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the_o
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hanno_n and_o bomilcar_n
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cujus_fw-la est_fw-la condere_fw-la the_o amendment_n be_v seal_v by_o the_o great_a seal_n 2_o may_n 9_o e._n 1._o command_v the_o justice_n to_o do_v and_o execute_v all_o and_o every_o thing_n contain_v in_o it_o though_o the_o same_o do_v not_o accord_v with_o the_o statute_n of_o gloucester_n in_o all_o thing_n none_o can_v interpret_v the_o law_n but_o the_o same_o power_n that_o make_v they_o but_o the_o king_n may_v do_v this_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o gloucester_n sixpence_n where_o immediate_o after_o the_o statute_n be_v these_o word_n after_o by_o the_o king_n and_o his_o justice_n certain_a exposition_n be_v make_v upon_o some_o of_o the_o article_n above_o mention_v so_o the_o judge_n be_v appoint_v by_o the_o king_n and_o they_o have_v from_o he_o a_o power_n to_o interpret_v the_o law_n judicialiter_fw-la otherwise_o they_o can_v not_o proceed_v to_o judgement_n and_o be_v call_v by_o the_o king_n with_o he_o and_o under_o he_o they_o have_v a_o power_n to_o interpret_v the_o law_n authoritatiué_fw-fr but_o the_o two_o house_n beside_o that_o they_o can_v do_v nothing_o single_o or_o joint_o without_o the_o king_n concurrence_n in_o supra_fw-la in_o sheringham_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la their_o make_n and_o composition_n be_v unfit_a to_o interpret_v law_n for_o such_o power_n as_o interpret_v law_n must_v be_v always_o existent_a or_o in_o be_v to_o act_v according_a to_o emergent_a occasion_n which_o the_o two_o house_n be_v not_o and_o if_o they_o be_v a_o permanent_a body_n yet_o they_o have_v a_o negative_a upon_o each_o other_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o law_n must_v be_v retard_v and_o all_o controversy_n depend_v thereupon_o undecided_a and_o this_o disagreement_n may_v perhaps_o endure_v for_o ever_o and_o so_o a_o final_a determination_n in_o such_o suit_n will_v be_v impossible_a now_o these_o be_v inconvenience_n which_o ought_v not_o to_o be_v admit_v in_o any_o commonwealth_n for_o it_o derogate_v both_o from_o the_o honour_n and_o wisdom_n of_o a_o nation_n to_o be_v so_o mould_v and_o frame_v that_o justice_n can_v have_v a_o free_a passage_n in_o all_o contingency_n not_o only_o the_o legislative_a power_n itself_o but_o the_o very_a not_o very_a hem_o p._n 36._o the_o king_n may_v provide_v for_o all_o thing_n necessary_a for_o government_n where_o the_o law_n have_v not_o provide_v or_o contradict_v not_o exercise_n of_o the_o power_n also_o so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v essential_a to_o government_n be_v in_o the_o king_n alone_o for_o he_o can_v by_o edict_n and_o proclamation_n provide_v for_o all_o necessary_a occasion_n and_o special_a emergency_n not_o provide_v for_o by_o fix_a law_n which_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o excellent_a and_o eminent_a act_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n and_o a_o sufficient_a remedy_n against_o all_o mischief_n in_o case_n the_o two_o house_n shall_v refuse_v to_o concur_v with_o he_o in_o those_o thing_n which_o concern_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o kingdom_n for_o as_o 24._o as_o ea_fw-la quae_fw-la jurisdictioâ—is_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o pacis_fw-la &_o ea_fw-la qâ—ae_fw-la sunt_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o paci_fw-la annexa_fw-la ad_fw-la nullum_fw-la pertinent_a nisi_fw-la ad_fw-la coronam_fw-la &_o dignitatem_fw-la regiâ—m_fw-la bracton_n lib._n 2._o c._n 24._o bracton_n say_v those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o jurisdiction_n and_o peace_n and_o those_o which_o be_v annex_v to_o justice_n and_o peace_n appertain_v to_o none_o but_o the_o crown_n neither_o can_v they_o be_v separate_v from_o it_o because_o they_o make_v the_o crown_n if_o the_o king_n shall_v unwary_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n consent_n to_o any_o thing_n prejudicial_a and_o derogatory_n to_o his_o royal_a prerogative_n such_o act_n be_v void_a by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o the_o judge_n be_v bind_v to_o declare_v they_o so_o as_o that_o of_o 23._o h._n 6._o about_o sheriff_n not_o to_o continue_v long_o than_o one_o year_n be_v by_o the_o judge_n declare_v 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manente_fw-la ipso_fw-la rege_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la abdicari_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la
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