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be_v hold_v of_o he_o no_o action_n lie_v against_o he_o for_o who_o shall_v command_v the_o king_n power_n he_o may_v command_v his_o subject_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n to_o war._n he_o may_v make_v any_o foreign_a coin_n currant_n here_o by_o his_o proclamation_n majesty_n he_o can_v neither_o take_v nor_o part_n with_o any_o thing_n without_o matter_n of_o record_n except_o it_o be_v chattel_n or_o such_o like_a because_o the_o law_n regard_v not_o such_o small_a matter_n infiniteness_n after_o a_o manner_n be_v present_a in_o all_o his_o court_n and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o all_o place_n perpetuity_n have_v perpetual_a succession_n and_o be_v not_o subject_a to_o die_v perfection_n for_o no_o lache_n folly_n infancy_n or_o corruption_n of_o blood_n can_v be_v judge_v in_o he_o truth_n he_o can_v be_v estop_v justice_z he_o can_v be_v a_o disseisor_n or_o do_v any_o wrong_n there_o be_v also_o divers_a prerogative_n and_o privilege_n by_o the_o common_a law_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o divers_a act_n which_o the_o king_n may_v do_v or_o not_o do_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o supremacy_n the_o king_n shall_v not_o in_o his_o writ_n give_v any_o man_n the_o style_n or_o title_n of_o dominus_fw-la because_o it_o be_v unbeseeming_a his_o majesty_n to_o use_v that_o term_n to_o any_o he_o be_v himself_o omnium_fw-la subditorum_fw-la supremus_fw-la dominus_fw-la the_o supreme_a and_o sovereign_a lord_n of_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o in_o this_o case_n although_o there_o be_v variance_n between_o the_o writ_n and_o obligation_n 4.2_o 8._o e._n 6.23_o b._n 11._o e_o 4.2_o 8._o e._n 4.2_o or_o other_o specialty_n yet_o the_o writ_n shall_v not_o abate_v which_o it_o shall_v in_o other_o case_n as_o if_o they_o vary_v in_o the_o name_n or_o surname_n or_o if_o they_o vary_v in_o the_o surn_n the_o king_n can_v hold_v land_n of_o no_o man_n 498._o as_o p._n 1.18_o elizab._n 498._o because_o he_o can_v have_v no_o superior_a but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d minum_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d binnon_n i_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mina_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mina_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n i._n e._n ay_o ethelstane_n k._n signify_v to_o all_o my_o governor_n within_o my_o kingdom_n that_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o wulfhelmus_fw-la my_o archbishop_n and_o all_o my_o other_o bishop_n and_o servant_n of_o god_n for_o the_o forgiveness_n of_o my_o sin_n i_o have_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n and_o although_o law_n be_v frequent_o make_v hist_o polydor._fw-la virgil._n lib._n 11._o hist_o and_o parliament_n hold_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o the_o saxon_a king_n yet_o the_o people_n have_v be_v so_o seldom_o call_v to_o such_o convention_n in_o the_o time_n of_o henry_n the_o first_o that_o polydore_n virgil_n say_v that_o institution_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v spring_v from_o he_o at_o illud_fw-la appositè_fw-fr habeo_fw-la dicere_fw-la reges_fw-la ante_fw-la haec_fw-la 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