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the_o kingly_a government_n be_v also_o regulate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d herac._n de_fw-fr pol._n corinth_n i_o e._n periander_n first_o change_v the_o commonwealth_n take_v to_o himself_o a_o guard_n and_o at_o last_o appoint_v to_o himself_o a_o senate_n now_o you_o must_v not_o think_v that_o this_o senate_n have_v not_o power_n over_o periander_n 1._o because_o that_o senate_n can_v proper_o be_v call_v a_o senate_n wherein_o the_o king_n have_v a_o negative_a voice_n it_o be_v but_o at_o the_o most_o a_o cypher_n far_o from_o the_o nature_n of_o senate_n that_o be_v in_o old_a among_o the_o athenian_n carthaginian_n etc._n etc._n 2._o because_o periander_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o solon_n advise_v at_o he_o what_o he_o shall_v do_v in_o secure_v himself_o from_o those_o who_o go_v about_o to_o kill_v he_o and_o solon_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o he_o advise_v he_o to_o lay-down_a his_o lord_v power_n it_o be_v very_o easy_a to_o know_v what_o have_v be_v the_o cause_n 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any_o but_o to_o lay-down_a his_o lord_v power_n over_o they_o this_o insinuate_v that_o he_o have_v follow_v thrasibulus_n counsel_n and_o have_v cutoff_a his_o subject_n before_o either_o solon_n write_v to_o he_o or_o he_o have_v advise_v with_o solon_n and_o heraclid_n say_v in_o even-down_a term_n that_o he_o be_v neither_o unjust_a nor_o violent_a hate_v all_o gross_a and_o scandalous_a vice_n and_o command_v all_o those_o to_o be_v drown_v in_o the_o sea_n who_o be_v prostitute_v to_o such_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n this_o can_v not_o be_v in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o tyranny_n when_o he_o make_v havoc_n of_o his_o people_n and_o of_o which_o heraclid_n speak_v before_o he_o enter_v talk_v any_o thing_n of_o his_o justice_n and_o reservedness_n which_o be_v more_o than_o apparent_a to_o we_o that_o he_o become_v a_o just_a and_o moderate_a man_n leaving-off_a his_o tyranny_n and_o oppression_n upon_o solon_n counsel_n and_o advice_n and_o so_o we_o fear_v not_o to_o say_v that_o he_o do_v put_v power_n in_o the_o people_n hand_n add_v a_o council_n to_o he_o for_o keep_v he_o within_o the_o bound_n of_o law_n this_o we_o may_v learn_v from_o heraclid_n who_o have_v speak_v of_o his_o moderation_n and_o justice_n tell_v we_o that_o he_o do_v constitute_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o council_n or_o senate_n very_o we_o can_v think_v but_o it_o be_v periander_n wisdom_n and_o choice_n to_o follow_v solon_n counsel_n in_o give_v liberty_n to_o the_o people_n and_o in_o privilege_v they_o with_o a_o power_n over_o he_o to_o hedge-in_a his_o way_n by_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n aristotle_n say_v that_o his_o lord_v over_o the_o people_n make_v they_o lay_v their_o head_n together_o against_o he_o pol._n 5._o cap._n 10._o and_o solon_n counsel_v he_o to_o leave-off_a his_o lord_v power_n as_o the_o chief_a and_o only_a way_n of_o secure_v himself_o and_o conciliate_v the_o favour_n of_o the_o people_n who_o can_v think_v that_o such_o a_o wise_a man_n as_o 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lord_n and_o tyrannize_v over_o his_o people_n and_o so_o it_o be_v more_o than_o probable_a that_o as_o he_o change_v his_o judgement_n he_o likewise_o change_v his_o practice_n these_o two_o go_v always_o hand_n in_o hand_n together_o wherefore_o to_o i_o it_o be_v more_o than_o evident_a that_o periander_n give_v his_o people_n power_n over_o he_o and_o willing_o subject_v himself_o too_o law_n regal_a government_n among_o the_o carthaginian_n in_o aftertime_n be_v regulate_v and_o in_o all_o thing_n subject_v to_o law_n but_o you_o will_v do_v well_o to_o consider_v with_o i_o these_o thing_n 1._o as_o carthage_n be_v in_o its_o beginning_n 2._o as_o it_o be_v in_o after-age_n in_o the_o first_o respect_n it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o regal_a government_n in_o it_o be_v absolute_a first_o because_o dido_n the_o first_o founder_n of_o carthage_n be_v worship_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n as_o a_o goddess_n second_o because_o dido_n by_o her_o own_o proper_a industry_n build_v carthage_n and_o make_v the_o carthaginian_n a_o people_n just_a lib._n 18._o three_o because_o in_o the_o beginning_n kingly_a government_n be_v most_o in_o request_n and_o therefore_o kingdom_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v govern_v by_o king_n so_o say_v aristotle_n justin_n and_o sallust_n then_o man_n be_v little_o acquaint_v with_o the_o rule_n of_o policy_n which_o make_v aristotle_n say_v that_o kingly_a government_n in_o the_o beginning_n be_v establish_v because_o it_o be_v then_o difficult_a and_o hard_a to_o find-out_a many_o man_n of_o wit_n and_o judgement_n to_o govern_v the_o commonwealth_n pol._n lib._n 3._o cap._n 11._o &_o lib._n 4._o cap._n 13._o we_o shall_v therefore_o not_o judge_v it_o strange_a that_o king_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o any_o kingdom_n be_v absolute_a and_o of_o a_o arbitrary_a power_n people_z then_o have_v not_o policy_n and_o know_v not_o how_o to_o exercise_v law_n aright_o and_o to_o keep_v their_o king_n within_o the_o bound_n thereof_o but_o according_a to_o the_o second_o respect_n we_o must_v think_v that_o there_o be_v a_o change_n in_o court_n then_o the_o carthaginian_a king_n become_v subject_v to_o law_n it_o be_v therefore_o report_v that_o machaeus_n or_o as_o orosius_n say_v mezeus_n be_v banish_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n and_o find_v that_o after_o he_o be_v by_o strength_n of_o hand_n release_v from_o his_o banishment_n he_o endeavour_v to_o lord_n over_o they_o they_o accuse_v he_o and_o execute_v judgement_n on_o he_o as_o on_o a_o malefactor_n and_o parricide_n both_o as_o a_o rebel_n against_o his_o country_n and_o as_o a_o murderer_n of_o his_o son_n just_a lib._n 18._o tell_v i_o not_o that_o machaeus_n be_v not_o their_o king_n but_o the_o general_a captain_n of_o their_o army_n 1_o because_o his_o son_n cartalo_n be_v by_o the_o carthaginian_n trimmed-up_a in_o a_o kingly_a attire_n instead_o of_o
scarce_o be_v call_v it_o be_v own_o which_o make_v i_o in_o reason_n conclude_v that_o then_o there_o be_v little_a time_n leave_v for_o exercise_v policy_n and_o put_v law_n in_o execution_n this_o polydorus_n virgilius_n tell_v in_o a_o word_n whileas_o he_o say_v that_o before_o henry_n 1._o there_o be_v few_o convention_n make_v by_o the_o king_n among_o the_o people_n for_o order_v according_a to_o law_n the_o business_n of_o the_o kingdom_n angl._n hist_o lib._n 11._o although_o in_o a_o absolute_a notion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o may_v say_v that_o from_o brutus_n unto_o cassivelanus_fw-la and_o from_o cassivelanus_fw-la unto_o william_n the_o conqueror_n kingly_a government_n in_o england_n be_v nonabsolute_a and_o without_o full_a power_n yet_o we_o can_v say_v so_o in_o a_o relative_a notion_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o afterward_o shall_v appear_v 3._o as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v about_o the_o day_n of_o the_o conqueror_n whether_o a_o little_a before_o or_o afterward_o unto_o this_o time_n we_o deny_v not_o but_o under_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o conqueror_n himself_o regal_a government_n in_o england_n be_v of_o a_o most_o absolute_a and_o arbitrary_a power_n in_o this_o we_o take_v salmasius_n by_o the_o hand_n he_o need_v not_o def._n reg._n cap._n 8._o to_o have_v trouble_v himself_o to_o have_v cite_v any_o author_n for_o proof_n thereof_o very_o reason_n it-self_n teach_v the_o point_n for_o he_o subdue_v england_n by_o strength_n of_o hand_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o a_o conqueror_n may_v dispose_v upon_o a_o conquer_a kingdom_n according_a to_o his_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o favour_n in_o he_o if_o he_o do_v not_o destroy_v all_o much_o more_o as_o a_o absolute_a lord_n to_o rule_v over_o all_o in_o the_o interim_n i_o desire_v salmasius_n to_o take_v a_o view_n of_o polyd._n virg._n angl._n hist_o lib._n 9_o where_o he_o shall_v find_v the_o point_n evidence_v to_o his_o heart_n desire_n beyond_o any_o historian_n he_o cit_v although_o in_o this_o we_o go-along_a with_o he_o as_o we_o must_v needs_o do_v yet_o notwithstanding_o we_o can_v say_v so_o much_o whether_o concern_v edward_n who_o precede_v or_o those_o who_o succeed_v he_o let_v it_o be_v so_o that_o those_o who_o succeed_v the_o conqueror_n have_v the_o same_o privilege_n which_o the_o conqueror_n do_v arrogat_fw-la to_o himself_o yet_o can_v it_o not_o be_v deny_v but_o according_a to_o edward_n the_o confessor_n his_o law_n or_o as_o they_o be_v call_v the_o ancient_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n kingly_a government_n in_o england_n be_v regulate_v and_o not_o absolute_a we_o make_v the_o point_n good_a from_o these_o reason_n first_o because_o according_a to_o these_o law_n the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v not_o hereditary_a and_o therefore_o we_o read_v not_o that_o ever_o edward_n do_v tie_v the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o royal_a succession_n i_o confess_v it_o be_v allege_v that_o he_o promise_v the_o crown_n after_o he_o to_o william_n the_o conqueror_n who_o be_v of_o near_a kindred_n and_o great_a credit_n with_o he_o if_o he_o have_v not_o child_n of_o his_o own_o but_o this_o be_v not_o only_o improbable_a in_o it-self_n but_o also_o it_o be_v so_o judge_v and_o why_o shall_v we_o think_v otherways_o of_o it_o see_v the_o conqueror_n come_v not_o to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n by_o blood-right_a but_o by_o mere_a conquest_n have_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n of_o england_n against_o he_o and_o polydore_n say_v hinc_fw-la colligere_fw-la licet_fw-la vel_fw-la edovardum_fw-la non_fw-la servasse_fw-la fidem_fw-la gulielmo_n quam_fw-la à _fw-la principio_fw-la de_fw-fr hereditate_fw-la regni_fw-la non_fw-la satis_fw-la considerate_a dedisset_fw-la vel_fw-la nullum_fw-la quod_fw-la verisimilius_fw-la est_fw-la fecisse_fw-la promissum_fw-la angl._n hist_o lib._n 8._o this_o he_o gather_v from_o that_o which_o edward_n speak_v to_o haraldus_n whileas_o he_o pray_v god_n that_o either_o he_o will_v avert_v the_o come_n of_o england_n into_o the_o conqueror_n hand_n or_o else_o that_o he_o will_v keep_v he_o back_o from_o it_o so_o long_o as_o he_o live_v therefore_o to_o i_o it_o be_v more_o than_o apparent_a that_o the_o confessor_n do_v not_o in_o his_o testament_n assign_v the_o conqueror_n to_o the_o crown_n albeit_o salmasius_n allege_v the_o contrary_a def._n reg._n cap._n 8._o what_o do_v not_o polydore_n tell_v we_o that_o because_o edgarus_n be_v of_o young_a and_o tender_a year_n he_o be_v not_o admit_v by_o the_o people_n to_o reign_v and_o fear_v lest_o the_o conqueror_n shall_v succeed_v to_o the_o crown_n they_o rejoice_v great_o that_o harald_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o reign_v in_o edward_n room_n whereat_o as_o may_v be_v learn_v from_o polydore_n edward_n be_v not_o displease_v himself_o but_o very_o well_o satisfy_v that_o harald_n shall_v succeed_v to_o he_o whereupon_o we_o fear_v not_o to_o say_v that_o not_o only_o the_o power_n of_o enkiâ—ging_v be_v 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