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A46988 The excellency of monarchical government, especially of the English monarchy wherein is largely treated of the several benefits of kingly government, and the inconvenience of commonwealths : also of the several badges of sovereignty in general, and particularly according to the constitutions of our laws : likewise of the duty of subjects, and mischiefs of faction, sedition and rebellion : in all which the principles and practices of our late commonwealths-men are considered / by Nathaniel Johnston ... Johnston, Nathaniel, 1627-1705. 1686 (1686) Wing J877; ESTC R16155 587,955 505

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of_o the_o realm_n to_o be_v guardian_n and_o preserver_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o in_o the_o patent_n 51_o h._n 3._o m._n 10.13_o dorso_fw-la it_o be_v dilectis_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la custodibus_fw-la pacis_fw-la com._n linc._n north._n ebor._n &_o vicecom_v eorundem_fw-la comitat._n and_o the_o like_o 54_o h._n 3._o m._n 21._o d._n but_o the_o first_o regular_a settlement_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v anno_fw-la 1327._o 1_o ed._n 3._o c._n 16._o the_o authority_n afterward_o be_v further_o explain_v 4_o ed._n 3._o c._n 2._o 18_o ed._n 3._o c._n 2._o 34_o ed._n 3._o c._n 1._o sir_n edward_n coke_n 171._o coke_n ibid._n 171._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o commission_n of_o peace_n stand_v overburden_a and_o encumber_a with_o divers_a statute_n some_o whereof_o be_v before_o and_o some_o since_o repeal_v and_o stuff_v with_o many_o vain_a and_o unnecessary_a repetition_n and_o many_o other_o corruption_n creep_v into_o it_o by_o mistake_v of_o clerk_n 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