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1_o come_v to_o the_o kingdom_n or_o crown_n by_o enherytaunce_n &_o successyon_n of_o blood_n shall_v be_v more_o dylygent_a and_o careful_a to_o see_v unto_o the_o common_a weal_n as_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n propre_fw-fr and_o heredytarie_a to_o himself_o and_o which_o he_o shall_v leave_v to_o his_o heir_n after_o he_o than_o shall_v that_o prince_n or_o governor_n which_o be_v not_o sure_a &_o out_o of_o doubt_n that_o his_o own_o heir_n shall_v govern_v after_o he_o wherefore_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the_o second_o chapytre_n about_o the_o mydde_v of_o it_o arystotle_n say_v in_o this_o wise_n very_o little_a heed_n or_o diligence_n be_v give_v to_o that_o thing_n which_o be_v common_a and_o belong_v to_o many_o for_z man_n do_v care_n most_o for_o their_o own_o proper_a &_o several_a thyngê_n &_o as_o for_o common_a thing_n they_o do_v care_n moche_v less_o for_o they_o than_o they_o do_v for_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v several_o to_o each_o one_o by_o himself_o and_o again_o in_o the_o same_o chapytre_n about_o the_o end_n he_o say_v thus_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o induce_v and_o move_v man_n to_o take_v care_n for_o any_o thing_n and_o to_o love_v it_o the_z one_o be_v proprâ—um_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v if_o the_o thing_n be_v proper_a and_o several_o belong_v to_o their_o own_o self_n the_o second_o thing_n be_v affeccyon_n that_o be_v to_o say_v affeccyon_n toward_o the_o say_a thing_n again_o in_o the_o three_o chapitre_fw-fr of_o the_o same_o book_n he_o say_v in_o this_o wise_n it_o can_v not_o be_v express_v or_o speak_v lyght_o how_o moche_v it_o force_v or_o skill_v to_o delectacyon_n or_o pleasure_n that_o a_o man_n do_v think_v or_o consydre_v any_o thing_n to_o be_v proper_o his_o own_o ¶_o a_o other_o reason_n why_o it_o be_v most_o expedyent_n for_o y_z e_z common_a weal_n to_o have_v a_o 2_o governor_n by_o enherytaunce_n or_o successyon_n of_o blood_n be_v this_o for_z they_o that_o come_v to_o y_fw-mi â—_o crown_v by_o enherytaunce_n as_o it_o seem_v shall_v not_o rule_v so_o imperyouslie_o and_o lordly_a over_o their_o subject_n as_o shall_v they_o that_o be_v now_o elect_a by_o the_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v wont_a to_o govern_v and_o rule_v and_o be_v acquaint_v there_o with_o and_o because_o they_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o any_o new_a thing_n be_v chance_v to_o they_o wherefore_o they_o ought_v to_o be_v more_o high_a in_o mind_n &_o to_o despise_v their_o subject_n but_o it_o be_v see_v most_o common_o that_o part_n they_o which_o be_v new_a elect_a do_v wax_v proud_a even_o likewise_o as_o they_o do_v which_o be_v new_o make_v tyche_n wherefore_o in_o the_o second_o book_n of_o rethoryke_n &_o the_o xxiiii_o chapitre_fw-fr arystotle_n say_v thus_o all_o man_n may_v easy_o or_o lyght_o see_v the_o manner_n which_o follow_v of_o riches_n for_z they_o y_fw-mi it_o do_v possess_v riches_n be_v make_v contume_n lyouse_a or_o proud_a high_a mind_v and_z dysdaynefull_a as_o if_o they_o possessyd_v all_o good_a thing_n ¶_o a_o other_o reason_n be_v this_o to_o the_o pryncypall_a purpose_n for_o the_o multytude_n of_o subject_n do_v more_o obey_v the_o prince_n or_o governor_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o inherytaunce_n or_o successyon_n of_o blood_n by_o the_o reason_n that_o they_o be_v wont_a and_o accustom_a to_o obey_v the_o predecessor_n of_o the_o say_a prince_n or_o governor_n wherefore_o in_o the_o last_o chapytre_n of_o the_o second_o book_n philosophie_fw-fr prima_fw-la it_o be_v write_v thus_o as_z we_o be_v custom_v so_o we_o be_v affectionate_a and_o in_o the_o second_o of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the._n vi_fw-la chapitre_fw-fr never_a unto_o the_o end_n it_o be_v write_v in_o this_o wise_n he_o that_o shall_v go_v about_o to_o amend_v and_o to_o change_v every_o faughte_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n and_o of_o the_o heed_n offycer_n shall_v not_o do_v so_o much_o good_a to_o y_z e_z common_a weal_n as_o the_o accustome_n or_o wont_v of_o man_n to_o rebelle_n and_o to_o be_v dysobedyent_n against_o their_o prince_n and_o superyour_n shall_v do_v hurt_v with_o other_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v say_v concerning_a custom_n and_o usage_n in_o the._n xviii_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o this_o dyccyon_n and_o the_o syxte_v part_n thereof_o 4_o ¶_o a_o other_o reason_n may_v be_v put_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n be_v this_o for_z that_o it_o happen_v otherwhyles_o some_o kindred_n or_o stock_n to_o have_v give_v or_o do_v some_o manner_n or_o so_o great_a a_o benefit_n to_o the_o other_o multytude_n or_o so_o great_o to_o excelle_n and_o surmount_v the_o other_o commune_v in_o virtue_n that_o for_o the_o one_o of_o these_o two_o cause_n or_o else_o for_o both_o to_o gyther_o they_o y_fw-fr t_o be_v of_o that_o kindred_n or_o stock_n be_v worthy_a always_o to_o be_v governor_n or_o rulet_n and_o never_o to_o be_v subject_n wherefore_o in_o the_o three_o book_n of_o polytyke_n and_o the._n x._o chapytre_n arystotle_n say_v in_o this_o wise_n the._n iiii_o kind_n of_o monarchy_n or_o regal_a power_n be_v such_o as_o those_o be_v in_o the_o heroical_a time_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n voluntary_a and_o accord_v to_o the_o manner_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n &_o accord_v to_o the_o law_n for_o because_o of_o the_o benefyte_n do_v by_o the_o first_o of_o that_o kindred_n to_o the_o people_n other_o by_o art_n or_z by_o batayle_n or_z for_o the_o congregating_a of_o the_o people_n together_o in_o to_o a_o cyvyle_n socyete_fw-la or_z for_o because_o they_o purchase_v or_o gate_z y_z e_z regyon_n y_fw-mi e_fw-la regal_a power_n and_o the_o auctoryte_n of_o rule_v and_o govern_v be_v offer_v or_o give_v to_o they_o by_o the_o people_n of_o their_o own_o free_a will_n and_o accord_n and_o to_o their_o successor_n which_o thing_n also_o the_o say_a arystotle_n more_o express_o do_v say_v in_o the._n twelve_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o tame_a book_n in_o this_o wise_n therefore_o when_o it_o chance_v or_o come_v so_o to_o pass_v y_z t_z he_o be_v one_o kindred_n or_o stock_n or_o else_o some_o one_o person_n do_v so_o excelle_n and_o surmount_v the_o other_o in_o virtue_n that_o the_o virtue_n of_o that_o one_o kindred_n or_o person_n alone_o be_v great_a than_o the_o virtue_n of_o all_o the_o other_o than_o it_o be_v right_a that_o this_o kindred_n by_o the_o regallor_n stock_n and_o do_v govern_v and_o that_o this_o one_o person_n be_v king_n and_o all_o the_o successor_n of_o this_o say_a kindred_n or_o person_n which_o same_o thing_n he_o repete_v also_o in_o you_o â—_o v._o of_o the_o polytyke_n and_o the._n x._o chapytre_n he_o say_v in_o this_o wise_n the_o regal_a power_n or_o auctoryte_n of_o a_o king_n be_v make_v instytuted_a and_o begin_v for_o the_o defence_n and_o aid_n of_o excellent_a and_o good_a man_n and_o the_o person_n that_o be_v instytute_v or_o make_v king_n be_v one_o of_o the_o excellent_a ryghtuouse_a &_o good_a man_n by_o or_o for_o the_o excellency_n of_o his_o virtue_n or_o of_o his_o act_n procede_a of_o virtue_n or_z for_o the_o excellency_n of_o the_o kindred_n or_o stock_n that_o he_o come_v of_o ¶_o again_o the_o prince_n or_o governor_n that_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n by_o inherytaunce_n 5_o be_v best_a because_o such_o manner_n man_n be_v more_o incline_v to_o virtue_n for_o so_o much_o as_o they_o come_v of_o more_o noble_a &_o virtuous_a parent_n wherefore_o arystotle_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o polytyke_n and_o the._n iiii_o chapytre_fw-fr bryng_a in_o the_o word_n of_o a_o certain_a poet_n call_v theodectus_fw-la say_v in_o this_o wise_n shall_v any_o man_n suppose_v that_o man_n worthy_a poet_n to_o be_v call_v a_o bondman_n or_o servant_n which_o come_v of_o a_o goodly_a stock_n on_o both_o side_n etc._n etc._n and_o a_o little_a afterwards_o he_o say_v for_o they_o do_v suppose_v that_o likewise_o as_o of_o a_o man_n come_v a_o man_n &_o of_o a_o beast_n be_v bring_v for_o the_o a_o beast_n even_o so_o of_o good_a and_o honest_a parent_n be_v gender_v and_o bring_v forth_o good_a and_o honest_a child_n and_o also_o because_o the_o prince_n or_o governor_n by_o successyon_n be_v for_o the_o most_o part_n guide_v and_o lead_v by_o better_a custom_n wherefore_o arystotle_n in_o the_o first_o book_n of_o his_o rethoryke_n and_o the._n xiii_o chapytre_n say_v thus_o it_o be_v like_a to_o be_v very_o true_a that_o he_o which_o come_v of_o good_a and_o honest_a parent_n shall_v be_v a_o good_a man_n and_z that_o he_o which_o be_v noryssh_v and_o bring_v up_o among_o good_a folk_n shall_v prove_v like_a unto_o they_o ¶_o again_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o best_a prince_n be_v have_v by_o successyon_n of_o blood_n because_o 6_o
maystre_n say_v to_o my_o brother_n that_o he_o divide_v the_o inherytaunce_n with_o i_o but_o he_o that_o be_v to_o wit_n chryste_n say_v to_o he_o thou_o man_n who_o have_v ordain_v or_o make_v i_o judge_v or_o devyder_n over_o you_o as_o who_o shall_v say_v i_o be_o not_o come_v to_o exercise_v this_o offyce_v nor_o yet_o send_v for_o these_o purpose_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n for_o to_o depart_v umpyre_n or_o end_n cyvyle_v suit_n or_o stryve_v by_o judgement_n which_o thing_n for_o all_o that_o no_o man_n doubt_v to_o be_v the_o work_n most_o proper_o appertain_v to_o the_o governoure_v or_o judge_n of_o this_o world_n and_o albeit_o in_o very_o dead_a that_o the_o text_n of_o the_o gospel_n more_o evydentlye_o do_v contayve_v and_o show_v our_o purpose_n than_o the_o gloss_n of_o holy_a man_n which_o our_o adversaries_n know_v that_o as_o we_o have_v say_v they_o make_v right_a manyfestlye_o against_o they_o every_o where_o do_v turn_v themselves_o more_o to_o the_o allegorycall_a or_o mystycall_a sense_n yet_o that_o notwithstanding_o we_o have_v bring_v in_o those_o gloss_n also_o to_o the_o great_a confyrmacyon_n &_o fortefyenge_a of_o our_o purpose_n and_o least_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o our_o adversaries_n that_o we_o do_v expound_v the_o scrypture_n folysshelye_o and_o presumptuouslye_o after_o our_o own_o brain_n thus_o than_o say_v saint_n ambrose_n expound_v these_o wordê_n of_o chryste_n therefore_o he_o do_v well_o say_v saint_n ambrose_n avoid_v and_o eschew_v erthlye_a thing_n which_o come_v down_o for_o godly_a thing_n sake_n neither_o he_o vouchsave_v to_o be_v judge_n of_o worldly_a stryve_v or_o suit_n or_o umpyere_o of_o such_o good_n and_o substance_n which_o have_v the_o judgement_n of_o man_n both_o quick_o and_o deed_n and_o the_o arbytrement_n of_o their_o deade_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v also_o wherefore_o not_o without_o cause_n say_v he_o this_o brother_n be_v rebuke_v which_o covet_v to_o busy_a the_o order_fw-fr of_o heavenly_a thing_n about_o earthly_a thing_n and_o corruptyble_a lo_o here_o what_o saint_n ambrose_n mind_n be_v of_o the_o offyce_v of_o chryste_n in_o this_o world_n for_o he_o say_v that_o chryste_n do_v well_o avoid_v and_o refuse_v earthly_a thing_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n to_o be_v judge_n of_o contentyouse_a person_n which_o come_v down_o for_o heavenly_a thing_n sake_n that_o be_v to_o teach_v and_o to_o mynystre_n spyrytuall_a thing_n in_o the_o which_o thing_n he_o mark_v forth_o and_o assign_v the_o offyce_v of_o he_o and_o his_o successor_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n to_o dyspence_v heavenly_a or_o spyrytuall_a thing_n i_o say_v spyrytuall_a thing_n yea_o and_o those_o spyrytuall_a thing_n of_o the_o which_o the_o same_o ambrose_n speak_v in_o the._n ix_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o first_o epystle_n to_o the_o corynthyans_n and_o the_o which_o we_o bring_v in_o before_o in_o the_o second_o chapytre_n of_o this_o dyccyon_n in_o y_o e_fw-la three_o sygnyfycacyon_n of_o this_o noun_n spyrytuall_a now_o consequentlye_o it_o rest_v and_o remain_v to_o show_v that_o chryste_n himself_o not_o only_o do_v refuse_v the_o dominion_n of_o this_o world_n or_o coactyve_a iurysdyccyon_n or_o judgement_n in_o this_o world_n wherein_o he_o give_v example_n to_o his_o apostle_n and_o dyscyple_n and_o the_o successor_n of_o they_o to_o do_v likewise_o but_o also_o that_o he_o teach_v by_o his_o preaching_n and_o show_v by_o his_o example_n y_fw-fr t_o all_o preeste_n &_o lay_v man_n ought_v to_o be_v underneth_o the_o coactyve_a judgement_n or_o iurysdyccyon_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o this_o world_n both_o reallye_n and_o personallye_o that_o be_v to_o say_v both_o in_o their_o own_o personage_n and_o in_o all_o their_o good_n appertain_v to_o they_o first_o than_o chryste_n show_v this_o by_o his_o word_n &_o example_n of_o his_o own_o self_n as_o concern_v his_o good_n and_o substance_n in_o the._n xxii_o of_o mathewe_n where_o it_o be_v read_v that_o when_o the_o jew_n ask_v of_o he_o sayenge_a tell_v we_o how_o thynke_v thou_o be_v it_o lawful_a to_o gyve_v tribute_n to_o cesar_n or_o not_o chryst_n after_o he_o have_v look_v on_o the_o money_n or_o quoin_v and_o the_o scrypture_n thereof_o make_v answer_v and_o say_v gyve_v than_o to_o cesar_n those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o cesar_n and_o to_o god_n those_o thing_n which_o appertain_v to_o god_n where_o the_o gloze_n interlyneare_o say_v that_o be_v to_o wit_n tribute_n and_o money_n and_o saint_n ambrose_n upon_o that_o text_n who_o be_v this_o image_n and_o this_o superscrypcyon_n say_v in_o this_o wise_n as_o cesar_n exact_v and_o require_v the_o money_n have_v his_o image_n imprint_v in_o it_o so_o god_n also_o require_v the_o soul_n mark_v with_o the_o light_n of_o his_o own_o face_n take_v heed_n than_o what_o thing_n chryste_n come_v to_o exact_v in_o this_o world_n and_o chrysostome_n say_v thus_o but_o thou_o when_o thou_o hear_v these_o word_n gyve_v to_o cesar_n those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o he_o know_v thou_o that_o chryste_n mean_v only_o those_o thing_n which_o in_o no_o this_o point_n be_v contrary_a to_o virtue_n and_o the_o commandment_n of_o god_n for_o if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o thing_n it_o be_v not_o the_o tribute_n of_o cesar_n but_o the_o tribute_n of_o the_o devyll_n behold_v that_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o ought_v to_o be_v subject_n to_o cesar_n so_o that_o they_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o pytye_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n the_o worshyp_a of_o god_n or_o his_o commandment_n chryste_n than_o will_v be_v subject_n to_o the_o secular_a prince_n in_o real_a or_o temporal_a substance_n this_o also_o be_v open_o the_o sentence_n or_o mind_n of_o saint_n ambrose_n ground_v upon_o this_o sentence_n of_o chryste_n for_o he_o say_v in_o the_o epystle_n against_o valentynyan_n which_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o people_n we_o pay_v to_o cesar_n those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o cesar_n and_o those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o god_n we_o 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etc._n that_o be_v to_o say_v y_z t_z augustinus_n it_o be_v do_v by_o you_o of_o common_a assent_n or_o else_o by_o the_o superyour_fw-mi thereunto_o appoint_v by_o the_o hygh_a power_n of_o the_o laiety_n which_o be_v allone_n thing_n &_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n do_v not_o command_v all_o the_o whole_a tragedy_n of_o this_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v by_o any_o priest_n preeste_n neither_o do_v he_o write_v to_o any_o bysshop_n or_o priest_n that_o this_o thing_n shall_v be_v do_v by_o he_o &_o yet_o even_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o do_v send_v tymothe_a unto_o they_o which_o be_v a_o bysshop_n as_o it_o be_v evydent_a in_o the._n iiii_o chapytre_fw-fr of_o the_o same_o epystle_n which_o thing_n doubtless_o he_o will_v have_v do_v if_o he_o have_v know_v this_o judgement_n to_o appertain_v only_o to_o the_o authority_n of_o a_o priest_n even_o likewise_o as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o other_o thyngê_n as_o we_o have_v declare_v here_o to_o fore_n in_o the_o last_o chapytre_n of_o 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ephesus_n say_v in_o this_o wise_n take_v heed_n to_o yourself_o &_o to_o y_z e_z hole_n flock_n in_o which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v set_v you_o bysshop_n or_o overseer_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o he_o have_v redeem_v with_o his_o own_o blood_n lo_o here_o that_o in_o the_o church_n of_o one_o city_n that_o be_v to_o wit_n of_o ephesus_n the_o apostle_n speak_v to_o many_o as_o to_o bysshoppe_n or_o overloker_n which_o be_v not_o but_o for_o that_o there_o be_v many_o preeste_n which_o all_o be_v call_v bysshop_n or_o overloker_n because_o they_o ought_v to_o overloke_v the_o people_n how_o beit_n afterwards_o in_o the_o church_n follow_v he_o only_o be_v call_v bysshop_n or_o overseer_n which_o by_o the_o other_o preeste_n &_o the_o people_n be_v instytute_v &_o make_v cheyfe_a or_o hygh_a of_o all_o y_fw-es â—_o preestê_n of_o that_o city_n or_o place_n and_o the_o apostle_n call_v they_o seer_n rather_o bysshop_n or_o overseer_n than_o preestê_n or_o 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