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the_o parliament_n who_o appoint_v the_o council_n must_v be_v much_o more_o unwarrantable_a and_o here_o he_o offer_v these_o point_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o pray_v earnest_o to_o have_v counsel_n assign_v he_o to_o speak_v to_o they_o 1._o whether_o the_o collective_a body_n of_o the_o parliament_n can_v be_v impeach_v of_o high_a treason_n 2._o whether_o any_o person_n act_v by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n can_v so_o long_o as_o he_o act_v by_o that_o authority_n commit_v treason_n 3._o whether_o matter_n act_v by_o that_o authority_n can_v be_v call_v in_o question_n in_o a_o inferior_a court_n 4._o whether_o a_o king_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la and_o out_o of_o possession_n can_v have_v treason_n commit_v against_o he_o he_o not_o be_v king_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la and_o in_o actual_a possession_n and_o pray_v it_o may_v be_v argue_v by_o counsel_n 5._o whether_o matter_n do_v in_o southwark_n in_o another_o county_n may_v be_v give_v in_o evidence_n to_o a_o middlesex_n jury_n as_o 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