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illustrious_a prince_n james_n duke_n of_o york_n now_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n james_z the_o second_o p._n 31._o chap._n xi_o show_v that_o ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n will_v excuse_v none_o and_o that_o therefore_o all_o dissenter_n to_o the_o government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n be_v advise_v to_o conformity_n p._n 36._o chap._n xii_o show_v that_o all_o subject_n owe_v true_a ligeance_n to_o their_o sovereign_n though_o they_o never_o be_v or_o ever_o shall_v be_v swear_v to_o the_o same_o and_o be_v show_v the_o diversity_n between_o enemy_n and_o rebel_n than_o all_o be_v advise_v from_o rebellion_n and_o be_v show_v that_o the_o king_n have_v no_o peer_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v judge_v by_o his_o subject_n for_o his_o action_n p._n 38._o chap._n xiii_o show_n that_o no_o action_n lie_v against_o the_o king_n but_o in_o place_n thereof_o petition_n must_v be_v make_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o due_a circumstance_n observe_v the_o subject_n shall_v have_v his_o 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the_o king_n of_o england_n can_v alter_v or_o change_v the_o law_n of_o his_o realm_n at_o his_o pleasure_n for_o that_o he_o govern_v his_o people_n not_o by_o power_n only_o royal_a but_o also_o politic_a and_o such_o king_n rule_v by_o power_n royal_a and_o politic_a can_v neither_o change_v law_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o his_o subject_n nor_o yet_o charge_v they_o with_o strange_a imposition_n against_o their_o will_n so_o that_o to_o rule_v the_o people_n by_o government_n politic_a be_v no_o yoke_n not_o only_o to_o the_o subject_a but_o to_o the_o king_n himself_o according_o within_z the_o realm_n of_o england_n no_o man_n sojourn_v in_o another_o man_n house_n without_o the_o love_n and_o leave_v of_o the_o good_a man_n of_o the_o same_o house_n save_v in_o common_a inn_n where_o before_o his_o departure_n he_o shall_v satisfy_v and_o pay_v for_o all_o his_o charge_n there_o neither_o shall_v he_o escape_v unpunished_a whosoever_o he_o be_v that_o take_v another_o man_n 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kind_n of_o pill_v and_o the_o king_n there_o suffer_v no_o man_n to_o eat_v salt_n within_o his_o kingdom_n except_o he_o buy_v it_o of_o the_o king_n at_o such_o price_n as_o it_o please_v he_o to_o assess_v and_o if_o any_o poor_a man_n have_v rather_o eat_v his_o meat_n fresh_a than_o to_o buy_v salt_n so_o excessive_o dear_a he_o be_v immediate_o compel_v to_o buy_v so_o much_o of_o the_o king_n salt_n at_o the_o king_n price_n as_o shall_v suffice_v so_o many_o person_n as_o he_o keep_v in_o his_o house_n moreover_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o that_o realm_n give_v yearly_a to_o the_o king_n the_o four_o part_n of_o all_o the_o wine_n that_o their_o ground_n bear_v and_o every_o vintner_n the_o four_o penny_n of_o the_o price_n of_o the_o wine_n that_o he_o sell_v and_o beside_o all_o this_o every_o village_n and_o borough_n pay_v yearly_a to_o the_o king_n great_a sum_n of_o money_n assess_v upon_o they_o for_o the_o wage_n of_o man_n at_o arm_n so_o that_o the_o charge_n of_o 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