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and_o executor_n of_o sir_n wil._n courten_n die_v intestate_a in_o the_o year_n 1655._o and_o william_n tooms_n executor_n of_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n in_o the_o same_o year_n also_o die_v intestate_a and_o that_o letter_n of_o administration_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n with_o his_o will_n annex_v unadministre_v be_v in_o due_a form_n of_o law_n grant_v to_o sir_n william_n powel_n baronet_n and_o letter_n of_o administration_n of_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n of_o sir_n will._n courten_n with_o his_o will_n annex_v unadministre_v be_v likewise_o in_o due_a form_n of_o law_n grant_v to_o the_o say_v george_n carew_n who_o bona_fw-la fide_fw-la pay_v and_o satisfy_v the_o say_a sir_n will._n powel_n john_n whitfield_n esq_n and_o other_o the_o sum_n of_o 3000_o l._n sterling_a in_o satisfaction_n of_o their_o debt_n upon_o account_n of_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n out_o of_o the_o say_v carew_n proper_a money_n whereupon_o sir_n will._n powel_n by_o agreement_n have_v relinquish_v the_o administration_n letter_n of_o administration_n with_o sir_n paul_n pyndar_n will_n annex_v be_v in_o due_a form_n of_o law_n grant_v to_o the_o say_v george_n carew_n then_o the_o say_v francis_n earl_n of_o shrewsbury_n sir_n john_n ayton_n and_o other_o humble_o supplicate_v his_o majesty_n on_o the_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o other_o interest_v to_o require_v the_o states-general_n to_o make_v satisfaction_n and_o reparation_n for_o the_o say_a spoil_n and_o depredation_n as_o in_o the_o say_a letter_n patent_n at_o large_a appear_v but_o no_o restitution_n or_o reparation_n can_v be_v obtain_v whereupon_o the_o say_v letter_n patent_n be_v grant_v for_o the_o recovery_n of_o 151612_o l._n with_o cost_v and_o damage_n under_o those_o condition_n and_o limitation_n therein_o express_v and_o the_o say_a turnor_n and_o carew_n further_o say_v that_o they_o be_v entitle_v and_o legal_o vest_v with_o a_o interest_n and_o inviolable_a right_n 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last_o treaty_n at_o westminister_n mention_v in_o the_o say_v scire-facias_a or_o half_o the_o charge_n and_o expense_n occasion_v thereby_o wherefore_o the_o letter_n patent_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v bring_v into_o chancery_n or_o the_o enrollment_n thereof_o cancel_v or_o make_v null_n and_o void_a for_o that_o the_o king_n be_v not_o deceive_v in_o his_o grant_n sign_v by_o richard_n wallap_v edmond_n saunders_n john_n somers_n richard_n powell_n charles_n molloy_n the_o record_n be_v make_v up_o and_o bring_v into_o court_n on_o the_o 26_o of_o may_n 1682._o the_o attorney-general_n and_o the_o solicitor_n both_o move_v for_o judgement_n without_o any_o other_o argument_n for_o it_o than_o pretend_v reason_n of_o state_n whereupon_o the_o council_n for_o the_o defendant_n move_v that_o it_o be_v against_o the_o practice_n of_o all_o court_n in_o westminster-hall_n to_o argue_v the_o same_o term_v the_o record_n be_v bring_v in_o or_o without_o a_o consillium_fw-la and_o a_o 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abolish_v and_o
in_o his_o speech_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o express_v in_o the_o very_a body_n of_o the_o patent_n in_o these_o word_n for_o relief_n of_o our_o say_a subject_n who_o we_o take_v ourselves_o in_o honour_n and_o justice_n concern_v to_o be_v satisfy_v and_o repaid_a so_o that_o the_o king_n declare_v himself_o equal_o great_a and_o just._n therefore_o neither_o surprise_v nor_o deceive_v in_o this_o grant_n of_o reprizal_n that_o have_v pass_v the_o test_n of_o all_o the_o chief_a officer_n of_o state_n and_o trust_v in_o the_o kingdom_n who_o judgement_n be_v arraign_v by_o question_v the_o validity_n of_o the_o say_v grant_n the_o reason_n be_v very_o obvious_a to_o all_o mankind_n that_o the_o patent_n ought_v to_o be_v so_o word_v until_o the_o debt_n and_o damage_n shall_v be_v recover_v and_o receive_v for_o that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o remedy_n for_o the_o subject_n relief_n but_o such_o grant_n ground_v upon_o the_o law_n of_o marque_n after_o justice_n 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