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27_o e._n 3._o stat._n 2._o c._n 2._o 36_o e._n 3._o rot._n parl._n n._n 26._o 38_o â—_o 3._o c._n 2._o 45_o e._n 3._o rot._n parl_n n._n 42._o 11_o h._n 4._o rot._n parl._n n._n 50._o 1_o r._n 3._o c._n 2._o the_o petition_n of_o right_n 3_o caroli_n the_o act_n against_o ship-money_n knighthood_n tonnage_n and_o poundage_n 16._o &_o 17._o caroli_n caroli_n see_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la c._n 29._o &_o cook_n institutes_n on_o it_o 5_o e._n 3._o c._n 9_o 15_o e._n 3._o c._n 1_o 2_o 25_o e._n 3._o c._n 4_o 28_o e._n 3._o c._n 3_o 37_o e._n 3._o c._n 18_o 42_o e._n 3._o c._n 3_o 2_o r._n 2._o c._n 2_o 4_o 5_o h._n 4._o c._n 10_o 19_o h._n 7._o c._n 10_o 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 8_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n 3_o caroli_n and_o other_o act_n in_o ch_z 3._o 2_o h_o 4._o rot._n parl._n n._n 60._o &_o 69._o 69._o 4_o e._n 3._o c._n â—_o 17_o r._n â—_o c._n 10_o 10_o see_v the_o law_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n and_o william_n the_o conqueror_n lex_fw-la 35._o 55_o 56_o 58._o rasâ—â—als_n 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c._n 1._o 18_o 19_o h._n 7._o c._n 1._o 25_o h._n 8._o c._n 22._o 26_o h._n 8._o c._n 3._o 28_o h._n 8._o c._n 7._o 1_o eliz._n c._n 1._o 3._o 5._o 5_o eliz._n 2._o c._n 1._o 1_o jac._n c._n 1_o 2._o 3._o jac._n c._n 1_o 2_o 4_o 5._o 7_o jac._n c._n 6._o the_o protestation_n league_n and_o covenant_n and_o the_o ancient_a oath_n of_o fealty_n homage_n mayor_n sheriff_n freeman_n freeman_n daniel_n history_n p._n 78_o 79._o 80._o 123._o 10._o 12_o n._n 2._o r._n 8._o h_o 5._o r._n 9_o 1._o 1._o 6._o n._n 53._o 31._o h._n 6._o r._n 7._o 1._o r._n 2._o n._n 14â—_n 1._o h._n 4._o n._n 100_o 6_o h_o 4._o n._n 4._o 15._o 8._o h._n 4._o n._n 12._o 33._o h._n 6._o n._n 47._o 4._o g._n n._n 3â—_n 12_o e._n 4_o n._n 6._o 6._o see_v my_o declaration_n and_o protestation_n against_o the_o illegal_a detestable_a oft-condemned_n new_a tax_n and_o extortion_n of_o excise_n 1654._o exact_a collection_n p._n 885._o mr._n st._n john_n speech_n concern_v ship-money_n p._n 15_o 16._o 16._o exact_a 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be_v demand_v without_o warrant_n of_o a_o law_n and_o the_o receiver_n of_o they_o in_o a_o praemunire_n by_o express_a act_n of_o parliamen_n of_o 16_o caroli_n make_v since_o this_o remonstrance_n remonstrance_n alderman_n chamber_n mr._n roll_n and_o other_o nota._n nota._n exact_a collection_n p._n 790._o to_o 797._o 797._o see_v historiae_fw-la anglicanae_n londini_fw-la 1652._o col._n 2750_o 2751._o hall_n chronicle_n f._n 7_o 8._o john_n trussel_n in_o 23._o r._n 2._o p_o 46._o grafton_n p._n 401._o nota._n nota._n see_v mr._n st._n john_n argument_n at_o his_o attainder_n p._n 36._o to_o 52._o 52._o see_v judge_n crook_n &_o judge_n hutton'_v print_v argument_n &_o my_o humble_a remonstrance_n against_o the_o illegal_a tax_n of_o shipmoney_n shipmoney_n print_a at_o the_o end_n of_o judge_n huttoes_n argument_n &_o among_o the_o statute_n of_o 16_o caroli_n caroli_n chap_n 1._o p._n diurnal_a occurence_n &_o speech_n p._n 191._o to_o 265._o objection_n answer_n answer_n see_v p._n 12_o to_o 20_o before_o the_o 1_o proposition_n and_o statute_n argument_n thereunto_o special_o 23_o e._n 1._o c._n 5._o 6._o 34._o e._n 1._o c._n 1_o 2_o 3._o 14_o e._n 3._o c._n 21_o and_o stat._n 2._o c._n 1._o 3_o caroli_n the_o petition_n of_o right_n right_n see_v their_o impeachment_n &_o print_a trial_n &_o mr._n st._n john_n argument_n at_o law_n against_o strafford_n p._n 34_o 35._o 35._o cook_n 4_o inst_n p._n 42._o 11_o r._n 2._o c._n 4._o 1_o h._n 4._o rot_v parl._n n._n 143._o 2_o h._n 4._o c._n 22._o 21_o r._n 2._o c._n 4_o 5_o 6._o 1_o h._n 4._o c_o 7._o rot_n parl._n n_o 48._o 60._o 68_o 68_o see_v sir_n edw._n cook_n preface_n to_o his_o 2._o institutes_n institutes_n jer._n 21._o 12._o c._n 22._o 3_o 4_o 5._o ps_n 12._o 5_o ezech._n 18._o 5._o to_o 14._o c._n 22._o 12_o 13_o 27_o 29_o 30._o c._n 45._o 7._o to_o 10._o c._n 46._o 18._o mich._n 3._o 1._o to_o 5._o c._n 2._o 1_o 2_o 3._o c._n 7._o 2._o isa_n 58._o 6._o 6._o see_v true_a etc._n etc._n p._n 17_o 18._o objection_n answer_n answer_n math._n paris_n hist_o angliae_fw-la london_n 1640._o p._n 810._o 818_o 854_o 875._o 875._o see_v mâ—_n sr._n john_n speech_n against_o the_o ship-money_n judge_n p._n 16_o 17_o 18_o 19_o exact_a collect_v p._n 885._o 885._o see_v heylyn_n microcosm_n p._n 756_o 757_o 758_o 395_o 412._o 507._o 577._o 578._o 642._o 672._o 704._o 704._o exact_a coll._n p._n 7._o 575._o 639_o 640_o 641._o 807._o 836._o 850._o to_o 890._o 890._o see_v the_o act_n of_o resumption_n 28_o â—_o 6._o 11._o 53._o 53._o see_v cook_n 4_o instâ—t_n c._n 1._o p._n 33._o regal_a tax_n &_o here_o ch_n 3._o sect_n 4_o 5_o 6._o 6._o see_v 14_o e._n 3._o c._n 21._o &_o stat_fw-la 2._o c._n 1._o 5._o r._n 2._o stat_fw-la 2._o c._n 2_o 3_o &_o all_o act_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v henry_n de_fw-fr knyghton_n de_fw-fr eventibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la l._n 5._o col_fw-fr 2681._o to_o 2690._o 2_o r._n 2._o rot_n parl._n n._n 20_o 21_o 24._o 24._o qâ—_n curtius_n hist_o l._n 7._o p._n 831._o 831._o qu._n curtius_n hist_o l._n 8._o 8._o print_a at_o nuâ—â—mbergh_n 1521._o 1521._o see_v revelationum_fw-la l._n 4._o c._n 104_o 105._o l._n 7._o c._n 16._o l._n 8._o c._n 48._o &_o reuâ—lationes_fw-la extravagantes_fw-la c._n 73_o 80._o 80._o revelationum_fw-la l._n 8._o c._n 48._o 48._o math_n paris_n hist_o angl._n p._n 517._o 517._o de_fw-fr remedio_fw-la amoâ—s_fw-la l._n 2._o 2._o see_v mat._n paâ—â—s_n p._n 306._o 308._o grafton_n p._n 90._o 149._o daniel_n p._n 78_o 79_o 83_o 123._o 1_o r._n 2._o rot._n parl._n to_o 148._o 1_o h._n 4._o n._n 100_o 6_o h._n 4._o n._n 14_o 15._o 8_o h._n 4._o n._n 52._o 1_o h._n 5._o c._n 6._o 28_o h._n 6._o rot_v parl._n n._n 53._o 31_o h._n 6._o c._n 7._o 33._o h._n 6._o n._n 47._o 4_o e._n 4._o n._n 39_o 12._o e._n 4._o n._n 6._o