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A91421
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The government of the people of England precedent and present the same.
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Parker, John, Baron of the Court of Exchequer.
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1650
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Wing P432; Thomason E594_19; ESTC R206925
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3._o statut._n de_fw-fr provisoribus_fw-la the_o word_n whereof_o be_v these_o la_fw-fr ley_n de_fw-fr dit_fw-fr roylme_n est_fw-fr tiel_fw-fr que_fw-fr sur_fw-fr mischief_n et_fw-fr damage_n que_fw-fr aveignont_fw-fr all_o roylme_fw-mi roy_fw-fr doit_fw-fr et_fw-fr est_fw-fr tenus_fw-la per_fw-la son_n serement_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr consent_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr people_n in_o parliament_n ent_v fair_a remedy_n et_fw-fr ley_fw-fr en_fw-fr oustant_fw-fr les_fw-fr mischief_n et_fw-fr damage_n and_o so_o also_o be_v co._n m._n c._n pag._n 586._o and_o then_o the_o king_n can_v have_v no_o negative_a voice_n rightful_o and_o by_o law_n it_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o his_o say_a oath_n and_o if_o not_o the_o king_n than_o a_o fortiore_fw-la not_o the_o lord_n they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o officer_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o have_v nothing_o there_o to_o do_v as_o may_v seem_v for_o the_o public_a but_o for_o their_o private_a interest_n to_o save_v they_o and_o it_o be_v agree_v in_o our_o book_n that_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n may_v pass_v and_o be_v valid_a without_o consent_n of_o the_o late_a lord_n call_v spiritual_a 7._o h._n 8._o cr._n 184._o b._n co._n jurisd_v 25._o and_o yet_o co._n jurisd_v 1.2_o call_v they_o one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n and_o say_v that_o they_o must_v necessary_o be_v summon_v to_o parliament_n aswell_o as_o the_o lord_n temporal_a and_o true_o the_o case_n cite_v co._n jurisd_v pag._n 25.13_o h._n 4._o n._n 20._o prove_v plain_o that_o a_o parliament_n may_v be_v without_o the_o lord_n temporal_a also_o for_o there_o he_o say_v i_o have_v read_v of_o a_o restitution_n in_o blood_n and_o of_o land_n of_o one_o william_n de_fw-fr lasenby_n by_o the_o king_n by_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o commons_o omit_v the_o lord_n temporal_a whereupon_o he_o say_v this_o we_o hold_v be_v a_o ordinance_n and_o no_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o under_o his_o good_a favour_n must_v be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n or_o else_o be_v of_o little_a or_o no_o use_n for_o a_o ordinance_n endure_v and_o be_v of_o force_n only_o sit_v that_o parliament_n and_o that_o determine_a the_o ordinance_n be_v determine_v and_o so_o the_o restitution_n void_a and_o also_o a_o restitution_n in_o blood_n can_v only_o be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o bind_v all_o and_o this_o restitution_n be_v to_o bind_v the_o mean_a lord_n and_o all_o other_o that_o be_v any_o way_n interest_v by_o that_o corruption_n of_o blood_n however_o since_o all_o government_n be_v in_o the_o people_n from_o the_o people_n and_o for_o the_o people_n touch_v alter_v or_o abrogate_a of_o law_n or_o make_v of_o new_a which_o none_o can_v do_v without_o they_o and_o that_o they_o be_v now_o meet_v by_o their_o representative_n in_o parliament_n the_o place_n where_o the_o cure_n of_o such_o grievance_n as_o infest_v the_o people_n be_v to_o be_v have_v some_o of_o which_o grievance_n be_v that_o pretend_v negative_a vote_n both_o of_o king_n and_o lord_n thereby_o thwart_v cross_v and_o