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his_o pleasure_n in_o the_o marquess_n of_o winchester_n case_n 2._o though_o there_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n 28._o h._n 8._o that_o the_o lord_n norris_n shall_v forfeit_v all_o his_o right_n etc._n etc._n yet_o adjudge_v that_o a_o right_a of_o action_n be_v a_o inseparable_a incident_a to_o the_o person_n attaint_v can_v not_o by_o general_a word_n be_v make_v separable_a contrary_n to_o its_o nature_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o king_n by_o the_o generality_n of_o that_o law_n so_o in_o englefields_n case_n 13._o though_o the_o statute_n 33_o h._n 8._o give_v all_o condition_n of_o person_n attaint_v to_o the_o king_n which_o be_v a_o general_a word_n comprehend_v all_o sort_n of_o condition_n yet_o a_o condition_n of_o revocation_n of_o use_n by_o any_o writing_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n that_o be_v attaint_v be_v appropriate_v to_o his_o own_o personal_a act_n be_v not_o forfeit_v within_o that_o general_a statute_n the_o 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negative_a yet_o the_o judge_n have_v so_o expound_v those_o statute_n that_o they_o extend_v not_o to_o many_o particular_a special_a case_n which_o be_v within_o the_o general_a comprehension_n of_o those_o word_n it_o be_v infinite_a to_o enumerate_v all_o of_o they_o 24._o therefore_o to_o apply_v this_o see_v it_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o author_n and_o otherwise_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o parliament_n ordinary_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o king_n death_n and_o the_o contrary_a be_v as_o i_o have_v prove_v against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n election_n and_o in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o king_n successor_n prerogative_n of_o call_v his_o own_o parliament_n and_o this_o general_a clause_n may_v be_v very_o full_o satisfy_v by_o suspension_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n to_o dissolve_v they_o at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n it_o be_v against_o all_o reason_n and_o precedent_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v extend_v any_o further_a to_o change_v 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i_o shall_v admit_v which_o can_v never_o be_v evince_v that_o the_o say_a negative_a clause_n shall_v fortify_v the_o parliament_n against_o all_o the_o cause_n of_o dissolution_n as_o it_o stand_v single_o by_o itself_o yet_o upon_o consideration_n of_o the_o other_o part_n of_o the_o same_o statute_n it_o will_v appear_v that_o there_o be_v other_o word_n which_o do_v restrain_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o former_a negative_a clause_n or_o sentence_n and_o show_v that_o the_o intent_n of_o that_o parliament_n be_v never_o to_o continue_v themselves_o a_o parliament_n after_o the_o king_n death_n and_o to_o prove_v this_o it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n in_o law_n that_o it_o be_v most_o natural_a and_o genuine_a to_o expound_v one_o part_n of_o the_o meaning_n of_o a_o statute_n by_o a_o other_o the_o first_o general_a clause_n of_o the_o statute_n 17_o car._n respect_v the_o effect_n viz._n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v etc._n etc._n and_o this_o i_o call_v 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the_o existency_n of_o the_o long-parliament_n which_o i_o shall_v touch_v only_o and_o dismiss_v the_o question_n to_o mr._n prynne_n first_o argument_n he_o answer_v that_o the_o king_n death_n legal_o dissolve_v a_o parliament_n but_o not_o such_o a_o parliament_n as_o be_v establish_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n and_o require_v a_o precedent_n to_o the_o contrary_a this_o distinction_n be_v full_o answer_v before_o in_o this_o discourse_n by_o my_o argument_n upon_o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n so_o that_o mr._n prynne_n objection_n stand_v in_o its_o full_a force_n and_o efficacy_n and_o for_o his_o precedent_n this_o be_v iniquum_fw-la petere_fw-la to_o demand_v a_o example_n of_o that_o which_o be_v without_o a_o parallel_n in_o any_o of_o the_o former_a age_n it_o suffice_v that_o we_o have_v evince_v by_o reason_n and_o a_o legal_a interpretation_n of_o the_o act_n of_o 17_o car._n that_o the_o long_a parliament_n have_v no_o legal_a existence_n to_o mr._n prynne_n second_o objection_n he_o furnish_v out_o the_o same_o distinction_n for_o he_o have_v no_o weapon_n to_o fight_v with_o but_o a_o fork_n and_o if_o that_o break_v he_o must_v despair_v of_o victory_n but_o he_o fortify_v his_o distinction_n with_o a_o interrogatory_n upon_o which_o he_o frame_v a_o dilemma_n which_o be_v answer_v before_o viz._n that_o a_o parliament_n can_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la extend_v its_o continuance_n beyond_o the_o king_n life_n in_o whole_a time_n they_o be_v summon_v but_o by_o the_o people_n special_a consent_n or_o a_o invincible_a necessity_n and_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v such_o a_o peddle_a necessity_n as_o the_o pretence_n of_o borrow_v of_o money_n in_o our_o particular_a case_n he_o say_v that_o parliament_n security_n be_v ever_o look_v upon_o as_o inviolable_a viz._n as_o i_o think_v he_o mean_v just_a and_o punctual_a and_o it_o have_v be_v always_o so_o esteem_v before_o and_o since_o that_o act_n and_o money_n have_v be_v always_o 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as_o he_o be_v a_o man_n but_o that_o say_v that_o the_o king_n be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o parliament_n must_v be_v cautious_o understand_v because_o a_o mistake_n in_o it_o have_v be_v a_o great_a cause_n or_o pretence_n of_o all_o our_o late_a civil_a war_n for_o hence_o some_o will_v infer_v a_o coordination_n of_o power_n in_o the_o parliament_n which_o can_v i_o conceive_v be_v make_v good_a by_o reason_n or_o the_o law_n of_o this_o nation_n for_o the_o king_n have_v undoubted_a power_n to_o call_v and_o dissolve_v parliament_n which_o be_v property_n inconsistent_a with_o a_o coordinate_a power_n 25._o the_o style_n of_o all_o act_n ancient_o be_v by_o way_n of_o petition_n that_o it_o may_v be_v enact_v which_o do_v not_o smell_v of_o coordinate_a authority_n 35._o and_o the_o act_n of_o 17_o car._n be_v in_o like_o form_n the_o member_n can_v consent_v upon_o condition_n which_o show_v that_o the_o bind_a power_n of_o a_o act_n as_o it_o be_v a_o law_n do_v not_o pass_v from_o 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politic_a and_o natural_a capacity_n which_o my_o former_a confutation_n have_v render_v toothless_a but_o he_o say_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o parliament_n by_o the_o king_n death_n may_v prove_v dangerous_a and_o pernicious_a to_o the_o kingdom_n i_o answer_v he_o that_o intend_v to_o be_v believe_v must_v not_o affirm_v thing_n in_o general_a term_n which_o do_v nihil_fw-la ponere_fw-la and_o to_o which_o no_o certain_a answer_n can_v be_v give_v again_o it_o be_v presumption_n in_o the_o author_n to_o think_v himself_o wise_a than_o all_o the_o age_n that_o live_v before_o he_o who_o find_v no_o inconvenience_n have_v derive_v the_o custom_n down_o to_o our_o time_n and_o it_o be_v a_o know_a good_a rule_n oportet_fw-la neminem_fw-la esse_fw-la sapientiorem_fw-la legibus_fw-la to_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o six_o objection_n affirm_v that_o the_o parliament_n be_v not_o dissolve_v by_o the_o act_n pass_v late_o upon_o the_o admission_n of_o the_o seclude_a member_n for_o 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the_o bishop_n be_v suppose_v voluntary_o to_o absent_v themselves_o 17._o
or_o be_v present_a to_o dissent_v and_o so_o a_o act_n pass_v by_o the_o great_a number_n of_o voice_n nor_o do_v the_o case_n cite_v by_o the_o author_n come_v up_o to_o the_o case_n in_o question_n for_o there_o the_o barony_n be_v appropriate_a to_o the_o abbot_n as_o they_o be_v abbot_n when_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n their_o abbey_n be_v give_v to_o the_o crown_n and_o the_o covent_n or_o society_n of_o regular_n dissolve_v the_o correlative_a viz._n the_o covent_n be_v destroy_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v abbot_n and_o consequent_o their_o barony_n which_o they_o enjoy_v as_o abbot_n the_o foundation_n fail_v be_v natural_o annihilate_v but_o the_o bishop_n though_o they_o be_v baron_n of_o the_o realm_n 347._o ratione_fw-la fundi_fw-la et_fw-la officii_fw-la episcopalis_fw-la yet_o the_o act_n which_o oust_v they_o of_o their_o peerage_n leave_v they_o bishop_n as_o they_o be_v before_o the_o act_n and_o it_o be_v the_o bishopric_n that_o be_v the_o foundation_n of_o their_o 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