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as_o thou_o read_v to_o amend_v with_o thy_o pen_n what_o in_o sense_n or_o quotation_n may_v be_v want_v or_o false_a &_o i_o shall_v rest_v thy_o true_a and_o faithfuâ—l_a countryman_n ready_a to_o spend_v my_o blood_n for_o the_o fundamental_a law_n and_o liberty_n of_o england_n against_o any_o power_n whatever_o that_o will_v destroy_v they_o john_n lilburn_n from_o my_o prerogative_n and_o illegal_a imprisonment_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n this_o present_a octob._n 1646._o finis_fw-la