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this_o prince_n will_v be_v negligent_a in_o pay_v his_o own_o that_o be_v so_o just_a in_o satisfy_v his_o father_n debt_n as_o we_o find_v by_o our_o record_n so_o that_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n intut_o pot._n 4._o ed._n 1._o memb._n 19_o intut_o notwithstanding_o this_o objection_n i_o think_v we_o may_v concur_v well_o enough_o with_o sir_n william_n herle_n ch._n justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n who_o in_o 5._o of_o edw._n 3._o say_v of_o this_o ed._n 1_o 5._o pasch_fw-mi 5._o ed_n 3_o casus_fw-la 5._o in_o who_o time_n he_o live_v que_fw-fr fuit_fw-la pluis_fw-it sage_a roy_fw-fr que_fw-fr unque_n fuit_fw-la that_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o wise_a king_n that_o ever_o be_v in_o the_o world_n for_o ed._n 3._o his_o rapine_n likewise_o produce_v very_o beneficial_a law_n to_o the_o subject_a as_o will_v be_v manifest_a to_o any_o man_n that_o shall_v peruse_v the_o statute_n of_o that_o time_n versut_fw-la fot_o alminiae_n 12._o ed._n 3_o mem._n 22_o in_o dorso_n de_fw-fr excusando_fw-la râ—ge_fw-la populam_fw-la versut_fw-la they_o be_v action_n which_o he_o never_o justify_v but_o excuse_v always_o with_o singular_a resentment_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o letter_n extant_a upon_o record_n to_o john_n stratford_n then_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o the_o which_o he_o recount_v the_o tallage_n and_o exaction_n with_o which_o he_o have_v burden_v his_o people_n which_o be_v faith_n he_o can_v not_o mention_v without_o inexpressible_a grief_n of_o mind_n and_o there_o excuse_v himself_o upon_o the_o inevitable_a necessity_n of_o his_o war_n and_o desire_v the_o archbishop_n to_o satisfy_v the_o people_n and_o to_o stir_v they_o up_o to_o pray_v for_o he_o hope_v ere_o long_o he_o shall_v make_v they_o compensation_n and_o give_v they_o comfort_v ob._n there_o remain_v yet_o one_o objection_n with_o which_o i_o be_o enforce_v to_o encounter_v se_fw-la defendendo_fw-la because_o i_o perceive_v it_o ready_a to_o assail_v i_o and_o that_o be_v 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foreign_a invasion_n every_o subject_a within_o the_o land_n high_a or_o low_o whether_o he_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n or_o not_o may_v be_v compel_v at_o his_o own_o charge_n to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o person_n to_o prove_v this_o i_o can_v vouch_v authority_n from_o common_a law_n statute_n and_o record_n which_o for_o brevity_n i_o will_v not_o quote_v at_o large_a but_o lest_o any_o man_n shall_v doubt_v hereof_o will_v only_o point_v where_o they_o may_v be_v find_v common_a law_n see_v 7._o h._n 4._o brook_z tenor_n 44._o &_o 73._o fitch_n protection_n 100_o coke_n 7._o re._n 7._o b._n calvin_n case_n 2_o roll_n title_n imposition_n 165._o etc._n etc._n 1_o inst_z 69._o b._n in_o fine_a for_o statute_n law_n see_v among_o many_o other_o 1._o ed._n 3._o cap._n 5.11_o h._n 7._o cap._n 1.11_o h._n 7._o cap._n 18._o etc._n etc._n for_o record_n among_o many_o other_o that_o i_o have_v see_v i_o will_v crave_v leave_n to_o vouch_v two_o the_o first_o be_v 14._o johannis_n regis_fw-la 92._o math._n paris_n 223._o matth._n westm_n 92._o where_o upon_o a_o imminent_a french_a invasion_n king_n john_n issue_v our_o writt_n in_o which_o he_o summon_v all_o his_o subject_n high_a and_o low_o to_o repair_v forthwith_o to_o dover_n ad_fw-la defendendum_fw-la caput_fw-la nostrum_fw-la say_v the_o record_n &_o capita_fw-la suae_fw-la &_o quoth_v nullue_n remaneat_fw-la qui_fw-la arma_fw-la portare_fw-la possit_fw-la sub_fw-la nomine_fw-la glossary_n nomine_fw-la base_a cowardice_n or_o turwail_v so_o the_o glossary_n culvertagij_fw-la &_o perpetuae_fw-la servitutis_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o other_o be_v upon_o a_o french_a invasion_n too_o design_v against_o this_o kingdom_n in_o 26._o ed._n 3._o the_o which_o be_v a_o record_n so_o apposite_a to_o my_o purpose_n i_o shall_v recite_v somewhat_o more_o at_o large_a 5._o rot._n francia_fw-la anno_fw-la 26._o ed._n 3._o memb._n 5._o rex_fw-la dilecto_fw-la consanguineo_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la svo_fw-la henrico_n duci_fw-la lancastriae_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la adversarij_fw-la nostri_fw-la francia_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o regnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la angliae_fw-la invadere_fw-la machinantes_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o dominium_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o totam_fw-la nationem_fw-la anglicanam_fw-la pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la destruend_a nos_fw-la considerantes_fw-la omnes_fw-la incolas_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la conditionis_fw-la extiterint_fw-la cum_fw-la versetur_fw-la common_a periculum_fw-la teneri_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la pro_fw-la patriâ_fw-la pugnare_fw-la &_o eam_fw-la contrae_fw-la hostiles_fw-la aggressus_fw-la defensare_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la defensabiles_fw-la tam_fw-la milites_fw-la &_o armigeros_fw-la quam_fw-la alios_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la de_fw-la dicton_n ducatu_fw-la cujuscunque_fw-la status_fw-la seu_fw-la conditionis_fw-la fuerint_fw-la arraiari_fw-la &_o quemlibet_fw-la eorum_fw-la iuxta_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o faculate_v svas_fw-la equitaturis_fw-la &_o armit_fw-ge competentib_o u_fw-mi muniri_fw-la etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v conclude_v this_o section_n with_o a_o case_n of_o very_o recent_a memory_n and_o of_o singular_a notoriety_n throughout_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n i_o mean_v that_o of_o the_o conflagration_n of_o our_o ship_n by_o the_o dutch_a not_o many_o year_n pass_v in_o the_o river_n of_o chatham_n there_o prevail_v at_o that_o time_n a_o universal_a jealoufy_v among_o the_o people_n that_o upon_o this_o occasion_n some_o sudden_a stop_n may_v be_v put_v upon_o the_o exchequer_n and_o thereupon_o the_o banker_n be_v exercise_v with_o restless_a solicitation_n for_o the_o speedy_a payment_n of_o their_o debt_n the_o king_n for_o the_o sedation_n of_o these_o fear_n and_o apprehension_n treatise_n see_v the_o declaration_n at_o the_o end_n of_o this_o treatise_n be_v advise_v and_o not_o without_o infinite_a prudence_n to_o issue_v forthwith_o his_o declaration_n to_o preserve_v inviolable_a the_o course_n of_o payment_n in_o the_o exchequer_n which_o be_v according_o do_v now_o 〈◊〉_d see_v what_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o this_o declaration_n why_o true_o they_o be_v express_v there_o to_o be_v first_o lest_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o banker_n who_o have_v be_v so_o useful_a to_o the_o king_n may_v be_v weaken_v second_o lest_o the_o king_n security_n may_v be_v undervalue_v last_o lest_o in_o consequence_n the_o public_a safety_n may_v be_v endanger_v now_o all_o that_o i_o shall_v say_v be_v this_o that_o of_o what_o value_n in_o reason_n of_o state_n it_o may_v be_v i_o know_v not_o but_o to_o man_n of_o vulgar_a negotiation_n it_o seem_v a_o riddle_n and_o matter_n inextricable_a that_o these_o consideration_n which_o at_o that_o time_n appear_v to_o have_v be_v of_o so_o politic_a and_o valuable_a regard_n within_o the_o space_n of_o two_o or_o three_o year_n upon_o a_o like_a occasion_n shall_v be_v think_v by_o this_o advisor_n clear_o obsolete_a and_o altogether_o void_a of_o prudence_n and_o the_o credit_n of_o the_o exchequer_n royal_a security_n and_o the_o public_a safety_n so_o little_a by_o he_o consult_v idem_fw-la manens_fw-la idem_fw-la