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will_v pick_v and_o choose_v and_o prohibit_v the_o king_n bench_n as_o they_o please_v and_o to_o that_o end_n will_v order_v original_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n as_o they_o think_v most_o meet_a for_o it_o be_v observe_v by_o fleta_n 34._o that_o the_o king_n bench_n have_v no_o jurisdiction_n of_o itself_o but_o by_o special_a warrant_n that_o be_v to_o say_v by_o original_a writ_n return_v thither_o nevertheless_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o such_o crime_n as_o be_v contrary_a to_o common_a honesty_n or_o the_o public_a profit_n or_o peace_n in_o a_o more_o exemplary_a way_n then_o ordinary_a and_o therefore_o may_v be_v call_v crimina_fw-la laesi_fw-la regni_fw-la or_o against_o the_o state_n these_o i_o say_v may_v more_o proper_o belong_v to_o the_o subline_n judicature_n of_o the_o council_n table_n as_o know_v better_a how_o far_o the_o public_a state_n be_v interest_v or_o indammage_v in_o such_o case_n than_o the_o other_o judge_n that_o be_v experience_v only_o in_o 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the_o grand_a charter_n nothing_o can_v be_v do_v in_o judgement_n but_o according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o in_o affirmance_n thereof_o a_o law_n be_v make_v in_o these_o time_n that_o no_o accusation_n nor_o attachment_n nor_o forejudging_a of_o life_n or_o member_n nor_o seizure_n of_o land_n tenement_n good_n or_o chattel_n shall_v be_v against_o the_o form_n of_o the_o grand_a charter_n and_o law_n of_o the_o land_n the_o course_n of_o affair_n grow_v so_o stale_a that_o among_o other_o innovation_n a_o trick_n of_o a_o new_a kind_n of_o trial_n be_v bring_v forth_o by_o suggestion_n upon_o article_n exhibit_v against_o any_o man_n before_o the_o council_n table_n and_o thereupon_o issue_v forth_o attachment_n against_o the_o party_n complain_v of_o by_o mean_n whereof_o and_o other_o course_n for_o they_o can_v also_o sequester_v much_o vexation_n arise_v unto_o the_o people_n hereunto_o upon_o complaint_n multiply_v a_o remediall_a law_n be_v make_v whereby_o 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as_o good_a as_o so_o for_o if_o the_o first_o than_o the_o second_o will_v come_v on_o undeniable_o but_o suppose_v all_o this_o be_v give_v up_o yet_o be_v this_o liberty_n to_o hold_v plea_n so_o qualify_v that_o the_o person_n can_v not_o be_v touch_v till_o the_o thing_n do_v appear_v by_o inquisition_n and_o then_o in_o a_o legal_a way_n such_o proceed_n be_v have_v upon_o suggestion_n make_v against_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 1141._o in_o henry_n the_o three_o time_n for_o one_o of_o the_o judge_n be_v first_o send_v into_o the_o city_n to_o find_v the_o suggestion_n by_o a_o jury_n and_o then_o the_o lord_n maior_n appear_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o traverse_v the_o matter_n and_o in_o a_o manner_n appeal_v or_o rather_o demand_v to_o be_v try_v according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o city_n 38._o and_o the_o like_a course_n do_v we_o find_v observe_v in_o our_o law_n report_v of_o these_o time_n in_o a_o case_n concern_v the_o price_n of_o wool_n by_o a_o false_a 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the_o person_n who_o they_o concern_v be_v determine_v by_o the_o major_a vote_n of_o the_o whole_a council_n in_o a_o prudentiall_a or_o rather_o arbitrary_a way_n but_o this_o be_v invita_fw-la minerva_fw-la and_o use_v so_o rare_o as_o the_o path_n be_v grow_v out_o of_o view_n save_v some_o few_o footstep_n here_o and_o there_o remain_v which_o show_v that_o the_o grand_a council_n of_o lord_n have_v be_v there_o chap._n iu._n of_o the_o chancery_n it_o be_v the_o birth_n of_o the_o king_n power_n in_o judicature_n and_o may_v deserve_v the_o name_n of_o the_o first_o bear_v for_o though_o it_o have_v no_o better_a title_n in_o these_o late_a time_n then_o officium_fw-la 13._o because_o among_o other_o of_o the_o king_n escript_n it_o form_v writ_n remediall_a for_o such_o as_o have_v receive_v wrong_n yet_o even_o by_o that_o work_n it_o be_v in_o repute_n for_o so_o much_o skill_n in_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n that_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o all_o it_o be_v as_o well_o 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the_o state_n will_v trust_v it_o with_o and_o because_o it_o pretend_v cognisance_n only_o of_o matter_n of_o record_n before_o they_o they_o find_v out_o a_o way_n of_o examine_v of_o witness_n by_o commission_n and_o return_v their_o deposition_n in_o writing_n which_o be_v become_v a_o record_n before_o they_o they_o give_v their_o sentence_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n without_o the_o ancient_a ordinary_a trial_n per_fw-la pares_fw-la it_o become_v a_o kind_n of_o peculiar_a exempt_n itself_o from_o the_o ordinary_a course_n in_o manner_n of_o trial_n and_o from_o the_o ordinary_a rule_n of_o law_n in_o give_v of_o sentence_n and_o as_o a_o back_n door_n for_o the_o king_n arbitry_n in_o case_n of_o judicature_n in_o matter_n of_o common_a plea_n as_o the_o council_n table_n be_v in_o crown_n plea_n they_o both_o be_v look_v upon_o with_o a_o very_a please_a eye_n of_o majesty_n which_o love_v not_o to_o be_v straight_o lace_v yet_o all_o be_v imbattel_v under_o the_o colour_n of_o equity_n honour_n conveniency_n and_o conscience_n like_o a_o monopoly_n that_o be_v breed_v under_o the_o wing_n of_o the_o public_a but_o feed_v itself_o upon_o it_o that_o this_o have_v attain_v the_o title_n of_o a_o court_n so_o ancient_o as_o in_o k._n stevens_n time_n as_o the_o honourable_a reporter_n note_v i_o much_o question_n 78._o by_o the_o title_n that_o fleta_n give_v it_o in_o late_a time_n nor_o under_o his_o favour_n will_v that_o testimony_n cite_v out_o of_o the_o history_n of_o ely_n warrant_v it_o but_o upon_o a_o mistake_a ground_n of_o misplace_v the_o note_n of_o distinction_n for_o i_o take_v the_o word_n to_o be_v thus_o translate_v king_n etheldred_n determine_v and_o grant_v that_o the_o church_n of_o ely_n shall_v for_o ever_o in_o the_o king_n court_n hold_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o chancery_n and_o not_o hold_v the_o dignity_n of_o the_o king_n court_n of_o chancery_n nevertheless_o its_o clear_a that_o these_o time_n bring_v it_o to_o that_o 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never_o intend_v for_o their_o touch_n to_o punish_v nuisance_n according_a to_o discretion_n 24._o to_o give_v remedy_n to_o merchant_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o staple_n so_o that_o its_o clear_a enough_o the_o parliament_n intend_v it_o shall_v be_v a_o court_n and_o give_v their_o seal_n to_o their_o power_n of_o judicature_n nor_o as_o it_o seem_v be_v this_o any_o regret_n to_o the_o court_n of_o common_a law_n but_o as_o a_o thing_n take_v for_o grant_v for_o the_o report_n tell_v we_o that_o if_o the_o king_n grant_v tithe_n arise_v from_o without_o the_o bound_n of_o any_o parish_n the_o patentee_n shall_v sue_v in_o the_o chancery_n by_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la and_o shall_v there_o proceed_v to_o issue_n or_o demurrer_n 25._o and_o then_o to_o the_o common_a law_n where_o upon_o trial_n if_o the_o defendant_n make_v default_n the_o plaintiff_n shall_v have_v judgement_n 3.73_o and_o execution_n and_o if_o the_o heir_n be_v in_o ward_n to_o the_o king_n the_o mother_n 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