12 UNION OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND. 



otherwise full of divisions amongst themselves, 

 against other nations whom they called barbarous. 

 The Helvetian name is no small band to knit to 

 gether their leagues and confederacies the faster. 

 The common name of Spain, no doubt, hath been a 

 special means of the better union and conglutination 

 of the several kingdoms of Castile, Arragon, Granada, 

 Navarre, Valentia, Catalonia, and the rest, compre 

 hending also now lately Portugal. 



For language, it is not needful to insist upon it ; 

 because both your majesty s kingdoms are of one 

 language, though of several dialects ; and the dif 

 ference is so small between them, as promiseth rather 

 an enriching of one language than a continuance 

 of two. 



For laws, which are the principal sinews of 

 government, they be of three natures ; &quot; jura,&quot; 

 which I will term freedoms or abilities, &quot; leges,&quot; and 

 &quot; mores.&quot; 



For abilities and freedoms, they were amongst the 

 Romans of four kinds, or rather degrees. &quot; Jus con- 

 &quot; nubiij jus civitatis, jus suffragii,&quot; and &quot;jus petitionis&quot; 

 or &quot; honorum.&quot; &quot; Jus connubii&quot; is a thing in these 

 times out of use : for marriage is open between all 

 diversities of nations. &quot; Jus civitatis&quot; answereth to 

 that we call denization or naturalization. &quot; Jus 

 &quot; suffragii&quot; answereth to the voice in parliament. 

 &quot; Jus petitionis&quot; answereth to place in council or 

 office. And the Romans did many times sever 

 these freedoms ; granting &quot; Jus connubii, sine civi- 

 &quot; tate,&quot; and &quot; civitatem, sine suffragio,&quot; and &quot; suflfra- 



