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i_o 3._o 12._o e._n 2._o funivals_n c._n 18._o e._n 2._o nevil_n c._n pet._n blesens_n yy_a 2._o edit_n in_o quarto_n or_o some_o line_n before_o see_v after_o p._n 58_o and_o p._n 129._o b_o wrongful_o or_o contrary_n to_o the_o true_a use_n kelway_n fol._n 184._o say_v that_o the_o convocation_n be_v not_o a_o part_n of_o the_o high_a house_n neither_o the_o bishop_n any_o part_n of_o it_o but_o sit_v there_o as_o they_o have_v temporal_a barony_n but_o he_o do_v not_o say_v the_o convocation_n be_v not_o one_o estate_n or_o part_n of_o the_o parliament_n which_o however_o be_v but_o the_o opinion_n of_o a_o sergeant_n at_o law_n dr._n heylin_n stumbling-block_n prin._n four_o p._n kal._n p._n 594_o 595._o gr._n q._n p._n 〈◊〉_d gr._n q._n p._n 3._o els._n p._n 〈◊〉_d gr._n q._n p._n 4._o hist._n coll._n part_n 2._o pag._n 990._o gr._n q._n p._n 6._o vid._n dan._n p._n 35._o 46._o baker_n p._n 26._o &_o 30._o gr._n q._n p._n 6._o n._n b._n here_o he_o make_v the_o whole_a clergy_n to_o be_v one_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n il_fw-fr nipotismo_fw-la de_fw-fr roma_fw-la p._n 37._o pad_n paolo_fw-it de_fw-la materie_fw-la ecclesiastiche_fw-it our_o bishop_n right_n pag._n 61._o spel._n glos._n verb._n cap._n justic._n co._n 2._o inst._n p._n 26._o seld._n tit_n hon_fw-mi part_n 2._o p._n 703._o what_o dr._n bradies_n fancy_n be_v in_o that_o particular_a let_v he_o make_v good_a if_o he_o can_v coo._n cawdreys_n case_n twysden_n vind._n of_o schism_n in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o oxford_n anno_fw-la 1136._o he_o grant_v by_o his_o charter_n under_o his_o hand_n that_o all_o person_n and_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a shall_v appertain_v only_o to_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n hon._n of_o the_o lord_n p._n 26._o law_n of_o edg._n ch_n 5._o coo._n mag._n cha._n p._n 488._o rejoin_v p._n 5._o jour_fw-fr of_o â—…arl_n p._n 258._o bishop_n right_n p._n 139._o 141._o gr._n q._n p._n 19_o gr._n q._n p._n 20._o petit_n pr._n p._n 45._o ger._n dorob_n p._n 1653._o 〈◊〉_d e._n 3._o gr._n q._n p._n 20._o gr._n q._n p._n 30._o seld._n tit_n hon_fw-mi p._n 703._o gr._n q._n p._n 32._o hoveden_n f._n 543._o ger._n dorob_n foe_fw-mi 1429._o an._n 1175._o non_fw-la licet_fw-la ought_v not_o to_o be_v translate_v it_o be_v not_o convenient_a as_o mr._n hunt_n will_v have_v it_o and_o never_o have_v that_o signification_n but_o when_o a_o law_n intervene_v which_o make_v it_o as_o well_o unlawful_a as_o inconvenient_a for_o every_o law_n make_v the_o breach_n of_o it_o inconvenient_a linw._n lib._n 3._o tit_n 29._o ne_fw-fr qui_fw-fr cler._n vid._n treat_n of_o the_o nobil_n pag._n 68_o suppose_v to_o be_v by_o doddridg_n seld._n tit_n hon_fw-mi p_o 704._o cook_n 2_o inst._n pag._n 587._o hakewell_n mod_a pa._n 84._o adsint_fw-la fitz._n cap._n 10._o col_fw-fr 12._o co._n ma._n ch._n p._n 585._o gr._n q._n p._n 33._o gr._n q._n p._n 34._o that_o edition_n in_o qâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certain_o the_o best_a the_o latter_a one_o be_v print_v from_o that_o copy_n pet._n blâ—…n_n y_fw-fr y_fw-fr 2._o the_o critical_o learn_v mr._n hunt_n in_o his_o undigested_a lump_n instead_o of_o a_o methodical_a discourse_n pag._n 5â—…_n endeavour_n to_o cure_v the_o ignorance_n of_o his_o reader_n by_o tell_v they_o that_o by_o principes_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la &_o seniores_fw-la populi_n the_o bishop_n be_v only_o mean_v who_o from_o the_o dignity_n and_o worthiness_n of_o their_o order_n be_v call_v seniores_fw-la a_o note_n of_o dignity_n in_o all_o country_n he_o shall_v have_v do_v well_o to_o have_v add_v qâ—…m_fw-la principes_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la &_o sâ—…es_fw-la populi_fw-la as_o the_o first_o and_o best_a edition_n of_o petrus_n blesensis_n have_v it_o that_o senior_n be_v a_o name_n of_o honour_n he_o may_v have_v learn_v at_o school_n but_o that_o the_o chief_a priest_n and_o the_o elder_n often_o mâ—…ned_v in_o scripture_n be_v the_o same_o â—…ns_n he_o have_v
teach_v no_o body_n nor_o learn_v himself_o and_o certain_o the_o addition_n of_o populus_fw-la will_v do_v he_o little_a service_n but_o this_o author_n will_v be_v a_o excellent_a man_n be_v he_o as_o good_a at_o prove_v as_o propound_v vide_fw-la before_o p._n 18._o and_o after_o p._n 129._o morte_n &_o truncationes_fw-la melius_fw-la ut_fw-la videtur_fw-la jan._n angl._n fa._n nov_n pag._n 209._o 210._o n._n b._n nothing_o urge_v by_o mr._n hurt_n p._n 62._o do_v prove_v that_o meet_v a_o parliament_n but_o such_o a_o council_n as_o be_v free_a for_o the_o king_n to_o call_v of_o such_o person_n as_o he_o please_v i_o be_o sure_a here_o be_v neither_o abbot_n nor_o commons_o summon_v i_o presume_v this_o author_n never_o read_v fitz-stephens_n who_o word_n be_v considentibus_fw-la not_o consulentibus_fw-la episcopis_fw-la we_o have_v see_v such_o a_o concilium_fw-la magnum_fw-la at_o york_n call_v by_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o arguitur_fw-la i_o conceive_v do_v more_o proper_o â—…gnifie_v to_o induce_v or_o argue_v a_o thing_n to_o be_v so_o as_o well_o as_o to_o blame_v or_o accuse_v and_o be_v more_o proper_o apply_v to_o argument_n or_o disceptation_n fitz._n cap._n 10._o col_fw-fr 2._o n._n b._n in_o those_o time_n treason_n in_o common_a speech_n be_v a_o general_a name_n for_o all_o offence_n the_o king_n think_v do_v ledere_fw-la majestatem_fw-la regiam_fw-la till_o afterward_o the_o matter_n be_v better_o explain_v in_o 25_o e._n 3._o vid._n jani_fw-la anglor_fw-la facies_fw-la nova_fw-la p._n 199._o fitz._n cap._n 10._o co_fw-la 1._o these_o milites_fw-la i_o conceive_v may_v be_v such_o as_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o be_v sometime_o call_v baronet_n or_o barones_n minores_fw-la curia_fw-la regis_fw-la be_v here_o the_o king_n council_n then_o summon_v manuum_fw-la depressio_fw-la i_o take_v to_o be_v submission_n gr._n q._n p._n 39_o mat._n paris_n anno_fw-la 1213._o pa._n 240._o seld._n pr._n bar._n cap._n 4._o pag._n 10._o gr._n q._n p._n 40._o cook_n 2_o inst._n 631._o seld._n ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la gr._n q._n p._n 42_o gr._n q._n p._n 42._o ger._n dor._n an._n 1175._o legis_fw-la vigorem_fw-la habeat_fw-la quicquid_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o de_fw-la consensu_fw-la magn._n &_o reipubl_n communi_fw-la sponsione_n authoritate_fw-la regis_fw-la sive_fw-la principis_fw-la praecedente_fw-la just_a fuerit_fw-la definitum_fw-la &_o approbatum_fw-la with_fw-mi bracton_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o gr._n q._n p._n 44._o n._n b._n who_o be_v these_o other_o gr._n q._n p._n 47._o mr._n hunt_n tell_v you_o p._n 87._o that_n if_o this_o be_v a_o law_n it_o be_v a_o law_n only_o for_o that_o case_n it_o be_v true_a the_o protestation_n as_o such_o be_v personal_a to_o they_o but_o the_o canon_n i_o hope_v that_o put_v they_o upon_o a_o non_fw-la licet_fw-la and_o de_fw-la jure_fw-la non_fw-la possumus_fw-la be_v not_o personal_a also_o for_o here_o be_v a_o prohibition_n both_o by_o the_o canon_n common_a and_o statute_n law_n gr._n q._n p._n 49._o gr._n q._n p._n 51_o 52_o etc._n etc._n gr._n q._n p._n 68_o gr._n q._n p._n 41._o gr._n q._n p._n 53._o gr._n q._n p._n 53._o gr._n q._n p._n 54._o 〈◊〉_d e_o 4._o 3â—…_n 23_o h._n 6._o no._n 41._o inter_v petit_fw-fr connâ—…_n and_o many_o other_o co._n 2_o inst._n pag._n 286._o journ_v of_o parl._n pag._n 258._o and_o 267._o co._n 2._o inst._n pag._n 586._o seld._n priu._n bar._n p._n 5._o hon._n of_o bishop_n p._n 27._o els._n mod._n p._n 16._o seld._n pr._n oâ—…_n bar._n p._n 5._o petit_n anc_fw-la right_n p._n 62._o prin_n calendar_n p._n 56._o and_o 160._o coo._n 4._o inst._n cap._n 1._o p._n 2._o vid._n rot._n claus._n 12_o e._n 2._o m._n 5._o dorso_fw-la audley_n case_n judic_n per_fw-la prelatos_n comites_fw-la barones_n &_o totam_fw-la communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la yet_o no_o act._n vid._n hic_fw-la p._n 133._o vid._n etiam_fw-la rot._n parl._n 50._o ed._n 3._o n._n 131._o &_o 189._o cottoni_fw-la posth_n f._n 349._o eliz._n burgh_n case_n seld._n tit_n hon_fw-mi p._n 689._o ger._n tilb._n fitz._n mat._n paris_n whether_o this_o be_v mean_v of_o a_o parliament_n or_o other_o council_n not_o material_a to_o this_o point_n the_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o as_o to_o meet_v upon_o summons_n to_o the_o one_o or_o tother_o hakewell_n pa._n 18._o 21_o r._n 2._o memb_v 6._o n._n b._n it_o be_v plain_a by_o clergy_n here_o be_v more_o mean_v than_o the_o bishop_n only_o for_o the_o abbot_n be_v reckon_v as_o part_v of_o the_o clergy_n i_o suppose_v gr._n q._n p._n 57_o sir_n william_n dromond_n be_v life_n of_o james_n the_o four_o pag._n 200._o ult_n edit_fw-la in_o octavo_fw-la discourse_n pag._n 20._o gr._n q._n p._n 57_o gr._n q._n p._n 58._o see_v sir_n hen._n wotton_n interest_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o christen_v this_o question_n touch_v upon_o gr._n q._n p._n 64._o spel._n coun._n tom_n 2._o p._n 8._o con._n tol._n 11_o can._n 6._o lamb._n law_n edgar_n cap._n 5._o gr._n q._n p._n 67._o see_v the_o provisos_fw-la in_o the_o acts._n 25_o h._n 8._o cap._n 21._o co._n lib._n 2._o 32_o b._n gr._n q._n p._n 68_o gr._n q._n p._n 57_o whitgift_n be_v then_o archbishop_n cambd._n an._n anno_fw-la 1586._o and_o baker_n 391._o rush._n hist._n col._n part_n p._n 61._o baker_n pag._n 446._o gr._n q._n p._n 69._o rush._n hist._n coll._n part_n 2._o pag._n 56._o rush._n come_v 2._o app._n p._n 15._o gr._n q._n p._n 32._o journ_v of_o parl._n pag._n 258._o vid._n hakewell_n mod_a p._n 84._o gr._n q._n p._n 70._o quaere_fw-la what_o that_o word_n then_o mean_v gr._n q._n p._n 73._o gr._n q._n p._n 74._o spel._n gloss._n word_n come_v p._n 140._o 141._o gr._n q._n p._n 74._o gr._n q._n p._n 77._o lett._n p._n 55._o gr._n q._n p._n 76._o pla._n parl._n 33_o ed._n 1._o 1._o this_o consilium_fw-la regis_fw-la i_o take_v to_o be_v that_o steady_a counsel_n that_o always_o attend_v the_o king_n at_o his_o parliament_n though_o perhaps_o not_o always_o member_n see_v coo._n 2._o rep._n arch._n cant._n case_n divers_a case_n to_o that_o purpose_n gr._n q._n p._n 79._o gr._n q._n p._n 88_o gr._n q._n p._n 88_o gr._n q._n p._n 94._o see_v before_o p._n 18._o in_o the_o edition_n in_o quarto_n pet._n bles._n 〈◊〉_d edit_fw-la p._n 551._o col_fw-fr 1_o 2._o in_o fol._n idem_fw-la p._n 552._o col_fw-fr 2._o cot._fw-la p._n 85._o 5_o e._n 3._o m._n 33._o rot._n parl._n 4._o e._n 3._o n._n 6._o 5_o e_z 3._o ubi_fw-la supra_fw-la n._n b._n cotton_n abridg._n count_n and_o baron_n by_o lord_n as_o 〈◊〉_d often_o do_v gr._n qu._n p._n 95._o gr._n qu._n p._n 89._o cot._fw-la p._n 392._o rot._n claus._n 1_o e._n 3._o m._n 13._o pro_fw-la episc._n hereford_n gr._n qu._n p._n 102._o 102._o n._n b._n the_o king_n be_v go_v to_o the_o holy_a land_n be_v then_o in_o debate_n touch_v which_o the_o bishop_n may_v well_o consult_v matth._n paris_n p._n 55._o magnates_fw-la comprehendit_fw-la comes_fw-la baro_n mile_n seu_fw-la aliqua_fw-la alia_fw-la notabiles_fw-la persona_fw-la vid._n mr._n petyt_n p._n 101_o 94_o 95._o n._n b._n the_o abridger_n often_o translate_v count_n and_o baron_n in_o the_o record_n by_o the_o name_n of_o lord_n only_o because_o when_o the_o bishop_n be_v mean_v lord_n spiritual_a or_o some_o word_n equivalent_a be_v express_v rush._n hist._n col._n part_n 2._o p._n 55._o gr._n qu._n p._n 90._o n._n b._n though_o there_o be_v no_o particular_a impeachment_n against_o weston_n and_o gomenes_n by_o the_o commons_o yet_o the_o general_a one_o be_v the_o deliver_v fort_n and_o castle_n be_v treason_n at_o the_o examination_n of_o which_o the_o prelate_n ought_v to_o be_v absent_a vid._n gr._n qu._n p._n 92._o gr._n qu._n p._n 90._o rot._n process_n in_o parl._n gr._n qu._n p._n 117._o gr._n qu._n p._n 95._o see_v before_o p._n 131._o the_o record_n there_o cite_v matth._n paris_n anno_fw-la 1100._o rot._n cl_o 3._o e._n 2._o m._n 16._o in_o dorso_fw-la 34_o edw._n 1._o gr._n cue_n p._n 100_o see_v before_o p._n 131._o n._n b._n the_o judgement_n may_v well_o be_v give_v after_o the_o party_n be_v dead_a a_o hundred_o example_n may_v be_v give_v where_o their_o bone_n have_v be_v burn_v their_o body_n hang_v etc._n etc._n contrary_a to_o what_o mr._n hunt_n think_v 2_o h._n 4._o n._n 30_o 4_o edw._n 3._o 5_o h._n 4._o n._n 12._o to_o 17._o gr._n qu._n p._n 119._o 2_o h._n 6._o n._n 9_o viz._n the_o fact_n be_v not_o by_o their_o advice_n which_o they_o desire_v to_o have_v enter_v gr._n qu._n p._n 121._o gr._n qu_n p._n 151._o gr._n qu._n p._n 151._o 7_o h._n 8._o p._n 184._o grand_fw-fr quest._n p._n 260._o vid._n dier_n fol._n 60._o cromp._n jurisd_v court_n p._n 2._o grand_fw-fr quest._n p._n 124._o stanf_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 3._o cook_n 3d_o instit._fw-la â—…ol_fw-la 30._o seld._n priu._n of_o bar._n p._n 45._o and_o other_o gr._n q._n