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be general, to the first undertaker. But if there be 

 no direction or assignation in the sentence special or 

 general, then, &quot; de jure,&quot; it appertains to the next 

 successor, a natural and pious opinion ; for commonly 

 they are sons, or brothers, or near of kin, all is one : 

 so as the successor be apparent ; and also that he be 

 a catholic. But if he be doubtful, or that he be no 

 catholic, then it devolves to the commonalty of the 

 kingdom ; so as he will be sure to have it done by 

 one minister or other. The third is, he distinguisheth 

 of two kinds of tyrants, a tyrant in title, and a tyrant 

 in regiment; the tyrant in regiment cannot be re 

 sisted or killed without a sentence precedent by the 

 pope ; but a tyrant in title may be killed by any 

 private man whatsoever. By which doctrine he 

 hath put the judgment of king s titles, which I will 

 undertake are never so clean but that some vain 

 quarrel or exception may be made unto them, upon 

 the fancy of every private man ; and also couples 

 the judgment and execution together, that he may 

 judge him by a blow, without any other sentence. 



Your lordships see what monstrous opinions these 

 are, and how both these beasts, the beast with seven 

 heads, and the beast with many heads, pope and 

 people, are at once let in, and set upon the sacred 

 persons of kings. 



Now to go on with the narrative ; there was an 

 extract made of certain sentences and portions of 

 this book, being of this nature that I have set forth, 

 by a great prelate and counsellor, upon a j ust occa 

 sion ; and there being some hollowness and hesitation 



