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apud_fw-la illum_fw-la authoritatem_fw-la esse_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o i_o will_v not_o stand_v to_o allege_v authority_n to_o prove_v they_o although_o if_o it_o be_v necessary_a i_o can_v bring_v as_o many_o as_o will_v fill_v the_o page_n even_o to_o ostentation_n but_o let_v we_o briesly_a run_v over_o the_o rest_n those_o 2._o under_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v the_o election_n of_o magistrate_n general_o in_o corporation_n and_o some_o under_o officer_n in_o the_o country_n which_o can_v be_v remove_v without_o due_a process_n of_o law_n 3._o have_v a_o share_n in_o the_o judicature_n by_o the_o juries_n in_o england_n for_o matter_n of_o fact_n together_o with_o the_o king_n judge_n for_o matter_n of_o law_n and_o their_o last_o appeal_n to_o parliament_n 4._o the_o original_a power_n of_o raise_v tax_n for_o the_o proposal_n and_o grant_n must_v come_v from_o the_o commons_o and_o the_o other_o two_o state_n only_a consent_n 5._o the_o liberty_n of_o bear_v arms._n whereas_o in_o france_n all_o promotion_n government_n judicature_n and_o tax_n be_v in_o the_o king_n power_n who_o permit_v not_o the_o vulgar_a use_n of_o arm_n or_o a_o stand_a militia_n in_o his_o kingdom_n but_o only_o such_o as_o be_v in_o his_o pay_n and_o thereby_o entire_o at_o his_o devotion_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o communality_n that_o live_v more_o happy_o than_o that_o of_o england_n nor_o none_o more_o miserable_o than_o the_o poor_a paisantry_n of_o france_n 2._o hence_o we_o may_v infer_v a_o fair_a probability_n of_o enjoy_v more_o liberty_n under_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n than_o france_n i_o know_v our_o freedom_n will_v not_o necessary_o follow_v from_o the_o premise_n for_o that_o which_o be_v legal_a will_v depend_v upon_o such_o condition_n as_o shall_v be_v either_o previous_o agree_v upon_o or_o after_o consent_v unto_o yet_o i_o leave_v every_o one_o to_o judge_v which_o be_v likely_a to_o grant_v 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make_v we_o free_a than_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o we_o neither_o desire_v to_o dispute_v the_o prerogative_n of_o prince_n much_o less_o of_o such_o a_o mighty_a monarch_n nor_o indeed_o be_v we_o of_o their_o opinion_n herein_o and_o therefore_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v that_o he_o as_o well_o as_o the_o king_n of_o england_n may_v grant_v we_o as_o full_a and_o ample_a liberty_n as_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a in_o his_o royal_a pleasure_n we_o only_o profess_v our_o fear_n what_o he_o will_v do_v and_o such_o as_o be_v rational_a and_o become_a man_n not_o groundless_a fancy_n or_o frivolous_a report_n which_o be_v the_o usual_a bugbear_n that_o affright_v only_o fearful_a woman_n and_o child_n 1._o we_o can_v flatter_v ourselves_o into_o hope_n that_o our_o condition_n shall_v be_v better_o than_o either_o of_o those_o two_o king_n which_o soever_o we_o submit_v unto_o natural_a suject_n if_o it_o be_v equal_a it_o be_v well_o and_o all_o that_o we_o can_v 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convey_v and_o particular_o of_o the_o east_n india_n company_n i_o know_v very_o well_o they_o will_v have_v they_o return_v round_o about_o on_o the_o back_n of_o ireland_n lest_o they_o shall_v touch_v at_o any_o of_o these_o northern_a place_n especial_o in_o the_o channel_n and_o so_o trade_n and_o will_v send_v out_o ship_n with_o fresh_a man_n and_o take_v out_o the_o mariner_n that_o return_v to_o prevent_v their_o trade_n for_o themselves_o but_o yet_o the_o extraordinary_a charge_n of_o our_o man_n of_o war_n may_v be_v spare_v nay_o the_o state_n general_n bring_v in_o these_o to_o be_v diduct_v in_o the_o account_n with_o england_n as_o the_o occasion_n thereof_o in_o their_o list_n of_o damage_n article_n the_o 5._o before_o the_o last_o war_n a._n d._n 1664._o 5._o such_o as_o be_v rich_a and_o weary_a of_o trade_n or_o love_v their_o ease_n honour_n or_o pleasure_n may_n if_o we_o be_v under_o england_n more_o easy_o remove_v thither_o and_o be_v make_v liege_n subject_n and_o free_a denizen_n of_o england_n by_o the_o crown_n or_o be_v naturalize_v by_o the_o parliament_n and_o so_o buy_v possess_v and_o inherit_v land_n and_o revenue_n at_o half_a the_o price_n here_o and_o live_v upon_o their_o rent_n as_o country_n gentleman_n in_o a_o cheap_a and_o pleasant_a land_n enjoy_v as_o great_a civil_a liberty_n as_o any_o where_n in_o christendom_n and_o also_o the_o freedom_n of_o their_o religion_n or_o let_v out_o their_o money_n not_o only_o at_o far_o great_a interest_n but_o also_o upon_o bypothece_n or_o real_a security_n i_o have_v often_o think_v this_o 20_o year_n whether_o it_o may_v not_o be_v better_o for_o england_n to_o give_v this_o liberty_n by_o law_n to_o stranger_n especial_o those_o of_o the_o reform_a religion_n and_o of_o these_o country_n and_o of_o which_o side_n the_o interest_n lie_v betwixt_o we_o for_o this_o now_o that_o england_n have_v so_o many_o and_o great_a plantation_n in_o the_o west_n indies_n for_o their_o poor_a 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enducement_n to_o incline_v we_o rather_o for_o england_n brief_o mention_v with_o a_o inference_n from_o the_o whole_a precede_a discourse_n that_o the_o friendship_n of_o england_n be_v to_o be_v prefer_v before_o that_o of_o france_n although_o what_o be_v say_v of_o religion_n liberty_n estate_n and_o trade_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v this_o hypothetical_a problem_n yet_o i_o shall_v give_v as_o over_o measure_n some_o other_o enducement_n for_o england_n brief_o 1._o the_o different_a humour_n and_o genius_n of_o the_o french_a and_o dutch_a which_o be_v well_o know_v to_o those_o that_o know_v they_o both_o to_o be_v far_o great_a than_o between_o we_o and_o the_o english_a which_o make_v not_o only_o a_o strangeness_n but_o alienation_n of_o affection_n beget_v a_o disgust_n and_o nauseat_n of_o each_o other_o bring_v forth_o many_o contest_v and_o quarrel_n and_o nourish_v a_o continual_a discontent_n uneasiness_n and_o unquietness_n of_o life_n 2._o the_o affection_n which_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o english_a and_o dutch_a nation_n have_v for_o each_o other_o so_o that_o if_o the_o controversy_n of_o late_a year_n and_o at_o this_o present_a between_o we_o have_v be_v or_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n in_o both_o nation_n although_o i_o well_o know_v what_o both_o their_o representative_n have_v do_v i_o dare_v say_v upon_o reasonable_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o mutual_a miscarriage_n which_o can_v but_o some_o time_n happen_v towards_o each_o other_o there_o never_o have_v be_v nor_o will_v be_v war_n betwixt_o we_o more_o and_o that_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n will_v have_v more_o volunteer_n in_o one_o day_n to_o fight_v the_o french_a than_o they_o have_v in_o twenty_o to_o fight_v each_o other_o 3._o the_o way_n of_o france_n be_v only_a gentry_n and_o paisantry_n the_o former_a lord_v it_o over_o the_o latter_a which_o have_v always_o live_v more_o miserable_o than_o any_o common_a people_n in_o europe_n in_o caesar_n time_n there_o be_v nibil_n plebe_fw-la contemptius_fw-la as_o he_o tell_v we_o and_o have_v continue_v so_o as_o bodin_n acknowledge_v and_o be_v so_o at_o this_o day_n we_o all_o know_v 10._o c._n 1._o c._n 10._o whereas_o in_o england_n and_o these_o country_n there_o be_v a_o middle_a sort_n of_o people_n that_o live_v free_o and_o independent_o on_o their_o own_o land_n and_o farm_n that_o will_v never_o endure_v the_o insolency_n of_o such_o lord_n much_o less_o to_o be_v their_o slave_n and_o least_o of_o all_o to_o be_v ruin_v by_o they_o 4._o now_o that_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n be_v advance_v and_o his_o party_n upmost_a so_o that_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n may_v confide_v more_o in_o our_o friendship_n it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o through_o his_o highness_n interest_n in_o his_o uncle_n we_o shall_v better_o accord_v hereafter_o when_o these_o unhappy_a difference_n be_v once_o end_v and_o thus_o i_o have_v do_v with_o this_o 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