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the_o burgess_n to_o the_o parliament_n and_o thereupon_o for_o want_v of_o a_o answer_n the_o say_a privilege_n of_o send_v burgess_n be_v seize_v by_o the_o say_a court_n which_o proceed_n be_v altogether_o coram_fw-la non_fw-la judice_fw-la and_o contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o if_o way_n shall_v be_v give_v thereunto_o will_v tend_v to_o the_o subversion_n of_o parliament_n and_o by_o consequence_n to_o the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o common_a wealth_n and_o that_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o have_v hitherto_o in_o this_o present_a parliament_n be_v deprive_v of_o the_o advice_n and_o counsel_n of_o many_o profitable_a and_o good_a member_n by_o mean_n thereof_o 14._o by_o the_o powerfulness_n of_o some_o minister_n of_o state_n in_o this_o kingdom_n the_o parliament_n in_o its_o member_n and_o action_n have_v not_o its_o natural_a freedom_n 15._o and_o last_o that_o the_o gentry_n and_o merchant_n and_o other_o 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your_o lordship_n may_v admit_v a_o select_a committee_n of_o this_o house_n of_o person_n uninteress_v in_o the_o benefit_n arise_v of_o the_o aforesaid_a grievance_n to_o be_v license_v by_o your_o lordship_n to_o repair_v to_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n in_o england_n for_o to_o pursue_v the_o same_o and_o to_o obtain_v fit_v remedy_n for_o their_o aforesaid_a and_o other_o just_a grievance_n and_o oppression_n and_o upon_o all_o just_a and_o honourable_a occasion_n they_o will_v without_o respect_n of_o particular_a interest_n or_o profit_n to_o be_v raise_v thereby_o most_o humble_o and_o ready_o in_o parliament_n extend_v their_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o serve_v his_o majesty_n and_o comply_v with_o his_o royal_a and_o princely_a occasion_n and_o shall_v pray_v etc._n etc._n monday_n november_n 30_o 1640._o sir_n thomas_n roe_n mr._n pym_n strafford_n mr._n strode_n mr._n st._n johns_n mr._n grimston_n lord_n digby_n sir_n john_n clotworthy_n sir_n walter_n earl_n mr._n hampden_n 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wynn_n sir_n edward_n rodney_n sir_n ralph_n hopton_n this_o committee_n be_v to_o meet_v with_o the_o committee_n of_o 30_o of_o the_o lord_n concern_v a_o message_n send_v hither_o on_o friday_n last_o from_o their_o lordship_n touch_v a_o message_n send_v former_o from_o this_o house_n to_o they_o by_o mr._n pym_n for_o the_o examination_n of_o their_o member_n in_o the_o accusation_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n and_o touch_v a_o free_a conference_n upon_o the_o last_o point_n of_o that_o message_n that_o some_o of_o the_o member_n of_o this_o house_n shall_v be_v present_a at_o the_o examination_n of_o witness_n to_o be_v propound_v by_o this_o house_n to_o be_v examine_v in_o the_o accusation_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n the_o petition_n of_o several_a of_o the_o knight_n citizens_z and_o burgess_n of_o the_o read_v commons_o house_n of_o parliament_n in_o ireland_n who_o name_n be_v underwritten_a direct_v to_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o commons_o in_o england_n 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the_o safe_a custody_n of_o sir_n george_n ratcliff_n they_o have_v send_v for_o he_o and_o have_v take_v order_n in_o it_o and_o touch_v the_o receive_n of_o the_o examination_n in_o this_o cause_n there_o shall_v be_v the_o same_o course_n observe_v in_o they_o as_o be_v in_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n thursday_n december_n 31._o 1640._o the_o article_n against_o sir_n george_n ratcliff_n by_o former_a order_n ingross_v be_v twice_o read_v and_o than_o it_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o question_n that_o these_o article_n thus_o ingross_v and_o read_v shall_v be_v send_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n in_o maintenance_n of_o their_o accusation_n of_o sir_n george_n ratcliff_n whereby_o he_o stand_v charge_v of_o high_a treason_n and_o it_o be_v order_v that_o mr._n pym_n go_v up_o with_o these_o article_n resolve_v upon_o the_o question_n that_o a_o message_n be_v send_v forthwith_o to_o the_o lord_n to_o desire_v a_o conference_n of_o 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