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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
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not_o presume_v to_o speak_v be_v so_o unable_a and_o unworthy_a to_o be_v a_o judge_n of_o and_o the_o rather_o i_o be_o confident_a no_o man_n will_v be_v so_o hardy_a as_o to_o detract_v from_o the_o memory_n of_o so_o famous_a a_o statesman_n a_o perfect_a table_n of_o the_o most_o notable_a matter_n contain_v in_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o treatise_n chancellor_n his_o name_n in_o several_a language_n page_n 1._o his_o antiquity_n and_o authority_n here_o and_o in_o other_o foreign_a nation_n 3_o 4_o etc._n etc._n his_o name_n and_o office_n in_o france_n from_o the_o time_n of_o charles_n the_o great_a 8._o and_o in_o england_n from_o the_o time_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n 12_o 13_o etc._n etc._n cancillarii_n regis_fw-la and_o cancellarii_fw-la regâ—i_n 14._o simon_n the_o norman_a the_o first_o sole_a keeper_n of_o the_o great_a seal_n about_o 23_o h_o 3._o ibid._n sometime_o there_o be_v two_o keeper_n and_o sometime_o three_o 15._o chancellor_n and_o his_o 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