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long_o by_o amuse_v the_o king_n with_o hope_n that_o they_o will_v restore_v he_o till_o they_o have_v entire_o break_v the_o presbiterean_a party_n and_o render_v they_o powerless_a and_o themselves_o more_o absolute_a upon_o this_o fowndation_n cromwell_n ireton_n and_o other_o principal_a person_n of_o the_o army_n become_v very_o civil_a and_o some_o thing_n respectful_a to_o his_o majesty_n tie_n make_v great_a protestation_n of_o have_v no_o other_o design_n but_o the_o set_v he_o with_o honour_n upon_o his_o throne_n on_o his_o grant_v they_o a_o free_a liberty_n of_o conscience_n with_o such_o a_o power_n in_o the_o militia_n as_o they_o judge_v convenient_a for_o their_o assurance_n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v deprive_v thereof_o at_o pleasure_n but_o that_o time_n be_v needful_a to_o prepare_v the_o way_n and_o to_o dispose_v the_o mind_n of_o the_o army_n to_o a_o submission_n thereunto_o sect._n 52._o these_o promise_n and_o deep_a protestation_n second_v by_o a_o 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sufficient_o visible_a where_o of_o i_o advertise_v the_o king_n constant_o and_o frequent_o the_o queen_n by_o my_o constant_a address_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o s_o t._n alban_n who_o live_v when_o i_o write_v and_o intend_v to_o print_v this_o relation_n as_o i_o mention_v all_o particular_n of_o that_o nature_n speak_v in_o both_o or_o either_o house_n so_o i_o name_v the_o author_n have_v have_v ordnary_o once_o in_o four_o and_o twenty_o hour_n knowledge_n of_o all_o that_o pass_v which_o concern_v the_o king_n who_o be_v train_v from_o place_n to_o place_v according_a to_o their_o apprehension_n and_o design_n during_o the_o space_n of_o divers_a month_n till_o colonel_n hamond_n be_v make_v gouvernour_n of_o the_o iste_fw-la of_o wight_n and_o kairesbrooke_n castel_n more_o magnificent_o furnish_v out_o of_o the_o public_a warderobe_v then_o be_v needful_a for_o he_o or_o suitable_a to_o his_o condition_n which_o by_o some_o other_o be_v take_v notice_n of_o and_o by_o i_o especial_o throwgh_n a_o unexpected_a accident_n to_o long_o to_o be_v here_o insert_v which_o give_v i_o cause_n to_o suspect_v and_o fear_v what_o short_o after_o unhappe_o arrive_v which_o important_a circomstance_n join_v to_o divers_a other_o not_o of_o much_o less_o weight_n put_v restless_a thowght_n into_o my_o head_n till_o such_o time_n as_o i_o can_v obtain_v a_o particular_a audience_n from_o the_o king_n to_o who_o i_o give_v a_o exact_a account_n of_o my_o apprehension_n with_o the_o ground_n of_o they_o sect._n 55._o his_o majesty_n tie_n answer_v these_o reason_n have_v weight_n one_o may_v fear_v as_o well_o to_o little_a as_o to_o much_o especial_o as_o my_o condition_n be_v yet_o if_o there_o be_v any_o faith_n in_o they_o they_o will_v never_o come_v to_o such_o extremity_n however_o their_o feed_v i_o hitherto_o with_o good_a word_n and_o deep_a protestation_n without_o real_a effect_n or_o come_v in_o all_o this_o time_n to_o any_o particular_a or_o positive_a conclusion_n make_v i_o some_o time_n doubt_v the_o event_n but_o on_o the_o other_o side_n i_o can_v fall_v into_o all_o your_o apprehension_n which_o seem_v now_o and_o then_o to_o hyppocondriacal_a sect._n 56._o i_o reply_v i_o beseech_v god_n thy_o may_v all_o prove_v so_o where_o unto_o i_o add_v that_o i_o hope_v there_o be_v yet_o a_o expedient_a either_o to_o constrain_v they_o to_o do_v his_o business_n or_o to_o have_v it_o do_v without_o they_o he_o smile_v and_o tell_v i_o such_o a_o proposition_n be_v well_o worth_a the_o hear_n ask_v i_o what_o it_o be_v sect._n 57_o i_o answer_v some_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a person_n of_o both_o house_n who_o i_o name_v be_v unchangeabley_o convince_v that_o the_o army_n juggle_v with_o he_o who_o be_v resolve_v upon_o a_o totalle_a change_n of_o the_o gouverment_n which_o design_n they_o who_o have_v sit_v during_o the_o space_n of_o five_o or_o six_o year_n in_o the_o same_o assembly_n with_o they_o and_o have_v be_v privy_a to_o their_o principle_n and_o debate_n and_o without_o doubt_n to_o many_o of_o their_o most_o secret_a contrivement_n can_v see_v further_o into_o they_o then_o any_o else_o and_o wish_v his_o majesty_n tie_n will_v bring_v they_o to_o a_o short_a and_o peremptory_a resolution_n touch_v what_o will_v content_v they_o as_o likewise_o what_o they_o will_v do_v for_o he_o because_o that_o every_o day_n they_o gain_v power_n and_z other_o who_z real_o desire_v his_o majesty_n tie_n conservation_n and_o reestablishment_n lose_v it_o sect._n 58._o if_o they_o mean_v sincere_o as_o they_o pretend_v cromwell_n and_o ireton_n can_v absolute_o engage_v that_o party_n in_o both_o house_n to_o a_o concurrence_n with_o they_o who_o be_v inseparable_o link_v to_o his_o interest_n and_o that_o the_o presbitereans_n will_v not_o hinder_v but_o further_o it_o to_o prevent_v what_o they_o reasnable_o and_o exceed_o fear_v to_o late_o find_v that_o they_o have_v raise_v a_o spirit_n which_o they_o 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