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A54686 Investigatio jurium antiquorum et rationalium Regni, sive, Monarchiae Angliae in magnis suis conciliis seu Parliamentis. The first tome et regiminis cum lisden in suis principiis optimi, or, a vindication of the government of the kingdom of England under our kings and monarchs, appointed by God, from the opinion and claim of those that without any warrant or ground of law or right reason, the laws of God and man, nature and nations, the records, annals and histories of the kingdom, would have it to be originally derived from the people, or the King to be co-ordinate with his Houses of Peers and Commons in Parliament / per Fabianum Philipps. Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690. 1686 (1686) Wing P2007; ESTC R26209 602,058 710

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ut_fw-la in_o judiciali_fw-la libro_fw-la scriptum_fw-la habetur_fw-la nec_fw-la quicquid_fw-la formident_fw-la jus_o common_a audacter_fw-la liberèque_fw-la dicant_fw-la ac_fw-la litibus_fw-la singulis_fw-la dies_fw-la quibus_fw-la dijudicentur_fw-la condictos_fw-la statuit_fw-la of_o king_n athelstan_n regis_n about_o the_o year_n 924._o the_o heptarchy_n be_v then_o reduce_v to_o its_o pristine_a estate_n of_o monarchy_n consilio_fw-la ulfhelmi_n archiepiscopi_fw-la aliorumque_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la &_o servorum_fw-la dei._n or_o in_o his_o law_n not_o long_o before_o make_v in_o a_o council_n hold_v at_o exeter_n where_o he_o be_v as_o they_o mention_v sapientibus_fw-la stipatus_fw-la of_o king_n edmond_n regis_n make_v in_o a_o council_n at_o london_n about_o the_o year_n 940._o tam_fw-la ecclesiasticorum_fw-la quam_fw-la laicorum_fw-la cui_fw-la interfuerunt_fw-la oda_n &_o wolstanus_n archipraesul_n plurimique_fw-la alii_fw-la episcopi_fw-la or_o in_o or_o by_o the_o first_o write_v law_n of_o the_o britain_n 103._o about_o the_o same_o time_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o their_o king_n howel_n dha_n style_v the_o good_a the_o bard_n and_o druid_n 103._o man_n of_o great_a veneration_n power_n and_o esteem_v among_o they_o not_o before_o recommend_v to_o posterity_n or_o commit_v to_o write_v any_o of_o their_o law_n custom_n or_o memorial_n qui_fw-la convocati_fw-la episcopis_fw-la &_o laicis_fw-la doctissimis_fw-la leges_fw-la antiquas_fw-la correxit_fw-la &_o novas_fw-la condidit_fw-la or_o in_o the_o law_n which_o king_n eldred_n ingulfo_n make_v about_o the_o year_n 948._o in_o festo_fw-la nativitatis_fw-la beatae_fw-la mariae_fw-la when_o universi_fw-la magnates_fw-la regni_fw-la per_fw-la regium_fw-la edictum_fw-la summoniti_fw-la tam_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la quam_fw-la
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