Defensio legis, or, The Whole state of England inquisited and defended for general satisfaction.

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Defensio legis, or, The Whole state of England inquisited and defended for general satisfaction.
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London :: Printed by Andrew Clark and are to be sold by William Cooper ...,
MDCLXXIV [1674]
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Subject terms
Church and state -- England.
Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685.
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688.
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"Defensio legis, or, The Whole state of England inquisited and defended for general satisfaction." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A37415.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.

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Par. 77. The Easiness of living under Princes.

NEither can Monarchy be so Burden∣ous, and subject to Groanings, as other species of Regency: if fierce and chargeable, 'tis safer to dread one Tyger than many: And less smoaking the Purse, to feed one spendal then a Multitude. One or two Counsellors in Physick or Law, their Judgments mellow'd by Experience, are more cheap and safe than many: Variety of opinions seldom unite, and do but retard the Cure.

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