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car._n 2._o
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for_o the_o grant_n of_o they_o now_o public_a utility_n and_o necessity_n be_v the_o true_a ground_n and_o foundation_n of_o all_o law_n which_o i_o have_v already_o show_v bind_v all_o man_n alike_o without_o respect_n of_o person_n but_o a_o dispensation_n do_v untie_v that_o knot_n or_o slacken_v and_o let_v loose_v that_o obligation_n as_o to_o some_o particular_a person_n and_o in_o some_o case_n and_o for_o some_o limit_a time_n at_o the_o will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o exercise_v that_o power_n it_o look_v like_o a_o dispensation_n which_o naaman_n the_o syrian_a obtain_v from_o the_o prophet_n elisha_n in_o this_o thing_n that_o be_v in_o one_o particular_a the_o lord_n pardon_v thy_o servant_n to_o bow_v down_o himself_o in_o the_o house_n of_o rimmon_n when_o his_o master_n the_o king_n do_v so_o he_o call_v it_o a_o pardon_n but_o it_o rather_o be_v a_o indulgence_n or_o dispensation_n that_o he_o crave_v a_o pardon_n be_v proper_o of_o a_o offence_n already_o commit_v see_v dr._n field_n dean_n of_o gloucester_n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o church_n print_v at_o oxford_n 1628._o fol._n 475._o what_o a_o dispensation_n be_v viz._n it_o be_v in_o respect_n of_o certain_a person_n time_n place_n and_o condition_n of_o man_n and_o thing_n so_o that_o a_o dispensation_n permit_v the_o law_n to_o retain_v her_o wont_a authority_n only_o free_v some_o particular_a person_n or_o person_n at_o some_o time_n in_o some_o place_n and_o in_o some_o condition_n of_o thing_n from_o the_o necessity_n of_o do_v or_o leave_v undo_v that_o which_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o consideration_n of_o such_o particular_a circumstance_n ought_v to_o be_v do_v a_o dispensation_n be_v of_o a_o thing_n future_a to_o allow_v of_o a_o thing_n to_o be_v do_v that_o it_o may_v not_o be_v account_v for_o a_o crime_n and_o make_v the_o thing_n prohibit_v lawful_a to_o be_v do_v and_o thereupon_o the_o chief_a justice_n vaughan_n in_o his_o argument_n of_o the_o case_n of_o thomas_n and_o sorrel_n seem_v to_o take_v it_o in_o its_o right_a notion_n when_o he_o say_v a_o dispensation_n obtain_v do_v jus_n dare_v though_o he_o quarrel_n with_o sir_n cook_n be_v definition_n of_o it_o and_o say_v it_o be_v ignotum_fw-la per_fw-la ignotius_fw-la but_o under_o his_o favour_n if_o he_o dislike_v that_o he_o shall_v have_v give_v we_o a_o better_a carpere_fw-la vel_fw-la noli_fw-la nostra_fw-la etc._n etc._n 1._o i_o know_v very_o well_o that_o there_o be_v some_o of_o late_a that_o do_v ground_n this_o power_n upon_o the_o sovereignty_n of_o the_o prince_n as_o if_o to_o be_v sovereign_a and_o to_o be_v absolute_a and_o solutus_fw-la à _fw-la legibus_fw-la be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o thing_n as_o if_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a for_o a_o sovereign_a prince_n to_o be_v bind_v to_o law._n a_o prince_n may_v be_v a_o sovereign_n i._n e._n no_o subordinate_a or_o subject_a prince_n rex_fw-la est_fw-la qui_fw-la regem_fw-la maxim_n not_o habeat_fw-la and_o yet_o not_o absolute_a and_o unlimited_a in_o power_n it_o be_v a_o frequent_a argument_n and_o often_o dispute_v in_o our_o book_n what_o law_n the_o king_n be_v bind_v to_o and_o where_o he_o be_v not_o include_v in_o the_o law._n 2._o it_o have_v be_v argue_v that_o because_o the_o law_n be_v the_o king_n law_n that_o therefore_o the_o king_n may_v dispense_v with_o the_o law_n this_o argument_n be_v of_o a_o vast_a extent_n in_o the_o consequence_n as_o that_o of_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v but_o it_o be_v not_o the_o king_n alone_o that_o make_v the_o law_n and_o though_o they_o be_v indeed_o his_o law_n per_fw-la eminentiam_fw-la and_o denominatio_fw-la sumitur_fw-la à _fw-la majore_fw-la yet_o other_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o make_v our_o law_n and_o a_o propriety_n and_o interest_n in_o they_o when_o once_o they_o be_v make_v we_o shall_v be_v best_o instruct_v in_o the_o use_n and_o nature_n of_o a_o dispensation_n if_o we_o give_v some_o instance_n of_o particular_a case_n wherein_o dispensation_n have_v be_v allow_v good_a by_o our_o judge_n against_o the_o penalty_n of_o some_o particular_a act_n of_o parliament_n for_o example_n by_o a_o certain_a statute_n gascoign_n wine_n and_o other_o foreign_a good_n be_v dispensation_n prohibit_v to_o be_v import_v into_o this_o kingdom_n but_o in_o english_a ship_n under_o the_o penalty_n of_o forfeit_v the_o good_n and_o it_o be_v a_o profitable_a law_n for_o the_o increase_n of_o our_o navy_n and_o employment_n of_o our_o own_o mariner_n wherein_o the_o strength_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v concern_v this_o import_v of_o foreign_a good_n in_o foreign_a ship_n be_v the_o malum_fw-la but_o it_o be_v only_o malum_fw-la prohibitum_fw-la that_o be_v it_o be_v no_o offence_n till_o the_o law_n make_v it_o so_o it_o be_v not_o malum_fw-la in_o se._n it_o be_v therefore_o resolve_v by_o all_o the_o judge_n 2_o r._n 3._o fol._n 12._o that_o the_o king_n may_v dispense_v with_o this_o law_n cum_fw-la clausula_n non_fw-la obstante_fw-la and_o may_v give_v licence_n to_o some_o particular_a person_n to_o import_v such_o foreign_a good_n in_o foreign_a ship_n that_o which_o before_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v a_o common_a liberty_n and_o trade_n by_o occasion_n of_o this_o law_n apply_v the_o prerogative_n of_o dispense_n to_o it_o be_v now_o engross_v into_o some_o few_o hand_n from_o whence_o a_o revenue_n it_o be_v likely_a be_v raise_v so_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v sin_n take_v occasion_n by_o the_o law._n by_o the_o statute_n of_o 17_o r._n 2._o c._n 5._o no_o aulnager_n or_o weigher_n of_o wool_n shall_v have_v any_o lease_n for_o life_n or_o year_n of_o his_o office_n and_o if_o any_o charter_n or_o letter_n patent_n be_v make_v to_o the_o contrary_a the_o statute_n say_v they_o shall_v be_v null_a and_o void_a so_o that_o the_o maker_n of_o this_o law_n do_v not_o allow_v of_o any_o dispense_v power_n but_o provide_v against_o it_o which_o show_v what_o 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