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A35720 A manuell, or, Briefe treatise of some particular rights and priuiledges belonging to the High Court of Parliament wherein is shewed how of late times they have been violated : the true condition of the militia of this kingdome, so much now controverted both by king and Parliament, by the positive lawes discussed and debated : with a briefe touch at the royall prerogative / by Robert Derham of Graies-Inne, Esquire. Derham, Robert. 1647 (1647) Wing D1097; ESTC R16744 83,752 146

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escuage_z the_o service_n explain_v not_o penal_a but_o by_o parliament_n p._n 46_o 47_o exception_n legal_a privil_a edge_n of_o parliament_n p._n ●6_n 7._o exception_n where_o it_o relate_v to_o the_o body_n of_o the_o act_n 〈◊〉_d ●re_n not_o p._n 45._o in_o some_o case_n unnecessary_a ibid._n i._o innuendo_fw-la in_o act_n of_o parliament_n where_o reject_v p._n 4●_n judgement_n against_o the_o king_n by_o the_o law_n positive_a and_o compulsary_a p._n 2d_o ●6_n judgement_n or_o proceed_n of_o parliament_n not_o subject_a to_o debate_v elsewhere_o p._n 2d_o 24_o ●●_o judgement_n definitive_a in_o what_o case_n pertain_v to_o parliament_n or_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n p._n 39_o 4●_n judicial_a act_n trans-acted_n in_o what_o case_n by_o part_n of_o the_o court_n representative_a by_o all_o p._n 35_o 40._o differ_v from_o ministerial_a ibid._n judge_n who_o shall_v he_o of_o the_o danger_n of_o the_o realm_n or_o of_o the_o necessity_n of_o raise_v army_n p._n 64_o 65._o parallel_v with_o the_o power_n of_o judgement_n in_o inferior_a court_n ibid._n k._n king_n what_o capacity_n intend_v by_o law_n and_o what_o mean_v hereby_o vi._n titl_n capacity_n vi._n a_o large_a titl_n stat._n 5._o r._n 2●●_n ●●_z e._n 3._o p._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 97._o consider_v in_o both_o capacity_n natural_a politic_a p._n 65._o 66._o l._n law_fw-fr of_o parliament_n vi._n titl_n privilege_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o positive_a law_n yet_o just_a p._n 13_o 122_o common_a law_n touch_v the_o militia_n p._n 43_o 44_o 45._o usque_fw-la 52_o per_fw-la totum_fw-la vi._n titl_n statut._n 1_o e._n 3._o 5_o ●_o h._n 4._o 13._o the_o only_a positive_a law_n now_o in_o force_n concern_v the_o militia_n law_n and_o statute_n how_o to_o be_v expound_v vi._n p._n 50._o 77._o m._n militia_n a_o right_n of_o parliament_n p._n 43._o duplex_fw-la general_a absolute_a or_o extraordinary_a ordinary_a or_o li●●ted_v by_o the_o positive_a law_n p._n ●_o the_o militia_n positive_a extend_v only_o to_o tenor_n or_o contract_n not_o to_o be_v force_v out_o of_o their_o shire_n unless_o in_o case_n of_o sudden_a invasion_n p._n 45_o 46_o 47_o etc._n etc._n militia_n positive_a ve_v in_o the_o sheriff_n as_o a_o instrument_n or_o officer_n by_o statute_n in_o the_o law_n or_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o the_o power_n or_o right_n vi._n a_o large_a p._n 82_o 83._o usque_fw-la 88_o vi._n ti●l_o statut_fw-la 9_o e._n 2._o 28_o e._n 1._o cap._n 28._o the_o general_a or_o absolute_a power_n of_o the_o militia_n in_o parliament_n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la not_o in_o the_o king_n the_o reason_n why_o at_o large_a p._n 78_o 79_o 80._o militia_n of_o the_o navy_n or_o the_o sea_n in_o parliament_n not_o in_o the_o king_n at_o large_a debate_v p._n 90_o 91._o etc._n etc._n not_o divisible_a ibid._n militia_n the_o adjunct_n and_o attendant_n of_o the_o militia_n viz._n the_o fort●_n castle_n and_o magazine_n to_o who_o they_o belong_v ibid._n different_a from_o house_n or_o palace_n ibid._n n._n negative_a voice_n in_o parliament_n to_o what_o it_o extend_v p._n 23_o 24_o etc._n etc._n examine_v in_o inferior_a court_n p._n 25_o non_fw-la obsta●●te_fw-la in_o the_o king_n pardon_v where_o available_a where_o not_o p._n 62_o 63_o 105_o 109._o o._n oath_n of_o the_o king_n at_o his_o coronation_n explain_v p._n 27_o 28._o observation_n touch_v the_o discourse_n p._n 122_o 123_o etc._n etc._n offence_n in_o presence_n of_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n and_o in_o presence_n of_o the_o king_n differ_v ordinance_n the_o etymology_n of_o it_o how_o regal_a power_n the_o ordinance_n of_o god_n p._n 100_o 101_o 102_o ordinance_n and_o the_o force_n thereof_o in_o parliament_n in_o inferior_a court_n debate_v p._n 38_o 39_o office_n public_a or_o the_o great_a office_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o who_o the_o disposition_n of_o they_o pertain_v p._n 93_o 94._o p._n