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kind_n of_o minister_n of_o justice_n be_v not_o settle_v upon_o they_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n and_o therefore_o by_o your_o own_o declare_a principle_n destructive_a to_o our_o property_n 165._o property_n property_n see_v the_o article_n of_o high_a treason_n in_o our_o chronicle_n against_o judge_n tresilian_n in_o richard_n the_o second_o time_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o justice_n thorpe_n for_o take_v money_n in_o edward_n the_o thirdâ—_o time_n 3_o part_n cook_n instit_fw-la fol._n 145_o 146_o 147_o 163_o 164_o 165._o therefore_o we_o desire_v it_o may_v be_v enact_v to_o be_v death_n for_o any_o judge_n officer_n or_o minister_v of_o justice_n from_o the_o high_a to_o the_o low_a to_o exact_v the_o least_o money_n or_o the_o worth_n of_o money_n from_o any_o person_n whatsoever_o more_o than_o his_o pension_n or_o salary_n allow_v from_o the_o common_a treasury_n and_o that_o no_o judge_n of_o any_o court_n may_v continue_v above_o three_o year_n 7._o that_o whereas_o according_a to_o your_o own_o complaint_n in_o your_o first_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o 9_o the_o the_o see_v 1_o part_n book_n dec._n p._n 9_o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n occasion_n be_v give_v to_o bribery_n extortion_n and_o partiality_n by_o reason_n that_o judicial_a place_n and_o other_o office_n of_o power_n and_o trust_v be_v sell_v and_o buy_v that_o therefore_o for_o prevention_n of_o all_o injustice_n it_o be_v forthwith_o enact_v to_o be_v death_n for_o any_o person_n or_o person_n whatsoever_o direct_o or_o indirect_o to_o bay_v or_o sell_v or_o offer_v or_o receive_v money_n or_o reward_n to_o procure_v for_o themselves_o or_o other_o any_o office_n of_o power_n or_o trust_v whatsoever_o see_v for_o this_o purpose_n 12_o r_n 2._o c._n 2._o &_o 5._o &_o 6_o ed_n 6._o c._n 16._o &_o 1_o part_n cook_n institutes_n fol._n 3â—6_n &_o fol._n 233_o b._n and_o 234_o a._n 8._o whereas_o according_a to_o justice_n and_o the_o equitable_a sense_n of_o the_o law_n goal_n and_o prison_n ought_v to_o be_v only_o use_v as_o place_n of_o safe_a custody_n until_o the_o constant_a appoint_a time_n of_o speedy_a trial_n 168._o trial_n trial_n see_v sir_n ed._n cook_n 1_o part_n instit_fw-la l._n 3._o c._n 7._o sect_n 438._o fol._n 260._o a._n who_o express_o say_v imprisonment_n must_v be_v a_o safe_a custody_n not_o a_o punishment_n and_o that_o a_o prison_n ought_v to_o be_v for_o keep_v man_n safe_a not_o to_o punish_v they_o see_v also_o 2_o part_n institut_fw-la f_o 43._o 315._o 589._o 590._o 591._o &_o 3._o part_n fol._n 3â—_n 35._o &_o 4_o part_n 168._o and_o now_o they_o be_v make_v place_n of_o torment_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o suppose_a offender_n they_o be_v detain_v many_o year_n without_o any_o legal_a trial_n that_o therefore_o it_o be_v enact_v that_o henceforth_o not_o suppose_a offender_n whatsoever_o may_v be_v deny_v his_o legal_a trial_n at_o the_o first_o session_n assizes_n or_o gaol-delivery_n after_o his_o commitment_n 10._o commitment_n commitment_n see_v the_o statute_n of_o the_o 4_o e._n 3_o 2._o 12_o r._n 2._o 10._o and_o that_o at_o such_o trial_n every_o such_o suppose_a offender_n be_v either_o condemn_v or_o acquit_v 9_o whereas_o monopoly_n of_o all_o kind_n have_v be_v declare_v by_o this_o honourable_a house_n to_o be_v against_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o all_o such_o restriction_n of_o trade_n do_v in_o the_o consequence_n destroy_v not_o only_a liberty_n but_o property_n that_o therefore_o all_o monopoly_n whatsoever_o and_o in_o particular_a that_o oppressive_a company_n of_o merchant-adventurer_n be_v forthwith_o abolish_v and_o a_o free_a trade_n restore_v and_o that_o all_o monopolizer_n may_v give_v good_a reparation_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n and_o to_o particular_a party_n who_o have_v be_v damnify_v by_o they_o and_o to_o be_v make_v incapable_a of_o bear_v any_o office_n of_o power_n or_o trust_v in_o the_o nation_n and_o that_o the_o vote_n of_o this_o house_n novemb_n 19_o 1640._o against_o their_o sit_v therein_o may_v be_v forthwith_o put_v in_o due_a execution_n 10._o whereas_o this_o house_n have_v declare_v in_o the_o first_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o 14._o the_o the_o see_v 1_o part_n book_n declar._n page_n 14._o state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o ship-money_n and_o monopoly_n which_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o people_n before_o the_o late_a war_n do_v at_o least_o amount_v to_o 1400000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la and_o whereas_o since_o then_o the_o tax_n have_v be_v double_a and_o treble_a and_o the_o army_n house_n army_n army_n see_v the_o army_n last_o representation_n to_o the_o house_n have_v declare_v that_o 1300000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la will_v complete_o pay_v all_o force_n and_o garrison_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o the_o custom_n can_v not_o but_o amount_v to_o much_o more_o than_o will_v pay_v the_o navy_n so_o that_o consider_v the_o vast_a sum_n of_o money_n raise_v by_o proposition-money_n the_o five_o 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invest_v some_o one_o person_n in_o every_o of_o their_o respective_a county_n or_o place_n with_o power_n to_o sit_v in_o a_o committee_n at_o london_n or_o elsewhere_o to_o be_v the_o general_n accomptant_n of_o the_o kingdom_n who_o shall_v publish_v their_o account_n every_o month_n to_o the_o public_a view_n and_o that_o henceforth_o there_o be_v only_o one_o common_a treasury_n where_o the_o book_n of_o account_n may_v be_v keep_v by_o several_a person_n open_a to_o the_o view_n of_o all_o man_n 11._o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v the_o ancient_a liberty_n of_o this_o nation_n that_o all_o the_o freeborn_a people_n have_v free_o elect_v their_o representer_n in_o parliament_n and_o their_o sheriff_n and_o freeholder_n and_o and_o 28_o edw._n 1._o chap._n 8._o &_o 13._o see_v 2_o part_n instit_fw-la fol_z 174_o 175_o 558_o 559._o where_o sir_n ed._n cook_n positive_o declare_v that_o in_o ancient_a
time_n by_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n the_o coroner_n the_o high_a sheriff_n justices_z of_o peace_n verderor_n of_o forest_n yea_o and_o in_o time_n of_o war_n the_o leader_n of_o the_o county_n soldier_n be_v choose_v in_o full_a county_n by_o the_o freeholder_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n &c_n &c_n and_o that_o they_o be_v abridge_v of_o that_o their_o native_a liberty_n by_o a_o statute_n of_o 8_o of_o h._n 6_o 7._o and_o the_o 27_o h._n 8_o 14._o that_o therefore_o that_o birthright_n of_o all_o englishman_n be_v forthwith_o restore_v to_o all_o which_o be_v not_o or_o shall_v not_o be_v legal_o disfranchise_v for_o some_o criminal_a cause_n or_o be_v not_o under_o twenty_o one_o year_n of_o age_n or_o servant_n or_o beggar_n and_o we_o humble_o offer_v that_o every_o county_n may_v have_v its_o equal_a proportion_n of_o representer_n and_o that_o every_o county_n may_v have_v its_o several_a division_n in_o which_o one_o representer_n may_v be_v choose_v and_o that_o some_o representative_n of_o every_o parish_n proportionable_o may_v be_v the_o elector_n of_o the_o sheriff_n justice_n of_o the_o peace_n committee_n man_n grand-jury_n man_n and_o all_o minister_n of_o justice_n whatsoever_o in_o the_o respective_a county_n and_o that_o no_o such_o minister_n of_o justice_n may_v continue_v in_o his_o office_n above_o one_o whole_a year_n without_o a_o new_a 17._o new_a new_a it_o have_v be_v a_o maxim_n among_o the_o wise_a legislator_n that_o whoseover_o mean_v to_o settle_v good_a law_n must_v proceed_v in_o they_o with_o a_o sinister_a or_o evil_a opinion_n of_o all_o mankind_n and_o suppose_v that_o whosoever_o be_v not_o wicked_a it_o be_v for_o want_v of_o opportunity_n and_o that_o no_o state_n can_v be_v wise_o confident_a of_o any_o public_a minister_n continue_v good_a long_o than_o the_o rod_n be_v over_o he_o it_o be_v the_o opportunity_n of_o be_v ill_o that_o must_v be_v take_v away_o if_o ever_o we_o mean_v to_o be_v happy_a which_o can_v never_o be_v do_v but_o by_o frequency_n of_o change_n speech_n and_o passage_n pag._n 17._o election_n 12._o that_o all_o statute_n for_o all_o kind_n of_o oath_n whether_o in_o corporation_n city_n or_o other_o which_o ensnare_v conscientious_a people_n as_o also_o all_o other_o statute_n enjoin_v all_o to_o hear_v the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n be_v forthwith_o repeal_v and_o null_v and_o that_o nothing_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o conscience_n of_o any_o to_o compel_v they_o to_o sin_n against_o their_o own_o conscience_n 13._o that_o the_o too_o long_o continue_v shame_n of_o this_o nation_n viz._n permission_n of_o any_o to_o suffer_v such_o poverty_n as_o to_o beg_v their_o bread_n may_v be_v forthwith_o effectual_o remedy_v and_o to_o that_o purpose_n that_o the_o poor_a be_v enable_v to_o choose_v their_o trustee_n to_o discover_v all_o stock_n house_n land_n etc._n etc._n which_o of_o right_o belong_v to_o they_o and_o their_o use_n that_o they_o may_v speedy_o receive_v the_o benefit_n thereof_o and_o that_o some_o good_a improvement_n may_v be_v make_v of_o waste_a ground_n for_o their_o use_n and_o that_o according_a to_o the_o promise_n of_o this_o honourable_a house_n in_o your_o first_o remonstrance_n care_v be_v take_v forthwith_o to_o advance_v the_o native_a commodity_n of_o this_o nation_n that_o the_o poor_a may_v have_v better_a wage_n for_o their_o labour_n and_o that_o manufacture_n may_v be_v increase_v and_o the_o herring_n fish_v upon_o our_o own_o coast_n may_v be_v improve_v for_o the_o best_a advantage_n of_o our_o own_o mariner_n and_o the_o whole_a nation_n 14._o whereas_o that_o burdensome_a tax_n of_o the_o excise_n lie_v heavy_a only_o upon_o the_o poor_a and_o most_o ingenuous_a and_o industrious_a people_n to_o their_o intolerable_a oppression_n and_o that_o all_o person_n of_o large_a revenue_n in_o land_n and_o vast_a estate_n at_o usury_n bear_v not_o the_o least_o proportionable_a weight_n of_o that_o burden_n whereby_o trade_n decay_v and_o all_o ingenuity_n and_o industry_n be_v discourage_v that_o therefore_o that_o oppressive_a way_n of_o raise_v money_n may_v forthwith_o cease_v and_o all_o money_n be_v raise_v by_o equal_a rate_n according_a to_o the_o proportion_n of_o man_n estate_n 15._o that_o mr_n peter_n smart_n doctor_n leighton_n m._n ralph_n grasion_n m._n hen._n burton_n doctor_n bastwick_n m._n william_n prynne_n lieut._n colonel_n john_n lilburn_n the_o heir_n and_o executor_n of_o m._n brewer_n m._n john_n turner_n and_o all_o other_o that_o suffer_v any_o cruelty_n or_o false_a illegal_a imprisonment_n by_o the_o starchamber_n the_o high_a commission_n or_o councel-board_n as_o also_o m._n alderman_n chamber_n and_o all_o other_o that_o suffer_v oppression_n before_o the_o parliament_n for_o refuse_v to_o pay_v illegal_a impost_n custom_n or_o ship-money_n or_o yield_v conformity_n to_o monopolise_v patentee_n may_v after_o seven_o year_n attendance_n for_o justice_n and_o right_n forthwith_o by_o this_o house_n receive_v legal_a and_o just_a reparation_n out_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o all_o those_o without_o exception_n who_o occasion_v act_v in_o or_o procure_v their_o heavy_a suffering_n that_o so_o in_o future_a age_n man_n may_v not_o be_v total_o discourage_v to_o stand_v for_o their_o liberty_n and_o freedom_n against_o oppressor_n and_o tyrant_n 16._o whereas_o we_o can_v fix_v our_o eye_n upon_o no_o other_o but_o this_o honourable_a house_n for_o relief_n in_o all_o these_o our_o press_a grievance_n until_o we_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o despair_v we_o therefore_o desire_v that_o the_o most_o exact_a care_n be_v have_v of_o the_o right_a constitution_n thereof_o and_o therefore_o we_o desire_v that_o all_o member_n of_o this_o house_n choose_v in_o their_o nonage_n may_v be_v forthwith_o eject_v and_o that_o all_o vote_n for_o suspension_n of_o member_n from_o this_o house_n may_v be_v forthwith_o put_v in_o execution_n provide_v that_o the_o house_n proceed_v either_o final_o to_o expel_v they_o that_o other_o may_v be_v elect_v in_o their_o stead_n or_o they_o be_v restore_v to_o serve_v their_o country_n and_o likewise_o that_o all_o lawyer_n who_o be_v member_n of_o this_o house_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o over-awing_a power_n over_o judge_n of_o their_o own_o make_v may_v whole_o attend_v the_o people_n service_n therein_o and_o that_o every_o of_o they_o may_v be_v expel_v the_o house_n who_o shall_v hereafter_o plead_v any_o cause_n before_o any_o court_n or_o committee_n whatsoever_o during_o his_o membersship_n in_o this_o house_n and_o we_o do_v further_o desire_v that_o every_o member_n of_o this_o house_n may_v be_v enjoin_v under_o some_o great_a penalty_n not_o to_o be_v absent_a above_o three_o day_n without_o the_o express_a licence_n of_o this_o house_n and_o not_o above_o one_o month_n without_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o place_n by_o which_o they_o be_v betrust_v and_o likewise_o that_o no_o law_n 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