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Petitions and trials spark clash over English liberties
Fragmented 17th century debate records petitions against royal authority, committee probes, and expulsions of Sir Francis Wythen and Sir George Jeffreys. London grievances and parliamentary reactions pivot on the right to petition, trial by jury, and limits on the crown, with legal officials scrutinized and impeached amid volatile public opinion.
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Otober
England
Francis Wythens
Lefrayer
City of London
George Jeffereys
Somerset
Devon
Fark
Thomas Herbert
John Arnold
Commons
Francis North
the Common Pleas
William Scroggs
King’s Bench
Thomas Jones
Richard Weston
Barons of the Exchequer
Rant Nixon
Naty
Oni Wedneay
Cieon
Ackowledge
Silurus
Creon
Livery of London
Tod
Furi
W. Bingley
Newgate
Teave
Bmkers
Court of King’s Bench
Court of King's Bench
Crow
Coke
Ashley
Coventry
Harrison
Brown
Cowper
Willes
Wilkie
Court
of Common Pleas
Almon
Bingley
Creo
Court of
Ir. Bingley
Mr. Bingley
Liebel
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