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distrain of common right ; for it should be against 

 common right and reason, that the king should hold 

 of any, or do suit to any of his subjects, 14 Eliz. 

 Dyer, 313. And so it was adjudged Mich. 16 and 

 17 Eliz. in the common place in Stroud s case. So 

 if any act of parliament give to any to hold, or to 

 have conusance of all manner of pleas before him 

 arising within his manor of D. yet he shall hold no 

 plea, whereunto himself is a paty, for &quot; Iniquum est 

 aliquem suae rei esse judicem.&quot; 



Which cases being cited in the argument of this 

 case, and I finding them truly vouched, I reported 

 them in this case, as my part was, and had no other 

 meaning than so far as those particular cases there 

 cited do extend unto. And therefore the beginning, 

 is, It appeareth in our books, etc. And so it may be 

 explained, as it was truly intended. 



In all which I most humbly submit myself to 

 your majesty s princely censure and judgment. 



EDW. COKE. 



THE HUMBLE AND DIRECT ANSWER TO THE LAST QUES 

 TION ARISING UPON BAGG S CASE. 



IT was resolved, that to this court of the King s 

 Bench belongeth authority not only to correct errors 

 in judicial proceedings, but other errors and misde 

 meanors tending to the breach of the peace, or 

 oppression of the subjects, or to the raising of fac 

 tion or other misgovernment : so that no wrong or 



