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king_n and_o that_o he_o can_v by_o his_o own_o proper_a authority_n diminish_v the_o majesty_n he_o have_v receive_v from_o the_o people_n nor_o infranchise_v or_o release_v from_o his_o dominion_n any_o one_o of_o his_o subject_n nor_o quit_v or_o relinquish_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o â—he_n lest_o part_n of_o his_o kingdom_n charlemayn_v in_o former_a time_n endeavour_v to_o subject_a the_o kingdom_n 3_o paulus_n aemilius_n lib_n 3_o of_o france_n to_o the_o german_a empire_n the_o which_o the_o french_a do_v courageous_o oppose_v by_o the_o mouth_n of_o a_o prince_n of_o glasconnie_n and_o it_o charlemayn_v have_v proceed_v in_o that_o business_n it_o have_v come_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o sword_n in_o like_a manner_n when_o any_o portion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v grant_v 1360._o anno_fw-la 1195._o 1â—60_n 1269._o 2297._o 1303._o 1325._o 1330._o anno_fw-la 1360._o to_o the_o english_a the_o sovereignty_n be_v almost_o always_o reserve_v and_o if_o sometime_o they_o obtain_v it_o by_o force_n as_o at_o the_o treaty_n of_o bretignie_a by_o the_o which_o king_n john_n quit_v the_o sovereignty_n of_o glasconnie_n and_o poyton_n that_o agreement_n be_v not_o keep_v neither_o be_v he_o more_o bind_v to_o do_v it_o than_o a_o tutor_n or_o guardian_n be_v be_v prisoner_n as_o he_o be_v then_o which_o for_o his_o own_o deliverance_n shall_v engage_v the_o estate_n of_o his_o pupil_n by_o the_o power_n 1465._o anno_fw-la 1465._o of_o the_o same_o law_n the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n make_v void_a the_o treaty_n of_o conflâ—us_n by_o the_o which_o duke_n charles_n of_o burgundy_n have_v draw_v from_o the_o king_n aâ—niens_fw-la and_o other_o town_n of_o picardy_n in_o our_o day_n the_o same_o parliament_n declare_v void_a the_o agreement_n make_v at_o madrid_n between_o 1525._o anno_fw-la 1525._o francis_n the_o 1._o then_o prisoner_n and_o charles_n the_o 5._o concern_v the_o duchy_n 225._o aâ—â—â—_n 1420._o mâ—uâ—â—â—let_n â—uâ—â—â—let_z chap._n 225._o of_o buâ—gundie_n but_o the_o donation_n make_v by_o charles_n the_o 6._o unto_o hâ—n_n king_n of_o england_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n after_o his_o decease_n be_v a_o sufficient_a testimony_n for_o this_o matter_n and_o of_o his_o madness_n if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o other_o proof_n but_o to_o leave_v off_o produce_v any_o further_a testimony_n example_n or_o reason_n by_o what_o right_a can_v the_o king_n give_v or_o sell_v away_o the_o kingdom_n or_o any_o part_n of_o it_o see_v it_o consist_v of_o people_n and_o not_o of_o earth_n or_o libert_n l._n libre_fw-la homo_fw-la 10â—_o d._n de_fw-fr ver_fw-la oble_a liemâ—tâ—_n 34_o â—â—ct_n â—_o d._n the_o coâ—te_n â—mp_o lâ—â—eâ—â—â—lt_n c_o de_fw-fr opâ—r_n libert_n wall_n and_o of_o free_a man_n there_o can_v be_v make_v no_o sale_n nor_o traffic_v yea_o and_o the_o patron_n themselves_o can_v compel_v the_o infranchisde_a servant_n to_o make_v their_o habitation_n in_o other_o place_n than_o themselves_o
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