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introduction_n declare_v the_o occasion_n scope_n and_o limit_n of_o the_o whole_a with_o way_n make_v to_o sundry_a proposition_n of_o civil_a right_n in_o general_n pa._n 1._o chap._n 1._o propos_fw-fr 1._o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n all_o be_v leave_v at_o first_o in_o community_n and_o this_o according_a to_o the_o canon_n civil_a and_o our_o common_a law_n not_o oppose_v the_o law_n of_o god_n p._n 9_o chap._n 2._o propos_fw-fr 2._o that_o yet_o enclosure_n may_v be_v the_o scripture_n approve_v and_o further_a p._n 27_o chap._n 3._o propos_fw-fr 3._o that_o the_o fence_n make_v out_o those_o enclosure_n be_v everywhere_o the_o law_n p._n 31_o chap._n 4._o prop._n 4._o which_o be_v manifold_a that_o in_o the_o world_n the_o maker_n of_o several_n be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o nation_n p._n 37_o chap._n 5._o prop._n 5._o in_o any_o particular_a place_n the_o law_n of_o that_o nation_n p._n 39_o chap._n 6._o prop._n 6._o individual_o with_o we_o our_o law_n p._n 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aethelstane_n and_o k._n edmond_n p._n 82_o chap._n 13._o of_o k._n edgar_n with_o sundry_a ecclesiastical_a constitution_n p._n 84_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o parliament_n of_o aenham_n and_o habam_fw-la p._n 85_o chap._n 15._o of_o the_o danish_a knoght_n in_o k._n edgar_n law_n repeat_v p._n 87_o chap._n 16._o last_o of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n in_o his_o composition_n of_o the_o common_a law_n that_o work_n do_v by_o he_o whence_o he_o have_v his_o material_n with_o recapitulation_n and_o enforcement_n of_o all_o thus_o far_o to_o the_o conquest_n p._n 89_o chap._n 17._o behither_o a_o partition_n of_o the_o strength_n into_o four_o sort_n 1._o the_o allowance_n of_o k._n edward_n law_n 2._o church-constitution_n 3._o impression_n of_o the_o secular_a state_n 4._o particular_a man_n vote_n as_o to_o the_o first_o what_o william_n 1._o will._n 2._o hen._n 1._o stephen_n of_o bloys_n and_o k._n john_n pass_v to_o make_v over_o these_o law_n into_o the_o charter_n and_o that_o 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thus_o our_o lord_n christ_n reign_v but_o we_o toss_v up_o and_o down_o etc._n etc._n wherefore_o i_o ethelwlph_n king_n of_o the_o westsaxons_a with_o the_o advice_n of_o my_o bishop_n and_o prince_n ingulph_n quamobrem_fw-la ego_fw-la ethelvulphus_n rex_fw-la westsaxonum_fw-la cum_fw-la consilio_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la ac_fw-la principum_fw-la meorum_fw-la consilium_fw-la salubre_fw-la ac_fw-la uniform_a remedium_fw-la affirmantes_fw-la consensimus_fw-la ut_fw-la aliquam_fw-la portionem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la haereditariam_fw-la antea_fw-la possidentibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la gradibus_fw-la sive_fw-la famulis_fw-la &_o famulabus_fw-la dei_fw-la deo_fw-la servientibus_fw-la sive_fw-la laicis_fw-la miseris_fw-la semper_fw-la decimam_fw-la mansionem_fw-la ubi_fw-la minimum_fw-la sit_fw-la tum_fw-la decimam_fw-la partem_fw-la omnium_fw-la bonorum_fw-la in_o libertatem_fw-la perpetuam_fw-la donari_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la dijudicavi_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la tuta_fw-la &_o 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