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right_n of_o government_n and_o every_o person_n that_o take_v the_o protestation_n in_o whatsoever_o he_o have_v since_o do_v or_o shall_v hereafter_o do_v in_o the_o maintenance_n and_o defence_n â—thereof_o ante-confederacy_n p._n 51._o 52._o print_a 1644._o 9_o you_o believe_v mr._n crofton_n will_v not_o stick_v to_o allow_v the_o nationality_n of_o the_o protestation_n and_o then_o the_o whole_a nation_n be_v under_o the_o obligation_n of_o the_o protestation_n before_o the_o covenant_n be_v take_v and_o consequent_o in_o those_o thing_n before_o recite_v the_o covenant_n be_v superseeded_a and_o master_n croftons_n imaginary_a reality_n and_o nationality_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v throw_v to_o the_o ground_n by_o mr._n croftons_n logic_n his_o position_n undermine_v by_o his_o supposition_n 10._o give_v i_o leave_v also_o to_o remember_v that_o both_o in_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n and_o the_o protestation_n it_o be_v swear_v to_o maintain_v the_o king_n honour_n as_o 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