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A26252
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An Authentical account of the formalities and judicial proceedings upon arraigning at Westminster, a peer of the realm before a Lord high-steward
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1680
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Wing A4264; ESTC R25898
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1584._o diligent_o observe_v they_o yet_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n discover_v what_o they_o attempt_v he_o desire_v nevertheless_o of_o the_o french_a king_n that_o they_o with_o morgan_n and_o other_o english_a who_o be_v practise_v against_o their_o prince_n and_o country_n may_v be_v remove_v out_o of_o france_n to_o which_o he_o receive_v this_o answer_n that_o if_o they_o attempt_v any_o thing_n in_o frence_z the_o king_n will_v punish_v they_o according_a to_o law_n that_o all_o kingdom_n be_v free_a for_o fugitive_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o great_a concernment_n of_o king_n to_o maintain_v every_o one_o the_o privilege_n of_o his_o own_o kingdom_n that_o queen_n eliz_n have_v not_o long_o since_o receive_v into_o her_o kingdom_n montgomery_n the_o prince_n of_o conde_n and_o other_o of_o the_o french_a nation_n and_o that_o sagury_n the_o king_n of_o navarr_n ambassador_n be_v in_o england_n at_o this_o very_a time_n practise_v to_o move_v new_a trouble_n against_o the_o 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ratio_fw-la patitur_fw-la 16._o act_n 25._o v._o 16._o it_o be_v not_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o roman_n to_o deliver_v any_o man_n to_o death_n before_o the_o accuse_v have_v his_o accuser_n face_n to_o face_n and_o licence_n to_o answer_v for_o himself_o query_n viii_o whether_o the_o king_n and_o one_o of_o the_o house_n alone_o or_o both_o without_o the_o king_n can_v declare_v a_o treason_n within_o the_o stat._n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 2_o sol._n john_n duke_n of_o groyen_n and_o lancaster_n steward_z of_o england_n and_o thomas_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n constable_n of_o england_n the_o king_n uncle_n complain_v to_o the_o king_n that_o thomas_n talbot_n knight_n with_o other_o his_o adherent_n conspire_v the_o death_n of_o the_o say_a duke_n as_o the_o same_o be_v confess_v and_o well_o know_v and_o pray_v that_o the_o parliament_n may_v judge_v of_o the_o fault_n which_o petition_n be_v just_a and_o according_a to_o the_o branch_n of_o the_o stat._n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o 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enemy_n which_o be_v prove_v by_o letter_n and_o banister_n confession_n etc._n etc._n whereupon_o the_o duke_n ask_v the_o judge_n whether_o the_o subject_n of_o another_o prince_n 1572._o camb._n eliz._n a._n 1572._o confederate_a with_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n be_v to_o be_v hold_v for_o the_o queen_n enemy_n calelin_n chief_a justice_n answer_v that_o they_o be_v and_o that_o the_o queen_n of_o england_n may_v make_v war_n with_o any_o duke_n of_o france_n and_o yet_o in_o the_o interim_n keep_v peace_n with_o the_o french_a king_n and_o here_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o judge_n ought_v not_o to_o deliver_v their_o opinion_n beforehand_o in_o any_o criminal_a case_n that_o may_v come_v before_o they_o judicial_o in_o the_o case_n of_o humphrey_n stafford_n that_o arch-traitor_n hussey_n chief_a justice_n beseech_v king_n h._n 7._o that_o he_o will_v not_o desire_v to_o know_v their_o opinion_n beforehand_o for_o he_o for_o they_o think_v it_o shall_v come_v 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