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170._o bring_v to_o st._n james_n 171_o his_o first_o day_n trial_n 172_o second_o day_n trial_n 179_o three_o day_n trial_n 181._o last_o day_n trial_n 183._o sentence_n 188._o his_o reason_n against_o the_o court_n 189._o committee_n appoint_v to_o consider_v of_o execution_n 191._o jan._n 30._o 1648._o appoint_v for_o his_o execution_n 193._o his_o speech_n on_o the_o scaffold_n 194._o he_o be_v execute_v 198._o inter_v at_o windsor_n 199_o cade_n voyage_n 10_o mr._n cook_n insolent_a speech_n in_o the_o house_n 11_o mr._n crew_n send_v to_o the_o tower_n 40_o county_n of_o york_n petition_n the_o king_n 64_o city_n of_o london_n set_v up_o chain_n and_o post_n 76._o petition_v the_o parliament_n 141_o cirencester_n for_o the_o parliam_fw-la 81_o covenant_n take_v throughout_o the_o kingdom_n 87_o countess_n of_o derby_n hold_v out_o latham_n house_n 91_o coruish_v hugg_n 92_o lieutenant_n