Selected quad for the lemma: state_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A31570
|
Angliæ notitia, or The present state of England together with divers reflections upon the antient state thereof.; Angliae notitia. Part 1
|
Chamberlayne, Edward, 1616-1703.
|
1669
(1669)
|
Wing C1819; ESTC R212862
|
111,057
|
538
|
another it is to protect and govern his People so that they may if possible lead quiet and peaceable lives in all Godliness and Honesty under him Or more particular as is promised at the Coronation to preserve the Rights and Priviledges of the Church and Clergy the Royal Prerogatives belonging to the Crown the Laws and Customs of the Realm to do Justice shew Mercy and keep Peace and Vnity c. The King for the better performance of this great and weighty Office hath certain Jura Majestatis extraordinary Powers Preeminencies and Priviledges inherent in the Crown called antiently by Lawyers Sacra Sacrorum and Flowers of the Crown but commonly Royal Prerogatives whereof some the King holds by the Law of Nations others by Common Law excellent above all Laws in upholding a free Monarchy and exalting the Kings Prerogative and some by Statute Law The King only and the King alone by his Royal Prerogative hath Power without Act of Parliament to declare War make Peace send and receive Ambassadours make Leagues and Treaties with any Foreign States give Commissions for levying Men and Arms by Sea and Land or for pressing Men if need require dispose of all Magazines Ammunition Castles Fortresses Ports Havens Ships of War and Publick Moneys hath the sole Power to coyn Money appoint the Mettal Weight Purity and Value thereof and by his Proclamation make any Foreign Coyn to be lawful Money of England By his Royal Prerogative may of his meer Will and Pleasure Convoke Adjourn Prorogue Remove and Dissolve Parliaments may to any Bill passed by both Houses of Parliament refuse to give without rendring any reason his Royal Assent without which a Bill is as a Body without a Soul May at pleasure encrease the number of the Members of both Houses by creating more Barons and bestowing Priviledges upon any other Towns to send Burgesses to Parliament May call to Parliament by Writ whom he in his Princely Wisdome thinketh fit and may refuse to send his Writ to others that have sate in former Parliaments Hath alone the choice and nomination of all Commanders and other Officers at Land and Sea the choice and nomination of all Magistrates Counsellors and Officers of State of all Bishops and other High Dignities in the Church the bestowing of all â—onours both of higher and of â—â—wer Nobility of England â—he Power of determining Reâ—ards and Punishments By His Letters Patents may â—ect new Counties Bishopricks â—niversities Cities Burroughs â—â—lledges Hospitals Schools â—airs Markets Courts of Juâ—â—ice Forests Chases Free â—arrens c. The King by his Prerogative â—â—th power to enfranchise an â—lien and make him a Denison â—hereby he is enabled to purâ—â—ase Leases of Houses and â—ands and to bear some Offiâ—es Hath power to grant Letâ—rs of Mart or Reprisal The King by his Prerogaâ—ive hath had at all times the â—ight of Purveyance or Preemption of all sorts of Victuaâ— neer the Court and to talâ— Horses Carts Boats Ships for his Carriages at reasonabâ—â— rates also by Proclamation 〈◊〉 set reasonable rates and pricâ— upon Flesh Fish Fowl Oaâ— Hay c. which his Majesâ—â— now raigning was pleased to exchange and in liew thereof 〈◊〉 accept of some other recompence Debts due to the King are the first place to be satisfied 〈◊〉 case of Executorship and Admiâ—nistratorship and until thâ— Kings Debt be satisfied he maâ—â— Protect the Debtor from the arrest of other Creditors May distrain for the whoâ— rent upon one Tenant that holdâ—eth not the whole land maâ— require the Ancestors Debt 〈◊〉 â—he Heir though not especiâ—ly bound is not obliged to â—â—mand his rent as others are â—â—ay sue in what Court he â—â—ease and distrain where he 〈◊〉 No Proclamation can be â—ade but by the King No Protection for a Defenâ—ant to be kept off from a Suit â—t by him and that because 〈◊〉 is actually in his Service He only can give Patents in â—se of losses by Fire to reâ—ive the Charitable Benevolenâ—s of the People without â—hich no man may ask it pubâ—â—kly No Forest Chase or Park 〈◊〉 be made nor Castle to be â—uilt without the Kings Auâ—â—ority The sale of his Goods in a open Market will not take awaâ— his property therein His Servants in ordinary aâ— priviledged from serving in an Offices that require their attendance as Sheriff Constable Churchwarden c. All Receivers of Money for the King or Accomptaâ—â— to him for any of his Revenueâ— their Persons Lands Goods Heirs Executors Administrators are chargeable for thâ— same at all times for Nulluâ— tempus occurrit Regi His Debtor hath a kind 〈◊〉 Prerogative remedy by a Qâ—minus in the Exchequer against all other Debtors or any against whom they have anâ— Cause of Personal Action supposing that he is therebâ— â—isabled to pay the King and 〈◊〉 this Suit the Kings Debtor â—eing Plaintiff hath some Priâ—iledges above others In Doubtful Cases Semper â—â—aesumitur pro Rege No Statute restraineth the King except he be especially â—amed therein The quality of his Person alters the Descent of Gavelkind the Rules of Joynt Tenaney no Estopel can bind him nor Judgment final in a Writ of Right Judgments entred against the Kings Title are entred with a Salvo Jure Domini Regis that if at any time the Kings Council at Law can make out his Title better that Judgement shall not prejudice him which is not permitted to the Subject The King by his Prerogativâ— may demand reasonable Aid Money of his Subjects to Knighâ— his Eldest Son at the Age of 15 and to marry his Eldest Daughter at the Age of 〈◊〉 years which reasonable Aid is Twenty Shillings for every Knights Fee and as much for every Twenty Pound a year in Socage Moreover if the King be taken Prisoner Aid Money is to be paid by the Subjects to set him at liberty The King upon reasonable causes him thereunto moving may protect any man against Suits at Law c. In all Cases where the King is party his Officers with an arrest by force of a Process at Law may enter and if entrance be denied may break open the â—ouse of any man although â—ery mans House is said to be 〈◊〉 Castle and hath a priviâ—â—dge to protect him against all â—her Arrests A Benefice or Spiritual Liâ—ng is not full against the King 〈◊〉 Institution only without Inâ—â—ction although it be so against Subject None but the King can hold â—â—ea of false judgments in the â—ourt of his Tenants The King of England by his â—rerogative is Summus Regni â—ustos and hath the Custody â—f the Persons and Estates of â—uch as for want of understanding â—annot govern themselves 〈◊〉 or â—erve the King so the Persons â—nd Estates of Ideots and Luâ—aticks are in the Custody of â—he King that of Ideots to his own use and that of Luâ—naticks to the use of the nexâ— Heir So the Custody or Wardâ—â—ships of all such Infants whoâ— Ancestors held their Lands bâ— Tenure in Capite or Knight service were