John Selden, Of the judicature in parliaments a posthumous treatise, wherein the controveries and precedents belonging to that title are methodically handled.

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Title: John Selden, Of the judicature in parliaments a posthumous treatise, wherein the controveries and precedents belonging to that title are methodically handled.
Author: Selden, John, 1584-1654.
Publication: London :: Printed for Joseph Lawson ...,; [1681?]
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Subject terms: England and Wales. -- Parliament. -- House of Lords -- Jurisdiction.
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§ 2. The second manner of Accusation is Ex parte Domini Regis,* 1.1 which is threefold.

The two first are immediately from the King, and the third from the Com∣mandment of the Lords, by a formal Information exhibited in Parliament by the King's Attorney, or Council learned, as was that of E. 3. against Roger Mor∣timer Earl of March, and divers others; and 4 R. 2. against Sir Ralph Ferrers, K^t; and 1 Car. 1. against the Earl of Bristol.

By the King's Commandment, either upon the Petition of the Delinquent, and upon the return and view of any the Proceedings taken elsewhere, as against the Earl of Northumberland, and Lord Bar∣dolph, upon former Proceedings against them in the Court of Chancery. And 2 H. 6. upon request of the Commons against Sir John Mortimer, Knight, indi∣cted in London. In these Cases no Arti∣cles are exhibited Ex parte Domini Regis, as in the former.

By Articles exhibited Ex parte Domini Regis, Ex parte Dominorum against such as the Complaint is made upon in gene∣ral by the Commons, prout 1 R. 2. against

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Gomeniz, Weston, and Alice Peirce; 7 R. 2. against the Bishop of Norwich, and divers others. Which Articles, though drawn and exhibited Per manda∣tum Dominorum, yet were the Parties charged therewith Ex parte Domini Regis.

Notes

* 1.1

Accusation Ex parte Domini Regis.

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