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the_o title_n and_o attribute_n which_o other_o sovereign_a prince_n have_v either_o assume_v prince_n the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v use_v all_o the_o title_n proper_a to_o sovereign_a prince_n or_o have_v be_v give_v to_o they_o our_o king_n of_o england_n have_v use_v as_o may_v be_v make_v appear_v by_o innumerable_a example_n but_o i_o shall_v treat_v but_o of_o a_o few_o and_o show_v wherein_o the_o sovereignty_n be_v discover_v and_o what_o ancient_a prerogative_n they_o have_v by_o their_o act_n of_o grace_n quit_v and_o last_o how_o the_o long_a parliament_n of_o 1641._o will_v have_v cramp_v the_o king_n authority_n first_o as_o to_o the_o title_n of_o king_n or_o emperor_n promiscuous_o so_o our_o edgar_n frequent_o in_o his_o charter_n call_v himself_o albionis_n &_o anglorum_fw-la basileus_n lord._n as_o king_n emperor_n lord._n and_o i_o have_v note_v before_o that_o the_o grecian_n esteem_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o be_v of_o full_a as_o 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the_o isle_n about_o britain_n so_o william_n rufus_n date_n his_o charter_n to_o the_o monastery_n of_o shaftsbury_n secundo_fw-la anno_fw-la imperii_fw-la mei_fw-la by_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v just_o assume_v the_o supreme_a imperial_a command_n in_o their_o own_o dominion_n and_o though_o the_o title_n of_o emperor_n have_v be_v disuse_v emperor_n king_n of_o england_n as_o much_o sovereign_n as_o emperor_n yet_o we_o shall_v find_v the_o substance_n of_o it_o sufficient_o challenge_v in_o that_o of_o 2._o of_o ipse_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertaâ—â—s_fw-la 〈◊〉_d râ—gno_n habebat_fw-la svo_fw-la quas_fw-la imperator_fw-la vendicabat_fw-la in_o imperio_fw-la matt._n paris_n in_o vita_fw-la willielmi_n 2._o william_n rufus_n to_o archbishop_n anselm_n when_o he_o tell_v he_o that_o he_o have_v all_o the_o liberty_n in_o his_o kingdom_n which_o the_o emperor_n challenge_v in_o the_o empire_n and_o in_o a_o constitution_n dorso_fw-la constitution_n râ—gâ—um_fw-la angliae_fw-la ab_fw-la omâ—i_fw-la subjectione_n imperiali_fw-la liberrimum_fw-la claus_n 13_o e._n 2._o m._n 6._o dorso_fw-la of_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v most_o free_a from_o all_o imperial_a subjection_n which_o exclude_v all_o public_a notary_n who_o be_v make_v by_o the_o emperor_n or_o pope_n and_o by_o this_o constitution_n be_v utter_o reject_v it_o the_o statute_n for_o it_o this_o further_a appear_v in_o the_o 125._o the_o stat._n anno_fw-la 23_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o vide_fw-la coke_n instit_fw-la 2._o 111._o 4_o part_n 6._o 8._o 3._o instit_fw-la 120_o 125._o statute_n of_o praemunire_n make_v 23_o ed._n 3._o which_o run_v thus_o that_o it_o be_v show_v by_o the_o grievous_a and_o clamorous_a complaint_n of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o commons_o how_o that_o divers_a of_o the_o people_n be_v and_o be_v draw_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n to_o answer_v of_o thing_n whereof_o the_o 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time_n appoint_v through_o england_n and_o by_o his_o writing_n and_o seal_n confirm_v to_o bishop_n and_o abbat_n charter_n of_o privilege_n who_o charter_n run_v thus_o hen._n etc._n etc._n baronibus_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la francis_n &_o anglis_fw-la salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la i_o ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la communi_fw-la emendatione_fw-la regni_fw-la mei_fw-la concessisse_fw-la &_o reddidisse_fw-la &_o praesenti_fw-la charta_fw-la mea_fw-la confirmasse_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o confirm_v the_o charter_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o his_o grandfather_n as_o to_o the_o council_n of_o clarendon_n about_o epinomis_n about_o answer_v to_o petyt_n fol._n 31._o ult_n edit_fw-la see_v selden_n correction_n of_o matt._n paris_n in_o his_o epinomis_n thomas_n becket_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n after_o he_o have_v once_o promise_v and_o his_o after_o refuse_v to_o set_v to_o his_o seal_n in_o confirmation_n of_o the_o ancient_a law_n i_o must_v refer_v the_o reader_n to_o what_o doctor_n brady_n have_v collect_v and_o shall_v only_o touch_v upon_o that_o of_o edit_fw-la of_o matt._n paris_n fol._n 84._o num_fw-la 20._o ult_n edit_fw-la clarendon_n anno_fw-la 1164._o 10_o hen._n 2._o where_o those_o present_n by_o the_o king_n mandate_n be_v the_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n earl_n baron_n and_o nobleman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o there_o be_v a_o recognition_n of_o part_n of_o the_o custom_n and_o liberty_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o king_n grandfather_n and_o of_o other_o king_n which_o be_v comprise_v in_o sixteen_o chapter_n epinomis_n concern_v the_o law_n of_o this_o king_n see_v selden_n epinomis_n these_o matthew_n paris_n call_v wicked_a custom_n and_o liberty_n because_o they_o subject_v the_o clergyman_n more_o to_o the_o crown_n than_o he_o and_o other_o will_v have_v have_v they_o yet_o he_o say_v the_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n clergy_n with_o the_o earl_n baron_n and_o nobility_n swear_v to_o they_o all_o proceres_fw-la proceres_fw-la and_o promise_v firm_o in_o the_o word_n of_o truth_n to_o hold_v and_o observe_v they_o to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o heir_n in_o good_a faith_n and_o without_o evil_n and_o then_o add_v decrevit_fw-la etiam_fw-la rex_fw-la by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n do_v not_o only_o assent_v but_o do_v bind_v themselves_o by_o oath_n and_o solemn_a promise_n obligatory_a to_o themselves_o and_o their_o posterity_n to_o keep_v and_o observe_v they_o and_o upon_o the_o whole_a it_o be_v the_o king_n that_o decree_n appoint_v and_o constitute_v in_o all_o the_o great_a council_n of_o this_o king_n it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o member_n be_v only_o such_o as_o in_o former_a king_n reign_v only_o in_o that_o of_o the_o 22_o h._n 2._o 1176._o 2._o ben._n abb._n p._n 77._o anno_fw-la dom._n 1176._o it_o be_v say_v rex_fw-la congregatis_fw-la in_o urbe_fw-la londoniarum_fw-la archipraesulibus_fw-la &_o episcopis_fw-la &_o comitibus_fw-la &_o sapientioribus_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la where_fw-mi sapientiores_fw-la be_v instead_o of_o barones_n and_o for_o the_o king_n summon_v it_o be_v always_o say_v rex_fw-la convocat_n congregavit_fw-la praecepit_fw-la convenire_fw-la or_o mandavit_fw-la as_o be_v most_o express_o say_v in_o that_o great_a council_n anno_fw-la 1177._o 23_o h._n 2._o 86._o 2._o ben._n abbas_n p._n 86._o that_o the_o king_n send_v messenger_n through_o the_o whole_a isle_n of_o england_n and_o command_v the_o archbishop_n bishop_n earl_n and_o baron_n of_o all_o england_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o at_o london_n the_o next_o sunday_n after_o the_o begin_n of_o lent_n of_o the_o great_a council_n in_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o be_v time_o there_o be_v few_o great_a council_n meet_v withal_o in_o his_o short_a reign_n he_o be_v so_o great_a a_o part_n of_o it_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o first_o i_o 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