and_o â—riors_n who_o give_v their_o letter_n usual_o to_o parson_n prebendary_n canonist_n and_o such_o like_a in_o that_o parliament_n of_o carlisle_n under_o edward_n the_o first_o the_o bishop_n of_o exeter_n send_v to_o the_o parliament_n henry_n de_fw-fr pynkney_n parson_n of_o houghton_n as_o his_o proxy_n the_o bishop_n of_o bath_n and_o wells_n send_v william_n of_o charleton_n a_o canon_n of_o his_o church_n and_o in_o like_o for_o it_o other_o of_o the_o spiritualty_n of_o that_o time_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o 17_o year_n of_o richard_n the_o second_o the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n make_v richard_n corqueanx_n be_v than_o deane_n of_o the_o arch_n thomas_n hederset_n archdeacon_n of_o sudbury_n and_o john_n thorpe_n parson_n of_o epingham_n his_o proxy_n by_o the_o name_n of_o procuratores_fw-la sive_fw-la nuntij_fw-la and_o in_o the_o same_o time_n the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n proxy_n be_v john_n of_o burton_n canon_n of_o bewdley_n and_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n 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they_o themselves_o have_v obtain_v and_o have_v be_v ready_a to_o enlarge_v the_o dominion_n of_o antichrist_n and_o to_o induce_v a_o arbitrary_a government_n by_o their_o writing_n and_o other_o apparent_a practice_n in_o so_o much_o as_o now_o they_o have_v lose_v both_o privilege_n and_o vote_n in_o parliament_n chap._n ii_o privilege_n in_o suit_n as_o well_o for_o their_o follow_v as_o for_o themselves_o during_o the_o parliament_n in_o a_o bill_n exhibit_v under_o henry_n the_o four_o be_v show_v that_o the_o lord_n knight_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o man_n and_o servant_n etc._n etc._n shall_v not_o be_v arrest_v or_o otherwise_o imprison_v by_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o it_o be_v pray_v that_o if_o any_o be_v the_o party_n offend_v may_v make_v fine_a and_o ransom_n and_o give_v damage_n etc._n etc._n hereunto_o the_o answer_n be_v there_o be_v sufficient_a remedy_n in_o the_o case_n in_o the_o beginning_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n reign_n john_n broxham_n be_v plaintiff_n in_o a_o assize_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n against_o the_o lord_n willoughby_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o a_o injunction_n shall_v go_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n subpoena_fw-la 500_o l._n that_o the_o plaintiff_n shall_v not_o proceed_v to_o trial_n to_o this_o head_n may_v be_v refer_v that_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n cromwell_n etc._n cite_v in_o the_o title_n of_o process_n against_o they_o in_o english_a court_n and_o in_o the_o journal_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n king_n james_n and_o our_o present_a sovereign_n the_o testimony_n of_o these_o privilege_n for_o the_o servant_n of_o every_o baron_n of_o parliament_n be_v most_o frequent_a hereunto_o may_v be_v add_v that_o of_o the_o first_o citation_n out_o of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a court_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n dorâ—o_fw-la which_o be_v serve_v upon_o he_o in_o westminster_n hall_n as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o parliament_n at_o the_o suit_n of_o bago_n dâ—_z clare_n and_o the_o prior_n of_o saint_n trinity_n in_o london_n for_o the_o earl_n sue_v they_o for_o the_o contempt_n and_o recover_v 1000_o mark_n damage_n and_o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n the_o master_n of_o the_o temple_n petition_v that_o he_o may_v distrain_v for_o rent_n in_o a_o house_n in_o london_n which_o it_o seem_v the_o bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n hold_v of_o he_o in_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la distringere_fw-la in_fw-la tempore_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la but_o answer_n be_v non_fw-la videtur_fw-la honestum_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la concedat_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la suo_fw-la distringatur_fw-la per_fw-la ostia_n and_o fenestras_fw-la et_fw-la prout_fw-la moris_fw-la est_fw-la chap._n iii_o no_o peer_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n to_o be_v call_v to_o answer_v in_o the_o low_a house_n only_o thomas_n philips_n complain_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n upon_o divers_a article_n in_o the_o low_a house_n 8_o and_o at_o first_o by_o order_n of_o the_o house_n 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jurisdiction_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o parliament_n in_o matter_n of_o offence_n aswell_o capital_a as_o not_o capital_a and_o in_o error_n out_o of_o the_o king_n bench_n the_o power_n of_o judicature_n belong_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o parliament_n be_v chief_o see_v in_o their_o jurisdiction_n upon_o writ_n of_o error_n and_o their_o judgement_n of_o offence_n as_o well_o capital_a as_o not_o capital_a which_o they_o give_v to_o any_o public_a mischief_n in_o state_n of_o these_o judgement_n of_o such_o offence_n many_o example_n be_v of_o former_a time_n in_o the_o record_n of_o parliament_n scroop_n and_o out_o of_o they_o be_v here_o select_v some_o such_o as_o most_o of_o all_o conduce_v to_o the_o open_n of_o the_o course_n of_o accusation_n the_o form_n of_o the_o defendant_n answer_v the_o usual_a way_n of_o trial_n and_o other_o incident_n in_o their_o various_a kind_n of_o judgement_n which_o be_v find_v arbitrary_a in_o case_n not_o capital_a so_o that_o they_o extend_v not_o to_o the_o life_n
process_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n king_n bench_n or_o otherwise_o where_o the_o return_n be_v coram_fw-la rege_fw-la chap._n ix._o amerciament_n in_o case_n of_o amerciament_n of_o baron_n of_o parliament_n upon_o nonsuit_n or_o other_o judgement_n end_v in_o misericordia_fw-la there_o be_v a_o special_a course_n both_o for_o the_o sum_n and_o the_o way_n of_o assertain_v of_o it_o which_o differ_v from_o the_o amerciament_n of_o common_a person_n b._n for_o the_o sum_n the_o amerciament_n of_o a_o earl_n or_o spiritual_a or_o temporal_a baron_n be_v equal_a that_o be_v 5_o l._n of_o a_o duke_n 10_o l._n and_o the_o sess_n of_o this_o be_v by_o the_o king_n justice_n before_o who_o the_o action_n depend_v the_o justice_n in_o this_o place_n supply_v the_o room_n of_o peer_n by_o which_o according_a to_o the_o grand_fw-fr charter_n they_o be_v to_o be_v amercy_v as_o exprâ—ssly_o it_o be_v affirm_v in_o the_o judgement_n under_o h._n 6._o against_o the_o earl_n of_o northumberland_n 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