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thereof purchase a close by it, that it should make 

 that parcel of the manor of Dale. But I will set this 

 new learning on ground with a question or case put. 

 For I oppose them that hold this opinion with this 

 question, If the king should conquer any foreign 

 country by an army compounded of Englishmen and 

 Scotsmen, as it is like, whensover wars are, so it will 

 be, I demand, Whether this country conquered shall 

 be naturalized both in England and Scotland, be 

 cause it was purchased by the joint arms of both ? 

 and if yea, Whether any man will think it reasonable, 

 that such subjects be naturalized in both kingdoms ; 

 the one kingdom not being naturalized toward the 

 other ? 



These are the intricate consequences of conceits. 



A second reason they allege is, that countries 

 won by conquest become subject to the laws of Eng 

 land, which countries patrimonial are not, and that 

 the law doth draw the allegiance, and allegiance 

 naturalization. 



But to the major proposition of that argument, 

 touching the dependency of allegiance upon law, 

 somewhat hath been already spoken, and full answer 

 shall be given when we come to it. But in this 

 place it shall suffice to say, that the minor propo 

 sition is false ; that is, that the laws of England are 

 not superinduced upon any country by conquest ; 

 but that the old laws remain until the king by his 

 proclamation or letters patent declare other laws ; 

 and then if he will he may declare laws which be 

 utterly repugnant, and differing from the laws of 



