truth_n we_o need_v only_o to_o lay_v open_a the_o nature_n and_o ancient_a power_n of_o the_o state_n general_n with_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o behaviour_n towards_o those_o king_n who_o abuse_v the_o power_n commit_v to_o they_o to_o make_v it_o evident_a that_o the_o french_a monarchy_n be_v limit_v in_o its_o constitution_n under_o the_o first_o and_o second_o race_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n general_n but_o only_o of_o the_o frank_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o nobles_z and_o prelate_n who_o be_v use_v to_o meet_v together_o on_o the_o first_o of_o may_n in_o the_o open_a field_n where_o they_o deliberate_v with_o the_o king_n concern_v matter_n of_o peace_n and_o war_n and_o take_v resolution_n of_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v all_o the_o year_n after_o after_o the_o break_n up_o of_o this_o assembly_n the_o court_n of_o the_o royal_a palace_n otherwise_o call_v the_o court_n of_o france_n compose_v of_o the_o prelate_n and_o great_a baron_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o immediate_a vassal_n of_o the_o crown_n meet_v together_o five_o or_o six_o time_n a_o year_n to_o take_v care_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o what_o have_v be_v resolve_v upon_o in_o the_o general_n assembly_n to_o deliberate_v about_o public_a affair_n that_o offer_v themselves_o and_o to_o determine_v as_o judge_n the_o most_o important_a matter_n of_o private_a person_n under_o the_o declination_n of_o the_o 2d_o race_n the_o governor_n of_o city_n and_o province_n have_v make_v themselves_o hereditary_a lord_n of_o the_o place_n of_o their_o respective_a government_n under_o the_o title_n of_o county_n and_o dutchy_n cut_v themselves_o large_a portion_n out_o of_o the_o sovereign_n land_n by_o which_o mean_v the_o court_n of_o france_n be_v no_o more_o frequent_v by_o the_o lord_n except_o only_o when_o they_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v homage_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n or_o when_o a_o enemy_n invade_v france_n for_o than_o they_o present_v themselves_o before_o the_o king_n to_o advise_v about_o the_o present_a necessity_n this_o disorder_n continue_v until_o the_o reign_n of_o philip_n augustus_n who_o have_v conquer_v normandy_n and_o the_o county_n of_o tourain_n anjou_n maine_n from_o john_n without_o land_n king_n of_o england_n and_o the_o country_n of_o vermandois_n from_o the_o earl_n of_o flanders_n restore_v in_o some_o manner_n the_o royal_a authority_n and_o force_v the_o baron_n to_o frequent_v his_o court_n and_o to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o assembly_n he_o call_v for_o the_o affair_n and_o necessity_n of_o state._n nevertheless_o those_o assembly_n consist_v only_o of_o the_o prelate_n and_o baron_n and_o this_o till_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n some_o author_n say_v of_o st._n lewis_n who_o be_v take_v at_o the_o battle_n of_o poitiers_n and_o carry_v to_o england_n they_o be_v force_v to_o raise_v a_o great_a sum_n of_o money_n for_o his_o ransom_n and_o to_o this_o end_n they_o apply_v themselves_o to_o the_o merchant_n and_o other_o inhabitant_n of_o city_n who_o be_v then_o the_o rich_a man_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o agree_v to_o pay_v the_o king_n ransom_n upon_o condition_n that_o they_o may_v be_v receive_v into_o the_o charge_n and_o office_n as_o well_o of_o peace_n as_o of_o war_n and_o be_v allow_v to_o have_v a_o place_n and_o deliberative_a voice_n in_o the_o states-general_n which_o be_v according_o grant_v to_o they_o the_o power_n and_o prerogative_n of_o the_o states-general_n be_v such_o that_o the_o king_n of_o france_n can_v not_o make_v any_o new_a levy_n of_o money_n without_o they_o which_o continue_v so_o till_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n vii_o as_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o philip_n de_fw-fr commines_fw-la lib._n 6_o c._n 7._o neither_o can_v they_o make_v any_o new_a ordinance_n nor_o repeal_n or_o suppress_v the_o old_a without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o say_a state_n as_o be_v own_v by_o davila_n lib._n 2_o the_o li_n guerri_fw-la civili_fw-la under_o the_o first_o and_o second_o race_n of_o the_o french_a king_n the_o ordinance_n be_v likewise_o make_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o baron_n which_o constitute_v the_o sovereign_a court_n of_o france_n it_o be_v there_o the_o treaty_n of_o peace_n be_v make_v between_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o foreign_a prince_n and_o nation_n the_o portion_n of_o the_o child_n of_o france_n be_v there_o regulate_v there_o they_o treat_v of_o their_o marriage_n and_o general_o of_o all_o that_o concern_v the_o affair_n of_o state_n of_o the_o king_n household_n and_o the_o child_n of_o france_n the_o ordinance_n that_o be_v make_v in_o the_o say_a assembly_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v conceive_v in_o these_o term_n nos_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o consensu_fw-la procerum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la statuimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n we_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o our_o lord_n do_v ordain_v and_o from_o hence_o be_v derive_v the_o custom_n observe_v at_o this_o day_n of_o verify_v the_o royal_a edict_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n which_o in_o some_o sort_n represent_v the_o assembly_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o baron_n who_o compose_v as_o we_o have_v say_v the_o sovereign_a court_n of_o france_n in_o the_o treasury_n of_o the_o french_a king_n at_o chartres_n be_v find_v several_a treaty_n between_o king_n philip_n augustus_n and_o richard_n and_o john_n without_o land_n king_n of_o england_n at_o the_o bottom_n of_o which_o be_v the_o seal_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o baron_n by_o who_o consent_n and_o approbation_n the_o say_a treaty_n have_v be_v make_v and_o pope_n innocent_a vi_o have_v send_v to_o entreat_v st._n lewis_n that_o he_o will_v be_v please_v to_o permit_v he_o to_o retire_v into_o france_n to_o secure_v himself_o from_o the_o attempt_n of_o frederick_n ii_o the_o say_a king_n answer_v the_o pope_n nuncio_n that_o he_o will_v communicate_v the_o matter_n to_o his_o parliament_n without_o who_o consent_n the_o king_n of_o france_n can_v do_v nothing_o of_o importance_n this_o be_v relate_v by_o matthew_n paris_n in_o the_o life_n of_o henry_n the_o iii_o king_n of_o england_n ad_fw-la annum_fw-la 1244._o we_o find_v also_o the_o manner_n how_o the_o state_n determine_v all_o affair_n respect_v the_o crown_n and_o succession_n as_o for_o example_n the_o process_n which_o be_v between_o philip_n de_fw-fr valois_n and_o king_n edward_n in_o this_o assembly_n of_o the_o state_n say_v the_o chancellor_n de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr hospital_n be_v try_v and_o debate_v the_o most_o noble_a cause_n that_o ever_o be_v viz._n to_o who_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n do_v belong_v after_o the_o death_n of_o charles_n the_o fair_a to_o philip_n of_o valois_n his_o cousin_n or_o to_o edward_n king_n of_o england_n king_n philip_z not_o preside_v in_o that_o assembly_n because_o he_o be_v not_o yet_o king_n and_o beside_o be_v a_o party_n it_o appear_v clear_o from_o the_o power_n of_o the_o state_n general_n that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v bound_v by_o law_n indeed_o this_o be_v a_o truth_n whereof_o we_o can_v make_v the_o least_o doubt_n forasmuch_o as_o we_o find_v it_o acknowledge_v by_o lewis_n xi_o the_o most_o unbridled_a monarch_n that_o ever_o be_v see_v what_o he_o write_v in_o the_o rosary_n of_o war_n compose_v by_o he_o a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n for_o the_o use_n of_o charles_n viii_o he_o son._n when_o king_n or_o prince_n say_v he_o have_v no_o respect_n to_o the_o law_n they_o take_v from_o the_o people_n what_o they_o ought_v to_o leave_v they_o possess_v of_o and_o do_v not_o give_v they_o what_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v and_o in_o so_o do_v they_o make_v their_o people_n slave_n and_o thereby_o lose_v the_o name_n of_o a_o king._n for_o no_o body_n can_v be_v call_v a_o king_n but_o he_o that_o rule_v and_o have_v dominion_n over_o freeman_n this_o thing_n be_v so_o notorious_a even_o to_o stranger_n themselves_o that_o machiavelli_n maintain_v that_o the_o stability_n of_o the_o monarchy_n of_o france_n be_v owe_v to_o this_o because_o the_o king_n there_o be_v oblige_v to_o a_o great_a number_n of_o law_n which_o prove_v the_o security_n and_o safeguard_n of_o all_o their_o subject_n lib._n 1_o di_fw-mi discorsi_n c._n 16._o messire_n claudius_n de_fw-fr seissel_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o french_a monarchy_n part_v 2._o chap._n 12._o dedicate_v to_o francis_n i._o maintain_v upon_o this_o account_n that_o the_o monarchy_n of_o france_n do_v partake_v of_o aristocrasy_n which_o make_v it_o both_o more_o perfect_a and_o durable_a yea_o he_o assert_n that_o it_o be_v also_o in_o part_n democratical_a and_o express_o maintain_v that_o a_o absolute_a monarchy_n be_v no_o other_o than_o true_a tyranny_n when_o it_o be_v make_v use_n of_o
but_o more_o especial_o to_o prince_n because_o the_o sovereign_a command_n never_o befall_v any_o one_o without_o the_o divine_a providence_n these_o essenian_o maintain_v against_o the_o sect_n of_o the_o pharisee_n that_o they_o may_v lawful_o submit_v themselves_o to_o a_o heathen_a conqueror_n without_o always_o foster_a a_o spirit_n of_o rebellion_n against_o he_o and_o without_o dispute_v or_o question_v his_o authority_n under_o pretext_n that_o the_o jewish_a government_n have_v be_v establish_v immediate_o by_o god._n but_o do_v this_o text_n of_o st._n paul_n in_o the_o least_o prove_v that_o every_o pagan_a prince_n be_v immediate_o set_v upon_o the_o throne_n by_o god_n the_o passage_n quote_v from_o the_o six_o chapter_n of_o the_o wisdom_n of_o solomon_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o to_o their_o purpose_n because_o the_o author_n of_o that_o book_n address_v himself_o in_o all_o appearance_n to_o the_o king_n of_o judea_n who_o as_o all_o agree_v derive_v their_o accession_n to_o the_o throne_n immediate_o from_o god_n so_o that_o it_o may_v well_o be_v say_v to_o they_o power_n be_v give_v you_o of_o the_o lord_n and_o sovereignty_n from_o the_o high_a true_a it_o be_v that_o jesus_n christ_n express_v himself_o in_o word_n much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n john_n 19_o speaking_z to_o pilate_n the_o governor_n of_o judea_n thou_o can_v have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o against_o i_o except_o it_o be_v give_v thou_o from_o above_o but_o it_o be_v visible_a that_o he_o speak_v this_o only_a with_o respect_n to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o divine_a providence_n which_o have_v suffer_v the_o throne_n of_o judea_n to_o be_v overthrow_v by_o the_o roman_n so_o that_o instead_o of_o her_o natural_a magistrate_n she_o be_v now_o subject_a to_o stranger_n the_o empire_n of_o nimrod_n be_v found_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o that_o of_o the_o roman_n and_o yet_o i_o scarce_o think_v any_o man_n will_v pretend_v that_o god_n commit_v the_o sovereign_a power_n to_o he_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n that_o he_o do_v vouchsafe_v it_o to_o david_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o scripture_n give_v cyrus_n the_o kâ—ng_n of_o persia_n the_o title_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v which_o seem_v to_o import_v as_o if_o god_n have_v in_o a_o immediate_a manner_n raise_v he_o to_o the_o throne_n like_o david_n but_o this_o be_v no_o due_a consequence_n for_o the_o notion_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v anoint_v signify_v only_o his_o particular_a destination_n of_o he_o to_o be_v the_o instrument_n of_o the_o jew_n deliverance_n from_o their_o captivity_n i_o free_o own_o that_o a_o divine_a providence_n may_v ordinary_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o elevation_n of_o king_n and_o that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v take_v notice_n of_o as_o intervening_a in_o a_o more_o especial_a manner_n in_o the_o raise_n of_o those_o king_n who_o god_n design_n to_o make_v use_n of_o for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o church_n which_o be_v link_v with_o the_o civil_a society_n but_o i_o do_v not_o conceive_v that_o from_o thence_o it_o will_v follow_v either_o that_o the_o act_n of_o ordinary_a providence_n manifest_v themselves_o upon_o occasion_n be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v a_o immediate_a divine_a institution_n of_o prince_n no_o more_o than_o other_o event_n wherein_o providence_n intervene_v can_v proper_o be_v call_v immediate_a effect_n of_o the_o deity_n nor_o that_o the_o extraordinary_a act_n of_o divine_a providence_n as_o be_v those_o that_o respect_a cyrus_n aught_o to_o be_v allege_v as_o a_o argument_n in_o common_a event_n the_o word_n we_o find_v in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n of_o the_o proverb_n be_v also_o common_o quote_v to_o this_o purpose_n by_o i_o king_n reign_v and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n but_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o this_o be_v say_v with_o regard_n to_o wisdom_n of_o which_o he_o be_v speak_v before_o and_o which_o display_v itself_o in_o the_o management_n of_o humane_a affair_n without_o intimate_v any_o immediate_a act_n of_o the_o deity_n moreover_o we_o be_v careful_o to_o observe_v that_o though_o the_o scripture_n attribute_v to_o god_n the_o institution_n of_o magistrate_n in_o which_o respect_n also_o they_o call_v they_o a_o divine_a institution_n and_o ascribe_v to_o god_n the_o exaltation_n of_o prince_n in_o particular_a yet_o they_o never_o express_v themselves_o but_o in_o a_o very_a general_a manner_n as_o when_o they_o set_v forth_o to_o we_o the_o part_n god_n bear_v in_o all_o event_n thus_o god_n be_v say_v to_o overturn_v throne_n in_o like_a manner_n as_o he_o be_v say_v to_o erect_v they_o he_o be_v say_v to_o settle_v tyrant_n as_o well_o as_o the_o most_o lawful_a king_n all_o which_o expression_n relate_v to_o his_o providence_n which_o do_v or_o permit_v thing_n by_o the_o intervening_a ministry_n of_o second_o cause_n can_v have_v no_o influence_n upon_o the_o judgement_n we_o be_v to_o make_v concern_v the_o authority_n of_o prince_n with_o regard_n to_o their_o divine_a institution_n m._n de_fw-fr marca_n make_v use_v of_o some_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o father_n to_o confirm_v his_o opinion_n but_o first_o they_o infer_v nothing_o but_o what_o we_o be_v ready_a to_o grant_v viz._n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v magistracy_n those_o who_o be_v invest_v therewith_o aught_o to_o be_v consider_v as_o the_o minister_n of_o god_n which_o be_v sufficient_a for_o a_o foundation_n of_o their_o authority_n without_o any_o necessity_n of_o suppose_v that_o god_n immediate_o endow_v every_o king_n with_o the_o royal_a power_n wherewith_o he_o be_v invest_v this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o theophilus_n bishop_n of_o antioch_n ad_fw-la autol_n lib._n 1._o where_o he_o say_v that_o the_o prince_n have_v receive_v in_o some_o sort_n from_o god_n the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o expression_n do_v visible_o respect_v a_o mediate_a institution_n but_o do_v not_o at_o all_o express_a a_o immediate_a institution_n as_o m._n de_fw-fr marca_n conceive_v second_o they_o distinct_o lie_v down_o that_o magistracy_n be_v a_o humane_a institution_n as_o st._n peter_n qualify_v it_o because_o all_o magistrate_n and_o king_n themselves_o be_v ordain_v and_o establish_v by_o man_n as_o oecumenius_n explain_v that_o place_n 1_o pet._n 1.2_o st._n irenaeus_n say_v no_o more_o lib._n 5._o contr_n haer._n c._n 24._o he_o refute_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o gnostic_n who_o will_v have_v magistrate_n to_o be_v a_o institution_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o he_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o both_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n confirm_v that_o magistrate_n be_v one_o of_o the_o mean_n which_o providence_n have_v judge_v necessary_a to_o put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o current_n of_o wickedness_n and_o crime_n which_o have_v deluge_v the_o heathen_a world_n who_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n alone_o be_v not_o able_a to_o keep_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o justice_n to_o which_o purpose_n he_o say_v cujus_fw-la jussu_fw-la homines_fw-la nascuntur_fw-la huius_fw-la jussu_fw-la &_o reges_fw-la instituuntur_fw-la by_o who_o command_n man_n be_v bear_v by_o his_o command_n king_n be_v ordain_v neither_o do_v epiphanius_n advance_v any_o thing_n more_o than_o this_o haeresi_fw-la 40._o contra_fw-la archontic_a tertullian_n express_v himself_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o his_o apologet._n cap._n 30._o ind_n est_fw-la imperator_fw-la unde_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la antequam_fw-la imperator_fw-la inde_fw-la potestas_fw-la illi_fw-la unde_fw-la spiritus_fw-la thence_o be_v the_o emperor_n from_o whence_o man_n be_v before_o he_o be_v emperor_n thence_o he_o have_v his_o power_n from_o whence_o he_o have_v his_o breath_n st._n chrysostom_n exact_o follow_v their_o footstep_n as_o well_o as_o st._n isidore_n bishop_n of_o pelusium_n lib._n 2._o epist_n 206._o indeed_o how_o can_v st._n chrysostom_n teach_v any_o other_o doctrine_n who_o in_o his_o 23._o hom._n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o rom._n plain_o assert_n that_o jesus_n christ_n never_o give_v his_o law_n with_o design_n to_o overturn_v the_o receive_v form_n of_o government_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o express_o deny_v that_o those_o word_n in_o the_o 13._o chap._n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o what_o be_v of_o god_n must_v be_v understand_v concern_v government_n in_o general_n and_o not_o of_o those_o who_o be_v invest_v therewith_o quid_fw-la dicis_fw-la omnis_fw-la ergo_fw-la princeps_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la constitutus_fw-la est_fw-la istud_fw-la inquit_fw-la non_fw-la dico_fw-la neque_fw-la enim_fw-la de_fw-la quovis_fw-la principe_fw-la sermo_fw-la mihi_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la ipsa_fw-la â—re_n quod_fw-la enim_fw-la principatus_fw-la sunt_fw-la quod_fw-la isti_fw-la quidem_fw-la imperant_fw-la isti_fw-la vero_fw-la subjecti_fw-la sunt_fw-la quodque_fw-la non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la ac_fw-la temere_fw-la cuncta_fw-la feruntur_fw-la feruntur_fw-la divina_fw-la sapientiae_fw-la opus_fw-la esse_fw-la dicit_fw-la propterea_fw-la non_fw-la dicit_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la
princeps_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-fr re_fw-mi ipsa_fw-la disserit_fw-la dicens_fw-la non_fw-la enim_fw-la potestas_fw-la est_fw-la nisi_fw-la à _fw-la deo._n what_o do_v you_o say_v then_o that_o every_o prince_n be_v constitute_v by_o god_n no_o i_o do_v say_v so_o for_o i_o be_o not_o speak_v here_o of_o every_o particular_a prince_n but_o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o for_o that_o there_o be_v principality_n that_o some_o rule_n and_o other_o obey_v and_o that_o all_o thing_n be_v not_o carry_v rash_o and_o without_o order_n this_o the_o apostle_n declare_v to_o be_v a_o effect_n of_o the_o divine_a wisdom_n wherefore_o also_o he_o do_v not_o say_v for_o there_o be_v no_o prince_n but_o who_o be_v of_o god_n but_o for_o there_o be_v no_o power_n but_o what_o be_v of_o god._n st._n augustin_n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 5._o cap._n 21._o hold_v forth_o no_o other_o doctrine_n qui_fw-la augusto_fw-la imperium_fw-la dedit_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o neroni_n qui_fw-la vespasianis_fw-la vel_fw-la patri_fw-la vel_fw-la filio_fw-la suavissimis_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la ipse_fw-la &_o domitiano_n crudelissimo_fw-la he_o that_o bestow_v the_o imperial_a dignity_n upon_o augustus_n give_v it_o also_o to_o neâ—o_v and_o the_o same_o who_o advance_v the_o vespasian_n father_n and_o son_n most_o beneficent_a emperor_n exalt_v also_o the_o most_o cruel_a domitian_n all_o which_o expression_n do_v evident_o refer_v to_o nothing_o else_o but_o the_o order_n establish_v by_o the_o divine_a providence_n without_o in_o the_o least_o decide_v the_o question_n in_o controversy_n neither_o do_v i_o find_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o france_n entertain_v any_o different_a opinion_n concern_v this_o matter_n when_o they_o represent_v to_o lewis_n the_o good_a the_o greatness_n and_o importance_n of_o his_o dignity_n and_o the_o necessity_n that_o lie_v upon_o he_o to_o afford_v justice_n to_o all_o his_o subject_n because_o he_o owe_v his_o sovereign_a dignity_n to_o god_n himself_o and_o his_o predecessor_n quapropter_fw-la say_v they_o quisquis_fw-la caeteris_fw-la mortalibus_fw-la temporaliter_fw-la imperat_fw-la non_fw-la ab_fw-la hominibus_fw-la sed_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la commissum_fw-la sibi_fw-la regnum_fw-la credat_fw-la multi_fw-la namque_fw-la munere_fw-la divino_fw-la multi_fw-la etiam_fw-la dei_fw-la permissa_fw-la regnant_a wherefore_o whosoever_o temporal_o rule_v over_o other_o man_n aught_o to_o think_v his_o kingdom_n commit_v to_o he_o not_o by_o man_n but_o by_o god._n for_o many_o do_v reign_v by_o a_o divine_a grant_n and_o many_o only_a by_o divine_a permission_n which_o word_n be_v use_v by_o they_o only_o as_o a_o motive_n to_o oblige_v that_o emperor_n not_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o royal_a dignity_n as_o a_o inheritance_n or_o possession_n but_o as_o a_o charge_n or_o office_n institute_v by_o god_n of_o the_o administration_n whereof_o he_o be_v to_o give_v a_o account_n to_o god._n council_n paris_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 5._o anno_fw-la 829._o the_o father_n also_o of_o the_o council_n of_o tros_o simple_o declare_v that_o the_o royal_a dignity_n be_v institute_v by_o god_n when_o the_o apostle_n say_v be_v subject_n to_o the_o king_n as_o chief_a which_o will_v be_v a_o strange_a conclusion_n if_o he_o have_v not_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o office_n and_o not_o to_o the_o immediate_a institution_n or_o consecration_n of_o the_o person_n i_o know_v it_o have_v be_v customary_a for_o emperor_n and_o king_n to_o look_v upon_o themselves_o as_o choose_v of_o god_n crown_v of_o god_n etc._n etc._n which_o have_v give_v occasion_n to_o some_o painter_n and_o graver_n to_o represent_v they_o as_o receive_v their_o crown_n from_o heaven_n i_o be_o not_o ignorant_a also_o that_o the_o emperor_n lewis_n of_o bavaria_n maintain_v that_o the_o imperial_a power_n and_o authority_n be_v immediate_o from_o god_n and_o not_o from_o the_o pope_n but_o his_o first_o expression_n respect_v only_o the_o order_n of_o providence_n and_o the_o second_o the_o pope_n pretension_n who_o maintain_v that_o emperor_n hold_v the_o empire_n as_o a_o fief_n whereof_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o lord_n paramount_n after_o all_o though_o these_o gentleman_n who_o attribute_n to_o every_o sovereign_a magistrate_n and_o to_o every_o king_n the_o power_n which_o they_o enjoy_v as_o immediate_o confer_v upon_o they_o by_o god_n think_v by_o this_o mean_n to_o lay_v a_o more_o sure_a foundation_n for_o the_o veneration_n which_o the_o people_n owe_v to_o the_o royal_a power_n it_o be_v very_o evident_a that_o they_o advance_v little_a by_o this_o their_o opinion_n if_o it_o be_v true_a that_o this_o power_n though_o we_o shall_v suppose_v it_o grant_v immediate_o by_o god_n must_v be_v limit_v by_o certain_a law_n and_o that_o the_o people_n have_v right_a to_o impose_v they_o upon_o they_o when_o they_o elevate_v they_o to_o that_o dignity_n chap._n v._o whether_o the_o power_n of_o sovereign_n be_v absolute_a and_o unlimited_a it_o be_v common_o conceive_v that_o there_o be_v two_o sort_n of_o government_n the_o one_o absolute_a and_o the_o other_o limit_v absolute_a government_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v that_o wherein_o the_o governor_n do_v so_o absolute_o enjoy_v all_o the_o authority_n necessary_a for_o the_o subsistence_n of_o the_o society_n that_o none_o share_v with_o he_o in_o it_o so_o that_o he_o exercise_v it_o according_a to_o his_o good_a pleasure_n in_o such_o a_o government_n as_o this_o the_o prince_n can_v make_v law_n and_o again_o revoke_v or_o dispense_v with_o they_o he_o can_v settle_v inferior_a magistrate_n and_o discharge_v or_o remove_v they_o again_o at_o pleasure_n and_o repeal_v their_o act_n or_o decree_n he_o can_v declare_v war_n to_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o state_n and_o make_v peace_n with_o they_o he_o can_v save_v the_o live_v of_o criminal_n or_o take_v they_o away_o all_o which_o he_o may_v do_v without_o any_o one_o have_v any_o right_a to_o contradict_v or_o oppose_v he_o neither_o be_v there_o any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o government_n in_o this_o absolute_a power_n for_o since_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n according_a as_o there_o be_v need_n to_o nominate_v magistrate_n and_o to_o remove_v they_o to_o examine_v the_o judgement_n of_o inferior_a court_n and_o repeal_v they_o if_o they_o be_v unjust_a it_o be_v a_o thing_n indifferent_a to_o the_o state_n by_o who_o these_o thing_n be_v do_v so_o they_o be_v but_o do_v in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o to_o answer_v the_o natural_a end_n of_o government_n which_o be_v the_o good_a of_o the_o society_n but_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n of_o conceive_v any_o such_o absolute_a power_n inherent_a in_o any_o sovereign_n whatsoever_o whereby_o they_o may_v lawful_o frustrate_v and_o overthrow_v the_o end_n of_o government_n for_o how_o absolute_a so_o ever_o a_o prince_n may_v be_v conceive_v to_o be_v yet_o can_v he_o not_o be_v so_o in_o all_o respect_n for_o first_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n as_o well_o as_o the_o mean_a of_o his_o subject_n second_o he_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n that_o be_v found_v on_o the_o right_n of_o nation_n three_o he_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o state_n which_o he_o govern_v four_o he_o lie_v under_o a_o obligation_n of_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o the_o government_n commit_v to_o his_o charge_n so_o far_o as_o to_o endeavour_v to_o obtain_v the_o end_n thereof_o by_o procure_v the_o happiness_n of_o the_o society_n but_o if_o any_o man_n conceive_v a_o government_n absolute_a in_o all_o respect_n and_o whereof_o the_o sovereign_n be_v not_o bouâ—ht_o up_o by_o the_o four_o tie_v abovesaid_a he_o imagine_v a_o illegal_a and_o monstrous_a government_n neither_o can_v there_o be_v any_o such_o but_o the_o tyrannical_a which_o be_v no_o government_n at_o all_o for_o see_v that_o tyranny_n be_v diametrical_o opposite_a to_o the_o natural_a end_n and_o aim_v of_o government_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o can_v be_v rank_v with_o lawful_a government_n there_o be_v as_o much_o absurdity_n in_o suppose_v it_o such_o as_o to_o suppose_v a_o unjust_a and_o impossible_a law_n to_o be_v a_o good_a and_o true_a law_n because_o publish_v by_o one_o who_o have_v the_o authority_n to_o do_v it_o i_o can_v find_v that_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o empire_n or_o authority_n absolute_a in_o all_o respect_n as_o be_v pretend_v those_o very_a sovereign_n which_o be_v conceive_v to_o be_v resolute_a to_o this_o degree_n as_o those_o of_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n have_v notwithstanding_o some_o irrevocable_a and_o inviolable_a law_n which_o be_v fundamental_a to_o that_o state_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o book_n of_o daniel_n aristotle_n seem_v to_o speak_v of_o these_o sâ—â—â—s_n of_o government_n polit._n lib._n 3._o 210._o where_o he_o distiâ—â—â—ishes_v they_o from_o a_o tyrannical_a government_n forasmuch_o as_o
own_o preservation_n and_o that_o of_o the_o society_n whereof_o we_o be_v member_n we_o may_v easy_o judge_v that_o in_o case_n the_o scripture_n do_v assert_v it_o we_o must_v suppose_v it_o have_v do_v it_o with_o all_o possible_a clearness_n and_o distinction_n but_o we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o such_o thing_n i_o find_v but_o one_o place_n in_o the_o old_a testament_n which_o can_v be_v wrest_v to_o this_o purpose_n with_o any_o probability_n it_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o behaviour_n of_o a_o king_n set_v down_o 1_o sam._n 8._o &_o 10._o where_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n interpret_v mispath_n by_o the_o word_n right_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la jus_fw-la regis_fw-la but_o i_o be_o astonish_v how_o any_o can_v be_v mistake_v in_o this_o case_n for_o first_o it_o appear_v that_o god_n in_o that_o place_n give_v we_o the_o description_n of_o a_o tyrant_n and_o not_o of_o a_o king_n for_o indeed_o we_o find_v nothing_o like_o to_o it_o in_o the_o description_n he_o give_v we_o of_o a_o king_n by_o moses_n deut._n 17._o which_o appear_v to_o be_v so_o because_o samuel_n hold_v forth_o this_o looking-glass_n to_o they_o to_o make_v they_o quit_v their_o demand_n of_o have_v a_o king_n set_v over_o they_o as_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n about_o they_o second_o it_o be_v apparent_a that_o what_o he_o say_v of_o their_o cry_n to_o the_o lord_n when_o oppress_v by_o their_o king_n will_v have_v be_v most_o ridiculous_a suppose_v the_o king_n to_o have_v these_o right_n from_o god_n and_o by_o his_o concession_n when_o moses_n tell_v the_o jew_n that_o they_o shall_v cry_v unto_o the_o lord_n when_o they_o shall_v be_v oppress_v by_o their_o neighbour_n wage_n war_n against_o they_o because_o of_o their_o forsake_v of_o the_o lord_n do_v he_o not_o plain_o suppose_v that_o they_o will_v do_v this_o to_o obtain_v his_o protection_n against_o the_o injustice_n of_o those_o tyrant_n and_o can_v any_o one_o be_v suppose_v fool_n enough_o to_o imagine_v that_o according_a to_o god_n intention_n it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o israelite_n to_o defend_v themselves_o against_o the_o moabite_n philistines_n and_o other_o nation_n that_o oppress_v they_o three_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o suppose_a god_n can_v not_o in_o justice_n punish_v a_o tyrant_n or_o if_o he_o do_v it_o will_v be_v for_o make_v use_n of_o a_o right_n himself_o have_v confer_v upon_o he_o this_o reason_n make_v r._n juda_n to_o oppose_v r._n jose_n as_o kimki_n observe_v upon_o this_o text._n the_o same_o be_v also_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o wise_a of_o divine_n marchat_n in_o horte_a pastorum_fw-la lib._n 3._o tr._n 4._o lect._n 13._o explain_v himself_o thus_o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o regis_fw-la idem_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la diceret_fw-la haec_fw-la est_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la regum_fw-la this_o be_v the_o right_n of_o a_o king_n be_v the_o same_o as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v this_o be_v the_o custom_n of_o a_o king_n jus_fw-la regum_fw-la jus_fw-la non_fw-la legitimum_fw-la sed_fw-la usurpatum_fw-la estius_fw-la samuel_n speak_v there_o not_o of_o a_o lawful_a right_n of_o king_n but_o of_o a_o usurp_a and_o arrogate_a right_n and_o the_o same_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o cornel._n à _fw-la lapid_n and_o the_o jansenist_n of_o port_n royal._n after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v it_o be_v natural_a to_o observe_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o all_o the_o several_a kind_n of_o government_n be_v no_o less_o found_v on_o divine_a authority_n than_o the_o kingly_a yet_o according_a to_o this_o hypothesis_n none_o of_o they_o will_v be_v invest_v with_o this_o right_n so_o fatal_a to_o society_n but_o king_n only_o which_o certain_o be_v the_o worst_a argument_n they_o can_v have_v light_v on_o to_o recommend_v a_o government_n which_o god_n by_o his_o own_o institution_n have_v constitute_v a_o true_a tyranny_n the_o second_o place_n be_v that_o of_o st._n paul_n rom._n 13._o where_o the_o apostle_n forbid_v resist_v of_o the_o power_n for_o fear_v we_o shall_v resist_v the_o ordinance_n of_o god._n but_o we_o be_v to_o take_v notice_n that_o the_o apostle_n in_o that_o place_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o touch_v this_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o resist_v the_o pours_z when_o they_o endeavour_v to_o overthrow_v the_o government_n first_o he_o consider_v the_o power_n in_o the_o lawful_a use_n of_o their_o authority_n punish_v the_o evil_a and_o protect_v the_o good._n now_o it_o be_v ridiculous_a to_o suppose_v that_o the_o same_o privilege_n that_o appertain_v to_o he_o who_o make_v a_o lawful_a use_n of_o his_o authority_n be_v every_o whit_n as_o applicable_a to_o he_o who_o have_v lose_v his_o title_n by_o the_o abuse_n of_o his_o power_n rex_fw-la say_v st._n isidore_n à _fw-la recte_fw-la agendo_fw-la dicitur_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la piè_fw-la &_o justè_fw-la &_o misericorditer_fw-la agit_fw-fr merito_fw-la rex_fw-la appellatur_fw-la si_fw-la his_fw-la caruerit_fw-la non_fw-la rex_fw-la sed_fw-la tyrannus_n est_fw-la a_o king_n have_v his_o name_n from_o act_v right_a and_o well_o for_o if_o he_o act_v pious_o just_o and_o merciful_o he_o be_v deserve_o call_v a_o king_n but_o if_o he_o want_v these_o qualification_n he_o be_v no_o king_n but_o a_o tyrant_n addit_fw-la 2._o ad_fw-la capit_fw-la carol_n magn._n cap._n 21._o second_o this_o will_v suppose_v the_o power_n that_o act_n under_o sovereign_n to_o be_v every_o whit_n as_o irresistible_a as_o the_o sovereign_n themselves_o which_o be_v a_o extravagant_a position_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o all_o modern_a divine_n beside_o we_o be_v to_o observe_v that_o sovereign_n with_o their_o power_n be_v only_o the_o organical_a chief_n of_o the_o society_n the_o true_a head_n or_o chief_n be_v the_o principality_n with_o its_o member_n which_o be_v the_o integral_a part_n of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o same_o that_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o charles_n moulin_n the_o prince_n of_o french_a lawyer_n and_o the_o great_a defender_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o their_o authority_n upon_o this_o account_n it_o be_v that_o the_o people_n have_v right_a to_o prosecute_v the_o misdemeanour_n of_o the_o king_n attorney_n and_o minister_n and_o to_o punish_v they_o which_o will_v be_v strange_o ridiculous_a if_o the_o state_n be_v not_o persuade_v that_o all_o the_o power_n they_o have_v be_v a_o power_n receive_v from_o the_o state_n tho'_o the_o king_n have_v the_o power_n to_o elect_v and_o raise_v they_o to_o those_o employment_n it_o be_v apparent_a therefore_o that_o these_o word_n of_o st._n paul_n only_o have_v a_o eye_n to_o the_o repugnance_n the_o christian_a jew_n have_v to_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o dominion_n of_o heathen_n this_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o the_o pharisee_n who_o tempt_v jesus_n christ_n upon_o occasion_n of_o the_o tribute_n which_o the_o emperor_n levy_v in_o judea_n josephus_n show_v that_o the_o essenian_o oppose_v they_o in_o this_o point_n and_o st._n paul_n here_o take_v the_o part_n of_o the_o essenian_o and_o indeed_o we_o do_v find_v that_o the_o christian_n do_v any_o way_n oppose_v the_o decree_n of_o the_o senate_n when_o they_o declare_v nero_n the_o enemy_n of_o all_o mankind_n we_o find_v also_o that_o the_o christian_n of_o tertullian_n time_n and_o those_o that_o follow_v after_o do_v very_o well_o agree_v with_o the_o sentiment_n of_o heathen_a author_n about_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o people_n or_o senate_n resistance_n against_o such_o tyrant_n as_o be_v apparent_a from_o lactantius_n de_fw-la montibus_fw-la persecutorum_fw-la and_o the_o like_a may_v be_v see_v in_o eusebius_n orosius_n and_o in_o st._n augustine_n de_fw-fr civit._n dei._n but_o i_o can_v say_v more_o than_o this_o viz._n that_o the_o scripture_n be_v so_o far_o from_o teach_v the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n to_o a_o unjust_a power_n and_o that_o violate_v the_o law_n that_o she_o represent_v to_o we_o contrary_a example_n with_o commendation_n and_o sufficient_o intimate_v that_o we_o rather_o sin_v in_o not_o resist_v for_o do_v we_o see_v david_n take_v up_o arm_n to_o defend_v himself_o against_o saul_n do_v we_o see_v he_o offer_v achish_a to_o fight_v for_o he_o against_o saul_n notwithstanding_o he_o be_v his_o father-in_a law_n do_v we_o see_v the_o ten_o tribe_n oppose_v themselves_o against_o rehoboam_n upon_o his_o declare_v for_o tyranny_n and_o arbitrary_a government_n let_v we_o take_v the_o pain_n heedful_o to_o consider_v the_o carriage_n of_o the_o highpriest_n and_o his_o colleague_n when_o king_n vzziah_n presume_v to_o exercise_v the_o function_n of_o the_o priesthood_n in_o offer_v incense_n and_o it_o will_v plain_o appear_v they_o do_v not_o think_v it_o unlawful_a to_o resist_v sovereign_a authority_n when_o it_o go_v beyond_o its_o bound_n 2_o chron._n 26.17_o azariah_n the_o highpriest_n follow_v he_o with_o fourscore_o priest_n all_o valiant_a man_n drive_v he_o out_o of_o the_o temple_n
because_o he_o be_v his_o first-born_a 2_o chron._n 21.3_o all_o which_o evident_o prove_v that_o both_o king_n and_o people_n suppose_v themselves_o to_o have_v right_a from_o the_o divine_a grant_v or_o concession_n for_o the_o establishment_n of_o king_n to_o regulate_v the_o right_n of_o royalty_n and_o the_o question_n depend_v thereon_o according_a to_o the_o maxim_n of_o political_a prudence_n and_o the_o right_n of_o nation_n neither_o do_v we_o find_v that_o samuel_n ground_n his_o discourse_n on_o any_o other_o principle_n or_o that_o he_o suppose_v that_o king_n ought_v to_o be_v invest_v with_o a_o boundless_a power_n as_o some_o imprudent_o do_v imagine_v see_v in_o what_o manner_n he_o express_v himself_o to_o dissuade_v the_o jew_n from_o their_o importunate_a demand_n to_o have_v he_o settle_v a_o king_n over_o they_o 1_o sam._n 8.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o to_o the_o end_n and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o samuel_n be_v old_a that_o he_o make_v his_o son_n judge_n over_o israel_n but_o his_o son_n walk_v not_o in_o his_o way_n but_o turn_v aside_o after_o lucre_n and_o take_v bribe_n and_o prevert_v judgement_n then_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n assemble_v themselves_o together_o and_o come_v to_o samuel_n unto_o ramah_n and_o say_v unto_o he_o behold_v thou_o be_v old_a and_o thy_o son_n walk_v not_o in_o thy_o way_n now_o therefore_o make_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o like_o other_o nation_n but_o the_o thing_n displease_v samuel_n when_o they_o say_v give_v we_o a_o king_n to_o judge_v we_o and_o samuel_n pray_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o samuel_n harken_v unto_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n in_o all_o that_o they_o say_v unto_o thou_o for_o they_o have_v not_o reject_v thou_o but_o they_o have_v reject_v i_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o reign_v over_o they_o according_a to_o all_o the_o work_n which_o they_o have_v do_v since_o the_o day_n that_o i_o bring_v they_o up_o out_o of_o egypt_n even_o unto_o this_o day_n wherewith_o they_o have_v forsake_v i_o and_o serve_v other_o god_n so_o do_v they_o also_o unto_o thou_o now_o therefore_o hearken_v unto_o their_o voice_n howbeit_o protest_v solemn_o unto_o they_o and_o show_v to_o they_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o king_n that_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o and_o samuel_n tell_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o lord_n unto_o the_o people_n that_o ask_v of_o he_o a_o king_n and_o he_o say_v this_o will_v be_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o king_n that_o shall_v reign_v over_o you_o he_o will_v take_v your_o son_n and_o appoint_v they_o for_o himself_o for_o his_o chariot_n and_o to_o be_v his_o horseman_n and_o some_o shall_v run_v before_o his_o chariot_n and_o he_o will_v appoint_v he_o captain_n over_o thousand_o and_o captain_n over_o fifity_n and_o will_v set_v they_o to_o ear_n his_o ground_n and_o to_o reap_v his_o harvest_n and_o to_o make_v his_o instrument_n of_o war_n and_o instrument_n of_o his_o chariot_n and_o he_o will_v take_v your_o daughter_n to_o be_v his_o confectioner_n and_o to_o be_v his_o cook_n and_o baker_n and_o he_o will_v take_v your_o field_n and_o your_o vine-yard_n and_o your_o olive-yards_n even_o the_o best_a of_o they_o and_o give_v they_o to_o his_o servant_n and_o he_o will_v take_v the_o ten_o of_o your_o seed_n and_o of_o your_o vineyard_n to_o bestow_v it_o upon_o his_o officer_n and_o his_o servant_n and_o he_o will_v take_v your_o men-servant_n and_o your_o maid-servant_n and_o the_o goodly_a of_o your_o young_a man_n and_o your_o ass_n and_o put_v they_o to_o his_o work._n he_o will_v take_v the_o ten_o of_o your_o sheep_n and_o you_o shall_v be_v his_o servant_n and_o you_o shall_v cry_v out_o in_o that_o day_n because_o of_o your_o king_n which_o you_o shall_v have_v choose_v you_o and_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o hear_v you_o in_o that_o day_n nevertheless_o the_o people_n refuse_v to_o obey_v the_o voice_n of_o samuel_n and_o they_o say_v nay_o but_o we_o will_v have_v a_o king_n over_o we_o that_o we_o also_o may_v be_v like_o all_o the_o nation_n and_o that_o our_o king_n may_v judge_v we_o and_o go_v out_o before_o we_o and_o fight_v our_o battle_n and_o samuel_n hear_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o people_n and_o he_o rehearse_v they_o in_o the_o ear_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o lord_n say_v unto_o samuel_n harken_v unto_o their_o voice_n and_o make_v they_o a_o king_n and_o samuel_n say_v unto_o the_o man_n of_o israel_n go_v you_o every_o man_n unto_o his_o city_n it_o be_v obvious_a to_o observe_v from_o this_o account_n one_a that_o the_o injustice_n and_o miscarriage_n of_o samuel_n son_n be_v the_o cause_n why_o the_o jew_n demand_v a_o king_n to_o be_v set_v over_o they_o 2_o that_o their_o demand_n be_v couch_v in_o those_o term_n that_o make_v it_o evident_a they_o desire_v to_o be_v govern_v after_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o neighbour-nation_n 3_o that_o this_o their_o demand_n be_v displease_v to_o samuel_n 4_o that_o god_n look_v upon_o it_o as_o a_o contempt_n of_o himself_o and_o a_o cast_n off_o of_o his_o authority_n for_o the_o reason_n before_o allege_a 5_o that_o god_n strict_o enjoin_v samuel_n to_o protest_v and_o declare_v unto_o they_o how_o they_o must_v expect_v to_o be_v treat_v by_o the_o king_n that_o shall_v reign_v over_o they_o 6_o that_o samuel_n in_o this_o his_o declaration_n delineate_v to_o they_o the_o complete_a portraiture_n of_o a_o tyrant_n rather_o than_o of_o a_o king_n to_o affright_v the_o people_n from_o the_o demand_v they_o have_v make_v and_o that_o as_o a_o prophet_n he_o foretell_v the_o thing_n shall_v happen_v to_o they_o under_o the_o government_n of_o their_o king_n 7_o that_o he_o represent_v to_o they_o the_o misery_n be_v annex_v to_o royalty_n as_o their_o bondage_n in_o egypt_n and_o the_o several_a other_o servitude_n which_o have_v force_v they_o to_o cry_v unto_o god_n but_o denounce_v to_o they_o that_o god_n to_o punish_v they_o for_o this_o their_o rebellion_n against_o he_o and_o their_o contempt_n of_o his_o administration_n will_v not_o hear_v they_o 8_o that_o the_o people_n dazzle_v with_o the_o lustre_n of_o royalty_n and_o the_o advantage_n they_o thence_o promise_v to_o themselves_o in_o time_n of_o war_n notwithstanding_o this_o remonstrance_n persevere_v in_o their_o demand_n 9_o that_o final_o therefore_o god_n command_v samuel_n to_o give_v way_n to_o their_o request_n and_o to_o set_v a_o king_n over_o they_o according_a to_o their_o desire_n this_o in_o short_a be_v the_o sense_n which_o josephus_n give_v of_o this_o history_n 4._o antiq._n lib._n c._n 4._o from_o whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o synagogue_n never_o believe_v that_o god_n have_v grant_v to_o the_o king_n of_o judea_n any_o of_o those_o tyrannical_a right_n which_o some_o will_v appropriate_v to_o king_n from_o these_o word_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o regis_fw-la josephus_n make_v out_o that_o what_o be_v say_v 1_o sam._n 10.25_o that_o samuel_n write_v the_o right_n or_o rather_o the_o manner_n and_o behaviour_n of_o a_o king_n in_o a_o book_n and_o lay_v it_o up_o before_o the_o lord_n be_v do_v by_o he_o for_o this_o end_n that_o the_o people_n for_o time_n to_o come_v may_v know_v that_o he_o as_o a_o prophet_n have_v in_o this_o his_o description_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o a_o king_n 5._o ibid._n cap._n 5._o foretell_v they_o all_o the_o calamity_n and_o misery_n that_o will_v overtake_v they_o under_o a_o monarchy_n change_v into_o tyranny_n that_o thereby_o they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o acknowledge_v their_o unthankfulness_n towards_o god_n and_o their_o folly_n in_o be_v so_o earnest_a for_o a_o king_n as_o often_o as_o they_o shall_v cast_v their_o eye_n on_o this_o his_o prophecy_n i_o know_v that_o some_o to_o assert_v the_o unbounded_a power_n of_o monarch_n have_v endeavour_v to_o prove_v from_o these_o word_n of_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n hoc_fw-la est_fw-la jus_o regis_fw-la that_o the_o monarchical_a government_n among_o the_o jew_n be_v of_o this_o nature_n and_o that_o therefore_o samuel_n do_v not_o represent_v the_o king_n here_o as_o subject_a to_o any_o law_n or_o punishment_n which_o it_o seem_v he_o consequent_o aught_o to_o have_v do_v after_o that_o he_o have_v declare_v their_o conduct_n and_o behaviour_n as_o absolute_o contrary_a to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o society_n but_o as_o i_o have_v already_o before_o observe_v never_o be_v so_o weak_a a_o foundation_n make_v use_v of_o whereon_o to_o raise_v such_o vast_a pretension_n as_o may_v be_v easy_o make_v out_o so_o as_o to_o convince_v those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o a_o improper_a translation_n both_o to_o delude_v themselves_o and_o to_o abuse_v other_o about_o a_o question_n which_o be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n
st._n austin_n speak_v lib._n 3._o confess_v c._n 8._o yet_o it_o be_v no_o less_o notorious_a that_o this_o compact_n do_v not_o respect_n tyrant_n according_o we_o see_v that_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o emperor_n do_v so_o little_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v lawful_a for_o they_o to_o govern_v arbitrary_o that_o trajan_n in_o favour_n of_o who_o the_o royal_a law_n be_v renew_v at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o exaltation_n to_o the_o empire_n address_v himself_o in_o these_o word_n to_o the_o perfect_a of_o the_o praetorium_n accipe_fw-la hunc_fw-la gladium_fw-la pro_fw-la i_o si_fw-la rectè_fw-la agam_fw-la sin_v aliter_fw-la in_o i_o magis_fw-la quod_fw-la moderatorem_fw-la omnium_fw-la errare_fw-la minus_fw-la fas_fw-la sit_fw-la take_v this_o sword_n and_o use_v it_o for_o i_o in_o case_n i_o rule_v well_o but_o if_o not_o rather_o against_o i_o because_o it_o less_o become_v he_o that_o rule_v over_o all_o than_o it_o do_v other_o to_o commit_v a_o error_n dion_n &_o aurel._n victor_n 2_o that_o the_o emperor_n who_o be_v most_o renown_v for_o virtue_n do_v never_o affect_v to_o publish_v any_o law_n of_o their_o own_o head_n till_o after_o they_o have_v get_v they_o approve_v by_o the_o senate_n this_o be_v that_o which_o lampridius_n record_v concern_v alexander_n severus_n and_o we_o see_v the_o same_o practise_v by_o theodosius_n l._n humanum_fw-la c._n de_fw-fr f._n but_o whatever_o this_o royal_a law_n may_v have_v be_v sure_o it_o be_v one_a that_o the_o same_o be_v abolish_v together_o with_o the_o roman_a empire_n which_o end_v in_o the_o west_n with_o augustulus_n 2_o that_o it_o cease_v in_o the_o east_n with_o the_o emperor_n of_o constantinople_n 3_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o they_o who_o ruine_v the_o empire_n in_o the_o west_n do_v never_o adopt_v this_o royal_a law_n to_o govern_v their_o subject_n by_o that_o arbitrary_a rule_n 4_o it_o be_v also_o certain_a that_o the_o prince_n who_o since_o the_o year_n 800_o have_v succeed_v charles_n the_o great_a and_o who_o have_v take_v to_o themselves_o the_o name_n of_o roman_a emperor_n do_v not_o govern_v according_a to_o this_o law_n nor_o ever_o pretend_v that_o that_o law_n ought_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o favour_n of_o they_o under_o pretence_n of_o their_o bear_v the_o title_n of_o roman_a emperor_n this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o believe_v it_o will_v be_v of_o use_n solid_o to_o evince_v though_o i_o intend_v to_o do_v it_o very_o compendious_o that_o i_o may_v not_o tire_v the_o reader_n chap._n xi_o that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o west_n and_o of_o the_o north_n never_o know_v this_o royal_a law._n though_o the_o people_n of_o the_o west_n allow_v their_o prince_n the_o title_n of_o king_n yet_o it_o may_v be_v aver_v that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o those_o kingdom_n which_o have_v their_o rise_n from_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n never_o own_v this_o royal_a law._n the_o power_n of_o their_o king_n be_v original_o limit_v as_o caesar_n witness_v in_o his_o commentary_n concern_v the_o german_a king_n which_o be_v to_o speak_v proper_o only_o commander_n or_o general_n i_o make_v particular_a mention_n of_o the_o german_n because_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v the_o founder_n of_o the_o northern_a and_o western_a kingdom_n germany_n have_v be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o nursery_n from_o whence_o have_v proceed_v most_o of_o those_o nation_n who_o at_o this_o day_n have_v any_o name_n in_o europe_n see_v what_o tacitus_n assert_v concern_v the_o german_a king_n nec_fw-la germanorum_n regibus_fw-la infinita_fw-la aut_fw-la libera_fw-la potestas_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-fr minoribus_fw-la rebus_fw-la principes_fw-la consultant_fw-la de_fw-la majoribus_fw-la omnes_fw-la rex_fw-la aut_fw-la princeps_fw-la auditur_fw-la authoritate_fw-la suadendi_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la jubendi_fw-la potestate_fw-la si_fw-la displicuit_fw-la sententia_fw-la fremitu_fw-la aspernantur_fw-la neither_o be_v the_o power_n of_o the_o german_a king_n altogether_o free_a or_o unbounded_a matter_n of_o lesser_a moment_n be_v leave_v to_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o prince_n but_o those_o of_o great_a concern_v be_v debate_v by_o the_o whole_a society_n they_o hear_v the_o king_n as_o one_o have_v authority_n to_o persuade_v rather_o than_o any_o power_n to_o command_v they_o and_o if_o his_o sentiment_n displease_v they_o they_o be_v reject_v with_o boldness_n caesar_n give_v we_o much_o the_o same_o portraiture_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o gaul_n and_o that_o their_o successor_n who_o tear_v the_o roman_a empire_n to_o piece_n have_v retain_v this_o form_n of_o a_o limit_a monarchy_n be_v matter_n of_o incontestable_a evidence_n to_o every_o one_o that_o will_v take_v a_o little_a pain_n to_o peruse_v the_o history_n of_o those_o nation_n to_o run_v over_o their_o law_n and_o take_v notice_n how_o they_o have_v carry_v it_o towards_o their_o king_n whenever_o they_o fall_v to_o tyranny_n they_o who_o will_v be_v inform_v how_o far_o the_o power_n of_o the_o gothick_n king_n in_o spain_n be_v limit_v need_v only_o to_o cast_v their_o eye_n upon_o the_o account_n which_o gregory_n of_o tours_n give_v we_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 31._o concern_v this_o matter_n and_o upon_o their_o history_n in_o the_o chronicle_n of_o st._n isidorus_n we_o have_v the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o their_o kingdom_n set_v down_o by_o molina_n de_fw-fr hispan_n primogenit_fw-la cap._n 2._o n._n 13._o but_o this_o appear_v yet_o more_o clear_o from_o the_o body_n of_o their_o law_n which_o be_v still_o extant_a and_o publish_v by_o lindenberg_n one_a it_o appear_v that_o their_o law_n be_v enact_v ex_fw-la universali_fw-la consensu_fw-la civium_fw-la &_o populi_n by_o the_o universal_a consent_n of_o the_o citizen_n and_o people_n lib._n 1._o tit._n 7._o 2_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n be_v no_o less_o obnoxious_a to_o the_o law_n than_o the_o subject_n themselves_o lib._n 2._o tit._n 2._o 3_o it_o appear_v not_o that_o the_o roman_n law_n and_o much_o less_o their_o royal_a law_n have_v any_o authority_n among_o they_o lib._n 2._o tit._n 9_o 4_o it_o appear_v that_o their_o king_n have_v not_o so_o much_o as_o the_o power_n to_o pardon_v crime_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o chief_a lord_n lib._n 6._o tit._n 7._o last_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o their_o history_n that_o their_o king_n be_v liable_a to_o be_v depose_v by_o the_o state_n when_o ever_o they_o go_v about_o to_o transgress_v their_o bound_n and_o tyrannize_v over_o their_o subject_n i_o confess_v that_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n iv_o in_o their_o last_o canon_n thus_o express_v themselves_o quicunque_fw-la amodo_fw-la ex_fw-la nobis_fw-la vel_fw-la totius_fw-la hispaniae_fw-la populis_fw-la qualibet_fw-la conjuratione_fw-la vel_fw-la study_v sacramentum_fw-la fidei_fw-la suae_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la patriae_fw-la gentisve_fw-la gothorum_fw-la statu_fw-la vel_fw-la conservatione_fw-la regiae_n salutis_fw-la vel_fw-la incolumitate_fw-la regiae_n potestatis_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la est_fw-la temeraverit_fw-la aut_fw-la potestate_fw-la regni_fw-la exuerit_fw-la aut_fw-la praesumptione_n tyrannicâ_fw-la regni_fw-la fastigium_fw-la occupaverit_fw-la anathema_n in_o conspectu_fw-la dei_fw-la patris_fw-la &_o angelorum_fw-la atque_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la catholica_fw-la quam_fw-la perjurio_fw-la profanaverit_fw-la efficiatur_fw-la extraneus_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la omni_fw-la coetu_fw-la christianorum_fw-la alienus_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la impietatis_fw-la suae_fw-la fociis_fw-la quia_fw-la oportet_fw-la ut_fw-la una_fw-la poena_fw-la teneat_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la quos_fw-la similis_fw-la error_n invenerit_fw-la implicatos_fw-la whosoever_o from_o this_o time_n forward_o either_o of_o we_o or_o of_o any_o of_o the_o people_n of_o spain_n shall_v by_o any_o conspiracy_n or_o attempt_n break_v the_o oath_n of_o his_o fidelity_n he_o have_v take_v for_o the_o welfare_n of_o his_o country_n and_o the_o gothick_n nation_n the_o conservation_n of_o the_o king_n life_n and_o maintenance_n of_o the_o royal_a power_n or_o who_o shall_v deprive_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o by_o a_o tyrannical_a presumption_n usurp_v the_o throne_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o angel_n and_o be_v cast_v out_o from_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o he_o have_v profane_v by_o his_o perjury_n and_o be_v turn_v out_o of_o all_o christian_a assembly_n with_o all_o the_o complice_n and_o associate_n of_o his_o wickedness_n because_o it_o be_v but_o fit_a that_o all_o they_o shall_v be_v liable_a to_o the_o same_o punishment_n who_o be_v involve_v in_o the_o same_o crime_n the_o same_o be_v repeat_v in_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n v._o cap._n 1._o and_o in_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n x._o cap._n 2._o but_o we_o may_v affirm_v with_o truth_n that_o those_o who_o have_v wear_v this_o canon_n threadbare_a by_o their_o frequent_a cite_n of_o it_o do_v either_o not_o understand_v it_o or_o change_v the_o sense_n of_o it_o to_o impose_v upon_o and_o delude_v other_o wherefore_o let_v those_o that_o read_v these_o word_n well_o observe_v
one_a the_o order_n which_o the_o father_n of_o the_o council_n of_o toledo_n iv_o observe_v in_o speak_v of_o oath_n sacramentum_fw-la fidei_fw-la suae_fw-la quod_fw-la pro_fw-la patriae_fw-la gentisque_fw-la gothorum_fw-la statu_fw-la vel_fw-la conservatione_fw-la regiae_n salutis_fw-la vel_fw-la incolumitate_fw-la regiae_n potestatis_fw-la pollicitus_fw-la est_fw-la i_o own_v it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o vel_fw-la here_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o &_o this_o be_v the_o common_a stile_n of_o those_o time_n i_o say_v it_o be_v remarkable_a that_o the_o good_a and_o happy_a state_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v the_o first_o object_n of_o their_o oath_n the_o second_o object_n be_v join_v with_o it_o viz._n the_o conservation_n of_o the_o king_n yet_o with_o the_o understand_v proviso_n if_o he_o do_v not_o oppose_v the_o first_o but_o be_v subservient_fw-fr to_o it_o for_o indeed_o i_o can_v believe_v that_o god_n make_v the_o goth_n of_o another_o nature_n than_o the_o rest_n of_o mankind_n or_o so_o much_o fool_n enough_o as_o to_o prefer_v the_o mean_n before_o the_o end_n and_o to_o believe_v that_o they_o ought_v to_o engage_v themselves_o to_o seek_v the_o mean_n any_o further_a than_o they_o be_v of_o use_n to_o obtain_v the_o end._n ad_fw-la tutelam_fw-la legis_fw-la subditorum_fw-la rex_fw-la creatus_fw-la est_fw-la the_o king_n say_v chancellor_n fortescue_n be_v make_v for_o a_o safeguard_v to_o the_o subject_n law_n the_o preservation_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v the_o first_o obligation_n and_o the_o next_o that_o of_o the_o prince_n 2_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o the_o word_n of_o the_o canon_n regard_v those_o who_o by_o a_o conspiracy_n undertake_v either_o to_o kill_v the_o king_n or_o to_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o to_o usurp_v the_o throne_n by_o a_o tyrannical_a presumption_n but_o all_o this_o while_n they_o suppose_v a_o lawful_a king_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o king_n acknowledge_v as_o such_o by_o the_o state_n attack_v by_o some_o furious_a conspirator_n with_o design_n to_o dethrone_v he_o against_o all_o right_a and_o justice_n for_o to_o place_v another_o in_o his_o stead_n the_o council_n do_v not_o in_o the_o least_o suppose_v that_o it_o be_v unlawful_a for_o the_o state_n to_o deprive_v a_o tyrant_n of_o the_o authority_n he_o abuse_v if_o we_o suppose_v the_o contrary_a we_o must_v take_v st._n isidore_n who_o be_v precedent_n of_o that_o council_n for_o a_o fool_n fit_a to_o be_v shut_v up_o in_o bedlam_n for_o he_o express_o make_v this_o observation_n that_o rex_fw-la à _fw-la rectè_fw-la agendo_fw-la voco_fw-la si_fw-la enim_fw-la piè_fw-la &_o justè_fw-la &_o misericorditer_fw-la agit_fw-fr merito_fw-la rex_fw-la appellatur_fw-la si_fw-la his_fw-la caruerit_fw-la non_fw-la rex_fw-la sed_fw-la tyrannus_n est_fw-la addit_fw-la 2_o ad_fw-la cap._n caroli_n magni_fw-la c._n 21._o 3_o i_o maintain_v that_o of_o all_o the_o passage_n of_o antiquity_n which_o be_v allege_v by_o the_o defender_n of_o passive_a obedience_n there_o be_v not_o any_o to_o be_v find_v which_o they_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v more_o careful_a to_o suppress_v in_o silence_n than_o that_o of_o this_o council_n and_o we_o must_v judge_v they_o possess_v with_o a_o brutal_a stupidity_n or_o guilty_a of_o strange_a malice_n in_o employ_v such_o a_o passage_n as_o this_o to_o support_v their_o prejudices_fw-la in_o favour_n of_o those_o prince_n who_o overturn_v the_o government_n for_o who_o be_v these_o father_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n they_o be_v the_o very_a man_n who_o three_o year_n before_o this_o council_n have_v cast_v off_o suinthila_n after_o he_o have_v reign_v ten_o year_n over_o they_o who_o have_v raise_v sisinandus_n in_o his_o room_n against_o who_o they_o just_o fear_v that_o some_o furious_a fellow_n may_v hatch_v a_o conspiracy_n they_o be_v the_o man_n who_o pronounce_v three_o anathema_n against_o suinthila_n for_o the_o crime_n he_o have_v be_v find_v guilty_a of_o whilst_o he_o be_v possess_v of_o the_o royal_a power_n they_o be_v the_o man_n who_o declare_v that_o if_o a_o king_n do_v not_o well_o acquit_v himself_o of_o the_o high_a charge_n he_o be_v entrust_v with_o he_o ought_v to_o be_v excommunicate_v and_o consequent_o deprive_v of_o all_o power_n in_o his_o kingdom_n all_o which_o be_v contain_v in_o chap._n 75._o of_o the_o same_o council_n where_o they_o observe_v that_o the_o election_n of_o king_n take_v place_n after_o the_o death_n of_o their_o father_n which_o make_v it_o apparent_a that_o there_o be_v no_o ground_n at_o all_o to_o suspect_v the_o goth_n or_o the_o bishop_n of_o spain_n and_o of_o gallia_n narbonensis_n who_o assist_v at_o that_o council_n to_o have_v espouse_v the_o maxim_n that_o some_o will_v fix_v upon_o they_o the_o lombard_n observe_v the_o same_o rule_n in_o their_o government_n as_o we_o may_v see_v in_o their_o history_n write_v by_o paulus_n diaconus_fw-la and_o as_o for_o what_o the_o other_o kingdom_n that_o be_v form_v of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a we_o find_v that_o their_o power_n be_v always_o limit_v in_o the_o same_o manner_n none_o of_o those_o prince_n have_v ever_o think_v of_o revive_v the_o royal_a law_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_a emperor_n in_o favour_n of_o themselves_o and_o because_o this_o affair_n bear_v so_o great_a a_o resemblance_n with_o the_o present_a revolution_n i_o desire_v the_o reader_n not_o to_o take_v it_o ill_o that_o i_o have_v copy_v the_o 75th_o canon_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n at_o the_o end_n of_o these_o remark_n and_o that_o he_o may_v make_v his_o reflection_n thereupon_o for_o he_o will_v find_v that_o those_o who_o make_v use_v of_o it_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o complain_v that_o they_o who_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n upon_o the_o desertion_n of_o james_n two_o after_o so_o many_o unjust_a proceed_n and_o erterprise_n tend_v to_o the_o total_a overthrow_n of_o the_o state_n and_o government_n have_v exact_o follow_v this_o example_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o spain_n and_o that_o the_o clergy_n who_o have_v follow_v these_o decision_n of_o state_n have_v therein_o imitate_v the_o conduct_n of_o this_o council_n of_o toledo_n and_o that_o those_o who_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o it_o be_v find_v in_o the_o same_o case_n with_o those_o who_o the_o church_n of_o spain_n and_o of_o gallia_n narbonensis_n do_v so_o solemn_o excommunicate_a the_o king_n of_o burgundy_n reign_v with_o the_o same_o limitation_n for_o which_o we_o may_v consult_v the_o law_n of_o gondebaud_n which_o be_v still_o extant_a and_o which_o be_v make_v habito_fw-la consilio_fw-la comitum_fw-la &_o procerum_fw-la with_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o earl_n and_o lord_n who_o sign_v the_o law_n as_o well_o as_o king_n gondebaud_n which_o make_v it_o very_o evident_a that_o the_o king_n of_o this_o people_n have_v not_o the_o legislative_a power_n invest_v in_o they_o alone_o we_o find_v the_o same_o clause_n in_o the_o second_o addition_n to_o that_o law._n and_o indeed_o we_o need_v only_o to_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o marius_n aventicensis_fw-la relate_v concern_v king_n sigismond_n in_o his_o chronicle_n to_o enable_v we_o to_o judge_n that_o those_o people_n have_v other_o law_n beside_o that_o of_o the_o will_n of_o their_o prince_n for_o this_o prince_n have_v cause_v his_o son_n to_o be_v strangle_v without_o any_o form_n of_o justice_n his_o subject_n conceive_v so_o great_a a_o indignation_n against_o he_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o hide_v himself_o and_o to_o take_v upon_o he_o a_o friar_n habit_n for_o a_o mark_n of_o his_o repentance_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o able_a to_o give_v they_o satisfaction_n for_o as_o soon_o as_o he_o appear_v they_o deliver_v he_o to_o clodomer_n king_n of_o orleans_n who_o carry_v he_o to_o france_n where_o soon_o after_o he_o lose_v his_o life_n in_o a_o tragical_a manner_n we_o find_v instance_n of_o the_o share_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n between_o the_o lord_n and_o the_o king_n in_o the_o ancient_a history_n of_o sweden_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o joan._n magnus_n hist_o lib._n 15_o &_o 29._o and_o in_o crantzius_n lib._n 5._o we_o find_v also_o that_o by_o the_o oath_n take_v at_o the_o coronation_n of_o their_o king_n the_o bishop_n nobles_z citizen_n and_o people_n oblige_v themselves_o in_o case_n the_o king_n commit_v any_o thing_n by_o himself_o or_o by_o another_o contrary_a to_o the_o article_n or_o treaty_n he_o swear_v to_o at_o his_o coronation_n to_o oppose_v themselves_o to_o his_o erterprise_n upon_o their_o honour_n and_o upon_o their_o oath_n chytraeus_n lib._n 2._o they_o who_o do_v not_o know_v the_o manner_n of_o the_o state_n of_o sweden_n depose_v of_o sigismond_n and_o the_o reason_n they_o allege_v for_o it_o to_o king_n james_n may_v peruse_v the_o relation_n of_o it_o in_o goldast_n we_o find_v
against_o religion_n justice_n and_o the_o government_n that_o a_o prince_n who_o pass_v these_o bound_n must_v be_v hold_v and_o esteem_v for_o a_o wicked_a tyrant_n cruel_a and_o intolerable_a who_o by_o this_o mean_n pull_v down_o the_o hatred_n of_o god_n and_o his_o subject_n upon_o himself_o du_n haillan_n historiographer_n of_o the_o king_n henry_n iii_o and_o henry_n iv_o follow_v the_o same_o notion_n of_o claudius_n de_fw-fr seissel_n in_o his_o three_o book_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o france_n dedicate_v to_o henry_n iii_o maintain_v that_o the_o government_n of_o france_n be_v compose_v of_o aristocrasy_n and_o democrasy_n p._n 168._o and_o indeed_o who_o can_v judge_n otherwise_o when_o he_o attentive_o consider_v these_o six_o thing_n which_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o public_a constitution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n one_a that_o though_o the_o crown_n for_o a_o long_a time_n since_o have_v follow_v the_o form_n of_o succession_n yet_o the_o form_n of_o election_n be_v still_o observe_v at_o the_o coronation_n hunc_fw-la vultis_fw-la hunc_fw-la jubetis_fw-la esse_fw-la regem_fw-la this_o be_v he_o who_o you_o will_v and_o require_v to_o be_v your_o king_n these_o word_n be_v speak_v to_o the_o people_n before_o the_o coronation_n we_o find_v the_o people_n election_n be_v mention_v and_o the_o king_n call_v elect_v in_o the_o form_n of_o coronation_n publish_v by_o hugo_n menard_n a_o benedictin_n 2_o the_o king_n be_v there_o engage_v by_o his_o oath_n to_o rule_v according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o ceremonial_a of_o france_n 3_o he_o can_v make_v no_o law_n but_o in_o the_o parliament_n or_o state_n general_n whereof_o we_o have_v a_o instance_n in_o the_o state_n of_o orleans_n in_o the_o year_n 1560._o and_o be_v the_o same_o with_o what_o d'avila_n have_v obin_n his_o second_o book_n of_o the_o civil_a war_n 4_o he_o can_v make_v neither_o peace_n nor_o war_n but_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o the_o state_n general_n this_o be_v acknowledge_v by_o lewis_n xi_o as_o we_o find_v in_o philip_n de_fw-la commines_fw-la 2_o book_n ch_n 14._o 5_o he_o can_v raise_v no_o money_n but_o by_o concession_n from_o the_o state_n general_n we_o find_v this_o point_n thus_o decide_v by_o the_o state_n of_o 1338_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o king_n philip_n that_o no_o tax_n can_v be_v impose_v or_o levy_v on_o the_o people_n of_o france_n without_o urgent_a and_o evident_a necessity_n do_v require_v it_o and_o then_o only_o by_o the_o grant_n of_o the_o state_n gila_n fol._n 157._o philip_n de_fw-fr commines_fw-la lib._n 5._o c._n 18._o say_v with_o respect_n to_o this_o point_n be_v there_o any_o king_n or_o lord_n on_o the_o earth_n who_o have_v power_n beside_o his_o demesne_n to_o impose_v so_o much_o as_o a_o penny_n upon_o his_o subject_n without_o the_o grant_n and_o consent_v of_o those_o who_o be_v to_o pay_v it_o except_o it_o be_v by_o tyranny_n and_o violence_n 6_o the_o king_n of_o france_n be_v liable_a to_o be_v depose_v by_o the_o state_n general_n in_o case_n they_o abuse_v the_o authority_n they_o be_v entrust_v with_o this_o last_o article_n viz._n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o french_a against_o those_o of_o their_o king_n who_o abuse_v their_o authority_n do_v evident_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o monarchy_n of_o france_n be_v altogether_o limit_v according_a to_o the_o platform_n caesar_n give_v we_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o ancient_a german_n or_o franc_n who_o be_v descend_v from_o they_o there_o be_v a_o passage_n which_o be_v ordinary_o abuse_v to_o prove_v that_o unjust_a king_n and_o tyrant_n can_v be_v depose_v wherein_o gregory_n of_o tours_n thus_o express_v himself_o to_o chilperic_a lib._n 5._o c._n 19_o if_o any_o one_o of_o we_o who_o be_v lord_n transgress_v the_o bound_n of_o justice_n you_o have_v the_o power_n to_o punish_v he_o but_o if_o you_o yourself_o do_v not_o keep_v within_o they_o who_o be_v it_o can_v correct_v you_o we_o indeed_o speak_v to_o you_o and_o you_o hearken_v to_o we_o if_o you_o please_v and_o if_o you_o will_v not_o who_o be_v it_o shall_v condemn_v you_o except_o he_o who_o have_v say_v that_o he_o be_v righteousness_n itself_o i_o do_v believe_v there_o be_v ever_o any_o author_n that_o undertake_v to_o defend_v the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n and_o passive_a obedience_n who_o have_v not_o make_v use_n of_o this_o proof_n but_o give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v that_o they_o have_v quote_v this_o passage_n with_o as_o much_o judgement_n as_o they_o allege_v the_o 75th_o canon_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n for_o one_a observe_v that_o this_o be_v the_o discourse_n of_o gregory_n of_o tours_n who_o be_v accuse_v by_o chilperic_n for_o oppose_v himself_o to_o the_o justice_n that_o prince_n demand_v of_o a_o council_n against_o pretextat_fw-la bishop_n of_o roven_n who_o he_o accuse_v of_o high_a treason_n and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o bishop_n be_v persuade_v of_o his_o innocence_n who_o they_o see_v attack_v by_o false_a witness_n this_o gregory_n have_v the_o courage_n to_o maintain_v that_o it_o be_v their_o duty_n to_o make_v their_o remonstrance_n to_o the_o king_n concern_v this_o matter_n the_o king_n take_v their_o design_n of_o remonstrance_v he_o for_o a_o opposition_n to_o the_o justice_n he_o have_v demand_v whereupon_o gregory_n of_o tours_n make_v the_o discourse_n just_a now_o mention_v so_o that_o it_o plain_o appear_v that_o this_o discourse_n only_o respect_v the_o order_n of_o bishop_n who_o under_o that_o relation_n have_v no_o other_o way_n to_o redress_v themselves_o with_o regard_n to_o king_n but_o only_o by_o remonstrance_n but_o do_v not_o at_o all_o speak_v of_o the_o body_n of_o the_o state_n who_o be_v invest_v with_o other_o right_n in_o reference_n to_o a_o king_n who_o undertake_v to_o pervert_v justice_n but_o to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o frenchman_n at_o that_o time_n do_v not_o believe_v that_o king_n have_v the_o privilege_n that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v depose_v by_o the_o state_n though_o they_o abuse_v their_o authority_n we_o need_v only_o to_o consult_v the_o history_n of_o the_o depose_n of_o childeric_n father_n of_o clovis_n which_o be_v set_v down_o by_o gregory_n of_o tours_n lib._n 2._o ch_n 11._o and_o approve_v of_o by_o he_o we_o find_v that_o they_o have_v preserve_v this_o their_o right_n by_o the_o deposition_n of_o another_o childeric_n in_o the_o 8_o century_n and_o whereupon_o it_o be_v obvious_a and_o natural_a to_o make_v these_o reflection_n 1._o that_o the_o franc_n have_v the_o power_n of_o choose_v and_o depose_v their_o king_n 2._o that_o the_o oath_n they_o swear_v to_o their_o king_n be_v conditional_a and_o suppose_v their_o acquit_v themselves_o of_o the_o charge_n and_o trust_v repose_v in_o they_o and_o which_o they_o be_v oblige_v by_o oath_n to_o make_v good_a 3._o that_o it_o be_v false_a that_o king_n childeric_n be_v depose_v by_o the_o authority_n of_o pope_n zachary_n as_o the_o papist_n have_v maintain_v forasmuch_o as_o that_o proceed_n be_v a_o act_n of_o the_o state_n general_n who_o make_v use_v of_o their_o right_n on_o this_o occasion_n this_o be_v so_o true_a that_o pope_n zachary_n himself_o lay_v it_o down_o as_o a_o maxim_n in_o his_o letter_n to_o the_o franc_n that_o this_o be_v a_o right_n inherent_a in_o the_o people_n nam_fw-la si_fw-la princeps_fw-la populo_fw-la cujus_fw-la beneficio_fw-la regnum_fw-la possidet_fw-la obnoxius_fw-la est_fw-la si_fw-la plebs_fw-la regem_fw-la constituit_fw-la &_o destituere_fw-la potest_fw-la for_o if_o a_o king_n say_v he_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o his_o people_n by_o who_o grant_n he_o possess_v his_o kingdom_n if_o the_o people_n constitute_v a_o king_n they_o may_v also_o depose_v he_o if_o we_o come_v to_o the_o race_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a we_o find_v lewis_n the_o good_a depose_v by_o the_o state_n assemble_v at_o thionville_n the_o whole_a proceed_v whereof_o may_v be_v see_v in_o baronius_n du_fw-fr chesne_n le_fw-fr cointe_n where_o we_o may_v observe_v 1._o that_o it_o be_v do_v with_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n 2._o we_o see_v there_o a_o indictment_n on_o divers_a article_n which_o contain_v as_o many_o crime_n against_o the_o state._n 3._o when_o this_o deposition_n be_v recall_v afterward_o they_o do_v annul_v the_o act_n of_o the_o former_a assembly_n not_o as_o if_o they_o have_v act_v without_o power_n but_o because_o they_o have_v proceed_v on_o false_a accusation_n and_o insufficient_a ground_n we_o find_v also_o the_o same_o proceed_v with_o respect_n of_o charles_n the_o gross_a and_o charles_n the_o simple_n indeed_o it_o be_v then_o so_o notorious_a that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n though_o they_o take_v to_o themselves_o the_o title_n of_o emperor_n be_v limit_v the_o estate_n be_v
invest_v with_o part_n of_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n that_o lewis_n the_o good_a solemn_o avow_v the_o same_o lib._n 2._o capitul_n c._n 2_o &_o c._n 12._o we_o find_v also_o that_o the_o clergy_n of_o france_n be_v so_o far_o convince_v that_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n have_v right_a to_o dispose_v of_o the_o crown_n for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o state_n that_o when_o charles_n the_o bald_n be_v choose_v by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o lorraine_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o child_n of_o the_o king_n his_o brother_n and_o that_o pope_n adrian_n ii_o write_v to_o they_o thereupon_o by_o hincmar_n archbishop_n of_o rheims_n threaten_v to_o excommunicate_v they_o they_o send_v back_o this_o answer_n to_o he_o by_o the_o say_a hincmar_n petite_fw-fr dominum_fw-la apostolicum_fw-la ut_fw-la quia_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o episcopus_fw-la simul_fw-la esse_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la &_o svi_fw-la antecessores_fw-la ecclesiasticum_fw-la ordinem_fw-la quod_fw-la suum_fw-la est_fw-la &_o non_fw-la rempublicam_fw-la quod_fw-la regum_fw-la est_fw-la disposuerunt_fw-la non_fw-la praecipiat_fw-la nobis_fw-la habere_fw-la regem_fw-la qui_fw-la nos_fw-la in_o sic_fw-la longinquis_fw-la partibus_fw-la adjuvare_fw-la non_fw-la posset_n contra_fw-la subitaneos_fw-la &_o frequentes_fw-la paganorum_fw-la impetus_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la francos_fw-la non_fw-la jubeat_fw-la servire_fw-la cvi_fw-la nolumus_fw-la servire_fw-la quia_fw-la istud_fw-la jugum_fw-la svi_fw-la antecessores_fw-la nostris_fw-la antecessoribus_fw-la non_fw-la imposuerunt_fw-la &_o nos_fw-la illud_fw-la portare_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la qui_fw-la scriptum_fw-la esse_fw-la in_o sanctis_fw-la libris_fw-la audimus_fw-la ut_fw-la pro_fw-la libertate_fw-la &_o haereditate_fw-la nostra_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la certare_fw-la debeamus_fw-la desire_v the_o apostolical_a lord_n that_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o can_v be_v king_n and_o bishop_n both_o together_o and_o that_o his_o ancestor_n have_v concern_v themselves_o with_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n which_o be_v their_o particular_a province_n and_o not_o with_o the_o commonwealth_n which_o be_v the_o office_n of_o king_n not_o to_o command_v we_o to_o take_v such_o a_o one_o for_o our_o king_n who_o at_o so_o great_a a_o distance_n be_v not_o able_a to_o help_v we_o against_o the_o sudden_a and_o frequent_a assault_n of_o heathen_n and_o to_o require_v we_o franc_n to_o serve_v he_o who_o we_o will_v not_o serve_v because_o his_o ancestor_n never_o offer_v to_o impose_v this_o yoke_n upon_o our_o ancestor_n neither_o can_v we_o bear_v it_o who_o find_v it_o write_v in_o the_o holy_a book_n that_o we_o ought_v to_o fight_v for_o our_o liberty_n and_o our_o inheritance_n even_o unto_o death_n we_o see_v also_o that_o he_o who_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o three_o race_n viz._n hugh_n capet_n be_v choose_v king_n of_o france_n notwithstanding_o the_o apparent_a right_n of_o charles_n of_o lorraine_n who_o be_v the_o next_o heir_n of_o lewis_n v._o by_o reason_n that_o the_o say_v charles_n seem_v too_o much_o link_v to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o german_n who_o at_o that_o time_n be_v enemy_n to_o france_n guil._n de_fw-fr nangis_fw-la ad_fw-la an._n 987._o and_o other_o in_o du_fw-fr chesne_n who_o do_v not_o know_v the_o history_n of_o henry_n iii_o who_o have_v be_v depose_v in_o poland_n for_o desert_v that_o kingdom_n be_v afterward_o depose_v in_o france_n by_o advice_n of_o the_o sorbonn_n and_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o state_n we_o may_v easy_o judge_v from_o these_o two_o character_n that_o frenchman_n never_o be_v infect_v with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n the_o one_o be_v because_o they_o look_v upon_o this_o doctrine_n as_o a_o error_n see_v what_o gerson_n the_o famous_a chancellor_n of_o the_o university_n of_o paris_n say_v of_o it_o error_n est_fw-fr dicere_fw-la terrenum_fw-la principem_fw-la in_o nullo_n suis_fw-la subditis_fw-la dominio_fw-la durante_fw-la obligari_fw-la quia_fw-la secundum_fw-la jus_o divinum_fw-la &_o naturalem_fw-la aequitatem_fw-la &_o verum_fw-la dominii_fw-la finem_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la subditi_fw-la debent_fw-la fidem_fw-la subsidium_fw-la &_o servitium_fw-la domino_fw-la sic_fw-la etiam_fw-la dominus_fw-la subditis_fw-la suis_fw-la fidem_fw-la debet_fw-la &_o protectionem_fw-la et_fw-la si_fw-la eos_fw-la manifest_a &_o cum_fw-la obstinatione_fw-la in_o injuria_fw-la &_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la prosequatur_fw-la princeps_fw-la tunc_fw-la regula_n haec_fw-la naturalis_fw-la vim_o vi_fw-la repellere_fw-la licet_fw-la locum_fw-la habet_fw-la opusc_n adversus_fw-la adulat_fw-la consid_fw-la 7._o it_o be_v a_o error_n say_v he_o to_o assert_v that_o a_o earthly_a prince_n as_o long_o as_o his_o dominion_n last_v do_v not_o stand_v engage_v to_o his_o subject_n in_o any_o thing_n because_o according_a to_o the_o divine_a law_n natural_a equity_n and_o the_o true_a end_n of_o dominion_n as_o the_o subject_n owe_v to_o their_o prince_n faithfulness_n subsidy_n and_o service_n so_o their_o prince_n owe_v they_o faithfulness_n and_o protection_n and_o in_o case_n he_o do_v public_o and_o with_o obstinacy_n imperious_o oppress_v they_o than_o that_o natural_a rule_n take_v place_n that_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o repel_v force_n by_o force_n the_o second_o be_v that_o they_o have_v always_o with_o horror_n reject_v the_o abuse_n that_o have_v be_v make_v of_o the_o expression_n in_o 1_o sam._n 8._o hoc_fw-la est_fw-la jus_fw-la regis_fw-la for_o to_o maintain_v the_o tyranny_n of_o prince_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v the_o law_n among_o you_o prince_n say_v claudius_n d'_fw-fr epense_n to_o king_n henry_n ii_o you_o be_v lord_n of_o our_o body_n and_o good_n or_o to_o speak_v more_o like_a christian_n we_o and_o we_o be_v at_o your_o command_n your_o majesty_n ought_v to_o abhor_v that_o right_o nothing_o less_o than_o royal_a and_o nothing_o more_o than_o tyrannical_a which_o god_n by_o the_o mouth_n of_o samuel_n do_v not_o allow_v to_o king_n but_o only_o threaten_v the_o people_n with_o tell_v they_o this_o shall_v be_v the_o right_n of_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n and_o then_o add_v go_v to_o now_o you_o dog_n and_o flatterer_n of_o the_o court_n go_v to_o and_o allege_v henceforward_o this_o right_n not_o regal_a but_o barbarous_a but_o turkish_a but_o scythian_a or_o if_o any_o worse_a epithet_n can_v be_v invent_v i_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o face_n of_o affair_n be_v very_o much_o change_v since_o these_o hundred_o year_n the_o state_n general_n have_v not_o be_v assemble_v almost_o these_o seventy_o year_n the_o parliament_n themselves_o which_o be_v establish_v by_o the_o king_n and_o the_o state_n general_n to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o the_o state_n have_v be_v force_v by_o the_o present_a king_n to_o verify_v without_o any_o debate_n all_o manner_n of_o edict_n for_o the_o imposition_n of_o mony._n but_o yet_o after_o all_o this_o change_n be_v of_o so_o late_o stand_v that_o there_o be_v little_a appearance_n it_o shall_v be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o sufficient_a prescription_n against_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o state._n those_o frenchman_n who_o have_v any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o state_n and_o its_o constitution_n set_v down_o the_o epocha_n or_o date_n of_o this_o change_n of_o the_o ancient_a maxim_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o wit_n the_o time_n which_o follow_v the_o cessation_n of_o the_o hold_v of_o the_o estate_n general_n or_o the_o minority_n of_o lewis_n xiii_o and_o the_o reign_n of_o lewis_n fourteen_o let_v no_o body_n imagine_v that_o the_o ancient_a idea_n of_o the_o government_n of_o france_n be_v quite_o effaced_a out_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o nation_n i_o own_o that_o lewis_n fourteen_o by_o a_o reign_n both_o very_o long_a and_o very_a violent_a have_v make_v the_o french_a lose_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o their_o courage_n the_o clergy_n of_o that_o kingdom_n have_v above_o all_o endeavour_v to_o support_v his_o tyranny_n by_o maxim_n advance_v and_o contrive_v by_o they_o for_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o protestant_n with_o as_o little_a regard_n for_o their_o country_n as_o they_o have_v show_v conscience_n in_o their_o base_a panegyric_n pronounce_v to_o his_o honour_n but_o however_o there_o be_v still_o in_o be_v a_o great_a number_n of_o honest_a man_n who_o adhere_v to_o those_o ancient_a maxim_n i_o can_v at_o this_o present_n produce_v one_o of_o these_o from_o among_o the_o clergy_n the_o learned_a and_o illustrious_a m._n joly_n canon_n of_o the_o church_n of_o paris_n who_o in_o the_o year_n 1663._o publish_v a_o book_n with_o this_o title_n important_a maxim_n for_o the_o education_n of_o a_o king._n this_o man_n alone_o may_v suffice_v to_o prove_v my_o assertion_n for_o he_o very_o vigorous_o confirm_v these_o maxim_n by_o the_o testimony_n of_o king_n themselves_o chancellor_n minister_n of_o state_n lawyer_n and_o historian_n of_o france_n that_o they_o be_v always_o of_o opinion_n in_o that_o kingdom_n that_o the_o king_n hold_v his_o authority_n from_o the_o people_n that_o the_o power_n of_o king_n be_v limit_v that_o the_o french_a monarchy_n be_v a_o monarchy_n allay_v and_o temper_v with_o
and_o that_o by_o the_o example_n of_o their_o brethren_n they_o may_v for_o time_n to_o come_v employ_v all_o their_o endeavour_n to_o make_v reparation_n for_o the_o mischief_n and_o scandal_n their_o error_n and_o prejudices_fw-la have_v in_o a_o great_a measure_n bring_v both_o upon_o the_o church_n and_o state._n finis_fw-la the_o appendix_n contain_v 1_n concilii_fw-la toletani_n iu._n canon_n lxxv_o ii_o capitula_fw-la super_fw-la quibus_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la regis_fw-la johannis_n ex_fw-la mss._n arch._n cantuar._n fol._n 14._o quae_fw-la etiam_fw-la authenticè_fw-la cum_fw-la sigillo_fw-la extant_a in_fw-la manibus_fw-la episc_n salisburiensis_n iii_o diploma_n sive_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la johannis_n regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la queis_fw-la statuit_fw-la quid_fw-la nobiles_fw-la quid_fw-la plebes_fw-la observare_fw-la debeant_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la &_o tranquillitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la stabiliendam_fw-la london_n print_v for_o ric._n chiswell_n 1689._o appendix_n the_o 75._o canon_n of_o the_o four_o council_n of_o toledo_n after_o some_o ordinance_n and_o decree_n make_v by_o we_o with_o respect_n to_o the_o ecclesiastical_a order_n and_o their_o particular_a discipline_n the_o last_o resolution_n take_v by_o we_o priest_n be_v to_o enact_v a_o final_a pontifical_a decree_n for_o the_o puissance_n of_o our_o king_n and_o the_o stability_n of_o the_o gothick_n nation_n in_o presence_n of_o the_o great_a judge_n of_o the_o world._n for_o many_o nation_n be_v so_o false_a and_o perfidious_a that_o they_o make_v slight_a of_o the_o oath_n of_o faithfulness_n they_o have_v swear_v to_o their_o king_n and_o though_o with_o their_o mouth_n they_o profess_v allegiance_n to_o their_o prince_n yet_o retain_v perfidiousness_n in_o their_o heart_n they_o swear_v indeed_o to_o their_o king_n but_o be_v as_o ready_a to_o break_v it_o again_o upon_o occasion_n not_o fear_v that_o roll_n of_o judgement_n which_o bring_v a_o curse_n and_o manifold_a punishment_n upon_o those_o who_o swear_v false_o by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n what_o hope_n be_v there_o that_o such_o as_o these_o shall_v either_o stand_v to_o their_o capitulation_n in_o time_n of_o war_n or_o observe_v their_o treaty_n of_o peace_n with_o other_o nation_n or_o what_o covenant_n or_o contract_n will_v they_o not_o break_v or_o what_o promise_v make_v to_o their_o enemy_n will_v they_o keep_v when_o they_o violate_v the_o allegiance_n swear_v to_o their_o own_o king_n for_o who_o be_v so_o mad_a as_o to_o endeavour_v to_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n this_o be_v notorious_a that_o unmindful_a of_o their_o own_o preservation_n they_o kill_v themselves_o turn_v their_o force_n and_o violence_n against_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o king_n and_o whereas_o the_o lord_n say_v touch_v not_o my_o anoint_v and_o david_n who_o can_v stretch_v forth_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o lord_n anoint_v and_o be_v guiltless_a these_o be_v neither_o afraid_a of_o perjury_n or_o murder_v their_o own_o prince_n sure_o it_o be_v that_o a_o promise_n though_o make_v to_o enemy_n aught_o to_o be_v keep_v now_o if_o we_o must_v keep_v faith_n and_o truth_n in_o war_n to_o our_o enemy_n how_o much_o more_o be_v we_o to_o keep_v they_o on_o all_o other_o occasion_n for_o it_o be_v a_o piece_n of_o sacrilege_n for_o subject_n to_o violate_v the_o faith_n promise_v to_o their_o king_n because_o in_o so_o do_v they_o not_o only_a sin_n against_o their_o prince_n but_o against_o god_n himself_o in_o who_o name_n they_o make_v their_o promise_n hence_o it_o come_v that_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n do_v oft_o change_v and_o transfer_v many_o of_o the_o earthly_a kingdom_n the_o breach_n of_o faith_n and_o corruption_n of_o manner_n make_v way_n for_o the_o destruction_n and_o change_n of_o the_o government_n wherefore_o also_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v our_o great_a care_n to_o avoid_v the_o mishap_n attend_v these_o nation_n lest_o we_o be_v involve_v with_o they_o deserve_o in_o the_o same_o punishment_n thus_o we_o see_v that_o god_n do_v not_o spare_v the_o angel_n that_o rebel_v against_o he_o who_o by_o their_o disobedience_n forfeit_v their_o heavenly_a mansion_n wherefore_o it_o be_v say_v also_o by_o the_o prophet_n isaiah_n my_o sword_n be_v make_v drink_v in_o heaven_n how_o much_o more_o than_o ought_v we_o to_o stand_v in_o awe_n and_o fear_v the_o same_o disaster_n lest_o by_o our_o perfidiousness_n we_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o same_o sword_n of_o a_o angry_a god._n if_o therefore_o we_o desire_v to_o avoid_v the_o divine_a wrath_n and_o to_o have_v his_o severity_n turn_v into_o favour_n and_o clemency_n towards_o we_o let_v we_o above_o all_o thing_n with_o fear_n keep_v and_o observe_v to_o god_n the_o religious_a worship_n and_o service_n we_o owe_v he_o and_o to_o our_o king_n the_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n we_o have_v promise_v they_o let_v there_o not_o be_v find_v among_o we_o as_o in_o some_o other_o nation_n any_o wicked_a contrivance_n of_o unfaithfulness_n or_o cunning_a perfidiousness_n or_o the_o horrid_a crime_n of_o perjury_n or_o mischievous_a plotting_n of_o conspiracy_n let_v none_o among_o we_o egg_v on_o by_o presumption_n invade_v the_o throne_n or_o stir_v up_o sedition_n among_o his_o fellow-citizen_n or_o compass_n and_o contrive_v the_o death_n of_o king_n but_o when_o the_o king_n be_v depart_v this_o life_n in_o peace_n let_v the_o lord_n of_o the_o nation_n together_o with_o the_o priest_n by_o joint_a advice_n and_o consent_n appoint_v and_o constitute_v a_o successor_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o so_o whilst_o this_o band_n of_o unity_n and_o concord_n be_v thus_o preserve_v among_o we_o none_o may_v endeavour_v to_o make_v a_o rent_n in_o the_o kingdom_n by_o force_n or_o unjust_a way_n but_o in_o case_n this_o admonition_n prove_v not_o of_o sufficient_a force_n to_o correct_v the_o bad_a impression_n which_o may_v be_v on_o the_o mind_n of_o any_o and_o to_o incline_v the_o heart_n of_o all_o to_o promote_v the_o common_a good_a we_o think_v good_a to_o pronounce_v sentence_n whosoever_o therefore_o either_o of_o we_o or_o any_o of_o the_o people_n of_o spain_n shall_v by_o any_o conspiracy_n or_o endeavour_n come_v to_o break_v and_o falsify_v the_o oath_n he_o have_v take_v for_o the_o good_a state_n and_o welfare_n of_o the_o gothick_n nation_n and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n or_o shall_v presume_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n or_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o royal_a dignity_n or_o by_o a_o tyrannical_a presumption_n shall_v usurp_v the_o throne_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n in_o the_o eye_n of_o god_n the_o father_n and_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o he_o have_v profane_v by_o his_o perjury_n and_o be_v turn_v out_o from_o all_o christian_a society_n together_o with_o all_o the_o complice_n of_o his_o wickedness_n because_o it_o be_v but_o just_a that_o they_o who_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o same_o crime_n shall_v be_v involve_v in_o the_o same_o punishment_n which_o therefore_o we_o think_v good_a to_o repeat_v again_o say_v whosoever_o from_o this_o time_n forward_o either_o of_o we_o or_o of_o all_o the_o people_n of_o spain_n shall_v by_o any_o conspiracy_n or_o endeavour_n break_v the_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v take_v for_o the_o good_a state_n of_o his_o native_a country_n and_o of_o the_o gothick_n nation_n and_o for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n person_n or_o shall_v presume_v to_o kill_v the_o king_n or_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o kingdom_n or_o by_o a_o tyrannical_a presumption_n shall_v usurp_v the_o throne_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o holy_a apostle_n and_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o he_o have_v profane_v by_o his_o perjury_n and_o thrust_v out_o from_o all_o christian_a society_n and_o as_o a_o damn_a person_n be_v deliver_v up_o to_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n to_o come_v together_o with_o all_o his_o complice_n and_o partaker_n yea_o we_o repeat_v a_o three_o time_n that_o whosoever_o of_o we_o or_o any_o of_o the_o people_n of_o spain_n in_o contrivance_n or_o deed_n break_v his_o oath_n which_o he_o have_v take_v for_o the_o good_a sit_v and_o welfare_n of_o his_o own_o native_a country_n and_o the_o gothick_n nation_n and_o the_o safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o the_o king_n person_n or_o attempt_v the_o life_n of_o the_o king_n or_o deprive_v he_o of_o his_o royal_a dignity_n or_o by_o a_o tyrannical_a presumption_n shall_v usurp_v the_o throne_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n and_o the_o martyr_n of_o christ_n and_o be_v excommunicate_v from_o the_o catholic_n church_n which_o he_o have_v profane_v by_o his_o perjury_n and_o be_v renounce_v all_o christian_a communion_n without_o ever_o have_v any_o share_n or_o part_n with_o the_o righteous_a but_o with_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o
angel_n be_v condemn_v to_o eternal_a punishment_n with_o all_o his_o partner_n join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o same_o conspiracy_n that_o the_o same_o punishment_n of_o final_a perdition_n may_v reach_v all_o that_o be_v complice_n and_o partaker_n of_o the_o same_o guilt_n wherefore_o if_o this_o thrice_o repeat_v sentence_n be_v according_a to_o the_o mind_n of_o all_o you_o that_o be_v here_o present_a confirm_v the_o same_o with_o your_o unanimous_a voice_n according_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o clergy_n and_o people_n have_v say_v and_o declare_v whosoever_o shall_v presume_v to_o do_v any_o thing_n against_o this_o your_o decree_n let_v he_o be_v anathema_n maranatha_n that_o be_v accurse_v and_o damn_v at_o the_o come_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o have_v his_o share_n and_o lot_n with_o judas_n iscariot_n both_o they_o and_o their_o complice_n amen_n in_o consideration_n therefore_o of_o the_o premise_n we_o priest_n do_v admonish_v and_o warn_v the_o holy_a church_n of_o christ_n and_o all_o the_o people_n to_o take_v care_n that_o this_o tremendous_a and_o so_o oft_o repeat_v sentence_n of_o excommunication_n may_v not_o make_v any_o of_o we_o obnoxious_a to_o present_v and_o eternal_a condemnation_n but_o that_o keep_v the_o faith_n we_o have_v swear_v to_o our_o most_o glorious_a lord_n king_n sisenandus_n and_o serve_v he_o with_o sincere_a loyalty_n we_o may_v not_o only_o incline_v the_o divine_a clemency_n and_o goodness_n towards_o we_o but_o may_v also_o deserve_v the_o favour_n of_o our_o gracious_a prince_n amen_n we_o also_o with_o the_o humility_n that_o become_v we_o do_v entreat_v thou_o dei._n these_o qualification_n of_o a_o good_a prince_n be_v most_o of_o they_o take_v out_o of_o st._n austin_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei._n o_o king_n here_o present_a among_o we_o and_o all_o prince_n thy_o successor_n for_o time_n to_o come_v that_o behave_v yourselves_o with_o all_o moderation_n and_o gentleness_n towards_o your_o subject_n you_o may_v in_o righteousness_n and_o godliness_n rule_v the_o people_n by_o god_n commit_v to_o your_o charge_n that_o so_o you_o may_v be_v able_a to_o give_v a_o good_a account_n of_o your_o stewardship_n to_o christ_n who_o have_v constitute_v you_o govern_v your_o subject_n with_o humbleness_n of_o heart_n and_o be_v find_v in_o a_o constant_a endeavour_n of_o procure_v their_o good_a and_o welfare_n that_o none_o of_o you_o alone_o may_v undertake_v to_o judge_v of_o capital_a matter_n or_o any_o man_n estate_n but_o that_o by_o public_a consent_n of_o the_o judge_n and_o other_o magistrate_n and_o in_o a_o open_a trial_n the_o gild_n of_o delinquent_n may_v be_v make_v apparent_a observe_v a_o merciful_a disposition_n towards_o those_o who_o have_v offend_v that_o your_o indulgence_n and_o mercy_n in_o spare_v may_v appear_v as_o well_o as_o your_o severity_n in_o punish_v so_o that_o all_o thing_n by_o the_o assistance_n of_o god_n be_v administer_v and_o preserve_v by_o you_o with_o a_o godly_a rule_n and_o government_n you_o king_n may_v have_v reason_n to_o rejoice_v in_o your_o people_n as_o well_o as_o your_o people_n in_o you_o and_o that_o god_n may_v rejoice_v in_o you_o both_o and_o as_o to_o what_o belong_v to_o all_o future_a king_n we_o pronounce_v this_o our_o sentence_n that_o in_o case_n any_o of_o they_o without_o be_v restrain_v by_o the_o reverence_n due_a to_o the_o law_n shall_v by_o a_o proud_a lordliness_n be_v puff_v up_o with_o the_o royal_a dignity_n by_o injustice_n violence_n and_o oppression_n exercise_v a_o tyrannical_a and_o cruel_a power_n against_o his_o subject_n let_v all_o such_o be_v condemn_v and_o anathematise_v by_o christ_n and_o be_v separate_v from_o god_n and_o subject_v to_o his_o judgement_n for_o that_o he_o presume_v to_o act_v wicked_o and_o to_o endeavour_v the_o hurt_n and_o ruin_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o as_o for_o suintilanus_n who_o fear_v the_o punishment_n of_o his_o crime_n have_v desert_v the_o kingdom_n deprive_v himself_o thereby_o of_o the_o royal_a power_n we_o with_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o people_n have_v decree_v that_o neither_o he_o nor_o his_o wife_n nor_o child_n shall_v ever_o be_v receive_v by_o we_o into_o our_o society_n because_o of_o the_o wickedness_n they_o be_v guilty_a of_o or_o restore_v to_o those_o honour_n from_o whence_o they_o have_v be_v so_o just_o cast_v down_o and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o only_o for_o ever_o stand_v deprive_v of_o the_o prerogative_n of_o the_o royal_a dignity_n but_o also_o forfeit_a all_o the_o wealth_n they_o have_v get_v by_o oppress_v the_o miserable_a people_n except_o only_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v allow_v they_o by_o the_o goodness_n of_o our_o gracious_a prince_n the_o same_o sentence_n we_o likewise_o pronounce_v against_o geilanus_n the_o say_a suintilanus_n his_o brother_n as_o in_o blood_n so_o in_o crime_n and_o wickedness_n who_o be_v perfidious_a to_o his_o own_o brother_n and_o have_v break_v his_o faith_n promise_v to_o our_o most_o glorious_a lord_n wherefore_o we_o also_o cast_v he_o and_o his_o wife_n and_o banish_v they_o from_o our_o society_n together_o with_o those_o beforementioned_a and_o exclude_v they_o from_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o our_o nation_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v restore_v to_o the_o possession_n which_o by_o wickedness_n they_o have_v get_v except_o only_o what_o they_o may_v obtain_v from_o the_o bounty_n of_o our_o most_o gracious_a prince_n who_o as_o he_o be_v ready_a to_o enrich_v those_o that_o be_v good_a with_o bountiful_a reward_n so_o neither_o do_v he_o altogether_o exclude_v those_o that_o be_v wicked_a from_o his_o diffusive_a beneficence_n now_o glory_n and_o honour_n be_v ascribe_v to_o our_o almighty_a god_n in_o who_o name_n we_o be_v here_o assemble_v and_o may_v happiness_n peace_n and_o a_o long_a continue_a reign_n be_v the_o portion_n of_o our_o most_o pious_a lord_n and_o lover_n of_o christ_n king_n sisenand_n who_o piety_n and_o devotion_n have_v caâ—l_a to_o this_o assembly_n to_o establish_v and_o enact_v this_o wholesome_a decree_n may_v the_o glory_n of_o christ_n strengthen_v and_o establish_v his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o gothick_n nation_n in_o the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o multiply_v his_o year_n and_o virtue_n preserve_v he_o to_o the_o high_a old_a age_n and_o may_v he_o after_o the_o glory_n of_o his_o reign_n here_o on_o earth_n pass_v over_o to_o the_o eternal_a kingdom_n in_o heaven_n that_o he_o may_v reign_v there_o without_o end_n who_o here_o have_v reign_v well_o and_o happy_o by_o the_o grace_n and_o help_v of_o he_o who_o be_v king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n with_o the_o father_n and_o holy_a spirit_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o amen_n the_o thing_n above_o write_a be_v thus_o decree_v and_o determine_v by_o we_o with_o the_o consent_n and_o approbation_n of_o our_o most_o religious_a prince_n we_o also_o have_v engage_v never_o to_o infringe_v any_o point_n thereof_o but_o exact_o to_o keep_v and_o observe_v the_o same_o and_o because_o these_o thing_n do_v great_o concern_v the_o good_a of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o welfare_n of_o soul_n we_o have_v think_v good_a to_o strengthen_v and_o confirm_v the_o same_o by_o our_o particular_a subscription_n that_o they_o may_v stand_v ratify_v for_o ever_o and_o according_o be_v subscribe_v by_o all_o of_o they_o concilii_fw-la toletani_n iu._n can._n lxxv_o post_v instituta_fw-la quaedam_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la ordinis_fw-la pronuncietur_fw-la concilio_n tolet._n v._o cap._n 7._o decernitur_fw-la ut_fw-la hoc_fw-la decretum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la synodis_fw-la peractis_fw-la publicâ_fw-la voce_fw-la pronuncietur_fw-la vel_fw-la decreta_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la quorundam_fw-la pertinent_a disciplinam_fw-la postrema_fw-la nobis_fw-la cunctis_fw-la sacerdotibus_fw-la sententia_fw-la est_fw-la pro_fw-la robore_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la regum_fw-la &_o stabilitate_fw-la gentis_fw-la gothorum_fw-la pontificale_fw-la ultimum_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la judice_fw-la far_o decretum_fw-la multarum_fw-la quip_n gentium_fw-la ut_fw-la fama_fw-la est_fw-la tanta_fw-la extat_fw-la perfidia_fw-la animorum_fw-la ut_fw-la fidem_fw-la sacramento_n promissam_fw-la regibus_fw-la suis_fw-la seruare_fw-la contemnant_fw-la &_o ore_fw-la simulent_fw-la juramenti_fw-la professionem_fw-la dum_fw-la retineant_fw-la ment_fw-la perfidiae_fw-la impietatem_fw-la 8._o zach._n 7._o of_o 8._o jurant_fw-la enim_fw-la regibus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o fidem_fw-la quam_fw-la pollicentur_fw-la praevaricant_fw-la nec_fw-la metuunt_fw-la volumen_fw-la illud_fw-la judicii_fw-la per_fw-la quod_fw-la inducitur_fw-la maledictio_fw-la multaque_fw-la poenarum_fw-la comminatio_fw-la super_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la jurant_fw-la in_o nomine_fw-la dei_fw-la mendaciter_fw-la quae_fw-la igitur_fw-la spes_fw-la talibus_fw-la populis_fw-la contra_fw-la host_n laborantibus_fw-la erit_fw-la quae_fw-la fides_fw-la ultra_fw-la cum_fw-la aliis_fw-la gentibus_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la credenda_fw-la quod_fw-la foedus_fw-la non_fw-la violandum_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o hostibus_fw-la jurata_fw-la sponsio_fw-la perm_n sponsio_fw-la sponsio_fw-la stabilis_fw-la perm_n permanebit_fw-la quando_fw-la nec_fw-la ipsis_fw-la propriis_fw-la regibus_fw-la juratam_fw-la fidem_fw-la
pay_v relief_n or_o make_v fine_a the_o guardian_n of_o a_o heir_n land_n shall_v take_v the_o reasonable_a issue_n custom_n and_o service_n without_o destruction_n or_o waste_n of_o his_o man_n or_o good_n and_o if_o such_o guardian_n make_v destruction_n and_o waste_n he_o shall_v lose_v the_o wardship_n and_o the_o guardian_n shall_v keep_v in_o repair_v the_o house_n park_n pond_n pool_n mill_n and_o other_o appurtenance_n to_o the_o estate_n out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land._n and_o shall_v take_v care_n that_o the_o heir_n be_v marry_v without_o disparagement_n and_o by_o the_o advice_n of_o their_o near_a kindred_n that_o a_o widow_n shall_v give_v nothing_o for_o her_o dower_n or_o marriage_n after_o the_o death_n of_o her_o husband_n but_o shall_v be_v suffer_v to_o dwell_v in_o her_o husband_n house_n ninety_o day_n after_o his_o death_n within_o which_o time_n her_o dower_n shall_v be_v assign_v she_o and_o she_o shall_v immediate_o have_v her_o marriage_n and_o her_o inheritance_n the_o king_n nor_o his_o bailiff_n shall_v not_o seize_v any_o land_n for_o debt_n if_o the_o debtor_n good_n be_v sufficient_a nor_o shall_v the_o debtor_n surety_n be_v distrain_v upon_o when_o the_o debtor_n himself_o be_v able_a to_o pay_v the_o debt_n but_o if_o the_o debtor_n fail_v of_o payment_n the_o surety_n if_o they_o will_v may_v have_v the_o debtor_n land_n till_o the_o debt_n be_v full_o satisfy_v unless_o the_o principal_a debtor_n can_v show_v that_o he_o be_v quit_v against_o his_o surety_n the_o king_n shall_v not_o allow_v any_o baron_n to_o take_v aid_n of_o his_o free_a tenant_n but_o for_o the_o redemption_n of_o his_o person_n for_o the_o make_v his_o elder_a son_n a_o knight_n and_o towards_o the_o marriage_n of_o his_o elder_a daughter_n once_o and_o hereunto_o he_o shall_v have_v but_o a_o reasonable_a aid_n that_o none_o shall_v do_v more_o service_n for_o a_o knight_n fee_n than_o be_v due_a for_o the_o same_o that_o common_a plea_n shall_v not_o follow_v the_o king_n court_n but_o shall_v be_v hold_v in_o some_o certain_a place_n and_o that_o recognition_n be_v take_v in_o their_o proper_a county_n and_o after_o this_o manner_n viz._n that_o the_o king_n shall_v send_v two_o justice_n four_o time_n a_o year_n who_o together_o with_o four_o knight_n of_o the_o same_o shire_n choose_v by_o the_o shire_n shall_v take_v assize_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n mordancester_n and_o darrein_a presentment_n nor_o shall_v any_o be_v summon_v hereunto_o but_o the_o juror_n and_o the_o two_o party_n that_o a_o freeman_n shall_v be_v amerce_v for_o a_o small_a fault_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o fault_n and_o for_o a_o great_a fault_n according_a to_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o fault_n save_v his_o contenement_n a_o villain_n also_o shall_v be_v amerce_v save_v his_o wainage_n and_o in_o like_a manner_n a_o merchant_n save_v his_o merchandise_n by_o the_o oath_n of_o good_a man_n of_o the_o vicinage_n that_o a_o clerk_n shall_v be_v amerce_v according_a to_o his_o lay-see_a in_o manner_n aforesaid_a and_o not_o according_a to_o his_o ecclesiastical_a benefice_n that_o no_o town_n be_v amerce_v for_o not_o make_v bridge_n nor_o bank_n but_o where_o they_o have_v be_v of_o old_a time_n and_o of_o right_a aught_o to_o be_v that_o the_o measure_n of_o wine_n of_o corn_n and_o the_o breadth_n of_o cloth_n and_o the_o like_a be_v rectify_v and_o so_o of_o weight_n that_o assize_n of_o novel_a disseizin_n and_o mordancester_n be_v abbreviate_v and_o so_o of_o other_o assize_n that_o no_o sheriff_n shall_v intermeddle_v with_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n without_o the_o coroner_n and_o that_o county_n and_o hundred_o shall_v be_v at_o the_o ancient_a farm_n without_o any_o increase_n except_o the_o king_n be_v own_o demesn_a manor_n if_o any_o tenant_n of_o the_o king_n die_v the_o sheriff_n or_o other_o the_o king_n bailiff_n may_v seize_v and_o enroll_v his_o good_n and_o chattel_n by_o the_o view_n of_o lawful_a man_n but_o yet_o so_o as_o that_o nothing_o thereof_o be_v take_v away_o till_o it_o be_v full_o know_v whether_o he_o owe_v any_o clear_a debt_n to_o the_o king_n and_o then_o the_o king_n debt_n shall_v be_v pay_v and_o the_o residue_n shall_v remain_v to_o the_o executor_n to_o perform_v the_o testament_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o if_o nothing_o be_v owe_v to_o the_o king_n all_o the_o good_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o use_n of_o the_o dead_a if_o any_o freeman_n die_v intestate_a his_o good_n shall_v be_v distribute_v by_o his_o near_a kindred_n and_o friend_n and_o by_o the_o view_n of_o the_o church_n widow_n shall_v not_o be_v distrain_v to_o marry_v if_o they_o be_v mind_v to_o live_v unmarried_a provide_v they_o find_v surety_n that_o they_o will_v not_o marry_v without_o the_o king_n assent_n if_o they_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n or_o without_o the_o consent_n of_o their_o lord_n of_o who_o they_o hold_v no_o constable_n or_o other_o bailiff_n shall_v take_v any_o man_n corn_n or_o other_o chattel_n but_o he_o shall_v forthwith_o pay_v for_o the_o same_o unless_o he_o may_v have_v respite_n by_o consent_n of_o the_o seller_n that_o no_o constable_n shall_v distrain_v any_o knight_n to_o give_v money_n for_o the_o keep_n of_o his_o castle_n if_o he_o himself_o will_v do_v it_o in_o his_o own_o proper_a person_n or_o by_o another_o sufficient_a man_n if_o he_o may_v not_o do_v it_o himself_o for_o a_o reasonable_a cause_n and_o if_o the_o king_n lead_v he_o in_o his_o army_n he_o shall_v be_v discharge_v of_o castleward_n for_o the_o time_n no_o sheriff_n or_o bailiff_n of_o the_o king_n nor_o any_o other_o person_n shall_v take_v the_o horse_n or_o cart_n of_o any_o freeman_n to_o make_v carriage_n without_o his_o leave_n the_o king_n nor_o his_o bailiff_n shall_v not_o take_v any_o man_n wood_n for_o castle_n or_o other_o occasion_n but_o by_o licence_n of_o he_o who_o the_o wood_n be_v that_o the_o king_n do_v not_o hold_v the_o land_n of_o they_o that_o be_v convict_v of_o felony_n long_o than_o a_o year_n and_o a_o day_n after_o which_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o fee._n that_o all_o wear_v from_o henceforth_o be_v utter_o put_v down_o in_o thames_n and_o medway_n and_o throughout_o all_o england_n that_o the_o writ_n call_v praecipe_n be_v not_o from_o henceforth_o grant_v to_o any_o person_n of_o any_o freehold_a whereby_o a_o freeman_n may_v lose_v his_o court._n if_o any_o be_v disseize_v or_o delay_v by_o the_o king_n without_o judgement_n of_o land_n liberty_n or_o other_o his_o right_n he_o shall_v forthwith_o have_v restitution_n and_o if_o any_o dispute_v arise_v upon_o it_o it_o shall_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o baron_n and_o such_o as_o have_v be_v disseize_v by_o the_o king_n father_n or_o his_o brother_n shall_v have_v right_o immediate_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o their_o peer_n in_o the_o king_n court._n and_o if_o the_o king_n must_v have_v the_o term_n of_o other_o that_o have_v take_v upon_o they_o the_o cross_n for_o the_o holy_a land_n the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n shall_v give_v judgement_n therein_o at_o a_o certain_a day_n to_o be_v prefix_v without_o appeal_n that_o nothing_o be_v give_v for_o a_o writ_n of_o inquisition_n of_o life_n or_o member_n but_o that_o it_o be_v free_o grant_v without_o price_n and_o be_v not_o deny_v if_o any_o hold_n of_o the_o king_n by_o fee-farm_n by_o socage_n or_o burgage_n and_o of_o any_o other_o by_o knight_n service_n the_o king_n shall_v not_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o the_o heir_n nor_o of_o his_o land_n that_o be_v hold_v of_o the_o fee_n of_o another_o by_o reason_n of_o such_o burgage_n socage_n or_o fee-farm_n nor_o ought_v the_o king_n to_o have_v the_o custody_n of_o such_o burgage_n socage_n or_o fee-farm_n and_o no_o freeman_n shall_v lose_v his_o degree_n of_o knighthood_n by_o reason_n of_o petty_a serjeanties_n as_o when_o a_o man_n hold_v land_n render_v therefore_o a_o knife_n a_o arrow_n or_o the_o like_a no_o bailiff_n shall_v put_v any_o man_n to_o his_o law_n upon_o his_o own_o bare_a say_n without_o faithful_a witness_n that_o the_o body_n of_o a_o freeman_n be_v not_o take_v nor_o imprison_v nor_o that_o he_o be_v disseize_v nor_o outlawed_a nor_o exile_v nor_o any_o way_n destroy_v nor_o that_o the_o king_n pass_v upon_o he_o or_o imprison_v he_o by_o force_n but_o only_o by_o the_o judgement_n of_o his_o peer_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land._n that_o right_o be_v not_o sell_v nor_o delay_v nor_o deny_v that_o merchant_n have_v liberty_n to_o go_v and_o come_v safe_o to_o buy_v and_o sell_v without_o any_o manner_n of_o evil_a toll_n by_o the_o old_a and_o lawful_a custom_n that_o not_o escuage_z or_o aid_v be_v
lay_v upon_o the_o kingdom_n but_o by_o the_o common-council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n unless_o it_o be_v to_o redeem_v the_o king_n person_n or_o to_o make_v his_o elder_a son_n a_o knight_n or_o to_o marry_v his_o elder_a daughter_n once_o and_o for_o these_o a_o reasonable_a aid_n shall_v be_v give_v that_o it_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n with_o respect_n to_o tallage_n and_o aid_n from_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o other_o city_n that_o have_v privilege_n therein_o and_o that_o the_o city_n of_o london_n may_v full_o enjoy_v her_o ancient_a liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n as_o well_o by_o water_n as_o by_o land._n that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o man_n to_o go_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o to_o return_v save_v his_o allegiance_n to_o the_o king_n unless_o it_o be_v in_o time_n of_o war_n for_o a_o short_a time_n for_o the_o common_a profit_n of_o the_o realm_n if_o any_o borrow_v money_n of_o a_o jew_n be_v it_o more_o or_o less_o and_o die_v before_o the_o debt_n be_v pay_v no_o interest_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o the_o same_o so_o long_o as_o the_o heir_n be_v under_o age_n of_o whosoever_o he_o hold_v and_o if_o the_o debt_n become_v due_a to_o the_o king_n the_o king_n shall_v take_v no_o more_o than_o what_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o charter_n if_o any_o man_n die_v and_o owe_v money_n to_o the_o jew_n his_o wife_n shall_v have_v her_o dower_n and_o if_o he_o leave_v child_n necessary_n shall_v be_v provide_v they_o according_a to_o the_o quantity_n of_o the_o freehold_a and_o the_o residue_n shall_v go_v to_o pay_v off_o the_o debt_n save_v the_o service_n due_a to_o the_o lord_n the_o like_a shall_v be_v observe_v in_o case_n of_o other_o debt_n and_o when_o the_o heir_n come_v of_o age_n his_o guardian_n shall_v restore_v he_o his_o land_n as_o well_o stock_v as_o he_o can_v reasonable_o afford_v out_o of_o the_o profit_n of_o the_o land_n come_v in_o by_o the_o plough_n and_o the_o cart._n if_o any_o man_n hold_v of_o any_o escheat_n as_o of_o the_o honour_n of_o wallingford_n and_o nottingham_n bonon_n and_o lancaster_n or_o of_o other_o escheat_n which_o be_v in_o the_o king_n hand_n and_o be_v barony_n and_o die_v his_o heir_n shall_v pay_v no_o other_o relief_n nor_o perform_v any_o other_o service_n than_o he_o shall_v have_v pay_v and_o perform_v to_o the_o baron_n and_o that_o the_o king_n shall_v hold_v such_o escheat_n as_o the_o baron_n hold_v they_o that_o fines_n make_v for_o dower_n marriage_n inheritance_n and_o amercement_n wrongful_o and_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v free_o remit_v or_o order_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o baron_n or_o of_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o together_o with_o the_o archbishop_n and_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v call_v to_o he_o provide_v that_o if_o one_o or_o more_o of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o have_v themselves_o any_o like_a complaint_n that_o then_o he_o or_o they_o shall_v be_v remove_v and_o other_o put_v in_o their_o room_n by_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o that_o the_o hostage_n and_o deed_n be_v restore_v which_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o king_n for_o his_o security_n that_o they_o that_o live_v out_o of_o the_o forest_n be_v not_o oblige_v to_o come_v before_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o forest_n by_o common_a summons_n unless_o they_o be_v party_n or_o pledge_n and_o that_o the_o evil_a custom_n of_o the_o forest_n and_o forester_n warrens_n and_o sheriff_n and_o pond_n be_v redress_v by_o twelve_o knight_n of_o each_o county_n who_o shall_v be_v choose_v by_o the_o good_a man_n of_o the_o county_n that_o the_o king_n remove_v whole_o from_o their_o bayliffwick_n the_o kindred_n and_o whole_a dependence_n of_o gerard_n de_fw-fr aty_n that_o hereafter_o they_o have_v no_o bayliffwick_n to_o wit_n engeland_n andr_n andr_n peter_z peter_z gigo_n the_o cance_n gigo_n de_fw-fr cygon_n matthew_n de_fw-fr martino_n and_o his_o brethren_n and_o gelfrid_n his_o nephew_n and_o philip_n de_fw-fr mark._n and_o that_o the_o king_n put_v away_o the_o foreign_a soldier_n stipendary_n slinger_n and_o trooper_n and_o their_o servant_n who_o come_v with_o horse_n and_o arm_n to_o the_o nuisance_n of_o the_o realm_n that_o the_o king_n make_v justitiar_n constable_n sheriff_n and_o bailiff_n of_o man_n that_o know_v the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o will_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v well_o observe_v that_o baron_n who_o have_v found_v abbey_n for_o which_o they_o have_v charter_n of_o king_n or_o ancient_a tenure_n shall_v have_v the_o custody_n of_o they_o when_o they_o be_v vacant_a if_o the_o king_n have_v disseize_v the_o welsh_a man_n or_o esloyn_v they_o from_o land_n or_o liberty_n or_o of_o other_o thing_n in_o england_n or_o in_o wales_n let_v they_o present_o be_v restore_v to_o they_o without_o plea_n and_o if_o they_o have_v be_v disseize_v or_o esloin_v from_o their_o english_a tenement_n by_o the_o king_n father_n or_o his_o brother_n without_o judgement_n of_o their_o peer_n the_o king_n shall_v without_o delay_n do_v they_o justice_n as_o he_o do_v justice_n to_o englishman_n of_o their_o english_a tenement_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o of_o welsh_a tenement_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o wales_n and_o of_o tenement_n in_o the_o march_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o march_n in_o like_a manner_n the_o welshman_n shall_v do_v to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n that_o the_o king_n restore_v lewelin_n son_n and_o all_o the_o welsh_a hostage_n and_o the_o deed_n that_o be_v deliver_v to_o he_o for_o security_n of_o the_o peace_n that_o the_o king_n do_v right_o to_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n concern_v restore_n of_o hostage_n and_o his_o liberty_n and_o right_a according_a to_o the_o form_n of_o the_o agreement_n with_o his_o baron_n of_o england_n unless_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v otherwise_o by_o virtue_n of_o some_o deed_n which_o the_o king_n have_v by_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o other_o who_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a to_o call_v to_o he_o that_o all_o forest_n that_o have_v be_v affore_v by_o the_o king_n in_o his_o own_o time_n be_v disaffore_v and_o so_o of_o bank_n which_o by_o the_o king_n himself_o have_v be_v put_v in_o defence_n all_o these_o custom_n and_o liberty_n which_o the_o king_n have_v grant_v to_o the_o kingdom_n to_o hold_v and_o keep_v for_o his_o own_o part_n towards_o his_o man_n all_o clerk_n and_o layman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v observe_v and_o keep_v for_o their_o part_n towards_o their_o men._n this_o be_v the_o form_n of_o the_o security_n for_o keep_v peace_n and_o the_o liberty_n betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o the_o kingdom_n the_o baron_n shall_v choose_v five_o and_o twenty_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n who_o they_o will_v themselves_o upon_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v encumbent_n that_o with_o all_o their_o might_n they_o observe_v and_o keep_v and_o cause_n to_o be_v observe_v and_o keep_v the_o peace_n and_o liberties_n which_o the_o king_n have_v grant_v to_o they_o and_o confirm_v by_o his_o charter_n to_o wit_n that_o if_o the_o king_n or_o his_o justice_n or_o bailiff_n or_o any_o of_o his_o minister_n offend_v any_o person_n contrary_a to_o any_o of_o the_o say_a article_n or_o transgress_v any_o article_n of_o this_o peace_n and_o security_n and_o that_o such_o offence_n be_v make_v know_v to_o four_o of_o the_o say_v five_o and_o twenty_o baron_n those_o four_o baron_n shall_v go_v to_o the_o king_n or_o to_o his_o justitiar_n if_o the_o king_n be_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n declare_v to_o he_o that_o such_o a_o abuse_n be_v commit_v and_o shall_v desire_v he_o to_o cause_v it_o speedy_o to_o be_v redress_v and_o if_o the_o king_n or_o if_o he_o be_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n his_o justitiar_n do_v not_o redress_v it_o those_o four_o baron_n shall_v within_o a_o reasonable_a time_n to_o be_v limit_v in_o the_o charter_n refer_v the_o matter_n to_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o five_o and_o twenty_o baron_n and_o those_o five_o and_o twenty_o with_o the_o commonalty_n of_o all_o the_o land_n shall_v distress_v the_o king_n all_o the_o way_n they_o can_v to_o wit_n by_o seize_v his_o castle_n his_o land_n and_o possession_n and_o by_o what_o other_o mean_v they_o can_v till_o it_o be_v redress_v according_a to_o their_o good_a like_v save_v the_o person_n of_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o of_o the_o queen_n and_o of_o their_o child_n and_o when_o it_o be_v redress_v they_o shall_v be_v subject_a to_o the_o king_n as_o before_z and_o whoever_o will_v may_v swear_v to_o put_v these_o thing_n in_o execution_n viz._n to_o obey_v the_o command_n of_o the_o say_v five_o and_o twenty_o baron_n and_o to_o distress_v the_o king_n