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this_o deteiner_n pass_v without_o some_o quick_a dispute_n betwixt_o they_o the_o grandee_n here_o affirm_v 20._o and_o insist_v stiff_o upon_o it_o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n have_v no_o right_n of_o joint_a exercise_n of_o interest_n in_o dispose_v the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n urge_v 8._o likewise_o that_o forasmuch_o as_o he_o have_v desert_v his_o parliament_n and_o people_n enter_v into_o and_o continue_v in_o a_o bloody_a and_o dangerous_a war_n against_o they_o have_v not_o grant_v those_o proposition_n which_o by_o both_o kingdom_n be_v send_v unto_o he_o as_o a_o mean_n of_o a_o safe_a and_o well-grounded_n peace_n he_o be_v not_o therefore_o at_o present_a in_o a_o condition_n to_o exercise_v the_o duty_n of_o his_o place_n or_o be_v leave_v to_o go_v or_o reside_v where_o and_o when_o himself_o please_v farther_o object_v that_o the_o commissioner_n of_o scotland_n at_o a_o conference_n with_o they_o have_v declare_v 8._o that_o it_o will_v be_v prejudicial_a to_o both_o kingdom_n for_o the_o king_n to_o go_v into_o scotland_n but_o after_o much_o dispute_n the_o scot_n in_o brief_a tell_v 30._o they_o that_o their_o army_n by_o the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n their_o committee_n of_o estate_n by_o their_o commission_n and_o their_o officer_n by_o their_o military_a oath_n aught_o to_o defend_v the_o king_n from_o harm_n and_o prejudices_fw-la often_o affirm_v that_o the_o king_n come_v to_o their_o army_n for_o shelter_n and_o defence_n add_v that_o 32._o it_o be_v the_o law_n and_o common_a practice_n of_o all_o nation_n not_o to_o deliver_v the_o mean_a subject_n flee_v to_o they_o though_o for_o the_o great_a crime_n and_o that_o if_o the_o mean_a be_v not_o to_o be_v deliver_v how_o will_v the_o world_n abroad_o condemn_v they_o for_o so_o base_a and_o dishonourable_a a_o act_n the_o king_n have_v cast_v himself_o into_o their_o hand_n they_o likewise_o say_v 42._o if_o it_o be_v consider_v that_o the_o scottish_a army_n be_v invite_v and_o call_v into_o this_o kingdom_n by_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n in_o a_o treaty_n for_o prosecute_a the_o end_n of_o a_o solemn_a league_n and_o covenant_n whereof_o one_o article_n be_v to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v his_o majesty_n be_v person_n there_o can_v remain_v no_o doubt_n concern_v this_o exercise_n of_o that_o right_n and_o interest_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o therefore_o say_v it_o seem_v very_o strange_a that_o when_o upon_o invitation_n they_o be_v come_v into_o england_n as_o for_o other_o end_n so_o to_o defend_v his_o majesty_n be_v person_n their_o be_v in_o england_n shall_v be_v make_v use_n of_o as_o a_o argument_n why_o they_o shall_v deliver_v up_o the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o as_o both_o house_n shall_v think_v fit_a whereunto_o the_o english_a commissioner_n reply_v that_o the_o scotch-army_n come_v in_o hither_o as_o auxiliary_n under_o pay_n and_o therefore_o they_o ought_v not_o to_o capitulate_v herein_o at_o all_o and_o that_o whereas_o the_o scot_n do_v so_o much_o urge_v their_o obligation_n by_o the_o covenant_n to_o preserve_v and_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n and_o authority_n they_o tell_v 55._o they_o that_o they_o leave_v out_o the_o principal_a clause_n which_o be_v relative_a viz._n in_o the_o preservation_n and_o defence_n of_o the_o true_a religion_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n without_o which_o the_o other_o part_n ought_v never_o to_o be_v mention_v but_o the_o plain_a truth_n be_v that_o all_o this_o fence_n with_o argument_n come_v at_o last_o to_o a_o mere_a money-business_n for_o whereas_o the_o grandee_n at_o westminster_n by_o stipulation_n 36._o with_o the_o scot_n for_o their_o expedition_n into_o england_n have_v promise_v to_o pay_v they_o after_o the_o rate_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o pound_n per_fw-la mensem_fw-la so_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n to_o make_v use_n of_o their_o
hamilton_n with_o his_o army_n be_v utter_o rout_v aug_n at_o preston_n in_o lancashire_n and_o in_o his_o flight_n at_o uttoxeter_n in_o staffordshire_n take_v prisoner_n colchester_n last_o which_o have_v hold_v out_o with_o great_a hardship_n expect_v relief_n from_o duke_n hamilton_n be_v force_v to_o surrender_v aug._n and_o submit_v whereupon_o sir_n charles_n lucas_n and_o sir_n george_n l'isle_n be_v immediate_o sacrifice_v to_o the_o rage_n of_o these_o merciless_a man_n the_o lord_n capell_n make_v prisoner_n and_o the_o townsman_n fine_v at_o fourteen_o thousand_o pound_n but_o those_o black_a cloud_n before_o they_o be_v thus_o disperse_v betoken_v a_o sudden_a storm_n put_v these_o new_a saint_n for_o their_o more_o security_n upon_o some_o desperate_a thought_n of_o take_v away_o the_o king_n life_n to_o which_o end_n one_o captain_n rolfe_n be_v employ_v 104._o by_o they_o as_o himself_o do_v confess_v to_o remove_v his_o majesty_n out_o of_o the_o way_n by_o poison_n or_o any_o other_o mean_n forasmuch_o as_o it_o will_v high_o conduce_v to_o their_o affair_n whether_o it_o be_v by_o reason_n that_o osburne_n a_o confident_a of_o rolfe_n have_v discover_v the_o design_n or_o that_o upon_o more_o considerate_a thought_n they_o take_v other_o resolution_n it_o be_v hard_o to_o say_v but_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o murder_n be_v then_o at_o present_a lay_v aside_o many_o be_v the_o petition_n at_o that_o time_n to_o the_o member_n at_o westminster_n from_o sundry_a part_n all_o press_v earnest_o for_o a_o personal_a treaty_n yea_o some_o of_o they_o from_o such_o as_o they_o dare_v hardly_o displease_v as_o from_o 110._o the_o master_n of_o the_o trinity_n house_n captains_z of_o ship_n and_o seaman_n and_o another_o from_o iii_o the_o city_n of_o london_n ¶_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o that_o the_o presbyterean-member_n be_v private_a wellwisher_n if_o not_o contriver_n of_o this_o three_o scottish_a invasion_n though_o by_o the_o prevalency_n of_o the_o other_o faction_n a_o vote_n 120._o be_v pass_v in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o that_o the_o scottish-army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o duke_n hamilton_n be_v enemy_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v according_o proceed_v against_o they_o in_o which_o argument_n the_o independent_o be_v so_o fierce_a that_o when_o it_o be_v object_v by_o one_o that_o he_o think_v the_o lord_n will_v not_o concur_v therein_o reply_v 130_o be_v make_v that_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o be_v the_o representative_a of_o the_o people_n have_v power_n to_o act_v without_o the_o lord_n for_o the_o people_n safety_n in_o case_n the_o lord_n desert_v their_o trust._n nevertheless_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o courage_n that_o the_o presbytereans_n than_o take_v by_o reason_n of_o duke_n hamilton_n invasion_n and_o those_o other_o disturbance_n beforementioned_a or_o whether_o it_o be_v the_o doubt_n the_o independent_o have_v of_o the_o danger_n which_o these_o approach_a trouble_n may_v produce_v it_o be_v hard_a to_o say_v sure_o it_o be_v that_o after_o much_o debate_n and_o many_o argument_n it_o be_v resolve_v 3003._o that_o his_o majesty_n in_o person_n shall_v be_v treat_v with_o by_o commissioner_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n of_o the_o proposition_n at_o hampton-court_n for_o settle_v the_o peace_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o vote_n with_o other_o circumstance_n do_v then_o make_v such_o a_o change_n in_o the_o face_n of_o thing_n that_o the_o city_n of_o london_n begin_v to_o assume_v the_o power_n of_o their_o own_o militia_n and_o list_a man_n say_v 123._o they_o do_v it_o by_o the_o law_n of_o self_n defence_n warrant_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n of_o nature_n and_o of_o the_o land_n and_o by_o a_o far_a authority_n which_o will_v make_v little_a for_o the_o advantage_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o question_v which_o so_o startle_v the_o member_n at_o westminster_n that_o resume_v their_o old_a presbyterean-cloak_n they_o forthwith_o dispatch_v letter_n 126._o to_o the_o assembly_n of_o the_o kirk_n of_o scotland_n set_v forth_o what_o the_o parliament_n have_v do_v in_o the_o way_n of_o settle_v peace_n reform_v the_o church_n and_o university_n and_o maintain_v the_o covenant_n and_o union_n betwixt_o the_o two_o nation_n complain_v of_o duke_n hamilton_n invasion_n under_o colour_n of_o authority_n from_o the_o parliament_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o though_o the_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n ground_v this_o their_o three_o invasion_n upon_o the_o covenant_n the_o independent-member_n at_o westminster_n utter_o deny_v that_o their_o assertion_n affirm_v 128._o stout_o that_o the_o scot_n have_v break_v the_o covenant_n therein_o yea_o that_o in_o so_o do_v they_o have_v set_v the_o english_a at_o liberty_n from_o it_o and_o that_o the_o covenant_n be_v no_o more_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la than_o presbytery_n to_o which_o be_v answer_v by_o the_o presbytereans_n for_o concern_v this_o point_n there_o grow_v a_o tough_a dispute_n in_o the_o house_n betwixt_o those_o two_o party_n that_o the_o large_a treaty_n contain_v the_o league_n between_o the_o two_o nation_n so_o do_v not_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v a_o vow_n make_v unto_o god_n with_o their_o hand_n lift_v up_o to_o heaven_n for_o the_o maintenance_n and_o observation_n of_o the_o end_n and_o principle_n express_v in_o the_o covenant_n from_o which_o no_o power_n on_o earth_n can_v absolve_v they_o and_o that_o though_o the_o covenant_n be_v not_o jure_fw-la divino_fw-la yet_o the_o keep_n of_o it_o after_o they_o have_v take_v it_o be_v jure_fw-la divino_fw-la it_o be_v the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o offer_v unto_o he_o the_o sacrifice_n of_o fool_n a_o covenant_n to_o day_n and_o break_v it_o to_o morrow_n but_o to_o this_o some_o of_o the_o more_o zealous_a reply_v that_o the_o covenant_n be_v original_o frame_v to_o satisfy_v the_o 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allowable_a by_o all_o law_n and_o practise_v by_o that_o very_a parliament_n against_o the_o king_n and_o likewise_o by_o fairfax_n his_o army_n against_o the_o parliament_n ☜_o unto_o which_o word_n there_o be_v such_o high_a exception_n take_v that_o some_o of_o the_o fiery-spirited_n independent_o reply_v 135._o that_o the_o parliament_n have_v fight_v with_o the_o king_n for_o the_o militia_n and_o get_v it_o by_o the_o sword_n no_o other_o interest_n upon_o any_o title_n whatsoever_o shall_v dare_v to_o lay_v claim_n to_o any_o part_n of_o it_o upon_o which_o doctrine_n they_o practise_v to_o purpose_n as_o by_o and_o by_o will_v appear_v chap._n xxix_o the_o next_o thing_n whereof_o i_o be_o in_o order_n of_o time_n to_o take_v notice_n be_v that_o this_o fatal_a and_o absolute_a destruction_n aug._n of_o the_o scottish-army_n under_o the_o command_n of_o duke_n hamilton_n by_o lieutenant_n general_n cromwell_n at_o that_o time_n commander_n of_o the_o parliament_n force_n 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