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honour_a his_o son_n j._n duke_n of_o lancaster_n therewith_o for_o term_n of_o his_o life_n it_o be_v call_v comitatus_fw-la palatinus_n a_o county_n palatine_n à _fw-la comitatu_fw-la &_o palatio_fw-la regis_fw-la because_o the_o owner_n be_v he_o duke_n or_o earl_n etc._n etc._n have_v in_o that_o county_n jura_n regalia_z as_o full_o as_o the_o king_n have_v in_o his_o palace_n and_o he_o may_v have_v his_o chancery_n and_o writ_n under_o his_o seal_n for_o the_o office_n of_o the_o chancellor_n to_o depute_v justice_n as_o well_o touch_v plea_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o all_o other_o plea_n and_o execution_n of_o writ_n and_o make_v officer_n and_o servant_n and_o all_o other_o as_o by_o the_o letter_n patent_n above_o mention_v grant_v in_o parliament_n appear_v and_o the_o king_n may_v erect_v a_o county_n palatine_n without_o parliament_n by_o his_o letter_n patent_n but_o now_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 27_o h._n 8._o cap._n 24._o several_a of_o those_o jura_n regalia_z be_v 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