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the_o inhabitant_n of_o east-greensted_n case_n in_o mich._n term_n in_o 10._o 67_o the_o case_n of_o sutton_n colfield_n in_o com._n warwick_n in_o hil._n 11._o caroli_fw-la 69_o the_o mayor_n of_o morpeths_n case_n in_o 5._o caroli_fw-la 72_o the_o case_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o woodford_n in_o essex_n in_o hil._n in_o 14._o caroli_fw-la 74_o the_o case_n of_o heming_n hastings_n in_o warwickshire_n in_o 6._o jacobi_n 86_o the_o school_n of_o thetford_n case_n upon_o a_o bill_n exhibit_v in_o parliament_n in_o 8._o jacobi_n 78_o dame_n billingsley_n case_n in_o 12._o jacobi_n 80_o collinsons_n case_n in_o 15._o jacobi_n 81_o sir_n thomas_n middleton_n case_n in_o 1617._o 82_o rivet_n case_n in_o 15._o jacobi_n 83_o barnard_n hidd_n case_n 87_o the_o case_n between_o plat_n and_o the_o master_n and_o fellow_n of_o st._n john_n college_n in_o cambridge_n in_o mich._n 14_o caroli_fw-la 89_o jesus_n college_n case_n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n refer_v to_o the_o judge_n in_o 13._o jacobi_n 91_o the_o lord_n edward_n montague_n case_n in_o the_o court_n of_o ward_n in_o 17._o jacobi_n 92_o seymor_n against_o the_o poor_a of_o twyford_n trinity_n 1634._o 93_o the_o poor_a of_o east-greenstead_n against_o howard_n in_o 8._o and_o 10._o caroli_fw-la 94_o hungate_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o herborne_n in_o 3._o caroli_fw-la 94_o steward_n against_o germyn_n in_o 41._o elizab._n 95_o hellam_n case_n in_o 5._o caroli_fw-la 95_o the_o school_n of_o rigbye_n case_n in_o 2._o caroli_fw-la 96_o hensons_n case_n in_o 41._o eliz._n 97_o wingfield_n case_n in_o 4._o caroli_fw-la 97_o goffe_n against_o web_n in_o 44._o eliz._n 97_o champion_n against_o smith_n in_o 3._o jacobi_n 98_o stoddard_n case_n in_o 20._o jacobi_n 98_o the_o case_n of_o the_o mayor_n and_o burgess_n of_o redding_n against_o lane_n in_o 43._o eliz._n 99_o the_o mayor_n of_o bristol_n against_o whitton_n in_o 8._o and_o 9_o caroli_fw-la 100_o the_o case_n between_o fisher_n and_o hill_n in_o 10._o jacobi_n ibid._n peacock_n against_o thewer_n in_o mich._n 14._o caroli_fw-la 100_o pennington_n against_o jennys_n in_o 2._o caroli_fw-la 101_o pember_n against_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o kingston_n in_o trin._n 15._o caroli_fw-la ibid._n penstre_v against_o pannier_n in_o trin._n 15._o caroli_fw-la 102_o bramble_n against_o the_o poor_a of_o havering_n in_o trin._n 15._o caroli_fw-la ibid._n the_o mayor_n of_o london_n case_n 103_o the_o poor_a of_o chelmsfords_n case_n in_o michaelmas_n term_n 1644._o 103_o the_o cause_n where_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la devise_v all_o his_o land_n to_o charitable_a use_n 107_o finis_fw-la essex_n ss._n essex_n essex_n ss._n essex_n ss._n devon_n ss._n essex_n essex_n devon_n ss._n devon_n ss._n cambr._n