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A11376
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Of the antient lavves of great Britaine. George Saltern
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Salteren, George.
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1605
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STC 21635; ESTC S116514
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of_o the_o manifold_a calamity_n send_v by_o almighty_a god_n the_o most_o just_a &_o severe_a judge_n at_o sundry_a time_n upon_o this_o realm_n namely_o the_o suppress_n and_o consequentlye_o the_o violation_n of_o this_o his_o covenant_n of_o these_o our_o ancient_a law_n and_o of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n whereupon_o they_o be_v found_v by_o the_o predominant_a violence_n of_o idolatry_n superstition_n injustice_n uncleanness_n breach_n of_o faith_n and_o loialtye_n both_o before_o the_o norman_a and_o sithence_o if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o peruse_v the_o particular_n that_o the_o holy_a gildas_n and_o aftter_v he_o the_o learned_a sir_n john_n prise_n object_v against_o the_o first_o fritains_n that_o the_o reverend_a bede_n and_o geoffrey_n of_o monmouth_n urge_v against_o the_o second_o age_n that_o master_n camden_n &_o other_o chronicle_n but_o special_o master_n fox_n collect_v against_o the_o saxon_n that_o be_v at_o large_a describe_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n john_n &_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o who_o suffer_v themselves_o and_o these_o law_n to_o be_v oversway_v by_o the_o supreheminence_n of_o rome_n &_o of_o the_o contrary_a side_n if_o we_o consider_v the_o best_a mean_n to_o establish_v the_o perpetual_a unity_n and_o felicity_n of_o these_o two_o mighty_a nation_n now_o again_o reunite_v we_o shall_v find_v it_o to_o consist_v principal_o in_o conform_v they_o both_o as_o much_o as_o may_v be_v to_o the_o law_n of_o that_o god_n of_o unity_n which_o ordain_v the_o ancient_a law_n of_o both_o kingdom_n to_o be_v very_o like_a &_o almost_o the_o same_o as_o i_o have_v show_v for_o what_o king_n have_v reign_v in_o more_o magnificence_n and_o glory_n then_o the_o britain_n prince_n instile_v by_o elutherius_n the_o vicar_n of_o god_n in_o their_o kingdom_n than_o the_o saxon_a prince_n endow_v by_o beda_n with_o the_o title_n of_o christianissimi_fw-la they_o the_o norman_n which_o have_v most_o maintain_v these_o law_n &_o most_o oppose_v 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