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judge_n than_o have_v of_o the_o common_a good_a it_o be_v well_o that_o this_o be_v ponder_v on_o in_o those_o day_n in_o which_o i_o doubt_v man_n be_v too_o ready_a and_o prone_a to_o prefer_v their_o own_o private_a concernment_n in_o their_o endeavour_n i_o mean_v their_o honour_n before_o the_o public_a safety_n in_o davis_n report_v b._n da._n rep._n foe_o 32._o b._n it_o be_v 〈…〉_o to_o the_o interest_n of_o one_o particular_a person_n &_o yet_o reasonable_a where_o it_o be_v for_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n in_o general_a as_o a_o custom_n to_o make_v balwark_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o another_o for_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n 36._o h._n 8._o dyer_n and_o to_o raze_v house_n in_o publico_fw-la incendiâ—_n in_o a_o common_a fire_n 29._o h._n 8._o dyer_n these_o case_n i_o have_v remember_v before_o so_o to_o turn_v the_o plough_n upâ—n_o the_o head-land_n of_o another_o in_o favour_n of_o husbandry_n 21._o e._n 4._o and_o to_o dry_a net_n upon_o the_o land_n of_o another_o in_o favour_n of_o fish_v and_o navigation_n 8._o e._n 4_o 18._o 36._o h._n 8._o dyer_n foe_o 60â—_n 29._o h._n 8._o dyer_n for_n 36â—_n 21._o e._n 4._o 28_n 8._o e._n 4._o 18._o but_o say_v the_o book_n a_o custom_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o public_a good_a which_o be_v the_o scope_n and_o general_a end_n of_o all_o law_n for_o salus_fw-la populi_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la or_o injurious_a and_o prejudicial_a to_o the_o multitude_n and_o beneficial_a only_o to_o some_o particular_a person_n such_o a_o custom_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n which_o be_v above_o all_o positive_a law_n etc._n etc._n here_o note_n that_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n be_v above_o all_o positive_a law_n and_o no_o doubt_n but_o it_o be_v for_o that_o law_n which_o be_v against_o reason_n be_v rather_o a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n than_o law_n and_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v no_o law_n which_o be_v not_o ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n for_o as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o the_o word_n lex_n be_v derive_v à _fw-la ligando_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ad_fw-la observandas_fw-la leges_fw-la homines_fw-la ligat_fw-la and_o no_o question_n a_o law_n which_o be_v unreasonable_a do_v not_o oblige_v man_n to_o obedience_n so_o that_o it_o be_v no_o law_n if_o it_o be_v not_o warrant_v by_o the_o law_n of_o reason_n now_o to_o apply_v this_o to_o the_o case_n in_o question_n the_o king_n by_o his_o prerogative_n aught_o to_o have_v the_o sole_a dispose_n of_o the_o militia_n the_o kingdom_n be_v in_o imminent_a danger_n the_o king_n refuse_v to_o settle_v it_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o great_a counsel_n for_o the_o secure_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o people_n now_o the_o doubt_n be_v whether_o the_o parliament_n may_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n assume_v this_o power_n to_o themselves_o for_o the_o secure_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o kingdom_n or_o whether_o they_o ought_v to_o subscribe_v to_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n though_o it_o be_v to_o the_o apparent_a destruction_n of_o the_o common-weal_n which_o of_o these_o two_o be_v the_o reasonable_a law_n be_v the_o question_n why_o no_o doubt_n salus_fw-la populi_fw-la the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n for_o these_o reason_n first_o for_o that_o the_o law_n be_v make_v for_o the_o people_n and_o not_o the_o people_n for_o the_o law_n and_o second_o for_o that_o the_o whole_a aught_o to_o be_v prefer_v before_o any_o part_n wherefore_o i_o conclude_v that_o it_o be_v suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la the_o most_o supreme_a law_n and_o therefore_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n ought_v to_o give_v way_n to_o this_o and_o not_o this_o to_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o king_n for_o if_o you_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v the_o common_a good_a you_o preserve_v and_o maintain_v the_o king_n majesty_n his_o prerogative_n your_o law_n and_o yourselves_o and_o if_o you_o do_v otherwise_o you_o destroy_v all_o and_o therefore_o i_o conclude_v all_o with_o this_o non_fw-la solum_fw-la conveniens_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la salus_fw-la populi_fw-la sit_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o convenient_a but_o necessary_a that_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v the_o most_o supreme_a law_n and_o therefore_o the_o parliament_n have_v do_v that_o which_o be_v agreeable_a both_o to_o law_n and_o reason_n in_o prefer_v of_o the_o public_a safety_n finis_fw-la