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40. The father of a family governs by no other law, than by his own will, p. 78. The superiority of princes is above laws, p.
79. The unlimited jurisdiction of kings is so amply described by Samuel, p. 80. Kings are above the laws, p. 93. And to this
purpose see a great deal more which our author delivers in Bodin's words: It is certain, that all laws, privileges, and grants
of princes, have no force, but during their life; if they be not ratified by the express consent, or by sufferance of the prince
following, especially privileges, Observations, p. 279. The reason why laws have been also made by kings, was this; when
kings were either busied with wars, or distracted with public cares, so that every private man could not have access to their
persons, to learn their wills and pleasure, then were laws of necessity invented, that so every particular subject might find
his prince's pleasure decyphered unto him in the tables of his laws, p. 92