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domino_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la per_fw-la quandam_fw-la petitionem_fw-la against_o a_o deceit_n and_o covin_z in_o levy_v a_o fine_a johannes_n come_v the_o dew_n venit_fw-la coram_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la post_fw-la pascha_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o petiit_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o domino_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la johannes_n episcopus_fw-la wynton_n alius_fw-la coram_fw-la auditoribus_fw-la quaerelarum_fw-la monstâ—avit_fw-la etc._n etc._n petrus_n maulore_v venit_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la petiir_n etc._n etc._n dominum_fw-la regem_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilium_fw-la certiorari_fw-la faciant_fw-la querela_fw-la willielmi_n de_fw-fr valentia_n consilio_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it dum_fw-la rex_fw-la suit_n in_o vasconia_n macolomus_n de_fw-fr harlegh_n monstravit_fw-la consilio_fw-la regis_fw-la per_fw-la quandam_fw-la petitionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o placita_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la apud_fw-la clipston_n &_o asherugg_n etc._n etc._n anno_fw-la 18_o e._n 1._o margeria_n de_fw-fr mose_n uxor_fw-la thomae_fw-la de_fw-fr weyland_n &_o ricardus_n filius_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la thomae_fw-la monstraverunt_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la etc._n etc._n coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la venerunt_fw-la praedicti_fw-la cemites_fw-la gloucestr_n &_o hereford_n quod_fw-la ipsi_fw-la habeant_fw-la corpora_fw-la eorundem_fw-la comiâ—um_fw-la coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la consilio_fw-la svo_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la et_fw-la recifiendum_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la svo_fw-la duxerit_fw-la ordinandum_fw-la prio_fw-la de_fw-fr goldelyne_n queritur_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n memorandum_n quod_fw-la recordum_fw-la quod_fw-la episcopus_fw-la wynton_n et_fw-la socii_fw-la svi_fw-la miserunt_fw-la coram_fw-la consilio_fw-la de_fw-la magno_fw-la placito_fw-la abbatis_fw-la de_fw-la rupl_n etc._n etc._n robertus_fw-la bardolph_n habet_fw-la diem_fw-la per_fw-la adjornamentum_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la consilio_fw-la etc._n etc._n maria_fw-la quae_fw-la fuijâ—uxor_fw-la willielmo_n de_fw-la brewosa_fw-la petiit_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la versus_fw-la willielmum_fw-la etc._n etc._n medietatem_fw-la manerii_fw-la de_fw-la wykeham_n etc._n etc._n placita_fw-la coram_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la consilio_fw-la svo_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la post_fw-la pascha_fw-la apud_fw-la london_n anno_fw-la 21_o e._n 1._o willielmus_fw-la de_fw-la mere_n etc._n etc._n et_fw-fr reginaldus_n do_v legh_n coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la allocuti_fw-la ad_fw-la rationem_fw-la positi_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n stephanus_n rabez_n vicecome_fw-la leicestr_n &_o warwic_n coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la arrenatus_fw-la ad_fw-la rationem_fw-la positus_fw-la de_fw-la hoc_fw-la etc._n etc._n placita_fw-la coram_fw-la ipso_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la consilio_fw-la svo_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la post_fw-la festum_fw-la sancti_fw-la michaelis_fw-la ann._n 21_o e._n 1._o malcolinus_fw-la de_fw-la harley_n eschaetor_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la citra_fw-la trentam_fw-la monstravit_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la et_fw-la ejus_fw-la consilio_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la
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that_o this_o oath_n be_v make_v by_o unanimous_a consent_n of_o the_o queen_n lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n 2._o that_o it_o be_v five_o year_n a_o probationer_n and_o approve_v ratify_v by_o two_o successive_a parliament_n before_o it_o be_v impose_v upon_o any_o member_n and_o not_o actual_o administer_v to_o any_o till_o the_o parliament_n of_o 8._o elizabeth_n 3._o that_o it_o be_v impose_v only_o upon_o the_o member_n of_o the_o commons_o house_n not_o upon_o any_o temporal_a lord_n or_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n 4._o that_o the_o principal_a end_n of_o prescribe_v it_o be_v to_o abolish_v the_o pope_n usurp_a supremacy_n and_o prevent_v he_o and_o his_o instrument_n traitorous_a attempt_n against_o the_o queen_n person_n crown_n kingdom_n discover_v person_n popish_o affect_v and_o seclude_v they_o from_o sit_v or_o vote_v in_o the_o commons_o house_n if_o elect_a return_v unless_o they_o shall_v first_o take_v this_o oath_n not_o to_o debar_v or_o exclude_v any_o 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yet_o for_o prevent_v the_o misunderstanding_n of_o posterity_n and_o of_o stranger_n and_o for_o satisfy_v the_o scruple_n of_o other_o not_o acquaint_v with_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o treaty_n and_o the_o manner_n of_o their_o proceed_n which_o may_v arise_v upon_o their_o come_n into_o england_n and_o their_o treat_v in_o time_n of_o parliament_n that_o neither_o by_o our_o treaty_n with_o the_o english_a nor_o by_o seek_v our_o peace_n to_o be_v establish_v in_o parliament_n nor_o any_o other_o action_n of_o we_o do_v we_o acknowledge_v any_o dependence_n upon_o they_o or_o make_v they_o judge_n to_o we_o or_o our_o law_n or_o any_o thing_n that_o may_v import_v the_o small_a prejudice_n to_o our_o liberty_n but_o that_o we_o come_v in_o a_o free_a and_o brotherly_a way_n by_o our_o information_n to_o remove_v all_o doubt_n that_o may_v arise_v concern_v the_o proceed_n of_o our_o parliament_n and_o to_o join_v our_o endeavour_n in_o what_o may_v conduce_v for_o the_o peace_n 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