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the_o nuntius_n and_o that_o according_a his_o desire_n the_o conclusion_n mark_n that_o hitherto_o the_o peace_n be_v not_o conclude_v &_o therefore_o they_o be_v as_o yet_o at_o liberty_n to_o conclude_v the_o peace_n or_o not_o conclude_v 19_o it_o and_o publication_n of_o the_o peace_n be_v defer_v until_o the_o calends_o of_o may_n lest_o any_o impediment_n shall_v be_v give_v to_o the_o condition_n which_o be_v expect_v by_o that_o time_n to_o come_v but_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v they_o pray_v his_o grace_n to_o take_v notice_n if_o it_o shall_v happen_v the_o peace_n short_o to_o be_v conclude_v and_o publish_v without_o the_o promulgation_n of_o glamorgans_n concession_n that_o same_o be_v pro_fw-la re_fw-la and_o to_o the_o great_a good_a of_o the_o religion_n 10._o they_o proceed_v further_o aggravate_v the_o present_a state_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o the_o temporality_n monster_n exhaust_v with_o war_n cherish_v many_o enemy_n in_o her_o bosom_n who_o daily_a increase_n 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thus_o illustrissimae_fw-la ac_fw-la reverendissimae_fw-la dominationis_fw-la vestrae_fw-la addictissimi_fw-la muskry_n de_fw-fr mandato_fw-la concisij_fw-la &_o comitiorum_fw-la thomas_n terrell_n 11._o why_o the_o viscount_n muskry_n alone_o subscribe_v hereunto_o and_o none_o else_o i_o do_v not_o know_v unless_o it_o be_v because_o the_o ill_n affect_v of_o the_o council_n for_o so_o they_o call_v in_o the_o manuscript_n outside_n of_o the_o article_n the_o sound_a part_n of_o the_o council_n &_o those_o that_o be_v not_o of_o the_o faction_n do_v not_o condescend_v thereunto_o 13._o the_o lord_n nuncius_fw-la his_o letter_n 10._o junij_fw-la 1646._o send_v to_o the_o same_o council_n and_o committee_n 12._o lest_o i_o may_v say_v he_o in_o this_o most_o weighty_a circumstance_n of_o thing_n seem_v to_o have_v send_v unto_o your_o honour_n two_o several_a protestation_n without_o any_o ground_n of_o reason_n i_o pray_v you_o will_v nuncius_fw-la read_v the_o same_o reason_n which_o 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