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often_o and_o short_a shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d and_o sâ—â—â—red_v from_o all_o manner_n of_o question_n at_o the_o law_n by_o any_o party_n so_o wrong_v by_o they_o be_v absolute_o against_o common_a right_n nay_o and_o more_o that_o this_o shall_v extend_v 〈◊〉_d â—â—ltitudes_n of_o person_n beside_o that_o be_v their_o servant_n or_o attendant_n and_o also_o that_o any_o oâ—_n all_o of_o these_o shall_v have_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o law_n in_o any_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o england_n at_o their_o pleasure_n against_o any_o man_n who_o they_o shall_v pretend_v wrong_v they_o be_v such_o transcendent_a and_o grievous_a enormity_n that_o common_a right_n abhor_v and_o yet_o this_o with_o a_o thousand_o 〈◊〉_d as_o much_o more_o as_o bad_a as_o these_o be_v the_o fruit_n of_o a_o perpetual_a parliament_n if_o they_o please_v which_o tend_v to_o the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o all_o man_n action_n real_a personal_a or_o mix_v who_o have_v â—o_o do_v with_o parliament_n man_n as_o appear_v express_o by_o the_o statute_n of_o limitation_n of_o the_o aâ—_n of_o james_n chap._n 16._o which_o strict_o confine_v all_o manner_n of_o suit_n to_o be_v commence_v within_o 〈…〉_z after_o the_o occasion_n give_v second_o for_o common_a reason_n parliament_n be_v ordain_v and_o institute_v as_o be_v before_o true_o and_o legal_o declare_v for_o remedy_n to_o redress_v public_a and_o capital_a grievance_n thâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d where_o else_o can_v be_v redress_v but_o it_o be_v against_o reason_n and_o the_o very_a end_n of_o the_o institution_n of_o parliament_n that_o parliament_n shall_v make_v and_o create_v multitude_n of_o public_a and_o insufferable_a grievance_n the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n allow_v no_o protection_n for_o any_o maâ—_n employ_v in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o kingdom_n but_o for_o a_o year_n at_o most_o as_o to_o be_v free_a from_o suit_n and_o in_o many_o suit_v none_o at_o all_o howbeit_o he_o be_v in_o such_o service_n but_o a_o perpetual_a 〈◊〉_d may_v prove_v a_o protection_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o wickedness_n and_o misdeaâ—â—eanours_n 〈◊〉_d against_o other_o man_n not_o of_o the_o parliament_n among_o any_o of_o who_o they_o may_v piâ—k_v and_o choose_v who_o they_o please_v to_o ruinate_v and_o destroy_v and_o that_o noâ—_n for_o a_o year_n but_o for_o ever_o which_o be_v against_o all_o manner_n of_o reason_n or_o the_o shadow_n or_o likeness_n of_o it_o and_o therefore_o aâ—_n 〈◊〉_d sir_n henry_n vane_n say_v against_o episcopal_a government_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o largâ—_n 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o 11_o of_o june_n 1641_o now_o in_o print_n at_o a_o committee_n for_o pass_v the_o bill_n against_o stoppall_a government_n so_o say_v i_o of_o a_o everlasting_a or_o of_o any_o parliament_n that_o shall_v do_v 〈◊〉_d you_o have_v do_v in_o large_o sit_v beyond_o the_o time_n of_o your_o commission_n etc._n etc._n that_o 〈…〉_z thing_n be_v destructive_a to_o the_o very_a end_n for_o which_o it_o shall_v be_v and_o be_v constitute_v to_o be_v 〈…〉_z only_o so_o but_o do_v the_o quite_o contrary_a as_o your_o house_n in_o every_o particular_a do_v certain_o we_o have_v cause_n sufficient_a enough_o to_o lay_v it_o aside_o and_o not_o only_o as_o useless_a in_o that_o it_o 〈…〉_z its_o end_n but_o be_v dangerous_a in_o that_o it_o destroy_v and_o contradict_v its_o end_n three_o for_o impossibility_n the_o death_n of_o thâ—_n king_n in_o law_n undisputable_o dissolve_v the_o parliament_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o foresay_a act_n which_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v perpetual_a for_o 〈◊〉_d write_v of_o summons_n that_o be_v direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o parliament_n 〈◊〉_d be_v choose_v run_v in_o these_o word_n king_n charles_n be_v to_o have_v conference_n and_o 〈…〉_z &c_n &c_n upon_o such_o a_o day_n about_o or_o concern_v as_o the_o word_n of_o the_o tâ—ieâ—â—â—ial_a act_n have_v it_o the_o high_a and_o urgent_a affair_n concern_v his_o majesty_n and_o he_o write_v we_o the_o state_n and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o church_n of_o england_n but_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v how_o its_o possiblâ—_n for_o a_o parliament_n to_o confer_v or_o treat_v with_o king_n charles_n now_o he_o be_v dead_a it_o be_v impossible_a seâ—_n 2_o h._n 5._o cook_n in_o parl._n 3._o part_n and_o therefore_o the_o whole_a current_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n yea_o reason_n itself_o from_o the_o begin_n to_o the_o end_n be_v express_o that_o the_o king_n death_n do_v ipso_fw-la facto_fw-la dissolve_v this_o parliament_n though_o it_o have_v be_v all_o the_o time_n before_o 〈◊〉_d so_o entire_a and_o unquestionable_a to_o that_o very_a hour_n and_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v so_o he_o be_v in_o law_n yea_o and_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o this_o very_a parliament_n stâ—led_v the_o head_n the_o begiâ—â—ing_n and_o end_n of_o parliament_n see_v coâ—ks_n 4_o part_n institutes_n fol._n 1._o 3._o mr._n pyâ—â—'s_v for_o 〈…〉_z straâ—â—ord_n pag._n 8._o s._n john_n forementioned_a argument_n against_o strafford_n pag._n 42._o and_o therefore_o as_o a_o parliament_n in_o lâ—w_a 〈◊〉_d begin_v without_o the_o 〈…〉_z in_o it_o 〈◊〉_d person_n 〈◊〉_d representative_n cook_n ibid._n so_o 6._o so_o it_o be_v positive_o 〈◊〉_d by_o his_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thereby_o not_o only_o the_o true_a declare_v but_o intend_a end_n of_o their_o assemble_v which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o confer_v with_o king_n charles_n be_v cease_v and_o thereby_o a_o final_a â—nd_n be_v put_v 〈◊〉_d the_o mean_n that_o be_v appoint_v to_o attain_v unto_o that_o end_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v as_o 〈◊〉_d for_o this_o parliament_n or_o any_o parliament_n to_o continue_v as_o long_o as_o they_o please_v aâ—_n for_o a_o parliament_n to_o make_v king_n charles_n alive_a again_o four_o for_o repugnancy_n that_o which_o be_v but_o for_o a_o time_n can_v be_v affirm_v to_o have_v continuance_n for_o ever_o it_n be_v repugnant_a but_o this_o parliament_n in_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o maker_n of_o the_o act_n be_v to_o be_v but_o 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they_o please_v be_v not_o those_o that_o have_v create_v the_o necessity_n on_o purpose_n that_o by_o the_o colour_n thereof_o they_o may_v make_v themselves_o great_a and_o potent_a and_o if_o so_o than_o that_o objection_n have_v no_o weight_n nor_o by_o any_o rule_n of_o justice_n can_v they_o be_v allow_v to_o gain_v this_o advantage_n by_o their_o own_o fault_n as_o to_o make_v that_o a_o ground_n of_o their_o justification_n which_o be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o offence_n and_o that_o it_o be_v true_a in_o itself_o be_v so_o obvious_a to_o every_o unbiased_a know_v eye_n it_o need_v no_o illustration_n but_o if_o it_o shall_v be_v deny_v by_o any_o of_o their_o pen_n if_o god_n please_v to_o give_v further_a opportunity_n i_o shall_v prove_v it_o to_o the_o full_a second_o i_o answer_v there_o can_v no_o necessity_n be_v pretend_v that_o can_v be_v