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the_o clergy_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o honorius_n and_o theodosius_n lib._n 4._o cod._n just_o de_fw-fr priv_n dom._n aug._n by_o the_o great_a charter_n their_o privilege_n be_v confirm_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o clergy_n have_v take_v themselves_o not_o of_o right_a chargeable_a to_o aid_n grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o parliament_n this_o exemption_n have_v be_v envy_v to_o they_o and_o make_v matter_n of_o reproach_n though_o undue_o in_o after_o age_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o exemption_n they_o have_v aid_v the_o crown_n with_o supply_n frequent_o yet_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o assert_v and_o save_v their_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o be_v exempt_a that_o be_v they_o will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v involve_v in_o a_o general_a law_n but_o of_o their_o own_o freedom_n and_o will_n give_v to_o the_o king_n which_o concession_n be_v notwithstanding_o not_o legal_a unless_o confirm_v by_o parliament_n to_o who_o belong_v always_o the_o power_n of_o judge_v 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commonalty_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v tax_v as_o the_o bill_n propound_v if_o the_o lord_n for_o their_o part_n will_v agree_v the_o same_o chap._n xxii_o neither_o be_v our_o ancient_a government_n without_o great_a fault_n and_o inconvenience_n in_o the_o conduct_n of_o religion_n the_o principal_a care_n of_o all_o government_n on_o the_o one_o side_n by_o confound_a administration_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v keep_v distinct_a which_o be_v the_o fault_n of_o our_o government_n in_o the_o saxon_n time_n and_o by_o utter_o disjoyn_v and_o sever_n the_o church_n and_o state_n and_o not_o tie_v the_o ecclesiastic_n to_o a_o just_a dependency_n upon_o the_o state_n which_o be_v the_o evil_a of_o after_o time_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o ecclesiastic_n be_v leave_v to_o themselves_o to_o convene_v council_n and_o to_o make_v canon_n without_o any_o dependence_n upon_o or_o relation_n to_o parliament_n the_o constitution_n be_v such_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n that_o the_o synod_n 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