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some_o time_n after_o the_o last_o punic_a war_n none_o think_v of_o grow_v rich_a by_o spoil_n get_v in_o the_o war_n 48_o they_o who_o do_v it_o be_v man_n who_o hatch_v wicked_a design_n against_o their_o country_n ibid._n the_o roman_n make_v every_o war_n bear_v its_o own_o charge_n 49_o instance_n of_o great_a sum_n from_o time_n to_o time_n bring_v into_o the_o common_a treasury_n 49_o to_o 52_o no_o empire_n strong_a enough_o to_o carry_v on_o a_o long_a war_n single_o upon_o its_o own_o revenue_n 53_o the_o immense_a treasure_n gather_v by_o augustus_n and_o which_o tiberius_n leave_v behind_o he_o at_o his_o death_n 57_o all_o which_o caligula_n consume_v in_o less_o than_o a_o year_n ibid._n the_o difference_n the_o roman_a emperor_n make_v in_o the_o public_a revenue_n and_o the_o prince_n private_a patrimony_n 58_o profusion_n in_o wicked_a prince_n the_o first_o spring_n of_o all_o their_o other_o vice_n 62_o the_o prodigious_a debt_n into_o which_o rome_n be_v plunge_v 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the_o ibid_v lewis_n xii_o â—who_o be_v term_v the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n will_v not_o mix_v his_o revenue_n â—nd_v patrimony_n with_o what_o belong_v to_o â—he_n public_a erect_v separate_a office_n to_o that_o purpose_n sir_n 179._o sir_n cot._n post_n p._n 179._o robert_n cotton_n a_o author_n of_o great_a weight_n in_o all_o these_o matter_n say_v as_o we_o have_v note_v before_o that_o in_o england_n our_o ancestor_n hold_v it_o impious_a to_o alienate_v the_o ancient_a demean_v land_n of_o the_o crown_n we_o have_v take_v notice_n in_o the_o second_o section_n of_o the_o difference_n the_o roman_a emperor_n make_v between_o the_o fiscus_n and_o the_o aerarium_fw-la the_o first_o of_o which_o be_v the_o private_a patrimony_n and_o in_o the_o other_o the_o people_n have_v a_o right_n of_o this_o very_a thing_n there_o be_v footstep_n in_o england_n that_o be_v there_o be_v ancient_o a_o difference_n make_v between_o the_o scaccarium_n and_o the_o hannaperium_n and_o 278._o 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iu._n they_o pray_v to_o have_v leave_n to_o quit_v their_o employment_n a_o modesty_n and_o self-denial_n not_o very_o common_a in_o this_o age_n and_o that_o their_o account_n may_v be_v pass_v upon_o which_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o direct_v person_n to_o audit_n and_o state_n the_o say_a account_n the_o record_n be_v very_o curious_a we_o shall_v therefore_o give_v it_o in_o word_n at_o length_n 44._o length_n rot._n parl._n 7_o &_o 8_o hen._n 4._o nu._n 44._o item_n mesme_fw-fr le_fw-fr jour_fw-fr le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr mr._n john_n tibetot_n then_o speaker_n monstra_fw-la de_fw-fr par_fw-fr les_fw-fr ditz_fw-fr commune_v comment_n au_o parliament_n nadgaires_fw-fr tenuz_fw-fr a_fw-fr coventre_fw-fr thomas_n sire_n de_fw-fr furnival_n &_o mr._n john_n pelham_n furent_fw-fr assignez_fw-fr tresorer_n pour_fw-fr les_fw-fr guerres_n come_v pierd_v the_o record_n en_fw-fr rolle_n de_fw-fr parliament_n puis_fw-fr qel_fw-fr temps_fw-fr les_fw-fr ditz_fw-fr tresorer_n ont_fw-fr 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vol._n p._n 306._o art_n i._n that_o whereas_o the_o great_a office_n express_v in_o the_o say_v duke_n style_n and_o title_n heretofore_o have_v be_v the_o singular_a preferment_n of_o several_a person_n eminent_a in_o wisdom_n and_o trust_n and_o full_o able_a for_o the_o weighty_a service_n and_o great_a employment_n of_o the_o state_n whereby_o the_o say_v office_n be_v both_o careful_o and_o sufficient_o execute_v by_o several_a person_n of_o such_o wisdom_n trust_v and_o ability_n and_o other_o also_o that_o be_v employ_v by_o the_o royal_a progenitor_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n in_o place_n of_o less_o dignity_n be_v much_o encourage_v with_o the_o hope_n of_o advancement_n and_o whereas_o divers_a of_o the_o say_a place_n several_o of_o themselves_o and_o necessary_o require_v the_o whole_a care_n industry_n and_o attendance_n of_o a_o most_o provident_a and_o most_o able_a person_n he_o the_o say_a duke_n be_v young_a and_o unexperienced_a have_v of_o late_a year_n with_o exorbitant_a ambition_n and_o for_o his_o own_o profit_n and_o advantage_n procure_v and_o ingross_v into_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o say_v several_a office_n both_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o state_n the_o prejudice_n of_o that_o service_n which_o shall_v have_v be_v perform_v in_o they_o and_o to_o the_o great_a discouragement_n of_o other_o who_o by_o this_o his_o procure_n and_o engross_n of_o the_o say_a office_n be_v preclude_v from_o such_o hope_n as_o their_o virtue_n ability_n and_o public_a employment_n may_v otherwise_o have_v give_v they_o 334._o p._n 334._o art_n ix_o whereas_o the_o title_n of_o honour_n of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v confer_v as_o great_a reward_n upon_o such_o virtuous_a and_o industrious_a person_n as_o have_v merit_v they_o by_o their_o faithful_a service_n the_o say_a duke_n by_o his_o importunate_a and_o subtle_a procurement_n have_v not_o only_o pervert_v that_o ancient_a and_o most_o honourable_a way_n but_o also_o undue_o for_o his_o own_o particular_a gain_n he_o have_v enforce_v some_o that_o be_v rich_a though_o unwilling_a to_o purchase_v honour_n as_o the_o lord_n r._n baron_n of_o t._n who_o by_o practice_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n and_o his_o agent_n be_v draw_v up_o to_o london_n in_o or_o about_o october_n in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o late_a king_n james_n of_o famous_a memory_n and_o there_o so_o threaten_a and_o deal_v withal_o that_o by_o reason_n thereof_o he_o yield_v to_o give_v and_o according_o do_v pay_v the_o sum_n of_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n to_o the_o say_a duke_n and_o to_o his_o use_n for_o which_o say_v sum_n the_o say_a duke_n in_o the_o month_n january_n in_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o year_n of_o the_o say_v late_a king_n procure_v the_o title_n of_o baron_n r._n of_o t._n to_o the_o say_a lord_n r._n in_o which_o practice_n as_o the_o say_a lord_n r._n be_v much_o wrong_v in_o this_o particular_a so_o the_o 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