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A54595 The constitution of parliaments in England deduced from the time of King Edward the Second, illustrated by King Charles the Second in his Parliament summon'd the 18 of February 1660/1, and dissolved the 24 of January 1678/9 : with an appendix of its sessions / observed by Sr. John Pettus ... Knight. Pettus, John, Sir, 1613-1690. 1680 (1680) Wing P1905; ESTC R18517 172,347 454

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when_o the_o patent_n be_v only_o for_o confirmation_n the_o assent_n and_o consent_v of_o the_o parliament_n be_v not_o insert_v but_o where_o they_o be_v to_o revive_v or_o mere_o to_o create_v than_o the_o assent_n and_o consent_n be_v express_v the_o like_a patent_n of_o mere_a creation_n be_v that_o of_o the_o nine_o of_o richard_n the_o second_o when_o robert_n de_fw-fr vere_n than_o earl_n of_o oxford_n be_v create_v marquis_n of_o dublin_n which_o say_v mr._n selden_n be_v in_o he_o a_o english_a title_n however_o it_o be_v the_o first_o that_o any_o be_v create_v of_o that_o title_n here_o in_o england_n and_o also_o the_o like_a patent_n of_o mere_a creation_n be_v that_o of_o 18_o h._n 6._o whereby_o john_n de_fw-fr beaumount_n be_v create_v viscount_n de_fw-fr beaumount_n the_o title_n of_o viscount_n be_v before_o a_o official_a dignity_n but_o never_o till_o this_o creation_n nobilitated_a all_o which_o may_v be_v more_o full_o see_v in_o the_o roll_n chapel_n or_o patent_n office_n 13._o as_o i_o have_v show_v three_o sort_n of_o patent_n of_o creation_n so_o for_o the_o clear_n of_o some_o subsequent_a matter_n i_o must_v show_v that_o these_o patent_n usual_o consist_v of_o four_o part_n yet_o subject_a to_o variation_n first_o the_o king_n style_n and_o preamble_n second_o of_o investiture_n three_o of_o place_n in_o parliament_n four_o grant_v of_o land_n annuity_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o the_o preamble_n upon_o new_a creation_n or_o revival_n they_o be_v usual_o long_a express_v the_o merit_n of_o the_o person_n but_o common_o they_o be_v couch_v in_o few_o word_n and_o those_o viz._n in_o general_n pro_fw-la bono_fw-mi &_o laudabili_fw-la servitio_fw-la quod_fw-la dilectus_fw-la &_o fidelis_fw-la noster_fw-la a._n b._n nobis_fw-la nuper_fw-la impendit_fw-la etc._n etc._n particular_o pro_fw-la rebel_n nostros_fw-la debellando_fw-la according_a to_o the_o particular_a service_n and_o in_o other_o progratia_fw-la nostra_fw-la speciali_fw-la &_o certa_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o mero_fw-la motu_fw-la as_o for_o the_o second_o i_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o speak_v of_o they_o in_o the_o chapter_n of_o investiture_n for_o the_o four_o concern_v grant_n annuity_n etc._n etc._n i_o shall_v have_v little_a use_n of_o they_o but_o for_o the_o three_o concern_v the_o distinct_a place_n of_o the_o degree_n of_o noble_n i_o can_v find_v nothing_o in_o ancient_a patent_n but_o general_n viz._n that_o his_o place_n shall_v be_v in_o loco_fw-la quem_fw-la teneri_fw-la poterit_fw-la in_o futurum_fw-la in_o nostris_fw-la consilijs_fw-la &_o parliamentis_fw-la and_o so_o they_o be_v general_o set_v down_o except_o in_o such_o as_o i_o shall_v mention_v till_o edward_n the_o sixth_n time_n which_o be_v soon_o after_o that_o the_o act_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o concern_v precedency_n be_v make_v and_o then_o the_o whole_a frame_n of_o the_o patent_n for_o all_o the_o degree_n from_o the_o habend_n '_o or_o sciatis_fw-la be_v settle_v in_o this_o follow_a method_n and_o have_v ever_o since_o so_o continue_v with_o very_o little_a alteration_n i_o begin_v first_o with_o duke_n the_o sciatis_fw-la to_o a_o duke_n patent_n of_o creation_n and_o his_o place_n in_o parliament_n 14._o sciatis_fw-la pro_fw-la consideratione_n praedicta_fw-la de_fw-la ulteriori_fw-la gratia_fw-la nostra_fw-la speciali_fw-la ac_fw-la ex_fw-la certa_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o mero_fw-la motu_fw-la nostris_fw-la praefatum_fw-la a._n in_fw-la ducem_fw-la c._n nec_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la statum_fw-la gradum_fw-la stilum_fw-la titulum_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la ducis_fw-la c._n ereximus_fw-la praefecimus_fw-la insignivimus_fw-la constituimus_fw-la &_o creavimus_fw-la ipsumque_fw-la a._n in_fw-la ducem_fw-la c._n nec_fw-la non_fw-la ad_fw-la statum_fw-la gradum_fw-la stilum_fw-la titulum_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la nomen_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la ducis_fw-la c._n tenore_fw-la praesentium_fw-la erigimus_fw-la praeficimus_fw-la insignimus_fw-la constituimus_fw-la &_o creavimus_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la eidemque_fw-la a._n nomen_fw-la stilum_fw-la titulum_fw-la statum_fw-la gradum_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la ducis_fw-la c._n imposuimus_fw-la dedimus_fw-la &_o praebuimus_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la imponumus_fw-la damus_fw-la &_o praebemus_fw-la ac_fw-la ipsum_fw-la a._n hujusmodi_fw-la nomine_fw-la stilo_fw-it titulo_fw-la statu_fw-la gradu_fw-la dignitate_fw-la &_o honore_fw-la ducis_fw-la per_fw-la gladij_fw-la cincturum_fw-la capae_fw-la &_o circuli_fw-la aurei_fw-la impositionem_fw-la in_o capite_fw-la &_o traditionem_fw-la aureae_fw-la virgae_fw-la insignimus_fw-la investimus_fw-la &_o realiter_fw-la nobilitamus_fw-la per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la habend'&_n habend'&_n tenend'nomen_fw-la stilum_fw-la titulum_fw-la statum_fw-la gradum_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la ducis_fw-la c._n predict_v '_o cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la singulis_fw-la praeeminentijs_fw-la honoribus_fw-la caeterisque_fw-la hujumodi_fw-la nomini_fw-la stilo_fw-it titulo_fw-la statui_fw-la gradui_fw-la dignitati_fw-la &_o honori_fw-la ducis_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la sive_fw-la spectantibus_fw-la prefat_n '_o a._n &_o heredibus_fw-la masculis_fw-la de_fw-la corpore_fw-la svo_fw-la exeuntibus_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la volentes_fw-la &_o per_fw-la present_n concedentes_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la heredibus_fw-la &_o successoribus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quod_fw-la predictus_fw-la a._n &_o haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la masculi_fw-la predicti_fw-la nomen_fw-la stilum_fw-la titulum_fw-la statum_fw-la gradum_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la &_o honorem_fw-la predict_v '_o successive_a gerant_fw-la &_o habeant_fw-la &_o eorum_fw-la quilibet_fw-la gerat_fw-la &_o habeat_fw-la &_o per_fw-la nomen_fw-la ducis_fw-la c._n successive_a vocitenter_n &_o nuncupenter_n &_o eorum_fw-la quilibet_fw-la vocitetur_fw-la &_o nuncupetur_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la idem_fw-la a._n &_o haeredes_fw-la masculi_fw-la svi_fw-la predicti_fw-la successive_a ut_fw-la deuce_n c._n teneantur_fw-la tractentur_fw-la &_o reputentur_fw-la et_fw-la eorum_fw-la quilibet_fw-la teneatur_fw-la tractetur_fw-la et_fw-la reputetur_fw-la habeantque_fw-la teneant_fw-la et_fw-la possideant_fw-la etc._n etc._n then_o as_o to_o parliament_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la dictus_fw-la a._n et_fw-la haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la masculi_fw-la predicti_fw-la et_fw-la eorum_fw-la quilibet_fw-la habeat_fw-la teneat_fw-la et_fw-la possideat_fw-la sedem_fw-la locum_fw-la et_fw-la vocem_fw-la in_o parliamentis_fw-la comitijs_fw-la et_fw-la consilijs_fw-la nostris_fw-la heredum_fw-la et_fw-la successor_n '_o nostror_fw-la '_o infra_fw-la regnum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la angliae_fw-la ut_fw-la dux_n c._n nec_fw-la non_fw-la dictus_fw-la a._n et_fw-la haeredes_fw-la svi_fw-la masculi_fw-la predicti_fw-la gaudeant_fw-la &_o utantur_fw-la et_fw-la eorum_fw-la quilibet_fw-la gaudeat_fw-la et_fw-la utatur_fw-la per_fw-la nomen_fw-la ducis_fw-la c._n omnibus_fw-la et_fw-la singulis_fw-la juribus_fw-la privilegijs_fw-la praeeminentijs_fw-la et_fw-la immunitatibus_fw-la statui_fw-la ducis_fw-la in_o omibus_fw-la rite_n et_fw-fr de_fw-fr jure_fw-la pertinentibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la deuce_n huius_fw-la