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with_o the_o corruption_n of_o bad_a minister_n as_o this_o unfortunate_a reign_n but_o misgovernment_n will_v of_o necessity_n bring_v on_o good_a law_n in_o the_o end_n the_o lavish_a temper_n of_o this_o prince_n his_o unreasonable_a favour_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o ireland_n to_o michal_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr pool_n earl_n suffolk_n his_o chancellor_n and_o other_o with_o his_o loose_a and_o careless_a administration_n produce_v the_o parliament_n of_o 10_o 11_o and_o 13_o richard_z ii_o by_o which_o his_o power_n be_v circumscribe_v and_o bound_v it_o be_v true_a 21_o richard_n ii_o he_o procure_v a_o repeal_n of_o what_o have_v be_v former_o settle_v by_o parliament_n for_o the_o welfare_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o which_o session_n he_o get_v iniquity_n establish_v by_o a_o law_n but_o the_o conclusion_n of_o all_o this_o misgoverment_n be_v that_o he_o incur_v so_o much_o the_o public_a hatred_n as_o to_o be_v desert_v by_o the_o whole_a people_n and_o in_o a_o solemn_a manner_n to_o be_v depose_v the_o excess_n of_o the_o court_n and_o rapine_n of_o the_o minister_n in_o those_o day_n and_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o edward_n iii_o produce_v act_n of_o resumption_n the_o commons_o pray_v that_o all_o kind_n of_o gift_n whatsoever_o make_v by_o king_n edward_n iii_o may_v be_v examine_v if_o worthy_o bestow_v to_o be_v confirm_v if_o otherwise_o to_o be_v revoke_v 48._o revoke_v rot._n parl._n 1_o ri._n ii_o n_n o._n 48._o item_n ils_fw-fr prient_n pur_fw-mi ceo_fw-la que_fw-fr la_fw-fr corone_n est_fw-fr moult_v abaisse_fw-fr &_o demembre_v par_fw-fr divers_a donn_n donez_fw-fr en_fw-fr temps_fw-fr de_fw-fr notre_fw-fr seigneur_fw-fr que_fw-fr dieux_fw-fr assoille_fw-fr &_o queux_v donn_n il_fw-fr estoit_fw-fr malement_fw-fr deceux_fw-fr &_o en_fw-fr plusieurs_fw-fr personnes_fw-fr malement_fw-fr emploeis_fw-la come_v home_n le_fw-fr poet_n declarer_fw-la a_o grand_a damage_n de_fw-fr lui_fw-fr &_o de_fw-fr notre_fw-fr seigneur_fw-fr le_fw-fr 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murmur_n ageyn_v the_o kings_n person_n for_o the_o misgovern_n of_o his_o realm_n the_o first_o regular_a resumption_n have_v be_v make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o henry_n the_o six_o it_o seem_v by_o this_o paper_n which_o contain_v the_o scheme_n of_o a_o resumption_n that_o the_o act_n for_o resume_v grant_n etc._n etc._n pass_v 28_o hen._n 6._o be_v model_v by_o this_o able_a lawyer_n who_o be_v make_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common-plea_n 20_o hen._n 6._o and_o who_o we_o find_v to_o have_v be_v chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n be_v bench_n the_o 6._o the_o rot._n parl._n 28_o hen._n 6._o 28_o year_n of_o the_o same_o reign_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o manuscript_n out_o of_o which_o this_o be_v transcribe_v be_v this_o note_n explicit_fw-la libre_fw-la compilatus_fw-la &_o factus_fw-la per_fw-la johannem_fw-la fortescue_n militem_fw-la quondam_a capitalem_fw-la justitiarium_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la scriptus_fw-la manu_fw-la propria_fw-la mei_fw-la adriani_n fortescue_n militis_fw-la 1532._o our_o ancestor_n do_v not_o only_o take_v care_n to_o help_v the_o prince_n affair_n by_o act_n of_o resumption_n but_o they_o likewise_o relieve_v he_o when_o he_o have_v be_v overreach_v or_o deceive_v in_o releases_z or_o what_o we_o now_o call_v privy_a seal_n have_v a_o eye_n that_o such_o as_o be_v debtor_n or_o accomptant_n to_o the_o king_n shall_v not_o be_v discharge_v without_o make_v a_o fair_a and_o just_a account_n whereof_o we_o shall_v produce_v a_o precedent_n with_o which_o we_o shall_v close_v this_o section_n 11._o rot._n claus_n 8_o edw._n 2._o m._n 11._o rex_fw-la thesaurario_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la suis_fw-la de_fw-la scacâ—ario_fw-la salutem_fw-la cum_fw-la praelati_fw-la comitos_fw-la &_o barones_n ad_fw-la ordinandum_fw-la de_fw-la statu_fw-la hospitii_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la nuper_fw-la virtute_fw-la commissionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la inde_fw-la factae_fw-la elerti_fw-la inter_fw-la caeter_fw-la as_o ordinationes_fw-la per_fw-la ipsos_fw-la factas_fw-la &_o per_fw-la nos_fw-la approbatas_fw-la ordinaverint_fw-la quod_fw-la 〈◊〉_d donationes_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la factae_fw-la ad_fw-la damnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o detrimentum_fw-la coronae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la de_fw-la terris_fw-la tenementis_fw-la redditibus_fw-la custodiis_fw-la &_o maritagiis_fw-la ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la pardonationes_fw-la &_o remissiones_fw-la debitorum_fw-la post_fw-la 16._o diem_fw-la martii_fw-la an._n regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la tertio_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la personis_fw-la revocentur_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la terrae_fw-la tenementa_fw-la redditus_fw-la custodiae_fw-la &_o maritagia_fw-la praedicta_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la resumantur_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la debita_fw-la illa_fw-la non_fw-la obstantibus_fw-la pardonitionibus_fw-la &_o remissionibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la leventur_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la nostrum_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la quod_fw-la scrutatis_fw-la rotulis_fw-la &_o memorandis_fw-la dicti_fw-la scaccarii_fw-la de_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la donationibus_fw-la concessionibus_fw-la &_o pardonationibus_fw-la post_fw-la praedictum_fw-la 16._o diem_fw-la martii_fw-la in_o dicto_fw-la scaccario_fw-la factis_fw-la &_o inspecta_fw-la quadam_fw-la schedula_fw-la quam_fw-la vobis_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la mittimus_fw-la sub_fw-la pede_fw-la sigilli_fw-la nostri_fw-la omne_fw-la debita_fw-la in_o praedictis_fw-la rotulis_fw-la memorandis_fw-la &_o schedula_fw-la contenta_fw-la &_o per_fw-la vos_fw-la post_fw-la praedictum_fw-la 16._o diem_fw-la martii_fw-la pardonata_fw-la &_o remissa_fw-la levari_fw-la faciatis_fw-la ad_fw-la opus_fw-la nostrum_fw-la non_fw-la obstantibus_fw-la pardonationibus_fw-la &_o remissionibus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la aut_fw-la allocationibus_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la scaccarium_n inde_fw-la factis_fw-la &_o dâ—_n exitibus_fw-la de_fw-la terris_fw-la &_o tenementis_fw-la custodiiâ—_n &_o maritagiis_fw-la praedictis_fw-la provenientibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la scaccarium_n faciatis_fw-la responderi_fw-la testa_n rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n 15_o die_v martii_fw-la sect_n iv_o that_o several_a minister_n of_o state_n have_v be_v impeach_v in_o parliament_n for_o presume_v to_o procure_v to_o themselves_o grant_v of_o the_o crown-revenue_n in_o the_o forego_n section_n we_o have_v take_v notice_n how_o careful_a the_o commons_o of_o england_n have_v all_o along_o be_v to_o assist_v by_o act_n of_o resumption_n such_o of_o their_o king_n as_o have_v be_v injure_v by_o immoderate_a bounty_n we_o shall_v now_o go_v on_o to_o show_v how_o parliament_n have_v proceed_v with_o the_o instrument_n of_o their_o profusion_n and_o in_o what_o manner_n they_o have_v handle_v such_o minister_n of_o state_n as_o have_v either_o wink_v at_o or_o promote_v the_o depredation_n that_o be_v make_v upon_o their_o master_n revenue_n and_o especial_o with_o those_o who_o â—n_o breach_n of_o their_o trust_n have_v venture_v â—o_o enrich_v themselves_o with_o spoil_n so_o little_o warrant_v by_o the_o constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n the_o record_n we_o have_v already_o cite_v sufficient_o demonstrate_v that_o it_o be_v ever_o the_o opinion_n and_o sense_n of_o the_o people_n that_o the_o king_n shall_v live_v upon_o his_o own_o and_o that_o the_o nation_n shall_v not_o be_v burden_v with_o unnecessary_a tax_n and_o imposition_n it_o appear_v likewise_o from_o the_o foresay_a record_n that_o when_o the_o crown_n have_v be_v impoverish_v by_o gift_n and_o grant_n new_a and_o extraordinary_a course_n of_o raise_v money_n have_v become_v unavoidable_a it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o that_o our_o â—_z have_v very_o ancient_o prescribe_v a_o poweâ—_n of_o alienate_v the_o public_a revenue_n buâ—_n it_o may_v admit_v of_o a_o question_n whether_o thâ—_n be_v not_o more_o de_fw-la facto_fw-la than_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la anâ—_n it_o be_v not_o quite_o so_o clear_a that_o from_o the_o beginning_n it_o be_v so_o on_o the_o contrary_a it_o â—ther_o seem_v one_o of_o those_o incroachmeâ—_n which_o flattery_n and_o compliance_n haâ—_n support_v for_o it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a to_o maâ—_n appear_v that_o in_o all_o these_o gothick_n government_n found_v upon_o the_o principle_n 〈◊〉_d liberty_n the_o public_a revenue_n weâ—_n esteem_v to_o belong_v as_o well_o to_o the_o kingdom_n as_o to_o the_o king_n 6._o king_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la l._n 6._o bodinus_fw-la say_v be_v hold_v as_o a_o maxim_n in_o france_n thâ—_n the_o propriety_n of_o the_o crown-land_n be_v not_o in_o the_o prince_n that_o it_o be_v esteem_v as_o a_o fundamental_a in_o france_n spain_n poland_n and_o hungary_n that_o the_o crown-land_n be_v not_o alienable_a which_o opinion_n have_v be_v confirm_v by_o decree_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n king_n charles_n the_o v._o and_o vii_o will_v not_o have_v the_o crown-land_n engage_v but_o by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n charlemain_n parliament_n vie_n de_fw-fr charlemain_n mezeray_fw-fr ses_fw-fr le_fw-fr domaine_n des_fw-fr roys_n &_o â—eluy_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'eglise_fw-fr etoient_fw-fr inalienable_v and_o that_o though_o their_o king_n be_v now_o and_o then_o constrain_v to_o make_v grant_n c'estoit_fw-fr a_fw-fr vie_fw-fr seulement_fw-fr &_o a_o titre_n de_fw-fr gratification_n c'est_fw-fr pourquoy_fw-fr ils_fw-fr les_fw-fr nommoient_fw-fr des_fw-fr benefice_n mot_fw-fr qui_fw-fr n'est_fw-fr demeuré_fw-fr que_fw-fr dans_fw-fr l'egâ—ise_fw-fr 6_o l'egâ—ise_fw-fr lib._n 6_o bodinus_fw-la say_v all_o monarchy_n and_o state_n have_v hold_v it_o for_o a_o general_a and_o undoubted_a law_n that_o the_o crown-land_n shall_v be_v holy_a sacred_a and_o inalienable_a and_o that_o the_o maxim_n be_v ground_v upon_o this_o wholesome_a policy_n that_o â—e_n want_v of_o the_o prince_n may_v not_o compel_v he_o either_o to_o overcharge_v his_o â—hole_a people_n with_o imposition_n or_o to_o â—ek_v for_o wealth_n by_o confiscate_v the_o ibid_v 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