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illustrious_a prince_n james_n duke_n of_o york_n now_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n james_z the_o second_o p._n 31._o chap._n xi_o show_v that_o ignorance_n of_o the_o law_n will_v excuse_v none_o and_o that_o therefore_o all_o dissenter_n to_o the_o government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n be_v advise_v to_o conformity_n p._n 36._o chap._n xii_o show_v that_o all_o subject_n owe_v true_a ligeance_n to_o their_o sovereign_n though_o they_o never_o be_v or_o ever_o shall_v be_v swear_v to_o the_o same_o and_o be_v show_v the_o diversity_n between_o enemy_n and_o rebel_n than_o all_o be_v advise_v from_o rebellion_n and_o be_v show_v that_o the_o king_n have_v no_o peer_n and_o therefore_o can_v be_v judge_v by_o his_o subject_n for_o his_o action_n p._n 38._o chap._n xiii_o show_n that_o no_o action_n lie_v against_o the_o king_n but_o in_o place_n thereof_o petition_n must_v be_v make_v unto_o he_o and_o that_o due_a circumstance_n observe_v the_o subject_n shall_v have_v his_o 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and_o of_o all_o his_o royal_a right_n and_o prerogatives_n and_o that_o our_o law_n do_v not_o reject_v woman_n or_o infant_n in_o the_o high_a point_n of_o the_o descent_n of_o the_o crown_n and_o that_o our_o king_n hold_v immediate_o of_o god_n to_o himself_o and_o acknowledge_v no_o prince_n on_o earth_n his_o superior_a p._n 46._o chap._n xvi_o show_v that_o all_o unlawful_a assembly_n or_o meeting_n for_o the_o plot_v of_o harm_n to_o the_o king_n or_o the_o alteration_n of_o the_o government_n be_v unlawful_a and_o further_o show_v what_o misprision_n of_o treason_n be_v and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o every_o good_a subject_n present_o to_o discover_v treason_n p._n 49._o chap._n xvii_o show_v that_o all_o writ_n process_n execution_n and_o commandment_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n name_v only_o p._n 51._o chap._n xviii_o all_o freeholder_n be_v advise_v as_o to_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n they_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o choose_v for_o future_a 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