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De laudibus legum Angliæ writen by Sir Iohn Fortescue L. Ch. Iustice, and after L. Chancellor to K. Henry VI. Hereto are ioind the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham L. Ch. Iustice to K. Edward I. commonly calld Hengham magna, and Hengham parua. Neuer before publisht. Notes both on Fortescue and Hengham are added
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- De laudibus legum Angliæ writen by Sir Iohn Fortescue L. Ch. Iustice, and after L. Chancellor to K. Henry VI. Hereto are ioind the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham L. Ch. Iustice to K. Edward I. commonly calld Hengham magna, and Hengham parua. Neuer before publisht. Notes both on Fortescue and Hengham are added
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- Fortescue, John, Sir, 1394?-1476?
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- London :: [Printed by Adam Islip?] for the Companie of Stationers,
- M.DC.XVI [1616]
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"De laudibus legum Angliæ writen by Sir Iohn Fortescue L. Ch. Iustice, and after L. Chancellor to K. Henry VI. Hereto are ioind the two Summes of Sir Ralph de Hengham L. Ch. Iustice to K. Edward I. commonly calld Hengham magna, and Hengham parua. Neuer before publisht. Notes both on Fortescue and Hengham are added." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01083.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2024.
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praepollentes, auidi dignitatis & gloriae, vicinas saepe gentes sibi virib{us} subiuga∣runt, ac ipsis seruire obtemperare quo{que} iussionibus suis cō∣pulerūt, quas iussio∣nes extunc leges ho minib{us} illis esse ipsi sancierūt. Quarum perpetione d••utina, subiectus sic popu∣lus, dū per subijciē∣tes à ceterorū iniu∣rijs defēdebatur, in subijciētium domi∣niū consentierunt: Oportunius esse ar∣bitrātes, se vni{us} sub∣di imperio, quo er∣ga alios defenderē∣tur, quam omnium eos infestare volen∣tium oppressionib{us} exponi. Sic{que} regna
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quaedam inchoata sunt, & subijcientes illi, dum subiectum populum sic rexe∣runt, a regaendo sibi nomen regis vsucpa∣runt, eorum quo{que} dominatus tantum regalis dict{us} est. Sic Nēbroth primus si∣bi regnum cōpara∣uit, tamen non rex, ipse, sed Robustut venator coram domi∣no sacris litteris ap∣pellatus est: Quia vt v••nator feras liber∣tate fruētes, ipso ho mines sibi compes∣cuit obedire. Sic Belus Assyrias: & Ninus quam mag∣nam Afiae partem, ditioni suae subege∣runt. Sic & Rona∣ni orbis imperium
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vsurparunt qualiter feré in omnibus gē∣tibus regna inchoa∣ta sunt. Quare, dum filij Israel regē po∣stulabant, sicut tunc habuerunt omnes gentes, dominus in∣de offensus, legem regalē eis per Pro∣phetam explanari mandauit. Quae nō aliud fuit, quam pla citum regis eis prae∣essentis, vt in primo Regum libro ple∣nius edoceretur. Ha bes nunc (ni fallor) Princeps clarissime, formā exordij reg∣norū, regaliter pos∣sessorum. Quare, quomodo regnum politice regulatum, primitus erupit, e∣tiam iam propalare