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to_o judge_v they_o at_o all_o season_n hence_o it_o be_v that_o bracton_n cite_v by_o stanford_n 54_o 55._o say_v dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la habit_n ordinariam_fw-la jurisdictionem_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la super_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la svo_fw-la sunt_fw-la habet_fw-la enim_fw-la omne_fw-la jura_fw-la in_o manu_fw-la suâ—_n etc._n etc._n our_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v the_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n dignity_n and_o power_n over_o all_o the_o people_n that_o be_v within_o his_o realm_n he_o be_v say_v to_o have_v all_o the_o law_n in_o his_o hand_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n he_o have_v also_o the_o material_a sword_n which_o extend_v to_o the_o government_n of_o the_o realm_n in_o war_n he_o be_v also_o say_v to_o have_v justice_n and_o judgement_n which_o be_v of_o his_o jurisdiction_n as_o within_o his_o jurisdiction_n only_o as_o he_o be_v the_o minister_n and_o vicar_n of_o god_n and_o be_v to_o distribute_v to_o every_o one_o what_o 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other_o earl_n and_o that_o the_o doctor_n of_o the_o imperial_a
secretary_n of_o state_n or_o some_o magistrate_n and_o to_o discover_v the_o whole_a matter_n in_o orderly_a manner_n that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o stay_v two_o day_n or_o night_n in_o one_o place_n before_o he_o see_v the_o king_n nor_o to_o be_v let_v or_o hinder_v by_o any_o business_n though_o never_o so_o urgent_a quia_fw-la vix_fw-la ei_fw-la permittitur_fw-la ut_fw-la retrospiciat_a because_o the_o law_n give_v he_o not_o so_o much_o time_n as_o to_o look_v back_o in_o some_o case_n as_o we_o must_v render_v a_o account_n for_o every_o idle_a word_n so_o must_v we_o likewise_o in_o this_o case_n for_o our_o idle_a silence_n for_o in_o such_o a_o case_n as_o this_o where_o any_o know_v of_o any_o conspiracy_n against_o his_o king_n or_o country_n he_o be_v bind_v by_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n of_o this_o realm_n present_o to_o discover_v it_o for_o as_o fire_n in_o its_o beginning_n whilst_o it_o be_v but_o small_a be_v more_o easy_o quench_v than_o it_o be_v afterward_o when_o by_o some_o continuance_n it_o have_v gather_v strength_n so_o the_o beginning_n of_o rebellious_a contrivance_n be_v know_v and_o discover_v with_o more_o ease_n the_o sad_a event_n and_o evil_a consequence_n thereof_o be_v nip_v in_o the_o bud_n and_o be_v smother_v hinder_v and_o prevent_v therefore_o as_o to_o this_o evil_a or_o rather_o devil_n of_o rebellion_n all_o be_v to_o be_v advise_v by_o the_o poet_n who_o say_v principiis_fw-la obsta_fw-la sero_fw-la medicina_fw-la paratur_fw-la cum_fw-la mala_fw-la per_fw-la longas_fw-la inualuêre_fw-la moras_fw-la chap._n xvii_o show_v that_o all_o writ_n process_n execution_n and_o commandment_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n name_v only_o now_o i_o shall_v acquaint_v you_o further_o that_o all_o writ_n execution_n and_o commandment_n be_v do_v in_o the_o king_n name_n nay_o we_o do_v say_v in_o england_n the_o life_n and_o member_n of_o the_o king_n subject_a be_v the_o king_n only_o that_o be_v to_o say_v no_o 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process_n summons_n invitation_n or_o commandment_n come_v to_o you_o in_o parliament_n time_n or_o out_o of_o parliament_n time_n in_o any_o other_o habit_n dress_n or_o name_v whatsoever_o be_v you_o assure_v such_o coin_n be_v counterfeit_a and_o not_o currant_n within_o his_o majesty_n realm_n and_o domion_n but_o be_v deceitful_a and_o delusory_a and_o may_v not_o improper_o be_v liken_v to_o the_o melody_n of_o siren_n who_o sing_v not_o to_o stir_v up_o mirth_n but_o to_o allure_v unto_o danger_n and_o mishap_n chap._n xviii_o all_o freeholder_n be_v advise_v as_o to_o what_o manner_n of_o person_n they_o be_v or_o aught_o to_o choose_v for_o future_a parliament_n i_o remember_v i_o make_v mention_n of_o the_o seclude_v member_n in_o the_o late_a time_n of_o rebellion_n these_o be_v they_o with_o who_o treason_n have_v no_o place_n because_o with_o they_o obedience_n to_o their_o sovereign_a lord_n the_o king_n and_o his_o law_n ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a bear_v sway_v 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