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prisona_fw-la predict_v virtute_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la ordinis_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la canc._n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la fact_n cujus_fw-la ordinis_fw-la tenor_n patet_fw-la per_fw-la rot_n record_n istius_fw-la termini_fw-la ad_fw-la quem_fw-la diem_fw-la predict_v samuel_n remittitur_fw-la prisonae_fw-la predict_v et_fw-fr secund_a die_v proxim_n post_fw-la term._n that_o est_fw-la praefat_fw-la gardiano_fw-it prisonae_fw-la predict_v ad_fw-la emend_v return_v suum_fw-la sufficient_a super_fw-la breve_fw-la predict_v de_fw-fr habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la &_o return_n quod_fw-la predict_v samuel_n commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la prisonae_fw-la predict_v undecimo_fw-la die_fw-la martii_fw-la 1608._o per_fw-la warrant_n a_o dominis_n de_fw-fr privato_fw-la concilio_n dict_z domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la whitehall_n tunc_fw-la seden_fw-mi et_fw-la quod_fw-la postea_fw-la undecimo_fw-la die_fw-la februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1610._o commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la extra_fw-la cur_n council_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la westm._fw-la pro_fw-la contemptu_fw-la svo_fw-la &_o quoth_v tent_n fuit_fw-la etiam_fw-la idem_fw-la sam._n in_fw-la prisona_fw-la predict_v per_fw-la mandatum_fw-la dom._n concilii_fw-la iterum_fw-la remittitur_fw-la prisonae_fw-la predict_v &_o ulterius_fw-la die_v that_o est_fw-la praefat_fw-la guardian_n ad_fw-la emend_v return_v suum_fw-la super_fw-la habeas_fw-la corpa_v versus_fw-la defend_v prout_fw-la stare_v voluer_n usque_fw-la diem_fw-la jovis_n proxim_n post_fw-la mensem_fw-la pasche_fw-la tunc_fw-la ad_fw-la habendum_fw-la corpus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la diem_fw-la praefat_fw-la guardian_n habuit_fw-la corpus_fw-la hic_fw-la in_o curia_fw-la &_o return_v super_fw-la habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la quod_fw-la predict_v samuel_n commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la prisonae_fw-la predict_v 11_o martii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1608._o virtute_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la warranti_fw-la a_o dominis_n de_fw-fr privato_fw-la concilio_n domini_fw-la regis_fw-la tunc_fw-la seden_fw-mi apud_fw-la whitehall_n et_fw-la quod_fw-la etiam_fw-la commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la idem_fw-la samuel_n prisonae_fw-la predict_v 11_o die_v februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la 8_o jacobi_fw-la regis_fw-la per_fw-la cur_n canc._n dict_z domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la westm._fw-la tunc_fw-la existen_v pro_fw-la quodam_fw-la contemptu_fw-la per_fw-la eundem_fw-la samuel_n in_o cur_n predict_v illat_n &_o perpetrat_fw-la ibidem_fw-la proinde_fw-la salvo_fw-la custodiend_n remittitur_fw-la remittitur_fw-la qui_fw-la remittitur_fw-la prisonae_fw-la predict_v de_fw-fr termino_fw-la sanctae_fw-la trinitatis_fw-la anno_fw-la 8_o jacobi_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o per_fw-la scr_n ejusdem_fw-la rot_n 71._o samuel_n saltonstal_n mil._n per_fw-la johannem_fw-la wilkinson_n ar._n guardian_n prison_n de_fw-fr le_fw-fr fleet_n virtute_fw-la brevis_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la de_fw-la habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la ad_fw-la subjiciendum_fw-la recipiendum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ei_fw-la inde_fw-la direct_v &_o coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la apud_fw-la westm._fw-la dust_z cum_fw-la causa_fw-la viz._n quod_fw-la praedictus_fw-la samuel_n saltonstall_n commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la prisonae_fw-la predict_v 11_o die_v martii_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1608._o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la domini_fw-la jacobi_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la 6._o virtute_fw-la cujusdam_fw-la war_n a_o dominis_n de_fw-fr privato_fw-la concilio_n dict_z domini_fw-la regis_fw-la tunc_fw-la seden_fw-mi apud_fw-la whitehall_n commissus_fw-la fuit_fw-la etiam_fw-la idem_fw-la samuel_n saltonstall_n mil._n prisonae_fw-la predict_v 12._o die_v februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la 1610._o &_o anno_fw-la regni_fw-la domini_fw-la jac._n nunc_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la etc._n etc._n 8_o per_fw-la considerationem_fw-la cur_n canc._n dict_z domini_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la westm_n pro_fw-la contemptu_fw-la eidem_fw-la cur._n ad_fw-la tunc_fw-la per_fw-la predict_v samuel_n illat_n ibidem_fw-la 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