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A45195
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The honours of the Lords spiritual asserted, and their priviledges to vote in capital cases in Parliament maintained by reason and precedents collected out of the records of the Tower, and the journals of the House of Lords.
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Hunt, Thomas, 1627?-1688.
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Wing H3755; ESTC R24392
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deus_fw-la olim_fw-la conjunxit_fw-la nemo_fw-la hoc_fw-la sequiori_fw-la saeculo_fw-la seperet_fw-la faxit_fw-la hoc_fw-la deus_fw-la qui_fw-la solus_fw-la potis_fw-la est_fw-la chap._n viii_o precedent_n of_o the_o bishop_n sit_v and_o vote_v in_o capital_a cause_n from_o the_o reign_n of_o of_o king_n hen._n 8._o till_o the_o 29_o of_o eliz._n i_o shall_v begin_v with_o the_o attainder_n of_o cromwell_n earl_n of_o essex_n who_o be_v attaint_v in_o parliament_n for_o treason_n etc._n etc._n the_o article_n be_v every_o extant_a and_o may_v be_v see_v the_o first_o read_v of_o his_o bill_n as_o i_o find_v it_o in_o the_o journal_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n be_v upon_o the_o 17_o of_o june_n 32._o hen._n 8_o at_o which_o read_v be_v present_a fourteen_o bishop_n who_o they_o be_v you_o may_v see_v in_o the_o journal_n at_o the_o second_o read_v which_o be_v the_o 19_o of_o june_n of_o the_o say_a year_n 32._o hen._n 8._o be_v present_v sixteen_o bishop_n who_o name_n and_o see_v 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lord_n house_n beginning_n in_o 32_o hen._n 8._o and_o end_v 29._o eliz._n 2._o i_o may_v have_v enlarge_v in_o these_o which_o i_o have_v take_v out_o of_o the_o tower_n but_o i_o have_v purposely_o forbear_v to_o do_v it_o for_o that_o i_o find_v mr._n selden_n himself_o in_o the_o day_n of_o 1642._o grant_v i_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n as_o clear_v and_o evident_a from_o the_o ancient_a record_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o the_o spiritual_a lord_n privilege_n in_o this_o matter_n and_o will_v now_o proceed_v to_o another_o argument_n that_o the_o bishop_n have_v right_o to_o sit_v in_o all_o case_n as_o well_o capital_a as_o civil_a for_o that_o 4._o they_o be_v undoubted_a peer_n of_o the_o realm_n which_o also_o i_o find_v mr._n selden_n himself_o grant_v in_o his_o privilege_n of_o the_o barronage_n of_o england_n p._n 192._o for_o there_o he_o say_v though_o some_o have_v doubt_v we_o know_v who_o he_o mean_v