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A36228
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The antiquity and power of parliaments in England written by Mr. Justice Doddridge and several other learned antiquaries.
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Doddridge, John, Sir, 1555-1628.
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therefore_o they_o shall_v by_o their_o proxy_n make_v their_o procurator_n and_o depart_v the_o house_n the_o party_n indict_v shall_v be_v put_v to_o plead_v to_o the_o indictment_n whereunto_o if_o he_o plead_v not_o guilty_a he_o shall_v be_v thereof_o try_v by_o his_o peer_n and_o first_o the_o most_o puisne_n baron_n shall_v be_v examine_v of_o his_o verdict_n by_o the_o lord_n steward_n and_o so_o in_o order_n until_o all_o they_o man_n by_o man_n have_v deliver_v their_o opinion_n of_o the_o matter_n either_o in_o convict_v the_o person_n stand_v accuse_v before_o they_o or_o by_o clear_v and_o acquit_v he_o of_o the_o crime_n if_o by_o their_o verdict_n he_o be_v think_v guilty_a of_o the_o offence_n thereof_o be_v make_v a_o act_n which_o when_o it_o have_v the_o consent_n of_o the_o king_n it_o be_v then_o esteem_v a_o judgement_n and_o the_o offender_n thereby_o be_v attaint_v herein_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o this_o verdict_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v not_o upon_o their_o oath_n but_o upon_o their_o honour_n for_o person_n of_o so_o high_a degree_n shall_v have_v so_o great_a care_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o their_o honour_n as_o themselves_o or_o any_o other_o have_v for_o the_o safeguard_n of_o their_o soul_n which_o be_v admit_v in_o that_o and_o in_o all_o other_o attaynder_n per_fw-la pares_fw-la by_o the_o peer_n as_o well_o for_o that_o they_o be_v in_o that_o place_n not_o only_o as_o trier_n of_o the_o fact_n but_o also_o judge_n appoint_v over_o the_o fault_n and_o never_o be_v it_o use_v that_o judge_n shall_v verify_v their_o sentence_n upon_o attestation_n thereof_o upon_o their_o oath_n second_o in_o this_o manner_n of_o trial_n they_o must_v think_v that_o the_o bread_n which_o be_v break_v unto_o other_o by_o they_o may_v by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n in_o like_a measure_n be_v break_v unto_o themselves_o in_o that_o he_o who_o they_o censure_v be_v in_o equal_a degree_n unto_o themselves_o three_o also_o for_o that_o where_o the_o law_n require_v at_o the_o hand_n of_o other_o person_n a_o oath_n it_o ordain_v that_o baron_n shall_v regard_v their_o honour_n second_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v that_o the_o party_n so_o arraign_v in_o parliament_n aught_o to_o be_v call_v to_o answer_v for_o himself_o for_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v not_o so_o unreasonable_a to_o condemn_v any_o that_o will_v defend_v himself_o and_o it_o have_v heretofore_o be_v note_v as_o a_o error_n in_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o parliament_n b._n 21_o e._n 3.46_o b._n when_o they_o have_v give_v a_o judgement_n in_o the_o cause_n of_o any_o private_a person_n he_o be_v not_o call_v thereunto_o and_o that_o in_o a_o civil_a matter_n of_o much_o less_o moment_n than_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o life_n and_o death_n wherefore_o if_o the_o party_n may_v be_v have_v and_o do_v not_o willing_o and_o wilful_o absent_v himself_o he_o be_v thereunto_o call_v to_o answer_v and_o therefore_o the_o parliament_n in_o 37_o and_o 38_o h._n 8._o be_v free_v of_o fault_n herein_o upon_o the_o attainder_n of_o the_o duke_n of_o norfolk_n he_o then_o be_v in_o the_o tower_n for_o that_o it_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o lord_n burghley_n lord_n treasurer_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n when_o as_o philip_n the_o last_o earl_n of_o arundel_n be_v call_v to_o answer_v in_o the_o star-chamber_n to_o a_o undutiful_a letter_n write_v by_o he_o to_o her_o majesty_n that_o the_o say_a duke_n be_v send_v unto_o and_o will_v not_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o say_a lord_n treasurer_n affirm_v that_o he_o then_o be_v of_o the_o low_a house_n be_v send_v thither_o with_o other_o see_v for_o this_o 1_o mar._n dyer_n 93._o p._n 24._o the_o lord_n high_a steward_n give_v the_o judgement_n upon_o attaynder_n of_o treason_n a._n 1_o h._n 4.1_o a._n 13_o h._n 8.12_o a._n as_o appear_v by_o the_o judgement_n give_v in_o parliament_n 21_o r._n 2._o n._n 15_o 16._o the_o bill_n of_o attaynder_n in_o parliament_n be_v entitle_v placita_fw-la coronae_fw-la coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_fw-la parliamento_fw-la svo_fw-la reverse_v error_n in_o parliament_n reverse_v now_o touch_v the_o manner_n how_o error_n in_o the_o king_n court_n commit_v be_v reverse_v in_o parliament_n i_o shall_v be_v very_o brief_a first_o the_o party_n that_o be_v grieve_v through_o any_o erroneous_a judgement_n give_v against_o they_o 7.19_o 22_o e._n 3.3_o a._n 12_o ass_n p._n 22._o 2_o h._n 7.19_o aught_o to_o make_v their_o petition_n un-the_a king_n or_o monarch_n that_o it_o will_v please_v he_o to_o permit_v that_o erroneous_a judgement_n as_o be_v give_v against_o they_o in_o such_o court_n from_o whence_o they_o can_v further_o appeal_v may_v be_v in_o parliament_n review_v and_o reverse_v this_o their_o petition_n ought_v to_o contain_v the_o effect_n of_o their_o grief_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v endorse_v let_v right_o be_v do_v unto_o the_o party_n in_o this_o manner_n soit_fw-fr droit_n fait_fw-fr as_o party_n hereupon_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n of_o england_n shall_v make_v a_o writ_n of_o error_n n._n 1_o h._n 7.19_o n._n direct_v unto_o the_o judge_n of_o such_o court_n where_o the_o error_n be_v commit_v and_o now_o to_o be_v reverse_v by_o the_o parliament_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o write_v the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n shall_v in_o person_n bring_v before_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o high_a house_n the_o say_a petition_n the_o say_v write_v of_o error_n and_o the_o roll_n wherein_o be_v contain_v the_o judgement_n and_o process_n wherein_o error_n be_v suppose_v 3.3_o h._n 7.19_o 2_o e._n 3.3_o and_o shall_v there_o leave_v the_o same_o petition_n writ_z and_o the_o transcript_n of_o the_o say_a record_n but_o not_o the_o record_n itself_o with_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n for_o that_o the_o record_n itself_o shall_v be_v bring_v back_o again_o into_o the_o say_a court_n for_o these_o reason_n 375._o 8_o h._n 5._o f._n error_n 88_o 23_o eliz_n dy._n 375._o first_o because_o these_o roll_n do_v concern_v other_o matter_n second_o because_o if_o judgement_n shall_v be_v there_o affirm_v than_o the_o inferior_a court_n may_v have_v record_n whereupon_o to_o a_o ward_n execution_n and_o last_o for_o that_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n that_o when_o a_o record_n be_v send_v from_o a_o inferior_a court_n to_o a_o high_a court_n it_o be_v never_o remand_v so_o that_o if_o the_o former_a judgement_n shall_v be_v affirm_v in_o the_o parliament_n and_o the_o parliament_n after_o dissolve_v the_o party_n plaintiff_n shall_v be_v without_o remedy_n wherefore_o the_o record_n be_v bring_v back_o again_o as_o aforesaid_a 7.20_o 1_o h._n 7.20_o and_o thus_o the_o say_a petition_n endorse_v the_o writ_n of_o error_n and_o the_o transcript_n remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o parliament_n the_o matter_n shall_v be_v signify_v unto_o the_o lord_n steward_n by_o who_o together_o with_o the_o other_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a a._n 22_o e._n 3.3_o a._n and_o with_o the_o judge_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v determine_v or_o otherwise_o the_o king_n may_v appoint_v out_o a_o commission_n and_o thereby_o assign_v certain_a earl_n and_o baron_n who_o together_o with_o the_o judge_n shall_v determine_v the_o same_o but_o the_o commons_o shall_v not_o intermeddle_v therewith_o moreover_o after_o that_o the_o transcript_n be_v examine_v with_o the_o record_n and_o that_o the_o record_n be_v send_v back_o to_o the_o former_a court_n the_o party_n plaintiff_n ought_v to_o assign_v his_o error_n in_o writing_n and_o thereupon_o shall_v have_v a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la against_o the_o defendant_n ad_fw-la audiendum_fw-la errores_fw-la which_o writ_n shall_v be_v return_v the_o next_o parliament_n ensue_v for_o that_o the_o common_a day_n of_o a_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la be_v forty_o day_n but_o because_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o the_o parliament_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v or_o no_o before_o that_o time_n therefore_o the_o say_a writ_n shall_v be_v return_v the_o next_o parliament_n 88_o 8_o h_n 5._o f._n tit_n error_n 88_o but_o if_o the_o write_v be_v sue_v forth_o at_o a_o session_n of_o parliament_n the_o same_o shall_v be_v return_v the_o next_o session_n after_o the_o say_a error_n assign_v and_o the_o scire_fw-la facias_fw-la pursue_v the_o plaintiff_n shall_v not_o enter_v into_o recognisance_n to_o satisfy_v the_o judgement_n 7.20_o 1_o h._n 7.20_o if_o it_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v give_v against_o he_o or_o to_o render_v his_o body_n to_o prison_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o be_v do_v in_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n in_o the_o upper_a bench_n sue_v upon_o a_o erroneous_a judgement_n give_v in_o the_o common_a place_n but_o he_o shall_v still_o remain_v in_o prison_n for_o if_o the_o party_n plaintiff_n shall_v be_v at_o large_a upon_o such_o recognizance_n acknowledge_v in_o
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