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dispensation or licence of queen Elizabeth to Darcy 

 to have the sole importation of cards, notwithstand 

 ing the statute, 3 E. 4, is against law. 



3. In Godfrey s case, what he means by this 

 passage, Some courts cannot imprison, fine, or 

 amerce, as ecclesiastical courts before the ordinary 

 archdeacon, etc. or other commissioners, and such 

 like, which proceed according to the canon or civil 

 law. 



4. In Dr. Bonham s case, what he means by this 

 passage. That in many cases the common law shall 

 controul acts of parliament, and sometimes shall 

 judge them to be merely void : For where an act 

 of parliament is against common right and reason, 

 the law shall controul it, and adjudge it void. 



5. In Bagges s case, to explain himself where he 

 saith, That to the court of King s Bench belongs 

 authority, not only to correct errors in judicial pro 

 ceedings, but other errors and misdemeanors extra- 

 judicial, tending to the breach of peace, oppression 

 of subjects, or to the raising of faction, controver 

 sies, debate, or to any manner of misgovernment. 

 So no wrong or injury can be done, but, that this 

 shall be reformed or punished by due course of law. 



I received these questions the 17th of this in 

 stant October, being Thursday ; and this 

 21st day of the same month I made these 

 answers following : 





