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A46947
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An essay concerning Parliaments at a certainty, or, The kalends of May by Samvel Johnson.
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Johnson, Samuel, 1649-1703.
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1693
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Wing J826; ESTC R11823
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of_o land_n which_o be_v allot_v for_o the_o knight_n and_o burgess_n in_o several_a county_n for_o their_o wage_n can_v be_v adjust_v without_o a_o certainty_n of_o the_o length_n of_o their_o session_n but_o not_o a_o word_n of_o this_o be_v my_o present_a business_n which_o be_v to_o show_v that_o parliament_n by_o the_o constitution_n be_v not_o to_o be_v stale_a as_o i_o have_v see_v one_o in_o my_o time_n retain_v about_o nineteen_o year_n with_o pension_n and_o another_o for_o few_o year_n with_o place_n and_o turn_v out_o of_o place_n but_o if_o a_o parliament_n be_v corrupt_v neither_o of_o these_o way_n yet_o a_o stand_a parliament_n will_v always_o stagnate_n and_o be_v like_o a_o country-pond_n which_o be_v overgrow_v with_o ducks-meat_n the_o worst_a king_n one_o of_o they_o that_o ever_o the_o nation_n have_v be_v so_o limit_v by_o the_o constitution_n that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v how_o to_o compass_v a_o long_a parliament_n and_o therefore_o he_o be_v fain_o to_o take_v other_o indirect_a way_n to_o gain_v the_o same_o point_n as_o if_o he_o have_v one_o it_o be_v rich._n the_o second_o who_o in_o the_o article_n allege_v against_o he_o and_o confess_v by_o he_o let_v we_o know_v it_o be_v by_o influence_a election_n and_o false_a return_v the_o word_n as_o they_o stand_v in_o the_o roll_n 1_o h._n 4._o m._n 20._o be_v these_o 19_o item_n licet_fw-la de_fw-la statuto_fw-la &_o consuetudine_fw-la regni_fw-la svi_fw-la in_o convocatione_n cujuslibet_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la populus_fw-la suus_fw-la in_o singulis_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la debeat_fw-la esse_fw-la libre_fw-la ad_fw-la eligendum_fw-la &_o deputandum_fw-la milites_fw-la pro_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la comitatibus_fw-la ad_fw-la interessendum_fw-la parliamento_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la exponendum_fw-la eorum_fw-la gravamina_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la prosequendum_fw-la pro_fw-la remediis_fw-la superinde_v prout_fw-la eye_v videretur_fw-la expedire_fw-la tamen_fw-la praefatus_fw-la rex_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o parliamentis_fw-la suis_fw-la liberius_fw-la consequi_fw-la valeat_fw-la suae_fw-la temerariae_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la effectum_fw-la direxit_fw-la mandata_fw-la sua_fw-la frequentius_fw-la vicecomitibus_a mitibus_fw-la suis_fw-la ut_fw-la certas_fw-la personas_fw-la per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la nominatas_fw-la ut_fw-la milites_fw-la comitatuum_fw-la venire_fw-la faciant_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamenta_fw-la sua_fw-la quos_fw-la quidem_fw-la milites_fw-la eidem_fw-la regi_fw-la faventes_fw-la inducere_fw-la poterat_fw-la prout_fw-la frequentius_fw-la fecit_fw-la quandoque_fw-la per_fw-la minas_fw-la varias_fw-la &_o terrores_fw-la &_o quandoque_fw-la per_fw-la munera_fw-la ad_fw-la consentiendum_fw-la illis_fw-la quae_fw-la regno_fw-la fuerant_fw-la praejudicialia_fw-la &_o populo_fw-la quamplurimum_fw-la onerosa_fw-la &_o specialiter_fw-la ad_fw-la concedendum_fw-la eidem_fw-la regi_fw-la subsidium_fw-la lanarum_fw-la ad_fw-la terminum_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la suae_fw-la &_o aliud_fw-la subsidium_fw-la ad_fw-la certos_fw-la annos_fw-la suum_fw-la populum_fw-la nimium_fw-la opprimendo_fw-la 19_o item_n although_o by_o statute_n and_o the_o custom_n of_o his_o realm_n in_o the_o call_v of_o every_o parliament_n in_o every_o the_o county_n of_o england_n his_o people_n ought_v to_o be_v free_a to_o choose_v and_o depute_v knight_n for_o the_o say_a county_n to_o be_v present_a in_o parliament_n and_o to_o lay_v open_a their_o grievance_n and_o to_o prosecute_v for_o