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instance_n of_o this_o may_v be_v give_v in_o
two_o be_v advance_v to_o be_v earl_n he_o who_o patent_n be_v first_o past_o the_o king_n hand_n will_v have_v the_o precedency_n though_o the_o other_o serve_v in_o the_o first_o parliament_n or_o be_v present_a there_o a_o day_n before_o the_o other_o or_o have_v his_o patent_n first_o registrat_n for_o it_o be_v the_o king_n and_o not_o his_o clerk_n that_o make_v noble_a but_o yet_o this_o be_v debate_v by_o la_fw-fr rocque_n cap._n 66._o lawyer_n likewise_o observe_v that_o the_o former_a rule_n prefer_v he_o who_o have_v first_o serve_v to_o he_o who_o be_v first_o provide_v or_o invest_v hold_v good_a though_o he_o who_o be_v first_o provide_v or_o invest_v be_v not_o in_o mora_fw-la and_o do_v not_o delay_v to_o take_v possession_n but_o be_v hinder_v by_o some_o extrinsic_a impediment_n such_o as_o sickness_n and_o this_o they_o say_v be_v decide_v the_o 27_o of_o april_n 1594._o in_o rota_n romana_fw-la and_o this_o be_v observe_v to_o be_v the_o common_a opinion_n by_o gonzales_n ad_fw-la regulam_fw-la 8._o cancel_v and_o this_o they_o prove_v by_o the_o analogy_n of_o other_o feudal_n right_n which_o be_v to_o be_v complete_v by_o possession_n the_o law_n consider_v not_o whether_o the_o party_n who_o shall_v have_v possess_v be_v hinder_v from_o attain_v to_o possession_n but_o who_o first_o attain_v to_o possession_n question_v xxiii_o whether_o do_v the_o dignity_n of_o he_o who_o bestow_v the_o honour_n regulate_v the_o precedency_n that_o be_v bestow_v among_o equal_n it_o be_v answer_v that_o it_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n be_v equal_a and_o thus_o those_o who_o have_v the_o same_o dignity_n from_o a_o king_n as_o for_o instance_n those_o who_o be_v make_v knight_n by_o a_o king_n be_v prefer_v to_o those_o who_o be_v make_v knight_n by_o a_o commonwealth_n and_o among_o commonwealth_n those_o who_o be_v make_v noble_a by_o the_o great_a commonwealth_n be_v prefer_v to_o those_o of_o the_o same_o degree_n make_v noble_a by_o a_o lesser_a commonwealth_n gloss._n ad_fw-la l._n 2._o de_fw-fr alb._n scribend_n menoch_n consil._n 126._o lauderus_fw-la de_fw-la dignitat_fw-la conclus_fw-la 32._o and_o this_o hold_v so_o far_o that_o the_o young_a knight_n admit_v by_o the_o one_o be_v prefer_v to_o the_o elder_a admit_v by_o the_o other_o but_o knight_n admit_v by_o a_o commissioner_n be_v not_o upon_o this_o account_n to_o be_v postpone_v to_o those_o make_v by_o the_o king_n himself_o since_o they_o be_v in_o the_o construction_n of_o law_n admit_v by_o the_o same_o dignity_n &_o qui_fw-la facit_fw-la per_fw-la alium_fw-la facit_fw-la per_fw-la se._n it_o be_v very_o observable_a that_o the_o french_a king_n prefer_v the_o duke_n make_v by_o the_o emperor_n not_o only_o to_o the_o duke_n make_v by_o himself_o but_o even_o to_o the_o ambassador_n of_o foreign_a king_n though_o i_o think_v this_o be_v allow_v only_o to_o these_o duke_n who_o be_v sovereign_a prince_n by_o this_o rule_n likewise_o it_o be_v that_o the_o clerk_n of_o a_o superior_a court_n be_v prefer_v to_o these_o of_o a_o inferior_a since_o they_o derive_v their_o power_n from_o a_o high_a jurisdiction_n question_v xxiv_o whether_o can_v a_o prince_n nobilitat_fw-la any_o of_o his_o own_o subject_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o another_o prince_n it_o have_v be_v argue_v that_o he_o can_v because_o he_o can_v bestow_v honour_n but_o where_o he_o be_v a_o prince_n but_o so_o it_o be_v that_o he_o be_v not_o a_o prince_n at_o least_o have_v no_o power_n in_o the_o territory_n of_o another_o prince_n which_o opinion_n seem_v to_o be_v found_v on_o l._n ult_n ff_n de_fw-fr off._n praefect_n vrb._n and_o therefore_o sigismond_n the_o emperor_n have_v design_v at_o lion_n in_o france_n to_o create_v the_o earl_n of_o savoy_n duke_n of_o savoy_n he_o be_v resist_v by_o the_o governor_n of_o lion_n till_o the_o french_a king_n shall_v be_v advertise_v and_o charles_n the_o five_o have_v whilst_o he_o be_v emperor_n create_v some_o lord_n and_o knight_n in_o france_n though_o at_o the_o desire_n of_o francis_n the_o first_o the_o french_a king_n their_o creation_n be_v thereafter_o controvert_v by_o their_o peer_n it_o be_v find_v illegal_a but_o yet_o i_o incline_v rather_o to_o noldus_n opinion_n de_fw-la nobilitate_fw-la c._n 2._o who_o think_v that_o a_o prince_n may_v exercise_v any_o voluntar_n jurisdiction_n without_o his_o own_o dominion_n especial_o in_o relation_n to_o his_o own_o subject_n l._n 1._o ff_n de_fw-fr officio_fw-la pro_fw-la consul_n bartol_n in_o l._n 1._o col._n 9_o la_fw-fr rocque_n triact_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr noblesse_n c._n 76._o and_o if_o they_o shall_v attempt_v against_o his_o life_n they_o will_v be_v guilty_a of_o treason_n though_o the_o attempt_n be_v make_v in_o a_o foreign_a nation_n lawyer_n likewise_o have_v allow_v to_o prince_n all_o manner_n of_o jurisdiction_n even_o within_o the_o dominion_n of_o other_o and_o therefore_o i_o much_o admire_v how_o these_o honour_n that_o be_v bestow_v by_o charles_n the_o five_o can_v have_v be_v thereafter_o controvert_v if_o the_o person_n to_o be_v dignify_v be_v the_o emperor_n own_o subject_n but_o i_o believe_v they_o be_v not_o question_v xxv_o whether_o when_o the_o precedent_n of_o any_o court_n or_o incorporation_n be_v absent_a may_v the_o elder_a member_n convocat_n the_o incorporation_n and_o who_o ought_v to_o perceâ—d_v in_o that_o case_n to_o the_o first_o of_o these_o question_n it_o be_v answer_v by_o some_o lawyer_n that_o the_o precedent_n be_v absent_a the_o elder_a member_n in_o dignity_n may_v by_o his_o own_o authority_n call_v the_o meeting_n convocare_fw-la collegium_fw-la as_o they_o call_v it_o and_o of_o this_o opinion_n be_v hostiensis_n panorm_a bald._n ad_fw-la cap._n 1._o de_fw-fr maior_n &_o obed_n but_o other_o be_v of_o opinion_n that_o the_o major_a part_n have_v only_o right_a to_o conveen_v the_o rest_n in_o that_o case_n innocent_a ad_fw-la cap._n 2._o de_fw-la operi_fw-la nov_fw-mi nunc_fw-la but_o a_o three_o sect_n of_o lawyer_n do_v for_o agree_v the_o former_a opinion_n assert_v that_o in_o ecclesiastic_a meeting_n the_o elder_a may_v by_o his_o own_o authority_n call_v the_o rest_n but_o not_o so_o in_o laic_a meeting_n and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o distinction_n seem_v to_o be_v because_o churchman_n be_v bind_v to_o give_v more_o obedience_n to_o their_o senior_n and_o there_o be_v less_o fear_n of_o design_n among_o they_o both_o because_o they_o be_v presume_v to_o be_v more_o disintere_v and_o because_o in_o their_o meeting_n their_o posterity_n be_v not_o to_o gain_v but_o without_o any_o distinction_n i_o shall_v think_v that_o the_o elder_a may_v always_o convocat_n for_o there_o may_v be_v hazard_n in_o delay_n if_o the_o great_a part_n be_v requisite_a for_o the_o question_n still_o recurr_n who_o shall_v call_v the_o great_a part_n nor_o can_v there_o be_v great_a hazard_n in_o call_v for_o the_o only_a hazard_n be_v the_o pack_v of_o a_o 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the_o chief_a person_n who_o sit_v betwixt_o the_o two_o preferable_a to_o either_o right_a or_o left_a hand_n to_o this_o it_o be_v answer_v that_o among_o both_o the_o jew_n greek_n and_o roman_n where_o three_o be_v either_o sit_v or_o walk_v the_o midle-place_n be_v think_v the_o chief_a place_n but_o where_o two_o be_v without_o a_o three_o the_o right_a hand_n be_v conclude_v the_o more_o noble_a among_o the_o jew_n and_o thus_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o that_o such_o as_o be_v to_o be_v save_v shall_v sit_v at_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o in_o jacob_n blessing_n ephraim_n and_o manasseh_n the_o left_a hand_n be_v prefer_v genes_n 48._o vid._n pansirol_n lib._n 1._o pag._n 501._o but_o among_o the_o roman_n it_o be_v doubt_v which_o of_o the_o two_o be_v preferable_a demsterus_fw-la antique_a roman_n pag._n 866._o and_o yet_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o among_o the_o turk_n the_o left_a side_n be_v account_v the_o more_o noble_a because_o he_o command_v his_o 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