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that_o though_o the_o committee_n which_o be_v send_v to_o bring_v in_o the_o scot_n go_v but_o late_o thither_o yet_o the_o brethren_n there_o have_v have_v former_a advertisement_n how_o great_a a_o necessity_n here_o be_v of_o they_o to_o the_o end_n their_o friend_n shall_v not_o faint_v haste_v over_o a_o declaration_n julii_n hither_o whereby_o they_o signify_v that_o whereas_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n have_v a_o long_a time_n suffer_v by_o the_o popish_a and_o malignant_a counsel_n about_o his_o majesty_n and_o that_o the_o misery_n in_o england_n be_v but_o preparation_n to_o they_o they_o therefore_o do_v resolve_v to_o assist_v the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o high_a time_n it_o be_v for_o their_o force_n in_o most_o part_n go_v by_o the_o worst_a it_o put_v they_o upon_o new_a contrivance_n every_o day_n so_o that_o sir_n william_n waller_n be_v fain_o to_o come_v aug._n again_o to_o the_o house_n and_o take_v the_o covenant_n a_o second_o time_n to_o 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committee_n for_o the_o militia_n of_o london_n with_o the_o deputy-lieutenant_n and_n committee_n of_o parliament_n in_o every_o county_n throughout_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v have_v power_n to_o raise_v levy_n and_o impress_v such_o number_n of_o soldier_n as_o shall_v be_v appoint_v by_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n the_o other_o aug._n for_o press_v no_o less_o than_o twenty_o thousand_o man_n with_o so_o many_o gunner_n trumpet_n and_o surgeon_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o six_o associate_v county_n of_o norfolk_n suffolk_z essex_n cambridg_n hertford_n and_o huntingdon_n with_o the_o city_n of_o norwich_n and_o isle_n of_o ely_n to_o be_v raise_v within_o the_o say_a county_n for_o the_o service_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o parliament_n and_o notwithstanding_o all_o this_o be_v in_o a_o decline_a condition_n by_o reason_n that_o their_o money_n be_v spend_v their_o man_n wear_v out_o and_o no_o small_a discontent_n among_o themselves_o in_o order_n to_o some_o 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