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writ_n to_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n and_o to_o the_o other_o eleven_o justice_n viz._n durante_fw-la beneplacito_fw-la the_o 3d._a writ_n give_v he_o a_o interest_n in_o parliament_n 5._o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o all_o the_o twelve_o judge_n before_o they_o can_v take_v upon_o they_o those_o office_n of_o judge_n be_v make_v sergeant_n at_o law_n so_o that_o though_o they_o quit_v those_o office_n of_o judge_n and_o thereby_o loose_a the_o dignity_n of_o their_o office_n yet_o the_o dignity_n of_o their_o serjeantship_n still_o remain_v during_o life_n 6._o it_o may_v be_v here_o pertinent_o observe_v that_o though_o writ_n be_v prepare_v and_o enrol_v in_o the_o pettibag_n for_o these_o two_o sergeant_n yet_o whether_o the_o writ_n be_v deliver_v to_o they_o i_o can_v inform_v myself_o or_o whether_o the_o delivery_n be_v decline_v in_o respect_n both_o of_o they_o be_v choose_v burgess_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o where_o sir_n john_n 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to_o those_o end_n in_o those_o and_o other_o court_n be_v call_v admetus_n tourny_n or_o attourny_n general_o the_o word_n do_v signify_v a_o person_n entrust_v to_o manage_v other_o man_n concern_v and_o this_o be_v the_o most_o eminent_a trust_n in_o manage_v the_o king_n concern_v his_o duty_n care_n and_o pain_n be_v the_o great_a and_o more_o eminent_a he_o have_v also_o his_o patent_n in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la carolus_n secundus_fw-la etc._n etc._n omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la quod_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la fidelitate_fw-la &_o circumspectione_n dilecti_fw-la &_o fidelis_fw-la nostri_fw-la g._n p._n mil._n plurimum_fw-la confidentes_fw-la ipsum_fw-la g._n f._n constituimus_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la deputavimus_fw-la &_o assignavimus_fw-la nostrum_fw-la generalem_fw-la attornatum_fw-la in_o omnibus_fw-la curijs_fw-la nostris_fw-la de_fw-la record'in_v regno_fw-la nostro_fw-la angliae_fw-la habendum_fw-la &_o occupand'officium_fw-la 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and_o he_o have_v his_o writ_n of_o summons_n to_o a_o parliament_n also_o in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la carolus_n etc._n etc._n dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la galfrido_n which_o we_o in_o english_a call_n jeffery_n palmer_n militi_fw-la attornato_fw-la svo_fw-la generali_fw-la salutem_fw-la and_o so_o verbatim_o according_a to_o the_o exemplar_n observation_n 1._o that_o which_o make_v this_o assistant_n the_o more_o eminent_a and_o remarkable_a be_v that_o as_o there_o be_v but_o one_o lord_n chancellor_n or_o keeper_n one_o lord_z chief_z justice_z of_o the_o king_n bench_n one_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n one_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common_a plea_n and_o one_o chief_a baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n so_o there_o be_v but_o one_o attorney_n general_n and_o though_o those_o five_o have_v judge_n and_o master_n of_o chancery_n to_o assist_v they_o this_o have_v no_o proper_a officer_n under_o he_o yet_o have_v power_n to_o depute_v clerk_n and_o other_o officer_n to_o assist_v 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the_o bar_n and_o plead_v but_o mr_n north_n plead_v without_o the_o bar_n which_o he_o manage_v with_o so_o much_o law_n eloquence_n and_o dexterity_n that_o his_o ability_n be_v know_v by_o usual_a degree_n in_o few_o year_n he_o be_v advance_v to_o his_o present_a station_n of_o chief_a justice_n of_o the_o common-plea_n 3._o this_o title_n of_o attorney_n general_n begin_v in_o eward_n the_o first_o time_n but_o i_o can_v be_v positive_a when_o they_o have_v their_o first_o writ_n of_o summons_n but_o in_o the_o 21.30_o and_o 39_o of_o hen._n 8._o he_o have_v a_o writ_n and_o so_o the_o 1.6.7_o edw._n the_o 6._o also_o the_o 1._o and_o 1._o of_o mary_n and_o 2.3.4_o and_o 5._o phil._n and_o mary_n and_o in_o those_o two_o last_o writ_n he_o be_v term_v attornat_a '_o dominorum_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o reginae_fw-la general_n '_o and_o then_o in_o the_o 28.30.39_o and_o 43._o eliz._n attornato_fw-la generali_fw-la and_o so_o also_o the_o 1._o and_o 21._o of_o king_n james_n also_o the_o 1._o and_o 15._o carol._n primi_fw-la and_o now_o 13._o caroli_n secundi_fw-la sir_n geffrey_n palmer_n attornato_fw-la and_o after_o he_o none_o do_v sit_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n during_o this_o parliament_n except_o sir_n william_n jones_n knt._n the_o attorney_n intervening_a those_o two_n be_v still_o choose_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o as_o will_v be_v show_v of_o the_o consimilar_v write_v to_o the_o king_n solicitor_n general_n the_o word_n attornatus_fw-la &_o solicitator_n be_v use_v in_o the_o civil_a law_n 18_o sect_n 18_o as_o here_o at_o the_o common_a law_n for_o such_o as_o do_v take_v care_n to_o manage_v or_o tend_v other_o man_n affair_n and_o there_o be_v but_o one_o of_o that_o profession_n as_o be_v before_o show_v of_o the_o attorney_n general_n but_o because_o the_o title_n shall_v be_v distinguish_v from_o the_o common_a sort_n of_o such_o practiser_n as_o the_o king_n attorney_n have_v his_o patent_n and_o writ_n from_o the_o king_n so_o have_v this_o thereupon_o call_v the_o king_n solicitor_n general_n his_o patent_n be_v in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la carolus_n secundus_fw-la etc._n etc._n omnibus_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la sciatis_fw-la
quod_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la gratia_fw-la nostra_fw-la speciali_fw-la ac_fw-la ex_fw-la certa_fw-la scientia_fw-la &_o mero_fw-la motu_fw-la nostris_fw-la ordinavimus_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o constituimus_fw-la dilectum_fw-la &_o fidelem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la h._n f._n mil._n solicitatorem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la generalem_fw-la ac_fw-la ipsum_fw-la h._n f._n solicitatorem_fw-la generalem_fw-la nostrum_fw-la per_fw-la present_n ordinavimus_fw-la fecimus_fw-la &_o constituimus_fw-la habendum_fw-la gaudend_v occupand_v &_o exercend_v officium_fw-la illud_fw-la quamdiu_fw-la nobis_fw-la placuerit_fw-la percipiend_n annuatim_fw-la eidem_fw-la h._n f._n pro_fw-la occupatione_fw-la &_o exercic_n '_o officij_fw-la predicti_fw-la tal'&_n tal'&_n tant_fw-fr '_o vad._n feod_n profic_n '_o &_o commoditat_v '_o qual'&_n qual'&_n quanta_fw-la dicto_fw-la officio_fw-la debito_fw-la sive_fw-la pertinend_n prout_fw-la aliquis_fw-la alius_fw-la sive_fw-la aliqui_fw-la alij_fw-la officium_fw-la predict_v '_o proantea_fw-la habens_fw-la sive_fw-la occupans_fw-la habuit_fw-la vel_fw-la percepit_fw-la habuerunt_fw-la sive_fw-la preceperunt_fw-la in_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la exercitio_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la officij_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la expressa_fw-la mentio_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n observation_n though_o this_o employment_n be_v grant_v by_o patent_n in_o edward_n the_o fourths_o time_n yet_o for_o want_v of_o time_n i_o shall_v also_o begin_v his_o writ_n of_o summons_n the_o 21._o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o and_o than_o edward_n griffin_n be_v attorney_n general_n gosnold_n be_v solicitor_n and_o the_o writ_n be_v hen._n rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la svo_fw-la johanni_n gosnold_n solicitatori_fw-la svo_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la and_o so_o verbatim_o according_a to_o the_o exemplar_n in_o the_o 36_o hen._n 8._o william_n whorwood_n be_v attorney_n general_n and_o henry_n bradshaw_n solicitor_n and_o 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lord_n chancellor_n if_o he_o be_v of_o the_o degree_n of_o a_o baron_n then_o above_o all_o baron_n or_o if_o a_o earl_n as_o in_o the_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n arlington_n then_o above_o all_o of_o that_o degree_n unless_o any_o of_o the_o superior_a officer_n of_o state_n be_v of_o that_o degree_n and_o then_o next_o to_o he_o and_o above_o the_o rest_n he_o have_v his_o office_n as_o secretary_n not_o by_o patent_n but_o by_o delivery_n of_o the_o privy_a signet_n to_o he_o and_o so_o if_o there_o be_v more_o than_o one_o as_o now_o there_o be_v two_o each_o consider_v as_o principal_n have_v also_o a_o privy_a signet_n deliver_v to_o he_o his_o parliament_n write_v in_o this_o pawn_n be_v thus_o carolus_n etc._n etc._n dilecto_fw-la &_o fideli_fw-la edwardo_n nicolas_n militi_fw-la uno_fw-la primariorum_fw-la secretariorum_n suorum_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o so_o verbatim_o according_a to_o the_o last_o mention_v exemplar_n as_o a_o assistant_n and_o the_o title_n in_o the_o label_n be_v like_o the_o title_n of_o his_o writ_n observation_n 1._o this_o writ_n agree_v with_o all_o the_o former_a except_o in_o the_o word_n uni_fw-la and_o so_o if_o there_o be_v more_o as_o i_o have_v show_v in_o the_o writ_n to_o the_o judge_n yet_o common_o in_o superscription_n he_o that_o be_v make_v chief_a be_v style_v principal_a without_o the_o word_n one_o and_o the_o other_o one_o of_o the_o principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n 2._o the_o word_n capitalis_fw-la be_v use_v in_o the_o writ_n to_o the_o two_o chief_a justice_n and_o chief_a baron_n but_o to_o the_o chief_a secretary_n the_o word_n principali_fw-la be_v use_v not_o only_o signify_v the_o capital_a first_o or_o chief_a but_o intimate_v his_o more_o immediate_a employment_n on_o his_o prince_n for_o principali_fw-la be_v proper_o from_o principe_n 3._o if_o there_o be_v more_o secretary_n than_o one_o as_o there_o be_v seldom_o less_o than_o two_o they_o divide_v their_o negotiation_n into_o the_o title_n of_o province_n both_o in_o relation_n to_o this_o kingdom_n or_o foreign_a kingdom_n or_o state_n and_o so_o each_o of_o they_o give_v a_o account_n to_o the_o king_n according_o and_o they_o have_v a_o office_n appertain_v to_o they_o call_v the_o signet_n office_n signet_n signet_n where_o they_o have_v four_o clerk_n as_o their_o substitute_n to_o perform_v their_o direction_n for_o all_o dispatch_n both_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a and_o general_o they_o be_v of_o his_o majesty_n privy-council_n 4._o their_o employment_n in_o parliament_n be_v either_o in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n or_o house_n of_o commons_o according_a as_o they_o be_v summon_v to_o one_o or_o elect_v to_o the_o other_o and_o as_o the_o king_n think_v they_o in_o either_o place_n most_o useful_a for_o his_o occasion_n 5._o i_o need_v not_o go_v back_o to_o find_v the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o summons_n for_o it_o may_v be_v presume_v to_o be_v ancient_a from_o the_o eminency_n and_o nature_n of_o their_o employment_n so_o it_o may_v suffice_v only_o to_o instance_n here_o that_o in_o the_o 36_o hen._n 8._o william_n packet_n mil._n have_v his_o
indentur_fw-la '_o in_o it_o '_o ipsum_fw-la vic'_fw-la &_o illos_fw-la &c._n &c._n nolumus_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la vic'_fw-fr etc._n etc._n et_fw-la electionem_fw-la illam_fw-la in_o pleno_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o sic_fw-la factam_fw-la distincte_n aperte_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o &_o sigillis_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la electioni_fw-la illi_fw-la interfuerint_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o cancellar_n '_o nostram_fw-la angliae_fw-la ad_fw-la dictos_fw-la diem_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la certificetis_fw-la indilate_v remitten_v '_o nobis_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la rex_fw-la camerario_fw-la svo_fw-la com'_v palatini_n svi_fw-la cestriae_fw-la vel_fw-la ejus_fw-la locum_fw-la tenenti_fw-la ib'm_n salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la tractatum_fw-la vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungend'quod_fw-la per_fw-la seperalia_fw-la brevia_fw-la nostra_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la nostro_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o debite_fw-la conficiend'detis_fw-la in_o mandatis_fw-la tam_fw-la vic'_fw-la nostro_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la com'_v cestr_n '_o quam_fw-la vic'_fw-la nostris_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o cestr_n '_o quod_fw-la facta_fw-la proclamatione_fw-la in_o prox_n '_o com'_v suis_fw-fr post_fw-la receptionem_fw-la eorundem_fw-la brevium_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la tenend'de_v die_v &_o loco_fw-la praed'dictus_fw-la vic'_fw-la dc'i_fw-la com'_v cestr_n '_o dvos_fw-la milites_fw-la gladio_fw-la cinctos_fw-la magis_fw-la idoneos_fw-la &_o discretos_fw-la com'_v praed'&_n praed'&_n praed'vic_a '_o dc'ae_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o cestr_n '_o dvos_fw-la cives_fw-la dc'ae_fw-la civet_fw-la '_o de_fw-fr discretioribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la nomina_fw-la eorundem_fw-la milit_fw-la '_o sic_fw-la eligend'in_v quibusdam_fw-la indentur_fw-la '_o in_o it_o '_o ipsum_fw-la vic'_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o &_o illos_fw-la qui_fw-la hujusmo'i_fw-la electioni_fw-la interfuerint_fw-la ac_fw-la nomina_fw-la praed'civium_fw-la sic_fw-la eligend'in_v quibusdam_fw-la indentur_fw-la '_o in_o it_o '_o ipsos_fw-la vic'_fw-la civitat_fw-la '_o &_o illos_fw-la qui_fw-la etc._n etc._n nolumus_fw-la autem_fw-la quod_fw-la idem_fw-la vic'_fw-la dc'i_fw-la com'_v cestr_n '_o nec_fw-la praed'vic_a '_o civitat_fw-la '_o praed'nec_fw-la aliquis_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la electiones_fw-la illas_fw-la in_o plenis_fw-la com'_n &_o civitat_fw-la '_o praed'sic_n fact_n '_o distincte_n &_o aperte_fw-la sub_fw-la sigillo_fw-la com'_v palatini_n praed'&_n praed'&_n sigillis_fw-la eorum_fw-la qui_fw-la electionibus_fw-la illis_fw-la interfuerint_fw-la nobis_fw-la in_o cancellariam_n nostram_fw-la angliae_fw-la ad_fw-la dictos_fw-la diem_fw-la &_o locum_fw-la certifices_fw-la indilate_v remitten_v '_o nobis_fw-la alteras_fw-la part_n seperal'indentur_fw-la '_o praed'presentibus_fw-la consut_n '_o unacum_fw-la hoc_fw-la brevi_fw-la t._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la rex_fw-la vic'_v carnarvan_n salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n usque_fw-la tractatum_fw-la tibi_fw-la praecipimus_fw-la firmiter_fw-la injungend'quod_fw-la facta_fw-la proclamatione_fw-la in_o prox_n '_o com'_v tuo_fw-la post_fw-la receptionem_fw-la huius_fw-la brevis_fw-la nostri_fw-la tenend'de_v die_v &_o loco_fw-la praedictis_fw-la unum_fw-la militem_fw-la gladio_fw-la cinctum_fw-la magis_fw-la idoneum_fw-la &_o discretum_fw-la com'_v predict_v '_o &_o de_fw-fr quolibet_fw-la burgo_n vocat_fw-la '_o le_fw-fr shire_n town_n ejusdem_fw-la com'_n unum_fw-la burgensem_fw-la de_fw-la discretioribus_fw-la etc._n etc._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la in_o com'_n cornub_n '_o mutatis_fw-la mutandis_fw-la t._n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la consimilia_fw-la brevia_fw-la diriguntur_fw-la vicecomitibus_fw-la seperal'com_n '_o sequen_o '_o sub_fw-la dat'_n praed'videlt_v '_o radnor_n brecon_n carmarthen_n mountgomery_n cardigan_n glamorgan_n pembroke_n flint_n merion_v denbigh_n anglesey_n de_fw-fr uno_fw-la milite_fw-la tantum_fw-la eligend_n '_o sect_n ii_o observation_n on_o this_o 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