure_a they_o have_v by_o law_n and_o by_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o the_o government_n and_o which_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v prejudicial_a to_o a_o last_a settlement_n as_o be_v say_v that_o it_o infinite_o contribute_v to_o it_o and_o prevent_v the_o confusion_n which_o will_v destroy_v it_o if_o i_o shall_v have_v propose_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o discourse_n which_o shall_v have_v entrench_v upon_o the_o king_n be_v hereditary_a right_n or_o that_o shall_v have_v hinder_v the_o majesty_n and_o greatness_n of_o these_o kingdom_n from_o be_v represent_v by_o his_o royal_a person_n i_o shall_v have_v make_v your_o story_n of_o the_o capuchin_n friar_n very_o applicable_a to_o i_o noble_a ven._n i_o see_v you_o have_v not_o forgive_v i_o that_o novel_a yet_o but_o pray_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o ask_v you_o one_o question_n why_o do_v you_o make_v the_o election_n of_o great_a officer_n to_o be_v by_o a_o small_a secret_a council_n that_o have_v be_v more_o proper_a for_o a_o numerous_a assembly_n as_o it_o be_v in_o most_o commonwealth_n eng._n gent._n it_o be_v so_o in_o democracy_n and_o be_v so_o in_o sparta_n and_o be_v do_v by_o your_o great_a council_n in_o venice_n but_o we_o be_v not_o make_v such_o a_o kind_n of_o government_n but_o rectify_v a_o ancient_a monarchy_n and_o give_v the_o prince_n some_o help_n in_o the_o administration_n of_o that_o great_a branch_n of_o his_o regality_n beside_o it_o be_v sufficient_a that_o our_o parliament_n choose_v these_o council_n that_o be_v always_o understand_v the_o lord_n and_o commons_o with_o the_o king_n consent_n beside_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o if_o such_o