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A91243 A plea for the Lords: or, A short, yet full and necessary vindication of the judiciary and legislative power of the House of Peeres, and the hereditary just right of the lords and barons of this realme, to sit, vote and judge in the high Court of Parliament. Against the late seditious anti-Parliamentary printed petitions, libells and pamphlets of Anabaptists, Levellers, agitators, Lilburne, Overton, and their dangerous confederates, who endeavour the utter subversion both of parliaments, King and peers, to set up an arbitrary polarchy and anarchy of their own new-modelling. / By William Prynne Esquire, a well-wisher to both Houses of Parliament, and the republike; now exceedingly shaken and indangered in their very foundations. Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1648 (1648) Wing P4032; Thomason E430_8; ESTC R204735 72,921 83

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modus_fw-la tenendi_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la vowel_n cowell_n crompton_n sir_n thomas_n smith_n coke_n and_o other_o 17_o e._n 3._o n._n 23._o 21_o e._n 3._o n._n 7._o 7._o r._n 2._o n._n 30_o 31._o 9_o r._n 2_o n._n 13._o 2_o r._n 2._o part_n 2._o n._n 27._o 31_o h._n 6._o n._n 26_o 27_o 28._o 28_o h._n 6._o n._n 6._o of_o the_o realm_n baron_n of_o the_o exchequer_n of_o the_o coyse_n the_o king_n learned_a council_n the_o master_n of_o the_o chancery_n that_o be_v courtier_n or_o lawyer_n the_o master_n of_o the_o roll_n the_o principal_a secretary_n of_o state_n and_o other_o eminent_a person_n for_o part_n and_o learning_n and_o the_o procuratores_fw-la cleri_fw-la all_o which_o be_v call_v by_o writ_n to_o assist_v and_o give_v their_o attendance_n in_o the_o upper_a house_n of_o parliament_n where_o they_o have_v no_o voice_n and_o be_v to_o give_v their_o counsel_n and_o advice_n only_o to_o the_o lord_n when_o they_o require_v their_o assistance_n for_o proof_n whereof_o you_o may_v consult_v the_o statute_n of_o 31_o h._n 8._o c._n 10_o register_n 261._o fitz._n nat_n bre_n 229._o a._n b._n m._n selden'_v title_n of_o honour_n p._n 2._o c._n 5._o sir_n edw._n coke_n 4._o instit_fw-la p._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 44_o 45_o 46._o and_o the_o parl_n roll_n and_o authority_n there_o cite_v by_o they_o second_v by_o our_o present_a experience_n now_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n be_v thus_o assist_v with_o the_o advice_n of_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n the_o king_n learned_a council_n and_o other_o able_a to_o advise_v they_o in_o all_o civil_a or_o ecclesiastical_a matter_n be_v and_o be_v in_o this_o regard_n think_v fit_a by_o our_o ancestor_n and_o the_o commons_o themselves_o in_o parl_n 79_o 1_o h._n 4._o n._n 79_o who_o have_v no_o such_o assistant_n to_o have_v the_o principal_a and_o sole_a power_n of_o judicature_n in_o all_o or_o most_o civil_a or_o criminal_a cause_n between_o commoner_n and_o commoner_n that_o proper_a for_o the_o parliament_n judicature_n by_o way_n of_o relief_n redress_n or_o censure_n four_o there_o can_v be_v no_o judgement_n give_v in_o any_o of_o the_o king_n court_n 5._o s●e_v the_o preeholder_n grand_a inquest_n p._n 2_o 5._o but_o when_o the_o king_n be_v personal_o or_o representative_o present_a sit_v upon_o the_o tribunal_n and_o where_o the_o proceed_n be_v coram_fw-la rege_fw-la but_o the_o king_n sit_v personal_o and_o representative_o present_a in_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n not_o in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_n where_o nothing_o be_v say_v to_o be_v do_v coram_fw-la rege_fw-la and_o therefore_o in_o the_o end_n of_o most_o ancient_a parl_n roll_n we_o find_v the_o title_n placita_fw-la corona_n coram_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la svo_fw-la etc._n etc._n therefore_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n only_o not_o the_o commons_o be_v the_o true_a and_o proper_a judicatory_a whence_o the_o king_n the_o supreme_a judge_n sit_v usual_o in_o person_n five_o there_o can_v be_v no_o legal_a trial_n or_o judgement_n give_v in_o parl_n without_o examination_n of_o witness_n upon_o oath_n as_o in_o all_o other_o court_n of_o justice_n but_o the_o house_n of_o peer_n alone_o have_v power_n to_o give_v and_o examine_v witness_n upon_o 16._o upon_o 7_o r._n 2._o par_fw-fr 2d_o n._n 16._o oath_n and_o the_o whole_a house_n of_o commons_o no_o such_o power_n but_o to_o take_v information_n without_o oath_n which_o they_o nor_o their_o committee_n can_v administer_v unless_o by_o order_n and_o commission_n from_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o power_n of_o judicature_n in_o parl_n be_v inherent_a only_o in_o the_o house_n of_o poer_n and_o not_o in_o the_o commons_o house_n six_o it_o be_v a_o rule_n both_o of_o law_n and_o common_a justice_n 71_o justice_n littleton_n sect_n 212._o coke_n ibid._n 4_o e._n 3_o 7._o 2_o h._n 6._o 10._o 14_o h._n 4._o 8._o 2_o r._n 2._o 29._o 5_o h._n 7._o 8._o bur._n challenge_n 23_o 42_o 71_o that_o no_o man_n be_v a_o informer_n prosecutor_n and_o judge_v too_o of_o the_o person_n prosecute_v and_o inform_v against_o it_o be_v against_o all_o ground_n of_o justice_n but_o the_o commons_n in_o all_o ancient_a and_o in_o this_o present_a parl_n have_v be_v informer_n and_o prosecutor_n in_o nature_n of_o a_o 24._o a_o coke_n 4._o instit_fw-la p._n 24._o grand_a inquest_n to_o which_o some_o compare_v they_o summon_v from_o all_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n to_o present_v public_a grievance_n and_o delinquent_n to_o the_o king_n and_o peer_n for_o their_o redress_n witness_v their_o many_o impeachment_n accusation_n and_o complaint_n send_v up_o and_o prosecute_v by_o they_o in_o 38._o in_o 50_o e._n 3._o n._n 5._o to_o 37._o 21_o r._n 2._o n._n 14_o 15_o 16._o 28_o h._n 6._o n._n 14_o to_o 52_o 31_o h._n 6._o n._n 45_o 64._o 38_o h._n 6._o n._n 38._o former_a parl_n