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The Petition of Right
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Reciting that by (25) 34 Ed. I. st. 4. c. I. by Authority1 of Parliament holden 25 Ed. III. and by other Laws of this Realm, the King's Subjects should not be taxed but by Consent in Parliament;
II.and that Commissions have of late issued on which Proceedings have been had contrary to Law.
V.and that divers Subjects have been imprisoned without Cause shewn, or Cause of Detainer certified;
VI.and that Soldiers have been dispersed in divers Counties, and Inhabitants compelled to receive them.
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