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and_o establish_v etc._n etc._n 3_o r._n 2._o rot._n parl._n num._n 38._o &_o 40._o the_o commons_o desire_v a_o grant_n of_o new_a power_n to_o justice_n of_o peace_n to_o inquire_v into_o extortion_n the_o bishop_n conceive_v it_o may_v extend_v to_o they_o make_v their_o protestation_n against_o this_o new_a grant_n yet_o protest_v that_o if_o it_o be_v restrain_v only_o to_o what_o be_v law_n already_o they_o will_v condescend_v to_o it_o but_o not_o if_o it_o give_v any_o new_a or_o further_a power_n the_o king_n answer_v that_o notwithstanding_o their_o protestation_n or_o any_o word_n contain_v therein_o he_o will_v not_o forbear_v to_o pass_v this_o new_a grant_n and_o that_o by_o his_o oath_n at_o his_o coronation_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o do_v it_o and_o 6_o h._n 6._o c._n 5._o we_o for_o as_o much_o as_o by_o reason_n of_o our_o regality_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o the_o safegvard_n of_o our_o realm_n round_o about_o will_v in_o this_o behalf_n convenient_a hasty_a remedy_n to_o be_v adhibite_fw-la have_v assign_v etc._n etc._n by_o these_o with_o infinite_a such_o like_a recitall_n in_o our_o ancient_a and_o late_a statute_n in_o the_o king_n own_o proclamation_n commission_n yea_o and_o in_o writ_n of_o law_n wherein_o we_o find_v these_o expression_n a._n nos_fw-la qui_fw-la singulis_fw-la de_fw-fr regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o exhibitione_n justitiae_fw-la sumus_n debitores_fw-la plaenam_fw-la &_o celerem_fw-la justitiam_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la facias_fw-la a._n nos_fw-la volentes_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la legios_fw-la nostros_fw-la in_o curiis_fw-la nostris_fw-la etc._n etc._n justitiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n nullatenus_fw-la differri_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la inde_fw-la reddendam_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la celeritate_fw-la procedatis_fw-la 129._o nos_fw-la oppressiones_fw-la duritias_fw-la damna_fw-la excessus_fw-la &_o gravamina_fw-la praedictae_fw-la nolentes_fw-la relinquere_fw-la impunita_fw-la volent_fw-la esque_fw-la salvationi_fw-la &_o 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