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suorum_fw-la vel_fw-la per_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o cause_n capital_a whether_o the_o party_n accuse_v be_v a_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n or_o a_o commoner_n he_o be_v bring_v a_o prisoner_n to_o his_o answer_n secundum_fw-la legem_fw-la terrae_fw-la prout_fw-la 4_o e._n 3._o numb_a 1._o etc._n etc._n the_o lord_n berkley_n accuse_v by_o the_o king_n for_o murder_n of_o e._n 2._o anno_fw-la 1_o r._n 1._o jo._n lo._n gomeniz_n and_o w._n weston_n upon_o the_o demand_n of_o the_o commons_o for_o surrender_v fort_n beyond_o the_o sea_n an._n 4._o r._n 2._o sir_n ra._n ferrer_n knight_n be_v apprehend_v for_o suspicion_n of_o treason_n anno_fw-la 28_o h._n 6._o although_o the_o lord_n refuse_v to_o commit_v the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n upon_o the_o commons_o complaint_n of_o he_o of_o a_o common_a fame_n of_o treason_n yet_o when_o they_o accuse_v he_o of_o particular_a treason_n he_o be_v commit_v and_o bring_v prisoner_n to_o his_o answer_n but_o in_o case_n of_o misdemeanour_n it_o be_v otherwise_o then_o the_o party_n accuse_v whether_o lord_n or_o commoner_n answer_v as_o a_o freeman_n the_o lord_n within_o his_o place_n the_o commoner_n at_o the_o bar_n and_o they_o be_v not_o commit_v till_o judgement_n unless_o upon_o the_o answer_n of_o a_o commoner_n the_o lord_n find_v cause_n to_o commit_v he_o till_o he_o find_v surety_n to_o attend_v etc._n etc._n lest_o he_o shall_v fly_v prout_fw-la jo._n cavendish_n upon_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n demand_n of_o justice_n against_o he_o for_o his_o false_a accusation_n be_v commit_v after_o his_o answer_n until_o he_o put_v in_o bail_n anno_fw-la 7_o r._n 2._o and_o before_o judgement_n and_o so_o michael_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr poole_n the_o say_a chancellor_n 10_o r._n 2._o after_o his_o answer_n and_o many_o reply_v of_o the_o commons_o be_v commit_v and_o present_o bail_v anno_fw-la 50_o e._n 3._o william_n lord_n latymer_n and_o john_n lord_n nevil_n be_v impeach_v by_o the_o commons_o answer_v in_o their_o place_n so_o do_v the_o bishop_n of_o norwich_n and_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n 7_o r._n 2._o and_o the_o say_a lord_n chancellor_n too_o 10_o r._n 2._o answer_v in_o his_o place_n though_o afterward_o he_o be_v commit_v before_o judgement_n upon_o request_n of_o the_o commons_o the_o bishop_n of_o bristol_n 1_o jac._n and_o the_o duke_n of_o buck._n 1_o car._n 1._o all_o these_o answer_v as_o freeman_n in_o their_o place_n their_o offence_n not_o be_v capital_a and_o the_o like_a precedent_n there_o be_v of_o commoner_n anno_fw-la 50_o e._n 3._o richard_n lion_n william_n ellis_n and_o john_n beecher_n do_v answer_v as_o freeman_n be_v impeach_v by_o the_o commons_o and_o whereas_o the_o commons_o do_v that_o year_n also_o accuse_v adam_n de_fw-fr bury_n who_o be_v absent_a the_o lord_n send_v for_o he_o to_o come_v but_o he_o contemn_v their_o authority_n and_o come_v not_o then_o the_o lord_n as_o it_o seem_v by_o the_o record_n send_v to_o apprehend_v he_o and_o he_o can_v not_o be_v find_v wherefore_o they_o award_v that_o all_o his_o good_n shall_v be_v put_v in_o arrest_n ibid._n n._n 17._o it_o be_v brief_o enter_v adam_n be_v send_v unto_o to_o come_v and_o answer_v in_o parliament_n he_o come_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v find_v wherefore_o it_o be_v award_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v a_o commoner_n be_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v a_o prisoner_n to_o his_o answer_n for_o a_o misdemeanour_n if_o he_o will_v appear_v 5_o r._n 2._o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n by_o name_n and_o the_o townsman_n of_o cambridge_n be_v complain_v of_o in_o parliament_n for_o many_o outrage_n against_o the_o scholar_n there_o and_o the_o lord_n send_v one_o write_v to_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n that_o then_o be_v and_o to_o the_o commonalty_n to_o appear_v and_o answer_v and_o another_o writ_n to_o the_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n that_o do_v the_o outrage_n and_o they_o appear_v in_o person_n and_o the_o commonalty_n 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of_o he_o in_o such_o he_o be_v to_o answer_v prout_fw-la 18_o jac._n sir_n francis_n michael_n and_o sir_n john_n bennet_n be_v both_o commit_v by_o the_o commons_o before_o their_o complaint_n to_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o they_o answer_v as_o prisoner_n but_o that_o in_o a_o sort_n may_v be_v call_v judicium_fw-la parium_n suorum_fw-la 18_o jac._n the_o earl_n of_o middlesex_n be_v then_o lord_n treasurer_n and_o accuse_v of_o misdemeanour_n only_o absent_v himself_o from_o the_o house_n his_o charge_n be_v send_v to_o he_o in_o writing_n and_o he_o answer_v in_o writing_n at_o the_o day_n prefix_v for_o his_o trial_n he_o be_v summon_v by_o the_o great_a usher_n to_o appear_v he_o come_v without_o his_o staff_n and_o kneel_v until_o the_o lord_n keeper_n will_v he_o to_o stand_v up_o there_o he_o protest_v that_o he_o ought_v not_o to_o answer_v in_o that_o place_n and_o desire_v other_o may_v not_o be_v prejudice_v thereby_o and_o i_o hope_v they_o will_v not_o the_o earl_n do_v 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tryable_a be_v tryable_a by_o their_o peer_n or_o no_o out_o of_o parliament_n they_o be_v not_o to_o be_v try_v by_o the_o peer_n but_o the_o doubt_n be_v whether_o in_o time_n of_o parliament_n they_o be_v to_o be_v so_o try_v or_o no_o to_o i_o it_o seem_v they_o may_v if_o the_o matter_n be_v move_v against_o they_o in_o time_n of_o parliament_n for_o as_o it_o be_v in_o the_o parliament_n at_o york_n 15_o e._n 2._o in_o the_o act_n for_o the_o repeal_n of_o the_o spencer_n banishment_n they_o be_v peer_n in_o parliament_n note_v that_o the_o petition_n for_o the_o repeal_n say_v that_o the_o bishop_n be_v peer_n in_o parliament_n the_o bishop_n name_n themselves_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o chancellor_n to_o the_o king_n and_o the_o act_n style_v they_o peer_n of_o the_o land_n in_o parliament_n there_o be_v divers_a precedent_n also_o of_o the_o trial_n of_o bishop_n by_o their_o peer_n in_o parliament_n as_o well_o for_o capital_a offence_n as_o misdemeanour_n 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any_o suit_n a_o knight_n to_o be_v return_v upon_o the_o panel_n where_o a_o bishop_n be_v party_n and_o no_o process_n in_o a_o civil_a action_n to_o be_v award_v against_o his_o body_n and_o the_o like_a and_o by_o this_o it_o appear_v what_o person_n be_v de_fw-fr jure_fw-la tryable_a by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n viz._n their_o peer_n only_o touch_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o offence_n offence_n herein_o the_o complaint_n and_o accusation_n as_o well_o of_o the_o party_n delinquent_a as_o offence_n be_v to_o be_v consider_v for_o upon_o the_o information_n of_o the_o king_n at_o his_o commandment_n or_o upon_o complaint_n of_o private_a person_n the_o lord_n may_v not_o by_o the_o law_n try_v any_o but_o their_o peer_n for_o capital_a offence_n and_o the_o lord_n have_v ever_o refer_v offence_n of_o other_o nature_n complain_v of_o by_o private_a person_n to_o the_o common-law_n if_o there_o be_v remedy_n unless_o some_o special_a cause_n appear_v fit_a for_o their_o own_o 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vary_v according_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o complaint_n and_o the_o matter_n complain_v of_o so_o that_o no_o general_a rule_n can_v be_v give_v therein_o though_o many_o judgement_n have_v be_v reverse_v for_o error_n whereof_o there_o be_v many_o precedent_n and_o the_o execution_n upon_o life_n and_o death_n have_v be_v stay_v at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o commons_o the_o proceed_n being_n illegal_a whereof_o i_o have_v see_v only_o one_o precedent_n touch_v the_o duke_n of_o clarence_n tempore_fw-la e._n 4._o wherefore_o for_o our_o better_a understanding_n of_o the_o form_n of_o judicature_n let_v we_o first_o consider_v the_o several_a cause_n wherein_o judicature_n belong_v to_o the_o parliament_n and_o then_o the_o ancient_a way_n of_o proceed_n in_o each_o cause_n chap._n ii_o in_o what_o case_n judicature_n belong_v to_o the_o parliament_n etc._n judicature_n belong_v to_o the_o parliament_n in_o these_o six_o case_n 1._o in_o judgement_n against_o delinquent_n as_o 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the_o petition_n 2._o the_o advice_n with_o the_o judge_n 3._o the_o determination_n of_o the_o lord_n 5._o in_o hear_v complaint_n of_o particular_a person_n on_o petition_n wherein_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o petition_n 2._o the_o defendant_n answer_v 3._o the_o proof_n 4._o the_o order_n of_o the_o lord_n 6._o in_o set_v at_o liberty_n any_o of_o their_o own_o member_n or_o servant_n imprison_v and_o in_o stay_v the_o proceed_n at_o the_o common-law_n during_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n wherein_o consider_v 1._o the_o quality_n of_o the_o person_n imprison_v 2._o the_o party_n answer_v at_o who_o suit_n he_o be_v imprison_v 3._o the_o manner_n of_o his_o charge_n in_o certify_v the_o election_n and_o return_v of_o knight_n and_o citizen_n for_o the_o parliament_n but_o now_o the_o commons_o alone_o determine_v of_o this_o wherefore_o i_o will_v only_o show_v that_o the_o commons_o do_v heretofore_o petition_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o redress_v herein_o and_o 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king_n consent_n second_o against_o his_o will._n three_o in_o the_o king_n absence_n four_o in_o the_o absence_n of_o many_o of_o the_o peer_n and_o against_o their_o will_n touch_v the_o first_o viz._n the_o king_n be_v not_o assent_v it_o may_v be_v object_v that_o the_o lord_n give_v judgement_n against_o weston_n 1_o r._n 2._o without_o the_o king_n assent_n but_o yet_o not_o against_o the_o king_n will_n for_o they_o respite_v the_o execution_n until_o the_o king_n may_v be_v inform_v thereof_o and_o the_o reason_n then_o give_v for_o the_o say_a respite_n be_v for_o that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o yet_o inform_v of_o the_o manner_n of_o this_o judgement_n but_o whether_o the_o lord_n proceed_v to_o that_o judgement_n against_o weston_n before_o they_o inform_v the_o king_n because_o the_o king_n assent_n be_v not_o necessary_a or_o for_o that_o it_o be_v the_o last_o day_n of_o the_o parliament_n they_o have_v no_o leisure_n to_o inform_v his_o majesty_n thereof_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_n yet_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o the_o king_n assent_n be_v necessary_o require_v in_o capital_a cause_n and_o judgement_n for_o these_o two_o reason_n first_o for_o that_o all_o