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punish_v any_o for_o breach_n of_o this_o their_o privilege_n till_o they_o have_v confer_v with_o the_o lord_n and_o till_o the_o punishment_n have_v be_v refer_v by_o they_o to_o the_o commons_o there_o be_v a_o notable_a example_n hereof_o in_o the_o 33._o of_o henry_n the_o eight_o george_n ferrer_n the_o king_n servant_n and_o burgess_n of_o plymouth_n go_v to_o parliament_n be_v arrest_v by_o process_n out_o of_o the_o king_n bench_n for_o debt_n which_o be_v signify_v to_o sir_n thomas_n moyl_n then_o speaker_n the_o sergeant_n that_o attend_v the_o house_n be_v send_v to_o the_o counter_a to_o demand_v ferres_n the_o officer_n of_o the_o counter_a refuse_n to_o deliver_v he_o anâ—_z give_v the_o sergeant_n ill_a language_n a_o scuâ—â—â—_n happen_v the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n be_v send_v for_o take_v part_n with_o the_o counteâ—â—_z and_o so_o the_o sergeant_n