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A60479 Salmasius his buckler, or, A royal apology for King Charles the martyr dedicated to Charles the Second, King of Great Brittain. Bonde, Cimelgus. 1662 (1662) Wing S411; ESTC R40633 209,944 452

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english_a 81._o co._n lib._n 2.15_o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr est_fw-fr caput_fw-la &_o salus_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la &_o à_fw-la capite_fw-la bona_fw-la valetudo_fw-la tranfit_a in_fw-la omnes_fw-la lib._n 4.124_o the_o king_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o justice_n tranquillity_n and_o repose_n plowden_n 242._o therefore_o nil_fw-la desperandum_fw-la rege_fw-la deuce_fw-la &_o auspice_n rege_fw-la nothing_o can_v come_v amiss_o to_o we_o the_o king_n be_v our_o guide_n and_o sovereign_n reges_fw-la sacro_fw-la aleo_fw-la uncti_fw-la spiritualis_fw-la jurisdictionis_fw-la sunt_fw-la capaces_fw-la king_n be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v be_v nurse_v father_n to_o our_o church_n the_o king_n of_o england_n est_fw-la monarcha_fw-la &_o imperator_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la svo_fw-la davis_n irish_a report_v fol._n 60._o the_o almighty_a have_v say_v that_o they_o be_v god_n and_o our_o common_a law_n of_o england_n be_v found_v on_o the_o law_n of_o god_n do_v likewise_o attribute_v to_o they_o a_o shadow_n of_o the_o divine_a excellency_n viz._n wingates_n maxim_n fol._n 301._o 1_o divine_a perfection_n 2_o infiniteness_n 3._o majesty_n 4_o sovereignty_n 5._o perpetuity_n 6._o justice_n 7._o truth_n 8_o omniscienc_n of_o which_o i_o have_v already_o treat_v nay_o as_o god_n be_v a_o king_n in_o heaven_n so_o the_o king_n be_v style_v a_o god_n upon_o earth_n finch_n 81._o he_o be_v the_o head_n father_n physician_n and_o husband_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o be_v god_n lieutenant_n deputy_n vicegerent_n receive_v his_o commission_n from_o god_n not_o from_o the_o people_n these_o be_v the_o title_n which_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n give_v to_o the_o king_n a_o divine_a sentence_n be_v in_o the_o lip_n of_o the_o king_n his_o mouth_n transgress_v not_o in_o judgement_n prov._n 16.10_o say_v god_n word_n therefore_o the_o law_n receive_v it_o for_o a_o maxim_n that_o the_o king_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n co._n lit._n f._n 19_o he_o be_v rex_fw-la gratia_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la populi_fw-la king_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n not_o of_o the_o people_n the_o most_o high_a rule_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n and_o give_v it_o to_o whosoever_o he_o will_v dan._n 4.17_o therefore_o all_o the_o land_n and_o tenement_n in_o england_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o subject_n be_v hold_v mediate_o or_o immediate_o of_o the_o king_n but_o the_o king_n be_v tenant_n to_o none_o but_o god_n 8_o h._n 7_o 12._o co._n lit._n 1._o for_o praedium_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la est_fw-la directum_fw-la dominium_fw-la cujus_fw-la nullus_fw-la author_n est_fw-la nisi_fw-la deus_fw-la only_a god_n be_v the_o author_n and_o donor_n of_o the_o king_n dominion_n therefore_o the_o possession_n of_o the_o king_n be_v call_v sacra_fw-la patrimonia_fw-la &_o dominica_n coronae_fw-la regis_fw-la the_o king_n be_v the_o lord_n anoint_v 1_o sam._n 10.1_o therefore_o the_o law_n give_v reverence_n to_o his_o person_n and_o make_v he_o supreme_a in_o ecclesiastical_a cause_n the_o villain_n of_o a_o lord_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n can_v be_v seize_v because_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n be_v a_o protection_n to_o the_o villain_n for_o that_o time_n 27_o ass_n pla._n 49._o be_v it_o fit_a to_o say_v to_o a_o king_n thou_o be_v wicked_a and_o to_o prince_n you_o be_v ungodly_a job_n 34.18_o therefore_o no_o civil_a much_o less_o criminal_a action_n lie_v against_o the_o king_n if_o he_o do_v unjust_o the_o only_a remedy_n against_o the_o king_n be_v by_o petition_n and_o supplication_n for_o who_o shall_v command_v the_o king_n stamford_n praer_n fol._n 5._o bracton_n fol._n 5._o flera_fw-fr fol._n 17._o finch_n 13._o the_o prerogative_n which_o the_o common-law_n give_v the_o king_n be_v so_o large_a as_o sir_n henry_n finch_n say_v that_o you_o shall_v find_v that_o to_o be_v law_n almost_o in_o every_o case_n of_o the_o king_n that_o be_v law_n in_o no_o case_n of_o the_o subject_a finch_n fol._n 85._o
restore_v to_o his_o own_o and_o sit_v judge_n among_o we_o it_o be_v king_n charles_n the_o first_o who_o grant_v that_o the_o burden_n of_o excise_n shall_v not_o be_v lay_v on_o the_o shoulder_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o the_o rebel_n with_o their_o intolerable_a and_o monstrous_a excise_n new_o find_v imposition_n and_o other_o unspeakable_a grievance_n have_v beggar_a the_o subject_n and_o undo_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n both_o in_o their_o estate_n and_o reputation_n to_o be_v short_a whatsoever_o they_o vote_v unlawful_a for_o the_o king_n to_o do_v they_o have_v do_v that_o and_o ten_o thousand_o time_n worse_a so_o that_o though_o we_o want_v not_o body_n to_o feel_v the_o misery_n which_o they_o have_v bring_v upon_o we_o yet_o we_o want_v tongue_n to_o express_v the_o woefulness_n of_o our_o condition_n and_o the_o incomparable_a wickedness_n of_o these_o traitor_n and_o what_o great_a pretence_n have_v they_o have_v for_o their_o action_n than_o to_o say_v that_o the_o 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england_n etc._n etc._n be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n viz._n their_o sovereign_a liege_n lord_n king_n james_n 2._o that_o ligeance_n or_o obedience_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o the_o sovereign_n be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n 3._o that_o this_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n 4._o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v before_o any_o judicial_a or_o municipal_a law_n in_o the_o world_n 5._o that_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n be_v immutable_a and_o can_v be_v change_v from_o which_o resolution_n we_o may_v conclude_v that_o the_o subject_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n unless_o they_o like_o god_n almighty_a can_v alter_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n they_o can_v not_o alter_v their_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n to_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n charles_n for_o if_o by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n obedience_n from_o they_o be_v due_a to_o the_o natural_a body_n as_o i_o shall_v further_o prove_v of_o king_n charles_n and_o if_o 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be_v that_o excuse_n as_o well_o as_o all_o other_o which_o the_o rebel_n make_v use_v of_o to_o defend_v their_o rebellion_n ligeance_n be_v a_o true_a and_o faithful_a obedience_n of_o the_o subject_a due_a to_o his_o sovereign_n it_o be_v a_o obligation_n upon_o all_o subject_n to_o take_v part_n with_o their_o liege_n lord_n against_o all_o man_n live_v to_o aid_v and_o assist_v he_o with_o their_o body_n and_o mind_n with_o their_o advice_n and_o power_n not_o toft_a li_n up_o their_o arm_n against_o he_o nor_o to_o support_v in_o any_o way_n those_o who_o oppose_v he_o this_o ligeance_n and_o obedience_n be_v a_o incident_a inseparable_a to_o every_o subject_a of_o england_n and_o in_o our_o law-book_n and_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n as_o in_o 34_o h._n 8._o cap._n 1._o 35_o h._n 8._o cap._n 3_o etc._n etc._n the_o king_n be_v call_v the_o liege_n lord_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o people_n his_o liege_n subject_n every_o subject_a of_o england_n take_v the_o oath_n of_o ligeance_n which_o be_v only_o due_a unto_o the_o king_n yet_o do_v not_o the_o ligeance_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o the_o king_n begin_v at_o the_o take_n of_o this_o oath_n at_o the_o leet_n for_o as_o it_o be_v resolve_v in_o calvin_n case_n so_o soon_o as_o the_o subject_n be_v bear_v he_o owe_v by_o birthright_n ligeance_n and_o obedience_n to_o his_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n because_o ligeance_n faith_n and_o obedience_n of_o the_o subject_a to_o the_o sovereign_n be_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n write_v with_o the_o finger_n of_o god_n in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n before_o any_o municipal_a or_o judicial_a law_n be_v make_v 1._o for_o that_o moses_n be_v the_o first_o reporter_n or_o writer_n of_o law_n in_o the_o world_n yet_o government_n and_o subjection_n be_v long_o before_o moses_n 2._o for_o that_o it_o have_v be_v in_o vain_a to_o have_v prescribe_v law_n to_o any_o but_o to_o such_o as_o ought_v obedience_n faith_n and_o ligeance_n before_o in_o 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