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can_v be_v judge_n in_o his_o own_o cause_n justice_n shall_v be_v assign_v to_o hear_v and_o determine_v the_o cause_n as_o be_v do_v in_o the_o case_n when_o richardus_fw-la de_fw-fr hoton_n prio_fw-la dunelm_n '_o queritur_fw-la de_fw-la anthonio_n episcopo_fw-la dunelm_n '_o allege_v several_a plaint_n against_o the_o bishop_n whereupon_o issue_n be_v join_v and_o verdict_n give_v against_o the_o bishop_n and_o by_o that_o record_n which_o be_v termino_fw-la paschae_fw-la 30_o e._n 1._o it_o appear_v the_o bishop_n have_v within_o the_o county_n of_o duresme_fw-fr regalitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la and_o more_o concern_v the_o same_o you_o may_v read_v in_o coke_n 4_o institutes_n cap._n 38._o the_o royal_a franchise_n of_o ely_n king_n henry_n the_o first_o of_o the_o rich_a monastery_n of_o ely_n make_v a_o cathedral_n church_n and_o of_o the_o abbey_n make_v a_o bishopric_n and_o for_o his_o diocese_n assign_v he_o the_o
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argenteam_fw-la investivimus_fw-la juxta_fw-la morem_fw-la habendum_fw-la &_o tenendum_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la regibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la imperpetuum_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v the_o noble_a and_o primary_n county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n grant_v to_o he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n with_o the_o same_o word_n sibi_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la regibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la which_o import_v a_o limit_a fee_n and_o that_o by_o his_o decease_n or_o attain_v to_o the_o crown_n these_o dignity_n may_v be_v extinguish_v in_o the_o crown_n to_o the_o end_n the_o king_n for_o the_o time_n be_v may_v have_v the_o honour_n and_o power_n to_o create_v his_o heir_n apparent_a prince_n of_o wales_n and_o earl_n of_o chester_n as_o he_o himself_o have_v be_v by_o his_o progenitor_n but_o otherwise_o it_o be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o cornwall_n vide_fw-la coke_n 4_o inst_z cap._n 48._o that_o be_v without_o creation_n and_o ever_o since_o 11_o ed._n 3._o the_o first_o beget_v son_n of_o the_o king_n be_v ever_o duke_n of_o cornwall_n and_o this_o may_v suffice_v for_o a_o short_a survey_n of_o the_o principality_n of_o wales_n and_o now_o proceed_v to_o the_o military_a government_n of_o england_n the_o king_n have_v the_o sole_a supreme_a government_n command_n and_o disposition_n of_o the_o military_a power_n of_o england_n both_o by_o land_n and_o sea_n as_o be_v at_o large_a declare_v in_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 14_o car._n 2._o and_o by_o land_n the_o next_o under_o the_o king_n be_v the_o generalissimo_n when_o in_o be_v of_o all_o his_o majesty_n force_n in_o his_o three_o kingdom_n horse_n and_o foot_n in_o say_v as_o well_o within_o garrison_n as_o without_o these_o force_n in_o the_o late_a king_n charles_n the_o second_o time_n consist_v of_o 4_o regiment_n of_o foot_n the_o king_n regiment_n 24_o company_n and_o near_o 1700_o man_n the_o duke_n regiment_n 720_o 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descent_n for_o that_o by_o the_o law_n of_o that_o kingdom_n he_o do_v inherit_v he_o can_v change_v those_o law_n of_o himself_o without_o consent_n of_o parliament_n also_o if_o a_o king_n have_v a_o christian_a kingdom_n by_o conquest_n as_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o have_v ireland_n after_o king_n john_n have_v give_v to_o they_o be_v under_o his_o obedience_n and_o subjection_n the_o law_n of_o england_n for_o the_o government_n of_o that_o country_n no_o succeed_a king_n can_v alter_v the_o same_o without_o parliament_n and_o in_o this_o case_n whilst_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o that_o of_o ireland_n be_v govern_v by_o several_a law_n any_o bear_v in_o ireland_n be_v no_o alien_a to_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o in_o case_n of_o a_o conquest_n of_o a_o christian_a kingdom_n as_o well_o those_o that_o serve_v in_o the_o war_n at_o the_o conquest_n as_o those_o that_o remain_v at_o home_n for_o the_o safety_n and_o peace_n of_o their_o country_n and_o other_o 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