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establish_v in_o the_o northern-part_n and_o also_o in_o the_o court_n common_o call_v the_o court_n of_o the_o duchy_n of_o lancaster_n before_o the_o chancellor_n and_o council_n of_o that_o court_n and_o also_o in_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n of_o the_o county-palatine_a of_o chester_n hold_v before_o the_o chamberlain_n and_o council_n of_o that_o court_n the_o like_a jurisdiction_n be_v exercise_v there_o shall_v from_o the_o first_o day_n of_o august_n 1641._o he_o also_o repeal_v and_o absolute_o revoke_v and_o make_v void_a any_o law_n prescription_n custom_n or_o usage_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o contrary_a thereof_o in_o any_o wise_n notwithstanding_o and_o that_o from_o thenceforth_o no_o court_n council_n or_o place_n of_o judicature_n shall_v be_v erect_v ordain_v constitute_v or_o appoint_v within_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n or_o dominion_n of_o wales_n which_o shall_v have_v use_v or_o exercise_v the_o same_o or_o the_o like_a jurisdiction_n as_o be_v or_o have_v 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it_o as_o it_o be_v i_o think_v it_o deserve_v no_o further_a construction_n to_o disable_v the_o king_n from_o perform_v his_o oath_n that_o be_v to_o see_v that_o justice_n shall_v be_v do_v to_o his_o subject_n than_o the_o very_a express_a word_n will_v bear_v and_o for_o the_o right_a understanding_n of_o it_o it_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v in_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o without_o rely_v on_o any_o one_o single_a clause_n alone_o and_o thereby_o it_o will_v appear_v how_o far_o the_o whole_a may_v be_v construe_v to_o take_v away_o any_o power_n that_o be_v before_o in_o the_o king_n it_o take_v away_o the_o star-chamber_n and_o the_o power_n thereof_o and_o prohibit_v the_o erect_n of_o any_o court_n of_o the_o like_a jurisdiction_n by_o express_a term_n but_o by_o so_o do_v it_o meddle_v not_o with_o this_o power_n of_o the_o king_n to_o refer_v the_o examination_n of_o a_o unjust_a decree_n make_v in_o chancery_n by_o one_o man_n to_o three_o or_o four_o or_o more_o man_n 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108_o 412._o ordinaris_fw-la juris_fw-la dictio_fw-la remanet_fw-la cumipso_fw-la rege_fw-la bract._n fol._n 55._o determine_v and_o dispose_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o his_o subject_n upon_o controversy_n arise_v between_o they_o and_o complain_v of_o to_o he_o and_o this_o be_v proper_o call_v jurisdiction_n 74._o designatio_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la est_fw-la à _fw-la rege_fw-la jurisdictio_fw-la veer_fw-la ordinaria_fw-la à _fw-la lege_fw-la co._n 4_o inst_z foe_fw-mi 74._o and_o he_o have_v also_o designatio_fw-la judiciorum_fw-la a_o power_n of_o nominate_v and_o appoint_v judge_n under_o he_o to_o hear_v determine_v and_o dispose_v of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o subject_n touch_v which_o any_o controversy_n do_v arise_v and_o be_v bring_v before_o they_o to_o be_v decide_v as_o appear_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o treatise_n tout_fw-fr sect._n 2._o per_fw-mi tout_fw-fr so_o that_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v exclude_v himself_o by_o this_o statute_n from_o hear_v and_o determine_v 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