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freeborn_a subject_n arbitrary_o at_o their_o pleasure_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o act_n of_o parliament_n both_o of_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la and_o the_o petition_n of_o right_n so_o late_o in_o memory_n which_o abolish_v all_o imprisonment_n both_o of_o noble_n and_o commons_o without_o the_o lawful_a judgement_n of_o their_o peer_n so_o likewise_o be_v it_o contrary_a to_o all_o other_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o land_n make_v for_o defence_n of_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v more_o necessary_a and_o more_o dear_a than_o life_n as_o may_v appear_v by_o the_o reason_n follow_v 1._o there_o be_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v 15._o h._n 6._o cap._n 4._o that_o none_o shall_v sue_v a_o subpoena_n until_o he_o find_v surety_n to_o satisfy_v the_o defendant_n his_o damage_n if_o he_o do_v not_o verify_v and_o prove_v his_o bill_n to_o be_v true_a this_o statute_n have_v nip_v in_o the_o bud_n the_o overflow_n of_o all_o those_o innumerable_a fiction_n and_o falsity_n which_o have_v since_o follow_v in_o the_o suggestion_n of_o bill_n in_o chancery_n for_o this_o be_v make_v 15._o h._n 6._o there_o be_v no_o mention_n make_v in_o all_o the_o year-book_n of_o any_o quarrel_n between_o the_o common-law-judge_n and_o a_o subpoena_n till_o 37._o h._n 6._o which_o be_v above_o twenty_o year_n after_o so_o great_a a_o fright_v have_v this_o act_n fall_v from_o the_o supreme_a power_n put_v among_o the_o frog_n though_o now_o despise_v as_o a_o dead_a log_n as_o likewise_o be_v all_o the_o rest_n and_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a to_o make_v more_o unless_o the_o honour_n of_o these_o be_v vindicate_v by_o the_o same_o authority_n that_o make_v they_o for_o chancellor_n as_o if_o jura_n negant_fw-la sibi_fw-la nata_fw-la they_o be_v two-great_a to_o be_v bind_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n though_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o pretence_n to_o colour_v their_o authority_n against_o these_o three_o the_o great_a act_n for_o security_n of_o the_o 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have_v no_o authority_n to_o impose_v a_o fine_a the_o attorney_n general_n petiit_fw-la advisamentum_fw-la curiae_fw-la concern_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o chancellor_n and_o on_o mature_a advice_n it_o be_v adjudge_v that_o he_o have_v no_o power_n to_o fine_a in_o the_o case_n coke_n four_o part_n 84._o 2._o to_o extend_v according_a to_o which_o pretend_a power_n the_o say_a chancellor_n decree_v against_o waller_n certain_a land_n and_o for_o not_o obey_v the_o decree_n impose_v a_o fine_a and_o upon_o process_n out_o of_o the_o court_n of_o chancery_n extend_v the_o land_n that_o waller_n have_v in_o middlesex_n whereupon_o waller_n bring_v his_o assize_n in_o the_o court_n of_o common-plea_n where_o the_o opinion_n of_o the_o whole_a court_n agree_v in_o omnibus_fw-la with_o the_o court_n of_o the_o exchequer_n ib._n 3._o not_o only_o to_o proceed_v to_o imprison_v the_o subject_n on_o false_a suggestion_n without_o take_v any_o surety_n of_o the_o complainant_n according_a to_o the_o statute_n to_o verify_v his_o bill_n but_o without_o so_o much_o as_o take_v his_o oath_n of_o calumny_n to_o his_o bill_n and_o have_v further_o presume_v so_o high_a as_o by_o their_o edict_n and_o order_n of_o chancery_n which_o they_o have_v not_o the_o least_o authority_n to_o make_v to_o order_v the_o subject_n to_o be_v attach_v and_o imprison_v on_o every_o affidavit_fw-la of_o any_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n and_o no_o probation_n to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o contrary_a and_o if_o while_o the_o innocent_a party_n be_v imprison_v be_v remote_a from_o his_o home_n and_o suffer_v great_a loss_n and_o damage_n by_o this_o his_o false_a imprisonment_n he_o shall_v at_o length_n offer_v to_o prove_v the_o affidavit_fw-la false_a and_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n perjure_v he_o shall_v be_v discharge_v but_o without_o any_o cost_n for_o the_o great_a service_n the_o knight_n of_o the_o post_n do_v the_o court_n to_o forswear_v himself_o against_o the_o prisoner_n whereby_o 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or_o sheriff_n or_o lord_n of_o the_o barony_n in_o his_o county_n unless_o he_o except_v partiality_n or_o other_o just_a cause_n against_o he_o 4._o a_o take_v of_o pledge_n of_o the_o defendant_n to_o appear_v 5._o to_o make_v return_n of_o the_o writ_n and_o leave_v writ_n shall_v be_v counterfeit_n the_o chancellor_n be_v keeper_n of_o the_o seal_n and_o seal_v they_o it_o appear_v by_o the_o lex_fw-la julia_n de_fw-la repetundis_fw-la answer_n chancellor_n not_o to_o sell_v writ_n and_o copy_n of_o bill_n and_o answer_n that_o the_o master_n of_o request_n or_o canceller_n be_v not_o to_o take_v any_o fee_n for_o these_o writ_n for_o give_v or_o not_o give_v a_o judge_n out_o of_o the_o province_n or_o county_n where_o the_o defendant_n live_v for_o it_o be_v a_o great_a vexation_n and_o oppression_n of_o the_o people_n to_o be_v summon_v out_o of_o the_o province_n on_o malicious_a suggestion_n without_o cause_n and_o our_o own_o parliament_n in_o england_n have_v often_o 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