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his_o majesty_n honour_n so_o far_o engage_v for_o present_a ratify_v the_o act_n of_o the_o church_fw-mi contrary_a to_o the_o law_n liberty_n and_o perpetual_a practice_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o which_o all_o continuation_n of_o parliament_n once_o call_v convene_v and_o begin_v to_o sit_v have_v ever_o be_v make_v with_o express_a consent_n of_o the_o estate_n as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o reign_v of_o sundry_a prince_n etc._n etc._n 1._o jac._n 6._o qu._n marry_o jac._n 5._o jac._n 4._o jac._n 3._o jac._n 2._o &_o jac._n 1._o therefore_o we_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n etc._n etc._n be_v constrain_v in_o this_o extremity_n to_o manifest_v and_o declare_v etc._n etc._n that_o as_o we_o have_v not_o give_v the_o least_o cause_n or_o small_a occasion_n of_o this_o unexpected_a or_o unexemplified_a prorogation_n so_o we_o judge_v and_o know_v the_o same_o to_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o constitution_n and_o practice_n of_o all_o
precede_a parliament_n contrary_a to_o the_o liberty_n of_o this_o free_a and_o ancient_a kingdom_n and_o very_o repugnant_a to_o his_o majesty_n royal_a intention_n promise_n and_o gracious_a expression_n in_o the_o article_n of_o the_o late_a pacificà tion_n etc._n etc._n and_o we_o do_v further_o declare_v that_o any_o prorogation_n make_v by_o the_o commissioner_n grace_v alone_o without_o consent_n of_o the_o parliament_n by_o himself_o or_o any_o commissioner_n in_o his_o name_n under_o the_o quarter_n seal_n or_o by_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o council_n who_o have_v no_o power_n at_o all_o in_o matter_n of_o the_o parliament_n during_o the_o sit_v thereof_o shall_v be_v ineffectual_a and_o of_o no_o force_n at_o all_o to_o hinder_v the_o lawful_a proceed_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o the_o doer_n thereof_o to_o be_v censurable_a in_o parliament_n and_o further_o we_o declare_v that_o the_o commissioner_n his_o nomination_n of_o the_o article_n by_o himself_o his_o call_n together_o 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suggestion_n and_o lie_n prevail_v against_o information_n and_o general_a declaration_n of_o a_o whole_a kingdom_n we_o take_v god_n and_o man_n to_o witness_v that_o we_o be_v free_a of_o the_o outrage_n and_o insolence_n that_o may_v be_v commit_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v to_o we_o no_o imputation_n that_o we_o be_v constrain_v to_o take_v such_o course_n as_o may_v best_o secure_v the_o church_fw-mi and_o kingdom_n from_o the_o extremity_n of_o confusion_n and_o misery_n which_o declaration_n above_o write_v we_o the_o estate_n of_o parliament_n require_v the_o clerk_n to_o insert_v in_o the_o record_v thereof_o and_o grant_v extract_n thereof_o under_o his_o hand_n and_o subscription_n this_o declaration_n be_v produce_v and_o read_v in_o the_o outer_a house_n of_o parliament_n upon_o decemb._n 18._o 1639._o according_a whereunto_o the_o nobility_n nominate_v and_o appoint_v the_o earl_n of_o lothian_n and_o dalhouse_n the_o lord_n yester_n balmerino_n cranston_n and_o naper_n the_o baron_n nominate_v the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o three_o lothian_n fife_n and_o tweddell_n the_o burroughes_n nominate_v the_o commissioner_n of_o edinburgh_n linlithgow_n sterline_n hadington_n dunbarre_v to_o attend_v at_o edinburgh_n the_o return_n of_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a answer_n to_o their_o humble_a remonstrance_n in_o this_o protestation_n or_o declaration_n though_o there_o be_v a_o specious_a show_n and_o sundry_a profession_n of_o obedience_n to_o we_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o have_v wound_v our_o authority_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o traquair_n our_o commissioner_n who_o do_v nothing_o in_o that_o prorogation_n but_o by_o our_o special_a commandment_n and_o therefore_o for_o that_o they_o can_v censure_v he_o without_o reflection_n upon_o we_o and_o beside_o it_o be_v positive_o affirm_v that_o any_o prorogation_n make_v by_o the_o commissioner_n alone_o without_o consent_n of_o the_o parliament_n 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