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give_v a_o most_o clear_a and_o most_o deserve_o worthy_a to_o be_v imitate_v precedent_n hereof_o than_o who_o never_o any_o man_n read_v more_o plain_a and_o clear_a and_o yet_o what_o he_o sing_v be_v if_o possible_a more_o plain_a and_o clear_a then_o what_o he_o read_v touch_v the_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la by_o the_o statute_n for_o the_o trial_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la the_o person_n excommunicate_a be_v to_o be_v publish_v in_o his_o parish_n church_n which_o sometime_o the_o minister_n refuse_v or_o there_o be_v no_o minister_n in_o which_o case_n it_o be_v wish_v it_o may_v serve_v to_o have_v it_o fix_v upon_o the_o church_n door_n upon_o the_o lord_n day_n or_o a_o copy_n leave_v at_o his_o dwell_a house_n and_o the_o forty_o day_n to_o commence_v from_o that_o time_n finis_fw-la a_o table_n of_o the_o particular_n contain_v in_o the_o note_n touch_v alteration_n of_o some_o law_n touch_v parliament_n proceed_n page_n 97_o ordinance_n of_o paerliament_n ibid._n privilege_n of_o parliament_n ibid._n the_o bishop_n protestation_n page_n 98_o the_o king_n none_o of_o the_o three_o estate_n ibid._n proceed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o page_n 99_o age_n of_o parliament-man_n page_n 102_o election_n of_o parliament-man_n page_n 103_o the_o great_a number_n of_o borough_n and_o corporation_n ibid._n touch_v the_o manner_n of_o proceed_v in_o parliament_n page_n 104_o a_o competent_a number_n of_o parliament-man_n to_o be_v at_o every_o debate_n page_n 107_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o may_v be_v constant_o observe_v ibid._n fee_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o parliament_n page_n 108_o touch_v new_a law_n ibid._n act_n of_o oblivion_n etc._n etc._n page_n 109_o restitution_n of_o some_o good_n where_o the_o property_n be_v not_o alter_v page_n 110_o reparation_n to_o person_n spoil_v page_n 111_o touch_v the_o long_a parliament_n ibid._n the_o keep_v the_o record_n of_o the_o tower_n page_n 113_o the_o militia_n ibid._n oath_n of_o allegiance_n and_o supremacy_n explain_v ibid._n robbery_n the_o law_n to_o be_v alter_v page_n 114_o against_o condemnation_n upon_o a_o single_a testimony_n page_n 115_o touch_v jury_n page_n 116_o new_a law_n to_o be_v make_v upon_o new_a accident_n page_n 117_o make_v of_o eunuch_n ibid._n steal_v of_o winding-sheet_n ibid._n steal_v of_o man_n page_n 118_o against_o delay_n in_o court_n ibid._n fee_n in_o all_o court_n ibid._n about_o examination_n of_o witness_n in_o defence_n ibid._n against_o the_o examination_n of_o witness_n in_o the_o hear_n of_o one_o another_o page_n 119_o reparation_n to_o person_n wrong_v full_o accuse_v page_n 120_o the_o act_n touch_v the_o court_n of_o ward_n and_o tenor_n to_o be_v repeat_v page_n 120_o rate_n to_o be_v set_v for_o buy_v commodity_n page_n 121_o about_o dignity_n and_o precedency_n ibid._n against_o the_o act_n for_o limitation_n of_o action_n page_n 122_o against_o multiplicity_n of_o statute_n upon_o the_o same_o subject_n ibid._n the_o clergy_n proctor_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o page_n 123_o about_o augmentation_n of_o vicaridge_n ibid._n against_o mensal_n page_n 124_o touch_v the_o bound_n of_o jurisdiction_n page_n 125_o the_o ordinary_n power_n about_o distribution_n of_o portion_n ibid._n against_o concurrence_n of_o jurisdiction_n ibid._n will_n to_o be_v transmit_v into_o the_o several_a county_n page_n 126_o degree_n of_o marriage_n prohibit_v ibid._n about_o the_o suppression_n of_o seditious_a book_n page_n 127_o spensers_n treason_n ibid._n goodwin_n book_n ibid._n buck_n book_n ibid._n sir_n edward_n cook_n writing_n page_n 128_o illegal_a and_o seditious_a speech_n ibid._n the_o illegal_a preface_n to_o the_o proposition_n at_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n page_n 129_o rectify_v the_o translation_n of_o some_o word_n ibid._n illegal_a declaration_n page_n 130_o the_o printing-press_a ibid._n a_o body_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v frame_v ibid._n ecclesiastical_a court_n to_o be_v court_n of_o record_n ibid._n read_v the_o article_n of_o religion_n ibid._n sign_v with_o the_o cross_n in_o baptism_n ibid._n church_a of_o woman_n private_o page_n 131_o touch_v absolution_n ibid._n touch_v the_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la page_n 132_o finis_fw-la