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A Debate upon the quærie whether a king elected and declared by the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons assembled at Westminster 22 of January 1688, coming to and consulting with the said Lords and Commons, doth not make as compleat a Parliament and legislative power and authority to all intents and purposes, as if the said king should cause new summons to be given and new elections to be made by writs
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Wing D508; ESTC R21332
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a_o debate_n upon_o the_o quaerie_n whether_o a_o king_n elect_v and_o declare_v by_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a and_o commons_o assemble_v at_o westminster_n 22_o of_o january_n 1688._o come_v to_o and_o consult_v with_o the_o say_a lord_n and_o commons_o do_v not_o make_v as_o complete_a a_o parliament_n and_o legislative_a power_n and_o authority_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n as_o if_o the_o say_a king_n shall_v cause_v new_a summons_n to_o be_v give_v and_o new_a election_n to_o be_v make_v by_o writ_n that_o the_o high_a and_o supreme_a court_n of_o this_o nation_n according_a to_o its_o ancient_a constitution_n be_v the_o parliament_n i_o need_v not_o now_o labour_v to_o make_v out_o the_o present_a business_n be_v to_o find_v out_o and_o discover_v the_o substantial_a and_o real_a part_n of_o a_o parliament_n for_o thereby_o shall_v we_o be_v satisfy_v touch_v the_o question_n in_o hand_n a_o parliament_n as_o sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o court_n fol._n 1._o tell_v we_o consist_v of_o the_o king_n majesty_n sit_v there_o as_o in_o his_o politic_a capacity_n and_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n of_o the_o realm_n that_o be_v to_o say_v one_a the_o lord_n spiritual_a as_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n two_o the_o lord_n temporal_a as_o duke_n marquess_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n three_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o realm_n that_o be_v knight_n of_o sheers_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n as_o to_o the_o lord_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o the_o same_o place_n tell_v we_o that_o every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v of_o full_a age_n when_o a_o parliament_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v ought_v of_o right_a to_o have_v a_o writ_n of_o summons_n to_o come_v to_o that_o parliament_n as_o to_o the_o commons_o he_o say_v they_o be_v respective_o elect_v by_o the_o shire_n or_o county_n city_n and_o burrough_n by_o force_n of_o the_o king_n writ_n crompton_n in_o his_o jurisdiction_n of_o 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commons_o be_v call_v by_o writ_n or_o by_o letter_n be_v nothing_o material_a since_o both_o writ_n and_o letter_n be_v to_o the_o same_o effect_n and_o in_o some_o ancient_a record_n it_o be_v mention_v that_o parliament_n shall_v be_v summon_v by_o letter_n particular_o in_o king_n john_n great_a charter_n in_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n he_o promise_v to_o summon_v the_o bishop_n abbot_n earl_n etc._n etc._n per_fw-la literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la by_o our_o letter_n orig._n jud._n 17._o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n not_o be_v king_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o send_v forth_o his_o letter_n matter_n not_o for_o he_o be_v the_o person_n to_o who_o the_o administration_n of_o the_o government_n be_v then_o commit_v it_o be_v evident_a that_o in_o many_o parliament_n it_o be_v not_o so_o material_a how_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o commons_o come_v together_o as_o that_o they_o be_v together_o i_o dare_v appeal_n to_o any_o man_n if_o the_o manner_n of_o call_v together_o the_o 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