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A93661 A view of a printed book intituled Observations upon His Majesties late answers and expresses. Spelman, John, Sir, 1594-1643. 1643 (1643) Wing S4941; Thomason E245_22; ESTC R6700 54,336 47

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and_o mere_o derive_v from_o the_o crown_n the_o fountain_n of_o all_o honour_n and_o jurisdiction_n and_o they_o do_v so_o necessary_o depend_v upon_o the_o king_n in_o matter_n of_o judicatory_n as_o that_o in_o judgement_n of_o law_n they_o speak_v 72._o ove_fw-fr bouch_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr thus_o much_o concerning_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o apart_o from_o the_o king_n the_o king_n alone_o he_o be_v capitalis_fw-la angliae_fw-la justiciarius_fw-la the_o fountain_n of_o all_o jurisdiction_n and_o above_o all_o other_o jurisdiction_n britton_n speak_v in_o the_o person_n justice_n of_o king_n e._n 1._o nous_fw-fr volousque_fw-la nostre_fw-fr jurisdiction_n soit_fw-fr sur_fw-fr tout_fw-fr jurisdiction_n in_o nostre_fw-fr royalme_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n and_o by_o the_o very_a end_n of_o regal_a power_n the_o king_n be_v to_o judge_v the_o people_n 1_o sam._n cap._n 8._o give_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o vers._n 20._o we_o will_v have_v a_o king_n over_o we_o that_o we_o also_o may_v be_v as_o the_o nation_n 107._o and_o that_o our_o king_n may_v judge_v we_o bracton_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o king_n alone_o if_o he_o can_v suffice_v aught_o to_o judge_v the_o people_n and_o that_o by_o his_o oath_n he_o be_v bind_v thereunto_o and_o as_o the_o ordinary_a iuridicall_a power_n be_v supreme_a and_o original_o in_o the_o king_n so_o likewise_o be_v the_o legislative_a it_o be_v a_o principal_a end_n of_o regal_a authority_n dare_v jus_fw-la populo_fw-la which_o power_n be_v in_o king_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n while_o they_o govern_v the_o people_n by_o natural_a equity_n long_o before_o either_o municipal_a law_n or_o parliament_n have_v a_o be_v before_o moses_n there_o be_v no_o 13._o stand_v municipal_a law_n or_o at_o least_o not_o before_o pharoneus_n long_o before_o which_o there_o be_v king_n of_o s●it●●●_n assyria_n egypt_n etc._n etc._n who_o according_a to_o natural_a equity_n give_v law_n unto_o their_o people_n rhemo_n 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etc._n etc._n dan._n 4._o cuicunque_fw-la voluerit_fw-la debt_fw-la illud_fw-la prov._n 8._o by_o i_o king_n reign_v by_o i_o prince_n rule_v by_o these_o place_n it_o be_v manifest_a i_o think_v that_o although_o the_o people_n election_n may_v sometime_o operate_v in_o the_o specify_n of_o power_n and_o design_v the_o person_n yet_o never_o be_v it_o a_o cause_n of_o that_o power_n god_n only_o be_v the_o author_n and_o efficient_a cause_n thereof_o see_v kitchen_n fol._n 10._o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr est_fw-fr ordain_v de_fw-fr dieu_fw-fr and_o therefore_o be_v that_o ever_o renown_a elizabeth_n acknowledge_v by_o her_o parliament_n to_o be_v the_o lawful_a queen_n of_o england_n iure_fw-la divino_fw-la so_o say_v cambden_n pag._n 25._o and_o the_o parliament_n think_v it_o just_a that_o king_n h._n 8._o have_v his_o kingly_a and_o regal_a power_n give_v by_o god_n say_v the_o act_n shall_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n that_o will_v not_o abide_v the_o call_n of_o a_o parliament_n by_o 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homines_fw-la non_fw-la democratia_fw-la sed_fw-la regnum_fw-la after_o which_o the_o elder_n or_o father_n of_o family_n successive_o have_v by_o their_o eldership_n 32._o not_o only_o paternal_a but_o regal_a power_n as_o appear_v by_o their_o make_v war_n and_o execote_n sentence_n of_o death_n upon_o offender_n and_o from_o these_o original_a stock-fathers_n kingdom_n and_o monarchy_n i_o suppose_v for_o the_o most_o part_n have_v have_v their_o beginning_n without_o popular_a election_n in_o their_o first_o commencement_n and_o therefore_o i_o will_v have_v our_o king_n style_n continue_v carolus_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la rather_o than_o carolus_n electione_fw-la populi_fw-la this_o be_v excellent_o declare_v by_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n in_o his_o commonwealth_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 12_o to_o have_v be_v the_o natural_a source_n or_o beginning_n of_o that_o government_n which_o be_v term_v legitimum_fw-la regnum_fw-la to_o difference_n it_o from_o tyranny_n and_o absolute_a 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