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nor_o suffer_v the_o hurt_n or_o disherit_v of_o the_o king_n or_o that_o the_o right_n of_o the_o crown_n be_v decrease_v by_o any_o mean_n as_o far_o as_o he_o may_v let_v it_o five_o that_o if_o he_o may_v not_o let_v it_o he_o shall_v make_v it_o clear_o and_o express_o to_o be_v know_v to_o the_o king_n with_o his_o true_a advice_n and_o counsel_n six_o that_o he_o shall_v do_v and_o purchase_v the_o king_n profit_n in_o all_o that_o he_o reasonable_o may_v as_o god_n help_v he_o and_o by_o the_o content_n of_o this_o book_n sect_n 6._o of_o the_o court_n of_o the_o exchequer_n sir_n edward_n coke_n say_v the_o authority_n of_o this_o court_n be_v of_o original_a jurisdiction_n without_o any_o commission_n bracton_n mention_v nothing_o of_o this_o court_n and_o fleta_n give_v a_o very_a short_a account_n that_o the_o king_n have_v his_o court_n and_o his_o justiciaries_n reside_v at_o his_o exchequer_n but_o descend_v to_o no_o particular_n of_o the_o jurisdiction_n b._n 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of_o the_o realm_n to_o be_v guardian_n and_o preserver_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o realm_n and_o in_o the_o patent_n 51_o h._n 3._o m._n 10.13_o dorso_fw-la it_o be_v dilectis_fw-la &_o fidelibus_fw-la suis_fw-la custodibus_fw-la pacis_fw-la com._n linc._n north._n ebor._n &_o vicecom_v eorundem_fw-la comitat._n and_o the_o like_o 54_o h._n 3._o m._n 21._o d._n but_o the_o first_o regular_a settlement_n of_o they_o seem_v to_o be_v anno_fw-la 1327._o 1_o ed._n 3._o c._n 16._o the_o authority_n afterward_o be_v further_o explain_v 4_o ed._n 3._o c._n 2._o 18_o ed._n 3._o c._n 2._o 34_o ed._n 3._o c._n 1._o sir_n edward_n coke_n 171._o coke_n ibid._n 171._o tell_v we_o that_o the_o commission_n of_o peace_n stand_v overburden_a and_o encumber_a with_o divers_a statute_n some_o whereof_o be_v before_o and_o some_o since_o repeal_v and_o stuff_v with_o many_o vain_a and_o unnecessary_a repetition_n and_o many_o other_o corruption_n creep_v into_o it_o by_o mistake_v of_o clerk_n etc._n etc._n for_o amendment_n and_o correction_n whereof_o eliz._n whereof_o mich._n 32_o &_o 33_o eliz._n sir_n christopher_n wray_n chief_a justice_n of_o england_n assemble_v all_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n and_o upon_o perusal_n have_v of_o the_o former_a commission_n of_o peace_n and_o due_a consideration_n have_v thereupon_o and_o often_o conference_n betwixt_o themselves_o they_o resolve_v upon_o a_o reformation_n of_o the_o form_n with_o divers_a addition_n and_o alteration_n both_o in_o matter_n and_o method_n as_o it_o stand_v in_o sir_n edward_n time_n and_o he_o say_v it_o need_v another_o reformation_n by_o reason_n of_o statute_n since_o repeal_v and_o other_o expire_v of_o which_o he_o give_v several_a instance_n therefore_o he_o say_v it_o be_v a_o good_a rule_n for_o all_o judge_n and_o justice_n whatsoever_o that_o have_v jurisdiction_n by_o any_o statute_n which_o at_o the_o first_o be_v temporary_a or_o for_o a_o time_n to_o consider_v well_o before_o they_o 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