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pharamont_n their_o first_o king_n or_o in_o those_o ancient_a time_n as_o some_o without_o ground_n do_v affirm_v yet_o we_o see_v its_o sufficient_a to_o bind_v all_o prince_n and_o subject_n of_o that_o realm_n to_o observe_v the_o same_o and_o alter_v the_o course_n of_o natural_a descent_n and_o nearness_n of_o blood_n as_o we_o have_v see_v but_o such_o thing_n be_v not_o suffer_v in_o england_n for_o that_o our_o law_n be_v otherwise_o which_o be_v make_v by_o the_o commonwealth_n by_o all_o which_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o most_o kingdom_n have_v different_a law_n and_o custom_n both_o as_o to_o their_o authority_n and_o succession_n and_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o a_o man_n to_o allege_v bare_a propinquity_n of_o blood_n for_o that_o he_o may_v be_v exclude_v for_o several_a other_o reason_n which_o we_o shall_v hereafter_o discuss_v i_o