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vigour_n to_o repâ—ale_v it_o which_o want_v not_o vigour_n to_o infoâ—â—_z it_o i_o can_v conceive_v that_o the_o parliament_n herein_o reflect_v upon_o what_o be_v formal_a in_o law_n to_o be_v do_v but_o rather_o upon_o what_o be_v convenient_a such_o iâ—signia_fw-la supremae_fw-la majejestatis_fw-la as_o these_o i_o do_v not_o hold_v it_o fit_a to_o be_v dismember_v from_o the_o crown_n in_o policy_n i_o only_o hold_v it_o a_o thing_n possible_a in_o law_n nay_o though_o the_o king_n enjoy_v diverse_a such_o like_a prerogative_n more_o as_o i._n jones_n think_v than_o any_o prince_n in_o christendom_n yet_o shall_v not_o i_o desire_v or_o advise_v to_o plâ—â—â—ke_a away_o one_o the_o least_o flower_n out_o of_o the_o regal_a garland_n nor_o will_v it_o be_v perhaps_o profitable_a for_o the_o state_n to_o suffer_v the_o least_o diminution_n thereof_o we_o know_v also_o that_o in_o england_n the_o prerogative_n have_v be_v bind_v in_o many_o case_n by_o statute-law_n and_o restrain_v 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of_o aâ—d_fw-mi by_o ship-money_n or_o any_o other_o without_o public_a consent_n to_o be_v proprium_fw-la quarto_fw-la modo_fw-la to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o since_o irrepeâ—lable_a since_o our_o king_n have_v in_o all_o age_n do_v such_o noble_a act_n without_o it_o and_o not_o only_o defend_v but_o also_o enlarge_v their_o dominion_n the_o last_o kind_n of_o acceptâ—â—on_n of_o this_o word_n prerogative_n be_v improper_a thus_o to_o pardon_v malefactor_n to_o dispense_v with_o penal_a law_n to_o grant_v non_fw-la obstantes_fw-la to_o be_v free_a from_o attainder_n to_o call_v or_o discontinue_v to_o prorogue_v or_o dissolve_v parliament_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o true_o and_o proper_o call_v prerogative_n these_o all_o in_o some_o sense_n may_v be_v call_v munity_n or_o indemnity_n belong_v to_o the_o sacred_a person_n of_o the_o king_n as_o he_o be_v inviolable_a and_o subject_a to_o no_o force_n and_o compulsion_n of_o any_o other_o and_o as_o he_o be_v the_o soul_n 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necessity_n herein_o be_v his_o only_a warrant_n for_o either_o this_o private_a inconvenience_n must_v happen_v or_o a_o public_a ruin_n follow_v and_o in_o nature_n the_o less_o and_o private_a evil_n be_v to_o be_v choose_v and_o here_o the_o party_n trespass_v enjoy_v safety_n by_o it_o and_o shall_v after_o receive_v satisfaction_n for_o his_o detriment_n be_v there_o such_o apparent_a unavoidable_a necessity_n in_o the_o ship-scop_n that_o either_o that_o course_n must_v be_v take_v or_o the_o community_n inevitable_o pepâ—rish_v or_o where_o the_o king_n whole_o disinteressed_a in_o point_n of_o profit_n or_o be_v there_o hope_n of_o restitution_n it_o can_v not_o be_v without_o consent_n and_o so_o not_o against_o law_n so_o then_o for_o aught_o that_o be_v yet_o allege_v prerogative_n except_o that_o which_o be_v essential_a to_o all_o king_n without_o which_o they_o can_v be_v king_n be_v alterable_a and_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v deducse_v out_o of_o the_o write_a and_o know_v 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deceive_v she_o and_o in_o that_o dismal_a gust_n of_o danger_n it_o be_v good_a for_o she_o and_o the_o whole_a state_n both_o that_o she_o do_v not_o rely_v upon_o force_a aid_n of_o money_n or_o the_o sword_n of_o grieve_a soldier_n for_o this_o ship-money_n nothing_o can_v be_v pretend_v but_o necessity_n and_o certain_o necessity_n be_v ill_o pretend_v when_o the_o mere_a do_n of_o the_o thing_n be_v as_o dangerous_a as_o that_o for_o which_o it_o be_v do_v do_v not_o this_o ship-scot_n overthrow_v all_o pâ—polar_n liberty_n and_o so_o threaten_v as_o great_a a_o mischief_n as_o any_o conquest_n can_v and_o be_v not_o the_o people_n just_o averse_a from_o it_o yet_o mere_o for_o the_o people_n 〈◊〉_d to_o it_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o be_v rely_v upon_o in_o case_n of_o great_a danger_n we_o know_v nature_n teach_v we_o all_o of_o two_o evil_n to_o choose_v that_o which_o we_o think_v the_o least_o though_o it_o be_v not_o so_o therefore_o if_o the_o people_n apprehend_v this_o 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etc._n etc._n to_o his_o sole_a indisputable_a judgement_n it_o be_v leave_v to_o lay_v charge_n as_o often_o and_o as_o great_a as_o â—e_z please_v and_o by_o this_o mean_n if_o he_o regard_v not_o his_o word_n more_o than_o his_o profit_n he_o may_v in_o one_o year_n drain_v all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o all_o its_o treasure_n and_o leave_v we_o the_o most_o despicable_a slave_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n it_o be_v ridiculous_a also_o to_o allege_v as_o j._n jones_n do_v that_o it_o be_v contrary_a to_o presumption_n of_o law_n to_o suspect_v falsity_n in_o the_o king_n for_o if_o law_n presume_v that_o the_o king_n will_v not_o false_o pretend_v danger_n to_o vex_v his_o subject_n of_o his_o own_o mere_a motion_n yet_o no_o law_n nor_o reason_n nor_o policy_n will_v presume_v that_o the_o king_n may_v not_o be_v induce_v by_o misinformation_n to_o grieve_v the_o people_n without_o cause_n the_o sun_n be_v not_o more_o visible_a than_o this_o truth_n our_o best_a king_n king_n charles_n king_n james_n queen_n elizabeth_n and_o all_o the_o whole_a ascend_a line_n have_v do_v undue_a illegal_a thing_n sometime_o contrary_a to_o the_o right_n and_o franchise_n of_o england_n be_v misinform_v but_o have_v consult_v with_o the_o judge_n or_o state_n in_o parliament_n they_o have_v all_o retract_v and_o confess_v their_o error_n nay_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o know_v or_o universal_o assent_v to_o than_o this_o that_o king_n may_v be_v bad_a and_o it_o be_v more_o probable_a and_o natural_a that_o evil_a may_v be_v expect_v from_o good_a prince_n than_o good_a from_o bad_a wherefore_o since_o it_o be_v all_o one_o to_o the_o state_n whether_o evil_a proceed_v from_o the_o king_n mediate_o or_o immediate_o out_o of_o malice_n or_o ignorance_n and_o since_o we_o know_v