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runningmead_n do_v send_v their_o proxy_n and_o representative_n to_o the_o commune_fw-la concilium_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o parliament_n for_o it_o can_v be_v suppose_v in_o reason_n that_o every_o individual_a citizen_n and_o burgess_n can_v come_v no_o more_o than_o every_o parson_n of_o a_o parish_n to_o a_o convocation_n or_o to_o a_o meeting_n of_o the_o whole_a clergy_n of_o england_n the_o record_n say_v that_o the_o 2._o king_n be_v in_o partibus_fw-la transmarinis_fw-la write_v majori_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la london_n majori_fw-la &_o probis_fw-la hominibus_fw-la winton_n northampt._n lincoln_n ebor._n oxon._n glouc._n heref._n exon._n worcestr_n cantebr_n hunt_n bristol_n norwich_n and_o all_o the_o great_a borough_n of_o the_o demesne_n of_o the_o king_n give_v remanen_fw-la they_o account_n of_o his_o proceed_n and_o success_n in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o french_a and_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v by_o his_o letter_n release_v the_o interdict_v under_o which_o the_o kingdom_n than_o lie_v which_o the_o king_n have_v then_o send_v to_o peter_n bishop_n of_o winton_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o desire_v that_o they_o will_v believe_v what_o the_o bishop_n shall_v speak_v to_o they_o that_o consilium_fw-la &_o auxilium_fw-la vestrum_fw-la ad_fw-la honorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la &_o vestrum_fw-la &_o statum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la in_o melius_fw-la communicandum_fw-la efficaciter_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la apponatis_fw-la and_o that_o majori_fw-la festinatione_fw-la expediretur_fw-la testae_fw-la apud_fw-la rupellam_fw-la 6_o o_o die_v martii_fw-la in_o the_o same_o manner_n he_o write_v to_o dorso_fw-la william_n earl_n marshal_n and_o to_o all_o the_o earl_n baron_n &_o magnatibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la apud_fw-la rupellam_fw-la 8_o o_o die_v martii_fw-la in_o order_n therefore_o to_o our_o proof_n of_o a_o parliament_n from_o these_o record_n let_v we_o make_v two_o observation_n 1._o negative_a 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intend_v that_o peter_n bishop_n of_o winchester_n be_v then_o chief_a justice_n of_o england_n shall_v go_v from_o county_n to_o county_n city_n to_o city_n borough_n to_o borough_n or_o as_o our_o churchwarden_n do_v from_o house_n to_o house_n rogare_fw-la consilium_fw-la &_o auxilium_fw-la the_o proper_a business_n of_o a_o parliament_n to_o desire_v and_o entreat_v for_o their_o counsel_n and_o aid_n for_o the_o honour_n of_o the_o king_n their_o own_o &_o statum_fw-la regni_fw-la and_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n sure_o that_o have_v be_v a_o employment_n fit_a for_o the_o wander_a jew_n or_o johannes_n de_fw-fr temporibus_fw-la and_o such_o counsel_n must_v needs_o have_v be_v of_o a_o very_a different_a and_o various_a nature_n and_o both_o agree_v very_o ill_o with_o the_o word_n majori_fw-la festinatione_fw-la and_o urgency_n of_o the_o content_n of_o the_o writ_n let_v we_o then_o inquire_v what_o be_v the_o effect_n and_o consequent_n of_o these_o writ_n 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