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any_o person_n any_o sum_fw-la of_o money_n for_o payment_n oâ—_n any_o fee_n etc._n etc._n he_o shall_v forfeit_v vis_fw-fr viij_o d._n for_o every_o penny_n that_o this_o do_v not_o extend_v according_a to_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o word_n to_o the_o receiver_n of_o common_a person_n because_o these_o word_n subsequent_a be_v add_v otherwise_o 〈◊〉_d be_v lawful_o may_v by_o former_a law_n and_o statute_n now_o the_o judge_n restrain_v the_o generality_n to_o a_o particular_a to_o the_o king_n receiver_n only_o for_o that_o no_o law_n estatute_n be_v former_o make_v concern_v common_a person_n receiver_n etc._n etc._n but_o iâ—_n the_o case_n in_o question_n as_o well_o the_o precedent_a clause_n of_o restitution_n as_o the_o 〈…〉_z express_v offence_n in_o particular_a and_o the_o word_n in_o the_o same_o general_a sentence_n viz._n under_o your_o highness_n etc._n etc._n and_o principal_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o this_o act_n do_v qualify_v the_o generality_n of_o 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entreat_v you_o these_o last_o word_n well_o for_o they_o be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o full_a and_o much_o more_o iâ—_n there_o to_o this_o purpose_n for_o he_o be_v 〈…〉_z say_v statute_n of_o 1_o eliz._n 1._o and_o that_o this_o equitable_a and_o intentional_a 〈◊〉_d of_o expound_v law_n in_o dubious_a ease_n or_o where_o absurdity_n or_o mischief_n do_v depend_v upon_o the_o take_n of_o it_o in_o the_o literal_a sensâ—_n be_v justifiable_a legal_a and_o good_a be_v unquestinable_o demonstrate_v out_o of_o your_o own_o 1_o part_n book_n dec._n pagâ—50_n â—50_z 〈◊〉_d these_o very_a weed_n viz._n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o law_n a_o equitable_a and_o literal_a sense_n his_o majesty_n â—et_o it_o he_o grant_v â—â—_o entrust_v by_o law_n with_o the_o militia_n but_o it_o be_v for_o the_o good_a and_o preservation_n of_o the_o republic_n against_o foreign_a invasion_n and_o domestic_a rebellion_n for_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v that_o the_o parliament_n will_v ever_o by_o law_n intrust_v the_o 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parliament_n but_o yet_o once_o again_o more_o full_a reason_n and_o nature_n itself_o saiâ—â—_n yea_o and_o the_o law_n of_o england_n say_v that_o when_o 〈◊〉_d act_n of_o parliament_n be_v against_o 〈◊〉_d right_o or_o reason_n or_o 〈◊〉_d or_o impossible_a to_o be_v perform_v or_o keep_v the_o common_a law_n shall_v 〈◊〉_d it_o and_o adjudge_v this_o act_n to_o be_v void_a they_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n 1_o pars_fw-la dr._n boâ—â—am's_n case_n fol._n 118._o &_o 8._o ed._n 3._o fol._n 3._o 30._o 33._o e._n cessâ—vil_a 3â—_n &_o 27._o h._n g._n 〈◊〉_d 41_o &_o 1_o eliz._n dier_n 313._o &_o 1_o part_n cook_n institutes_n lib._n 3._o chap._n 11._o â—_o 209._o fol._n 140._o 2._o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v a_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o case_n be_v a_o void_a act_n in_o law_n hubbert_n fol._n 120._o
no_o other_o may_v just_o either_o in_o law_n or_o reason_n to_o settle_v this_o nation_n in_o peace_n and_o quietness_n but_o by_o one_o of_o these_o two_o mean_n first_o either_o by_o admit_v the_o king_n in_o again_o upon_o term_n or_o else_o second_o to_o lay_v foundation_n of_o a_o just_a government_n by_o a_o agreement_n make_v among_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o people_n capable_a of_o it_o and_o if_o any_o man_n upon_o earth_n can_v either_o by_o law_n or_o reason_n show_v i_o a_o three_o way_n that_o have_v any_o more_o shadow_n of_o justice_n in_o it_o then_o for_o william_n the_o conqueror_n or_o the_o great_a turk_n by_o their_o sword_n to_o give_v a_o law_n unto_o this_o nation_n i_o will_v forfeit_v my_o life_n but_o second_o i_o answer_v the_o main_a end_n of_o the_o people_n choose_v of_o the_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v not_o to_o come_v to_o westminster_n to_o set_v up_o a_o commonwealth_n especial_a to_o invest_v all_o power_n in_o themselves_o 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