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deliver_v a_o nation_n from_o bondage_n unless_o the_o axe_n be_v lay_v to_o the_o root_n thereof_o to_o the_o evil_a root_n of_o bitterness_n whence_o spring_v all_o our_o misery_n to_o the_o root_n of_o every_o usurp_a and_o domineer_a interest_n whether_o in_o thing_n civil_a or_o divine_a the_o number_n of_o freeholder_n be_v much_o increase_v have_v have_v a_o natural_a and_o strong_a tendency_n towards_o a_o commonwealth_n no_o government_n can_v be_v fix_v in_o this_o nation_n but_o according_a to_o the_o balance_n of_o land_n that_o prince_n that_o be_v not_o able_a neither_o by_o his_o own_o or_o the_o public_a revenue_n in_o some_o measure_n to_o counterpoise_v if_o not_o overbalance_n the_o great_a part_n of_o the_o people_n must_v necessary_o be_v tenant_n at_o will_n another_o in_o his_o argument_n and_o fancy_a reason_n against_o the_o office_n and_o title_n of_o kingship_n publish_v in_o the_o year_n aforesaid_a say_v that_o the_o office_n of_o a_o king_n make_v way_n for_o a_o act_n of_o resumption_n and_o the_o unsettle_n of_o man_n estate_n that_o the_o abolish_n of_o episcopacy_n and_o peerage_n and_o the_o establish_n of_o liberty_n for_o tender_a conscience_n be_v not_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o war_n for_o nothing_o appear_v at_o the_o first_o but_o the_o militia_n the_o negative_a voice_n and_o the_o remove_n of_o evil_a counsel_n the_o other_o thing_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o quarrel_n in_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o contest_v by_o a_o high_a hand_n of_o providence_n than_o man_n purpose_n one_o of_o the_o same_o company_n and_o school_n of_o contrivance_n desire_v public_o that_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v imprison_v for_o debt_n except_o such_o as_o be_v doubt_v to_o be_v run_v away_o and_o then_o not_o above_o three_o day_n and_o to_o be_v maintain_v by_o the_o plaintiff_n at_o 3_o s._n a_o day_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n in_o a_o
the_o ancient_n legal_a fundamental_a and_o necessary_a right_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o their_o writ_n of_o capias_fw-la arrest_n and_o process_n of_o outlary_n and_o the_o illegality_n many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v arrive_v to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o proposal_n tender_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o abolish_n of_o that_o old_a and_o better_a way_n and_o method_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o establish_n of_o a_o new_a by_o peremptory_a summons_n and_o citation_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n by_o fabian_n philipps_n esq_n antonius_n matheus_n in_o praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la lib_fw-la de_fw-la auctâ—onibus_fw-la arduum_fw-la est_fw-la vetustis_fw-la novitatem_fw-la dare_v novis_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la dira_fw-la per_fw-la incantum_fw-la serpunt_fw-la contagia_fw-la vulgus_fw-la london_n print_v for_o christopher_n wilkinson_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o black_a boy_n in_o fleetstreet_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n 1676._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o the_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n if_o obtain_v for_o the_o more_o speedy_a recovery_n of_o debt_n upon_o bond_n or_o bill_n under_o the_o debtor_n hand_n and_o seal_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o be_v by_o some_o desire_a chap._n 2._o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o desire_a innovation_n be_v borrow_v from_o mr._n elsliot_n wicked_a invention_n and_o a_o wild_a systeme_n not_o long_o after_o frame_v and_o from_o some_o also_o now_o much_o disuse_v part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n chap._n 3._o the_o reason_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o more_o frequent_a use_n of_o writ_n of_o arrest_n and_o vtlary_n then_o be_v before_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o chap._n 4._o the_o ancient_a use_n as_o well_o as_o necessity_n of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o outlawry_n in_o this_o and_o other_o nation_n chap._n 5._o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o vtlary_n be_v a_o more_o gentle_a way_n of_o compel_a man_n to_o pay_v their_o debt_n or_o appear_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n then_o that_o which_o be_v former_o use_v chap._n 6._o the_o delay_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o process_n of_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la be_v a_o great_a if_o not_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o disuse_n thereof_o chap._n 7._o the_o writ_n and_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o outlawry_n have_v increase_v preserve_v and_o encourage_v trade_n better_o secure_v the_o creditor_n debt_n and_o make_v the_o borrow_n of_o money_n more_o easy_a than_o it_o be_v before_o chap._n 8._o the_o pawn_n and_o engagement_n of_o the_o body_n be_v most_o common_o a_o better_a security_n than_o land_n or_o personal_a estate_n upon_o which_o the_o borrow_n of_o money_n be_v not_o only_o very_o troublesome_a but_o difficult_a chap._n 9_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o borrow_v of_o money_n upon_o land_n and_o real_a estate_n and_o the_o procure_n of_o it_o upon_o personal_a security_n and_o that_o without_o trust_n and_o personal_a security_n trade_n can_v well_o or_o at_o all_o subsist_v chap._n 10._o the_o way_n of_o capias_fw-la and_o arrest_n be_v no_o oppression_n or_o tyranny_n exercise_v upon_o the_o people_n since_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o or_o have_v be_v hitherto_o or_o may_v be_v destructive_a to_o their_o liberty_n chap._n 11._o that_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o grecian_a commonwealth_n athens_n and_o sparta_n those_o great_a contender_n for_o liberty_n and_o preserver_n of_o it_o do_v in_o their_o establishment_n and_o method_n of_o justice_n neither_o understand_v or_o suspect_v any_o tyranny_n or_o oppression_n to_o be_v in_o the_o necessary_a and_o moderate_a use_n of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n chap._n 12._o the_o trouble_n and_o sedition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n concern_v the_o whip_n scourge_v sell_v for_o bondslave_n and_o other_o cruelty_n use_v by_o creditor_n in_o the_o sue_n and_o prosecution_n for_o their_o debt_n and_o the_o trouble_n and_o endeavour_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o senator_n to_o appease_v they_o chap._n 13._o that_o their_o order_n make_v to_o pacify_v a_o tumult_n be_v not_o perpetual_a or_o so_o much_o as_o intend_v to_o extend_v to_o a_o absolute_a freedom_n of_o the_o debtor_n from_o arrest_n or_o restraint_n of_o their_o person_n until_o they_o appear_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n or_o give_v bail_v to_o do_v it_o chap._n 14._o that_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o which_o give_v process_n of_o capias_fw-la and_o exigent_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n and_o other_o action_n therein_o mention_v be_v not_o repeal_v either_o by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 28_o e._n 3._o or_o 42_o e._n 3._o cap._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n or_o prejudice_n to_o the_o public_a good_a in_o those_o kind_n of_o law_n proceed_n which_o may_v deserve_v a_o repeal_n by_o those_o or_o any_o other_o act_n of_o parliament_n chap._n 15._o that_o the_o nation_n have_v not_o be_v base_a or_o slavish_a ever_o since_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o chap._n 16._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o his_o report_n of_o sir_n william_n herbert_n case_n touch_v the_o process_n of_o arrest_n use_v in_o our_o law_n and_o the_o many_o error_n appear_v in_o that_o book_n or_o manuscript_n call_v the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o fictitious_a matter_n and_o relation_n mention_v therein_o chap._n 17._o that_o the_o late_a incessant_a needless_a complaint_n against_o our_o law_n and_o the_o proceed_n in_o our_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o a_o design_n of_o overturning_a monarchy_n and_o government_n and_o to_o create_v office_n place_n employment_n and_o profit_n to_o the_o contriver_n thereof_o and_o their_o party_n chap._n 18._o that_o neither_o oliver_n cromwell_n or_o his_o son_n richard_n the_o second_o mock-protector_n or_o little_a highness_n do_v conceive_v it_o to_o be_v reasonable_a or_o have_v any_o intention_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o those_o ignorant_a giddy_a and_o ever-changing_a kind_n of_o reformation_n chap._n 19_o what_o occasion_v the_o contrivance_n of_o the_o former_a project_n and_o groundless_a complaint_n against_o our_o law_n since_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n chap._n 20._o that_o the_o proceed_n at_o the_o common_a law_n desire_v by_o the_o new_a way_n of_o a_o peremptory_a summons_n or_o the_o old_a by_o writ_n of_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la or_o writ_n of_o capias_fw-la at_o the_o plaintiff_n pleasure_n be_v not_o consistent_a or_o agreeable_a one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o that_o law_n be_v to_o be_v bind_v be_v to_o be_v certain_a and_o positive_a not_o arbitrary_a chap._n 21._o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n to_o give_v way_n to_o that_o design_n which_o may_v open_v a_o passage_n to_o other_o innovation_n and_o contrivance_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o inconvenient_a and_o prejudicial_a chap._n i._n the_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o more_o speedy_a recovery_n of_o debt_n upon_o bond_n or_o bill_n under_o the_o debtor_n hand_n and_o seal_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o be_v by_o some_o desire_a the_o suggestion_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n or_o inducement_n to_o such_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v great_o mistake_v or_o if_o there_o happen_v any_o such_o evil_n as_o be_v pretend_v they_o be_v raro_fw-la contingentia_fw-la and_o do_v but_o seldom_o happen_v and_o when_o they_o do_v arise_v have_v their_o original_n from_o other_o cause_n but_o not_o from_o arrest_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n which_o by_o the_o short_a account_n be_v and_o have_v be_v of_o 374._o year_n continuance_n by_o order_n and_o approbation_n of_o many_o act_n of_o parliament_n but_o may_v be_v demonstrate_v to_o have_v be_v of_o a_o far_o great_a age_n and_o equal_a to_o that_o of_o the_o elder_a court_n or_o method_n of_o justice_n in_o this_o or_o any_o other_o civilise_a nation_n in_o the_o world_n the_o mischance_n happen_v by_o two_o or_o three_o bailiff_n in_o 20._o or_o 30_o jeer_n kill_v most_o common_o upon_o the_o score_n of_o their_o own_o provocation_n rudeness_n and_o misdemeanour_n be_v when_o they_o do_v so_o happen_v in_o the_o unruly_a suburb_n of_o london_n towards_o westminster_n for_o in_o the_o other_o too_o vast_a extent_n of_o they_o a_o age_n or_o century_n be_v scarce_o able_a to_o furnish_v out_o one_o of_o those_o evil_a accident_n and_o within_o the_o city_n of_o london_n where_o credit_n seem_v to_o be_v the_o life_n and_o
non_fw-la prospexit_fw-la recourse_n be_v to_o be_v have_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o tenant_n and_o if_o he_o be_v not_o to_o befound_v the_o landlord_n be_v to_o impute_v it_o to_o his_o own_o negligence_n that_o he_o do_v not_o look_v better_o to_o it_o cum_fw-la quis_fw-la ad_fw-la warrantum_fw-la vocatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la christianus_n vel_fw-la judaus_fw-la qui_fw-la terram_fw-la non_fw-la tenuerit_fw-la in_o feodo_fw-la quae_fw-la capi_fw-la possit_fw-la in_o manum_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la distringi_fw-la possint_fw-la pracipiatur_fw-la vicecomiti_fw-la quod_fw-la habeat_fw-la corpora_fw-la eorum_fw-la 13._o when_o any_o man_n be_v vouch_v to_o warranty_n be_v he_o christian_n or_o jew_n and_o have_v not_o land_n which_o may_v be_v take_v into_o the_o king_n hand_n or_o by_o which_o he_o may_v be_v distrain_v the_o sheriff_n shall_v be_v command_v to_o take_v his_o body_n or_o bring_v he_o 3._o and_o a_o bishop_n be_v summon_v in_o a_o quare_fw-la non_fw-la admisit_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la venit_fw-la nec_fw-la se_fw-la excusat_fw-la per_fw-la nun-nec_a per_fw-la essoniatorem_fw-la attachietur_fw-la when_o he_o neither_o come_v nor_o send_v his_o excuse_n nor_o essoin_n shall_v be_v attach_v upon_o a_o writ_n award_v to_o a_o bishop_n to_o command_v he_o to_o bring_v before_o the_o king_n justice_n a_o clerk_n or_o minister_n in_o holy_a order_n refuse_v to_o find_v pledge_n because_o he_o be_v in_o holy_a order_n and_o have_v no_o lay_v fee_fw-mi whereby_o he_o may_v be_v distrain_v if_o the_o bishop_n do_v not_o after_o a_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la award_v against_o himself_o cause_v he_o to_o come_v 443._o the_o court_n do_v proceed_v against_o the_o clerk_n upon_o the_o contempt_n and_o cause_v he_o to_o be_v arrest_v nor_o can_v the_o sheriff_n or_o his_o bailiff_n incur_v any_o punishment_n for_o do_v of_o it_o for_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o law_n say_v bracton_n wrong_v no_o man_n by_o the_o statute_n of_o marlebridg_n make_v in_o the_o 52_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o king_n 3._o if_o any_o shall_v not_o obey_v or_o suffer_v summons_n attachment_n or_o execution_n of_o the_o same_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n they_o be_v to_o be_v punish_v attachiare_fw-it the_o word_n attachment_n be_v say_v the_o learned_a vossius_fw-la derive_v from_o a_o french_a word_n to_o apprehend_v or_o detain_v a_o attachment_n be_v to_o arrest_v force_n or_o compel_v a_o man_n deny_v to_o come_v to_o judgement_n say_v sir_n henry_n spelman_n and_o by_o skene_n a_o learned_a scotch_a lawyer_n be_v define_v to_o be_v a_o certain_a bond_n or_o constraint_n of_o the_o law_n 35._o whereby_o a_o defendant_n be_v unwilling_o compel_v to_o answer_v in_o judgement_n to_o the_o party_n complain_v in_o the_o statute_n of_o 52_o henry_n the_o three_o where_o a_o capias_fw-la be_v give_v against_o accomptant_n it_o be_v say_v they_o shall_v be_v attach_v by_o their_o body_n a_o attachment_n make_v for_o disobey_v a_o writ_n of_o prohibition_n be_v in_o the_o very_a form_n of_o a_o pone_fw-la 23._o &_o the_o award_v and_o entry_n of_o a_o pone_fw-la be_v that_o the_o defendant_n shall_v be_v attach_v and_o say_v bracton_n the_o course_n or_o solemnity_n of_o attachment_n to_o compel_v the_o defendant_n to_o come_v to_o the_o court_n to_o answer_v his_o contempt_n be_v not_o so_o always_o observe_v but_o in_o trespass_n for_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o offence_n or_o in_o favour_n of_o soldier_n that_o be_v go_v to_o the_o war_n 33._o or_o of_o merchant_n or_o such_o as_o require_v haste_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o action_n or_o suit_n of_o merchant_n be_v most_o common_o of_o that_o nature_n the_o judge_n grant_v a_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la which_o to_o that_o purpose_n be_v in_o effect_n as_o much_o as_o a_o capias_fw-la whereby_o the_o sheriff_n be_v command_v all_o delay_n set_v apart_o in_o 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imprison_v by_o oliver_n cromwell_n &_o parl._n james_n the_o six_o in_o anno_fw-la 1600._o john_n coppen_n in_o rangensdorf_n in_o decis_n quaestion_n 33._o butrigarius_n in_o tract_n de_fw-fr renunciation_n genesis_n 47._o genesis_n ca._n 38._o genesis_n ca._n 42._o sigonius_n de_fw-fr judiciis_fw-la lib._n 1._o cap._n 21._o bracton_n lib._n 5._o de_fw-la exceptionibus_fw-la ca._n 8._o 31._o exodus_fw-la 22._o 7_o 8._o bracton_n lib._n 1._o ca._n 6._o coke_n 2._o part_n institutes_n 47._o verstegans_fw-la antiquity_n ca._n 3._o stamfords_n plea_n of_o the_o crown_n oldendorpius_n in_o diffinit_a actionum_fw-la 1_o sam._n ca._n 17._o v._n 25._o dugdale_n 1._o part_n monastic_a 172_o 173._o &_o blount_v nomolexic_a in_o verbo_fw-la frodmortel_n spelman_n glossar_n in_o diatriba_fw-la de_fw-la comitib_fw-la spelmans_fw-mi glossar_n in_o verbo_fw-la legalis_fw-la bacon_n historical_a discourse_n of_o the_o government_n of_o england_n psalm_n 15._o ursinus_n cathechisme_n &_o majer_n upon_o the_o â—8_o commandment_n law_n of_o war._n 23_o h._n 8._o ca._n 9_o coke_n 2._o part_n institutes_n 52._o 14_o eliz._n ca._n 15._o sigonius_n de_fw-fr repub._n athen_a lib._n 3._o ca._n 4._o rous._n archeologia_n attica_n lib._n ca._n 4._o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la solonis_fw-la plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la luculli_fw-la livi_n dec._n 1._o lib._n 2._o livy_n lib_n 3._o 109._o dionis_fw-la halicarnassaeus_n lib._n 10._o livii_n decad._n 1._o lib._n 3._o pomponius_n de_fw-fr origine_fw-la juris_fw-la lib._n 2._o §._o 4._o isidorus_n 5._o orig_n sigonius_n de_fw-fr judiciis_fw-la lib._n 4_o 1._o ca._n de_fw-fr in_o jus_o vocatione_n aulus_n gellius_n attic_a noct_v lib._n 20._o ca._n 1._o cujacius_n lib._n 10._o ca._n 10._o gothofredus_fw-la in_o fragmen_fw-la 12._o tabularum_fw-la sigonius_n de_fw-fr repub._n athen_a lib._n 1._o de_fw-la judiciis_fw-la gothofredus_fw-la in_o fragmen_fw-la 12._o tabul_n gellius_n lib._n 20._o livii_n decad._n 1._o lib._n 3._o sigonius_n &_o a._n gellius_n attic._n noct_n livii_n lib._n 3._o 110._o lib._n 3._o 117._o pomponius_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la origine_fw-la juris_fw-la livii_n lib._n 6._o 225._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 226_o 227._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 228_o &_o 229._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 230._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 231._o &_o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la camilli_n livii_n lib._n 6._o 236._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 239_o 240._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 241._o lib._n 6._o 242._o lib._n 6._o 243._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 245._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 247._o livii_n lib._n 6._o 248._o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la camilli_n livii_n lib._n 7._o 262._o ibid._n 263_o livii_n lib._n 7._o 267._o livy_n lib._n 7._o 279._o lib._n 8._o 301._o livius_n in_o 4._o edit_fw-la apud_fw-la francofurt_n ad_fw-la moenum_fw-la anno_fw-la 1568._o p._n 411._o sigonius_n de_fw-fr antiquo_fw-la jure_fw-la roman_n 120._o joannes_n sarius_fw-la zamoscus_fw-la de_fw-la roman_n ant._n augustinus_n de_fw-fr s._n c_o rom._n bodin_n lib._n de_fw-la repub._n dionis_fw-la halicar_n lib._n 4_o &_o 7._o bodin_n de_fw-fr repub_fw-la paulus_n manutius_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la romanis_n livy_n lib._n 9_o 339._o livy_n lib._n 38â—_n 1017._o plutarch_n in_o vita_fw-la scipiovis_fw-la africani_n livy_n lib._n 38._o 1022._o tacit._n annal_n cicero_n lib._n 1._o tusc._n quaest_n &_o strabo_n lib._n 14._o cicero_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la ammianus_n marcellinus_n lib._n 11._o quintilian_n lib._n 5._o ca._n 6._o ritterhusius_n commentar_n ad_fw-la 12._o tabul_n cl_o 1._o gothofrâ—dus_fw-la ad_fw-la tabul_n de_fw-fr in_o jus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d peregrinus_n janninius_fw-la tract_n de_fw-fr citat_fw-la real_a lib._n 1._o ca._n 2._o ab_fw-la §._o 141._o ad_fw-la 199._o &_o lib._n 2._o ca._n 1._o 25_o e._n 3._o ca._n 4._o 36_o e._n 3._o ca._n 1._o the_o oath_n of_o a_o freeman_n of_o london_n and_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o confirmation_n of_o their_o liberty_n in_o archivis_fw-la in_o albo_fw-la turâ—i_fw-la london_n &_o in_o recept_n thesaurat_n scaccarii_fw-la post_fw-la 25_o e._n 3._o pas_n 22._o e._n 1._o london_n rot_v 3._o 7_o h._n 5._o ca._n 1._o 19_o h._n 7._o ca._n 6._o 23_o h._n 8._o ca._n 14._o trin._n 21._o eliz_n rot_v 113._o in_o banco_n regis_fw-la old_a book_n of_o entry_n tit_n false_a imprisonment_n fol._n 320._o welwade_v sea-law_n 27._o 63._o 38_o e._n 3._o ca._n 1._o petition_n parl._n 38_o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 46._o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n 50._o e._n 3_o 7_o h._n 4._o ca._n 13._o 10_o h._n 6._o &_o 18_o h._n 6._o ca._n 9_o inter_fw-la petitiones_fw-la parl._n 33_o h._n 6._o n._n 57_o coke_n 2._o part_n institutes_n 50_o &_o 51._o posthuma_n grotii_n in_o epistola_fw-la quadam_fw-la plowdens_fw-fr comment_fw-fr 363_o 369_o &_o 469._o ibid._n 46_o &_o 467._o coke_n 5._o report_n 2._o part_n 5_o &_o 6._o coke_n 3_o relat_n case_n deal_v fine_n 5_o eliz._n ca._n 4._o 28_o e._n 3._o ca._n 3._o 42_o e_z 3._o ca._n 1._o coke_n comment_fw-fr super_fw-la magna_fw-la chart._n 37_o e._n 3._o ca._n 18._o petition_v of_o right_n in_o 3_o car._n primi_fw-la vide_fw-la act_n of_o common_a council_n coke_n 11._o report_v doctor_n foster_n case_n coke_n 6._o report_n 10._o &_o 18._o h._n 6._o ca._n 9_o rot._n parl._n 5_o r._n 2._o coke_n in_o prefat_n '_o 8._o report_n fortescue_n de_fw-fr laudibus_fw-la legum_fw-la angliae_fw-la coke_n 2._o relat_n in_o prefat_n bracton_n lib._n 5._o ca._n 33._o genesis_n 42._o v_o 16_o &_o 36._o sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o mag._n chart._n 50_o 51_o 53._o register_n 64._o rot._n pat_o 21._o e._n 3._o part_n 1._o asser_n menevensis_n de_fw-fr alfredi_n rebus_fw-la gestis_fw-la 21._o ll._n inae_fw-la ca._n 6._o ll._n alured_n cap._n 6._o â—3_n ll._n inae_fw-la ca._n 23._o mirror_n of_o justice_n cap._n 1._o §._o 3._o and_o cap._n 5._o §._o 5._o and_o article_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o westud_v 2._o mirror_n of_o justice_n ca._n 5._o §._o 2._o spelman_n glossar_n '_o in_o verbo_fw-la justicia_fw-la &_o eire_n ll._n alured_n cap._n 1._o exact_a collection_n of_o the_o king_n speech_n &_o declaration_n ibidem_fw-la prynn_n sovereign_a power_n of_o paliarment_n rutherford_n lex_fw-la rex_fw-la heugh_n peter_n good_a work_n for_o a_o good_a magistrate_n mr._n jo._n dury_n reproposals_a mr._n john_n rogers_n sagrir_fw-fr boon_n examen_fw-la legum_n angliae_fw-la ca._n 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 8_o 10_o 11_o 12_o 13._o declaration_n of_o the_o army_n in_o anno_fw-la 1659._o declaration_n of_o parliament_n 9_o feb._n 1648._o declaration_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n 17_o march_n 1648_o express_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o settle_v the_o present_a government_n in_o the_o way_n of_o a_o free-state_n cromwel_n speech_n to_o his_o parliament_n upon_o his_o dissolution_n of_o they_o the_o 12_o day_n of_o september_n 1654._o remonstrance_n of_o the_o prisoner_n for_o debt_n to_o the_o parliament_n concern_v the_o injustice_n of_o the_o committee_n fit_v at_o salters-hall_n in_o london_n for_o relief_n of_o creditor_n and_o prisoner_n the_o distress_a condition_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o south-wales_n linwood_n in_o constitutionibus_fw-la othoboni_n josh_n 15_o calvins_n case_n in_o coke_n 7_o report_n and_o lord_n ellesmeres_n post_fw-la nati_fw-la mic_n 12_o e._n 4._o 22._o shefferus_fw-la history_n of_o lapland_n cap_n 11._o proposal_n of_o s._n d._n and_o divers_a atorney_n of_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n to_o the_o committee_n for_o the_o regulation_n of_o the_o law_n 24_o may_n 1650._o exod._n 22._o v_o 26._o deut._n 17._o 12._o 13_o e._n 1._o ca._n 18._o 1_o h._n 4._o 6._o 15_o h._n 7._o 14_o 15._o 45_o e._n 3._o 19_o 34_o e._n 3._o br._n 922._o pas._n 22_o e._n 3._o 4._o jones_n report_v 255._o bracton_n lib._n 5._o c._n 17._o zeiglerus_n dicastice_v sive_fw-la de_fw-la judicum_fw-la officio_fw-la conclus_fw-la 40._o §._o 1_o 9_o 46_o 53_o cic._n offic._n l._n 37._o ff_n de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la l._n 34._o l._n 114._o ff_n de_fw-fr reg._n jur._n tob._n paurmester_n de_fw-fr jurisdict_n lib._n 2._o ca._n 6._o num_fw-la 119._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d §_o 4._o in_o his_o soliloquy_n upon_o the_o 19_o proposition_n varsevicus_fw-la de_fw-la legato_fw-la 22._o