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A09097 A conference about the next succession to the crowne of Ingland diuided into tvvo partes. VVhere-of the first conteyneth the discourse of a ciuill lavvyer, hovv and in vvhat manner propinquity of blood is to be preferred. And the second the speech of a temporall lavvyer, about the particuler titles of all such as do or may pretende vvithin Ingland or vvithout, to the next succession. VVhere vnto is also added a new & perfect arbor or genealogie of the discents of all the kinges and princes of Ingland, from the conquest vnto this day, whereby each mans pretence is made more plaine. Directed to the right honorable the earle of Essex of her Maiesties priuy councell, & of the noble order of the Garter. Published by R. Doleman. Allen, William, 1532-1594.; Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610, attributed name. 1595 (1595) STC 19398; ESTC S114150 274,124 500

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say_a sister_n and_o douglas_n but_o that_o they_o be_v marry_v in_o secret_a and_o have_v consummate_v their_o marriage_n before_o this_o be_v know_v or_o that_o the_o thing_n can_v be_v prevent_v which_o be_v think_v be_v one_o especial_a cause_n and_o motive_n also_o to_o the_o say_a king_n afterward_o to_o put_v back_o the_o issue_n of_o his_o say_a sister_n of_o scotland_n as_o by_o his_o forname_v testament_n be_v pretend_v and_o this_o touch_v arbellas_n title_n by_o propinquity_n of_o birth_n but_o beside_o this_o the_o same_o man_n do_v allege_v dimer_n arbella_n reason_n also_o of_o inconucnience_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n for_o which_o in_o their_o opinion_n it_o shall_v be_v hurtful_a to_o the_o real_a i_o to_o admit_v this_o lady_n arbella_n for_o queen_n as_o first_o of_o all_o for_o that_o she_o be_v a_o
6._o decret_a tit_n 6._o the_o supplen_n da_fw-mi cap._n grand_fw-fr 1._o garibay_n in_o hist._n de_fw-fr portug_n li._n 34._o cab_n 20._o &_o 21._o the_o emperor_n of_o greece_n glicas_n in_o annal._n part_n 4._o zon._n annal_n co_fw-la 3._o in_o vita_fw-la michael_n calapha_fw-la in_o polonia_n in_o literis_fw-la reip_v polon_n ad_fw-la henr._n valesium_n pag._n 182._o 184._o vidc_n gagneum_fw-la part_n i._o de_fw-la rebus_fw-la polon_n in_o suetia_n poilin_n i._o 32._o histor_n de_fw-fr franc._n an._n 1568._o in_o denmark_n sleydan_n l._n 4._o hist._n an._n 1532._o munst._n l._n 3_o cosmogra_fw-la in_o descript_n davide_v paulus_n lo_n vius_o in_o viris_fw-la illust_n example_n of_o england_n king_n john_n depose_v polid._n hist._n ang._n l._n 15._o an._n 1212._o an._n 1216._o an._n 1216._o king_n henry_z the_o third_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o depose_v polyd._n 1._o 18._o hist._n anglicanae_n anuo_n 1326._o stow_n in_o the_o life_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o 2._o the_o man_n never_o of_o deprimation_n of_o a_o king_n see_v stow_n and_o holling_n in_o this_o man_n life_n king_n edward_n the_o three_o king_n richard_n 2._o depose_v polyd._n 1._o 20._o hist._n aug._n 1399_o king_n henry_z the_o 6._o depose_v polyd._n lib._n 23._o histor_n anglic._n king_n richard_n 3._o depose_v an._n 1487._o a_o point_n much_o to_o be_v note_v the_o reply_n of_o the_o temporal_a lawyer_n belloy_n apolog_fw-la catholic_n part_n 2._o paragraf_n 9_o &_o apol_n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la cap._n 9_o a_o objection_n out_o of_o the_o prophet_n samuel_n the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n or_o rather_o of_o a_o tyrant_n belloy_n apolog_fw-la part_n 2._o pa_n rag_n 7._o &_o apol._n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la c._n 6._o &_o 24._o &_o 26._o great_a absurdity_n and_o flattery_n cic._n lib._n 2._o offic_n an_o other_o absurdity_n institut_fw-la imperial_a l._n 2._o tit._n 1._o division_n of_o good_n by_o civil_a la_o slave_n &_o freeman_n arist._n lib._n 1._o polit_fw-la c._n 4._o &_o 5._o arist._n li._n 1._o cap._n 3._o mark_v this_o reason_n diverse_a evident_a reason_n against_o belloy_n 3._o reg._n 21._o cap._n inovamusio_fw-la de_fw-fr causibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n super_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la 26._o 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr verborum_fw-la signif_n the_o answer_v to_o the_o objection_n out_o of_o the_o pro_fw-la phet_n samuel_n arist._n 1._o 5._o pol._n c._n 11._o joseph_n 1._o 6_o antiq_n c._n 4._o deut._n 17._o 3_o reg._n 2._o &_o 10._o psal._n 2._o by_o what_o la_o prince_n be_v punish_v the_o difference_n between_o a_o private_a man_n &_o a_o common_a wealth_n the_o prince_n autho_fw-mi rity_n but_o subdelegat_v in_o regulis_fw-la utrinque_fw-la iuris_fw-la vide_fw-la in_o sine_fw-la sexti_fw-la decret_n reg_fw-la 75._o 69._o when_o a_o oath_n bind_v not_o cicero_n li._n 1._o offic_n a_o clear_a example_n matth._n 24_o regul_n 68_o in_o fine_a 6._o decret_n decret_n greg._n l_o 2._o tit_n 24._o decret_n part_n 2._o cau_o sa_o 22._o quest_n 4._o c._n 5._o &_o cue_n 5._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la two_o principal_a case_n when_o oath_n hold_v not_o towards_o a_o prince_n aemil_n l._n 2._o hist._n franc_n belfor_n in_o vita_fw-la child_n girard_n lib._n 3_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o french_a ambassador_n for_o deprivation_n of_o their_o king_n the_o conclusion_n how_o and_o when_o oath_n do_v not_o bind_v subieste_n the_o difrence_n between_o a_o king_n &_o a_o tyrant_n plat._n dial_n 1._o de_fw-la repub_fw-la arist._n li._n 2._o pol._n c._n 5._o bart._n li._n de_fw-fr tyrannide_fw-la cicero_n li._n 3._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la cod._n l._n 1._o tit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d digha_fw-mi suet._n c._n 23_o in_o calig_n zon_n tom_fw-mi 2_o in_o trajan_n see_v in_o the_o capter_n fol_z low_a the_o speech_n of_o a_o soldier_n the_o occa_fw-la sion_fw-la of_o the_o next_o chapter_n the_o first_o ground_n of_o law_n &_o limit_n to_o prince_n entrance_n of_o tyrant_n into_o their_o government_n the_o rite_n of_o admit_v christian_n king_n the_o man_n never_o of_o admit_v greek_a emperor_n at_o their_o co_z ronation_n zonar_n tom_fw-mi 3_o annal._n in_o vita_fw-la anastas_n niceph._n l._n 16._o cap._n 29_o euagt_fw-ge l._n 2._o cap._n 32._o vbi_fw-la supr_fw-la the_o grecian_a emperor_n qth._n zon._n tun_n 3._o in_o vita_fw-la mich._n an._n 820._o saxo._n gram._n li._n 10._o cranzius_n lib._n 3._o metrop_n c._n 12._o the_o crown_a of_o oath_n the_o first_o whitichindus_fw-la gest_n saxon._n lib._n 1._o ensign_n of_o the_o empire_n witichin_n l._n 2._o vbi_fw-la supra_fw-la election_n german_n elector_n blend_v decad_a 2._o li._n 3_o crant_n l._n 4._o cap._n 25._o sleyd_n li._n 1_o histor_n an._n 1519_o the_o man_n never_o of_o the_o emperor_n coronation_n at_o this_o day_n sleyd_n 〈◊〉_d supra_fw-la interrogatory_n to_o the_o emperor_n imperial_a ornament_n second_o oath_n to_o be_v note_v the_o man_n never_o of_o coronation_n in_o polonia_n alex_n gua_n guinrerun_v polon_n tom._n i._n &_o oricho_n in_o chimer_n fol._n 90._o &_o 106_o the_o king_n of_o pool_n land_n oath_n bodin_n de_fw-fr rep_n l._n 2._o c._n 9_o the_o admiffion_n of_o king_n in_o spain_n amb._n mo_z rale_n li._n 11._o c._n 17._o hist._n hisp._n praefat_fw-la eiusdem_fw-la concilij_fw-la the_o humility_n of_o king_n sissinandus_n council_n tol._n 4._o c._n 74._o ambros._n maral_a l._n 11._o cap._n 17._o cap._n 74._o condition_n of_o reign_v in_o spain_n ambros._n moral_a 1._o 11._o cap._n 23_o &_o 24._o council_n 5._o cap._n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o &_o conc_fw-fr 6._o cap._n 16._o 17._o 18._o council_n td._n 6._o c._n 3._o the_o king_n of_o spain_n oath_n at_o his_o admission_n ambros._n moral_a lib._n 1._o cap._n 23._o the_o destruction_n of_o spain_n the_o beginning_n of_o the_o restitution_n of_o spain_n ambros._n moral_a li._n 13._o c._n 1._o &_o 2._o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr chron._n de_fw-fr esp._n kingdom_n in_o spain_n the_o goatish_a la_o of_o don_n pelayo_n king_n of_o spain_n ambros._n moral_a li._n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 2._o lucas_n episcop_n tuyensin_n histor_n hispan_n lodou_n de_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d lib._n the_o hered_a the_o old_a spanish_a cerimonye_n in_o make_v their_o king_n the_o present_a manner_n of_o spain_n the_o man_n never_o of_o french_a coronation_n the_o old_a ceremony_n belfor_n l._n 3_o c._n 20._o thevet_n cosmograph_n univer_n l._n 15._o cap._n 2._o papir_n masson_n annal_n l_o 3._o pag._n 2._o 15._o gerand_n l._n 3_o del_o b._n estate_n fol._n 238._o francis_n belfor_n hist._n fran_n lib._n 3._o c._n 20_o in_o vita_fw-la philip._n 1._o the_o coronation_n of_o king_n philip_n the_o first_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o father_n note_n upon_o the_o king_n speech_n memoires_n du_fw-fr tillet_n c._n du_fw-fr sacre_n des_fw-fr roys_n the_o particular_a manner_n of_o corona_fw-la tion_n procession_n of_o faith_n the_o oath_n of_o the_o king_n of_o france_n belfor_n 1._o 3_o cap._n 20._o the_o people_n election_n and_o admifsion_n the_o late_a order_n of_o coronation_n in_o france_n the_o 12._o peer_n of_o france_n &_o their_o office_n in_o the_o coronation_n temperal_n peer_n to_o be_v no_o ted_a girard_n du_fw-fr haillan_n li._n 3._o de_fw-la l'estat_fw-la pag._n 240._o 242._o &_o 258._o the_o ceremony_n use_v at_o this_o day_n francis_n belf._n in_o vita_fw-la augustus_n the_o coronation_n of_o philip_n 2._o augustus_n the_o oath_n of_o the_o french_a king_n use_v at_o this_o day_n the_o archbishope_n blessing_n &_o speech_n to_o the_o new_a king_n the_o man_n never_o of_o coronation_n take_v from_o france_n 1._o reg._n 10._o &_o 16._o 2._o reg._n 2._o 2._o reg._n 1._o the_o holy_a oil_n of_o rheims_n belfo._n l._n 3._o cap._n 57_o estevan_fw-mi garribay_n lib._n 22._o c_o 1_o king_n crown_a in_o navarra_o and_o not_o in_o spain_n the_o inglish_n coronation_n take_v from_o he_o french_fw-mi le_fw-fr sacre_n des_fw-fr roys_n polid._n lib_n 13._o hist._n angliae_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la in_o vita_fw-la d._n thom._n cantuar._n apud_fw-la sarium_fw-la in_o mense_fw-la decembris_fw-la the_o speech_n of_o a_o other_o archbushop_a of_o canter_n bury_v to_o the_o king_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la henrici_fw-la 4._o holingsh_n in_o his_o cro._n pag._n 476._o &_o 1005._o the_o king_n of_o england_n regal_a ornament_n stow_v in_o vita_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 2._o in_o fine_a admission_n and_o coronation_n of_o king_n henry_n 4._o the_o coro_fw-la nation_n of_o king_n edward_n 4._o stow_v in_o vita_fw-la she_o 6._o pag._n 709._o the_o conclusion_n of_o this_o capter_n absurd_a aslertion_n of_o bclloy_n a_o pause_n grose_n flatery_a the_o proposition_n of_o belloy_n apolog_n ca._n h._n part_n 2._o §._o 7._o matth._n 6._o 2._o apolog._n cathol_a part_n 1._o parag_n 7._o 3._o apolog._n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 6._o sc_n 34._o 4._o apolog._n cathol_a part_n 2._o parag_n 7._o &_o pro_fw-la rege_fw-la cap._n 9_o 5._o apolog._n pro_fw-la rege_fw-la cap._n 20._o succession_n of_o prince_n by_o birth_n better_o they_o ineere_v election_n &_o why_o 2._o reason_n 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o the_o preheminene_n of_o
nephew_n the_o case_n of_o succession_n to_o portugal_n the_o proper_a interest_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o 4._o can_v descend_v to_o king_n henry_n the_o 7._o issue_n of_o k._n john_n the_o 3._o of_o portugal_n l._n lew_n father_n of_o don_n antonio_n king_n hen_n ry_z cardinal_z the_o pretence_n of_o the_o queen_n mother_n in_o france_n to_o portugal_n five_o pretender_n of_o the_o grown_n of_o portugal_n the_o contention_n about_o the_o succession_n of_o portugal_n attorney_n send_v to_o portugal_n &_o sentence_n of_o illegitimation_n against_o don_n antonio_n writer_n of_o this_o con_fw-mi troverfie_v 1._o the_o 〈◊〉_d why_o don_n antonio_n be_v pronounce_v illegitimate_a 2._o 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o don_n antonio_n his_o pretence_n to_o ingland_n three_o principal_a pretenderes_fw-la of_o por_z tugal_v pretence_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o parma_n k._n phillippe_v pray_fw-mi tense_n to_o portugal_n diverse_a allegation_n for_o king_n philip_n hieron_n fraki_n lo_o pet._n vipeianus_fw-la the_o case_n of_o pretece_n of_o the_o howl_n of_o portugal_n to_o ingland_n a_o objection_n with_o the_o answer_n objection_n against_o the_o pretender_n of_o portugal_n answer_n note_v this_o by_o what_o title_n king_n henry_n the_o 7._o do_v enter_v about_o foreign_a power_n in_o ingland_n about_o foreign_a government_n the_o occa_fw-la sion_fw-la of_o the_o next_o chapter_n about_o foreign_a government_n reason_n against_o foreign_a government_n polit._n arist._n demosthenes_n philipicae_fw-la &_o in_o aefhines_n attempt_n to_o deliver_v realm_n from_o stranger_n quint._n curt._n li_n 5._o &_o 6._o the_o gest_n alex._n vespere_fw-la sicilianae_fw-la a_o 1265._o leand._n in_o descript_n siciliae_fw-la polyd._n li._n 〈◊〉_d holling_n in_o vit_fw-mi camiti_fw-la the_o rage_n of_o the_o french_a against_o inglish_n the_o conclusion_n against_o 〈◊〉_d authority_n of_o scripture_n against_o stranger_n deus_fw-la 15._o the_o answer_v in_o defence_n of_o fortaine_a government_n the_o 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