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jenkins_n if_o the_o king_n be_v under_o and_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n how_o he_o or_o any_o other_o be_v to_o be_v proceed_v against_o for_o transgress_v the_o law_n where_o his_o consent_n be_v not_o if_o the_o same_o be_v necessary_a as_o the_o cause_n sin_v 〈◊〉_d â—on_n with_o horn_n judge_n fortescue_n afterward_o chancellor_n to_o king_n â—â—â—ry_o 6._o agree_v who_o tell_v we_o that_o england_n be_v a_o kingdom_n political_a and_o say_v adtutelam_fw-la legis_fw-la subditorum_fw-la &_o corum_fw-la coâ—porum_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la erectus_fw-la &_o hâ—â—â—_n prestatem_fw-la à _fw-la populo_fw-la effluxam_fw-la ipse_fw-la habet_fw-la quo_fw-la ei_fw-la non_fw-la licet_fw-la potestate_fw-la alia_fw-la svo_fw-la popula_fw-la â—â—â—nari_fw-la forteseve_n folio_fw-la 32._o the_o king_n be_v make_v for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o law_n of_o be_v subject_n and_o of_o their_o body_n and_o good_n whereunto_o he_o receive_v the_o power_n of_o his_o people_n so_o as_o he_o can_v 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representative_a body_n the_o parliament_n can_v not_o without_o the_o king_n consent_n act_n then_o by_o his_o prerogative_n he_o may_v hinder_v the_o due_a execution_n of_o the_o law_n contrary_a to_o the_o first_o approve_a maxim_n the_o statute_n law_n confirm_v the_o same_o marl_n br._n chap._n 5.52_o hen._n 3._o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la in_o singulis_fw-la teneatur_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o his_o quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la partinent_a quam_fw-la â—lies_v magna_fw-la shall_v be_v hold_v for_o good_a as_o well_o in_o those_o thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o king_n as_o to_o other_o so_o as_o all_o pretence_n of_o prerogative_n against_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n or_o administration_n of_o justice_n be_v take_v away_o and_o indeed_o it_o may_v be_v say_v the_o people_n give_v law_n to_o the_o king_n but_o the_o king_n can_v give_v any_o law_n to_o the_o people_n without_o their_o consent_n so_o as_o regality_n in_o itself_o be_v good_a and_o for_o the_o good_a of_o 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