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anâ—…_n such_o corporation_n answer_n there_o be_v a_o double_a right_n considerable_a the_o right_a to_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o right_a and_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n be_v with_o we_o undoubted_a there_o need_v no_o angel_n from_o heaven_n to_o confirm_v it_o where_o no_o man_n can_v pretend_v against_o it_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v the_o only_a subject_n in_o question_n this_o be_v from_o the_o law_n of_o god_n the_o law_n of_o nature_n and_o the_o law_n of_o nation_n that_o this_o power_n in_o a_o absolute_a conqueror_n may_v be_v limit_v by_o statute_n charter_n or_o municipal_a law_n in_o court_n of_o conscience_n in_o court_n of_o justice_n to_o god_n to_o his_o people_n i_o grant_v without_o communicate_v sovereign_a power_n to_o subordinate_a or_o inferior_a subject_n or_o subject_v majesty_n to_o censure_v which_o limitation_n do_v noâ—…_n
obedient_a subject_n the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n assemble_v or_o thus_o 30._o we_o your_o majesty_n love_v faithful_a and_o obedient_a subject_n represent_v the_o three_o estate_n of_o your_o realm_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n except_o we_o shall_v overmuch_o forget_v our_o duty_n to_o your_o highness_n etc._n etc._n do_v most_o humble_o beseech_v etc._n etc._n here_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n do_v acknowledge_v their_o subjection_n and_o their_o duty_n do_v beseech_v her_o majesty_n where_o by_o the_o way_n i_o desire_v to_o know_v of_o the_o observer_n whether_o that_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n be_v a_o fundamental_a constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o who_o be_v the_o three_o estate_n at_o this_o time_n and_o whether_o a_o three_o estate_n have_v not_o be_v since_o exclude_v howsoever_o we_o see_v they_o do_v but_o rogore_fw-la legem_fw-la pray_v a_o law_n the_o king_n enact_v 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