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le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ust_o compaignions_n pur_fw-it oyer_n &_o terminer_n aux_fw-fr parliament_n trestouts_fw-fr les_fw-fr breves_fw-la &_o plaint_n the_o tort_v de_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr roigne_n &_o the_o lour_v infans_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr eux_fw-fr especialment_n de_fw-fr que_fw-fr tort_v leu_fw-fr ne_fw-fr poit_fw-fr aver_v autrement_fw-fr common_a droit_fw-fr and_o for_o this_o purpose_n as_o well_o as_o to_o make_v law_n for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o the_o people_n it_o be_v ordain_v in_o king_n alfred_n time_n for_o a_o perpetual_a usage_n that_o a_o parliament_n shall_v meet_v twice_o a_o year_n at_o london_n and_o often_o if_o need_n be_v as_o you_o have_v it_o p._n 10._o and_o you_o have_v a_o great_a many_o particular_a law_n which_o be_v make_v in_o those_o parliament_n p._n 15._o among_o other_o thing_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o all_o plaintiff_n shall_v have_v writ_n of_o remedy_n in_o the_o king_n court_n aussi_fw-fr bien_fw-fr sur_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ou_fw-fr sur_fw-fr la_fw-fr roigne_n come_v sur_fw-fr autre_fw-fr del_fw-it people_n d'_fw-fr chestun_n injury_n forsque_fw-la en_fw-fr vengeance_n d'_fw-fr vie_fw-fr &_o d'_fw-fr member_n ou_fw-fr pleint_a tient_fw-fr lieu_fw-fr sans_fw-fr brief_a and_o in_o the_o last_o place_n to_o avoid_v prolixity_n this_o book_n speak_v of_o the_o abusion_n of_o the_o common_a law_n that_o be_v practice_n which_o be_v fraud_n to_o the_o law_n and_o repugnant_a to_o right_o pag._n 282._o have_v these_o word_n la_o premier_n &_o la_fw-fr sovereign_a abusion_n est_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr est_fw-fr oustre_fw-fr la_fw-fr ley_fw-fr ou_fw-fr il_fw-fr duist_o estre_fw-fr ceste_fw-fr subject_n sicome_a est_fw-la contenus_fw-la in_o son_n serement_n 2_o abusion_n est_fw-fr que_fw-fr ou_fw-fr les_fw-fr parliament_n se_fw-la duissent_fw-la fair_n pur_fw-mi le_fw-fr salvation_n des_fw-fr alm_n de_fw-fr trespassor_n &_o ceo_fw-la a_o londres_n &_o deux_fw-fr foit_n per_fw-la a_o la_fw-fr 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