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negabimus_fw-la justitiam_fw-la for_o if_o a_o poor_a man_n sue_v a_o nobleman_n there_o a_o chancellor_n will_v deny_v a_o poor_a man_n his_o terrible_a writ_n which_o he_o use_v to_o grant_v under_o a_o hundred_o pound_v penalty_n in_o terrorem_fw-la pauperum_fw-la and_o he_o shall_v get_v no_o more_o of_o he_o if_o he_o do_v that_o at_o a_o great_a price_n than_o the_o writ_n will_v have_v cost_v but_o a_o poor_a beg_a letter_n to_o the_o nobleman_n to_o send_v his_o answer_n to_o the_o complaint_n against_o his_o oppression_n which_o be_v no_o other_o than_o to_o bring_v into_o england_n the_o old_a slavery_n of_o rome_n whereby_o no_o slave_n be_v permit_v to_o sue_v their_o lord_n before_o the_o praetor_n or_o any_o other_o judge_n be_v their_o tyranny_n over_o they_o never_o so_o great_a and_o unjust_a what_o a_o wretched_a dishonour_n be_v it_o to_o public_a justice_n which_o heretofore_o be_v blind_a to_o the_o person_n that_o she_o turn_v now_o blind_a to_o the_o cause_n and_o who_o heretofore_o carry_v the_o sword_n in_o her_o hand_n parcere_fw-la subjectis_fw-la &_o debellare_fw-la superbus_fw-la to_o have_v now_o lose_v her_o sword_n and_o get_v a_o crutch_n to_o become_v only_o a_o blind_a beggar_n when_o she_o be_v to_o approach_v the_o gate_n of_o noble_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o law_n of_o god_n or_o man_n in_o england_n to_o justify_v a_o chancellor_n that_o he_o shall_v presume_v to_o use_v a_o different_a process_n of_o concumacy_n against_o the_o commons_o lord_n chancellor_n have_v no_o power_n to_o imprison_v commons_o any_o more_o than_o lord_n which_o he_o dare_v not_o use_v against_o the_o lord_n for_o if_o it_o be_v not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o issue_n attachment_n or_o commission_n of_o rebellion_n against_o the_o lord_n or_o to_o imprison_v they_o then_o be_v it_o not_o lawful_a for_o he_o to_o issue_n attachment_n or_o commission_n of_o rebellion_n against_o the_o commons_o for_o both_o be_v equal_o interest_v in_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n not_o to_o be_v imprison_v without_o the_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o their_o peer_n and_o they_o be_v both_o ally_n and_o confederate_n by_o the_o say_a act_n to_o maintain_v the_o commons_o liberty_n lord_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v the_o out-work_n which_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o lord_n if_o the_o commons_o be_v invade_v though_o for_o the_o present_a such_o invasion_n touch_v not_o the_o lord_n yet_o when_o it_o have_v destroy_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o commons_o the_o lord_n will_v not_o be_v able_a to_o defend_v they_o when_o their_o ally_n be_v lose_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o commons_o be_v the_o outwork_n which_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o lord_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n be_v the_o outwork_n which_o preserve_v the_o liberty_n of_o the_o parliament_n the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n be_v the_o outwork_n which_o preserve_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n and_o as_o 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to_o imprison_v the_o