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to_o praise_v our_o lord_n for_o who_o all_o thing_n be_v create_v say_v king_n of_o the_o earth_n all_o that_o have_v independent_a temporal_a authority_n and_o absolute_a right_n to_o govern_v and_o all_o people_n that_o owe_v fealty_n homage_n and_o obedience_n to_o their_o lawful_a sovereign_n prince_n that_o have_v absolute_a right_n to_o govern_v their_o subject_n within_o their_o principality_n but_o yet_o be_v subordinate_a themselves_o to_o the_o say_v king_n in_o some_o respect_n and_o all_o judge_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o have_v authority_n from_o king_n &_o prince_n to_o determine_v difference_n between_o party_n and_o party_n and_o to_o pronounce_v sentence_n of_o death_n in_o criminal_a cause_n and_o that_o he_o may_v comprehend_v all_o sort_n of_o people_n of_o what_o age_n sex_n condition_n soever_o he_o add_v young_a man_n and_o virgin_n old_a with_o young_a all_o people_n therefore_o whether_o they_o be_v king_n prince_n or_o private_a person_n man_n or_o woman_n 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