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people_n 42._o 1._o part_n sect_n 40._o 41_o 42._o when_o he_o have_v give_v away_o his_o sword_n to_o a_o factious_a parliament_n where_o one_o party_n tyrannize_v over_o the_o other_o and_o threaten_v the_o other_o with_o the_o long_a sword_n how_o absurd_a and_o impossible_a it_o be_v for_o the_o subject_a to_o expect_v protection_n from_o one_o hand_n and_o to_o swear_v and_o pay_v allegiance_n to_o another_o hand_n that_o have_v divest_v itself_o of_o all_o power_n to_o protect_v they_o let_v our_o law_n the_o practice_n of_o all_o nation_n and_o time_n and_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o learn_a politician_n tell_v you_o who_o maxim_n be_v illa_fw-la optima_fw-la est_fw-la respublica_fw-la ubi_fw-la princeps_fw-la quà m_fw-la maximum_fw-la potest_fw-la boni_fw-la &_o quà m_fw-la minimum_fw-la mali_fw-la primò_fw-la ne_fw-la nova_fw-la tributo_fw-la indicere_fw-la nova_fw-la victigalia_fw-la constituere_fw-la possit_fw-la inconsultâ_fw-la republicâ_fw-la deinde_fw-la legum_fw-la 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they_o vow_v to_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n and_o authority_n in_o preservation_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o they_o will_v all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n continue_v in_o this_o covenant_n against_o all_o opposition_n 6._o you_o monopolise_v the_o supreme_a power_n into_o your_o own_o hand_n rob_v both_o king_n lord_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o fellow_n member_n thereof_o who_o you_o be_v content_a shall_v be_v violent_o shut_v out_o by_o your_o army_n who_o have_v levy_v war_n against_o the_o parliament_n to_o dissolve_v it_o till_o the_o removal_n of_o which_o force_n and_o restore_v your_o member_n with_o freedom_n and_o safety_n 28._o also_o 15._o e._n 3._o n._n 5._o 17_o e._n 3._o n._n 2_o 6._o 18._o e._n 3_o n_o 1._o 2._o 5._o etc._n etc._n 1._o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 2._o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 3_o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 4._o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 5._o r._n 2._o parl._n 1._o n._n 1._o parl._n 2._o n._n 1._o 8._o h._n 4._o n._n 28._o you_o ought_v not_o to_o sit_v or_o act_n in_o your_o army_n own_o doctrine_n in_o their_o remonstrance_n aug._n 18._o and_o by_o the_o declaration_n and_o ordinance_n of_o both_o house_n aug._n 20._o 1647._o sec_n 21._o r._n 2._o c._n 12._o 1._o h._n 4._o c._n 3._o 31._o h._n 6._o c._n 1._o 39_o h._n 6_o c._n 1._o see_v the_o memorable_a record_n 6._o e._n 3._o parl._n apud_fw-la ebor._n n._n 1_o 2_o dorso_fw-la clauso_fw-la 6._o e._n 3._o m._n 4._o 6._o e._n apud_fw-la westm._fw-la parl._n 2._o n._n 1._o 13._o e._n 3._o parl._n 2._o n._n 4._o &_o many_o more_o roll_n where_o parliament_n when_o any_o considerable_a number_n of_o member_n of_o either_o house_n be_v absent_a refuse_v to_o sit_v though_o under_o no_o force_n till_o the_o house_n be_v full_a you_o have_v neither_o law_n nor_o precedent_n for_o what_o you_o do_v edw._n 2._o rich._n 2._o be_v force_v by_o mortimer_n and_o h._n 4._o to_o resign_v their_o crown_n in_o a_o formal_a way_n one_o to_o his_o son_n the_o 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to_o thiâ—_n parliament_n 4._o to_o set_v up_o a_o new_a representative_a of_o their_o own_o which_o take_v away_o all_o parliament_n 5._o to_o have_v a_o elective_a king_n if_o any_o these_o be_v their_o honest_a intention_n for_o public_a good_a which_o must_v come_v in_o to_o justice_n their_o wage_n war_n against_o their_o master_n this_o parliament_n to_o name_v they_o be_v to_o confute_v they_o as_o be_v apparent_o against_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o the_o land_n under_o which_o they_o live_v and_o which_o they_o be_v engage_v to_o maintain_v we_o shall_v produce_v no_o other_o witness_n to_o prove_v this_o but_o themselves_o on_o the_o 15._o of_o novemb_n 1647._o the_o agreeement_n of_o the_o people_n which_o be_v low_o in_o demand_n than_o these_o which_o they_o call_v honest_a intention_n for_o public_a good_a be_v condemn_v by_o the_o army_n the_o promote_a it_o in_o the_o army_n judge_v mutinous_a and_o capital_a col._n rainsborough_n and_o major_n scot_n complain_v of_o 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representation_n and_o after_o that_o some_o other_o to_o tender_v he_o a_o copy_n of_o the_o remonstrance_n upon_o both_o which_o the_o officer_n send_v be_v appoint_v to_o clear_v the_o sense_n and_o intention_n of_o any_o thing_n in_o either_o paper_n 7._o turn_v back_o to_o sect_n 2._o and_o see_v my_o animadvers_fw-la upon_o the_o army_n 20_o nou._n 1648._o p._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o whereupon_o his_o majesty_n may_v make_v any_o question_n there_o the_o army_n treat_v with_o the_o king_n yet_o now_o they_o offer_v violence_n to_o the_o parliament_n for_o treat_v with_o the_o king_n then_o in_o their_o remonstrance_n 25_o june_n 1647._o they_o say_v we_o clear_o profess_v we_o do_v not_o see_v how_o there_o can_v be_v any_o peace_n to_o this_o kingdom_n firm_a and_o last_a without_o a_o due_a consideration_n of_o and_o provision_n for_o the_o right_n quiet_a and_o immunity_n of_o his_o majesty_n royal_a family_n and_o his_o late_a partaker_n now_o they_o judge_v the_o majority_n of_o 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pretend_a necessity_n be_v ground_v be_v six_o but_o we_o must_v first_o take_v notice_n what_o be_v say_v from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 2._o pag._n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 5_o before_o we_o enter_v upon_o they_o the_o sum_n be_v election_n in_o all_o new_a election_n there_o be_v 2._o independent_o choose_v for_o one_o of_o any_o other_o principle_n independent_o be_v then_o commissioner_n for_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o deliver_v writ_n to_o man_n of_o their_o own_o party_n who_o have_v the_o advantage_n to_o keep_v they_o and_o choose_v their_o own_o time_n to_o deliver_v they_o and_o soldier_n under_o colour_n of_o keep_v the_o peace_n become_v great_a stickler_n in_o election_n that_o by_o the_o endeavour_n of_o some_o old_a malignant_a member_n and_o by_o practice_n use_v in_o new_a election_n there_o come_v in_o a_o flood_n of_o new_a burgess_n that_o either_o be_v malignant_a or_o neuter_n to_o this_o we_o say_v what_o be_v do_v by_o the_o majority_n be_v the_o act_n of_o 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all_o the_o parliament_n declaration_n and_o remonstrance_n hold_v forth_o to_o the_o world_n their_o treaty_n and_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o scot_n when_o they_o deliver_v the_o king_n person_n into_o our_o hand_n against_o our_o promise_n make_v to_o the_o hollander_n and_o other_o nation_n and_o against_o all_o the_o profession_n declaration_n remonstrance_n and_o proposal_n make_v by_o this_o army_n when_o they_o make_v their_o address_n to_o the_o king_n at_o new-market_n hampton-court_n and_o other_o place_n william_n pryn._n clem_n walker_n january_n 19_o 1648._o jew_n 75._o the_o count_n of_o officer_n order_n 2._o petition_n for_o the_o commons_o house_n against_o tithe_n 2._o against_o the_o stat._n for_o banish_v the_o jew_n aout_fw-fr this_o time_n the_o general_n council_n of_o officer_n at_o white-hall_n order_v that_o two_o petition_n or_o mandate_n rather_o shall_v be_v draw_v and_o present_v to_o their_o house_n of_o commons_o one_o against_o payment_n of_o tithe_n 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