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elect_v such_o other_o person_n to_o represent_v assent_n and_o vote_n for_o they_o in_o parliament_n in_o who_o they_o most_o confide_v six_o our_o peer_n in_o parliament_n 137._o though_o they_o there_o serve_v for_o the_o good_a of_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n which_o have_v always_o trust_v to_o they_o in_o matter_n of_o counsel_n judicature_n and_o make_v law_n yet_o they_o represent_v no_o person_n but_o themselves_o only_o or_o their_o family_n tenant_n friend_n and_o ally_n which_o depend_v upon_o they_o and_o bear_v their_o own_o expense_n which_o be_v so_o great_a and_o chargeable_a that_o the_o 736._o abbot_n of_o st._n james_n without_o northampton_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o 12_o e._n 2._o and_o the_o abbot_n of_o leicester_n in_o the_o the_o 26_o of_o e._n 3._o be_v summon_v to_o parliament_n petition_v and_o procure_v themselves_o and_o their_o successor_n to_o be_v exemp_v from_o any_o future_a summons_n to_o and_o attendance_n in_o the_o lord_n house_n as_o baron_n 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to_o be_v a_o immediate_a forerunner_n concomitant_a cause_n of_o the_o kingdom_n nation_n ruin_n and_o slavery_n and_o a_o matter_n of_o great_a lamentation_n ezech._n 19.1.14_o c._n 17.12_o lam._n 1.6_o c._n 2.2_o c._n 5.12_o prov._n 19.10_o c._n 30.21.22_o eccl._n 10.5_o 7._o isaiah_n 3.4_o etc._n etc._n c._n 34.11_o 12_o 13._o c._n 40.23_o c._n 43.28_o jer._n 4.9_o c._n 27.20_o c._n 29._o c._n 25.18_o 19_o c._n 50.35.41_o 51_o 55._o c._n 52.16_o hos_fw-la 7.16_o amos_n 2.15_o c._n 2.2_o 3._o 2_o king_n 24.14_o mich._n 3.7_o 2_o chron._n 24.23_o jer._n 24.8_o 9_o and_o the_o continue_n of_o king_n prince_n and_o noble_n in_o honour_n and_o power_n in_o any_o kingdom_n and_o nation_n be_v repute_v and_o resolve_v by_o god_n to_o be_v the_o great_a honour_n happiness_n defence_n safety_n and_o preservation_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o people_n jer._n 17.24_o 25._o c._n 22.4_o eccles_n 10.17_o jer._n 30.21_o psal_n 68.27_o 28._o prov_n 8.15_o 16._o isaiah_n 32.1_o 1._o chron._n 23.2_o etc._n etc._n c._n 28.1_o etc._n etc._n c._n 29.24_o 25._o gen._n 17.6.16_o c._n 35.11_o 2_o sam._n 11_o 12._o 1_o chron._n 14.2_o c._n 28.4_o 5._o etc._n etc._n 2_o chron._n 2.11_o c._n 9.8_o 1_o king_n 11.32_o 36._o 2_o chron._n 21.6_o 7._o 2_o king_n 8.18_o 19_o 1_o king_n 15_o 45._o 2_o chron._n 23.3.11.20_o 21._o c._n 9.26.27_o numb_a 24.7_o ezech._n 37_o 22_o 29._o mich._n 2.13_o c._n 4.8_o therefore_o they_o can_v be_v reject_v suppress_v by_o we_o now_o without_o apparent_a danger_n ruin_n and_o desolation_n to_o our_o kingdom_n whatever_o frantic_a leveller_n and_o other_o fancy_n to_o the_o contrary_a who_o will_v be_v more_o than_o king_n and_o lord_n themselves_o over_o the_o nation_n can_v they_o once_o suppress_v both_o king_n and_o lord_n as_o they_o design_v and_o endeavour_v by_o all_o which_o premise_n it_o be_v most_o apparent_a that_o our_o lord_n and_o baron_n sit_v vote_v in_o parliament_n who_o if_o you_o take_v they_o poll_n by_o poll_n have_v in_o all_o age_n 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