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proxy_n double_a vote_n when_o proxy_n make_v sometime_o before_o and_o sometime_o in_o time_n of_o parliament_n and_o how_o many_o allow_v the_o ancient_a way_n to_o be_v license_v upon_o any_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o licence_n where_o to_o be_v enter_v of_o tacit_fw-la licence_n of_o the_o form_n of_o licence_n at_o this_o day_n for_o a_o lord_n spiritual_a as_o also_o for_o a_o lord_n temporal_a how_o to_o be_v return_v of_o the_o title_n which_o entitle_v proxor_n and_o prox_n to_o be_v such_o the_o difference_n of_o prox_n writ_n before_o the_o sit_v of_o a_o parliament_n and_o after_o prorogation_n how_o long_o they_o continue_v of_o their_o place_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n chap._n xiii_o of_o assistant_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n the_o assistant_n be_v general_o professor_n of_o the_o law_n the_o virtue_n arise_v from_o that_o profession_n it_o be_v the_o path_n to_o wisdom_n how_o call_v law_n the_o ancient_a way_n of_o distribute_v they_o the_o benefit_n of_o 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their_o number_n and_o nature_n of_o their_o employment_n both_o in_o time_n of_o parliament_n and_o out_o of_o it_o chap._n xx._n a_o corollary_n to_o this_o first_o part_n of_o the_o constitution_n of_o parliament_n show_v what_o be_v intend_v to_o be_v speak_v of_o in_o the_o follow_a part_n of_o this_o treatize_v observation_n on_o the_o name_n and_o title_n of_o our_o english_a king_n the_o learned_a mr._n selden_n have_v bestow_v a_o excellent_a addition_n to_o library_n by_o his_o book_n of_o the_o title_n of_o honour_n and_o sr._n edward_n cook_n think_v it_o a_o necessary_a part_n of_o his_o institutes_n for_o a_o student_n to_o be_v well_o verse_v in_o the_o several_a title_n of_o our_o king_n and_o know_v that_o the_o substance_n flow_v from_o those_o title_n be_v the_o chief_a subject_n which_o be_v handle_v in_o parliament_n i_o think_v fit_a to_o give_v a_o light_a touch_n by_o way_n of_o preface_n to_o the_o several_a word_n of_o the_o title_n in_o the_o king_n warrant_n as_o also_o in_o the_o title_n of_o his_o latin_a writ_n which_o be_v mention_v so_o often_o in_o the_o follow_a discourse_n viz._n charles_n the_o second_o by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n king_n of_o england_n scotland_n france_n and_o ireland_n defender_n of_o the_o faith_n etc._n etc._n carolus_n secundus_fw-la dei_fw-la gratia_n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la scotiae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la defensor_fw-la fidei_fw-la etc._n etc._n first_o it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o all_o our_o king_n before_o and_o since_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o norman_n have_v be_v usher_v into_o that_o regal_a dignity_n by_o their_o christian_a name_n whereof_o from_o that_o time_n we_o have_v ten_o several_a appellation_n viz._n one_o stephen_n 1_o john_n 1_o marry_o 1_o elizabeth_n 1_o james_z 2_o williams_n 3_o richards_n 6_o edwards_n 8_o henrys_n 2_o charles_n but_o of_o all_o these_o ten_o name_n charles_n must_v have_v the_o honour_n of_o priority_n give_v to_o it_o to_o prove_v this_o 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this_o treatise_n
scotiae_fw-la francia_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la rex_fw-la fidei_fw-la defensor_fw-la etc._n etc._n praedilecto_n &_o perquam_fw-la fideli_fw-la conciliario_n svo_fw-la edwardo_n domino_fw-la hide_v cancellario_fw-la svo_fw-la angliae_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la advisamento_fw-la &_o assensu_fw-la concilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la pro_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la statum_fw-la &_o defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la anglicanae_n concernentibus_fw-la quoddam_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la apud_fw-la civitatem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la octavo_fw-la die_v maii_n proximè_fw-la futuro_fw-la teneri_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la &_o ibidem_fw-la voibscum_fw-la ac_fw-la cum_fw-la 〈…〉_o proceribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la phlegm_n nostri_fw-la 〈◊〉_d habere_fw-la &_o â—â—actatum_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandâ—â—â—â—_n firmitur_fw-la 〈…〉_o quod_fw-la 〈…〉_o aliis_fw-la praetermissis_fw-la 〈…〉_o personaliter_fw-la intersitis_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la ac_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la de_fw-la concisio_fw-la nostro_fw-la super_fw-la dictis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la tractatur_fw-la '_o vestrumque_fw-la consilium_fw-la impensur_n '_o &_o hoc_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la omittatis_fw-la testae_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la decimo_fw-la octavo_fw-la die_fw-la februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la svo_fw-la decimo_fw-la tertio_fw-la grimston_n sect_n ix_o observation_n on_o this_o writ_n first_o i_o shall_v show_v how_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o writ_n to_o the_o noble_n second_o how_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o writ_n to_o the_o other_o assistant_n first_o it_o differ_v from_o the_o writ_n to_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n in_o these_o particular_n first_o to_o duke_n and_o marquess_n the_o writ_n be_v direct_v praecharissimo_fw-la consanguineo_fw-la to_o earl_n and_o viscount_n charissimo_fw-la consanguineo_fw-la to_o baron_n praedilecto_n &_o fideli_fw-la and_o to_o assistant_n only_a dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la but_o this_o writ_n be_v direct_v as_o to_o a_o baron_n viz._n predilecto_n &_o perquam_fw-la fideli_fw-la yet_o the_o body_n of_o the_o writ_n differ_v from_o the_o baron_n the_o word_n perquam_fw-la be_v add_v to_o fideli_fw-la be_v in_o no_o other_o former_a writ_n but_o be_v a_o proper_a word_n to_o express_v our_o english_a right_o trusty_a and_o here_o it_o may_v not_o be_v improper_o hint_v that_o in_o english_a superscription_n right_a trusty_n be_v place_v before_o well-beloved_a but_o in_o latin_a well-beloved_a or_o praedilecto_n be_v before_o right_o trusty_a or_o perquam_fw-la fideli_fw-la second_o the_o word_n sub_fw-la fide_fw-la &_o ligeantia_fw-la be_v in_o the_o lord_n writ_n next_o to_o vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la but_o in_o all_o the_o assist_v writ_n those_o word_n be_v omit_v probable_o because_o in_o former_a time_n the_o assistant_n have_v not_o tenor_n but_o only_a knowledge_n of_o the_o law_n which_o occasion_v they_o to_o be_v send_v for_o by_o writ_n pro_n concilio_n three_o the_o word_n consideratis_fw-la dictorum_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la arduitate_fw-la &_o periculis_fw-la imminentibus_fw-la cessante_fw-la excusatione_fw-la quacunque_fw-la in_o the_o lord_n writ_n be_v leave_v out_o in_o the_o assistant_n writ_n and_o instead_o thereof_o omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la praetermissis_fw-la be_v insert_v in_o the_o mandatory_a part_n of_o the_o writ_n the_o word_n in_o the_o writ_n be_v ac_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la de_fw-fr concilio_n nostro_fw-la instead_o of_o ac_fw-la cum_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la which_o be_v the_o chief_a distinction_n between_o the_o peer_n and_o the_o assistant_n four_o in_o this_o part_n also_o of_o the_o writ_n the_o word_n be_v only_o in_o short_a &_o hoc_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la omittatis_fw-la but_o in_o the_o lord_n writ_n &_o hoc_fw-la sicut_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ac_fw-la salvationem_fw-la regni_fw-la &_o ecclesiae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la expeditionemque_fw-la dictorum_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la diligitis_fw-la their_o lordship_n be_v more_o eminent_o concern_v in_o the_o kingdom_n interest_n five_o in_o all_o the_o pawn_n extant_a and_o in_o most_o of_o the_o clause-roll_n after_o the_o exemplar_n write_v of_o every_o degree_n or_o quality_n be_v name_v these_o word_n be_v add_v consimilia_fw-la dirigenda_fw-la but_o there_o be_v no_o consimilar_v direct_v to_o this_o writ_n and_o although_o the_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n be_v a_o officer_n very_o little_o differ_v in_o many_o thing_n from_o the_o office_n of_o the_o chancellor_n or_o keeper_n yet_o his_o writ_n be_v make_v a_o consimilar_v to_o the_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n his_o writ_n and_o not_o to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n the_o lord_n chancellor_n stand_v exemplar_n without_o any_o consimilar_v and_o there_o be_v but_o two_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n in_o all_o the_o pawn_n from_o the_o 36._o of_o hen._n the_o eight_o to_o this_o time_n viz._n that_o to_o chester_n and_o to_o lancashire_n as_o will_v be_v show_v in_o their_o order_n the_o true_a reason_n thereof_o be_v as_o i_o conceive_v one_a that_o this_o officer_n be_v of_o so_o transcendent_a a_o nature_n that_o a_o consimilar_v thereunto_o be_v improper_a because_o the_o original_a warrant_n for_o issue_v out_o writ_n as_o be_v before_o recite_v be_v make_v from_o the_o king_n only_o to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o lord_n keeper_n and_o the_o like_a warrant_v not_o to_o any_o other_o of_o the_o assist_v degree_n 2_o his_o lordship_n usual_o and_o in_o most_o case_n be_v necessary_o the_o chief_a minister_n of_o of_o state_n 3_o he_o be_v the_o supreme_a assistant_n of_o all_o the_o assistant_n in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n for_o he_o be_v not_o only_a lord_n chancellor_n and_o assistant_n but_o of_o late_a year_n constant_o speaker_n of_o that_o house_n 4thly_a his_o grandeur_n be_v such_o that_o he_o have_v four_o place_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n one_o behind_o the_o king_n of_o scots-chair_n the_o other_o next_o to_o the_o duke_n of_o the_o blood_n the_o three_o on_o the_o first_o woolsack_n 4thly_a at_o the_o table_n as_o will_v be_v show_v whereas_o each_o of_o the_o other_o assistant_n have_v but_o one_o single_a place_n different_z from_o those_o provide_v for_o the_o fix_a nobility_n as_o will_v be_v show_v in_o the_o local_a part_n 6._o i_o can_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n better_o than_o from_o sir_n john_n davy_n a_o eminent_a lawyer_n in_o his_o epistle_n to_o his_o excellent_a report_n who_o describe_v a_o chancellor_n in_o these_o word_n say_v he_o be_v he_o not_o ad_fw-la latus_fw-la principis_fw-la to_o attend_v he_o auricularius_fw-la principis_fw-la to_o advise_v he_o do_v not_o the_o king_n make_v he_o the_o conduit_n of_o his_o wisdom_n when_o he_o use_v his_o voice_n and_o tongue_n to_o declare_v his_o royal_a pleasure_n do_v he_o not_o make_v he_o the_o organ_n of_o his_o goodness_n when_o he_o trust_v he_o with_o his_o mercy_n and_o conscience_n in_o sweeten_v the_o bitter_a water_n of_o summum_fw-la jus_o and_o in_o mitigate_a the_o rigour_n of_o law_n to_o his_o people_n do_v he_o not_o represent_v reverentiam_fw-la principis_fw-la in_o the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o office_n in_o a_o word_n if_o the_o great_a honour_n do_v belong_v to_o the_o great_a virtue_n for_o what_o be_v honour_n but_o a_o reflection_n and_o reward_n of_o virtue_n how_o virtuous_a a_o person_n must_v he_o be_v with_o what_o gift_n and_o grace_n with_o what_o ability_n with_o what_o ornament_n both_o of_o art_n and_o nature_n must_v he_o be_v endow_v and_o furnish_v viz._n with_o all_o learning_n law_n policy_n morality_n and_o especial_o eloquence_n to_o impart_v and_o communicate_v all_o the_o rest_n he_o must_v withal_o have_v a_o long_a and_o universal_a experience_n in_o all_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n he_o must_v be_v acceptable_a and_o absolute_a in_o all_o point_n of_o gravity_n constancy_n wisdom_n temperance_n courage_n justice_n piety_n integrity_n and_o all_o other_o virtue_n fit_a for_o magistracy_n and_o government_n yet_o so_o as_o the_o same_o be_v season_v with_o affability_n gentleness_n humanity_n courtesy_n without_o descend_v or_o diminish_v himself_o but_o still_o retain_v his_o dignity_n state_n and_o honour_n brief_o he_o must_v be_v a_o person_n of_o such_o virtue_n and_o worthiness_n that_o not_o only_o his_o writ_n may_v be_v exemplar_n to_o other_o assistant_n but_o his_o life_n and_o conversation_n a_o mirror_n and_o example_n to_o all_o magistrate_n 7._o he_o perform_v all_o matter_n which_o appertain_v to_o a_o speaker_n of_o that_o house_n whereby_o he_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o eye_n ear_n and_o tongue_n of_o that_o great_a assembly_n 8._o he_o be_v the_o inlarge_a explainer_n interpreter_n or_o pronouncer_n of_o the_o king_n command_n or_o pleasure_n and_o that_o which_o be_v further_a observable_a of_o 72._o officer_n under_o his_o jurisdiction_n more_o than_o 44._o of_o they_o be_v employ_v in_o parliament_n concern_v either_o upon_o its_o summon_v or_o during_o its_o sit_v as_o will_v be_v show_v in_o my_o annotation_n and_o as_o his_o warrant_n be_v the_o second_o warrant_n that_o give_v life_n to_o a_o parliament_n and_o vivacity_n to_o its_o continuance_n by_o session_n
therefore_o i_o conceive_v there_o be_v some_o mistake_n in_o mr._n selden_n but_o however_o the_o mistake_n be_v the_o first_o exemplar_n write_v to_o a_o duke_n be_v not_o till_o this_o year_n for_o though_o edward_n prince_n of_o wales_n be_v duke_n in_o the_o three_o or_o eleven_o year_n of_o his_o father_n and_o thomas_n earl_n of_o norfolk_n soon_o after_o be_v create_v duke_n of_o norfolk_n and_z henry_n earl_n of_o lancaster_n soon_o after_o create_v duke_n of_o lancaster_n yet_o they_o have_v not_o any_o exemplar_n writ_n as_o duke_n but_o before_o as_o earl_n so_o as_o john_n duke_n of_o lancaster_n in_o this_o parliament_n of_o the_o 37._o edw._n the_o 3d._n be_v the_o first_o duke_n which_o have_v a_o exemplar_n write_v 47_o edw._n 3._o as_o i_o have_v show_v the_o first_o exemplar_n to_o a_o earl_n of_o the_o blood_n so_o this_o show_v the_o first_o exemplar_n to_o a_o earl_n not_o of_o the_o blood_n which_o be_v this_o year_n to_o richard_n earl_n of_o arundel_n for_o 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but_o his_o exemplar_n have_v the_o additional_a title_n of_o lord_n treasurer_n who_o be_v the_o second_o officer_n of_o state_n 36_o h._n 8._o although_o a_o baron_n be_v a_o more_o ancient_a title_n with_o we_o in_o england_n than_o any_o of_o the_o other_o degree_n of_o the_o noble_n yet_o we_o find_v no_o record_n now_o extant_a wherein_o a_o baron_n single_o as_o baron_n have_v the_o exemplar_n write_v for_o as_o i_o say_v thomas_n wriothesly_a baron_n of_o tichfield_n be_v chancellor_n william_n pawlet_n baron_n of_o baze_v be_v lord_n keeper_n be_v exemplar_n in_o those_o parliament_n and_o have_v consimilar_n appoint_v they_o but_o edward_n hyde_n baron_n of_o hindon_n have_v a_o distinct_a assist_v writ_n have_v not_o consimilar_v allot_v he_o either_o in_o respect_n of_o his_o barony_n or_o assistancy_n thus_o we_o find_v that_o earl_n duke_n marquess_n and_o baron_n have_v be_v exemplar_n but_o we_o do_v not_o find_v any_o viscount_n to_o be_v so_o in_o any_o parliament_n since_o the_o creation_n of_o that_o dignity_n which_o be_v as_o i_o say_v in_o hen._n 6th_n time_n to_o john_n de_fw-fr beaumond_n and_o the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o word_n vicecome_v do_v imply_v a_o consimilar_v to_o come_v so_o it_o be_v improper_a for_o comites_fw-la to_o be_v consimilar_n to_o a_o vicecomiti_fw-la concern_v the_o additional_o of_o the_o title_n to_o those_o noble_n mention_v in_o their_o exemplar_n it_o may_v be_v observe_v that_o in_o all_o those_o writ_n to_o hen._n the_o 8th_n time_n the_o word_n consanguineo_fw-la charissimo_fw-la praedilecto_fw-la dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la be_v not_o so_o positive_o sixth_o to_o the_o several_a degree_n in_o their_o writ_n but_o since_o that_o time_n they_o have_v pass_v in_o a_o more_o constant_a method_n viz._n to_o duke_n and_o marquess_n praecharissimo_fw-la consanguineo_fw-la to_o earl_n and_o viscount_n charissimo_fw-la consanguineo_fw-la to_o baron_n praedilecto_n &_o fideli_fw-la and_o to_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n as_o chief_a assistant_n praedilecto_n &_o perquam_fw-la fideli_fw-la but_o to_o all_o the_o other_o assistant_n of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o only_a dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la sect_n iii_o observation_n on_o the_o consimilar_n to_o the_o former_a exemplar_n when_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n be_v make_v exemplar_n there_o be_v ever_o some_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n in_o the_o consimilar_n and_o then_o follow_v in_o the_o same_o register_n in_o every_o clause-roll_n or_o pawn_n the_o other_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n without_o interposition_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o ecclesiastical_a to_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o temporal_a lord_n not_o of_o the_o blood_n so_o it_o continue_v in_o that_o method_n till_o the_o 21._o of_o king_n james_n but_o then_o the_o exemplar_n be_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n and_o no_o consimilar_v to_o he_o there_o follow_v the_o exemplar_n and_o consimilar_n to_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a of_o which_o i_o have_v speak_v and_o after_o they_o follow_v the_o particular_a writ_n to_o john_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n as_o lord_z keeper_z and_o after_o that_o the_o exemplar_n to_o lodowick_n duke_n of_o richmond_n who_o have_v one_o duke_n one_o marquis_n thirty_o eight_o earl_n nine_o viscount_n and_o forty_o seven_o chevalier_n his_o consimilar_n and_o ever_o since_o the_o 21._o jac._n there_o have_v be_v a_o interposition_n either_o of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a or_o lord_n chancellor_n between_o the_o duke_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o the_o noble_n that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o blood_n and_o so_o in_o the_o 13_o car._n 2._o though_o the_o bishop_n be_v deprive_v from_o that_o roll_n as_o i_o have_v show_v yet_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n writ_n do_v interpose_v and_o it_o may_v further_o be_v observe_v that_o when_o prince_n or_o duke_n of_o the_o blood_n or_o not_o of_o the_o blood_n be_v exemplar_n other_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n 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