kill_v the_o general_n 1_o because_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o what_o his_o own_o mouth_n have_v public_o speak_v that_o former_o he_o intend_v to_o do_v it_o p._n 101_o 102._o 2_o we_o can_v observe_v in_o his_o practice_n and_o carriage_n beyond_o sea_n that_o there_o be_v any_o change_n in_o his_o mind_n or_o resolution_n concern_v the_o murder_n of_o his_o excellency_n p._n 102_o his_o rage_n and_o rail_n be_v rather_o more_o than_o less_o p._n 103_o 104._o 3_o his_o own_o word_n publish_v when_o he_o be_v in_o the_o netherlands_o do_v amount_v to_o as_o much_o as_o by_o the_o witness_n be_v assert_v in_o this_o particular_a p._n 105_o 106._o reason_n to_o believe_v that_o he_o intend_v to_o destroy_v the_o parl._n and_o council_n of_o state_n 1_o because_o during_o the_o time_n of_o his_o banishment_n in_o the_o netherlands_o he_o count_v the_o parl._n no_o other_o than_o he_o do_v before_o viz._n tyrant_n traitor_n knipperdolings_n etc._n etc._n p._n 107._o the_o author_n of_o 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believe_v that_o he_o promise_v the_o lord_n hopton_n and_o other_o to_o settle_v charles_n stuart_n king_n of_o england_n as_o he_o call_v he_o in_o his_o throne_n in_o england_n 1_o because_o no_o man_n be_v more_o against_o the_o put_n of_o the_o last_o king_n to_o death_n than_o he_o p._n 113_o 114._o 2_o acknowledge_v prince_n charles_n apparent_a heir_n to_o his_o father_n crown_n and_o throne_n p._n 114._o 3_o have_v persuade_v the_o people_n to_o receive_v he_o and_o to_o join_v with_o he_o as_o be_v more_o justifiable_a before_o god_n or_o man_n yea_o a_o thousand_o time_n more_o just_o then_o to_o join_v with_o the_o present_a roll_a man_n p._n 114._o 4_o the_o great_a familiarity_n which_o be_v between_o he_o and_o the_o arch_a cavalier_n whilst_o he_o be_v resident_a in_o the_o low_a country_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o same_o p._n 115._o how_o lilburn_n will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o the_o cavalier_n suspect_v he_o to_o be_v a_o spy_n send_v over_o 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wherefore_o he_o do_v it_o it_o not_o 1_o for_o the_o love_n he_o bear_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o child_n 2_o because_o he_o be_v assure_v that_o he_o shall_v see_v the_o general_n downfall_n without_o the_o kill_n of_o he_o and_o 3._o be_v a_o instrument_n himself_o for_o the_o restauration_n of_o england_n liberty_n and_o freedom_n ibid._n hence_o these_o inference_n be_v make_v 1_o that_o lilburn_n come_v late_o into_o england_n be_v to_o effect_v what_o he_o have_v promise_v to_o the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n hopton_n and_o other_o p._n 59_o 2_o a_o singular_a providence_n of_o god_n that_o a_o design_n so_o desperate_a shall_v be_v make_v know_v by_o himself_o p._n 59_o 60_o 3_o the_o common_a wealth_n of_o england_n need_v no_o such_o actor_n 4_o the_o intend_a murder_n confess_v by_o himself_o lead_v we_o as_o by_o the_o hand_n to_o the_o author_n and_o instrument_n of_o the_o libel_n and_o pasquil_n which_z have_v be_v throw_v abroad_o pa._n 61_o 62._o 3_o it_o have_v not_o only_o be_v his_o resolution_n to_o stab_n and_o kill_v particular_a person_n but_o a_o whole_a parliament_n of_o man_n at_o one_o time_n as_o so_o many_o weasel_n and_o poulcat_n p._n 62_o 63_o 64_o lilburn_n first_o trial_n p._n 64_o the_o act_n declare_v what_o offence_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v treason_n pag._n 65_o 66_o 67_o 68_o 69._o that_o the_o witness_n and_o proof_n produce_v on_o the_o commonwealth_n behalf_n be_v full_a &_o legal_a against_o livet_fw-la col._n john_n lilburn_n in_o point_n of_o treason_n p._n 70._o 1_o the_o treason_n be_v confess_v by_o himself_o p._n 70_o 71_o 72_o 2_o prove_v by_o several_a legal_a and_o sufficient_a witness_n pag._n 72_o 73_o 3_o in_o the_o book_n which_o he_o own_v and_o and_z acknowledge_v himself_o the_o author_n the_o whole_a treason_n whereof_o he_o be_v accuse_v be_v there_o set_v forth_o pag._n 73_o 74_o how_o impartial_a illegal_a &_o unjust_a the_o jury_n be_v p._n 74_o 75_o how_o impertinent_a and_o vain_a lilburn_n whole_a answer_n be_v p._n 75_o 76_o 77_o 78_o 79_o 80._o lilburn_n slight_a trick_n how_o he_o escape_v at_o his_o trial_n p._n 80_o 81._o mr._n lilburn_n action_n and_o do_n after_o his_o enlargement_n pag._n 81._o here_o we_o find_v he_o a_o solicitor_n attend_v the_o committee_n plead_v in_o all_o cause_n where_o he_o may_v have_v any_o advantage_n thereby_o p._n 81_o 82._o he_o who_o have_v former_o cry_v out_o against_o the_o lawyer_n be_v more_o foul_a and_o criminal_a in_o the_o same_o particular_n p_o 82_o 83_o have_v be_v so_o long_o verse_v in_o nationall_n tumult_n he_o be_v like_o a_o fish_n out_o of_o the_o water_n till_o his_o hand_n be_v again_o in_o public_a commotion_n p._n 83._o the_o case_n state_v concern_v hatfield_n chase_n ibid._n 84_o the_o riot_n and_o insurrection_n there_o make_v ibid._n daniel_n noddel_n get_v to_o his_o assistance_n lilburn_n and_o major_a wildman_n p._n 85_o how_o lilburn_n cum_fw-la socijs_fw-la total_o abolish_v &_o destroy_v the_o whole_a 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ourselves_o here_o davus_n not_o oedipus_n that_o those_o man_n who_o sit_v at_o westminster_n be_v no_o parliament_n either_o upon_o the_o principle_n of_o law_n or_o reason_n pag._n 2._o a_o illegal_a thing_n pag._n 4._o a_o juncto_fw-la or_o pretend_a house_n of_o commons_o p._n 16._o again_o in_o the_o same_o book_n he_o confess_v himself_o to_o be_v the_o author_n of_o the_o impeachment_n of_o high_a treason_n against_o oliver_n cromwell_n and_o henry_n ireton_n esquire_n pag._n 2_o 3._o 14_o 15._o 21._o 24._o so_o the_o author_n of_o another_o book_n call_v the_o picture_n of_o the_o council_n of_o state_n pag._n 3._o 24._o beside_o the_o author_n of_o that_o false_a seditious_a and_o most_o scandalous_a pamphlet_n call_v