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and gentlemen, that they should not expect the like 

 connivance or toleration as formerly have been, but 

 that justice should have a full passage without pro 

 tection or interruption. Adding, that after a strait 

 inhibition, whosoever should attempt a challenge or 

 combat, in case where the other party was restrained 

 to answer him, as now all good subjects are, did by 

 their own principles receive the dishonour and dis 

 grace upon himself. 



And for the present cause, the court hath ordered, 

 adjudged, and decreed, that the said William Priest 

 and Richard Wright be committed to the prison of 

 the Fleet, and the said Priest to pay five hundred 

 pounds, and the said Wright five hundred marks, 

 for their several fines to his majesty s use. And to 

 the end, that some more public example may be 

 made hereof amongst his majesty s people, the court 

 hath further ordered and decreed, that the said 

 Priest and Wright shall at the next assizes, to be 

 holden in the county of Surry, publicly, in face of 

 the court, the judges sitting, acknowledge their 

 high contempt and offence against God, his majesty, 

 and his laws, and shew themselves penitent for the 

 same. 



Moreover, the wisdom of this high and honour 

 able court thought it meet and necessary that all 

 sorts of his majesty s subjects should understand and 

 take notice of that which hath been said and handled 

 this day touching this matter, as well by his high- 

 ness s attorney-general, as by the lords judges, 



