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the_o bishop_n be_v suppose_v voluntary_o to_o absent_v themselves_o 17._o
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formality_n and_o not_o in_o substance_n to_o his_o second_o i_o answer_v likewise_o they_o be_v the_o author_n own_o word_n page_n 10._o of_o his_o book_n that_o the_o call_n of_o parliament_n in_o this_o or_o that_o king_n name_n to_o consult_v or_o advise_v with_o this_o or_o that_o king_n these_o be_v but_o circumstantial_a thing_n and_o nothing_o of_o the_o essential_n of_o government_n and_o the_o kingdom_n welfare_n which_o be_v true_a if_o it_o be_v right_o apply_v and_o the_o substance_n or_o end_n of_o the_o king_n writ_n be_v to_o authorise_v the_o country_n to_o elect_a and_o to_o notify_v the_o time_n and_o place_n of_o their_o meeting_n which_o be_v signify_v by_o that_o writ_n whereby_o this_o parliament_n be_v call_v and_o as_o to_o the_o deficiency_n of_o that_o writ_n that_o it_o run_v in_o the_o name_n of_o a_o commonwealth_n that_o fault_n be_v but_o in_o the_o point_n of_o formality_n and_o every_o one_o know_v that_o at_o that_o time_n though_o the_o writ_n 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statute_n of_o winchester_n be_v a_o general_a statute_n 6._o that_o the_o hundred_o etc._n etc._n shall_v make_v satisfaction_n for_o all_o robbery_n and_o felony_n do_v within_o the_o hundred_o yet_o resolve_v that_o the_o hundred_o shall_v make_v no_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o robbery_n of_o a_o house_n because_o the_o house_n be_v the_o owner_n castle_n and_o he_o may_v have_v defend_v himself_o and_o so_o it_o be_v inconvenient_a that_o the_o hundred_o shall_v be_v put_v to_o take_v care_n of_o he_o that_o have_v ability_n to_o preserve_v himself_o and_o his_o good_n nor_o for_o a_o robbery_n do_v in_o the_o night_n because_o it_o be_v the_o traveller_n folly_n to_o travel_v by_o night_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a that_o the_o hundred_o who_o by_o intendment_n be_v in_o their_o bed_n shall_v take_v notice_n of_o such_o a_o robbery_n the_o statute_n of_o marlebridge_n 205._o cap._n 4._o westm._n second_o cap._n 49._o and_o 25_o e._n 3._o cap._n 16._o be_v in_o the_o general_a negative_a yet_o the_o judge_n have_v so_o expound_v those_o statute_n that_o they_o extend_v not_o to_o many_o particular_a special_a case_n which_o be_v within_o the_o general_a comprehension_n of_o those_o word_n it_o be_v infinite_a to_o enumerate_v all_o of_o they_o 24._o therefore_o to_o apply_v this_o see_v it_o be_v agree_v by_o the_o author_n and_o otherwise_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o a_o parliament_n ordinary_o to_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o king_n death_n and_o the_o contrary_a be_v as_o i_o have_v prove_v against_o the_o liberty_n of_o the_o subject_n election_n and_o in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o king_n successor_n prerogative_n of_o call_v his_o own_o parliament_n and_o this_o general_a clause_n may_v be_v very_o full_o satisfy_v by_o suspension_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n to_o dissolve_v they_o at_o his_o will_n and_o pleasure_n it_o be_v against_o all_o reason_n and_o precedent_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v extend_v any_o further_a to_o change_v the_o essential_a nature_n of_o a_o parliament_n abridge_v the_o subject_n liberty_n and_o shackle_v the_o prerogative_n royal_a withouâ—_z any_o special_a and_o express_a word_n to_o manifest_v certain_o that_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o lawmaker_n be_v such_o without_o any_o manner_n of_o question_n for_o if_o they_o have_v intend_v to_o preserve_v themselves_o against_o discontinuance_n and_o the_o king_n death_n they_o will_v have_v add_v such_o special_a word_n as_o these_o viz._n that_o this_o parliament_n shall_v not_o be_v dissolve_v by_o the_o king_n majesty_n nor_o by_o neglect_n of_o the_o due_a enter_n of_o adjournment_n nor_o by_o his_o majesty_n death_n but_o only_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n which_o will_v have_v make_v their_o intention_n manifest_a and_o in_o such_o case_n they_o will_v never_o have_v be_v content_v with_o general_a word_n which_o be_v uncertain_a and_o ambiguous_a and_o last_o 4._o if_o