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Show [193] l 192 1 Edward VI. but all others, likewife, that may happen to be equally liable to alter the free Confiitution of the realm, and rob the lhbjeéts of any ellential " fundamental Rig/9t," that ought to be efieemed unalienable. Judge Dyer 'himfelf has reported the circumflances of it. He informs us ( 58) that " Gerrarde, Chauneelor of Ire/anal, 1" moved this queltion to the Qtyen's " Counfel, viz. Whether an Earl or ‘-‘ Lo‘rd of Ireland, who commits Trea‘~‘ {on " " " " " {on by open Rebellion, {hall be at» raigned and put to his Trial in England, for the offence, by the Statute 26 H. VIll. c. 13.'- 32 H. VIII. c. 4.- 35 H. VIlI. - and 2 and 5 " " "' " " Ed. VI.'c.'r I. And it was maintain- ed, by lVray, Dyer, andGc'rmr/lf, the Attorney-General, that HE COULD NOT; for be cannot have liz's Trial bare BY HIS PEERS, NOR BY " ANY JURY:OF 12, lwmzrc t/Jrzt be 1': " not a Sufi/'62:? of England, but of Ira" land, and therefore his "Trial! {hall be " there,'.'C9°c. ,;~‘§ ‘ ( (58) " Gerrarde, Chauncelor dc Irelazzde, move cel}. quellion al Counfel la Roygne, f. 11 um Countee . ou Seignior de [y-elande, que commit Treafon in Irelazzde per overt Rebellion, {erra arraygne et mis a {on tryall in Eng/eterrc‘ pour le offenfe, per l'eI‘tatute de 26 H. 8. cap. 13. - 32 Hen. 8. cap. 4. - 35 H. 8. - 2 on 5 Ed. 6.11. - Et fuit tenus per 1142;}, Dyer, et Gerrarde, Atturney General, QUE IL NE POlT, car 1'1 72: [mix aver/an tryal iti PER 525 PEERES, NE PER ASCUN JURY DE XII. par tea ya: [1 22's]! fwd/ct? d'Englcterre, me: tie Inlamzle, '2! idea LA SERRA SON TRYAL. Et dit‘lum ell, gut l: ufizge la, d'altai/m'tr rm Prert, Ly? per Parlia- ment," new} per Fares." Dyer's Reports, 'P' 360 'b. Thefe Worthy Lawyer‘s ‘Were not a"ftaid, it feems, to maintain-'the Weight of a LEGAL and FUNDAMENTAL REASON againf't the combined force of FOUR EXPRESS ACTS OF PARLIAMENT! And fuch a reafon,though it had been advanced only by a flng/e judge, or even by a private perfm, is i C c certainly |