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par_fw-fr 2._o m._n 11._o &_o 13_o e._n 3._o par_fw-fr 2._o m._n 28._o &_o 1._o cite_v by_o 727._o mr._n selden_n &_o sir_n edw._n coke_n in_o his_o margin_n mention_v in_o a_o bill_n in_o parliament_n que_fw-fr toutes_fw-fr les_fw-fr religioses_fw-es que_fw-la teignont_fw-fr per_fw-la barony_n sayent_n tenus_fw-la de_fw-fr venier_n au_fw-fr parliament_n be_v also_o direct_a iâ—_n point_n that_o those_o who_o hold_v not_o by_o barony_n be_v not_o bind_v to_o serve_v in_o parl._n be_v they_o religious_a person_n or_o lay_v person_n who_o be_v not_o peer_n or_o lord_n of_o parliament_n upon_o general_a writ_n of_o summons_n such_o summons_n of_o they_o be_v a_o undue_a vexation_n of_o they_o as_o king_n edward_n style_v it_o in_o his_o patent_n unless_o they_o voluntary_o appear_v upon_o such_o a_o summons_n as_o this_o patent_n inform_v we_o those_o who_o be_v summon_v in_o 49_o h._n 3._o all_o do_v this_o reason_n therefore_o exempt_n all_o abbot_n peer_n and_o religious_a person_n from_o service_n and_o attendance_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n in_o parliament_n though_o summon_v thereto_o by_o writ_n must_v necessary_o exempt_v all_o knight_n and_o layman_n from_o it_o there_o be_v the_o self_n same_o ground_n justice_n equity_n for_o it_o in_o both_o yea_o the_o selfsame_a unjustice_n vexation_n mischief_n to_o both_o and_o by_o consequence_n the_o selfsame_a law_n and_o if_o this_o be_v law_n as_o these_o precedent_n judgement_n record_n express_o resolve_v it_o to_o be_v beyond_o contradiction_n then_o it_o inevitable_o follow_v that_o the_o general_n write_v of_o summons_n to_o parliament_n alone_o do_v neither_o create_v the_o person_n summon_v to_o it_o nor_o their_o heir_n or_o successor_n baron_n lord_n or_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n unless_o they_o hold_v by_o barony_n no_o although_o they_o sit_v once_o or_o twice_o in_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o they_o or_o interpolatis_fw-la vicibus_fw-la but_o not_o continue_v as_o the_o abbot_n of_o leicester_n do_v for_o than_o they_o can_v not_o allege_v or_o plead_v their_o not_o hold_v land_n of_o the_o king_n in_o barony_n or_o any_o other_o tenure_n bind_v they_o to_o sit_v and_o serve_v in_o parliament_n
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his_o death_n by_o all_o the_o noble_n of_o the_o realm_n assemble_v in_o a_o parliamentary_a council_n for_o treason_n against_o the_o king_n for_o which_o they_o adjudge_v he_o shall_v forfeit_v all_o his_o land_n to_o the_o king_n who_o seizure_n of_o they_o by_o this_o legal_a judgement_n be_v no_o rapine_n but_o a_o just_a and_o legal_a perquisite_a which_o he_o in_o gratitude_n dedicate_v unto_o god_n 10._o anno_fw-la 985._o as_o some_o or_o 986._o as_o other_o relate_v king_n ethelred_n banish_v alfric_n duke_n of_o mercia_n out_o of_o the_o realm_n the_o cause_n and_o manner_n thereof_o not_o express_v by_o our_o historian_n be_v thus_o recite_v in_o king_n ethelreds_n charter_n to_o the_o abbot_n of_o abingdon_n in_o the_o leaguer_n book_n of_o abingdon_n f._n 91._o that_o alfric_n have_v forcible_o ravish_v and_o take_v away_o willemetrant_a and_o siren_n from_o a_o widow_n name_v eadfeild_n for_o which_o he_o be_v banish_v after_o which_o be_v recall_v and_o make_v one_o 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son_n of_o this_o traitor_n alfric_n to_o be_v put_v out_o anâ—o_o 993._o when_o this_o council_n at_o cirencester_n be_v hold_v as_o i_o conjecture_v in_o a_o great_a parliamentary_a council_n hold_v at_o oxford_n 433._o anno_fw-la 1015._o king_n ethelred_n cause_v some_o noble_n of_o the_o danish_a race_n whereof_o sygeforth_o and_o morcar_n be_v chief_a to_o be_v sudden_o and_o secret_o slay_v and_o put_v to_o death_n as_o be_v note_v and_o accuse_v of_o treason_n and_o perfidiousness_n towards_o the_o king_n who_o thereupon_o seize_v upon_o their_o earldom_n land_n and_o good_n king_n cnute_n 363._o anno_fw-la 1017._o by_o his_o precept_n assemble_v all_o the_o bishop_n duke_n prince_n and_o noble_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n in_o a_o great_a parliamentary_a council_n at_o london_n where_o they_o all_o swear_v allegiance_n and_o homage_n to_o cnute_n as_o their_o king_n total_o reject_v abjure_a edmond_n ironsides_n son_n and_o brother_n right_a heir_n to_o the_o crown_n 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inform_v we_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 2._o caroli_n the_o light_n duke_n of_o buckingham_n impeach_v the_o earl_n of_o bristol_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o bristol_n impeach_v this_o duke_n before_o the_o lord_n in_o sundry_a article_n for_o divers_a misdemeanour_n touch_v the_o spanish_a match_n king_n prince_z to_o seduce_v he_o in_o his_o religion_n pray_v judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n thereupon_o against_o each_o other_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 3._o caroli_n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n be_v accuse_v and_o impeach_v by_o the_o commons_o before_o the_o lord_n for_o sundry_a high_a misdemeanour_n and_o the_o parliament_n thereupon_o dissolve_v to_o prevent_v his_o censure_n in_o this_o very_a parliament_n of_o 1641._o king_n charles_n now_o sit_v thomas_z earl_n of_o strafford_n be_v accuse_v and_o impeach_v by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o of_o high_a treason_n and_o other_o misdemeanour_n comprise_v in_o sundry_a article_n which_o they_o transmit_v â—o_o the_o house_n 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234._o gulielmus_fw-la nubrigensis_n relate_v qâ—cunque_fw-la rege_fw-la tyrannice_n occiderat_fw-la eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la personam_fw-la et_fw-la potestatem_fw-la regiam_fw-la induens_fw-la svo_fw-la quoque_fw-la occisori_fw-la tandem_fw-la post_fw-la modicum_fw-la fortunam_fw-la inveteratae_fw-la consuetudinis_fw-la lege_fw-la relicturus_fw-la quip_n ut_fw-la dicitur_fw-la à _fw-la centum_fw-la retrò_fw-la annis_fw-la et_fw-la eo_fw-la amplius_fw-la cum_fw-la regum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la numerosa_fw-la successio_fw-la fuerit_fw-la nullus_fw-la eorum_fw-la senio_fw-la aut_fw-la morbo_fw-la vitam_fw-la finivit_fw-la feed_v omnes_fw-la ferro_fw-la interiere_fw-la suis_fw-la interfectoribus_fw-la tanquam_fw-la legitimis_fw-la successoribus_fw-la regni_fw-la fastigium_fw-la relinquentes_fw-la ut_fw-la scilicet_fw-la omnes_fw-la qui_fw-la tanto_fw-la tempore_fw-la ibidem_fw-la imperasse_fw-la noscuntur_fw-la illud_fw-la quod_fw-la scriptum_n est_fw-la respicere_fw-la videatur_fw-la 21.19_o occidisti_fw-la insuper_fw-la et_fw-la pos_fw-la sedisti_fw-la wherefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o these_o false_a gloss_n on_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o &_o 11_o h._n 7._o c._n 1._o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o infallible_a ground_n 1._o that_o all_o angliae_fw-la public_a law_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v found_v in_o justice_n righteousness_n and_o common_a honesty_n for_o the_o preserve_n secure_v the_o life_n person_n estate_n of_o all_o man_n especial_o of_o lawful_a king_n and_o supreme_a magistrate_n from_o all_o violence_n invasion_n force_n disseisin_n usurpation_n conspiracy_n assassination_n be_v against_o all_o rule_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n exod._n 20.12_o to_o 18._o c._n 21_o &_o 22._o &_o 23._o mat._n 5.17_o to_o 48._o c._n 7._o 12._o deut._n 4.18_o psal_n 19.8.9_o ps_n 119.7.106_o 137_o 138·160_n 167._o rom._n 7.12_o deut._n 6.25_o ps_n 33.5_o ps_n 45.7_o ps_n 72.2_o ps_n 74.15_o prov._n 8.18_o prov._n 24.21_o rom._n 13.1_o to_o 7._o lu._n 20.25_o tit._n 3.1_o 2_o 3._o 1_o tim_n 1.9_o 10._o job_n 20.19_o c._n 24.2_o mich._n 2.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o jer._n 6.7_o c._n 20.8_o c._n 22.3.17_o ezech._n 45._o c._n hab._n 1_o 2._o to_o 10._o lu._n 3.14_o whence_o 490._o cicero_n thus_o define_v law_n lex_fw-la est_fw-la ratio_fw-la summa_fw-la insita_fw-la in_o natura_fw-la quae_fw-la jubet_fw-la ea_fw-la justa_fw-la quae_fw-la facienda_fw-la sunt_fw-la prohibe_fw-la que_fw-la contraria_fw-la therefore_o these_o 2._o statute_n be_v purposely_o make_v for_o those_o great_a end_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v interpret_v only_o for_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o lawful_a king_n and_o their_o adherent_n not_o for_o the_o indemnity_n impunity_n encouragement_n of_o traitor_n rebel_n intruder_n usurper_n 2_o what_o 50._o tully_n write_v of_o the_o roman_a senator_n we_o ought_v to_o do_v the_o same_o of_o our_o english_a parliament_n and_o legislator_n ea_fw-la virtute_fw-la et_fw-la sapientia_fw-la majores_fw-la nostri_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la legibus_fw-la scribendis_fw-la nihil_fw-la sibi_fw-la aliud_fw-la quam_fw-la salutem_fw-la atque_fw-la utilitatem_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la proponerent_fw-la whence_o he_o there_o infer_v a_o legibus_fw-la nihil_fw-la convenit_fw-la arbitrari_fw-la nisi_fw-la quod_fw-la reipublicae_fw-la conducat_fw-la proficisci_fw-la quoniam_fw-la ejus_fw-la causa_fw-la sunt_fw-la comparatae_fw-la therefore_o these_o law_n be_v to_o be_v interpret_v for_o the_o best_a security_n safety_n preservation_n of_o the_o lawful_a head_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o their_o rightful_a heir_n and_o loyal_a dutiful_a subject_n not_o for_o their_o destruction_n and_o the_o indemnity_n security_n of_o usurper_n traitor_n rebel_n aspire_v after_o their_o crown_n throne_n assassination_n to_o the_o public_a ruin_n 3_o all_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o make_v at_o the_o special_a request_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o and_o that_o by_o 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