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A65697
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Considerations humbly offered for taking the oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary
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Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.
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1689
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Wing W1720; ESTC R30191
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and_o title_n to_o the_o say_a realm_n of_o england_n on_o the_o four_o of_o march_n a._n d._n 1460._o and_o enter_v only_o then_o into_o the_o exercise_n of_o the_o royal_a estate_n dignity_n pre-eminence_n and_o power_n of_o the_o same_o crown_n and_o to_o the_o governance_n of_o the_o say_a realm_n of_o england_n by_o the_o amotion_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o till_o then_o king_n in_o deed_n though_o not_o of_o right_a therefore_o be_v he_o say_v by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o have_v be_v only_o on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o march_n in_o the_o lawful_a possession_n of_o the_o same_o realm_n with_o the_o royal_a power_n pre-eminence_n estate_n and_o dignity_n belong_v to_o the_o crown_n thereof_o and_o then_o only_o to_o be_v lawful_o seize_v and_o possess_v of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n in_o his_o say_v right_o and_o title_n and_o of_o all_o prerogative_n belong_v to_o it_o now_o what_o be_v only_o thus_o of_o right_a may_v be_v both_o promise_v and_o perform_v to_o 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consideration_n humble_o offer_v for_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n to_o king_n william_n and_z queen_n marry_o optima_fw-la regula_n qua_fw-la nullae_fw-la est_fw-la verior_fw-la aut_fw-la firmior_fw-la in_o jure_fw-la neminem_fw-la oportet_fw-la esse_fw-la sapientiorem_fw-la legibus_fw-la london_n print_v by_o j._n leake_n for_o awnsham_n churchill_n at_o the_o black_a swan_n at_o amen-corner_n mdclxxxix_o the_o preface_n although_o i_o have_v insist_v chief_o on_o the_o follow_a argument_n because_o it_o seem_v most_o full_o to_o take_v off_o that_o scandal_n from_o the_o genuine_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n which_o other_o seem_v not_o so_o to_o have_v regard_v as_o the_o importance_n of_o the_o matter_n do_v require_v yet_o do_v i_o by_o no_o mean_n condemn_v those_o write_n which_o plead_v for_o take_v the_o impose_v oath_n upon_o such_o ground_n as_o do_v more_o full_o justify_v the_o title_n of_o our_o present_a governor_n which_o as_o i_o never_o will_v dispute_v so_o i_o conceive_v myself_o unable_a by_o reason_n of_o my_o want_n of_o knowledge_n in_o the_o law_n to_o pass_v a_o exact_a judgement_n in_o that_o matter_n but_o yet_o in_o matter_n which_o chief_o do_v relate_v to_o history_n it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_a for_o one_o of_o my_o profession_n to_o produce_v what_o he_o by_o read_v of_o our_o historian_n have_v observe_v when_o by_o the_o great_a council_n of_o our_o nation_n a_o original_a compact_n or_o establishment_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o people_n be_v assert_v few_o can_v be_v ignorant_a with_o what_o disdain_n the_o notion_n be_v receive_v and_o how_o it_o be_v represent_v as_o a_o imaginary_a notion_n without_o foundation_n either_o in_o history_n or_o law_n or_o with_o what_o earnestness_n a_o evidence_n or_o prospect_n of_o such_o a_o contract_n be_v demand_v now_o in_o order_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o such_o enquirer_n be_v it_o observe_v 1._o that_o florence_n of_o worcester_n simeon_n of_o durham_n and_o r._n hoveden_n do_v with_o one_o voice_n assert_v that_o 258._o that_o ubi_fw-la aldredus_fw-la archiepiscopus_fw-la walffunus_fw-la wigornensis_n episcopus_fw-la clito_n eadgarus_fw-la comites_fw-la eadwinus_n &_o morcarus_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr lundonia_n quique_fw-la nobiliores_fw-la cum_fw-la multis_fw-la aliis_fw-la ad_fw-la eum_fw-la venerunt_fw-la &_o datis_fw-la obsidibus_fw-la illi_fw-la deditionem_fw-la fecerunt_fw-la fidelitatemque_fw-la juraverunt_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o ipse_fw-la soedus_fw-la pepigit_fw-la etc._n etc._n flor_n wigorn_n p._n 635._o dunelm_n p._n 195._o r._n hoved._n par._n pr._n p._n 258._o william_n call_v the_o conqueror_n make_v a_o league_n or_o compact_a with_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n earl_n and_o noble_n of_o the_o land_n who_o meet_v he_o at_o beorcham_n to_o this_o it_o be_v indeed_o reply_v by_o dr._n brady_n that_o there_o be_v no_o election_n no_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n no_o bargain_n strike_v or_o covenant_n make_v to_o observe_v and_o keep_v the_o law_n which_o be_v bonae_fw-la &_o approbatae_fw-la leges_fw-la regni_fw-la the_o good_a and_o approve_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a here_o be_v the_o submission_n of_o the_o people_n the_o behaviour_n of_o a_o conqueror_n hostage_n take_v town_n burn_v rapine_n commit_v 251._o answ_n to_o arg._n antinorm_a p._n 251._o and_o he_o himself_o make_v king_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o a_o army_n to_o which_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o gulielmus_fw-la gemiticensis_n and_o walsingham_n express_o say_v that_o william_n the_o conqueror_n be_v 436._o be_v ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tam_fw-la normannorum_fw-la quam_fw-la anglorum_fw-la proceribus_fw-la rex_fw-la est_fw-la electus_n gul._n gemit_fw-la de_fw-fr ducibus_fw-la norm_a l._n 6._o c._n 37._o walsingh_n hypod._n neuslriae_n p._n 436._o elect_v king_n by_o all_o the_o noble_n of_o england_n and_o normandy_n 2._o florence_n of_o worcester_n simeon_n of_o durham_n r._n hoveden_n 36._o daniel_n p._n 36._o and_o john_n brompton_n declare_v that_o as_o the_o bishop_n and_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n swear_v fealty_n to_o he_o so_o he_o reciprocal_o 962._o reciprocal_o cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la ipse_fw-la foedus_fw-la pepigit_fw-la &_o nihilominus_fw-la exercitui_fw-la svo_fw-la villa_n cremare_fw-la &_o rapinas_fw-la agere_fw-la permisit_fw-la appropinquante_fw-la igitur_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la festivitate_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la exercitu_fw-la lundoniam_fw-la ut_fw-la ibi_fw-la in_o regem_fw-la sublimaretur_fw-la adiit_fw-la ipsa_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la die_fw-la ab_fw-la aldredo_fw-la eboracensium_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la in_o westmonasterio_n consecratus_fw-la est_fw-la honorifice_fw-la prius_fw-la ut_fw-la idem_fw-la archipraesul_n ab_fw-la eo_fw-la exigebat_fw-la ante_fw-la altar_n sancti_fw-la petri_n apoftoli_fw-la coram_fw-la clero_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la jurejurando_fw-la promittens_fw-la se_fw-la velle_fw-la dei_fw-la sanctas_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la ac_fw-la rectores_fw-la illarum_fw-la defendere_fw-la hec_fw-la non_fw-la &_o cunctum_fw-la populum_fw-la sibi_fw-la subjectum_fw-la just_a &_o regali_fw-la providential_a regere_fw-la rectam_fw-la legem_fw-la statuere_fw-la &_o tenere_fw-la rapinas_fw-la injustaque_fw-la judicia_fw-la penitus_fw-la interdicere_fw-la flor._n wigorn_n p._n 634_o 635._o dunelm_n p._n 195._o how_o p._n 258._o ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la w._n ad_fw-la jura_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n tuenda_fw-la &_o conservanda_fw-la populumque_fw-la suum_fw-la recte_fw-la regendum_fw-la &_o leges_fw-la rectas_fw-la statuendum_fw-la facramento_fw-la solenniter_fw-la adstrinxit_fw-la chron._n job_n brompt_v p._n 962._o be_v require_v thereto_o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n make_v his_o personal_a oath_n before_o the_o altar_n of_o st._n peter_n to_o defend_v the_o holy_a church_n of_o god_n and_o the_o rector_n of_o the_o same_o to_o govern_v the_o universal_a people_n subject_n to_o he_o just_o to_o establish_v equal_a law_n or_o law_n and_o to_o see_v they_o due_o execute_v and_o when_o new_a commotion_n be_v make_v by_o the_o nobility_n and_o clergy_n upon_o their_o submission_n and_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n retake_a 37._o ibid._n p._n 37._o he_o himself_o take_v again_o his_o personal_a oath_n 30._o oath_n occurrerunt_fw-la igitur_fw-la angli_fw-la memorati_fw-la ubi_fw-la post_fw-la multas_fw-la deceptationes_fw-la praesente_fw-la archiepiscopo_fw-la lanfranco_n rex_fw-la pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi pacis_fw-la juravit_fw-la tactis_fw-la sacrosanctis_fw-la evangeliis_fw-la bonas_fw-la &_o approbatas_fw-la antiquas_fw-la regni_fw-la leges_fw-la quas_fw-la sancti_fw-la ac_fw-la pii_fw-la angliae_fw-la reges_fw-la ejus_fw-la antecessores_fw-la &_o maxim_n rex_fw-la edvardus_fw-la statuit_fw-la inviolabiliter_fw-la obhservare_fw-la &_o sic_fw-la pacificati_fw-la ad_fw-la propria_fw-la laeti_fw-la recesserunt_fw-la m._n paris_n in_o vit._n 23._o mon._n p._n 30._o before_o archbishop_n lanfranc_n and_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o good_a of_o peace_n nb._n to_o observe_v the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n establish_v by_o his_o noble_a predecessor_n the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n 3._o r._n hagulstadensis_n s._n dunelmensis_n r._n hoveden_n m._n paris_n henry_n of_o knyghton_n and_o w._n of_o malmsbury_n inform_v we_o that_o 88_o that_o legem_fw-la r._n edvardi_fw-la vobis_fw-la reddo_fw-la cum_fw-la illis_fw-la emendationibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la pater_fw-la meus_fw-la eas_fw-la emendavit_fw-la consilio_fw-la baronum_fw-la suorum_fw-la r._n hagustald_v p._n 311._o dunelm_n p._n 225_o 226._o fioveden_n part_n 1._o p._n 268._o mat._n paris_n p._n 38._o henr._n the_o knight_n p._n 2374._o w._n malmsbur_n l._n 5._o p_o 88_o henry_n the_o first_o grant_v to_o all_o the_o people_n the_o law_n of_o edward_n with_o the_o emendation_n which_o his_o father_n have_v make_v of_o they_o strengthen_v they_o with_o his_o own_o oath_n and_o the_o oath_n of_o all_o his_o noble_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v elude_v and_o w._n lambara_n in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n of_o england_n cite_v this_o as_o one_o of_o the_o law_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n 192._o conqueror_n hoc_fw-la quoque_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la habeant_fw-la &_o teneant_fw-la legem_fw-la edwardi_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la rebus_fw-la adauctis_fw-la hiis_fw-la quas_fw-la constituimus_fw-la ad_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la anglorum_fw-la apud_fw-la seld._n annot_n ad_fw-la eadmer_n p._n 192._o this_o also_o we_o command_v that_o all_o man_n have_v and_o keep_v the_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n with_o the_o addition_n we_o have_v make_v to_o they_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o englishman_n all_o which_o thing_n plain_o show_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o assertion_n of_o dr._n brady_n that_o there_o be_v a_o election_n of_o william_n the_o conqueror_n a_o bargain_n strike_v between_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n and_o that_o he_o do_v consent_v covenant_n and_o swear_v to_o observe_v the_o good_a and_o approve_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o in_o particular_a those_o of_o king_n edward_n and_o whereas_o the_o same_o dr._n brady_n say_v 25._o p._n 25._o these_o law_n of_o king_n edward_n be_v most_o penal_a or_o else_o of_o small_a moment_n our_o forefather_n be_v far_o from_o have_v such_o a_o slight_a opinion_n of_o they_o for_o 1._o the_o 171._o the_o sed_fw-la postea_fw-la ad_fw-la preces_fw-la communitatis_fw-la anglorum_fw-la rex_fw-la adquievit_fw-la qui_fw-la deprecati_fw-la