a_o answer_n to_o divers_a scandal_n mention_v in_o a_o certain_a pamphlet_n entitle_v the_o humble_a remonstrance_n of_o sr._n john_n stawell_n write_a by_o john_n ashe_n esquire_n 1654._o london_n print_v by_o thomas_n newcomb_n dwell_v in_o thamestreet_n over_o against_o baynard_n castle_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1654._o a_o answer_n to_o divers_a scandal_n mention_v in_o a_o certain_a pamphlet_n entitle_v the_o humble_a remonstrance_n of_o sir_n john_n stawell_n it_o be_v not_o my_o purpose_n at_o this_o time_n to_o write_v a_o exact_a narrative_n of_o all_o proceed_n and_o passage_n which_o have_v be_v in_o the_o case_n of_o sir_n john_n stawel_n from_o the_o 18_o of_o july_n 1646._o which_o be_v the_o time_n of_o his_o first_o come_v to_o london_n from_o exeter_n unto_o the_o year_n 1652._o at_o which_o time_n he_o be_v arraign_v before_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n i_o have_v do_v that_o former_o even_o upon_o the_o first_o sight_n of_o that_o scandalous_a pamphlet_n 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transaction_n be_v at_o goldsmith_n hall_n it_o may_v be_v expect_v that_o i_o shall_v give_v some_o answer_n to_o that_o aspersion_n which_o sir_n john_n stawell_n have_v cast_v upon_o i_o and_o mr._n stephens_n in_o the_o first_o paragraph_n of_o p._n 26._o of_o his_o remonstrance_n where_o he_o seem_v to_o insinuate_v and_o will_v make_v the_o reader_n believe_v that_o the_o report_n which_o mr._n stephens_n make_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o his_o insolent_a behaviour_n before_o the_o committee_n of_o goldsmith_n hall_n be_v no_o other_o but_o what_o mr._n stephens_n have_v receive_v from_o i_o and_o that_o i_o have_v instruct_v he_o what_o to_o say_v and_o why_o mark_v sir_n john_n stawell_v reason_n for_o this_o insinuation_n because_o say_v he_o the_o report_n which_o mr._n stephens_n make_v to_o the_o parliament_n be_v the_o same_o with_o mr._n ashe_n his_o testimony_n give_v at_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n and_o therefore_o mr._n stephens_n take_v his_o report_n 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according_a to_o article_n and_o that_o he_o have_v both_o omit_v and_o commit_v divers_a act_n then_o and_o since_o which_o have_v clear_o forfeit_v they_o v._o there_o be_v sufficient_a public_o and_o vulgar_o know_v of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n as_o none_o need_v admire_v at_o the_o judgement_n pass_v against_o he_o for_o he_o offer_v nothing_o but_o insolence_n and_o affront_n to_o the_o parliament_n itself_o when_o bring_v before_o they_o he_o revile_v the_o committee_n for_o compound_v charge_v they_o to_o be_v delinquent_n themselves_o he_o charge_v the_o judge_n at_o the_o upper_a bench_n that_o they_o sit_v by_o a_o counterfeit_a sale_n and_o that_o they_o be_v mock_v judge_n and_o the_o jury_n a_o pack_n of_o knave_n he_o open_o deny_v and_o defy_v the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o charge_v the_o court_n and_o attorney-general_n with_o high_a treason_n for_o act_v by_o it_o public_o and_o to_o their_o face_n he_o declare_v for_o
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his_o ruin_n vi_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n refuse_v to_o acknowledge_v himself_o a_o delinquent_n and_o thereby_o wilful_o refuse_v his_o composition_n 1._o it_o be_v the_o command_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o commissioner_n for_o compound_v can_v not_o justify_v composition_n on_o any_o other_o term_n 2._o the_o house_n of_o lord_n be_v part_n of_o the_o parliament_n have_v not_o then_o confirm_v his_o article_n 3_o the_o parliament_n have_v considerate_o design_v that_o all_o delinquency_n shall_v rema_n in_o of_o record_n that_o both_o in_o the_o dispose_n of_o office_n of_o trust_n and_o power_n and_o other_o future_a act_n relate_v to_o the_o commonwealth_n they_o may_v the_o more_o ready_o guide_v themselves_o 4._o a_o dishonour_n may_v have_v be_v asperse_v upon_o they_o that_o it_o have_v be_v latrocinium_fw-la and_o not_o bellum_n a_o robbery_n and_o no_o just_a war_n if_o together_o with_o the_o penalty_n a_o confession_n or_o trial_n of_o the_o offence_n have_v not_o likewise_o appear_v 5._o both_o commissioner_n and_o sequestrator_n may_v have_v be_v otherwise_o liable_a to_o future_a action_n and_o suit_n from_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n and_o his_o heir_n 6._o the_o parliament_n have_v appoint_v other_o court_n as_o namely_o the_o commissioner_n of_o appeal_n and_o those_o of_o the_o common-law_n for_o relief_n of_o person_n sequester_v be_v not_o delinquent_n which_o be_v open_a unto_o he_o for_o trial_n if_o he_o will_v stand_v on_o that_o point_n but_o by_o stand_v on_o it_o with_o the_o commissioner_n for_o compound_v it_o be_v clear_o heou_v they_o of_o jurisdiction_n to_o meddle_v with_o he_o 7._o his_o refusal_n be_v not_o out_o of_o error_n or_o mistake_n but_o advise_o and_o obstinate_o and_o after_o he_o be_v tell_v of_o it_o 8._o both_o before_o and_o at_o time_n of_o make_v his_o article_n it_o be_v know_v that_o by_o the_o usual_a course_n of_o submit_v to_o composition_n the_o first_o point_n be_v acknowledgement_n of_o delinquency_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n have_v not_o like_v it_o he_o may_v have_v choose_v whether_o he_o will_v have_v take_v article_n without_o a_o express_a dispensation_n of_o that_o very_a point_n vii_o your_o petitioner_n say_v that_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o land_n in_o question_n do_v not_o total_o belong_v to_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n but_o there_o be_v divers_a charge_n upon_o it_o and_o divers_a transaction_n have_v be_v make_v touch_v the_o same_o to_o other_o person_n make_v no_o pretence_n to_o article_n who_o never_o make_v claim_v and_o therefore_o bind_v by_o the_o sale_n which_o your_o petitioner_n ought_v to_o have_v liberty_n to_o examine_v as_o well_o by_o the_o oath_n of_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n as_o other_o person_n and_o to_o have_v a_o production_n of_o the_o deed_n title_n and_o evidence_n of_o the_o say_a land_n in_o court_n if_o there_o be_v cause_n viii_o your_o petitioner_n say_v that_o purchaser_n be_v command_v to_o pay_v in_o their_o second_o moiety_n by_o act_n of_o council_n at_o white-hall_n and_o their_o estate_n be_v thereupon_o confirm_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n call_v by_o his_o highness_n which_o be_v the_o deep_a fundamental_a of_o property_n can_v be_v lay_v and_o the_o high_a assurance_n the_o law_n can_v give_v and_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v question_v ix_o his_o highness_n have_v be_v please_v likewise_o by_o his_o oath_n in_o the_o iwstrument_n government_n to_o confirm_v the_o secure_n property_n and_o to_o govern_v therein_o according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o statute_n the_o benefit_n whereof_o your_o petitioner_n do_v claim_v x._o your_o petitioner_n acknowledge_v law_n may_v be_v repeal_v judgement_n reverse_v and_o authority_n countermand_v but_o humble_o say_v that_o buy_v and_o sell_v bind_v supreme_a power_n itself_o and_o that_o in_o the_o particular_a sale_n the_o full_a price_n both_o of_o money_n and_o blood_n have_v be_v receive_v and_o therefore_o neither_o god_n nor_o man_n can_v revoke_v their_o onwn_a bargain_n and_o sale_n and_o the_o whole_a christian_a religion_n itself_o have_v no_o other_o foundation_n but_o a_o bargain_n and_o sale_n xi_o your_o petitioner_n say_v his_o purchase_n be_v a_o reversion_n he_o be_v necessitate_v to_o drown_v and_o extinguish_v his_o old_a lease_n for_o which_o old_a lease_n the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n receive_v of_o this_o petitioner_n father_n far_o more_o than_o the_o whole_a inheritance_n be_v worth_a and_o your_o petitioner_n occasion_n have_v likewise_o since_o his_o purchase_n compel_v he_o to_o commit_v act_n of_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o say_a old_a lease_n by_o feoffment_n and_o otherwise_o and_o to_o charge_v the_o mix_a interest_n of_o old_a and_o new_a purchase_n part_n with_o a_o jointure_n part_n in_o tail_n to_o a_o infant_n part_n with_o debt_n part_n orphan_o money_n part_z other_o and_o upon_o such_o transact_n and_o charge_v the_o same_o 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the_o law_n of_o peace_n and_o war_n xiii_o your_o petitioner_n say_v that_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n might_n and_o aught_o further_a to_o have_v give_v notice_n to_o the_o trustee_n for_o sale_n the_o committee_n of_o obstruction_n the_o terretenant_n of_o the_o land_n who_o have_v preemption_n as_o it_o be_v the_o course_n and_o other_o person_n have_v do_v though_o enact_v to_o be_v sell_v and_o their_o claim_n take_v away_o as_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawel_n be_v but_o he_o do_v not_o and_o therefore_o by_o his_o own_o wilful_a default_n he_o lose_v the_o benefit_n of_o stop_v sale_n which_o other_o in_o the_o like_a condition_n obtain_v your_o petitioner_n say_v that_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n be_v a_o subject_n and_o the_o land_n in_o question_n english_a land_n and_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n stawell_n neither_o do_v nor_o can_v claim_v by_o his_o article_n to_o be_v in_o better_a condition_n than_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o subject_n of_o england_n and_o 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