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out_o of_o their_o county_n and_o yet_o nevertheless_o they_o whole_o omit_v this_o statute_n of_o 13._o e._n 1._o and_o this_o first_o part_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 1._o e._n 3._o concerning_o the_o arm_v whereas_o it_o be_v to_o be_v presume_v they_o will_v have_v also_o recite_v this_o statute_n of_o 13._o e._n 1._o if_o they_o have_v conceive_v the_o same_o to_o be_v as_o this_o declaration_n set_v it_o forth_o the_o certain_a assize_n for_o arm_n and_o such_o a_o statute_n whereto_o all_o the_o rest_n have_v reference_n or_o any_o way_n material_a against_o part_n of_o these_o commission_n but_o howsoever_o make_v use_n of_o the_o late_a part_n of_o the_o act_n of_o 1._o e._n 3._o against_o carry_v of_o the_o subject_a out_o of_o the_o county_n they_o will_v have_v make_v use_n also_o of_o this_o part_n of_o 1._o e._n 3._o concerning_o the_o arm_n and_o desire_v a_o confirmation_n thereof_o as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o residue_n and_o not_o thus_o purposely_o reject_v it_o if_o 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by_o which_o we_o will_v be_v loath_a to_o bind_v our_o subject_n nevertheless_o though_o preamble_n be_v not_o in_o themselves_o sufficient_a to_o declare_v law_n yet_o we_o deny_v not_o they_o be_v of_o good_a use_n though_o not_o convince_a argument_n to_o expound_v they_o and_o for_o our_o power_n in_o the_o matter_n of_o rebellion_n beside_o what_o have_v be_v say_v we_o may_v also_o add_v if_o it_o be_v material_a to_o this_o commission_n preamble_n recital_n and_o other_o necessary_a inference_n out_o of_o other_o statute_n make_v since_o those_o intend_a in_o this_o recital_n which_o will_v prove_v that_o in_o case_n of_o rebellion_n all_o our_o subject_n ought_v to_o assist_v we_o and_o to_o attend_v our_o person_n 3._o upon_o our_o command_n for_o the_o defence_n thereof_o whensoever_o we_o shall_v require_v it_o and_o the_o truth_n be_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o act_n now_o urge_v against_o we_o appear_v to_o be_v for_o the_o service_n of_o ireland_n and_o the_o 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and_o 21._o iac._n c._n 28._o of_o repeal_v and_o be_v thus_o that_o the_o statute_n of_o 4_o and_o 5._o ph._n and_o m._n cap._n 2._o have_v repeal_v this_o commission_n for_o so_o the_o declaration_n suppose_v they_o have_v show_v little_a care_n of_o their_o own_o and_o the_o subject_n liberty_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o â—_z iac._n to_o repeal_v that_o statute_n thereby_o to_o revive_v the_o power_n of_o this_o commission_n which_o will_v have_v subject_v the_o people_n to_o far_o great_a bondage_n and_o from_o thence_o infer_v that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o the_o parliament_n of_o 1._o jac._n will_v have_v repeal_v 4_o and_o 5_o ph._n and_o m._n as_o likâ—wise_o from_o the_o statute_n of_o 21._o iac._n which_o repeal_v the_o statute_n of_o 13._o e._n 1._o and_o 33._o h._n 8._o that_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o the_o parliament_n of_o 21._o jac._n will_v have_v repeal_v those_o statute_n which_o in_o a_o moderate_a manner_n proportion_v the_o arm_n every_o man_n be_v to_o find_v in_o certainty_n and_o suffer_v a_o act_n mean_v this_o of_o 5._o h._n 4._o to_o continue_v which_o establish_v a_o power_n in_o the_o king_n without_o limitation_n not_o only_o to_o impose_v arm_n but_o to_o command_v the_o person_n of_o the_o subject_n at_o pleasure_n to_o this_o we_o say_v that_o both_o the_o ground_n of_o this_o objection_n be_v mistake_v for_o as_o we_o have_v already_o show_v neither_o be_v this_o commission_n repeal_v by_o the_o act_n of_o 4_o and_o 5_o p._n and_o m._n nor_o be_v there_o any_o such_o unlimited_a power_n give_v or_o bondage_n by_o it_o as_o be_v pretend_v and_o therefore_o our_o answer_n be_v that_o it_o be_v no_o wonder_n that_o those_o parliament_n may_v repeal_v 4_o and_o 5_o p._n and_o m._n as_o too_o hard_a and_o 13._o e._n 1._o and_o 33_o h._n 8._o as_o of_o no_o use_n and_o put_v the_o militia_n of_o this_o kingdom_n again_o whole_o under_o the_o power_n of_o this_o commission_n be_v so_o indifferent_a between_o both_o the_o other_o and_o indeed_o the_o militia_n do_v after_o continue_v under_o lieutenant_n who_o have_v in_o effect_n the_o power_n give_v by_o this_o commission_n and_o now_o we_o shall_v return_v this_o objection_n thus_o that_o those_o parliament_n of_o 1._o jac._n and_o 21._o iac._n will_v have_v show_v little_a care_n of_o the_o safety_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o have_v repeal_v those_o statute_n which_o make_v provision_n for_o arm_n if_o they_o have_v think_v there_o be_v no_o law_n or_o power_n leave_v in_o the_o king_n to_o charge_v man_n with_o arm_n for_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n as_o the_o declaration_n affirm_v the_o law_n now_o to_o be_v but_o whosoever_o consider_v that_o at_o that_o time_n and_o long_o before_o the_o power_n of_o impose_v arm_n be_v put_v in_o execution_n by_o lieutenant_n and_o deputy-lieutenant_n by_o authority_n of_o their_o commission_n which_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v the_o same_o with_o our_o commission_n of_o array_n and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v not_o complain_v of_o in_o those_o parliament_n must_v conclude_v it_o more_o than_o probable_a that_o those_o parliament_n do_v then_o conceive_v there_o be_v a_o sufficient_a power_n remain_v in_o the_o king_n to_o impose_v arm_n the_o next_o objection_n be_v from_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o 4._o and_o 5._o philip_n and_o mary_n c._n 3_o that_o if_o our_o commission_n have_v be_v authorize_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o statute_n of_o ph._n and_o mar._n have_v be_v to_o little_a purpose_n whereby_o the_o penalty_n of_o imprisonment_n for_o ten_o day_n or_o forty_o shilling_n be_v impose_v upon_o such_o as_o do_v not_o appear_v at_o muster_n be_v summon_v thereunto_o by_o the_o king_n commissioner_n authorize_v for_o that_o purpose_n intimate_v as_o that_o the_o act_n of_o phil_n and_o mar._n will_v never_o have_v be_v make_v if_o they_o have_v then_o conceive_v that_o we_o have_v power_n to_o grant_v such_o commission_n to_o this_o 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qui_fw-la de_fw-la suo_fw-la proprio_fw-la habent_fw-la unde_fw-la seipsos_fw-la armare_fw-la poterunt_fw-la quà m_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la habent_fw-la unde_fw-la seipsos_fw-la armare_fw-la poterunt_fw-la to_o cause_v to_o be_v arm_v all_o those_o who_o have_v of_o their_o own_o thereby_o to_o arm_v themselves_o as_o well_o as_o those_o who_o have_v not_o wherewith_o of_o their_o own_o to_o arm_v themselves_o which_o last_o clause_n concerning_o the_o arm_n of_o those_o who_o be_v able_a of_o body_n but_o not_o in_o estate_n be_v such_o as_o be_v by_o we_o before_o reckon_v among_o the_o three_o sort_n of_o our_o subject_n be_v whole_o omit_v in_o this_o commission_n as_o it_o now_o stand_v correct_v in_o 5._o h._n 4._o 2._o the_o copy_n as_o concerning_o the_o assess_n and_o distrain_v of_o all_o those_o who_o be_v able_a in_o their_o estate_n but_o not_o in_o their_o body_n go_v therein_o thus_o ad_fw-la inveniend_fw-la juxta_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la terrarum_fw-la 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