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therefore_o pray_v to_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o say_a employment_n until_o the_o accusation_n etc._n etc._n be_v try_v and_o because_o his_o say_a prayer_n seem_v honest_a to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n grant_v he_o his_o request_n and_o discharge_v he_o in_o full_a parliament_n 417._o exact_a abridgement_n p._n 417._o and_o the_o monday_n follow_v at_o the_o instance_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o commons_o the_o king_n grant_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v restore_v and_o remit_v to_o his_o place_n in_o the_o parliament_n 4_o h._n 4._o the_o accusation_n against_o he_o be_v reinforce_v the_o king_n and_o lord_n adjudge_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v bind_v to_o his_o good_a behaviour_n and_o commit_v to_o the_o tower_n for_o his_o contempt_n by_o which_o say_v mr._n prynne_n it_o appear_v 387._o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 386_o 387._o that_o only_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n in_o full_a parliament_n can_v suspend_v or_o discharge_v any_o knight_n or_o commoner_n sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o have_v power_n of_o restore_v and_o readmitting_a a_o suspend_v member_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n and_o he_o answer_v the_o precedent_n that_o sir_n edward_n coke_n bring_v 4_o instit_fw-la p._n 23_o and_o 3_o inst_z p._n 22._o 373._o vide_fw-la pag._n 296_o 297_o 299_o 344_o 371_o 372_o 373._o and_o many_o other_o which_o will_v be_v tedious_a here_o to_o insert_v the_o first_o precedent_n he_o find_v member_n the_o first_o precedent_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o seclude_v their_o member_n that_o the_o commons_o begin_v to_o seclude_v one_o another_o upon_o pretence_n of_o undue_a election_n and_o return_v be_v in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n when_o thomas_n lucy_n 8_o eliz._n be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o house_n for_o give_v four_o pound_n to_o the_o mayor_n of_o westbury_n to_o be_v choose_v a_o burgess_n and_o the_o mayor_n fine_v and_o imprison_v and_o 23_o eliz._n mr._n a._n hâ—ll_o for_o publish_v the_o conference_n of_o the_o house_n and_o write_v a_o book_n to_o the_o dishonour_n of_o the_o house_n be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n for_o six_o month_n and_o fine_v five_o hundred_o mark_n and_o expel_v the_o house_n and_o in_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o be_v time_n this_o power_n over_o their_o fellow-member_n be_v great_o improve_v in_o which_o how_o far_o mr._n prynne_n then_o concur_v i_o know_v not_o but_o after_o he_o be_v seclude_v he_o every_o where_o write_v with_o great_a earnestness_n against_o this_o usage_n but_o whether_o with_o judgement_n law_n and_o reason_n i_o shall_v leave_v other_o to_o judge_n only_o i_o think_v fit_a to_o insert_v some_o of_o his_o invective_n against_o the_o proceed_n of_o that_o unparalleled_a house_n of_o commons_o first_o he_o say_v there_o can_v be_v no_o legal_a trial_n or_o judgement_n give_v in_o parliament_n in_o criminal_a cause_n or_o other_o usage_n id._n p._n 309._o mr._n prynne_n reason_n against_o this_o usage_n without_o examination_n of_o witness_n upon_o oath_n as_o in_o all_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n which_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o can_v do_v ibid._n littleton_n sect_n 212._o coke_n ibid._n second_o that_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n both_o of_o law_n and_o justice_n that_o no_o man_n can_v be_v a_o informer_n prosecutor_n and_o judge_v too_o of_o the_o person_n prosecute_v and_o inform_v against_o the_o commons_o be_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o grand_a inquest_n 24._o coke_n 4._o inst_z p._n 24._o be_v summon_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o present_v public_a grievance_n and_o delinquent_n to_o the_o king_n and_o peer_n for_o their_o redress_n 373._o plea_n for_o the_o lord_n p._n 373._o three_o that_o all_o the_o object_v precedent_n be_v of_o very_o puny_a date_n within_o time_n of_o memory_n therefore_o unable_a to_o create_v a_o law_n or_o custom_n of_o parliament_n or_o any_o right_n of_o sole_a judicature_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o four_o 387._o id._n p._n 387._o that_o all_o these_o precedent_n be_v 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