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q._n p._n 40._o cook_n 2_o inst._n 631._o seld._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la gr._n q._n p._n 42_o gr._n q._n p._n 42._o ger._n dor._n an._n 1175._o legis_fw-la vigorem_fw-la habeat_fw-la quicquid_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o de_fw-la consensu_fw-la magn._n &_o reipubl_n communi_fw-la sponsione_n authoritate_fw-la regis_fw-la sive_fw-la principis_fw-la praecedente_fw-la just_a fuerit_fw-la definitum_fw-la &_o approbatum_fw-la with_fw-mi bracton_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o gr._n q._n p._n 44._o n._n b._n who_o be_v these_o other_o gr._n q._n p._n 47._o mr._n hunt_n tell_v you_o p._n 87._o that_n if_o this_o be_v a_o law_n it_o be_v a_o law_n only_o for_o that_o case_n it_o be_v true_a the_o protestation_n as_o such_o be_v personal_a to_o they_o but_o the_o canon_n i_o hope_v that_o put_v they_o upon_o a_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la and_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la be_v not_o personal_a also_o for_o here_o be_v a_o prohibition_n both_o by_o the_o canon_n common_a and_o 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case_n seld._n tit_n hon_fw-mi p._n 689._o ger._n tilb._n fitz._n mat._n paris_n whether_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o parliament_n or_o other_o council_n not_o material_a to_o this_o point_n the_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o meet_v upon_o summons_n to_o the_o one_o or_o tother_o hakewell_n pa._n 18._o 21_o r._n 2._o memb_v 6._o n._n b._n it_o be_v plain_a by_o clergy_n here_o be_v more_o mean_v than_o the_o bishop_n only_o for_o the_o abbot_n be_v reckon_v as_o part_v of_o the_o clergy_n i_o suppose_v gr._n q._n p._n 57_o sir_n william_n dromond_n be_v life_n of_o james_n the_o four_o pag._n 200._o ult_n edit_fw-la in_o octavo_fw-la discourse_n pag._n 20._o gr._n q._n p._n 57_o gr._n q._n p._n 58._o see_v sir_n hen._n wotton_n interest_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o christen_v this_o question_n touch_v upon_o gr._n q._n p._n 64._o spel._n coun._n tom_n 2._o p._n 8._o con._n tol._n 11_o can._n 6._o lamb._n law_n edgar_n cap._n 5._o gr._n q._n p._n 67._o see_v the_o provisos_fw-la in_o the_o acts._n 25_o h._n 8._o cap._n 21._o co._n lib._n 2._o 32_o b._n gr._n q._n p._n 68_o gr._n q._n p._n 57_o whitgift_n be_v then_o archbishop_n cambd._n an._n anno_fw-la 1586._o and_o baker_n 391._o rush._n hist._n col._n part_n p._n 61._o baker_n pag._n 446._o gr._n q._n p._n 69._o rush._n hist._n coll._n part_n 2._o pag._n 56._o rush._n come_v 2._o app._n p._n 15._o gr._n q._n p._n 32._o journ_v of_o parl._n pag._n 258._o vid._n hakewell_n mod_a p._n 84._o gr._n q._n p._n 70._o quaere_fw-la what_o that_o word_n then_o mean_v gr._n q._n p._n 73._o gr._n q._n p._n 74._o spel._n gloss._n word_n come_v p._n 140._o 141._o gr._n q._n p._n 74._o gr._n q._n p._n 77._o lett._n p._n 55._o gr._n q._n p._n 76._o pla._n parl._n 33_o ed._n 1._o 1._o this_o consilium_fw-la regis_fw-la i_o take_v to_o be_v that_o steady_a counsel_n that_o always_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o his_o parliament_n though_o perhaps_o not_o always_o member_n see_v coo._n 2._o rep._n arch._n cant._n case_n divers_a case_n to_o that_o purpose_n gr._n q._n p._n 79._o gr._n q._n p._n 88_o gr._n q._n p._n 88_o gr._n q._n p._n 94._o see_v before_o p._n 18._o in_o the_o edition_n in_o quarto_n pet._n bles._n 〈◊〉_d edit_fw-la p._n 551._o col_fw-fr 1_o 2._o in_o fol._n idem_fw-la p._n 552._o col_fw-fr 2._o cot._fw-la p._n 85._o 5_o e._n 3._o m._n 33._o rot._n parl._n 4._o e._n 3._o n._n 6._o 5_o e_z 3._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la n._n b._n cotton_n abridg._n count_n and_o baron_n by_o lord_n as_o 〈◊〉_d often_o do_v gr._n qu._n p._n 95._o gr._n qu._n p._n 89._o cot._fw-la p._n 392._o rot._n claus._n 1_o e._n 3._o m._n 13._o pro_fw-la episc._n hereford_n gr._n qu._n p._n 102._o 102._o n._n b._n the_o king_n be_v go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v then_o in_o debate_n touch_v which_o the_o bishop_n may_v well_o consult_v matth._n paris_n p._n 55._o magnates_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la comes_fw-la baro_n mile_n seu_fw-la aliqua_fw-la alia_fw-la notabiles_fw-la persona_fw-la vid._n mr._n petyt_n p._n 101_o 94_o 95._o n._n b._n the_o abridger_n often_o translate_v count_n and_o baron_n in_o the_o record_n by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n only_o because_o when_o the_o bishop_n be_v mean_v lord_n spiritual_a or_o some_o word_n equivalent_a be_v express_v rush._n hist._n col._n part_n 2._o p._n 55._o gr._n qu._n p._n 90._o n._n b._n though_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a impeachment_n against_o weston_n and_o gomenes_n by_o the_o commons_o yet_o the_o general_a one_o be_v the_o deliver_v fort_n and_o castle_n be_v treason_n at_o the_o examination_n of_o which_o the_o prelate_n ought_v to_o be_v absent_a vid._n gr._n qu._n p._n 92._o gr._n qu._n p._n 90._o rot._n process_n in_o parl._n gr._n qu._n p._n 117._o gr._n qu._n p._n 95._o see_v before_o p._n 131._o the_o record_n there_o cite_v matth._n paris_n anno_fw-la 1100._o rot._n cl_o 3._o e._n 2._o m._n 16._o in_o dorso_fw-la 34_o edw._n 1._o gr._n cue_n p._n 100_o see_v before_o p._n 131._o n._n b._n the_o judgement_n may_v well_o be_v give_v after_o the_o party_n be_v dead_a a_o hundred_o example_n may_v be_v give_v where_o their_o bone_n have_v be_v burn_v their_o body_n hang_v etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o what_o mr._n hunt_n think_v 2_o h._n 4._o n._n 30_o 4_o edw._n 3._o 5_o h._n 4._o n._n 12._o to_o 17._o gr._n qu._n p._n 119._o 2_o h._n 6._o n._n 9_o viz._n the_o fact_n be_v not_o by_o their_o advice_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o have_v enter_v gr._n qu._n p._n 121._o gr._n qu_n p._n 151._o gr._n qu._n p._n 151._o 7_o h._n 8._o p._n 184._o grand_fw-fr quest._n p._n 260._o vid._n dier_n fol._n 60._o cromp._n jurisd_v court_n p._n 2._o grand_fw-fr quest._n p._n 124._o stanf_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o cook_n 3d_o instit._fw-la â—…ol_fw-la 30._o seld._n priu._n of_o bar._n p._n 45._o and_o other_o gr._n q._n