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prescription_n the_o time_n of_o limitation_n in_o a_o writ_n of_o right_n be_v limit_v to_o the_o time_n of_o r._n i._n where_o the_o true_a power_n of_o dispense_v reside_v 15_o r._n 2._o nu_fw-la 8._o 2_o h._n 4._o nu_fw-la 26._o r._n 2._o nu_fw-la 22_o 17_o r._n 2._o 34._o 2_o h._n 4._o nu_fw-la 63._o 63._o hob._n 157._o at_o the_o low_a end_n it_o be_v the_o office_n of_o judge_n to_o advance_v law_n make_v for_o religion_n according_a to_o their_o end_n though_o the_o word_n be_v short_a and_o imperfect_a imperfect_a sir_n ro._n cott._n abridg._n 1_o r._n 2._o nu_fw-la 95._o 2._o inst._n 408._o 408._o 39_o e._n 3._o 21._o 40_o e._n 3._o 34._o objection_n objection_n 12_o h._n 7._o 19_o plowden_n 319_o &_o 322._o 322._o sir_n moor_n report_n 239._o warram_n case_n a_o prerogative_n that_o tend_v to_o the_o great_a prejudice_n of_o the_o subject_a be_v not_o allowable_a croke_n jac._n 385._o the_o same_o case_n case_n 14_o e._n 3._o c._n 7._o that_o by_o their_o trust_n to_o tarry_v in_o their_o office_n by_o procurement_n they_o be_v encourage_v to_o do_v many_o oppression_n to_o the_o people_n 28_o e._n 3._o c._n 7._o 42_o e._n 3._o c._n 9_o 1_o r._n 2._o c._n 11_o 11_o sir_n cotton_n abr._n 18_o e._n 3._o nu_fw-la 54._o objection_n answer_n answer_n 1_o h._n 4._o c._n 6._o 6._o 11_o e._n 3._o c._n 1._o 13_o h._n 7._o 8._o by_o daver_n be_v letter_n b._n answer_n answer_n see_v 13_o h._n 7._o 8._o by_o daver_n letter_n b._n election_n of_o sheriff_n by_o the_o county_n fol._n 174_o 175._o 28_o e._n 1._o c._n 8._o &_o chap._n 13._o see_v the_o report_n of_o e._n 2._o in_o it_o it_o memorandum_fw-la scac_fw-la scac_fw-la foe_n 28._o 28._o sir_n rob._n cot._n abr._n 18_o e._n 3._o nu_fw-la 54._o see_v the_o stat._n of_o 6_o h._n 8._o c._n 18._o in_o the_o statute_n at_o large_a concern_v the_o under-sheriff_n of_o bristol_n 9_o h._n 5_o c._n 5._o 5._o palmer_n rep._n 451._o dr._n burnet_n hist._n of_o the_o right_n of_o prince_n 239._o k._n james_n in_o 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falsify_v a_o verdict_n rol._n abr._n first_o part_n 362._o dr._n and_o stud._n 68_o à _fw-la ad_fw-la fin_fw-fr &_o b._n object_n 2._o answ._n a_o dependent_a action_n a_o action_n dependent_a or_o collateral_a collateral_a jaques_n versus_fw-la caesar._n and_o dr._n drury_n ca._n 8_o r._n 142._o and_o mackaelly_n ca._n 9_o r._n 68_o 1_o h._n 4._o c._n 6._o pag._n 10._o
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