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and_o other_o aforesaid_a shall_v proceed_v and_o hold_v their_o court_n and_o process_n where_o the_o plea_n and_o matter_n be_v depend_v before_o they_o as_o if_o no_o such_o letter_n writ_n or_o commandment_n be_v come_v to_o they_o and_o they_o shall_v certify_v we_o &_o our_o council_n of_o such_o commandment_n as_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o law_n as_o before_o be_v say_v and_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o our_o justice_n shall_v do_v even_o right_a to_o all_o people_n justice_n justice_n in_o the_o manner_n aforesaid_a without_o more_o favour_n show_v to_o one_o more_o than_o to_o another_o we_o have_v do_v our_o say_a justice_n to_o be_v swear_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o from_o henceforth_o as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v in_o office_n of_o justice_n robe_n fe_n robe_n take_v fee_n nor_o robe_n of_o any_o man_n but_o of_o ourselves_o and_o they_o shall_v take_v no_o gift_n nor_o reward_n by_o themselves_o nor_o by_o other_o privy_o nor_o apert_o of_o any_o man_n that_o 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for_o all_o england_n divide_v into_o six_o see_v and_o compare_v rast_n abridge_v fol._n 65._o and_o rog._n hoveden_n part_n poster_n annal._n fol._n 548._o the_o not_o read_v and_o publish_v of_o mag._n char._n be_v the_o default_n partly_o of_o sheriff_n not_o require_v it_o partly_o of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o crown_n etc._n etc._n not_o send_v it_o to_o they_o under_o seal_n all_o default_n of_o sheriff_n etc._n etc._n be_v inquirable_a and_o punishable_a by_o justice_n of_o peace_n as_o lamb._n fitz._n h._n cromp._n dali_n etc._n etc._n affirm_v at_o large_a char._n 5._o observe_v the_o people_n choice_n resume_v by_o this_o statute_n when_o the_o king_n presume_v to_o make_v justice_n of_o p._n and_o under_o that_o specious_a title_n to_o empower_v they_o first_o to_o affront_v and_o by_o degree_n to_o suppress_v and_o at_o last_o to_o extinguish_v the_o large_a power_n of_o conservator_n a_o prerogative_n imposture_n devise_v by_o lawyer_n for_o their_o own_o advantage_n 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