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magistrate_n and_o head_n viz._n as_o the_o word_n signify_v the_o chief_a and_o choice_a man_n and_o as_o dâ—odati_n in_o his_o comment_n upon_o this_o place_n expound_v the_o word_n chief_a man_n in_o gift_n in_o quality_n in_o reputation_n in_o authority_n yea_o in_o all_o manner_n of_o preeminency_n and_o excellency_n that_o a_o gross_a and_o irregular_a byass_v for_o the_o state_n by_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o prop_n 3._o prop_n against_o any_o man_n ill-affected_a or_o otherwise_o may_v he_o brand_v for_o as_o heinous_a and_o great_a a_o crime_n as_o it_o be_v account_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o this_o parliament_n for_o a_o courtier_n to_o cleave_v to_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n his_o master_n against_o right_a and_o justice_n else_o we_o not_o only_o tolerate_v in_o ourselves_o what_o we_o exclaim_v at_o and_o condemn_v in_o other_o but_o we_o give_v it_o a_o character_n of_o the_o high_a approbation_n and_o countenance_n that_o may_v be_v even_o our_o practice_n and_o show_v further_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o crime_n but_o the_o person_n that_o we_o be_v offend_v withal_o that_o all_o great_a officer_n prop._n 4._o prop._n who_o have_v great_a salary_n from_o the_o state_n as_o treasurer_n at_o war_n commissioner_n of_o the_o custom-house_n commissioner_n of_o excize_n gain_n if_o great_a officer_n who_o have_v great_a salary_n be_v change_v frequent_o many_o man_n that_o be_v well-affected_a may_v comfortable_o subsist_v whereas_o now_o one_o man_n in_o a_o age_n and_o his_o posterity_n be_v lift_v up_o into_o the_o seat_n of_o pomp_n and_o pride_n by_o excessive_a gain_n etc._n etc._n be_v change_v every_o second_o or_o three_o year_n if_o the_o parliament_n think_v fit_a and_o that_o faithfulness_n true_a worth_n and_o wisdom_n may_v be_v account_v better_a accomplishment_n for_o such_o trust_n than_o wealth_n which_o sometime_o creep_v into_o these_o office_n without_o any_o of_o these_o qualification_n most_o rich_a man_n in_o most_o age_n be_v account_v sapientes_fw-la ex_fw-la crumenis_fw-la that_o all_o person_n whatsoever_o prop._n 5._o prop._n which_o have_v get_v and_o do_v hold_v several_a profitable_a employment_n as_o some_o officious_a favourite_n have_v get_v and_o hold_v five_o or_o six_o together_o at_o the_o same_o time_n may_v surrender_v up_o all_o but_o one_o which_o he_o or_o they_o may_v elect_v and_o hold_v to_o and_o that_o the_o rest_n be_v dispose_v to_o those_o that_o want_n and_o that_o favourite_n for_o the_o future_a may_v not_o have_v six_o or_o seven_o successive_o one_o after_o another_o as_o some_o have_v have_v to_o the_o withhold_v of_o bread_n from_o deserve_a man_n mouth_n that_o no_o person_n whatsoever_o unless_o he_o refuse_v to_o appear_v upon_o summons_n be_v sentence_v to_o loose_a life_n limb_n or_o estate_n by_o any_o court_n whatsoever_o no_o not_o by_o parliament_n before_o he_o be_v hear_v to_o make_v his_o full_a defence_n and_o before_o his_o offence_n be_v clear_o 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