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therefore_o to_o will_n and_o require_v you_o to_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o say_a george_n whitehead_n and_o thomas_n burr_n in_o the_o common_a goal_n for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n aforesaid_a until_o they_o shall_v be_v from_o thence_o discharge_v by_o due_a order_n of_o law_n and_o hereof_o fail_v not_o give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_n the_o 21_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o to_o the_o constable_n of_o the_o ward_n of_o west-wymor_a and_o to_o either_o of_o they_o to_o convey_v and_o to_o your_o keeper_n of_o the_o common_a goal_n aforesaid_a to_o receive_v and_o keep_v the_o say_a george_n whitehead_n and_o thomas_n burr_n according_a to_o this_o warrant_n g.w._n do_v the_o recorder_n own_o this_o to_o be_v a_o true_a copy_n yea_o or_o nay_o r._n i_o care_v not_o whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o false_a there_o be_v another_o mittimus_fw-la against_o you_o etc._n etc._n g.w._n let_v this_o mittimus_fw-la be_v consider_v first_o doff_v thou_o own_v it_o 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will_v bespeak_v either_o want_n of_o other_o matter_n against_o we_o or_o else_o that_o the_o mittimus_fw-la or_o commitment_n be_v illegal_a r._n read_v the_o second_o warrant_n etc._n etc._n g.w._n we_o have_v exception_n against_o the_o second_o warrant_n if_o i_o read_v that_o the_o exception_n ought_v also_o to_o be_v read_v shall_v read_v they_o when_o i_o have_v read_v the_o warrant_n court_n well_o you_o may_v read_v both_o g.w._n now_o the_o court_n be_v engage_v and_o concern_v to_o make_v good_a the_o liberty_n grant_v i_o to_o read_v our_o exception_n when_o the_o warrant_n be_v read_v the_o second_o warrant_n read_v which_o follow_v norwich_n city_n and_o county_n of_o norwich_n whereas_o george_n whitehead_n and_o thomas_n burr_n be_v late_o send_v by_o my_o warrant_n unto_o the_o common_a goal_n for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n aforesaid_a bacon_n francis_n bacon_n for_o be_v seditious_o assemble_v with_o some_o hundred_o of_o other_o disloyal_a person_n against_o 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to_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n aforesaid_a and_o hereof_o fail_v not_o give_v under_o my_o hand_n and_o seal_n the_o 23d_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o to_o the_o keeper_n of_o the_o common_a goal_n for_o the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o norwich_n g.w._n i_o hope_v the_o recorder_n can_v deny_v the_o copy_n to_o be_v true_a r._n i_o will_v vindicate_v it_o by_o law_n in_o any_o court_n in_o england_n etc._n etc._n or_o to_o that_o effect_n g.w._n hear_v the_o exception_n against_o this_o second_o warrant_n i_o will_v read_v they_o deliberate_o if_o the_o court_n have_v any_o thing_n to_o object_n against_o any_o particular_a that_o may_v be_v read_v over_o again_o after_o the_o first_o read_v court_n read_v they_o go_v on_o etc._n etc._n the_o exception_n against_o the_o second_o warrant_n for_o detention_n of_o the_o prisoner_n in_o the_o common_a goal_n without_o bail_n or_o mainprize_n bear_v date_n the_o 23d_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la dom._n 1679._o exception_n i._n first_o the_o prisoner_n be_v commit_v till_o session_n there_o to_o answer_v to_o the_o premise_n contain_v in_o their_o mittimus_fw-la therefore_o the_o court_n ought_v to_o take_v judicial_a cognizance_n thereof_o that_o be_v of_o the_o charge_n contain_v in_o the_o say_v mittimus_fw-la for_o their_o trial_n and_o discharge_v thereupon_o by_o due_a order_n of_o law_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v the_o second_o warrant_n to_o be_v insist_v upon_o nor_o the_o mittimus_fw-la to_o be_v evade_v exception_n 2._o second_o because_o that_o after_o the_o command_v give_v to_o the_o keeper_n to_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o common_a goal_n until_o the_o next_o general_n quarter-session_n etc._n etc._n the_o lawful_a conclusion_n be_v want_v viz._n until_o they_o shall_v be_v deliver_v by_o due_a course_n of_o law_n see_v cook_n in_o the_o 2d_o part_n of_o his_o institutes_n fol._n 52._o concern_v a_o commitment_n by_o lawful_a warrant_n exception_n warrant_n warrant_n 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