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commons_o the_o lordsâ—enâ—ed_a â—enâ—ed_z and_o order_v that_o the_o king_n confessor_n the_o abbot_n of_o door_n mr_n richard_n durham_n and_o crosby_n of_o the_o chamber_n shall_v be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o king_n house_n and_o court_n whereupon_o 3._o of_o they_o appear_v before_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n in_o parliament_n the_o king_n though_o he_o excuse_v they_o yet_o charge_v they_o to_o depart_v from_o his_o house_n for_o that_o they_o be_v hate_v of_o the_o people_n in_o the_o 479._o parliament_n of_o 13_o h._n 4._o n._n 12_o 13._o the_o lord_n roos_n complain_v against_o robert_n thirwit_n one_o of_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o king_n bench_n for_o withhold_v from_o he_o and_o his_o tenant_n common_a of_o pasture_n and_o turbary_n in_o warbie_n in_o lincolnshire_n and_o lie_v in_o wait_n with_o 500_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n roos_n thirwit_n before_o the_o king_n and_o lord_n confess_v his_o fault_n and_o submit_v himself_o to_o their_o order_n who_o appoint_v 3._o 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michael_n upon_o complaint_n and_o impeachment_n by_o the_o commons_o for_o promote_a monopoly_n corruption_n and_o other_o misdemeanour_n be_v fine_v imprison_v by_o judgement_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n and_o sir_n giles_n degrade_v of_o his_o knighthood_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 3._o carolâ—_n the_o commons_o impeach_v roger_n manwaring_n dr._n of_o divinity_n for_o preach_v and_o print_v seditious_a and_o dangerous_a sermon_n and_o send_v up_o this_o declaration_n against_o he_o to_o the_o lord_n june_n 14._o 1628._o for_o the_o more_o effectual_a prevention_n of_o the_o apparent_a ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o this_o kingdom_n which_o must_v necessary_o ensue_v if_o the_o good_a and_o fundamental_a law_n and_o custom_n therein_o establish_v shall_v be_v bring_v into_o contempt_n and_o violate_a and_o that_o form_n of_o government_n thereby_o alter_v by_o which_o it_o have_v be_v so_o long_o maintain_v in_o peace_n and_o happiness_n and_o to_o the_o honour_n of_o our_o 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error_n there_o be_v a_o great_a grievance_n in_o all_o ill_a public_a act_n which_o concern_v many_o than_o in_o ill_a judgement_n which_o concern_v but_o one_o or_o two_o particular_a person_n which_o yet_o can_v be_v repeal_v but_o by_o another_o parliament_n as_o the_o error_n and_o decree_n of_o one_o general_n council_n can_v be_v rectify_v or_o reverse_v but_o by_o and_o till_o another_o general_a council_n meet_v to_o do_v it_o the_o same_o mischief_n be_v and_o be_v in_o error_n judgement_n and_o decree_v give_v in_o the_o king_n bench_n chancery_n &_o in_o illegal_a commitment_n by_o they_o for_o which_o there_o be_v no_o relief_n out_o of_o parliament_n but_o to_o wait_v till_o a_o new_a parliament_n be_v call_v for_o this_o i_o shall_v cite_v one_o memorable_a record_n beside_o the_o forecited_a case_n of_o the_o two_o spencer_n roger_n mortimer_n matravers_n earl_n of_o arundel_n salisbury_n and_o other_o relate_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n claus_n 46_o e._n 3._o m._n 25._o pro_fw-la hominibus_fw-la de_fw-fr hybernia_n de_fw-fr custumae_fw-la oneribus_fw-la revocandis_fw-la roberto_n de_fw-fr ashton_n justice_a hyberniae_fw-la a_o complaint_n be_v make_v from_o some_o of_o ireland_n to_o the_o king_n that_o willielmus_fw-la de_fw-fr windsor_n be_v lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n at_o the_o first_o parliament_n hold_v there_o after_o his_o come_n desire_z diversa_fw-la custumae_fw-la et_fw-la onera_fw-la quae_fw-la antea_fw-la alique_fw-la tempore_fw-la concessa_fw-la non_fw-la fuerunt_fw-la viz._n de_fw-fr quolibet_fw-la lasto_fw-la halicium_fw-la 3_o s._n with_o divers_a imposition_n more_o on_o most_o commodity_n there_o express_v et_fw-la licet_fw-la praelati_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la alii_fw-la ligei_n nostri_fw-la pro_fw-la majori_fw-la parte_fw-la in_o dicto_fw-la parliamento_fw-la nostro_fw-la existentes_fw-la concessionem_fw-la levationem_fw-la et_fw-la solutionem_fw-la custumae_fw-la et_fw-la onerum_fw-la supradictorum_fw-la 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et_fw-la forma_fw-la quibus_fw-la gesta_fw-la et_fw-la act_n a_fw-fr fuerunt_fw-la in_o proximo_fw-la parliamento_fw-la nostro_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la praedicta_fw-la tenendo_fw-la coram_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la eâ—_n communitate_fw-la dicti_fw-la parliamento_fw-la recitari_fw-la ac_fw-la decâ—arari_fw-la facias_fw-la etsi_fw-la per_fw-la expositionem_fw-la et_fw-la examinationem_fw-la vobis_fw-la constare_fw-la poterit_fw-la praemissa_fw-la veritatem_fw-la continere_fw-la tunc_fw-la irrotulationem_fw-la ac_fw-la recordum_fw-la concessionâ—s_fw-la custumae_fw-la et_fw-la onerum_fw-la predict_v de_fw-fr assensv_fw-la dicti_fw-la parliamenti_fw-la cancellari_fw-la et_fw-la damnari_fw-la et_fw-la levationem_fw-la et_fw-la exactionem_fw-la custumae_fw-la predict_v ratione_fw-la concessionis_fw-la antedictae_fw-la post_fw-la dictum_fw-la triennium_fw-la supersederi_fw-la facias_fw-la omnino_fw-la testae_fw-la etc._n etc._n 28_o maii._n it_o appear_v likewise_o by_o claus_n 47._o e._n 3._o m._n 3._o de_fw-fr quodam_fw-la subsidio_fw-la in_o hybernia_n levando_fw-la that_o they_o likewise_o complain_v by_o petition_n to_o the_o king_n that_o the_o say_v william_n de_fw-fr windsor_n while_o he_o be_v lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n have_v impose_v on_o they_o a_o subsidy_n of_o 5000_o l._n in_o the_o two_o last_o parliament_n there_o hold_v at_o kilkenny_n and_o balydoill_n against_o their_o will_n and_o their_o free_a grant_n whereupon_o the_o king_n have_v send_v a_o writ_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v levy_v pro_fw-la eo_fw-la tamen_fw-la that_o we_o be_v since_o inform_v by_o the_o great_a man_n and_o other_o credible_a person_n of_o ireland_n that_o the_o 5000_o l._n be_v free_o give_v and_o grant_v by_o the_o lord_n great-man_n and_o commons_o in_o these_o parliament_n et_fw-fr non_fw-fr per_fw-la viam_fw-la impositionis_fw-la exact_a as_o be_v suggest_v volumus_fw-la de_fw-la avisamento_fw-la concilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la quod_fw-la omnes_fw-la denarios_fw-la de_fw-la dicta_fw-la summa_fw-la 5000._o librarum_fw-la qui_fw-la a_o retro_fw-la existunt_fw-la &_o nondum_fw-la levati_fw-la de_fw-la hominibus_fw-la et_fw-la ligeis_n nostris_fw-la terrae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la juxta_fw-la formam_fw-la concessionis_fw-la eorundem_fw-la leventur_fw-la etc._n etc._n testae_fw-la apud_fw-la westmonasterium_fw-la 20_o decembris_fw-la final_o he_o that_o suffer_v by_o and_o under_o a_o unjust_a censure_n will_v have_v the_o comfort_n of_o a_o good_a conscience_n to_o support_v he_o till_o he_o be_v relieve_v and_o therefore_o he_o 34._o must_v possess_v his_o soul_n with_o patience_n and_o rejoice_v under_o his_o cross_n and_o not_o rail_v murmur_n and_o play_v the_o bedlam_n as_o lilburn_n his_o companion_n overton_n larnar_n and_o other_o sectary_n do_v against_o our_o 53.7_o saviour_n own_o precept_n and_o example_n and_o then_o god_n in_o his_o due_a season_n will_v 46._o relieve_v and_o right_v they_o in_o a_o legal_a 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