be_v remarkable_a that_o this_o william_n lord_n pawlet_n marquis_n of_o winchester_n be_v exemplar_n in_o all_o the_o parliament_n pawn_n which_o be_v extant_a in_o the_o pettibag_n from_o the_o first_o of_o edw._n the_o six_o to_o the_o first_o of_o king_n james_n inclusive_a which_o be_v 55._o year_n and_o be_v in_o that_o time_n lord_n treasurer_n 22._o year_n which_o be_v long_o than_o any_o of_o his_o predecessor_n continue_v in_o that_o office_n except_o sicily_n who_o continue_v 27._o year_n 1_o car._n 1._o georgio_n duci_fw-la buckingham_n for_o one_o parliament_n sir_n thomas_n coventry_n be_v then_o lord_n keeper_n and_o have_v a_o distinct_a writ_n and_o sir_n richard_n weston_n treasurer_n who_o be_v then_o in_o scotland_n 15_o car._n 1._o johanni_n marchioni_n winchester_n for_o one_o parliament_n sir_n john_n finch_n be_v then_o lord_n keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o have_v a_o distinct_a writ_n also_o will._n bishop_n of_o london_n be_v lord_n treasurer_n and_o 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the_o latter_a writ_n be_v quia_fw-la de_fw-la advisamento_fw-la &_o assensu_fw-la concilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la causis_fw-la yet_o i_o find_v the_o word_n quia_fw-la use_v in_o the_o great_a council_n or_o parliament_n writ_n before_o edw._n 2d_n time_n and_o probable_o the_o word_n assensu_fw-la concilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la be_v add_v to_o show_v the_o distinction_n of_o his_o privy-council_n and_o his_o public_a council_n or_o parliament_n 2._o instead_o of_o specialiter_fw-la tangentibus_fw-la the_o latter_a writ_n be_v concernentibus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la 3._o instead_o of_o habere_fw-la proponimus_fw-la the_o latter_a writ_n be_v teneri_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la and_o habere_fw-la be_v put_v in_o between_o colloquium_fw-la and_o tractatum_fw-la 4._o ligeantia_fw-la be_v put_v in_o the_o latter_a writ_n instead_o of_o dilectione_n this_o word_n dilectione_n be_v for_o many_o age_n particular_o apply_v to_o the_o episcopal_a writ_n 5._o the_o latter_a writ_n do_v contain_v all_o that_o be_v in_o the_o more_o ancient_a except_o the_o insertion_n of_o some_o cause_n of_o summons_n and_o some_o inlargement_n add_v upon_o emergent_a occasion_n viz._n quod_fw-la consideratis_fw-la dictorum_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la arduitate_fw-la &_o periculis_fw-la imminentibus_fw-la cessante_fw-la excusatione_fw-la quacunque_fw-la 6._o and_o also_o those_o word_n be_v add_v near_o the_o end_n of_o the_o latter_a writ_n viz._n sicut_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ac_fw-la salvationem_fw-la &_o defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la predicte_n expeditionemque_fw-la dictorum_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la diligitis_fw-la which_o addition_n be_v only_o more_o full_a expression_n to_o oblige_v the_o attendance_n of_o the_o grandee_n thus_o have_v show_v the_o exemplar_n writ_n to_o the_o blood_n royal_a ancient_a and_o modern_a i_o shall_v set_v down_o such_o earl_n duke_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a to_o who_o this_o exemplar_n write_v 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cornubiae_fw-la prefecimus_fw-la &_o gladio_fw-la cinximus_fw-la sicut_fw-la decet_fw-la etc._n etc._n dedimus_fw-la itaque_fw-la etc._n etc._n castra_n etc._n etc._n juxta_fw-la generis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d nobilitatem_fw-la valeat_fw-la contenere_fw-la &_o onera_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la incumbentia_fw-la facilius_fw-la supportare_fw-la viz._n ut_fw-la faciat_fw-la vicecomites_fw-la predicti_fw-la comitatus_fw-la 7._o it_o be_v affirm_v by_o our_o history_n that_o there_o be_v duke_n of_o cornwall_n as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o british_a time_n but_o afterward_o entitle_v earl_n but_o both_o the_o title_n of_o duke_n and_o earl_n of_o that_o county_n be_v long_o extinct_a william_n the_o one_a raise_v it_o to_o a_o earldom_n and_o after_o edward_n the_o 3d._n erect_v it_o to_o a_o dukedom_n and_o thereupon_o have_v a_o preamble_n and_o this_o be_v do_v also_o by_o assent_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o prelate_n earl_n baron_n and_o other_o of_o his_o council_n which_o i_o presume_v 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de_fw-la beauchamp_n &_o barones_n the_o kiderminster_n nuncupentur_fw-la in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n 10._o thus_o have_v give_v instance_n of_o confirm_v and_o revive_v of_o title_n by_o patent_n of_o creation_n i_o shall_v speak_v of_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o create_v or_o erect_v of_o new_a title_n by_o patent_n of_o creation_n also_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o creation_n patent_n be_v more_o proper_o call_v a_o creation_n than_o the_o other_o and_o for_o this_o i_o instance_n the_o patent_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n 11._o ed._n the_o 3d._n for_o though_o wales_n have_v be_v a_o ancient_a principality_n in_o itself_o and_o their_o native_n be_v prince_n thereof_o and_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o that_o title_n be_v transfer_v to_o a_o english_a man_n and_o a_o patent_n grant_v by_o a_o english_a king_n which_o have_v never_o be_v do_v before_o it_o may_v proper_o be_v call_v a_o creation_n the_o preamble_n of_o the_o 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etc._n etc._n the_o like_a be_v in_o richard_n the_o 2d_n time_n when_o the_o earldom_n or_o county_n of_o lancashire_n be_v erect_v into_o a_o duchy_n palatine_n which_o be_v not_o so_o before_o the_o preamble_n of_o which_o patent_n i_o shall_v here_o insert_v aswell_o to_o show_v the_o latin_a style_n of_o the_o age_n as_o for_o other_o reason_n which_o i_o shall_v hereafter_o have_v occasion_n to_o mention_v the_o patent_n of_o creation_n to_o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n anno_fw-la 1389._o inter_fw-la gloriosae_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la curas_fw-la &_o sollicitudines_fw-la varias_fw-la 2._o sect._n 12.13_o r._n 2._o regiis_fw-la humeris_fw-la incumbentes_fw-la firmat_n potissime_fw-la regale_n solium_fw-la effluens_fw-la á_z justitia_fw-la condigna_fw-la premiatio_fw-la merritorum_fw-la ibinamque_fw-la continue_v virtus_fw-la crescit_fw-la &_o colitur_fw-la ubi_fw-la a_o debito_fw-la sibi_fw-la praemio_fw-la non_fw-la frustratur_fw-la cum_fw-la igitur_fw-la honour_n sit_fw-la virtutis_fw-la praemium_fw-la
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