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majores_fw-la the_o son_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v all_o king_n and_o sovereign_n in_o
do_v the_o son_n possess_v this_o title_n by_o his_o father_n but_o by_o his_o family_n and_o lawyer_n have_v resolve_v that_o filius_fw-la retinet_fw-la nobilitatem_fw-la etiam_fw-la repudiata_fw-la haereditate_fw-la bart._n in_o l._n jurisjur_n §_o 1._o ff_n de_fw-fr oper._n lib._n jac._n &_o in_o l._n si_fw-la non_fw-la sortem_fw-la ff_n de_fw-mi condict_v in_o debit_fw-la but_o yet_o this_o decision_n may_v seem_v unsuitable_a to_o the_o analogy_n and_o principle_n of_o law_n for_o 1_o o._n since_o honour_n be_v by_o the_o first_o patent_n and_o erection_n grant_v to_o a_o man_n and_o his_o heir_n it_o seem_v just_a and_o legal_a that_o none_o can_v enjoy_v the_o same_o but_o such_o as_o be_v heir_n so_o that_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o qualify_v right_o grant_v by_o the_o king_n and_o consequent_o can_v be_v enjoy_v by_o none_o but_o such_o as_o purge_v and_o purify_v the_o quality_n and_o be_v heir_n 2_o o._n we_o see_v that_o in_o other_o right_n grant_v to_o a_o man_n and_o his_o heir_n no_o successor_n can_v have_v right_o without_o be_v heir_n and_o since_o this_o hold_v in_o accession_n of_o the_o mean_a nature_n why_o shall_v it_o not_o much_o rather_o hold_v in_o title_n and_o dignity_n which_o be_v thing_n of_o great_a importance_n 3_o o._n we_o have_v no_o way_n nor_o method_n to_o know_v who_o be_v heir_n but_o by_o a_o inquest_n after_o which_o he_o who_o be_v serve_v heir_n be_v liable_a to_o all_o debt_n and_o if_o he_o who_o be_v to_o use_v the_o title_n need_v not_o be_v find_v heir_n by_o a_o inquest_n any_o man_n may_v use_v the_o title_n of_o a_o deceist_n peer_n and_o if_o two_o contend_v for_o it_o this_o can_v not_o be_v try_v without_o a_o inquest_n and_o service_n 4_o o._n the_o make_v man_n liable_a to_o their_o predecessor_n debt_n for_o use_v his_o title_n will_v be_v very_o advantageous_a for_o the_o defunct_n creditor_n and_o it_o be_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o creditor_n shall_v be_v pay_v nor_o can_v the_o apparent_a heir_n complain_v since_o he_o may_v choose_v to_o use_v the_o title_n or_o not_o as_o he_o please_v 5_o o._n it_o be_v advantageous_a to_o the_o commonwealth_n that_o none_o have_v a_o title_n but_o he_o who_o have_v the_o estate_n which_o be_v give_v out_o with_o it_o and_o out_o of_o which_o it_o be_v to_o be_v mantain_v a_o poor_a nobility_n be_v a_o great_a burden_n upon_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o a_o ruin_n to_o it_o and_o i_o find_v that_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n do_v degrade_v george_n nevil_n from_o be_v duke_n of_o bedford_n for_o want_v of_o a_o estate_n suitable_a to_o his_o dignity_n which_o statut._n 17._o ed._n 4._o express_v the_o inconvenience_n here_o mention_v which_o be_v great_a in_o scotland_n than_o in_o england_n because_o our_o peer_n have_v more_o interest_n in_o lay_v on_o tax_n than_o lord_n in_o england_n have_v 6_o o._n the_o law_n consider_v not_o in_o other_o case_n whether_o the_o thing_n use_v by_o the_o apparent_a heir_n may_v be_v advantageous_a to_o he_o or_o whether_o he_o may_v pay_v debt_n with_o it_o for_o the_o use_n of_o mere_a ornament_n which_o can_v yield_v no_o money_n or_o thing_n of_o the_o mean_a advantage_n do_v make_v he_o liable_a yea_o and_o he_o will_v be_v liable_a though_o he_o be_v a_o loose_a by_o the_o thing_n he_o use_v whereas_o not_o only_o be_v honour_n and_o precedency_n thing_n of_o great_a advantage_n and_o which_o man_n will_v buy_v at_o any_o rate_n but_o if_o a_o man_n have_v liberty_n once_o to_o use_v the_o title_n of_o his_o predecessor_n it_o give_v he_o a_o great_a opportunity_n to_o enhance_v his_o predecessor_n estate_n by_o indirect_a mean_n and_o the_o former_a argument_n prove_v only_o that_o the_o blood_n interest_n as_o to_o honour_n be_v transmit_v without_o a_o service_n but_o not_o that_o the_o feudal_n title_n of_o earl_n can_v be_v so_o transmit_v question_v xii_o whether_o do_v the_o appearancy_n of_o blood_n give_v precedency_n where_o the_o predecessor_n be_v not_o dead_a this_o be_v call_v by_o the_o doctor_n spes_n &_o expectantia_fw-la successionis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v debate_v whether_o the_o son_n of_o a_o king_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o his_o brother_n and_o all_o the_o peer_n and_o general_o whether_o the_o nephew_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o uncle_n who_o be_v his_o father_n second_o brother_n and_o i_o find_v it_o record_v that_o lycurgus_n do_v decide_v for_o himself_o against_o his_o nephew_n be_v the_o son_n of_o his_o elder_a brother_n but_o i_o will_v distinguish_v here_o thus_o first_o in_o the_o family_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n all_o the_o king_n child_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o king_n brother_n and_o all_o the_o king_n brother_n to_o the_o king_n uncle_n and_o thus_o it_o be_v decide_v in_o france_n by_o henry_n the_o three_o rupanus_fw-la pag._n 508._o but_o former_o the_o uncle_n be_v prefer_v by_o the_o constitution_n of_o philip_n the_o long_a anno_fw-la 1316._o and_o though_o in_o the_o roman_a empire_n before_o alexius_n comnenius_n the_o emperor_n son_n be_v still_o prefer_v to_o his_o uncle_n yet_o that_o emperor_n desire_v to_o put_v a_o mark_n of_o respect_n upon_o his_o own_o elder_a brother_n prefer_v he_o to_o his_o son_n and_o now_o the_o son_n of_o prince_n be_v so_o far_o prefer_v that_o not_o only_o they_o but_o all_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v prefer_v to_o all_o other_o peer_n though_o they_o be_v last_o create_v as_o be_v find_v by_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n anno_fw-la 1541._o betwixt_o the_o duke_n of_o neveres_fw-la and_o monpensier_n 2_o o._n if_o in_o other_o family_n the_o brother_n be_v of_o a_o dignity_n equal_a to_o his_o elder_a brother_n than_o the_o brother_n will_v be_v prefer_v to_o the_o nephew_n as_o if_o the_o brother_n be_v a_o earl_n and_o the_o nephew_n a_o lord_n as_o be_v a_o earl_n son_n in_o this_o case_n expectation_n will_v not_o prefer_v the_o nephew_n because_o there_o be_v other_o actual_a degree_n of_o preferrence_n 3_o o._n if_o the_o uncle_n be_v a_o lord_n by_o creation_n and_o the_o nephew_n a_o lord_n by_o birth_n in_o which_o case_n if_o the_o uncle_n be_v a_o lord_n before_o the_o nephew_n be_v bear_v the_o uncle_n ought_v to_o be_v prefer_v as_o first_o in_o time_n but_o not_o if_o the_o nephew_n be_v first_o bear_v and_o thus_o baldus_n distinguish_v ad_fw-la l._n ut_fw-la intestato_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr sum_o &_o leg._n here_v 4_o o._n if_o neither_o the_o nephew_n nor_o uncle_n have_v any_o special_a dignity_n than_o the_o son_n of_o the_o elder_a brother_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o uncle_n and_o this_o last_o case_n show_v that_o the_o immediate_a hope_n of_o succession_n or_o jus_o expectantiae_fw-la be_v in_o itself_o a_o ground_n of_o precedency_n and_o since_o a_o man_n and_o his_o apparent_a heir_n be_v una_fw-la &_o eadem_fw-la persona_fw-la in_o the_o construction_n of_o law_n and_o that_o in_o many_o thing_n that_o be_v disadvantageous_a to_o the_o son_n he_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o heir_n apparent_a in_o the_o same_o way_n as_o if_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a it_o be_v therefore_o just_a that_o as_o he_o have_v the_o disadvantage_n of_o a_o apparent_a heir_n so_o he_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o advantage_n of_o a_o apparent_a heir_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v that_o our_o statute_n have_v declare_v comprising_n buy_v in_o by_o the_o apparent_a heir_n to_o be_v redeemable_a by_o the_o defunct_n creditor_n it_o be_v find_v that_o a_o comprise_v buy_v in_o by_o the_o elder_a son_n even_o whilst_o his_o father_n live_v be_v redeemable_a from_o he_o and_o that_o he_o be_v a_o apparent_a heir_n in_o the_o construction_n of_o law_n and_o therefore_o since_o the_o law_n put_v he_o in_o the_o same_o case_n as_o if_o the_o father_n be_v dead_a he_o ought_v to_o have_v the_o same_o precedency_n and_o consequent_o aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v to_o his_o uncle_n to_o who_o he_o will_v certain_o be_v prefer_v if_o his_o father_n be_v dead_a it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o in_o scotland_n the_o uncle_n be_v of_o old_a acknowledge_v to_o be_v king_n during_o not_o only_o the_o pupillarity_n of_o his_o pupil_n but_o during_o the_o uncle_n own_o natural_a life_n which_o be_v a_o invasion_n upon_o the_o natural_a right_n of_o our_o king_n be_v abrogate_a under_o kenith_n the_o three_o question_n xiii_o whether_o shall_v a_o elder_a brother_n who_o be_v bear_v before_o the_o father_n be_v prefer_v to_o the_o dignity_n of_o a_o king_n marquess_z earl_n etc._n etc._n be_v prefer_v to_o a_o young_a brother_n who_o be_v bear_v after_o his_o father_n have_v attain_v to_o either_o of_o these_o dignity_n lawyer_n have_v vary_v very_o much_o
it_o time_n out_o of_o mind_n it_o be_v fit_a to_o know_v that_o in_o this_o isle_n not_o only_o that_o nobility_n which_o come_v by_o succession_n and_o immemorial_n possession_n but_o even_o that_o which_o come_v by_o privilege_n and_o concession_n can_v be_v forfeit_v by_o the_o father_n crime_n and_o in_o this_o we_o differ_v from_o warnesius_fw-la opinion_n and_o therefore_o the_o child_n must_v be_v rehabilitat_fw-la and_o restore_v by_o the_o king_n but_o the_o father_n unworthiness_n in_o exercise_v mean_a shift_n and_o trade_n do_v not_o among_o we_o derogate_v from_o the_o child_n nobility_n as_o in_o other_o nation_n nor_o do_v i_o see_v any_o reason_n for_o the_o distinction_n use_v by_o warnesius_fw-la for_o all_o nobility_n must_v be_v acknowledge_v to_o have_v flow_v original_o from_o the_o king_n by_o concession_n and_o even_o that_o nobility_n which_o come_v by_o privilege_n do_v descend_v upon_o the_o child_n by_o the_o king_n grant_v to_o they_o aswell_o as_o the_o father_n and_o so_o can_v be_v prejudge_v by_o any_o personal_a deed_n of_o he_o except_o in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o crime_n against_o the_o king_n for_o that_o be_v still_o employ_v in_o the_o concession_n and_o it_o be_v not_o just_a that_o the_o child_n of_o traitor_n shall_v enjoy_v those_o title_n and_o that_o nobility_n which_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o they_o in_o revenge_v their_o unjust_a quarrel_n question_v xxix_o one_o have_v resign_v a_o dignity_n or_o employment_n and_o return_v thereafter_o thereto_o whether_o do_v he_o who_o have_v so_o resign_v return_n to_o his_o former_a precedency_n to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o he_o do_v not_o but_o have_v embrace_v again_o the_o employment_n he_o have_v former_o resign_v he_o be_v only_o to_o have_v precedency_n according_a to_o his_o last_o reinstallment_n langleus_fw-la 7._o seme_a 8._o where_o it_o be_v lay_v down_o as_o a_o rule_n that_o precedency_n once_o lose_v be_v never_o recover_v and_o a_o instance_n of_o this_o be_v give_v cap._n ex_fw-la insinuatione_fw-la 26._o in_o a_o cannon_n who_o have_v once_o renunce_v his_o benefice_n and_o have_v thereafter_o embrace_v it_o be_v only_o to_o be_v prefer_v according_a to_o the_o date_n of_o his_o last_o title_n from_o this_o last_o rule_n viz._n that_o a_o precedency_n once_o lose_v can_v be_v recover_v gothofred_n de_fw-mi prece_v cap._n 6._o num_fw-la 43._o observe_v these_o exception_n first_o if_o the_o person_n who_o renounce_v his_o dignity_n be_v prefer_v to_o a_o high_a or_o more_o noble_a in_o which_o case_n if_o he_o return_v to_o his_o first_o employment_n he_o lose_v not_o the_o precedency_n due_a to_o it_o for_o a_o great_a dignity_n never_o prejudge_v the_o lesser_a l._n 3._o c._n de_fw-fr dignitatibus_fw-la rupanus_fw-la lib._n 7._o cap._n 27._o and_o contain_v in_o it_o the_o lesser_a per_fw-la eminentiam_fw-la as_o lawyer_n speak_v superveniens_fw-la major_n dignitas_fw-la auget_fw-la non_fw-la minuit_fw-la statum_fw-la except_o the_o two_o office_n be_v incompatible_a in_o themselves_o for_o then_o the_o lesser_a be_v extinguish_v by_o the_o great_a l._n si_fw-la debitoris_fw-la ff_n de_fw-fr fidejussor_n the_o second_o exception_n be_v if_o the_o person_n in_o who_o favour_n the_o resignation_n be_v make_v will_v not_o accept_v and_o upon_o his_o refusal_n the_o resigner_n do_v present_o return_v to_o his_o precedency_n l._n si_fw-fr forte_fw-fr ff_fw-mi de_fw-fr offic._n presid_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o resignation_n be_v there_o make_v in_o favour_n of_o another_o have_v that_o tacit_n condition_n in_o it_o that_o if_o the_o other_o in_o who_o favour_n it_o be_v make_v accept_v not_o the_o resignation_n shall_v be_v null_a and_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o all_o resignation_n in_o favorem_fw-la with_o we_o as_o to_o all_o fews_n as_o craig_n well_o observe_v the_o three_o exception_n be_v if_o he_o who_o make_v the_o resignation_n do_v present_o repent_v for_o in_o that_o case_n likewise_o he_o be_v in_o the_o condition_n as_o if_o he_o resign_v not_o and_o thus_o the_o law_n take_v not_o advantage_n of_o our_o sudden_a and_o undigested_a thought_n et_fw-la uxor_fw-la quae_fw-la mox_fw-la rediit_fw-la divertisse_fw-la non_fw-la videtur_fw-la the_o four_o exception_n give_v by_o he_o be_v if_o he_o who_o resign_v reserve_v to_o himself_o his_o former_a precedency_n for_o which_o though_o there_o be_v several_a roman_a decision_n yet_o it_o be_v very_o debateable_a how_o far_o a_o man_n can_v by_o protestation_n or_o paction_n distinguish_v and_o reserve_v a_o precedency_n when_o he_o have_v resign_v or_o dispone_v the_o employment_n to_o which_o it_o be_v annex_v for_o since_o the_o precedency_n be_v only_o due_a upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o employment_n it_o will_v seem_v that_o he_o who_o have_v resign_v the_o employment_n can_v retain_v the_o precedency_n and_o to_o do_v so_o be_v to_o retain_v accidens_fw-la sine_fw-la subjecto_fw-la question_v xxx_o whether_o may_v a_o nobleman_n resign_v his_o honour_n in_o favour_n of_o a_o three_o party_n and_o if_o the_o king_n confirmation_n thereupon_o will_v exclude_v the_o near_a agnat_n who_o will_v else_o have_v succeed_v by_o their_o right_n of_o blood_n this_o question_n seem_v of_o great_a importance_n and_o intricacy_n for_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o he_o may_v transfer_v his_o title_n in_o prejudice_n of_o his_o near_a heir_n because_o the_o title_n be_v only_o a_o fee_n and_o all_o fews_n may_v be_v alienate_v nor_o be_v this_o a_o mere_a right_n of_o blood_n but_o a_o privilege_n bestow_v by_o the_o king_n and_o consequent_o may_v be_v transfer_v by_o his_o consent_n nor_o can_v their_o be_v any_o thing_n more_o for_o the_o interest_n either_o of_o the_o kingdom_n or_o of_o noble_a family_n than_o that_o when_o the_o near_a heir_n be_v unfit_a to_o succeed_v want_v either_o mean_n or_o wit_n suitable_a to_o such_o a_o dignity_n it_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n and_o the_o noble_a person_n himself_o to_o choose_v a_o fit_a successor_n like_a as_o this_o be_v so_o decide_v in_o the_o case_n of_o robert_n king_n of_o sicily_n cl._n pastoral_a de_fw-mi re_fw-mi jud._n and_o many_o lawyer_n have_v be_v of_o opinion_n that_o even_o elder_a brother_n may_v resign_v their_o right_n of_o succession_n and_o primo-genitur_a in_o favour_n of_o the_o three_o brother_n pass_v by_o the_o second_o vid._n c._n 1._o §_o praeterea_fw-la do_fw-mi quib_n mod_a feud_n amit_v &_o bald._n consil._n 389._o but_o other_o conclude_v that_o the_o near_a by_o blood_n be_v not_o prejudge_v by_o such_o resignation_n because_o this_o be_v a_o right_n flow_v from_o the_o favour_n of_o nature_n and_o law_n naturae_fw-la &_o legis_fw-la donum_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la auferri_fw-la l._n si_fw-la arrogater_fw-la ff_fw-mi §_o sed_fw-la a_o ff_n de_fw-mi adopt_v nor_o be_v dignity_n exposable_a to_o sale_n or_o in_o commerce_n l._n julianus_n ff_n si_fw-la quis_fw-la 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opinion_n that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o same_o dignity_n in_o all_o promiscuous_a and_o indifferent_a act_n which_o fall_v in_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o representation_n and_o thus_o cautuccius_fw-la decis_fw-la 582._o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o bishop_n vicar_n send_v by_o he_o to_o hold_v a_o synod_n be_v to_o have_v precedency_n before_o all_o the_o chapter_n not_o only_o in_o the_o synod_n itself_o but_o likewise_o in_o all_o other_o assembly_n visit_n and_o intertainment_n during_o his_o commission_n but_o the_o contrare_fw-la of_o this_o be_v mantain_v by_o menoch_n consil._n 51._o and_o in_o my_o opinion_n these_o doctor_n may_v be_v thus_o reconcile_v viz._n if_o the_o representation_n flow_v immediate_o from_o the_o law_n as_o for_o instance_n if_o the_o council_n shall_v delegat_n any_o man_n to_o be_v sheriff_n there_o the_o person_n substitut_o will_v have_v in_o all_o case_n during_o his_o commission_n the_o same_o place_n that_o be_v due_a to_o he_o in_o who_o place_n he_o be_v surrogate_n for_o there_o surrogatum_fw-la sapit_fw-la naturam_fw-la surrogati_fw-la but_o if_o the_o representation_n flow_v from_o the_o person_n himself_o who_o he_o represent_v in_o that_o case_n the_o representative_a have_v only_o the_o precedency_n whilst_o he_o be_v exercise_v the_o office_n or_o in_o action_n thereto_o relate_v and_o thus_o sheriff-deputs_a with_o we_o have_v only_o the_o precedency_n due_a to_o their_o constituent_n while_o they_o be_v exercise_v these_o act_n which_o relate_v to_o their_o office_n and_o yet_o i_o think_v that_o those_o representative_n of_o subject_n have_v even_o in_o all_o extrinsic_a and_o indifferent_a act_n the_o precedency_n due_a to_o their_o constituent_n when_o they_o meet_v with_o other_o of_o the_o same_o degree_n and_o thus_o among_o sheriff-deputes_a etc._n etc._n the_o precedency_n be_v to_o be_v give_v according_a to_o the_o precedency_n that_o be_v due_a to_o the_o principal_a sheriff_n question_n thirty-nine_o what_o precedency_n be_v due_a to_o assessor_n appoint_v for_o judge_n and_o to_o extraordinary_a judge_n i_o conceive_v that_o assessor_n choose_v by_o a_o judge_n get_v no_o precedency_n thereby_o since_o subject_n can_v bestow_v dignity_n but_o that_o where_o the_o prince_n name_v any_o man_n assessor_n to_o a_o judicature_n the_o person_n so_o name_v have_v thereby_o the_o precedency_n next_o to_o the_o judge_n to_o who_o he_o be_v name_v assessor_n nam_fw-la est_fw-la ejus_fw-la umbra_fw-la his_o shadow_n as_o the_o law_n speak_v and_o the_o shadow_n shall_v follow_v the_o body_n and_o with_o we_o when_o the_o council_n name_v assessor_n to_o the_o justice_n the_o assessor_n vote_v only_o after_o the_o justice_n and_o yet_o in_o france_n i_o find_v that_o assessor_n take_v place_n after_o the_o precedent_n and_o before_o the_o other_o counsellor_n and_o so_o it_o be_v decide_v at_o paris_n 1608._o it_o may_v be_v also_o doubt_v whether_o our_o extraordinar_a lord_n of_o session_n who_o sit_v with_o and_o vote_v after_o the_o ordinar_n judge_n shall_v have_v place_n after_o they_o if_o they_o be_v not_o earl_n or_o nobleman_n as_o by_o the_o institution_n they_o be_v oblige_v to_o be_v but_o not_o either_o as_o that_o the_o king_n may_v not_o promote_v gentleman_n hereafter_o quo_fw-la casn_a i_o think_v they_o will_v take_v place_n after_o the_o ordinar_n as_o they_o vote_v after_o they_o for_o these_o extraordinar_a lord_n be_v like_a to_o these_o adscriptitiâ—_n or_o allecti_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n ut_fw-la dignit_fw-la ord_n servetur_fw-la of_o who_o capitolinus_n in_o the_o life_n of_o pertinax_n quâ—m_n commodus_n allectionibus_fw-la innumeris_fw-la praetorios_fw-la miscuisset_fw-la senatus_fw-la consultum_fw-la pertinax_n fecit_fw-la jussitque_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la praeturas_fw-la non_fw-la gessissent_fw-la sed_fw-la allectione_fw-la accepissent_fw-la post_fw-la eos_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la veer_fw-la praetores_fw-la fuissent_fw-la question_n xl._o whether_o can_v the_o king_n create_v now_o a_o new_a earl_n and_o ordain_v he_o to_o precede_v all_o the_o former_a earl_n or_o any_o such_o number_n of_o they_o as_o he_o please_v it_o will_v seem_v that_o the_o king_n can_v for_o there_o be_v a_o precedency_n acquire_v to_o the_o former_a earl_n by_o their_o first_o gift_n the_o king_n can_v by_o any_o new_a gift_n prejudge_v three_o party_n and_o this_o be_v in_o effect_n to_o forfeit_v they_o of_o their_o precedency_n likeas_n it_o will_v seem_v that_o since_o most_o earldom_n be_v grant_v by_o erect_v land_n in_o a_o earldom_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o receiver_n that_o therefore_o the_o concession_n of_o land_n and_o honour_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n and_o that_o no_o new_a grant_n can_v prejudge_v the_o one_o more_o than_o the_o other_o but_o it_o may_v be_v urge_v on_o the_o king_n part_n that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a fountain_n of_o honour_n he_o may_v do_v therein_o as_o he_o please_v except_o in_o so_o far_o as_o he_o be_v limit_v by_o law_n and_o therefore_o since_o there_o be_v no_o law_n with_o we_o limit_v the_o king_n in_o this_o point_n he_o may_v do_v therein_o as_o he_o please_v 2_o o._n the_o king_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n henry_n the_o eight_o be_v limit_v as_o to_o this_o point_n in_o england_n so_o that_o he_o can_v grant_v no_o such_o preference_n and_o therefore_o it_o may_v be_v conclude_v that_o this_o be_v former_o in_o his_o power_n even_o there_o and_o that_o since_o he_o be_v not_o limit_v here_o his_o power_n be_v here_o entire_a as_o to_o this_o point_n whereof_o many_o instance_n be_v give_v in_o answer_n to_o quest_n 35._o and_o since_o that_o statute_n it_o be_v think_v that_o his_o majesty_n may_v ordain_v the_o last_o knight_n to_o precede_v all_o the_o rest_n former_o dub_v and_o create_v because_o knight_n be_v not_o express_v in_o that_o statute_n 3_o o._n we_o see_v the_o king_n in_o scotland_n do_v empower_v countess_n to_o retain_v their_o former_a precedency_n though_o they_o marry_v a_o husband_n of_o a_o rank_a inferior_a to_o their_o first_o husband_n and_o duke_n daughter_n even_o after_o their_o marriage_n to_o retain_v the_o precedency_n due_a to_o they_o as_o duke_n daughter_n 4_o o._n his_o majesty_n do_v by_o new_a confirmation_n transfer_v the_o honour_n to_o hiers_n female_a though_o the_o patent_n at_o first_o be_v only_o grant_v to_o hiers_n male_a and_o so_o by_o the_o not_o exist_v of_o the_o hiers_n male_a those_o earl_n who_o have_v the_o next_o precedency_n may_v aswell_o allege_v that_o the_o king_n can_v not_o by_o any_o new_a right_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o hiers_n female_a prejudge_v they_o 5_o o._n his_o majesty_n do_v sometime_o appoint_v any_o of_o his_o officer_n of_o state_n to_o precede_v other_o as_o he_o please_v though_o these_o may_v likewise_o allege_v that_o there_o be_v jus_o quaesitum_fw-la to_o they_o by_o their_o prior_n gift_n 6_o o._n his_o majesty_n restore_v the_o son_n of_o person_n forfeit_v to_o their_o father_n precedency_n notwithstanding_o of_o the_o jus_o quaesitum_fw-la by_o other_o medio_fw-la tempore_fw-la 7_o o._n the_o king_n have_v oblige_v himself_o not_o to_o prefer_v the_o knight_n of_o nova_n scotia_n or_o knights-baronets_n otherwise_o then_o according_a to_o their_o creation_n which_o have_v be_v unnecssar_n if_o the_o king_n can_v not_o have_v prefer_v they_o by_o his_o royal_a prerogative_n sometime_o also_o his_o majesty_n confirm_v to_o the_o nobility_n the_o entail_v of_o their_o estate_n whereby_o they_o have_v power_n to_o name_v their_o successor_n with_o the_o precedency_n due_a to_o themselves_o which_o right_o be_v ordinary_o ratify_v in_o parliament_n use_v to_o establish_v and_o transfer_v the_o precedency_n upon_o the_o heir_n or_o successor_n so_o nominate_v but_o since_o ratification_n pass_v without_o observation_n and_o oftentimes_o without_o read_v it_o may_v be_v doubt_v whether_o such_o a_o ratification_n shall_v prejudge_v even_o these_o who_o be_v member_n of_o parliament_n but_o much_o more_o such_o as_o be_v not_o present_a or_o such_o as_o be_v create_v thereafter_o these_o ratification_n not_o be_v proper_o public_a and_o legistative_a statute_n and_o so_o can_v bind_v only_o such_o as_o consent_v question_n xli_o whether_o if_o the_o king_n shall_v create_v a_o earl_n with_o precedency_n to_o all_o other_o earl_n during_o his_o life_n or_o if_o when_o a_o earl_n be_v forfeit_v will_v his_o lady_n in_o either_o of_o these_o case_n retain_v the_o precedency_n she_o former_o enjoy_v during_o her_o husband_n life_n to_o which_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o as_o to_o the_o first_o it_o be_v express_o decide_v in_o england_n in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o nottingham_n that_o he_o upon_o the_o surrender_n of_o the_o admiral_n office_n be_v by_o king_n james_n allow_v the_o same_o precedency_n that_o belong_v to_o john_n lord_n mowbray_n his_o predecessor_n that_o therefore_o his_o lady_n shall_v enjoy_v the_o same_o precedency_n