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IN regno Angliae, nullus perhendi∣nat in alterius do∣mo, inuito domi∣no, si non in hospi∣oijs publicis, vbi tunc pro omnibus, quae ibidem ex∣pendit, ipse plena∣riè
soluet ante eius abinde recessum: nec impune quis{que} bona alterius capit sine voluntate pro∣prietarij eorundem, ne{que} in Regno illo, prepeditur aliquis, sibi de sale, aut qui∣buscunque merci∣monijs alijs ad pro∣prium arbitrium, & de quocunque ven ditore, prouidere. Rex tamen, necessa∣ria domus suae, per rationabile precium, iuxta constabulari∣orum villarum dis∣cretiones assiden∣dum, inuitis posses∣soribus, per officia∣rios suos capere po∣test: sed nihilomi∣nus precium illud in manibus, vel ad
diē per maiores of∣ficiarios domus suae limitandum soluere per leges suas ob∣noxi{us} ē: quia nulli{us} subditorū suo•• bo∣na iuxta leges illas, ipse deripere potest sine satisfactione de bita {pro} eisdē. Ne{que} rex ibidē, {per} se, aut ministros suos, tal∣lagia, subsidia, aut quaeuis onera alia, imponit legijs suis, aut leges eorū mu∣tat, vel nouas cōdit sine cōcessione vel as∣sensu toti{us} regni sui, in parliamēto suo ex p̄sso. Quare incola omīs regni illi{us}, fru∣ctub{us} quos sibi pa∣rit terra sua, & quos gignit pec{us} ei{us}, emo lumētis quo{que} om∣nib{us},
quae industria {pro}pria, vel aliena, ipse terr̄ mari{que} lu∣cratur, ad libitū {pro}∣priū vtitur, nulli{us} p̄∣pedit{us} iniuria vel ra pina, quī ad min{us} in de debitas consequi tur emēdas: vnde in habitātes terrā illā, locupletes sūt abū∣dātes auro & argēto & cūctis necessarijs vitae. A quā ipsi non bibūt, nisi q, ob de∣uotionis & penitē∣ciezelū, aliqādo ab alijs potub{us} se absti∣nēt, oī genere carniū & pisciū, ipsi in co∣piavescuntur, quib{us} patria illa nō modi∣ce est refert̄, pannis de lanis bonis ipsi induuntur in omni∣bus operimētis suis,
etiam abundant in lectisternijs, & quo∣libet suppellectili cui lana congruit, in omnibus domibus suis, necnō opulen∣ti ipsi sunt in om∣nibus hustilimentis domus, necessarijs culturae & omnibus quae ad quietam, & felicem vitam exi∣guntur, secundum status suos. Nec in placit•• ipsi ducun∣tur, nisi coram iudi∣cibus ordinarijs, v∣bi illi per leges ter∣rae iuste tractantur. Nec allocuri siue implacitati sunt de mobilibus aut pos∣sessionibus suis, vel a••retta••i de cri∣mine aliquo, qua∣liter cū{que} magno &
••normi, nisi se∣cundum leges terrae illius, & coram Iu∣dicibus antedictis. Et hij sunt fructus, quos parit regimen politicum & rega∣le: Ex quibus tibi iam apparent ex∣perientiae effectus legis, quam qui∣dam progenitorum tuorum abijcere conati sunt. Superius quoque tibi apparent effe∣ctus legis alterius, quam tanto zelo, loco legis istius, ipsi nisi sunt indu∣cere, vt ex fructibus earum tu agnoscas eas: Et, nonne ambitio, luxus, & libido quos p̄dicti
progenitores tui, regni bono praefe∣rebant, eos ad hoc commercium con∣citabant? Conside∣ra igitur, Princeps optime, & iam alia, quae sequentur.
WIthin ye Realme of England, no man soiorneth in an other mans house, without· the loue & the leaue of the good man of the same house: sauing in common Innes, where before his depar∣ture thence, he shall fully
satisfie and pay for all his charges there: Neither shal he escape vnpunished whosoeuer he be, that ta∣keth another mans goods without the good will of the owner thereof, Nei∣ther is it vnlawfull for any man in that Roy∣alme, to prouide and store himself, of salt, and other merchandises, or wares, at his owne will & plea∣sure, of any man that sel∣leth the same. Howbeit, the King, though the ow∣ners would say nay, may by his Officers take ne∣cessaries for his house, at a reasonable price, to bee assessed by the discretions of the Constables of the towns: Neuerthelesse, he is bound by the Lawes to pay therefore, either pre∣sently in hand, or else
at a day to bee limit∣ted and set by the high∣er Officers of his house: For by his Lawes hee may take away none of his Subiectes goods, without due satisfaction for the same. Neither doth the King there, either by himselfe, or by his Seruants and Offi∣cers leuie vppon his sub∣iectes, Tallages, Sub∣sidies, or any other bur∣dens, or alter their laws, or make newe Lawes, without the expresse con∣sent and agreement of his whole Realme in his Parliament. Wherefore euery inhabiter of that Realme, vseth and enioy∣eth at his pleasure, all the fruites that his lande or cattel beareth, with al the profits and commodities,
which by his owne tra∣uell, or by the labour of others, hee gaineth by lande or by water: not hindered by the iniurie or wrong detainement of any manne, but that hee shall bee allowed a rea∣sonable recompence: And heereby it commeth to passe, that the men of that Lande are rich, ha∣uing aboundaunce of Gold and Siluer, and other things necessarie for the mainetenance of mans life. They drinke no water, vnlesse it bee so, that some for deuo∣tion and vpon a zeale of pennance, doe abstaine from other drinke, They eate plentifully of all kindes of flesh and fishe, They weare fine wollen cloth in all their apparell,
They haue also aboun∣dance of bedde couerings in their Houses, and of all other wollen stuffe, They haue great store of all hustlements and implementes of house∣holde. They are plenti∣fully furnished with al in∣struments of husbandrie, and all other things, that are requisite to the accom∣plishment of a quiet and wealthie life, according to their estates and de∣grees. Neither are they sued in the Law, but on∣ly before ordinarie Iud∣ges, where by the Lawes of the Land they are iust∣ly intreated. Neither are they arrested or implea∣ded for their moueables or possessiōs, or araigned of any offence criminall, bee it neuer so great and
outragious, but after the Lawes of the Lande, and before the Iudges afore∣said. And these are the fruits, which, gouerne∣ment politique and regall conioyned, doth beare and bring foorth: Whereof now appeare euidently vnto you the experiences of the effects of the Law, which some of your pro∣genitors trauelled to a∣bolish. Before also you saw plainly the effectes of the other Lawe, which they with such earnest endeuour laboured to ad∣uance and place in steade of this Lawe, so that by the fruites of them both, you may know, what they are: And did not ambition, riot, and wan∣ton lust, which your said
progenitors esteemed a∣boue the wealth of the Realme, mooue them to this alteration? Con∣sider therefore, most worthy Prince, and that earnestly this that fol∣loweth.