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judicature_n that_o it_o have_v with_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n can_v take_v a_o recognizan_n as_o be_v before_o object_v for_o so_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v employ_v by_o this_o case_n i_o answer_v sol._n sol._n because_o the_o weight_n of_o this_o objection_n seem_v great_a that_o this_o case_n may_v be_v admit_v for_o law_n and_o yet_o the_o power_n of_o that_o high_a court_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o no_o whit_n diminish_v for_o this_o case_n must_v be_v intend_v of_o their_o joint_n and_o entire_a power_n of_o judicature_n cognizan_n â—_z of_o justice_n have_v no_o immediate_a cognizance_n of_o each_o other_o proceeding_n but_o they_o must_v be_v certify_v hereof_o and_o that_o in_o a_o legal_a way_n certificate_n imply_v no_o immediate_a cognizan_n for_o otherwise_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n can_v take_v no_o immediate_a cognizance_n or_o knowledge_n of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o nor_o è_fw-la conuerso_fw-la the_o house_n of_o commons_o of_o the_o proceed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n but_o their_o proceed_n ought_v to_o be_v legal_o certify_v and_o by_o the_o word_n in_o this_o record_n you_o may_v see_v it_o be_v do_v in_o relation_n to_o that_o joint_a power_n for_o the_o word_n be_v per_fw-la dominos_fw-la tantum_fw-la &_o non_fw-la per_fw-la communitatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n here_o the_o commonalty_n must_v plain_o be_v intend_v as_o member_n or_o part_n of_o that_o high_a court_n or_o otherwise_o the_o word_n be_v mere_o nugatory_n for_o what_o need_v this_o restriction_n if_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v not_o conjoin_v with_o the_o lord_n in_o intercourse_n of_o justice_n but_o be_v a_o distinct_a court_n and_o several_a from_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n it_o be_v as_o much_o as_o if_o the_o king_n beanch_n shall_v be_v restrain_v from_o have_v any_o immediate_a jurisdiction_n or_o cognizan_n in_o matter_n pertain_v to_o the_o common_a plea_n a_o thing_n ridiculous_a and_o superfluous_a see_v by_o