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mâ—st_o dutiful_o remit_v the_o rest_n to_o your_o lordship_n humble_o beseech_v you_o my_o lord_n to_o receive_v this_o further_a advertisement_n concern_v mr._n bagshaw_n he_o deny_v the_o king_n supremacy_n 11._o pag._n 11._o and_o animate_v the_o subject_a against_o it_o affirm_v that_o god_n have_v not_o commit_v unto_o the_o magistrate_n but_o to_o his_o son_n the_o government_n of_o his_o church_n even_o in_o the_o outward_a polity_n that_o the_o command_n render_v a_o thing_n in_o itself_o innocent_a utter_o unlawful_a he_o make_v the_o king_n a_o usurper_n a_o idolater_n 12._o pag._n 12._o a_o impious_a pretender_n 14._o pag._n 14._o he_n call_v the_o praelation_n of_o bishop_n a_o undue_a and_o antichristian_a dignity_n he_o infer_v his_o majesty_n either_o no_o king_n 15._o pag._n 15._o or_o no_o christian._n he_o be_v peremptory_a 16._o pag._n 16._o that_o the_o king_n be_v singulis_n minor_n and_o that_o the_o people_n may_v depose_v he_o fixum_fw-la ratumque_fw-la 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put_n of_o it_o to_o the_o question_n which_o be_v the_o fine_a fool_n the_o plaintiff_n or_o the_o defendant_n yet_o in_o regard_n that_o in_o this_o case_n the_o public_a and_o my_o particular_a appear_v so_o complicate_v that_o as_o i_o suffer_v for_o that_o so_o that_o likewise_o be_v wound_v through_o i_o for_o it_o be_v the_o king_n be_v strike_v at_o in_o his_o loyal_a subject_n and_o they_o be_v only_o persecute_v as_o the_o bar_n betwixt_o authority_n and_o rebellion_n i_o hold_v it_o but_o a_o modest_a and_o discreet_a justice_n not_o to_o divide_v in_o the_o defence_n what_o faction_n and_o malice_n have_v unite_v in_o the_o scandal_n this_o be_v resolve_v upon_o the_o course_n i_o mean_v to_o take_v with_o bagshaw_n late_a rhetorical_a libel_n obtrude_v upon_o the_o world_n in_o form_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n be_v to_o report_v he_o word_n for_o word_n and_o then_o to_o examine_v first_o his_o pretend_a loyalty_n and_o after_o that_o his_o bold_a and_o scurrilous_a defamation_n 17._o pag._n 10_o 11_o 12_o 16_o 17._o for_o want_v of_o soft_a word_n i_o must_v make_v use_n of_o schism_n sedition_n treason_n etc._n etc._n all_o which_o be_v prove_v against_o he_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n touch_v the_o libellous_a part_n i_o leave_v it_o so_o clear_a that_o i_o defy_v his_o great_a adorer_n to_o be_v my_o judge_n the_o greatness_n of_o his_o mind_n we_o must_v imagine_v will_v never_o have_v stoop_v to_o so_o low_a a_o ebb_n of_o baseness_n 46._o pag._n 46._o as_o to_o have_v bring_v a_o fiddle_n under_o his_o cloak_n for_o a_o recommendation_n to_o oliver_n as_o he_o say_v l'estrange_n do_v see_v now_o this_o miserable_a snake_n lick_v the_o very_a dust_n at_o the_o foot_n of_o bradshaw_n 53._o pag._n 53._o the_o measure_n of_o his_o conduct_n and_o veracity_n may_v be_v take_v from_o his_o frequent_a and_o ill-menaged_a contradiction_n for_o the_o purity_n of_o
the_o dispute_v close_v here_o the_o commissioner_n withdraw_v to_o weavers-hall_n whence_o after_o some_o half-hour_n debate_v return_v the_o judg-advocate_n admonish_v i_o to_o acknowledge_v the_o fair_a respect_n of_o the_o court_n in_o that_o they_o have_v afford_v i_o till_o saturday_n at_o three_o afternoon_n to_o form_n and_o strengthen_v my_o defence_n this_o be_v thursday_n upon_o saturday_n late_o at_o night_n i_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o bar_n not_o suffer_v to_o speak_v condemn_v for_o endeavour_v the_o betray_v of_o the_o town_n and_o garrison_n of_o lynne_n etc._n etc._n adjudge_v to_o be_v hang_v and_o many_o person_n contribute_v to_o this_o vote_n who_o have_v not_o hear_v one_o syllable_n of_o my_o trial_n after_o i_o have_v receive_v my_o sentence_n i_o throw_v a_o paper_n among_o they_o add_v withal_o that_o it_o be_v my_o defence_n which_o since_o they_o will_v not_o hear_v they_o may_v read_v a_o wilts_n gentleman_n burn_v it_o i_o be_v thence_o conduct_v to_o newgate_n and_o here_o the_o story_n fall_v into_o a_o circle_n sir_n john_n corbet_n be_v precedent_n of_o the_o court_n and_o in_o that_o relation_n i_o have_v often_o to_o do_v with_o his_o name_n i_o will_v leave_v it_o as_o fair_a as_o i_o find_v it_o i_o never_o believe_v the_o gentleman_n my_o enemy_n newgate_n june_n 1647._o after_o almost_o four_o year_n imprisonment_n with_o â—y_a keeper_n privity_n i_o slip_v into_o kent_n and_o after_o the_o dissolution_n of_o that_o affair_n with_o much_o difficulty_n i_o get_v beyond-sea_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o august_n 1653._o the_o long-parliament_n be_v rout_v by_o oliver_n i_o return_v into_o england_n and_o now_o i_o come_v to_o mr._n bagshaw_n particular_a charge_n charge_n 9_o e._n b._n pag._n 8._o &_o 9_o i_o will_v not_o willing_o while_o i_o plead_v for_o the_o keep_n of_o â—ur_n law_n by_o other_o be_v find_v a_o transgressor_n of_o they_o myself_o yet_o since_o he_o do_v bear_v himself_o so_o much_o upon_o his_o 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worthy_a of_o employment_n and_o add_v wing_n unâ—o_o his_o waxen_a disposition_n l_n r._n l_n it_o be_v truth_n i_o bear_v myself_o so_o much_o upon_o my_o innocence_n that_o i_o disclaim_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o pardon_n and_o if_o i_o know_v myself_o the_o punishment_n will_v be_v less_o grievous_a to_o i_o then_o the_o crime_n if_o i_o be_v guilty_a bâ—t_fw-la mr._n bagshaw_n say_v i_o be_o tell_v his_o story_n and_o have_v the_o face_n to_o affirm_v that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o than_o to_o his_o knowledge_n my_o lord_n chancellor_n be_v full_o acquaint_v with_o to_o which_o in_o answer_n i_o must_v inform_v the_o world_n that_o my_o lord_n chancellor_n have_v not_o long_o since_o upon_o his_o honour_n profess_v himself_o a_o stranger_n to_o the_o very_a rumour_n of_o what_o be_v here_o lay_v down_o in_o charge_n against_o i_o yet_o with_o my_o libeler_n leave_v to_o be_v full_o acquaint_v with_o a_o matter_n go_v further_a than_o the_o hear_n of_o a_o report_n and_o imply_v 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