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the_o use_n and_o benefit_n of_o law_n whereby_o the_o peace_n and_o tranquillity_n of_o the_o people_n must_v be_v observe_v wherein_o the_o king_n intend_v to_o devise_v convenient_a remedy_n have_v make_v these_o act_n ordinance_n and_o statute_n underwritten_a which_o he_o will_v to_o be_v observe_v for_o ever_o firm_o and_o inviolable_o of_o all_o his_o subject_n as_o well_o high_a as_o low_a thus_o we_o see_v in_o the_o whole_a reign_n of_o h._n 3._o except_v in_o that_o parliament_n of_o montfort_n faction_n the_o bishop_n and_o dignify_a clergy_n earl_n baron_n and_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v only_o summon_v as_o member_n of_o the_o great_a council_n and_o there_o be_v no_o representative_n of_o the_o commons_o and_o the_o king_n authority_n in_o summon_v dissolve_v and_o make_v law_n be_v most_o manifest_a of_o parliament_n in_o king_n edward_n the_o first_o be_v reign_v i_o shall_v now_o glean_v out_o of_o tottel_n and_o pulton_n edition_n of_o the_o statute_n the_o most_o material_a preamble_n which_o give_v light_a to_o the_o constituent_a part_n of_o parliament_n to_o the_o legislative_a power_n in_o the_o king_n with_o the_o concurrence_n of_o the_o two_o house_n and_o how_o that_o in_o the_o series_n of_o the_o king_n reign_n have_v be_v express_v and_o such_o other_o matter_n relate_v to_o the_o parliament_n as_o may_v show_v the_o gradual_a progress_n of_o their_o constitution_n to_o the_o usage_n of_o this_o present_a age_n leave_v the_o reader_n to_o make_v his_o own_o remark_n from_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n and_o the_o expression_n use_v by_o my_o author_n and_o explain_v some_o the_o preface_n to_o the_o statute_n of_o 19_o of_o ceux_fw-fr sont_fw-fr les_fw-fr establishment_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr ed._n fitz_fw-fr roy_fw-fr hen._n fait_fw-fr a_fw-fr westminst_n etc._n etc._n par_fw-fr son_fw-fr council_n &_o par_fw-fr passentment_n des_fw-fr archevesques_n evesques_n abbes_n priores_fw-la countess_n baron_n &_o tout_fw-fr le_fw-fr commonalty_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr illonques_fw-la summons_n tottel_n stat._n fol._n 24._o pulton_n p._n 19_o westminster_n begin_v thus_o these_o be_v the_o establishment_n of_o king_n edward_n son_n to_z king_n henry_n make_v at_o westminster_n at_o his_o first_o general_n parliament_n after_o his_o coronation_n etc._n etc._n by_o his_o council_n and_o by_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n earl_n baron_n and_o the_o whole_a commonalty_n of_o the_o land_n thither_o summon_v this_o parliament_n be_v prorogue_v before_o it_o meet_v and_o the_o writ_n of_o prorogation_n mention_n only_o quia_fw-la generale_fw-mi parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la proposuimus_fw-la habere_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o have_v prorogue_v it_o mandamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n intersitis_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la &_o ordinandum_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la 147._o nostri_fw-la brady_n against_o petyâ—_n fol._n 147._o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o all_o the_o member_n be_v include_v in_o the_o two_o general_a term_n of_o praelati_fw-la &_o magnates_fw-la which_o great_a man_n very_o frequent_o comprehend_v as_o well_o the_o barones_n majores_fw-la as_o minores_fw-la the_o earl_n baron_n and_o great_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o the_o less_o which_o then_o be_v call_v the_o community_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n make_v at_o 19_o at_o pulton_n stat._n an._n 1275.3_o e._n 1._o f._n 19_o westminster_n run_v thus_o because_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v great_a zeal_n and_o desire_v to_o redress_v the_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n have_v ordain_v and_o establish_v these_o act_n under_o write_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr bigamis_fw-la 4_o oct._n 4_o ed._n 1._o be_v thus_o b._n thus_o in_o prasentia_fw-la venerabilium_fw-la purum_fw-la quâ—ruâ—dam_fw-la episcoporum_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_n râ—gis_fw-la â—â—citatae_fw-la sâ—â—erunt_fw-la constitutiones_fw-la â—ub_fw-la â—riptae_fw-la &_o postmodâ—â—m_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la &_o concilio_n sâ—o_fw-la auditae_fw-la &_o publicatae_fw-la quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la de_fw-la consiliâ—â—am_fw-la â—usâ—â—â—â—arii_fw-la quam_fw-la alii_fw-la concordaverunt_fw-la etc._n etc._n tottel_n p._n 39_o b._n express_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o certain_a reverend_a father_n bishop_n of_o england_n and_o other_o of_o the_o king_n council_n the_o constitution_n under_o write_v be_v recite_v and_o after_o hear_v and_o publish_v before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n for_o as_o much_o as_o all_o the_o king_n council_n as_o well_o justice_n as_o other_o do_v agree_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v put_v in_o writing_n for_o a_o perpetual_a memory_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v steadfast_o observe_v in_o the_o 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statute_n the_o aforesaid_a constitution_n be_v publish_v at_o westminster_n in_o the_o parliament_n after_o the_o feast_n of_o st._n michael_n the_o four_o of_o the_o king_n reign_n and_o thence_o forward_o to_o take_v place_n the_o preamble_n to_o the_o statute_n of_o gloucester_n anno_fw-la 1278._o 6_o e._n 1._o be_v thus_o 50._o thus_o pour_v amendment_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr roialm_n &_o pour_fw-fr plus_fw-fr pleinir_fw-fr exhibition_n de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr si_fw-fr comâ—â—â—â—_n prâ—sit_fw-la dâ—_n office_n demanâ—_n appâ—lles_fw-fr le_fw-fr plues_fw-la discretes_n the_o son_n roialme_n auâ—â—_n bien_fw-fr des_fw-fr granders_n comâ—_n des_fw-fr meindres_n establie_o est_fw-la &_o concordantment_n ordine_fw-la tottel_n fol._n 50._o the_o king_n for_o the_o amendment_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o for_o the_o more_o full_a exhibition_n of_o justice_n according_a as_o the_o benefit_n of_o his_o office_n require_v have_v call_v the_o most_o discreet_a of_o his_o realm_n as_o well_o the_o 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