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beside_o that_o it_o incite_v man_n to_o self_n end_v will_v be_v a_o constant_a charge_n to_o the_o kingdom_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o wage_n of_o parliament_n man_n p._n 141._o mischief_n by_o the_o length_n of_o parliament_n p._n 121._o certain_a erroneus_fw-la position_n and_o proceed_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n discover_v and_o confute_v the_o two_o house_n without_o the_o king_n be_v not_o the_o parliament_n but_o only_a part_n thereof_o and_o by_o the_o abuse_n and_o misunderstanding_n of_o this_o word_n parliament_n they_o have_v miserable_o deceive_v the_o people_n p._n 80.156_o the_o king_n be_v not_o virtual_o in_o the_o two_o house_n p._n 12.13.20.21_o the_o two_o house_n be_v not_o above_o the_o king_n but_o the_o king_n be_v superior_a to_o they_o p._n 11.19.23_o 24.133_o the_o tenant_n of_o the_o spencer_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o their_o proceed_n p._n 10.22_o and_o upon_o their_o pretence_n they_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o government_n at_o this_o time_n 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the_o committee_n for_o privilege_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o by_o their_o writ_n have_v no_o separate_a power_n give_v they_o over_o the_o king_n people_n p._n 144._o the_o house_n of_o commons_o can_v imprison_v any_o who_o be_v not_o their_o member_n or_o disturber_n of_o their_o member_n in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 143_o 144_o 145._o the_o house_n of_o commons_o no_o court_n p._n 115_o 116.144_o 145_o 146_o etc._n etc._n the_o proposition_n send_v by_o the_o parliament_n of_o both_o kingdom_n to_o his_o majesty_n at_o newcastle_n pag._n 6._o general_a reason_n against_o those_o proposition_n p._n 11.15.128_o reason_n in_o particular_a against_o those_o proposition_n for_o disable_n the_o king_n to_o pardon_v p._n 13._o for_o alter_v religion_n in_o point_n of_o government_n 37.61.63_o for_o sale_n of_o the_o bishop_n land_n p._n 36._o for_o take_v away_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n p._n 37._o for_o take_v from_o his_o majesty_n all_o the_o power_n 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