Sed rex manum eius inhibuit dicendae prius causae debere fieri potestatem reo nec aliter iudicari passurum  se affirmans.
But the king stayed his hand, declaring that the accused ought to be given the opportunity of first pleading his cause, and that otherwise he would not  allow him to be judged.
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