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refusal_n to_o give_v they_o the_o power_n of_o the_o militia_n the_o ordinance_n agree_v on_o by_o both_o house_n for_o the_o militia_n do_v oblige_v the_o people_n and_o aught_o to_o be_v obey_v by_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n his_o majesty_n insist_v upon_o the_o illegality_n of_o this_o proceed_v both_o house_n pass_v this_o follow_a vote_n march_v 16._o that_o when_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n which_o be_v the_o supreme_a court_n of_o judicature_n in_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v declare_v what_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v to_o have_v this_o not_o only_o question_v and_o controvert_v but_o contradict_v and_o a_o command_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v obey_v be_v a_o high_a breach_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n pag._n 114._o find_v themselves_o pinch_a upon_o this_o point_n they_o fly_v to_o a_o distinction_n betwixt_o the_o letter_n and_o the_o equity_n of_o all_o law_n pag._n 150._o there_o be_v say_v they_o in_o law_n 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the_o government_n and_o liturgy_n of_o the_o church_n pag._n 135._o have_v already_o by_o violence_n encroach_v upon_o the_o militia_n as_o against_o a_o foreign_a power_n the_o first_o considerable_a use_n that_o they_o make_v of_o it_o be_v to_o employ_v it_o against_o his_o majesty_n authority_n and_o person_n before_o hull_n and_o pass_v two_o vote_n apr._n 28._o in_o justification_n of_o the_o action_n resolve_v etc._n etc._n that_o his_o majesty_n declare_v of_o sir_n john_n hotham_n traitor_n be_v a_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v a_o high_a breach_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o that_o without_o process_n of_o law_n it_o be_v against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a and_o against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n nay_o they_o vote_n it_o may_v 17._o to_o be_v against_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_a his_o majesty_n command_v of_o skippon_n to_o attend_v he_o at_o york_n and_o the_o very_a remove_n of_o the_o term_n to_o york_n from_o westminster_n sit_v the_o parliament_n they_o vote_n to_o be_v illegal_a and_o order_n the_o lord_n keeper_n notwithstanding_o his_o majesty_n command_n not_o to_o issue_v out_o any_o writ_n or_o seal_v any_o proclamation_n for_o that_o adjournment_n may_v 20._o they_o order_v also_o the_o put_v of_o all_o the_o magazine_n in_o england_n and_o wales_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o person_n well_o affect_v to_o the_o parliament_n pag._n 194._o they_o find_v themselves_o now_o in_o condition_n to_o threaten_v the_o king_n and_o the_o kingdom_n with_o open_a war_n and_o pass_v upon_o the_o question_n these_o three_o follow_a vote_n first_o that_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n seduce_v by_o wicked_a counsel_n intend_v to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o parliament_n who_o in_o all_o their_o consultation_n and_o action_n have_v propose_v no_o other_o end_n unto_o themselves_o but_o the_o care_n of_o his_o kingdom_n and_o the_o performance_n of_o all_o 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