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A54690
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A plea for the pardoning part of the soveraignty of the kings of England
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Philipps, Fabian, 1601-1690.
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1682
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Wing P2012; ESTC R9266
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in_o parliament_n be_v not_o sufficient_a that_o of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n son_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n the_o young_a a_o lord_n of_o a_o great_a estate_n which_o be_v thus_o enter_v in_o the_o parliament_n roll_v of_o the_o five_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o ought_v sure_o to_o satisfy_v that_o the_o law_n and_o reasonable_a custom_n of_o england_n will_v warrant_v it_o anno_fw-la 5_o e._n 3._o sir_n eubule_n le_fw-fr strange_n and_o eleven_o other_o mainpriser_n 8._o be_v to_o bring_v forth_o the_o body_n of_o hugh_n the_o son_n of_o hugh_n le_fw-fr despenser_n the_o young_a say_v the_o record_n a_o respondre_fw-fr au_fw-fr prochein_fw-fr parliament_n &_o the_o ester_n a_fw-fr droit_fw-fr &_o affaire_fw-fr ce_fw-fr &_o the_o liu_o en_fw-fr conseil_fw-fr soit_fw-fr ordine_fw-la &_o mesuerent_a le_fw-fr corpse_n le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr hugh_n devant_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr seigneur_fw-fr le_fw-fr roi_fw-fr countess_n baron_n &_o autres_fw-fr grantz_n en_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr le_fw-fr parliament_n &_o monstrent_fw-la les_fw-fr l'res_n patent_n du_fw-fr roi_fw-fr de_fw-fr pardon_v all_o dit_fw-fr hugh_n forisfacturam_fw-la vite_fw-la &_o membrorum_fw-la sectam_fw-la pacis_fw-la homicidia_fw-la roborias_fw-la felonias_fw-la &_o omnes_fw-la transgressiones_fw-la etc._n etc._n date_v 20_o martii_fw-la anno_fw-la primo_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la et_fw-la priant_n a_o never_o seigneur_n le_fw-fr roi_fw-fr quill_n le_fw-fr vousi_v deliurer_n de_fw-fr las_fw-fr mainprize_n &_o fair_a audit_n hugh_n sa_o grace_n &_o never_o seigneur_n le_fw-fr roi_fw-fr eiant_a regard_n a_o ses_fw-fr dite_fw-fr l'res_n &_o voilant_a uttroier_n a_o la_fw-fr priere_n le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr mons'r_n eble_n &_o autres_fw-fr mainpernor_n avant_fw-fr dit_fw-fr &_o auxint_fw-fr de_fw-fr les_fw-fr prelatz_n qui_fw-fr prierent_fw-la moult_v especialment_n pour_fw-fr lui_fw-fr si_fw-fr ad_fw-la comande_fw-fr de_fw-fr sa_fw-fr grace_n sa_fw-fr deliurance_fw-fr 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