commons_o be_v a_o little_a above_o 500_o person_n whereof_o common_o near_o 200_o be_v absent_a upon_o business_n or_o sickness_n etc._n etc._n note_v that_o the_o baron_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n be_v at_o this_o day_n only_o as_o other_o burgess_n in_o parliament_n but_o be_v still_o call_v baron_n after_o the_o ancient_a manner_n because_o heretofore_o they_o get_v great_a renown_n by_o their_o exploit_n at_o sea_n in_o defend_v the_o kingdom_n in_o memory_n whereof_o they_o have_v yet_o the_o privilege_n to_o send_v burgess_n to_o bear_v the_o cloth_n of_o state_n over_o the_o king_n head_n on_o the_o day_n of_o his_o coronation_n and_o to_o dine_v that_o day_n in_o the_o king_n presence_n a_o list_n of_o all_o the_o knight_n citizens_z burgess_n and_o baron_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n that_o at_o present_a serve_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n bedford_n sir_n humphrey_n winch_n bar._n sir_n john_n nappier_n bar._n town_n of_o bedford_n pawlet_n st._n john_n esq_n sir_n william_n beecher_n kt._n berks._n richard_n nevil_n esq_n sir_n richard_n poll_n kt_n of_o the_o bath_n burough_n of_o new_a windsor_n sir_n richard_n braham_n kt._n sir_n thomas_n higgon_n kt._n borough_n of_o reading_n sir_n thomas_n doleman_n kt._n richard_n aldworth_n esq_n burough_n of_o wallingford_n sir_n john_n benet_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n robert_n packer_n esq_n borough_n of_o abingdon_n sir_n george_n stonehouse_n bar._n buck_n sir_n william_n bowyer_n kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n william_n terringham_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n town_n of_o buck_n sir_n richard_n temple_n bar._n sir_n william_n smith_n bar._n borough_n of_o chipping_n wiccomb_n sir_n edmond_n pie_n kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n john_n burlace_n bar._n borough_n of_o aylesbury_n sir_n richard_n ingoldsby_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n sir_n thomas_n lee_n bar._n borough_n of_o agmondesham_n sir_n will._n drake_n kt._n sir_n thomas_n proby_n bar._n borough_n of_o wendever_n richard_n hampden_n esq_n 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william_n morice_n kt._n sir_n gilbert_n talbot_n kt._n town_n and_o borough_n of_o okehampton_n sir_n edward_n wise_a knight_n of_o the_o bath_n john_n harris_n esq_n borough_n of_o barnstable_n sir_n john_n norcot_n bar._n nicholas_n dennis_n esq_n borough_n of_o plympton_n sir_n william_n stroude_a kt._n sir_n nicholas_n slanning_n kt._n and_o bar._n borough_n of_o honiton_n sir_n courtney_n poole_n bar._n peter_n prideaux_n esq_n borough_n of_o tavistok_n george_n howard_n esq_n william_n russel_n esq_n borough_n of_o ashburton_n sir_n geo._n sonds_o kt._n of_o the_o bath_n john_n fowel_n esq_n borough_n of_o clifton_n dartmouth_n hardness_n william_n harbour_v esq_n william_n gould_n esq_n borough_n of_o beeralston_n sir_n john_n maynard_n kt._n the_o king_n sergeant_n at_o law_n joseph_n maynard_n esq_n borough_n of_o tiverton_n thomas_n carew_n esq_n henry_n ford_n esq_n dorset_n giles_n strangeways_n esq_n sir_n john_n strode_n kt._n town_n of_o poole_n sir_n john_n moreton_n bar._n thomas_n trenchard_n esq_n borough_n of_o dorchester_n james_n gould_n esq_n john_n churchill_n esq_n borough_n of_o king_n lime_n sir_n john_n shaw_n kt._n and_o bar._n henry_n henly_n esq_n borough_n of_o weymouth_n sir_n john_n covenrry_o kt._n of_o the_o bath_n sir_n winston_n churchill_n kt._n borough_n of_o kings-mellcombe_a bullen_n reymes_n esq_n anthony_n ashley_n esq_n borough_n of_o bridport_n humphrey_n bishop_n esq_n john_n strangewaise_v esq_n bor._n of_o shaston_n alias_o shastbury_n henry_n whittacre_n esq_n john_n bennet_n esq_n borough_n of_o wareham_n george_n pit_n esq_n robert_n culleford_n esq_n borough_n of_o corfe_n castle_n sir_n ralf_n banks_n kt._n john_n tregonwell_n esq_n essex_n banestre_n maynard_n esq_n sir_n john_n bramstone_n knight_n of_o the_o bâ—rbâ—_n borough_n of_o colchester_n sir_n harbottle_n grimstone_n baronet_n master_n of_o the_o roll_n sir_n john_n shaw_n kt._n borough_n of_o malden_n sir_n john_n tirril_n kt._n sir_n richard_n wiseman_n kt._n borough_n of_o harwich_n thomas_n king_n esq_n sir_n capel_n luckin_n gloucester_n john_n grubham_n how_o esq_n sir_n bainham_n throgmorton_n kt._n city_n of_o gloucester_n sir_n edward_n massy_n kt._n evan_n seyes_n sergeant_n at_o law_n borough_n of_o cirencester_n henry_n foul_a esq_n john_n george_n esq_n borough_n of_o tewksbury_n sir_n henry_n capel_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n richard_z dowdswel_o esq_n hereford_n john_n kerle_n bar._n thomas_n price_n esq_n city_n of_o hereford_n roger_n vaughan_n esq_n herbert_n westphaling_n esq_n borough_n of_o leompster_n reynald_n graham_n esq_n humphrey_n cornwall_n esq_n borough_n of_o weoble_o john_n barnaby_n esq_n sir_n thomas_n tompkins_n kt_n hertford_n sir_n richard_n franklyn_n knight_n and_o baronet_n will._n hale_o esq_n borough_n of_o st._n alban_n sam._n grimston_n esq_n thomas_n arris_n doctor_n of_o physic_n borough_n of_o hertford_n sir_n edward_n turner_n knight_n speaker_n thomas_n lord_n fanshaw_n knight_z of_o the_o bath_n huntingdon_n robert_n viscount_n mandeville_n henry_n williams_z esq_n borough_n of_o huntingdon_n sir_n john_n cotton_n bar._n lyonel_n walden_n esquire_n kent_n sir_n thomas_n peyton_n bar._n sir_n john_n tufton_n kt._n and_o bar._n city_n of_o canterbury_n thomas_n hardâ—es_n serj._n at_o law_n sir_n edward_n master_n kt._n city_n of_o rochester_n sir_n francis_n clerk_n kt._n richard_z heâ—d_a esquire_n borough_n of_o maidstone_n thomâ—s_v heâ—lâ—ckenden_n esquire_n sir_n robert_n barneham_n bar._n borough_n of_o queenborough_n james_n herbert_n esquire_n sir_n edward_n hales_n bar._n lancaster_n sir_n roger_n bradshaw_n kt._n thomas_n preston_n esquire_n borough_n of_o lancaster_n richard_n kirkby_n esquire_n richard_n harrison_n esquire_n borough_n or_o town_n of_o preston_n in_o amounderness_n edward_n rigby_n esquire_n john_n otway_n esquire_n borough_n of_o newton_n richard_n lord_n gorges_n richard_n leigh_n esq_n borough_n of_o wigon_n charles_n earl_n of_o ancram_fw-la sir_n jeofry_n â—hâ—kerley_o kt._n borough_n of_o clitheroe_n sir_n john_n heath_n attorney_n of_o the_o duchy_n ambrose_n pudrey_n esq_n borough_n of_o liverpoole_n sir_n william_n bucknell_n kt._n sir_n gilbert_n ireland_n kt._n leicester_n john_n lord_n roos_n george_n faunt_n esq_n town_n of_o leicester_n
borough_n of_o cricklade_n sir_n george_n hungerford_n kt._n sir_n john_n earne_o kt._n borough_n of_o great_a bedwin_n sir_n john_n trevor_n kt._n henry_n clerk_z esq_n borough_n of_o lugdersal_a william_n ashburnham_n esq_n thomas_n grace_n esq_n borough_n of_o old_a sarum_n edward_n nicholas_n esq_n sir_n eliab_n harvey_n kt._n borough_n of_o wooten_n basset_n sir_n walter_n st._n john_n bar._n john_n pleydal_n esq_n borough_n of_o marleborough_n john_n lord_n seymour_n jeoffery_n daniel_n esq_n worcester_n sir_n john_n packington_n bar._n samuel_n sandys_n sen._n esq_n city_n of_o worcester_n sir_n rowland_n berk_o kt._n thomas_n street_n esq_n borough_n of_o droitwich_n henry_n coventry_n esq_n samuel_n sandys_n jun._n esq_n borough_n of_o evesham_n sir_n john_n hanmer_n kt._n sir_n james_n rushout_v kt._n borough_n of_o bewd_o sir_n henry_n herbert_n kt._n york_n conyers_n darcy_n esq_n sir_n thomas_n slingsby_n kt._n city_n of_o york_n sir_n metcalf_n robinson_n kt._n sir_n thomas_n osborn_n bar._n town_n of_o kingston_n upon_o hull_n anthony_n gilby_n esq_n andrew_n marvel_n gent._n borough_n of_o knaersborough_n sir_n john_n talbot_n kt._n william_n stockdale_n esq_n borough_n of_o scarborough_n sir_n philip_n munckton_n esq_n william_n thompson_n esq_n borough_n of_o rippon_n sir_n jo._n nicholas_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n thomas_n burwell_n dr._n of_o law_n borough_n of_o richmond_n sir_n william_n killigrew_n kt._n marmaduke_n darcy_n esq_n borough_n of_o heydon_n henry_n guy_n esq_n sir_n hugh_n bethel_n kt._n borough_n of_o burrowbridge_n sir_n rich._n malevere_a kt._n and_o bar._n robert_n long_o esq_n borough_n of_o malton_n william_n palm_n esquire_n sir_n thomas_n gowre_n kt._n borough_n of_o thirske_n sir_n thomas_n ingram_n kt._n will._n franklin_n esquire_n borough_n of_o aldborough_n sir_n soloman_n small_a bar._n sir_n francis_n goodrick_n kt._n borough_n of_o beverley_n michael_n wharton_n esquire_n sir_n john_n hotham_n bar._n borough_n of_o north-allerton_n sir_n gilbert_n gerard_n kt._n and_o bar._n roger_n talbot_n esquire_n borough_n of_o ponfract_a sir_n john_n dawney_n kt._n sir_n william_n lowther_n kt._n baron_n of_o the_o cinque_fw-fr port_n port_n of_o hastings_n edward_n waller_n esquire_n sir_n denny_z ashburnham_n bar._n town_n of_o winchelsea_n francis_n finch_n esquire_n robert_n austin_n gent._n town_n of_o rye_n sir_n john_n robinson_n kt._n and_o bar._n sir_n jo._n austin_n bar._n port_n of_o new_a rumney_n sir_n charles_n sidley_n bar._n sir_n norton_n knatchbull_n bar._n port_n of_o hyth_n john_n harvey_n esquire_n sir_n henry_n wood_n kt._n and_o bar._n port_n of_o dover_n george_n montague_n esquire_n edward_n lord_n hinchenbroke_a port_n of_o sandwich_n jo._n strode_n esquire_n james_n thurbarne_v esquire_n port_n of_o seaford_n sir_n william_n thomas_n kt._n and_o bar._n nicholas_n pelham_n esquire_n wales_n anglesey_n nicholas_n bagnall_n esquire_n town_n of_o bewmorris_n john_n robinson_n esquire_n brecon_n edward_n progers_n esquire_n town_n of_o brecon_n sir_n herbert_n price_n bar._n cardigan_n edward_n vaughan_n esquire_n town_n of_o cardigan_n sir_n charles_n cotterel_n kt._n carmarthen_n sir_n henry_n vaughan_n kt._n town_n of_o carmarthen_n john_n lord_n vaughan_n knight_n of_o the_o bath_n carnarvan_n sir_n richard_n wynne_n bar._n town_n of_o carnarvan_n william_n griffith_n esquire_n denbigh_n john_n wynne_n esquire_n town_n of_o denbigh_n sir_n john_n salisbury_n bar._n flint_n sir_n thomas_n hanmer_n bar._n town_n of_o flint_n roger_n whitely_n esquire_n glamorgan_n sir_n edward_n mansel_n bar._n town_n of_o cardiff_n robert_n thomas_n esquire_n merion_v henry_n wynne_n esquire_n pembroke_n arthur_n owen_n esquire_n town_n of_o haverdford-west_n sir_n frederick_n hyde_n kt._n town_n of_o pembroke_n rowland_n lagherne_a esquire_n montgomery_n andrew_n newport_n esquire_n town_n of_o montgomery_n henry_n herbert_n esquire_n radnor_n sir_n richard_n lloyd_n kt._n town_n of_o radnor_n sir_n edward_n harley_n kt._n of_o the_o bath_n note_v that_o some_o knight_n and_o burgess_n be_v late_o decease_v other_o be_v not_o yet_o elect_v in_o their_o room_n of_o the_o executive_a power_n in_o temporal_a matter_n a_o brief_a account_n of_o the_o legislative_a power_n in_o temporal_a affair_n have_v be_v give_v next_o may_v be_v consider_v the_o executive_a power_n in_o those_o affair_n and_o that_o be_v general_o in_o the_o king_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o justice_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o justice_n he_o be_v the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o as_o all_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v call_v the_o king_n law_n because_o he_o be_v caput_n principium_fw-la &_o finis_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la by_o which_o the_o law_n be_v make_v and_o that_o nothing_o can_v have_v the_o force_n of_o a_o law_n but_o what_o he_o will_v so_o all_o the_o court_n of_o judicature_n be_v call_v the_o king_n court_n and_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o those_o court_n be_v call_v the_o king_n judge_n the_o high_a court_n of_o judicature_n in_o england_n be_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n in_o parliament_n so_o that_o the_o parliament_n be_v not_o only_a concilium_fw-la but_o curia_n a_o court_n of_o judicature_n consist_v as_o aforemention_v of_o all_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a as_o judge_n and_o these_o assist_v with_o the_o most_o grave_a and_o eminent_a lawyer_n of_o england_n both_o in_o common_a and_o civil_a law_n to_o the_o judicature_n of_o this_o supreme_a and_o most_o honourable_a court_n all_o other_o court_n and_o person_n that_o be_v subject_n of_o england_n be_v subject_a and_o accountable_a for_o all_o crime_n not_o proper_o tryable_a remediable_a or_o punishable_a in_o other_o inferior_a court_n of_o justice_n and_o to_o this_o court_n all_o last_o appeal_n be_v to_o be_v make_v and_o from_o who_o sentence_n there_o lie_v no_o appeal_n but_o to_o a_o succeed_a parliament_n and_o this_o 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