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regnant_n in_o possession_n upon_o the_o same_o account_n four_o pasch_fw-mi a._n 9_o edw._n 4._o term._n pasch_fw-mi observe_v that_o in_o bagot_n case_n it_o be_v determine_v that_o le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr hen._n fuist_n roy_fw-fr en_fw-fr possession_n &_o il_fw-fr covient_fw-fr qu'_fw-fr le_fw-fr royalme_n eit_fw-mi un_fw-fr roy_fw-fr south_n qu'_fw-fr les_fw-fr leges_fw-la seront_fw-fr tenus_fw-la &_o maintain_v doque_fw-la per_fw-la c_o c_o qu'_fw-fr il_fw-fr ne_fw-fr fuist_n eins_fw-ge forsque_fw-la per_fw-la usurpation_n unc_n unc_n chescun_fw-fr act_v judicial_a fait_fw-fr per_fw-la luy_fw-fr qu'_fw-fr touch_n jurisdiction_n royal_a sera_fw-fr bon_fw-fr &_o licra_fw-la le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr quand_fw-fr il_fw-fr fait_fw-fr regress_n king_n henry_n the_o six_o be_v king_n in_o possession_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a that_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v have_v a_o king_n under_o who_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v hold_v and_o maintain_v therefore_o be_v it_o that_o he_o be_v only_o in_o by_o usurpation_n yet_o every_o judicial_a act_n do_v by_o he_o which_o touch_v the_o royal_a jurisdiction_n shall_v be_v good_a and_o shall_v bind_v the_o rightful_a king_n when_o he_o return_v and_o it_o be_v there_o add_v that_o le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr roy_fw-fr h._n ne_fw-la fuit_fw-la merement_n comme_fw-fr usurper_n car_fw-fr le_fw-fr corone_fw-fr fuist_n tail_n a_o luy_fw-fr per._n parliament_n the_o say_a king_n henry_n be_v not_o mere_o as_o a_o usurper_n because_o the_o crown_n be_v entail_v upon_o he_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n as_o now_o it_o be_v upon_o king_n william_n if_o then_o ill_a covient_fw-fr qu'_fw-fr le_fw-fr royalme_n eit_fw-mi un_fw-fr roy_fw-fr the_o realm_n must_v always_o have_v a_o king_n under_o who_o the_o law_n shall_v be_v hold_v and_o maintain_v the_o king_n regnant_n in_o possession_n be_v he_o alone_o under_o who_o for_o the_o time_n be_v they_o can_v be_v hold_v and_o maintain_v he_o only_o can_v be_v our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n 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434._o observe_v that_o in_o calvin_n case_n it_o be_v determine_v that_o protectio_fw-la trahit_fw-la subjectionem_fw-la &_o subjectio_fw-la protectionem_fw-la protection_n require_v subjection_n and_o subjection_n protection_n quia_fw-la sicut_fw-la subditus_fw-la regi_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ad_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la ita_fw-la rex_fw-la subdiot_n tenetur_fw-la ad_fw-la protectionem_fw-la 437._o p._n 436_o 437._o for_o as_o the_o subject_n owe_v to_o the_o king_n his_o true_a and_o faithful_a ligeance_n and_o obedience_n so_o the_o sovereign_n be_v to_o govern_v and_o protect_v his_o subject_n that_o power_n and_o protection_n draw_v ligeance_n and_o that_o the_o ligeance_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v of_o as_o great_a extent_n and_o latitude_n as_o the_o royal_a power_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n that_o though_o the_o king_n in_o his_o natural_a person_n be_v subject_a to_o death_n 438._o p._n 438._o infirmity_n etc._n etc._n yet_o in_o his_o politic_a capacity_n he_o be_v esteem_v to_o be_v immortal_a not_o subject_a to_o death_n infirmity_n etc._n etc._n now_o i_o will_v not_o hence_o infer_v with_o other_o that_o i_o owe_v a_o king_n no_o subjection_n or_o allegiance_n any_o long_a than_o he_o do_v actual_o protect_v i_o or_o that_o if_o he_o neglect_v his_o duty_n in_o protect_v i_o in_o my_o good_n or_o body_n or_o of_o protect_v the_o law_n according_a to_o these_o wordd_n of_o foretescue_n rex_fw-la ad_fw-la tutelam_fw-la legis_fw-la 13._o cap._n 13._o corporum_fw-la &_o bonorum_fw-la erectus_fw-la est_fw-la i_o may_v neglect_v my_o duty_n of_o allegiance_n to_o he_o but_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o reasonable_a hence_o to_o infer_v affirmative_o from_o the_o king_n regnant_n in_o possession_n i_o for_o the_o time_n be_v do_v receive_v protection_n therefore_o to_o he_o for_o the_o time_n be_v i_o do_v not_o owe_v subjection_n protection_n draw_v allegiance_n therefore_o protection_n from_o he_o draw_v allegiance_n to_o he_o the_o ligeanceof_o the_o 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king_n james_n because_o by_o do_v so_o i_o offend_v not_o against_o any_o faith_n and_o allegiance_n due_a to_o he_o moreover_o if_o the_o king_n in_o possession_n be_v the_o signior_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr within_o the_o purvieu_n of_o this_o act_n it_o must_v be_v treason_n against_o he_o to_o compass_v or_o imagine_v his_o death_n or_o to_o prepare_v by_o any_o overact_n to_o depose_v he_o this_o be_v say_v the_o lord_n coke_n 12._o ibid._n p._n 12._o a_o sufficient_a overact_n to_o prove_v the_o compass_n and_o imagination_n of_o the_o death_n of_o the_o king_n for_o this_o upon_o the_o matter_n be_v to_o make_v the_o king_n a_o subject_a and_o to_o dispose_v of_o his_o kingly_a office_n of_o royal_a government_n then_o must_v it_o be_v high_a treason_n against_o he_o to_o levy_v war_n against_o he_o in_o this_o realm_n to_o be_v adherent_a to_o his_o enemy_n within_o this_o realm_n give_v to_o they_o aid_n and_o comfort_n in_o this_o realm_n or_o elsewhere_o for_o all_o these_o 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