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rex_fw-la part_n 1._o p._n 12._o l_o 15._o three_o read_v second_o p._n 29._o l._n 44._o through_o p._n 45._o l._n 24._o l._n 3._o p._n 48._o l._n 15._o britanâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 26._o privatave_n p._n 56._o l._n 16._o repute_v they_o p._n 75._o l._n 25._o responum_fw-la p._n 93._o l._n 38._o duairus_n p._n 100_o l._n 33._o raynerius_fw-la l._n 3._o 8_o albericus_fw-la part_n 2._o p._n 59_o l._n 3._o perfidum_fw-la part_n 3._o p._n 143._o l._n 25._o natural_a national_a national_a see_v the_o 21._o article_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n &_o rogers_n ibidem_fw-la ibidem_fw-la joh._n 8._o 32._o 32._o zech._n 6._o 19_o 19_o judge_n 9_o 23._o 23._o plato_n â—ege_fw-la hoc_fw-la sanxit_fw-la li._n 12_o de_fw-fr ll._n simo_n quiâ—_n privatim_fw-la sine_fw-la publico_fw-la scito_fw-la pacem_fw-la bellumve_fw-la secerit_fw-la capital_fw-it esto_fw-la esto_fw-la page_n 141._o 22_o 23_o 95_o 72._o and_o elsewhere_o elsewhere_o part_n 2._o &_o 3_o 3_o num._n 22_o 23_o 24_o 25._o 25._o see_v cambden_n britannia_n p._n 318._o according_o according_o see_v 19_o e._n 3._o pars_fw-la 1._o m_o 14_o &_o pars_fw-la 2._o m._n 14._o judge_v crocke_n argument_n against_o shipmoney_n p._n 69._o to_o 74._o 74._o see_v cambaens_n britan._n p._n 318._o 318._o a_o exact_a collection_n of_o all-remonstrance_n etc._n etc._n p._n 66_o 67._o 67._o part._n 1._o p._n 89_o 90._o part_n 2._o p._n 41._o to_o 74._o nota._n object_n 6._o see_v the_o king_n declaration_n and_o proclamation_n against_o this_o and_o other_o assessment_n answer_n see_v sir_n edward_n cook_n institut_n on_o mag._n charta_n and_o these_o law_n articuli_fw-la super_fw-la chartas_n confirmatio_fw-la chartarum_fw-la part_n 1._o rastall_a accusation_n 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o rastall_a ten_o tax_n etc._n etc._n 1._o object_n answer_n answer_n see_v 8._o h._n 5._o c._n 1_o 1_o part_n 1._o pag._n 42_o 43_o 44._o 44._o see_v part_n 1._o p._n 47_o 48_o 49_o 50._o 50._o 12_o e._n 4._o c._n 3._o 3._o 14_o e._n 3._o c._n 20._o the_o king_n then_o absent_a in_o france_n france_n 1_o e._n 6._o c._n 13._o 1_o mar._n 1_o e._n c._n 19_o 1_o jac._n c._n 33._o 33._o 21_o jac._n c._n 32._o 1._o carc_n c._n 5._o 5._o 1_o car._n c._n 6._o 21._o jac._n c._n 33._o 33._o see_v rastall_a tax_n etc._n etc._n throughout_o throughout_o matth._n paris_n hist_o angl._n p._n 420_o 421_o 562_o 563._o daniel_n hist_o p._n 157._o 157._o walsingham_n hist_o angl._n p._n 88_o holinsh_v grafton_n and_o daniel_n p._n 211._o 211._o mr._n hackwel_n manor_n of_o pass_a bill_n sect_n 8._o p._n 78._o 78._o see_v part_n 1._o p._n 37_o 38_o 39_o 46_o to_o 53._o 53._o see_v part_n 1._o p._n 39_o 17._o 17._o fitzh_n assize_n 413._o auowry_n 74._o prescrip_n 67._o br._n custom_n 31._o kitchin_n 45._o 73._o 80._o co._n 5._o rep._n 63._o to_o 69._o see_v rastal_n title_n corporation_n corporation_n judge_v crookes_n argument_n against_o ship-money_n p._n 24_o 25_o may_v 5._o 1641._o 1641._o cook_n 5._o report_n fol._n 62_o 63._o 63._o cook_n 5._o report_n f_o 62._o 62._o 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z register_n fol._n 127._o fitz._n nature_n brâ—u_n fol._n 113._o cook_n l._n 10._o fol._n 142._o 142._o part._n 1._o p._n 5â—_n 50._o 99_o 100_o 101_o 102_o part_n 2._o p_o 98_o etc._n etc._n francis_n then_o his_o catalogue_n of_o protector_n in_o holinshed_a p._n 1073_o etc._n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr jure_fw-la belli_n &_o pacis_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 3_o nu_fw-la 24._o p._n 69._o 69._o vindiciae_fw-la contr_n tyrannos_fw-la qu._n 3_o 4._o 4._o 13._o h_o 8._o 16._o 9_o e._n 4._o 35_o b._n 8._o e._n 4_o 23._o br._n custom_n 145._o trespass_n 406._o dyer_n 36._o 36._o cook_n 4._o rep._n f._n 93_o 94._o ash_n title_n silent'_v silent'_v see_v the_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o rise_n and_o progress_n of_o the_o irish_a