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chancery_n be_v a_o court_n of_o high_a nature_n out_o of_o the_o which_o do_v proceed_v writ_n original_a as_o be_v aforesaid_a and_o there_o a_o man_n may_v traverse_v office_n and_o in_o the_o same_o court_n the_o king_n widow_n shall_v be_v swear_v that_o they_o will_v not_o marry_v without_o the_o king_n leave_v before_o they_o be_v endow_v and_o it_o be_v there_o say_v that_o the_o error_n upon_o a_o patent_n or_o traverse_v there_o can_v be_v reverse_v anywhere_o else_o then_o in_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n and_o in_o this_o court_n a_o man_n shall_v have_v remedy_n for_o such_o thing_n for_o therewith_o he_o shall_v not_o have_v remedy_n at_o the_o common_a law_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n in_o this_o court_n of_o chancery_n a_o man_n shall_v not_o be_v prejudice_v for_o his_o misplead_a or_o for_o default_n of_o form_n but_o according_a to_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o matter_n for_o that_o award_v there_o be_v to_o be_v make_v according_a unto_o conscience_n and_o not_o ex_fw-la rigore_fw-la juris_fw-la and_o further_o in_o fleta_n be_v these_o word_n fiant_fw-la autem_fw-la brevia_fw-la inde_fw-la audicialia_fw-la in_fw-la cancellaria_fw-la ea_fw-la recognitionibus_fw-la et_fw-la contractis_fw-la habitis_fw-la et_fw-la inde_fw-la rotulis_fw-la cancellariae_fw-la irrotulatis_fw-la et_fw-la ex_fw-la recordo_fw-la consellario_n and_o cloricis_fw-la sibi_fw-la assasiatus_fw-la per_fw-la hanc_fw-la constitut_fw-la concessae_fw-la quia_fw-la de_fw-la hâ—s_fw-la quae_fw-la recordata_fw-la sunt_fw-la coram_fw-la cancellario_fw-la dom._n regis_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la justitiar_fw-la qui_fw-la recordum_fw-la habent_fw-la et_fw-la in_fw-la rotulis_fw-la eorum_fw-la irrotulantur_fw-la non_fw-la debent_fw-la fieri_fw-la processus_fw-la placiti_fw-la per_fw-la summonationem_fw-la vel_fw-la attachiamenta_fw-la essonia_fw-la visus_fw-la terrae_fw-la et_fw-la alios_fw-la solempnitaâ—is_fw-la curiae_fw-la sicut_fw-la fieri_fw-la consuevit_fw-la in_fw-la contractibus_fw-la et_fw-la commencionibus_fw-la factis_fw-la extra_fw-la curiam_fw-la etc._n etc._n this_o court_n be_v also_o by_o some_o call_v oâ—ffic_n juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la anglorum_fw-la because_o out_o of_o this_o court_n issue_n all_o manner_n of_o process_n which_o give_v the_o party_n his_o cause_n of_o action_n in_o other_o court_n riae_fw-la the_o process_n in_o the_o chancery_n be_v a_o subpoena_n which_o be_v to_o call_v the_o party_n before_o the_o chancellor_n upon_o pain_n of_o one_o hundred_o pound_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o way_n use_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o party_n or_o else_o by_o the_o sergeant_n as_o shall_v be_v say_v afterwards_o and_o how_o the_o pain_n be_v but_o in_fw-la terrorem_fw-la for_o thereof_o shall_v be_v no_o forfeiture_n but_o if_o the_o party_n come_v not_o in_o or_o come_v in_o will_v not_o obey_v the_o order_n of_o the_o court_n he_o shall_v be_v imprison_v during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n as_o will_v appear_v in_o the_o several_a handle_n of_o his_o absolute_a power_n where_o also_o will_v be_v remember_v the_o stat_n of_o 15._o h._n 6._o that_o no_o subpoena_n may_v be_v grant_v without_o surety_n to_o satisfy_v the_o defend._n for_o his_o damage_n and_o expense_n â—f_fw-mi the_o matter_n can_v be_v make_v good_a which_o be_v contain_v in_o the_o bill_n etc._n etc._n the_o order_n of_o proceed_v in_o the_o chancery_n be_v by_o injunction_n decree_n and_o order_n the_o which_o how_o far_o they_o bind_v the_o party_n and_o how_o he_o be_v punish_v by_o imprisonment_n for_o resist_v they_o shall_v be_v also_o show_v in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o power_n absolute_a hereafter_o plaeed_o judge_n the_o judge_n in_o this_o court_n be_v the_o lord_n chancellor_n only_o and_o he_o be_v keeper_n also_o of_o the_o great_a seal_n the_o which_o be_v usual_o carry_v with_o he_o wheresoever_o he_o go_v so_o he_o go_v not_o beyond_o the_o sea_n for_o than_o he_o be_v to_o leave_v it_o behind_o he_o to_o such_o for_o who_o fidelity_n he_o will_v answer_v as_o do_v john_n stratford_n chancellor_n and_o ambassador_n in_o the_o time_n of_o edw._n 3._o and_o so_o do_v stephen_n gardiner_n in_o the_o time_n
annoyance_n of_o the_o party_n and_o in_o subversion_n of_o the_o common_a law_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o after_o judgement_n be_v give_v in_o the_o king_n court_n the_o party_n and_o their_o heir_n be_v thereof_o quiet_a until_o the_o judgement_n be_v admit_v by_o attaint_n or_o by_o error_n if_o there_o be_v any_o error_n as_o it_o have_v be_v use_v by_o the_o law_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o king_n progenitor_n stat._n anno_fw-la 4._o h_o 4._o ca._n 22._o and_o upon_o the_o say_a statute_n be_v make_v by_o doctor_n and_o student_n a_o inference_n viz._n there_o be_v a_o statute_n make_v 4._o h._n 4._o cap._n 22._o whereby_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o king_n court_n shall_v not_o be_v examine_v in_o the_o chancery_n parliament_n nor_o else_o where_o by_o which_o statute_n it_o appear_v that_o if_o any_o judgement_n be_v give_v in_o the_o king_n court_n against_o conscience_n that_o there_o can_v be_v have_v no_o remedy_n for_o the_o judgement_n can_v be_v remedy_v without_o examination_n and_o the_o examination_n be_v by_o that_o statute_n prohibit_v yet_o this_o statute_n be_v not_o against_o conscience_n for_o if_o such_o judgement_n shall_v be_v examine_v in_o the_o chancery_n before_o the_o counsel_n or_o in_o any_o other_o place_n the_o plaintiff_n shall_v seldom_o come_v to_o the_o effect_n of_o their_o sure_a nor_o the_o law_n shall_v never_o have_v end_n to_o eschew_v that_o inconvenience_n the_o statute_n be_v make_v lib._n doct._n and_o stud._n cap._n 18._o note_v by_o that_o statute_n and_o by_o this_o explanation_n thereof_o that_o the_o chancery_n may_v not_o examine_v nor_o intermeddle_v after_o judgement_n be_v give_v at_o the_o common_a law_n and_o yet_o the_o statute_n speak_v not_o express_o of_o the_o chancery_n chap._n iii_o who_o he_o may_v call_v to_o be_v assistant_n to_o he_o 1_o in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v in_o the_o 2_o d._n year_n of_o h._n 4._o the_o commons_o exhibit_v a_o petition_n conceive_v that_o the_o justice_n of_o both_o the_o bench_n be_v call_v into_o the_o chancery_n from_o both_o their_o place_n to_o help_v the_o discuss_n of_o matter_n traverse_v into_o the_o chancery_n whereby_o the_o common_a law_n be_v hinder_v and_o the_o subject_n damage_v and_o therefore_o they_o pray_v that_o it_o may_v be_v enact_v that_o when_o any_o traverse_n of_o any_o office_n be_v tender_v in_o any_o scir._n fac_fw-la award_v that_o the_o same_o may_v be_v send_v and_o return_v into_o one_o of_o the_o bench_n there_o to_o be_v discuss_v and_o end_v according_a to_o common_a law_n to_o which_o petition_n the_o king_n answer_v the_o chancellor_n may_v do_v so_o by_o his_o office_n and_o let_v it_o be_v as_o it_o have_v be_v heretofore_o by_o the_o discretion_n of_o the_o chancellor_n for_o the_o time_n be_v rot_n parl._n anno._n 2._o h._n 4._o artic._n 95._o 4_o 2._o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr anno_fw-la 4._o h._n 4._o be_v let_v the_o chancellor_n have_v power_n by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n to_o call_v unto_o he_o such_o justice_n as_o it_o shall_v please_v he_o and_o the_o chief_a baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n baron_n it_o need_v be_v to_o provide_v remedy_n from_o time_n to_o time_n according_a to_o their_o diseretion_n stat._n anno_fw-la 4._o h._n 4._o cap._n 9_o in_o most_o of_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 6._o the_o decree_n be_v enter_v in_o this_o form_n considerate_a decree_n fuit_fw-la per_fw-la cur_fw-la de_fw-fr assensu_fw-la johannis_n fortescue_n milit._n capitalis_fw-la jusâ—ic_fw-la dom_z regis_fw-la ad_fw-la placita_fw-la tenend._n and_o diversor_fw-la alior_fw-la justic._n and_o servient_n ad_fw-la legem_fw-la sergeant_n in_fw-la cur._n present_a existent_a quod_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o sometime_o it_o be_v de_fw-la assensu_fw-la omnium_fw-la justic._n utriusque_fw-la banci_fw-la and_o sometime_o of_o one_o or_o two_o justice_n petition_n in_o cancellar._n de_fw-fr temps_fw-fr h._n 6._o justice_n in_o the_o chancery_n upon_o a_o subpoena_n sue_v the_o matter_n be_v doubtful_a in_o law_n the_o chancellor_n adjourn_v the_o party_n into_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n and_o call_v the_o justice_n of_o both_o bench_n to_o assist_v he_o 27._o h._n 6._o 13._o b._n consc._n 4._o and_o 37._o h._n 6._o b._n consc._n and_o 7._o e._n 4._o 14._o and_o 22._o e._n 4._o b._n the_o lord_n chancellor_n call_v fiâ—z-harbert_n justice_n into_o the_o chancery_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o argument_n of_o a_o question_n in_o law_n arise_v upon_o a_o chancery_n suit_n of_o conscience_n 27._o h._n 8._o by_o these_o authority_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o chancellor_n may_v as_o well_o in_o matter_n conce_v ning_v the_o absolute_a as_o ordinary_a power_n call_v the_o justice_n to_o assist_v he_o and_o that_o either_o into_o the_o chancery_n or_o into_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n chap._n iv._o how_o the_o absolute_a power_n increase_v and_o of_o the_o statute_n concerning_o the_o same_o charta_fw-la 1_o the_o statute_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la be_v that_o nulâ—us_fw-la liber_fw-la homo_fw-la caâ—iatur_fw-la vel_fw-la imprisoâ—etur_fw-la aut_fw-la dâ—â—ssâ—isâ—tur_fw-la de_fw-la libero_fw-la tenemento_fw-la suo_fw-la vel_fw-la libertat_fw-la vel_fw-la liberis_fw-la consuetudinibus_fw-la suis_fw-la aut_fw-la ut_fw-la legetur_fw-la aut_fw-la â—xuletur_fw-la aut_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la disturbatur_fw-la nec_fw-la super_fw-la eumibimus_fw-la â—ec_fw-la super_fw-la eum_fw-la mittemus_fw-la nisâ—_z per_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la magna_fw-la charta_fw-la cap._n 30._o this_o chapter_n be_v but_o a_o confirmation_n of_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n lib._n doct._n and_o student_n cap._n 7._o 3_o 2._o the_o statute_n of_o the_o 5._o e._n 3._o be_v that_o none_o shall_v be_v attach_v by_o any_o accusation_n nor_o forejudge_v of_o life_n nor_o limb_n nor_o his_o land_n tenement_n good_n nor_o chatel_n seize_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o great_a charter_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n statute_n 5_o e._n 3._o cap._n 9_o stat._n 3._o the_o statute_n of_o 15._o e._n 3._o be_v that_o none_o shall_v bâ—_n take_v by_o petition_n or_o suggestion_n make_v to_o the_o king_n or_o to_o his_o council_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o indictment_n or_o presentment_n of_o good_a and_o lawful_a man_n where_o such_o deed_n be_v do_v in_o due_a manner_n or_o by_o process_n make_v by_o writ_n or_o original_a at_o the_o common_a law_n nor_o that_o none_o be_v put_v out_o of_o the_o franchise_n nor_o of_o their_o free_a hold_n unless_o he_o be_v due_o bring_v in_o to_o answer_v and_o forejudge_v of_o the_o same_o by_o way_n of_o law_n and_o if_o any_o thing_n be_v do_v against_o the_o same_o it_o shall_v be_v redresle_v and_o hold_v for_o non-stature_n anno_fw-la 25._o edw._n 3._o cap._n four_o 4._o the_o statute_n 28._o e._n 3._o be_v that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v put_v out_o of_o any_o land_n or_o tenement_n or_o take_v or_o imprison_v or_o disherit_v or_o put_v to_o death_n 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