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A46988 The excellency of monarchical government, especially of the English monarchy wherein is largely treated of the several benefits of kingly government, and the inconvenience of commonwealths : also of the several badges of sovereignty in general, and particularly according to the constitutions of our laws : likewise of the duty of subjects, and mischiefs of faction, sedition and rebellion : in all which the principles and practices of our late commonwealths-men are considered / by Nathaniel Johnston ... Johnston, Nathaniel, 1627-1705. 1686 (1686) Wing J877; ESTC R16155 587,955 505

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after_o dunwallo_n molmatius_n be_v king_n make_v law_n according_a to_o our_o jeofery_n and_o ralph_n monk_n of_o chester_n that_o their_o plough_n temple_n and_o road_n that_o lead_v to_o city_n shall_v have_v privilege_n to_o be_v place_n of_o refuge_n and_o many_o other_o thing_n which_o gildas_n mention_n and_o polydore_v virgil_n have_v gather_v and_o how_o he_o be_v bury_v in_o troynovant_n near_o the_o temple_n of_o concord_n which_o speculum_fw-la which_o britanniae_fw-la speculum_fw-la norden_n will_v have_v to_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o london_n all_o these_o want_v the_o confirmation_n of_o sound_a authority_n as_o also_o do_v the_o whole_a series_n of_o british_a king_n and_o the_o title_n of_o the_o trojan_a law_n that_o brutus_n bring_v in_o for_o there_o be_v but_o one_o special_o mention_v that_o the_o elder_a son_n shall_v inherit_v the_o whole_a right_n and_o estate_n of_o their_o decease_a father_n this_o indeed_o may_v be_v take_v from_o herodotus_n euterpe_n 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attamen_fw-la celebrabant_fw-la carminibus_fw-la antiquos_fw-la sun_n deos_fw-la &_o
the_o prince_n liberality_n fidelis_n liberality_n exigunt_fw-la enim_fw-la principis_fw-la svi_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la illum_fw-la bellatorem_fw-la equum_fw-la illam_fw-la cruentam_fw-la victricemque_fw-la ●rameam_fw-la id._n 538._o sir_n henry_n spelman_n derive_v vassal_n from_o the_o old_a german_a gessel_n comes_n vel_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la vel_fw-la qui_fw-la pro_fw-la mercede_fw-la seruit_fw-la glossar_n fidelis_n the_o warlike_a horse_n and_o the_o bloody_a and_o conquer_a framea_fw-la or_o spear_n for_o plentiful_a food_n and_o entertainment_n be_v to_o they_o in_o stead_n of_o wages_n thus_o far_o tacitus_n methinks_v in_o this_o description_n of_o the_o comites_fw-la and_o comitatus_fw-la there_o appear_v something_o like_o the_o feudal_n dependence_n of_o the_o milites_fw-la upon_o the_o prince_n they_o be_v bind_v by_o oath_n to_o defend_v he_o they_o have_v horse_n and_o lance_n or_o spear_n have_v liberal_a entertainment_n both_o in_o constant_a food_n and_o banquet_n for_o wage_n and_o that_o they_o have_v also_o land_n set_v out_o for_o the_o service_n the_o follow_a word_n seem_v to_o imply_v viz._n that_o one_o can_v so_o 538._o so_o nec_fw-la arare_fw-la terram_fw-la aut_fw-la expectare_fw-la annum_fw-la tam_fw-la facile_fw-la persuaseris_fw-la quam_fw-la locare_fw-la host_n &_o vulnera_fw-la mereri_fw-la pigrum_fw-la quinimo_fw-la &_o inter_n videtur_fw-la sudore_fw-la acquirere_fw-la quod_fw-la possis_fw-la sanguine_fw-la parare_fw-la id._n p._n 538._o easy_o persuade_v they_o to_o plough_v land_n or_o expect_v the_o fruit_n of_o the_o year_n as_o to_o provoke_v the_o enemy_n and_o to_o deserve_v wound_n for_o it_o be_v sluggish_a to_o they_o and_o dull_a to_o acquire_v that_o by_o sweat_n that_o they_o may_v obtain_v by_o blood_n whether_o this_o imply_v a_o feudal_n tenure_n or_o not_o i_o will_v not_o determine_v but_o it_o show_v a_o rudiment_n of_o it_o and_o in_o scotland_n not_o only_o in_o the_o highland_n but_o the_o lowland_n that_o 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