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A91185 The fourth part of The soveraigne povver of parliaments and kingdomes. Wherein the Parliaments right and interest in ordering the militia, forts, ships, magazins, and great offices of the realme, is manifested by some fresh records in way of supplement: the two Houses imposition of moderate taxes and contributions on the people in cases of extremity, without the Kings assent, (when wilfully denyed) for the necessary defence and preservation of the kingdome; and their imprisoning, confining of malignant dangerous persons in times of publicke danger, for the common safety; are vindicated from all calumnies, and proved just. Together with an appendix; manifesting by sundry histories and foraine authorities, that in the ancient kingdome of Rome; the Roman, Greeke, German empires; ... the supreame soveraigne power resided not in the emperours, or kings themselves, but in the whole kingdome, senate, parliament, state, people ... / By William Prynne, utter-barrester, of Lincolnes Inne. It is this tenth day of July, ordered ... that this booke .... be printed by Michael Sparke senior. John White.; Soveraigne power of parliaments and kingdomes. Part 4 Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Comomns. 1643 (1643) Wing P3962; Thomason E248_4; ESTC R203192 339,674 255

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and_o marriage_n from_o the_o pope_n who_o will_v do_v nothing_o without_o great_a fee_n after_o which_o he_o summon_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n at_o medina_n they_o refuse_v to_o meet_v without_o the_o express_a command_n of_o the_o queen_n mother_n who_o command_v they_o to_o assemble_v and_o promise_v to_o be_v present_a after_o this_o divers_a accord_n be_v make_v betwixt_o he_o and_o his_o competitor_n and_o at_o last_o call_v a_o assembly_n of_o the_o estate_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o moor_n he_o soon_o after_o condemn_v two_o knight_n call_v peter_n and_o john_n of_o caravajal_n without_o any_o great_a proof_n for_o a_o murder_n and_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v cast_v down_o headlong_o from_o the_o top_n of_o the_o rock_n of_o martos_n who_o profess_v their_o innocency_n at_o the_o execution_n they_o adjourn_v the_o king_n to_o appear_v at_o the_o tribunal_n seat_n of_o almighty_a god_n within_o thirty_o day_n after_o to_o answer_v for_o their_o 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swear_v he_o fealty_n passim_fw-la this_o king_n afterward_o prove_v very_o cruel_a and_o tyrannical_a his_o noble_n and_o subject_n oft_o time_n successive_o take_v up_o defensive_a arm_n against_o he_o his_o tyranny_n augment_v their_o obstinancy_n and_o procure_v he_o still_o new_a trouble_n whereupon_o at_o last_o discern_v his_o error_n he_o become_v more_o mild_a and_o often_o assemble_v the_o estate_n in_o parliament_n who_o give_v he_o large_a subsidy_n to_o maintain_v his_o war_n against_o the_o moor_n 489._o the_o province_n of_o alava_n have_v a_o custom_n to_o choose_v a_o lord_n under_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o castille_n who_o do_v govern_v and_o enjoy_v the_o revenue_n appoint_v by_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o country_n for_o the_o election_n of_o who_o they_o be_v accustom_v to_o assemble_v in_o the_o field_n of_o arriaga_n those_o of_o this_o election_n be_v call_v brethren_n and_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o brotherhood_n notwithstanding_o in_o the_o year_n 1332._o 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brotherhood_n and_o estate_n of_o this_o province_n send_v to_o k._n alphonso_n divers_a article_n which_o they_o beseech_v he_o to_o confirm_v promise_v for_o their_o part_n that_o this_o shall_v be_v their_o last_o assembly_n and_o that_o the_o name_n and_o effect_n of_o their_o brotherhood_n shall_v remain_v for_o ever_o extinct_a and_o the_o province_n be_v for_o ever_o unite_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o castille_n if_o he_o will_v confirm_v those_o article_n to_o they_o be_v 17._o in_o number_n which_o he_o do_v the_o chief_a be_v these_o that_o the_o king_n nor_o his_o successor_n shall_v not_o alien_a any_o place_n of_o his_o demesne_n that_o the_o gentleman_n and_o their_o good_n shall_v be_v free_a and_o exempt_a from_o all_o subsidy_n as_o they_o have_v be_v heretofore_o that_o they_o and_o other_o of_o the_o country_n shall_v be_v govern_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n and_o right_n of_o soportilla_n and_o that_o divers_a town_n and_o village_n therein_o specify_v shall_v 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