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england_n will_v make_v a_o war_n yet_o if_o the_o king_n will_v not_o assent_v it_o can_v be_v say_v a_o war_n but_o the_o king_n alone_o may_v make_v siastico_fw-la a_o war_n or_o league_n be_v not_o the_o king_n in_o this_o above_o all_o the_o people_n in_o england_n 24._o h._n 8._o cap._n 12._o where_o by_o divers_a sundry_a old_a authentic_a history_n and_o chronicle_n it_o be_v manifest_o declare_v and_o express_v that_o this_o realm_n of_o england_n be_v a_o empire_n and_o so_o have_v be_v accept_v in_o the_o world_n govern_v by_o one_o supreme_a head_n and_o king_n have_v the_o dignity_n and_o royal_a estate_n of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o the_o same_o unto_o who_o a_o body_n politic_a compact_n of_o all_o sort_n and_o degree_n of_o people_n be_v bind_v and_o owen_n to_o bear_v next_o to_o god_n a_o natural_a and_o humble_a obedience_n etc._n etc._n note_v the_o king_n the_o supreme_a head_n true_a say_v the_o observator_fw-la singulis_fw-la not_o universis_fw-la unto_o who_o a_o body_n politic_a compact_n of_o all_o sort_n be_v bind_v and_o owen_n next_o to_o god_n than_o no_o mediate_a underived_a majesty_n betwixt_o god_n and_o he_o a_o natural_a obedience_n that_o be_v due_a by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n or_o the_o divine_a law_n not_o only_o by_o the_o paction_n and_o agreement_n of_o politic_a nation_n 25._o â—â—_z 8._o 25._o h._n 8._o this_o your_o grace_n realm_n recognise_v no_o superior_a under_o god_n but_o only_o your_o grace_n by_o realm_n be_v mean_v either_o subject_n divisim_fw-la or_o conjunctiâ—_z if_o divisim_fw-la then_o no_o particular_a be_v subject_a to_o judge_n and_o justice_n nor_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n but_o only_o to_o the_o king_n which_o be_v absurd_a if_o conjunctim_fw-la then_o be_v the_o king_n in_o the_o act_n recognize_v major_fw-la universis_fw-la camb._n eliz._n pag._n 39_o the_o queen_n explain_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n that_o she_o claim_v nothing_o thereby_o quam_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la angliae_fw-la jam_fw-la olim_fw-la jure_fw-la spectavit_fw-la scilicet_fw-la se_fw-la sub_fw-la deo_fw-la
the_o king_n only_o cite_v the_o writ_n the_o form_n whereof_o be_v ancient_a whereby_o they_o be_v summon_v to_o counsel_v the_o king_n de_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la not_o in_o all_o thing_n but_o in_o some_o thing_n say_v the_o king_n be_v this_o to_o say_v only_o in_o such_o point_n as_o the_o king_n shall_v please_v to_o propose_v do_v not_o his_o majesty_n in_o express_a word_n at_o the_o beginning_n of_o this_o parliament_n leave_v they_o to_o their_o own_o method_n again_o do_v the_o king_n say_v if_o they_o make_v any_o transition_n they_o be_v liable_a to_o imprisonment_n at_o his_o pleasure_n not_o his_o pleasure_n but_o the_o law_n be_v the_o rule_n he_o tie_v himself_o unto_o these_o than_o be_v but_o false_a calumny_n pag._n 8._o 9_o 46._o he_o charge_v the_o king_n with_o this_o position_n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n be_v mere_o to_o council_n the_o king_n as_o if_o without_o their_o consent_n the_o king_n may_v make_v a_o law_n that_o they_o 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king_n nor_o anybody_o else_o deny_v it_o the_o king_n nowhere_o say_v they_o be_v call_v ad_fw-la consilium_fw-la only_o mere_o or_o that_o to_o allow_v they_o mere_a then_o to_o counsel_n be_v to_o make_v they_o commander_n he_o say_v they_o be_v call_v to_o counsel_n that_o be_v true_a not_o to_o command_v that_o be_v true_a but_o he_o do_v not_o deny_v they_o power_n of_o consent_v which_o the_o observator_fw-la contradict_v himself_o do_v afterwards_o acknowledge_v pag._n 16._o it_o be_v lâ—sâ—_z unqâ—â—sâ—imed_v say_v he_o that_o the_o legislative_a power_n be_v partly_o in_o the_o king_n partly_o in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o king_n in_o ordinary_a case_n can_v make_v a_o law_n or_o ordiaâ—nâ—â—_n without_o the_o parliament_n be_v it_o leave_v unquestioned_a why_o then_o will_v you_o abuse_v the_o people_n as_o if_o the_o king_n have_v claim_v a_o legislative_a power_n to_o himself_o whereto_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o be_v not_o requisite_a pag._n 7._o the_o king_n say_v he_o deniâ—s_fw-la the_o lord_n and_o commons_o if_o hâ—_z withdraw_v himselâ—_z to_o have_v any_o power_n of_o any_o court_n pag._n 10._o he_o cite_v these_o as_o the_o king_n precise_a word_n it_o be_v improbable_a and_o impossible_a that_o his_o cabinet-councellor_n or_o his_o bishop_n or_o soldier_n who_o must_v have_v so_o great_a a_o share_n in_o the_o misery_n shall_v take_v such_o pain_n in_o the_o procure_v thereof_o pag._n 25._o he_o tell_v you_o that_o the_o king_n say_v he_o can_v without_o renounce_v his_o own_o conscience_n and_o reason_n preforce_v the_o parliament_n counsel_v before_o the_o court_n all_o which_o and_o many_o more_o be_v false_o impose_v upon_o the_o king_n to_o alienate_v and_o corrupt_v the_o affection_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n pag._n 25._o he_o say_v the_o king_n charge_v the_o parliament_n with_o these_o doctrine_n as_o so_o offensive_a 1._o that_o the_o parliament_n have_v a_o absolute_a indisputablâ—_z power_n 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