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A54693 Regale necessarium, or, The legality, reason, and necessity of the rights and priviledges justly claimed by the Kings servants and which ought to be allowed unto them / by Fabian Philipps. Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1671 (1671) Wing P2016; ESTC R26879 366,514 672

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i_o can_v perceive_v tread_v by_o any_o but_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a servant_n fabian_n philipps_n the_o table_n or_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n due_a unto_o the_o palace_n and_o house_n of_o the_o king_n then_o unto_o any_o of_o the_o house_n of_o his_o subject_n chap._n i._n 4_o that_o the_o business_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n about_o which_o any_o of_o his_o servant_n or_o subject_n be_v employ_v be_v more_o considerable_a and_o to_o be_v regard_v than_o the_o business_n and_o affair_n of_o any_o of_o the_o people_n chap._n ii_o 29_o that_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a privilege_n or_o respect_n nor_o be_v to_o be_v compel_v to_o appear_v by_o arrest_n or_o otherwise_o in_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n without_o leave_n or_o licence_n of_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n or_o other_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o king_n household_n to_o who_o it_o appertain_v first_o have_v and_o obtain_v chap._n iii_o 38_o that_o the_o privilege_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o service_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v extend_v unto_o the_o privilege_a party_n estate_n both_o real_a and_o personal_a as_o well_o as_o unto_o their_o person_n chap._n iu._n 244_o that_o the_o king_n servant_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o his_o service_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v utlaw_v or_o prosecute_v in_o order_n thereunto_o without_o leave_n or_o licence_n first_o obtain_v of_o the_o king_n or_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o his_o most_o honourable_a household_n under_o who_o several_a jurisdiction_n they_o do_v officiate_v chap._n v._o 250_o that_o the_o king_n establish_v and_o delegated_a court_n of_o justice_n to_o administer_v justice_n to_o his_o people_n be_v not_o to_o be_v any_o bar_n or_o hindrance_n to_o his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a in_o their_o aforesaid_a ancient_n just_a and_o legal_a right_n and_o privilege_n chap._n vi_o 289_o that_o the_o king_n or_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o his_o household_n may_v punish_v those_o who_o do_v infringe_v his_o servant_n privilege_n and_o that_o any_o of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a be_v arrest_v without_o leave_n be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o law_n as_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v release_v until_o they_o do_v appear_v or_o give_v bail_n to_o appear_v and_o answer_v the_o action_n chap._n vii_o 310_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a privilege_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a have_v be_v legal_o impart_v to_o such_o as_o be_v not_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a but_o be_v employ_v upon_o some_o temporary_a and_o casual_a affair_n abroad_o and_o out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n chap._n viii_o 318_o that_o the_o king_n grant_v protection_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o such_o as_o be_v his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a for_o their_o person_n land_n and_o estate_n when_o especial_o employ_v by_o he_o into_o the_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n or_o in_o england_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o dominion_n out_o of_o his_o palace_n or_o verge_n thereof_o or_o unto_o such_o as_o be_v not_o his_o domestic_n or_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a when_o they_o be_v send_v or_o employ_v upon_o some_o of_o his_o negotiation_n business_n or_o affair_n neither_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o evidence_n or_o good_a argument_n that_o such_o only_a and_o not_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a who_o have_v no_o protection_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n be_v to_o be_v protect_v or_o privilege_v whilst_o they_o be_v busy_v in_o his_o palace_n or_o about_o his_o person_n chap._n ix_o 343_o that_o our_o king_n some_o of_o which_o have_v more_o than_o his_o n●w_a majesty_n have_v have_v or_o have_v no_o great_a number_n of_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a than_o be_v or_o have_v be_v necessary_a for_o their_o occasion_n safety_n well_o be_v state_n honour_n magnificence_n and_o majesty_n and_o that_o their_o servant_n wait_v in_o their_o turn_v or_o course_n be_v not_o without_o leave_n or_o licence_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o be_v arrest_v in_o the_o interval_n of_o their_o wait_a or_o attendance_n cap._n x._o 355_o that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v limit_v to_o a_o number_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a be_v not_o in_o so_o great_a a_o variety_n of_o affair_n and_o contingency_n wherein_o the_o public_a may_v be_v concern_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o any_o certain_a number_n of_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v admit_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n extraordinary_a chap._n xi_o 365_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n have_v heretofore_o such_o a_o regard_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o servant_n as_o not_o to_o bring_v or_o commence_v their_o action_n where_o the_o law_n allow_v they_o against_o such_o of_o his_o servant_n which_o have_v grieve_v or_o injure_v they_o with_o ut_fw-la a_o remedy_n first_o petition_v for_o in_o parliament_n chap._n xii_o 375_o that_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o privilege_n encouragement_n and_o protection_n by_o the_o papal_a overgrow_a authority_n do_v in_o many_o case_n lay_v aside_o their_o thunderbolt_n and_o power_n of_o excommunication_n appeal_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o obtain_v his_o interdiction_n of_o kingdom_n church_n and_o parish_n and_o take_v the_o mild_a modest_a and_o more_o reverential_a way_n of_o petition_v our_o king_n in_o parliament_n rather_o than_o turn_v the_o rigour_n of_o their_o canon_n or_o ecclesiastical_a law_n or_o of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n against_o any_o of_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o servant_n chap._n xiii_o 389_o that_o the_o judge_n in_o former_a time_n do_v in_o their_o court_n and_o proceed_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n manifest_a their_o unwillingness_n to_o give_v or_o permit_v any_o obstruction_n to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o weal_n public_a chap._n fourteen_o 392_o that_o the_o duke_n marquess_n count_v palatine_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n of_o england_n and_o the_o bishop_n as_o baron_n have_v and_o do_v enjoy_v their_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n from_o arrest_n or_o imprisonment_n of_o their_o body_n in_o civil_a and_o personal_a action_n as_o servant_n extraordinary_a and_o attendant_n upon_o the_o person_n state_n and_o majesty_n of_o the_o king_n in_o order_n to_o his_o government_n weal_n public_a and_o safety_n of_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o not_o only_o as_o peer_n abstract_v from_o other_o of_o the_o king_n minister_n or_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a chap._n xv._n 413_o that_o many_o the_o like_a privilege_n and_o praeheminence_n be_v and_o have_v be_v ancient_o by_o the_o civil_a and_o caesarean_a law_n and_o the_o municipal_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o many_o other_o nation_n grant_v and_o allow_v to_o the_o nobility_n thereof_o chap._n xvi_o 445_o that_o the_o immunity_n and_o privilege_n grant_v and_o permit_v by_o our_o king_n of_o england_n unto_o many_o of_o their_o people_n and_o subject_n who_o be_v not_o their_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a do_v amount_v unto_o as_o much_o and_o in_o some_o more_o than_o what_o our_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a do_v or_o do_v now_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v chap._n xvii_o 466_o that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o our_o king_n and_o prince_n or_o along_o permission_n usage_n or_o prescription_n do_v enjoy_v and_o make_v use_n of_o very_a many_o immunity_n exemption_n and_o privilege_n which_o have_v not_o have_v so_o great_a a_o cause_n or_o foundation_n as_o those_o which_o be_v now_o claim_v by_o the_o king_n servane_n chap._n xviii_o 489_o that_o those_o many_o other_o immunity_n and_o privilege_n have_v neither_o be_v abolish_v or_o so_o much_o as_o murmur_v at_o by_o those_o that_o have_v yield_v a_o assent_n and_o obedience_n thereunto_o although_o they_o have_v at_o some_o time_n and_o upon_o some_o occasion_n receive_v some_o loss_n damage_n or_o inconvenience_n thereby_o chap._n xix_o 494_o that_o the_o power_n and_o care_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o distribution_n thereof_o be_v and_o have_v be_v so_o essential_a and_o radical_a to_o monarchy_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o our_o king_n of_o england_n have_v as_o well_o before_o as_o since_o the_o conquest_n take_v into_o their_o cognisance_n divers_a cause_n which_o their_o establish_a court_n of_o justice_n either_o can_v not_o remedy_n or_o want_v power_n to_o determine_v have_v remove_v they_o from_o other_o court_n to_o their_o own_o tribunal_n and_o propria_fw-la authoritate_fw-la cause_v offender_n for_o treason_n or_o felony_n to_o be_v arrest_v and_o may_v upon_o just_a and_o legal_a occasion_n respite_n or_o delay_v justice_n chap._n xx._n 503_o that_o a_o care_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o reverence_n due_a unto_o the_o
king_n have_v be_v account_v and_o be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n and_o that_o the_o servant_n and_o retinue_n of_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n who_o have_v give_v and_o permit_v to_o his_o subject_n so_o many_o large_a liberty_n immunity_n exemption_n custom_n and_o privilege_n shall_v not_o want_v those_o exemption_n immunity_n custom_n and_o privilege_n which_o be_v so_o just_o claim_v by_o they_o chap._n xxi_o 587_o error_n of_o the_o printer_n page_n 22._o line_n 2._o deal_n now_o &_o intersere_fw-la after_o p._n 34._o l._n 25._o deal_n to_o p._n 43._o l._n 4._o deal_n and_o &_o intersere_fw-la by_o p._n 52._o l._n 22_o deal_n fierce_a and_o incult_a &_o intersere_fw-fr rude_a and_o uncivil_a p._n 61._o l._n 25._o intersere_fw-la always_o p._n 62._o l._n 2._o intersere_fw-la in_fw-la p._n 88_o l._n 26._o deal_n not_o p._n 111._o l._n 28._o deal_n yet_o p._n 137._o l._n 23._o deal_n not_o p._n 159._o interscribe_v bail_n p._n 166._o l._n 4._o deal_n as_o p._n 197._o l._n penult_n deal_n or_o interscribe_v as_o p._n 217._o l._n 28._o deal_n the_o corsaire_n p._n 219._o l._n 22._o deal_n not_o p._n 241._o l._n 6._o deal_n unto_o p._n 265._o l._n 10._o deal_n during_o the_o and_o interline_v in_o a_o more_o ●itting_a place_n p._n 416._o l._n 13._o r._n aevo_fw-la p._n 423._o l._n 17._o r._n conquestorem_fw-la 549._o in_o margin_n r._n cromwell_n p._n 453._o l._n 2._o intersere_fw-la pleg_n &_o l._n 4._o r._n distringas_fw-la l._n 14._o intersere_fw-la they_o p._n 460._o in_o margin_n r._n valentinus_n &_o l._n 16._o r._n nobiles_fw-la p._n 461._o in_o margin_n r._n cassanaeus_n l._n 10._o r._n nobleman_n p_o 475_o l._n 2._o r._n commons_o p._n 527._o l._n 19_o intersere_fw-la of_o westminster_n p._n 552._o from_o thence_o to_o page_n 555._o mispage_v in_o p._n 543._o l._n 4._o intersere_fw-la it_o p._n 596._o l._n 27._o interline_v of_o p._n 614._o l._n 20._o deal_n a_o asylum_fw-la or_o &_o intersere_fw-fr a_fw-fr which_o with_o some_o other_o literal_a fault_n redundancy_n omission_n of_o particle_n and_o error_n of_o the_o press_n be_v desire_v to_o be_v amend_v and_o excuse_v the_o reason_n aswell_o as_o law_n of_o the_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a from_o arrest_n and_o trouble_n of_o and_o in_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n before_o leave_v or_o licence_n obtain_v of_o the_o king_n their_o royal_a master_n and_o sovereign_n if_o the_o right_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o majesty_n and_o its_o legal_a rational_a and_o necessary_a protection_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o people_n in_o their_o several_a interest_n and_o privilege_n that_o due_a care_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o take_v of_o he_o and_o the_o mean_n wherewith_o he_o shall_v do_v it_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o support_n and_o maintenance_n of_o it_o the_o reverence_n and_o respect_n which_o they_o shall_v upon_o all_o occasion_n manifest_a to_o their_o prince_n and_o common_a parent_n and_o the_o influence_n which_o all_o or_o most_o of_o his_o affair_n have_v or_o may_v have_v in_o their_o success_n and_o consequence_n good_a or_o evil_a upon_o all_o or_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o people_n be_v not_o enough_o as_o it_o be_v abundant_o sufficient_a to_o persuade_v they_o to_o a_o abstain_v or_o abhorrency_n from_o the_o incivility_n of_o late_o practise_v to_o arrest_n or_o trouble_v the_o person_n or_o estate_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a before_o leave_v or_o licence_n obtain_v of_o the_o king_n their_o royal_a master_n and_o the_o sovereign_n aswell_o of_o the_o one_o as_o the_o other_o for_o he_o that_o have_v not_o be_v a_o very_a great_a stranger_n to_o reason_n and_o the_o custom_n and_o law_n of_o this_o nation_n aswell_o as_o other_o may_v without_o any_o suspicion_n of_o error_n acknowledge_v that_o it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v a_o due_a to_o majesty_n and_o the_o servant_n of_o it_o yet_o the_o civility_n long_o ago_o in_o fashion_n and_o not_o yet_o abolish_v in_o the_o neighbourhood_n and_o custom_n of_o mankind_n one_o towards_o the_o other_o may_v invite_v they_o unto_o it_o when_o it_o have_v be_v heretofore_o a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n nature_n christianity_n neighbourhood_n civility_n and_o the_o practice_n thereof_o which_o no_o law_n or_o good_a custom_n have_v yet_o repeal_v not_o to_o arrest_v or_o bring_v into_o question_n at_o law_n a_o neighbour_n servant_n for_o a_o debt_n due_a or_o injury_n receive_v without_o a_o intimation_n or_o notice_n first_o give_v or_o a_o kind_n of_o licence_n obtain_v to_o or_o from_o that_o servant_n master_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o love_n and_o respect_n which_o ought_v to_o be_v betwixt_o they_o may_v not_o be_v dislocate_v or_o disturb_v and_o the_o offend_a servant_n master_n attendance_n business_n or_o affair_n prejudice_v and_o be_v constant_o hold_v and_o observe_v betwixt_o friend_n relation_n kindred_n neighbour_n and_o even_a stranger_n where_o any_o respect_n be_v think_v fit_a to_o be_v tender_v do_v probable_o give_v a_o rise_n or_o beginning_n to_o that_o long_a and_o experiment_a adage_n or_o proverb_n love_v i_o and_o love_n my_o dog_n insomuch_o as_o a_o neighbour_n dog_n cause_v some_o mischief_n or_o inconvenience_n by_o kill_v of_o sheep_n or_o bite_v such_o as_o he_o suppose_v be_v not_o well_o willer_n to_o the_o family_n and_o come_v to_o his_o master_n house_n be_v not_o trouble_v or_o put_v into_o any_o danger_n of_o beat_v or_o hang_v without_o a_o complaint_n first_o make_v to_o his_o master_n thereof_o for_o where_o the_o master_n have_v any_o respect_n his_o servant_n and_o all_o that_o do_v belong_v to_o his_o family_n do_v not_o seldom_o partake_v of_o it_o from_o all_o which_o or_o some_o of_o those_o cause_n or_o ground_n right_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o duty_n of_o the_o people_n tacito_fw-la rerum_fw-la &_o antiquitatis_fw-la consensu_fw-la by_o a_o long_a usage_n and_o consent_n of_o time_n and_o antiquity_n come_v that_o hitherto_o uncontrolled_a usage_n and_o custom_n allow_v and_o countenance_v by_o our_o common_a law_n and_o reasonable_a custom_n not_o contradict_v or_o abrogate_a by_o any_o act_n of_o parliament_n or_o statute_n law_n that_o the_o king_n maenial_a servant_n and_o officer_n in_o ordinary_n shall_v not_o be_v take_v imprison_v arrest_v or_o compel_v to_o appear_v in_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o civil_a action_n or_o cause_n without_o a_o petition_n for_o leave_n or_o licence_n obtain_v first_o deliver_v unto_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n of_o the_o king_n household_n or_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o king_n under_o who_o more_o immediate_a jurisdiction_n such_o servant_n or_o officer_n be_v whereupon_o after_o a_o citation_n of_o the_o party_n and_o if_o for_o debt_n or_o otherwise_o a_o short_a and_o reasonable_a time_n as_o six_o month_n or_o something_o less_o which_o in_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o process_n and_o proceed_n at_o law_n and_o the_o vacation_n and_o absence_n of_o the_o term_n be_v not_o seldom_o as_o soon_o as_o they_o can_v by_o arrest_n or_o compulsion_n arrive_v or_o come_v unto_o their_o end_n and_o many_o time_n a_o month_n or_o a_o fortnight_n time_n prefix_v for_o satisfaction_n be_v as_o easy_o procure_v as_o ask_v sect_n i._o that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n due_a unto_o the_o palace_n and_o house_n of_o the_o king_n then_o unto_o any_o of_o the_o house_n of_o his_o subject_n for_o we_o may_v well_o believe_v that_o our_o law_n reasonable_a custom_n and_o the_o practice_n of_o our_o forefather_n be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o way_n or_o mistake_v in_o their_o respect_n to_o the_o servant_n of_o their_o prince_n when_o his_o aula_n house_n or_o court_n wherein_o he_o and_o they_o inhabit_a as_o a_o place_n separate_v from_o common_a use_n or_o address_n tanquam_fw-la sacra_fw-la have_v a_o majestatem_fw-la quandam_fw-la certain_a awe_n or_o majesty_n belong_v to_o it_o which_o be_v as_o ancient_a as_o the_o day_n of_o king_n ahasuerus_n that_o great_a monarch_n of_o persia_n and_o 11._o media_n who_o reign_v from_o india_n unto_o ethiopia_n over_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o seven_o province_n when_o 2._o esther_n as_o we_o be_v inform_v by_o sacred_a writ_n can_v allege_v that_o all_o the_o king_n servant_n and_o the_o people_n of_o the_o king_n province_n do_v know_v that_o whosoever_o whether_o man_n or_o woman_n shall_v come_v unto_o the_o king_n into_o the_o inner_a court_n who_o be_v not_o call_v there_o be_v one_o law_n of_o he_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n except_o such_o to_o who_o the_o king_n shall_v hold_v out_o the_o golden_a sceptre_n that_o he_o may_v live_v and_o none_o may_v enter_v into_o the_o king_n gate_n clothe_v with_o sackcloth_n tiridates_n the_o great_a king_n of_o armenia_n
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