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assent_n particular_o express_v the_o two_o house_n can_v do_v nothing_o nor_o have_v any_o virtual_a power_n at_o all_o no_o not_o to_o examine_v mr_n jenkins_n nor_o to_o do_v any_o other_o thing_n of_o like_a nature_n though_o in_o order_n to_o public_a justice_n and_o safety_n i_o have_v do_v and_o wish_v mr_n jenkins_n will_v call_v in_o and_o lick_v up_o again_o his_o black_a infamous_a execrable_a reproach_n so_o filthy_o vomit_v out_o against_o the_o parliament_n to_o the_o first_o i_o be_v examine_v by_o a_o committee_n appoint_v by_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o i_o say_v and_o say_v that_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o have_v no_o power_n to_o examine_v i_o for_o that_o it_o be_v no_o court_n every_o court_n have_v power_n to_o examine_v upon_o oath_n this_o power_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o never_o claim_v the_o court_n of_o pie-powder_n court-baron_n hundred_o court_n 6.5_o 5_o h._n 4._o c._n 3._o 3_o h._n 6.46_o 1_o h_n 6.43_o 35_o h._n 6.5_o county_z court_n and_o 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consilium_fw-la impensuri_fw-la the_o one_o do_v consulere_fw-la the_o other_o facere_fw-la &_o consentire_fw-la the_o house_n of_o lord_n where_o the_o king_n sit_v in_o person_n 21._o 7._o h._n 6.28_o 1_o h._n 7.20_o 13._o e._n 3._o ca._n 5._o 4_o pars_fw-la instit_fw-la pag._n 21._o assist_v by_o his_o lord_n judges_z sergeant_n attorney_n solicitor_n master_n of_o the_o cnancery_n be_v a_o court_n of_o record_n to_o many_o purpose_n set_v down_o in_o the_o book_n of_o law_n and_o the_o statute_n of_o the_o land_n and_o that_o court_n be_v only_o in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n where_o the_o king_n sit_v a_o court_n must_v either_o be_v by_o the_o king_n patent_n statute_n law_n or_o by_o the_o common_a law_n which_o be_v common_a and_o constant_a usage_n the_o house_n of_o commons_o have_v no_o patent_n to_o be_v a_o
the_o ruin_n of_o king_n and_o people_n ad._n 3._o the_o gent._n affirm_v that_o the_o sond_a proposition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o desire_v his_o concurrence_n be_v carce_o worth_a a_o answer_n for_o sub_n ect_n may_v humble_o petition_v for_o that_o which_o be_v their_o strict_a right_n and_o property_n etc._n etc._n the_o proposition_n send_v to_o newcastle_n be_v in_o print_n wherein_o the_o two_o house_n be_v so_o far_o from_o humble_o petition_v that_o they_o style_v not_o themselves_o his_o majesty_n subject_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o proposition_n that_o they_o have_v a_o strict_a right_n or_o property_n to_o any_o one_o of_o these_o proposition_n be_v a_o strange_a assertion_n every_o one_o of_o they_o be_v against_o the_o law_n now_o in_o force_n have_v the_o two_o house_n a_o strict_a right_n and_o property_n to_o lay_v upon_o the_o people_n what_o tax_n they_o shall_v judge_v meet_a to_o pardon_v all_o treason_n etc._n etc._n that_o be_v one_o of_o their_o proposition_n 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