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and_o from_o thence_o to_o the_o ancient_a and_o modern_a privilege_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o first_o it_o be_v very_o obvious_a etc._n king_n not_o confine_v to_o two_o knight_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n former_o be_v not_o confine_v to_o summon_v only_o two_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n as_o now_o for_o anno_fw-la 22_o dorso_fw-la 22_o cl._n 22_o e._n 1._o m._n 6._o dorso_fw-la e._n 1._o the_o king_n issue_v out_o his_o writ_n of_o summons_n for_o two_o knight_n of_o every_o county_n after_o which_o follow_v a_o second_o write_v enter_v immediate_o after_o in_o the_o same_o dorse_v for_o other_o two_o knight_n in_o these_o word_n praeter_fw-la illos_fw-la dvos_fw-la milites_fw-la eligi_fw-la facias_fw-la alios_fw-la dvos_fw-la milites_fw-la legales_fw-la etc._n etc._n so_o 28_o e._n 1._o three_o knight_n or_o other_o three_o de_fw-la probioribus_fw-la legalioribus_fw-la &_o discretioribus_fw-la liberis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n 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