Selected quad for the lemma: act_n
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A87528
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A discourse touching the inconveniencies of a long continued Parliament. And the judgement of the law of the land in that behalfe. / By David Jenkins now prisoner in the Tower of London.
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Jenkins, David, 1582-1663.
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1647
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Wing J590; Thomason E392_30; ESTC R201584
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a_o discourse_n touch_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o a_o long_a continue_a parliament_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n in_o that_o behalf_n by_o david_n jenkins_n now_o prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n june_n 17_o print_v in_o the_o year_n 1647._o a_o discourse_n touch_v the_o inconvenience_n of_o a_o long_a continue_a parliament_n 1._o a_o perpetual_a parliament_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o act_n make_v this_o parliament_n for_o a_o triennial_n parliament_n for_o how_o can_v every_o three_o year_n a_o parliament_n begin_v if_o this_o be_v perpetual_a which_o may_v be_v so_o if_o the_o two_o house_n please_v 2._o a_o adjournment_n of_o the_o parliament_n make_v no_o session_n 4_o parson_n institut_fw-la fol._n 27._o howbeit_o before_o the_o adjournment_n the_o king_n give_v his_o royal_a assent_n to_o some_o bill_n cook_n ibid._n 3._o there_o be_v no_o session_n till_o a_o prorogation_n or_o dissolution_n of_o the_o parliament_n 4._o this_o 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or_o reason_n 313._o 8_o parson_n doct._n bonham_n case_n fol._n 118._o 8_o ed._n 3.30_o 33_o e._n 3._o cessavit_fw-la 32._o 27._o h.g._n annuity_n 41._o 14_o eliz._n dier_n 313._o or_o repugnant_a or_o impossible_a to_o be_v perform_v the_o common_a law_n shall_v control_v it_o and_o adjudge_v this_o act_n to_o be_v void_a they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n a_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_n in_o his_o owne-cause_n be_v a_o void_a act._n begin_v with_o common_a right_n it_o be_v against_o common_a right_n that_o indebt_v man_n shall_v not_o pay_v their_o debt_n that_o if_o any_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_n do_v any_o subject_a wrong_n by_o disseise_v he_o of_o his_o land_n or_o dispossess_v he_o of_o his_o good_n or_o blast_v of_o his_o fame_n or_o do_v violence_n to_o his_o person_n that_o such_o person_n during_o their_o life_n shall_v not_o be_v question_v by_o a_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o extend_v also_o to_o 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all_o manner_n of_o reason_n for_o impossibility_n the_o death_n of_o his_o majesty_n who_o life_n god_n prolong_v dissolve_v it_o necessary_o for_o the_o writ_n of_o summons_n be_v carolus_n rex_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la individuo_fw-la and_o carolus_n rex_n be_v in_o this_o particular_a habiturus_fw-la colloquium_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la cum_fw-la prelatis_fw-la &_o proceribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n pars_fw-la 2_o h._n 5._o cook_n title_n parliam_fw-la 3._o pars_fw-la king_n charles_n be_v to_o have_v conference_n and_o treaty_n with_o his_o prelate_n and_o peer_n carolus_n rex_n can_v have_v colloquium_fw-la &_o tractatum_fw-la conference_n and_o treaty_n when_o he_o be_v decease_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o any_o parliament_n to_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o they_o please_v as_o for_o a_o parliament_n to_o make_v a_o dead_a man_n alive_a for_o repugnancy_n that_o which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n can_v be_v affirm_v to_o have_v continuance_n for_o ever_o it_o be_v 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