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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 53._o that_o they_o do_v not_o govern_v only_o by_o the_o law_n but_o be_v above_o it_o the_o like_a say_v dion_n of_o augustus_n caesar_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o be_v sure_a and_o have_v a_o absolute_a authority_n aswell_o upon_o his_o law_n as_o upon_o himself_o beside_o in_o case_n the_o power_n of_o king_n be_v restrain_v by_o law_n after_o the_o manner_n that_o you_o will_v have_v it_o yet_o shall_v the_o king_n neglect_v those_o law_n whereby_o you_o apprehend_v that_o his_o power_n be_v limit_v how_o will_v you_o help_v yourself_o by_o this_o limit_a power_n i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o call_v a_o consistory_n and_o convent_n he_o there_o or_o arm_v the_o people_n to_o assert_v their_o pretend_a liberty_n though_o as_o before_o i_o say_v the_o puritan_n tenet_n be_v that_o you_o may_v do_v both_o your_o learned_a council_n may_v have_v tell_v you_o out_o of_o bracton_n a_o ancient_a lawyer_n of_o this_o kingdom_n omnem_fw-la esse_fw-la sub_fw-la 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