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he_o say_v in_o singulis_fw-la regnis_fw-la tres_fw-la esse_fw-la ordines_fw-la ult_n ordines_fw-la calvin_n instâ—t_n 4._o cap._n ult_n that_o there_o be_v three_o estate_n in_o each_o several_a kingdom_n and_o that_o these_o three_o estate_n convene_v in_o parliament_n or_o by_o what_o other_o name_n soever_o they_o call_v their_o meeting_n be_v furnish_v with_o a_o power_n regum_fw-la libidinem_fw-la moderandi_fw-la of_o moderate_v the_o licentiousness_n of_o king_n and_o prince_n and_o that_o they_o become_v guilty_a of_o perfidious_a dissimulation_n si_fw-la regibus_fw-la impotenter_fw-la grassantibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n if_o they_o connive_v at_o king_n when_o they_o play_v the_o tyrant_n or_o wanton_o insult_v on_o the_o common-people_n i_o trow_v it_o can_v be_v conceive_v that_o the_o king_n be_v any_o one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n who_o be_v here_o
halicarnass_n lib._n 6._o but_o a_o new_a war_n approach_v a_o new_a promise_n make_v and_o that_o neglect_v also_o when_o the_o war_n be_v end_v the_o people_n see_v no_o relief_n be_v like_a to_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o senator_n longè_n aliâ_fw-la quam_fw-la primò_fw-la instituerant_fw-la viâ_fw-la grassabantur_fw-la begin_v to_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o some_o desperate_a counsel_n and_o fall_v to_o entertain_v such_o hope_n as_o former_o they_o dare_v never_o dream_v of_o for_o draw_v themselves_o into_o a_o body_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o sicinius_n a_o troublesome_a and_o seditious_a person_n they_o forsake_v the_o city_n and_o encamp_v upon_o a_o hill_n adjoin_v resolve_v as_o they_o give_v it_o out_o to_o seek_v new_a dwelling_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o italy_n but_o will_v afford_v they_o air_n and_o water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ground_n in_o which_o they_o may_v be_v bury_v there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o if_o the_o senate_n have_v behold_v the_o action_n with_o neglect_n and_o scorn_n as_o appius_n 6._o appius_n diony_n halicarn_n l._n 6._o and_o c._n martius_n coriolano_n martius_n plutarch_n in_o coriolano_n do_v advise_v they_o shall_v the_o people_n out_o of_o love_n to_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n will_v have_v return_v to_o their_o house_n or_o if_o they_o have_v present_v they_o in_o time_n with_o any_o tolerable_a mitigation_n of_o the_o former_a law_n they_o may_v have_v take_v off_o their_o edge_n and_o appease_v the_o tumult_n but_o give_v way_n unto_o their_o fury_n till_o it_o grow_v too_o high_a and_o show_v in_o their_o resolution_n far_o more_o fear_n than_o courage_n the_o people_n get_v the_o better_a of_o they_o and_o think_v they_o stand_v upon_o the_o high_a ground_n as_o indeed_o they_o do_v which_o pride_n and_o high_a conceit_n of_o they_o be_v the_o more_o increase_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o persuasion_n of_o one_o junius_n brutus_n who_o come_v not_o to_o they_o till_o they_o be_v too_o far_o engage_v to_o go_v off_o with_o safety_n a_o man_n as_o the_o historian_n note_v of_o a_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a spirit_n more_o apt_a to_o kindle_v a_o rebellion_n then_o to_o quench_v the_o flame_n but_o otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d diony_n halicarnass_n l._n 6._o of_o very_o great_a foresight_n into_o business_n and_o one_o that_o have_v a_o ready_a tongue_n upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o he_o they_o give_v the_o manage_n of_o the_o whole_a design_n and_o he_o improve_v the_o trust_n to_o their_o best_a advange_fw-mi insomuch_o that_o when_o menenius_n agrippa_n be_v employ_v unto_o they_o to_o demand_v their_o grievance_n and_o have_v bring_v the_o point_n to_o such_o a_o issue_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o want_v to_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n but_o some_o security_n to_o be_v give_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o delude_v with_o such_o empty_a promise_n this_o junius_n brutus_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o propose_v the_o term_n and_o no_o security_n will_v content_v he_o as_o the_o plot_n be_v lay_v but_o that_o some_o popular_a magistrate_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o make_v for_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o people_n concedite_fw-la nobis_fw-la inquit_fw-la magistratus_fw-la aliquot_fw-la quotannis_fw-la è_fw-la nostro_fw-la corpore_fw-la creare_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n etc._n id._n ibid._n let_v we_o say_v he_o have_v certain_a magistrate_n to_o be_v choose_v yearly_o out_o of_o our_o own_o body_n on_o who_o we_o shall_v not_o ask_v you_o to_o confer_v more_o power_n then_o that_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o assist_v the_o commons_o when_o they_o be_v either_o injure_v or_o oppress_v by_o violence_n and_o to_o take_v order_n that_o they_o be_v not_o rob_v of_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n other_o security_n than_o this_o we_o will_v trust_v to_o none_o which_o when_o the_o people_n hear_v for_o few_o of_o they_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o the_o plot_n before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o make_v many_o a_o loud_a and_o joyful_a shout_n praise_v the_o man_n unto_o the_o sky_n and_o absolute_o resolve_v to_o admit_v of_o no_o other_o term_n than_o what_o their_o spokesman_n have_v propose_v 2_o but_o yet_o the_o business_n be_v not_o do_v it_o must_v first_o pass_v the_o approbation_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o there_o it_o meet_v with_o very_a grreat_fw-la heat_n and_o opposition_n before_o it_o pass_v and_o pass_v not_o at_o the_o last_o but_o upon_o condition_n the_o people_n have_v a_o faction_n in_o the_o very_a senate_n and_o a_o strong_a one_o too_o who_o labour_v what_o they_o can_v to_o obtain_v the_o point_n of_o these_o valerius_n be_v the_o chief_a who_o brother_n have_v not_o long_o before_o expulse_v the_o king_n and_o from_o his_o court_v of_o the_o people_n be_v surname_v poplicola_n a_o family_n that_o have_v be_v always_o favourable_a to_o the_o popular_a party_n and_o more_o endeavour_v their_o content_n than_o the_o honour_n or_o profit_n of_o the_o public_a in_o which_o regard_n appius_n charge_v he_o to_o his_o face_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n that_o the_o whole_a generation_n of_o they_o be_v so_o partial_a in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o have_v almost_o destroy_v the_o commonwealth_n other_o and_o those_o of_o great_a courage_n and_o nobility_n scorn_v that_o such_o a_o innovation_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o public_a government_n oppose_v it_o with_o all_o might_n and_o main_a not_o spare_v to_o assure_v the_o senate_n that_o in_o the_o set_n up_o of_o this_o new_a authority_n they_o will_v in_o fine_a put_v down_o their_o own_o and_o of_o these_o appius_n and_o caius_n martius_n who_o after_o have_v the_o name_n of_o coriolanus_n be_v the_o lead_a man_n who_o stand_v upon_o point_n of_o honour_n advise_v the_o senate_n that_o have_v shake_v off_o the_o tyranny_n of_o their_o king_n they_o shall_v not_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o people_n ibid._n people_n id._n ibid._n that_o they_o shall_v stand_v on_o their_o own_o ground_n and_o not_o do_v any_o thing_n unworthy_a of_o their_o place_n and_o dignity_n that_o these_o be_v but_o the_o beginning_n of_o sedition_n and_o that_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v to_o abolish_v law_n and_o set_v up_o a_o parity_n coriolano_n parity_n plutarch_n in_o m._n coriolano_n appius_n foretell_v as_o inspire_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o great_a a_o seminary_n of_o mischief_n it_o will_v prove_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o call_v all_o the_o god_n to_o witness_v that_o he_o have_v do_v his_o best_a to_o prevent_v the_o same_o but_o when_o they_o find_v it_o like_a to_o pass_v and_o that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o house_n do_v incline_v that_o way_n it_o be_v advise_v that_o they_o shall_v hold_v the_o people_n to_o the_o term_n by_o themselves_o propose_v and_o give_v their_o officer_n no_o more_o power_n but_o to_o relieve_v the_o people_n from_o unjust_a oppression_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v only_o interpose_v if_o any_o thing_n be_v pass_v in_o senate_n to_o the_o people_n prejudice_n but_o propose_v nothing_o of_o themselves_o nor_o appear_v in_o any_o thing_n until_o the_o senate_n have_v before_o consider_v of_o it_o that_o the_o election_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o centuriatis_fw-la comitiis_fw-la only_o where_o the_o patricii_fw-la and_o their_o follower_n bear_v the_o great_a stroke_n and_o final_o that_o in_o their_o application_n and_o address_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o senate_n in_o any_o business_n whatsoever_o they_o shall_v all_o agree_v upon_o the_o point_n so_o that_o if_o any_o one_o dissent_v the_o agreement_n and_o consent_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n shall_v pass_v for_o nothing_o for_o see_v that_o tribune_n must_v be_v grant_v they_o hope_v that_o by_o their_o disagreement_n the_o honour_n of_o the_o state_n may_v be_v keep_v upright_o and_o that_o the_o commonwealth_n be_v not_o quite_o past_a help_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 10._o 〈◊〉_d diony_n halicarn_n l._n 10._o as_o long_o as_o any_o discord_n or_o dissension_n may_v be_v sow_o among_o they_o which_o last_o condition_n for_o all_o the_o rest_n be_v break_v assoon_o as_o they_o be_v agree_v on_o be_v most_o religious_o observe_v till_o the_o very_a last_o as_o we_o read_v in_o plutarch_n who_o give_v it_o for_o a_o rule_n among_o they_o that_o if_o one_o tribune_n do_v oppose_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d r_o tiber._n m_o plutareh_n in_o caio_n &_o tiber._n the_o agreement_n and_o command_n of_o all_o the_o rest_n do_v effect_v just_a nothing_o thing_n be_v bring_v unto_o this_o temper_n and_o all_o point_v agree_v on_o the_o people_n go_v to_o the_o election_n and_o choose_v five_o new_a officer_n according_a
trust_v or_o at_o least_o suppose_a to_o be_v entrust_v with_o sufficient_a power_n as_o well_o to_o regulate_v his_o authority_n as_o to_o control_v his_o action_n if_o calvin_n be_v allow_v to_o have_v common_a sense_n and_o to_o have_v wit_n and_o word_n enough_o to_o express_v his_o meaning_n as_o even_o his_o great_a adversary_n do_v confess_v he_o have_v it_o must_v be_v grant_v that_o he_o do_v not_o take_v the_o king_n of_o what_o realm_n soever_o to_o be_v any_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n or_o if_o he_o do_v he_o will_v have_v think_v of_o other_o mean_n to_o restrain_v his_o insolence_n than_o by_o leave_v he_o in_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o his_o own_o correction_n either_o then_o calvin_n be_v mistake_v in_o the_o three_o estate_n &_o if_o he_o be_v mistake_v in_o design_v the_o man_n he_o aim_v at_o may_v he_o not_o be_v mistake_v in_o the_o power_n he_o give_v they_o or_o else_o the_o king_n be_v noâ—e_n &_o indeed_o can_v be_v none_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n qui_fw-la 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his_o wife_n and_o all_o the_o cardinal_n prince_n peer_n upon_o either_o hand_n and_o then_o it_o follow_v transtris_fw-la infra_fw-la dispositis_fw-la ad_fw-la dextram_fw-la svam_fw-la sacri_fw-la ordinis_fw-la delegati_fw-la ad_fw-la laevam_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la &_o infra_fw-la plebetus_fw-la ordo_fw-la sedebat_fw-la that_o on_o some_o low_a form_n there_o sit_v the_o delegate_n of_o the_o clergy_n towards_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o the_o king_n the_o nobility_n towards_o the_o left_a and_o the_o commissioner_n for_o the_o commons_o in_o the_o space_n below_o we_o may_v conjecture_v at_o the_o rest_n by_o the_o view_n of_o this_o of_o those_o in_o spain_n by_o those_o convention_n of_o the_o state_n which_o before_o we_o speak_v of_o at_o burgos_n monson_n toledo_n and_o in_o other_o place_n in_o which_o the_o king_n be_v always_o mention_v as_o a_o different_a person_n who_o call_v they_o and_o dissolve_v they_o as_o he_o see_v occasion_n for_o scotland_n it_o be_v ordinary_a in_o the_o stile_n of_o parliament_n to_o say_v the_o king_n and_o the_o estate_n do_v ordain_v and_o constitute_v scotland_n constitute_v statute_n of_o scotland_n for_o which_o i_o do_v refer_v you_o to_o the_o book_n of_o statute_n which_o clear_o make_v the_o k._n to_o be_v a_o different_a person_n from_o the_o estate_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o as_o for_o england_n beside_o what_o may_v be_v gather_v from_o the_o former_a chapter_n we_o read_v in_o the_o history_n of_o titus_n livius_n touch_v the_o reign_n and_o act_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o 5_o that_o when_o his_o funeral_n be_v end_v the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n do_v assemble_v together_o and_o declare_v his_o son_n k._n henry_n the_o 6._o be_v a_o infant_n of_o 8_o month_n old_a to_o be_v their_o sovereign_a lord_n bodl._n lord_n tit._n liv._o m._n s._n in_o bibl._n bodl._n as_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o in_o the_o parliament_n roll_v of_o k._n richard_n the_o 3d._n there_o be_v mention_n 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