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no_o other_o subjection_n of_o clerk_n herein_o but_o such_o as_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o mere_a stranger_n foreigner_n alien_n and_o such_o as_o be_v necessary_a in_o all_o kind_n of_o judicial_a proceed_n if_o a_o frenchman_n have_v a_o suit_n with_o a_o spaniard_n if_o any_o man_n of_o this_o king_n be_v natural_a and_o legal_a subject_n commence_v a_o suit_n against_o the_o subject_a of_o a_o other_o king_n and_o live_v still_o in_o the_o dominion_n of_o this_o other_o king_n must_v not_o such_o a_o plaintiff_n or_o such_o a_o actor_n apply_v himself_o to_o the_o court_n or_o judicatories_n of_o the_o defendant_n that_o be_v to_o those_o of_o this_o other_o king_n will_v the_o plaintiff_n therefore_o acknowledge_v this_o other_o king_n to_o be_v simple_o or_o absolute_o his_o own_o king_n will_v a_o spaniard_n if_o he_o sue_v in_o france_n and_o before_o french_a judge_n acknowledge_v therefore_o the_o french_a king_n to_o be_v his_o own_o king_n or_o will_v a_o hollander_n sue_v a_o englishman_n in_o england_n therefore_o acknowledge_v the_o king_n of_o england_n to_o be_v his_o own_o mere_a trifle_n actor_n sequitur_fw-la forum_n rei_fw-la and_o therefore_o as_o you_o right_o conclude_v that_o he_o be_v the_o defender_n king_n simple_o and_o absolute_o before_o who_o in_o the_o case_n he_o be_v convent_v so_o be_v it_o unreasonable_o infer_v that_o he_o be_v the_o actor_n king_n before_o who_o such_o actor_n convent_v a_o other_o but_o say_v bellarmine_n clerk_n do_v pray_v in_o specie_fw-la for_o the_o king_n and_o pray_v thus_o pro_fw-la rege_fw-la nostro_fw-la n._n for_o our_o king_n n._n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o be_v more_o against_o bellarmine_n for_o hence_o nothing_o follow_v more_o direct_o than_o that_o the_o king_n be_v king_n of_o clerk_n also_o and_o that_o clerk_n be_v his_o subject_n for_o who_o can_v conceive_v the_o king_n to_o be_v king_n of_o clerk_n and_o yet_o that_o clerk_n shall_v not_o be_v his_o subject_n be_v that_o as_o almainus_a the_o sup_n potest_fw-la etc._n etc._n q._n 2._o cap._n 5._o teach_v aliquem_fw-la esse_fw-la regem_fw-la nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la habere_fw-la superioritatem_fw-la erga_fw-la subditos_fw-la &_o in_o subditis_fw-la esse_fw-la obligationem_fw-la parendi_fw-la regi_fw-la etc._n etc._n one_o to_o be_v a_o king_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o to_o have_v a_o politic_a both_o directive_n and_o coercive_a power_n of_o superiority_n over_o all_o the_o people_n of_o his_o dominion_n and_o that_o consequent_o there_o be_v obligation_n answerable_a on_o the_o same_o people_n as_o subject_n to_o obey_v he_o however_o bellarmine_n will_v needs_o by_o so_o many_o absurd_a argument_n uphold_v his_o very_a absurd_a sentence_n which_o say_v in_o plain_a term_n the_o king_n to_o be_v king_n of_o clerk_n and_o yet_o clerk_n not_o to_o be_v subject_n to_o the_o king_n a_o city_n or_o people_n to_o be_v absolute_o free_a and_o yet_o have_v the_o king_n for_o their_o king_n and_o 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