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king_n richard_n 20._o richard_n hoved._n fol_z 418._o b._n num_fw-la 20._o we_o have_v a_o full_a example_n of_o the_o hold_v a_o great_a council_n by_o commission_n for_o during_o the_o imprisonment_n of_o king_n richard_n adam_n de_fw-fr sancto_n edmundo_n clerk_n be_v send_v from_o earl_n john_n the_o king_n brother_n to_o his_o friend_n in_o england_n to_o defend_v his_o castle_n against_o the_o king_n and_o dine_v with_o hubert_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n boast_v much_o of_o the_o french_a king_n assist_v earl_n john_n after_o dinner_n the_o mayor_n of_o london_n seize_v on_o he_o in_o his_o lodging_n and_o upon_o all_o his_o breves_fw-la and_o mandate_n who_o deliver_v they_o to_o the_o archbishop_n this_o occasion_v the_o archbishop_n be_v the_o king_n commissioner_n to_o convene_v a_o great_a council_n the_o next_o day_n warning_n a_o great_a council_n call_v on_o a_o day_n warning_n but_o sure_o summons_n have_v issue_v out_o before_o or_o else_o it_o be_v a_o great_a 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day_n on_o the_o second_o day_n the_o king_n require_v judgement_n against_o earl_n john_n his_o brother_n on_o the_o three_o day_n the_o king_n epinomis_n king_n rex_fw-la constituit_fw-la sibi_fw-la dari_fw-la etc._n etc._n deinde_fw-la praecepit_fw-la exigit_fw-la concern_v the_o form_n of_o proceed_v in_o the_o plea_n of_o the_o crown_n the_o assize_n of_o the_o forest_n wherein_o the_o law_n make_v in_o this_o king_n time_n be_v set_v down_o see_v selden_n epinomis_n appoint_v to_o be_v give_v he_o 2_o s._n of_o every_o carucate_n of_o land_n through_o england_n and_o that_o every_o one_o shall_v perform_v the_o three_o part_n of_o military_a service_n according_a to_o their_o respective_a knight_n fee_n to_o pass_v over_o sea_n with_o he_o into_o normandy_n and_o then_o exact_v of_o the_o cestertian_n monk_n all_o their_o wool_n of_o that_o year_n for_o which_o they_o compound_v and_o the_o four_o and_o last_o day_n complaint_n be_v hear_v against_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n 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liberty_n have_v be_v extort_a from_o he_o and_o send_v to_o pope_n 224._o pope_n idem_fw-la 224._o innocent_a who_o also_o absolve_v he_o from_o the_o obligation_n upon_o the_o ground_n that_o he_o have_v give_v he_o give_v id._n 227._o num_fw-la 20._o the_o pope_n absolve_v he_o the_o kingdom_n to_o st._n peter_n and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o so_o can_v make_v no_o such_o charter_n without_o his_o leave_n and_o after_o he_o excommunicate_v the_o rebellious_a baron_n in_o this_o charter_n as_o in_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o charter_n of_o liberty_n we_o then_o we_o animad_fw-la on_o jan._n augl_n fol._n 167._o the_o king_n be_v grant_v by_o charter_n a_o good_a law_n then_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o people_n be_v draw_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o charter_n and_o pass_v under_o the_o king_n seal_n as_o his_o mere_a voluntary_a free_a grant_n and_o concession_n without_o any_o vote_n suffrage_n or_o authority_n of_o the_o people_n so_o matt._n paris_n say_v of_o this_o charter_n that_o when_o king_n john_n see_v the_o baron_n too_o powerful_a for_o he_o 50._o he_o fol._n 255._o num_fw-la 30_o 50._o gratanter_fw-la eye_n concederet_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o libertates_fw-la quas_fw-la petebant_fw-la he_o willing_o grant_v the_o law_n and_o liberty_n which_o they_o ask_v or_o petition_v for_o so_o in_o the_o charter_n itself_o 18._o itself_o ibid._n fol._n 256._o lin_v 18._o concessimus_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la liberis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la nostri_fw-la regni_fw-la angliae_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la omnes_fw-la libertates_fw-la subscriptas_fw-la habendas_fw-la &_o tenendas_fw-la eye_v &_o haeredibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la that_o be_v and_o we_o have_v also_o grant_v to_o all_o our_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n for_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n for_o ever_o capite_fw-la by_o freeman_n here_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la all_o the_o under-written_a liberty_n to_o have_v and_o to_o hold_v to_o they_o and_o their_o heir_n of_o we_o and_o our_o heir_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxvi_o of_o the_o great_a council_n and_o parliament_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o the_o first_o great_a council_n i_o find_v in_o this_o king_n reign_n be_v on_o the_o eight_o of_o the_o octave_n of_o 60._o of_o matt._n paris_n fol._n 266._o num_fw-la 60._o epiphany_n anno_fw-la 1223._o 7_o h._n 3._o the_o king_n have_v keep_v his_o christmas_n at_o oxford_n come_v to_o london_n to_o have_v a_o colloquium_fw-la with_o his_o baron_n and_o the_o archbishop_n and_o other_o magnate_v press_v the_o king_n to_o confirm_v the_o liberty_n and_o free_a custom_n for_o which_o war_n have_v be_v move_v against_o his_o father_n and_o which_o he_o have_v confirm_v by_o oath_n upon_o the_o recess_n of_o lewis_n of_o france_n to_o which_o also_o he_o say_v the_o ibid._n the_o juravit_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la cum_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la libertates_fw-la praescriptas_fw-la omnes_fw-la observarent_fw-la &_o omnibus_fw-la traderent_fw-la observandas_fw-la ibid._n whole_a nobility_n have_v swear_v that_o they_o will_v observe_v they_o and_o deliver_v they_o to_o all_o other_o to_o observe_v to_o which_o william_n briwere_v one_o of_o the_o king_n council_n answer_v for_o the_o king_n say_v the_o liberty_n they_o desire_v be_v violent_o extort_a from_o the_o king_n they_o ought_v not_o of_o right_a to_o be_v observe_v from_o whence_o we_o may_v observe_v bind_v liberty_n violent_o extort_a from_o the_o king_n not_o bind_v that_o whatever_o claim_v be_v make_v for_o liberty_n still_o they_o be_v ground_v on_o the_o monarchâ_n concession_n and_o such_o as_o be_v by_o any_o violence_n wrest_v from_o the_o king_n be_v not_o repute_v bind_v to_o the_o crown_n in_o the_o octave_n 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83._o gavelet_n at_o london_n say_v it_o be_v provide_v by_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n and_o his_o justice_n in_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr terris_fw-la 91._o terris_fw-la id._n anno_fw-la 1323._o 17_o e._n 2._o fol._n 91._o templariorum_n it_o be_v say_v great_a conference_n be_v have_v before_o the_o king_n himself_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o prelate_n earl_n baron_n noble_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o other_o present_v whereupon_o the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o king_n council_n affirm_v the_o king_n council_n and_o justice_n affirm_v as_o well_o the_o justice_n as_o other_o layman_n be_v assemble_v the_o justice_n affirm_v precise_o etc._n etc._n after_o the_o recital_n of_o particular_n the_o word_n be_v it_o be_v ordain_v and_o agree_v in_o the_o same_o parliament_n anno_fw-la 1326._o the_o last_o of_o ed._n 2._o there_o be_v a_o prorogation_n of_o the_o meet_v the_o claus_n 20_o e._n 2._o m._n 4._o dorso_fw-la a_o prorogation_n before_o meet_v parliament_n 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great_a temperance_n faith_n and_o humanity_n to_o which_o i_o may_v adjoyn_v that_o of_o claudian_n ductorque_fw-la placebit_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la praecipiti_fw-la rapiet_fw-la simul_fw-la omne_fw-la casu_fw-la sed_fw-la qui_fw-la maturo_fw-la vel_fw-la laeta_fw-la vel_fw-la aspera_fw-la rerum_fw-la consilio_fw-la momenta_fw-la regens_fw-la nec_fw-la tristibus_fw-la impar_fw-la nec_fw-la pro_fw-la successu_fw-la tumidus_fw-la spaciumque_fw-la norandi_fw-la vincendique_fw-la modum_fw-la mutatis_fw-la noscet_fw-la habenis_fw-la chap._n xv._o of_o the_o burden_n and_o care_n of_o king_n in_o govern_v there_o be_v as_o many_o other_o virtue_n requisite_a in_o a_o good_a king_n as_o there_o be_v in_o a_o good_a man_n but_o i_o have_v only_o treat_v of_o those_o that_o be_v the_o orient_a of_o the_o crown_n jewel_n i_o shall_v now_o consider_v two_o great_a advantage_n that_o accrue_v to_o people_n by_o kingly_a government_n the_o first_o be_v the_o burden_n and_o care_n that_o king_n undergo_v in_o the_o government_n of_o their_o people_n and_o the_o second_o the_o benefit_n to_o the_o people_n in_o the_o hereditariness_n of_o monarchy_n and_o then_o pass_v to_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n and_o the_o principal_a branch_n of_o it_o 29._o it_o nihil_fw-la aliud_fw-la est_fw-la imperium_fw-la nisi_fw-la cura_fw-la salutis_fw-la alienae_n lib._n 29._o ammianus_n tell_v we_o that_o empire_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o care_n of_o the_o safety_n of_o other_o which_o according_a to_o the_o extent_n of_o their_o dominion_n the_o well_o or_o ill_a temperedness_n of_o their_o subject_n be_v great_a or_o less_o as_o will_v be_v obvious_a to_o all_o that_o will_v consider_v the_o continual_a consultation_n and_o direction_n care_n the_o benefit_n of_o subject_n by_o their_o prince_n care_n necessary_a to_o be_v sedulous_o undergo_v and_o issue_v forth_o the_o dispatch_n intelligence_n and_o regular_a order_v such_o a_o immense_a body_n which_o make_v the_o great_a 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scrip_n ãâã_d thyself_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n o_o caesar_n which_o be_v not_o write_v to_o restrain_v the_o prince_n by_o so_o we_o find_v both_o severus_n vet._n severus_n licet_fw-la legibus_fw-la soluti_fw-la simus_fw-la attamen_fw-la legibus_fw-la ãâ¦ã_o instit_fw-la quibus_fw-la modis_fw-la testam_fw-la infirment_fw-la 8._o vet._n and_o antonius_n often_o set_v down_o in_o their_o rescript_n although_o we_o be_v loose_v from_o the_o law_n yet_o we_o live_v by_o the_o law_n these_o law_n be_v the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n or_o those_o of_o the_o kingdom_n concern_v the_o first_o and_o last_o i_o shall_v not_o now_o discourse_v concern_v that_o of_o nature_n the_o milone_n the_o non_fw-la scripta_fw-la sed_fw-la nata_fw-la lex_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la didicimus_fw-la accepimus_fw-la legimus_fw-la verum_fw-la ex_fw-la natura_fw-la ipsa_fw-la arripuimus_fw-la hausimus_fw-la expressimus_fw-la ad_fw-la quam_fw-la non_fw-la docti_fw-la sed_fw-la facti_fw-la non_fw-la 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subjectum_fw-la sibi_fw-la populum_fw-la juri_fw-la scripto_fw-la legibusque_fw-la sabjicere_fw-la quasdam_fw-la reprobavit_fw-la quasdam_fw-la autem_fw-la approbans_fw-la transmariââs_fw-la neustriae_fw-la leges_fw-la quae_fw-la ad_fw-la regni_fw-la pâââm_fw-la tuendam_fw-la efficâteissionae_fw-la videbantur_fw-la adjecit_fw-la geru._n tilb._n lib._n 1._o c._n 29._o resolve_v to_o govern_v the_o people_n subject_v to_o he_o by_o write_v right_o and_o law_n therefore_o the_o english_a law_n be_v propound_v according_a to_o their_o threefold_a distinction_n that_o be_v the_o mercian_n law_n dane_n law_n and_o west-saxon_a law_n he_o reject_v some_o and_o approve_v other_o and_o add_v such_o transmarine_a norman_a law_n as_o seem_v most_o efficacious_a to_o defend_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o this_o account_n we_o may_v observe_v that_o the_o king_n sole_o be_v say_v to_o reject_v and_o approve_v and_o to_o add_v such_o of_o the_o norman_a law_n as_o he_o think_v fit_a for_o 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have_v absolve_v the_o king_n and_o compel_v he_o to_o swear_v that_o he_o shall_v destroy_v evil_a law_n and_o shall_v recall_v the_o good_a law_n viz_o those_o of_o king_n edward_n and_o make_v they_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o his_o kingdom_n and_o that_o now_o there_o be_v find_v a_o charter_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o by_o which_o if_o they_o will_v they_o may_v recall_v to_o the_o pristine_a state_n their_o long-lost_a liberty_n which_o charter_n he_o produce_v and_o it_o be_v that_o make_v to_o hugh_n de_fw-fr bocland_n his_o justiciary_a and_o so_o they_o make_v a_o confederacy_n among_o themselves_o and_o break_v up_o their_o assembly_n we_o may_v note_v council_n observation_n on_o the_o forego_n council_n that_o this_o convention_n at_o london_n be_v a_o conspiracy_n yet_o it_o have_v the_o face_n of_o a_o great_a council_n as_o to_o the_o constituent_a part_n of_o it_o and_o no_o representative_n of_o the_o people_n and_o they_o ground_v their_o confederacy_n upon_o the_o regain_n their_o lose_a liberty_n and_o have_v recourse_n to_o king_n edward_n law_n and_o their_o confirmation_n by_o king_n henry_n the_o first_o so_o that_o even_o such_o rebel_n own_a king_n the_o fountain_n author_n and_o establisher_n of_o their_o liberty_n as_o well_o know_v they_o be_v bear_v subject_n and_o whatever_o be_v remit_v of_o the_o absolute_a power_n of_o prince_n be_v by_o their_o own_o grant_n though_o they_o may_v be_v induce_v to_o those_o concession_n from_o several_a cause_n but_o whenever_o threat_n force_n or_o other_o necessity_n for_o supply_n or_o such_o like_a extort_a these_o they_o be_v very_o ill_o keep_v anno_fw-la 1215._o 17_o joh._n the_o baron_n press_v the_o king_n to_o confirm_v the_o charter_n of_o privilege_n the_o archbishop_n with_o his_o associate_n read_v over_o each_o chapter_n but_o the_o king_n understand_v the_o tenor_n of_o they_o with_o indignation_n and_o scorn_n say_v 60._o say_v quare_fw-la cum_fw-la istis_fw-la iniquis_fw-la exactionibus_fw-la barones_n non_fw-la postulant_fw-la regnum_fw-la nunquam_fw-la tale_n illis_fw-la concederet_fw-la libertates_fw-la unde_fw-la ipse_fw-la efficeretur_fw-la servus_n matt._n paris_n fol._n 213._o num_fw-la
summons_n of_o the_o prelate_n to_o a_o parliament_n be_v that_o of_o 49_o h._n 3._o direct_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o duresm_n wherein_o the_o occasion_n of_o summon_v be_v reckon_v to_o be_v after_o the_o great_a trouble_n be_v quiet_v by_o give_v the_o prince_n hostage_n for_o establish_v the_o peace_n therefore_o to_o provide_v with_o wholesome_a deliberation_n and_o to_o establish_v and_o total_o to_o complete_a with_o full_a security_n a_o peace_n etc._n etc._n et_fw-la super_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la aliis_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la negotiis_fw-la quae_fw-la sine_fw-la consilio_fw-la vestro_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la &_o magnatum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la nolumus_fw-la expediri_fw-la cum_fw-la eisdem_fw-la tractatum_fw-la habere_fw-la nos_fw-la oporteat_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la rogantes_fw-la in_o fide_fw-la &_o dilectione_n quibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la tenemini_fw-la etc._n etc._n 14_o nou._n the_o next_o dorso_fw-la next_o 23_o e._n 1._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la writ_n be_v that_o of_o 23_o e._n 1._o to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n thus_o quia_fw-la super_fw-la quibusdam_fw-la arduis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o regnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ac_fw-la vos_fw-la caeterosque_fw-la praelatos_fw-la de_fw-la eodem_fw-la regno_fw-la tangentibus_fw-la quae_fw-la sine_fw-la vestra_fw-la aceorum_fw-la praesentia_fw-la nolumus_fw-la expediri_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la tenere_fw-la ac_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la super_fw-la hiis_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la volumus_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la 24_o july_n the_o same_o year_n 23_o e._n 1._o there_o be_v another_o dorso_fw-la another_o cl._n 24_o e._n 1._o m._n 4._o dorso_fw-la parliament_n summon_v by_o this_o memorable_a writ_n direct_v to_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n sicut_fw-la lex_fw-la justissima_fw-la provida_fw-la circumspectione_n sacrorum_fw-la principum_fw-la stabilita_fw-la hortatur_fw-la ut_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la tangit_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la approbetur_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o innuit_fw-la evidenter_fw-la ut_fw-la communibus_fw-la periculis_fw-la per_fw-la remediae_fw-la provisa_fw-la communiter_fw-la obvietur_fw-la then_o recite_v the_o king_n of_o france_n his_o fraud_n concern_v gascoign_n and_o his_o hostile_a preparation_n add_v provisa_fw-la jaculaminus_fw-la laedunt_fw-la so_o command_v he_o in_o fide_fw-la &_o dilectione_n to_o be_v personal_o present_a etc._n etc._n praemunientes_fw-la priorem_fw-la &_o capitulum_n vestrae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la archidiaconos_n totumque_fw-la clerum_fw-la vestrae_fw-la dioecesis_fw-la facientes_fw-la quod_fw-la iidem_fw-la prio_fw-la &_o archidiaconus_fw-la in_o propriis_fw-la personis_fw-la &_o dictum_fw-la capitulum_n per_fw-la unum_fw-la idemque_fw-la clerus_fw-la per_fw-la dvos_fw-la procuratores_fw-la idoneos_fw-la plenam_fw-la &_o sufficientem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsis_fw-la capitulo_fw-la &_o clero_fw-la habentes_fw-la una_fw-la vobiscum_fw-la intersint_fw-la modis_fw-la omnibus_fw-la tunc_fw-la ibidem_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la ordinandum_fw-la &_o faciendum_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o proceribus_fw-la &_o aliis_fw-la incolis_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la etc._n etc._n 30_o sept._n the_o variation_n of_o the_o writ_n be_v most_o thief_z appear_v the_o command_a part_n of_o the_o summons_n to_o appear_v that_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o summons_n be_v diverse_o express_v according_a to_o the_o present_a emergence_n sometime_o the_o word_n be_v mandamus_fw-la rogantes_fw-la otherwhile_o as_o 27_o e._n 1._o m._n 16._o effectuose_v requirimus_fw-la &_o rogamus_fw-la rogamus_fw-la specialius_fw-la nihilominus_fw-la injungendo_fw-la mandamus_fw-la as_o the_o same_o year_n m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la injungentes_fw-la the_o same_o year_n firmiter_fw-la injungendo_fw-la 30_o e._n 1._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la iterato_fw-la mandamus_fw-la cl._n 33_o e._n 1._o m._n 8._o dorso_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungendo_fw-la mandamus_fw-la claus_n 11_o e._n 3._o part_n 2._o m._n 10._o dorso_fw-la rogantes_fw-la mandamus_fw-la cl._n 38_o h._n 6._o m._n 29._o dorso_fw-la rogando_fw-la mandamus_fw-la cl._n 22_o 23_o e._n 4._o m._n 11_o dorso_fw-la and_o so_o 15_o caroli_n 1._o fol._n 20._o these_o be_v the_o great_a variation_n in_o the_o mandatory_a part_n which_o be_v most_o to_o be_v personal_o present_v themselves_o the_o bishop_n abbat_n prior_n dean_n and_o archdeacon_n and_o one_o proctor_n for_o the_o chapter_n and_o two_o for_o the_o clergy_n of_o the_o diocese_n sometime_o the_o word_n be_v sitis_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la omnibus_fw-la praetermissis_fw-la as_o 27_o e._n 1._o m._n 16._o dorso_fw-la or_o personaliter_fw-la intersitis_fw-la the_o same_o year_n m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la and_o 30_o e._n 1._o m._n 7_o 9_o dorso_fw-la and_o several_a other_o or_o sitis_fw-la in_o propria_fw-la persona_fw-la vestra_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la sufficientem_fw-la procuratorem_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la plenam_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habentem_fw-la as_o cl._n 6_o e._n 2._o m._n 2._o dorso_fw-la or_o quatenus_fw-la omni_fw-la excusatione_fw-la voluntaria_fw-la cessante_fw-la as_o 4_o e._n 3._o m._n 13._o dorso_fw-la or_o propter_fw-la arduitatem_fw-la &_o magnitudinem_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la absentiam_fw-la vestram_fw-la nâquimus_fw-la nec_fw-la volumus_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la excusare_fw-la other_o time_n especial_o seed_n vacant_a to_o send_v a_o proctor_n or_o proxy_n thus_o sufficientem_fw-la procuratorem_fw-la plenam_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habentem_fw-la mittatis_fw-la as_o 27_o e._n 1._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la but_o dorso_fw-la but_o claus_n 6_o e._n 3._o m._n 36._o dorso_fw-la other_o time_n thus_o scientes_fw-la pro_fw-la certo_fw-la quod_fw-la nisi_fw-la evidens_fw-la &_o manifesta_fw-la necessitas_fw-la id_fw-la exposcat_fw-la non_fw-la intendemus_fw-la procuratores_fw-la seâ_n excusatores_fw-la pro_fw-la vobis_fw-la admittere_fw-la and_o give_v the_o reason_n why_o as_o they_o love_v the_o king_n and_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o tranquillity_n and_o the_o quiet_a of_o the_o kingdom_n they_o will_v be_v present_a because_o of_o the_o praedâctorum_fw-la the_o propter_fw-la arduiâatem_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la praedâctorum_fw-la arduity_n or_o difficultness_n of_o the_o business_n another_o reason_n be_v give_v claus_n 11_o e._n 3._o part_n 1._o m._n 15._o lest_o by_o their_o absence_n the_o expedition_n of_o the_o king_n affair_n shall_v be_v retard_v or_o defer_v and_o in_o another_o because_o of_o the_o absence_n of_o they_o oftentimes_o retardata_fw-la oftentimes_o fuerunt_fw-la non_fw-la absque_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la incommodo_fw-la saepius_fw-la retardata_fw-la the_o great_a affair_n have_v be_v retard_v to_o the_o disprofit_v of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o kingdom_n in_o the_o 12_o of_o e._n 3._o it_o be_v very_o strict_a thus_o dorso_fw-la thus_o claus_n 12_o e._n 3._o part_n 2._o m._n 32._o dorso_fw-la &_o 13_o e._n 3._o part_n 2._o m._n 1._o dorso_fw-la attentis_fw-la praemissorum_fw-la arduitate_fw-la &_o imminentibus_fw-la periculis_fw-la quacunque_fw-la excusatione_fw-la cessante_fw-la personaliter_fw-la intersitis_fw-la and_o 14_o e._n 3._o after_o the_o king_n have_v take_v upon_o he_o the_o title_n of_o king_n of_o france_n the_o charge_n for_o their_o appearance_n be_v very_o strict_a nos_fw-la sicut_fw-la honorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o salvationem_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la caeterarumque_fw-la terrarum_fw-la ac_fw-la jurium_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la praedictorum_fw-la ac_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la expeditionem_fw-la diligitis_fw-la nullatenus_fw-la omittatis_fw-la and_o so_o in_o many_o other_o there_o be_v a_o prevalent_a argument_n use_v in_o the_o compensare_fw-la the_o claus_n 16_o e._n 3._o part_n 1._o m._n 39_o dorso_fw-la scituri_fw-la quod_fw-la gratitudinem_fw-la &_o ingratitudinâm_n quas_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o absentia_fw-la nostra_fw-la jam_fw-la osâendi_fw-la contigerit_fw-la plus_fw-la ponderabimus_fw-la quam_fw-la si_fw-la ââcrant_fw-la dum_fw-la praesentes_fw-la essemus_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la curabimus_fw-la juxta_fw-la merita_fw-la seu_fw-la demerita_fw-la compensare_fw-la 16_o e._n 3._o when_o he_o summon_v a_o parliament_n in_o his_o absence_n to_o induce_v the_o prelate_n and_o other_o member_n to_o appear_v personal_o that_o the_o king_n let_v they_o know_v that_o he_o will_v more_o weigh_v the_o gratitude_n or_o ingratitude_n which_o they_o show_v he_o in_o his_o absence_n than_o if_o he_o be_v present_a and_o he_o will_v take_v care_n to_o reward_v they_o according_a to_o their_o merit_n another_o the_o cl._n 2_o r._n 2._o m._n 3._o dorso_fw-la that_o the_o king_n will_v in_o no_o wise_n have_v they_o excuse_v unless_o they_o be_v detain_v with_o such_o a_o infirmity_n as_o they_o can_v not_o labour_v the_o word_n be_v nisi_fw-la tanta_fw-la infirmitate_fw-la tunc_fw-la detenti_fw-la fueritis_fw-la quod_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la illuc_fw-la laborare_fw-la non_fw-la poteritis_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la excusatos_fw-la habere_fw-la volumus_fw-la the_o end_n of_o these_o summons_n be_v sometime_o general_a and_o sometime_o special_a the_o general_a cause_n be_v express_v by_o the_o common_a summon_v common_a communi_fw-la regni_fw-la uâiliâatâ_n cl._n 6_o jo._n m._n 33._o dorso_fw-la the_o cause_n of_o summon_v profit_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o ardua_fw-la negotia_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o statum_fw-la regni_fw-la tangentia_fw-la other_o time_n as_o 25_o e._n 1._o m._n 6._o dorso_fw-la arduis_fw-la &_o urgentibus_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o vos_fw-la &_o totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la tangentibus_fw-la other_o time_n dorso_fw-la time_n cl._n 27_o e._n 1._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la ad_fw-la salvationem_fw-la coronae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la regiae_n &_o communem_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la populi_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la the_o
preamble_n to_o the_o writ_n of_o summons_n 4_o e._n 3._o be_v very_o summons_n very_o cl._n 4_o e._n 3._o m._n 13._o dorso_fw-la general_a cause_n of_o summons_n remarkable_a rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n qualiter_fw-la negotia_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o statum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la contingentia_fw-la postquam_fw-la suscepimus_fw-la gubernacula_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la hucusque_fw-la in_o nostri_fw-la dampnum_fw-la &_o dedecus_fw-la ac_fw-la depauperationem_fw-la populi_fw-la nostri_fw-la deducta_fw-la erant_fw-la vestram_fw-la credimus_fw-la prudentiam_fw-la non_fw-la latere_fw-la propter_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la volentes_fw-la hoc_fw-la urgente_fw-la conscientia_fw-la ulterius_fw-la sustinere_fw-la ac_fw-la desiderantes_fw-la toto_fw-la cord_n statum_fw-la &_o regimen_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la secundum_fw-la juris_fw-la ac_fw-la rationis_fw-la exigentiam_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o tranquillitatem_fw-la &_o pacem_fw-la sanctae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la ac_fw-la totius_fw-la populi_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regni_fw-la reformari_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n parliamentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o 22_o of_o e._n 3._o have_v a_o peculiar_a dorso_fw-la peculiar_a cl._n 22_o e._n 3._o part_n 2._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la clause_n quod_fw-la dictum_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la auxilia_fw-la seu_fw-la tallagia_fw-la a_o populo_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la petenda_fw-la vel_fw-la alia_fw-la onera_fw-la eidem_fw-la populo_fw-la imponenda_fw-la sed_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la pro_fw-la justitia_fw-la ipsi_fw-la populo_fw-la nostro_fw-la super_fw-la dampnis_fw-la &_o gravaminibus_fw-la sibi_fw-la illatis_fw-la facienda_fw-la another_o considerable_a dorso_fw-la considerable_a cl._n 31_o e._n 3._o m._n 21._o dorso_fw-la clause_n be_v to_o be_v find_v 31_o e._n 3._o et_fw-la quum_fw-la praedicta_fw-la negotia_fw-la perquam_fw-la ardua_fw-la sine_fw-la maxima_fw-la deliberatione_n tam_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la &_o cleri_fw-la quam_fw-la magnatum_fw-la &_o communitatis_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la regni_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la expediri_fw-la poterunt_fw-la ad_fw-la quorum_fw-la expeditionem_fw-la auxilium_fw-la &_o consilium_fw-la tam_fw-la a_o vobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n habere_fw-la necessario_fw-la oportet_fw-la the_o dorso_fw-la the_o cl._n 3_o h._n 6._o m._n 9_o dorso_fw-la preamble_n 3_o h._n 6._o be_v to_o inquire_v how_o justice_n have_v be_v do_v etc._n etc._n quia_fw-la nos_fw-la jam_fw-la dum_fw-la in_o annis_n degimus_fw-la teneris_fw-la a_o pax_n &_o justitia_fw-la ubilibet_fw-la inter_fw-la ligeos_n nostros_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la sine_fw-la quarum_fw-la observatione_fw-la regnum_fw-la aliquod_fw-la prospicere_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la debite_fw-la conserventur_fw-la &_o exhibeantur_fw-la necne_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o he_o summon_v a_o parliament_n the_o cause_n dorso_fw-la cause_n cl._n 22_o &_o 23_o e._n 4._o m._n 11._o dorso_fw-la of_o the_o summons_n 22_o e._n 4._o be_v thus_o 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klothum_fw-la a_o klothum_fw-la troop_n if_o more_o a_o herge_fw-la a_o herge_fw-la army_n and_o so_o in_o the_o 26_o law_n appoint_v a_o reward_n for_o apprehend_v onfeng_n apprehend_v theoffes_n onfeng_n a_o thief_n so_o in_o the_o 46th_o law_n of_o the_o peace_n violate_v in_o burghbryce_n in_o burghbryce_n a_o town_n of_o the_o king_n or_o a_o bishop_n 120_o s._n and_o so_o proportionable_a in_o the_o town_n of_o a_o alderman_n of_o the_o king_n thegnes_fw-la king_n cyninge_n thegnes_fw-la minister_n or_o any_o land-holders_n hebbende_v land-holders_n land_n hebbende_v town_n so_o in_o the_o 15_o law_n of_o king_n alfred_n 150_o s._n punishment_n be_v lay_v upon_o his_o that_o gefeohtum_fw-la that_o de_fw-fr gefeohtum_fw-la fight_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o archbishop_n and_o 100_o if_o in_o the_o presence_n of_o a_o bishop_n or_o alderman_n and_o in_o the_o next_o against_o the_o steal_v a_o mare_n or_o cow_n the_o price_n and_o 40_o s._n mulct_n and_o in_o the_o 26_o 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they_o be_v lord_n of_o manor_n where_o they_o have_v their_o court_n as_o likewise_o they_o be_v hundredary_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xxxv_o of_o the_o king_n sovereignty_n in_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n the_o great_a 7._o great_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 3._o polit._n c._n 7._o philosopher_n observe_v that_o in_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o part_n be_v most_o powerful_a in_o which_o the_o strength_n of_o war_n consist_v and_o which_o be_v in_o possession_n of_o arm_n for_o those_o he_o say_v that_o have_v no_o arm_n be_v the_o servant_n of_o the_o arm_a plato_n sovereignty_n plato_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 12._o de_fw-mi ll._n power_n of_o make_v war_n and_o peace_n the_o great_a badge_n of_o sovereignty_n affirm_v it_o as_o a_o stand_a law_n that_o he_o who_o without_o authority_n innovate_v a_o peace_n or_o make_v war_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v to_o punishment_n and_o give_v this_o reason_n for_o it_o that_o he_o who_o have_v in_o his_o hand_n the_o militia_n it_o be_v in_o his_o power_n that_o the_o commonwealth_n subsist_v or_o be_v dissolve_v bodin_n make_v this_o one_o of_o the_o great_a badge_n of_o sovereignty_n because_o without_o the_o power_n of_o declare_v war_n and_o make_v peace_n no_o prince_n can_v defend_v himself_o or_o his_o subject_n the_o establishment_n or_o destructon_n of_o the_o state_n depend_v upon_o it_o therefore_o it_o be_v capital_a to_o do_v the_o least_o thing_n in_o that_o kind_n without_o the_o king_n commission_n there_o be_v nothing_o more_o dangerous_a in_o war_n than_o to_o betray_v counsel_n it_o be_v not_o fit_v the_o order_n of_o war_n and_o consequent_o of_o peace_n shall_v be_v in_o any_o but_o the_o sovereign_n in_o the_o greek_a and_o 10._o and_o clapmarius_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la majâstatis_fw-la lib._n 1._o c._n 10._o latin_a history_n it_o appear_v that_o all_o war_n be_v undertake_v and_o perform_v by_o the_o counsel_n will_n and_o pleasure_n of_o the_o sovereign_n whether_o senate_n or_o emperor_n and_o by_o 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they_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o remove_v great_a officer_n that_o they_o may_v enjoy_v their_o place_n or_o that_o the_o rule_n in_o church_n or_o state_n do_v not_o please_v they_o they_o may_v resort_v to_o arm_n to_o the_o ruine_n of_o their_o fallow_a subject_n who_o will_v otherwise_o live_v peaceable_o and_o dutiful_o by_o this_o liberty_n great_a convulsion_n will_v be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n upon_o every_o predominancy_n of_o ill_a humour_n and_o we_o shall_v never_o be_v without_o the_o plague_n of_o war_n in_o one_o place_n or_o other_o and_o all_o the_o misery_n of_o a_o tear_v disjointed_a and_o mangle_a confusion_n will_v be_v upon_o we_o neither_o shall_v a_o prince_n be_v able_a to_o defend_v his_o subject_n from_o foreign_a invasion_n or_o perform_v that_o great_a and_o necessary_a work_n of_o assist_v the_o ally_n to_o his_o state_n and_z te_z formidable_a to_o his_o enemy_n polybius_n o._n polybius_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d polyb._n o._n note_n that_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n which_o preserve_v government_n viz._n fortitude_n against_o enemy_n and_o concorâââ_n home_n but_o neither_o of_o these_o can_v be_v perform_v if_o the_o prince_n have_v not_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o militia_n this_o be_v it_o which_o preserve_v the_o king_n authority_n make_v his_o law_n to_o be_v observe_v keep_v the_o factious_a and_o seditious_a at_o quiet_a give_v repute_n abroad_o and_o peace_n at_o home_n all_o the_o calamity_n of_o war_n be_v prevent_v when_o a_o arm_a prince_n that_o have_v the_o sole_a disposal_n of_o his_o military_a power_n can_v extinguish_v the_o flame_n at_o its_o first_o blaze_n therefore_o st._n faustum_n st._n ordo_fw-la naturalis_fw-la mortalium_fw-la paci_fw-la accommodatus_fw-la hoc_fw-la poscit_fw-la ut_fw-la suscipiendi_fw-la belli_fw-la auctoritas_fw-la atque_fw-la consilium_fw-la penes_fw-la principes_fw-la sit_fw-la augustinus_n contra_fw-la faustum_n austin_n say_v that_o the_o natural_a order_n of_o mortal_n accommodate_v to_o peace_n require_v this_o that_o the_o authority_n and_o counsel_n of_o make_v war_n be_v in_o the_o prince_n that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o saxon_a king_n the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n be_v in_o the_o crown_n do_v not_o obscure_o appear_v in_o all_o the_o law_n for_o preserve_v the_o peace_n and_o in_o that_o particular_o i_o have_v instance_a in_o of_o king_n aethelstan_n beside_o which_o we_o find_v the_o ten_o law_n of_o king_n canutus_n ordain_v that_o fence_v town_n 10._o burghote_n &_o brighote_v beonon_o forth_o &_o scip_v forthunga_fw-mi aginne_v man_n georne_v &_o frythunga_fw-mi eac_n swa_fw-mi a_o the_o one_o thearf_n sy_v for_o âe_a man_n licre_v neode_n ll._n canute_n 10._o or_o burgh_n and_o bridges_n be_v repair_v and_o there_o be_v preparation_n for_o defence_n both_o of_o land_n and_o sea-force_n so_o often_o as_o the_o necessity_n of_o the_o commonweal_n require_v it_o the_o 69th_o chapter_n of_o hereot_n run_v thus_o every_o earl_n to_o pay_v eight_o horse_n whereof_o four_o with_o saddle_n and_o four_o without_o saddle_n four_o helmet_n and_o so_o many_o coat_n of_o mail_n eight_o spear_n and_o eight_o shield_n four_o sword_n and_o twelve_o mancusae_fw-la of_o gold_n and_o a_o principal_a thane_n half_o the_o number_n and_o other_o thanes_z a_o lesser_a proportion_n as_o may_v be_v there_o see_v by_o which_o there_o seem_v some_o beginning_n of_o a_o feudal_n tenure_n which_o in_o william_n the_o conqueror_n time_n be_v so_o settle_v that_o as_o elsewhere_o i_o have_v note_v all_o person_n hold_v of_o he_o their_o land_n in_o knight_n service_n to_o be_v ready_a at_o his_o pleasure_n with_o horse_n man_n and_o arm_n the_o which_o be_v practise_v in_o succeed_a age_n the_o statute_n 30._o octob._n 7_o e._n 1._o say_v that_o it_o be_v accord_v of_o late_a that_o in_o our_o next_o parliament_n provision_n shall_v be_v make_v that_o in_o all_o parliament_n treaty_n and_o other_o assembly_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v in_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n for_o ever_o that_o every_o man_n shall_v come_v without_o all_o force_n and_o armour_n peaceable_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o we_o and_o the_o peace_n of_o we_o and_o our_o realm_n now_o all_o prelate_n earl_n etc._n etc._n have_v say_v that_o to_o we_o it_o belong_v and_o our_o part_n be_v through_o our_o royal_a signiory_n to_o forbid_v to_o i.e._n forbid_v defend_v force_n of_o arm_n and_o all_o other_o force_n against_o our_o peace_n at_o all_o time_n when_o it_o shall_v please_v we_o and_o to_o punish_v they_o which_o shall_v do_v contrary_a according_a to_o our_o law_n and_o usage_n of_o our_o realm_n and_o hereunto_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o aid_v we_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n at_o all_o season_n in_o 3_o ed._n 3._o 2._o 3._o cap._n 2._o the_o commons_o decline_v the_o have_a cognizance_n of_o such_o matter_n as_o guard_v the_o sea_n and_o march_n of_o england_n but_o refer_v it_o whole_o to_o the_o king_n and_o 25_o e._n 3._o it_o be_v high_a treason_n to_o levy_v war_n against_o the_o king_n or_o aid_v they_o that_o do_v it_o also_o the_o statute_n of_o 18._o of_o 11_o h._n 7._o c._n 18._o h._n 7._o say_v every_o subject_a by_o duty_n of_o his_o allegiance_n be_v to_o serve_v and_o assist_v his_o prince_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n at_o all_o season_n when_o need_n shall_v require_v there_o be_v nothing_o more_o indisputable_o own_a by_o all_o that_o understand_v the_o law_n than_o that_o it_o be_v high_a treason_n by_o the_o common_a law_n before_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o for_o any_o subject_a to_o levy_v war_n within_o the_o realm_n without_o authority_n from_o the_o king_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o right_n of_o majesty_n badge_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o incommunicable_a prerogative_n of_o the_o crown_n say_v my_o lord_n 9_o lord_n 3_o instit_fw-la c._n 9_o coke_n and_o with_o he_o consent_v all_o the_o long_a robe_n in_o a_o speech_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n to_o
better_a condition_n though_o gentile_n than_o the_o christian_n under_o the_o roman_n or_o that_o it_o be_v derive_v from_o gens_n i_o be_o more_o incline_v to_o be_v of_o the_o latter_a opinion_n find_v it_o more_o agreeable_a to_o the_o common_a use_n for_o cicero_n topicis_fw-la cicero_n in_o topicis_fw-la call_v those_o gentile_n qui_fw-la ex_fw-la eadem_fw-la gente_fw-la ingenui_fw-la qui_fw-la nunquam_fw-la capite_fw-la sunt_fw-la diminuti_fw-la gens_n consist_v of_o a_o multitude_n which_o have_v spring_v from_o one_o generation_n and_o of_o many_o of_o these_o gentes_fw-la consist_v a_o nation_n to_o which_o agree_v that_o of_o verbum_fw-la of_o gentilis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la ex_fw-la eodem_fw-la genere_fw-la ortus_fw-la &_o be_v qui_fw-la simili_fw-la nomine_fw-la appellatur_fw-la festus_n ad_fw-la verbum_fw-la festus_n that_o gentilis_fw-la be_v one_o bear_v of_o the_o same_o gens_n or_o kindred_n and_o who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o like_a name_n so_o we_o find_v the_o horatij_n the_o corvine_n julian_n flavian_n family_n etc._n etc._n so_o the_o greek_n use_v the_o word_n ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d for_o one_o noble_o descend_v from_o great_a parentage_n so_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d be_v nobility_n which_o 1._o which_o polit._n lib._n 4._o c._n 8._o lib._n 5._o c._n 1._o aristotle_n call_v ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ancient_a wealth_n and_o virtue_n or_o the_o 5._o the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d rhetor._n ad_fw-la theod_n lib_n 2._o c._n 5._o dignity_n of_o the_o ancestor_n the_o first_o author_n of_o it_o be_v style_v famous_a man_n and_o honourable_a ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d and_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d in_o the_o large_a acceptation_n of_o the_o word_n as_o it_o be_v now_o use_v say_v the_o judicious_a 852._o judicious_a tile_n of_o honour_n p._n 852._o selden_n it_o denote_v one_o that_o either_o from_o the_o blood_n of_o his_o ancestor_n or_o the_o favour_n of_o his_o sovereign_n or_o of_o they_o that_o have_v 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