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commonalty_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr terre_fw-fr illonques_fw-la summons_n tottel_n stat._n fol._n 24._o pulton_n p._n 19_o westminster_n begin_v thus_o these_o be_v the_o establishment_n of_o king_n edward_n son_n to_z king_n henry_n make_v at_o westminster_n at_o his_o first_o general_n parliament_n after_o his_o coronation_n etc._n etc._n by_o his_o council_n and_o by_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n abbat_n prior_n earl_n baron_n and_o the_o whole_a commonalty_n of_o the_o land_n thither_o summon_v this_o parliament_n be_v prorogue_v before_o it_o meet_v and_o the_o writ_n of_o prorogation_n mention_n only_o quia_fw-la generale_fw-mi parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la quod_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la proposuimus_fw-la habere_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o have_v prorogue_v it_o mandamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n intersitis_fw-la ad_fw-la tractandum_fw-la &_o ordinandum_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o magnatibus_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la 147._o nostri_fw-la brady_n against_o petyâ—_n fol._n 147._o etc._n etc._n so_o that_o all_o the_o member_n be_v include_v in_o the_o two_o general_a term_n of_o praelati_fw-la &_o magnates_fw-la which_o great_a man_n very_o frequent_o comprehend_v as_o well_o the_o barones_n majores_fw-la as_o minores_fw-la the_o earl_n baron_n and_o great_a tenant_n in_o capite_fw-la and_o the_o less_o which_o then_o be_v call_v the_o community_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o preamble_n of_o the_o statute_n make_v at_o 19_o at_o pulton_n stat._n an._n 1275.3_o e._n 1._o f._n 19_o westminster_n run_v thus_o because_o our_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v great_a zeal_n and_o desire_v to_o redress_v the_o state_n of_o the_o realm_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n have_v ordain_v and_o establish_v these_o act_n under_o write_v the_o preface_n to_o the_o statute_n de_fw-fr bigamis_fw-la 4_o oct._n 4_o ed._n 1._o be_v thus_o b._n thus_o in_o prasentia_fw-la 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seignieurs_fw-fr &_o nient_a au_n commune_v etc._n etc._n that_o the_o judgement_n of_o parliament_n appertain_v only_o to_o the_o king_n and_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o not_o unto_o the_o commons_o thereupon_o they_o pray_v the_o king_n out_o of_o his_o special_a grace_n to_o show_v unto_o they_o the_o say_v judgement_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o they_o that_o so_o no_o record_n may_v be_v make_v in_o parliament_n against_o the_o say_a commons_o which_o be_v or_o shall_v be_v party_n to_o any_o judgement_n give_v or_o hereafter_o to_o be_v give_v in_o parliament_n without_o their_o privity_n whereunto_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n give_v they_o this_o answer_n by_o the_o king_n commandment_n that_o the_o commons_o themselves_o be_v petitioner_n and_o demander_n and_o that_o the_o king_n monstres_n king_n et_fw-fr que_fw-fr le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr &_o les_fw-fr seigniour_n de_fw-fr tout_fw-fr temps_fw-fr ont_fw-fr eve_n &_o averont_fw-fr de_fw-fr droit_fw-fr les_fw-fr juggement_n in_o 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or_o baron_n of_o the_o realm_n as_o namely_o his_o treasurer_n
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