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the_o earl_n baron_n knight_n burgess_n commons_o and_o whole_a realm_n in_o a_o free_a and_o full_a parliament_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n all_o tax_n etc._n etc._n not_o so_o impose_v levy_v though_o for_o the_o common_a defence_n and_o profit_n of_o the_o realm_n be_v unjust_a oppressive_a inconsistent_a with_o the_o liberty_n and_o property_n of_o the_o subject_a law_n and_o statute_n of_o the_o realm_n as_o be_v undeniable_o evident_a by_o the_o express_a statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 29_o 30._o 25._o e._n 1._o c._n 5_o 6._o 34._o e._n 1._o de_fw-la tallagio_n non_fw-la concodendo_fw-la c._n 1._o 14_o e._n 3._o stat._n 1._o c._n 21._o stat._n 2._o c._n 1._o 15._o e._n 3._o stat._n 2._o c._n 1._o stat._n 3._o cap._n 5._o 21._o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n n._n 16._o 25._o e._n 3._o c._n 8._o rot._n parl._n n._n 15._o 27._o e._n 3._o stat._n 2._o c._n 2._o 36._o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n n._n 26._o 38._o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o and_o rot._n parl._n n._n 40._o 45._o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n n._n 42._o 51._o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n n._n 25._o 11_o h._n 4._o rot._n parl._n n._n 10._o 1._o r._n 3._o c._n 2._o the_o petition_n of_o right_n and_o resolution_n of_o both_o house_n against_o loan_n 3._o caroli_fw-la the_o vote_n and_o act_n against_o ship-money_n knighthood_n tonnage_n and_o poundage_n and_o the_o star-chamber_n this_o last_o parliament_n ann._n 16._o and_o 17._o car._n c._n 8._o 12._o 14._o 20._o and_o full_o argue_v and_o demonstrate_v by_o mr._n william_n hackwell_n in_o his_o argument_n against_o imposition_n judg_n hutton_n and_o judge_n crook_n in_o their_o argument_n and_o mr._n st._n john_n in_o his_o argument_n and_o speech_n against_o ship-money_n with_o other_o argument_n and_o discourse_n of_o that_o subject_a sir_n edward_n cook_n in_o his_o 2_o instit._n publish_v by_o order_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n pag._n 59_o 60_o etc._n etc._n 527_o 528_o 529_o 532_o 533_o etc._n etc._n with_o sundry_a other_o record_n and_o law-book_n 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and_o burgess_n and_o levy_v of_o their_o wage_n be_v only_o parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la the_o king_n parliament_n that_o be_v dead_a not_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o be_v all_o summon_v and_o authorize_v by_o it_o to_o come_v to_o our_o parliament_n there_o to_o be_v personal_o present_a and_o confer_v with_o we_o nobiscum_fw-la not_o our_o heir_n and_o successor_n of_o the_o weighty_a and_o urgent_a affair_n that_o concern_v nos_fw-la we_o and_o our_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o knight_n and_o burgess_n receive_v their_o wage_n for_o nuper_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_n nostrum_fw-la veniendo_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la sommoneri_fw-la fecinus_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la super_fw-la diversis_fw-la et_fw-la arduis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la and_o statum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la tâ—ngentibus_fw-la as_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o d_o 200._o writ_n for_o their_o wage_n determine_v the_o king_n 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