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pag._n 239_o sir_n nath._n rich_a jan._n 27_o ibid._n the_o king_n message_n by_o secretary_n coke_n ibid._n sir_n walter_n earl_n pag._n 240_o m_o r_o corrington_n ibid._n m_o r_o pymme_n ibid._n another_o message_n from_o his_o majesty_n january_n 28_o deliver_v by_o secretary_n coke_n ibid._n m_o r_o long_a be_v reply_v pag._n 241_o sir_n thomas_n edmond_n ibid._n m_o r_o corrington_n ibid._n sir_n john_n elliot_n ibid._n secretary_n coke_n speech_n feb._n 3_o pag._n 242_o sir_n john_n elliot_n ibid._n m_o r_o speaker_n pag._n 243_o secretary_n coke_n ibid._n sir_n hum._n may_n ibid._n sir_n john_n elliot_n at_o the_o committee_n for_o religion_n ibid._n a_o bill_n that_o no_o clergy_n man_n be_v in_o commission_n for_o peace_n feb._n 4_o ibid._n m_o r_o selden_n pag._n 244_o a_o petition_n against_o d_o r._n cousin_n ibid._n sir_n eubal_n thelwall_n ibid._n m_o r_o shervile_a ibid._n m_o r_o rouse_n ibid._n m_o r_o kirton_n ibid._n sir_n robert_n phillips_n pag._n 245_o sir_n 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