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the_o title_n and_o attribute_n which_o other_o sovereign_a prince_n have_v either_o assume_v prince_n the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v use_v all_o the_o title_n proper_a to_o sovereign_a prince_n or_o have_v be_v give_v to_o they_o our_o king_n of_o england_n have_v use_v as_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v by_o innumerable_a example_n but_o i_o shall_v treat_v but_o of_o a_o few_o and_o show_v wherein_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v discover_v and_o what_o ancient_a prerogative_n they_o have_v by_o their_o act_n of_o grace_n quit_v and_o last_o how_o the_o long_a parliament_n of_o 1641._o will_v have_v cramp_v the_o king_n authority_n first_o as_o to_o the_o title_n of_o king_n or_o emperor_n promiscuous_o so_o our_o edgar_n frequent_o in_o his_o charter_n call_v himself_o albionis_n &_o anglorum_fw-la basileus_n lord._n as_o king_n emperor_n lord._n and_o i_o have_v note_v before_o that_o the_o grecian_n esteem_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v of_o full_a as_o 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the_o isle_n about_o britain_n so_o william_n rufus_n date_n his_o charter_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o shaftsbury_n secundo_fw-la anno_fw-la imperii_fw-la mei_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v just_o assume_v the_o supreme_a imperial_a command_n in_o their_o own_o dominion_n and_o though_o the_o title_n of_o emperor_n have_v be_v disuse_v emperor_n king_n of_o england_n as_o much_o sovereign_n as_o emperor_n yet_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o sufficient_o challenge_v in_o that_o of_o 2._o of_o ipse_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertaâ—â—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d râ—gno_n habebat_fw-la svo_fw-la quas_fw-la imperator_fw-la vendicabat_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la matt._n paris_n in_o vita_fw-la willielmi_n 2._o william_n rufus_n to_o archbishop_n anselm_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v all_o the_o liberty_n in_o his_o kingdom_n which_o the_o emperor_n challenge_v in_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o a_o constitution_n dorso_fw-la constitution_n râ—gâ—um_fw-la angliae_fw-la ab_fw-la omâ—i_fw-la subjectione_n imperiali_fw-la liberrimum_fw-la claus_n 13_o e._n 2._o m._n 6._o dorso_fw-la of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v most_o free_a from_o all_o imperial_a subjection_n which_o exclude_v all_o public_a notary_n who_o be_v make_v by_o the_o emperor_n or_o pope_n and_o by_o this_o constitution_n be_v utter_o reject_v it_o the_o statute_n for_o it_o this_o further_a appear_v in_o the_o 125._o the_o stat._n anno_fw-la 23_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o vide_fw-la coke_n instit_fw-la 2._o 111._o 4_o part_n 6._o 8._o 3._o instit_fw-la 120_o 125._o statute_n of_o praemunire_n make_v 23_o ed._n 3._o which_o run_v thus_o that_o it_o be_v show_v by_o the_o grievous_a and_o clamorous_a complaint_n of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o commons_o how_o that_o divers_a of_o the_o people_n be_v and_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n to_o answer_v of_o thing_n whereof_o the_o 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by_o the_o law_n say_v to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n supra_fw-la king_n sheppard_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la a_o threefold_a greatness_n of_o perfection_n first_o of_o be_v free_v from_o infamy_n and_o all_o kind_n of_o imperfection_n common_a to_o man_n second_o of_o power_n in_o have_v the_o command_n of_o all_o his_o people_n three_o of_o majesty_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o honour_n justice_n and_o mercy_n the_o king_n be_v god_n immediate_a viceroy_n 2.44.5.29_o viceroy_n cek_v 2.44.5.29_o within_o his_o dominion_n vicarius_fw-la dei_fw-la as_o his_o protection_n and_o government_n reach_v to_o all_o his_o people_n as_o subject_n so_o the_o allegiance_n and_o obedience_n of_o they_o all_o be_v due_a to_o he_o as_o their_o sovereign_n whether_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a and_o so_o he_o be_v persona_fw-la mixta_fw-la his_o prerogative_n be_v call_v jura_n regalia_z insignia_fw-la coronae_fw-la ancient_a prerogative_n and_o royal_a flower_n of_o the_o crown_n so_o inseparable_o annex_v to_o the_o crown_n that_o none_o but_o the_o king_n may_v have_v they_o nor_o can_v they_o be_v communicate_v to_o or_o take_v by_o any_o subject_a 101.174_o subject_a bracton_n lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o stat._n 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 21._o nemo_fw-la terram_fw-la nisi_fw-la authoritate_fw-la râ—gia_fw-la possiâ—et_fw-la plowden_n 136._o jenkins_n cent._n 7._o case_n 77._o &_o 2._o case_n 16.17_o e._n 2._o c._n 17._o nevil_n 101.174_o all_o land_n be_v say_v to_o be_v hold_v of_o he_o immediate_o or_o mediate_o he_o can_v hold_v of_o no_o man_n or_o any_o be_v equal_a to_o he_o as_o to_o be_v joint_a tenant_n of_o land_n with_o he_o and_o his_o jurisdiction_n be_v over_o all_o place_n within_o his_o dominion_n both_o on_o the_o dry_a land_n and_o on_o the_o sea_n the_o judge_n be_v to_o observe_v it_o as_o a_o certain_a rule_n that_o whatever_o may_v be_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o profit_n shall_v be_v take_v most_o large_o for_o he_o and_o what_o against_o he_o 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ut_fw-la omnes_fw-la sine_fw-la omissiâ—ne_fw-la conveairent_fw-la regni_fw-la negotia_fw-la tractaturt_n totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la contingentia_fw-la royal_a writ_n through_o all_o england_n command_v all_o that_o appertain_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n that_o be_v all_o who_o be_v to_o be_v member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n which_o my_o author_n explain_v particular_o thus_o viz._n archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n install_v earl_n and_o baron_n that_o without_o failure_n they_o shall_v meet_v at_o london_n on_o the_o octave_n of_o the_o epiphany_n to_o treat_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o kingdom_n concern_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n then_o he_o add_v that_o on_o the_o day_n of_o st._n hilary_n there_o meet_v at_o london_n a_o universitas_fw-la a_o insinita_n nobilium_fw-la multitudo_fw-la viz._n regni_fw-la totalis_fw-la universitas_fw-la infinite_a multitude_n of_o the_o noble_n viz._n the_o whole_a university_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o be_v the_o person_n of_o 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dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la in_o prolatione_n praefatae_fw-la sententiae_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o usitatas_fw-la dignitates_fw-la &_o jura_n coronae_fw-la
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acquire_v a_o soccage_n tenure_n and_o fee-simple_n estate_n therefore_o the_o foresay_a servitutis_fw-la foresay_a praefat._v roger_n twysden_n fol._n 155._o the_o english_a possess_v their_o land_n by_o â—avour_n not_o otherwise_o hereditary_o so_o mut._n paris_n say_v commilitonibus_fw-la terras_fw-la anglorum_fw-la &_o possessiones_fw-la affluentiori_fw-la manu_fw-la contulit_fw-la illud_fw-la parvum_fw-la quod_fw-la remansâ—rat_fw-la sub_fw-la jugo_fw-la posuit_fw-la perpetuae_fw-la servitutis_fw-la gervase_n of_o tilbury_n conclude_v this_o observation_n thus_o sic_fw-la igitur_fw-la quisquis_fw-la de_fw-la gente_fw-la subacta_fw-la fundos_fw-la vel_fw-la aliquid_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la possidet_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ratione_fw-la successionis_fw-la debere_fw-la sibi_fw-la videatur_fw-la adeptus_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la solummodo_fw-la meritis_fw-la suis_fw-la exigentibus_fw-la vel_fw-la aliqua_fw-la pactione_n interveniente_fw-la obtinuit_fw-la viz._n so_o every_o one_o of_o the_o conquer_a nation_n possess_v their_o land_n or_o any_o thing_n else_o not_o that_o he_o shall_v seem_v to_o get_v it_o by_o way_n of_o succession_n but_o by_o his_o desert_n or_o by_o some_o compact_a or_o covenant_n make_v with_o his_o lord_n as_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v the_o most_o industrious_a doctor_n brady_n have_v on_o purpose_n write_v so_o much_o of_o this_o argument_n in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o argumentum_fw-la antinormanicum_a and_o out_o of_o so_o many_o historian_n confirm_v it_o in_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o appendix_n 313.314_o brady_n p._n 313.314_o i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n that_o desire_v satisfaction_n to_o his_o book_n be_v loath_a to_o crowd_v those_o matter_n which_o be_v not_o direct_o to_o my_o purpose_n only_o i_o can_v but_o note_n that_o the_o reason_n why_o we_o so_o often_o find_v the_o same_o land_n that_o have_v be_v grant_v by_o a_o father_n for_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n require_v and_o have_v a_o confirmation_n by_o 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subjectum_fw-la sibi_fw-la populum_fw-la juri_fw-la scripto_fw-la legibusque_fw-la sabjicere_fw-la quasdam_fw-la reprobavit_fw-la quasdam_fw-la autem_fw-la approbans_fw-la transmariâ—â—s_fw-la neustriae_fw-la leges_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regni_fw-la pâ—â—â—m_fw-la tuendam_fw-la efficâ—teissionae_fw-la videbantur_fw-la adjecit_fw-la geru._n tilb._n lib._n 1._o c._n 29._o resolve_v to_o govern_v the_o people_n subject_v to_o he_o by_o write_v right_o and_o law_n therefore_o the_o english_a law_n be_v propound_v according_a to_o their_o threefold_a distinction_n that_o be_v the_o mercian_n law_n dane_n law_n and_o west-saxon_a law_n he_o reject_v some_o and_o approve_v other_o and_o add_v such_o transmarine_a norman_a law_n as_o seem_v most_o efficacious_a to_o defend_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o this_o account_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o king_n sole_o be_v say_v to_o reject_v and_o approve_v and_o to_o add_v such_o of_o the_o norman_a law_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o secure_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o ingenious_a dr._n brady_n think_v the_o 52_o 55_o 56_o 58_o 59_o 62_o 63_o 64._o be_v those_o norman_a law_n intimate_v concern_v the_o oath_n which_o frederick_n abbot_n of_o st._n alban_n administer_v to_o the_o king_n on_o the_o holy_a gospel_n and_o the_o relic_n of_o the_o church_n of_o st._n alban_n whereby_o he_o swear_v that_o for_o the_o good_a of_o peace_n he_o will_v observe_v the_o good_a and_o approve_a ancient_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o the_o pious_a king_n of_o england_n and_o especial_o king_n edward_n have_v inviolable_o observe_v i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o 40._o to_o fol._n 48._o num_fw-la 20_o 30_o 40._o matthew_n paris_n to_o understand_v the_o occasion_n of_o it_o and_o dr._n 261._o dr._n argum._n antinorm_a p._n 261._o brady_n exposition_n or_o commentary_n upon_o it_o and_o how_o little_a he_o observe_v it_o what_o the_o law_n be_v that_o king_n william_n the_o first_o confirm_v author_n agree_v not_o about_o as_o may_v be_v see_v by_o compare_v 343._o compare_v fol._n 343._o hoveden_n 149_o hoveden_n fol._n 138_o 149_o knighton_n collect._n 2354._o n._n 61._o lambard_n of_o wheelock_n edition_n and_o spelman_n in_o the_o first_o tome_n of_o his_o council_n fol._n 624._o selden_n 20._o selden_n in_o eadmerum_fw-la fol._n 172._o num_fw-la 20._o in_o his_o note_n upon_o eadmerus_n write_v very_o suspicious_o of_o all_o the_o law_n that_o be_v attribute_v to_o king_n edward_n except_o the_o crowland_n copy_n judge_v neither_o hoveden_n knighton_n or_o the_o author_n of_o the_o lichfield_n chronicle_n well_o verse_v in_o law_n matter_n and_o who_o write_v long_o after_o ingulphus_n of_o who_o he_o give_v this_o character_n qui_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la re_fw-la testium_fw-la non_fw-la tam_fw-la facile_fw-la princeps_fw-la merito_fw-la dicendus_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la solus_fw-la forsan_fw-la cvi_fw-la ut_fw-la par_fw-fr fit_n credamus_fw-la the_o title_n of_o the_o law_n proper_o ascribe_v to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n law_n the_o title_n of_o the_o conqueror_n law_n be_v in_o the_o latin_a thus_o 159._o thus_o ces_n sont_fw-fr le_fw-fr leis_n &_o les_fw-fr custumes_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr reis_n william_n grantut_o tut_o le_fw-fr peuple_fw-fr de_fw-fr engleterre_fw-fr oppress_v le_fw-fr conquest_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr ice_n les_fw-fr meisme_n que_fw-fr le_fw-fr reis_n edward_n sun_n câ—sin_n tent_n devant_fw-fr luy_fw-fr ll._n w._n fol._n 159._o hae_fw-la sunt_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o consuetudines_fw-la quas_fw-la will._n rex_fw-la concessit_fw-la universo_fw-it populo_fw-la angliae_fw-la post_fw-la subactam_fw-la terram_fw-la eaedem_fw-la sunt_fw-la quas_fw-la edwardus_fw-la rex_fw-la cognatus_fw-la ejus_fw-la observavit_fw-la ante_fw-la eum_fw-la in_o english_a thus_o these_o be_v the_o law_n and_o custom_n 170._o custom_n ll._n w._n 1._o p._n 170._o which_o william_n the_o king_n grant_v to_o all_o his_o people_n of_o england_n after_o the_o subdue_a of_o the_o land_n they_o be_v the_o same_o which_o edward_n the_o king_n his_o kinsman_n before_o he_o observe_v in_o this_o preface_n we_o have_v only_o to_o note_n that_o the_o law_n be_v express_o say_v to_o be_v the_o king_n grant_v and_o the_o supplemental_a law_n after_o the_o 50th_o which_o be_v find_v in_o the_o croyland_n copy_n be_v write_v in_o the_o red_a book_n of_o 170._o of_o ll._n w._n 1._o p._n 170._o the_o exchequer_n be_v by_o way_n of_o charter_n or_o grant_v thus_o will._n rex_fw-la anglorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n omnibus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la suis_fw-la francis_n &_o anglis_fw-la salutem_fw-la and_o all_o along_o the_o authoritative_a part_n express_v by_o statuimus_fw-la volumus_fw-la interdicimus_fw-la prohibemus_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la decretum_fw-la est_fw-la law-giving_a the_o term_n use_v by_o the_o conqueror_n in_o law-giving_a the_o expression_n author_n use_v concern_v his_o law_n whereby_o the_o absolute_a sovereignty_n of_o the_o conqueror_n 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and_o humane_a thing_n he_o order_v at_o his_o pleasure_n the_o chronology_n of_o roven_n say_v leges_fw-la quas_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la diem_fw-la angli_fw-la observant_a idiomate_fw-la normanico_fw-la promulgavit_fw-la the_o law_n which_o at_o this_o day_n the_o english_a observe_v he_o publish_v in_o the_o norman_a language_n mr._n camden_n say_v 109._o say_v britan._n fol._n 109._o that_o
&_o a_o se_fw-la primo_fw-la essent_fw-la ordinata_fw-la eadmer_n tell_v we_o that_o when_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n preside_v in_o a_o general_a council_n of_o the_o bishop_n the_o king_n permit_v he_o not_o to_o appoint_v or_o forbid_v any_o thing_n but_o such_o thing_n as_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o will_n and_o by_o himself_o be_v first_o ordain_v also_o he_o say_v in_o all_o his_o dominion_n he_o will_v allow_v no_o bishop_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v account_v apostolic_a but_o who_o he_o command_v to_o be_v receive_v nor_o any_o to_o receive_v his_o bull_n or_o breves_fw-la unless_o they_o be_v first_o show_v to_o he_o i_o have_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o chapter_n speak_v something_o of_o the_o mutation_n that_o william_n the_o conqueror_n make_v in_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o government_n of_o england_n concern_v which_o i_o shall_v only_o note_v that_o the_o conqueror_n take_v all_o the_o care_n that_o a_o great_a commander_n and_o conqueror_n of_o a_o great_a nation_n can_v do_v for_o secure_v his_o conqest_n conquest_n conqest_n pictav_n fol._n 197._o c._n ingulph_n 512._o a_o lin_v 7._o what_o the_o conqueror_n do_v to_o secure_v his_o conquest_n by_o build_a fortress_n and_o castle_n within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o place_v norman_a garrison_n and_o french_a governor_n or_o castellane_n in_o the_o castle_n in_o the_o country_n and_o give_v they_o great_a estate_n and_o carry_v the_o chief_a of_o the_o english_a nobility_n with_o he_o as_o hostage_n into_o normandy_n and_o impose_v his_o law_n as_o pictavensis_n relate_v b._n relate_v id._n fol._n 2â—6_n a._n 207_o c._n 2â—8_n a._n b._n and_o though_o he_o who_o be_v chaplain_n to_o the_o conqueror_n speak_v of_o the_o conqueror_n smooth_a behaviour_n to_o the_o english_a order_v thing_n as_o he_o say_v prudent_o just_o and_o mild_o some_o to_o the_o profit_n and_o dignity_n of_o the_o city_n some_o to_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o whole_a nation_n and_o other_o some_o to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o church_n of_o the_o land_n and_o whatever_o law_n he_o dictate_v he_o establish_v with_o excellent_a reason_n and_o add_v that_o no_o frenchman_n c._n frenchman_n nulli_fw-la tamen_fw-la gallo_n datum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la anglo_n â—uiquam_fw-la injust_a fuecit_fw-la ablatum_fw-la idem_fw-la fol._n 208._o c._n have_v any_o thing_n give_v he_o which_o be_v unjust_o take_v from_o any_o englishman_n which_o last_o ordericus_n vitalis_n omit_v though_o in_o other_o thing_n he_o follow_v pictavensis_n exact_o yet_o pictavensis_n write_v but_o to_o the_o four_o of_o his_o reign_n anno_fw-la 1070._o as_o be_v note_v by_o ordericus_n we_o must_v look_v upon_o they_o as_o incompetent_a witness_n of_o the_o severity_n the_o conqueror_n after_o use_v when_o he_o have_v secure_v his_o conquest_n so_o that_o what_o be_v urge_v by_o some_o of_o the_o conqueror_n lenity_n and_o his_o little_a change_n of_o law_n and_o government_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o 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