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An historical account of some things relating to the nature of the English government and the conceptions which our fore-fathers had of it with some inferences thence made for the satisfaction of those who scruple the Oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary.
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Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.
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with_o our_o whole_a power_n non_o do_v we_o nor_o will_v we_o permit_v our_o lord_n the_o king_n though_o he_o be_v willing_a to_o attempt_v thing_n so_o unusual_a undue_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o royal_a dignity_n and_o this_o be_v seal_v by_o 104_o earl_n and_o baron_n in_o the_o name_n of_o all_o the_o commonalty_n of_o england_n what_o they_o affirm_v touch_v their_o oath_n to_o defend_v their_o law_n be_v a_o unquestionable_a truth_n for_o beside_o what_o have_v be_v note_v of_o this_o kind_n already_o in_o the_o twenty_o five_o year_n of_o this_o king_n it_o be_v establish_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 1._o 25._o ed._n 1._o c._n 3._o 42._o ed._n 3._o c._n 1._o that_o if_o any_o statute_n be_v make_v contrary_a to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la or_o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr forestis_n it_o shall_v be_v hold_v for_o none_o and_o the_o noble_n and_o the_o great_a officer_n be_v swear_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o they_o yea_o 583._o speed_v p._n 583._o by_o the_o royal_a command_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o oath_n be_v take_v to_o tie_v all_o man_n to_o the_o strict_a observation_n of_o they_o sect_n iv_o that_o we_o find_v throughout_o the_o history_n of_o our_o king_n that_o their_o election_n or_o else_o their_o compact_n with_o the_o people_n have_v general_o be_v conceive_v a_o thing_n proper_a to_o strengthen_v their_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n or_o at_o the_o least_o to_o satisfy_v their_o people_n 4_o it_o may_v be_v far_a worthy_a of_o our_o consideration_n that_o we_o find_v throughout_o the_o history_n of_o our_o king_n that_o their_o election_n or_o else_o their_o compact_n with_o the_o people_n have_v general_o be_v look_v on_o as_o a_o thing_n proper_a to_o strengthen_v their_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n or_o at_o the_o least_o to_o satisfy_v the_o people_n for_o instance_n first_o 436._o dunelm_n p._n 195._o hoved._n e._n 258._o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tam_fw-la normannorum_fw-la quam_fw-la anglorum_fw-la proceribus_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la electus_fw-la gemit_fw-la de_fw-fr ducibus_fw-la norm_a l._n 6._o c._n 37._o walse_v hypod._n neust_fw-fr p._n 436._o of_o the_o conqueror_n s_o dunelmensis_n and_o hoveden_n inform_v we_o that_o foedus_fw-la pepigit_fw-la he_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o the_o people_n gulielmus_fw-la gemiticensis_n and_o walsingham_n say_v that_o he_o be_v choose_v king_n by_o all_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n and_o normandy_n second_o 164._o daniel_n p._n 52._o polyd._n virg._n hist_o l._n 10._o p._n 164._o william_n the_o second_o hold_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n by_o the_o will_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o succession_n in_o right_n of_o primogeniture_n be_v none_o of_o he_o 984._o volentibus_fw-la omnium_fw-la provincialium_fw-la animus_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la acceptus_fw-la m._n par._n p._n 10._o chron._n joh._n brompt_a p._n 983_o 984._o the_o historian_n say_v that_o the_o noble_n meet_v in_o council_n at_o westminster_n and_o after_o long_a consultation_n make_v he_o king_n that_o by_o the_o willing_a mind_n of_o all_o he_o be_v accept_v for_o their_o king_n and_o the_o king_n himself_o declare_v quod_fw-la ipsum_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la creaverant_a that_o they_o have_v create_v he_o king_n three_o henry_n the_o first_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o historian_n tell_v we_o that_o a_o council_n of_o the_o whole_a community_n reject_v robert_n 310._o unanimi_fw-la ascensu_fw-la svo_fw-la ipsum_fw-la refutauêrunt_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la rege_fw-la omninò_fw-la recusauêrunt_fw-la &_o henricum_fw-la fratrem_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la ere_o êrunt_fw-la knight_n de_fw-fr event_n angl._n p._n 2374._o in_o regem_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la frater_fw-la ejus_fw-la henricus_fw-la &_o consecratus_fw-la est_fw-la rex_fw-la angl._n m._n westm_n hist._n p._n 235._o in_o regem_fw-la electus_fw-la est_fw-la aliquantis_fw-la tamen_fw-la controversiis_fw-la inter_fw-la procére_n excitatis_fw-la &_o sopitis_fw-la w._n malmsb._n l._n 5._o f._n 88_o j._n brompt_a chron._n p._n 997._o walse_v hypod._n neust_fw-fr p._n 446._o rich._n hagul_v p._n 310._o the_o elder_a son_n of_o the_o conqueror_n and_o will_v not_o have_v he_o for_o their_o king_n but_o with_o unanimous_a consent_n they_o advance_v his_o brother_n henry_n to_o the_o kingdom_n who_o be_v by_o all_o elect_v and_o consecrate_a king_n at_o westminster_n after_o the_o death_n of_o william_n rufus_n as_o be_v the_o first_o bear_v of_o the_o conqueror_n after_o he_o be_v king_n of_o england_n william_n of_o malmsbury_n say_v he_o be_v consecrate_a within_o four_o day_n after_o his_o brother_n death_n lest_o the_o rumour_n of_o robert_n come_v to_o england_n shall_v move_v the_o noble_n to_o repent_v of_o their_o election_n 38._o sciatis_fw-la i_o dei_fw-la misericordia_fw-la &_o communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la baronum_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regni_fw-la regem_fw-la esse_fw-la coronatum_fw-la m._n paris_n pag._n 38._o and_o in_o his_o charter_n the_o king_n himself_o write_v thus_o know_v you_o that_o i_o be_v crown_v king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o common_a council_n of_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o his_o elder_a brother_n robert_n be_v absent_a at_o the_o holy_a war_n they_o choose_v henry_n king_n because_o they_o be_v afraid_a to_o be_v long_o without_o government_n four_o florence_n of_o worcester_n william_n of_o malmsbury_n r._n hoveden_n and_o r._n hagulstadensis_n do_v express_o say_v that_o stephen_n be_v choose_v king_n by_o the_o primate_fw-la of_o the_o kingdom_n b._n a_o primoribus_fw-la regni_fw-la cum_fw-la favore_fw-la cleri_fw-la &_o populi_n electus_fw-la r._n hagul_v p._n 312._o flor._n wigorn._n p._n 665._o hoved._n f._n 215._o malm_n sb_n f._n 101._o b._n with_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n and_o that_o he_o take_v upon_o he_o the_o kingdom_n with_o their_o general_a consent_n 314._o a_o scensu_fw-la populi_n &_o cleri_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la electus_fw-la malmsb_n hist_o nou._n l._n 1._o f._n 101._o b._n r._n hagul_v p._n 314._o and_o his_o own_o charter_n say_v the_o same_o thing_n as_o they_o have_v reason_n to_o do_v he_o have_v no_o title_n at_o all_o but_o as_o one_o of_o the_o blood_n by_o mere_a election_n advance_v to_o the_o crown_n 69._o daniel_n p._n 69._o five_o radulphus_fw-la de_fw-la diceto_fw-la 529._o ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la electus_fw-la p._n 529._o say_v of_o henry_n the_o second_o that_o he_o be_v elect_v by_o all_o and_o anoint_v by_o theobald_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n six_o and_o of_o richard_n the_o first_o he_o say_v 647._o post_fw-la tum_fw-la cleri_fw-la &_o populi_n solennem_fw-la &_o debitam_fw-la electionem_fw-la p._n 647._o that_o be_v to_o be_v promote_v to_o be_v king_n by_o right_a of_o succession_n after_o the_o solemn_a and_o due_a election_n both_o of_o the_o clergy_n and_o laity_n he_o take_v a_o threefold_a oath_n hoveden_n add_v that_o he_o be_v consecrate_a and_o crown_v king_n of_o england_n 374._o f._n 374._o consilio_fw-la &_o assensu_fw-la by_o the_o council_n and_o assent_n of_o the_o arch-bishop_n bishop_n count_n and_o baron_n seven_o 138._o p._n 127._o archiepiscopus_fw-la dixit_fw-la quod_fw-la nullus_fw-la praevia_fw-la ratione_fw-la alij_fw-la succedere_fw-la habet_fw-la regnum_fw-la nisi_fw-la ab_fw-la universitate_fw-la regni_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la invocata_fw-la gratia_fw-la electus_fw-la &_o secundùm_fw-la morum_fw-la eminentiam_fw-la praeelectus_fw-la omnes_fw-la hoc_fw-la acceptabant_fw-la ipsumque_fw-la comitem_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la eligentes_fw-la &_o assumente_n exclamant_fw-la dicentes_fw-la vivat_fw-la rex_fw-la matth._n paris_n p._n 138._o king_n john_n receive_v the_o crown_n by_o way_n of_o election_n as_o be_v choose_v by_o the_o state_n say_v daniel_n matthew_n paris_n say_v that_o all_o consent_v to_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o archbishop_n that_o none_o ought_v to_o 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the_o parliament_n then_o meet_v at_o london_n declare_v by_o common_a consent_n that_o edward_n the_o second_o be_v unworthy_a of_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o many_o cause_n to_o be_v depose_v and_o that_o his_o first_o bear_v son_n edward_n
permanserint_fw-la quo_fw-la nunc_fw-la sunt_fw-la unde_fw-la qui_fw-la juravit_fw-la reddere_fw-la gladium_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la reddere_fw-la furioso_fw-it &_o qui_fw-la juravit_fw-la ducere_fw-la aliquam_fw-la vxorem_fw-la non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ducere_fw-la si_fw-la deprehendat_fw-la eam_fw-la esse_fw-la ex_fw-la alio_fw-la viro_fw-la gravidam_fw-la have_v &_o istiusmodi_fw-la conditione_n in_fw-la omni_fw-la juramento_fw-la subintelligi_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la etsi_fw-la non_fw-la exprimantur_fw-la &_o rigidus_fw-la nimis_fw-la esset_fw-la juramenti_fw-la interpres_fw-la qui_fw-la istarum_fw-la aliquam_fw-la exclusum_fw-la iret_fw-la prael_n 2._o §._o 10._o and_o many_o of_o the_o schoolman_n be_v one_o viz._n that_o thing_n continue_v and_o remain_v in_o the_o same_o state_n they_o be_v at_o the_o time_n of_o swear_v whence_o he_o that_o swear_v to_o restore_v a_o sword_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o do_v it_o to_o a_o madman_n and_o he_o that_o swear_v to_o marry_v such_o a_o woman_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o do_v it_o if_o he_o find_v she_o afterward_o with_o child_n by_o another_o these_o and_o such_o like_a condition_n though_o they_o be_v not_o express_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o all_o oath_n and_o he_o that_o shall_v exclude_v any_o of_o they_o will_v too_o rigid_o interpret_v his_o oath_n second_o amesius_n add_v 22._o in_o juramento_fw-la subintelligi_fw-la debent_fw-la conditione_n illae_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la more_fw-mi &_o consuetudine_fw-la receprâ_fw-la concipi_fw-la praesumuntur_fw-la ab_fw-la iis_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la juramentum_fw-la spectar_fw-la de_fw-fr case_n conscience_n l._n 4._o c._n 22._o that_o in_o a_o oath_n all_o those_o condition_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v which_o by_o the_o receive_a custom_n and_o manner_n of_o a_o nation_n be_v presume_v to_o be_v conceive_v as_o condition_n belong_v to_o it_o and_o that_o when_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o a_o oath_n be_v take_v away_o the_o oath_n cease_v 18._o quum_fw-la aufertur_fw-la ratio_fw-la formalis_fw-la juramenti_fw-la juramentum_fw-la cessat_fw-la ratione_fw-la eventûs_fw-la qui_fw-la casus_fw-la est_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la jurà runt_fw-la se_fw-la obedituros_fw-la domino_fw-la aut_fw-la principi_fw-la alicui_fw-la qui_fw-la postea_fw-la cessat_fw-la esse_fw-la talis_fw-la ibid._n §_o 36._o nec_fw-la tenebitur_fw-la si_fw-la cesset_fw-la qualitas_fw-la sub_fw-la qua_fw-la alicui_fw-la juravit_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la magistratus_fw-la desinat_fw-la esse_fw-la magistratus_fw-la crot._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la bel_n &_o pac._n l._n 2._o c._n 13._o §._o 18._o and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o case_n of_o they_o who_o swear_v to_o a_o prince_n or_o to_o a_o master_n who_o after_o cease_v so_o to_o be_v three_o the_o casuist_n far_a tell_v we_o that_o a_o promissory_a oath_n make_v pure_o on_o such_o a_o motive_n and_o foundation_n suppose_v the_o continuance_n of_o that_o foundation_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o its_o obligation_n and_o therefore_o 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and_o to_o deny_v they_o all_o due_a law_n and_o justice_n he_o seem_v by_o just_a consequence_n to_o have_v make_v void_a the_o motive_n and_o foundation_n of_o that_o allegiance_n they_o swear_v to_o he_o grotius_n inform_v we_o that_o the_o promise_n of_o a_o king_n to_o his_o subject_n give_v they_o a_o right_n to_o the_o thing_n promise_v that_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o promise_n and_o contract_n and_o this_o it_o do_v more_o certain_o when_o it_o be_v only_o a_o promise_n of_o what_o be_v original_o their_o right_n confirm_v by_o his_o oath_n 8._o dicimus_fw-la ergo_fw-la ex_fw-la promiso_fw-la &_o contractu_fw-la regis_fw-la quem_fw-la cum_fw-la subditis_fw-la iniit_fw-la nasci_fw-la veram_fw-la &_o propriam_fw-la obligationem_fw-la quae_fw-la jus_o that_o ipsis_fw-la subditis_fw-la ea_fw-la enim_fw-la est_fw-la &_o promissorum_fw-la &_o contractuum_fw-la natura_fw-la de_fw-fr jure_fw-la bel._n &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 14._o §._o 8._o and_o the_o very_a condition_n 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