...favour, the commons framed a protest, in which they opposed pretension to pretension, and declared, " Tha the liberties, franchises, privileges, and "jurisdictions...state, and defence of the realm, and of the church of Eng" land, and the maintenance and making of laws, and redress " of grievances, which daily happen...

...terms very inimical to the privileges of parliament ; and this drew from the commons a declaration, " that the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...birthright and inheritance of the subjects of England." This entry the king himself tore from the journals, and after committing some of the leading members...

...were derived from the mere grace and permission of him and his ancestors. The commons protested, " That the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...ancient and undoubted birth-right and inheritance of the bubjectsof England, and that the defence of the realm, and of the church of England, the maintenance...

...Jurisdictions of ' Parliament, amongst others not bereinmentioned^ do make this Protestation following: That the? Liberties, Franchises, Privileges and Jurisdictions...and urgent affairs concerning ' the King, State, and the Defence of the ' Realm, and of the Church of England, " and the making and maintenance of " laws,...

...Liberties, Fran" chises, Privileges and Jurisdictions of " Parliament, are the ancient and *i" doubted' birthright and inheritance of " the subjects of England...and urgent affairs concerning " the King, State, and the Defence of the " Realm, and of the Church of England " and the making and maintenance of " laws,...

...and an unbounded authority to interpose with their adProtesta vice and counsel. And they asserted, That the liberties, 'franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...the ancient and undoubted birthright and inheritance cf the subjects of England.* THE king, informed of these increasing heats and jealousies in the house,...

...not herein mcn" tioncd, do make this protestation. " following : that the liberties, fran" chises, privileges and jurisdictions " of parliament, are the ancient and " undoubted birthright and inheri- " tance of the subjects of England ; " and that the arduous and urgent " affairs concerning...

...they reasserted their claims to liberty of speech and interposition with their advice, and declared " that the liberties, franchises, privileges, and jurisdictions...birth-right and inheritance of the subjects of England." The king, informed of this measure, held a privycouncil, at which he sent for the commons' journal,...

...Liberties, Fian" chises, Privileges and Jurisdictions of " Parliament, are the ancient and un" doubted birthright and inheritance of " the subjects of England...and urgent affairs concerning " the King, State, and the Defence of the * 1 Commons' Journal, 034. 145] PARL. DEBATES, MARCH 27, 1310.— agaaut Sir Francit...

...this protestation following : That UK « liberties, franchises, and jurisdictions of parliament ait « the ancient and undoubted birth-right and inheritance « of the subjects of England; and that the urgent ^nd " arduous affairs concerning the King, state, and detencc « of the realm, and of the church...