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be_v adhibite_fw-la have_v assign_v etc._n etc._n by_o these_o with_o infinite_a such_o like_a recitall_n in_o our_o ancient_a and_o late_a statute_n in_o the_o king_n own_o proclamation_n commission_n yea_o and_o in_o writ_n of_o law_n wherein_o we_o find_v these_o expression_n a._n nos_fw-la qui_fw-la singulis_fw-la de_fw-fr regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o exhibitione_n justitiae_fw-la sumus_n debitores_fw-la plaenam_fw-la &_o celerem_fw-la justitiam_fw-la exhiberi_fw-la facias_fw-la a._n nos_fw-la volentes_fw-la quoscunque_fw-la legios_fw-la nostros_fw-la in_o curiis_fw-la nostris_fw-la etc._n etc._n justitiam_fw-la sibi_fw-la etc._n etc._n nullatenus_fw-la differri_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la inde_fw-la reddendam_fw-la cum_fw-la omni_fw-la celeritate_fw-la procedatis_fw-la 129._o nos_fw-la oppressiones_fw-la duritias_fw-la damna_fw-la excessus_fw-la &_o gravamina_fw-la praedictae_fw-la nolentes_fw-la relinquere_fw-la impunita_fw-la volent_fw-la esque_fw-la salvationi_fw-la &_o 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only_o of_o voluntary_a contribution_n and_o supply_n proceed_v only_o from_o the_o liberality_n of_o some_o private_a person_n best_a affect_v to_o the_o public_a service_n 1641._o which_o be_v xehau_v the_o lord_n and_o commons_o consider_v what_o a_o solemn_a covenant_n and_o protestation_n themselves_o have_v make_v and_o take_v and_o the_o subject_n likewise_o throwout_a the_o realm_n to_o maintain_v and_o defend_v as_o far_o as_o lawful_o they_o may_v with_o their_o life_n power_n and_o estate_n the_o true_a reform_a protestant_a religion_n etc._n etc._n as_o also_o the_o power_n and_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n the_o lawful_a right_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o every_o person_n that_o make_v this_o protestation_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o shall_v do_v in_o the_o lawful_a pursuance_n of_o the_o same_o etc._n etc._n as_o in_o the_o protestation_n make_v by_o both_o house_n consent_n when_o full_a and_o consider_v that_o the_o whole_a commons_o and_o kingdom_n assent_n be_v legal_o and_o actual_o include_v in_o what_o they_o assent_v in_o parliament_n for_o the_o necessary_a defence_n of_o the_o realm_n the_o subject_n parliament_n privilege_n right_n and_o the_o reform_a religion_n all_o actual_o invade_v endanger_v by_o a_o ordinance_n of_o both_o house_n without_o the_o king_n consent_n than_o absent_a from_o and_o in_o open_a hostility_n against_o they_o impose_v a_o general_a assessment_n upon_o all_o the_o subject_n not_o exceed_v the_o twenty_o part_n of_o their_o estate_n and_o for_o nonpayment_n prescribe_v a_o distress_n etc._n etc._n why_o this_o assessment_n in_o this_o case_n of_o necessity_n be_v thus_o make_v by_o assent_n of_o both_o house_n and_o so_o of_o all_o the_o kingdom_n in_o they_o in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o protestation_n shall_v not_o as_o legal_o yea_o more_fw-it just_o oblige_v every_o particular_a subject_n though_o the_o king_n assent_v not_o thereto_o as_o well_o as_o that_o agreement_n of_o the_o man_n of_o durham_n do_v oblige_v they_o even_o in_o point_n of_o law_n justice_n conscience_n transcend_v my_o capacity_n to_o apprehend_v and_o if_o the_o first_o case_n be_v law_n as_o all_o the_o judge_n then_o and_o of_o late_o affirm_v the_o latter_a questionless_a must_v be_v much_o more_o legal_a and_o without_o exception_n 63._o m._n 32._o and_o 33._o eliz._n in_o the_o king_n bench_n in_o the_o chamberlain_n of_o london_n case_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o a_o ordinance_n make_v by_o the_o common_a council_n of_o london_n only_o that_o all_o clothes_n shall_v be_v bring_v to_o blackwell-hall_n to_o be_v there_o veiw_v search_v and_o measure_v before_o they_o be_v sell_v and_o that_o a_o penny_n shall_v be_v pay_v for_o every_o cloth_n for_o the_o officer_n that_o do_v the_o same_o and_o that_o six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n shall_v be_v forfeit_v for_o every_o cloth_n not_o bring_v thither_o and_o search_v be_v good_a to_o bind_v all_o within_o the_o city_n and_o that_o a_o action_n 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