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The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D.

CHAPTER XLIX
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If a body, Mr.
Speaker, being let blood, be left still languishing without any remedy, how can the good estate of that body still remain?
Such is the state of my town and country; the traffic is taken away, the inward and private commodities are taken away, and dare not be used without the license of these monopolitans.

If these bloodsuckers be still let alone to suck up the best and principalest commodities which the earth there hath given us, what will become of us, from whom the fruits of our own soil, and the commodities of our own labor, which, with the sweat of our brows, even up to the knees in mire and dirt, we have labored for, shall be taken by warrant of supreme authority, which the poor subject dare not gainsay ?" Mr.George Moore said, "We know the power of her majesty cannot be restrained by any act.

Why, wherefore, should we thus talk s Admit we should make this statute with a non obstante; yet the queen may grant a patent with a non obstante to cross this non obstante.

I think, therefore, it agreeth more with the gravity and wisdom of this house, to proceed with all humbleness by petition than bill." Mr.Downland said, "As I would be no let or over-vehement in any thing, so I am not sottish or senseless of the common grievance of the commonwealth.

If we proceed by way of petition, we can have no more gracious answer then we had the last parliament to our petition.


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