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p._n 93_o etc._n etc._n when_o he_o argue_v against_o their_o be_v a_o three_o estate_n he_o tell_v we_o william_n the_o first_o erect_v the_o temporalty_n of_o bishop_n into_o barony_n to_o hold_v in_o capite_fw-la and_o upon_o account_n of_o those_o barony_n both_o the_o temporal_a lord_n and_o spiritual_n have_v of_o right_a place_n in_o parliament_n and_o be_v bind_v to_o serve_v he_o there_o they_o be_v all_o foedal_n baron_n all_o hold_v by_o one_o tenure_n and_o by_o that_o tenure_n sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o a_o little_a after_o he_o say_v they_o be_v still_o qualify_v to_o be_v member_n of_o parliament_n as_o before_o a_o baron_n sit_v as_o a_o baron_n a_o earl_n as_o a_o earl_n be_v make_v by_o patent_n or_o by_o writ_n or_o by_o hold_v such_o a_o proportion_n of_o land_n alter_v not_o the_o case_n as_o to_o their_o sit_v in_o parliament_n for_o it_o be_v be_v of_o such_o a_o degree_n which_o make_v they_o peer_n of_o parliament_n one_o will_v think_v this_o be_v clear_a 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second_o as_o peer_n in_o regard_n of_o their_o barony_n all_o the_o lord_n be_v equal_a in_o respect_n of_o their_o peerage_n and_o so_o they_o make_v up_o but_o one_o house_n but_o they_o be_v distinguish_v by_o their_o nobility_n and_o spirituality_n respective_o and_o so_o they_o make_v up_o two_o estate_n distinct_a and_o different_a but_o to_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v no_o peer_n 29._o pag._n 85._o cap._n 14._o &_o 29._o this_o gentheman_n fetch_v a_o argument_n from_o magna_n charta_n itself_o i_o know_v it_o say_v every_o man_n that_o be_v try_v at_o the_o king_n suit_n must_v be_v try_v by_o his_o peer_n whether_o he_o be_v amerce_v or_o imprison_v or_o disseise_v or_o outlaw_v etc._n etc._n it_o must_v be_v by_o his_o peer_n but_o this_o argument_n make_v clear_a against_o he_o for_o he_o himself_o inform_v we_o p._n 11_o 12._o that_o the_o lord_n latimer_n who_o be_v the_o king_n chamberlain_n for_o oppression_n in_o several_a place_n in_o britain_n and_o in_o england_n be_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o lord_n adjudge_v to_o be_v imprison_v and_o put_v to_o fine_a and_o ransom_n and_o the_o lord_n john_n nevil_n a_o privy_a counsellor_n for_o buy_v some_o debt_n due_a by_o the_o king_n at_o easy_a rate_n to_o make_v advantage_n to_o himself_o he_o mention_n some_o other_o and_o conclude_v at_o all_o these_o trial_n the_o bishop_n be_v present_a and_o no_o body_n say_v but_o they_o may_v which_o make_v it_o evident_a if_o the_o law_n of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la be_v observe_v that_o the_o bishop_n sit_v as_o peer_n in_o give_v judgement_n upon_o those_o culprit-lord_n but_o for_o all_o this_o the_o gentleman_n have_v a_o very_a strong_a objection_n out_o of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la against_o the_o bishop_n peerage_n and_o it_o be_v this_o if_o any_o bishop_n be_v try_v for_o any_o capital_a offence_n 85._o ibid._n 85._o he_o be_v try_v by_o the_o commoner_n and_o that_o be_v the_o common_a law_n and_o practice_n of_o the_o land_n then_o say_v he_o must_v commoner_n be_v his_o peer_n and_o he_o and_o commoner_n must_v be_v pares_fw-la 86._o p._n 86._o a_o temporal_a lord_n duke_z earl_n or_o baron_n can_v be_v judge_n in_o the_o case_n of_o a_o bishop_n out_o of_o parliament_n nor_o can_v any_o bishop_n be_v their_o judge_n how_o then_o can_v they_o be_v say_v to_o be_v pares_fw-la fellow-peer_n for_o my_o part_n say_v he_o i_o see_v not_o but_o i_o will_v undertake_v to_o read_v the_o riddle_n to_o he_o the_o king_n may_v restrain_v his_o favour_n and_o limit_v his_o grant_n as_o himself_o please_v the_o dignity_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a be_v not_o hereditary_a like_o those_o of_o the_o lord_n temporal_a but_o only_o personal_n and_o confer_v upon_o they_o in_o regard_n of_o their_o holy_a function_n hereupon_o when_o they_o be_v impeach_v for_o any_o heinous_a crime_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o desecrate_v their_o person_n they_o be_v interpretative_o though_o not_o formal_o degrade_v law_n degrade_v 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but_o because_o some_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v transact_v in_o that_o parliament_n at_o which_o by_o the_o decree_n of_o the_o sacred_a canon_n it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o they_o to_o be_v personal_o present_a therefore_o they_o protest_v that_o while_o such_o thing_n be_v in_o agitation_n they_o will_v absent_v themselves_o which_o protestation_n be_v read_v in_o full_a parliament_n at_o the_o instance_n and_o prayer_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o other_o prelate_n be_v enter_v upon_o the_o parliament-roll_n by_o the_o king_n command_n with_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o lord_n temporal_a and_o commons_o this_o the_o gentleman_n will_v needs_o contend_v to_o be_v a_o law_n of_o parliament_n or_o a_o law_n of_o the_o land_n why_o because_o it_o be_v enter_v in_o the_o roll_n or_o journal-book_n that_o such_o a_o thing_n be_v agree_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n and_o two_o house_n which_o say_v he_o be_v all_o the_o formality_n of_o pass_a law_n in_o parliament_n 23._o p._n 23._o in_o 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