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the_o rump_n of_o selfishness_n be_v himself_o much_o more_o selfish_a for_o without_o any_o regard_n to_o the_o honour_n or_o interest_n of_o the_o english_a nation_n now_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o join_v in_o a_o defensive_a league_n with_o the_o dutch_a against_o the_o king_n and_o royal_a family_n to_o set_v up_o himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n barebone_n parliament_n be_v contrary_a to_o cromwel_n design_n and_o he_o know_v it_o be_v impossible_a to_o alter_v they_o and_o therefore_o resolve_v one_o way_n or_o other_o to_o be_v rid_v of_o they_o and_o the_o dutch_a dread_v they_o and_o therefore_o the_o dutch_a plenipotentiaries_n tell_v cromwell_n that_o in_o case_n he_o will_v depose_v they_o and_o assume_v the_o government_n to_o himself_o they_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o accord_v with_o he_o upon_o more_o moderate_a term_n and_o enter_v into_o such_o a_o defensive_a alliance_n as_o shall_v secure_v he_o against_o his_o foreign_a and_o domestic_a enemy_n this_o be_v 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with_o such_o member_n as_o will_v follow_v he_o go_v to_o whitehall_n and_o under_o their_o hand_n resign_v up_o their_o power_n to_o cromwell_n see_v whitlock_n fol._n 551._o dr._n bates_n in_o his_o elenchus_n pag._n 165._o say_v cromwell_n make_v a_o show_n of_o wonder_n at_o it_o deny_v utter_o and_o reject_v it_o but_o at_o length_n with_o much_o ado_n be_v prevail_v upon_o this_o be_v decemb._n 12._o the_o copy_n of_o cromwel_n countenance_n be_v quite_o contrary_a to_o his_o action_n for_o though_o he_o seem_o refuse_v to_o accept_v of_o the_o resignation_n make_v by_o rouse_n and_o his_o follower_n yet_o he_o send_v a_o party_n of_o soldier_n to_o purge_v the_o house_n of_o those_o who_o stay_v behind_o whereof_o major-general_n harrison_n be_v one_o who_o will_v have_v take_v lenthal_n out_o of_o the_o chair_n when_o cromwell_n out_v the_o rump_n see_v baker_n hist_n fol._n 620._o a._n there_o be_v a_o mistake_n in_o the_o former_a impression_n in_o point_n of_o time_n that_o cromwell_n accept_v of_o the_o protectorate_v by_o barebone_n parliament_n which_o he_o assume_v not_o till_o four_o day_n after_o viz._n december_n 16._o before_o we_o proceed_v to_o see_v how_o cromwell_n behave_v himself_o after_o his_o resume_v the_o government_n again_o it_o be_v fit_a to_o see_v how_o the_o case_n stand_v between_o the_o english_a and_o french_a at_o this_o time_n as_o also_o the_o dutch_a and_o french_a in_o reference_n to_o this_o war._n though_o there_o be_v no_o declare_v war_n between_o the_o english_a and_o french_a yet_o there_o often_o happen_v act_n of_o hostility_n between_o they_o the_o french_a make_v prize_n of_o the_o english_a ship_n at_o sea_n and_o the_o english_a much_o more_o of_o the_o french_a and_o upon_o the_o seven_o of_o september_n 1652_o the_o english_a in_o the_o down_n set_v upon_o a_o french_a fleet_n lade_v with_o provision_n and_o ammunition_n under_o the_o convoy_n of_o so_o many_o man_n of_o war_n as_o the_o french_a can_v well_o 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