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mortale_fw-la quod_fw-la optas_fw-la plus_fw-fr etiam_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la superis_fw-la contingere_fw-la fas_fw-la est_fw-la nescius_fw-la affectas_fw-la placeat_fw-la sibi_fw-la cuique_fw-la licebit_fw-la non_fw-la tamen_fw-la ignifero_fw-la quisquam_fw-la consistere_fw-la in_o axe_n i_o valet_fw-la excepto_fw-la vusti_fw-la quoque_fw-la rector_n olympi_n qui_fw-fr fera_fw-fr terribili_fw-la jaculatur_fw-la fulmina_fw-la dextra_fw-la non_fw-fr agit_fw-fr hos_fw-la curros_fw-la et_fw-la quid_fw-la jove_n majus_fw-la habetur_fw-la thy_o wish_n be_v naught_o what_o be_v so_o desire_v by_o thou_o can_v neither_o with_o thy_o strength_n nor_o youth_n agree_v too_o great_a intention_n set_v thy_o thought_n on_o fire_n thou_o mortal_a do_v no_o mortal_a thing_n desire_n through_o ignorance_n affect_v more_o than_o they_o dare_v undertake_v who_o in_o olympus_n sway_n though_o each_o himself_o approve_v except_o i_o none_o be_v able_a to_o supply_v my_o burn_a throne_n not_o that_o dread_a thunderer_n who_o rule_v above_o can_v drive_v these_o wheel_n and_o who_o more_o great_a than_o jove_n thou_o seek_v after_o that_o which_o humane_a power_n neither_o can_v nor_o aught_o for_o to_o achieve_v thou_o be_v ignorant_a of_o my_o power_n and_o too_o much_o presume_v on_o thy_o own_o i_o be_o no_o officer_n of_o trust_n depute_v by_o the_o common_a rout_n but_o hold_v my_o jurisdiction_n from_o above_o it_o be_v not_o for_o mortal_n to_o aspire_v and_o foolish_o to_o covet_v such_o sacred_a thing_n there_o iâ—_n none_o but_o i_o capable_a of_o this_o dignity_n it_o be_v i_o that_o aâ—_n the_o anoint_a and_o crown_v king_n by_o celestial_a decree_n and_o therefore_o be_o not_o to_o be_v dethrone_v by_o terrestrial_a innovation_n at_o tu_fw-la funesti_fw-la ne_fw-la sim_fw-la tibi_fw-la muneris_fw-la auctor_fw-la nate_fw-fr cave_n dum_fw-la resque_fw-la sinit_fw-la tua_fw-la corrige_n vota_fw-la then_o lest_o my_o bounty_n which_o will_v save_v shall_v kill_v beware_v and_o while_o thou_o may_v reform_v thy_o will_n be_v wise_a my_o son_n in_o time_n and_o lest_o thou_o prove_v a_o felo_fw-la de_fw-fr se_fw-la banish_v from_o thy_o thought_n this_o desperate_a and_o fond_a appetite_n of_o thou_o to_o take_v my_o princely_a reign_n of_o government_n into_o thy_o unadvised_a hand_n non_fw-fr honour_n est_fw-la paenam_fw-la phaeton_n pro_fw-la munere_fw-la poscis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o honour_n but_o disgrace_n and_o thy_o utter_a ruin_n which_o thou_o so_o greedy_o hunt_v after_o scilicet_fw-la ut_fw-la nostro_fw-la genitum_fw-la te_fw-la sanguine_fw-la credas_fw-la pignora_fw-la certa_fw-la petis_fw-la do_v pignora_fw-la certa_fw-la timendo_fw-la et_fw-la patrio_fw-la pater_fw-la esse_fw-la metu_fw-la probor_fw-la aspice_fw-la vultus_fw-la ecce_fw-la meos_fw-la utinamque_fw-la oculos_fw-la in_o pectore_fw-la possess_n inserere_fw-la &_o patrias_fw-la intus_fw-la deprendere_fw-la curas_fw-la denique_fw-la quicquid_fw-la habet_fw-la dive_v circumspiee_n mundus_fw-la deque_fw-la tot_fw-la ac_fw-la tantis_fw-la caeli_fw-la terraeque_fw-la marisque_fw-la posce_fw-la bonis_fw-la aliquid_fw-la nullam_fw-la patiere_fw-la repulsam_fw-la deprecor_fw-la hoc_fw-la unum_fw-la quod_fw-la vero_fw-la
take_v it_o for_o a_o curse_n or_o do_v thing_n worse_o some_o will_v have_v child_n those_o that_o have_v they_o moan_v or_o wish_v they_o go_v what_o be_v it_o then_o to_o have_v or_o have_v no_o wife_n but_o single_a thraldom_n or_o a_o double_a strife_n our_o own_o affection_n still_o at_o home_n to_o please_v be_v a_o disease_n to_o cross_v the_o sea_n to_o any_o foreign_a soil_n peril_n and_o toil_n war_n with_o their_o noise_n affright_v we_o when_o they_o cease_v we_o be_v worse_o in_o peace_n what_o then_o remain_v but_o that_o we_o still_o shall_v cry_v not_o to_o be_v bear_v or_o be_v bear_v to_o die_v the_o king_n of_o england_n sovereignty_n prove_v and_o approve_v by_o the_o common_a law_n to_o be_v above_o both_o parliament_n and_o people_n inferior_a to_o none_o on_o earth_n but_o god_n almighty_a and_o that_o neither_o the_o people_n of_o england_n nor_o any_o other_o his_o subject_n either_o distributive_o or_o collective_o in_o one_o entire_a body_n aught_o to_o call_v the_o king_n in_o question_n for_o his_o action_n though_o they_o be_v never_o so_o wicked_a the_o sweet_a harmony_n and_o concordance_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o maintain_v the_o royal_a prerogative_n of_o our_o sovereign_n manifest_v the_o king_n coronation_n be_v only_o a_o ceremony_n no_o part_n of_o his_o title_n how_o the_o changeling_n statesman_n of_o our_o time_n who_o will_v not_o endure_v that_o the_o king_n shall_v have_v sovereignty_n over_o they_o his_o vassal_n make_v themselves_o absolute_a king_n over_o the_o scripture_n and_o law_n book_n and_o make_v the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n speak_v in_o what_o sense_n their_o wicked_a will_n and_o lust_n vouchsafe_v resistance_n of_o the_o power_n unlawful_a the_o subject_n duty_n to_o their_o sovereign_n their_o reward_n and_o remedy_n if_o they_o be_v punish_v wrongful_o reverend_a bracton_n clear_v from_o mr._n pryn_n false_a aspersion_n mr._n pryn_n character_n his_o book_n entitle_v the_o sovereign_a power_n of_o parliament_n and_o kingdom_n arraign_v convict_v and_o condemn_v and_o his_o confident_a averment_n therein_o that_o it_o be_v not_o saint_n paul_n nor_o the_o holy_a ghost_n meaning_n to_o inhibit_v defensive_a war_n of_o the_o subject_n against_o their_o king_n prove_v to_o be_v apocryphal_a and_o that_o saint_n paul_n like_o a_o honest_a man_n speak_v what_o he_o mean_v when_o he_o say_v let_v every_o soul_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o high_a power_n though_o mr._n pryn_n will_v have_v his_o word_n and_o his_o meaning_n two_o thing_n how_o mr._n pryn_n worship_v the_o long_a parliament_n heretofore_o as_o a_o sacred_a deity_n when_o it_o act_v wicked_o and_o now_o despise_v it_o as_o idolatry_n and_o a_o advertisement_n to_o he_o to_o write_v a_o book_n of_o retractation_n to_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n have_v the_o supreme_a power_n over_o the_o parliament_n and_o people_n deserve_v as_o much_o derision_n as_o to_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o sun_n shine_v at_o noon_n day_n or_o that_o the_o heaven_n be_v above_o the_o earth_n yet_o since_o there_o be_v those_o among_o we_o who_o like_o the_o sodomite_n grope_v for_o light_n in_o the_o clear_a day_n and_o have_v the_o impudence_n to_o publish_v for_o truth_n that_o which_o their_o conscience_n tell_v they_o be_v false_a i_o will_v give_v you_o a_o taste_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n sovereignty_n which_o lie_v disperse_v and_o scatter_v about_o in_o our_o law_n book_n jus_fw-la câ—ronae_fw-la the_o law_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v the_o principal_a part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o this_o realm_n co._n lit._n 11.b._n 15._o b_o 344._o a_o 25_o e._n 3_o cap._n 1._o register_n inter_fw-la jura_fw-la regius_fw-la 61_o etc._n etc._n for_o since_o the_o common_a law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v common_a usage_n express_v in_o our_o book_n of_o law_n and_o judicial_a record_n co._n lit._n 344_o a._n plowden_n 195._o finch_n 77a._o the_o government_n of_o this_o kingdom_n by_o a_o royal_a sovereign_n be_v become_v a_o fundamental_a law_n be_v as_o ancient_a as_o history_n itself_o and_o use_v from_o the_o time_n whereof_o the_o memory_n of_o antiquity_n be_v not_o to_o the_o contrary_n and_o since_o that_o the_o ligeance_n faith_n &_o obedience_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v due_a unto_o the_o king_n by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n co._n l._n 6._o fol._n 12._o as_o well_o before_o as_o after_o the_o municipal_a and_o judicial_a law_n be_v make_v our_o law-book_n like_o faithful_a subject_n be_v the_o magazine_n of_o law_n from_o their_o alpha_n to_o omega_n can_v preach_v no_o other_o doctrine_n than_o allegiance_n faith_n and_o due_a obedience_n to_o their_o sovereign_n the_o king_n who_o they_o all_o confess_v and_o testify_v to_o be_v the_o supreme_a lord_n and_o head_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n immediate_o under_o god_n above_o all_o person_n in_o all_o cause_n finch_n in_o french_a fol._n 20._o in_o 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
and_o therefore_o sir_n john_n davis_n in_o his_o preface_n confident_o aver_v that_o the_o common-law_n do_v excel_v all_o other_o law_n in_o uphold_v a_o free_a monarchy_n which_o be_v the_o most_o excellent_a form_n of_o government_n exalt_v the_o prerogative_n royal_a and_o be_v tender_a and_o watchful_a to_o preserve_v it_o and_o yet_o maintain_v all_o the_o ingenuous_a liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a nay_o so_o careful_a be_v the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n that_o in_o all_o case_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a it_o demonstrate_v the_o king_n supreme_a power_n and_o dignity_n the_o law_n will_v not_o permit_v any_o subject_a to_o come_v so_o near_o the_o king_n as_o to_o be_v jointenant_fw-fr with_o he_o for_o if_o land_n be_v give_v to_o the_o king_n and_o a_o subject_n or_o if_o there_o be_v two_o jointenant_n and_o the_o crown_n descend_v to_o one_o of_o they_o the_o jointure_n be_v sever_v and_o they_o be_v tenant_n in_o common_a for_o no_o subject_n be_v equal_a with_o the_o king_n co._n lit._n 190._o plough_v com._n in_o seig._n barkleys_n case_n nay_o rather_o than_o the_o suâ—â—ect_n shall_v be_v equal_a with_o the_o king_n in_o any_o thing_n he_o shall_v lose_v all_o for_o the_o king_n be_v tenant_n in_o common_a of_o entire_a chattel_n personal_a he_o shall_v have_v the_o whole_a as_o if_o a_o obligation_n be_v make_v to_o two_o or_o two_o possess_v of_o a_o horse_n and_o one_o be_v attaint_v the_o king_n shall_v have_v the_o whole_a duty_n of_o the_o obligation_n and_o the_o horse_n 13_o el._n pl._n 322._o finch_n 178._o to_o instance_n all_o particular_a case_n be_v endless_a and_o impossible_a all_o land_n be_v hold_v of_o the_o king_n immediate_o or_o by_o mean_n himself_o not_o have_v any_o high_a upon_o earth_n of_o who_o to_o hold_v 50_o ass_n pl._n 1._o 18_o eli._n pl._n 498._o for_o it_o will_v be_v against_o common_a right_n and_o reason_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v hold_v of_o any_o or_o do_v service_n to_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n say_v cook_n lib._n 8.118_o because_o he_o have_v no_o superior_a but_o god_n almighty_a cook_n lit._n 1._o escheat_n of_o all_o city_n appertain_v unto_o the_o king_n all_o mine_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n or_o wherein_o the_o gold_n and_o silver_n be_v of_o the_o great_a value_n appertain_v unto_o the_o king_n 8_o e._n 3._o escheat_n 12._o 1_o el._n plo._n 314._o the_o king_n be_v anima_fw-la legis_fw-la he_o govern_v and_o defend_v the_o law_n all_o writ_n and_o process_n run_v in_o his_o name_n and_o receive_v authority_n only_o from_o he_o and_o all_o person_n have_v their_o power_n from_o he_o and_o by_o his_o writ_n patent_n or_o commission_n the_o king_n have_v the_o sole_a government_n of_o his_o subject_n the_o body_n politic_a and_o the_o natural_a body_n of_o the_o king_n make_v one_o body_n and_o not_o diverse_a and_o be_v inseparable_a and_o indivisible_a plo._n 234_o 242.213_o lib._n 7.12_o rex_fw-la tuetur_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o lex_fw-la tuâ—tur_fw-la 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