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thereupon_o to_o ordain_v remedy_n the_o statute_n of_o provisor_n 131._o provisor_n id._n 135â_n fol._n 131._o 27_o e._n 3._o run_v our_o lord_n the_o king_n by_o the_o assent_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o commons_o of_o this_o realm_n etc._n etc._n have_v ordain_v the_o statute_n of_o 133._o of_o idem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1353._o fol._n 133._o staple_n 27_o e._n 3._o have_v a_o singular_a preface_n whereas_o good_a deliberation_n have_v with_o the_o prelate_n duke_n earls_z baron_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o county_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o every_o county_n one_o burrough_n one_o knight_n for_o a_o county_n and_o so_o for_o city_n and_o burrough_n for_o all_o the_o county_n and_o so_o of_o city_n and_o burrough_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o council_n and_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o say_a prelate_n etc._n etc._n knight_n and_o commons_o the_o king_n have_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o 28._o prince_n be_v name_v after_o prelate_n the_o preamble_n of_o the_o 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1378._o
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entry_n fol._n 446_o 447._o trin._n 1_o eliz._n not_o in_o the_o commons_o house_n as_o the_o statute_n and_o precedent_n in_o the_o law-book_n resolve_v so_o that_o he_o say_v how_o the_o commons_o be_v now_o become_v sole_a judge_n of_o all_o false_a return_v and_o election_n and_o that_o perlegem_fw-la &_o consuetudinem_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la against_o all_o these_o act_n and_o precedent_n let_v sir_n edward_n coke_n and_o other_o resolve_v he_o and_o the_o intelligent_a when_o they_o be_v able_a for_o late_a and_o arbitrary_a privilege_n be_v of_o no_o value_n but_o ancient_a usage_n and_o law_n of_o our_o parliament_n and_o solid_a reason_n which_o can_v be_v produce_v to_o justify_v these_o late_a innovation_n and_o extravagance_n the_o statute_n of_o 8_o h._n 6._o election_n rot._n parl._n 8_o h._n 6._o num_fw-la 391._o petition_n from_o the_o commons_o to_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n about_o election_n to_o prevent_v tumult_n uproar_n and_o disorder_n in_o the_o election_n be_v 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wherein_o be_v large_o treat_v of_o the_o several_a benefit_n of_o kingly_a government_n and_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o commonwealth_n etc._n etc._n chap._n i._n a_o comparison_n of_o the_o body_n natural_a and_o politic_a with_o a_o account_n of_o the_o subject_a matter_n treat_v of_o from_z the_o contemplation_n of_o ourselves_o in_o the_o faculty_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o the_o subservience_n of_o our_o body_n no_o doubt_n wise_a man_n have_v frame_v the_o idea_n of_o government_n with_o be_v agreeable_a to_o what_o the_o great_a and_o ancient_a philosopher_n 5._o philosopher_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d arist_n polit._n lib._n 1._o c._n 5._o note_n that_o every_o live_a creature_n consist_v of_o body_n and_o soul_n whereof_o the_o one_o by_o nature_n command_v and_o the_o other_o obey_v and_o in_o another_o place_n ib._n place_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ib._n he_o distinguish_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o soul_n rule_n in_o that_o it_o rule_v the_o body_n by_o a_o masterly_a and_o absolute_a and_o the_o mind_n rule_v the_o affection_n by_o a_o kingly_a command_n as_o the_o natural_a body_n consist_v of_o head_n and_o member_n make_v stable_n and_o erect_v by_o the_o bone_n tie_v together_o and_o curious_o interweave_v by_o the_o nerve_n ligament_n tendon_n muscle_n and_o membrane_n body_n comparison_n of_o the_o natural_a with_o the_o politic_a body_n pervade_v by_o the_o nutritious_a juice_n lympha_fw-la and_o blood_n irradiate_v by_o natural_a vital_a and_o animal_n spirit_n animate_v and_o enliven_v in_o all_o its_o motion_n by_o the_o energy_n of_o a_o rational_a soul_n so_o in_o the_o political_a the_o sovereign_a the_o head_n and_o the_o people_n the_o member_n be_v hold_v together_o by_o the_o strong_a sinew_n and_o nerve_n of_o good_a law_n and_o political_n constitution_n actuate_v and_o enliven_v in_o all_o their_o motion_n by_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o his_o government_n as_o the_o soul_n archaeus_n and_o celestial_a fire_n whereby_o every_o member_n perform_v its_o office_n in_o this_o
great_a oeconomy_n the_o whole_a system_n be_v keep_v in_o regular_a and_o orderly_a motion_n be_v firm_o establish_v and_o enable_v to_o exert_v all_o those_o beneficial_a power_n that_o be_v admire_v in_o a_o well_o compose_v body_n politic._n the_o body_n without_o the_o head_n be_v but_o a_o trunk_n and_o inanimate_a carcase_n and_o the_o head_n without_o the_o body_n as_o a_o curious_a piece_n of_o clockwork_n without_o motion_n it_o must_v be_v own_v to_o be_v a_o noble_a enterprise_n to_o make_v researche_n into_o the_o constituent_a part_n harmony_n and_o composure_n of_o government_n which_o be_v that_o benign_a supreme_a power_n which_o influence_v vast_a society_n of_o man_n and_o combine_v all_o temper_n constitution_n and_o interest_n in_o one_o noble_a machine_n for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o every_o part_n and_o make_v every_o dominion_n a_o little_a world_n wherein_o beauty_n order_n and_o the_o blessing_n of_o this_o life_n be_v inspire_v into_o all_o the_o member_n how_o minute_n soever_o with_o that_o calmness_n when_o no_o disturbance_n be_v give_v it_o that_o we_o scarce_o hear_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o 36._o the_o sic_fw-la orbem_fw-la reipubliâe_fw-la esse_fw-la conversum_fw-la ut_fw-la vix_fw-la sonitum_fw-la audire_fw-la vix_fw-la impressam_fw-la orbitam_fw-la viâere_fw-la possumus_fw-la cic._n ââ_o attic._n ep._n 36._o machine_n or_o see_v the_o spring_n that_o move_v it_o but_o as_o in_o the_o body_n natural_a the_o ãâã_d the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d philosopher_n observe_v that_o by_o the_o turbulence_n of_o deprave_a appetite_n by_o heady_a rashness_n and_o seduce_a passion_n in_o the_o vicious_a and_o ill-affected_a the_o body_n seem_v to_o command_v the_o soul_n and_o reason_n be_v dethrone_v so_o in_o the_o commonweal_n when_o from_o mistake_n and_o misguide_a zeal_n discontent_n ambition_n and_o other_o vicious_a inclination_n people_n be_v infect_v whereby_o the_o malignant_a fever_n of_o sedition_n or_o the_o pest_n of_o rebellion_n rage_v in_o a_o state_n the_o sovereign_n be_v for_o a_o time_n keep_v from_o the_o exercise_n of_o his_o royal_a power_n work_n the_o scheme_n of_o the_o whole_a work_n and_o sometime_o dethrone_v but_o to_o leave_v this_o please_a allegory_n which_o i_o can_v pursue_v in_o compare_v all_o the_o member_n of_o the_o body_n and_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o constituent_a part_n and_o office_n of_o government_n i_o shall_v instead_o of_o that_o draw_v a_o short_a scheme_n of_o my_o design_n in_o this_o work_n which_o i_o have_v never_o undertake_v if_o it_o have_v not_o be_v that_o i_o be_v invite_v to_o it_o by_o a_o great_a and_o wise_a minister_n of_o state_n precedent_n my_o lord_n precedent_n who_o glorious_a service_n to_o his_o prince_n and_o country_n will_v be_v celebrate_v in_o remote_a age_n and_o have_v live_v to_o make_v some_o observation_n on_o the_o cause_n and_o managery_n of_o the_o rebellion_n against_o king_n charles_n the_o martyr_n and_o the_o tendency_n to_o another_o civil_a war_n of_o late_a date_n and_o revolve_v with_o myself_o that_o though_o many_o wise_a and_o judicious_a person_n both_o know_v and_o have_v learned_o write_v of_o the_o secret_a spring_n and_o movement_n of_o they_o infinite_o beyond_o what_o i_o can_v pretend_v to_o and_o that_o both_o our_o own_o countryman_n have_v in_o part_n write_v of_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o english_a government_n and_o many_o foreigner_n of_o politics_n in_o general_a or_o such_o as_o be_v fit_v for_o the_o government_n under_o which_o they_o live_v yet_o have_v meet_v with_o none_o that_o have_v so_o particular_o write_v of_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o english_a monarchy_n as_o to_o illustrate_v it_o so_o as_o it_o may_v be_v useful_a to_o the_o prevent_a sedition_n and_o rebellion_n and_o to_o clear_v the_o commodiousness_n and_o necessity_n of_o submit_v to_o it_o and_o place_v a_o great_a portion_n of_o our_o happiness_n here_o in_o live_v under_o it_o i_o conceive_v it_o may_v be_v a_o profitable_a essay_n to_o excite_v those_o who_o have_v not_o leisure_n and_o opportunity_n to_o peruse_v great_a and_o numerous_a volume_n to_o extract_v for_o their_o use_n such_o thing_n as_o have_v occur_v in_o my_o poor_a read_n to_o induce_v they_o to_o prize_v it_o as_o they_o ought_v and_o to_o furnish_v they_o with_o such_o argument_n as_o my_o low_a reason_v be_v able_a whereby_o to_o answer_v the_o objection_n of_o our_o late_a republican_n against_o it_o and_o discover_v their_o method_n of_o proceed_n towards_o the_o overthrow_v it_o and_o to_o caution_n all_o the_o well-meaning_a subject_n against_o all_o the_o art_n of_o factious_a and_o seditious_a people_n and_o principles_n and_o though_o i_o can_v promise_v myself_o the_o success_n i_o wish_v yet_o i_o hope_v i_o may_v excite_v some_o more_o know_v learned_a and_o judicious_a to_o furnish_v our_o little_a world_n with_o a_o more_o copious_a and_o elaborate_v piece_n which_o may_v supply_v my_o defect_n and_o more_o abundant_o satisfy_v the_o ingenious_a and_o curious_a reader_n to_o who_o i_o shall_v now_o draw_v the_o curtain_n and_o expose_v the_o model_n of_o the_o design_v work_n first_o therefore_o 2._o therefore_o cap._n 2._o as_o a_o foundation_n i_o shall_v treat_v of_o the_o necessity_n of_o government_n in_o general_n in_o which_o chapter_n i_o shall_v discourse_v of_o its_o original_a in_o family_n etc._n etc._n 3._o etc._n cap._n 3._o then_o that_o the_o people_n be_v not_o the_o original_n of_o government_n then_o 4._o then_o cap._n 4._o of_o the_o benefit_n of_o government_n in_o institute_v law_n in_o 5._o in_o cap._n 5._o secure_v property_n and_o other_o particular_n from_o this_o i_o proceed_v to_o treat_v of_o the_o 6._o the_o cap._n 6._o inconvenience_n of_o democracy_n and_o of_o the_o several_a 7._o several_a cap._n 7._o form_n of_o common_a wealth_n government_n before_o and_o in_o aristotle_n time_n after_o which_o 8._o which_o cap._n 8._o of_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o all_o kind_n of_o republic_n government_n then_o of_o the_o preference_n 9_o preference_n cap._n 9_o of_o monarchical_a government_n before_o all_o other_o in_o all_o which_o chapter_n i_o touch_v upon_o the_o principle_n and_o practice_n of_o our_o late_a republican_n which_o have_v dispatch_v i_o give_v the_o character_n of_o a_o good_a 10._o good_a cap._n 10._o king_n in_o general_n then_o that_o the_o care_n 11._o care_n cap._n 11._o of_o religion_n be_v incumbent_n upon_o king_n then_o of_o the_o 12._o the_o cap._n 12._o clemency_n prudence_n 13._o prudence_n cap._n 13._o courage_n 14._o courage_n cap._n 14._o and_o military_a conduct_n of_o king_n of_o the_o 15._o the_o cap._n 15._o burden_n and_o care_n of_o king_n 16._o king_n cap._n 16._o the_o excellency_n of_o hereditary_a monarchy_n then_o i_o proceed_v to_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o 17._o and_o cap._n 17._o sovereignty_n in_o general_a and_o more_o 18._o more_o cap._n 18._o particular_o according_a to_o our_o law_n by_o the_o enumeration_n of_o many_o particular_n 19_o particular_n cap._n 19_o then_o as_o a_o corollary_n that_o the_o sovereign_n be_v not_o accountable_a to_o any_o upon_o earth_n that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v 20._o be_v cap._n 20._o resist_v or_o rebel_v against_o in_o what_o case_n he_o may_v 21._o may_v cap._n 21._o dispense_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o his_o country_n then_o i_o treat_v of_o the_o king_n authority_n 22._o authority_n cap._n 22._o in_o make_v law_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o britain_n and_o of_o the_o british_a and_o german_a polity_n next_o of_o the_o saxon_n 23._o saxon_n cap._n 23._o great_a council_n of_o who_o they_o consist_v and_o how_o the_o law_n be_v establish_v by_o the_o respective_a king_n then_o of_o the_o great_a 24._o great_a cap._n 24._o council_n from_o the_o conquest_n to_o the_o begin_n of_o hen._n 3._o then_o of_o the_o great_a council_n 25._o council_n cap._n 25._o and_o parliament_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o hen._n 3._o to_o the_o end_n of_o edw._n 3._o after_o which_o of_o the_o parliament_n 26._o parliament_n cap._n 26._o of_o england_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o edw._n 2._o to_o the_o 22._o of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o then_o of_o modern_a 27._o modern_a cap._n 27._o right_o constitute_v parliament_n and_o of_o the_o factious_a 28._o factious_a cap._n 28._o member_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o i_o discourse_n at_o large_a of_o the_o encroachment_n of_o some_o parliament_n especial_o of_o some_o house_n of_o commons_o then_o from_o the_o great_a council_n i_o pass_v to_o the_o 29._o the_o cap._n 29._o right_n honourable_a the_o privy_a council_n their_o qualification_n to_o be_v at_o the_o king_n be_v sole_a appoint_v of_o minister_n 30._o minister_n cap._n 30._o of_o state_n etc._n etc._n then_o of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n in_o appoint_v 31._o appoint_v cap._n 31._o magistrate_n 32._o magistrate_n cap._n 32._o
several_a place_n of_o his_o politics_n be_v as_o king_n as_o express_o in_o one_o place_n he_o say_v every_o house_n be_v govern_v by_o kingly_a command_n by_o he_o that_o be_v eminent_a in_o age._n government_n the_o father_n government_n in_o which_o short_a sentence_n we_o may_v note_v that_o this_o must_v relate_v to_o a_o infancy_n in_o the_o world_n before_o family_n be_v embody_v and_o seem_v to_o overthrow_v the_o opinion_n of_o its_o eternity_n ascribe_v to_o the_o philosopher_n and_o however_o be_v a_o plain_a illustration_n of_o the_o rise_n and_o original_a of_o kingly_a government_n from_o that_o of_o the_o paternal_a in_o this_o family_n the_o same_o philosopher_n 8._o philosopher_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d p._n lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o distinguish_v the_o husband_n rule_n that_o over_o the_o wife_n be_v civil_o that_o over_o the_o child_n kingly_a both_o which_o word_n be_v use_v for_o a_o mild_a sort_n of_o government_n than_o that_o which_o be_v masterly_a over_o servant_n so_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o give_v parent_n the_o power_n of_o saturn_n to_o devour_v their_o child_n nor_o be_v there_o need_v for_o a_o late_a author_n 68_o author_n french_a monarchy_n p._n 68_o to_o bewail_v the_o state_n of_o child_n under_o such_o a_o tyranny_n as_o he_o account_v it_o of_o parent_n for_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o i_o hope_v make_v it_o appear_v that_o kingly_a government_n be_v of_o all_o other_o the_o least_o arbitrary_a as_o exercise_v especial_o in_o england_n and_o that_o king_n be_v just_o style_v patres_fw-la patriae_fw-la father_n of_o their_o country_n and_o that_o it_o be_v kingly_a as_o well_o as_o fatherly_a to_o govern_v without_o asperity_n and_o bitterness_n by_o benevolence_n and_o paternal_a care_n which_o never_o be_v know_v in_o republican_n patriot_n however_o all_o i_o will_v infer_v at_o present_a from_o hence_o be_v that_o government_n be_v coeval_fw-fr with_o family_n and_o shall_v speak_v more_o of_o it_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o monarchy_n family_n society_n of_o family_n from_o these_o private_a lar_n and_o occonomy_n spring_v up_o society_n for_o man_n be_v of_o all_o the_o creation_n only_o endow_v with_o speech_n and_o that_o furnish_v he_o with_o discourse_n upon_o thing_n troublesome_a and_o pleasant_a profitable_a and_o unprofitable_a just_a and_o unjust_a for_o ib._n for_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d polit._n lib._n 1._o c._n 2._o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ib._n that_o before_o all_o other_o creature_n say_v the_o philosopher_n it_o be_v the_o property_n of_o man_n that_o he_o alone_o have_v the_o sense_n of_o good_a and_o evil_a just_a and_o unjust_a from_o thence_o it_o must_v follow_v not_o only_o that_o man_n be_v a_o sociable_a creature_n or_o fit_v for_o political_a government_n but_o that_o society_n be_v found_v in_o nature_n for_o the_o tongue_n can_v be_v employ_v reasonable_o but_o in_o company_n none_o but_o one_o craze_v in_o his_o sense_n will_v hold_v parley_n with_o himself_o or_o talk_v to_o himself_o the_o thought_n of_o his_o heart_n 1._o state_n of_o france_n p._n 1._o nature_n that_o give_v man_n a_o tongue_n give_v he_o also_o inclination_n to_o society_n where_o he_o may_v use_v it_o sociable_a why_o man_n be_v sociable_a as_o a_o late_a author_n out_o of_o aristotle_n word_n it_o the_o same_o be_v demonstrate_v by_o the_o moral_a virtue_n which_o be_v proper_a and_o peculiar_a to_o mankind_n how_o and_o to_o who_o shall_v justice_n be_v administ'r_v but_o among_o man_n how_o shall_v fortitude_n appear_v but_o upon_o such_o occasion_n as_o appear_v among_o man_n where_o shall_v prudence_n have_v place_n unless_o in_o debate_v and_o resolve_v the_o affair_n of_o man_n who_o can_v be_v liberal_a if_o he_o give_v not_o to_o many_o who_o shall_v enjoy_v the_o sweet_n of_o friendship_n if_o he_o have_v not_o to_o who_o he_o may_v be_v a_o friend_n with_o who_o to_o share_v his_o happiness_n nature_n therefore_o that_o have_v make_v virtue_n proper_a to_o man_n have_v also_o make_v it_o proper_a to_o man_n to_o live_v in_o company_n these_o praecognita_fw-la be_v grant_v it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o evince_v government_n people_z the_o subject_a of_o government_n that_o no_o society_n can_v be_v happy_a without_o government_n the_o body_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o subject_a matter_n of_o it_o of_o which_o the_o philosopher_n 1._o philosopher_n polit._n lib._n 4._o c._n 4._o lib._n 7._o c._n 4._o lib._n 6._o c._n 1._o reckon_v several_a kind_n as_o fisher_n at_o tarentum_n and_o byzantium_n mariner_n at_o athens_n merchant_n at_o aegina_n and_o chios_n skipper_n at_o the_o island_n tenedos_n and_o in_o all_o place_n be_v husbandman_n artificer_n soldier_n and_o noble_n so_o that_o government_n be_v most_o necessary_a to_o combine_v these_o into_o society_n for_o mutual_a safety_n and_o profit_n therefore_o the_o same_o 3_o same_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d polit._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1_o &_o 3_o philosopher_n observe_v that_o to_o obey_v and_o command_v which_o be_v the_o characteristic_o of_o government_n be_v not_o only_o to_o be_v number_v among_o the_o profitable_a but_o the_o necessary_a for_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o be_v bear_v we_o fall_v under_o that_o discrimination_n the_o great_a initic_a great_a sine_fw-la imperio_fw-la nec_fw-la domâs_fw-la ulla_fw-la nec_fw-la civitâs_fw-la nec_fw-la gens_fw-la nec_fw-la hominum_fw-la universum_fw-la genus_fw-la stare_n nec_fw-la rerum_fw-la natura_fw-la omnis_fw-la nec_fw-la ipse_fw-la mundus_fw-la potuit_fw-la lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr lâ_n initic_a orator_n assure_v we_o that_o without_o government_n government_n the_o necessity_n of_o government_n neither_o house_n city_n or_o nation_n nor_o the_o complex_fw-la of_o mankind_n or_o nature_n nor_o the_o world_n itself_o can_v subsist_v so_o the_o divine_a plato_n 391._o plato_n tom._n 2._o p._n 391._o tell_v we_o that_o it_o be_v a_o law_n establish_v by_o nature_n that_o the_o inferior_a shall_v yield_v to_o the_o superior_a in_o eminence_n and_o that_o law_n will_v be_v invert_v if_o we_o do_v not_o yield_v to_o they_o and_o live_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o our_o governor_n so_o the_o aborigines_n in_o imperio_fw-la in_o genus_fw-la hominum_fw-la agresle_n sine_fw-la legibus_fw-la sine_fw-la imperio_fw-la sallust_n be_v those_o only_o which_o be_v repute_v a_o wild_a sort_n of_o man_n without_o law_n and_o government_n and_o tacitus_n libertate_fw-la tacitus_n incerti_fw-la nimium_fw-la solutique_fw-la megis_fw-la sine_fw-la dominoquamin_n libertate_fw-la speak_v of_o the_o babarous_a parthian_n call_v they_o loose_v and_o unsettle_a rather_o without_o a_o lord_n than_o in_o liberty_n and_o there_o may_v be_v good_a reason_n for_o it_o since_o as_o justin_n 22._o justin_n ab_fw-la exalibus_fw-la seytharum_fw-la parthorum_fw-la impirium_fw-la suisse_fw-la dedudum_fw-la lib._n 22._o note_n they_o spring_v from_o the_o people_n banish_v from_o the_o scythian_n and_o so_o we_o may_v 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14_o 15._o all_o which_o say_v a_o most_o judicious_a nobleman_n he_o do_v for_o no_o other_o
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judicious_a earl_n of_o clarendon_n in_o his_o eleborate_v treatise_n against_o 110._o against_o survey_v of_o leviathan_n p._n 110._o mr._n hobbs_n have_v with_o great_a judgement_n refute_v this_o opinion_n from_o who_o armoury_n i_o shall_v borrow_v some_o of_o the_o artillery_n though_o i_o dare_v not_o presume_v to_o use_v they_o with_o the_o same_o dexterity_n and_o address_v his_o lordship_n do_v this_o propriety_n say_v he_o introduce_v the_o beauty_n of_o building_n and_o the_o cultivate_a of_o the_o earth_n by_o art_n as_o well_o as_o industry_n that_o they_o and_o their_o child_n may_v dwell_v in_o the_o house_n they_o be_v at_o the_o charge_n to_o build_v and_o reap_v the_o harvest_n of_o those_o land_n they_o have_v be_v at_o the_o charge_n to_o sow_v whatsoever_o be_v of_o civility_n and_o good_a manner_n all_o that_o be_v of_o art_n and_o beauty_n of_o rule_n and_o solid_a wealth_n in_o the_o world_n be_v the_o product_n of_o this_o the_o child_n of_o belove_a property_n and_o they_o ãâã_d at_o will_v strangle_v this_o issue_n desire_v to_o demolish_v all_o building_n eradicate_v all_o plantation_n to_o make_v the_o earth_n barren_a and_o live_v again_o in_o tent_n and_o nourish_v their_o cattle_n by_o successive_a march_n into_o the_o field_n where_o the_o grass_n grow_v nothing_o but_o joy_n in_o propriety_n redeem_v we_o from_o this_o barbarity_n and_o nothing_o but_o security_n in_o the_o same_o can_v preserve_v we_o from_o return_v to_o it_o again_o if_o there_o be_v no_o propriety_n continue_v the_o great_a lord_n there_o be_v nothing_o worth_a defend_v from_o foreign_a enemy_n or_o from_o one_o another_o and_o consequent_o it_o be_v no_o matter_n what_o become_v of_o the_o commonwealth_n for_o the_o government_n can_v never_o be_v so_o vigorous_o assist_v by_o a_o people_n who_o have_v nothing_o to_o lose_v as_o by_o those_o who_o defend_v it_o defend_v their_o own_o good_n and_o estate_n which_o if_o they_o do_v not_o believe_v their_o own_o they_o will_v not_o much_o care_n into_o who_o hand_n they_o fall_v to_o this_o wise_a lord_n i_o may_v add_v what_o a_o great_a proprietas_fw-la great_a seneca_n jure_fw-la civili_fw-la omne_fw-la regis_fw-la sum_fw-la &_o tamen_fw-la illa_fw-la quorum_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la pertinet_fw-la universa_fw-la possessio_fw-la in_fw-la singulos_fw-la dominos_fw-la discerpta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o unaquaeque_fw-la res_fw-la habet_fw-la possessorem_fw-la suum_fw-la itaque_fw-la dare_v regi_fw-la domum_fw-la &_o mancipia_fw-la &_o pecuniam_fw-la possumus_fw-la nec_fw-la donare_fw-la illi_fw-la de_fw-la svo_fw-la dicimur_fw-la ad_fw-la reges_fw-la enim_fw-la poâstas_fw-la omnium_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la sâgula_fw-la proprietas_fw-la statesman_n and_o scholar_n have_v long_o since_o observe_v that_o though_o by_o the_o civil_a law_n all_o be_v the_o king_n yet_o even_o those_o thing_n whereof_o the_o universal_a possession_n belong_v to_o the_o king_n have_v their_o peculiar_a owner_n so_o that_o we_o may_v give_v the_o king_n house_n freehold_n or_o money_n yet_o be_v not_o say_v to_o give_v he_o his_o own_o for_o to_o the_o king_n the_o power_n over_o all_o appertain_v but_o to_o every_o single_a person_n his_o property_n according_a to_o that_o of_o bulgaris_fw-la to_o zeno_n omnia_fw-la rex_fw-la possidet_fw-la imperio_fw-la singuli_fw-la dominio_fw-la if_o it_o be_v thus_o under_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o roman_a emperor_n in_o seneca_n time_n how_o much_o more_o secure_a may_v we_o judge_v propriety_n in_o we_o when_o so_o guard_v by_o the_o royal_a sword_n and_o sceptre_n that_o in_o several_a case_n action_n may_v be_v bring_v in_o defence_n of_o a_o man_n right_a even_o against_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o judge_n have_v pronounce_v sentence_n against_o some_o claim_n of_o the_o king_n and_o aught_o to_o do_v so_o whatever_o pain_n mr._n hobbs_n take_v to_o render_v those_o precious_a word_n of_o property_n unvaluable_a and_o insignificant_a we_o see_v that_o a_o better_a philosopher_n than_o he_o and_o who_o understand_v the_o rule_n of_o government_n have_v live_v under_o just_a such_o a_o sovereign_n as_o mr._n hobbs_n will_v set_v up_o give_v his_o judgement_n otherwise_o where_o he_o express_o tell_v we_o that_o he_o be_v est_fw-la be_v errat_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la tutum_fw-la sibiesse_n regem_fw-la putat_fw-la ubi_fw-la nihil_fw-la a_o rege_fw-la tutum_fw-la est_fw-la securitas_fw-la securitaâe_fw-la paciscenda_fw-la est_fw-la much_o deceive_v that_o think_v that_o king_n be_v in_o safety_n from_o who_o the_o subject_n be_v not_o safe_a in_o what_o he_o enjoy_v the_o security_n of_o the_o one_o be_v from_o the_o stipulation_n of_o the_o security_n of_o the_o other_o that_o in_o former_a age_n also_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o english_a subject_n have_v be_v happy_a in_o enjoy_v great_a security_n as_o to_o their_o person_n and_o estate_n than_o the_o subject_n of_o foreign_a country_n and_o that_o the_o english_a law_n and_o government_n have_v be_v very_o tender_a of_o they_o appear_v by_o what_o another_o 37._o another_o de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la legum_n ang._n c._n 37._o lord_n chancellor_n write_v who_o live_v in_o a_o turbulent_a age_n and_o be_v force_v into_o exile_n with_o the_o prince_n elder_a son_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o he_o in_o many_o place_n treat_v of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o peasant_n in_o france_n and_o of_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o french_a subject_n too_o tedious_a here_o to_o relate_v and_o in_o his_o free_a way_n of_o dialogue_n with_o the_o prince_n he_o divide_v kingly_a government_n into_o that_o which_o be_v regal_a and_o absolute_a and_o that_o which_o be_v political_n in_o which_o last_o be_v condescension_n of_o prince_n to_o bound_v their_o prerogative_n and_o this_o he_o commend_v to_o his_o prince_n say_v ib._n say_v quis_fw-la enim_fw-la potentior_fw-la liberiorve_fw-la esse_fw-la potesi_fw-la quam_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la alios_fw-la sed_fw-la seipsum_fw-la sufficit_fw-la debellare_fw-la ib._n no_o prince_n can_v be_v repute_v powerfull_a or_o free_a than_o that_o prince_n who_o
show_v they_o still_o retain_v the_o old_a english_a valour_n and_o now_o that_o god_n have_v send_v we_o a_o king_n who_o have_v aid_v both_o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a army_n second_o what_o we_o may_v expect_v under_o king_n james_n the_o second_o more_o signal_o triumph_v at_o sea_n over_o the_o dutch_a than_o any_o admiral_n do_v before_o or_o since_o who_o have_v a_o soul_n and_o genius_n incline_v to_o warlike_a and_o heroic_a action_n and_o have_v with_o himself_o resolve_v and_o public_o to_o his_o two_o house_n declare_v by_o the_o assistance_n and_o blessing_n of_o god_n he_o will_v adventure_v his_o person_n as_o far_o as_o any_o man_n in_o his_o dominion_n for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o people_n and_o their_o safety_n and_o endeavour_v to_o raise_v the_o renown_n and_o repute_v of_o england_n as_o high_a as_o any_o of_o his_o royal_a predecessor_n i_o can_v see_v if_o god_n prolong_v his_o reign_n why_o we_o shall_v not_o hope_v to_o reap_v all_o the_o advantage_n either_o england_n or_o any_o other_o nation_n have_v enjoy_v under_o their_o most_o victorious_a prince_n and_o though_o by_o so_o early_a a_o rebellion_n he_o have_v be_v necessitate_v to_o enter_v the_o field_n so_o soon_o to_o suppress_v his_o ungrateful_a subject_n it_o be_v but_o the_o give_v he_o occasion_n to_o whet_v that_o sword_n and_o scour_v his_o armour_n which_o have_v long_o be_v unexpose_v to_o the_o sun_n and_o by_o this_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o courage_n conduct_v and_o good_a fortune_n and_o his_o subject_n valour_n show_v to_o the_o world_n that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o secure_v his_o people_n from_o any_o foreign_a hostile_a attacques_n and_o if_o any_o of_o his_o neighbour_n be_v find_v to_o have_v furnish_v these_o rebel_n with_o arm_n and_o money_n no_o doubt_n his_o loyal_a subject_n will_v be_v very_o press_v to_o be_v employ_v to_o repay_v their_o kindness_n prince_n character_n of_o a_o martial_a prince_n and_o they_o will_v find_v that_o 18._o that_o tanti_fw-la esse_fw-la exercitum_fw-la quanti_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la florus_n l._n 2._o c._n 18._o according_a to_o the_o king_n warlike_a spirit_n so_o will_v his_o army_n be_v it_o be_v true_a of_o himself_o what_o manil_n what_o nullum_fw-la genus_fw-la belli_fw-la sit_fw-la in_o quo_fw-la illum_fw-la non_fw-la exercuerit_fw-la fortuna_fw-la cicero_n pro_fw-la lege_fw-la manil_n cicero_n say_v of_o another_o that_o there_o have_v be_v no_o kind_n of_o war_n in_o which_o fortune_n have_v not_o exercise_v he_o so_o that_o his_o army_n may_v be_v secure_a both_o in_o his_o discipline_n and_o example_n the_o qualification_n of_o a_o emperor_n as_o ibid._n as_o labour_n in_o negotio_fw-la industria_fw-la ãâã_d agendo_fw-la celeritas_fw-la ãâã_d consiciendo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n cicero_n describe_v they_o all_o concur_v in_o his_o royal_a person_n viz._n labour_n in_o business_n fortitude_n in_o danger_n industry_n in_o action_n and_o swiftness_n in_o execution_n join_v with_o great_a temperance_n faith_n and_o humanity_n to_o which_o i_o may_v adjoyn_v that_o of_o claudian_n ductorque_fw-la placebit_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la praecipiti_fw-la rapiet_fw-la simul_fw-la omne_fw-la casu_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la maturo_fw-la vel_fw-la laeta_fw-la vel_fw-la aspera_fw-la rerum_fw-la consilio_fw-la momenta_fw-la regens_fw-la nec_fw-la tristibus_fw-la impar_fw-la nec_fw-la pro_fw-la successu_fw-la tumidus_fw-la spaciumque_fw-la norandi_fw-la vincendique_fw-la modum_fw-la mutatis_fw-la noscet_fw-la habenis_fw-la chap._n xv._o of_o the_o burden_n and_o care_n of_o king_n in_o govern_v there_o be_v as_o many_o other_o virtue_n requisite_a in_o a_o good_a king_n as_o there_o be_v in_o a_o good_a man_n but_o i_o have_v only_o treat_v of_o those_o that_o be_v the_o orient_a of_o the_o crown_n jewel_n i_o shall_v now_o consider_v two_o great_a advantage_n that_o accrue_v to_o people_n by_o kingly_a government_n the_o first_o be_v the_o burden_n and_o care_n that_o king_n undergo_v in_o the_o government_n of_o their_o people_n and_o the_o second_o the_o benefit_n to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o hereditariness_n of_o monarchy_n and_o then_o pass_v to_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n and_o the_o principal_a branch_n of_o it_o 29._o it_o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la imperium_fw-la nisi_fw-la cura_fw-la salutis_fw-la alienae_n lib._n 29._o ammianus_n tell_v we_o that_o empire_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o care_n of_o the_o safety_n of_o other_o which_o according_a to_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o dominion_n the_o well_o or_o ill_a temperedness_n of_o their_o subject_n be_v great_a or_o less_o as_o will_v be_v obvious_a to_o all_o that_o will_v consider_v the_o continual_a consultation_n and_o direction_n care_n the_o benefit_n of_o subject_n by_o their_o prince_n care_n necessary_a to_o be_v sedulous_o undergo_v and_o issue_v forth_o the_o dispatch_n intelligence_n and_o regular_a order_v such_o a_o immense_a body_n which_o make_v the_o great_a polyb._n great_a omnium_fw-la otium_fw-la illius_fw-la labour_n omnium_fw-la delicias_fw-la illius_fw-la industria_fw-la omnium_fw-la vacationem_fw-la illius_fw-la occupatio_fw-la ut_fw-la remissam_fw-la aliquando_fw-la animam_fw-la âabeâit_fw-la nunquarâ_n solute_a ãâã_d senec._n consol_n ad_fw-la polyb._n moralist_n and_o courtier_n experimental_o to_o assert_v that_o the_o sovereign_n watchfulness_n make_v our_o sleep_n secure_a his_o labour_n procure_v our_o holiday_n his_o industry_n our_o delight_n his_o continual_a employment_n our_o vacation_n and_o that_o he_o may_v enjoy_v sometime_o a_o relaxation_n but_o never_o a_o freedom_n from_o care_n which_o indeed_o can_v be_v no_o otherwise_o when_o we_o consider_v what_o he_o elsewhere_o universorum_fw-la elsewhere_o vnius_fw-la curam_fw-la excubare_fw-la pro_fw-la sdute_fw-la singulorum_fw-la atque_fw-la universorum_fw-la say_v that_o the_o care_n of_o this_o one_o sovereign_n watch_v for_o the_o health_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o every_o particular_a so_o that_o the_o immense_a 3._o immense_a haeâ_n immensa_fw-la multitudo_fw-la unius_fw-la anima_fw-la circundata_fw-la illius_fw-la spiritu_fw-la regitur_fw-la illius_fw-la ratione_fw-la flectitur_fw-la id._n de_fw-fr clem._n c._n 3._o multitude_n whether_o we_o take_v it_o for_o man_n or_o business_n be_v encompass_v with_o the_o soul_n of_o one_o by_o his_o spirit_n be_v govern_v and_o by_o his_o reason_n be_v bow_v or_o incline_v i_o find_v it_o report_v of_o pericles_n that_o so_o often_o as_o he_o be_v make_v commander_n in_o chief_a he_o use_v at_o the_o put_n on_o the_o military_a cloak_n to_o excite_v himself_o to_o the_o consideration_n of_o the_o weight_n of_o his_o employment_n by_o observe_v that_o he_o be_v to_o command_v over_o freeman_n apop_n freeman_n plut._n in_o apop_n grecian_n and_o athenian_n upon_o which_o reflection_n he_o be_v induce_v to_o approve_v himself_o more_o diligent_a careful_a and_o industrious_a government_n the_o weight_n of_o government_n have_v the_o burden_n of_o all_o their_o concern_v upon_o he_o so_o a_o great_a and_o learned_a epist_n learned_a non_fw-la licet_fw-la doâmitabundum_fw-la esse_fw-la qui_fw-la clavo_fw-la assideââemper_fw-la itaque_fw-la assidue_fw-la principi_fw-la vigilandum_fw-la est_fw-la ne_fw-la quid_fw-la erret_fw-la quia_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la plurimorum_fw-la pârnicie_fw-la delinquit_fw-la lipsius_n epist_n author_n tell_v we_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o sleep_v who_o sit_v at_o the_o helm_n to_o pilot_n the_o ship_n since_o no_o sea_n have_v so_o great_a tempest_n as_o every_o kingdom_n have_v therefore_o a_o prince_n be_v assiduous_o and_o constant_o to_o watch_v lest_o he_o err_v because_o he_o can_v do_v so_o but_o it_o be_v with_o mischief_n to_o many_o so_o the_o solvit_fw-la the_o alia_fw-la ex_fw-la aliis_fw-la cura_fw-la fatigat_fw-la vexatque_fw-la animos_fw-la nouâ_n tempestas_fw-la non_fw-la sic_fw-la libycis_n syrtibus_fw-la furit_fw-la alternos_fw-la voluere_fw-la fluctus_fw-la non_fw-la curarum_fw-la somnos_fw-la domitor_n pâctora_fw-la solvit_fw-la tragedian_n not_o unelegant_o according_a to_o his_o wont_a describe_v the_o care_n of_o king_n thus_o one_o care_n add_v fatigue_n to_o another_o and_o new_a tempest_n unquiet_a their_o mind_n so_o that_o the_o successive_a roll_a wave_n of_o the_o sea_n rage_v not_o so_o on_o the_o libyan_a shelf_n or_o quicksand_n nor_o do_v sleep_n the_o subduer_v of_o care_n unload_v their_o breast_n government_n breast_n aelian_a variar_n histor_n lib._n 2._o lampridius_n in_o vita_fw-la who_o not_o fit_a for_o government_n alexander_n severus_n have_v information_n that_o ovinius_fw-la camillus_n a_o senator_n of_o a_o ancient_a family_n but_o withal_o delicate_o effeminate_a intend_v a_o rebellion_n affect_v the_o government_n send_v for_o he_o to_o the_o palace_n and_o give_v he_o thanks_o that_o he_o when_o other_o good_a man_n refuse_v do_v spontaneous_o offer_v himself_o to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o republic_n carry_v he_o to_o the_o senate_n and_o call_v he_o his_o companion_n in_o the_o empire_n take_v he_o home_o and_o make_v he_o wear_v the_o imperial_a robe_n take_v he_o to_o walk_v with_o he_o a_o five_o miles_n march_v allow_v he_o when_o tire_v a_o horse_n and_o when_o he_o be_v weary_v of_o ride_v be_v one_o not_o
learned_a power_n of_o the_o prince_n p._n 81._o primate_n be_v obvious_a because_o the_o inflict_a of_o a_o punishment_n be_v a_o act_n of_o a_o superior_a to_o a_o inferior_a and_o to_o make_v one_o upon_o earth_n superior_a to_o the_o supreme_a governor_n will_v employ_v a_o absolute_a contradiction_n though_o a_o father_n or_o master_n be_v never_o so_o faulty_a none_o will_v be_v so_o absurd_a as_o to_o think_v that_o their_o servant_n or_o child_n may_v chastise_v they_o when_o i_o reflect_v on_o that_o dismal_a day_n when_o the_o wicked_a high_a court_n of_o justice_n arraign_v and_o sentence_v the_o most_o innocent_a just_a and_o religious_a king_n that_o possible_o have_v wear_v a_o crown_n since_o our_o saviour_n time_n i_o always_o stand_v amaze_v and_o read_v or_o meditate_v on_o that_o tragical_a act_n with_o a_o concern_v next_o to_o that_o of_o our_o saviour_n suffering_n all_o that_o black_a and_o bloody_a scene_n be_v act_v by_o man_n of_o and_z upon_o the_o principle_n successful_a rebel_n make_v use_v of_o first_o the_o preamble_n to_o the_o treasonable_a charge_n against_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o that_o king_n be_v admit_v and_o trust_v with_o a_o limit_a power_n to_o govern_v by_o and_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o not_o otherwise_o and_o by_o their_o trust_n oath_n and_o office_n be_v oblige_v to_o use_v the_o power_n commit_v to_o they_o for_o the_o good_a and_o benefit_n of_o the_o people_n and_o for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n which_o they_o charge_v that_o bless_a king_n to_o have_v design_o violate_v to_o which_o i_o shall_v give_v only_o some_o k_o short_a head_n of_o his_o majesty_n answer_n 429._o answer_n his_o majesty_n speech_n and_o trial_n p._n 429._o which_o if_o they_o have_v be_v weigh_v be_v enough_o to_o confound_v all_o their_o argue_v he_o demand_v by_o what_o lawful_a authority_n he_o be_v seat_v there_o he_o have_v a_o trust_n commit_v to_o he_o by_o god_n by_o old_a and_o lawful_a descent_n that_o he_o will_v not_o betray_v 431._o pag._n 431._o to_o answer_v to_o a_o new_a unlawful_a authority_n that_o england_n be_v a_o hereditary_a kingdom_n he_o tell_v they_o how_o great_a a_o sin_n it_o be_v to_o withstand_v lawful_a authority_n and_o submit_v to_o a_o tyrannical_a or_o unlawful_a that_o king_n can_v be_v no_o delinquent_n that_o obedience_n unto_o king_n be_v strict_o command_v in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n 435._o pag._n 435._o particularise_v that_o one_o place_n where_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n be_v there_o be_v power_n and_o who_o may_v say_v unto_o he_o what_o do_v thou_o 8.4_o eccl._n 8.4_o that_o no_o impeachment_n can_v lie_v against_o he_o all_o run_v in_o his_o name_n that_o the_o king_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o never_o be_v a_o court_n of_o judicature_n can_v erect_v none_o he_o own_v a_o obligation_n to_o god_n to_o defend_v and_o maintain_v the_o liberty_n of_o his_o people_n against_o all_o such_o illegal_a and_o arbitrary_a proceed_n 439._o pag._n 439._o but_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o show_v such_o crown-jewel_n before_o such_o wolf_n and_o bear_n that_o be_v gape_v for_o his_o blood_n and_o will_v not_o admit_v his_o only_a request_n to_o they_o to_o be_v hear_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a before_o they_o precipitate_v sentence_n against_o he_o before_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o and_o press_v it_o that_o it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v something_o he_o have_v to_o say_v they_o have_v not_o hear_v before_o hand_n but_o nothing_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n can_v say_v will_v move_v those_o who_o under_o a_o vile_a and_o notorious_a lie_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o people_n the_o supreme_a authority_n as_o they_o call_v it_o pass_v that_o barbarous_a sentence_n against_o that_o sacred_a head_n to_o the_o amazement_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n sufficient_a to_o raise_v the_o utmost_a indignation_n of_o all_o good_a man_n against_o such_o barbarous_a principle_n and_o proceed_n chap._n xix_o that_o the_o sovereign_n may_v dispense_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n of_o his_o country_n in_o several_a case_n have_v discourse_v of_o the_o king_n be_v unaccountable_a to_o any_o but_o god_n almighty_a when_o he_o govern_v not_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nature_n or_o his_o dominion_n chapter_n the_o connexion_n of_o this_o with_o the_o forego_n chapter_n upon_o that_o foundation_n that_o there_o can_v be_v two_o supremes_n here_o upon_o earth_n in_o one_o kingdom_n i_o come_v now_o to_o discover_v what_o power_n king_n in_o general_a and_o our_o king_n in_o particular_a have_v to_o dispense_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o some_o case_n for_o it_o be_v far_o from_o my_o thought_n ever_o to_o suggest_v any_o such_o dangerous_a assertion_n that_o prince_n in_o general_n may_v dispense_v with_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n plutarch_n philopaemenis_fw-la plutarch_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d compar_fw-la flaminii_n &_o philopaemenis_fw-la set_v this_o down_o as_o a_o chief_a point_n of_o that_o natural_a skill_n which_o philopoemen_n have_v in_o government_n that_o he_o do_v not_o only_o rule_v according_a to_o the_o law_n but_o overrule_v the_o law_n themselves_o when_o he_o find_v it_o conduce_v to_o the_o weal_n public_a for_o as_o the_o 3._o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d justin_n jun._n imp._n praef_n constit_fw-la 3._o emperor_n say_v whilst_o the_o law_n stand_v in_o force_n it_o be_v fit_a that_o sometime_o the_o king_n clemency_n shall_v be_v mingle_v with_o the_o severity_n of_o they_o especial_o when_o by_o that_o mean_v the_o subject_n may_v be_v free_v from_o much_o detriment_n and_o damage_n prince_n according_a to_o the_o etc._n the_o princeps_fw-la est_fw-la supra_fw-la legem_fw-la adeo_fw-la quod_fw-la secundum_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la svam_fw-la judicare_fw-la potest_fw-la 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&_o justa_fw-la causa_fw-la est_fw-la ejus_fw-la voluntas_fw-la the_o reason_n of_o these_o assertion_n be_v couch_v in_o what_o aeneas_n imperii_fw-la aeneas_n convenit_fw-la imperatori_fw-la juris_fw-la rigorem_fw-la aequitatis_fw-la fraeno_fw-la temperare_fw-la cvi_fw-la soli_fw-la inter_fw-la aequitatem_fw-la jusque_fw-la interpositam_fw-la interpretationem_fw-la licet_fw-la &_o incumbit_fw-la inspicere_fw-la de_fw-fr ortu_fw-la &_o authoribus_fw-la imperii_fw-la silvius_n observe_v that_o there_o be_v a_o certain_a other_o thing_n to_o which_o the_o emperor_n be_v more_o obnoxious_a than_o to_o the_o law_n and_o that_o be_v equity_n which_o be_v not_o always_o find_v write_v now_o if_o the_o law_n do_v command_v one_o thing_n and_o equity_n persuade_v another_o it_o be_v fit_a the_o emperor_n shall_v temper_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n with_o the_o bridle_n of_o equity_n as_o he_o who_o alone_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o look_v unto_o that_o interpretation_n which_o lie_v interpose_v betwixt_o law_n and_o equity_n since_o no_o law_n can_v sufficient_o
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de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr illonques_fw-la summons_n tottel_n stat._n fol._n 24._o pulton_n p._n 19_o westminster_n begin_v thus_o these_o be_v the_o establishment_n of_o king_n edward_n son_n to_z king_n henry_n make_v at_o westminster_n at_o his_o first_o general_n parliament_n after_o his_o coronation_n etc._n etc._n by_o his_o council_n and_o by_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n earl_n baron_n and_o the_o whole_a commonalty_n of_o the_o land_n thither_o summon_v this_o parliament_n be_v prorogue_v before_o it_o meet_v and_o the_o writ_n of_o prorogation_n mention_n only_o quia_fw-la generale_fw-mi parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la proposuimus_fw-la habere_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o have_v prorogue_v it_o mandamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n intersitis_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la &_o ordinandum_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la 147._o nostri_fw-la brady_n against_o petyâ_n fol._n 147._o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o all_o the_o member_n be_v include_v in_o the_o two_o general_a term_n of_o praelati_fw-la &_o magnates_fw-la which_o great_a man_n very_o frequent_o comprehend_v as_o well_o the_o barones_n majores_fw-la as_o minores_fw-la the_o earl_n baron_n and_o great_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o the_o less_o which_o then_o be_v call_v the_o community_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n make_v at_o 19_o at_o pulton_n stat._n an._n 1275.3_o e._n 1._o f._n 19_o westminster_n run_v thus_o because_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v great_a zeal_n and_o desire_v to_o redress_v the_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n have_v ordain_v and_o establish_v these_o act_n under_o write_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr bigamis_fw-la 4_o oct._n 4_o ed._n 1._o be_v thus_o b._n thus_o in_o prasentia_fw-la venerabilium_fw-la purum_fw-la quâruâdam_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_n râgis_fw-la ââcitatae_fw-la sââerunt_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la âub_fw-la âriptae_fw-la &_o postmodââm_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o concilio_n sâo_fw-la auditae_fw-la &_o publicatae_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la de_fw-la consiliââam_fw-la âusââââarii_fw-la quam_fw-la alii_fw-la concordaverunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n tottel_n p._n 39_o b._n express_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o certain_a reverend_a father_n bishop_n of_o england_n and_o other_o of_o the_o king_n council_n the_o constitution_n under_o write_v be_v recite_v and_o after_o hear_v and_o publish_v before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o king_n council_n as_o well_o justice_n as_o other_o do_v agree_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o writing_n for_o a_o perpetual_a memory_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v steadfast_o observe_v in_o the_o first_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v 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