That absolute prerogatiue, which is according to the kings plea sure revealed in his lawes ought to be exercised and executed by anye Subiect to whom power shalbe given by the kinge in anye place of Iudgement or Comission / which the king by his lawe hath ordeyned / In which the Iudge subordinate cannot wrong the people/ the Lawe laying downe A measure/ by which everye Iudge should governe and execute: Against which Lawe/ if anye Iudge proceed/ he is by the questionable & punishable for his transgression; In this Nature are all Iudges & Comissioners/ and Iudges of the Land authorised In those Courts in which the kinge in person is supposed to sitt/ whoe cannott make that trespase, Fellony or Teason/ which the Land hath not made soe to bee/ neither can punishe the guiltie by other punishment then the Lawes haue appointed: This prerogatiue and power as it is over all the Subiects, they are without excuse; if they offend and suffer not ronge, if they be iustlye punished by this prerogatiue/ the kinge governeth all sortes of people, according to knowne will

The absolute prerogatiue which is in kings/ according to their private will, and Iudgment, cannot be exercised by anye subiect/ neither is it possible, to giue such power by Comission, or fitt to subiect the people to the same: For the kinge in that he is the Substitute of God ymediatly the Father of his people/ & head of the Common wealthe/ hath by par= ticipacion with God and his Subiects a discretion Iudgment, & feeling love towards them over whom he raigneth onlye proper to himselfe, as to his place and person/ whoe seeing he cannot infuse into any other his wisedome and guifts, which God hath in respect of his place and charge/ enabled him with all/ can neither subordinate anye other Iudge to governe by that knowledge/ which the kinge can noe other Wise then by his knowne will participate to him And if any such subordinat Iudge should obtaine comission/ according to the discretion of suche A Iudge, to governe the people/ that Iudge is bound to thinke that to be his sound discretion/ which the Lawe, in which the kinge knowne well sheweth vnto him to be that Iustice which he ought to administer/ otherwise he might well seeme to esteeme himselfe above the kings Lawes/ whoe will not governe by them/ or to haue A Power derived from others then from the kinge, which in the kingdome will administer Iustice/ contrarye to the Iustice of the Land Neither can such A Iudge/ or Commissioner, vnder the name of highe Authoritie/ Shrowd his owne highe affecte seeinge the Conscience & discretion of euery man, is particuler & private to himselfe, So as the discretion of the Iudge cannot be properly or possiblie/ the discretion or conscience of the kinge, & if not his discretion/ neither the Iudgment, that is ruled by another mans onlye: therefore it maye seeme/ they rather seeme to be kings, then to rule the people, vnder the kinge/ which will not administer Iustice by Lawe/ but by theire owne wills: This administracion in A Subiecte is derogatiue to the kings prerogatiue, for he administreth Iustice out of A private direction being not capeable of A generall direccion howe to vse the kings pleasure/ in causes of particuler respecte/ which if noe other then the kinge himselfe can doe/ howe can it be soe that any man shuld desire that, which is vnfitt and vnprofitable, but that it must proceed out of some exorbi= tant affection/ the rather seeing such places to be full of trouble & and being alltogither vnnecessare: noe man will seeke to thrust himselfe into/ but for hope of Gaine/ Then is not anye prerogatiue oppugned but mayntayned, thoughe it be desired, that euery subordi= nate Magestrate, maye not be made supreame, whereby hee maye steele off the harts of the people/ take from the kinge the respect

respect, due to him onlye/ or Iudge the people other wise then the kinge himselfe doth For thoughe the Prince be not bound to render anye accompt to the Lawe for Iustice/ which hee in person doth adminster yet everye subordinate Iudge must render an account to the kinge by his Lawes, howe he hath administred iustice/ in the Place where in he is sett/ but if he hath power to rule, by his private direccion/ for which there is noe Lawe/ how can he be questioned by A Lawe if in his private Censure he Offend, therefore it should seeme/ that in givinge such authoritie the kinge ordayneth not subordinate Magistrats but absolute kinges: And what doth the Kinge leave to himselfe/ who giueth as much to another, as himselfe hath: neither is there A greater bond to tye the Subiecte to this Prince in particuler/ then when he shall haue re course to him/ in his person/ or in his power for releife of the wrongs, which from private men be offered: or for reformacion of the oppressions which anye subordinate magistrate, shall impose on the people: there can be noe offence in the Iudge/ whoe hath power to execute/ according to his discretion/ when the discretion/ of anye Iudge shalbe thought fitt to be vnlimitted/ and therefore there can be therein noe reforma= cion/ whereby the kinge in this vseth noe prerogatiue to gaine his Sub= iects right, the Subiecte is bond to suffer helpesse wrong/ and the discontent of the People is cast vpon the kinge the lawes being neg= lected/ which with theire Equitie in all other causes and Iudgmentes interpose themselves. Nowe Custome cannot conforme that which is vnreasonale in it selfe/ wisedome will not allow that/ which is manye wayes daungerous, and noe way profitable: Iustice neuer approues that governement wherein it cannot be/ but wrong must be comitted, neither can there be anye rule by which to try it/ or meane for reformationn: therefore whosoever desireth goverment must seeke such/ as he is capeable of/ not such as seeme to himselfe most easie to execute: for in appearance it is easye to him/ that know eth not lawe, nor Iustice to rule as he listeth/ his will neuer wanting to it self, but it is soe safe and blameles, both for the Iudge & people, that Iudges be appointed which knowe the Lawe/ and that they be lymitted to governe according to the Lawe/

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