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ill_a counsellor_n about_o he_o neglect_v hate_v banish_v his_o own_o noble_n and_o natural_a subject_n as_o traitor_n without_o any_o just_a cause_n or_o legal_a trial_n and_o subvert_v confound_v their_o law_n liberty_n justice_n etc._n etc._n 2_o to_o manifest_v the_o proceed_n impeachment_n in_o these_o parliament_n against_o the_o earl_n and_o noble_n refuse_v to_o appear_v at_o these_o parliament_n upon_o the_o king_n these_o successive_a writ_n of_o summons_n his_o outlaw_v they_o of_o high_a treason_n and_o spoil_v burn_a seize_v their_o house_n land_n thereupon_o be_v adjudge_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n to_o be_v illegal_a and_o afterward_o reverse_v as_o unjust_a and_o against_o the_o law_n claus_n 18._o h._n 3._o m._n 19_o 3ly_n to_o manifest_v that_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n will_v not_o act_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o these_o eminent_a lord_n refuse_v to_o appear_v 4_o to_o evidence_n the_o sentence_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n against_o these_o ill_a counsellor_n alien_n and_o traitor_n to_o the_o public_a who_o they_o cause_v to_o be_v remove_v from_o the_o king_n court_n kingdom_n put_v from_o their_o public_a trust_n and_o office_n call_v to_o a_o account_n public_o arraign_v before_o the_o king_n himself_o and_o his_o justice_n by_o who_o they_o be_v imprison_v their_o land_n confiscate_v and_o better_a counsellor_n of_o state_n and_o judge_n put_v into_o their_o place_n 1531_o anno_fw-la 1240._o accusatus_fw-la est_fw-la graviter_fw-la comes_fw-la cantiae_fw-la hubertus_n de_fw-fr burgo_n coram_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la curia_fw-la tota_n london_n ubi_fw-la post_fw-la multâ—s_fw-la disceptationes_fw-la ut_fw-la iraâ—undia_fw-la regis_fw-la quae_fw-la immoderate_a nimis_fw-la conâ—â—â—_n ipsum_fw-la excanduerat_fw-la quiesceret_fw-la adjudicaâ—um_fw-la est_fw-la ut_fw-la quatuor_fw-la castra_n sua_fw-la charissima_fw-la scilicet_fw-la blancum_fw-la castrum_n grosmunt_fw-la scenefrithz_n &_o haetfeild_n domino_fw-la regiâ—_n resignaret_fw-la ut_fw-la cetera_fw-la sibi_fw-la cum_fw-la regis_fw-la benevolentia_fw-la in_o pace_fw-la remanerent_fw-la 938._o anno_fw-la 1258._o the_o noble_n complain_v in_o parliamnnt_n of_o the_o king_n advance_v his_o half_a brother_n who_o be_v alien_n sway_v all_o thing_n and_o impoverish_v the_o realm_n and_o of_o their_o intolerable_a pride_n insolency_n and_o injury_n and_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n particular_o complain_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o william_n de_fw-fr valentia_n non_o tamin_z regi_fw-la sed_fw-la universitati_fw-la praecordialiter_fw-la est_fw-la conquestus_fw-la exigens_fw-la instanter_fw-la sibi_fw-la justitiam_fw-la adhiberi_fw-la the_o 278._o same_o year_n the_o great_a man_n and_o noble_n of_o the_o land_n videntes_fw-la regnum_fw-la undique_fw-la desolatum_fw-la tum_fw-la exactionibus_fw-la &_o tallagiis_fw-la tam_fw-la curiae_fw-la romanae_fw-la quam_fw-la regis_fw-la quam_fw-la etiam_fw-la alienigenarum_fw-la &_o praecipue_fw-la pictavensium_fw-la elatione_fw-la praesumptuosa_fw-la fivore_fw-la regio_fw-la in_o regno_fw-la nimium_fw-la in_o sublimi_fw-la provecta_fw-la tantas_fw-la in_o anglia_fw-it dominationes_fw-la sibi_fw-la usurpantium_fw-la &_o magisteria_fw-la â—ost_o pentecosten_v apud_fw-la oxon._n colloquium_fw-la generale_fw-mi celebraverunt_fw-la be_v summon_v to_o this_o parliament_n by_o the_o king_n writ_n super_fw-la hiis_fw-la necnon_fw-la &_o status_fw-la regni_fw-la meliorationâ—_n efficaciter_fw-la &_o exquisite_a tractaturi_fw-la quo_fw-la non_fw-la sine_fw-la armis_fw-la &_o equis_fw-la electissimis_fw-la muniti_fw-la venerunt_fw-la ut_fw-la si_fw-la rex_fw-la &_o alienigenae_fw-la suiâ—_n provisionibus_fw-la &_o statutis_fw-la sponte_fw-la contemnerent_fw-la assentire_fw-la vigore_fw-la opposito_fw-la cogerentur_fw-la aut_fw-la ipsi_fw-la alienigeni_fw-la universaliter_fw-la sine_fw-la morae_fw-la regnum_fw-la angliae_fw-la poenitus_fw-la 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require_v that_o all_o the_o poictovine_n may_v surrender_v up_o all_o the_o castle_n they_o hold_v in_o england_n into_o the_o king_n hand_n whereupon_o they_o peremptory_o swear_v by_o the_o passion_n and_o wound_n of_o christ_n that_o they_o will_v never_o do_v it_o while_o they_o breathe_v whereupon_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n say_v to_o william_n of_o vairencia_n the_o most_o insolent_a of_o they_o all_o that_o he_o shall_v either_o surrender_v up_o the_o castle_n he_o hold_v of_o the_o king_n without_o delay_n well_fw-mi caput_fw-la amitteret_fw-la on_o he_o shall_v lose_v his_o head_n similiter_fw-la alii_fw-la comites_fw-la et_fw-la barones_n dicebant_fw-la etiam_fw-la constructissime_fw-la assertione_fw-la consistentes_fw-la the_o poictovine_n be_v very_o much_o terrify_v with_o these_o word_n not_o know_v what_o to_o do_v and_o fear_v to_o fly_v to_o any_o castle_n lest_o they_o shall_v there_o be_v besiege_v and_o soon_o take_v or_o starve_v by_o the_o lord_n flee_v secret_o and_o speedy_o from_o the_o parliament_n to_o winchester_n not_o spare_v their_o horse_n side_n and_o set_v spy_n upon_o hill_n and_o tower_n to_o observe_v whether_o the_o baron_n pursue_v they_o who_o hear_v of_o their_o flight_n command_v all_o their_o follower_n to_o arm_v themselves_o and_o dissolve_v the_o parliament_n without_o adjourn_v it_o to_o any_o certain_a day_n 222._o pursue_v they_o to_o winchester_n where_o the_o king_n and_o noble_n hold_v another_o parliament_n the_o poictovine_n judidium_fw-la expectare_fw-la nolentes_fw-la nec_fw-la ausi_fw-la exhibitionem_fw-la justitiae_fw-la quae_fw-la singulis_fw-la secundum_fw-la juramentum_fw-la regis_fw-la &_o procerum_fw-la debebatur_fw-la expestare_fw-la be_v the_o sole_a judge_n of_o they_o in_o parliam_fw-la for_o their_o exorbitant_a offence_n they_o present_o flee_v out_o of_o the_o realm_n beyond_o the_o sea_n to_o avoid_v their_o sentence_n hereupon_o 945._o significatum_fw-la est_fw-la literatorie_n ad_fw-la multos_fw-la etiam_fw-la quos_fw-la praedicti_fw-la pictavienses_fw-la impudentur_fw-la offenderant_fw-la ut_fw-la â—nerelam_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la reponeâ—res_fw-la ostenderent_fw-la maguatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la daâ—a_fw-la sibi_fw-la a_o dictis_fw-la regis_fw-la fratribus_fw-la illata_fw-la &_o eas_fw-la querelas_fw-la dilucidante_n constant_a moras_fw-la sequerentur_fw-la &_o ut_fw-la sibi_fw-la omne_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la jus_o dictaret_fw-la restituerentur_fw-la sed_fw-la quia_fw-la instabat_fw-la tempus_fw-la messium_fw-la considerantes_fw-la simultatem_fw-la et_fw-la instantes_fw-la labores_fw-la forte_fw-fr inutiles_fw-la sequi_fw-la renuerunt_fw-la donec_fw-la majorem_fw-la cernerent_fw-la opportunitatem_fw-la the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n be_v willing_a to_o award_v they_o damage_n and_o reparation_n against_o the_o king_n own_o brother_n in_o law_n upon_o complaint_n and_o clear_a proof_n of_o the_o injury_n and_o damage_n they_o sustain_v by_o they_o 296._o anno_fw-la 1260._o there_o fall_v out_o a_o great_a difference_n between_o king_n henry_n the_o 3._o and_o prince_n edward_n his_o son_n simon_n earl_n of_o leicester_n and_o other_o noble_n thereupon_o convocato_fw-la in_o praesentia_fw-la regis_fw-la apud_fw-la sanctum_fw-la paulum_fw-la baronagio_fw-it habitoque_fw-la prius_fw-la tractate_n de_fw-fr eadwardo_n super_fw-la injuriis_fw-la regi_fw-la ut_fw-la dicebatur_fw-la illatis_fw-la paratus_fw-la est_fw-la idem_fw-la eadwardus_fw-la se_fw-la omnium_fw-la objectorum_fw-la probare_fw-la immunem_fw-la et_fw-la ad_fw-la duorum_fw-la regum_fw-la scil_n patris_fw-la svi_fw-la et_fw-la auunculi_fw-la provisionem_fw-la in_o emendatione_fw-la facienda_fw-la se_fw-la dare_v tractabilem_fw-la dicens_fw-la omnes_fw-la alios_fw-la barones_n et_fw-la comites_fw-la sibi_fw-la de_fw-la jure_fw-la non_fw-la esse_fw-la pares_fw-la nec_fw-la svas_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la exercere_fw-la discussiones_fw-la unde_fw-la dâ—cuâ—a_fw-la hinc_fw-la 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et_fw-la forma_fw-la quibus_fw-la gesta_fw-la et_fw-la act_n a_fw-fr fuerunt_fw-la in_o proximo_fw-la parliamento_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la praedicta_fw-la tenendo_fw-la coram_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la eâ—_n communitate_fw-la dicti_fw-la parliamento_fw-la recitari_fw-la ac_fw-la decâ—arari_fw-la facias_fw-la etsi_fw-la per_fw-la expositionem_fw-la et_fw-la examinationem_fw-la vobis_fw-la constare_fw-la poterit_fw-la praemissa_fw-la veritatem_fw-la continere_fw-la tunc_fw-la irrotulationem_fw-la ac_fw-la recordum_fw-la concessionâ—s_fw-la custumae_fw-la et_fw-la onerum_fw-la predict_v de_fw-fr assensv_fw-la dicti_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la cancellari_fw-la et_fw-la damnari_fw-la et_fw-la levationem_fw-la et_fw-la exactionem_fw-la custumae_fw-la predict_v ratione_fw-la concessionis_fw-la antedictae_fw-la post_fw-la dictum_fw-la triennium_fw-la supersederi_fw-la facias_fw-la omnino_fw-la testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o maii._n it_o appear_v likewise_o by_o claus_n 47._o e._n 3._o m._n 3._o de_fw-fr quodam_fw-la subsidio_fw-la in_o hybernia_n levando_fw-la that_o they_o likewise_o complain_v by_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n that_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr windsor_n while_o he_o be_v lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n have_v impose_v on_o they_o a_o subsidy_n of_o 5000_o l._n in_o the_o two_o last_o parliament_n there_o hold_v at_o kilkenny_n and_o balydoill_n against_o their_o will_n and_o their_o free_a grant_n whereupon_o the_o king_n have_v send_v a_o writ_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v levy_v pro_fw-la eo_fw-la tamen_fw-la that_o we_o be_v since_o inform_v by_o the_o great_a man_n and_o other_o credible_a person_n of_o ireland_n that_o the_o 5000_o l._n be_v free_o give_v and_o grant_v by_o the_o lord_n great-man_n and_o commons_o in_o these_o parliament_n et_fw-fr non_fw-fr per_fw-la viam_fw-la impositionis_fw-la exact_a as_o be_v suggest_v volumus_fw-la de_fw-la avisamento_fw-la concilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la denarios_fw-la de_fw-la dicta_fw-la summa_fw-la 5000._o librarum_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o retro_fw-la existunt_fw-la &_o nondum_fw-la levati_fw-la de_fw-la hominibus_fw-la et_fw-la ligeis_n nostris_fw-la terrae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la juxta_fw-la formam_fw-la concessionis_fw-la eorundem_fw-la leventur_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la 20_o decembris_fw-la final_o he_o that_o suffer_v by_o and_o under_o a_o unjust_a censure_n will_v have_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o support_v he_o till_o he_o be_v relieve_v and_o therefore_o he_o 34._o must_v possess_v his_o soul_n with_o patience_n and_o rejoice_v under_o his_o cross_n and_o not_o rail_v murmur_n and_o play_v the_o bedlam_n as_o lilburn_n his_o companion_n overton_n larnar_n and_o other_o sectary_n do_v against_o our_o 53.7_o saviour_n own_o precept_n and_o example_n and_o then_o god_n in_o his_o due_a season_n will_v 46._o relieve_v and_o right_v they_o in_o a_o legal_a way_n whereas_o their_o impatience_n rave_v and_o libellous_a rail_a pamphlet_n and_o petition_n not_o savour_v of_o a_o christian_a meek_a and_o humble_a spirit_n will_v but_o create_v they_o new_a trouble_n expose_v they_o unto_o just_a and_o heavy_a censure_n and_o rob_v they_o both_o of_o the_o comfort_n and_o glory_n of_o all_o their_o former_a suffering_n against_o law_n and_o reason_n have_v answer_v these_o objection_n i_o shall_v now_o earnest_o desire_v all_o lilburn_n and_o overton_n seduce_v disciple_n whether_o member_n or_o other_o serious_o to_o weigh_v and_o consider_v the_o premise_n that_o so_o they_o may_v see_v how_o gross_o they_o have_v be_v delude_v abuse_v and_o mislead_v by_o these_o two_o ignes_fw-la fatui_fw-la or_o new-light_n of_o the_o law_n and_o circumscriber_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o parliament_n jurisdiction_n which_o god_n know_v they_o no_o more_o know_v nor_o understand_v than_o balam_n ass_n as_o the_o premise_n demonstrate_v and_o i_o shall_v serious_o adjure_v they_o if_o they_o have_v any_o grace_n shame_n or_o remainder_n of_o ingenuity_n leave_v in_o they_o ingenious_o to_o recant_v and_o public_o to_o retract_v all_o their_o seditious_a rail_a libel_n and_o scurrilous_a invective_n against_o the_o lord_n 9.16_o undoubted_a privilege_n jurisdiction_n and_o judicature_n which_o i_o have_v here_o unanswerable_o make_v good_a by_o undeniable_a testimony_n history_n record_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o policy_n and_o right_a reason_n which_o they_o be_v unable_a to_o gainsay_v to_o undeceive_v the_o many_o ignorant_a over-credulous_a poor_a soul_n they_o have_v corrupt_v and_o mislead_v to_o the_o public_a disturbance_n of_o our_o kingdom_n peace_n and_o let_v all_o their_o follower_n consider_v well_o of_o our_o saviour_n caution_n mat._n 15.14_o if_o the_o blind_a lead_v the_o blind_a as_o these_o blind-guids_a do_v they_o both_o of_o they_o shall_v fall_v into_o the_o ditch_n and_o there_o perish_v together_o o_o consider_v therefore_o what_o i_o have_v here_o write_v to_o undeceive_v your_o judgement_n and_o reform_v your_o practice_n consider_v that_o dominion_n principality_n regality_n magistracy_n and_o nobility_n be_v found_v in_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n and_o 9.8_o god_n own_o institution_n who_o subject_v not_o only_o all_o beast_n and_o live_a creature_n to_o the_o sovereign_a lordship_n of_o man_n to_o who_o he_o give_v dominion_n over_o they_o gen._n 1.28_o 29._o c._n 9.2_o 3_o 5·_a psal_n 8.6_o 7_o 8._o by_o virtue_n whereof_o man_n still_o enjoy_v dominion_n over_o the_o beast_n but_o likewise_o one_o man_n unto_o another_o as_o 8.9_o child_n to_o their_o parent_n wife_n to_o their_o husband_n servant_n to_o their_o master_n subject_n to_o their_o king_n prince_n magistrate_n soldier_n to_o their_o captain_n mariner_n to_o their_o ship-master_n scholtar_n to_o their_o tutor_n people_n to_o their_o minister_n which_o order_n if_o deny_v or_o disturb_v will_v bring_v absolute_a and_o speedy_a confusion_n in_o all_o family_n corporation_n state_n kingdom_n army_n garrison_n school_n church_n and_o dissolve_v all_o humane_a society_n which_o subsist_v by_o order_n and_o subordination_n only_o to_o one_o another_o and_o see_v god_n himself_o and_o jesus_n christ_n be_v frequent_o style_v in_o scripture_n not_o only_a king_n lord_n the_o head_n of_o all_o principality_n power_n throne_n dominion_n but_o also_o king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n deut._n 10.17_o ps_n 136.3_o 1_o tim._n 6.15_o rev._n 1.5_o c._n 17.14_o c._n 10.6_o which_o glorious_a title_n they_o must_v lose_v if_o all_o king_n and_o lord_n be_v total_o abolish_v and_o since_o monarchy_n royalty_n principality_n nobility_n yea_o title_n of_o honour_n and_o nobility_n as_o 12._o king_n prince_n duke_n lord_n etc
lord_n give_v he_o remedy_n by_o a_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n claus_n 14._o e._n 2._o m._n 12._o in_o the_o schedula_fw-la there_o be_v a_o judgement_n in_o parliament_n by_o king_n lord_n and_o council_n touch_v the_o abbey_n of_o abingdon_n and_o a_o composition_n former_o make_v between_o the_o abbot_n prior_n and_o monk_n thereof_o reverse_v null_v because_o inconvenient_a claus_n 14._o e._n 2._o m._n 17._o dorso_fw-la there_o be_v a_o case_n concern_v a_o reprisal_n bring_v by_o appeal_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n into_o the_o parliament_n before_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o council_z and_o there_o hear_v and_o decide_v and_o claus_n 15._o e._n 2._o there_o be_v many_o case_n and_o writ_n touch_v reprise_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 1._o e._n 3._o there_o be_v many_o judgement_n give_v in_o sundry_a civil_a case_n upon_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n by_o the_o king_n lord_n and_o council_n extant_a in_o the_o bundle_n of_o petition_n and_o claus_n roll_n of_o that_o year_n and_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v proper_a for_o the_o court_n of_o law_n and_o chancery_n be_v refer_v to_o they_o to_o be_v there_o end_v claus_n 1._o e._n 3._o m._n 1._o upon_o the_o petition_n of_o alice_n gill_n and_o robert_n carder_n to_o the_o king_n council_z and_o parliament_n that_o they_o buy_v corn_n in_o abevil_n in_o france_n to_o transport_v to_o london_n it_o be_v arrest_v by_o the_o bailie_n of_o st._n valeric_a to_o the_o value_n of_o one_o hundred_o pound_n at_o the_o suit_n of_o will_n de_fw-fr countepy_a of_o crotye_n in_o picardy_n and_o deliver_v to_o he_o against_o their_o will_n because_o the_o ship_n of_o the_o say_a will_n be_v take_v upon_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o man_n of_o bayon_n which_o ship_n the_o petitioner_n find_v in_o the_o port_n of_o london_n have_v arrest_v by_o writ_n out_o of_o the_o chancery_n direct_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n until_o the_o say_v hundred_o pound_n be_v pay_v they_o by_o the_o merchant_n the_o king_n and_o council_n order_v upon_o their_o petition_n that_o the_o ship_n may_v not_o be_v discharge_v till_o the_o 100_o l._n be_v satisfy_v &_o that_o a_o writ_n shall_v be_v direct_v out_o of_o the_o chancery_n to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o london_n to_o do_v justice_n upon_o the_o content_n in_o the_o petition_n according_a to_o the_o law_n of_o merchant_n the_o like_a case_n of_o reprise_n upon_o the_o petition_n of_o hugh_n samson_n be_v in_o 1._o e._n 3._o rot_n 5._o in_o claus_n 1._o e._n 3._o part_n 1._o m._n 10._o there_o be_v a_o judgement_n give_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o council_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o durham_n touch_v the_o liberty_n and_o royalty_n of_o his_o bishopric_n against_o the_o king_n revocation_n where_o in_o sundry_a petition_n and_o answer_n in_o former_a parliament_n under_o king_n edward_n the_o second_o be_v rehearse_v wherein_o he_o can_v have_v no_o right_n mem._n 12._o there_o be_v a_o judgement_n give_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o council_n in_o parliament_n for_o the_o bishop_n of_o york_n his_o prisage_n and_o preemption_n of_o wine_n next_o after_o the_o king_n in_o the_o port_n of_o hull_n and_o in_o claus_n 1._o e._n 3._o pâ—_n 2._o m._n 11._o claus_n 4._o e._n 3._o m._n 9_o remember_v in_o the_o year_n book_n of_o 6._o e._n 3._o f._n 50._o so_o claus_n 2._o e._n 3._o m._n 20._o in_o schedula_n there_o be_v placitum_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la before_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n of_o the_o dean_n and_o chapter_n of_o litchfield_n touch_v their_o title_n to_o camock_n claus_n 14._o e._n 3._o part_n 1._o m._n 41._o upon_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o carlisle_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o council_n in_o that_o and_o sundry_a other_o parliament_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o this_o king_n and_o his_o father_n non_fw-la esse_fw-la â—uri_fw-la consonum_fw-la that_o church_n and_o other_o thing_n spiritual_a annex_v to_o archbishopric_n and_o bishopric_n shall_v belong_v to_o the_o king_n and_o guardian_n of_o the_o temporalty_n but_o to_o the_o guardian_n of_o the_o spiritualty_n and_o so_o order_v according_o yea_o so_o be_v it_o resolve_v upon_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o winchester_n to_o the_o king_n and_o his_o council_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o claus_n 1._o e._n 3._o rot_n 9_o dorso_fw-la where_o coram_fw-la rege_fw-la et_fw-la magno_fw-la concilio_n concessum_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la concordatum_fw-la quod_fw-la custodâ—s_fw-la temporalium_fw-la episcopatus_fw-la non_fw-la se_fw-la intromittant_fw-la amplius_fw-la temporibus_fw-la vacationum_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la fructibus_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la de_fw-fr estanmer_n &_o hamoldan_n annex_v to_o the_o bishopric_n of_o winchester_n 30._o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 14._o e._n 3._o sir_n geoffry_n stantens_fw-fr case_n upon_o his_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n in_o parliament_n the_o justices_z of_o the_o common_a plea_n come_v with_o the_o record_n of_o his_o case_n which_o have_v long_o depend_v before_o they_o in_o the_o court_n of_o common_a plea_n which_o be_v read_v and_o debate_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o all_o the_o lord_n justices_z and_o other_o of_o the_o king_n council_n their_o assistant_n in_o this_o case_n of_o law_n they_o resolve_v that_o the_o son_n be_v a_o stranger_n may_v aver_v that_o his_o father_n who_o levy_v the_o fine_a have_v nothing_o in_o the_o land_n and_o that_o the_o wife_n in_o this_o case_n can_v not_o vouch_v her_o husband_n and_o thereupon_o a_o writ_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n be_v send_v to_o the_o judge_n by_o the_o lord_n order_n to_o give_v judgement_n according_o claus_n 35._o e._n 3._o m._n 40._o a_o villain_n commit_v felony_n and_o be_v attaint_v after_o that_o the_o lord_n have_v seize_v his_o good_n whereupon_o his_o good_n be_v prize_v and_o seize_v on_o for_o the_o king_n notwithstanding_o the_o lord_n seizure_n upon_o a_o petition_n in_o parliament_n it_o be_v resolve_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o council_n that_o it_o be_v just_a the_o good_n shall_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o lord_n if_o they_o be_v not_o seize_v fraudulent_o to_o prevent_v the_o king_n seizure_n of_o they_o and_o a_o writ_n of_o restitution_n be_v thereupon_o award_v per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la regem_fw-la et_fw-la per_fw-la petitionem_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la 332._o in_o the_o 6._o year_n of_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o it_o be_v agree_v between_o the_o duke_n of_o lancaster_n and_o the_o scot_n in_o the_o march_n that_o for_o the_o benefit_n of_o both_o party_n ut_fw-la â—de_fw-la catery_a ipsi_fw-la nee_n anglici_fw-la vexarenâ—ur_fw-la per_fw-la tot_fw-la labores_fw-la &_o expensas_fw-la sed_fw-la singulis_fw-la annis_fw-la certi_fw-la utriusque_fw-la gentis_fw-la destinarentur_fw-la ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la regni_fw-la utriusque_fw-la qui_fw-la et_fw-la injurias_fw-la acceptas_fw-la proferrent_fw-la in_o medium_n &_o emendas_fw-la acciparent_a secundum_fw-la quantitatem_fw-la damuâ—rum_fw-la per_fw-la judicium_fw-la dominorum_fw-la here_o the_o lord_n both_o in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n be_v make_v sole_a judge_n of_o injury_n and_o damage_n do_v by_o scot_n or_o english_a upon_o one_o another_o in_o the_o march_n quia_fw-la vero_fw-la scoti_n ad_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la londoniis_fw-la anno_fw-la 1383._o supersederunt_fw-la venire_fw-la juxta_fw-la conductum_fw-la &_o insuper_fw-la damna_fw-la interim_n plura_fw-la borealibus_fw-la praesumpserunt_fw-la infer_v etc._n etc._n decretum_fw-la est_fw-la per_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la ut_fw-la frangenti_fw-la fidem_fw-la fides_fw-la frangatur_fw-la eidem_fw-la et_fw-la concessae_fw-la sunt_fw-la borealibus_fw-la commissiones_fw-la congregandi_fw-la virtutem_fw-la exercitus_fw-la &_o scotis_n resistendi_fw-la &_o damna_fw-la pro_fw-la damnis_fw-la inferendi_fw-la quoties_fw-la contingeret_fw-la scotos_fw-gr irrumpere_fw-la vel_fw-la hostili_fw-la mâ—re_fw-mi part_n illas_fw-la intrare_fw-la in_o the_o 417._o parliament_n of_o 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occidisti_fw-la insuper_fw-la et_fw-la pos_fw-la sedisti_fw-la wherefore_o to_o prevent_v the_o dangerous_a consequence_n of_o these_o false_a gloss_n on_o the_o statute_n of_o 25_o e._n 3._o c._n 2._o &_o 11_o h._n 7._o c._n 1._o i_o shall_v lay_v down_o these_o infallible_a ground_n 1._o that_o all_o angliae_fw-la public_a law_n be_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v found_v in_o justice_n righteousness_n and_o common_a honesty_n for_o the_o preserve_n secure_v the_o life_n person_n estate_n of_o all_o man_n especial_o of_o lawful_a king_n and_o supreme_a magistrate_n from_o all_o violence_n invasion_n force_n disseisin_n usurpation_n conspiracy_n assassination_n be_v against_o all_o rule_n of_o law_n and_o justice_n exod._n 20.12_o to_o 18._o c._n 21_o &_o 22._o &_o 23._o mat._n 5.17_o to_o 48._o c._n 7._o 12._o deut._n 4.18_o psal_n 19.8.9_o ps_n 119.7.106_o 137_o 138·160_n 167._o rom._n 7.12_o deut._n 6.25_o ps_n 33.5_o ps_n 45.7_o ps_n 72.2_o ps_n 74.15_o prov._n 8.18_o prov._n 24.21_o 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l._n 3._o granty_a p._n 286._o l._n 26._o comitem_fw-la p._n 287._o l._n 37._o erat_fw-la p._n 292_o l._n 3._o present_v r._n prescribe_v p._n 296._o l._n 16._o lord_n p._n 297._o l._n 34._o yet_o the_o p._n 298._o l._n 6._o qua_fw-la quia_fw-la p._n 299._o l._n 23._o judicature_n l._n 27._o r._n e._n 3._o p._n â—â—â—_o l._n 22._o of_o â—â—â—â—e_n i_o have_v p._n 304._o l._n 20._o of_o in_o p._n 310._o l._n 37._o servant_n sergeant_n lin_v 38._o this_o their_z p._n 311._o l._n 4.14_o h._n p._n 314._o l._n 1._o short_a strict_a p._n 315._o l._n 3._o lord_n land_n p._n 319._o l._n 31._o haberet_fw-la p._n 318._o l._n 2._o deal_n as_o p._n 328._o l._n 1._o nichil_fw-la ei_fw-la p._n 340._o l._n 1._o deal_n of_o p._n 242._o l._n 29._o deal_n and_o p._n 344._o l._n 16._o pl._n &_o r._n plac_n p._n 345._o l._n 38._o rendus_fw-la p._n 348._o l._n 19_o pur_fw-mi p._n 355._o l._n 4._o he_o the_o l._n 23._o they_o he_o p._n 359._o l._n 31._o r._n as_o he_o affirm_v p._n 368._o l._n 1._o deal_n 6._o p._n 371._o l._n 7._o sway_v sweep_v p._n 378._o l._n 34._o court_n of_o the_o king_n p._n 380._o l._n 7._o apprenticius_fw-la p._n 390._o l._n 9_o doreward_n l._n 16._o beerly_n p._n 393._o l._n 37._o r._n excuse_v by_o reason_n of_o his_o age_n and_o impotency_n by_o his_o service_n in_o the_o war_n which_o he_o allege_v p._n 396._o l._n 36._o deal_n and_o p._n 406._o l._n 16._o deal_n fore_o p._n 411._o l._n 34._o question_n p._n 415._o l._n 2d_o deal_n and_o l._n 34._o these_o be_v p._n 417._o l._n 18._o when_o p._n 419._o l._n 9_o bereford_n l._n 15._o objection_n l._n 18._o may_v way_n p._n 429._o l._n 13.10_o r._n 19_o p._n 432._o l._n 4._o eye_n in_o the_o margin_n p._n 16._o l._n 5._o r._n hist_o l._n 1._o p._n 29._o l._n 1._o chron._n p._n 31._o l._n 16._o ecclesiae_fw-la p._n 93._o l._n 3._o paris_n r._n westm_n p._n 153._o l._n 2._o h._n 8._o r._n 6._o p._n 264._o l._n 2._o m._n 15._o p._n 393._o l._n 3.5_o h._n 4._o c._n 5.5_o h._n 4._o rot_n parl._n n._n 71_o 78._o be_v omit_v in_o the_o supplement_n be_v under-cast_a beginning_n p._n 401._o and_o the_o page_n from_o p._n 408._o to_o 428._o be_v misfigure_v pray_v correct_v the_o page_n first_o than_o the_o errata_n in_o it_o thus_o p._n 403._o l._n 2._o these_o r._n those_o p._n 407._o l._n 29._o ancillamque_fw-la p._n 413._o l._n 2._o deal_n in_o p._n 414._o l._n 27_o pertinentiis_fw-la p._n 415._o l._n 6._o the_o these_o l._n 7._o hab._n 1.7_o p._n 417._o l._n 27._o sheriff_n p._n 419._o l._n 26._o parliament_n l._n 31._o part_n p._n 424._o l._n 38_o 39_o r._n king_n be_v prisoner_n in_o kenelworth_n castle_n the_o queen_n and_o prince_n come_v etc._n etc._n p._n 436._o l._n 1._o statutum_n p._n 446._o l._n 18._o archiepiscopatum_fw-la p._n 447._o l._n 5._o ferendam_fw-la l._n 6._o deponendum_fw-la p._n 445._o l._n 6._o pius_fw-la r._n puis_fw-fr p._n 461._o l._n 17_o supra_fw-la l._n 33._o member_n p._n 480._o l._n 21._o to_o it_o l._n 24._o duke_n earl_n p._n 483._o l._n 11._o regem_fw-la regem_fw-la omnes_fw-la pari_fw-la sort_n nascimur_fw-la solâ_fw-la virtute_fw-la distinguimur_fw-la minutius_n felix_n octau_n p._n 123._o nobilitas_fw-la sola_fw-la est_fw-la ac_fw-la unica_fw-la virtus_fw-la juvenal_n satyr_n 8._o 8._o omnes_fw-la boni_fw-la semper_fw-la nobilitati_fw-la savemus_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la utile_fw-la est_fw-la reipub_fw-la nobiles_fw-la homines_fw-la esse_fw-la dignos_fw-la majoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la &_o quia_fw-la valet_fw-la apud_fw-la nos_fw-la elarorum_fw-la hominum_fw-la &_o bene_fw-la de_fw-la reipub_fw-la meritorum_fw-la memoria_fw-la etiam_fw-la mortuorum_fw-la cicero_n orat._n pro_fw-la p._n sext._n sext._n lilburn_n overton_n and_o other_o other_o psal_n 137.7_o 137.7_o those_o who_o usurp_v supreme_a power_n by_o these_o illegal_a mean_n and_o come_v not_o in_o by_o the_o door_n but_o climb_v up_o some_o other_o way_n into_o the_o sheepfold_a be_v resolve_v by_o christ_n himself_o to_o be_v thieves_z &_o robber_n who_o come_v but_o for_o to_o steal-kill_a and_o destroy_v the_o sheep_n and_o no_o lawful_a shepherd_n power_n magistrate_n john_n 10.1.10_o these_o christ_n true_a sheep_n will_v not_o follow_v but_o flee_v from_o for_o they_o know_v not_o their_o voice_n ver._n 5._o 5._o psal_n 65_o 7._o 7._o isa_n 41.25_o 41.25_o as_o they_o be_v now_o in_o part_n in_o a_o exact_a abridgement_n of_o the_o record_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n 1657._o publish_v by_o i_o i_o page_n 56._o to_o 140._o 188._o to_o 194._o 210._o 242._o to_o 258._o 263._o to_o 267._o 267._o his_o protestation_n against_o the_o lord_n regal_a tyranny_n discover_v with_o other_o here_o quote_v p._n 2_o 3_o 4._o 4._o prov._n 24.21_o rom._n 13.1_o 2_o 3._o tit._n 3.1_o 1_o tim._n 2.1_o 2._o 1_o pet._n 2.13.14_o 15._o 15._o 1_o eliz._n c_o 1.3_o 8_o eliz._n c._n 1._o 1_o jac._n 1_o 3_o jac._n c._n 1_o 4_o 5._o 1_o h._n 7._o c._n 1._o 1._o dionysius_n halicarnas_n antiqu._n rom._n