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 14) And the whole Kingdom, even of Great Britain itself, is only apart of the British Empire; and therefore, by a parity of reasoning, cannot justly or equitably be permitted to make laws for the whole; because “where the same reason is, the same law (or right) "must prevail:" (15) for “turpis est pars quae non convenit cum suo toto;” (Plowden, 161.) and "nihil in lege intolerabilius est, eandem rem diverso jure censeri.” 4 Co. 83. The free Representation of the people in the legislature is, therefore, to be esteemed, of all our Rights, the most essential, (as Lord Sommers has declared,) to maintain that excellent Equilibrium of power, or mixt government, limited by law, which our