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answer_n be_v give_v at_o his_o majesty_n court_n at_o whitehall_n the_o 11_o day_n of_o december_n 1639._o his_o majesty_n have_v read_v and_o consider_v this_o supplication_n be_v graciouf_o please_v to_o permit_v such_o number_n of_o they_o to_o repair_v thither_o as_o they_o shall_v please_v to_o show_v the_o reason_n of_o their_o demand_n sic_fw-la subscribitur_fw-la sterline_n upon_o this_o answer_n four_o commissioner_n be_v send_v who_o do_v acquit_v themselves_o in_o their_o charge_n as_o be_v express_v before_o in_o their_o supplication_n speech_n answer_n and_o whole_a proceed_n concern_v which_o there_o be_v three_o thing_n mention_v in_o the_o declaration_n to_o make_v they_o all_o null_a and_o themselves_o odious_a first_o that_o they_o be_v not_o instruct_v with_o sufficient_a commission_n which_o be_v abundant_o answer_v by_o themselves_o pag._n 14._o for_o their_o commission_n behove_v to_o be_v deficient_a either_o in_o the_o form_n and_o authority_n or_o in_o the_o subject_n and_o matter_n to_o be_v treat_v the_o authority_n be_v as_o great_a as_o first_o the_o parliament_n then_o sit_v and_o thereafter_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o parliament_n can_v grant_v and_o where_o it_o be_v say_v pag._n 44._o that_o they_o be_v person_n of_o no_o great_a eminency_n who_o do_v subscribe_v their_o commission_n we_o desire_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o that_o the_o first_o commission_n be_v subscribe_v by_o the_o subject_n of_o every_o quality_n sit_v in_o parliament_n 2._o that_o the_o second_o commission_n can_v not_o be_v subscribe_v in_o that_o manner_n the_o parliament_n be_v no_o more_o sit_v but_o prorogate_v but_o behoove_v to_o be_v subscribe_v by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o parliament_n authorize_v to_o sit_v at_o edinburgh_n for_o make_v remonstrance_n and_o receive_v answer_n from_o his_o majesty_n the_o mean_a of_o these_o commissioner_n whosoever_o he_o be_v in_o person_n be_v in_o this_o act_n of_o great_a authority_n and_o eminency_n than_o the_o most_o eminent_a in_o the_o kingdom_n who_o be_v not_o clothe_v with_o the_o same_o commission_n and_o therefore_o although_o there_o be_v many_o nobleman_n in_o edinburgh_n for_o the_o time_n yet_o they_o do_v not_o sign_n the_o commission_n because_o they_o have_v no_o warrant_n from_o the_o parliament_n and_o that_o for_o i_o of_o do_v have_v be_v reprehend_v in_o former_a time_n as_o displeasant_a to_o his_o majesty_n and_o so_o be_v the_o authority_n sufficient_a as_o for_o their_o limitation_n in_o the_o matter_n to_o be_v treat_v before_o his_o majesty_n it_o may_v appear_v by_o his_o majesty_n allow_v they_o to_o come_v up_o under_o the_o secretary_n hand_n that_o they_o go_v to_o give_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o demand_v make_v in_o parliament_n and_o withal_o do_v declare_v as_o be_v contain_v in_o their_o proceed_n pag._n 45._o that_o the_o parliament_n do_v not_o stick_v upon_o these_o or_o any_o other_o article_n of_o that_o kind_n any_o further_a nor_o as_o 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