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â—_o dove_n hold_v a_o olive_n branch_n in_o her_o mouth_n since_o it_o fall_v short_a in_o nothing_o of_o be_v both_o a_o prophecy_n and_o fulfil_v but_o only_o his_o highness_n run_v into_o her_o arm_n who_o emblem_n of_o innocence_n bear_v he_o already_o in_o her_o mouth_n finis_fw-la stat._n king_n rich._n 2._o â—_o bill_n in_o his_o true_a difference_n between_o christian_a &_o antichristian_a rebellion_n part_n 3._o pag._n 243._o 244._o hol._n in_o his_o second_o volume_n of_o the_o last_o edition_n pâ—_n 309._o b._n line_n 66._o holin_n ib._n pag._n 310._o line_n 2._o ibid._n p._n 30._o a._n line_n 11._o ibid._n pag._n 310._o a._n l._n 11._o ibid._n pag._n 310._o a._n l._n 14._o ibid._n pag._n 311._o a._n l._n 2._o ibid._n pag._n 311._o a._n l._n 9_o annotation_n upon_o the_o râ—â—m_n 〈◊〉_d cap._n 13._o 2._o an._n in_o 1_o pet._n cap._n 2._o 13._o bell._n li._n de_fw-fr â—aicâ—s_fw-fr c._n 10._o &_o 11._o of_o dr._n keilison_n in_o his_o survey_n print_v 1603._o p._n 480._o 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this_o there_o happen_v another_o great_a danger_n to_o he_o in_o this_o same_o house_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o cannon_n bullet_n that_o be_v shâ—t_v through_o his_o house_n close_o by_o his_o study_n window_n where_o he_o be_v use_v to_o spend_v much_o time_n in_o prâ—yâ—r_n and_o holy_a meditation_n which_o make_v such_o a_o horrible_a noise_n and_o clutter_v as_o it_o go_v through_o that_o all_o the_o house_n be_v sudden_o amaze_v upon_o inquiry_n make_v from_o whence_o this_o mischief_n shall_v proceed_v it_o be_v fâ—und_v out_o how_o that_o it_o come_v from_o the_o other_o siâ—e_n of_o the_o river_n â—nd_v out_o of_o the_o eâ—â—le_n of_o 〈◊〉_d house_n father_n to_o the_o laâ—dy_n anne_n bullein_n which_o be_v tell_v unto_o the_o bâ—shop_n he_o calâ—ed_v all_o his_o â—_z before_o he_o and_o say_v uâ—to_o thâ—m_n let_v a_o truss_n up_o ouâ—_n baggage_n and_o be_v go_v this_o be_v no_o place_n for_o we_o to_o abide_v in_o any_o long_o so_o he_o set_v forward_o in_o his_o journey_n towards_o 〈◊〉_d 〈…〉_z conspiracy_n wâ—re_o contrive_v by_o the_o kâ—ngâ—_n consent_n or_o privity_n it_o be_v not_o handsome_a to_o determine_v be_v 〈…〉_z word_n against_o he_o at_o his_o table_n &_o elsewhere_o which_o word_n experience_n telâ—_n we_o how_o too_o great_a 〈◊〉_d may_v often_o take_v so_o large_a commission_n from_o they_o as_o to_o attempt_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v beyond_o the_o nature_n of_o their_o warrant_n the_o bishop_n now_o come_v to_o rochester_n fâ—ll_o to_o his_o old_a accustom_a manner_n of_o frequent_a preach_n visit_v the_o sick_a convert_v the_o seduce_a and_o for_o his_o recreation_n he_o will_v sometime_o go_v and_o see_v his_o workman_n while_o they_o wâ—re_v employ_v in_o the_o reparation_n of_o rochester_n 〈◊〉_d upon_o which_o he_o have_v bestow_v great_a cost_n â—ut_v 〈◊〉_d have_v not_o long_o remain_v in_o those_o paâ—ts_n but_o he_o be_v rob_v almost_o of_o all_o his_o plate_n by_o thief_n in_o the_o nighttime_n who_o break_v into_o his_o manor_n 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a_o praemunire_n 4._o the_o king_n lay_v hold_v on_o that_o advantage_n to_o make_v himself_o head_n of_o the_o church_n 5._o the_o bishop_n of_o rochester_n his_o most_o admirable_a speech_n upon_o that_o occasion_n whereupon_o the_o proposition_n be_v reject_v 6._o the_o king_n persist_v in_o his_o demand_n by_o this_o time_n the_o king_n agent_n which_o be_v send_v to_o rome_n be_v return_v with_o sufficient_a matter_n wherewith_o to_o veâ—_n the_o whole_a clergy_n for_o they_o have_v learn_v our_o how_o that_o there_o have_v be_v a_o privilege_n former_o grant_v from_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n no_o legate_n de_fw-fr latere_fw-la shall_v enter_v the_o realm_n of_o england_n except_o he_o be_v first_o send_v for_o by_o the_o king_n now_o it_o happen_v that_o