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they_o credit_n among_o the_o better_a sort_n install_v they_o first_o unto_o that_o honour_n and_o true_o there_o be_v 6._o nothing_o more_o rightful_a and_o justin_a man_n society_n than_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v that_o which_o be_v his_o own_o in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n without_o disturbance_n or_o violence_n in_o which_o respect_n also_o rule_v of_o justice_n be_v establish_v call_v law_n which_o no_o good_a king_n will_v ever_o seek_v to_o stand_v against_o they_o be_v indeed_o lord_n of_o the_o earth_n aâ—_n some_o say_v and_o true_o but_o so_o that_o their_o lordship_n stretch_v no_o further_o than_o right_a and_o pass_v not_o the_o rule_n of_o equity_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o propriety_n of_o good_n and_o possession_n remain_v untouched_a to_o king_n say_v soâ—â—ca_n pertain_v the_o sovereignty_n over_o all_o thing_n but_o to_o private_a man_n the_o propriety_n beneficiis_fw-la tiberius_n caesar_n be_v solicit_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o province_n to_o lay_v heavy_a tribute_n and_o levy_v large_a subsidy_n from_o his_o people_n make_v though_o a_o painim_n this_o notable_a answer_n that_o a_o good_a shepherd_n ought_v to_o shear_v his_o sheep_n not_o to_o flay_v they_o saint_n lewis_n that_o good_a king_n among_o all_o his_o other_o wife_n and_o virtuous_a exhortation_n which_o he_o give_v to_o his_o son_n before_o his_o death_n this_o be_v none_o of_o the_o least_o nor_o last_o that_o he_o shall_v never_o crave_v any_o tax_n or_o subsidy_n of_o his_o subject_n but_o upon_o urgent_a necessity_n and_o very_o just_a gil._n cause_n and_o that_o if_o he_o do_v otherwise_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v repute_v for_o a_o king_n but_o for_o a_o tyrant_n chap._n thirty-nine_o of_o those_o that_o have_v use_v too_o much_o cruelty_n to_o ward_n their_o subject_n in_o tax_n and_o exaction_n it_o be_v clear_a then_o by_o these_o foresay_a assumption_n that_o a_o king_n may_v not_o impose_v upon_o his_o subject_n unmeasurable_a 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