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ut_fw-mi in_o sublimitatis_fw-la solummodò_fw-la tuus_fw-la judicio_fw-la propositas_fw-la adversus_fw-la se_fw-la excipiunt_fw-la actiones_fw-la to_o the_o end_n that_o they_o may_v upon_o occasion_n be_v only_o summon_v to_o his_o honourable_a tribunal_n and_o the_o like_a privilege_n say_v cuiacius_fw-la be_v thereby_o also_o allow_v unto_o those_o qui_fw-la sacrae_fw-la vesti_fw-la deputati_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la which_o belong_v to_o the_o royal_a wardrobe_n the_o emperor_n zeno_n 1545._o about_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 480_o decree_v that_o the_o senator_n or_o other_o honourable_a person_n shall_v not_o be_v oblige_v to_o give_v bail_n to_o any_o action_n and_o illustre_fw-it habent_fw-la privilegium_fw-la ut_fw-la de_fw-la eorum_fw-la criminibus_fw-la nemo_fw-la cognoscat_fw-la inconsulto_fw-la principe_fw-la that_o the_o nobility_n shall_v not_o be_v try_v in_o any_o action_n criminal_a without_o the_o licence_n of_o the_o prince_n first_o obtain_v as_o be_v now_o do_v in_o england_n by_o the_o king_n especial_a commission_n grant_v to_o a_o lord_n or_o one_o of_o the_o nobility_n to_o be_v as_o a_o lord_n high-steward_n for_o such_o a_o trial_n or_o purpose_n and_o a_o servant_n to_o another_o once_o entertain_v in_o the_o emperor_n service_n be_v otherwise_o restrain_v become_v instant_o a_o freeman_n and_o may_v make_v his_o last_o will_n and_o testament_n and_o the_o reason_n give_v 5._o quod_fw-la hoc_fw-la privilegium_fw-la videatur_fw-la principale_v esse_fw-la proprium_fw-la majestatis_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la famulorum_fw-la sicut_fw-la privatae_fw-la conditionis_fw-la homines_fw-la sed_fw-la liberorum_fw-la honestis_fw-la utatur_fw-la obsequiis_fw-la periniquum_fw-la est_fw-la eos_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la pati_fw-la fortunae_fw-la deterioris_fw-la incommoda_fw-la that_o it_o be_v a_o principle_n or_o property_n of_o majesty_n that_o the_o emperor_n servant_n shall_v be_v in_o a_o better_a condition_n than_o the_o servant_n of_o private-man_n and_o it_o will_v be_v unjust_a that_o his_o servant_n shall_v be_v in_o as_o bad_a a_o condition_n as_o those_o of_o the_o common-people_n the_o servant_n of_o the_o emperor_n 163._o house_n do_v enjoy_v a_o privilege_n ut_fw-la à _fw-la solo_fw-la principe_fw-la vel_fw-la ab_fw-la eo_fw-la cui_fw-la be_v per_fw-la sacros_fw-la apices_fw-la injunxisset_fw-la judicabantur_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v be_v judge_v by_o the_o prince_n himself_o or_o one_o authorize_v by_o his_o commission_n by_o a_o law_n or_o rescript_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a emperor_n 16._o zeno_n it_o be_v ordain_v that_o nè_fw-la ad_fw-la diversa_fw-la tracti_fw-la viri_fw-la devoti_fw-la silentiarii_fw-la judicia_fw-la sacris_fw-la abstrahi_fw-la videantur_fw-la obsequiis_fw-la eos_fw-la qui_fw-la quemlibet_fw-la devotissimorum_fw-la silentiariorum_fw-la scholae_fw-la company_n or_o regiment_n civilitèr_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la criminalitèr_fw-la pulsare_fw-la maluerint_fw-la minimè_fw-la eum_fw-la ex_fw-la 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prout_fw-la cunctis_fw-la placuit_fw-la prudentioribus_fw-la regni_fw-la not_o of_o his_o own_o invention_n or_o frame_v but_o by_o common_a assent_n or_o good_a like_n of_o the_o most_o prudent_a and_o wise_a man_n of_o his_o kingdom_n by_o the_o law_n of_o the_o wisigoth_n from_o whence_o the_o spaniard_n do_v so_o boast_v to_o have_v be_v descend_v as_o when_o they_o will_v signify_v one_o most_o noble_o descend_v they_o do_v usual_o say_v he_o be_v ne_fw-fr de_fw-fr los_fw-es godos_fw-es he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o a_o goth_n where_o it_o be_v
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the_o kingdom_n be_v first_o attend_v and_o the_o reason_n of_o this_o law_n be_v say_v sir_n edward_n cook_n for_o that_o the_o tenor_n by_o grand_a serjeanty_n and_o knight_n 6â—1_n service_n in_o capite_fw-la be_v for_o the_o honour_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o concern_v those_o that_o serve_v the_o king_n in_o his_o household_n their_o continual_a service_n and_o attendance_n of_o the_o king_n be_v necessary_a and_o glanvil_n who_o be_v lord_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n and_o write_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o second_o or_o of_o king_n richard_n the_o first_o of_o the_o ancient_a law_n and_o custom_n of_o england_n if_o that_o book_n as_o some_o have_v think_v be_v not_o write_v rather_o in_o his_o name_n then_o by_o he_o howsoever_o it_o be_v ancient_a and_o allow_v both_o here_o and_o in_o scotland_n to_o be_v very_o authentic_a say_v 27._o that_o per_fw-la servitium_fw-la domini_fw-la regis_fw-la rationâ—biliter_fw-la essoniare_fw-la 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