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utter_o destitute_a of_o any_o incumbent_n or_o prelate_n and_o then_o follow_v a_o clause_n enable_v the_o king_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n to_o nominate_v and_o appoint_v successor_n be_v the_o native_n of_o this_o realm_n to_o the_o say_a see_v and_o the_o king_n do_v nominate_v successor_n according_a to_o the_o say_v act._n a_o table_n of_o errata_fw-la the_o author_n occasion_n not_o permit_v 〈…〉_z town_n whilst_o most_o of_o these_o dialogue_n be_v in_o the_o press_n beg_v pardon_n for_o the_o many_o errata_n in_o some_o of_o they_o and_o desire_v you_o to_o correct_v such_o gross_a one_o that_o alter_v or_o disturb_v the_o sense_n viz._n dial._n 1._o p._n â—0_n l_o 24._o for_o author_n r._n authority_n p._n 52._o l._n 37._o for_o four_o r._n 5_o p._n 36._o l._n 38._o for_o right_n r._n rite_n dial._n 2._o p._n 80._o l._n 25._o del_o hundred_o r_o thousand_o p._n 80_o l._n 22._o d._n greek_a p._n 84._o
col._n 2683._o vid._n graston_n chronicle_n p._n 627._o vide_fw-la parliam_fw-la roll._n 410_o of_o ed_n 3._o de_fw-fr reg._n de_fw-fr mort._n mar._n art_n the_o second_o vid._n rot._n parl._n 11_o rich._n 2._o pars_fw-la secunda_fw-la s._n c._n r._n p._n 190._o &_o deinde_fw-la s.c.r._n p._n 59_o s._n c._n r._n p._n 192_o 193._o i._o r._n s._n p._n 15._o i.r.s._n p._n 15_o 16._o s.c.r._n p._n 196._o &_o deinde_fw-la ibidem_fw-la 197._o &_o deinde_fw-la bract._n l._n c._n 8._o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o chap._n 1._o sect._n 10._o chap._n 8._o vid._n a_o answer_n to_o dr._n king_n state_n of_o the_o protestant_n in_o ireland_n p._n 32_o 35_o 36._o ps._n 68.30_o vid._n dr._n patrick_n paraphrase_n and_o annotation_n on_o this_o text._n cap._n i._o f._n 107._o vid._n pryn_n 1_o sy_n part_n of_o the_o vindication_n of_o the_o right_n of_o english_a freeman_n cap._n 18.9.3_o cap._n 6._o vid._n ruâ—hwaths_n hist._n col._n pt_n 1._o p._n 597._o 598._o 625._o n._n 36._o lord_n bacon_n letter_n p._n 43._o ibid._n p._n 41._o vi._n grot_n de_fw-fr j._n b._n l._n 1._o cap._n 4._o §._o 7.8_o pufendorf_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat_n l._n 7._o cap._n 8._o §._o 6.7_o cap._n 8._o lib._n 11._o cap._n 5._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 9_o lib._n 2._o cap._n 7._o h._n i._o p._n 244_o 245._o cap._n 9_o l._n 7._o c_o 7._o §_o 7.10_o lib._n 7._o cap._n 8._o lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o lib._n 9_o c._n 9_o 12_o car._n 2._o c._n 30._o vid._n cook_n 7_o the_o rep._n mirror_n p._n 8._o spel._n council_n leges_fw-la gâ—il_n cap._n 6._o hoveden_n annal_n part_v 2._o p._n 608._o cap._n 24._o lib._n i._o cap._n iv._o §_o 13._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 9_o lib._n 1._o cap._n 17._o it._n i._o p._n 211._o ibid._n lib._n 1._o c._n 8._o l._n vii_o cap._n 8._o §._o 6._o per_fw-la inspex_fw-la 1._o e._n iu_o part._n 7._o m._n 26_o vi_fw-la selden_n review_n p._n 483._o carta_n 4._o ed._n iu._n m._n 27._o per_fw-la inspexi_fw-la vi._n seldeni_n ad_fw-la eadmer_n notae_fw-la etc._n etc._n fol._n 211._o p._n 240_o 241_o p._n 272._o vi._n hoveden_n pars_fw-la prima_fw-la p._n 449._o will._n malm_n lib_fw-la 2._o vi._n grot._n l._n ii_o cap._n 4._o pufendorf_n l._n vii_o cap._n 6._o §_o 16._o cap._n 7._o §_o 3_o 4._o p._n 68_o edit_fw-la oxon._n p._n 93._o lib._n two_o cap._n 6._o lib._n iii_o pa._n 503._o p._n 288._o b._n a._n a._n p_o 206._o b._n a._n p._n p._n 33._o b._n a._n p._n p._n 35._o vi._n spelman_n glossary_a verbo_fw-la diffidare_fw-la p._n 388._o ibid._n p._n 398._o p._n 84._o vi._n leges_fw-la gulielâ—i_fw-la a._n a._n vi._n 92_o 93._o p._n 8._o &_o deinde_fw-la ad_fw-la p._n 92._o b._n a._n a._n b.a.p._n p._n 50._o p._n 208._o lib._n iu._n p._n 505_o 506._o title_n dreuges_n p._n 184._o b._n a._n p._n p._n 25_o 26._o fol._n 118._o coll._n out_o of_o the_o book_n of_o the_o family_n of_o sharborr_n glossary_a title_n drench_v hist._n p._n 71.72.95_o edit_fw-la oxon._n i._o a._n a._n p._n 103._o hist._n nou._n fol._n 6._o n._n 10.20_o 30._o b.a.p._n p._n 32._o glia_o 〈◊〉_d lib._n 7._o cap._n 2._o vi._n coke_n proem_n vi._n spelman_n glos._n tit._n fribargus_fw-la vi._n iu._n inst._n cap._n 55_o 56_o 57_o vide_fw-la spel._n glossary_a tit._n hundredus_fw-la &_o comitatus_fw-la vide_fw-la hist._n ead._n lib._n p._n 8_o 9_o b.a._n p._n p._n 38_o 39_o glos._n glos._n p._n 29_o 30._o cap._n 1._o b._n i._o a._n p._n 36._o it_o be_v hundredus_fw-la cap._n 38._o i._o a._n a._n p._n 95_o 201._o cap._n 52._o i._o a._n a._n p._n p._n 197._o lamb_n leges_fw-la ethelredâ—_n cap._n i._n tit._n barones_n comitatus_fw-la b._n a._n i._o p._n 34._o p._n 197._o page_n 42._o b._n i._o a._n p._n ibid._n p._n 71._o cap_n 69._o cap._n 35._o p._n 192._o p._n 3._o p._n 193._o p._n 117._o glossary_a tit._n liberi_fw-la homines_fw-la vid._n a_o ancient_n msc._n in_o the_o bodlian_a library_n cite_v by_o sir_n will._n dugdale_n in_o his_o baronage_n of_o england_n page_n 79._o vid._n mr._n whitlock_n speech_n in_o parliament_n 1650._o print_a in_o his_o memorial_n p._n 461._o vid._n coke_n preface_n p._n 70_o 71._o edit_fw-la oxon._n p._n 93._o b._n a._n p._n p._n 36._o pag._n 7._o lib._n 3._o p._n 271._o l._n l._n guil._n 55._o with_fw-mi ingulph_n history_n vi._n hoveden_n p._n 17._o id._n lib._n iu._n fol._n 505_o and_o 506._o b._n a._n a._n p._n 299._o vi._n mat._n paris_n in_o vita_fw-la frederici_fw-la abbatu_n b._n a._n a._n p._n 289._o i._o a._n a._n p._n 100_o 101._o f._n 636._o p._n 67_o 68_o i_o a._n a._n 105._o 1._o jacobi_fw-la cap._n 2._o fol._n 1157._o p._n 28._o p._n 70._o vide_fw-la cook_n upâ—â—_n litt._n p._n 251._o vid._n grot._n annot_n in_o mat._n cap._n p._n 125._o vid._n ll._n will._n 1._o vi._n pufendorf_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la gentium_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 7._o cap._n 〈…〉_z siderfin_n report_n temp._n car._n 2._o fol._n 377_o 378._o the_o king_n against_o buckworth_n tuckee_n gill_n etc._n etc._n h.d._n p._n 92._o i._o d._n d._n h._n d._n p._n 90._o h._n d._n p._n 92.94_o h.d._n p._n 110._o ibid._n p._n 111._o vi._n sand._n de_fw-fr oblige_v conscien_fw-fr pralect_n v._o §._o 11._o pralect_n vii_o §._o 4._o d.d._n p._n 147._o d._n d._n 149._o p._n 6_o 7._o chap._n 2._o fol._n 11_o 12._o chap._n 8._o vi_o the_o year_n book_n 2._o h._n 7._o t._n m._n p._n 502._o pag._n 18._o chap._n 31._o rep._n 7._o p._n 14._o i.e.c._n p._n 33._o l._n 6._o c._n 14._o disp._n 1_o 2._o c._n 2._o de_fw-fr aequit_fw-la ind._n c._n 2._o de_fw-fr jure_fw-la nat._n &_o gentium_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 6._o o._n e._n i._o p._n 66._o &_o dein_fw-ge vi._n mat._n par._n p._n 810_o 811._o ibid._n p._n 817_o 818._o p._n 854._o p._n 875._o hen._n knighton_n p._n 2502._o in_o dec._n scrip._n chap._n 3._o i._o e._n c._n p._n 43._o vi._n 2_o h._n vii_o ter._n m._n case_n 20._o fol._n 66._o vaughan_n rep._n f._n 358._o f._n 333._o f._n 334._o f._n 29._o p._n 341_o 342._o i.e.c._n p._n 41._o i.e.c._n p._n 42._o mr._n justice_n powil_n chap._n 2._o chap._n 11._o chap._n 12._o l._n §._o 13._o b.h.s._n p._n 368._o s._n d._n p._n 7._o f._n 236._o s._n d._n p._n 7._o anno_fw-la 1100._o ibid._n b._n â—_o s._n p._n 369._o p._n 231._o col._n 983._o an._n d._n 1087._o l.u._n p._n 156._o col._n 2374._o anno_fw-la 1104._o l._n 1._o p._n 178._o m._n par._n f._n 86._o m._n west_n 246._o p._n 386._o vid._n hen._n hunt_n p._n 395._o richard_n de_fw-fr hagulstad_n col._n 314._o joh._n de_fw-fr hag._n p._n 282._o p._n 373._o col._n 647._o hou._n p._n 106._o hou._n f._n 449._o matt._n paris_n f._n 197._o ibid._n col._n 1338._o n._n 30._o fol._n 236._o vi._n charta_fw-la moderationis_fw-la feodi_fw-la magni_fw-la sigilli_fw-la fol._n 277._o s._n d._n p._n 13._o col._n 2426._o mat._n paris_n f._n 574._o mat._n paris_n f._n 288._o mat._n westm._n f._n 276._o p._n 145._o col._n p._n 793._o f._n 49._o b._n h._n s._n p._n 381._o rot._n cl._n 1._o e._n 3._o p._n 1_o m._n 28._o part_v of_o it_o be_v also_o in_o walsingham_n f._n 126._o m._n 50._o b._n h._n s._n p._n vi._n rot._n parl._n 10._o hen._n 4.20_o vi._n rot._n parl._n 39_o hen._n 6._o m._n 18._o h._n knighton_n col._n 2681._o vi._n 7._o hen._n iu._n cap._n 2._o b._n h._n s._n p._n 386._o vi._n grafton_n chronicle_n vi._n record_v 39_o h._n 6._o n._n 11_o 12_o 13._o vi._n grafton_n chron._n par._n roll_n 1._o ed._n 4._o n._n 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o b.h.s._n p._n 388._o ibid._n id._n p._n 389._o vi._n grafton_n chronicle_n rol._n par._n 1._o h._n 7._o n._n 16._o restitutio_fw-la henrici_fw-la sexti_fw-la vi._n grafton_n chronicle_n vid._n collection_n of_o record_n 1_o richard_n iii_o vid._n lord_n bacon_n life_n of_o k._n henry_n the_o seven_o fol._n 7._o rot._n parl._n 1_o hen._n vii_o vid._n buck_n be_v history_n of_o richard_n the_o iii_o d._n b._n h._n s._n p._n 391._o b._n h._n s._n p._n 393._o 1_o mar._n 2_o chap._n 1_o eliz._n c._n 1._o b._n h._n s._n 394._o chap._n 22._o vi._n lethington_n letter_n to_o sir_n will._n cecil_n appendix_n to_o the_o 2_o d_o vol._n of_o the_o history_n of_o the_o reformation_n fol._n 269._o vi._n mariana_n history_n of_o hispan_n vid._n fortescue_n de_fw-fr laud._n leg._n angl._n in_o proem_n in_o vita_fw-la pyrri_fw-la e.l.r._n p._n 27._o chap._n 1._o vide_fw-la rot._n parl._n 1_o o_o henry_n iu._n rot._n par._n n._n 64._o 21._o ric._n ii_o b._n h._n s._n p._n 40._o p._n 7._o d._n a._n p._n 15._o ib._n p._n 14._o vid._n lambardi_n l._n l._n edwards_n &_o l._n l._n will._n i._o c._n 52._o stat._n 51_o ibid._n calvin_n be_v case_n cowel_n inst._n l._n 2._o tit_n 3._o §_o 14._o d._n a._n p._n 24._o ib._n a._n 11._o h._n 7._o p._n 2.3_o vid._n lord_n bac._n henry_n viith_o ibid._n p._n 4._o p._n 1.2_o c._n a._n p._n 56._o e._n l._n r._n vid._n 1_o hen._n vii_o cap._n 6._o rot._n parl._n edw._n iu._n 39_o hen._n vi_o n._n 18._o c._n a._n p._n 58_o 59_o 1_o sess._n chap._n 12._o e.l.r._n p._n 8_o 9_o ibid._n p._n 19_o 20._o rot._n claus_n 49._o h._n vi_o m._n 6._o rot._n claus._n 11_o ed._n iu_o m._n 1_o mem._n 1._o vid._n the_o act_n print_v at_o large_a in_o buck_n history_n of_o richard_n the_o iiid_n a._n 11._o h._n 7._o p._n 5.6_o ibid._n p._n 6._o a._n 11._o h._n 7._o p._n 56._o c._n a._n p._n 57_o e._n l._n r._n p._n 25_o 26._o e._n l._n r._n p._n 18._o e._n o._n p._n 57_o e._n o._n p._n 49._o ibid._n p._n 49._o ibid._n p._n 55._o d._n a._n p._n 15._o 13._o eliz._n p._n 303._o b._n l._n 2._o cap._n 5._o vi_o spelmans_n gloss._n f._n 23._o h._n vid._n dr._n burnet_n '_o s_z hist._n of_o the_o reformation_n 2d_o part._n vide_fw-la 2d_o vol._n of_o homil._n one_a 2d_o and_o 3d_o part_n of_o the_o sermon_n against_o idolatry_n especial_o the_o last_o p._n 156.162_o 163._o n._n 6._o p._n 115._o n._n 8._o n._n 10._o n._n 5._o n._n 9_o 12._o car._n 2._o c._n 3._o 12._o car._n 2._o c._n 17._o 13._o car._n 2._o c._n 17._o etc._n etc._n 148._o p._n 123._o
of_o the_o people_n rather_o than_o in_o the_o parliament_n or_o great_a council_n of_o the_o nation_n for_o as_o to_o your_o assertion_n that_o the_o whole_a people_n be_v more_o fallible_a and_o consequent_o more_o dangerous_a judge_n in_o such_o a_o case_n than_o the_o great_a council_n i_o deny_v it_o since_o all_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n must_v be_v so_o evident_a and_o notorious_a to_o the_o sense_n and_o feel_n of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n that_o there_o can_v be_v no_o doubt_n or_o denial_n of_o it_o by_o any_o reasonable_a and_o indifferent_a judge_n and_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n be_v willing_a to_o live_v in_o peace_n without_o make_v any_o disturbance_n or_o alteration_n in_o the_o government_n if_o it_o may_v be_v avoid_v whereas_o in_o any_o great_a assembly_n or_o council_n there_o be_v many_o and_o those_o of_o the_o most_o eloquent_a and_o lead_a man_n who_o common_o carry_v the_o rest_n which_o way_n they_o please_v who_o be_v govern_v by_o faction_n ambition_n or_o self-interest_n and_o upon_o all_o or_o some_o of_o these_o etc._n etc._n may_v be_v desirous_a to_o raise_v civil_a war_n or_o to_o declare_v the_o king_n to_o have_v do_v thing_n that_o require_v resistance_n or_o to_o have_v forfeit_v his_o crown_n when_o indeed_o he_o have_v not_o and_o for_o this_o the_o very_a long_a parliament_n you_o mention_n be_v a_o evident_a example_n since_o you_o can_v but_o grant_v that_o if_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o that_o parliament_n have_v be_v leave_v to_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o whole_a people_n there_o have_v never_o be_v any_o civil_a war_n at_o all_o nor_o have_v the_o king_n ever_o be_v behead_v since_o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v that_o before_o the_o parliament_n stir_v up_o the_o people_n to_o war_n by_o seize_v of_o the_o militia_n they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o incline_v to_o it_o it_o be_v a_o restless_a and_o factious_a ambitious_a party_n of_o man_n on_o both_o side_n who_o bring_v on_o the_o last_o civil_a war_n not_o but_o that_o i_o defer_v much_o to_o the_o judgement_n of_o a_o free_a and_o unbyast_a parliament_n who_o may_v confirm_v and_o declare_v what_o the_o diffusive_a body_n of_o the_o people_n have_v already_o just_o do_v to_o be_v right_a and_o lawful_a which_o may_v be_v as_o great_a a_o satisfaction_n to_o private_a man_n conscience_n in_o civil_a dispute_n as_o a_o general_a council_n be_v in_o spiritual_a controversy_n about_o matter_n of_o religion_n wherein_o though_o such_o a_o council_n can_v make_v new_a article_n of_o faith_n yet_o we_o protestant_n hold_v that_o it_o may_v declare_v what_o be_v ancient_o believe_v but_o if_o the_o people_n have_v a_o right_n of_o judge_v during_o the_o interval_n of_o parliament_n when_o the_o king_n have_v notorious_o break_v the_o fundamental_a constitution_n and_o so_o may_v make_v resistance_n according_o as_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v they_o have_v since_o otherwise_o the_o king_n may_v absolute_o refuse_v ever_o to_o call_v any_o parliament_n at_o all_o or_o at_o least_o may_v not_o let_v they_o sit_v till_o all_o grievance_n be_v redress_v so_o that_o i_o can_v see_v why_o they_o may_v not_o also_o judge_n when_o the_o king_n have_v so_o whole_o break_v his_o original_a contract_n and_o so_o obstinate_o persist_v in_o it_o as_o to_o create_v a_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o crown_n since_o the_o one_o be_v not_o hard_a to_o judge_v of_o than_o the_o other_o nor_o be_v your_o parallel_n between_o our_o opinion_n and_o that_o of_o the_o jesuit_n at_o all_o true_a unless_o you_o can_v also_o prove_v that_o i_o have_v put_v the_o same_o authority_n in_o the_o people_n to_o depose_v their_o king_n by_o a_o right_n confer_v on_o they_o by_o god_n as_o the_o jesuit_n do_v in_o the_o pope_n by_o such_o a_o pretend_a power_n as_o superior_a to_o that_o of_o all_o the_o monarch_n in_o the_o world_n but_o there_o be_v nothing_o like_o it_o in_o my_o hypothesis_n since_o i_o do_v neither_o allow_v the_o people_n to_o judge_n or_o depose_v the_o king_n much_o less_o to_o put_v he_o to_o death_n though_o a_o tyrant_n but_o only_o to_o judge_n and_o declare_v when_o he_o have_v make_v such_o notorious_a breach_n on_o the_o fundamental_a constitution_n as_o do_v necessary_o imply_v a_o forfeiture_n or_o rather_o a_o implicit_a abdication_n of_o his_o royal_a power_n and_o whereby_o he_o depose_v himself_o but_o to_o come_v to_o the_o second_o point_n to_o prove_v that_o our_o king_n be_v never_o absolute_a monarch_n or_o have_v the_o sole_a and_o absolute_a authority_n over_o the_o people_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o if_o so_o that_o there_o be_v somewhat_o still_o reserve_v by_o the_o people_n at_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o the_o government_n and_o which_o the_o king_n by_o the_o original_a contract_n when_o he_o or_o his_o ancestor_n take_v the_o crown_n must_v be_v still_o suppose_v as_o bind_v to_o maintain_v now_o that_o there_o must_v have_v be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o a_o original_a contract_n however_o light_v you_o be_v please_v to_o make_v of_o it_o i_o thus_o make_v out_o you_o may_v remember_v that_o at_o our_o five_o meeting_n i_o prove_v that_o at_o the_o first_o institution_n of_o kingly_a government_n in_o this_o nation_n it_o be_v not_o by_o right_a of_o inheritance_n but_o election_n 2._o that_o this_o election_n be_v make_v either_o by_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o people_n in_o person_n or_o by_o their_o lawful_a representative_n in_o the_o great_a council_n or_o mycel_v synod_n of_o the_o english_a saxon_n 3._o that_o this_o great_a council_n do_v then_o reserve_v to_o themselves_o these_o material_a part_n of_o government_n first_o a_o right_a of_o meet_v or_o assemble_v at_o state_v time_n of_o the_o year_n and_o that_o without_o any_o previous_a summons_n from_o the_o king_n 2._o a_o right_a of_o propose_v or_o at_o least_o oâ—_n ascend_v to_o all_o law_n that_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o all_o future_a 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