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A56162 The first and second part of A seasonable, legal, and historicall vindication and chronological collection of the good old fundamentall liberties, franchises, rights, laws of all English freemen ... wherein is irrefragably evinced by Parliamentary records, proofs, presidents, that we have such fundamentall liberties, franchises, rights, laws ... : collected, recommended to the whole English nation, as the best legacy he can leave them / by William Prynne of Swainswick, Esquire.; Seasonable, legal, and historical vindication of the good old fundamental liberties, franchises, rights, properties, laws, government of all English freemen. Part 1-2 Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1655 (1655) Wing P3954; ESTC R19429 161,045 206

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omne_fw-la pericula_fw-la pro_fw-la republica_n subire_fw-la mori_fw-la pro_fw-la patria_fw-la cicero_n de_fw-fr finibus_fw-la bonorum_fw-la etc._n etc._n p._n 365._o and_o tus●c_n q●●aest_a p._n 445._o 445._o esth_n 4._o 16._o 16._o see_v their_o print_a declaration_n of_o june_n 14._o 23._o aug._n 1._o 2._o 1647._o their_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n jan._n 1648._o &_o government_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n 1654._o mould_v by_o they_o they_o do_v not_o many_o now_o boast_v talk_v write_v of_o such_o a_o conquest_n by_o the_o army_n over_o england_n england_n quodlibet_n p._n 322_o 323_o 333_o 334._o 334._o 1_o eliz._n c._n 1._o 5_o eu._n c._n 1._o 1._o jac._n c._n 4._o 3._o jac._n c._n 4_o 5._o 7_o jac._n c._n 6._o 16_o caroli_n the_o act_n for_o triennial_n parliament_n parliament_n see_v j._n e._n his_o right_n &_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o prelate_n and_o the_o prince_n cap._n 15._o becanus_n bellarmine_n lessius_fw-la eudoemon_n johannis_n &_o other_o against_o 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