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the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o part._n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o new_a state_n of_o england_n under_o their_o majesty_n k._n william_n and_o q._n mary_n contain_v a_o description_n of_o the_o several_a court_n of_o judicature_n viz._n the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n privy_a council_n and_o all_o other_o court_n with_o a_o catalogue_n of_o the_o present_a officer_n in_o church_n and_o state_n london_n print_v in_o the_o year_n 1691._o the_o new_a state_n of_o england_n part_n iii_o of_o the_o court_n of_o judicature_n chap._n i._n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n be_v the_o great_a council_n of_o england_n the_o supreme_a court_n of_o judicature_n and_o one_o of_o the_o most_o august_n assembly_n the_o world_n be_v the_o court_n that_o i_o be_o to_o speak_v in_o the_o first_o place_n it_o come_v to_o be_v call_v parliament_n from_o the_o french_a parliament_n and_o this_o from_o their_o verb_n parlour_n to_o speak_v or_o talk_n 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of_o the_o house_n or_o to_o speak_v irreverent_o of_o the_o court_n of_o parliament_n in_o time_n of_o parliament_n several_z have_v be_v send_v for_o by_o the_o sergeant_n to_o answer_v it_o to_o the_o house_n and_o commit_v dec._n 1641._o it_o be_v resolve_v that_o the_o set_n of_o any_o guard_n about_o this_o house_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o house_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o this_o house_n and_o that_o therefore_o such_o guard_n ought_v to_o be_v dismiss_v which_o resolve_v be_v follow_v by_o three_o other_o nemine_fw-la contradicente_fw-la the_o first_o that_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n be_v break_v by_o his_o majesty_n take_v notice_n of_o the_o bill_n for_o suppress_v of_o soldier_n be_v in_o agitation_n in_o both_o house_n and_o not_o agree_v on_o the_o second_o that_o his_o majesty_n in_o propound_v a_o limitation_n and_o provisional_a clause_n to_o be_v add_v to_o the_o bill_n before_o it_o be_v present_v to_o he_o by_o the_o consent_n 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