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apud_fw-la westm_n nuper_fw-la tent_n '_o per_fw-la comites_fw-la barones_n &_o alios_fw-la pares_fw-la regni_fw-la super_fw-la rogero_n de_fw-la mortuo_fw-la mari_n &_o quosdam_fw-la alios_fw-la reddita_fw-la necnon_fw-la quondam_a concordiam_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la &_o pares_fw-la predict_v '_o necnon_fw-la communitatem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la in_o eodem_fw-la parl._n to_o fact_n '_o super_fw-la premissis_fw-la mandamas_fw-la quod_fw-la judicia_fw-la &_o concordiam_fw-la predict_v '_o in_o scaccario_fw-la nostro_fw-la predict_v '_o coram_fw-la vobis_fw-la legi_fw-la &_o publicari_fw-la &_o ibid._n seriatim_fw-la in_fw-la rotulari_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr caetero_fw-la ibid._n observari_fw-la fac_n '_o testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la apud_fw-la windsor_n 15._o die_v februarii_fw-la anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la quinti_fw-la adhuc_fw-la brevia_fw-la directa_fw-la baronibus_fw-la de_fw-la termino_fw-la sancti_fw-la hilar._n anno_fw-la 5_o e._n 3._o r._n 33._o penes_fw-la 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the_o lord_n and_o sit_v in_o one_o house_n they_o can_v not_o discharge_v that_o office_n of_o a_o representative_a so_o well_o as_o since_o they_o be_v divide_v from_o they_o and_o make_v a_o distinct_a house_n they_o can_v not_o well_o use_v that_o freedom_n of_o speech_n and_o debate_n under_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o great_a lord_n upon_o who_o the_o principal_a gentleman_n have_v great_a dependency_n their_o consent_n be_v often_o very_o improper_o such_o for_o he_o only_o true_o and_o natural_o consent_v who_o have_v entire_a freedom_n to_o dissent_v si_fw-mi vis_fw-la scire_fw-la a_fw-fr velim_fw-la effice_n ut_fw-la possim_fw-la nolle_fw-la in_o the_o grant_n aid_n for_o the_o support_n of_o the_o government_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o kingdom_n a_o matter_n of_o the_o great_a importance_n the_o clergy_n nobility_n and_o commons_o stand_v divide_v and_o can_v not_o as_o the_o ancient_a constitution_n be_v by_o one_o act_n of_o state_n be_v regular_o and_o 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the_o clergy_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o honorius_n and_o theodosius_n lib._n 4._o cod._n just_o de_fw-fr priv_n dom._n aug._n by_o the_o great_a charter_n their_o privilege_n be_v confirm_v and_o for_o this_o reason_n the_o clergy_n have_v take_v themselves_o not_o of_o right_a chargeable_a to_o aid_n grant_v to_o the_o king_n by_o parliament_n this_o exemption_n have_v be_v envy_v to_o they_o and_o make_v matter_n of_o reproach_n though_o undue_o in_o after_o age_n but_o notwithstanding_o this_o exemption_n they_o have_v aid_v the_o crown_n with_o supply_n frequent_o yet_o in_o such_o manner_n as_o assert_v and_o save_v their_o ancient_a privilege_n of_o be_v exempt_a that_o be_v they_o will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v involve_v in_o a_o general_a law_n but_o of_o their_o own_o freedom_n and_o will_n give_v to_o the_o king_n which_o concession_n be_v notwithstanding_o not_o legal_a unless_o confirm_v by_o parliament_n to_o who_o belong_v always_o the_o power_n of_o judge_v 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