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the_o petition_n 2._o the_o advice_n with_o the_o judge_n 3._o the_o determination_n of_o the_o lord_n 5._o in_o hear_v complaint_n of_o particular_a person_n on_o petition_n wherein_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o petition_n 2._o the_o defendant_n answer_v 3._o the_o proof_n 4._o the_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n 6._o in_o set_v at_o liberty_n any_o of_o their_o own_o member_n or_o servant_n imprison_v and_o in_o stay_v the_o proceed_n at_o the_o common-law_n during_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o consider_v 1._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n imprison_v 2._o the_o party_n answer_v at_o who_o suit_n he_o be_v imprison_v 3._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o charge_n in_o certify_v the_o election_n and_o return_v of_o knight_n and_o citizen_n for_o the_o parliament_n but_o now_o the_o commons_o alone_o determine_v of_o this_o wherefore_o i_o will_v only_o show_v that_o the_o commons_o do_v heretofore_o petition_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o redress_v herein_o and_o 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the_o lord_n and_o commons_o join_v in_o the_o accusation_n against_o the_o spencer_n and_o for_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v no_o record_n in_o their_o own_o pursuit_n upon_o the_o cause_n contain_v in_o their_o award_n and_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v their_o own_o judge_n etc._n etc._n have_v be_v accusors_n no_n exception_n be_v take_v to_o the_o article_n but_o other_o error_n assign_v quod_fw-la vide_fw-la where_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v sans_o accusament_n so_o that_o they_o repeal_v it_o not_o for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o accusation_n but_o for_o that_o he_o be_v not_o bring_v to_o his_o answer_n again_o that_o those_o word_n sans_o accusament_n shall_v simple_o signify_v no_o accusation_n be_v only_o the_o averment_n of_o the_o petition_n the_o judgement_n do_v not_o say_v that_o there_o be_v no_o accusation_n but_o that_o it_o be_v erroneous_a in_o all_o point_n and_o so_o it_o be_v no_o proof_n be_v produce_v but_o common_a fame_n to_o prove_v the_o answer_n and_o 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to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n the_o letter_n
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apprehend_v he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o be_v find_v wherefore_o they_o award_v that_o all_o his_o good_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o arrest_n ibid._n n._n 17._o it_o be_v brief_o enter_v adam_n be_v send_v unto_o to_o come_v and_o answer_v in_o parliament_n he_o come_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v find_v wherefore_o it_o be_v award_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v a_o commoner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v a_o prisoner_n to_o his_o answer_n for_o a_o misdemeanour_n if_o he_o will_v appear_v 5_o r._n 2._o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n by_o name_n and_o the_o townsman_n of_o cambridge_n be_v complain_v of_o in_o parliament_n for_o many_o outrage_n against_o the_o scholar_n there_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v one_o write_v to_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n that_o then_o be_v and_o to_o the_o commonalty_n to_o appear_v and_o answer_v and_o another_o writ_n to_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n that_o do_v the_o outrage_n and_o they_o appear_v in_o person_n and_o the_o commonalty_n 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