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garib_n l._n 13._o cap._n 10_o a_o 1207._o a_o inglish_n qgrand_n mother_n to_o two_o king_n saint_n at_o once_o an_o other_o breach_n of_o succession_n the_o cerdas_n put_v bark_n from_o the_o crown_n 1276._o garabay_n l._n 15._o c._n 1._o a_o 1363._o many_o alteration_n of_o lineal_a descent_n don_n john_n the_o first_o a_o bastard_n make_v king_n of_o portugal_n garib_n l._n 15_o cap_n 22._o &_o li._n 34._o c._n 39_o of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n an._n 419._o an._n 751._o an._n 988._o example_n of_o the_o 2._o rank_n of_o french_a king_n king_n pepin_n by_o election_n an._n 751._o k._n charles_n by_o election_n girard_n du_fw-fr haillan_n l._n 3._o a_o 768._o eginard_n belfor_n li_z 2._o cap._n 5._o the_o uncle_n prefer_v before_o the_o nephew_n paul_n mili_fw-la hist._n franc._n king_n lewis_n the_o bonnaire_a an._n 814._o girard_n l._n 5_o an._n 834._o an._n 840_o an._n 878._o baudin_n en_fw-fr la_fw-fr chroni_n que_fw-fr pag._n 119._o girard_n l._n 1_o an._n 879._o two_o bastard_n pray_v fer_v an._n 881._o lewis_n faineant_n k._n of_o france_n an._n 886._o charles_n 4_o le_fw-fr gros._n king_n of_o france_n girard_n li._n 5._o an._n 888_o odo_n a_o king_n and_o after_o duke_n of_o who_o come_v hugo_n capetus_n ralph_n 1_o king_n of_o france_n an._n 927._o an._n 929_o lewis_n 4._o d'outreme_a the_o true_a geyre_n of_o france_n exclude_v hugh_n capet_n otherwise_o snatch_v cap_n 988_o belfor_n li._n 3._o cap_n 1._o an._n 988._o defence_n of_o hugh_n capetus_n title_n the_o embassage_n of_o the_o state_n of_o france_n unto_o char_n les_fw-fr of_o lorraine_n girard_n 1._o 6_o a_o 988._o note_v this_o comparison_n example_n out_o of_o the_o three_o time_n of_o france_n girard_n li._n 6._o a_o 1032_o k._n henry_n 〈◊〉_d prefer_v before_o his_o elder_a brother_n william_n conqueror_n how_o he_o come_v to_o be_v duke_n of_o normandy_n girard_n 1._o 6._o anno_fw-la 1032._o &_o 1037._o son_n exclude_v for_o the_o father_n offence_n girard_n lib._n 7._o an._n 1110._o belfor_n l._n 4_o c._n 1._o &_o l._n 5_o commzus_n in_o come_fw-mi tar_n l._n 1._o in_o vita_fw-la ludovic_fw-la 11._o example_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o ingland_n diverse_a raze_n of_o inglish_n king_n thename_n of_o ingland_n and_o inglish_n king_n egbert_n the_o first_o monarch_n of_o ingland_n polidor_n hist._n aug_fw-mi li._n 4._o in_o fine_a an._n soz_n king_n pepin_n of_o france_n king_n adel_n wolf_n an._n 829._o king_n alfred_n 872._o king_n edward_n elder_n an._n 900._o king_n aleston_n the_o bastard_n 〈◊〉_d an._n 924._o polid._n 1._o 5._o hist._n angl._n stow_n pag._n 130._o an._n 924._o king_n edmond_n r._n an._n 940._o the_o uncle_n prefer_v before_o the_o nephew'_v 946._o polid._n 1._o 6._o stow_v in_o his_o chronicle_n edgar_z a_o famous_a king_n king_n edward_n martirize_v k._n etheldred_n 978._o polid._n 1._o 7._o hist._n ang._n k._n edmend_v 〈◊〉_d quere_z emma_n mother_n to_o king_n edward_n the_o 〈◊〉_d many_o breeche_n of_o lineal_a succestion_n son_n of_o king_n edmond_n ironside_n king_n canutus_n the_o first_o 〈◊〉_d king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n make_v k._n against_o right_n of_o succession_n prince_n edward_n the_o out_o la_o and_o his_o child_n put_v back_o polyd_v l_o 8._o harald_n second_o k._n by_o election_n 1066._o polid._n ubi_fw-la sup_n william_n duke_n of_o normandy_n king_n of_o ingland_n an._n 1066._o by_o election_n girard_n li._n 6._o a_o 1065_o chron._n cassin_n l._n 3._o cap._n 34._o antoninus_n part_n z._n chron_n tit_n 16._o cap._n 5._o 9_o 1._o example_n after_o the_o conquest_n polyd._n in_o vita_fw-la gul._n conq._n william_n rufus_n king_n an._n 1087._o henry_n 1_o an._n 1100_o mathild_n the_o empress_n king_n stephen_n enter_v against_o successien_n 1135._o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n about_o successien_n 1153._o king_n richard_n and_o king_n john_n 1190._o prince_n ar_n tur_fw-la put_v back_o two_o sister_n of_o prince_n artur_v duke_n of_o britain_n k._n john_n and_o his_o son_n reject_v 1216._o the_o title_n of_o york_n &_o lancaster_n the_o con_v clusion_n of_o this-chapter_n cause_n of_o exclude_v prince_n when_o must_v judge_v of_o the_o lawful_a cause_n of_o exclusion_n open_v injustice_n to_o be_v resist_v what_o be_v the_o cheete_n point_v to_o be_v regard_v in_o a_o prince_n ad_fw-la mission_n whence_o the_o reason_n of_o admit_v or_o re_fw-mi iect_v a_o prince_n be_v to_o be_v take_v girard_n li._n 3._o the_o l'estar_n pag._n 242._o three_o principal_a point_n to_o be_v consider_v why_o he_o resolve_v to_o treat_v of_o religion_n principal_o the_o chief_a end_n of_o a_o common_a wealth_n supernatural_a philosopher_n and_o la_o maker_n what_o end_n they_o have_v of_o their_o do_n the_o come_v mon_fw-fr wealth_n of_o beast_n the_o natu_fw-la ral_a end_n of_o man_n common_a wealth_n sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n by_o
nature_n gen_n 8._o job._n 1._o the_o chief_a end_n of_o a_o common_a wealth_n &_o magistrate_n be_v religion_n genebrard_n l_o 1._o chronolde_v 1_o aetate_fw-la genes_n 25._o &_o 20._o deut._n 21._o 2._o paral._n 〈◊〉_d regard_v of_o religion_n among_o gentile_n cicero_n li._n 1._o quest_n tusc._o &_o de_fw-la natura_fw-la deorum_fw-la lib._n 1._o plutarch_n adversus_fw-la colotem_fw-la aristo_n l_o 7_o politi_fw-la c._n 8._o the_o absurd_a athisemo_n of_o our_o time_n in_o politics_n see_v before_o the_o oath_n make_v by_o prince_n at_o their_o coronation_n in_o the_o 4._o chapter_n the_o oath_n to_o governor_n for_o defence_n of_o religion_n collatine_n 2._o novella_fw-la constit_fw-la juflin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d note_v the_o form_n of_o this_o oath_n write_v a_o dni_n 560._o how_o great_a a_o defect_n be_v want_n of_o religion_n in_o a_o magestrate_n lack_v of_o religion_n the_o chief_a cause_n to_o exclud_v a_o pretendor_n vide_fw-la digest_v li._n 23._o fit_v 1_o leg_n 8_o &_o 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