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assent_n bill_n for_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n pass_v the_o royal_a assent_n go_v present_o to_o attend_v his_o majesty_n therein_o who_o bring_v this_o answer_n that_o the_o king_n will_v be_v here_o present_o his_o majesty_n be_v come_v and_o sit_v in_o the_o chair_n of_o state_n the_o commons_o be_v send_v for_o who_o come_v and_o by_o their_o speaker_n present_v the_o bill_n for_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n then_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o crown_n read_v the_o title_n of_o the_o say_a bill_n and_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n pronounce_v the_o royal_a assent_n thereunto_o in_o these_o word_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr remerciant_fw-la ses_fw-fr bons_fw-fr subject_n accept_v leur_fw-fr benevolence_n et_fw-fr ainsi_fw-fr le_fw-fr veult_n it_o be_v this_o day_n order_v in_o the_o commons_o house_n church_n monday_n july_n 12._o order_n for_o aftornoon_n sermon_n in_o all_o
majesty_n say_a letter_n or_o the_o say_a act_n of_o state_n and_o not_o otherwise_o the_o commons_o not_o be_v satisfy_v with_o these_o sober_a and_o calm_a resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n fall_v to_o vote_v their_o own_o sense_n and_o to_o make_v declaration_n of_o the_o law_n upon_o their_o former_a query_n as_o follow_v question_n propound_v in_o parliament_n and_o declaration_n of_o the_o law_n thereupon_o in_o parliament_n quest_n 1._o judge_n the_o declaration_n of_o the_o commons_o in_o ireland_n upon_o the_o query_n propound_v to_o the_o judge_n whether_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v a_o free_a people_n and_o to_o be_v govern_v only_o by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n and_o statute_n of_o force_n in_o this_o kingdom_n declarat_fw-la the_o subject_n of_o this_o his_o majesty_n kingdom_n of_o ireland_n be_v a_o free_a people_n and_o to_o be_v govern_v only_o according_a the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n and_o statute_n make_v and_o establish_v by_o parliament_n in_o this_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n and_o according_a to_o the_o lawful_a custom_n use_v in_o the_o same_o 2._o quest_n whether_o the_o judge_n of_o this_o land_n do_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o judge_n and_o if_o so_o whether_o under_o pretext_n of_o any_o act_n of_o state_n proclamation_n writ_n letter_n or_o direction_n under_o the_o seal_n or_o privy_a seal_n signet_n or_o letter_n or_o other_o commandment_n from_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n lord_n deputy_n justice_n justices_z or_o other_o chief_a governor_n or_o governor_n of_o this_o kingdom_n they_o may_v hinder_v stay_v or_o delay_v the_o suit_n of_o any_o subject_a or_o his_o judgement_n or_o execution_n thereupon_o if_o so_o in_o what_o case_n and_o whether_o if_o they_o do_v hinder_v stay_v or_o delay_v such_o suit_n or_o judgement_n or_o execution_n thereupon_o what_o punishment_n do_v they_o incur_v for_o their_o deviation_n and_o transgression_n therein_o declarat_fw-la that_o judge_n in_o ireland_n aught_o 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