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his_o parliament_n shall_v declare_v otherwise_o they_o be_v the_o very_a word_n of_o the_o law_n 23.48.29_o 3._o pars_fw-la instit_fw-la pag._n 22._o &_o 2._o pars_fw-la instit_fw-la pag._n 47_o 48._o &_o 4._o pars_fw-la instit_fw-la p._n 23.48.29_o king_n and_o commons_o king_n and_z lord_n commons_o and_o lord_n can_v declare_v any_o other_o thing_n to_o be_v treason_n than_o there_o be_v declare_v as_o appear_v by_o the_o lord_n cook_n in_o the_o place_n cite_v in_o the_o margin_n a_o lawbook_n publish_v by_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o this_o parliament_n 13._o 3._o pars_fw-la instit_fw-la cap._n treason_n pa._n 9_o 10_o &_o 12._o mr_n s._n john_n the_o solicitor_n in_o his_o speech_n upon_o the_o arraignment_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o straford_n print_v by_o order_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 7._o 13._o as_o appear_v in_o the_o last_o leaf_n of_o the_o second_o part_n of_o the_o institutes_n publish_v likewise_o by_o their_o order_n the_o resolution_n of_o 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