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confine_v within_o the_o bound_n of_o equity_n and_o reason_n there_o be_v no_o plea_n or_o bar_n to_o be_v allow_v against_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n which_o be_v immutable_a it_o be_v grant_v that_o god_n almighty_n have_v trust_v sovereign_a prince_n with_o the_o government_n for_o the_o protection_n and_o preservation_n of_o their_o subject_n in_o their_o good_n and_o property_n it_o if_o be_v just_a the_o supreme_a power_n have_v sufficient_a authority_n to_o restrain_v any_o particular_a man_n right_a for_o every_o man_n good_a yet_o it_o be_v ever_o find_v most_o reasonable_a in_o all_o age_n that_o when_o a_o private_a interest_n be_v sacrifice_v for_o a_o common_a good_a a_o recompense_n be_v make_v for_o the_o private_a damage_n out_o of_o the_o public_a purse_n cicero_n tertullian_n and_o other_o most_o learned_a author_n do_v all_o agree_v in_o this_o point_n verum_fw-la etsi_fw-la nostrae_fw-la tempore_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la patriae_fw-la confer_v debeamus_fw-la 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pronounce_v null_a and_o void_a upon_o the_o like_a score_n about_o surrinam_n etc._n etc._n whereby_o
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proprietor_n of_o the_o bona_n espranza_n nor_o for_o the_o great_a diamond_n sell_v to_o the_o late_a king_n by_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n not_o yet_o pay_v for_o pawn_v by_o the_o late_a queen_n for_o half_a the_o value_n in_o amsterdam_n jure_fw-la naturae_fw-la equam_fw-la est_fw-la neminem_fw-la cum_fw-la alterius_fw-la detrimento_fw-la &_o injuria_fw-la fieri_fw-la locupletiorem_fw-la there_o lie_v a_o necessity_n upon_o the_o creditor_n to_o let_v the_o world_n know_v quod_fw-la defertur_fw-la non_fw-la auferter_fw-la and_o that_o both_o nation_n concern_v may_v remember_v they_o do_v not_o only_o smart_a but_o bleed_v for_o the_o iniquity_n and_o ingratitude_n of_o the_o time_n wherein_o the_o grieve_v and_o oppress_v can_v find_v no_o relief_n it_o be_v necessary_a also_o to_o remember_v that_o sir_n albertus_n joachimy_n the_o dutch_a ambassador_n resident_n in_o ordinary_a in_o england_n anno._n 1644._o have_v notice_n give_v he_o of_o the_o monition_n out_o of_o the_o high_a 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