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rule_n and_o have_v his_o part_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o if_o any_o be_v of_o the_o profit_n which_o come_v by_o administration_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n for_o whosoever_o come_v of_o that_o old_a great_a grandfather_n race_n he_o account_v himself_o as_o good_a of_o birth_n as_o any_o other_o for_o service_n to_o the_o common_a wealth_n all_o or_o such_o a_o number_n have_v do_v it_o as_o they_o can_v not_o be_v account_v few_o and_o if_o a_o few_o will_v take_v upon_o they_o to_o usurp_v over_o the_o rest_n the_o rest_n conspire_v together_o will_v soon_o be_v master_n over_o they_o and_o ruinate_v they_o whole_o whereupon_o necessary_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o the_o common_a wealth_n must_v turn_v and_o alter_v as_o before_o from_o one_o to_o a_o few_o so_o now_o from_o a_o few_o to_o many_o and_o the_o most_o part_n each_o of_o these_o yet_o willing_a to_o save_v the_o politic_a body_n to_o conserve_v the_o authority_n of_o their_o nation_n to_o defend_v themselves_o 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wealth_n be_v to_o it_o sit_v &_o proper_a and_o as_o all_o these_o three_o kind_n of_o common_a wealth_n be_v natural_a so_o when_o to_o each_o party_n or_o espece_n and_o kind_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v apply_v which_o best_o agree_v like_o a_o garment_n to_o the_o body_n or_o shoe_n to_o the_o foot_n than_o the_o body_n politic_a be_v in_o quiet_a &_o find_v ease_n pleasure_n and_o profit_n but_o if_o a_o contrary_a form_n be_v give_v to_o a_o contrary_a manner_n of_o people_n as_o when_o the_o shoe_n be_v too_o little_a or_o too_o great_a for_o the_o foot_n it_o do_v hurt_v and_o encumber_v the_o convenient_a use_n thereof_o so_o the_o free_a people_n of_o nature_n tyrannize_v or_o rule_v by_o one_o against_o their_o will_n be_v he_o never_o so_o good_a either_o fail_n of_o courage_n and_o be_v servile_a or_o never_o rest_v until_o they_o either_o destroy_v their_o king_n and_o they_o that_o will_v subdue_v they_o or_o be_v destroy_v themselves_o and_o again_o another_o 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as_o well_o in_o the_o commander_n for_o not_o make_v good_a choice_n what_o and_o how_o they_o command_v as_o in_o the_o command_v for_o not_o execute_v that_o which_o be_v command_v of_o hue_n and_o cry_n and_o recognisaunce_n take_v upon_o they_o that_o may_v give_v evidence_n chap._n 20._o by_o the_o old_a law_n of_o england_n if_o any_o theft_n or_o robbery_n be_v do_v if_o he_o that_o be_v rob_v or_o he_o that_o see_v or_o perceive_v that_o any_o man_n be_v rob_v do_v levy_v hue_n &_o cry_n that_o be_v to_o say_v do_v call_v and_o cry_v for_o aid_n and_o say_v that_o a_o theft_n or_o robbery_n be_v do_v contrary_a to_o the_o prince_n peace_n and_o assurance_n the_o constable_n of_o the_o village_n to_o who_o he_o do_v come_v and_o so_o make_v that_o cry_n aught_o to_o raise_v the_o parish_n to_o aid_v he_o and_o seek_v the_o thief_n and_o if_o the_o thief_n be_v not_o find_v in_o that_o parish_n to_o go_v to_o the_o next_o and_o raise_v that_o constable_n and_o so_o still_o by_o 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they_o fail_v of_o be_v there_o of_o the_o coroner_n chap._n 21._o but_o if_o any_o man_n woman_n or_o child_n be_v violent_o slay_v the_o murderer_n not_o know_v no_o man_n ought_v or_o dare_v bury_v the_o body_n before_o the_o coroner_n have_v see_v it_o the_o coroner_n be_v one_o choose_v by_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o mean_a sort_n of_o gentleman_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n a_o man_n see_v in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n to_o execute_v that_o office_n and_o if_o the_o person_n slay_v slay_v i_o call_v here_o whosoever_o he_o be_v man_n woman_n or_o child_n that_o violent_o come_v to_o his_o death_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o knife_n poison_n cord_n drown_v burn_a suffocation_n or_o otherwise_o be_v it_o by_o his_o own_o fault_n or_o default_n or_o by_o any_o other_o if_o i_o say_v the_o person_n slay_v be_v bury_v before_o the_o coroner_n do_v come_v which_o for_o the_o most_o part_n man_n dare_v not_o do_v he_o do_v cause_n the_o body_n to_o be_v take_v up_o again_o and_o to_o be_v search_v and_o upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o body_n so_o violent_o come_v to_o his_o death_n he_o do_v empanell_n a_o enquest_n of_o xij_o man_n or_o mo_z of_o those_o which_o come_v next_o by_o be_v they_o stranger_n or_o inhabitant_n which_o upon_o their_o oath_n and_o by_o the_o sight_n or_o view_v of_o the_o body_n and_o by_o such_o information_n as_o they_o can_v take_v must_v search_v how_o the_o person_n slay_v come_v to_o his_o death_n and_o by_o who_o as_o the_o doer_n or_o causer_n thereof_o these_o be_v not_o enclose_v into_o a_o strait_a place_n as_o i_o tell_v before_o of_o other_o enqueste_n but_o be_v suffer_v to_o go_v at_o large_a and_o take_v a_o day_n sometime_o after_o xx_o or_o thirty_o day_n more_o or_o less_o as_o the_o fact_n be_v more_o evident_a or_o more_o keep_v close_o to_o give_v their_o evidence_n at_o which_o day_n they_o must_v appear_v there_o again_o before_o the_o say_a coroner_n to_o give_v their_o verdict_n so_o sometime_o the_o person_n slay_v himself_o sometime_o the_o brother_n the_o husband_n the_o wife_n the_o sister_n some_o of_o acquaintance_n or_o stranger_n such_o as_o god_n will_v have_v reveil_v be_v take_v for_o whosoever_o they_o do_v find_v as_o guilty_a of_o the_o murder_n he_o be_v straight_o commit_v to_o prison_n and_o this_o be_v against_o he_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o a_o indictment_n which_o be_v not_o a_o full_a condemnation_n as_o you_o shall_v see_v hereafter_o the_o empanel_a of_o this_o enquest_n and_o the_o view_n of_o the_o body_n and_o the_o give_v of_o the_o verdict_n be_v common_o in_o the_o street_n in_o a_o open_a place_n and_o in_o corona_n populi_fw-la but_o i_o take_v rather_o that_o this_o name_n come_v because_o that_o the_o death_n of_o every_o subject_n by_o violence_n be_v account_v to_o touch_v the_o crown_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o to_o be_v a_o detriment_n unto_o it_o the_o prince_n account_v that_o his_o strength_n power_n and_o crown_n do_v stand_v and_o consist_v in_o the_o force_n of_o his_o people_n and_o the_o maintenance_n of_o they_o in_o security_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o constable_n chap._n 22._o these_o man_n be_v call_v in_o the_o elder_a book_n of_o our_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n custodes_fw-la pacis_fw-la and_o be_v at_o the_o first_o in_o great_a reputation_n than_o they_o be_v now_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v a_o credit_n give_v unto_o they_o not_o altogether_o unlike_a to_o that_o which_o be_v now_o give_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o this_o day_n if_o any_o affraie_a chance_n to_o be_v make_v the_o constable_n ought_v and_o will_v charge_v they_o that_o be_v at_o debate_n to_o keep_v the_o prince_n peace_n and_o whosoever_o refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o constable_n therein_o all_o the_o people_n will_v set_v straight_o upon_o he_o and_o by_o force_n make_v he_o to_o render_v himself_o to_o be_v order_v likewise_o if_o any_o be_v suspect_v of_o theft_n or_o receive_v or_o of_o murder_n or_o of_o manslaughter_n the_o constable_n may_v take_v such_o person_n yea_o enter_v into_o any_o man_n house_n with_o sufficient_a power_n to_o search_v for_o such_o man_n till_o he_o find_v they_o and_o if_o he_o see_v cause_n keep_v the_o suspect_a person_n in_o the_o stock_n or_o custody_n till_o he_o bring_v they_o before_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n to_o be_v examine_v but_o for_o so_o much_o as_o every_o little_a village_n have_v common_o two_o constable_n tithingman_n and_o many_o time_n artificer_n labourer_n and_o man_n of_o small_a ability_n be_v choose_v unto_o that_o office_n who_o have_v no_o great_a experience_n nor_o knowledge_n nor_o authority_n the_o constable_n at_o this_o present_a although_o this_o they_o may_v do_v upon_o their_o own_o authority_n yet_o they_o seem_v rather_o to_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o executor_n of_o the_o commandment_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n for_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o understand_v by_o complaint_n that_o any_o man_n have_v steal_v rob_v slay_v or_o any_o servant_n or_o labourer_n without_o licence_n have_v depart_v out_o of_o his_o master_n service_n or_o any_o that_o live_v idle_a and_o suspect_o know_v once_o in_o what_o parish_n he_o be_v he_o write_v to_o the_o constable_n of_o the_o parish_n command_v he_o in_o the_o prince_n name_n to_o bring_v that_o man_n before_o he_o the_o constable_n dare_v not_o disobey_v the_o man_n be_v bring_v and_o examine_v by_o the_o justice_n and_o if_o the_o justice_n do_v find_v cause_n he_o commit_v he_o to_o the_o same_o constable_n to_o convey_v he_o further_o to_o the_o prince_n gaol_n where_o the_o party_n must_v lie_v till_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n do_v meet_a either_o at_o their_o quarter_n session_n or_o at_o their_o gaol_n delivery_n and_o that_o the_o law_n have_v either_o condemn_v or_o acquit_v he_o these_o constable_n be_v call_v in_o some_o place_n headborough_n in_o some_o place_n tithingman_n and_o be_v like_a to_o they_o who_o be_v call_v consul_n in_o many_o town_n and_o village_n in_o france_n the_o constable_n be_v common_o make_v and_o swear_v at_o the_o léete_n of_o the_o lord_n choose_v thereto_o by_o the_o homage_n and_o they_o keep_v that_o office_n sometime_o ij_o iij_o or_o iiij_o year_n more_o or_o less_o as_o the_o parish_n do_v agree_v what_o headborow_n do_v betoken_v it_o be_v easy_o know_v our_o language_n do_v declare_v he_o as_o the_o head_n or_o chief_a of_o the_o borowe_n or_o village_n likewise_o tithing_n man_n be_v the_o chief_a of_o y_fw-fr e_o tithing_n constable_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o come_v of_o our_o old_a english_a word_n kin_v which_o be_v kinnyngstable_n as_o you_o will_v say_v a_o man_n establish_v by_o the_o king_n for_o such_o thing_n as_o appertain_v to_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n &_o conservation_n of_o the_o king_n peace_n &_o as_o i_o say_v at_o the_o first_o be_v in_o some_o more_o reputation_n approach_v to_o that_o authority_n which_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n now_o do_v hold_v of_o the_o session_n of_o gaol_n delivery_n and_o the_o definitive_a proceed_n in_o cause_n criminal_a chap._n 23._o how_o thief_n and_o murderer_n and_o other_o malefactor_n against_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o peace_n be_v take_v &_o bring_v into_o hold_n to_o answer_v to_o justice_n partly_o by_o hue_n and_o cry_n partly_o by_o information_n and_o partly_o by_o the_o diligence_n of_o the_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o constable_n and_o how_o that_o at_o the_o quarter_n session_n they_o be_v indict_v or_o else_o by_o the_o coroner_n you_o have_v hear_v before_o enditement_n as_o you_o may_v perceive_v by_o that_o which_o be_v also_o go_v before_o be_v but_o a_o former_a judgement_n of_o xij_o man_n which_o be_v call_v enquirer_n and_o no_o definitive_a sentence_n but_o that_o which_o in_o latin_a be_v call_v praeiudicium_fw-la it_o do_v but_o show_v what_o opinion_n the_o country_n have_v of_o the_o malefactor_n and_o therefore_o common_o man_n be_v indict_v absent_a 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