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king_n give_v in_o commandment_n and_o order_n according_o by_o these_o his_o letter_n patent_n from_o hence_o i_o say_v we_o may_v gather_v that_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n do_v not_o then_o take_v upon_o they_o to_o have_v any_o jurisdiction_n in_o ireland_n for_o then_o they_o will_v have_v make_v a_o law_n for_o ireland_n to_o this_o effect_n but_o instead_o thereof_o they_o apply_v to_o the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v interpose_v his_o command_n and_o give_v direction_n that_o this_o great_a branch_n of_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o execution_n in_o ireland_n indifferent_o to_o all_o the_o king_n subject_n there_o pursuant_n to_o the_o original_a compact_n make_v with_o they_o on_o their_o first_o submission_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n let_v we_o now_o consider_v the_o great_a error_n objection_n draw_v from_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n be_v lie_v from_o the_o king_n bench_n of_o england_n on_o a_o judgement_n give_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n in_o ireland_n which_o prove_v as_o it_o be_v insist_v on_o that_o there_o be_v a_o subordination_n of_o ireland_n to_o england_n and_o that_o if_o a_o inferior_a court_n of_o judicature_n in_o england_n can_v thus_o take_v cognizance_n of_o and_o over-rule_v the_o proceed_n in_o the_o like_a court_n of_o ireland_n it_o will_v follow_v that_o the_o supreme_a court_n of_o parliament_n in_o england_n may_v do_v the_o same_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n in_o ireland_n it_o must_v be_v confess_v that_o this_o have_v be_v the_o constant_a practice_n and_o it_o seem_v to_o be_v the_o great_a thing_n that_o induce_v my_o lord_n cook_n to_o believe_v that_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o england_n and_o mention_v or_o including_n ireland_n shall_v bind_v here_o the_o subordination_n of_o ireland_n to_o england_n he_o seem_v to_o infer_v from_o the_o subordination_n of_o the_o king_n