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A40421 Freedom of elections to Parliament, a fundamental law and liberty of the English subject and some presidents shewing the power of the House of Commons to inflict punishments on those who have been guitly [sic] of misdemeanours either in elections or returns : in a letter to a member of Parliament. 1690 (1690) Wing F2125; ESTC R24341 18,524 34

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prescription_n and_o that_o prescription_n be_v before_o 1_o r._n 1._o who_o be_v elder_a brother_n to_o king_n john_n father_n to_o h._n 3._o common-law_n for_o that_o election_n ought_v to_o to_o be_v free_a wherein_o both_o the_o say_a point_n be_v include_v 1._o it_o must_v be_v a_o due_a election_n and_o 2._o it_o must_v be_v a_o free_a election_n this_o statute_n do_v enact_v that_o no_o man_n upon_o grievous_a forfeiture_n shall_v disturb_v any_o to_o make_v free_a election_n and_o be_v excellent_o pen_v in_o two_o respect_n first_o for_o that_o general_o it_o extend_v to_o all_o election_n that_o be_v to_o say_v to_o every_o dignity_n office_n or_o place_v elective_a be_v it_o ecclesiastical_a or_o temporal_a of_o what_o kind_n or_o quality_n soever_o the_o act_n be_v pen_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o king_n viz._n the_o king_n command_v and_o therefore_o the_o king_n bind_v himself_o not_o to_o disturb_v any_o elector_n to_o make_v free_a election_n as_o in_o the_o like_a case_n upon_o a_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a king_n the_o act_n say_v rex_fw-la 332._o westm_n 2._o 13_o e._n 1._o cap._n 1._o 2_o inst_z 332._o perpendens_fw-la etc._n etc._n the_o same_o bind_v the_o king_n now_o that_o elector_n may_v make_v free_a and_o due_a election_n without_o displeasure_n or_o fear_n thereof_o by_o this_o act_n of_o parliament_n as_o a_o sure_a defenee_n the_o king_n command_v the_o same_o upon_o grievous_a forfeiture_n and_o this_o act_n extend_v to_o all_o election_n as_o well_o by_o those_o that_o at_o the_o make_n of_o this_o act_n have_v power_n to_o make_v they_o as_o by_o those_o who_o power_n be_v raise_v or_o create_v since_o this_o act._n grievous_a forfeiture_n that_o be_v the_o disturber_n benè_fw-la nota_fw-la benè_fw-la to_o be_v punish_v by_o grievous_a fine_n and_o imprisonment_n thus_o far_o the_o learned_a chief-justice_n coke_n and_o it_o be_v observe_v say_v the_o same_o great_a man_n that_o 1._o 4_o inst_z 1._o when_o there_o be_v best_a appearance_n there_o be_v the_o best_a success_n in_o parliament_n therefore_o there_o be_v a_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n make_v on_o purpose_n in_o the_o 5_o r._n 2._o to_o command_v all_o 4._o rast_n stat._n 140._o 5_o r._n 2._o cap._n 4._o and_o singular_a person_n and_o commonalty_n which_o from_o thenceforth_o shall_v have_v the_o summons_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o they_o be_v bind_v to_o do_v and_o have_v be_v accustom_v within_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n of_o old_a time_n and_o if_o any_o person_n so_o summon_v be_v he_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbot_z prior_n duke_n earl_n baron_n banneret_n knight_n of_o the_o shire_n citizen_n of_o city_n burgess_n of_o burgh_n or_o other_o singular_a person_n or_o communality_n shall_v absent_v himself_o and_o come_v not_o at_o the_o say_a summons_n except_o he_o