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a_o sentence_n out_o of_o bracton_n et_fw-fr defendous_a generaiment_fw-fr a_fw-fr tout_fw-fr que_fw-fr nul_fw-fr ne_fw-fr eyt_n pour_z the_o amender_n nul_fw-fr faux_fw-fr jugement_n de_fw-fr nous_fw-fr justice_n sauve_fw-fr les_fw-fr justice_n que_fw-fr suent_fw-la nous_fw-fr et_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr court_n que_fw-fr a_o ceo_fw-la sont_fw-fr per_fw-la nous_fw-fr entitle_v ou_fw-fr nous_fw-fr mesme_fw-fr on_o nostre_fw-fr council_n cat_fw-mi ceo_fw-la reservouns_o nous_fw-fr especialment_n a_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr jurisdiction_n 3_o bracton_n fol._n 3_o and_o fleta_n speak_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n habet_fw-la enim_fw-la rex_fw-la curiam_fw-la sva_fw-la etc._n etc._n habet_fw-la etiam_fw-la curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o justiciarios_fw-la suos_fw-la tam_fw-la millite_n quam_fw-la clericos_fw-la locum_fw-la suum_fw-la tenentes_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it coram_fw-la quibus_fw-la &_o non_fw-la alibi_fw-la 66._o fleta_n l._n 2._o foe_n 66._o nisi_fw-la coramsemet_fw-la ipso_fw-la et_fw-la concilio_n svo_fw-la well_fw-mi auditoribus_fw-la specialibus_fw-la falsa_fw-la judicia_fw-la &_o errores_fw-la justiciariorum_fw-la revertuntur_fw-la &_o corriguntur_fw-la whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o when_o those_o author_n write_v the_o power_n of_o reverse_v erroneous_a or_o falsa_fw-la unjust_a judgement_n of_o all_o other_o court_n be_v in_o the_o justice_n that_o follow_v the_o king_n and_o his_o court_n be_v thereunto_o authorize_v by_o the_o king_n but_o if_o they_o have_v err_v the_o error_n be_v to_o be_v rectify_v by_o his_o council_n or_o special_a auditor_n such_o as_o the_o king_n shall_v think_v fit_a or_o by_o the_o king_n himself_o the_o supreme_a jurisdiction_n and_o dernier_fw-fr resort_v be_v in_o the_o king_n himself_o or_o where_o he_o please_v to_o place_v it_o car_fw-fr ceo_fw-la reservonus_fw-la nous_fw-fr especialment_n a_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr jurisdiction_n and_o this_o be_v also_o declare_v to_o be_v so_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o 52_o of_o h._n 3._o cap._n 10._o which_o