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etc._n nec_fw-la apprenticius_fw-la aâ—t_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la homo_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la sit_fw-la electus_fw-la concern_v this_o and_o that_o in_o the_o 46_o ed._n 3._o the_o curious_a reader_n may_v peruse_v sir_n ed._n 10._o ed._n 4_o instit._n p._n 10._o coke_n who_o opinion_n mr._n prynne_n 414._o prynne_n second_o part_n of_o brief_a register_n 124._o hist_o ang._n p._n 414._o from_o the_o roll_n and_o from_o walsingham_n clear_o confute_v however_o that_o parliament_n be_v since_o call_v indoctum_fw-la after_o this_o upon_o make_v the_o statute_n 7_o h._n 4._o c._n 15.11_o h._n 4._o c._n 1._o upon_o the_o commons_o petition_v the_o ancient_a form_n for_o the_o writ_n be_v somewhat_o alter_v and_o enlarge_v though_o little_a as_o to_o the_o qualification_n but_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o election_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o i_o shall_v discourse_v by_o itself_o 23_o h._n 6._o c._n 15._o shire_n 15._o cl._n 25_o h._n 6._o m._n 24._o dorso_fw-la only_o knight_n esquire_n or_o gentleman_n to_o be_v knight_n of_o shire_n a_o statute_n be_v make_v concern_v election_n of_o knight_n therefore_o in_o the_o writ_n of_o summons_n 25_o h._n 6._o it_o run_v thus_o milites_fw-la notabiles_fw-la seu_fw-la saltem_fw-la notabiles_fw-la armigeri_fw-la hominesve_fw-la generosi_fw-la de_fw-la natu_fw-la eorundem_fw-la com._n qui_fw-la habiles_fw-la sunt_fw-la milites_fw-la fieri_fw-la &_o nullus_fw-la homo_fw-la de_fw-la gradu_fw-la valettae_fw-la &_o gradu_fw-la inseriori_fw-la de_fw-la essendo_fw-la milites_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la existant_fw-la have_v thus_o treat_v of_o the_o ancient_a qualification_n qualification_n the_o modern_a qualification_n i_o shall_v subjoin_v the_o modern_a which_o be_v comprise_v in_o short_a to_o cause_v elector_n cause_v duâ—s_fw-la militâ—s_fw-la gladiis_fw-la cinctos_fw-la mâ—gis_fw-la idoneos_fw-la &_o discretos_fw-la cives_fw-la &_o burgenâ—esâ—de_fw-la discretiorthus_fw-la &_o magis_fw-la 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two_o thing_n which_o preserve_v government_n viz._n fortitude_n against_o enemy_n and_o concorâ—â—â—_n home_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v be_v perform_v if_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o militia_n this_o be_v it_o which_o preserve_v the_o king_n authority_n make_v his_o law_n to_o be_v observe_v keep_v the_o factious_a and_o seditious_a at_o quiet_a give_v repute_n abroad_o and_o peace_n at_o home_n all_o the_o calamity_n of_o war_n be_v prevent_v when_o a_o arm_a prince_n that_o have_v the_o sole_a disposal_n of_o his_o military_a power_n can_v extinguish_v the_o flame_n at_o its_o first_o blaze_n therefore_o st._n faustum_n st._n ordo_fw-la naturalis_fw-la mortalium_fw-la paci_fw-la accommodatus_fw-la hoc_fw-la poscit_fw-la ut_fw-la suscipiendi_fw-la belli_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la atque_fw-la consilium_fw-la penes_fw-la principes_fw-la sit_fw-la augustinus_n contra_fw-la faustum_n austin_n say_v that_o the_o natural_a order_n of_o mortal_n 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