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honest_a vulgar_a people_n which_o be_v infinite_a in_o comparison_n of_o the_o seducer_n be_v by_o the_o incendiary_n of_o these_o westminster_n man_n entrap_v into_o this_o rebellion_n that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n every_o man_n only_o true_a guide_n all_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o realm_n ought_v in_o that_o war_n to_o have_v adhere_v unto_o the_o king_n that_o by_o the_o people_n disobedience_n therein_o the_o know_a law_n be_v subvert_v and_o themselves_o enslave_v that_o until_o the_o king_n be_v restore_v unto_o his_o just_a right_n the_o know_a law_n set_v on_o foot_n and_o a_o submission_n to_o the_o true_a judge_n thereof_o the_o people_n be_v not_o to_o hope_v for_o other_o then_o increase_v of_o misery_n and_o that_o by_o do_v this_o which_o be_v both_o in_o their_o power_n and_o the_o people_n duty_n to_o perform_v be_v the_o scope_n of_o this_o treatise_n and_o herein_o let_v none_o heretofore_o active_a against_o the_o king_n by_o reflect_v upon_o the_o law_n which_o as_o before_o appear_v do_v judge_v he_o a_o traitor_n be_v deter_v from_o do_v his_o duty_n that_o be_v in_o example_n of_o judas_n to_o revenge_v themselves_o upon_o their_o own_o person_n they_o do_v thereby_o become_v the_o author_n of_o their_o own_o ruin_n for_o as_o we_o have_v the_o seat_n of_o then_o by_o attribute_v it_o to_o the_o parliament_n therefore_o much_o more_o be_v the_o arrogancy_n of_o the_o member_n to_o claim_v that_o unlimited_a authoty_n without_o the_o king_n chap._n v._n that_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n and_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n be_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o realm_n unto_o who_o the_o people_n be_v bind_v last_o and_o final_o to_o submit_v themselves_o for_o matter_n of_o law_n p._n 49._o wherein_o be_v show_v that_o the_o member_n be_v neither_o qualify_v nor_o of_o a_o composier_n fit_a to_o judge_v the_o law_n and_o that_o if_o the_o king_n or_o the_o two_o house_n have_v that_o power_n the_o know_a law_n be_v destroy_v and_o the_o people_n enslave_v chap._n vi_o that_o the_o judge_n of_o the_o realm_n ought_v to_o be_v elect_v and_o authorize_v by_o the_o king_n of_o england_n for_o the_o time_n be_v and_o by_o none_o else_o p._n 64._o wherein_o it_o be_v show_v to_o be_v most_o preposterous_a for_o the_o member_n to_o assume_v it_o and_o that_o all_o person_n condemn_v and_o execute_v by_o their_o sentence_n or_o the_o sentence_n of_o their_o nominal_a judge_n whether_o guilty_a or_o not_o guilty_a be_v murder_v and_o all_o other_o proceed_n void_a in_o law_n chap._n vii_o that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a supreme_a governor_n unto_o who_o all_o the_o people_n of_o this_o nation_n in_o point_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o government_n be_v bind_v to_o subject_n themselves_o p._n 69._o wherein_o be_v show_v that_o sovereign_a power_n of_o government_n power_n to_o make_v law_n and_o power_n to_o judge_v the_o law_n be_v three_o feverall_a thing_n and_o by_o the_o constitution_n of_o england_n ought_v to_o be_v in_o three_o several_a hand_n the_o first_o be_v in_o the_o king_n the_o second_o in_o the_o king_n and_o the_o two_o housis_n and_o the_o three_o in_o the_o judge_n that_o the_o member_n have_v usurp_v all_o these_o have_v destroy_v the_o law_n and_o enslave_v the_o people_n chap._n viii_o that_o the_o militia_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v inherent_a in_o the_o crown_n and_o at_o the_o absolute_a command_n of_o the_o king_n and_o none_o else_o p._n 89._o wherein_o be_v show_v the_o true_a use_n of_o the_o militia_n the_o gross_a absurdity_n of_o the_o member_n claim_v thereunto_o and_o that_o their_o usurpation_n herein_o have_v undo_v the_o kingdom_n chap._n ix_o that_o all_o person_n who_o have_v promote_v this_o war_n in_o the_o
name_n of_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o all_o such_o as_o have_v act_v therein_o or_o adhere_v thereunto_o be_v guilty_a of_o treason_n p._n 100_o chap._n x._o that_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o nation_n be_v not_o only_o command_v from_o do_v violence_n to_o the_o king_n person_n or_o prejudice_n to_o his_o authority_n but_o be_v oblige_v with_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n to_o assist_v and_o preserve_v his_o person_n and_o just_a right_n from_o the_o fury_n of_o his_o enemy_n both_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a p._n 112._o chap._n xi_o that_o those_o person_n at_o westminster_n who_o call_v themselves_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n be_v not_o the_o two_o house_n nor_o member_n of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 113._o chap._n xii_o result_v upon_o the_o premise_n that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n under_o the_o government_n of_o the_o king_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v a_o free_a subject_n p._n 125._o chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n under_o the_o government_n claim_v by_o the_o member_n of_o the_o two_o house_n be_v absolute_a slave_n p._n 128._o chap._n fourteen_o how_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n be_v bring_v into_o this_o slavery_n p._n 132._o chap._n xv._n the_o way_n how_o to_o restore_v the_o people_n unto_o their_o former_a liberty_n p._n 135._o the_o preamble_n or_o introduction_n to_o the_o ensue_a discourse_n wherein_o be_v contain_v the_o motive_n which_o induce_v the_o author_n to_o take_v up_o arm_n for_o the_o king_n against_o the_o force_n raise_v by_o command_n of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n when_o the_o unhappy_a difference_n between_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o two_o house_n begin_v to_o appear_v i_o endeavour_v to_o satisfy_v myself_o of_o the_o cause_n thereof_o which_o i_o find_v to_o be_v thus_o the_o member_n form_v a_o 〈◊〉_d concern_v the_o 1641._o militia_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o this_o effect_n viz._n that_o certain_a person_n by_o they_o therein_o 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such_o case_n by_o his_o regal_a authority_n compel_v his_o subject_n in_o his_o and_o his_o people_n defence_n to_o serve_v in_o person_n and_o contribute_v with_o their_o purse_n yet_o herein_o the_o king_n be_v not_o the_o final_a judge_n if_o so_o the_o estate_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v at_o his_o will_n he_o may_v then_o upon_o pretence_n of_o necessity_n draw_v from_o the_o people_n their_o whole_a fortune_n and_o estate_n which_o be_v in_o effect_n a_o power_n arbitrary_a therefore_o as_o before_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o sheriff_n so_o here_o as_o the_o people_n be_v at_o their_o extreme_a peril_n in_o case_n of_o danger_n bind_v to_o obey_v the_o king_n command_n so_o it_o be_v at_o the_o peril_n of_o the_o king_n minister_n therein_o employ_v that_o the_o king_n have_v just_a cause_n to_o make_v that_o command_n for_o every_o subject_n who_o by_o the_o king_n command_n or_o warrant_n be_v molest_v either_o in_o person_n or_o estate_n may_v prosecute_v 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pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la etc._n etc._n quoddam_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la apud_fw-la civitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la west_n 1._o die_v maii_n prox_n futur_n '_o teneri_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la &_o ibidem_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la cum_fw-la prelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la &_o proceribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la vobis_fw-la sub_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o ligeantiis_fw-la quibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenemini_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungentes_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quòd_fw-la personaliter_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o that_o to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o the_o power_n which_o the_o member_n of_o that_o assembly_n have_v to_o sit_v and_o vote_n in_o parliament_n the_o people_n be_v not_o at_o all_o consult_v with_o in_o any_o particular_a and_o for_o the_o commons_o house_n the_o institution_n thereof_o and_o the_o commission_n which_o the_o member_n of_o that_o assembly_n have_v be_v derive_v from_o the_o king_n too_o that_o which_o the_o people_n act_n and_o do_v therein_o be_v only_o to_o elect_v the_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n and_o therein_o too_o their_o authority_n be_v by_o the_o king_n writ_n the_o direction_n whereof_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o pursue_v it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o any_o county_n or_o town_n to_o add_v unto_o or_o lessen_v the_o number_n of_o person_n to_o be_v elect_v or_o to_o enlarge_v or_o limit_v the_o authority_n of_o those_o choose_v but_o former_a king_n as_o before_o be_v show_v sometime_o call_v more_o sometime_o few_o and_o at_o their_o pleasure_n create_v new_a corporation_n and_o give_v they_o power_n to_o send_v burgess_n and_o every_o king_n have_v and_o at_o this_o day_n have_v authority_n to_o enable_v and_o command_v every_o town_n in_o england_n to_o send_v burgess_n to_o parliament_n and_o when_o the_o knight_n and_o burgess_n be_v elect_v the_o people_n power_n be_v end_v than_o the_o person_n choose_v be_v to_o perform_v their_o duty_n wherein_o they_o must_v be_v guide_v by_o their_o commission_n it_o be_v that_o which_o do_v distinguish_v they_o from_o other_o man_n else_o every_o one_o in_o the_o kingdom_n have_v equal_a power_n to_o sit_v and_o vote_n in_o parliament_n and_o they_o have_v no_o other_o commission_n than_o the_o king_n write_v of_o summons_n which_o follow_v in_o these_o word_n viz._n rex_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la salut_n '_o quia_fw-la de_fw-la avisamento_fw-la &_o assensu_fw-la consilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n concern_v quoddam_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la apud_fw-la civitatem_fw-la nostram_fw-la westm_n '_o tertio_fw-la die_fw-la novembris_fw-la prox_n '_o futur_n '_o teneri_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la &_o ibidem_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la &_o proceribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o tract_n '_o tibi_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungentes_fw-la quod_fw-la facta_fw-la proclam_n '_o in_o prox_n comitatu_fw-la tuo_fw-la post_fw-la receptionem_fw-la huius_fw-la brevis_fw-la nostri_fw-la tenend_n die_v &_o loco_fw-la predict_v '_o duos_fw-la milit_fw-la '_o gladiis_fw-la cinctos_fw-la magis_fw-la idoneos_fw-la &_o discretos_fw-la commit_v '_o praedicti_fw-la &_o the_o qualib_a '_o civitate_fw-la com'_v illius_fw-la duos_fw-la cives_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr quolibet_fw-la burgo_n duos_fw-la burgenses_n de_fw-la discretior_fw-la '_o &_o magis_fw-la sufficientibus_fw-la libere_fw-la &_o indifferenter_fw-la per_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la proclam_fw-la '_o hujusmodi_fw-la interfuer_n '_o juxta_fw-la formam_fw-la statutorum_fw-la inde_fw-la edit_n '_o &_o provis_fw-la eligi_fw-la &_o nomina_fw-la eorundum_fw-la milit_fw-la '_o civium_fw-la &_o burgensium_fw-la sic_fw-la electorum_fw-la in_o quibusdam_fw-la indentur_fw-la '_o inter_fw-la te_fw-la &_o illos_fw-la qui_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la election_n '_o interfuerint_fw-la inde_fw-la conficiend_n '_o sive_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la elect_v '_o present_n fuerint_fw-la vel_fw-la absentes_fw-la inter_fw-la eosque_fw-la ad_fw-la dict'_fw-it diem_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la venire_fw-la facias_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la iidem_fw-la milites_fw-la plenam_fw-la &_o sufficientem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la pro_fw-la se_fw-la &_o communitate_fw-la commit_v '_o civitatum_fw-la &_o burgorun_n praedictorum_fw-la divisim_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la habeant_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la &_o consentiendum_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la ibid._n '_o de_fw-la communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la dicti_fw-la regis_fw-la nostri_fw-la favente_fw-la deo_fw-la contigerint_fw-la ordinari_fw-la super_fw-la negotiis_fw-la ante_fw-la dictis_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la 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