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de_fw-la assensu_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la comitatus_fw-la eligisti_fw-la nos_fw-la advertentes_fw-la quod_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la baronetti_n ante_fw-la haec_fw-la tempora_fw-la in_o milites_fw-la comitatus_fw-la ratione_fw-la alicujus_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la elegi_fw-la minime_fw-la consueverunt_fw-la ipsum_fw-la de_fw-la officio_fw-la militis_fw-la ad_fw-la dictum_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la pro_fw-la communitate_fw-la comitatus_fw-la praedicti_fw-la venturi_fw-la exonerari_fw-la volumus_fw-la et_fw-la ideo_fw-la tibi_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la quod_fw-la quendam_fw-la aâium_fw-la misi_fw-la they_o idoneum_fw-la et_fw-la discretum_fw-la gladio_fw-la cinctum_fw-la in_fw-la loco_fw-la ipsius_fw-la thomae_fw-la elegi_fw-la et_fw-la eum_fw-la ad_fw-la diem_fw-la et_fw-la locum_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la praedicti_fw-la venire_fw-la facias_fw-la cum_fw-la plena_fw-la et_fw-la sufficienti_fw-la potestate_fw-la ad_fw-la consentiendum_fw-la hiis_fw-la quae_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la praedicto_fw-la sicut_fw-la juxta_fw-la renorem_fw-la prioris_fw-la brevis_fw-la nostri_fw-la tibi_fw-la pro_fw-la electione_n hujusmodi_fw-la militum_fw-la directi_fw-la et_fw-la nomen_fw-la ejus_fw-la nobis_fw-la sciri_n facias_fw-la testae_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la octavo_fw-la die_fw-la octobris_fw-la 7_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n in_o their_o 724._o remonstrance_n of_o nou._n 2._o 1642._o declare_v and_o publish_v in_o print_n to_o all_o the_o world_n this_o to_o be_v so_o clear_a and_o fundamental_a a_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n that_o no_o member_n of_o either_o house_n of_o parliament_n be_v to_o be_v take_v away_o or_o detain_v from_o the_o service_n of_o the_o house_n whereof_o he_o be_v a_o member_n until_o such_o time_n as_o that_o house_n have_v satisfaction_n concern_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o cause_n be_v hear_v in_o parliament_n first_o and_o dismiss_v from_o it_o that_o the_o whole_a freedom_n of_o parliament_n depend_v upon_o it_o for_o who_o see_v not_o that_o by_o this_o mean_n under_o false_a pretence_n of_o crime_n and_o accusation_n such_o or_o so_o many_o member_n of_o both_o or_o either_o house_n of_o parliament_n may_v be_v take_v out_o of_o it_o at_o any_o time_n by_o any_o person_n to_o serve_v a_o turn_n and_o to_o make_v a_o major_a part_n of_o who_o they_o will_v at_o pleasure_n so_o as_o the_o freedom_n of_o parliament_n depend_v in_o a_o great_a part_n on_o this_o privilege_n yea_o without_o it_o the_o whole_a body_n of_o the_o parliament_n will_v be_v destroy_v by_o deprive_v it_o of_o its_o member_n by_o degree_n some_o at_o one_o time_n and_o other_o at_o another_o time_n as_o both_o house_n further_o remonstrate_v in_o their_o 654.655_o declaration_n of_o october_n 23._o 1642._o which_o as_o it_o infallible_o demonstrate_v that_o the_o lord_n house_n or_o member_n can_v be_v take_v away_o or_o take_v from_o they_o against_o their_o will_n without_o the_o destruction_n subversion_n of_o the_o whole_a 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the_o member_n just_a privilege_n judicatory_a and_o authority_n of_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o peer_n which_o they_o have_v contemn_v vilisied_a oppugned_a and_o libel_v against_o in_o the_o high_a degree_n and_o most_o scurrillous_o abuse_v revile_v in_o sundry_a seditious_a pamphlet_n to_o incite_v both_o the_o army_n and_o whole_a commonalty_n against_o they_o 147._o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 11_o r._n 2._o the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n and_o other_o lord_n come_v to_o london_n with_o great_a force_n to_o secure_v themselves_o and_o remove_v the_o king_n ill_a counsellor_n and_o bring_v they_o to_o judgement_n whereupon_o the_o king_n for_o fear_n secure_v himself_o in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o refuse_v to_o come_v to_o they_o at_o westminster_n contrary_a to_o his_o faithful_a promise_n the_o day_n before_o they_o send_v he_o this_o threaten_a message_n nisi_fw-la venire_fw-la maturaret_fw-la juxta_fw-la condictum_fw-la quod_fw-la eligerent_fw-la alium_fw-la sibi_fw-la regem_fw-la qui_fw-la vellet_fw-la et_fw-la deberet_fw-la obtemperare_fw-la consiliis_fw-la dominorum_fw-la wherewith_o be_v terrify_v he_o come_v unto_o they_o the_o next_o day_n cui_fw-la dixerunt_fw-la proceres_fw-la pro_fw-la honore_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la commodo_fw-la oporterââ_n ut_fw-la proditores_fw-la susurrones_fw-la adulatores_fw-la et_fw-la male_a fici_fw-la detractores_fw-la &_o juratores_fw-la à _fw-la svo_fw-la palatio_fw-la et_fw-la comitive_a etiam_fw-la eliminarentur_fw-la whereupon_o they_o banish_v sundry_a lord_n bishop_n clergyman_n knight_n and_o lady_n from_o the_o court_n and_o imprison_v many_o other_o knight_n esquire_n and_o lawyer_n to_o answer_v their_o offence_n in_o parliament_n the_o first_o man_n proceed_v against_o in_o parliament_n be_v the_o chief_a justice_n tresylian_a who_o the_o lord_n present_o adjudge_v to_o be_v draw_v and_o hang_v the_o like_a juegement_n the_o lord_n give_v against_o sir_n nicholas_n brambre_n knight_n sir_n john_n salisbury_n sir_n james_n burwâyes_v john_n beauchamp_n john_n blakes_n who_o be_v all_o draw_v and_o hang_v according_o as_o traitor_n one_o after_o another_o and_o simon_n burly_n behead_v after_o they_o by_o like_a judgement_n notwithstanding_o the_o king_n and_o earl_n of_o derbies_n intercession_n for_o he_o to_o the_o lord_n after_o their_o execution_n robert_n belknapâ_n john_n holâ_n roger_n fulthorp_n and_o william_n burgh_n justice_n be_v banish_v by_o the_o lord_n sentence_n and_o their_o land_n and_o chattel_n confiscate_v out_o of_o which_o they_o allow_v they_o only_o a_o small_a annual_a pension_n to_o sustain_v their_o life_n after_o which_o these_o judgement_n against_o they_o be_v confirm_v by_o act_n of_o attainder_n as_o you_o may_v read_v in_o the_o statute_n at_o large_a of_o 11_o r._n 2._o where_o their_o crime_n and_o treason_n be_v specify_v in_o coke_n 3_o institutes_n c._n 2._o p._n 22_o 23._o and_o in_o knyghton_n holinsh_v fabian_n speed_z trussel_n with_o other_o historian_n in_o the_o 331._o parliament_n of_o 13_o r._n 2._o n._n 12._o upon_o complaint_n of_o the_o bishop_n dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o lincoln_n against_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n thereof_o for_o injustice_n in_o keep_v they_o from_o their_o right_n and_o rent_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o franchise_n grant_v they_o which_o they_o abuse_v writ_n be_v send_v to_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n to_o appear_v at_o a_o certain_a day_n before_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o have_v full_a authority_n from_o the_o whole_a comonalty_n to_o abide_v their_o determination_n therein_o at_o which_o day_n the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n appear_v in_o proper_a person_n for_o that_o they_o bring_v not_o full_a power_n with_o they_o from_o the_o say_a commonalty_n they_o be_v anâ_n goâ_n by_o the_o lord_n to_o be_v in_o contempt_n and_o so_o be_v the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n of_o cambridge_n for_o the_o self_n same_o cause_n this_o very_a parliament_n n._n 14._o in_o the_o 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and_o that_o they_o shall_v forfeit_v all_o their_o land_n in_o fee_n good_n and_o chattel_n though_o they_o be_v 405._o slay_v in_o the_o field_n &_o not_o arraign_v nor_o indict_v by_o reason_n thereof_o in_o the_o 407._o parliament_n of_o 4_o h._n 4._o n._n 19_o 20_o 21._o sir_n philip_n courtney_n be_v complain_v against_o and_o convict_v of_o a_o forcible_a entry_n into_o land_n and_o for_o a_o forcible_a imprisonment_n of_o the_o abbot_n of_o mânthaem_n in_o devonshire_n and_o two_o of_o his_o monk_n be_v upon_o hear_v and_o examination_n adjudge_v by_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n to_o be_v bind_v to_o his_o good_a behaviour_n and_o for_o his_o contempt_n commit_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n prisoner_n speed_n anno_fw-la 1403._o henry_n percy_z the_o young_a confederate_v with_o thomas_n percy_n earl_n of_o worcester_n to_o raise_v force_n ând_a rebel_n against_o the_o king_n send_v letter_n to_o the_o people_n of_o every_o county_n propositum_fw-la quod_fw-la 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