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A71223 The compleat History of independencie Upon the Parliament begun 1640. By Clem. Walker, Esq; Continued till this present year 1660. which fourth part was never before published.; History of independency. Walker, Clement, 1595-1651.; Theodorus Verax. aut; T. M., lover of his king and country. aut 1661 (1661) Wing W324B; ESTC R220805 504,530 690

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edw._n 3._o rot._n parl._n nu_fw-la 16._o 25_o edw._n 3._o c._n 8._o 36_o edw._n 3_o rot._n parl._n nu_fw-la 26._o 45_o edw._n 3._o rot._n parl._n nu_fw-la 42._o 11_o hen._n 4._o rot._n parl._n nu_fw-la 10._o 1_o rich._n 3._o c._n 2._o the_o petition_n of_o right_n and_o resolution_n of_o both_o house_n against_o loan_n 3_o car._n the_o vote_n and_o act_n against_o ship-money_n knighthood_n tonnage_n and_o poundage_n and_o the_o star-chamber_n this_o parliament_n 17_o 18._o car._n agree_v to_o by_o mr._n william_n hackwel_n in_o his_o argument_n against_o imposition_n judge_v hutton_n and_o crock_n in_o their_o argument_n mr._n saint_n john_n in_o his_o argument_n and_o speech_n against_o ship-money_n with_o other_o argument_n and_o discourse_n upon_o that_o subject_n sir_n ed._n cock_n in_o his_o 2_o instit_fw-la pag._n 59_o 60_o 527_o 528_o 529_o 532_o 533._o but_o this_o assessment_n be_v not_o so_o legal_o impose_v ergo_fw-la ay_o nor_o no_o man_n else_o aught_o to_o pay_v it_o 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brook_z commission_n 19_o 21._o it_o appear_v by_o the_o writ_n of_o summons_n to_o the_o lord_n crompt_a jurisdiction_n of_o court_n fol._n 1_o cook_n 4._o instit_fw-la p._n 9_o 10._o and_o of_o election_n state_n quere_z how_o a_o parliament_n summon_v by_o the_o writ_n of_o k._n charles_n i._n and_o call_v parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la super_fw-la arduis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la can_v be_v continue_v one_o and_o the_o same_o parl._n after_o the_o king_n death_n that_o call_v it_o and_o the_o monarchy_n change_v into_o a_o commonwealth_n formal_o it_o can_v be_v the_o same_o the_o head_n thereof_o be_v go_v the_o lord_n house_n and_o monarchy_n be_v abolish_v and_o the_o state_n not_o the_o same_o material_o it_o can_v be_v the_o same_o so_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a member_n be_v throw_v out_o and_o new_a one_o undue_o elect_v bring_v in_o but_o there_o be_v some_o pragmatical_a tailor_n in_o the_o house_n who_o 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thereby_o absolute_o determine_v without_o any_o hope_n of_o revival_n the_o parliament_n be_v determine_v thereby_o especial_o as_o those_o who_o have_v disinherited_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n and_o vote_v down_o monarchy_n itself_o and_o the_o remnant_n now_o sit_v be_v no_o long_o member_n of_o parliament_n as_o all_o judge_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n sheriff_n make_v only_o by_o the_o king_n writ_n or_o commission_n and_o not_o by_o patent_n cease_v and_o become_v void_a by_o the_o king_n death_n for_o this_o very_a reason_n because_o they_o be_v constitute_v justitiarios_fw-la &_o vicecomites_fw-la nostros_fw-la ad_fw-la pacem_fw-la nostram_fw-la etc._n etc._n custodiendum_fw-la the_o king_n be_v dead_a his_o writ_n and_o commission_n expire_v with_o he_o 4_o ed._n 4._o 43._o 44._o brook_z office_n and_o officer_n 25._o commission_n 19_o 21._o dyer_n 195._o cook_n 7._o rep._n 30_o 31._o 1_o ed._n 6._o c._n 7._o daltons_n justice_n of_o peace_n chap._n 3._o pag._n 13._o 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