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and_o office_n according_o and_o do_v the_o 17_o day_n of_o marâ—h_n then_o next_o follow_v declare_v that_o our_o law_n be_v due_o execute_v be_v the_o most_o just_a free_a and_o equal_a of_o any_o other_o law_n in_o the_o world_n and_o that_o they_o be_v very_o sensible_a of_o the_o excellency_n great_a antiquity_n and_o equality_n of_o they_o and_o that_o the_o liberty_n property_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v full_o preserve_v by_o they_o do_v so_o little_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v for_o the_o good_a and_o honour_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o hearken_v or_o yield_v unto_o the_o product_n of_o those_o windmill_a giddy_a and_o vertiginous_a brain_n or_o by_o the_o persuasion_n of_o some_o idle_a and_o ridiculous_a pamphlet_n write_v and_o contrive_v by_o such_o as_o will_v for_o their_o own_o advantage_n plough_v up_o the_o law_n and_o reasonable_a custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o settle_v and_o set_v up_o a_o weathercock_n government_n ridiculous_a to_o all_o other_o nation_n as_o he_o do_v in_o his_o speech_n to_o that_o which_o he_o call_v his_o parliament_n upon_o his_o dissolution_n of_o they_o the_o 12_o day_n of_o september_n 1654._o declare_v that_o in_o every_o government_n there_o must_v be_v somewhat_o fundamental_a 1654._o somewhat_o like_o a_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la that_o shall_v be_v unalterable_a that_o some_o thing_n be_v fundamental_o which_o he_o shall_v deal_v plain_o with_o they_o may_v not_o be_v part_v with_o but_o be_v to_o be_v deliver_v over_o to_o posterity_n else_o every_o succeed_a parliament_n will_v be_v dispute_v to_o change_v and_o alter_v the_o government_n and_o we_o shall_v be_v as_o often_o bring_v into_o confusion_n as_o we_o have_v parliament_n and_o he_o and_o his_o parliament_n in_o the_o time_n of_o his_o hypocritical_a government_n do_v so_o little_o relish_v the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o utlary_n as_o they_o order_v only_a prisoner_n to_o be_v discharge_v out_o of_o 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whisper_v unto_o his_o fellow-judge_n arise_v from_o the_o bench_n and_o go_v and_o sit_v by_o the_o clerk_n and_o make_v the_o order_n as_o he_o please_v and_o like_v those_o his_o do_n so_o well_o as_o he_o be_v hear_v to_o say_v he_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o to_o make_v his_o place_n worth_n 1000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la unto_o he_o before_o he_o have_v do_v with_o it_o and_o may_v be_v in_o good_a hope_n of_o it_o when_o beside_o those_o his_o ungodly_a extraordinary_n large_a salary_n be_v allow_v to_o he_o and_o his_o brethren_n of_o that_o committee_n for_o their_o son_n and_o agent_n and_o the_o gain_n which_o they_o and_o their_o confederate_n may_v have_v by_o the_o sale_n or_o indirect_a purchase_n thereof_o in_o other_o man_n name_n that_o committee_n be_v to_o have_v distribute_v among_o they_o two_o penny_n in_o the_o pound_n upon_o the_o sale_n of_o any_o prisoner_n land_n or_o estate_n the_o pretend_v gospel-improvers_a in_o south-wales_n have_v shut_v up_o most_o of_o the_o church_n south-wales_n and_o gather_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n one_o hundred_o &_o fifty_o thousand_o pound_n into_o their_o private_a purse_n and_o therefore_o both_o oliver_n and_o richard_n cromwell_n &_o their_o council_n &_o parliament_n do_v only_o receive_v those_o unquiet_a innovator_n petition_n and_o as_o they_o do_v in_o the_o determine_n of_o what_o shall_v be_v encumbrance_n fit_a to_o be_v put_v into_o a_o public_a registry_n or_o the_o take_n away_o of_o tithe_n make_v a_o show_n of_o intend_v great_a matter_n when_o they_o only_o hang_v they_o upon_o long_a delaye_n be_v and_o a_o everlasting_a deliberation_n never_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o any_o conclusion_n and_o our_o law_n have_v thus_o long_o fight_v with_o beast_n like_o st._n paul_n at_o ephesus_n may_v by_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n have_v give_v they_o no_o small_a assurance_n that_o they_o shall_v have_v deserve_v some_o rest_n and_o tranquillity_n but_o it_o seem_v as_o the_o wrong_v do_v unto_o they_o be_v unrepented_a so_o be_v their_o patience_n and_o suffering_n to_o be_v prolong_v and_o the_o professor_n of_o our_o or_o any_o other_o good_a law_n shall_v not_o be_v so_o contemptible_a when_o that_o bless_a apostle_n can_v be_v no_o less_o than_o a_o lawyer_n when_o he_o sit_v and_o have_v be_v educate_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o gamaliel_n and_o be_v afterward_o by_o his_o apostolical_a office_n and_o great_a endowment_n in_o all_o manner_n of_o learning_n such_o a_o darling_n and_o belove_a of_o god_n almighty_n as_o he_o have_v in_o his_o life-time_n the_o inexpressible_a joy_n and_o wonder_n of_o the_o three_o heaven_n communicate_v unto_o he_o when_o they_o be_v before_o and_o that_o time_n and_o long_o after_o in_o better_a age_n of_o such_o a_o esteem_n and_o usefulness_n among_o the_o wise_a and_o better_a sort_n of_o mankind_n as_o they_o be_v just_o call_v sacerdotes_fw-la justitiae_fw-la minister_n that_o sacrifice_v for_o the_o
the_o ancient_n legal_a fundamental_a and_o necessary_a right_n of_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o their_o writ_n of_o capias_fw-la arrest_n and_o process_n of_o outlary_n and_o the_o illegality_n many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v arrive_v to_o the_o people_n of_o england_n by_o the_o proposal_n tender_v to_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n for_o the_o abolish_n of_o that_o old_a and_o better_a way_n and_o method_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o establish_n of_o a_o new_a by_o peremptory_a summons_n and_o citation_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n by_o fabian_n philipps_n esq_n antonius_n matheus_n in_o praefat_fw-la ad_fw-la lib_fw-la de_fw-la auctâ—onibus_fw-la arduum_fw-la est_fw-la vetustis_fw-la novitatem_fw-la dare_v novis_fw-la autoritatem_fw-la dira_fw-la per_fw-la incantum_fw-la serpunt_fw-la contagia_fw-la vulgus_fw-la london_n print_v for_o christopher_n wilkinson_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o black_a boy_n in_o fleetstreet_n over_o against_o st._n dunstan_n church_n 1676._o the_o content_n of_o the_o chapter_n chap._n 1._o the_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n if_o obtain_v for_o the_o more_o speedy_a recovery_n of_o debt_n upon_o bond_n or_o bill_n under_o the_o debtor_n hand_n and_o seal_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o be_v by_o some_o desire_a chap._n 2._o that_o the_o most_o part_n of_o that_o desire_a innovation_n be_v borrow_v from_o mr._n elsliot_n wicked_a invention_n and_o a_o wild_a systeme_n not_o long_o after_o frame_v and_o from_o some_o also_o now_o much_o disuse_v part_n of_o the_o civil_a law_n chap._n 3._o the_o reason_n and_o necessity_n of_o the_o more_o frequent_a use_n of_o writ_n of_o arrest_n and_o vtlary_n then_o be_v before_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o chap._n 4._o the_o ancient_a use_n as_o well_o as_o necessity_n of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o outlawry_n in_o this_o and_o other_o nation_n chap._n 5._o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o vtlary_n be_v a_o more_o gentle_a way_n of_o compel_a man_n to_o pay_v their_o debt_n or_o appear_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n then_o that_o which_o be_v former_o use_v chap._n 6._o the_o delay_n and_o inconvenience_n of_o the_o process_n of_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la be_v a_o great_a if_o not_o the_o only_a cause_n of_o the_o disuse_n thereof_o chap._n 7._o the_o writ_n and_o process_n of_o arrest_n and_o outlawry_n have_v increase_v preserve_v and_o encourage_v trade_n better_o secure_v the_o creditor_n debt_n and_o make_v the_o borrow_n of_o money_n more_o easy_a than_o it_o be_v before_o chap._n 8._o the_o pawn_n and_o engagement_n of_o the_o body_n be_v most_o common_o a_o better_a security_n than_o land_n or_o personal_a estate_n upon_o which_o the_o borrow_n of_o money_n be_v not_o only_o very_o troublesome_a but_o difficult_a chap._n 9_o the_o difference_n betwixt_o borrow_v of_o money_n upon_o land_n and_o real_a estate_n and_o the_o procure_n of_o it_o upon_o personal_a security_n and_o that_o without_o trust_n and_o personal_a security_n trade_n can_v well_o or_o at_o all_o subsist_v chap._n 10._o the_o way_n of_o capias_fw-la and_o arrest_n be_v no_o oppression_n or_o tyranny_n exercise_v upon_o the_o people_n since_o the_o make_n of_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o or_o have_v be_v hitherto_o or_o may_v be_v destructive_a to_o their_o liberty_n chap._n 11._o that_o the_o wise_a of_o the_o grecian_a commonwealth_n athens_n and_o sparta_n those_o great_a contender_n for_o liberty_n and_o preserver_n of_o it_o do_v in_o their_o establishment_n and_o method_n of_o justice_n neither_o understand_v or_o suspect_v any_o tyranny_n or_o oppression_n to_o be_v in_o the_o necessary_a and_o moderate_a use_n of_o the_o process_n of_o arrest_n chap._n 12._o the_o trouble_n and_o sedition_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n concern_v the_o whip_n scourge_v sell_v for_o bondslave_n and_o other_o cruelty_n use_v by_o creditor_n in_o the_o sue_n and_o prosecution_n for_o their_o debt_n and_o the_o trouble_n and_o endeavour_n of_o the_o magistrate_n and_o senator_n to_o appease_v they_o chap._n 13._o that_o their_o order_n make_v to_o pacify_v a_o tumult_n be_v not_o perpetual_a or_o so_o much_o as_o intend_v to_o extend_v to_o a_o absolute_a freedom_n of_o the_o debtor_n from_o arrest_n or_o restraint_n of_o their_o person_n until_o they_o appear_v in_o court_n of_o justice_n or_o give_v bail_v to_o do_v it_o chap._n 14._o that_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o which_o give_v process_n of_o capias_fw-la and_o exigent_n in_o action_n of_o debt_n and_o other_o action_n therein_o mention_v be_v not_o repeal_v either_o by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 28_o e._n 3._o or_o 42_o e._n 3._o cap._n 1._o there_o be_v no_o inconvenience_n or_o prejudice_n to_o the_o public_a good_a in_o those_o kind_n of_o law_n proceed_n which_o may_v deserve_v a_o repeal_n by_o those_o or_o any_o other_o act_n of_o parliament_n chap._n 15._o that_o the_o nation_n have_v not_o be_v base_a or_o slavish_a ever_o since_o the_o make_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o parliament_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 17._o chap._n 16._o a_o examination_n of_o the_o opinion_n of_o sir_n edward_n coke_n in_o his_o report_n of_o sir_n william_n herbert_n case_n touch_v the_o process_n of_o arrest_n use_v in_o our_o law_n and_o the_o many_o error_n appear_v in_o that_o book_n or_o manuscript_n call_v the_o mirror_n of_o justice_n and_o the_o fictitious_a matter_n and_o relation_n mention_v therein_o chap._n 17._o that_o the_o late_a incessant_a needless_a complaint_n against_o our_o law_n and_o the_o proceed_n in_o our_o court_n of_o justice_n have_v in_o the_o bottom_n of_o it_o a_o design_n of_o overturning_a monarchy_n and_o government_n and_o to_o create_v office_n place_n employment_n and_o profit_n to_o the_o contriver_n thereof_o and_o their_o party_n chap._n 18._o that_o neither_o oliver_n cromwell_n or_o his_o son_n richard_n the_o second_o mock-protector_n or_o little_a highness_n do_v conceive_v it_o to_o be_v reasonable_a or_o have_v any_o intention_n to_o deliver_v up_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o those_o ignorant_a giddy_a and_o ever-changing_a kind_n of_o reformation_n chap._n 19_o what_o occasion_v the_o contrivance_n of_o the_o former_a project_n and_o groundless_a complaint_n against_o our_o law_n since_o his_o majesty_n happy_a restauration_n chap._n 20._o that_o the_o proceed_n at_o the_o common_a law_n desire_v by_o the_o new_a way_n of_o a_o peremptory_a summons_n or_o the_o old_a by_o writ_n of_o summons_n pone_fw-la &_o distringas_fw-la or_o writ_n of_o capias_fw-la at_o the_o plaintiff_n pleasure_n be_v not_o consistent_a or_o agreeable_a one_o with_o the_o other_o and_o that_o law_n be_v to_o be_v bind_v be_v to_o be_v certain_a and_o positive_a not_o arbitrary_a chap._n 21._o that_o it_o will_v not_o be_v for_o the_o interest_n of_o the_o king_n and_o his_o people_n to_o give_v way_n to_o that_o design_n which_o may_v open_v a_o passage_n to_o other_o innovation_n and_o contrivance_n as_o much_o if_o not_o more_o inconvenient_a and_o prejudicial_a chap._n i._n the_o many_o mischief_n and_o inconvenience_n which_o may_v happen_v by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o more_o speedy_a recovery_n of_o debt_n upon_o bond_n or_o bill_n under_o the_o debtor_n hand_n and_o seal_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o be_v by_o some_o desire_a the_o suggestion_n and_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n or_o inducement_n to_o such_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n be_v great_o mistake_v or_o if_o there_o happen_v any_o such_o evil_n as_o be_v pretend_v they_o be_v raro_fw-la contingentia_fw-la and_o do_v but_o seldom_o happen_v and_o when_o they_o do_v arise_v have_v their_o original_n from_o other_o cause_n but_o not_o from_o arrest_n in_o 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civil_a law_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o longobard_n common_o render_v may_v appeal_v if_o he_o suspect_v his_o judge_n and_o appeal_n may_v not_o be_v detain_v in_o custody_n ranulphus_fw-la de_fw-la glanvil_n who_o record_v much_o of_o what_o be_v the_o practice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n in_o england_n in_o his_o time_n and_o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 2_o when_o as_o he_o say_v in_o his_o proaemio_fw-la or_o epistle_n to_o that_o book_n the_o law_n then_o in_o use_n be_v found_v upon_o reason_n and_o ancient_a custom_n proaemio_fw-la the_o king_n willing_a to_o be_v advise_v the_o judge_n man_n of_o great_a wisdom_n and_o knowledge_n in_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o justice_n so_o faithful_o administer_v as_o the_o great_a man_n can_v not_o oppress_v the_o poor_a write_v 11._o that_o if_o the_o defendant_n appear_v not_o in_o a_o action_n of_o debt_n after_o he_o be_v summon_v a_o attachment_n be_v 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