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colony_n to_o enjoy_v each_o
say_v the_o revenue_n of_o charles_n the_o six_o which_o be_v but_o fourteen_o hundred_o thousand_o franc_n be_v as_o sufficient_a to_o maintain_v the_o greatness_n of_o a_o french_a king_n as_o that_o of_o charles_n the_o nine_o which_o be_v fifteen_o million_o consider_v the_o price_n of_o all_o thing_n and_o pension_n of_o officer_n enhance_a and_o so_o by_o consequent_a the_o ransom_n of_o the_o sultan_n of_o egypt_n of_o five_o hundred_o thousand_o liure_v which_o he_o pay_v the_o turk_n not_o much_o less_o than_o the_o three_o million_o of_o crown_n which_o francis_n the_o first_o pay_v to_o charles_n the_o five_o it_o remain_v i_o speak_v of_o of_o the_o administration_n and_o execution_n of_o justice_n assembly_n and_o of_o those_o place_n and_o person_n where_o and_o by_o who_o it_o be_v do_v i_o will_v therefore_o begin_v with_o their_o assembly_n as_o the_o high_a and_o great_a court_n of_o all_o which_o well_o resemble_v the_o parliament_n of_o england_n the_o diet_n of_o 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qu'_fw-fr il_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr necessaire_fw-fr de_fw-fr pouruoir_fw-fr à _fw-fr la_fw-fr regence_n durant_fw-mi la_fw-fr captivité_fw-fr ou_fw-fr minorité_fw-fr des_fw-fr roys_n ou_fw-fr quand_fw-fr ils_fw-fr estoyent_n preclus_fw-la de_fw-fr l'_fw-fr usage_n de_fw-fr leux_fw-fr intendment_n when_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v doubtful_a and_o in_o controversy_n or_o when_o it_o be_v to_o take_v order_n for_o the_o regency_n during_o the_o king_n captivity_n or_o minority_n or_o when_o they_o have_v not_o the_o right_a use_n of_o their_o wit_n hereof_o you_o have_v example_n anno_fw-la 1327._o s._n lewes_n a_o infant_n and_o charles_n the_o six_o anno_fw-la 1380._o lunatic_n and_o 1484._o john_n prisoner_n for_o all_o which_o occasion_n assembly_n be_v call_v to_o determine_v who_o shall_v have_v the_o regency_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n ibid._n the_o second_o cause_n be_v quand_fw-fr il_fw-fr est_fw-fr question_n de_fw-fr reformer_n le_fw-fr royaume_n corriger_fw-la les_fw-fr abus_fw-la des_fw-fr officer_n et_fw-fr magistrate_n ou_fw-fr appaiser_fw-fr les_fw-fr trouble_n et_fw-fr sedition_n when_o there_o be_v question_n of_o reform_v the_o kingdom_n correct_v the_o abuse_n of_o officer_n and_o magistrate_n or_o appease_v trouble_n and_o sedition_n hereof_o you_o have_v example_n 14.12_o when_o a_o peace_n be_v make_v between_o the_o infant_n of_o orleans_n &_o burgundy_n who_o house_n have_v long_o war_v one_o with_o another_o and_o distract_v all_o the_o nobility_n of_o france_n to_o their_o part_n take_v also_o anno_fw-la 1560._o when_o frances_n the_o second_o call_v a_o assembly_n at_o orleans_n for_o the_o different_a of_o religion_n where_o the_o prince_n of_o condie_n be_v arrest_v and_o condemn_v of_o treason_n and_o where_o this_o young_a king_n die_v before_o he_o can_v see_v the_o execution_n and_o anno_fw-la 1587._o a_o assembly_n call_v at_o blois_n for_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o state_n &_o 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which_o he_o mow_v thrice_o a_o year_n the_o next_o sovereign_a court_n for_o so_o the_o french_a call_v it_o be_v the_o court_n of_o parliament_n 4._o le_fw-fr uray_fw-fr temple_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr justice_n françoise_n siege_n du_fw-fr roy_fw-fr et_fw-fr de_fw-fr ses_fw-fr pair_n the_o true_a temple_n of_o french_a justice_n seat_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o peer_n and_o as_o haillan_n call_v it_o l'archbouttan_n des_fw-fr droict_n the_o buttress_n of_o equity_n this_o court_n very_o much_o resemble_v the_o star-chamber_n of_o england_n the_o areopage_n of_o athens_n the_o senate_n of_o rome_n the_o consiglio_n do_v dieij_fw-la of_o venice_n there_o be_v no_o law_n say_v haillan_n by_o which_o this_o court_n be_v direct_v it_o judge_v secundum_fw-la aequum_fw-la et_fw-la bonum_fw-la according_a to_o equity_n and_o conscience_n 4_o and_o mitigate_v the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n les_fw-fr nom_fw-fr des_fw-fr parlement_n sont_fw-fr appliquez_fw-fr aux_fw-fr compagny_n de_fw-fr cours_n sovereign_n qui_fw-fr cognossoient_fw-fr en_fw-fr dernier_fw-fr resort_n de_fw-fr matieres_n the_o justice_n the_o name_n of_o parliament_n be_v give_v to_o the_o body_n of_o sovereign_a court_n which_o determine_v without_o appeal_n in_o matter_n of_o justice_n of_o these_o court_n of_o parliament_n you_o have_v eight_o in_o france_n that_o of_o paris_n the_o most_o ancient_a &_o high_a in_o preeminence_n which_o at_o first_o be_v ambulatory_a as_o they_o call_v it_o &_o ever_o follow_v the_o k._n court_n whither_o soever_o it_o go_v but_o since_o philip_n le_fw-fr bell_n it_o have_v be_v sedentary_a in_o this_o city_n that_o of_o grenoble_n be_v erect_v anno_fw-la 1453._o that_o of_o tholouse_n 3._o anno_fw-la 1302._o that_o of_o bourdeaux_n anno_fw-la 1443._o that_o of_o dijon_n in_o the_o year_n 1476._o that_o of_o roven_n in_o the_o year_n 1501._o that_o of_o aix_n the_o same_o year_n and_o last_o that_o of_o bretaigne_n in_o the_o year_n 1553._o ancient_o all_o arch-bishop_n and_o bishop_n may_v sit_v and_o give_v voice_n in_o this_o parliament_n of_o paris_n but_o in_o 1463._o it_o be_v decree_v that_o none_o but_o the_o bishop_n of_o paris_n and_o abbot_n of_o saint_n denis_n may_v sit_v there_o except_o he_o be_v of_o the_o blood_n for_o all_o these_o be_v privilege_v the_o precedent_n and_o councillor_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n of_o paris_n may_v not_o depart_v the_o town_n without_o leave_n of_o the_o court_n by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o lewes_n 12._o in_o the_o year_n 1499._o senatores_fw-la semper_fw-la adesse_fw-la debent_fw-la quòd_fw-la gravitatem_fw-la res_fw-la habet_fw-la legib_n cum_fw-la frequens_fw-la est_fw-la ordo_fw-la the_o senator_n ought_v always_o to_o be_v present_a because_o thing_n be_v carry_v with_o more_o majesty_n when_o that_o court_n be_v full_a to_o this_o parliament_n they_o appeal_v from_o all_o other_o subaltern_a court_n throughout_o the_o realm_n as_o they_o do_v in_o venice_n to_o the_o 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