ove_fw-la tout_fw-fr lour_v puissance_n the_o observation_n i_o shall_v make_v from_o this_o great_a judgement_n shall_v be_v two_o 1._o that_o above_o 300._o year_n ago_o there_o be_v not_o the_o least_o scruple_n or_o fancy_n that_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n 552._o of_o which_o the_o citizen_n and_o burgess_n be_v then_o undoubted_o a_o part_n ought_v not_o and_o be_v not_o to_o be_v present_a in_o the_o commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o parliament_n of_o king_n john_n reign_n and_o to_o have_v assent_v to_o that_o king_n resignation_n an._n 14._o to_o make_v it_o legal_a and_o valid_a as_o well_o as_o the_o prelate_n earl_n and_o baron_n 2._o if_o the_o commons_o have_v never_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o parliament_n before_o 49_o h._n 3._o but_o that_o the_o king_n and_o great_a lord_n only_o make_v law_n and_o have_v a_o inherent_a power_n as_o some_o of_o our_o modern_a writer_n say_v to_o tax_v the_o whole_a kingdom_n de_fw-fr alto_fw-mi &_o basso_n ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la suum_fw-la jure_fw-la repraesentationis_fw-la sure_o they_o will_v not_o have_v leave_v record_v to_o posterity_n so_o great_a a_o testimonial_a of_o the_o antiquity_n and_o right_n of_o the_o commons_o of_o england_n than_o so_o distinguish_v from_o the_o great_a lord_n as_o be_v express_v in_o the_o roll_n may_v it_o not_o then_o be_v admit_v they_o speak_v nothing_o but_o what_o be_v a_o undisputable_a truth_n in_o diebus_fw-la illis_fw-la unless_o we_o must_v believe_v that_o the_o great_a and_o learned_a author_n of_o this_o age_n better_o understand_v the_o constituent_a part_n of_o the_o communia_fw-la concilia_fw-la or_o parliament_n of_o king_n john_n time_n and_o so_o upward_o above_o 460._o year_n since_o than_o the_o whole_a parliament_n of_o 40_o e._n 3._o the_o parliament_n of_o their_o grandfather_n time_n as_o be_v the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n and_o indeed_o this_o famous_a resolution_n be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o declaration_n of_o the_o ancient_a common_a law_n of_o the_o land_n before_o the_o norman_a duke_n gain_v the_o imperial_a crown_n of_o england_n as_o appear_v by_o king_n harold_n answer_n to_o his_o ambassador_n require_v the_o performance_n of_o the_o king_n oath_n to_o take_v the_o duke_n daughter_n to_o wife_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o crown_n for_o he_o de_fw-fr regno_fw-la addebat_fw-la praesumptuosum_fw-la fuisse_fw-la quod_fw-la absque_fw-la generali_fw-la senatus_n &_o populi_fw-la conventu_fw-la &_o edicto_fw-la alienam_fw-la illi_fw-la haereditatem_fw-la juraverit_fw-la which_o be_v record_v by_o william_n of_o malmsbury_n lib._n 3._o p._n 56._o l._n 24._o in_o vita_fw-la williemi_fw-fr i._n a_o author_n without_o all_o exception_n who_o flourish_v in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 1._o and_o therefore_o can_v not_o be_v ignorant_a where_fw-mi and_o in_o who_o the_o legislative_a power_n of_o england_n do_v reside_v there_o be_v but_o 33._o year_n from_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o norman_a duke_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o that_o king_n and_o of_o this_o historian_n the_o learned_a balaeus_n give_v this_o eulogium_fw-la vir_fw-la erat_fw-la svo_fw-la seculo_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la genere_fw-la bonarum_fw-la literarum_fw-la plene_fw-la eruditissimus_fw-la &_o in_o eruendis_fw-la antiquitatibus_fw-la ingenio_fw-la diligentia_fw-la &_o industria_fw-la singularis_fw-la angliae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la nationis_fw-la studosissimus_fw-la illustrator_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o arthur_n duke_n of_o bretaign_n the_o annal_n of_o england_n tell_v we_o that_o king_n john_n be_v summon_v by_o the_o french_a king_n as_o duke_z of_o normandy_n to_o appear_v at_o his_o court_n and_o judicial_o to_o answer_v the_o pretend_a murder_n of_o arthur_n his_o nephew_n whereupon_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n and_o hubert_z de_fw-fr burgo_n after_o earl_n of_o kent_n and_o chief_a justice_n of_o england_n nuntii_fw-la solemne_n &_o prudentes_fw-la be_v send_v to_o the_o french_a king_n to_o who_o the_o bishop_n thus_o speak_v domine_fw-la 284._o rex_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la dux_n normanniae_fw-la ad_fw-la curiam_fw-la vestram_fw-la venire_fw-la nisi_fw-la veniret_fw-la 61._o rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la cum_fw-la una_fw-la persona_fw-la sint_fw-la dux_n &_o rex_n quod_fw-la non_fw-la permitteret_fw-la aliquo_fw-la modo_fw-la baronagium_fw-la angliae_fw-la etsi_fw-la ipse_fw-la rex_fw-la hoc_fw-la vellet_fw-la so_o careful_a be_v the_o baronage_n or_o parliament_n to_o preserve_v the_o ancient_a right_n safety_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n an._n 3_o joh._n before_o any_o difference_n happen_v between_o he_o and_o his_o subject_n anno_fw-la 29_o e._n 1._o the_o king_n send_v ambassador_n 1._o to_o the_o french_a king_n ut_fw-la quid_fw-la de_fw-la truga_fw-la de_fw-fr guerra_fw-mi &_o the_o pace_n deliberasset_fw-la nunciaret_fw-la and_o be_v answer_v se_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la sine_fw-la duodecim_fw-la paribus_fw-la qui_fw-la occupati_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la circa_fw-la novam_fw-la guerram_fw-la tam_fw-la ardua_fw-la tractare_fw-la but_o that_o he_o expect_v their_o come_n in_o fifteen_o day_n quo_fw-la tempore_fw-la transacto_fw-la ipsis_fw-la consentientibus_fw-la they_o declare_v that_o they_o can_v not_o determine_v thereof_o inconsultis_fw-la secum_fw-la scotis_n whereupon_o those_o ambassador_n return_v igitur_fw-la convocato_fw-la parliamento_fw-la londoniis_fw-la recitatisque_fw-la frustratoriis_fw-la dilationibus_fw-la &_o falsis_fw-la machinationibus_fw-la praedictorum_fw-la ambassador_n be_v again_o send_v and_o receive_v this_o answer_n quod_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la adveniret_fw-la faciemus_fw-la personaliter_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la duos_fw-la reges_fw-la de_fw-la optima_fw-la pace_fw-la conveniretur_fw-la whereupon_o the_o king_n of_o england_n aliud_fw-la habuit_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la in_fw-la quo_fw-la talia_fw-la recitata_fw-la displicuerunt_fw-la &_o ex_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la concilio_n or_o parliament_n definitum_fw-la est_fw-la regem_fw-la pro_fw-la aliquo_fw-la mandato_fw-la vel_fw-la suggestionibus_fw-la ab_fw-la anglia_fw-it egredi_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v the_o reader_n may_v easy_o observe_v 1._o that_o the_o weighty_a and_o great_a affair_n which_o concern_v the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n both_o in_o the_o saxon_n time_n and_o after_o be_v by_o a_o fundamental_a principle_n and_o law_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o be_v consult_v of_o and_o resolve_v in_o the_o communia_fw-la concilia_fw-la or_o parliament_n and_o that_o no_o particular_a person_n or_o order_n of_o man_n do_v take_v upon_o they_o such_o power_n sine_fw-la consensu_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o this_o h._n 3._o and_o his_o council_n well_o know_v when_o he_o tell_v otto_n the_o pope_n nuntio_n quod_fw-la solus_fw-la non_fw-la potuit_fw-la definire_fw-la nec_fw-la 3._o debuit_fw-la negotium_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la cleriâos_fw-la &_o laiâos_fw-la generaliter_fw-la totius_fw-la regni_fw-la tangebat_fw-la which_o e._n 1_o and_o his_o council_n in_o the_o 23_o the_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n thus_o confirm_v quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la tangit_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la dorso_fw-la approbetur_fw-la 2._o that_o the_o generalis_fw-la senatus_n &_o populi_n conventus_fw-la &_o edictum_fw-la or_o saxon_a wittena_n gemott_n the_o baronagium_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o king_n john_n time_n and_o the_o concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o parliamentum_fw-la in_o the_o reign_n of_o e._n 1._o be_v verba_fw-la synonyma_fw-la differ_v in_o phrase_n but_o one_o and_o the_o same_o assembly_n in_o substance_n the_o four_o argument_n from_o several_a record_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la de_fw-la annis_n 28_o 32_o 3â_n 42_o &_o 48_o h._n 3._o mention_v parliament_n then_o hold_v and_o their_o proceed_n in_o some_o of_o which_o ãâ¦ã_z the_o word_n commons_o be_v express_o mention_v as_o well_o as_o the_o prelate_n &_o magnate_n to_o be_v part_n of_o those_o parliament_n the_o general_a council_n at_o runningmead_n ãâã_d hold_v 17_o jââ_n be_v 29._o year_n after_o and_o 20._o year_n before_o 49_o h._n 3._o call_v parliamentum_fw-la de_fw-mi runeme_v memorandum_n quod_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la a_o ãâ¦ã_z die_v pasch._n in_o tres_fw-la septimanas_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la regis_fw-la h._n 3._o 28._o london_n celebrato_fw-la negotium_fw-la crucis_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it una_fw-la cum_fw-la collectione_n decimae_fw-la benefiââârum_fw-la ecclesiasââcorum_fw-la domino_fw-la regi_fw-la in_o subsidium_fw-la terrae_fw-la sanctae_fw-la à _fw-la sede_fw-la apostolica_fw-la deputat_fw-la be_v treat_v of_o a_o utlary_n against_o william_n de_fw-fr dorso_fw-la hastingcott_n be_v reverse_v and_o he_o restore_v to_o all_o he_o have_v lose_v thereby_o and_o this_o do_v coram_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o toto_fw-la parliamento_fw-la inter_fw-la communia_fw-la hilar._n 17_o e._n 3._o ãâã_d penes_fw-la rememoratorem_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o scaccario_fw-la it_o appear_v in_o a_o plea_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o prior_n of_o coventry_n that_o 29_o &_o 32_o h._n 3._o quaedam_fw-la subsidia_fw-la per_fw-la magnates_fw-la &_o communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la spontanea_fw-la &_o mera_fw-fr voluntate_fw-la regi_fw-la concessa_fw-la or_o as_o bracton_n phrase_v 37._o it_o exit_fw-la consensu_fw-la communi_fw-la totius_fw-la regui_fw-la be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o magnates_n &_o communitas_fw-la towards_o the_o marry_n of_o the_o king_n elder_a daughter_n and_o also_o the_o king_n sister_n to_o frederick_n the_o emperor_n which_o be_v do_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o
comitum_fw-la or_o parliament_n in_o king_n ânuts_n reign_v hen._n primus_fw-la rex_fw-la eadmeri_fw-la historiae_fw-la novorum_fw-la lib._n 5._o pa._n 111._o ãâã_d ãâã_d henricus_fw-la primus_fw-la rex_fw-la eadmeri_fw-la hiââ_n novorum_n ââb_fw-la 5._o pa._n 131._o alexander_n the_o ãâã_d ãâã_d the_o various_a ãâã_d of_o the_o general_n councll_n âo_o parliament_n of_o ãâ¦ã_z ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d coâ_n 99_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d 1103._o ãâã_d hen._n ãâã_d rot._n par._n 40_o e._n 3._o n._n 7._o 8._o quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la tangit_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la approbatur_fw-la vide_fw-la argument_n the_o 8_o pa._n 28._o usque_fw-la ad_fw-la sinem_fw-la rot._n pat._n 15._o johannis_n pars_fw-la 2._o m._n 2._o rot._n claus._n 15._o johannis_n m._n 1._o rot._n pat._n 17_o jâhannis_n m._n 16._o rex_fw-la mittit_fw-la domino_fw-la papae_fw-la pro_fw-la auxilio_fw-la adversus_fw-la baronis_fw-la angliae_fw-la pat._n 17_o johannis_n m._n 15._o dorse_v rex_fw-la scribit_fw-la pape_n ut_fw-la suââurrat_fw-la ãâã_d qâoniam_fw-la ãâã_d &_o singular_a praesidium_fw-la suum_fw-la post_fw-la deum_fw-la habuit_fw-la in_o papa_n rot._n pat._n 37_o h._n 3._o m._n 12._o dorso_fw-la vide_fw-la pa._n 35._o 101_o 102._o seâ_n pâ_n ãâã_d 101_o 1_o ãâ¦ã_z collo_fw-la ãâ¦ã_z ãâã_d parliamento_fw-la spell_n gloss._n 137._o rot._n pat._n vascon_n 37_o &_o 38_o h._n 3._o m._n 4._o n._n 21._o de_fw-fr magnae_fw-la carta_n tenenda_fw-la rot._n pat._n 38_o h._n 3._o m._n 4._o hiberniae_fw-la vide_fw-la the_o nine_o argument_n pa._n 72._o 73._o ibidem_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la rot._n pat._n 42_o h._n 3._o m._n 10._o pro_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o barnagio_n angliae_fw-la nota_fw-la the_o different_a denomination_n of_o the_o parliament_n or_o common_a council_n of_o this_o year_n 1._o procâres_fw-la &_o fideles_fw-la regni_fw-la 2._o baronagium_fw-la angliae_fw-la 3._o parliamentum_fw-la rot._n pat._n 42_o h._n 3._o m._n 3._o n._n 9_o 4._o haus_n home_n c_o prodes_fw-la home_n e_fw-la comune_fw-la de_fw-fr reaume_n rot._n pat._n 42_o h._n 3._o m._n 4._o vide_fw-la pa._n 35._o rot._n pat._n 51_o h._n 3._o m._n 16_o de_fw-fr pace_fw-la inter_fw-la regem_fw-la &_o r._n comitem_fw-la glouc._n nota._n in_o those_o ancient_a time_n pardon_n by_o parliament_n wherein_o the_o commons_o give_v their_o counsel_n and_o assent_n be_v think_v safe_a and_o requisite_a ibidem_fw-la rot._n pat._n 7_o e._n 2._o pars_fw-la 1._o m._n 9_o quod_fw-la nullus_fw-la imprisonetur_fw-la etc._n etc._n pro_fw-la morte_fw-la petri_n de_fw-fr gaveston_n purveâ_n est_fw-la &_o grante_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o per_fw-la ercevesques_n evesques_n abbes_n prior_n count_n baron_n &_o per_fw-la tote_fw-la la_fw-fr comunalty_n de_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr roialme_n a_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr parliament_n etc._n etc._n uniment_n assentuz_fw-fr est_fw-fr &_o accordez_fw-fr that_fw-mi all_o that_o have_v a_o hand_n in_o the_o death_n of_o pierce_n gaveston_n shall_v be_v pardon_v ro._n pat._n 12_o e._n 2._o m._n 17._o de_fw-fr perdon_n pro_fw-la com._n lanc_fw-fr '_o the_o king_n in_o parliament_n pardon_v the_o earl_n of_o lancaster_n consentientibus_fw-la praelatis_fw-la proceribus_fw-la &_o communitate_fw-la regni_fw-la ibidem_fw-la congregatis_fw-la rot._n pat._n 1_o e._n 3._o m._n 8._o andrew_n de_fw-fr hethford_n who_o be_v a_o principal_a citizen_n of_o london_n and_o a_o villainous_a instrument_n of_o the_o two_o spincer_n in_o e._n 2._o time_n be_v the_o assensu_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la comitum_fw-la &_o totius_fw-la communitatis_fw-la regni_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la pardon_v all_o homicide_n robbery_n burglary_n felony_n appeal_n etc._n etc._n rot._n pat._n 1_o e._n 3._o m._n 23._o de_fw-fr perdonatione_fw-la pro_fw-la communitate_fw-la civitatis_fw-la london_n de_fw-fr assensu_fw-la praelat_fw-la com._n bar._n &_o totius_fw-la communitatis_fw-la regni_fw-la pro_fw-la homicidiis_fw-la rebel_n etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la sectam_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr appellis_fw-la per_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la illatis_fw-la penes_fw-la rememorator_fw-la domini_fw-la toe_n in_o sacco_n anglia_fw-it de_fw-it auxilio_fw-la concesso_fw-la ed_z miliciam_fw-la sil_fw-fr regis_fw-la anno_fw-la 34_o e._n 1._o consil_n '_o intracio_fw-la de_fw-la codem_fw-la termino_fw-la penes_fw-la rememorator_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o sacc_fw-la rot._n 40._o vide_fw-la pa._n 94._o notâ_n bar._n quinque_fw-la portââm_n nota._n not_o the_o concilium_fw-la here_o mean_v be_v all_o the_o great_a officer_n of_o state_n the_o judge_n and_o other_o the_o king_n learned_a council_n in_o parliament_n nota_fw-la in_o the_o ensue_a record_n the_o milites_fw-la commitatuum_fw-la and_o barones_n quinque_fw-la porcuum_fw-la be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o word_n magnates_fw-la regni_fw-la inter_fw-la commââia_fw-la brevia_fw-la ae_z termino_fw-la s._n michaelis_fw-la anno_fw-la 34_o e._n 1._o penes_fw-la rememorator_fw-la domini_fw-la thesaurarii_fw-la in_o scaccaâio_n nota_fw-la in_o the_o former_a record_n praelati_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n &_o alii_fw-la magnates_fw-la neonon_fw-la milites_fw-la commitatâum_o grant_v a_o joint_a aid_n to_o the_o king_n and_o here_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o praelati_fw-la &_o câteri_fw-la magnates_fw-la regni_fw-la give_v it_o so_o as_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o county_n and_o baron_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n be_v comprehend_v under_o the_o name_n magâateâ_n penes_fw-la rememorator_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o scacc_n '_o warr._n de_fw-fr priore_n de_fw-fr coventr_n attach_v pro_fw-la transgressione_n vide_fw-la pa._n 34._o ãâã_d ãâã_d
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