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plaintiff_n in_o a_o assize_n in_o the_o county_n of_o lincoln_n against_o the_o lord_n willoughby_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o a_o injunction_n shall_v go_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n subpoena_fw-la 500_o l._n that_o the_o plaintiff_n shall_v not_o proceed_v to_o trial_n to_o this_o head_n may_v be_v refer_v that_o case_n of_o the_o lord_n cromwell_n etc._n cite_v in_o the_o title_n of_o process_n against_o they_o in_o english_a court_n and_o in_o the_o journal_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n king_n james_n and_o our_o present_a sovereign_n the_o testimony_n of_o these_o privilege_n for_o the_o servant_n of_o every_o baron_n of_o parliament_n be_v most_o frequent_a hereunto_o may_v be_v add_v that_o of_o the_o first_o citation_n out_o of_o a_o ecclesiastical_a court_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o cornwall_n dorâ—o_fw-la which_o be_v serve_v upon_o he_o in_o westminster_n hall_n as_o he_o be_v go_v to_o the_o parliament_n at_o the_o suit_n of_o bago_n dâ—_z clare_n and_o the_o prior_n of_o saint_n trinity_n in_o london_n for_o the_o earl_n sue_v they_o for_o the_o contempt_n and_o recover_v 1000_o mark_n damage_n and_o in_o the_o same_o parliament_n the_o master_n of_o the_o temple_n petition_v that_o he_o may_v distrain_v for_o rent_n in_o a_o house_n in_o london_n which_o it_o seem_v the_o bishop_n of_o saint_n david_n hold_v of_o he_o in_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la potest_fw-la distringere_fw-la in_fw-la tempore_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la but_o answer_n be_v non_fw-la videtur_fw-la honestum_fw-la quod_fw-la rex_fw-la concedat_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la de_fw-la consilio_fw-la suo_fw-la distringatur_fw-la per_fw-la ostia_n and_o fenestras_fw-la et_fw-la prout_fw-la moris_fw-la est_fw-la chap._n iii_o no_o peer_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n to_o be_v call_v to_o answer_v in_o the_o low_a house_n only_o thomas_n philips_n complain_v of_o the_o bishop_n of_o london_n upon_o divers_a article_n in_o the_o low_a house_n 8_o and_o at_o first_o by_o order_n of_o the_o house_n 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