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if_o the_o king_n dislike_v of_o any_o thing_n in_o it_o when_o they_o show_v it_o to_o he_o it_o either_o be_v raze_v out_o or_o mend_v before_o it_o be_v present_v to_o the_o public_a view_n king_n james_n of_o bless_a memory_n who_o very_o well_o understand_v his_o own_o power_n and_o the_o form_n of_o that_o parliament_n describe_v it_o much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n in_o his_o speech_n make_v at_o whitehall_n march_v 31._o anno_fw-la 1607._o about_o twenty_o day_n say_v he_o before_o the_o parliament_n proclamation_n be_v make_v throughout_o the_o kingdom_n to_o deliver_v unto_o the_o king_n clerk_n of_o register_n all_o bill_n to_o be_v exhibit_v that_o session_n before_o a_o certain_a day_n then_o be_v they_o bring_v unto_o the_o king_n and_o peruse_v and_o consider_v by_o he_o and_o only_o such_o as_o he_o allow_v of_o be_v put_v into_o the_o chancellor_n hand_n to_o be_v propound_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o none_o other_o and_o if_o any_o other_o man_n in_o 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thing_n to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o his_o royal_a crown_n and_o dignity_n in_o that_o the_o nominate_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o article_n do_v in_o a_o manner_n total_o depend_v on_o he_o which_o be_v observe_v by_o the_o scot_n they_o take_v the_o opportunity_n when_o they_o be_v in_o arm_n to_o pass_v a_o act_n during_o the_o presidency_n of_o the_o lord_n burley_n anno_fw-la 1640._o carol._n 1640._o act_n of_o parliament_n 16_o carol._n for_o the_o abolition_n of_o this_o order_n and_o for_o reduce_v of_o that_o parliament_n to_o the_o form_n of_o england_n as_o be_v think_v more_o advantageous_a to_o their_o purpose_n than_o the_o former_a be_v so_o that_o the_o violent_a disloyalty_n of_o the_o scotish_n subject_n their_o insurrection_n against_o their_o king_n and_o murder_v they_o sometime_o when_o their_o heel_n be_v up_o which_o make_v that_o nation_n so_o ill_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o story_n of_o christendom_n be_v not_o to_o
halicarnass_n lib._n 6._o but_o a_o new_a war_n approach_v a_o new_a promise_n make_v and_o that_o neglect_v also_o when_o the_o war_n be_v end_v the_o people_n see_v no_o relief_n be_v like_a to_o come_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o senator_n longè_n aliâ_fw-la quam_fw-la primò_fw-la instituerant_fw-la viâ_fw-la grassabantur_fw-la begin_v to_o lend_v a_o ear_n to_o some_o desperate_a counsel_n and_o fall_v to_o entertain_v such_o hope_n as_o former_o they_o dare_v never_o dream_v of_o for_o draw_v themselves_o into_o a_o body_n under_o the_o conduct_n of_o sicinius_n a_o troublesome_a and_o seditious_a person_n they_o forsake_v the_o city_n and_o encamp_v upon_o a_o hill_n adjoin_v resolve_v as_o they_o give_v it_o out_o to_o seek_v new_a dwelling_n and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o place_n in_o italy_n but_o will_v afford_v they_o air_n and_o water_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o ground_n in_o which_o they_o may_v be_v bury_v there_o be_v no_o question_n to_o be_v make_v but_o if_o the_o senate_n have_v behold_v the_o action_n with_o neglect_n and_o scorn_n as_o appius_n 6._o appius_n diony_n halicarn_n l._n 6._o and_o c._n martius_n coriolano_n martius_n plutarch_n in_o coriolano_n do_v advise_v they_o shall_v the_o people_n out_o of_o love_n to_o their_o wife_n and_o child_n will_v have_v return_v to_o their_o house_n or_o if_o they_o have_v present_v they_o in_o time_n with_o any_o tolerable_a mitigation_n of_o the_o former_a law_n they_o may_v have_v take_v off_o their_o edge_n and_o appease_v the_o tumult_n but_o give_v way_n unto_o their_o fury_n till_o it_o grow_v too_o high_a and_o show_v in_o their_o resolution_n far_o more_o fear_n than_o courage_n the_o people_n get_v the_o better_a of_o they_o and_o think_v they_o stand_v upon_o the_o high_a ground_n as_o indeed_o they_o do_v which_o pride_n and_o high_a conceit_n of_o they_o be_v the_o more_o increase_v by_o the_o authority_n and_o persuasion_n of_o one_o junius_n brutus_n who_o come_v not_o to_o they_o till_o they_o be_v too_o far_o engage_v to_o go_v off_o with_o safety_n a_o man_n as_o the_o historian_n note_v of_o a_o turbulent_a and_o seditious_a spirit_n more_o apt_a to_o kindle_v a_o rebellion_n then_o to_o quench_v the_o flame_n but_o otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 6._o 〈◊〉_d diony_n halicarnass_n l._n 6._o of_o very_o great_a foresight_n into_o business_n and_o one_o that_o have_v a_o ready_a tongue_n upon_o all_o occasion_n to_o he_o they_o give_v the_o manage_n of_o the_o whole_a design_n and_o he_o improve_v the_o trust_n to_o their_o best_a advange_fw-mi insomuch_o that_o when_o menenius_n agrippa_n be_v employ_v unto_o they_o to_o demand_v their_o grievance_n and_o have_v bring_v the_o point_n to_o such_o a_o issue_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o want_v to_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n but_o some_o security_n to_o be_v give_v on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o senate_n that_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o delude_v with_o such_o empty_a promise_n this_o junius_n brutus_n take_v upon_o he_o to_o propose_v the_o term_n and_o no_o security_n will_v content_v he_o as_o the_o plot_n be_v lay_v but_o that_o some_o popular_a magistrate_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o make_v for_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o people_n concedite_fw-la nobis_fw-la inquit_fw-la magistratus_fw-la aliquot_fw-la quotannis_fw-la è_fw-la nostro_fw-la corpore_fw-la creare_fw-la etc._n etc._n ibid._n etc._n id._n ibid._n let_v we_o say_v he_o have_v certain_a magistrate_n to_o be_v choose_v yearly_o out_o of_o our_o own_o body_n on_o who_o we_o shall_v not_o ask_v you_o to_o confer_v more_o power_n then_o that_o they_o have_v authority_n to_o assist_v the_o commons_o when_o they_o be_v either_o injure_v or_o oppress_v by_o violence_n and_o to_o take_v order_n that_o they_o be_v not_o rob_v of_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n other_o security_n than_o this_o we_o will_v trust_v to_o none_o which_o when_o the_o people_n hear_v for_o few_o of_o they_o be_v make_v acquaint_v with_o the_o plot_n before_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o make_v many_o a_o loud_a and_o joyful_a shout_n praise_v the_o man_n unto_o the_o sky_n and_o absolute_o resolve_v to_o admit_v of_o no_o other_o term_n than_o what_o their_o spokesman_n have_v propose_v 2_o but_o yet_o the_o business_n be_v not_o do_v it_o must_v first_o pass_v the_o approbation_n of_o the_o senate_n and_o there_o it_o meet_v with_o very_a grreat_fw-la heat_n and_o opposition_n before_o it_o pass_v and_o pass_v not_o at_o the_o last_o but_o upon_o condition_n the_o people_n have_v a_o faction_n in_o the_o very_a senate_n and_o a_o strong_a one_o too_o who_o labour_v what_o they_o can_v to_o obtain_v the_o point_n of_o these_o valerius_n be_v the_o chief_a who_o brother_n have_v not_o long_o before_o expulse_v the_o king_n and_o from_o his_o court_v of_o the_o people_n be_v surname_v poplicola_n a_o family_n that_o have_v be_v always_o favourable_a to_o the_o popular_a party_n and_o more_o endeavour_v their_o content_n than_o the_o honour_n or_o profit_n of_o the_o public_a in_o which_o regard_n appius_n charge_v he_o to_o his_o face_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n that_o the_o whole_a generation_n of_o they_o be_v so_o partial_a in_o behalf_n of_o the_o people_n that_o they_o have_v almost_o destroy_v the_o commonwealth_n other_o and_o those_o of_o great_a courage_n and_o nobility_n scorn_v that_o such_o a_o innovation_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o public_a government_n oppose_v it_o with_o all_o might_n and_o main_a not_o spare_v to_o assure_v the_o senate_n that_o in_o the_o set_n up_o of_o this_o new_a authority_n they_o will_v in_o fine_a put_v down_o their_o own_o and_o of_o these_o appius_n and_o caius_n martius_n who_o after_o have_v the_o name_n of_o coriolanus_n be_v the_o lead_a man_n who_o stand_v upon_o point_n of_o honour_n advise_v the_o senate_n that_o have_v shake_v off_o the_o tyranny_n of_o their_o king_n they_o shall_v not_o prostitute_v themselves_o to_o the_o lust_n of_o the_o people_n ibid._n people_n id._n ibid._n that_o they_o shall_v stand_v on_o their_o own_o ground_n and_o not_o do_v any_o thing_n unworthy_a of_o their_o place_n and_o dignity_n that_o these_o be_v but_o the_o beginning_n of_o sedition_n and_o that_o the_o purpose_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v to_o abolish_v law_n and_o set_v up_o a_o parity_n coriolano_n parity_n plutarch_n in_o m._n coriolano_n appius_n foretell_v as_o inspire_v with_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d how_o great_a a_o seminary_n of_o mischief_n it_o will_v prove_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o call_v all_o the_o god_n to_o witness_v that_o he_o have_v do_v his_o best_a to_o prevent_v the_o same_o but_o when_o they_o find_v it_o like_a to_o pass_v and_o that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o house_n do_v incline_v that_o way_n it_o be_v advise_v that_o they_o shall_v hold_v the_o people_n to_o the_o term_n by_o themselves_o 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