James bag be case James by the grace of God of England Scotland France and  Ireland king defender of the faith c to the mayor and commonalty of the  borough of Plymouth in the county of Devon greeting c whereas James bag one of  the twelve chief burgess or magistrate of the boroughaforesaid accord to the  custom of the borough aforesaid hitherto use be due choose and make and  whereas the same James in the office of one of the twelve chief burgess or  magistrate of the borough aforesaid a long time carry and well govern himself  yet you the mayor and commonalty of the borough aforesaid little regard the  afore say James undue and without reasonable cause from the office of one of  the twelve chief burgess and magistrate of the borough afore say unjust have  amoved in contempt of we and to the no little damage and grievance of he the  say James and the hurt of his estate as we by his complaint have understand we  therefore to the say James Willing due and speedy justice to be do in this  behalf as be just command you and every of you as heretofore we have command  you firm enjoin you that immediate after the receipt of this writ the  aforesaid James into the aforesaid office of one of the twelve chief burgess  or magistrate of the borough aforesaid you restore with all the liberty  privilege and commodity to the office aforesaid belong and appertain or that  you signify the cause thereof unto we lest in your default complaint thereof  again to we come and how this our writ shall be execute you make to appear to  we from the day of the holy Trinity in three week wheresoever we shall be in  England under the penalty of l this our writ then send back to we c witness e  coke at Westminster the that day of June in the that year of our reign of  England France and Ireland and of Scotland the that by the term of Trinity in  the thirteenth year of king James rot execution of this writ do appear in a  certain schedule to this writ annex John clement mayor the answer of the mayor  and commonalty of the borough of Plymouth to the writ to this schedule annex  accord to the command of the writ aforesaid to the lord the king we most  humble certify that the lady Elizabeth late queen of England by her letter  patent seal with the great seal of England bear date at Westminster the that  day of Feb in the d year of her reign for herself her heir and successor grant  to the mayor and commonalty of the borough of Plymouth aforesaid and their  successor among other thing that the mayor and recorder of the borough  aforesaid for the time be during the time that they shouldhappen to be in  their office and also the predecessor of the say mayor then alive and for the  time be and their successor shall be justice of the say late queen her heir  and successor to keep the peace in the say borough and within the limit  precinct and liberty thereof and to be keep and to cause to be conserve and  keep without any command commission or warrant for the same to be have or to  be obtain and further to the say lord the king we certify he ought to have  first prescribe that there have be a incorporation of a mayor c from time  whereof c vide h prescription e dyer c that within the borough aforesaid there  be and from time whereof the memory of man be not to the contrary there have  be a usage and custom that the mayor and twelve chief burgess of the same  borough stand and be of the private council of the borough aforesaid and  twenty four of the other most discreet burgess of the borough aforesaid for  the time be to this choose and swear stand and be together with the aforesaid  mayor and twelve chief burgess twelve chief burgess de private citizen council  castle it will be more apt say de private citizen council majoris et burgensi  of common council of the borough aforesaid for the regulate and government of  the same borough and that every such burgess who be choose into the fellowship  of the twenty four burgess of the common council aforesaid before he be to be  admit to the say fellowship shall take a corporate oath before the mayor of  the same borough they do not prescribe or allege any charter that they may  disfranchise any of the corporation for the time be that he shall carry  himself well and honest as well towards the mayor of the borough aforesaid for  the time be as towards the aforesaid twelve chief burgess of the say borough  for the time be and to they from time to time shall show reverence the oath of  a chief burgess and that he shall maintain and uphold the liberty and common  profit of the borough aforesaid with his best counsel and advice and further  we certify that every one of the aforesaid twelve chief burgess from time to  time choose shall be prefer by the mayor of the borough aforesaid or the rest  of the aforesaid twelve chief of the burgess they do not prescribe in this and  yet it be against common right die maii Elizabeth James bag choose one of the  twenty four or by the great part of they for the time be only without the  consent or assent of the aforesaid twenty four the other burgess who be as  before be say of the common council of the borough aforesaid to this require  and further we certify that the aforesaid James bag on the first day of may in  the d year of the reign of the lady Elizabeth late queen of England be due  choose and appoint one of the aforesaid twenty four of the burgess of the  common council of the borough aforesaid then be and on the say first day of  may in the d year aforesaid at Plymouth aforesaid take a corporal oath before  the mayor of the borough aforesaid accord to the ancient custom aforesaid that  he the say James will carry himself well and honest as well towards the mayor  of the borough aforesaid for the time be as towards the other twelve chief  burgess of the say borough for the time be and to they from time to time will  show reverence and the liberty and common profit of the borough aforesaid will  maintain and uphold with his best counsel and advice and further to the lord  the king we certify that the aforesaid borough of Plymouth be situate so near  to the shore and seacoasts that by reason thereof and by reason of the daily  meeting there of ship and vessel there come as well from the part beyond the  sea as from elsewhere many ill-minded man as well alien as within bear of evil  and perverse conversation contemner of good government and disturber of the  peace in the ship and vessel aforesaid thither come in the borough aforesaid  and within the liberty and precinct of the same stay and remain be daily find  who can hardly be there bring to the obedience of good rule and government  unless the authority of the mayor of the borough aforesaid for the time be and  of the other chief burgess aforesaid with due reverence of the other burgess  and inhabitant of the say borough be fortify and the person of the say chief  burgess and of the mayor from the contempt of the vulgar be preserve and  further to the say lord the king we certify that the aforesaid James bag not  ignorant of the premise little regard his oath aforesaid and the authority as  well of the mayor of the borough aforesaid for the time be as his late  predecessor aforesaid as the other the chief burgess of the borough aforesaid  set nought by and labour and intend to bring the same authority into contempt  on the first day of may in the that year of the reign of the lord the now king  the say James be then one of the common council of the borough aforesaid and  one of the chief burgess of the same borough in the presence of one Robert  Trelawny then be mayor of the borough aforesaid and of many other of the  inhabitant of the borough aforesaid at Plymouth aforesaid within the borough  aforesaid contemptuous and malapert carry himself as well in gesture as in  word towards the mayor aforesaid and then and there to the aforesaid Robert  Trelawny contemptuous and scoff without any reasonable cause these word follow  open and public say and speak these word be to be reprehend but be no cause to  disfranchise he that be to say you the aforesaid Robert Trelawny meaning be  some prince be you not and further to the say lord the king we certify that  afterward that be to say on the first day of February in the that year of the  reign of the lord the now king the aforesaid James bag continue his evil  disposition and intention aforesaid at Plymouth aforesaid in the presence and  hear of the aforesaid Robert Trelawny then be a justice of the peace of the  aforesaid lord the king within the borough aforesaid to be keep by reason of  his mayoralty of the borough aforesaid the year then last pass by virtue of  the letter patent aforesaid and in the presence and hear of very many other of  the inhabitant of the borough aforesaid open public andwith aloudvoice without  any reasonable cause these word follow contemptuous false and scandalous say  and speak these word be scornful and worthy of punishment know to bind he to  his good behaviour if they be publish when the mayor be sit in execution of  his office but be no cause to disfranchise the delinquent that be to say you  the aforesaid Trelawny meaning be a cozen knave whereas in truth the say  Robert Trelawny all his life time honest and from all suspicion of any falsity  fraud or deceit live altogether unsuspected and in the office as well of the  mayoralty as of chief burgess of the borough aforesaid with praise carry and  govern himself and further to the say lord the king we do certify that on the  that day of November in the that year of the reign of the say lord the now  king the aforesaid James bag continue his evil disposition and intent  aforesaid at Plymouth aforesaid seditious and malicious stir up and persuade  one Thomas Shervil then be one of the chief burgess of the borough aforesaid  that he the say Thomas will join himself with the aforesaid James bag in a  conspiracy to move and depose one John Battersby then be mayor of the borough  aforesaid from his office of mayoralty these word be no cause to disfranchise  he because nothing be do and it may be that there be just cause to remove he  and the cause certify ought to be such that it may appear to the court that it  be a just cause to disfranchise he for the party grieve can have a answer to  it without any reasonable or lawful cause and then and there malicious and  contemptuous speak to the aforesaid Thomas Shervill of the aforesaid John  Battersby these word follow that be to say master mayor the aforesaid  JohnBattersbymeaning carry himself foolish in this place and if you will join  with I we will turn he out of his mayoralty and choose a wise man in his place  whereas in truth the aforesaid John Battersby during the whole time of his  mayoralty aforesaid in the execute of his office aforesaid carry himself well  and discreet and with great integrity and gravity and further to the say lord  the king we certify that afterward that be to say on the first day of February  in the that year of the reign of the say lord the now king the aforesaid James  bag continue in his evil disposition and intent aforesaid at Plymouthaforesaid  in the guildhall of the borough aforesaid in the presence of one Thomas Fowens  then be mayor of the borough aforesaid in the presence and hear as well of the  chief burgess as of the other inhabitant of the borough aforesaid scornful and  without reasonable cause do speak to the aforesaid Thomas Fowens these false  and injurious word follow that be to say as above thou the aforesaid Thomas  Fowens then mayor meaning be a insolent fellow whereas in truth the say Thomas  in the whole course of his life boar himself towards all man honest civil and  with praise and further to the say lord the king we certify that afterward  that be to say on the first day of August in the that year of the reign of the  say lord the now king atPlymouthaforesaid in the presence and hear of the  aforesaid Thomas Fowens and of very many other of the burgess of the borough  aforesaid be gather together in the guildhall of the borough aforesaid the  aforesaid James bag continue his evil disposition and intent aforesaid diverse  contemptible word of the aforesaid Thomas Fowens then be mayor of the borough  aforesaid with a loud voice speak and utter upon which the aforesaid Thomas  Fowens with mild word admonish the aforesaid James bag that he will desist  from utter such contemptible word aforesaid the aforesaid James bag thereupon  then and there that be to say on the that day of August in the that year  abovesaid at Plymouth aforesaid and in the presence and hear of the aforesaid  Thomas Fowens then mayor of the borough aforesaid and very many other of the  burgess and inhabitant of the borough aforesaid and in contempt and disdain of  the say Thomas Fowens then mayor turn the hinder part of his body in a inhuman  and uncivil manner towards the aforesaid Thomas Fowens scoff contemptuous and  uncivil with a loud voice say to the aforesaid Thomas Fowens these word follow  that be to say come and kiss and further to the say lord the king we certify  this be against good manner and worthy of punishment as aforesaid but no cause  of disfranchisement or of indictment that afterward that be to say on the that  day of August in the that year of the reign of the lord the now king at  Plymouth aforesaid the aforesaid James bag with most insolent word threaten  the say Thomas Fowens then be mayor of the borough aforesaid without any  reasonable cause and then and there to the say John Fowens threaten and  malicious speak these word follow that be to say I will make thy neck crack  and further to the say lord the king we certify that afterward that be to say  on the three day of may this be repugnant know maii and maii in the that year  of the reign of the lord the now king a certain order and friendly instrument  of admonition be make by John scobb mayor of the borough aforesaid and the  great part of the chief burgess of the same borough here it appear that he  shall be remove by the mayor and nine of the master and in the end of the  return it be allege that he be remove by the mayor and commonalty which be  repugnant in these word that be to say the that day of may the day and year  above write it be agree by John scobb mayor and such other of the master here  underwritten that if mr James bag the elder do not before the next session to  be hold within the borough of Plymouth reconcile himself to the say mayor and  his brother for such wrong as he have commit against they and withal faithful  promise todemeanhimself more orderly and temperate for the time to come that  then he shall be clean remove from the bench and a new master choose in his  room which order or instrument be make and subscribe by the say mayor and nine  other of the chief burgess of the borough aforesaid and further to the say  lord the king we certify that the aforesaid James bag before the aforesaid  next session in the order aforesaid mention do not make any such  reconciliation or promise or conformity as in the order aforesaid be specify  although full notice of the aforesaid order immediate after the make thereof  and before the aforesaid next session be give to he at Plymouth aforesaid  Andfurther to the say lord the king we certify that afterward that be to say  on the that day of February in the that year of the reign of the say lord the  now king the aforesaid James bag continue his evil disposition and in his  intent aforesaid at Plymouth aforesaid in the guildhall of the borough  aforesaid in the presence and hear of John scobb one of the chief burgess of  the borough aforesaid and then be a justice for the keep the peace within the  borough aforesaid by virtue of the letter patent aforesaid by reason of his  mayoralty of the borough aforesaid the year then next before and in the  presence and hear of the then mayor of the borough aforesaid and of diverse  other of the burgess and inhabitant of that borough contemptuouslythese word  follow speak and utter of the aforesaid John scobb open and public as above  false and scandalous that be to say you the aforesaid John scobb meaning be a  knave whereas the aforesaid John scobb honest and laudable carry and govern  himself and further to the say lord the king we certify that afterward that be  to say on the that day of December last pass the then mayor of the say borough  and diverse of the chief burgess of the borough aforesaid at Plymouth  aforesaid be assemble together in the nourishing house of the say borough to  require and receive a account of the over seer burgess of the borough  aforesaid as in time pass and from time whereof the memory of man be not to  the contrary it be use the aforesaid James bag then and there in the presence  and hear of the say mayor and other of the chief burgess aforesaid without any  reasonablecause open and public say to the say Thomas Shervill there then  present and one of the chief burgess of the borough aforesaid and for the  space of ten year then last pass be these false and scandalous word follow  that be to say you the say Thomas Shervill meaning be a seditious fellow as  above whereas in truth the aforesaid Thomas Shervill always live unsuspected  of any suchcrime of sedition and from time to time in the office of mayor of  the borough aforesaid as in the place and office of chief burgess honest  discreet and with great integrity carry and govern himself and further to the  say lord the king we certify that whereas the say lord the king the day of  January in the that year of his reign aforesaid at Westminster in the county  of Middlesex with the advice of the lord of his privycouncil of this his realm  of England ordain and command by public proclamation and by letter write under  the proper hand of diverse of the lord of his privycouncil seal that none nor  any person whatsoever shall kill or put to sale any flesh for victual in the  time of lend then next follow contrary to the law and statute of this realm  and that all mayor and other head officer in borough and town corporate within  this kingdom of England in the beginning of the time of lend then next come or  before shall cause all victualer innkeeper keeper of ordinary table and  alehouse keeper within the precinct of their jurisdiction to be bind to the  lord the king by bind that they shall not dress any flesh for victual all the  say time of lend then next follow and whereas afterward that be to say on the  that day of February in the that year aforesaid one John clement then and yet  mayor of the borough of Plymouth aforesaid accord to the duty of his office  and in obedience of the say ordinance and command of the say lord the king  send to all the victualer innkeeper keeper of ordinary table and alehouse  keeper aforesaid within the precinct of the borough aforesaid that they become  bind by their write Obligatory to the use of the lord the king accord to the  tenor and exigency of the aforesaid ordinance and command of the say lord the  king and the due execution of the ordinance aforesaid in that behalf require  and endeavour to effect within theborough aforesaid the aforesaid James bag  well know the premise andcontinuing his evil disposition and intent aforesaid  at Plymouth aforesaid endeavour and attempt to hinder and make void the due  execution of the aforesaid ordinance and command of the say lord the king and  to that purpose on the same that day of February at Plymouth aforesaid to  diverse inhabitant of the borough aforesaid and other of the king liege people  then be and have then and there speech with the aforesaid James bag of and  upon the business aforesaid the say James bag open and public speak and utter  these word follow this be no cause of disfranchisement without question also  the innuendo be idle and vain that be to say master mayor meaning the say John  clement do more herein than he needs and more than he can well answer meaning  that the say John clement in require the aforesaid victualer innkeeper keeper  of ordinary table and alehouse keeper to become bind to the use of the say  lord the king accord to the aforesaid ordinance and command of the say lord  the king have do more than be needful and more than he can well answer by  reason of which speech diverse victualer innkeeper keeper of ordinary table  and alehouse keeper dwell within the aforesaid borough utter refuse to be bind  to the say lord the king accord to the aforesaid ordinance and command of the  say lord the king and further we certify that the aforesaid mayor and  commonalty of the borough of Plymouth they have not allege that there be a  corporation from time whereof c and their predecessor from time whereof the  memory of man be not to the contrary have and use to have within the borough  aforesaid a certain custom of wine call wine weight otherwise wine wit Payable  by every taverner sell wine withintheborough aforesaid of which custom of wine  aforesaid the mayor and commonalty for the whole time aforesaid quiet and  peaceable be possess of until the aforesaid James bag on the that day of  November in the that year of the reign of the say lord the now king at  Plymouth aforesaid perfidious and malicious practice with William bently and  Thomas lie these word be too general be taverner and seller of wine within the  borough aforesaid to they reveal diverse secret counsel concern the common  profit of the borough aforesaid and they the say William and Thomas then and  there persuade that they no more shall pay the aforesaid custom of wine call  wine weight otherwise wine wit nor any farm or sum of money for the same to  the aforesaid mayor and commonalty on which very that day of November the same  be but his opinion which although it be false be no cause of disfranchisement  and his opinion can be a prejudice to their right the innuendo be vain and  idle in the that year aforesaid the aforesaid James bag be then one of the  twelve chief burgess of common council of the borough aforesaid at Plymouth  aforesaid perfidious and malicious speak to the say William bently and Thomas  lie these word that be to say you needs not pay the money meaning a certain  farm by they the say William and Thomas for the custom aforesaid before then  yet remedy lie for this duty if they have right to it by the law to the  aforesaid mayor and commonalty Payable for the wine weight any long except you  listen for it be not due unto they by reason of which perfidious and malicious  word the aforesaid William bently and Thomas lie utter refuse to pay and yet  do refuse and by reason thereof diverse strife and controversy be rise and  hereafter be like to arise betwixt the aforesaid William bently and Thomas lie  and the aforesaid mayor and commonalty for the custom of wine aforesaid and  the farm aforesaid to the great damage and prejudice of the aforesaid mayor  and commonalty and further to the say lord the king we certify that the  aforesaid James bag on the first day of may in the twelve year of the reign of  the lord the now king and on diverse other day and time then before at  Plymouth aforesaid perfidious say to diverse inhabitant of the borough  aforesaid and to other the liege people of the say lord the king upon  communication between they and the aforesaid James bag then before have of and  concern the liberty and privilege of the borough aforesaid non block the path   disposition nisi to follow execution and it may be the charter be void in law  or that it be procure by the lesser number of the burgess and then it may be  remove and so he may justify these word that he the say James bag will  overthrow and make void the charter of the borough  aforesaidmeaningthecharteraforesaid by the aforesaid late queen Elizabeth to  the aforesaid mayor and commonalty as before be say grant and that he the say  James the liberty and privilege of the borough aforesaid will call in question  and the same privilege and liberty will overthrow and further to the lord the  king we certify that afterward that be to say the that day of April now last  pass the aforesaid James bag in the say writ nam for the cause aforesaid by  the mayor and commonalty of the borough aforesaid from the office of one of  the chief burgess and magistrate of the borough aforesaid be amoved c John  clement mayor upon the matter aforesaid and for the cause aforesaid it be  resolve by the court that there be not any just cause to remove he and  therefore by the award of the court a writ be direct to the major and  commonalty to restore he and in this case first it be resolve that authority  do belong to the king bench not only to correct error in judicial proceed but  othererrors and misdemeanour extra judicial tend to the breach of peace or  oppression of the subject or to the raise of faction controversy debate or to  any manner of misgovernment so that no wrong or injury either public or  private can be do but that the same shall be reform or punish by the due  course of law for the general learning of this and the like case all that be  say in the argument of this case be divide into these question what be  sufficient cause to disfranchise a citizen freeman or burgess of any city or  borough incorporate and to discharge he of his freedom and liberty and what  not how and by who and in what manner such citizen or burgess shall be  disfranchise if the return of his remove and disfranchisement do carry  sufficient matter but the same be false what remedy shall be for the party  grieve in such case as to the first it be resolve that the cause of  disfranchisement ought to be ground upon a Act which be against the duty of a  citizen or burgess and to the prejudice of the public good of the city or  borough whereof he be a citizen or burgess and against his oath which he take  when he be swear a freeman of the city or borough for although one shall not  be charge in any Judicial court for the breach of a general oath which he take  when he become officer minister citizen burgess c yet if the act which he do  be against the say duty and trust of his freedom and to the prejudice of the  city or borough and also against his oath it enforce much the cause of his  removal and there be a condition in law tacit and annex to his freedom or  liberty which if he break he may be disfranchise but word of contempt or  contra good more although they be against the chief officer or his brother be  good cause to punish he as to commit till he have find surety of his good  behaviour but not to disfranchise he so if he intend or endeavour of himself  or conspire with other to do a thing against the duty or trust of his freedom  and to the prejudice of the public good of the city or borough but he do not  execute it it be a good cause to punish he as be aforesaid but not to  disfranchise he for non block the path  attempt nisi to follow execution and  non block the path  disposition nisi to follow execution and the reason and  cause thereof be that when a man be a freeman of a city or borough he have a  freehold in his freedom for his life and with other in their public capacity  have a inheritance in the land of the say corporation and interest in their  good and perhaps the same concern his trade and mean of live credit and  estimation and therefore the matter which shall be a cause of his  disfranchisement ought to be a act or a deed and not a conation or a endeavour  which he may repent of before the execution of it and from whence no prejudice  do follow and those who have office of trust and confidence shall not forfeit  they by endeavour and intention to do act although they declare they by  express word unless the act itself shall ensue as if one who have the keep of  a park shall say that he will kill all the game within his custody or will cut  down so many tree within the park but do not kill any of the game nor cut down  any tree it be not any forfeiture et such de like for in all such case either  there ought to be a Act or such a negligence as do amount to so much sure to  the destruction of the game c if a bishop arch deacon parson c fall all the  tree the same be a good cause of deprivation Henry b so if a prior alien the  land which he have in jure house of oneself it be a cause of deprivation as  appear in Edward a if a prior make dilapidation it be a good cause to deprive  he as it be hold in Edward a Henry a but if it be but a conation or endeavour  without any act do in none of those case be it any cause of deprivation for in  those case will non to count over pro facto and if a contempt be it of  omission or commission shall be a good cause to disfranchise the best citizen  or burgess may be at one time or other disfranchise which will be great cause  of faction and contention in city and borough as to the second it be resolve  that no freeman of any corporation can be disfranchise by the corporation  unless they have authority to do it either by the express word of the charter  or by prescription but if they have not authority neither by charter or by  prescription then he ought to be convict by course of law before he can be  remove and it appear by great Charta cap nullus libre a human being  to take in hand well imprisonetur or disseisitur de book property his well  freedom well book custom n'est c nisi per of judgment Parium of oneself well  per law terrae and if the corporation have power by charter or prescription to  remove he for a reasonable cause that will be per law terrae but if they have  no such power he ought to be convict per judgment Parium of oneself c as if a  citizen or freeman be attaint of forgery or perjury or conspiracy at the king  suit c or of any other crime whereby he be become infamous upon such attainder  they may remove he so if he be convict of any such offence which be against  the duty and trust of his freedom and to the public prejudice of the city or  borough whereof he be free and against his oath as if he have burn or deface  the charter or evidence of the city or borough or raze or corrupt they and be  thereof convict and attaint these and the like be good cause to remove he and  although they have lawful authority either by charter or prescription to  remove any one from the freedom and that they have just cause to remove he yet  it appear by the return that they have proceed against he without hear he  answer to what be object or that he be not reasonable warn such removal be  void and shall not bind the party because whoever to some degree  to cause to stand part to hear whispered one level ground although  to cause to stand haud even to be and such removal be against justice and  right as to the three question if they have power by charter or prescription  to disfranchise one and afterward the judge of the king bench award a Writ to  they to restore he or signify the cause c and they certify a sufficient cause  to remove he but it be false then the court can award a Writ to restore he  neither can any issue be take thereupon because the party be stranger and have  no day in court but the party grieve may well have a action upon the special  matter against those who make the certificate and aver it to be false and if  it be find for he and he obtain judgement against they so that it may appear  to the justice that the cause of the return be false then they shall award a  Writ of restitution and this be prove by reason of the book of Henry a where  it be hold that upon a corpus come cause if the cause return be sufficient but  in truth be false the court ought to send back the prisoner and he be at no  mischief for if they have no authority or the cause be false he may have a  Writ of false imprisonment vide Fitzherbert title corpus come cause the say  cause of Henry well abridge so in the other upon such false return the party  grieve may have a special action upon his case as be aforesaid also if the  party grieve who be so disfranchise be for the cause of his disfranchisement  commit to prison or if his shop be shut up or if with force he be remove out  of their assembly c in these and the like case he may have a action of false  imprisonment or anactionoftrespass quaredomum to break in pieces or of assault  and battery and in those action the cause of his disfranchisement ought to be  plead and shall be decide accord to law Edward ass if a layman be patron of a  hospital he may visit it and depose or deprive the master for good cause but  if he be deprive without just cause and by colour thereof be oust he shall  have a assize because he have no other remedy but if the ordinary deprive a  master who be ecclesiastical without a cause he shall not have a assize for he  have no other remedy by appeal vide Henry a f n b b Edward Elizabeth dyer pl  also it be resolve that such return of disfranchisement ought to be certain so  that sufficient matter may appear to the court to disfranchise the party and  so much the rather because the party can have answer to it as be say before  last it be resolve that for none of the cause contain in the say certificate  the say James bag by law ought to be remove and therefore by the whole court a  Writ be award to restore he to his franchise and freedom and so he be note  reader in the argument of this case much be say to exhort citizen and burgess  to yield obedience and reverence to the magistrate in their city and borough  because they derive their authority from the king and obedience be law essence  and therefore it appear before how they shall be punish who commit any  contempt against they but the principal question of this case be what act be  sufficient cause in law for the disfranchisement of any citizen or burgess c  law m earlier times opposite direction abrogate