i_o can_v perceive_v tread_v by_o any_o but_o your_o lordship_n most_o humble_a servant_n fabian_n philipps_n the_o table_n or_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a honour_n due_a unto_o the_o palace_n and_o house_n of_o the_o king_n then_o unto_o any_o of_o the_o house_n of_o his_o subject_n chap._n i._n 4_o that_o the_o business_n and_o affair_n of_o the_o king_n about_o which_o any_o of_o his_o servant_n or_o subject_n be_v employ_v be_v more_o considerable_a and_o to_o be_v regard_v than_o the_o business_n and_o affair_n of_o any_o of_o the_o people_n chap._n ii_o 29_o that_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a be_v not_o to_o be_v deny_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a privilege_n or_o respect_n nor_o be_v to_o be_v compel_v to_o appear_v by_o arrest_n or_o otherwise_o in_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n without_o leave_n or_o licence_n of_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n or_o other_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o king_n household_n to_o who_o it_o appertain_v first_o have_v and_o obtain_v chap._n iii_o 38_o that_o the_o privilege_n and_o protection_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a by_o reason_n of_o his_o service_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v extend_v unto_o the_o privilege_a party_n estate_n both_o real_a and_o personal_a as_o well_o as_o unto_o their_o person_n chap._n iu._n 244_o that_o the_o king_n servant_n whilst_o they_o be_v in_o his_o service_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v utlaw_v or_o prosecute_v in_o order_n thereunto_o without_o leave_n or_o licence_n first_o obtain_v of_o the_o king_n or_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o his_o most_o honourable_a household_n under_o who_o several_a jurisdiction_n they_o do_v officiate_v chap._n v._o 250_o that_o the_o king_n establish_v and_o delegated_a court_n of_o justice_n to_o administer_v justice_n to_o his_o people_n be_v not_o to_o be_v any_o bar_n or_o hindrance_n to_o his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a in_o their_o aforesaid_a ancient_n just_a and_o legal_a right_n and_o privilege_n chap._n vi_o 289_o that_o the_o king_n or_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o his_o household_n may_v punish_v those_o who_o do_v infringe_v his_o servant_n privilege_n and_o that_o any_o of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a be_v arrest_v without_o leave_n be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o custody_n of_o the_o law_n as_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v release_v until_o they_o do_v appear_v or_o give_v bail_n to_o appear_v and_o answer_v the_o action_n chap._n vii_o 310_o that_o the_o aforesaid_a privilege_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a have_v be_v legal_o impart_v to_o such_o as_o be_v not_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a but_o be_v employ_v upon_o some_o temporary_a and_o casual_a affair_n abroad_o and_o out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n chap._n viii_o 318_o that_o the_o king_n grant_v protection_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n to_o such_o as_o be_v his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a for_o their_o person_n land_n and_o estate_n when_o especial_o employ_v by_o he_o into_o the_o part_n beyond_o the_o sea_n or_o in_o england_n or_o any_o other_o of_o his_o dominion_n out_o of_o his_o palace_n or_o verge_n thereof_o or_o unto_o such_o as_o be_v not_o his_o domestic_n or_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a or_o extraordinary_a when_o they_o be_v send_v or_o employ_v upon_o some_o of_o his_o negotiation_n business_n or_o affair_n neither_o be_v or_o can_v be_v any_o evidence_n or_o good_a argument_n that_o such_o only_a and_o not_o the_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a who_o have_v no_o protection_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n be_v to_o be_v protect_v or_o privilege_v whilst_o they_o be_v busy_v in_o his_o palace_n or_o about_o his_o person_n chap._n ix_o 343_o that_o our_o king_n some_o of_o which_o have_v more_o than_o his_o nâ—w_a majesty_n have_v have_v or_o have_v no_o great_a number_n of_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a than_o be_v or_o have_v be_v necessary_a for_o their_o occasion_n safety_n well_o be_v state_n honour_n magnificence_n and_o majesty_n and_o that_o their_o servant_n wait_v in_o their_o turn_v or_o course_n be_v not_o without_o leave_n or_o licence_n as_o aforesaid_a to_o be_v arrest_v in_o the_o interval_n of_o their_o wait_a or_o attendance_n cap._n x._o 355_o that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o to_o be_v limit_v to_o a_o number_n of_o his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a be_v not_o in_o so_o great_a a_o variety_n of_o affair_n and_o contingency_n wherein_o the_o public_a may_v be_v concern_v to_o be_v restrain_v to_o any_o certain_a number_n of_o such_o as_o he_o shall_v admit_v to_o be_v his_o servant_n extraordinary_a chap._n xi_o 365_o that_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n have_v heretofore_o such_o a_o regard_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o servant_n as_o not_o to_o bring_v or_o commence_v their_o action_n where_o the_o law_n allow_v they_o against_o such_o of_o his_o servant_n which_o have_v grieve_v or_o injure_v they_o with_o ut_fw-la a_o remedy_n first_o petition_v for_o in_o parliament_n chap._n xii_o 375_o that_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o privilege_n encouragement_n and_o protection_n by_o the_o papal_a overgrow_a authority_n do_v in_o many_o case_n lay_v aside_o their_o thunderbolt_n and_o power_n of_o excommunication_n appeal_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o obtain_v his_o interdiction_n of_o kingdom_n church_n and_o parish_n and_o take_v the_o mild_a modest_a and_o more_o reverential_a way_n of_o petition_v our_o king_n in_o parliament_n rather_o than_o turn_v the_o rigour_n of_o their_o canon_n or_o ecclesiastical_a law_n or_o of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n against_o any_o of_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o servant_n chap._n xiii_o 389_o that_o the_o judge_n in_o former_a time_n do_v in_o their_o court_n and_o proceed_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n manifest_a their_o unwillingness_n to_o give_v or_o permit_v any_o obstruction_n to_o the_o service_n of_o the_o king_n and_o weal_n public_a chap._n fourteen_o 392_o that_o the_o duke_n marquess_n count_v palatine_n earl_n viscount_n and_o baron_n of_o england_n and_o the_o bishop_n as_o baron_n have_v and_o do_v enjoy_v their_o privilege_n and_o freedom_n from_o arrest_n or_o imprisonment_n of_o their_o body_n in_o civil_a and_o personal_a action_n as_o servant_n extraordinary_a and_o attendant_n upon_o the_o person_n state_n and_o majesty_n of_o the_o king_n in_o order_n to_o his_o government_n weal_n public_a and_o safety_n of_o he_o and_o his_o people_n and_o not_o only_o as_o peer_n abstract_v from_o other_o of_o the_o king_n minister_n or_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a chap._n xv._n 413_o that_o many_o the_o like_a privilege_n and_o praeheminence_n be_v and_o have_v be_v ancient_o by_o the_o civil_a and_o caesarean_a law_n and_o the_o municipal_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o many_o other_o nation_n grant_v and_o allow_v to_o the_o nobility_n thereof_o chap._n xvi_o 445_o that_o the_o immunity_n and_o privilege_n grant_v and_o permit_v by_o our_o king_n of_o england_n unto_o many_o of_o their_o people_n and_o subject_n who_o be_v not_o their_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a do_v amount_v unto_o as_o much_o and_o in_o some_o more_o than_o what_o our_o king_n servant_n in_o ordinary_a do_v or_o do_v now_o desire_v to_o enjoy_v chap._n xvii_o 466_o that_o many_o of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o grace_n and_o favour_n of_o our_o king_n and_o prince_n or_o along_o permission_n usage_n or_o prescription_n do_v enjoy_v and_o make_v use_n of_o very_a many_o immunity_n exemption_n and_o privilege_n which_o have_v not_o have_v so_o great_a a_o cause_n or_o foundation_n as_o those_o which_o be_v now_o claim_v by_o the_o king_n servane_n chap._n xviii_o 489_o that_o those_o many_o other_o immunity_n and_o privilege_n have_v neither_o be_v abolish_v or_o so_o much_o as_o murmur_v at_o by_o those_o that_o have_v yield_v a_o assent_n and_o obedience_n thereunto_o although_o they_o have_v at_o some_o time_n and_o upon_o some_o occasion_n receive_v some_o loss_n damage_n or_o inconvenience_n thereby_o chap._n xix_o 494_o that_o the_o power_n and_o care_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o distribution_n thereof_o be_v and_o have_v be_v so_o essential_a and_o radical_a to_o monarchy_n and_o the_o constitution_n of_o this_o kingdom_n as_o our_o king_n of_o england_n have_v as_o well_o before_o as_o since_o the_o conquest_n take_v into_o their_o cognisance_n divers_a cause_n which_o their_o establish_a court_n of_o justice_n either_o can_v not_o remedy_n or_o want_v power_n to_o determine_v have_v remove_v they_o from_o other_o court_n to_o their_o own_o tribunal_n and_o propria_fw-la authoritate_fw-la cause_v offender_n for_o treason_n or_o felony_n to_o be_v arrest_v and_o may_v upon_o just_a and_o legal_a occasion_n respite_n or_o delay_v justice_n chap._n xx._n 503_o that_o a_o care_n of_o the_o honour_n and_o reverence_n due_a unto_o the_o
of_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o the_o commons_o in_o 12._o parliament_n be_v so_o unwilling_a that_o their_o own_o concernment_n shall_v hinder_v any_o of_o the_o king_n affair_n as_o they_o do_v petition_v he_o that_o john_n lord_n talbot_n purpose_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o war_n in_o france_n a_o protection_n with_o the_o clausa_fw-la volumus_fw-la may_v be_v grant_v unto_o he_o for_o a_o year_n and_o that_o by_o parliament_n it_o may_v be_v ordain_v that_o it_o it_o be_v without_o the_o exception_n of_o novel_a disseisin_n and_o to_o be_v put_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n with_o other_o immunity_n whilst_o he_o be_v so_o in_o the_o king_n service_n which_o the_o king_n grant_v provide_v that_o the_o say_v john_n lord_n talbot_n and_o margaret_z his_o wife_n edward_z earl_n of_o dorset_z and_o other_o name_v shall_v not_o enter_v upon_o any_o land_n whereof_o james_n lord_n barkly_n and_o sir_n william_n barkley_n his_o son_n be_v seize_v the_o first_o day_n of_o that_o parliament_n or_o bring_v any_o action_n concern_v the_o same_o and_o so_o little_a desire_v the_o heretofore_o too_o powerful_a clergy_n of_o england_n to_o extend_v their_o power_n where_o they_o legal_o and_o inoffensive_o may_v do_v it_o chap._n xiii_o that_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n in_o the_o height_n of_o their_o pride_n and_o superlative_a privilege_n encouragement_n and_o protection_n by_o the_o papal_a overgrow_a authority_n do_v in_o many_o case_n lay_v aside_o their_o thunderbolt_n and_o power_n of_o excommunication_n appeal_n to_o the_o pope_n and_o obtain_v his_o interdiction_n of_o kingdom_n church_n and_o parish_n and_o take_v the_o mild_a modest_a and_o more_o reverential_a way_n of_o petition_v our_o king_n in_o parliament_n rather_o than_o turn_v the_o rigour_n of_o their_o canon_n or_o ecclesiastical_a law_n or_o of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n against_o any_o of_o the_o king_n officer_n or_o servant_n as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o 14_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o although_o by_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o make_v some_o action_n and_o injury_n which_o they_o then_o complain_v of_o to_o be_v felony_n they_o may_v without_o their_o petition_v in_o parliament_n have_v have_v ample_a and_o easy_a remedy_n petition_v the_o king_n in_o 12._o parliament_n against_o some_o grievance_n and_o oppression_n do_v by_o some_o of_o the_o king_n servant_n to_o people_n of_o holy_a church_n by_o his_o purveyor_n and_o servant_n among_o which_o be_v the_o abuse_v do_v by_o his_o purveyor_n in_o take_v the_o corn_n hay_o beast_n carriage_n and_o other_o good_n of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n parson_n and_o vicar_n without_o the_o agreement_n and_o good_a will_n of_o the_o owner_n and_o do_v thereupon_o obtain_v the_o king_n letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o england_n which_o in_o the_o parliament_n roll_n be_v call_v a_o statute_n and_o be_v as_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n print_v among_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n do_v declare_v that_o he_o take_v they_o and_o their_o possession_n into_o the_o especial_a protection_n of_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v any_o more_o so_o charge_v nor_o to_o receive_v into_o their_o house_n guest_n nor_o sojourner_n of_o scotland_n nor_o of_o other_o country_n nor_o the_o horse_n nor_o dog_n falcon_n nor_o other_o hawk_n of_o the_o king_n or_o other_o against_o their_o will_n save_v to_o the_o king_n the_o service_n due_a of_o right_n from_o they_o which_o owe_v to_o the_o king_n the_o same_o service_n to_o sustain_v and_o receive_v dog_n horse_n or_o hawk_n in_o a_o parliamant_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n 115._o richard_n the_o second_o although_o divers_a law_n in_o force_n have_v provide_v they_o remedy_n of_o course_n which_o need_v no_o petition_v they_o do_v petition_v the_o king_n that_o they_o be_v upon_o every_o temporal_a suggestion_n arre_v into_o the_o marshalsea_n and_o pay_v for_o their_o discharge_n 6_o s._n 8_o d._n where_o a_o layman_n pay_v only_o 4_o s._n unto_o which_o the_o king_n do_v answer_v let_v the_o party_n grieve_v complain_v to_o the_o steward_n of_o the_o household_n and_o they_o shall_v have_v remedy_n and_o do_v in_o that_o but_o follow_v the_o pattern_n of_o loyalty_n prudence_n and_o self_n preservation_n cut_v out_o and_o leave_v unto_o all_o true_a heart_a englishman_n by_o their_o worthy_a and_o pious_a ancestor_n and_o predecessor_n who_o when_o the_o tenor_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o by_o knight_n service_n which_o oblige_v all_o the_o nobility_n and_o many_o thousand_o of_o the_o best_a part_n of_o the_o gentry_n to_o follow_v their_o prince_n to_o his_o war_n abroad_o or_o defend_v he_o and_o his_o honour_n at_o home_n do_v in_o their_o duty_n to_o he_o and_o the_o care_n of_o their_o own_o estate_n and_o concernment_n with_o their_o numerous_a wellwishing_a and_o dutiful_a tenant_n attend_v they_o follow_v he_o into_o the_o war_n and_o voyage_n royal_a and_o remain_v there_o by_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o day_n at_o their_o own_o charge_n and_o afterward_o as_o long_o as_o they_o last_v at_o the_o the_o king_n which_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o great_a obstruction_n to_o many_o man_n action_n or_o the_o recovery_n of_o their_o debt_n or_o right_n and_o much_o better_o understand_v that_o universal_a axiom_n and_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n necessity_n and_o nation_n than_o the_o late_a ill_o advise_v lord_n mayor_n and_o some_o citizen_n of_o london_n do_v who_o in_o the_o late_a dreadful_a fire_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1666._o do_v to_o save_v the_o pull_v down_o of_o a_o few_o house_n to_o prevent_v the_o fury_n of_o a_o most_o dire_a and_o dismal_a fire_n and_o not_o a_o seven_o part_n of_o their_o good_n do_v see_v but_o too_o late_a the_o necessity_n of_o pull_v down_o some_o house_n and_o when_o they_o may_v have_v endeavour_v it_o will_v allow_v it_o to_o be_v warrantable_a by_o the_o lord_n mayor_n order_n but_o not_o the_o king_n and_o in_o that_o fond_a dispute_n and_o his_o timidity_n most_o imprudent_o suffer_v and_o give_v way_n to_o the_o burn_a down_o of_o many_o thousand_o house_n and_o convert_v into_o ash_n almost_o all_o that_o once_o great_a and_o flourish_a city_n that_o privata_fw-la cedere_fw-la debent_fw-la publicis_fw-la every_o man_n private_a affair_n be_v to_o be_v lay_v aside_o and_o give_v place_n to_o the_o public_a be_v the_o best_a way_n of_o self_n preservation_n and_o do_v not_o as_o they_o will_v do_v now_o rush_v upon_o arrest_v or_o imprison_v either_o the_o king_n servant_n or_o such_o as_o be_v employ_v by_o he_o or_o unto_o who_o he_o have_v grant_v his_o writ_n of_o protection_n without_o ask_v leave_n of_o he_o but_o with_o a_o modesty_n and_o reverence_n become_v subject_n plicate_v he_o for_o a_o revocation_n or_o if_o they_o do_v not_o or_o can_v not_o purchase_v it_o that_o way_n do_v sometime_o become_v petitioner_n in_o parliament_n for_o some_o regulation_n in_o protection_n grant_v upon_o some_o special_a and_o temporary_a employment_n to_o such_o as_o be_v not_o his_o servant_n in_o ordinary_a not_o for_o a_o total_a abolition_n or_o to_o take_v away_o that_o part_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n in_o order_n to_o the_o government_n and_o their_o own_o well_o be_v the_o answer_n whereunto_o show_v as_o much_o care_n in_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n as_o may_v be_v to_o give_v they_o content_a and_o satisfaction_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n not_o to_o depart_v from_o or_o lessen_v the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n more_o than_o be_v mere_o necessary_a or_o in_o grace_n or_o savour_n for_o that_o particular_a time_n occasion_n or_o grievance_n to_o be_v grant_v or_o remit_v unto_o they_o and_o no_o less_o careful_a be_v the_o judge_n in_o former_a age_n in_o their_o delegated_a 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interitum_fw-la separari_fw-la distrahique_fw-la potest_fw-la specific_a form_n and_o essence_n of_o kingly_a majesty_n which_o the_o king_n can_v alienate_v or_o depart_v from_o as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v king_n nor_o may_v that_o jurisdiction_n or_o supreme_a power_n be_v sever_v from_o the_o regal_a dignity_n without_o the_o ruin_n or_o destruction_n of_o the_o king_n as_o mr._n adam_n blackwood_n a_o scotchman_n have_v very_o well_o declare_v in_o his_o book_n against_o buchanan_n his_o learned_a more_o than_o loyal_a countryman_n concern_v the_o magistracy_n lord_n of_o session_n and_o judge_n in_o scotland_n that_o all_o judge_n and_o magistrate_n ne_o in_o civilibus_fw-la quidem_fw-la causis_fw-la nullam_fw-la nisi_fw-la munere_fw-la beneficioque_fw-la regis_fw-la sententiae_fw-la dicendae_fw-la &_o nullam_fw-la juris_fw-la &_o judiciorum_fw-la potestatem_fw-la habent_fw-la derive_v even_o in_o civil_a cause_n all_o their_o power_n and_o authority_n from_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o without_o it_o have_v no_o power_n to_o give_v a_o sentence_n or_o judgement_n quicquid_fw-la enim_fw-la 287._o magistratuum_fw-la est_fw-la quicquid_fw-la judicium_fw-la
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himself_o may_v commit_v or_o command_v the_o party_n offend_v to_o prison_n which_o may_v sure_o upon_o some_o emergent_a or_o particular_a occasion_n admit_v he_o to_o a_o just_a intermeddle_v therein_o for_o it_o can_v be_v deny_v but_o king_n henry_n the_o 3_o d._n have_v sometime_o sit_v among_o his_o judge_n or_o baron_n in_o the_o court_n of_o exchequer_n 23_o and_o we_o may_v believe_v those_o dictate_v of_o reason_n which_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o the_o civil_a law_n when_o it_o say_v that_o jus_fw-la superioritatis_fw-la jurisdictionis_fw-la regis_fw-la anno._n non_fw-la potest_fw-la ab_fw-la inferioribus_fw-la dominis_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la habentes_fw-la contra_fw-la principem_fw-la praescribi_fw-la quia_fw-la quae_fw-la sunt_fw-la in_o subjectionis_fw-la data_fw-la impraescriptibilia_fw-la the_o right_a of_o superiority_n of_o jurisdiction_n can_v by_o any_o inferior_a jurisdiction_n be_v prescribe_v against_o the_o prince_n for_o that_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v 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subscribe_v to_o the_o reasonableness_n of_o the_o king_n deliver_v and_o free_v from_o arrest_n the_o lord_n mayor_n of_o london_n &_o punish_v those_o that_o shall_v do_v it_o if_o for_o permit_v in_o the_o strand_n or_o any_o other_o place_n out_o of_o his_o liberty_n that_o the_o city_n sword_n the_o ensign_n or_o mark_n of_o honour_n give_v unto_o it_o within_o its_o proper_a jurisdiction_n to_o be_v carry_v up_o he_o shall_v be_v arrest_v or_o if_o he_o or_o any_o of_o the_o sheriff_n or_o alderman_n shall_v in_o their_o passage_n to_o whitehall_n to_o attend_v the_o king_n when_o he_o command_v they_o be_v arrest_v upon_o any_o other_o action_n will_v not_o a_o tenant_n to_o a_o lord_n of_o a_o manor_n who_o receive_v not_o so_o great_a a_o protection_n from_o he_o nor_o have_v so_o great_a a_o need_n of_o he_o as_o every_o subject_a have_v of_o the_o king_n grace_n and_o favour_n be_v think_v by_o all_o his_o neighbour_n to_o be_v more_o than_o a_o little_a out_o of_o his_o 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law_n or_o not_o cause_n as_o much_o to_o be_v do_v in_o order_n to_o the_o proâ—ervation_n of_o their_o authority_n and_o jurisdiction_n as_o they_o usual_o do_v unto_o any_o that_o shall_v disturb_v the_o necessity_n and_o duty_n of_o their_o place_n or_o may_v not_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a magistrate_n cause_n any_o that_o shall_v transgress_v the_o limit_n of_o their_o obedience_n in_o arrest_v his_o servant_n without_o licence_n to_o be_v arrest_v or_o imprison_v for_o such_o a_o affront_n or_o contempt_n of_o majesty_n and_o the_o supreme_a power_n when_o it_o have_v be_v ordinary_o do_v and_o justify_v by_o some_o lord_n of_o manor_n and_o liberty_n in_o the_o case_n of_o sheriff_n and_o bailiff_n presume_v to_o arrest_v any_o man_n within_o their_o liberty_n without_o a_o writ_n of_o non_fw-la omittas_fw-la propter_fw-la aliquam_fw-la libertatem_fw-la or_o special_a warrant_n where_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o manor_n have_v neglect_v to_o do_v it_o or_o must_v the_o king_n when_o any_o wrong_a or_o injury_n shall_v be_v do_v to_o his_o servant_n suffer_v such_o contempt_n to_o be_v remedyless_a and_o only_o say_v why_o do_v you_o do_v so_o who_o when_o he_o do_v cause_n the_o undutifulness_n and_o unmannerliness_n of_o such_o offender_n to_o be_v punish_v by_o a_o few_o day_n gentle_a restraint_n can_v with_o any_o truth_n or_o reason_n be_v say_v to_o have_v give_v away_o their_o debt_n when_o at_o the_o most_o it_o be_v but_o a_o small_a delay_n and_o do_v many_o time_n occasion_n they_o to_o be_v soon_o and_o less_o chargeable_o pay_v than_o it_o will_v be_v with_o a_o action_n or_o suit_n and_o the_o many_o animosity_n vexation_n and_o heat_n which_o do_v usual_o attend_v action_n or_o suit_n at_o law_n do_v our_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la prohibit_v or_o give_v away_o any_o of_o the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o servant_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o the_o support_n and_o just_a mean_n of_o government_n and_o that_o high_a authority_n with_o which_o god_n and_o the_o law_n have_v entrust_v he_o can_v the_o king_n by_o his_o writ_n cause_v a_o man_n or_o his_o cattle_n or_o good_n to_o be_v arrest_v and_o take_v in_o withernam_fw-la until_o the_o person_n of_o a_o man_n or_o his_o cattle_n or_o good_n wrongful_o arrest_v be_v deliver_v or_o free_v from_o restraint_n 15._o and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v as_o lawful_a for_o the_o king_n by_o arrest_v or_o imprison_v the_o party_n that_o do_v or_o procure_v it_o to_o enforce_v the_o delivery_n of_o a_o servant_n wrongful_o or_o undue_o arrest_v without_o his_o leave_n or_o licence_n first_o obtain_v be_v the_o king_n service_n the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n so_o operative_a and_o powerful_a in_o its_o effect_n as_o a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o new_o elect_v be_v so_o entitle_v to_o his_o privilege_n aurat_fw-la as_o before_o his_o admission_n or_o oath_n take_v the_o infringer_n thereof_o have_v be_v severe_o punish_v as_o it_o be_v upon_o great_a debate_n and_o examination_n adjudge_v in_o parliament_n in_o the_o case_n of_o william_n johnson_n a_o burgess_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n mary_n and_o the_o like_a for_o arrest_v upon_o a_o execution_n sir_n richard_n fitzherbert_n knight_n a_o member_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o 34th_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o that_o kind_a of_o privilege_n so_o watch_v and_o guard_v and_o in_o all_o its_o part_n and_o circumstance_n so_o take_v care_n of_o and_o inviolable_o keep_v as_o it_o may_v not_o be_v renounce_v or_o quit_v by_o any_o one_o member_n without_o a_o breach_n of_o privilege_n to_o all_o the_o rest_n nor_o be_v any_o leave_n to_o be_v give_v upon_o petition_n or_o any_o the_o most_o urgent_a necessity_n of_o a_o plaintiff_n or_o creditor_n to_o molest_v or_o imprison_v any_o of_o they_o or_o their_o servant_n during_o the_o session_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o time_n of_o privilege_n allow_v they_o before_o and_o after_o they_o and_o can_v the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v well_o content_a and_o think_v themselves_o to_o be_v in_o a_o better_a condition_n when_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o king_n servant_n they_o may_v in_o the_o time_n of_o parliament_n or_o without_o have_v licence_n upon_o a_o reasonable_a time_n prefix_v for_o satisfaction_n to_o take_v their_o course_n and_o proceed_v at_o law_n against_o they_o shall_v the_o valley_n rejoice_v in_o their_o spring_n and_o pleasant_a fountain_n and_o the_o spring_n or_o fountain_n itself_o that_o distribute_v those_o live_n and_o refresh_v water_n have_v no_o part_n thereof_o have_v the_o chamberlain_n of_o the_o lord_n mayor_n or_o city_n of_o london_n power_n to_o commit_v a_o freeman_n of_o that_o city_n to_o ward_n so_o that_o he_o do_v
immediate_o send_v word_n to_o the_o lord_n mayor_n thereof_o and_o the_o cause_n why_o he_o be_v so_o punish_v london_n from_o which_o the_o lord_n mayor_n may_v not_o release_v he_o but_o by_o the_o chamberlain_n assent_v and_o shall_v it_o not_o be_v lawful_a for_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n of_o the_o king_n most_o honourable_a household_n by_o and_o under_o the_o king_n supreme_a authority_n to_o imprison_v or_o punish_v any_o who_o in_o contempt_n of_o sovereignty_n and_o majesty_n shall_v without_o licence_n first_o procure_v arrest_v any_o of_o his_o servant_n for_o certain_o it_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n not_o to_o deny_v so_o great_a a_o principle_n of_o nature_n and_o so_o clear_a a_o part_n of_o the_o reason_n of_o all_o mankind_n or_o to_o give_v unto_o caesar_n that_o which_o so_o just_o belong_v unto_o he_o by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n nature_n nation_n law_n of_o england_n custom_n and_o prescription_n right_o of_o superiority_n oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la ubique_fw-la quod_fw-la semper_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la omnibus_fw-la and_o which_o every_o where_o always_o and_o of_o all_o man_n except_o by_o our_o late_a rude_a and_o level_a part_n of_o the_o people_n have_v neither_o be_v repine_v at_o or_o malign_v and_o it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o people_n of_o england_n to_o oppose_v their_o prejudices_fw-la fancy_n humour_n and_o opiniastreté_n to_o the_o right_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o servant_n but_o it_o be_v and_o will_v be_v the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n to_o preserve_v the_o right_n of_o majesty_n superiority_n and_o just_a mean_n of_o government_n and_o to_o punish_v the_o violater_n and_o contemner_n thereof_o and_o the_o interest_n of_o all_o his_o good_a people_n to_o wish_v and_o desire_v it_o finis_fw-la finis_fw-la gutherius_n de_fw-fr offic._n domus_fw-la august_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 1_o 1_o deut_n 4.32_o 4.32_o job_n 8._o v_o 8_o &_o 9_o 9_o jer._n 6._o v._n 16._o 16._o craigius_fw-la de_fw-la repub_fw-la lacedaemon_n lib._n 2._o ca._n 2._o 2._o livius_n lib._n 9.349_o &_o 350._o 350._o petit._n parl._n 46_o e._n 3._o 3._o esther_n c._n 4._o ver_fw-la 11._o 11._o esther_n c._n 4_o ver_fw-la 2._o 2._o xiphilinus_n in_o nerone_n &_o grâ—gor_n tholosan_n in_o syntagmate_n juris_fw-la 378._o 378._o cujacius_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la lib._n 11._o cod._n justin_n tit_n 77._o 77._o goldastus_n constit._fw-la imperialibus_fw-la tâ—m_fw-la 3._o &_o 4_o 8â—_n â—ect_n 166_o tit_n de_fw-fr cura_fw-la palâ—tu_fw-la 15._o 15._o l._n l._n alamannorum_fw-la in_o lindenbrogio_n do_fw-mi 29._o 29._o l._n l._n bajazet_n variorum_fw-la in_o lindenbrogio_n do_fw-mi 11._o 11._o l._n l._n longobard_n in_o lindenbrogio_n lib._n 1._o tit_n 2._o de_fw-fr scâ—ndalis_n scâ—ndalis_n charta_fw-la câ—nfiâ—mâ—tiâ—nis_fw-la regis_fw-la witlafâ—â—_n monâ—sterii_n de_fw-fr croyland_n dugdale_n monasâ—icon_n anglicanumâ—65_n â—65_z &_o 166._o spelman_n concilia_fw-la decretâ—â—leges_n ecclesiastic_a 337._o 337._o l._n l._n aluredi_n cap._n 31._o 31._o annales_n wintoniensis_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la m.s._n in_o biblotheca_n cottoniana_n sub_fw-la effigy_n domitiani_n in_o a._n 13._o et_fw-la vide_fw-la asser_n menevensis_fw-la menevensis_fw-la l.l._n edmondi_n cap._n 75_o &_o 76._o 76._o leges_fw-la ecclesiast_n hoell_n dha_n in_o spelmanni_n decret_a &_o constitut._n ecclesi_n 409._o 409._o leges_fw-la ecclesiast_n hoelâ—_n dha_n regis_fw-la walliae_fw-la in_o spelmanni_n decret_a leg_n ecclesiastic_a 408_o &_o 412._o 412._o l.l._n caâ—uti_n cap._n 56._o 56._o charta_fw-la henrici_fw-la primi_fw-la monasterio_n de_fw-fr hide_n dugdale_n monasticon_fw-la anglicanum_n 211_o &_o 212._o 212._o l.l._n henrici_fw-la primi_fw-la per_fw-la cl._n seldenum_fw-la in_o lucem_fw-la emiss_a cap._n 16._o fleta_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 2._o &_o coke_n 10._o relat_n en_fw-fr le_fw-fr case_n de'l_o marchalsea_n marchalsea_n placit_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la 18._o e_o 1._o n._n 4._o ryleyes_n ploc_n parl._n 6.7_o &_o pryn_n aurum_fw-la reginae_fw-la 28._o 28._o coke_n 3._o part_n institut_n do_fw-mi misprision_n 141._o placita_fw-la coram_fw-la dâ—mino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o parl._n apud_fw-la westm_n '_o in_o praesentia_fw-la regis_fw-la anno_fw-la 21._o e._n 1._o 1._o pascha_fw-la 8_o e._n 2._o coram_fw-la rege_fw-la rot_n 28._o norff._n norff._n coke_n 3_o par_fw-fr institut_n 141._o 141._o selden_n mare_fw-la clausum_fw-la cap._n 22_o &_o 26._o 26._o fleta_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 3._o 3._o mich._n 12_o e._n 3._o coram_fw-la rege_fw-la rot._n 101_o cant._n cant._n 27_o assis._n pl._n 49._o 49._o 33_o h._n 8._o ca._n 12._o 12._o rotul_n parl_n 21_o jac._n &_o coke_n 3_o part_n institut_n 148._o 148._o council_n meldense_a ca._n 26._o &_o spelman_n glossar_n in_o voce_fw-la epis._n copium_fw-la copium_fw-la coke_n 3_o parte_fw-la institut_n do_fw-mi misprision_n misprision_n purchas_n pligrimage_n 2_o part_n &_o voyage_n of_o francis_n alvareza_n portugal_n 1053._o ibid._n 1071_o &_o 1083._o ibid._n 1107._o 1107._o voyage_n francis_n pyzard_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr val_fw-fr 2_o part_n purchas_n pilgrimage_n 1648_o 1663._o 1664._o 1664._o mr._n john_n davis_n relation_n of_o his_o voyage_n to_o the_o east_n indies_n 1_o par_fw-fr of_o purchas_n pilgrimage_n 132._o 132._o paulus_n venetus_n in_o 3_o pâ—rt_n of_o purchas_n pilgrimage_n 66._o 66._o 3_o parl_n purchas_n pilgrimage_n 88_o 88_o relation_n of_o galeota_n perera_n in_o 3_o part_n of_o purchas_n pilgrimage_n 2â—5_n 2â—5_n ricius_fw-la &_o trigantius_n in_o 3_o part_n of_o purchase_n pilgrimage_n 392_o &_o 353._o 353._o 3_o part_n purchas_n pilgrimage_n 1139._o 1139._o genes_n 13._o v._n 7_o &_o 8._o 8._o exod._n 20._o 20._o gadd_n we_o in_o comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la l._n 19_o 5._o nu_fw-la 2._o &_o 4._o &_o ad_fw-la sect_n 4._o de_fw-la verborum_fw-la significatione_n &_o l._n aedi_n les_fw-fr 25._o 25._o sect._n 2.3.6_o institut_n de_fw-fr injur_fw-fr besoldus_n in_o dissert_n juri_fw-la politic._n 48._o 48._o l.l._n inae_fw-la cap._n 18._o &_o l._n l._n aethelstani_n 60_o 60_o l.l._n alemanorum_fw-la in_o lindenbrogio_n tit._n 29._o 29._o l.l._n longobard_n in_o lindenbrogio_n lib._n 2._o tit._n 4._o 4._o lindenbrogius_fw-la lib._n 4._o inter_fw-la capiâ—l_n caroli_n caroli_n cujacius_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la lib._n 12._o cod._n justiniani_n 1635_o &_o marculfi_n formulae_fw-la formulae_fw-la l_o l._n wisigoth_n in_o lindenbrogio_n lib._n 2._o tit._n 4._o 4._o vide_fw-la register_n of_o writ_n tit._n protect_v protect_v 9_o h._n 3._o c._n 11_o 11_o register_n of_o writ_n 19_o tit._n warrantia_fw-la diâ—i_fw-la diâ—i_fw-la coke_n 4._o instit._fw-la 53._o lib._n 5._o d._n the_o offic_n ad_fw-la sess_v spartianus_n in_o hadrian_n &_o gutherius_n the_o offic_n domus_fw-la august_n lib._n 1_o cap._n 17._o 17._o coke_n 3_o rep._n sir_n william_n herbert_n case_n case_n register_n of_o writ_n 281._o 281._o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 19_o rot._n par._n 8_o h._n 6._o m._n 10._o 10._o 34_o &_o 35._o c._n h._n 8._o c._n 13._o 13._o reformatio_fw-la legum_fw-la ecclesiasticarum_fw-la impress_n 1571._o 1571._o placita_fw-la aulae_fw-la 33._o e._n 1._o &_o 20._o e._n 3._o 3._o jer._n 6_o v._n 16_o 16_o gen._n 41._o v._n 40_o 41_o 4â—_n 4â—_n 2_o sam._n 11._o vers_fw-la 11._o 2_o sam._n 10._o vers_fw-la 2_o 4_o 5._o 2_o reg._n cap._n 5._o v._n 13.6_o &_o 7._o 7._o prov._n 22._o vers_fw-la 29._o 29._o jer._n 38._o cap._n 41._o 41._o besoldus_n in_o opere_fw-la politico_fw-la cap._n 3._o 3._o nehem._n 7._o vers_fw-la 57_o 57_o esâ—her_o c._n 1._o v._n 1._o c_o 6_o v._n 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o etc._n etc._n 7._o v._n 15._o 15._o esther_n c._n 1._o v._n 14._o ezrâ—_n c._n 7._o vers_fw-la 15._o 15._o matt._n 11_o vers_fw-la 8._o 8._o edict_n theodosii_n l._n 4._o cod._n cod._n ulpian_n 1._o leg_n julia_n 7._o add_v leg_n jul._n de_fw-fr vi_fw-la pub_fw-la &_o l._n 46._o pâ—tit_fw-fr 6._o 6._o pancirollus_n in_o notitia_fw-la utriusque_fw-la imper._n imper._n pancirollus_n in_o notitia_fw-la utriusq_fw-la imper._n cap._n 51._o 51._o ibid._n ca._n 66._o 66._o ibid._n ca._n 89._o 89._o dion_n l._n 60._o 60._o pancirol_n in_o notitia_fw-la utriusque_fw-la imperii_fw-la c._n 90_o 90_o cujacius_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la l._n 10._o cod._n justiniani_n 1425._o 1425._o pancirol_n in_o notitia_fw-la utriusque_fw-la imperii_fw-la cap._n 7_o 5â—_n 5â—_n cujâ—cius_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la l._n 10._o cod._n justin._n 1425._o 1425._o cujacius_n comment_fw-fr &_o expositio_fw-la ad_fw-la novel_a tit_n 63_o 63_o cujacius_n ad_fw-la l_o 12._o cod._n justin._n tit_n 5._o 5._o lib._n 1._o c._n praeb_n tyr._n &_o l._n 3._o inf_n de_fw-fr castrens_fw-la castrens_fw-la cujacius_n in_o comment_n ad_fw-la l._n 12._o cod._n justin._n 155â—_n 155â—_n cujacius_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la l._n 10._o cod._n justin._n 1545._o 1545._o cujacâ—us_o in_o comment_n ad_fw-la lib._n 12._o cod._n justin._n tit_n 5._o 5._o l._n fin_n c._n â—bi_fw-la senat._n vel_fw-la clariss_n matheas_n de_fw-la judiciis_fw-la disput_n 4_o numb_a 36._o &_o vizzanius_n de_fw-fr mandatis_fw-la principum_fw-la cap._n 5.162_o &_o 163._o 163._o cujacius_n comment_fw-fr ad_fw-la lib._n 12._o god_n justin._n tom._n 3._o tit_n 16._o 16._o constitutiones_fw