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and_o make_v it_o a_o article_n of_o the_o additional_a charge_v against_o he_o which_o upon_o fuâ—â—_n evidence_n of_o such_o of_o the_o say_v eight_o as_o be_v noâ—_n in_o prison_n terminate_v in_o this_o the_o earl_n oâ—_n northumberland_n be_v interrogated_a touch_v these_o word_n absolute_o deny_v that_o ever_o hâ—_n hear_v the_o say_a earl_n speak_v they_o mr._n treasurer_n sir_n h._n v._o shuffle_v in_o his_o evidencâ—_n forward_o and_o backward_o 563._o the_o trial_n fol._n 563._o and_o at_o last_o say_v hâ—_n think_v they_o be_v speak_v positive_o or_o to_o thaâ—_n effect_n and_n a_o shrewd_a evidence_n for_o the_o proof_n of_o a_o bond_n the_o lord_n treasurer_n declare_v that_o he_o never_o hear_v the_o say_a earl_n speak_v thâ—â—_n say_v word_n or_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o the_o lord_n cottington_n to_o the_o same_o purpose_n and_o think_v the_o earl_n may_v say_v the_o parliament_n have_v noâ—_n provide_v for_o the_o king_n and_o that_o the_o king_n ought_v to_o seek_v out_o all_o due_a and_o lawful_a way_n to_o employ_v his_o power_n and_o authority_n cast_v &_o candide_z which_o word_n he_o very_o well_o remember_v the_o marquis_n hamilton_n that_o he_o have_v often_o hear_v the_o say_a earl_n use_v those_o last_o word_n to_o the_o king_n for_o otherwise_o say_v the_o earl_n it_o be_v unjust_a and_o oppressive_a and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n the_o lord_n goring_n 87._o â—ll_z nelson_n fol._n 87._o and_o sir_n thomas_n german_n in_o behalf_n of_o the_o say_v earl_n however_o die_v he_o must_v and_o to_o that_o end_n a_o bill_n of_o attainder_n be_v prepare_v by_o both_o house_n to_o which_o the_o king_n may_v the_o first_o in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n the_o commons_o then_o present_a declare_v that_o in_o his_o conscience_n he_o can_v not_o condemn_v he_o of_o treason_n on_o which_o a_o city_n arm_a rabble_n of_o
of_o a_o king_n a_o king_n of_o england_n of_o who_o predecessor_n the_o parliament_n of_o england_n have_v declare_v that_o they_o can_v not_o assent_v to_o any_o thing_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o dis-inherison_a of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o crown_n 14._o sir_n ed._n coke_n 4_o inst_z 14._o whereunto_o they_o be_v swear_v but_o what_o can_v the_o wise_a of_o man_n say_v to_o it_o when_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o rabble_n be_v both_o of_o a_o side_n and_o whether_o they_o be_v so_o or_o not_o witness_v those_o tumultuary_a rout_n from_o the_o man_n of_o essex_n colchester_n devon_n somerset_n middlesex_n hartford_n â—5_n sir_n w_n dagdale_n short_a view_n fol._n â—5_n london_n apprentice_n seaman_n nay_o the_o very_a woman_n and_o all_o for_o put_v the_o kingdom_n into_o a_o posture_n &c_n &c_n on_o which_o follow_v those_o several_a association_n for_o suppress_v the_o popish_a malignant_a party_n though_o in_o truth_n it_o be_v to_o pursue_v the_o king_n with_o all_o vehemence_n 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etc._n if_o this_o if_o be_v false_a his_o whole_a matter_n fall_v with_o it_o and_o that_o it_o be_v so_o i_o thus_o prove_v it_o the_o parliament-roll_n 1_o edw._n i._o n._n 8._o say_v that_o upon_o the_o decease_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o 6_o 9_o edw._n 4._o fol._n â—_o 6_o the_o crown_n by_o law_n custom_n and_o conscience_n descend_v and_o belong_v to_o edmund_n earl_n of_o march_n under_o who_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o claim_v and_o henry_n the_o four_o who_o have_v usurp_v upon_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o make_v no_o other_o title_n but_o as_o inheritor_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o three_o 4._o sir_n j._n hayward_n one_a year_n ofâ—â—n_o â—â—n_z 4._o so_o the_o parliament_n of_o the_o first_o of_o king_n james_n the_o first_o recognize_v as_o say_v they_o we_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o man_n the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o the_o imperial_a crown_n thereof_o do_v belong_v to_o he_o by_o inherent_a birthright_n and_o lawful_a and_o undoubted_a succession_n the_o same_o also_o for_o queen_n elizabeth_n 1._o 1_o eliz_n â—_o 1._o as_o to_o she_o which_o show_v that_o king_n be_v neither_o set_v up_o by_o the_o people_n nor_o have_v the_o title_n to_o their_o crown_n from_o the_o two_o house_n but_o by_o inherent_a birthright_n which_o need_v no_o set_v up_o and_o so_o i_o think_v what_o depend_v upon_o this_o if_o sink_n with_o it_o though_o i_o shall_v have_v a_o further_a occasion_n to_o speak_v to_o it_o in_o his_o next_o paragraph_n and_o here_o he_o tax_v the_o king_n for_o say_v he_o think_v not_o the_o majesty_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o be_v bind_v by_o any_o coronation_n oath_n in_o a_o blind_a and_o brutish_a formality_n to_o consent_v to_o whatever_o its_o subject_n in_o parliament_n shall_v require_v but_o where_o do_v the_o law_n of_o england_n say_v the_o king_n be_v so_o bind_v though_o yet_o out_o answerer_n be_v please_v to_o say_v what_o tyrant_n can_v presume_v to_o say_v more_o when_o he_o mean_v to_o kiâ—â—_n down_o all_o law_n government_n and_o bond_n of_o oath_n lest_o consider_v what_o his_o majesty_n subjoin_v viz._n i_o think_v my_o oath_n full_o discharge_v be_v that_o point_n by_o my_o govern_n only_o by_o such_o law_n as_o my_o people_n with_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n have_v choose_v and_o myself_o consent_v to_o nor_o do_v the_o coronation_n promise_v reign_n see_v the_o oath_n in_o every_o hist_n of_o his_o reign_n or_o oath_n oblige_v he_o to_o more_o than_o to_o hold_v and_o keep_v the_o law_n and_o rightful_a custom_n which_o the_o commonalty_n of_o this_o his_o kingdom_n have_v and_o to_o defend_v and_o uphold_v they_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n so_o much_o as_o in_o he_o lay_v whereas_o have_v there_o be_v any_o obligation_n upon_o he_o to_o have_v consent_v to_o whatever_o the_o parliament_n shall_v require_v it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o it_o will_v have_v be_v express_v in_o the_o oath_n as_o it_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o our_o answerer_n less_o doubt_n to_o say_v that_o that_o negative_a voice_n to_o deny_v the_o pass_n of_o any_o law_n which_o the_o commons_o choose_v be_v both_o against_o the_o oath_n of_o his_o coronation_n and_o his_o kingly_a office_n in_o that_o he_o make_v himself_o superior_a to_o his_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o our_o stand_a law_n gainsay_v as_o have_v be_v cite_v to_o he_o in_o remonstrance_n that_o the_o king_n have_v two_o superior_n the_o law_n and_o his_o court_n of_o parliament_n a_o excellent_a proof_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n but_o we_o will_v examine_v it_o a_o little_a the_o common-law_n say_v omnis_fw-la sub_fw-la rege_fw-la 1._o sir_n e._n coke_n 1_o inst_z 1._o etc._n etc._n every_o man_n be_v under_o the_o king_n and_o he_o under_o none_o but_o god_n and_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n bracton_n 496._o lib._n â—_o ed._n 55._o 2_o inst_z 496._o from_o who_o he_o quote_v it_o his_o prerogative_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n all_o offence_n be_v say_v to_o be_v against_o the_o peace_n of_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n etc._n etc._n the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v call_v the_o king_n law_n the_o parliament_n as_o be_v confess_v to_o my_o hand_n his_o parliament_n and_o therein_o also_o the_o king_n be_v sole_a judge_n 3._o 22_o ed_n iii_o 3._o the_o rest_n but_o adviser_n his_o be_v the_o power_n of_o call_v prorogue_a and_o dissolve_v they_o 3._o 4_o inst_z 46._o id._n inst_z 3._o and_o by_o his_o death_n they_o be_v dissolve_v of_o course_n and_o why_o all_o this_o but_o that_o the_o king_n be_v principium_fw-la caput_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o beginning_n the_o head_n and_o end_n of_o a_o parliament_n as_o he_o be_v also_o the_o head_n of_o
shall_v neither_o censure_v they_o rigid_o nor_o deny_v they_o the_o same_o mildness_n with_o which_o we_o commiserate_v the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o man_n or_o at_o least_o if_o we_o must_v be_v pry_v and_o pore_v be_v so_o just_a to_o ourselves_o as_o not_o to_o publish_v the_o miscarriage_n and_o suppress_v the_o virtue_n in_o a_o word_n let_v he_o that_o will_v make_v a_o true_a judgement_n of_o this_o oppress_a king_n first_o consider_v his_o circumstance_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o where_o he_o stretch_v his_o authority_n he_o have_v not_o be_v first_o necessitate_v to_o it_o by_o those_o that_o murder_v he_o and_o whether_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o action_n be_v not_o superabundant_o expiate_v with_o many_o good_a which_o our_o accuser_n have_v so_o every_o where_o endeavour_v to_o silence_n and_o supply_v with_o calumny_n that_o i_o will_v close_v all_o with_o that_o abstract_n of_o seneca_n epistle_n xerxes_n be_v arrow_n may_v darken_v the_o day_n but_o they_o can_v stâ—â—ke_v the_o sun_n wave_n may_v dash_v themselves_o upon_o a_o rock_n but_o not_o break_v it_o temple_n may_v be_v profane_v and_o demolish_v but_o the_o deity_n still_o remain_v untouched_a the_o content_n the_o introduction_n page_n 1_o chap._n i._o upon_o the_o king_n call_v his_o last_o parliament_n p._n 13_o chap._n ii_o upon_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n death_n p._n 29_o chap._n iii_o upon_o his_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 36_o chap._n iv_o upon_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o tumult_n p._n 41_o chap._n v._o upon_o his_o majesty_n pass_v the_o bill_n for_o the_o triennial_n parliament_n and_o after_o settle_v this_o during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o two_o house_n p._n 50_o chap._n vi_o upon_o his_o majesty_n retirement_n from_o westminster_n p._n 57_o chap._n vii_o upon_o the_o queen_n departure_n and_o absence_n out_o of_o england_n p._n 65_o chap._n viii_o upon_o his_o majesty_n repulse_n at_o hull_n and_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o hotham_n p._n 66_o chap._n ix_o upon_o the_o list_a and_o raise_v army_n against_o the_o king_n p._n 69_o chap._n x._o upon_o their_o seize_v the_o king_n magazine_n fort_n navy_n and_o militia_n p._n 73_o chap._n xi_o upon_o the_o nineteen_o proposition_n first_o send_v to_o the_o king_n and_o more_o afterward_o p._n 76_o chap._n xii_o upon_o the_o rebellion_n and_o trouble_n in_o ireland_n p._n 83_o chap._n xiii_o upon_o the_o call_v in_o of_o the_o scot_n and_o their_o come_n p._n 86_o chap._n fourteen_o upon_o the_o covenant_n p._n 91_o chap._n xv._o upon_o the_o many_o jealousy_n raise_v and_o scandal_n cast_v upon_o the_o king_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n against_o he_o p._n 98._o chap._n xvi_o upon_o the_o ordinance_n against_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n p._n 10â—_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o two_o house_n in_o point_n of_o church-government_n p._n 10â—_o chap._n xviii_o upon_o the_o uxbridge_n treaty_n anâ—_n other_o offer_v make_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 11â—_n chap._n xix_o upon_o the_o various_a event_n of_o the_o war_n victory_n and_o defeat_n p._n 1st_a chap._n xx._n upon_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 11â—_n chap._n xxi_o upon_o his_o majesty_n letter_n take_v anâ—_n divulge_v p._n 11â—_n chap._n xxii_o upon_o his_o majesty_n leave_v oxford_n and_o go_v to_o the_o scot_n p._n 12â—_n chap._n xxiii_o upon_o the_o scot_n deliver_v the_o king_n to_o the_o english_a and_o his_o captivity_n at_o holdenby_n p._n 12â—_n chap._n xxiv_o upon_o their_o deny_v his_o majesty_n thâ—_n attendance_n of_o his_o chaplain_n viz._n dr._n juxon_n bishop_n of_o london_n dr._n duppa_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n dr._n sheldon_n dr._n hammond_n dr._n holdsworth_n dr._n sanderson_n dr._n turner_n dr._n heywood_n p._n 125_o chap._n xxv_o penitential_a meditation_n and_o vowâ—_n in_o the_o king_n be_v solitude_n at_o holdenby_n p._n 126_o chap._n xxvi_o upon_o the_o army_n sâ—rprizâ—d_n of_o thâ—_n king_n at_o holdenby_n and_o the_o ensue_a distraction_n in_o the_o two_o house_n the_o army_n and_o the_o city_n p._n 127_o chap._n xxvii_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n p._n 134_o chap._n xxviii_o meditation_n upon_o death_n after_o thâ—_n vote_n of_o non-address_n and_o his_o majesty_n close_a imprisonment_n in_o carisbrook-castle_n p._n 135_o vindiciae_fw-la carolinae_fw-la or_o a_o vindication_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o introduction_n in_o every_o action_n consider_v the_o end_n so_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o thy_o work_n be_v a_o wise_a say_v and_o have_v this_o effect_n upon_o i_o that_o i_o no_o soon_o resolve_v with_o myself_o to_o make_v some_o reply_n to_o this_o answer_n of_o mr._n milton_n than_o i_o begin_v to_o consider_v three_o thing_n and_o as_o i_o think_v necessary_a for_o the_o better_a carry_v it_o on_o which_o in_o short_a be_v these_o 1._o to_o what_o end_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v first_o write_v 2._o to_o what_o end_n and_o that_o after_o a_o 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