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and_o on_o the_o whole_a he_o conclude_v that_o parliament_n have_v in_o themselves_o a_o power_n of_o meet_v sit_v and_o act_v for_o the_o public_a good_n after_o which_o ibid_fw-la p._n 432._o he_o further_o prosecute_v the_o same_o point_n and_o then_o proceed_v to_o show_v that_o as_o the_o people_n delegatee_n or_o representative_n in_o parliament_n do_v not_o meet_v there_o by_o a_o power_n derive_v from_o king_n but_o from_o those_o that_o choose_v they_o so_o they_o who_o delegate_n power_n do_v always_o retain_v to_o themselves_o more_o than_o they_o give_v and_o therefore_o the_o people_n do_v not_o give_v their_o delegate_n a_o absolute_a power_n of_o do_v what_o they_o please_v but_o do_v always_o retain_v to_o themselves_o more_o than_o they_o confer_v on_o their_o deputy_n who_o must_v therefore_o be_v accountable_a to_o their_o principal_n vide_fw-la plura_fw-la ibid._n chap._n vii_o the_o power_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o in_o particular_a case_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v a_o house_n of_o information_n and_o presentment_n rush_n coll._n 217._o vol_n 1._o but_o not_o a_o house_n of_o definitive_a judgement_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v a_o considerable_a grand_a jury_n trial_n of_o the_o regicide_n p._n 53._o be_v a_o good_a billa_z vera_fw-la they_o return_v their_o order_n be_v record_n and_o that_o appear_v also_o by_o 6._o h._n 8._o c._n 16._o where_o the_o word_n be_v viz._n and_o the_o same_o licence_n shall_v be_v enter_v on_o record_n in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n appoint_v or_o to_o be_v appoint_v for_o the_o common_n house_n etc._n etc._n sir_n audley_n mervyn_n speech_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n 13._o heb._n 1662._o contain_v their_o sum_n of_o affair_n in_o ireland_n p._n 17._o and_o more_o direct_o in_o their_o point_n upon_o the_o trial_n of_o harrison_n the_o regicide_n mr._n jessop_n be_v produce_v to_o attest_v several_a order_n of_o the_o common_n house_n mr._n jessop_n be_v 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some_o author_n have_v oppugn_v this_o derivation_n yet_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o very_a nature_n and_o essence_n of_o a_o parliament_n that_o every_o member_n thereof_o aught_o to_o speak_v his_o mind_n free_o in_o what_o relate_v to_o the_o public_a welfare_n and_o this_o freedom_n of_o speech_n be_v now_o constant_o claim_v by_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o at_o the_o first_o meet_v of_o every_o new_a parliament_n and_o in_o insist_v on_o as_o a_o claim_n of_o right_n the_o word_n parliament_n be_v in_o france_n now_o take_v for_o one_o of_o those_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n in_o that_o kingdom_n minshew_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la see_v vincent_n lupanus_n lib._n 2_o c._n parliament_n no._n 28._o wherein_o man_n cause_n and_o difference_n be_v public_o hear_v and_o determine_v without_o further_a appeal_n of_o these_o parliament_n there_o be_v seven_o viz._n 1._o paris_n now_o superior_a to_o the_o rest_n 2._o vide_fw-la du_n haillan_n pasquier_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o fr._n parlements_n tholouse_n 3._o grenoble_n 4._o aix_n 5._o bourdeaux_n 6._o dijon_n 7._o rouen_n whereto_o some_o add_v a_o 8_o viz._n rhein_n in_o bretaigne_n but_o with_o we_o in_o england_n or_o rather_o great_a britain_n the_o universal_a assembly_n of_o all_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o kingdom_n i._n e._n the_o king_n sir_n tho._n smith_n de_fw-fr repub._n angl._n lib._n 2._o c._n 1.2_o lord_n and_o commons_o wherein_o every_o freeman_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v say_v to_o be_v present_a either_o in_o person_n or_o by_o representation_n and_o who_o be_v meet_v together_o for_o debate_v of_o matter_n touch_v the_o commonwealth_n especial_o for_o the_o enact_v of_o law_n and_o statute_n be_v proper_o call_v a_o parliament_n cro._n jur._n f._n 1._o etc._n etc._n cambd._n brit._n 6._o etc._n etc._n 4_o inst_z 1._o and_o such_o law_n and_o statute_n when_o agree_v on_o be_v significant_o term_v act_n of_o parliament_n indeed_o various_a author_n of_o the_o three_o estate_n viz._n 1._o king_n cotton_n record_n 709.710_o 4_o inst_z 1._o hale_n of_o parliament_n 1._o finch_n nemotecnia_n lib._n 2._o c._n 1.2_o the_o lord_n sadler_n right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 79._o to_o 93._o kelway_n report_n 184._o stamf._n p._n cor._n 153._o see_v bagshaw_n read_v p._n 17._o to_o 21._o have_v have_v various_a sentiment_n and_o even_o act_v of_o parliament_n differ_v about_o the_o three_o estate_n some_o allege_v the_o king_n to_o be_v the_o head_n of_o but_o not_o include_v in_o the_o number_n assert_v that_o the_o three_o estate_n be_v one_a the_o lord_n spiritual_a 2_o the_o lord_n temporal_a and_o 3_o the_o commons_o but_o other_o more_o rational_o say_v the_o king_n be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n which_o compose_v the_o parliament_n and_o that_o the_o second_o estate_n be_v constitute_v of_o both_o the_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a lord_n joint_o for_o say_v they_o though_o the_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n be_v denominate_v spiritual_a yet_o they_o sit_v in_o parliament_n as_o temporal_a
as_o be_v the_o alderman_n of_o county_n which_o we_o call_v earl_n and_o the_o heretoge_n of_o county_n usual_o render_v deuce_n ibid._n 204._o 205._o because_o they_o head_v the_o people_n in_o war_n and_o be_v then_o as_o our_o lord_n lieutenant_n but_o of_o far_o great_a authority_n but_o that_o they_o also_o comprehend_v other_o temporal_a magistrate_n as_o also_o the_o bishop_n and_o ruler_n of_o the_o church_n for_o that_o it_o appear_v those_o word_n magnate_n seniores_fw-la or_o senatores_fw-la include_v the_o chief_a ruler_n magistrate_n and_o officer_n of_o the_o people_n in_o all_o affair_n civil_a military_a and_o ecclesiastic_a and_o it_o appear_v that_o these_o general_o constitute_v the_o wittenagemote_a or_o saxon_a parliament_n indeed_o on_o extraordinary_a occasion_n see_v saxon_n chron._n an._n 1055._o and_o the_o beadmanealre_a witenagemote_a i._n e._n et_fw-la indictus_fw-la fuit_fw-la omnium_fw-la procerum_fw-la conventus_fw-la before_o mid-lent_n this_o include_v the_o commons_o and_o be_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a business_n then_o there_o transact_v the_o commons_o i._n e._n their_o lesser_a thanes_z or_o lord_n of_o manor_n as_o also_o the_o representative_n of_o city_n or_o burros_fw-la do_v in_o person_n appear_v there_o likewise_o but_o if_o we_o right_o consider_v the_o model_n of_o the_o saxon_a government_n we_o shall_v find_v that_o except_o in_o such_o extraordinary_a case_n it_o will_v be_v a_o vain_a and_o fruitless_a thing_n for_o the_o commons_o to_o appear_v in_o person_n at_o all_o their_o assembly_n of_o the_o magnates_fw-la regni_fw-la see_v those_o magnate_v be_v in_o truth_n the_o people_n ordinary_a representative_n be_v elect_v and_o full_o instruct_v by_o the_o commons_o about_o such_o affair_n as_o relate_v to_o they_o for_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o saxon_a government_n be_v such_o as_o make_v all_o the_o lesser_a assembly_n of_o the_o people_n for_o the_o election_n of_o magistrate_n and_o distribution_n of_o justice_n to_o have_v a_o connection_n with_o and_o dependence_n on_o some_o high_a and_o more_o honourable_a convention_n wilkins_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la lambard_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la to_o who_o there_o lie_v a_o representation_n and_o appeal_n from_o the_o inferior_a convention_n in_o such_o a_o manner_n as_o that_o every_o inferior_a legal_a convention_n be_v as_o it_o be_v a_o lesser_a parliament_n which_o have_v some_o other_o superior_a parliament_n to_o appeal_v to_o so_o the_o high_a assembly_n have_v the_o inspection_n and_o control_v of_o what_o be_v transact_v in_o the_o next_o subordinate_a convention_n and_o hence_o it_o appear_v spelman_n 540._o that_o the_o saxon_a county-court_n the_o hundred-court_n or_o wapentake_v and_o even_o the_o court-baron_n or_o manor-court_n be_v as_o much_o parliamentary_a assembly_n within_o their_o respective_a precinct_n and_o jurisdiction_n as_o the_o wittenagemote_a or_o assembly_n of_o great_a man_n be_v for_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n thus_o in_o ordinary_a case_n there_o be_v no_o occasion_n to_o apply_v to_o the_o superior_a parliament_n see_v mirror_n cap._n 5._o sect_n 1._o parliamt_n to_o be_v hold_v at_o london_n twice_o yearly_o etc._n etc._n i._n e._n whether_o the_o king_n summon_v they_o or_o not_o and_z as_o saddler_n p._n 50._o licet_fw-la rex_fw-la sit_fw-la absens_fw-la etc._n etc._n note_v the_o inferior_a court_n be_v hold_v 12_o time_n yearly_a on_o 〈◊〉_d day_n notice_n but_o not_o the_o superior_a wilkins_n sax_n ll._n 205_o c_o 2_o when_o the_o inserior_fw-la parliament_n can_v and_o usual_o do_v provide_v a_o remedy_n but_o there_o be_v two_o thing_n especial_o remarkable_a in_o the_o oeconomy_n or_o connection_n of_o the_o saxon_a plan_n of_o government_n which_o will_v give_v we_o great_a light_n into_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o folkmotes_n and_o wittenagemote_n or_o parliament_n viz._n one_a that_o all_o their_o folkmotes_n or_o county_n assembly_n be_v general_o hold_v twice_o yearly_a at_o certain_a particular_a place_n and_o on_o certain_a state_v day_n or_o time_n in_o the_o year_n there_o be_v no_o occasion_n for_o any_o special_a notice_n to_o be_v give_v of_o or_o any_o summons_n to_o those_o assembly_n no_o more_o than_o for_o the_o term_n at_o this_o day_n every_o freeman_n who_o duty_n it_o be_v attend_v there_o in_o person_n or_o by_o representation_n and_o that_o under_o a_o mulct_n or_o penalty_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o saxon_a law_n relate_v to_o this_o matter_n thus_o the_o free-tenant_n of_o manor_n spel._n glos_n in_o verbis_fw-la manor_n turnus_n comitatus_fw-la etc._n etc._n by_o their_o lord_n or_o steward_n the_o burroholder_n by_o the_o head-burros_a and_o the_o freeman_n in_o each_o tything_n by_o their_o tienmantale_n or_o representative_a attend_v at_o the_o hundred_o court_n and_o those_o of_o the_o hundred_o attend_v at_o the_o county_n court_v by_o their_o hundreder_n etc._n etc._n and_o those_o of_o the_o county_n as_o earl_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o respective_a county_n attend_v the_o witenagemote_a in_o this_o manner_n viz._n the_o court_n of_o manor_n and_o tything_n always_o end_v before_o the_o wapentack_n or_o hundred_o court_n begin_v and_o these_o end_v just_a before_o the_o folkmotes_n or_o county_n court_n begin_v and_o these_o last_o just_a before_o the_o ordinary_a witenagemote_a or_o grand_a parliamentary_a assembly_n begin_v by_o this_o method_n see_v 32d_o law_n ed._n conf._n a_o certain_a connection_n and_o dependence_n of_o all_o inserior_fw-la court_n on_o the_o next_o superior_n be_v establish_v so_o that_o there_o lie_v a_o easy_a transition_n by_o appeal_n from_o the_o inferior_a to_o the_o next_o superior_a court_n and_o last_o to_o the_o conventio_fw-la magnatum_fw-la or_o supreme_a assembly_n 2_o another_o observable_a be_v that_o all_o these_o court_n be_v so_o hold_v twice_o yearly_o for_o the_o free_a election_n of_o magistrate_n and_o the_o free_a distribution_n of_o justice_n within_o their_o respective_a precinct_n to_o which_o end_n all_o the_o inferior_a court_n be_v hold_v about_o the_o end_n of_o september_n for_o elect_v their_o magistrate_n and_o officer_n as_o they_o still_o be_v in_o london_n and_o some_o other_o city_n and_o the_o other_o half_a yearly_a assembly_n for_o distribution_n of_o justice_n be_v usual_o about_o the_o end_n of_o march_n yet_o so_o that_o all_o be_v over_o before_o the_o wittenagemote_a see_v wilkins_n ll._n saxon._n p._n c._n 1._o purif_n 〈◊〉_d m._n uno_fw-la 〈◊〉_d eodem_fw-la die_fw-la per_fw-la totum_fw-la regnum_fw-la or_o grand_a assembly_n be_v hold_v which_o by_o a_o express_a law_n be_v always_o to_o commence_v the_o first_o on_o the_o calends_o of_o october_n for_o confirm_v or_o constitute_v all_o the_o alderman_n or_o earl_n or_o hetetoges_n or_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o several_a county_n as_o also_o of_o all_o the_o other_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o other_o about_o the_o calends_o of_o may_n for_o distribute_v of_o justice_n etc._n etc._n n._n b._n for_o by_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o saxon_a government_n no_o officer_n either_o civil_a or_o military_a or_o even_o ecclesiastical_a can_v be_v invest_v in_o his_o office_n or_o exercise_v any_o jurisdiction_n or_o authority_n over_o freemen_n without_o the_o free_a election_n and_o consent_n of_o those_o freeman_n over_o who_o he_o be_v to_o exercise_v such_o authority_n and_o be_v for_o this_o reason_n more_o especial_o that_o the_o people_n of_o england_n be_v denominate_v free_a for_o that_o by_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o constitution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n they_o have_v this_o just_a and_o natural_a right_n viz._n the_o free_a election_n of_o their_o magistrate_n and_o governor_n without_o which_o our_o ancestor_n think_v all_o other_o liberty_n be_v but_o a_o species_n of_o bondage_n for_o of_o what_o use_n can_v liberty_n be_v to_o he_o who_o person_n or_o estate_n be_v subject_a to_o officer_n etc._n etc._n set_v over_o he_o without_o his_o own_o consent_n this_o freedom_n of_o election_n of_o magistrate_n etc._n etc._n civil_a and_o military_a under_o the_o saxon_a government_n full_o appear_v thro-out_a the_o whole_a body_n of_o their_o law_n especial_o in_o the_o 35th_o law_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n which_o provide_v see_v spel._n gloss_n in_o verbo_fw-la vicecom_v p._n 555._o that_o all_o sheriff_n or_o earl_n and_o all_o heretokes_n or_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o county_n shall_v be_v elect_v in_o pleno_fw-la folkmote_a i._n e._n by_o the_o freeholder_n in_o a_o general_a county_n assembly_n or_o parliament_n and_o that_o their_o practice_n be_v therein_o pursuant_n to_o the_o law_n sax._n chr._n sub_fw-la anno_fw-la 1064._o appear_v from_o the_o case_n of_o tosty_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n for_o say_v the_o saxon_a chronicle_n that_o earl_n misbehave_v himself_o in_o his_o office_n the_o people_n of_o that_o county_n depose_v he_o from_o be_v their_o earl_n and_o proceed_v to_o elect_v morkar_n the_o son_n of_o elfgar_n ll._n inae_fw-la c._n 8._o 36._o ll._n edgari_n c._n 3
david_n be_v consecrate_v bishop_n of_o bangor_n by_o the_o then_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n but_o be_v express_o say_v that_o he_o have_v be_v thereto_o elect_v a_o principe_fw-la clero_fw-la populo_fw-la walliae_fw-la i._n e._n by_o a_o welsh_a parliament_n and_o in_o the_o same_o reign_n one_o gregory_n a_o irish_a abbot_n be_v elect_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o dublin_n a_o rege_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la clero_fw-la populo_fw-la a_o irish_a parliament_n so_o that_o the_o commons_o at_o this_o time_n be_v a_o a_o constituent_a part_n of_o the_o scottish_a welsh_a and_o irish_a parliament_n as_o well_o as_o with_o we_o in_o england_n and_o in_o the_o year_n 1128_o vide_fw-la sax._n chro._n sub_fw-la an._n 112._o i_o find_v that_o fame_a scholar_n gilbertus_n universalis_fw-la to_o be_v elect_v and_o consecrate_a bishop_n of_o london_n annuente_fw-la clero_fw-la populo_fw-la this_o seem_v at_o a_o parliament_n at_o london_n but_o this_o right_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o elect_a bishop_n do_v more_o clear_o appear_v in_o h._n the_o 2d_n time_n when_o all_o historian_n agree_v it_o to_o be_v a_o general_a custom_n both_o here_o and_o in_o france_n and_o seem_v found_v on_o diverse_a express_a canon_n of_o the_o primitive_a church_n insomuch_o as_o mezeray_v in_o his_o history_n assert_n that_o until_o that_o time_n i._n e._n the_o middle_a of_o the_o 12_o century_n the_o voice_n of_o the_o people_n in_o elect_a bishop_n be_v esteem_v the_o voice_n of_o god_n the_o successor_n of_o k._n h._n 1._o k._n steven_n mat._n par._n 51._o take_v their_o coronation_n oath_n in_o a_o form_n much_o more_o enlarge_v for_o the_o ease_n of_o the_o commons_o than_o those_o of_o king_n henry_n 1._o or_o his_o two_o predecessor_n thus_o k._n steven_n swear_v coram_fw-la regni_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la i._n e._n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o convoke_v at_o london_n ad_fw-la meliorationem_fw-la legum_n juxta_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la arbitrium_fw-la singulorum_fw-la which_o must_v mean_v that_o he_o will_v reform_v the_o law_n according_a to_o their_o common_a consent_n in_o parliament_n and_o afterward_o go_v to_o oxford_n i_o e._n to_o hold_v his_o parliament_n ibi_fw-la confirmavit_fw-la pacta_fw-la quae_fw-la deo_fw-la populo_fw-la in_fw-la die_fw-la coronationis_fw-la suae_fw-la concesserat_fw-la this_o i_o take_v to_o be_v mean_v of_o danegelt_n hydage_n cornage_n etc_o etc_o see_v there_o some_o particular_n of_o his_o oath_n whereof_o the_o 3d_o be_v tallagia_fw-la quae_fw-la autecessores_fw-la ejus_fw-la accipere_fw-la consueverant_fw-la in_o aeternum_fw-la condonaret_fw-la and_o in_o the_o follow_a year_n on_o the_o arrival_n of_o rob._n earl_n of_o gloucester_n ibid._n 51._o this_o king_n be_v again_o swear_v to_o observe_v the_o good_a law_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o thereof_o grant_v his_o charter_n and_o see_v there_o the_o conditional_a homage_n pay_v to_o the_o king_n by_o that_o earl_n i_o may_v here_o pursue_v this_o thread_n of_o coronation_n oath_n in_o those_o of_o h._n 2._o r._n 1._o k._n john_n vide_fw-la ib._n 42._o in_o pede_fw-la 51._o and_o the_o praef._n to_o privilegia_fw-la londini_fw-la right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 88_o etc._n etc._n but_o my_o intention_n be_v not_o to_o trace_v the_o practice_n of_o king_n in_o take_v coronation_n oath_n a_o unlucky_a blot_n remain_v in_o history_n as_o to_o those_o prince_n i_o have_v already_o name_v it_o be_v general_o observe_v impudenter_fw-la fregerunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n a_o author_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o conversant_a in_o matter_n of_o this_o nature_n and_o observe_v thus_o the_o king_n oath_n be_v to_o confirm_v the_o just_a law_n which_o the_o commons_o not_o the_o lord_n shall_v elect_v or_o choose_v in_o latin_a quas_fw-la vulgus_fw-la elegerit_fw-la and_o in_o the_o old_a french_a oath_n of_o edw._n 2._o and_o edw._n 3._o this_fw-mi les_fw-fr quell_v la_fw-fr communaute_fw-fr aux_fw-fr eslue_n and_o in_o the_o english_a oath_n of_o h._n 8._o and_o other_o prince_n see_v sir_n r._n atkyns_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la lordship_n 28_o 29._o be_v which_o the_o commons_o of_o the_o realm_n shall_v choose_v and_o that_o the_o ancient_a writ_n for_o summon_v the_o commons_o be_v nobiscum_fw-la tractur_n consilium_fw-la impensur_n de_fw-la arduis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o the_o same_o author_n the_o king_n dom_n right_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la a_o little_a before_o say_v thus_o the_o mirror_n as_o well_o as_o tacitus_n show_v how_o our_o lord_n be_v original_o raise_v out_o of_o and_o by_o the_o commons_o and_o with_o bracton_n fleta_n etc._n etc._n give_v they_o a_o judicial_a power_n over_o the_o rest_n etc._n etc._n nay_o the_o modus_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la will_v not_o only_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o commons_o have_v better_a and_o strong_a vote_n than_o the_o lord_n but_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o parliament_n without_o the_o prelate_n etc._n etc._n for_o there_o be_v a_o time_n wherein_o there_o be_v neither_o bishop_n nor_o 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