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themselves_o and_o their_o estate_n in_o the_o sum_n of_o 150000_o l._n sterling_n or_o thereabouts_o for_o the_o necessary_a supply_n of_o his_o majesty_n in_o his_o dangerous_a affair_n therefore_o they_o pray_v 1._o that_o he_o will_v concur_v with_o the_o desire_n of_o his_o parliament_n for_o the_o deprive_v the_o bishop_n of_o their_o vote_n in_o parliament_n which_o be_v the_o one_o half_a of_o that_o grand_a fundamental_a of_o the_o law_n and_o government_n of_o england_n in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n in_o parliament_n and_o abridge_v their_o immoderate_a power_n usurp_v over_o the_o clergy_n to_o the_o hazard_n and_o prejudice_n of_o the_o law_n liberty_n and_o religion_n of_o his_o subject_n and_o the_o take_v away_o oppression_n in_o church_n government_n and_o discipline_n punish_v such_o loyal_a subject_n as_o join_v together_o in_o fundamental_a truth_n against_o the_o papist_n and_o by_o the_o oppression_n of_o unnecessary_a ceremony_n 2._o remove_v from_o his_o council_n all_o the_o promoter_n thereof_o and_o to_o employ_v such_o person_n in_o his_o great_a affair_n and_o trust_n as_o his_o parliament_n may_v conside_fw-la in_fw-la which_o be_v to_o govern_v he_o both_o in_o time_n of_o parliament_n and_o without_o when_o he_o have_v at_o his_o coronation_n take_v his_o oath_n to_o govern_v according_a to_o his_o law_n not_o any_o of_o the_o people_n 3_o that_o he_o will_v not_o alienate_v any_o of_o the_o forfeit_v irish_a land_n which_o beget_v good_a bargain_n for_o some_o of_o the_o ungodly_a contriver_n when_o they_o after_o purchase_v their_o rebel_n perjure_a soldier_n arrear_n for_o xuj_o d._n per_fw-la pound_n which_o be_v fulfil_v they_o his_v most_o great_a and_o faithful_a council_n upon_o these_o condition_n â—â—all_v by_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o cheerful_o undergo_v the_o expense_n of_o the_o war_n and_o apply_v themselves_o to_o such_o other_o mean_n and_o counsel_n as_o shall_v support_v he_o and_o make_v he_o glorious_a both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o in_o order_n whereunto_o the_o contrary_a way_n they_o do_v the_o 15_o day_n of_o december_n 1641._o notwithstanding_o his_o earnest_a request_n unto_o they_o print_n and_o publish_v it_o wherein_o beside_o some_o of_o their_o own_o or_o their_o instigator_n unquiet_a spirit_n ambitious_a or_o evil_a design_n to_o misuse_v and_o govern_v their_o sovereign_n plain_o appear_v may_v be_v see_v and_o the_o many_o greivance_n of_o their_o own_o make_n in_o the_o oppress_a of_o each_o other_o and_o undertake_v to_o determine_v of_o matter_n and_o mystery_n of_o state_n and_o the_o arcana_n and_o necessity_n of_o state_n of_o which_o they_o can_v not_o possible_o without_o necessary_a praecognita_n be_v competent_a judge_n they_o make_v a_o great_a addition_n to_o that_o prologue_n to_o their_o subsequent_a rebellion_n and_o abominable_a consequence_n of_o the_o murder_n of_o that_o excellent_o pious_a prince_n insomuch_o be_v it_o may_v be_v over_o and_o over_o again_o a_o wonder_n to_o be_v rank_v among_o the_o great_a in_o what_o untrodden_a or_o dark_a inaccessible_a cavern_n of_o the_o earth_n these_o unknown_a and_o never_o accustom_a privilege_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n can_v lurk_v or_o lie_v hide_v when_o in_o all_o the_o conservatorship_n of_o liberty_n devise_v at_o running_n mede_n force_v upon_o king_n john_n the_o â—ovisions_n make_v at_o oxford_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 3d._n neither_o any_o thing_n in_o the_o reign_v of_o king_n edward_n the_o 2d_o &_o 3._o &_o 4._o and_o richard_n 2d_o henry_n 4_o 5_o 6._o richard_n the_o 3d_o the_o usurper_n henry_n the_o seven_o king_n henry_n 8._o e._n 6._o queen_n marry_o queen_n elizabeth_z and_o and_o king_n james_n have_v never_o such_o shackle_n desire_v or_o claim_v to_o be_v put_v upon_o any_o of_o they_o unto_o which_o those_o parliament_n remonstrants'_v be_v the_o more_o encourage_v by_o that_o oppress_a prince_n have_v his_o three_o kingdom_n
the_o divine_a providence_n of_o god_n have_v not_o in_o favour_n unto_o a_o sinful_a people_n prevent_v those_o very_a often_o attempt_v of_o villainy_n and_o may_v put_v we_o thus_o preserve_v from_o a_o ruin_n and_o confusion_n impend_v upon_o a_o nation_n as_o unto_o too_o many_o of_o they_o nurse_v and_o enrich_v by_o plain_a or_o palliate_v disloyalty_n see_v his_o now_o royal_a majesty_n his_o indulgent_a brother_n and_o pious_a father_n have_v take_v their_o coronation_n oath_n to_o observe_v the_o good_a law_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o confessor_n which_o be_v the_o same_o with_o our_o so_o often_o confirm_v magna_n charta_n and_o charta_fw-la de_fw-fr foresta_n the_o blessing_n of_o this_o nation_n and_o ordain_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n to_o be_v read_v in_o all_o the_o cathedral_n church_n of_o england_n and_o wales_n the_o infringer_n whereof_o have_v be_v as_o aforesaid_a so_o bitter_o anathematise_v and_o that_o the_o honour_n dignity_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o nation_n may_v no_o long_o remain_v eclipse_v and_o that_o our_o weakness_n in_o the_o want_n of_o our_o most_o honourable_a and_o ancient_a monarchick_a fundamental_a feudal_n law_n may_v not_o be_v tell_v or_o make_v use_n of_o in_o gath_n and_o askalon_n and_o that_o our_o king_n may_v not_o be_v without_o the_o mean_n to_o defend_v himself_o and_o his_o people_n and_o avoid_v the_o disadvantage_n and_o damage_n which_o foreign_a prince_n and_o his_o ally_n may_v put_v upon_o he_o in_o all_o his_o league_n and_o treaty_n with_o they_o concern_v his_o imperial_a and_o monarchick_a crown_n and_o dignity_n and_o in_o matter_n of_o commerce_n wherein_o all_o his_o people_n be_v not_o a_o little_a concern_v and_o that_o there_o be_v now_o more_o reason_n and_o necessity_n than_o ever_o be_v that_o the_o temporal_a nobility_n the_o principal_a and_o most_o concern_v part_n of_o the_o nation_n shall_v as_o they_o do_v in_o a_o parliament_n at_o merton_n public_o and_o serious_o declare_v that_o noluerunt_fw-la mutare_fw-la leges_fw-la angliae_fw-la collapsa_fw-la ruunt_fw-la subductis_fw-la tecta_fw-la columnis_fw-la moribus_fw-la antiquis_fw-la stant_fw-la res_fw-la britannae_n viresque_fw-la finis_fw-la thucydides_n regale_n necessarium_fw-la per_fw-la fabian_n philipps_n plowdens_fw-la commentum_fw-la fabian_z philipps_n regale_n necessarium_fw-la etc._n etc._n mich._n 18._o e._n 3._o coram_fw-la râ—gt_n mich._n 19_o e._n 3._o coram_fw-la rege_fw-la ro._n 161._o bracton_n in_o proâ—â—io_n additament_n mat_n paris_n &_o dr._n brady_n in_o histor._n h._n 3._o in_o appendix_n 221._o &_o 222._o dr._n stillingfleet_v origines_fw-la brittannicae_n brittannicae_n dr._n duck_n de_fw-fr authoritate_fw-la juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la romanorum_fw-la lib._n 2._o spelman_n conal_a 35._o c._n 8._o sect._n 14._o &_o 16._o chronicon_fw-la io._n brompton_n 956._o selden_n dissert_n ad_fw-la fletam_fw-la c._n 4._o sect_n 4._o 4._o sir_n j._n spelman_n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la aelfredi_n regis_fw-la 8._o &_o r._n ep._n chalâ—edon_n nich._n smith_n appendix_n 190._o &_o doctissimae_fw-la annot._fw-la in_o lib._n ejusdem_fw-la john_n spelman_n 6._o 6._o chronicon_fw-la j._n brompton_n 788._o 788._o dr._n duck_n lib._n 2._o c._n 8._o sect_n 14._o &_o 16._o 16._o ll_o inae_fw-la reg._n in_o legib_n saxon_n per_fw-la ab._n whelock_n &_o w._n lambard_n latin_n reddit_fw-la reddit_fw-la chronic._n joh._n brompton_n 700._o 700._o ll_o alluredi_n regis_n regis_n balaeus_n &_o jâ—_n spelm._n de_fw-fr vita_fw-la aelfredi_n regis_fw-la 166._o 166._o ll_o edwardâ—_n regis_n regis_n ll_o aethelstani_n regis_n regis_n ll_o edmunds_n regis_n regis_n dr._n duck_n de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr juris_fw-la civilis_fw-la rom._n li._n 2._o c_o 8._o sect_n 16._o n_o samme_n brit_n antiq._n iâ—â—str_n 100_o 101_o 102_o 103._o 103._o samme_n brit_n antiq._n iâ—â—str_n 100_o 101_o 102_o 103._o 103._o jo._n spelman_n in_o vita_fw-la aelfredi_n 124._o ex_fw-la ingulfo_n ingulfo_n ll_o edgari_n regis_n cook_n in_o praefat_fw-la 4._o relat_n relat_n ll_o ethelredi_n regis_n regis_n ll_o canuti_n r_o r_o ll_o edwardi_fw-la reg._n confess_v confess_v tit._n l._n x_o noricorum_n &_o danor_n in_o britannâ—a_n britannâ—a_n chron._n lech_n seldense_a seldense_a ll_o guilielmi_n regis_n conqu_n matt._n paris_n paris_n tit._n 95._o 95._o seldeni_n notae_fw-la &_o spicilegium_fw-la ad_fw-la eadmerum_fw-la 167._o 167._o spelman_n gloffar_n in_o legib_n reg._n h._n 1._o b_o mat._n paris_n 240_o 241._o 241._o mat._n paris_n 21._o 21._o spelman_n glossar_n in_o diatriba_fw-la de_fw-fr magâ—â—_n charta_fw-la charta_fw-la balaeus_n de_fw-fr scriptoribâ—â—_n anglix_fw-la 93._o 93._o dugdale_n origme_n juridiciales_fw-la 17._o 17._o chronicon_fw-la jo._n bromton_n 62._o 62._o spelman_n glossor_n glossor_n mat._n paris_n 197._o 197._o daniel_n 127._o l_o balaeus_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la anglicis_fw-la 102._o 102._o sam._n daniel_n in_o the_o life_n of_o king_n john_n john_n daniel_n 129._o 129._o daniel_n 130._o 130._o daniel_n 131._o 131._o ibidem_fw-la 132._o r_o daniel_n 135._o 135._o daniel_n 137._o 137._o daniel_n 138._o 138._o matt._n paris_n 134._o 235._o 235._o mat_n paris_n 236_o 237._o 237._o daniel_n 139._o &_o 140._o 140._o râ—claus_n 15_o johannis_n part_v 2._o m_o 8._o dorso_fw-la dorso_fw-la matt._n paris_n 226_o and_o 239._o daniel_n 139._o a_o matt._n paris_n 212._o h_o matt._n paris_n 240._o 241._o &_o daniel_n 140._o t_o pat._n 16_o johannis_n m._n 1._o dorso_n dorso_n anno_fw-la 16_o johannis_n in_o alba_n turre_n london_n london_n a._n 16_o johan_n in_o turre_n lond._n lond._n ro_n '_o pat_o 17._o johannis_n in_o 16._o in_fw-la dorso_fw-la 3._o 3._o ro_n '_o pat_o 17_o johan_n in_o 16_o in_o dorso_fw-la dorso_fw-la pryn_n history_n of_o k._n john_n 34_o &_o 35._o 35._o mat._n paris_n ad_fw-la annos_fw-la 14_o 15_o 16_o &_o 17_o johan_n johan_n mat._n paris_n 249._o 249._o daniel_n 140_o 141._o 141._o daniel_n 143._o matt._n paris_n 244._o &_o 255._o 255._o charta_fw-la reg._n johannis_n in_o mat._n paris_n 254_o 255_o 256_o 257_o 258_o 259_o 260._o 260._o balaeus_n de_fw-fr scriptoribus_fw-la angliae_fw-la 102._o &_o polydore_n vir_fw-la gil_z lib._n 15._o 15._o coke_n 1_o part_n institut_n 108_o 159._o vide_fw-la l._n i._o edwardi_fw-la confessor_n &_o cart_n &_o l._n l._n l._n matt._n paris_n 161._o 162._o daniel_n 145._o 145._o daniel_n 149_o 147._o 147._o ranulphus_fw-la cestrenfis_n henry_n de_fw-fr knighton_n caxton_n chronicle_n &_o &_o pryn_n history_n of_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n in_o england_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n john_n 36._o 36._o y_fw-fr pryn_n animadversion_n upon_o the_o four_o part_n of_o coke_n instit._n instit._n daniel_n 148_o 149._o 149._o daniel_n 150_o 151._o 151._o m._n par._n 323._o 323._o 9_o h._n 3._o 3._o pryn_n history_n of_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n in_o england_n 6_o 8._o 8._o epist_n in_o turre_n lond._n inter_fw-la record_n ibid._n ibid._n ibid._n foe_o 61._o 61._o inter_fw-la recordd_v anno_fw-la 8_o h._n 3._o in_o turre_n â—ondon_v â—ondon_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 9_o h._n 3._o 3._o spelman_n glossar_n '_o 376._o 376._o mat._n paris_n paris_n pryn_n animadversion_n upon_o coke_n 4._o part_v of_o the_o institutes_n institutes_n m._n par._n 257._o 257._o pryn_n animadversion_n upon_o coke_n 4._o part_v of_o the_o institutes_n institutes_n tabulae_fw-la censuales_fw-la angliae_fw-la or_o dooms-day-book_n dugdale_n baronage_n 〈◊〉_d â—ome_v â—it_a warren_n earl_n of_o surrey_n and_o ferrer_n earl_n of_o derby_n and_o his_o preface_n to_o the_o antiquity_n of_o warwickshire_n illustrate_v illustrate_v magna_fw-la charta_fw-la 9_o h._n 3._o c._n 31._o 31._o 9_o h._n 3._o c._n 29._o 29._o mat._n paris_n 380._o spelman_n glossar_n '_o 331_o 332._o 332._o daniel_n 154._o 154._o daniel_n 157._o 157._o anno_fw-la 21_o h._n 3._o 3._o daniel_n 157._o â—ro_n '_o cart._n 21._o h._n 3._o m._n 7._o 7._o mat._n paris_n 458_o 459._o matthew_n of_o westminster_n 249_o pryn_n hist._n of_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n in_o england_n â—ro'clause_n 23_o h._n 3._o m_o 14._o &_o 18_o &_o 80._o 80._o daniel_n 161._o 161._o ro_n '_o clau_n 28_o h._n 3._o 3._o ro_n '_o clau_n 32_o h._n 3._o m._n 15._o 15._o daniel_n in_o the_o life_n of_o k._n h._n 3._o 164_o 165._o 165._o daniel_n 165._o ro_n '_o pat_o 35_o h._n 3._o m._n 6._o 6._o mat._n paris_n 580_o 581_o 583._o mat._n par._n 812_o 15._o ro_n '_o clause_n 37_o &_o 46_o h._n 3._o 3._o mat._n paris_n paris_n mat._n paris_n 758_o 811_o 812._o ro_n '_o clau_n 37_o 46_o h._n 3._o 3._o pryn_n hist._n col_fw-fr of_o the_o pope_n usurpation_n in_o england_n 107._o daniel_n in_o the_o life_n of_o k._n h._n 3._o l_o ro_n '_o pat_o 37_o h._n 3._o m._n 12._o in_o dorso_fw-la dorso_fw-la mat._n par._n 977._o &_o in_o additament_n be_v be_v spelmans_fw-mi glos_n 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z mat._n parit_fw-la parit_fw-la mat._n westminster_n westminster_n daniel_n 177._o 177._o mat_n paris_n 983._o 983._o mat._n paris_n 986._o daniel_n 178._o 178._o 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