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hiâ—_z go_v do_v they_o in_o the_o remonstrance_n manifest_v a_o jealousy_n and_o fear_n what_o have_v they_o now_o do_v be_v there_o not_o a_o cause_n for_o who_o know_v not_o that_o it_o have_v be_v the_o continual_a practice_n of_o all_o such_o king_n when_o they_o have_v quiet_v the_o people_n by_o a_o hypocritical_a and_o feign_a yield_v to_o their_o proposal_n and_o get_v themselves_o into_o the_o throne_n again_o to_o pick_v quarrel_n make_v breach_n and_o commit_v great_a outrage_n and_o insolence_n than_o ever_o they_o do_v before_o without_o regard_n of_o faith_n or_o oath_n hear_v what_o mr._n prinne_n say_v to_o this_o thing_n in_o his_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n part_n 2._o page_n 34._o it_o have_v be_v say_v he_o the_o constant_a practice_n of_o most_o of_o our_o king_n as_o john_n henry_n the_o 3._o edward_n and_o richard_n the_o 2._o with_o other_o who_o after_o war_n and_o difference_n with_o their_o parliament_n lord_n and_o commons_o upon_o 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his_o subject_n and_o his_o son_n vortimer_n choose_v and_o crown_v in_o his_o stead_n speed_n chron._n pag._n 207.266.267_o sigehert_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxon_n use_v exaction_n and_o cruelty_n upon_o his_o subject_n be_v put_v by_o his_o place_n and_o kenwolfe_n make_v king_n in_o his_o steed_n speed_n hist._n pag._n 229._o so_o ofr_v king_n of_o northumberland_n for_o his_o ill_a government_n be_v expel_v by_o his_o subject_n and_o deprive_v of_o all_o kingly_a authority_n speed_n pag._n 245.246_o ethelred_n the_o son_n of_o mollo_n so_o far_o offend_v his_o subject_n that_o they_o take_v up_o arm_n against_o he_o and_o slay_v he_o at_o cobre_n beornerd_a king_n of_o mercia_n because_o govern_v the_o people_n not_o by_o just_a law_n but_o by_o tyranny_n be_v expel_v the_o kingdom_n and_o offa_n choose_v and_o crown_v mat._n westm._n pa._n 275._o the_o like_a be_v edwin_n case_n king_n of_o mercia_n and_o northumberland_n for_o his_o misgovernment_n tyranny_n and_o oppression_n and_o follow_v vain_a base_a and_o wicked_a councillor_n be_v remove_v from_o all_o kingly_a dignity_n in_o who_o place_n edgar_n be_v elect_v king_n i_o may_v have_v mention_v archigallo_n one_o of_o our_o ancient_a british_a king_n in_o time_n of_o gentilism_n for_o some_o misorder_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o people_n when_o he_o have_v reign_v almost_o five_o year_n and_o his_o brother_n elidurus_n choose_v in_o his_o room_n so_o emerian_n another_o old_a british_a king_n deprive_v of_o all_o kingly_a honour_n and_o dignity_n and_o yowally_n promote_v to_o the_o crown_n fabian_n par_fw-fr 2._o chap._n 49._o p._n 30.31_o and_o chap._n 46._o p._n 34._o since_o the_o conquest_n as_o they_o call_v it_o king_n john_n disavow_v by_o his_o lord_n and_o commons_o for_o waste_v burn_a and_o spoil_v the_o kingdom_n like_o a_o enemy_n elect_v lewes_n of_o france_n for_o their_o king_n speed_v p._n 585._o edward_n the_o second_o for_o his_o misgovernment_n put_v down_o and_o edward_n his_o son_n elect_v and_o crown_v walsing._n hist._n
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