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A26173 Jus Anglorum ab antiquo, or, A confutation of an impotent libel against the government by king, lords, and commons under pretence of answering Mr. Petyt, and the author of Jani Anglorum facies nova : with a speech, according to the answerer's principles, made for the Parliament at Oxford. Atwood, William, d. 1705?; Brady, Robert, 1627?-1700. Full and clear answer to a book.; Petyt, William, 1636-1707. Antient right of the Commons of England asserted.; Atwood, William, d. 1705? Jani Anglorum facies nova. 1681 (1681) Wing A4175; ESTC R9859 138,988 352

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petyt_n p._n 228._o nor_o early_a commencement_n than_o the_o commons_o what_o king_n henry_n a_o little_a before_o his_o death_n begin_v that_o be_v to_o call_v such_o earl_n and_o baron_n 228._o ib._n p._n 228._o quos_fw-la dignatus_fw-la est_fw-la such_o as_o he_o please_v edward_n the_o first_o and_o his_o successor_n constant_o observe_v this_o be_v the_o constitution_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n 210._o viz._n the_o rebellious_a baron_n who_o frame_v the_o new_a government_n p._n 210._o the_o lord_n make_v the_o commons_o and_o the_o king_n make_v the_o lord_n the_o king_n follow_v montfort_n pattern_n 229._o against_o mr._n petyt_n p._n 229._o for_o call_v the_o commons_o to_o parliament_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o montfort_n alone_a for_o they_o the_o rebellious_a baron_n frame_v and_o set_v up_o the_o new_a government_n 210._o p._n 210._o after_o which_o they_o send_v out_o writ_n in_o the_o king_n name_n to_o summon_v a_o parliament_n with_o commons_o as_o well_o as_o 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concern_v take_v of_o salmon_n a_o record_n tell_v we_o be_v statutum_fw-la rot._n pat._n 14._o ed._n 2._o de_fw-fr inquirend_n de_fw-fr salmonibus_fw-la captis_fw-la in_o com._n glou._n contra_fw-la statutum_fw-la statutum_n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la regni_fw-la ordain_v of_o the_o common_a council_n o●_n the_o kingdom_n the_o historian_n express_v this_o parliament_n thus_o his_o temporibus_fw-la convocatis_fw-la ●●tentioribus_fw-la terrae_fw-la suae_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la condidit_fw-la rex_fw-la statuta_fw-la quae_fw-la westmonasterii_n secundi_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 35._o ma._n west_n foe_fw-mi 412._o l._n 35._o here_o the_o more_o powerful_a man_n of_o the_o land_n be_v call_v or_o summon_v to_o that_o parliament_n not_o a_o syllable_n of_o the_o word_n communitas_fw-la or_o commons_o but_o the_o dr._n will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o the_o commons_o be_v part_v thereof_o for_o the_o 13●_n of_o e._n 1._o be_v about_o 21_o year_n after_o 49._o h._n 3._o 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quadrag●mae_fw-la citatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la no_o commons_o particularise_v anno_fw-la 28_o e._n 1._o 49._o rast._n stat._n foe_o 49._o the_o statute_n call_v articuli_fw-la 〈◊〉_d chartas_n regis_fw-la rot._n pat._n 7_o e._n 3._o pars_fw-la prim_fw-la m._n 21._o the_o inquirend_n de_fw-fr diversis_fw-la provisoribus_fw-la hospitii_fw-la regis_fw-la as_o a_o writ_n upon_o the_o 2._o chap●_n concern_v purveyor_n prove_n be_v organed_a de_fw-la communi_fw-la concilio_n regni_fw-la by_o the_o ammon_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o dr_n 36_o dr_n dr_n dr_n mat._n west_n foe_fw-mi 433._o l._n 36_o historian_n mention_v this_o parliament_n write_v in_o octabis_n sancti_fw-la hillatenente_fw-la rege_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la suum_fw-la lincol●_n conquesti_fw-la sunt_fw-la comites_fw-la &_o barones_n not_o a_o ●●rd_n of_o the_o commons_o yet_o most_o certain_a ●s_n they_o be_v also_o there_o as_o be_v evident_a by_o 〈◊〉_d write_v of_o summons_n and_o expense_n to_o that_o parliament_n dorso_fw-la mr._n pryn_n four_o part_n of_o parliamentary_a writ_n p._n 12_o 13._o 16._o rot._n claus._n 29._o e._n 1._o m._n 17._o dorso_fw-la and_o the_o sheriff_n of_o kent_n be_v ●mmanded_v to_o levy_v the_o wage_n for_o waresius_fw-la valoignes_n and_o henry_n de_fw-fr appletrefield_n ●ights_n of_o the_o county_n nuper_fw-la ad_fw-la nos_fw-la de_fw-la prae●to_fw-la nostro_fw-la usque_fw-la lincolniam_fw-la pro_fw-la comitatu_fw-la ●●dicto_fw-la venientibus_fw-la ibidem_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la super_fw-la versis_fw-la negotiis_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o populum_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la ●●ialiter_fw-la tangentibus_fw-la tractatur_fw-la '_o to_o treat_v with_o ●e_a king_n upon_o several_a affair_n especial_o ruch_v the_o king_n and_o people_n the_o statute_n of_o 1_o e._n 3._o be_v the_o communi_fw-la ●●ncilio_fw-la regni_fw-la concordatum_fw-la &_o statutum_n in_o ●●rliamento_fw-la apud_fw-la westm._fw-la 64._o rast._n stat._n 1_o foe_n 64._o agree_v and_o ●●acted_v by_o the_o common_a council_n of_o the_o kingdom_n 20._o rot._n pat._n 1._o e._n 3._o m._n 20._o in_o a_o parliament_n at_o westminster_n 〈◊〉_d 20._o rot._n claus._n 2_o e._n 3._o m._n 20._o as_o several_a other_o record_n ennumerate_v ●he_v several_a part_n thereof_o per_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o prae●●os_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n &_o communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la ibidem_fw-la existentes_fw-la by_o the_o king_n and_o prelate_n earl_n baron_n and_o the_o comm●●nalty_n of_o the_o realm_n there_o be_v now_o what_o say_v the_o historian_n w●_n thus_o he_o express_v this_o parliament_n 29._o walsingham_n f._n 126._o l._n 28._o &_o 29._o p●●natale_fw-la regina_fw-la cum_fw-la filio_fw-la svo_fw-la ante_fw-la festum_fw-la ●●phaniae_fw-la venit_fw-la londonias_fw-la ubi_fw-la cum_fw-la magno_fw-la g●●dio_fw-la &_o muneribus_fw-la est_fw-la suscepta_fw-la convenit_fw-la e●●illuc_fw-la tota_fw-la regni_fw-la nobilitas_fw-la citata_fw-la per_fw-la prius_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la tenendum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la in_o crast●●dicti_fw-la festi_fw-la but_o to_o press_v the_o dr._n with_o full_a weigh●_n shall_v afford_v he_o some_o precedent_n of_o address_n to_o the_o whole_a representative_a body_n the_o commons_o of_o england_n as_o to_z wi●_n which_o take_v in_o all_o the_o member_n before_o 〈◊〉_d suppose_a conquest_n or_o noble_n which_o 〈◊〉_d as_o comprehensive_a after_o 1._o tressage_n commune_v at_fw-fr les_fw-fr tressage_n commune_v the_o cest_fw-fr ●●sent_fw-fr parliament_n bartrum_n rot._n parl._n 11_o h._n 4._o n._n 36._o pour_fw-fr johan_n bartrum_n as_o tressage_n commune_v furneys_n rot._n parl._n 13_o h._n 4._o n._n 23._o pour_fw-fr labbe_n de_fw-fr furneys_n etc._n etc._n que_fw-fr p●●_n considerer_n les_fw-fr premise_n &_o prier_fw-la à_fw-la nostr●●_n s●nieur_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr de_fw-fr granty_a per_fw-la auctorite_n parliament_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o like_a form_n 18._o pour_fw-fr tho._n chaucer_n esq_n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 18._o etc._n etc._n petition_v pour_fw-fr mairs_n constable_n &_o la_fw-fr compaigne_n de_fw-fr ●●●staple_n a_o caleys_n direct_v as_o aforesaid_a as_o tressage_n commune_v supply_v hurlement_n lucy_n que_fw-fr fuist_n la_fw-fr feme_fw-fr esmond_n ●●gairs_n count_n de_fw-fr kent_n 19_o rot._n parl._n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 47._o rot._n parl_n 9_o h._n 5._o n._n 19_o que_fw-fr pleise_v a_o voz_fw-mi tressage_n discretions●●●siderer_n ●●●siderer_z pour_fw-fr le_fw-fr countess_n de_fw-fr march_n 32._o rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 6._o n._n 29._o ibid._n n._n 32._o pleise_v a_o tress_n commune_v pour_fw-fr john_n lescrop_a chivaler_n in_o like_a manner_n treshonorables_n et_fw-fr tressage_n commune_v labbe_n de_fw-fr newenham_n against_o monsieur_n ●●lip_n courtnay_n chivaler_n 12._o rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 4._o n._n 12._o at_fw-fr les_fw-fr treshonourables_fw-fr &_o tressage_n commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n sup●●_n treshumblement_n etc._n etc._n upon_o which_o petition_n and_o other_o assent_v to_o after_o deliver_v to_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n the_o abbot_n ●as_v relieve_v and_o sir_n philip_n be_v adjudge_v ●nd_o award_v to_o the_o tower_n as_o treshonourable_n 16._o rot._n parl._n 2_o h._n 5._o n._n 16._o &_o tressage_n commune_v etc._n etc._n pleise_v a_o vostre_fw-fr tressage_n discretion_n the_o ●nsiderer_n &_o auxi_fw-la prier_fw-la nostre_fw-fr seignieur_n le●oy_fw-fr salman_n pour_fw-fr thomas_n salman_n the_o granty_a &_o ordeign_a en_fw-fr son_fw-fr dit_fw-fr par●ment_fw-fr peradvy_n &_o assent_v de_fw-fr toutz_fw-fr les_fw-fr seig●eurs_fw-fr espirituelx_fw-fr &_o temporelx_n etc._n etc._n qua_fw-la quidem_fw-la petitione_n coram_fw-la domino_fw-la re●●_n &_o dominis_n spiritualibus_fw-la &_o temporality_n existentibus_fw-la lectâ_fw-la &_o materiâ_fw-la in_o eadem_fw-la ●●nius_fw-la intellectâ_fw-la idem_fw-la dominus_fw-la rex_fw-la de_fw-la as●●nsu_fw-la dominorum_fw-la predictorum_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la requi●ionem_fw-la communitatis_fw-la predicte_n etc._n etc._n as_o tressage_n 51._o rot._n parl._n 8_o h._n 6._o n._n 51._o &_o treshonorables_n commons_o de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n monstrent_fw-la les_fw-fr mair_n alderman_n &_o commune_v the_o la_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d thou_fw-mi de_fw-fr londres_n que_fw-fr please_v avoz_n tressag●_n &_o tresprudez_n discretion_n considerer_n 〈◊〉_d as_o tresgratious_a chivaler_n rot._n parl._n 11_o h._n 4._o n._n 35._o pour_fw-fr mounseur_fw-fr johan_n trebeel_n chivaler_n &_o tressage_n sire_n 〈◊〉_d valer_n &_o commune_v the_o cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n supply_v treshumblement_n etc._n etc._n quele_n petition_n 〈◊〉_d devant_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o les_fw-fr seignieurs_fw-fr ●_o parliament_n en_fw-fr entendue_a &_o le_fw-fr dit_fw-fr joha●_n amesme_fw-fr en_fw-fr plein_fw-fr parliament_n 17._o rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 5._o n._n 17._o etc._n etc._n pur_fw-mi joh●_n alleyn_n &_o autres_fw-fr chivaler_n autres_fw-fr autres_fw-fr autres_fw-fr rot._n parl._n 4_o h._n 4._o n._n 19_o pur_fw-mi mounseur_fw-fr thomas_n pomeroy_n chivaler_n alice_n treshonourables_n &_o tressag●_n commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parliament_n 3._o honourable_n &_o tressage_n commun●_n barton_n commun●_n commun●_n commun●_n rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 1._o n._n 7._o pur_fw-it henry_n barton_n as_o honourable_a &_o tressage_n se●nieurs_fw-fr les_fw-fr commune_v de_fw-fr cest_fw-fr present_a parl●ment_n etc._n etc._n sondwich_n etc._n etc._n etc._n rot._n parl._n 3_o h._n 5._o pars_fw-la 1._o n._n 9_o gentz_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr villae_fw-la de_fw-fr sondwich_n as_o