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their_o revenue_n as_o belong_v to_o the_o public_a ibid._n thrift_n in_o the_o public_a necessary_a because_o indigent_a prince_n have_v seldom_o be_v know_v to_o compass_v great_a thing_n 5_o profusion_n in_o a_o court_n destroy_v all_o sort_n of_o order_n 6_o king_n reduce_v to_o strait_n ever_o involve_v in_o dark_a and_o mean_a intrigue_n ibid._n wise_a one_o therefore_o have_v retreat_v as_o soon_o as_o possible_a from_o so_o dangerous_a a_o step_n 8_o but_o in_o case_n of_o negligence_n how_o the_o wisdom_n of_o the_o law_n have_v provide_v for_o they_o 9_o by_o inflict_v severe_a punishment_n on_o such_o as_o deceive_v he_o ibid._n especial_o on_o such_o who_o break_v their_o trust_n ibid._n and_o by_o resumption_n 10_o however_o it_o be_v always_o difficult_a to_o keep_v the_o prince_n from_o be_v rob_v ibid._n the_o people_n repine_v not_o to_o see_v a_o prince_n conser_fw-fr his_o favour_n upon_o deserve_a man_n if_o with_o moderation_n 11_o those_o who_o rob_v he_o try_v to_o be_v safe_a by_o their_o number_n 13_o but_o yet_o they_o have_v be_v reach_v ibid._n how_o maladministration_n sometime_o get_v foot_v but_o be_v afterward_o correct_v page_z 14_o our_o happiness_n under_o a_o stout_a and_o wise_a prince_n 17_o the_o present_a disorder_n to_o be_v attribute_v to_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o time_n 20_o the_o king_n character_n with_o a_o description_n of_o his_o action_n and_o virtue_n 20_o to_o 24_o a_o prince_n who_o will_v reform_v the_o state_n must_v expect_v to_o meet_v with_o great_a difficulty_n 25_o what_o artifices_fw-la such_o as_o be_v guilty_a will_n use_v 26_o what_o they_o will_v allege_v in_o their_o defence_n 28_o the_o false_a colour_n they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o give_v to_o their_o action_n and_o council_n 31_o they_o will_v poison_v the_o prince_n ear_n with_o false_a whisper_v and_o misrepresent_v to_o he_o his_o best_a friend_n 33_o whither_o it_o be_v politic_a to_o nourish_v faction_n in_o a_o court_n 34_o why_o some_o people_n in_o certain_a juncture_n withdraw_v from_o public_a employment_n 38_o how_o all_o the_o able_a man_n may_v be_v induce_v to_o embrace_v the_o service_n of_o the_o government_n 39_o a_o prince_n who_o will_v correct_v abuse_n seldom_o want_v assistance_n 40_o the_o author_n reason_n and_o inducement_n to_o handle_v this_o matter_n of_o the_o grant_n 42_o the_o method_n he_o intend_v to_o observe_v in_o discourse_v upon_o this_o subject_a 43_o 44_o sect_n ii_o observation_n on_o the_o management_n of_o the_o roman_n in_o their_o public_a revenue_n valerius_n publicola_n first_o lodge_v the_o public_a money_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o saturn_n page_n 46_o as_o the_o empire_n extend_v the_o roman_n more_o solicitous_a to_o gather_v a_o public_a stock_n this_o do_v that_o they_o may_v not_o burden_n the_o plebear_n 47_o the_o exact_a fidelity_n of_o their_o commander_n in_o bring_v the_o spoil_n gain_v by_o war_n into_o the_o common_a treasury_n ibid._n till_o some_o time_n after_o the_o last_o punic_a war_n none_o think_v of_o grow_v rich_a by_o spoil_n get_v in_o the_o war_n 48_o they_o who_o do_v it_o be_v man_n who_o hatch_v wicked_a design_n against_o their_o country_n ibid._n the_o roman_n make_v every_o war_n bear_v its_o own_o charge_n 49_o instance_n of_o great_a sum_n from_o time_n to_o time_n bring_v into_o the_o common_a treasury_n 49_o to_o 52_o no_o empire_n strong_a enough_o to_o carry_v on_o a_o long_a war_n single_o upon_o its_o own_o revenue_n 53_o the_o immense_a treasure_n gather_v by_o augustus_n and_o which_o tiberius_n leave_v behind_o he_o at_o his_o death_n 57_o all_o which_o caligula_n consume_v in_o less_o than_o a_o year_n ibid._n the_o difference_n the_o roman_a emperor_n make_v in_o the_o public_a revenue_n and_o the_o prince_n private_a patrimony_n 58_o profusion_n in_o wicked_a prince_n the_o first_o spring_n of_o all_o their_o other_o vice_n 62_o the_o prodigious_a debt_n into_o which_o rome_n be_v plunge_v in_o the_o course_n of_o three_o bad_a reign_n 63_o the_o debt_n of_o the_o empire_n force_v vespasian_n a_o good_a prince_n upon_o dishonourable_a course_n of_o raise_v money_n 64_o the_o vast_a treasure_n gather_v and_o leave_v by_o nerva_n trajan_n adrian_n and_o antoninus_n pius_n 66_o antoninus_n pius_n will_v not_o account_v the_o public_a revenue_n to_o be_v his_o own_o ibid._n what_o have_v be_v gather_v in_o five_o wise_a reign_n be_v waste_v by_o commodus_n in_o less_o than_o thirteen_o year_n ibid._n the_o profusion_n of_o caracalla_n 72_o a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o roman_a coin_n 73_o 74_o coin_n the_o pulâ—e_n of_o a_o nation_n 77_o when_o the_o roman_n begin_v to_o buy_v peace_n 78_o what_o a_o number_n of_o reign_v rome_n see_v in_o 89_o year_n 79_o when_o the_o goth_n begin_v to_o invade_v the_o roman_a dominion_n 80_o the_o care_n of_o mesitheus_n chief_a minister_n to_o the_o emperor_n gordian_n 81_o original_a of_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n 83_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n one_o cause_n 85_o but_o the_o principal_a cause_n be_v that_o poverty_n which_o the_o profusion_n of_o their_o emperor_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o province_n 87_o sect_n iii_o of_o resumption_n a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o the_o english_a people_n and_o of_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n page_n 89_o to_o 96_o the_o original_a of_o the_o ancient_a tenor_n in_o england_n 98_o high_a custom_n and_o excise_n not_o think_v on_o in_o the_o gothick_n establishment_n 101_o these_o sort_n of_o duty_n make_v use_v of_o by_o the_o roman_n and_o set_v up_o again_o first_o in_o italy_n ibid._n in_o all_o the_o gothick_n settlement_n the_o prince_n revenue_n consist_v in_o land_n 103_o in_o form_v this_o constitution_n our_o aucestor_n take_v care_n to_o make_v ample_a provision_n for_o maintain_v the_o king_n crown_n and_o dignity_n 104_o when_o those_o land_n and_o revenue_n be_v part_v with_o which_o be_v allot_v for_o his_o and_o the_o state_n service_n parliament_n have_v seldom_o fail_v to_o restore_v and_o relieve_v his_o affair_n by_o act_n of_o resumption_n ibid._n of_o doomsday_n book_n 105_o of_o the_o yearly_a revenue_n of_o william_n the_o norman_a ibid._n the_o number_n of_o manor_n then_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n ibid._n what_o be_v call_v terra_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o doom's-day-book_n ancient_o esteem_v not_o alienable_a 106_o william_n rufus_n a_o profuse_a prince_n 107_o henry_n the_o first_o provident_a he_o punish_v ranulphus_fw-la bishop_n of_o durham_n who_o have_v be_v the_o minister_n of_o his_o brother_n extortion_n and_o profusion_n resume_v what_o have_v be_v light_o give_v away_o by_o duke_n robert_n in_o normandy_n ib._n a_o account_n of_o king_n stephen_n he_o be_v bring_v to_o a_o composition_n with_o henry_n fitz_n empress_n in_o which_o agreement_n one_o article_n be_v that_o he_o shall_v resume_v what_o crown-land_n he_o have_v alienate_v 108_o which_o agreement_n henry_n the_o second_o take_v care_n to_o see_v put_v in_o execution_n and_o he_o ride_v the_o court_n of_o foreigner_n call_v several_a of_o his_o officer_n to_o a_o account_n 109_o what_o a_o immense_a treasure_n his_o provident_a care_n have_v accumulate_v which_o be_v consume_v by_o rich._n one_a in_o the_o holy_a war_n rich._n compel_v to_o resume_v his_o own_o grant_n 110_o the_o money_n raise_v in_o england_n in_o two_o year_n of_o this_o reign_n 112_o a_o account_n of_o king_n john_n 113_o henry_n the_o three_o resume_v what_o have_v be_v alienate_v by_o king_n john_n and_o at_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o baron_n he_o banish_v the_o foreigner_n in_o this_o loose_a reign_n the_o money_n of_o england_n corrupt_v 114_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o first_o the_o whole_a set_a of_o judge_n punish_v and_o fine_v for_o their_o corruption_n 116_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o edward_n the_o second_o a_o ordinance_n to_o prevent_v
alienation_n of_o the_o crown-revenue_n and_o a_o resumption_n make_v the_o record_n for_o this_o 117_o great_a profusion_n and_o misgovernment_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o the_o rapine_n of_o the_o minister_n of_o those_o time_n occasion_v act_n of_o resumption_n several_a record_n produce_v to_o this_o purpose_n from_o 119_o to_o 127_o in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o four_o the_o commons_o pray_v that_o a_o resumption_n may_v be_v make_v the_o record_n 127_o in_o the_o five_o of_o this_o reign_n the_o commons_o pray_v that_o the_o king_n will_v take_v care_n for_o the_o repair_n of_o his_o castle_n in_o particular_a windsor_n castle_n and_o of_o the_o maintenance_n of_o his_o park_n and_o complain_v that_o the_o land_n assign_v for_o the_o repair_n of_o windsor_n castle_n be_v grant_v away_o pray_v they_o may_v be_v resume_v the_o king_n answer_n the_o record_n for_o this_o 128_o land_n and_o manor_n annex_v to_o windsor_n castle_n 31_o henry_n 8_o 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de_fw-fr lui_fw-fr et_fw-fr qi_fw-fr puis_fw-fr par_fw-fr comun_fw-fr assent_n de_fw-fr tout_fw-fr le_fw-fr roialme_n et_fw-fr du_fw-fr roi_fw-fr et_fw-fr de_fw-fr lui_fw-fr mesme_n les_fw-fr prelatz_n count_n et_fw-fr baroun_n autrefoitz_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr agardez_fw-fr de_fw-fr meisme_n le_fw-fr roialme_a voider_n et_fw-fr voida_o et_fw-fr qe_fw-fr son_fw-fr retorner_n nestoit_fw-fr unqes_fw-fr par_fw-fr comun_fw-fr assent_n mes_fw-fr solement_n par_fw-fr assent_n des_fw-fr ascuns_fw-mi person_n qi_fw-la souz_n condition_n si_fw-fr bien_fw-fr se_fw-fr portast_n apres_fw-fr son_fw-fr returner_n a_o ce_fw-fr se_fw-la assentirent_fw-la et_fw-la ore_fw-la certainement_n est_fw-la trove_v son_fw-fr mal_fw-fr port_n pur_fw-mi qeuâ—port_n et_fw-fr pour_fw-fr les_fw-fr grandes_fw-fr mauvaisetee_n susdite_v et_fw-fr pur_fw-mi plusor_n autres_fw-fr qe_fw-fr purront_fw-fr aveiner_n a_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr seignour_n le_fw-fr roi_fw-fr et_fw-fr a_fw-fr son_fw-fr people_n et_fw-fr pour_fw-fr 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qe_fw-fr sensuit_n soit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr de_fw-fr eux_fw-fr solone_fw-it ceo_fw-la qe_fw-fr y_fw-fr appent_n si_fw-fr de_fw-fr ceo_fw-la soint_fw-fr atteintz_n pieres_n gaveston_n at_o first_o be_v a_o man_n only_o in_o the_o king_n pleasure_n but_o as_o weak_a prince_n often_o remove_v man_n from_o their_o pleasure_n into_o their_o business_n so_o gaveston_n become_v present_o a_o minister_n of_o state_n for_o the_o record_n show_v that_o he_o be_v guardian_n and_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o king_n absence_n with_o very_o immoderate_a power_n and_o afterward_o he_o be_v constitute_v 3._o constitute_v pat._n 1._o ed._n 2._o m._n 3._o lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n but_o the_o extravagant_a honour_n and_o favour_n confer_v upon_o he_o and_o the_o land_n he_o get_v from_o the_o king_n draw_v as_o all_o our_o historian_n witness_v the_o indignation_n of_o the_o parliament_n upon_o he_o 99_o he_o walse_v p._n 99_o tho._n walsingham_n say_v that_o the_o baron_n librato_fw-la utrobique_fw-la periculo_fw-la inveniunt_fw-la quod_fw-la vivente_fw-la petro_n esse_fw-la non_fw-la poterit_fw-la pax_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nec_fw-la rex_fw-la abundare_fw-la thesauro_fw-la and_o so_o they_o never_o rest_v till_o he_o be_v banish_v the_o kingdom_n 22._o kingdom_n 5_o edw._n 2._o rot._n parl._n nu._n 22._o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n henry_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n be_v likewise_o accuse_v for_o that_o to_o the_o damage_n and_o dishonour_n of_o the_o king_n he_o have_v receive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o man_n which_o the_o lord_n who_o the_o king_n have_v consent_v shall_v be_v of_o his_o stand_a council_n think_v fit_a shall_v remain_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v procure_v from_o the_o king_n to_o himself_o other_o rent_n land_n franchise_n and_o office_n and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v procure_v for_o other_o the_o grant_n of_o land_n rent_n tenement_n franchise_n and_o office_n and_o for_o that_o he_o have_v give_v evil_a council_n to_o the_o king_n contrary_a to_o his_o oath_n for_o all_o which_o the_o judgement_n upon_o he_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v out_v the_o king_n council_n for_o ever_o and_o not_o come_v near_o the_o king_n person_n unless_o he_o be_v summon_v to_o parliament_n or_o call_v upon_o to_o attend_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n or_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o common_a assent_n of_o archbishop_n bishop_n earl_n and_o baron_n in_o full_a parliament_n and_o that_o all_o his_o other_o land_n shall_v be_v seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n until_o the_o king_n shall_v be_v satisfy_v the_o full_a value_n of_o what_o he_o have_v receive_v from_o those_o land_n so_o grant_v to_o he_o by_o the_o king_n it_o seem_v likewise_o that_o in_o this_o reign_n the_o lady_n be_v beg_v and_o intreague_v at_o court_n for_o the_o lady_n vescey_n be_v 23._o be_v rot._n ibid._n nu._n 23._o accuse_v for_o have_v prevail_v upon_o the_o king_n to_o give_v sir_n henry_n beaumond_n her_o brother_n and_o to_o other_o land_n franchise_n and_o office_n to_o the_o damage_n and_o dishonour_v of_o the_o king_n for_o which_o she_o be_v order_v to_o repair_v to_o her_o own_o house_n without_o ever_o return_v to_o court_n to_o make_v stay_v there_o it_o be_v true_a as_o we_o have_v note_v before_o the_o king_n get_v this_o whole_a act_n repeal_v at_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o york_n 15_o edw._n 2._o but_o it_o be_v just_a after_o he_o have_v make_v a_o war_n upon_o his_o people_n and_o put_v to_o death_n the_o 116._o the_o tho._n walse_v p._n 116._o earl_n of_o lancaster_n of_o the_o blood_n royal_a and_o eleven_o or_o twelve_o of_o the_o other_o peer_n of_o
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appel_n &_o trahison_n sont_fw-fr declarez_fw-fr appointex_n &_o specesiez_fw-fr pleinement_n sy_n come_v est_fw-fr contenu_fw-fr en_fw-fr diverse_v article_n desous_a escript_n et_fw-la priont_n qe_fw-fr les_fw-fr dit_v appelles_n soient_fw-fr demandez_fw-fr et_fw-fr qe_fw-fr droit_fw-fr et_fw-fr justice_n ent_a soit_fw-fr fait_fw-fr en_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n then_o these_o lord_n exhibit_v against_o michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n and_o the_o rest_n 39_o article_n of_o high_a treason_n in_o the_o 5_o 6_o and_o seven_o article_n they_o be_v accuse_v for_o have_v procure_v to_o themselves_o and_o other_o and_o to_o their_o kindred_n grant_v of_o the_o crown-land_n in_o england_n and_o ireland_n beside_o gift_n of_o money_n to_o the_o value_n of_o above_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o mark_n by_o which_o the_o
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that_o the_o say_a earl_n have_v procure_v great_a gift_n and_o grant_n from_o the_o crown_n whilst_o under_o great_a debt_n by_o warrant_n counter-signed_n by_o himself_o the_o second_o article_n of_o the_o impeachment_n be_v read_v and_o the_o matter_n thereof_o debate_v resolve_v that_o before_o the_o house_n do_v proceed_v far_o in_o the_o debate_n of_o this_o article_n they_o will_v hear_v the_o witness_n the_o witness_n be_v hear_v then_o the_o house_n adjourn_v lunae_fw-la 3_o die_v maii_n 1675._o the_o house_n then_o proceed_v in_o the_o far_a consideration_n of_o the_o article_n against_o the_o lord-treasurer_n and_o 3d._n four_o 5_o 6_o and_o seven_o article_n be_v read_v and_o the_o question_n be_v several_o put_v whether_o any_o fit_a matter_n do_v appear_v in_o the_o examination_n of_o those_o article_n to_o impeach_v the_o lord-treasurer_n it_o pass_v in_o the_o negative_a commons_o journal_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o sabbati_fw-la 21_o die_v decemb._n 1678._o 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example_n thereof_o tend_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o gentry_n and_o dishonour_n of_o the_o nobility_n of_o this_o kingdom_n 340._o p._n 340._o art_n xii_o he_o the_o say_a duke_n not_o content_v with_o the_o great_a advancement_n former_o receive_v from_o the_o late_a king_n of_o famous_a memory_n by_o his_o procurement_n and_o practice_n in_o the_o fourteen_o year_n of_o the_o say_a king_n for_o the_o support_n of_o the_o many_o place_n honour_n and_o dignity_n confer_v on_o he_o do_v obtain_v a_o grant_n of_o divers_a manner_n parcel_n of_o the_o revenue_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n to_o the_o yearly_a value_n of_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o ninety_o seven_o pound_n two_o shilling_n halfpenny_n farthing_n of_o the_o old_a rent_n with_o all_o wood_n timber_n tree_n and_o advowson_n part_v whereof_o amount_v to_o the_o sum_n of_o seven_o hundred_o forty_o seven_o pound_n thirteen_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n be_v rate_v at_o two_o 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that_o now_o be_v to_o a_o exceed_o great_a value_n and_o afterward_o he_o surrender_v to_o his_o say_a majesty_n divers_a manor_n and_o land_n parcel_n of_o those_o land_n former_o grant_v unto_o he_o to_o the_o value_n of_o seven_o hundred_o twenty_o three_o pound_n eighteen_o shilling_n and_o two_o penny_n halfpenny_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la in_o consideration_n of_o which_o surrender_n he_o procure_v divers_a other_o land_n of_o the_o say_v late_a king_n to_o be_v sell_v and_o contract_v for_o by_o his_o own_o servant_n and_o agent_n and_o thereupon_o have_v obtain_v grant_n of_o the_o same_o to_o pass_v from_o his_o late_a majesty_n to_o several_a person_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o have_v cause_v tally_n to_o be_v strike_v for_o the_o money_n be_v the_o consideration_n mention_v in_o those_o grant_n in_o the_o receipt_n of_o the_o exchequer_n as_o if_o any_o such_o money_n have_v real_o come_v to_o his_o majesty_n coffer_n whereas_o the_o duke_n or_o some_o other_o by_o his_o appointment_n have_v indeed_o receive_v the_o same_o sum_n and_o expend_v they_o upon_o his_o own_o occasion_n and_o notwithstanding_o the_o great_a and_o inestimable_a gain_n by_o he_o make_v by_o the_o sale_n of_o office_n honour_n and_o by_o other_o suit_n by_o he_o obtain_v from_o his_o majesty_n and_o for_o the_o countenance_v of_o divers_a project_n and_o other_o course_n burdensome_a to_o his_o majesty_n realm_n both_o of_o england_n and_o ireland_n the_o say_a duke_n have_v likewise_o by_o his_o procurement_n and_o practice_n receive_v into_o his_o hand_n and_o disburse_v to_o his_o own_o use_n exceed_v great_a sum_n that_o be_v the_o money_n of_o the_o late_a king_n of_o famous_a memory_n as_o appear_v also_o in_o the_o say_a schedule_n hereunto_o annex_v and_o the_o better_a to_o colour_v his_o do_n in_o that_o behalf_n have_v obtain_v several_a privy-seal_n from_o his_o late_a majesty_n and_o his_o majesty_n that_o now_o be_v warrant_v the_o payment_n of_o great_a sum_n to_o person_n by_o he_o name_v cause_v it_o to_o be_v recite_v in_o such_o privy-seal_n as_o if_o those_o sum_n be_v direct_v for_o secret_n service_n concern_v the_o state_n whicâ—_n be_v notwithstanding_o dispose_v of_o to_o his_o own_o use_n and_o other_o privy-seal_n by_o he_o have_v be_v procure_v for_o the_o discharge_n of_o those_o person_n without_o account_n and_o by_o the_o like_a fraud_n and_o practice_n under_o colour_n of_o free_a gift_n from_o his_o majesty_n he_o have_v get_v into_o his_o hand_n great_a sum_n which_o be_v intend_v by_o his_o majesty_n to_o be_v disburse_v for_o the_o prepare_n furnish_v and_o victual_v of_o his_o royal_a navy_n by_o which_o secret_a and_o colourable_a device_n the_o constant_a and_o ordinary_a course_n of_o the_o exchequer_n have_v be_v break_v there_o be_v no_o mean_n by_o matter_n of_o record_n to_o charge_v either_o the_o treasurer_n or_o victualler_n of_o