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... judges of the common law . In consequence of this complaint , both the archbishop and the judges were , in the month of November 1608 , summoned before his majesty ; when Bancroft insisted that the king had power in his own person to ...
... judges of the common law . In consequence of this complaint , both the archbishop and the judges were , in the month of November 1608 , summoned before his majesty ; when Bancroft insisted that the king had power in his own person to ...
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... judges , and , as before , both parties were sum- moned before the king . A vehement controversy en- sued between the archbishop and Coke , and he and the other judges of the common pleas offered reasons in support of the course they ...
... judges , and , as before , both parties were sum- moned before the king . A vehement controversy en- sued between the archbishop and Coke , and he and the other judges of the common pleas offered reasons in support of the course they ...
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... judges were sum- moned to the council - table . The king himself was pre- sent to administer the reproof . He reprimanded them for their remissness in permitting counsel to dispute his prerogative at the bar ; telling them that it was ...
... judges were sum- moned to the council - table . The king himself was pre- sent to administer the reproof . He reprimanded them for their remissness in permitting counsel to dispute his prerogative at the bar ; telling them that it was ...
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