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historical_a collection_n of_o john_n rushworth_n par_fw-fr 3_o vol_n 2_o p_o 834._o the_o reason_n of_o the_o commons_o for_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o archbishop_n be_v at_o a_o conference_n jan._n 2._o by_o sergeant_n wild_n mr._n brown_n and_o mr._n nicolas_n communicate_v to_o the_o lord_n who_o thereupon_o on_o the_o four_o of_o january_n pass_v the_o ordinance_n of_o attainder_n whereby_o it_o be_v ordain_v that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v death_n as_o in_o case_n of_o high_a treason_n and_o on_o the_o 6_o of_o january_n it_o be_v order_v by_o both_o house_n that_o he_o shall_v suffer_v according_o on_o friday_n the_o 10_o but_o on_o the_o seven_o the_o lord_n at_o a_o conference_n acquaint_v the_o commons_o with_o a_o letter_n and_o petition_n from_o the_o archbishop_n and_o a_o pardon_n to_o he_o from_o the_o king_n date_v the_o 12_o of_o april_n 19_o car._n of_o which_o he_o desire_v the_o benefit_n but_o the_o same_o be_v overrule_v and_o reject_v his_o petition_n be_v that_o 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his_o report_n w._n s._n a._n c._n a_o short_a introduction_n the_o charge_n upon_o what_o it_o consist_v the_o title_n of_o the_o several_a parcel_n of_o the_o article_n upon_o which_o the_o charge_n against_o the_o archbishop_n be_v make_v up_o the_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o his_o council_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o mix_a charge_n without_o distinguish_v what_o be_v intend_v to_o 〈◊〉_d a_o treason_n what_o a_o 〈◊〉_d the_o two_o point_n present_v by_o council_n in_o writing_n to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o for_o his_o defence_n in_o point_n of_o law_n the_o first_o only_o admit_v the_o method_n propose_v the_o three_o general_n charges_n two_o general_n question_n to_o be_v insist_v upon_o in_o maintenance_n of_o our_o first_o 〈◊〉_d upon_o the_o first_o question_n the_o uncertainty_n of_o what_o be_v or_o be_v not_o treason_n produce_v the_o law_n of_o 25_o ed._n 3._o the_o parliament_n of_o 25_o ed._n 3._o by_o reason_n of_o that_o law_n call_v parliamentum_fw-la benedictum_fw-la and_o that_o no_o law_n have_v deserve_o more_o honour_n than_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la the_o act_n of_o 25_o ed._n 3._o the_o rule_n in_o parliament_n to_o judge_v treason_n by_o parliament_n roll_v 1_o h._n 4._o num_fw-la 144._o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o commons_o parliament_n roll_n 5_o h._n 4._o num_fw-la 12._o case_n earl_n of_o northumberland_n ☜_o treason_n particular_o enact_v after_o 25_o ed._n 3._o still_o reduce_v to_o that_o law_n treason_n make_v in_o the_o divide_a time_n of_o r._n 2._o reduce_v per_n stat._n 1_o h._n 4_o cap._n 10._o make_a in_o the_o time_n of_o h._n 8._o reduce_v 1_o ed._n 6._o cap._n 12._o make_a in_o the_o time_n of_o ed._n 6._o reduce_v by_o the_o act_n of_o 1_o mariae_fw-la cap._n 10._o ☜_o from_o 1_o h._n 4._o to_o this_o day_n no_o judgement_n in_o parliament_n give_v of_o any_o treason_n not_o contain_v in_o that_o law_n this_o law_n in_o all_o time_n the_o standard_n to_o judge_n treason_n by_o treason_n declare_v per_fw-la stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o cap._n 2._o ☞_o stat._n 25_o ed._n 3._o may_v admit_v no_o construction_n by_o equity_n or_o inference_n to_o make_v other_o treason_n than_o thereby_o declare_v reason_n why_o not_o viz._n instance_n where_o it_o will_v not_o stat._n 3_o h._n 5._o cap._n 6._o 1_o m_o cap._n 6._o cok._n collection_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d ☜_o 2._o question_n mildmay_n case_n 6._o report_v coke_n fol._n 42._o ☜_o objection_n answer_n ☞_o parliament_n roll_n 28_o h._n 6._o num_fw-la 28._o to_o 47._o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n article_n cardinal_n woolsey_n in_o parliament_n 21_o h._n 8._o indictment_n k._n bench_n ligham_n 23_o h._n 8._o empson_n 1_o h._n 8._o ☞_o answer_v to_o the_o second_o general_n charge_n of_o endeavour_v to_o subvert_v religion_n stat._n 5._o r._n 2._o c._n 5._o 2_o h._n 5._o c._n 7._o ☜_o stat._n 1_o ed._n 6._o c._n 12._o 1_o mar._n c._n 12._o answer_v to_o the_o three_o general_a charge_n labour_v to_o subvert_v and_o incense_v the_o king_n against_o parliament_n article_n against_o the_o duke_n of_o ireland_n and_o other_o 11_o r._n 2._o ☜_o 14_o article_n answer_v to_o the_o particular_a article_n insist_v upon_o 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o charge_n the_o first_o particular_a difference_n between_o the_o matter_n charge_v &_o the_o fact_n make_v treason_n by_o the_o statute_n 3_o jac._n c._n 4._o the_o second_o particular_a number_n of_o crime_n below_o treason_n or_o felony_n can_v make_v a_o treason_n power_n 〈◊〉_d declare_v 〈◊〉_d per_fw-la stat._n 25._o 〈◊〉_d 3._o c._n 2._o wherein_o we_o conceive_v there_o be_v no_o power_n to_o declare_v a_o offence_n below_o a_o felony_n to_o be_v a_o treason_n ☜_o ☜_o earl_n strafford_n ☜_o whatsoever_o have_v be_v hitherto_o place_v in_o the_o margin_n of_o this_o argument_n be_v transcribe_v from_o mr._n hern_n own_o copy_n but_o this_o which_o follow_v i_o transcribe_v from_o a_o loose_a note_n write_v by_o a_o unknown_a hand_n and_o affix_v to_o this_o place_n h._n w._n concern_v the_o proviso_n in_o 25_o ed._n 3._o last_o mention_v it_o be_v observable_a that_o mr._n lane_n in_o the_o lord_n strafford_n trial_n say_v that_o that_o clause_n of_o provision_n 25_o ed._n 3._o be_v quite_o take_v away_o by_o 6_o hen._n 8._o cap._n 4._o &_o 20._o so_o that_o no_o treason_n be_v now_o to_o be_v reckon_v but_o what_o be_v literal_o contain_v in_o 25_o ed._n 3._o see_v for_o this_o whitlock_n memoir_n pag._n 43._o see_v also_o burnet_n hist._n reform_v part_n ii_o pag._n 253._o about_o the_o repeal_n of_o treason_n octob._n 22._o 1644._o octob._n 28._o 〈◊〉_d 1._o novemb_n 2._o novemb_n 6._o novemb_n 11._o my_o defence_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 1._o 2._o 3._o 4._o 4._o quomodo_fw-la potest_fw-la malus_fw-la litigator_n landare_n 〈◊〉_d aug._n epist._n 166._o i._o ii_o ii_o cont._n fisher_n p._n 211._o 211._o an._n 45._o ed._n 3._o 3._o tacit._n l._n 6._o annal._n annal._n annum_fw-la jam_fw-la agens_fw-la septuagesimum_fw-la secundum_fw-la novemb_n 13._o 1644._o novemb_n 16._o novemb_n 22._o novemb_n 23_o novemb_n 29._o novemb_n 28._o decemb._n 〈◊〉_d decemb._n 16._o 1644._o decemb._n 17._o decemb._n 24._o decemb._n 25._o jan._n 2._o 〈◊〉_d jan_n 3._o 1_o pet._n 2._o 23._o judg._n 16._o 30._o exod._n 12._o 〈◊〉_d john_n 19_o 11._o dan._n 3._o 3._o this_o sea_n 〈◊〉_d copy_n luk._n 6._o 39_o 39_o in_o this_o way_n hind_n copy_n job_n 11._o 48._o act._n 6._o 12._o act._n 12._o 3._o esa._n 1._o 15._o psal._n 9_o 12._o heb._n 10._o 31._o sir_n john_n clotworthy_n clotworthy_n so_o lord_n hind_n copy_n copy_n have_v the_o short_a line_n both_o here_o and_o afterward_o be_v abbreviation_n of_o so_o many_o several_a part_n of_o the_o will_n make_v by_o w._n s._n a._n c._n c._n f._n each_o each_o f_o rich._n cobb_n 〈◊〉_d cunctis_fw-la liberalium_fw-la artium_fw-la disciplinis_fw-la eruditum_fw-la pro_fw-la magistro_fw-la teneamus_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la comparem_fw-la velut_fw-la alterius_fw-la orbis_n apostolicum_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d capgr_n in_o vit_fw-fr s._n anselmi_n &_o gu._n 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr gestis_fw-la pontific_n anglor_n p._n 223._o 〈◊〉_d prima_fw-la sedes_fw-la archiepiscopi_fw-la habetur_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la totius_fw-la angliae_fw-la primus_fw-la &_o 〈◊〉_d id._n ibid._n p._n 195._o 195._o hieron_n lamas_n in_o summa_fw-la p._n 3._o c._n 3._o in_o 1_o cor._n 10._o 3._o &_o in_o 1_o cor._n 〈◊〉_d 24._o integritatis_fw-la custodes_fw-la &_o recta_fw-la sectantes_fw-la de_fw-fr vera_fw-la relig._n c._n 5._o 〈◊〉_d 2._o 12._o anno_fw-la 1445._o anno._n 1446._o anno_fw-la 16._o rich._n 2._o cap._n 5._o lib._n xix_o an._n 1374._o statutum_n de_fw-fr an._n 27_o eliz._n st._n hilary_n l._n 10._o de_fw-fr trin._n p._n 165._o cor._n 13._o 8._o the_o definition_n or_o description_n of_o a_o sectary_n be_v want_v in_o the_o original_a h._n w._n w._n prov._n 1._o 8._o &_o c._n 6._o 20._o nec_fw-la aliae_fw-la preces_fw-la omnino_fw-la dicantur_fw-la in_o ecclesiâ_fw-la nisi_fw-la quae_fw-la à _fw-la prudentioribus_fw-la traditae_fw-la vel_fw-la 〈◊〉_d in_o synodo_n 〈◊〉_d ne_fw-la fortè_fw-la aliquid_fw-la 〈◊〉_d fidem_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la ignorantiam_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la minus_fw-la studium_fw-la sit_fw-la compositum_fw-la council_n milevita_n 2_o can_v 12._o 23._o rom._n 6._o 17._o phil._n 3._o 16._o 1_o tim._n 5._o 22._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 13._o st._n luke_n 11._o 1._o v_o 2._o st._n chrysost._n in_o rom._n 8._o 26._o 1_o eliz._n c._n 1._o act_n 15._o 24_o 29._o v_o 28._o st._n luc._n 11._o 2._o in_o his_o speech_n against_o the_o bishop_n vote_n in_o parliament_n p._n 3._o psal._n 110._o 3._o in_o decoribus_fw-la sanctitatis_fw-la ar._n mant._n ibid._n 1._o 2._o 3._o psal._n 95._o 6._o 4._o levit._fw-la 5._o 7._o 7._o apud_fw-la ainsworth_n in_o levit._n 20._o 3._o levit._fw-la 7._o 25._o &_o levit._n 17._o 4._o 9_o 10._o 10._o it_o be_v fallacia_fw-la accidentis_fw-la for_o it_o be_v not_o in_o or_o of_o the_o nature_n of_o prayer_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o a_o negligent_a form_n set_v down_o or_o negligent_o perform_v but_o a_o mere_a accident_n and_o a_o bad_a one_o 1_o cor._n 1._o 21._o 21._o in_o the_o church_n of_o africa_n when_o the_o arian_n heresy_n begin_v the_o church_n have_v suffer_v so_o much_o by_o the_o preach_a of_o arius_n the_o presbyter_n that_o they_o make_v a_o law_n not_o to_o suffer_v any_o presbyter_n 〈◊〉_d preach_v at_o all_o at_o least_o not_o in_o the_o mother_n church_n and_o in_o the_o bishop_n presence_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o socrates_n l._n 5._o hist._n c._n 22._o and_o though_o this_o may_v seem_v a_o 〈◊〉_d cure_n yet_o when_o the_o disease_n grow_v masterful_a and_o 〈◊〉_d the_o church_n do_v not_o refuse_v to_o use_v it_o it_o be_v universal_a for_o time_n for_o it_o be_v testify_v by_o dionysius_n the_o areopagite_n if_o those_o work_n be_v his_o de_fw-fr ecclesia_fw-la hierar_fw-it p_o 77_o edit_n gr_n lat._n and_o he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o
like_o a_o damn_a rogue_n between_o two_o thief_n etc._n etc._n gloucester_n c._n r._n i_o must_v be_v satisfy_v that_o the_o occasion_n be_v very_o necessary_a otherways_o he_o shall_v answer_v itt_n hereford_n oxford_n chichester_n peterborough_n canterbury_n london_n lincoln_n bath_n and_o wells_n norwich_n oxon._n sarum_n ely_n chichester_n st._n asaph_n bristol_n landaff_n hereford_n winton_n peterburgh_n rochester_n exeter_n sy_n david_n gloucester_n the_o account_n of_o my_o province_n of_o canterbury_n for_o the_o year_n 1636_o present_v to_o his_o majesty_n jan._n an._n praed_n canterbury_n c._n r._n inform_v i_o of_o the_o particular_n and_o i_o shall_v command_v the_o judge_n to_o make_v they_o abjure_v london_n c._n r._n what_o the_o high_a commission_n can_v do_v in_o this_o i_o shall_v supply_v as_o i_o shall_v find_v cause_n in_o a_o more_o powerful_a way_n winchester_n bath_n and_o wells_n norwich_n c._n r._n let_v he_o go_v we_o be_v well_o ride_v of_o he_o c._n r._n 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