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uniform_o concur_v for_o the_o substance_n and_o if_o you_o differ_v that_o you_o may_v be_v please_v to_o put_v out_o or_o add_v or_o alter_v or_o diminish_v as_o you_o shall_v think_v fit_a that_o so_o we_o the_o better_o come_v to_o the_o end_n that_o we_o do_v both_o so_o desirous_o embrace_v then_o the_o 5._o proposition_n be_v read_v by_o the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o norwhich_n the_o 5._o proposition_n 25._o april_n 1628._o 1._o that_o his_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v gracious_o to_o declare_v that_o the_o good_a old_a law_n call_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o the_o 6._o statute_n conceive_v to_o be_v declaration_n or_o explanation_n of_o that_o law_n do_v stand_v still_o in_o force_n to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n 2._o that_o his_o majesty_n will_v be_v please_v gracious_o to_o declare_v that_o according_a to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o the_o statute_n aforesaid_a as_o also_o according_a to_o the_o most_o ancient_a custom_n and_o law_n of_o this_o land_n every_o 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will_v proceed_v according_a to_o the_o law_n establish_v in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o in_o no_o other_o manner_n or_o wise_a 5._o and_o as_o touch_v his_o majesty_n royal_a prerogative_n intrincical_a to_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o entrust_v he_o from_o god_n ad_fw-la communem_fw-la totius_fw-la populi_fw-la salutem_fw-la &_o non_fw-la ad_fw-la destructionem_fw-la his_o majesty_n will_v resolve_v not_o to_o use_v or_o divert_v the_o same_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o any_o his_o loyal_a people_n in_o the_o propriety_n of_o their_o good_n and_o liberty_n of_o their_o person_n and_o in_o case_n for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o majesty_n royal_a person_n the_o common_a safety_n of_o his_o people_n or_o the_o peaceable_a government_n of_o his_o kingdom_n his_o majesty_n shall_v find_v just_a cause_n of_o state_n to_o imprison_v or_o restrain_v any_o man_n person_n his_o majesty_n will_v gracious_o declare_v that_o within_o a_o convenient_a time_n he_o shall_v and_o will_v express_v the_o 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honourable_a profession_n to_o agree_v with_o they_o in_o general_a in_o desire_n to_o maintain_v and_o support_v the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o liberty_n of_o england_n the_o commons_o have_v command_v i_o in_o like_a fort_n they_o have_v be_v be_v and_o will_v be_v as_o ready_a to_o propugne_v the_o just_a prerogative_n of_o his_o majesty_n of_o which_o in_o all_o their_o argument_n search_n of_o record_n and_o resolution_n they_o have_v be_v most_o careful_a according_a to_o that_o which_o former_o be_v and_o now_o again_o be_v protest_v by_o they_o another_o noble_a argument_n of_o your_o honourable_a disposition_n towards_o they_o be_v express_v in_o this_o that_o you_o be_v please_v to_o expect_v no_o present_a answer_n from_o they_o who_o be_v as_o your_o lordship_n in_o your_o general_a wisdom_n they_o doubt_v not_o have_v consider_v a_o great_a body_n that_o must_v advise_v upon_o all_o new_a proposition_n and_o resolve_v upon_o they_o before_o they_o can_v give_v answer_n 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