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that_o nation_n regist._n 122._o 6._o 6._o and_o 46_o hen._n 3._o
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and_o have_v as_o many_o prerogative_n incident_a to_o his_o crown_n whence_o then_o proceed_v it_o to_o what_o profitable_a cause_n may_v we_o ascribe_v it_o certain_o to_o divers_a cause_n profitable_a and_o principal_o to_o these_o cause_n follow_v first_o our_o king_n of_o england_n have_v always_o go_v before_o and_o beyond_o all_o other_o king_n in_o christendom_n in_o many_o point_n of_o magnificency_n and_o especial_o in_o this_o that_o they_o have_v always_o have_v a_o more_o rich_a and_o royal_a demean_v belong_v to_o the_o crown_n i_o mean_v more_o large_a and_o royal_a patrimony_n in_o land_n and_o rent_n than_o ever_o any_o christian_a king_n have_v before_o or_o now_o have_v at_o this_o day_n for_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o revenue_n of_o other_o prince_n and_o state_n do_v principal_o consist_v in_o such_o gabelle_n imposition_n and_o exaction_n as_o be_v before_o remember_v and_o not_o in_o terra_fw-la firma_fw-la not_o in_o such_o a_o real_a and_o royal_a 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