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quod_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la hen._n 6_o nuper_fw-la de_fw-la facto_fw-la &_o non_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la naturaliter_fw-la &_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la impendere_fw-la debuit_fw-la i._n e._n against_o his_o supreme_a and_o natural_a liegelord_n hen._n 6._o late_a king_n in_o deed_n but_o not_o in_o right_a or_o against_o that_o duty_n of_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n which_o he_o natural_o and_o of_o right_a aught_o to_o pay_v to_o hen._n 6._o late_a king_n in_o deed_n and_o not_o of_o right_n these_o expression_n i_o think_v do_v not_o very_o well_o suit_n together_o at_o least_o the_o addition_n of_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o not_o do_v jure_fw-la do_v seem_v so_o to_o qualify_v the_o rest_n that_o no_o act_n can_v be_v make_v trason_n in_o any_o such_o indictment_n that_o be_v do_v against_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la in_o behalf_n of_o the_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la to_o bring_v he_o to_o the_o crown_n for_o then_o the_o indictment_n must_v run_v thus_o a._n b._n 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these_o act_n may_v be_v allow_v as_o punishable_a under_o a_o usurper_n without_o imply_v a_o allowance_n of_o any_o authority_n in_o he_o for_o they_o be_v punish_v by_o virtue_n of_o the_o lawful_a prince_n authority_n and_o without_o imply_v that_o the_o inferior_a magistrate_n under_o he_o have_v any_o legal_a or_o just_a commission_n any_o far_a than_o as_o they_o may_v be_v conceive_v to_o have_v the_o will_n and_o consent_v of_o the_o absent_a prince_n authorise_v they_o to_o execute_v justice_n upon_o such_o criminal_n or_o at_o least_o ratify_v the_o thing_n do_v think_v without_o a_o legal_a commission_n this_o i_o think_v proper_a to_o add_v for_o the_o far_a explanation_n of_o these_o passage_n to_o prevent_v their_o be_v mistake_v or_o pervert_v i_o have_v nothing_o more_o but_o to_o desire_v that_o they_o may_v be_v consider_v as_o concession_n in_o relation_n to_o the_o plea_n of_o bagott_n council_n which_o be_v so_o much_o insist_v upon_o for_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o transfer_v allegiance_n to_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o i_o have_v though_o it_o the_o fair_a way_n of_o answer_v the_o argument_n from_o that_o plea_n not_o to_o reject_v it_o where_o it_o seem_v not_o to_o be_v unreasonable_a but_o to_o show_v that_o the_o lawyer_n may_v have_v some_o reasonable_a ground_n to_o argue_v in_o that_o manner_n for_o the_o validity_n of_o bagott_n patent_n and_o yet_o their_o plea_n can_v be_v make_v use_n of_o to_o prove_v that_o allegiance_n be_v due_a to_o a_o king_n in_o possession_n if_o a_o usurper_n finis_fw-la errata_fw-la pag._n 9_o l._n 19_o after_o those_o add_v that_o p._n 33._o l._n 12._o for_o be_v r._n were_z p._n 38._o l._n 7._o for_o the_o r._n that_o ibid._n l._n 9_o for_o he_o r._n the._n p._n 41._o l._n 16._o for_o thus_o r._n this_o p._n 46._o l._n 22._o for_o rout_z r._n out_v ibid._n l._n 24._o for_o the_o r._n this_o p._n 47._o l._n 22._o marg._n for_o dit_n r._n vit._n p._n 49._o l._n 7_o marg._n for_o confident_a r._n considerate_a ibid._n l._n 17._o marg._n for_o 6._o r._n 9_o ibid_fw-la l._n 22._o for_o use_v the_o r._n use_v his_o p._n 53._o l._n 8._o after_o comprehend_v add_v both_o p._n 154_o l._n 7._o for_o noâ—_n r._n noâ—_n p._n 56._o l._n 28._o for_o mento_n r._n merito_fw-la