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and_o establish_v etc._n etc._n 3_o r._n 2._o rot._n parl._n num._n 38._o &_o 40._o the_o commons_o desire_v a_o grant_n of_o new_a power_n to_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o inquire_v into_o extortion_n the_o bishop_n conceive_v it_o may_v extend_v to_o they_o make_v their_o protestation_n against_o this_o new_a grant_n yet_o protest_v that_o if_o it_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o what_o be_v law_n already_o they_o will_v condescend_v to_o it_o but_o not_o if_o it_o give_v any_o new_a or_o further_a power_n the_o king_n answer_v that_o notwithstanding_o their_o protestation_n or_o any_o word_n contain_v therein_o he_o will_v not_o forbear_v to_o pass_v this_o new_a grant_n and_o that_o by_o his_o oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v it_o and_o 6_o h._n 6._o c._n 5._o we_o for_o as_o much_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o regality_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o safegvard_n of_o our_o realm_n round_o about_o will_v in_o this_o behalf_n convenient_a hasty_a remedy_n to_o be_v adhibite_fw-la have_v assign_v etc._n etc._n by_o these_o with_o infinite_a such_o like_a recitall_n in_o our_o ancient_a and_o late_a statute_n in_o the_o king_n own_o proclamation_n commission_n yea_o and_o in_o writ_n of_o law_n wherein_o we_o find_v these_o expression_n a._n nos_fw-la qui_fw-la singulis_fw-la de_fw-fr regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o exhibitione_n justitiae_fw-la sumus_n debitores_fw-la plaenam_fw-la &_o celerem_fw-la justitiam_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la facias_fw-la a._n nos_fw-la volentes_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la legios_fw-la nostros_fw-la in_o curiis_fw-la nostris_fw-la etc._n etc._n justitiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n nullatenus_fw-la differri_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la inde_fw-la reddendam_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la celeritate_fw-la procedatis_fw-la 129._o nos_fw-la oppressiones_fw-la duritias_fw-la damna_fw-la excessus_fw-la &_o gravamina_fw-la praedictae_fw-la nolentes_fw-la relinquere_fw-la impunita_fw-la volent_fw-la esque_fw-la salvationi_fw-la &_o 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proclamation_n be_v so_o fresh_a in_o memory_n so_o ful_o relate_v in_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n and_o pacification_n make_v in_o both_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n ratify_v by_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o in_o particular_a history_n of_o this_o subject_a that_o i_o shall_v not_o spend_v time_n to_o recite_v particular_n but_o will_v rather_o conclude_v from_o all_o the_o premise_n with_o the_o word_n of_o buchanan_n the_o ancient_a custom_n of_o our_o ancestor_n in_o punish_v their_o king_n suffer_v not_o our_o force_n of_o the_o queen_n to_o renounce_v her_o right_n unto_o the_o crown_n to_o her_o son_n to_o seem_v a_o novelty_n and_o the_o moderation_n of_o the_o punishment_n show_v it_o proceed_v not_o from_o envy_n for_o so_o many_o king_n punish_v with_o death_n bond_n banishment_n by_o our_o ancestor_n voluntary_o offer_v themselves_o in_o the_o ancient_a monument_n of_o history_n that_o we_o need_v no_o foreign_a example_n to_o confirm_v our_o own_o act_n for_o the_o scottish_a nation_n see_v it_o be_v free_a from_o the_o beginning_n create_v itself_o king_n upon_o this_o very_a law_n that_o the_o empire_n be_v confer_v on_o they_o by_o the_o suffrage_n of_o the_o people_n if_o the_o matter_n require_v it_o they_o may_v take_v it_o away_o again_o by_o the_o same_o suffrage_n of_o which_o law_n many_o footstep_n have_v remain_v even_o to_o our_o age_n for_o in_o the_o island_n which_o lie_v round_o about_o we_o and_o in_o many_o place_n of_o the_o continent_n wherein_o the_o ancient_a language_n and_o constitution_n have_v continue_v this_o very_a custom_n be_v yet_o observe_v in_o create_v governor_n likewise_o the_o ceremony_n which_o be_v use_v in_o the_o king_n inauguration_n have_v also_o a_o express_a image_n of_o this_o law_n out_o of_o which_o it_o easy_o appear_v that_o a_o kingdom_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o mutual_a stipulation_n between_o the_o people_n and_o their_o king_n the_o same_o likewise_o may_v be_v most_o 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3._o 3._o see_v the_o manner_n of_o hold_v parliament_n in_o england_n new_o print_v at_o london_n 1641._o &_o dyer_n f._n 60._o a_o br._n parl._n 7._o object_n answ._n answ._n see_v their_o message_n &_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n to_o this_o purpose_n purpose_n see_v cambd._n brit._n p._n 163._o which_o style_v the_o parliament_n the_o king_n presence_n the_o register_n of_o writ_n old_a &_o new_a natura_fw-la brevium_fw-la old_a &_o new_a book_n of_o entry_n cook_n instit._n on_o lit_n f._n 71._o 6._o 6._o 1_o king_n 12._o &_o 2_o chron._n 10._o 10._o grafton_n p._n 348_o 349_o 350._o 350._o see_v miâ—shes_n dictionary_n lit_fw-fr parliam_fw-la f_o 526._o 526._o note_v this_o this_o in_o hâ—linsh_fw-mi chron._n of_o ireland_n f._n 127_o 128._o 128._o 〈◊〉_d jurisdiction_n of_o couâ—s_n f._n 8._o 4_o h._n 7_o 18._o 7._o h._n â—_o 14_o 11_o h._n â—_o 27._o parliament_n 42_o 76_o 33_o h._n 6._o 17._o adjudge_v according_o bâ—_n prerogative_n 134._o 134._o see_v stamford_n f._n 38._o 155._o 3_o e._n 3._o 19_o coro_n 161._o 161._o sec_n 21_o r._n 2._o c_o 6._o 6._o dyer_n f._n 60._o n._n bract._n parli_n 7._o crompt_v jurisd_v f._n 16._o a._n a._n luk._n 12._o 32_o matth._n 13._o 23._o mat._n 7._o 13_o 14._o 14._o see_v bishop_n tewel_n defence_n of_o the_o apology_n p_o 6._o c._n 7._o divis._n 1._o bishop_n bilson_n true_a difference_n of_o christian_a subjection_n and_o unchristian_a rebel_n part_n 3._o p._n 540_o 541_o 542._o bishop_n pilkington_n of_o the_o burn_a of_o paul_n steeple_n keilway_o f_o 184_o â—_o croâ—p_n jurisd_v of_o court_n f._n 19_o 20._o 10_o f._n 4._o f._n 6._o stamf._n plea_n l._n 33._o 1._o f._n 153._o br._n coron_n 135._o antiq_n eccles._n brit._n p._n 229_o 300._o sp._n p._n i_o 156_o mary_n hist._n p._n 450._o to_o 454._o john_n vowel_n chronicle_n of_o ireland_n p._n 127_o 128_o 128_o 25_o e._n 3._o stat_fw-la 6._o de_fw-la provisionibus_fw-la 31_o e._n 3._o c._n 4._o 36_o e._n 3._o c_o 8._o 38._o e._n 3._o stat_fw-la 2._o c._n 2._o 7._o r_o 2._o c._n 12._o 3_o r._n 2._o c._n 12._o 11._o r._n 2._o preface_n &_o â—_o 3._o 12._o 1_o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o 14_o e._n 3._o stat_fw-la 3._o preface_n see_v 20_o h._n 3._o c._n 9_o 21_o h._n 3._o stat_fw-la of_o leap_v year_n 4_o h3_n stat_fw-la of_o marlbridge_n 4._o e._n i_o de_fw-fr big_n prologue_n &_o c._n 6._o 6_o e._n 1._o stat_fw-la de_fw-fr gloster_n preface_n 13_o e._n 1._o acton_n burnel_n 13_o e._n 1._o â—_o 43._o de_fw-fr malefact_n in_o part_n 21_o e._n 1._o eschetor_n 3_o e._n i._o quo_fw-la warrant_n 9_o e._n 2._o artic._n cleri_fw-la pref._n pref._n 1_o sam._n 19_o 2_o 0._o 2_o sam._n 5._o 12._o 2_o chron._n 9_o 8._o isa._n 49_o 23._o rom._n 13_o 4_o 5._o 1_o pet._n 2_o 13_o 14._o 14._o arist._n polit._n l._n 3_o &_o 5._o plato_n agesilaus_n xenophon_n de_fw-fr instit._fw-la cyri._fw-la hist._n coelius_n rhodig_n antiq._n lect._n l._n 8._o c._n 1._o bodin_n de_fw-fr republica_n osorius_n de_fw-fr rege_fw-la &_o regum_fw-la instit._fw-la instit._fw-la the_o preamble_n of_o all_o ancient_a statute_n bracton_n l._n 1._o c._n 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 9_o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o 17._o fortescue_n c._n 9_o to_o 15._o 15._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 21_o 22._o 23._o 23._o gen._n 1._o 26._o to_o 31._o c._n 9_o 2_o 3_o 4._o psal._n 8._o 6_o 7_o 8._o 8._o ephes._n 6._o 5._o col._n 3._o 22_o 23._o 23._o gen._n 8._o 18._o c._n 3._o 16._o 1_o cor._n 11._o 3_o 8_o 9_o ephes_n 5._o 23_o 24._o 1_o pet._n 3._o 1._o 1._o &_o 3._o 18._o 18._o see_v eutrop._n grimsi_n &_o other_o in_o his_o life_n life_n salamonius_n de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la l._n 2._o p._n 52._o 59_o see_v codicis_fw-la l._n 1._o tit._n 1._o 3_o cordi_fw-la nobis_fw-la est_fw-la p._n c._n semper_fw-la nostri_fw-la animi_fw-la curas_fw-la rebus_fw-la communibus_fw-la avidissime_fw-la impendere_fw-la etc._n etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la l._n 2._o p._n 57_o 57_o general_n hist._n of_o fran._n p._n 1069_o 1069_o 2_o sam._n 18._o 3._o 3._o crompt_v lurisd_v of_o cour._n f._n 1._o etc._n etc._n bract._n l._n 1._o c._n 2._o 19_o h._n 6._o 63._o a_o 64._o b._n 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 10._o dyer_n 60._o a_o cook_n instit._fw-la on_o lit._n f._n 109_o 110_o 110_o sir_n thomas_n smith_n of_o the_o commonweal_n of_o england_n l._n 2._o c._n 1_o 2._o holi_fw-la descrip._n of_o engl._n c._n 8._o p._n 173._o cam._n brit._n p._n 173._o io._n vowel_n order_n &_o usage_n how_o to_o keep_v a_o parliament_n in_o holin_n chron._n of_o ireland_n p._n 101_o to_o 120._o minsh_fw-mi dictionary_n tit._n parliament_n parliament_n fortescue_n c._n 10_o to_o 15._o bract._n l._n 1_o c_o 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 9_o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 5._o 17._o brook_n pate_n 25_o 41_o 12_o 51_o 53_o 69_o 73_o 100_o &_o prerogative_n 15_o 103._o commissi_fw-la 15_o 16._o see_v judge_n crook_n &_o judge_n hutton_n argume_v against_o shipmoney_n petition_n of_o right_n 3_o carol._n br._n pari._fw-la 42._o 42._o of_o the_o commonw_n l._n 1._o c._n 10_o p._n 159._o 159._o l._n 2._o c._n 16._o f._n 34_o a._n &_o l._n 1._o c._n 8_o f._n 5._o b._n &_o fleta_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o walse_v hest._n p._n 36_o 37_o 40._o 40._o see_v sir_n thomas_n smith_n commonwealth_n of_o england_n l._n 2._o c._n 1_o 2_o 3._o 〈◊〉_d description_n of_o england_n c._n 8._o p._n 173._o &_o chronicle_n of_o ireland_n p._n 101_o 102._o m._n hackwel_n manner_n of_o pass_a bill_n sect._n 8._o p._n 74._o brock_n parliament_n 4._o 107_o 33_o h._n 6._o c._n 33._o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 21._o cromptons_n jurisdiction_n f._n 7_o b._n br._n parliament_n 26_o 39_o 40_o 41._o 41._o 4_o h._n 7._o 18._o 7_o h._n 7._o 14._o 11_o h._n 7._o 27_o 33_o h._n 6._o 17._o br._n parlia_n 4_o 40._o 76._o 107._o crompt_v jurisd_v f._n 8._o a._n bro._n ancient_a demesne_n 20._o 10_o h._n 7._o 20._o a_o 33_o h._n 8._o c._n 17._o 17._o seâ—_n 2._o 7._o 8_o 12_o 14_o 17._o 4_o h._n 7._o 7._o de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la l._n 1_o p._n 35_o 36._o &_o p._n 29_o to_o 43._o 43._o cook_n 7._o calvin_n case_n 7_o h._n 6._o 35_o b._n dyer_n 373._o br_n parliament_n 98._o 98._o lâ—vie_a hist._n l._n 1_o &_o 2._o bod_fw-mi â—n_fw-mi commonwealth_n l._n 1._o c._n 10._o 10._o fitz._n assize_n 413._o avowry_n 74_o presâ—â—rip_n 67._o br._n custom_n 31._o co._n 5_o rep._n f._n 63_o 64_o 67_o 68_o kitchen_n 45_o 73._o 80._o 80._o sect_n â—_o jac._n c._n c._n 33_o h._n 6._o 17._o br._n parli_n 4._o mr._n hackwel_n of_o pass_v bill_n crom._n â—uris_fw-la f._n 8._o chron._n of_o ireland_n f._n 127_o to_o 130._o 130._o cromp._n juris_fw-la of_o court_n f._n 1_o 2._o &_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o hold_v parliament_n in_o england_n england_n see_v r_o s_o t_o u_z before_z before_z justinian_n cod._n l._n 1._o tit._n 17._o lex_fw-la 8._o 8._o hackwel_n pass_v of_o bill_n sect_n 8_o p._n 78._o 78._o see_v rasâ—all_a tax_n &_o ten_o the_o act_n of_o subsidy_n 21_o jac._n &_o this_o present_a parliament_n 〈◊〉_d p._n 745._o 745._o see_v part_n 2_o p._n 74_o 75._o 75._o see_v 1_o e._n 4_o c._n 6._o 4_o e._n 4._o 10_o 9_o e._n 4._o 1_o 2._o br._n charter_n de_fw-fr pardon_n 22._o 13_o eliz._n c._n 1_o 1_o see_v the_o republic_n of_o those_o state_n &_o bodin_n l._n 1_o c._n 10._o l._n 2_o c._n 3_o 4_o &_o 5._o 5._o arist._n polit._n l._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o godwin_n roman_a antiquity_n antiquity_n de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la l._n 6._o p._n 120_o 10_o 126._o 126._o de_fw-fr principatu_fw-la l._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o passim_fw-la passim_fw-la justin._n codicis_fw-la l._n 1._o tit._n 17_o lex_fw-la 4._o 4._o the_o true_a difference_n etc._n etc._n part_n 3._o p._n 416._o 416._o hieron_n blanâ—a_fw-fr rer._n arag_n com._n p._n 588_o 589._o 589._o fox_n act._n &_o monu_n vol._n 1._o p._n 173._o spee_n hist._n p._n 244._o 244._o mat._n west_n an._n 1273._o p._n 353._o dan._n p._n 185._o see_v speed_n &_o holin_n 1_o e._n 1._o 1._o see_v nubrig_n spee_n hol._n mat._n west_n &_o other_o in_o the_o life_n of_o r._n 1._o h._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o ed._n 1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o walse_v hist._n angl_n an._n 1422._o p._n 458._o spee_n p._n 1108._o graft_n p._n 496_o 447_o 648._o fab_n p._n 470_o hall_n f._n 176_o to_o 183._o hoved._n annalpars_n posterior_n p._n 702_o 703_o 705_o 706._o 706._o act_n &_o mon._n old_a edit_n p._n 705._o see_v hol._n speed_v graft_n in_o their_o life_n life_n see_v hoveden_n annal._n pars_fw-la posterior_n p._n 702_o 703_o 705_o 706._o 706._o fox_n act_n &_o mon._n edit_n 1641._o vol._n 1._o p._n 214._o &_o lambards_n archaion_n leges_fw-la edwardi_fw-la c._n 17._o bishop_n bilson_n par_fw-fr 3_o p._n 494._o 494._o vol._n 1._o