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thereupon_o to_o ordain_v remedy_n the_o statute_n of_o provisor_n 131._o provisor_n id._n 135â—_n fol._n 131._o 27_o e._n 3._o run_v our_o lord_n the_o king_n by_o the_o assent_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o great_a man_n and_o commons_o of_o this_o realm_n etc._n etc._n have_v ordain_v the_o statute_n of_o 133._o of_o idem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1353._o fol._n 133._o staple_n 27_o e._n 3._o have_v a_o singular_a preface_n whereas_o good_a deliberation_n have_v with_o the_o prelate_n duke_n earls_z baron_n and_o great_a man_n of_o the_o county_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o every_o county_n one_o burrough_n one_o knight_n for_o a_o county_n and_o so_o for_o city_n and_o burrough_n for_o all_o the_o county_n and_o so_o of_o city_n and_o burrough_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o council_n and_o common_a consent_n of_o the_o say_a prelate_n etc._n etc._n knight_n and_o commons_o the_o king_n have_v ordain_v etc._n etc._n in_o the_o 28._o prince_n be_v name_v after_o prelate_n the_o preamble_n of_o the_o 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great_a man_n and_o commons_o see_v the_o mischief_n pray_v the_o king_n in_o this_o present_a parliament_n thereupon_o to_o ordain_v remedy_n the_o preamble_n to_o the_o statute_n 191._o statute_n idem_fw-la anno_fw-la 1376._o fol._n 191._o 50_o e._n 3._o run_v thus_o the_o prelate_n duke_n earls_z baron_n and_o other_o assemble_v at_o the_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n our_o lord_n the_o king_n desire_v much_o that_o the_o peace_n of_o his_o land_n be_v well_o keep_v and_o his_o faithful_a subject_n in_o quietness_n and_o tranquillity_n maintain_v have_v therefore_o make_v and_o ordain_v certain_a ordinance_n and_o also_o grant_v certain_a grace_n and_o pardon_n to_o his_o commons_o of_o england_n in_o all_o which_o it_o be_v evident_a the_o two_o house_n have_v no_o more_o but_o a_o advise_v or_o petition_v and_o assent_v power_n it_o be_v every_o where_o express_v that_o the_o king_n sole_o ordain_v establish_v grant_v however_o he_o own_v a_o obligation_n by_o his_o coronation_n oath_n to_o make_v good_a law_n for_o his_o subject_n chap._n xxvii_o of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n during_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o to_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n james_n the_o second_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o statute_n at_o 163._o at_o pulton_n an._n 1377._o fol._n 163._o westminster_n 10_o r._n 2._o be_v thus_o richard_n by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o nottingham_n greeting_n know_v you_o that_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n by_o the_o whole_a assent_n of_o the_o prelate_n duke_n earl_n and_o baron_n of_o this_o our_o realm_n commons_o special_a instance_n and_o request_n of_o the_o commons_o at_o the_o instance_n and_o special_a request_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o our_o realm_n assemble_v at_o our_o parliament_n we_o have_v ordain_v and_o establish_v certain_a statute_n in_o amendment_n and_o relief_n of_o this_o our_o say_a realm_n that_o at_o 165._o at_o idem_fw-la anno_fw-la 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in_o the_o record_n item_n mandatum_fw-la est_fw-la singâ—lis_fw-la vicecomitibus_fw-la per_fw-la angliam_fw-la quod_fw-la venire_fw-la faciant_fw-la dvos_fw-la milites_fw-la delegalioribus_fw-la probioribus_fw-la &_o discretioribus_fw-la militibus_fw-la singulorum_fw-la comitatuum_fw-la ad_fw-la regem_fw-la london_n in_o forma_fw-la praedicta_fw-la item_n in_o forma_fw-la praedicta_fw-la scribitur_fw-la civibus_fw-la ebor._fw-la lincoln_n &_o caeteris_fw-la burgis_fw-la angliae_fw-la quod_fw-la mittant_fw-la in_o forma_fw-la praedicta_fw-la dvos_fw-la de_fw-la discretioribus_fw-la legalioribus_fw-la &_o probioribus_fw-la tam_fw-la civibus_fw-la quam_fw-la burgensibus_fw-la suis_fw-la and_o so_o to_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o cinque-port_n which_o run_v thus_o rex_fw-la baronibus_fw-la &_o ballivis_n portus_n svi_fw-la de_fw-la sandwico_fw-la cum_fw-la praelati_fw-la &_o nobiles_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la tam_fw-la pro_fw-la negotio_fw-la liberationis_fw-la edwardi_fw-la 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dicto_fw-la com._n digniores_fw-la &_o probiores_fw-la &_o in_o actibus_fw-la armorum_fw-la magis_fw-la expertos_fw-la &_o discretos_fw-la &_o non_fw-la alterius_fw-la conditionis_fw-la &_o dvos_fw-la cives_fw-la &_o burgenses_n qui_fw-la in_o navigo_fw-la &_o exercitio_fw-la mercandisarum_fw-la notitiam_fw-la habeant_fw-la meliorem_fw-la eligi_fw-la and_o then_o in_o the_o close_a follow_v nolumus_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la tu_fw-la seu_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la vicecome_v regni_fw-la praedicti_fw-la aut_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alteriâ—s_fw-la conditionis_fw-la quam_fw-la superius_fw-la specificatur_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la sit_fw-la electus_fw-la and_o the_o last_o clause_n
till_o the_o 11_o rich._n 2._o be_v use_v and_o from_o the_o 12_o to_o the_o last_o of_o rich._n 2._o the_o word_n alterius_fw-la conditionis_fw-la be_v omit_v and_o so_o in_o ed._n four_o time_n but_o the_o clause_n that_o the_o sheriff_n be_v not_o choose_v be_v retain_v to_o these_o we_o may_v add_v that_o banneret_n be_v not_o to_o be_v choose_v member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o choose_v commons_o cl._n 7_o r._n 2._o m._n 32._o dorso_fw-la no_o banneret_n to_o be_v choose_v 7_o r._n 2._o in_o the_o case_n of_o thomas_n camoy_v thus_o nos_fw-la advertentes_fw-la quod_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la banneretti_fw-mi ante_fw-la haec_fw-la tempora_fw-la milites_fw-la comitatuum_fw-la ratione_fw-la alicujus_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la eligi_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 com._n praedicti_fw-la venturi_fw-la exonerari_fw-la volumus_fw-la and_o so_o command_v the_o 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etc._n nec_fw-la apprenticius_fw-la aâ—t_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la homo_fw-la ad_fw-la legem_fw-la aliqualiter_fw-la sit_fw-la electus_fw-la concern_v this_o and_o that_o in_o the_o 46_o ed._n 3._o the_o curious_a reader_n may_v peruse_v sir_n ed._n 10._o ed._n 4_o instit._n p._n 10._o coke_n who_o opinion_n mr._n prynne_n 414._o prynne_n second_o part_n of_o brief_a register_n 124._o hist_o ang._n p._n 414._o from_o the_o roll_n and_o from_o walsingham_n clear_o confute_v however_o that_o parliament_n be_v since_o call_v indoctum_fw-la after_o this_o upon_o make_v the_o statute_n 7_o h._n 4._o c._n 15.11_o h._n 4._o c._n 1._o upon_o the_o commons_o petition_v the_o ancient_a form_n for_o the_o writ_n be_v somewhat_o alter_v and_o enlarge_v though_o little_a as_o to_o the_o qualification_n but_o as_o to_o the_o manner_n of_o election_n etc._n etc._n of_o which_o i_o shall_v discourse_v by_o itself_o 23_o h._n 6._o c._n 15._o shire_n 15._o cl._n 25_o h._n 6._o m._n 24._o 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