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the_o court_n of_o request_n it_o be_v a_o court_n of_o equity_n much_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o chancery_n but_o inferior_a to_o it_o call_v court_n â—f_a request_n as_o be_v principal_o institute_v for_o the_o help_n of_o such_o petitioner_n as_o in_o conscionable_a case_n deal_v by_o supplication_n with_o the_o king_n this_o court_n follow_v the_o king_n and_o be_v not_o â—xt_v in_o any_o place_n but_o in_o process_n of_o time_n it_o â—sumed_v so_o great_a a_o power_n and_o grow_v so_o burdenâ—â—_n and_o grievous_a to_o the_o subject_a that_o it_o be_v â—ken_v away_o together_o with_o the_o star-chamber_n 〈◊〉_d statute_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o charles_n 1_n for_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o king_n forest_n use_v to_o prevent_v all_o abuse_n therein_o there_o be_v â—ree_a court_n establish_v one_o call_v the_o juâ—ice_fw-la of_o eyre_n seat_n another_o the_o swainmote_a and_o â—â—e_v three_o the_o court_n of_o attachment_n the_o first_o be_v or_o shall_v 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manner_n of_o way_n 1._o by_o â—oods_n and_o chattel_n 2._o by_o the_o body_n pledge_n use_v mainprize_n 3._o by_o the_o body_n only_o this_o â—ourt_n be_v keep_v every_o 40_o day_n pie-powder_n court_n be_v a_o court_n hold_v in_o fair_n to_o yield_v justice_n to_o buyer_n and_o seller_n and_o for_o redress_v of_o all_o disorder_n commit_v in_o they_o these_o court_n be_v so_o call_v from_o the_o french_a pie_n a_o foot_n and_o poudreux_v dusty_a the_o fair_n be_v keep_v most_o usual_o in_o summer_n to_o which_o the_o country_n people_n use_v to_o come_v with_o dusty_a foot_n a_o pie-powder_n court_n be_v hold_v de_fw-la hora_fw-la in_o horam_fw-la every_o hour_n and_o such_o be_v the_o dispatch_v make_v here_o that_o justice_n ought_v to_o be_v summary_o administer_v within_o three_o ebb_a and_o three_z flow_v of_o the_o sea_n chap._n xii_o of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a court_n and_o first_o of_o the_o convocation_n to_o consult_v of_o church-matter_n and_o make_v ecclesiastical_a 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withal_o that_o one_o proctor_n be_v send_v for_o every_o cathedral_n or_o collegiate_n church_n and_o two_o for_o the_o body_n of_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n of_o each_o diocese_n all_o which_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n take_v according_o care_v of_o will_v the_o party_n concern_v person_n 〈◊〉_d to_o appear_v and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n to_o certify_v to_o the_o archbishop_n the_o name_n of_o every_o one_o so_o warn_v in_o a_o schedule_n annex_v to_o the_o letter_n certificatory_a upon_o which_o the_o other_o bishop_n of_o the_o province_n proceed_v the_o cathedral_n and_o collegiate_n church_n and_o the_o inferior_a clergy_n of_o each_o diocese_n make_v choice_n of_o their_o proctor_n which_o do_v and_o certify_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n he_o return_v all_o at_o the_o day_n and_o the_o same_o method_n be_v use_v in_o the_o province_n of_o york_n the_o chapel_n of_o henry_n vii_o annex_v to_o westminster_n abbey_n be_v the_o usual_a place_n where_o the_o convocation_n 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