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dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la &_o tract_n tibi_fw-la precipimus_fw-la etc._n etc._n duos_fw-la milites_fw-la etc._n etc._n venire_fw-la facias_fw-la ita_fw-la quod_fw-la iidem_fw-la milites_fw-la plenam_fw-la &_o sufficientem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la proâ—se_n &_o communitate_fw-la commitat_fw-la predict_v '_o etc._n etc._n habeant_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la &_o consentiendum_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la tunc_fw-la ibidem_fw-la de_fw-la communâ—_n concilio_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la favente_fw-la deo_fw-la contigerint_fw-la ordinari_fw-la suantedictis_fw-la and_o the_o sheriff_n return_n be_v thus_o viz._n virtute_fw-la istius_fw-la brevis_fw-la eligi_fw-la feci_fw-la duos_fw-la milites_fw-la viz._n a._n b._n qui_fw-la plenam_fw-la &_o sufficientem_fw-la potestatem_fw-la etc._n etc._n habent_fw-la ad_fw-la faciendum_fw-la &_o consentiendum_fw-la iis_fw-la quae_fw-la etc._n etc._n de_fw-fr communi_fw-la concilio_fw-la regni_fw-la 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he_o be_v not_o judge_n in_o his_o own_o case_n nor_o have_v a_o power_n arbitrary_a his_o authority_n and_o interest_n be_v regulate_v by_o a_o know_a law_n thus_o appear_v the_o different_a condition_n of_o the_o people_n between_o that_o in_o the_o worst_a of_o time_n under_o the_o king_n government_n and_o what_o they_o be_v now_o reduce_v unto_o under_o the_o man_n at_o westminster_n so_o that_o if_o the_o people_n have_v only_o exchange_v that_o government_n for_o this_o it_o have_v be_v miserable_a enough_o therefore_o consider_v the_o blood_n which_o have_v be_v spill_v herein_o most_o irksome_a it_o must_v be_v to_o every_o honest_a soul_n to_o think_v thereof_o but_o still_o the_o people_n case_n be_v worse_a the_o former_a grievance_n under_o the_o king_n be_v no_o cause_n of_o their_o defection_n for_o before_o this_o war_n begin_v they_o be_v reform_v ship-money_n and_o all_o grievance_n be_v take_v away_o in_o a_o word_n the_o people_n have_v no_o other_o motive_n to_o 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