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thereof_o convict_v be_v behead_v at_o pomfrect_a nor_o other_o than_o rebellion_n do_v i_o find_v any_o remark_n of_o he_o but_o that_o his_o name_n be_v plantagenet_n and_o the_o mobb_n call_v he_o king_n arthur_n and_o therefore_o the_o most_o that_o can_v be_v say_v of_o they_o be_v what_o aaron_n of_o his_o calf_n these_o be_v thy_o god_n o_o israel_n and_o have_v lay_v this_o foundation_n for_o matter_n who_o can_v expect_v his_o manner_n of_o do_v it_o shall_v be_v better_o more_o than_o that_o grape_n may_v be_v gather_v of_o thorn_n or_o fig_n of_o thistle_n nor_o have_v he_o in_o the_o least_o deceive_v i_o in_o it_o when_o though_o there_o be_v a_o decency_n of_o language_n due_a to_o the_o mean_a of_o man_n and_o mankind_n insult_v not_o over_o a_o slave_n in_o misery_n yet_o neither_o in_o his_o preface_n or_o his_o whole_a book_n doâ—s_v he_o ever_o mention_v the_o king_n or_o his_o â—_z without_o that_o irreverence_n as_o will_v put_v a_o modest_a man_n to_o the_o blush_v in_o read_v it_o what_o the_o particular_a expression_n be_v i_o forbear_v to_o mention_v they_o where_o i_o may_v possible_o avoid_v it_o and_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o they_o as_o they_o every_o where_n occur_v lest_o otherwise_o i_o be_v like_o he_o that_o pretend_v to_o answer_v a_o seditious_a book_n and_o print_n that_o with_o his_o answer_n that_o it_o may_v be_v remember_v cum_fw-la privilegio_fw-la however_o this_o from_o the_o whole_a though_o the_o scripture_n call_v prince_n god_n that_o prince_n be_v yet_o to_o be_v bear_v who_o some_o action_n or_o other_o do_v not_o confess_v humanity_n and_o require_v candour_n moses_n be_v king_n among_o the_o righteous_a and_o david_n a_o man_n after_o god_n own_o heart_n and_o yet_o it_o can_v be_v say_v of_o either_o of_o they_o in_o nullo_n erratum_fw-la est_fw-la and_o therefore_o instead_o of_o rake_v the_o grave_n of_o prince_n we_o
shall_v neither_o censure_v they_o rigid_o nor_o deny_v they_o the_o same_o mildness_n with_o which_o we_o commiserate_v the_o infirmity_n of_o other_o man_n or_o at_o least_o if_o we_o must_v be_v pry_v and_o pore_v be_v so_o just_a to_o ourselves_o as_o not_o to_o publish_v the_o miscarriage_n and_o suppress_v the_o virtue_n in_o a_o word_n let_v he_o that_o will_v make_v a_o true_a judgement_n of_o this_o oppress_a king_n first_o consider_v his_o circumstance_n and_o then_o tell_v i_o whether_o where_o he_o stretch_v his_o authority_n he_o have_v not_o be_v first_o necessitate_v to_o it_o by_o those_o that_o murder_v he_o and_o whether_o the_o worst_a of_o his_o action_n be_v not_o superabundant_o expiate_v with_o many_o good_a which_o our_o accuser_n have_v so_o every_o where_o endeavour_v to_o silence_n and_o supply_v with_o calumny_n that_o i_o will_v close_v all_o with_o that_o abstract_n of_o seneca_n epistle_n xerxes_n be_v arrow_n may_v darken_v the_o day_n but_o they_o can_v stâ—â—ke_v the_o sun_n wave_n may_v dash_v themselves_o upon_o a_o rock_n but_o not_o break_v it_o temple_n may_v be_v profane_v and_o demolish_v but_o the_o deity_n still_o remain_v untouched_a the_o content_n the_o introduction_n page_n 1_o chap._n i._o upon_o the_o king_n call_v his_o last_o parliament_n p._n 13_o chap._n ii_o upon_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n death_n p._n 29_o chap._n iii_o upon_o his_o go_v to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o p._n 36_o chap._n iv_o upon_o the_o insolency_n of_o the_o tumult_n p._n 41_o chap._n v._o upon_o his_o majesty_n pass_v the_o bill_n for_o the_o triennial_n parliament_n and_o after_o settle_v this_o during_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o two_o house_n p._n 50_o chap._n vi_o upon_o his_o majesty_n retirement_n from_o westminster_n p._n 57_o chap._n vii_o upon_o the_o queen_n departure_n and_o absence_n out_o of_o england_n p._n 65_o chap._n viii_o upon_o his_o majesty_n repulse_n at_o hull_n and_o the_o fate_n of_o the_o hotham_n p._n 66_o chap._n ix_o upon_o the_o list_a and_o raise_v army_n against_o the_o king_n p._n 69_o chap._n x._o upon_o their_o seize_v the_o king_n magazine_n fort_n navy_n and_o militia_n p._n 73_o chap._n xi_o upon_o the_o nineteen_o proposition_n first_o send_v to_o the_o king_n and_o more_o afterward_o p._n 76_o chap._n xii_o upon_o the_o rebellion_n and_o trouble_n in_o ireland_n p._n 83_o chap._n xiii_o upon_o the_o call_v in_o of_o the_o scot_n and_o their_o come_n p._n 86_o chap._n fourteen_o upon_o the_o covenant_n p._n 91_o chap._n xv._o upon_o the_o many_o jealousy_n raise_v and_o scandal_n cast_v upon_o the_o king_n to_o stir_v up_o the_o people_n against_o he_o p._n 98._o chap._n xvi_o upon_o the_o ordinance_n against_o the_o common-prayer_n book_n p._n 10â—_o chap._n xvii_o of_o the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n and_o the_o two_o house_n in_o point_n of_o church-government_n p._n 10â—_o chap._n xviii_o upon_o the_o uxbridge_n treaty_n anâ—_n other_o offer_v make_v by_o the_o king_n p._n 11â—_n chap._n xix_o upon_o the_o various_a event_n of_o the_o war_n victory_n and_o defeat_n p._n 1st_a chap._n xx._n upon_o the_o reformation_n of_o the_o time_n p._n 11â—_n chap._n xxi_o upon_o his_o majesty_n letter_n take_v anâ—_n divulge_v p._n 11â—_n chap._n xxii_o upon_o his_o majesty_n leave_v oxford_n and_o go_v to_o the_o scot_n p._n 12â—_n chap._n xxiii_o upon_o the_o scot_n deliver_v the_o king_n to_o the_o english_a and_o his_o captivity_n at_o holdenby_n p._n 12â—_n chap._n xxiv_o upon_o their_o deny_v his_o majesty_n thâ—_n attendance_n of_o his_o chaplain_n viz._n dr._n juxon_n bishop_n of_o london_n dr._n duppa_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n dr._n sheldon_n dr._n hammond_n dr._n holdsworth_n dr._n sanderson_n dr._n turner_n dr._n heywood_n p._n 125_o chap._n xxv_o penitential_a meditation_n and_o vowâ—_n in_o the_o king_n be_v solitude_n at_o holdenby_n p._n 126_o chap._n xxvi_o upon_o the_o army_n sâ—rprizâ—d_n of_o thâ—_n king_n at_o holdenby_n and_o the_o ensue_a distraction_n in_o the_o two_o house_n the_o army_n and_o the_o city_n p._n 127_o chap._n xxvii_o to_o the_o prince_n of_o wales_n p._n 134_o chap._n xxviii_o meditation_n upon_o death_n after_o thâ—_n vote_n of_o non-address_n and_o his_o majesty_n close_a imprisonment_n in_o carisbrook-castle_n p._n 135_o vindiciae_fw-la carolinae_fw-la or_o a_o vindication_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o introduction_n in_o every_o action_n consider_v the_o end_n so_o shall_v thou_o not_o be_v ashamed_a of_o thy_o work_n be_v a_o wise_a say_v and_o have_v this_o effect_n upon_o i_o that_o i_o no_o soon_o resolve_v with_o myself_o to_o make_v some_o reply_n to_o this_o answer_n of_o mr._n milton_n than_o i_o begin_v to_o consider_v three_o thing_n and_o as_o i_o think_v necessary_a for_o the_o better_a carry_v it_o on_o which_o in_o short_a be_v these_o 1._o to_o what_o end_v this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v first_o write_v 2._o to_o what_o end_n and_o that_o after_o a_o forty_o odd_a year_n interval_n it_o come_v to_o be_v reprint_v at_o amsterdam_n too_o and_o with_o a_o advertisement_n before_o it_o 3._o what_o end_n i_o propose_v to_o myself_o in_o make_v this_o reply_n i._o as_o to_o the_o first_o let_v the_o book_n speak_v for_o itself_o and_o there_o be_v few_o leave_n in_o it_o but_o visible_o declare_v that_o milton_n end_n be_v to_o justify_v the_o unparalleled_a villainy_n of_o his_o own_o time_n et_fw-la quorun_v pars_fw-la magna_fw-la fuit_fw-la wherein_o the_o best_a of_o monarchy_n be_v shake_v to_o piece_n by_o the_o worst_a oâ—_n man_n a_o king_n who_o only_a crime_n be_v his_o be_v king_n disarm_v by_o one_o faction_n and_o in_o thaâ—_n condition_n leave_v to_o the_o grow_a design_n of_o another_o and_o the_o merciless_a cruelty_n of_o both_o thâ—_n fountain_n of_o all_o law_n justice_n and_o honour_n public_o arraign_v sentence_v and_o assassinate_v bâ—_n the_o tail_n of_o the_o people_n and_o that_o too_o under_o the_o false_a 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