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owe_v he_o no_o allegiance_n so_o the_o subject_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o pay_v their_o allegiance_n to_o he_o that_o be_v not_o their_o king_n and_o owe_v they_o no_o protection_n now_o this_o also_o be_v very_o true_a that_o god_n and_o nature_n have_v lay_v mutual_a obligation_n upon_o king_n and_o their_o subject_n as_o he_o have_v in_o all_o other_o relation_n between_o man_n and_o man_n as_o of_o parent_n and_o their_o child_n and_o the_o like_a and_o this_o be_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o maxim_n in_o our_o law_n as_o appear_v from_o the_o plain_a and_o express_v word_n of_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n coke_n 4._o coke_n calvin_n case_n f._n 4._o between_o the_o sovereign_n and_o subject_n there_o be_v duplex_fw-la &_o reciprocum_fw-la ligamen_fw-la 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 subdito_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ad_fw-la protectionem_fw-la mento_fw-la igitur_fw-la ligeantia_fw-la dicitur_fw-la a_o 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and_o his_o prince_n protection_n for_o a_o long_a time_n before_o he_o be_v capable_a to_o perform_v either_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o son_n or_o the_o allegiance_n of_o a_o subject_a viz._n from_o the_o moment_n of_o his_o birth_n to_o his_o ripe_a year_n and_o therefore_o if_o actual_a allegiance_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o the_o king_n duty_n to_o protect_v his_o subject_n he_o be_v not_o oblige_v to_o extend_v his_o protection_n to_o a_o infant_n or_o a_o child_n or_o if_o the_o incapacity_n or_o neglect_n of_o his_o subject_n do_v not_o discharge_v he_o from_o perform_v towards_o they_o the_o duty_n of_o a_o king_n why_o shall_v his_o incapacity_n or_o fault_n discharge_v they_o from_o perform_v their_o duty_n of_o allegiance_n to_o he_o much_o less_o authorise_v they_o to_o transfer_v what_o be_v his_o right_n to_o another_o because_o from_o he_o only_o they_o have_v actual_a protection_n but_o to_o proceed_v far_o in_o confutation_n of_o this_o false_a principle_n that_o actual_a protection_n and_o allegiance_n be_v reciprocal_a 1._o this_o principle_n oblige_v the_o subject_n to_o pay_v obedience_n to_o every_o usurpation_n whether_o the_o person_n that_o usurp_v be_v one_o or_o more_o whether_o he_o be_v king_n or_o no_o so_o any_o one_o in_o the_o late_a time_n will_v have_v be_v oblige_v upon_o this_o principle_n to_o have_v bear_v faith_n and_o true_a allegiance_n to_o the_o rump_n the_o commit_v of_o safety_n the_o protector_n and_o all_o other_o usurp_v power_n who_o get_v the_o government_n into_o their_o hand_n during_o that_o time_n for_o they_o have_v get_v the_o sovereign_a power_n into_o their_o hand_n from_o thenceforth_o all_o the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v under_o their_o protection_n and_o therefore_o may_v have_v swear_v to_o bear_v faith_n and_o true_a allegiance_n to_o they_o and_o be_v oblige_v to_o assist_v and_o defend_v they_o in_o the_o possession_n of_o their_o usurp_v authority_n and_o