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An Appendix.
HOw far the Treasons of faction have reached, and how high they durst soare is to be seen before, I shall onely now in short give a hint how highly the Law of England resents such impious acts: I say then, the wisdome and foresight of the Laws of this Land in all cases of Treason maketh this judgement: that the Subject that riseth or rebelleth in forcible, to over∣rule the royal will and power of the King, intendeth to deprive the King both of Crown and Life, and this is no mystery or quidity of the Common Law, but an infallible conclusion drawn out of reason and experience; for the Crown is not a ceremony or Gar∣land, but as Imperial consisteth of preheminence and power. This made former Traytors in all their quar∣rels against their Princes, not to strike down-right, be∣cause God unto Lawful Kings did ever impart such beams of his own glory, as Rebels never durst look straight upon them, but ever turned their pretences against some about them; this caused the Judges some∣time to deliver their opinions for matter in Law upon two points.
The first, that in case where a subject attempteth [unspec 1] to put himself into such strength as the King shall not be able to resist him, and to force and compel the King to govern otherwise then according to his own royal authority and direction, it is manifest rebellion.
The second, that in every Rebellion, the Law in∣tendeth [unspec 2] as a consequent, the compassing the death and deprivation of the King, as foregoing, that the rebel will never suffer that King to live or raign, which might punish or take revenge of his treason; And