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A26147
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A treatise of the true and ancient jurisdiction of the House of Peers by Sir Robert Atkyns ...
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Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709.
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1699
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Wing A4144; ESTC R31568
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vicecomites_a comitatuum_fw-la eligi_fw-la debent_fw-la ità _fw-la quod_fw-la in_o quolibet_fw-la comitatu_fw-la semper_fw-la fuit_fw-la unus_n heretoch_n electus_n these_o be_v not_o the_o word_n of_o mr._n lambert_n or_o mere_o his_o opinion_n and_o conceit_n he_o only_o recite_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o saxon_a time_n and_o the_o law_n do_v refer_v it_o to_o the_o time_n of_o the_o english_a or_o briton_n for_o they_o be_v the_o man_n who_o call_v these_o leader_n by_o the_o name_n of_o heretoches_n thus_o we_o see_v how_o large_a a_o extent_n this_o word_n barones_n do_v bear_v that_o it_o comprehend_v all_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la who_o at_o first_o be_v the_o only_a freeholder_n till_o by_o subfeodation_n the_o number_n of_o freeholders_n encreaseed_n infinite_o which_o cause_v a_o great_a alteration_n but_o the_o first_o tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la have_v large_a possession_n notandum_fw-la est_fw-la say_z sir_n hen._n spelman_n libere_fw-la hos_fw-la 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