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Modern policy compleated, or, The publick actions and councels both civill and military of His Excellency the Lord Generall Monck under the generall revolutions since 1639, to 1660 / by David Lloyd.
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Lloyd, David, 1635-1692.
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divide_v between_o the_o king_n the_o lord_n and_o the_o commons_o as_o chalchondylos_n former_o assert_v of_o england_n arragon_n navarre_n vide_fw-la plin._n l._n 6._o c._n 22._o and_o some_o new_a politician_n of_o late_a who_o though_o they_o confess_v that_o in_o the_o beginning_n king_n have_v all_o power_n as_o pomponius_n and_o justine_n out_o of_o he_o yet_o afterwards_o as_o tacitus_n observe_v the_o people_n establish_v law_n which_o the_o king_n be_v to_o obey_v tacit._n 3._o annal._n cic._n de_fw-la rep._n 1._o â—t_fw-la fenestell_n 3._o 2._o and_o indeed_o we_o have_v the_o best_a constitution_n of_o a_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o as_o solon_n and_o a_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o as_o lycarg_fw-mi be_v by_o some_o make_v to_o spâ—ak_v 23_o but_o upon_o some_o disconteâ—tâ—_n the_o several_a power_n clash_v and_o mistrust_v each_o other_o and_o give_v themselves_o over_o to_o such_o 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the_o prey_n then_o for_o the_o cause_n christ_n will_v be_v follow_v again_o for_o loaf_n 25_o his_o majesty_n unhappy_a affair_n in_o england_n make_v some_o alteration_n in_o his_o counsel_n together_o with_o no_o less_o unseasonable_a than_o unlawful_a interposition_n of_o those_o of_o scotland_n in_o our_o affair_n for_o since_o civil_a society_n be_v institute_v its_o certain_a the_o ruler_n of_o every_o one_o have_v attain_v a_o special_a right_n in_o which_o other_o have_v no_o share_n over_o their_o own_o subject_n so_o that_o in_o they_o only_o reside_v the_o supreme_a power_n of_o judgement_n whence_o there_o be_v no_o appeal_n say_v thacydides_n nos_fw-la quotquot_fw-la huius_fw-la colimus_fw-la vrbis_fw-la maenia_fw-la sufficimus_fw-la ipsi_fw-la nostra_fw-la judicia_fw-la exequi_fw-la heraclides_n spartam_fw-la tibi_fw-la quae_fw-la contigit_fw-la orna_fw-la nobis_fw-la fuerit_fw-la cura_fw-la mysaenae_fw-la proâ—_z vandal_n 2._o c._n b._n n._n b._n although_o when_o subject_n suffer_v what_o be_v intolerable_a human_a society_n have_v allow_v and_o prompt_v one_o nation_n to_o assist_v another_o so_o the_o roman_n assist_v the_o persian_n so_o the_o english_a succour_v the_o oppress_a dutch_a and_o french_a 26_o these_o advantage_n prevail_v with_o his_o majesty_n to_o order_v the_o honourable_a marquess_n of_o ormond_n to_o bring_v the_o rebel_n to_o a_o cessation_n upon_o the_o most_o advantageous_a term_n and_o to_o spare_v so_o many_o of_o his_o best_a regiment_n for_o english_a service_n among_o who_o his_o excellency_n be_v bring_v over_o as_o one_o every_o way_n accomplish_v for_o the_o exigence_n of_o those_o time_n affair_n neither_o need_v his_o majesty_n make_v use_n of_o a_o quintili_n varo_n redde_fw-la legiones_fw-la so_o complete_a be_v his_o company_n that_o he_o may_v reply_v to_o his_o majesty_n with_o reverence_n to_o our_o saviour_n word_n and_o of_o those_o which_o you_o have_v give_v i_o i_o have_v hardly_o lose_v one_o 27_o 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utter_o defeat_v imprison_v as_o himself_o the_o aâ—ointed_v of_o the_o lord_n be_v take_v in_o their_o net_n under_o who_o shadow_n we_o say_v we_o shall_v live_v in_o peace_n yea_o and_o murder_v too_o to_o see_v monarchy_n lay_v aside_o parliament_n force_v law_n privilege_n and_o property_n invade_v by_o their_o own_o patron_n and_o the_o veil_n that_o the_o uncertain_a war_n keep_v on_o the_o rebel_n face_n now_o by_o a_o certain_a success_n draw_v off_o at_o their_o first_o entrance_n to_o england_n the_o irish_a force_n be_v puzzle_v against_o who_o to_o direct_v their_o loyal_a sword_n while_o each_o side_n be_v for_o the_o king_n for_o law_n for_o liberty_n property_n and_o religion_n but_o now_o they_o be_v satisfy_v in_o what_o they_o mean_v that_o fight_v for_o his_o majesty_n against_o the_o king_n now_o the_o whole_a world_n see_v that_o they_o lest_o intend_v what_o they_o most_o pretend_a {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o {non-roman}_o homer_n 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