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call_v tyranny_n aristocracy_n into_o oligarchy_n 200._o idem_fw-la pag._n 200._o and_o democracy_n into_o bestial_a chirocracy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o seditious_a of_o the_o people_n prevail_v more_o by_o fisticuff_n than_o reason_n when_o he_o enumerate_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o envy_n and_o hatred_n of_o the_o people_n against_o the_o king_n that_o be_v turn_v tyrant_n he_o never_o mention_n that_o the_o people_n challenge_v any_o original_a right_n or_o that_o they_o confer_v any_o trust_n upon_o he_o or_o make_v any_o compact_n with_o he_o to_o govern_v so_o and_o so_o but_o that_o some_o young_a prince_n degenerate_v from_o their_o just_a prudent_a wise_a and_o valorous_a ancestor_n give_v themselves_o up_o to_o debauchery_n and_o because_o of_o their_o plenty_n follow_v their_o pleasure_n commit_v excess_n in_o their_o habit_n eat_v more_o delicious_o and_o luxurious_o indulge_v themselves_o in_o prohibit_v lust_n by_o some_o necessity_n or_o wantonness_n gall_v the_o neck_n of_o their_o subject_n or_o commit_v some_o contumelious_a or_o outrageous_a act_n against_o some_o powerful_a person_n or_o commit_v the_o managery_n of_o affair_n to_o some_o unfit_a or_o envy_a person_n lose_v the_o affection_n of_o some_o popular_a person_n and_o by_o their_o immerse_a themselves_o in_o pleasure_n neglect_v the_o inspection_n into_o their_o affair_n or_o by_o their_o sloth_n and_o laziness_n neglect_v the_o timely_a redress_n of_o evil_n or_o suppress_v of_o some_o grow_a faction_n give_v opportunity_n to_o some_o of_o the_o most_o popular_a and_o dare_a of_o their_o subject_n to_o conspire_v together_o to_o put_v a_o end_n to_o their_o life_n and_o government_n but_o in_o all_o this_o he_o mention_v nothing_o of_o those_o miserable_a devastation_n which_o be_v bring_v upon_o whole_a country_n that_o in_o popular_a government_n be_v tear_v in_o piece_n by_o they_o as_o too_o often_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o mention_v for_o certain_o one_o day_n misrule_n by_o the_o rabble_n may_v do_v more_o mischief_n to_o a_o country_n than_o the_o whole_a age_n of_o a_o vicious_a prince_n and_o the_o pretence_n of_o make_v government_n more_o easy_a for_o the_o people_n and_o that_o the_o end_n of_o it_o be_v the_o people_n safety_n have_v usher_v in_o all_o tragical_a revolution_n and_o rebellion_n and_o however_o philosopher_n and_o other_o writer_n of_o greece_n and_o rome_n declaim_v against_o tyranny_n and_o absolute_a monarchy_n yet_o they_o conceal_v not_o the_o perpetual_a intestine_a as_o well_o as_o foreign_a war_n betwixt_o one_o commonweal_n and_o another_o or_o what_o butchery_n country_n have_v undergo_v wherever_o the_o people_n get_v a_o participation_n of_o the_o executive_a part_n of_o the_o sovereignty_n it_o be_v not_o unfit_a to_o be_v observe_v what_o the_o great_a initio_fw-la great_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d arist_n de_fw-fr repub._n l._n 5._o c._n 10._o initio_fw-la philosopher_n note_n that_o a_o kingdom_n be_v the_o refuge_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o good_a against_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o people_n for_o say_v he_o a_o king_n be_v constitute_v of_o the_o good_a and_o those_o that_o excel_v in_o virtue_n and_o virtuous_a action_n but_o a_o tyrant_n be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o people_n and_o multitude_n against_o the_o noble_a and_o illustrious_a as_o he_o instance_v in_o phidon_n at_o argos_n phalaris_n in_o jonia_n panaetius_n among_o the_o leontines_n cypselus_n at_o corinth_n pisistratus_n at_o athens_n and_o dionysius_n at_o syracuse_n by_o the_o cunning_a lead_n of_o the_o people_n so_o that_o according_a to_o his_o opinion_n and_o the_o experience_n of_o all_o age_n the_o people_n may_v be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v the_o original_a of_o tyrant_n and_o not_o of_o king_n for_o wherever_o a_o unlawful_a government_n be_v introduce_v which_o proper_o may_v be_v call_v tyranny_n it_o be_v bring_v upon_o the_o people_n by_o their_o own_o choice_n some_o ambitious_a cunning_a man_n have_v wind_v himself_o into_o their_o good_a opinion_n be_v by_o their_o strongth_v and_o assistance_n able_a to_o suppress_v the_o nobility_n and_o establish_v himself_o their_o executioner_n after_o he_o have_v long_o be_v their_o creature_n those_o who_o please_v themselves_o with_o the_o notion_n of_o compact_a and_o agreement_n most_o do_v it_o for_o some_o ill_a end_n to_o make_v a_o plausible_a scheme_n to_o decoy_n the_o people_n into_o a_o opinion_n that_o prince_n can_v claim_v no_o more_o power_n as_o of_o right_a belong_v to_o they_o than_o the_o people_n shall_v intrust_v they_o withal_o which_o they_o may_v from_o time_n to_o time_n as_o they_o shall_v see_v cause_n in_o order_n to_o the_o pretend_a public_a weal_n and_o safety_n either_o enlarge_n or_o restrain_v at_o their_o pleasure_n these_o must_v suppose_v say_v a_o most_o profound_a prince_n profound_a bishop_n of_o lincoln_n preface_n to_o the_o power_n of_o prince_n scholar_n a_o multitude_n all_o free_a without_o any_o sort_n of_o dependence_n on_o parent_n under_o no_o restraint_n but_o every_o one_o at_o full_a liberty_n to_o do_v what_o he_o list_v with_o a_o equality_n of_o power_n in_o they_o none_o have_v authority_n over_o other_o which_o sure_o be_v never_o yet_o find_v in_o any_o people_n or_o country_n since_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o world_n if_o these_o man_n will_v own_v its_o creation_n or_o the_o scripture-history_n of_o it_o and_o if_o they_o can_v in_o authentic_a history_n point_v out_o some_o parallel_n story_n they_o will_v do_v well_o to_o produce_v it_o for_o though_o i_o have_v quote_v polybius_n his_o conjecture_n of_o a_o state_n near_a it_o yet_o he_o make_v no_o such_o inference_n from_o it_o that_o i_o can_v find_v but_o the_o forementioned_a reverend_a bishop_n have_v suggest_v so_o many_o query_n to_o be_v answer_v before_o any_o thing_n can_v be_v yield_v to_o in_o this_o way_n of_o contract_n that_o it_o will_v puzzle_v the_o able_a of_o the_o patron_n of_o this_o popular_a way_n of_o constitute_a government_n to_o solve_v any_o of_o they_o whereby_o to_o satisfy_v any_o considerate_a man_n of_o the_o legality_n of_o such_o a_o way_n or_o the_o consentaneousness_n of_o it_o to_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o state_n of_o liberty_n these_o man_n be_v such_o pretender_n to_o it_o will_v be_v resolve_v whether_o woman_n and_o child_n madman_n and_o fool_n have_v the_o freedom_n of_o suffrage_n as_o well_o as_o man_n of_o age_n and_o fortune_n and_o understanding_n if_o any_o be_v exclude_v who_o do_v it_o and_o by_o what_o authority_n if_o all_o be_v admit_v whether_o with_o equal_a right_n to_o every_o one_o or_o with_o some_o inequality_n be_v the_o wife_n interest_n towards_o make_v up_o the_o bargain_n equal_a with_o that_o of_o the_o husband_n and_o the_o child_n with_o that_o of_o the_o parent_n and_o the_o servant_n if_o there_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o such_o thing_n as_o master_n and_o servant_n equal_a with_o that_o of_o his_o master_n if_o one_o have_v not_o a_o equal_a share_n and_o interest_n in_o the_o business_n whence_o do_v the_o inequality_n arise_v who_o make_v the_o difference_n among_o they_o and_o what_o right_o have_v any_o man_n and_o how_o come_v he_o to_o have_v that_o right_a to_o give_v more_o or_o less_o power_n to_o one_o than_o another_o if_o all_o be_v equal_a who_o can_v summon_v the_o rest_n to_o convene_v or_o appoint_v the_o day_n and_o place_n of_o meeting_n or_o when_o meet_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o authority_n and_o office_n of_o regulate_v their_o proceed_n or_o preside_v or_o moderate_v in_o their_o assembly_n of_o determine_v such_o doubt_n and_o difference_n as_o may_v arise_v while_o matter_n be_v under_o debate_n of_o calculate_v the_o voice_n and_o draw_v up_o the_o article_n of_o agreement_n in_o case_n they_o shall_v agree_v suppose_v all_o these_o doubt_n be_v clear_v and_o the_o contract_n make_v as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o it_o may_v be_v demand_v whether_o majority_n of_o vote_n shall_v conclude_v all_o that_o be_v present_a dissenter_n as_o well_o as_o other_o whether_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o act_n of_o those_o upon_o the_o place_n a_o obligation_n shall_v lie_v upon_o such_o as_o be_v casual_o necessary_o or_o willing_o absent_a when_o it_o be_v free_a for_o they_o to_o do_v so_o no_o man_n have_v power_n to_o require_v their_o appearance_n and_o whether_o a_o contract_n make_v by_o such_o person_n as_o be_v at_o liberty_n before_o can_v debar_v those_o that_o shall_v succeed_v they_o in_o the_o next_o generation_n from_o the_o use_n of_o that_o liberty_n their_o ancestor_n have_v and_o enjoy_v if_o so_o by_o what_o law_n and_o right_o be_v the_o say_v respective_a person_n so_o conclude_v and_o whence_o shall_v the_o obligation_n spring_n none_o of_o these_o look_n like_o the_o dictate_v of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o other_o law_n beside_o that_o according_a to_o the_o
which_o be_v all_o the_o way_n whereby_o any_o right_a can_v be_v legal_o establish_v therefore_o we_o must_v look_v upon_o all_o such_o as_o cast_v in_o such_o bait_n for_o the_o people_n to_o nibble_n at_o that_o they_o intend_v to_o make_v a_o prey_n of_o they_o and_o have_v fasten_v the_o gild_a hook_n in_o their_o jaw_n may_v draw_v they_o out_o of_o their_o own_o element_n to_o a_o free_a air_n indeed_o but_o such_o as_o will_v stifle_v they_o for_o when_o any_o subject_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o such_o pretend_a patriot_n be_v excite_v to_o put_v in_o their_o claim_n of_o original_a power_n and_o shake_v the_o government_n though_o their_o rebellion_n be_v prosperous_a it_o be_v not_o without_o vast_a effusion_n of_o blood_n that_o the_o government_n can_v be_v change_v after_o which_o how_o will_v it_o be_v possible_a that_o the_o community_n of_o the_o people_n can_v be_v put_v into_o that_o pristin_a state_n of_o freedom_n those_o state-mountebank_n promise_v but_o rather_o into_o a_o anarchy_n which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o end_n of_o all_o society_n and_o to_o quiet_a and_o peace_n and_o be_v the_o parent_n of_o all_o confusion_n which_o be_v much_o worse_a than_o the_o hard_a subjection_n this_o truth_n by_o a_o most_o chargeable_a trial_n we_o experiment_v in_o the_o late_a war_n when_o the_o pretend_a saviour_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o great_a promoter_n of_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a liberty_n have_v wheedle_v the_o people_n into_o a_o belief_n of_o their_o honest_a intention_n and_o by_o their_o prosperous_a arm_n overthrow_v the_o most_o temperate_a monarchy_n by_o the_o effusion_n of_o infinite_a blood_n and_o treasure_n by_o pretend_a agreement_n of_o the_o people_n they_o assume_v the_o government_n to_o themselves_o enslave_v both_o the_o nobility_n gentry_n and_o commonalty_n more_o than_o any_o foreign_a conqueror_n will_v do_v or_o ever_o their_o ancestor_n have_v be_v in_o any_o age_n and_o the_o golden_a sceptre_n and_o that_o of_o king_n edward_n with_o the_o dove_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o rod_n of_o iron_n and_o a_o flame_v sword_n basilisk_n and_o fiery_a serpent_n chap._n iu._n the_o benefit_n of_o government_n from_o the_o establish_n and_o institute_v of_o law_n the_o 1._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rhetor._n ad_fw-la alex._n c._n 1._o philosopher_n describe_v law_n to_o be_v the_o promulgation_n of_o what_o by_o the_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o city_n be_v define_v which_o command_v upon_o term_n how_o every_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v after_o government_n be_v establish_v where_o the_o lawgiver_n be_v agree_v upon_o and_o the_o subject_n know_v that_o be_v to_o obey_v they_o in_o another_o place_n the_o same_o 5._o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ethic._n nicom_o c._n 5._o philosopher_n say_v law_n be_v to_o be_v declare_v concern_v all_o thing_n that_o may_v respect_v the_o common_a benefit_n of_o all_o or_o of_o the_o optimacy_n viz._n the_o nobility_n or_o prime_a gentry_n or_o the_o sovereign_n or_o be_v agreeable_a to_o virtue_n or_o to_o any_o other_o necessity_n of_o the_o people_n and_o these_o he_o call_v common_a law_n the_o same_o 6._o same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr repab_n l._n 2._o c._n 6._o learned_a and_o wise_a composer_n of_o politic_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o law_n have_v no_o force_n to_o compel_v obedience_n but_o as_o it_o receive_v it_o from_o usage_n and_o custom_n and_o this_o spring_v not_o from_o any_o thing_n so_o much_o as_o from_o length_n of_o time_n and_o multitude_n of_o year_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o law_n few_o nation_n make_v such_o use_n as_o we_o do_v in_o england_n under_o the_o title_n of_o common_a law_n and_o custom_n and_o it_o be_v no_o small_a credit_n to_o they_o that_o so_o judicious_a and_o ancient_a a_o writer_n have_v give_v such_o a_o character_n of_o these_o kind_n of_o law_n by_o which_o we_o have_v something_o more_o than_o a_o shadow_n of_o we_o the_o same_o ibid._n same_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n philosopher_n likewise_o with_o great_a judgement_n tell_v we_o that_o to_o forego_v law_n receive_v and_o long_o use_v and_o over-easy_o to_o substitute_v new_a one_o be_v to_o make_v weak_a and_o infirm_a the_o law_n themselves_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o for_o tie_v posterity_n to_o the_o law_n of_o their_o progenitor_n too_o strict_o for_o that_o it_o be_v likely_a say_v he_o the_o first_o ancestor_n of_o they_o be_v such_o as_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o the_o earth_n or_o such_o as_o escape_v from_o some_o great_a calamity_n and_o destruction_n be_v rude_a and_o illiterate_a such_o as_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v ibid._n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n absurd_a to_o persist_v in_o their_o decree_n therefore_o he_o say_v all_o seek_v not_o their_o ibid._n their_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n country_n law_n but_o those_o only_a that_o be_v good_a as_o general_o such_o be_v which_o have_v have_v the_o approbation_n of_o age_n by_o what_o have_v be_v note_v from_o so_o ancient_a and_o judicious_a a_o author_n i_o may_v easy_o infer_v that_o law_n result_v from_o government_n and_o be_v the_o necessary_a product_n of_o such_o counsel_n as_o the_o first_o leader_n or_o monarch_n entertain_v to_o order_v their_o people_n by_o and_o since_o he_o ibid._n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n make_v the_o law_n of_o such_o like_a validity_n and_o force_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n as_o the_o rule_n and_o order_n of_o parent_n in_o private_a family_n we_o may_v well_o conclude_v that_o as_o those_o have_v their_o origination_n from_o the_o will_n of_o the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n so_o the_o other_o from_o the_o prince_n who_o be_v his_o people_n common_a parent_n therefore_o in_o homer_n king_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d giver_n of_o law_n or_o judge_n of_o the_o people_n as_o well_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d pastor_n or_o feeder_n conductor_n defender_n or_o shepherd_n of_o the_o people_n so_o in_o sacred_a writ_n the_o first_o hebrew_n captain_n or_o king_n be_v call_v judge_n therefore_o pomponius_n laetus_n say_v in_o the_o ancient_a time_n before_o law_n be_v agree_v upon_o the_o king_n will_n be_v a_o law_n and_o 10._o and_o regis_fw-la nutus_fw-la &_o arbitrium_fw-la pro_fw-la legibus_fw-la lib._n 10._o dionysius_n be_v express_v that_o the_o intimation_n of_o their_o mind_n by_o sign_n and_o their_o absolute_a will_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o law_n annal_n law_n romulus_n ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la imperitaverat_fw-la dein_fw-ge numa_n religionibus_fw-la &_o divino_fw-la jure_fw-la populum_fw-la devinxit_fw-la sed_fw-la praecipuus_fw-la servius_n tullius_n sanctor_n legum_n fuit_fw-la quis_fw-la etiam_fw-la râ—g_a â—s_n obtemperarent_fw-la 3_o annal_n tacitus_n give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o roman_a law_n say_v of_o romulus_n that_o he_o command_v at_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o after_o he_o numa_n bind_v the_o people_n with_o religion_n and_o divine_a law_n some_o be_v find_v under_o tullus_n and_o ancus_n but_o the_o principal_a institutor_n of_o law_n be_v servius_n tullius_n to_o which_o even_a king_n shall_v obey_v that_o be_v they_o think_v themselves_o oblige_v to_o observe_v and_o keep_v the_o law_n they_o have_v appoint_v he_o than_o note_n that_o after_o tarquin_n be_v expel_v the_o people_n prepare_v many_o law_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o their_o liberty_n and_o to_o strengthen_v their_o concord_n against_o the_o faction_n of_o the_o father_n a_o late_a judicious_a 15._o judicious_a nalson_n common_a interest_n p._n 14_o 15._o author_n say_v that_o god_n and_o nature_n invest_v primogeniture_n with_o the_o right_n of_o king_n and_o magistrate_n they_o make_v law_n and_o this_o not_o be_v observe_v or_o wilful_o disow_v by_o some_o popular_a patron_n who_o will_v possess_v the_o people_n that_o the_o law_n make_v king_n and_o governor_n have_v create_v the_o great_a mischief_n by_o give_v a_o inlet_n to_o the_o change_n of_o governor_n and_o government_n for_o grant_v this_o most_o enormous_a doctrine_n and_o dangerous_a principle_n law_n be_v alterable_a for_o the_o convenience_n of_o prince_n or_o people_n by_o consequence_n the_o right_n of_o the_o sovereign_n if_o it_o be_v only_o from_o the_o law_n must_v be_v precarious_a also_o the_o opinion_n be_v in_o itself_o most_o absurd_a and_o unreasonable_a for_o there_o never_o can_v be_v law_n till_o there_o be_v some_o form_n of_o government_n to_o establish_v and_o enact_v such_o law_n and_o give_v they_o their_o energy_n and_o vigour_n for_o nothing_o can_v have_v the_o force_n or_o power_n of_o a_o law_n or_o oblige_v man_n to_o obedience_n unless_o it_o proceed_v from_o such_o person_n or_o person_n as_o have_v a_o right_a to_o command_v and_o authority_n to_o punish_v the_o
to_o kingly_a government_n and_o he_o every_o where_o commend_v it_o as_o most_o acceptable_a to_o the_o people_n and_o most_o safe_a for_o the_o prince_n there_o be_v a_o excellent_a princ._n excellent_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr creatione_fw-la princ._n soliloquy_n that_o philo_n bring_v in_o his_o king_n to_o make_v and_o which_o may_v become_v the_o potent_a monarch_n to_o imitate_v that_o he_o write_v the_o law_n himself_o into_o a_o book_n that_o he_o may_v transcribe_v they_o into_o his_o soul_n and_o imprint_v into_o his_o mind_n those_o divine_a character_n never_o to_o be_v wash_v out_o again_o whereas_o other_o king_n therefore_o bear_v staff_n for_o their_o sceptre_n the_o abridgement_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v his_o sceptre_n his_o rejoice_v and_o glory_n uncontrollable_a the_o ensign_n of_o that_o unreprovable_a government_n which_o be_v fashion_v according_a to_o the_o pattern_n of_o god_n own_o kingdom_n although_o according_a to_o harmenopulus_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v subject_a to_o the_o law_n because_o offend_v against_o they_o he_o be_v not_o punish_v and_o as_o st._n davide_n st._n neque_fw-la ullis_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la legibus_fw-la voâ—antur_fw-la tuti_fw-la imperii_fw-la potestate_fw-la apol._n pro_fw-la davide_n ambrose_n speak_v of_o david_n say_v he_o be_v a_o king_n be_v tie_v to_o no_o law_n because_o king_n be_v free_v from_o the_o bond_n or_o punishment_n of_o fault_n be_v call_v to_o punishment_n by_o no_o law_n be_v protect_v by_o the_o power_n of_o their_o empire_n yet_o 27._o yet_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d greg._n naz._n orat._n 27._o as_o a_o grave_a father_n say_v god_n word_n and_o right_a reason_n must_v give_v a_o law_n to_o the_o lawgiver_n therefore_o that_o weighty_a and_o elegant_a expression_n of_o 35._o of_o temperans_fw-la majestatem_fw-la caesaris_fw-la infra_fw-la deum_fw-la magis_fw-la illum_fw-la commendo_fw-la deo_fw-la cvi_fw-la soli_fw-la subjicio_fw-la ideo_fw-la magnus_fw-la quia_fw-la coelo_fw-la minor_fw-la est_fw-la apol._n c._n 35._o tertullian_n deserve_v consideration_n by_o all_o prince_n which_o be_v this_o while_o we_o temper_v the_o majesty_n of_o caesar_n under_o god_n we_o commend_v he_o the_o more_o to_o god_n unto_o who_o alone_o we_o do_v subject_n he_o therefore_o great_a because_o he_o be_v less_o than_o heaven_n to_o the_o voluntary_a submission_n of_o a_o prince_n to_o his_o own_o or_o the_o law_n of_o his_o progenitor_n may_v be_v refer_v the_o memorable_a say_n of_o valentinian_n testam_fw-la valentinian_n revera_n majus_fw-la imperio_fw-la est_fw-la submittere_fw-la legibus_fw-la principâ—tum_fw-la lib._n 4._o c._n de_fw-fr leg._n etc._n etc._n licet_fw-la lex_fw-la imperii_fw-la solennibus_fw-la juris_fw-la imperatorem_fw-la solverit_fw-la nihil_fw-la tamen_fw-la tam_fw-la proprium_fw-la imperii_fw-la est_fw-la quam_fw-la legibus_fw-la vivere_fw-la lib._n 3._o c._n de_fw-la testam_fw-la the_o young_a it_o be_v in_o truth_n a_o great_a thing_n than_o empire_n to_o submit_v the_o princedom_n itself_o to_o the_o law_n and_o that_o other_o equal_o imitable_a by_o prince_n though_o the_o law_n of_o the_o empire_n have_v free_v the_o emperor_n from_o the_o solemnity_n of_o the_o law_n yet_o nothing_o be_v so_o proper_a for_o empire_n as_o to_o live_v by_o the_o law_n or_o according_a to_o they_o so_o inthat_o commendation_n which_o plutarch_n give_v alex._n give_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d orat._n 2._o de_fw-la fortuna_fw-la alex._n alexander_n the_o great_a that_o he_o conceive_v he_o ought_v to_o be_v think_v superior_a unto_o all_o man_n yet_o subject_a to_o justice_n such_o a_o prince_n we_o find_v pliny_n full_o describe_v in_o his_o meminit_fw-la his_o nec_fw-la minus_fw-la hominem_fw-la se_fw-la quam_fw-la hominibus_fw-la praeesse_fw-la meminit_fw-la panegyric_n of_o trajan_n that_o he_o think_v himself_o to_o be_v one_o of_o we_o and_o so_o much_o the_o more_o excellent_a and_o eminent_a he_o be_v that_o he_o so_o think_v and_o no_o less_o remember_v that_o he_o be_v a_o man_n than_o that_o he_o be_v a_o ruler_n of_o men._n for_o he_o who_o have_v nothing_o leave_v to_o suae_fw-la to_o cui_fw-la nihil_fw-la ad_fw-la augendum_fw-la fastigium_fw-la superest_fw-la hic_fw-la uno_fw-la modo_fw-la crescere_fw-la potest_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la ipse_fw-la submittat_fw-la securus_fw-la magnitudinis_fw-la suae_fw-la increase_v his_o height_n have_v but_o this_o one_o way_n to_o grow_v by_o if_o he_o submit_v himself_o that_o be_v to_o the_o govern_n by_o law_n it_o may_v be_v presume_v he_o mean_v be_v secure_a of_o greatness_n and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o call_v he_o equal_a to_o all_o in_o this_o only_o great_a than_o the_o rest_n that_o he_o be_v better_o and_o more_o near_o to_o our_o present_a purpose_n thou_o have_v make_v 〈◊〉_d make_v ipse_fw-la te_fw-la legibus_fw-la subjecisti_fw-la legibus_fw-la caesar_n quas_fw-la 〈◊〉_d principi_fw-la scrip_n 〈◊〉_d thyself_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n o_o caesar_n which_o be_v not_o write_v to_o restrain_v the_o prince_n by_o so_o we_o find_v both_o severus_n vet._n severus_n licet_fw-la legibus_fw-la soluti_fw-la simus_fw-la attamen_fw-la legibus_fw-la 〈…〉_o instit_fw-la quibus_fw-la modis_fw-la testam_fw-la infirment_fw-la 8._o vet._n and_o antonius_n often_o set_v down_o in_o their_o rescript_n although_o we_o be_v loose_v from_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o live_v by_o the_o law_n these_o law_n be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n or_o those_o of_o the_o kingdom_n concern_v the_o first_o and_o last_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o discourse_v concern_v that_o of_o nature_n the_o milone_n the_o non_fw-la scripta_fw-la sed_fw-la nata_fw-la lex_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la didicimus_fw-la accepimus_fw-la legimus_fw-la verum_fw-la ex_fw-la natura_fw-la ipsa_fw-la arripuimus_fw-la hausimus_fw-la expressimus_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la docti_fw-la sed_fw-la facti_fw-la non_fw-la instituti_fw-la sed_fw-la imbuti_fw-la sumus_fw-la pro_fw-la milone_n orator_n say_v it_o be_v not_o write_v but_o bear_v with_o we_o which_o we_o have_v not_o learn_v receive_v or_o read_v but_o from_o nature_n itself_o have_v powerful_o attract_v drink_v in_o and_o extract_v to_o which_o we_o be_v not_o teach_v but_o make_v obedient_a not_o instruct_v but_o imbue_v concern_v the_o original_n of_o which_o law_n he_o say_v repub._n say_v vnus_fw-la erit_fw-la communis_fw-la quasi_fw-la magister_fw-la &_o imperator_fw-la omnium_fw-la deus_fw-la ille_fw-la legis_fw-la huius_fw-la inventor_n disceptator_fw-la lator_fw-la â—ui_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la pâ—rebit_fw-la ipâ—e_fw-la se_fw-la fugiet_fw-la aâ—_n naturam_fw-la hominis_fw-la spernabitur_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la ipsâ—_fw-la luet_fw-la maximas_fw-la poenas_fw-la etiamsi_fw-la cetera_fw-la supplicia_fw-la quae_fw-la putantur_fw-la â—ffugerit_fw-la lib._n 3._o de_fw-fr repub._n that_o god_n our_o common_a master_n and_o ruler_n of_o all_o be_v the_o inventor_n judge_n and_o lawgiver_n which_o he_o who_o will_v not_o obey_v must_v fly_v from_o himself_o i._n e._n abandon_v the_o dictate_v of_o his_o own_o reason_n and_o conscience_n and_o despise_v the_o nature_n of_o man_n and_o in_o himself_o i._n e._n in_o his_o conscience_n undergo_v the_o great_a pain_n although_o he_o shall_v escape_v all_o those_o other_o which_o common_o be_v account_v punishment_n it_o be_v concern_v this_o law_n he_o say_v that_o from_o it_o neither_o the_o senate_n noâ—_n the_o people_n can_v exempt_v we_o nor_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o abrogate_v it_o in_o the_o whole_a nor_o derogate_v from_o it_o ibid._n it_o ibid._n neque_fw-la derogari_fw-la ex_fw-la hac_fw-la aliquid_fw-la licet_fw-la neque_fw-la tota_fw-la abrogari_fw-la potest_fw-la nec_fw-la vero_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la senatum_fw-la aut_fw-la per_fw-la populum_fw-la solvi_fw-la hac_fw-la lege_fw-la possumus_fw-la the_o forementioned_a archbishop_n 70._o archbishop_n vsâ—er's_n power_n of_o prince_n p._n 70._o from_o hence_o conclude_v that_o to_o this_o moral_a law_n of_o god_n whether_o by_o nature_n thus_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n or_o more_o full_o deliver_v by_o god_n own_o write_v word_n or_o by_o just_a consequence_n deduce_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o either_o of_o they_o the_o great_a monarch_n upon_o earth_n owe_v as_o much_o obedience_n as_o the_o low_a and_o mean_a of_o all_o his_o subject_n and_o however_o the_o prince_n be_v oblige_v to_o the_o directive_n force_n of_o the_o law_n and_o so_o ought_v to_o be_v govern_v by_o it_o as_o his_o director_n and_o though_o it_o be_v most_o true_a that_o 31._o that_o reges_fw-la jolo_fw-la dei_fw-la timore_fw-la metuque_fw-la gehennae_fw-la coercentur_fw-la isiodorus_n 3_o sent._n c._n 31._o king_n be_v restrain_v only_o by_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o hell_n yet_o we_o may_v conclude_v that_o these_o together_o with_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o interest_n will_v be_v sufficient_a incitement_n to_o they_o to_o govern_v according_a to_o such_o law_n yet_o still_o it_o be_v to_o be_v own_v that_o when_o a_o king_n do_v not_o act_v according_a to_o such_o law_n he_o be_v not_o thereby_o capable_a of_o any_o punishment_n for_o the_o transgress_a of_o they_o and_o the_o reason_n say_v the_o learned_a 81._o
xxi_o of_o the_o king_n authority_n in_o make_v law_n have_v treat_v of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n i_o come_v now_o to_o treat_v of_o that_o top-branch_n of_o it_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o king_n in_o give_v law_n to_o his_o subject_n i_o must_v be_v short_a on_o this_o head_n because_o the_o follow_a chapter_n concern_v the_o great_a council_n and_o those_o particular_o concern_v parliament_n will_v more_o full_o illustrate_v and_o confirm_v this_o particular_a in_o all_o government_n the_o legislative_a power_n must_v be_v fix_v somewhere_o and_o it_o be_v the_o concurrent_a opinion_n of_o all_o a._n all_o ab_fw-la eo_fw-la i._o principe_fw-la tanquam_fw-la a_o fonte_fw-la leges_fw-la omnes_fw-la &_o jura_n emanant_n vinii_n epist_n dedicat._n id._n comment_n in_o inst_z it_z lib._n 1._o tit_n 2._o p._n 13._o a._n civilian_n that_o all_o law_n do_v flow_v from_o the_o prince_n as_o from_o a_o fountain_n the_o word_n lex_n and_o jus_fw-la by_o cicero_n and_o the_o roman_n be_v mostwhat_a use_v promiscuous_o though_o lex_n or_o law_n do_v frequent_o signify_v what_o be_v write_v and_o enjoin_v to_o be_v observe_v therefore_o the_o plebiscita_fw-la of_o the_o roman_n at_o first_o be_v not_o call_v law_n because_o they_o oblige_v only_a part_n of_o the_o citizen_n till_o the_o hortensian_a law_n give_v they_o the_o same_o force_n as_o those_o which_o be_v accord_v in_o comitiis_fw-la centuriatis_fw-la the_o plebiscita_fw-la be_v among_o the_o roman_n roman_n the_o plebiscita_fw-la of_o the_o roman_n after_o the_o expulsion_n of_o their_o king_n bind_v law_n and_o they_o be_v make_v thus_o the_o magistrate_n who_o have_v the_o great_a auspex_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n such_o be_v the_o consul_n dictator_n or_o praetor_n propose_v the_o law_n to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o people_n and_o ask_v they_o by_o the_o name_n of_o quirite_n whether_o they_o will_v or_o command_v they_o and_o they_o write_v in_o the_o table_n either_o a._n for_o antiquo_fw-la or_o v._o r._n for_o uti_fw-la rogas_n as_o thou_o ask_v the_o tribune_n and_o plebeian_n aedile_n be_v the_o proper_a magistrate_n of_o the_o plebs_fw-la but_o the_o aedile_n be_v never_o know_v to_o demand_v the_o people_n suffrage_n to_o the_o law_n the_o plebiscita_fw-la at_o first_o be_v make_v in_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o curiatis_fw-la the_o tributis_fw-la comitiis_fw-la centuriatis_fw-la aut_fw-la curiatis_fw-la tribe_n and_o the_o law_n in_o the_o hundredary_n or_o curiate_a assembly_n but_o to_o be_v short_a l._n valerius_n and_o m._n horatius_n be_v consul_n it_o be_v a_o doubt_n whether_o the_o father_n be_v oblige_v by_o the_o plebiscita_fw-la they_o pass_v a_o law_n in_o the_o centuriata_fw-la diony_n centuriata_fw-la anno_fw-la v._n c._n 304_o 305._o howel_n in_o the_o curiata_fw-la comitia_fw-la say_v diony_n comitia_fw-la that_o whatever_o the_o plebs_fw-la shall_v enjoin_v in_o the_o convention_n of_o the_o tribe_n shall_v be_v bind_v to_o the_o people_n which_o be_v confirm_v by_o vinnius_n by_o anno_fw-la v._n c._n 367._o vinnius_n q._n hortensius_n the_o dictator_n at_o the_o three_o secession_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o janiculum_n therefore_o senate_n therefore_o inter_fw-la legem_fw-la &_o plebiscitum_fw-la species_n interesset_fw-la constituendi_fw-la potestas_fw-la autem_fw-la eadâ—m_fw-la esset_fw-la sect._n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la juris_fw-la id._n p._n 14._o senatus_n consultum_fw-la and_o power_n of_o the_o roman_a senate_n pomponius_n say_v that_o the_o manner_n of_o constitute_v a_o law_n and_o plebiscitum_fw-la differ_v but_o the_o power_n be_v the_o same_o that_o which_o the_o senate_n command_v and_o constitute_v be_v call_v a_o senatus_n consultum_fw-la vinnius_n prove_v that_o while_o the_o roman_a republic_n stand_v the_o law_n be_v make_v by_o the_o people_n alone_o and_o not_o by_o the_o senate_n for_o they_o have_v permit_v to_o they_o as_o the_o public_a council_n to_o take_v cognisance_n and_o 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segebert_n or_o sigbercht_v who_o be_v king_n of_o the_o east_n saxon_n in_o the_o time_n of_o oswi_n king_n of_o northumberland_n who_o persuade_v he_o to_o become_v a_o christian_a hold_v a_o council_n with_o his_o wites_z i.e._n nobles_n and_o wiseman_n and_o his_o friend_n and_o by_o their_o advice_n aid_n and_o consent_n receive_v the_o christian_a faith_n we_o find_v that_o offa_n king_n of_o the_o mercian_n make_v law_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o his_o great_a council_n for_o he_o be_v at_o rome_n constituit_fw-la rome_n mat._n paris_n vita_fw-la offae_n p._n 171._o hoc_fw-la autem_fw-la per_fw-la totam_fw-la svam_fw-la ditionem_fw-la teneri_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la constituit_fw-la golng_v into_o the_o school_n of_o the_o english_a which_o be_v there_o out_o of_o his_o royal_a munificence_n he_o give_v to_o the_o support_n of_o the_o people_n of_o his_o kingdom_n that_o shall_v come_v thither_o a_o penny_n to_o be_v pay_v yearly_o for_o ever_o out_o of_o every_o family_n 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308._o nec_fw-la aliud_fw-la adversus_fw-la validissimas_fw-la gentes_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la utilius_fw-la quam_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o common_a non_fw-la consulunt_fw-la vita_fw-la agricolae_fw-la p._n 308._o but_o divide_v into_o multitude_n of_o little_a kingdom_n which_o make_v tacitus_n observe_v that_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o profitable_a to_o the_o roman_n against_o the_o most_o puissant_a and_o valiant_a nation_n than_o that_o they_o advise_v not_o in_o common_a chap._n xxii_o of_o the_o government_n of_o the_o britan_n and_o the_o roman_n impose_v their_o law_n upon_o they_o custom_n antiquity_n of_o english_a custom_n chancellor_n 17._o chancellor_n regnum_fw-la illud_fw-la eisdem_fw-la quibus_fw-la jam_fw-la regitur_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la continue_v regulatum_fw-la suit_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la ll._n angliae_fw-la c._n 17._o fortescue_n affirm_v that_o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o britan_n saxon_n dane_n and_o norman_n and_o of_o their_o king_n this_o 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