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utter_o disable_v from_o be_v a_o justice_n of_o peace_n by_o parliament_n ib._n p._n 46._o the_o spanish_a fraud_n be_v discover_v and_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n the_o two_o treaty_n i._n e._n touch_v the_o spanish_a match_n and_o for_o restore_v the_o palatinate_n both_o which_o have_v cost_v the_o king_n and_o his_o subject_n much_o money_n and_o much_o blood_n be_v dissolve_v and_o annihilate_v and_o we_o may_v remember_v say_v the_o same_o author_n that_o that_o sage_a councillor_n of_o state_n sir_n william_n cecil_n lord_n burley_n and_o lord_n treasurer_n of_o england_n be_v oft_o time_n hear_v to_o say_v he_o know_v not_o what_o a_o parliament_n may_v not_o do_v which_o say_v be_v approve_v by_o k._n james_n 1._o and_o be_v cite_v by_o he_o in_o one_o of_o his_o public_a speech_n the_o parliament_n say_v one_o be_v of_o a_o absolute_a and_o unlimited_a power_n in_o all_o thing_n temporal_a within_o this_o nation_n sir_n rober_n atkins_n argument_n p._n 50._o bract._n foe_o 34._o fleta_n p._n 2._o 17._o another_o say_v parliamentum_fw-la omne_fw-la potest_fw-la bracton_n and_o fleta_n both_o affirm_v rex_fw-la habet_fw-la superiorem_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la scilicet_fw-la curiam_fw-la svam_fw-la i._n e._n comites_fw-la barones_n doubtless_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o qui_fw-la apponuntur_fw-la regi_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la rex_fw-la sine_fw-la fraeno_fw-la i._n e._n sine_fw-la lege_fw-la fuerit_fw-la debent_fw-la ei_fw-la fraenum_fw-la apponere_fw-la etc._n etc._n nay_o some_o great_a author_n have_v assert_v quod_fw-la concilium_fw-la hoc_fw-la i._n e._n parliamentum_fw-la facultatem_fw-la habet_fw-la deponendi_fw-la regem_fw-la malum_fw-la substituendi_fw-la novum_n see_v mat._n paris_n per_fw-la watts_n pag._n 498._o knighton_n de_fw-fr eventibus_fw-la angliae_fw-la p._n 2683._o in_o the_o decem._n scriptores_fw-la and_o that_o this_o power_n be_v claim_v ex_fw-la antiquo_fw-la statuto_fw-la etc._n etc._n knighton_n have_v a_o remarkable_a passage_n concern_v the_o execution_n of_o that_o ancient_a statute_n in_o the_o case_n of_o e._n ii_o and_o r._n ii_o which_o at_o this_o time_n i_o forbear_v to_o transcribe_v or_o translate_v note_v it_o appear_v by_o mat._n paris_n p._n 99_o etc._n etc._n that_o the_o commons_o be_v then_o i._n e._n 15_o h._n ii_o summon_v to_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o clerkenwell_n and_o that_o they_o also_o be_v a_o part_n of_o the_o parliament_n in_o the_o time_n of_o k._n h._n i_o see_v before_o p._n 34._o 35._o etc._n etc._n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n in_o general_n the_o house_n of_o peer_n rushw_o eol_fw-it vol._n 3._o part_n 1._o p._n 777._o be_v the_o hereditary_a counsellor_n of_o the_o king_n and_z kingdom_n as_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v the_o representative_a body_n of_o the_o whole_a commons_o of_o the_o kingdom_n there_o certain_o can_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n be_v see_v a_o more_o illustrious_a court_n nalson_n 566._o than_o this_o high_a and_o honourable_a assembly_n of_o peer_n in_o parliament_n nor_o any_o thing_n of_o great_a benefit_n and_o advantage_n to_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o monarchy_n no_o lord_n of_o parliament_n can_v sit_v there_o sir_n simon_n d'ewes's_fw-fr jour_fw-fr 11._o col._n 1._o till_o he_o be_v full_a one_o and_o twenty_o year_n unless_o by_o special_a grace_n of_o the_o prince_n and_o that_o very_o rare_o unless_o they_o be_v near_o upon_o the_o age_n of_o twenty_o one_o year_n at_o least_o a_o bishop_n elect_v may_v sit_v in_o parliament_n ibid._n ante_fw-la 3_o 4_o 43_o 44._o as_o a_o lord_n thereof_o i._n e._n if_o call_v thereto_o by_o writ_n q._n for_o he_o be_v not_o proper_o a_o peer_n or_o even_o a_o bishop_n till_o his_o temporalty_n be_v grant_v to_o he_o if_o the_o king_n by_o his_o writ_n call_v any_o knight_n or_o esquire_n to_o be_v a_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n 4_o inst_z 44._o he_o can_v refuse_v to_o serve_v the_o king_n there_o in_o communi_fw-la illo_fw-la consilio_fw-la for_o the_o good_a of_o his_o country_n it_o lie_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o the_o prince_n sir_n simon_n d'ewe_v journal_n 2.4_o col._n 2._o to_o make_v heir_n of_o earldom_n member_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n by_o summon_v they_o thither_o by_o writ_n but_o then_o they_o take_v not_o their_o place_n there_o as_o the_o son_n of_o earl_n but_o according_a to_o the_o antiquity_n of_o their_o father_n barony_n the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n be_v the_o first_o peer_n of_o the_o realm_n id._n 140._o col._n 1._o the_o earl-marshal_n place_n in_o parliament_n be_v betwixt_o the_o lord_n chamberlain_n id._n 535._o col._n 2._o and_o the_o lord_n steward_n see_v the_o statute_n no_o man_n ought_v to_o sit_v in_o that_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n 4_o inst_z 45._o but_o he_o that_o have_v right_o to_o sit_v there_o if_o a_o lord_n depart_v from_o parliament_n id._n 44._o without_o licence_n it_o be_v a_o offence_n do_v out_o of_o the_o parliament_n and_o be_v finable_a by_o the_o law_n 4_o june_n 1642_o rushw_o col._n vol._n 3._o part_n 1.737_o post_n upon_o a_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n to_o those_o lord_n that_o have_v leave_v the_o parliament_n and_o repair_v to_o the_o king_n at_o york_n require_v their_o appearance_n as_o delinquent_n in_o the_o answer_n they_o return_v to_o it_o there_o be_v these_o word_n we_o do_v conceive_v that_o it_o be_v the_o apparent_a usual_a and_o inherent_a right_n belong_v to_o the_o peerage_n of_o england_n that_o in_o the_o high_a misdemeanour_n whatsoever_o no_o peer_n be_v to_o answer_v to_o the_o first_o charge_n but_o in_o his_o own_o person_n and_o not_o upon_o the_o first_o charge_n to_o come_v to_o the_o bar._n any_o lord_n of_o the_o parliament_n 4_o inst_z 12._o by_o licence_n of_o the_o king_n upon_o just_a cause_n to_o be_v absent_a may_v make_v a_o proxy_n 43_o eliz._n 1601_o town_n col._n 135._o vide_fw-la sir_n simon_n d'ewe_v journal_n 605._o agree_v by_o the_o lord_n that_o the_o ancient_a course_n of_o the_o house_n be_v that_o the_o excuse_n of_o such_o lord_n as_o shall_v happen_v to_o be_v absent_a from_o the_o house_n upon_o reasonable_a occasion_n aught_o to_o be_v do_v by_o some_o of_o the_o peer_n and_o not_o by_o other_o information_n anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1626._o rushw_o col._n vol._n 1._o p._n 365._o 2_o car._n 1._o resolve_v upon_o the_o question_n by_o the_o whole_a house_n nemine_fw-la dissentiente_fw-la that_o the_o privilege_n of_o this_o house_n be_v that_o no_o lord_n of_o parliament_n the_o parliament_n sit_v or_o within_o the_o usual_a time_n of_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n be_v to_o be_v imprison_v or_o restrain_v without_o sentence_n or_o decree_n of_o the_o house_n unless_o it_o be_v for_o treason_n or_o felony_n or_o refuse_v to_o give_v surety_n of_o the_o peace_n n._n b._n this_o be_v upon_o the_o be_v have_v commit_v the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n to_o the_o tower_n without_o express_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o commitment_n all_o the_o privilege_n which_o do_v belong_v to_o those_o of_o the_o commons_o house_n of_o parliament_n hakewell_n 82._o a_o fortiori_fw-la do_v appertain_v to_o all_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n for_o their_o person_n be_v not_o only_o free_a from_o arrest_n during_o the_o parliament_n but_o during_o their_o life_n nevertheless_o the_o original_a cause_n be_v by_o reason_n they_o have_v place_n and_o voice_n in_o parliament_n and_o this_o be_v manifest_a by_o express_a authority_n ground_v upon_o excellent_a reason_n in_o the_o book_n of_o law_n a_o proxy_n be_v no_o more_o than_o the_o constitute_n of_o some_o one_o or_o more_o by_o a_o absent_a lord_n sir_n simon_n d'ewe_v journal_o 5._o col._n 2._o to_o give_v his_o voice_n in_o the_o upper_a house_n when_o any_o difference_n of_o opinion_n and_o division_n of_o the_o house_n shall_v happen_v for_o otherwise_o if_o no_o such_o division_n fall_v out_o it_o never_o come_v to_o be_v question_v or_o know_v to_o who_o such_o proxy_n be_v direct_v nor_o be_v there_o any_o the_o least_o use_v of_o they_o save_v only_o to_o show_v prove_v and_o continue_v the_o right_n which_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o upper_a house_n have_v both_o to_o be_v summon_v and_o to_o give_v their_o voice_n in_o the_o same_o house_n either_o in_o their_o person_n or_o by_o their_o proxy_n as_o many_o proxy_n as_o any_o peer_n have_v ibid._n col._n 2._o so_o many_o voice_n he_o have_v beside_o his_o own_o and_o if_o there_o be_v two_o or_o three_o proxy_n constitute_v by_o one_o absent_a lord_n as_o be_v frequent_a then_o always_o the_o first_o name_v in_o the_o same_o be_v to_o give_v the_o voice_n if_o he_o be_v present_a and_o if_o absent_a than_o the_o second_o sic_fw-la de_fw-la reliquis_fw-la it_o be_v plain_a by_o the_o ancient_a treatise_n ibid._n 6._o col._n 1._o modus_fw-la tenendi_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la that_o if_o a_o peer_n neither_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n nor_o send_v
person_n or_o person_n so_o infeost_fw-la to_o vote_n at_o that_o election_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o any_o of_o the_o elector_n present_a suspect_v any_o person_n or_o person_n to_o have_v his_o or_o their_o estate_n in_o trust_n and_o for_o the_o behoof_n of_o another_o to_o require_v the_o praeses_fw-la of_o the_o meeting_n to_o tender_v the_o oath_n in_o this_o act_n contain_v to_o any_o elector_n and_o the_o say_v praeses_fw-la be_v hereby_o impower_v and_o require_v to_o administer_v the_o same_o in_o case_n such_o elector_n refuse_v to_o swear_v and_o also_o to_o subscribe_v the_o say_a oath_n such_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v not_o be_v capable_a of_o vote_v at_o such_o election_n notwithstanding_o such_o oath_n take_v it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a to_o make_v such_o other_o objection_n as_o be_v allow_v by_o the_o law_n of_o scotland_n against_o such_o elector_n no_o infeoffment_n take_v upon_o any_o redeemable_a right_n except_o proper_a wadsetts_n adjudication_n or_o apprising_n allow_v by_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n relate_v to_o election_n in_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o eighty_o one_o shall_v entitle_v the_o person_n so_o enfeoff_v to_o vote_n at_o any_o election_n in_o any_o shire_n or_o stewartry_n and_o no_o person_n or_o person_n who_o have_v not_o be_v enrol_v and_o vote_v at_o former_a election_n shall_v upon_o any_o pretence_n whatsoever_o be_v enrol_v or_o admit_v to_o vote_n at_o any_o election_n scotland_n except_o he_o or_o they_o first_o produce_v a_o sufficient_a right_n or_o title_n to_o qualify_v he_o or_o they_o to_o vote_n at_o that_o election_n to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o freeholder_n former_o enrol_v or_o the_o majority_n of_o they_o present_a and_o the_o return_a officer_n be_v hereby_o ordain_v to_o make_v their_o return_v of_o the_o person_n elect_v by_o the_o majority_n of_o the_o freeholder_n enroll_v and_o those_o admit_v by_o they_o reserve_v always_o the_o liberty_n of_o object_v against_o the_o person_n admit_v to_o or_o exclude_v from_o the_o roll_n as_o formerl_n the_o right_n of_o apparent_a heir_n in_o vote_v at_o election_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o predecessor_n infeoffment_n and_o of_o husband_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o wife_n infeoffment_n reserve_v any_o conveyance_n or_o right_n which_o by_o the_o law_n of_o scotland_n be_v sufficient_a to_o qualify_v any_o person_n to_o vote_n in_o the_o election_n of_o member_n of_o parliament_n for_o shire_n or_o stewartry_n and_o whereupon_o infeoffment_n be_v take_v on_o or_o before_o the_o first_o day_n of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n one_o thousand_o seven_o hundred_o and_o thirteen_o shall_v entitle_v the_o person_n or_o person_n so_o enfeoff_v to_o vote_n at_o the_o election_n of_o member_n to_o serve_v in_o the_o next_o ensue_a parliament_n no_o husband_n shall_v vote_n at_o any_o ensue_a election_n by_o virtue_n of_o their_o wife_n infeoffment_n wales_n who_o be_v not_o heiress_n or_o have_v not_o right_o to_o the_o property_n of_o the_o land_n on_o account_n whereof_o such_o vote_n shall_v be_v claim_v ordain_v st._n 23._o h._n 6._o c._n 15._o vide_fw-la post_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o every_o sheriff_n after_o the_o delivery_n of_o any_o writ_n of_o election_n to_o he_o make_v shall_v make_v and_o deliver_v without_o fraud_n a_o sufficient_a precept_n under_o his_o seal_n to_o every_o mayor_n and_o bailiff_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o city_n and_o borough_n within_o his_o county_n command_v they_o by_o his_o precept_n if_o it_o be_v a_o city_n to_o choose_v by_o citizen_n of_o the_o same_o city_n citizen_n and_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n and_o form_n if_o it_o be_v a_o borough_n to_o choose_v a_o burgess_n by_o the_o burgess_n of_o the_o same_o to_o come_v to_o the_o parliament_n enact_v st._n 23_o h._n 8._o c._n 26._o wales_n etc._n etc._n that_o the_o dominion_n of_o wales_n shall_v be_v stand_v and_o continue_v for_o ever_o from_o henceforth_o incorporate_v unite_v and_o annex_v to_o and_o with_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n and_o that_o all_o and_o singular_a person_n and_o person_n bear_v and_o to_o be_v bear_v in_o the_o say_a principality_n country_n or_o dominion_n of_o wales_n shall_v have_v enjoy_v and_o inherit_v all_o and_o singular_a freedom_n liberty_n right_n privilege_n and_o law_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o other_o the_o king_n dominion_n as_o other_o the_o king_n subject_n natural_o bear_v within_o the_o same_o have_v enjoy_v and_o inherit_v for_o all_o parliament_n to_o be_v hold_v and_o keep_v for_o this_o realm_n wales_n two_o knight_n to_o be_v elect_v to_o the_o same_o parliament_n for_o the_o shire_n of_o monmouth_n in_o the_o like_a manner_n form_n and_o order_n as_o knight_n and_o burgess_n be_v elect_v and_o choose_v in_o all_o other_o shire_n and_o that_o one_o knight_n shall_v be_v elect-for_a every_o of_o the_o shire_n of_o brecknock_n radnor_n montgomery_n and_o denbigh_n and_o for_o every_o other_o shire_n within_o wales_n and_o for_o every_o borough_n be_v a_o shire-town_n within_o wales_n except_o the_o shire_n town_n of_o the_o county_n of_o merion_v one_o burgess_n and_o the_o election_n to_o be_v in_o like_a manner_n as_o knight_n and_o burgess_n of_o the_o parliament_n be_v elect_v in_o other_o shire_n that_o the_o burgess_n of_o all_o and_o every_o city_n borough_n st._n 35._o h._n 8_o c._n 11._o and_o town_n in_o the_o twelve_o shire_n within_o wales_n and_o county_n of_o monmouth_n not_o find_v burgess_n for_o the_o parliament_n themselves_o and_o contributory_a to_o wage_n of_o burgess_n of_o such_o shire-town_n shall_v be_v lawful_o admonish_v by_o proclamation_n or_o otherwise_o by_o the_o mayor_n bailiff_n and_o other_o head_n officer_n of_o the_o say_a town_n or_o by_o one_o of_o they_o to_o come_v and_o give_v their_o election_n for_o the_o elect_v of_o the_o say_a burgess_n at_o such_o time_n and_o place_n lawful_a and_o reasonable_a as_o shall_v be_v assign_v for_o the_o same_o intent_n by_o the_o say_a mayor_n chester_n bailiff_n and_o other_o head_n officer_n of_o the_o say_a shire-town_n or_o by_o one_o of_o they_o in_o which_o election_n the_o burgess_n shall_v have_v the_o like_a voice_n and_o authority_n to_o elect_v the_o burgess_n of_o every_o the_o say_a shire-town_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o the_o burgess_n of_o the_o say_a shire-town_n have_v and_o use_v that_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o chester_n shall_v have_v two_o knight_n for_o the_o say_a county_n palatine_n st._n 34_o 35_o h._n 8._o c._n 13._o chester_n and_o likewise_o two_o citizen_n to_o be_v burgess_n for_o the_o city_n of_o chester_n the_o same_o election_n to_o be_v make_v under_o like_a manner_n and_o form_n to_o all_o intent_n construction_n and_o purpose_n as_o be_v use_v within_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o lancaster_n or_o any_o other_o county_n or_o city_n within_o this_o realm_n that_o the_o county_n palatine_n of_o durham_n may_v have_v two_o knight_n for_o the_o same_o county_n st._n 25._o c._n 2._o c._n 9_o durham_n and_o the_o city_n of_o durham_n two_o citizen_n to_o be_v burgess_n for_o the_o same_o city_n for_o ever_o hereafter_o to_o serve_v in_o parliament_n the_o same_o election_n from_o time_n to_o time_n to_o be_v make_v in_o manner_n follow_v viz._n the_o election_n of_o the_o knight_n to_o serve_v for_o the_o say_a county_n palatine_n to_o be_v make_v by_o the_o great_a number_n of_o the_o freeholder_n of_o the_o say_a county_n palatine_n that_o shall_v be_v present_a at_o such_o election_n as_o be_v use_v in_o other_o county_n and_o that_o the_o election_n of_o the_o say_a burgess_n from_o time_n to_o time_n vid._n post_n 190.191_o shall_v be_v make_v by_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o mayor_n aldermen_z and_o freeman_n of_o the_o city_n which_o shall_v be_v present_a at_o such_o election_n see_v also_o the_o stat._n 34_o 35_o h._n 8._o c._n 24._o cambridge_n concern_v the_o payment_n of_o the_o wage_n of_o the_o knight_n of_o the_o shire_n for_o cambridge_n the_o form_n of_o the_o abjuration_n as_o alter_v by_o stat._n 4_o ann._n c._n 8._o and_o as_o the_o same_o be_v now_o to_o be_v take_v i_o a._n b._n do_v true_o and_o sincere_o acknowledge_v profess_v testify_v and_o declare_v in_o my_o conscience_n before_o god_n and_o the_o world_n that_o our_o sovereign_a lord_n king_n george_n the_o second_o be_v lawful_a and_o rightful_a king_n of_o this_o realm_n and_o all_o other_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n and_o country_n thereunto_o belong_v and_o i_o do_v solemn_o and_o sincere_o declare_v that_o i_o do_v believe_v in_o my_o conscience_n that_o the_o person_n pretend_v to_o be_v prince_n of_o wales_n during_o the_o life_n of_o the_o late_a king_n james_n and_o since_o his_o decease_n pretend_v to_o be_v and_o take_v upon_o himself_o the_o style_n and_o title_n of_o king_n of_o england_n by_o the_o name_n