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present_a relief_n that_o your_o lordship_n may_v admit_v a_o select_a committee_n of_o this_o house_n of_o person_n uninteress_v in_o the_o benefit_n a_o rise_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a grievance_n to_o be_v license_v by_o your_o lordship_n to_o repair_v to_o his_o sacred_a majesty_n in_o england_n for_o to_o pursue_v the_o same_o and_o to_o obtain_v fit_v remedy_n for_o their_o aforesaid_a and_o other_o just_a grievance_n and_o expression_n and_o upon_o all_o just_a and_o honourable_a occasion_n they_o will_v without_o respect_n of_o particular_a interest_n or_o profit_n to_o be_v raise_v thereby_o most_o humble_o and_o ready_o in_o parliament_n extend_v their_o uttermost_a endeavour_n to_o serve_v his_o majesty_n and_o comply_v with_o his_o royal_a and_o princely_a occasion_n and_o shall_v pray_v etc._n etc._n mr._n secretary_n windebanck_n charge_v in_o parliament_n 7._o december_n 1640._o 1_o seventie_o four_o letter_n of_o grace_n to_o recusant_n within_o this_o fowr_a year_n sign_v with_o his_o own_o hand_n 2._o sixty_o four_o priest_n discharge_v from_o the_o gatehouse_n at_o westminster_n within_o these_o 4._o year_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n by_o he_o 3._o twenty_o nine_o discharge_v by_o a_o verbal_a warrent_v from_o he_o 4._o awarrant_v to_o protect_v one_o musket_n a_o condemn_a priest_n and_o alâ—_n the_o house_n he_o frequent_v 5._o one_o commit_v by_o the_o king_n own_o hand_n and_o discharge_v by_o he_o without_o signify_v the_o king_n pleasure_n 6._o the_o retition_n of_o the_o parish_n of_o st._n gyles_n in_o the_o field_n to_o the_o king_n of_o the_o increase_n of_o popery_n and_o that_o 21._o be_v turn_v by_o two_o priest_n moss_n and_o souther_n which_o be_v commit_v be_v sudden_o discharge_v by_o secretary_n windebanck_n a_o message_n from_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o his_o majesty_n 15._o december_n 1640_o mr._n treasurer_n be_v entreat_v from_o this_o house_n to_o acquaint_v his_o majesty_n with_o the_o great_a care_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o house_n to_o advance_v and_o settle_v his_o majesty_n revenue_n and_o for_o that_o purpose_n we_o humble_o desire_v his_o majesty_n will_v give_v we_o leave_v to_o enter_v into_o debate_n of_o his_o revenue_n and_o his_o expense_n his_o majesty_n answer_n thereto_o by_o mr._n treasurer_n his_o majesty_n be_v by_o i_o acquaint_v with_o the_o great_a care_n and_o affection_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o advance_v and_o settle_v his_o majesty_n revenue_n do_v very_o gracious_o interpret_v the_o same_o and_o have_v command_v i_o to_o give_v the_o house_n thank_v for_o it_o in_o his_o name_n and_o his_o majesty_n do_v give_v the_o house_n free_a leave_n to_o enter_v into_o debate_n of_o his_o revenue_n and_o expense_n as_o be_v desire_v and_o have_v give_v order_n that_o all_o his_o officer_n and_o minister_n from_o time_n to_o time_n shall_v assist_v the_o house_n therein_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v occasion_n vote_n concern_v the_o cannon_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o 15._o decem._n 1640._o that_o the_o clergy_n of_o england_n convent_v in_o any_o convocation_n or_o synod_n or_o otherwise_o have_v no_o power_n to_o make_v any_o constitution_n cannon_n or_o act_n whatsoever_o in_o matter_n of_o doctrine_n or_o otherwise_o to_o bind_v the_o clergy_n or_o laity_n of_o this_o land_n without_o the_o commons_o consent_v of_o parliament_n that_o the_o several_a constitution_n and_o cannon_n ecclesiastical_a treat_v upon_o by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n precedent_n of_o the_o convocation_n for_o the_o respective_a province_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n of_o these_o province_n and_o agree_v upon_o by_o the_o king_n majestic_o licence_n in_o their_o several_a synod_n begin_v at_o london_n and_o york_n 1640._o do_v not_o bind_v the_o clergy_n or_o laity_n of_o this_o land_n or_o either_o of_o they_o a_o order_n concern_v monopoler_n 19_o november_n 1640._o 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