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any_o power_n to_o administer_v a_o oath_n in_o any_o case_n whatsoever_o much_o less_o than_o to_o confer_v any_o authority_n on_o other_o to_o give_v such_o illegal_a oath_n and_o fine_a those_o who_o refuse_v they_o the_o high_a kind_n of_o arbitrary_a tyranny_n both_o over_o man_n conscience_n property_n liberty_n to_o which_o those_o who_o voluntary_o submit_v deserve_v not_o only_o the_o name_n of_o traitor_n to_o their_o country_n but_o to_o be_v m_o 21.5.6_o bore_v through_o the_o ear_n and_o they_o and_o their_o posterity_n to_o be_v make_v slave_n for_o ever_o to_o these_o new_a tax-master_n and_o their_o successor_n and_o those_o who_o be_v any_o way_n active_a in_o impose_v or_o administer_a such_o oath_n and_o levy_v illegal_a tax_n by_o distress_n or_o otherwise_o may_v and_o will_v undoubted_o smart_v for_o it_o at_o last_o not_o only_o by_o action_n of_o trespass_n false_a imprisonment_n account_n etc._n etc._n bring_v against_o they_o at_o the_o common_a law_n when_o there_o will_v be_v no_o committee_n of_o indemnity_n to_o protect_v they_o from_o such_o suit_n but_o likewise_o by_o inditement_n of_o high_a treason_n to_o the_o deserve_a loss_n of_o their_o estate_n life_n and_o ruin_n of_o their_o family_n when_o there_o will_v be_v no_o parliament_n of_o purge_a commoner_n nor_o army_n to_o secure_v nor_o legal_a plea_n to_o acquit_v they_o from_o the_o guilt_n and_o punishment_n of_o traitor_n both_o to_o their_o king_n and_o country_n pretend_v present_a sordid_a fear_n of_o loss_n of_o liberty_n estate_n or_o the_o like_a be_v no_o n_o 97._o excuse_n in_o such_o a_o case_n and_o time_n as_o this_o but_o a_o high_a aggravation_n of_o their_o crime_n the_o o_o 21.8_o fearful_a be_v the_o first_o in_o that_o dismal_a list_n of_o malefactor_n who_o shall_v have_v part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n even_o by_o christ_n own_o sentence_n john_n 18._o vers._n 38._o to_o this_o end_n be_v i_o bear_v and_o for_o this_o cause_n come_v i_o into_o the_o world_n that_o i_o shall_v bear_v witness_n unto_o the_o truth_n finis_fw-la objection_n if_o any_o object_n etc._n that_o true_a it_o be_v the_o parliament_n by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n determine_v by_o the_o king_n death_n but_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o 17._o caroli_fw-la which_o enaâ—ts_n that_o this_o present_a parliament_n now_o assemble_v shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v unless_o it_o be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v pass_v for_o that_o purpose_n continue_v this_o parliament_n still_o in_o be_v notwithstanding_o the_o king_n behead_v since_o no_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v pass_v for_o its_o dissolution_n the_o only_a pretext_n for_o to_o support_v the_o continuance_n of_o the_o parliament_n since_o the_o king_n violent_a death_n to_o this_o i_o answer_v answ._n that_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n in_o law_n that_o every_o statue_n ought_v to_o be_v expound_v according_a to_o the_o intent_n of_o those_o that_o make_v it_o and_o the_o mischief_n it_o intend_v only_o to_o prevent_v as_o be_v resolve_v in_o 4._o ed._n 4.12_o 12._o ed._n 4.18_o 1._o hen._n 7.12.13_o plough_v com._n f._n 369._o and_o cook_n 4._o instit._n p._n 329.330_o now_o the_o intent_n of_o the_o maker_n of_o this_o act_n and_o the_o end_n of_o enact_v it_o be_v not_o to_o prevent_v the_o dissolution_n of_o this_o parliament_n by_o the_o king_n death_n no_o way_n intimate_v or_o insinuate_v in_o any_o clause_n thereof_o be_v a_o clear_a unavoidable_a dissolution_n of_o it_o to_o all_o intent_n not_o provide_v for_o by_o this_o law_n but_o by_o any_o writ_n or_o proclamation_n of_o the_o king_n by_o his_o regal_a power_n without_o consent_n of_o both_o house_n which_o i_o shall_v manifest_v by_o these_o ensue_a reason_n first_o from_o the_o principal_a occasion_n of_o make_v this_o act_n the_o king_n as_o the_o commons_o in_o their_o *_o 5.6_o
remonstrance_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 15._o decemb._n 1642._o complain_v have_v dissolve_v all_o former_a parliament_n during_o his_o reign_n without_o and_o against_o both_o house_n approbation_n to_o their_o great_a discontent_n and_o the_o kingdom_n prejudice_n as_o his_o father_n king_n james_n have_v dissolve_v other_o in_o his_o reign_n and_o during_o their_o continuance_n adjourn_v and_o prorogue_v they_o at_o their_o pleasure_n now_o the_o fear_n and_o prevent_v of_o the_o like_a dissolution_n prorogation_n or_o adjournment_n of_o this_o parliament_n after_o the_o scotish_a army_n disband_v before_o the_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o preamble_n be_v effect_v by_o the_o king_n absolute_a power_n be_v the_o only_o gronud_a and_o occasion_n of_o this_o law_n not_o any_o fear_n or_o thought_n of_o its_o dissolution_n by_o the_o king_n untimely_a death_n than_o not_o so_o much_o as_o imagine_v be_v before_o the_o war_n or_o irish_a rebellion_n break_v forth_o the_o king_n very_o healthy_a not_o ancient_a and_o likely_a then_o to_o survive_v this_o parliament_n and_o many_o other_o in_o both_o house_n judgement_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o bill_n for_o triennial_a parliament_n this_o undeniable_a truth_n be_v express_o declare_v by_o the_o commons_o themselves_o in_o their_o foresay_a remonstrance_n exact_v collection_n p._n 5.6.14.17_o compare_v together_o where_o in_o direct_a term_n they_o affirm_v the_o abrupt_a dissolution_n of_o this_o parliament_n be_v prevent_v by_o another_o bill_n by_o which_o it_o be_v provide_v it_o shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v or_o adjourn_v without_o the_o consent_n of_o both_o hâ—uses_n in_o the_o bill_n for_o continuance_n of_o this_o present_a parliament_n there_o seem_v to_o be_v some_o restraint_n of_o the_o royal_a power_n in_o dissolve_v of_o parliament_n not_o to_o take_v it_o out_o of_o the_o crown_n but_o to_o suspend_v the_o execution_n of_o it_o for_o this_o time_n and_o occasion_n only_a which_o be_v so_o 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