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 for a pretended extraordinary crime; the Lawes I last recited; and the fundamentall or essentiall Basis of freedome therein contained, knowes no such names or Commissions or speciall Oyer and Terminer.

And those Statutes in Edward the first, and Edward the thirds time, that doth erect those special and extraordinary CommssiionsCommissions [sic], and warrant the usage of them that are meerly irrationall innovations upon our indubitable Rights contained in Magna Charta, and meere Court and Prerogative devices to destroy the best of men, by extraordinary Court appointed and prejudge proceedings that should manfully stand in the way of the Prince, or any of his great favourites, for sure I am from the Petition of Right, no ground or foundation for any extraordinary or special Commission of Oyer and Terminer, upon any pretended, speciall, or great occasion cannot be founded; but rather the absolute quite contrary, as to me clearly appeares by the very plain letter of that most excellent Law, and therefore such a speciall Commission upon any pretended speciall occasion, being expresly against our undubitable Rights contained in Magna Charta, And the Petition of Right,, viz. that no Englishman shall be subjected to any other Tryall, but the ordinary universall and common Tryalls at ordinary Assises, Sessions, or Goale-deliveries, and not in the least to be tryed by extraordinary and speciall prejudged, packed, over-awing Commissions of Oyer and Terminer: and therefore all such extraordinary and dangerous Tryalls are absolutely abolished, by the late excellent Acts that confirmes the Petition of Right, and all and every of the Clauses therein contained, and abolisheth the Star-Chamber, both made Anno. 1641.