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be_v not_o accept_v the_o manifesto_n of_o the_o dutch_a to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n wherein_o they_o appeal_v to_o they_o for_o the_o righteousness_n of_o their_o cause_n the_o parliament_n endeavour_n thereupon_o for_o a_o peace_n and_o his_o majesty_n agree_v to_o it_o without_o include_v the_o french_a king_n p._n 178._o lii_o on_o his_o majesty_n prorogue_v the_o parliament_n because_o of_o their_o impeach_v his_o minister_n form_v bill_n against_o popery_n and_o for_o the_o marry_n of_o those_o of_o the_o royal_a family_n with_o protestant_n and_o educate_v their_o child_n in_o that_o religion_n clamour_n raise_v in_o the_o nation_n that_o we_o be_v run_v back_o to_o 41._o the_o court_n mediate_a a_o peace_n betwixt_o france_n and_o holland_n and_o send_v 10000_o of_o their_o own_o subject_n into_o the_o french_a king_n service_n p._n 185._o liii_o on_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o parliament_n again_o april_n 1675._o their_o fall_n upon_o bill_n for_o the_o benefit_n 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nicodemus_n tho'_o a_o night-disciple_n the_o roman_a catholic_n can_v be_v angry_a that_o i_o still_o profess_v myself_o a_o protestant_n especial_o see_v thereby_o i_o shall_v be_v the_o more_o capable_a of_o do_v they_o service_n and_o thus_o i_o find_v myself_o oblige_v to_o give_v a_o early_a assent_n to_o my_o grandfather_n k._n james_n maxim_n which_o he_o have_v from_o lewis_n xi_o of_o france_n who_o never_o learn_v any_o other_o latin_a word_n viz._n nescit_fw-la regnare_fw-la qui_fw-la nescit_fw-la dissimulare_fw-la nor_o do_v i_o know_v why_o it_o shall_v be_v any_o great_a stain_n to_o my_o honour_n to_o feign_v myself_o a_o protestant_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o great_a britain_n than_o it_o be_v to_o my_o grandfather_n henry_n the_o iv_o to_o feign_v himself_o a_o catholic_n for_o the_o crown_n of_o france_n and_o may_v my_o endeavour_n have_v the_o same_o success_n but_o a_o happy_a exit_n and_o see_v the_o world_n will_v have_v it_o that_o there_o be_v a_o god_n i_o can_v lose_v no_o more_o but_o a_o little_a breath_n to_o make_v some_o address_n if_o there_o be_v none_o but_o see_v it_o be_v safe_a to_o venture_v with_o the_o bulk_n of_o mankind_n than_o to_o rely_v on_o the_o effort_n of_o some_o man_n of_o wit_n i_o be_o resolve_v to_o lift_v up_o the_o follow_a prayer_n o_o thou_o almighty_a be_v who_o creat_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n by_o who_o king_n reign_n and_o prince_n decree_v justice_n to_o thou_o i_o refer_v my_o cause_n for_o a_o final_a decision_n thou_o be_v king_n of_o king_n who_o put_v down_o one_o and_o set_v up_o another_o and_o therefore_o the_o fit_a for_o i_o to_o make_v application_n unto_o i_o have_v be_v teach_v by_o those_o who_o call_v themselves_o thy_o ambassador_n and_o will_v have_v i_o to_o believe_v it_o to_o be_v thy_o law_n that_o king_n be_v accountable_a to_o none_o but_o thyself_o as_o be_v thy_o vicegerent_n and_o god_n on_o earth_n vindicate_v therefore_o the_o justice_n of_o my_o cause_n against_o those_o man_n who_o have_v not_o only_o usurp_v my_o throne_n but_o thou_o for_o i_o be_o accountable_a to_o none_o but_o thou_o give_v success_n to_o my_o arm_n and_o endeavour_n against_o they_o and_o see_v thou_o have_v say_v that_o vengeance_n be_v thou_o and_o thou_o will_v repay_v it_o let_v not_o the_o hoary_a head_n of_o those_o who_o shed_v my_o father_n and_o thy_o vicegerent's_a blood_n go_v down_o in_o peace_n to_o the_o grave_a and_o give_v i_o strength_n o_o thou_o most_o high_a to_o execute_v vengeance_n upon_o a_o bloody_a nation_n thou_o who_o do_v grant_v samson_n '_o s_o desire_n to_o be_v revenge_v on_o the_o philistine_n for_o his_o two_o eye_n listen_v to_o my_o petition_n i_o request_v thou_o that_o i_o may_v be_v avenge_v for_o my_o father_n blood_n and_o the_o unjust_a usurpation_n of_o my_o own_o throne_n chap._n
on_o his_o majesty_n be_v invite_v to_o a_o treaty_n on_o the_o frontier_n of_o spain_n betwixt_o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a minister_n about_o a_o peace_n betwixt_o those_o crown_n sir_n george_n booth_n defeat_n the_o confusion_n which_o the_o nation_n be_v cast_v into_o by_o lambert_n and_o general_a monk_n carry_v on_o the_o design_n of_o restore_v his_o majesty_n fortune_fw-mi begin_v now_o to_o look_v upon_o i_o with_o a_o more_o favourable_a aspect_n when_o the_o great_a potentate_n of_o europe_n court_v i_o to_o be_v present_a at_o a_o treaty_n of_o peace_n which_o if_o conclude_v may_v tend_v to_o my_o restoration_n without_o be_v oblige_v to_o my_o own_o subject_n and_o then_o i_o may_v introduce_v the_o catholic_n religion_n in_o a_o open_a manner_n as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o assistance_n which_o be_v grant_v to_o i_o by_o catholic_n prince_n but_o alas_o the_o malign_a influence_n of_o my_o star_n be_v not_o yet_o exhaust_v for_o the_o treaty_n be_v turn_v only_o to_o a_o cessation_n of_o arm_n the_o french_a be_v very_o cold_a in_o their_o caress_n and_o the_o spaniard_n have_v only_o grant_v i_o some_o complimental_a honour_n nor_o have_v i_o be_v more_o successful_a in_o my_o subject_n endeavour_n sir_n george_n booth_n and_o his_o party_n be_v defeat_v so_o that_o i_o find_v the_o presbyterian_o be_v more_o successful_a against_o my_o father_n than_o ever_o they_o have_v be_v since_o for_o he_o or_o i_o and_o the_o church-of_a england-man_n though_o they_o will_v expect_v to_o reap_v the_o great_a benefit_n from_o my_o restoration_n be_v very_o slack_a in_o their_o endeavour_n towards_o it_o the_o only_a thing_n which_o look_v with_o a_o favourable_a aspect_n as_o to_o my_o affair_n be_v that_o the_o nation_n be_v mad_v with_o so_o many_o change_n of_o government_n and_o always_o subject_v to_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o army_n their_o parliament_n the_o conservation_n of_o who_o privilege_n have_v a_o great_a share_n in_o beginning_n the_o war_n be_v also_o trample_v under_o foot_n which_o i_o know_v must_v exceed_o disgust_v the_o people_n the_o main_a anchor_n of_o my_o hope_n be_v general_a monk_n who_o i_o must_v caress_n with_o great_a promise_n to_o carry_v on_o my_o design_n under_o a_o pretence_n of_o be_v zealous_a against_o i_o till_o such_o time_n as_o he_o may_v safe_o declare_v himself_o for_o i_o the_o scot_n i_o know_v be_v weary_a of_o the_o english_a usurpation_n and_o many_o of_o the_o presbyterian_o there_o do_v still_o think_v that_o i_o be_o their_o friend_n so_o that_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a for_o he_o to_o secure_v my_o interest_n in_o that_o nation_n and_o while_o he_o summon_v their_o gentry_n to_o abjure_v i_o by_o the_o tender_a he_o may_v form_v the_o plot_n for_o my_o restoration_n chap._n xxvi_o on_o general_n monk_n have_v bring_v the_o design_n of_o his_o majesty_n restoration_n to_o perfection_n his_o majesty_n declaration_n from_o breda_n and_o entertainment_n of_o the_o presbyterian_a minister_n there_o who_o be_v send_v over_o to_o he_o now_o fortune_n be_v sure_o sate_v with_o my_o misery_n and_o instead_o of_o her_o frown_n vouchsafe_v i_o her_o smile_n my_o design_n at_o length_n have_v prove_v successful_a and_o now_o i_o be_o mount_v to_o the_o top_n of_o the_o wheel_n but_o that_o lady_n be_v so_o fickle_a and_o unconstant_a that_o i_o must_v be_v careful_a of_o the_o measure_n which_o i_o take_v and_o give_v my_o subject_n kind_a word_n now_o if_o i_o will_v have_v they_o to_o be_v my_o servant_n for_o ever_o the_o english_a loyalty_n be_v pure_a than_o that_o of_o the_o scot_n who_o demand_v much_o hard_a term_n from_o i_o and_o see_v i_o swear_v the_o great_a i_o may_v very_o well_o promise_v the_o lesser_a be_v resolve_v to_o keep_v they_o both_o alike_o and_o see_v the_o puritan_n complain_v of_o be_v persecute_v in_o my_o father_n reign_n i_o must_v promise_v a_o indulgence_n to_o tender_a conscience_n and_o in_o short_a take_v all_o possible_a method_n to_o sweeten_v my_o subject_n till_o such_o time_n as_o i_o be_v settle_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o then_o i_o shall_v punish_v the_o stubborn_a schismatic_n with_o a_o vengeance_n for_o their_o old_a rebellion_n but_o i_o must_v be_v very_o cautious_a and_o counterfeit_v a_o deal_n of_o piety_n before_o the_o puritanical_a parson_n who_o be_v send_v over_o to_o i_o i_o must_v prepare_v some_o prayer_n in_o their_o own_o cant_a dialect_n and_o order_v they_o to_o be_v bring_v where_o they_o may_v hear_v i_o at_o they_o in_o my_o closet_n and_o for_o once_o i_o will_v imitate_v oliver_n who_o use_v always_o to_o pray_v with_o a_o audible_a voice_n by_o which_o he_o draw_v his_o follower_n into_o a_o great_a opinion_n of_o his_o piety_n he_o be_v a_o curse_a pattern_n indeed_o but_o according_a to_o the_o proverb_n fas_fw-la est_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la host_n doceri_fw-la and_o if_o i_o can_v but_o impose_v upon_o those_o lead_a priest_n the_o cant_n will_v take_v universal_o among_o the_o party_n and_o i_o shall_v carry_v on_o my_o design_n with_o the_o more_o facility_n it_o be_v true_a that_o according_a to_o the_o common_a notion_n of_o the_o world_n this_o may_v seem_v atheistical_a but_o see_v the_o catholic_n church_n will_v avouch_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o to_o be_v keep_v with_o heretic_n it_o can_v be_v unlawful_a for_o i_o to_o dissemble_v with_o they_o and_o if_o there_o be_v a_o god_n he_o be_v not_o certain_o such_o as_o we_o have_v he_o represent_v else_o he_o have_v never_o pave_v my_o way_n to_o the_o throne_n see_v he_o must_v know_v that_o i_o never_o design_v to_o keep_v one_o word_n of_o my_o promise_n so_o that_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o suffer_v any_o disquiet_n in_o my_o thought_n upon_o that_o account_n for_o when_o those_o who_o call_v themselves_o divine_v and_o make_v it_o their_o trade_n can_v agree_v whether_o there_o be_v only_o one_o god_n and_o no_o person_n or_o one_o god_n and_o three_o person_n nor_o yet_o as_o to_o the_o rule_n which_o he_o have_v leave_v to_o direct_v we_o nor_o the_o mean_v of_o that_o which_o some_o of_o they_o pretend_v to_o be_v the_o rule_n let_v mean_a person_n trouble_v themselves_o about_o these_o speculation_n i_o will_v concern_v myself_o how_o to_o live_v like_o a_o king_n and_o see_v in_o their_o own_o dialect_n they_o call_v i_o a_o god_n upon_o earth_n they_o shall_v obey_v my_o will_n as_o the_o vicegerent_n of_o heaven_n and_o since_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o there_o be_v either_o a_o god_n or_o a_o heaven_n i_o will_v ease_v myself_o of_o the_o trouble_v of_o my_o prayer_n for_o time_n to_o come_v as_o i_o have_v already_o do_v for_o some_o time_n past_a and_o yet_o i_o perceive_v that_o my_o affair_n go_v on_o and_o prosper_v while_o they_o who_o do_v not_o only_o pray_v but_o also_o howl_v and_o whine_v be_v on_o the_o declension_n and_o certain_o their_o god_n must_v be_v a_o very_a unkind_a sovereign_n to_o suffer_v the_o best_a of_o his_o subject_n for_o so_o they_o must_v be_v if_o the_o bible_n be_v his_o word_n to_o lie_v under_o the_o great_a affliction_n sure_o i_o will_v not_o do_v so_o to_o the_o best_a of_o my_o subject_n if_o i_o can_v help_v it_o but_o if_o they_o be_v such_o fool_n as_o to_o think_v that_o affliction_n make_v they_o the_o fit_a for_o heaven_n qui_fw-la decipi_fw-la vult_fw-la decipiatur_fw-la for_o my_o part_n if_o i_o can_v i_o will_v take_v my_o pleasure_n here_o and_o venture_v upon_o what_o be_v to_o come_v hereafter_o there_o be_v still_o one_o dangerous_a rock_n more_o on_o which_o i_o must_v beware_v of_o split_v and_o that_o be_v lest_o the_o people_n be_v jealous_a of_o my_o design_n on_o their_o civil_a liberty_n for_o let_v they_o clamour_n and_o talk_v of_o religion_n as_o much_o as_o they_o will_v i_o find_v that_o to_o be_v pinch_v in_o the_o other_o be_v their_o principal_a grievance_n so_o that_o stiffness_n in_o religion_n be_v a_o thing_n peculiar_a to_o the_o scots_a presbyterian_o and_o their_o bigoted_a follower_n however_o i_o must_v be_v high_a in_o my_o protestation_n that_o there_o be_v nothing_o which_o i_o do_v so_o much_o lay_v to_o heart_n as_o the_o advancement_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n that_o all_o the_o unkindness_n which_o i_o and_o i_o have_v meet_v with_o from_o protestant_n have_v not_o be_v able_a to_o alter_v my_o opinion_n as_o to_o the_o former_a nor_o have_v all_o the_o invasion_n which_o they_o have_v make_v upon_o my_o prerogative_n be_v able_a to_o put_v i_o out_o of_o conceit_n with_o the_o latter_a but_o that_o i_o shall_v always_o look_v upon_o their_o counsel_n as_o the_o best_a and_o be_v ready_a to_o comply_v with_o such_o measure_n
mean_v i_o shall_v not_o now_o be_v pester_v with_o return_v of_o precisian_n and_o republican_n for_o member_n of_o parliament_n nor_o can_v they_o have_v any_o share_n in_o the_o manage_n of_o the_o government_n and_o as_o for_o the_o other_o party_n they_o be_v so_o much_o take_v up_o with_o the_o discipline_n and_o ritual_n of_o their_o church_n that_o they_o be_v not_o very_o solicitous_a what_o innovation_n be_v make_v in_o her_o doctrine_n and_o i_o have_v always_o find_v that_o their_o harmony_n with_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o outward_a part_n have_v engender_v in_o they_o a_o better_a opinion_n of_o the_o papist_n than_o presbyterian_o and_o thus_o at_o once_o i_o strike_v at_o the_o protestant_a interest_n at_o home_n and_o abroad_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o deliver_v up_o of_o that_o french_a gentleman_n and_o our_o place_v the_o french_a ambassador_n behind_o the_o curtain_n to_o hear_v his_o complaint_n and_o proposal_n for_o redress_v may_v seem_v inglorious_a and_o a_o thing_n below_o a_o crown_a head_n but_o as_o it_o will_v confirm_v my_o friend_n the_o papist_n in_o their_o good_a opinion_n of_o i_o it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o engagement_n upon_o the_o french_a king_n though_o i_o be_o but_o little_a oblige_v to_o his_o care_n of_o my_o reputation_n that_o suffer_v the_o criminal_a to_o be_v examine_v as_o to_o his_o converse_n with_o i_o while_o they_o be_v break_v he_o upon_o the_o wheel_n but_o i_o perceive_v he_o think_v it_o his_o interest_n to_o keep_v i_o low_o in_o the_o good_a opinion_n of_o my_o subject_n lest_o i_o shall_v put_v a_o stop_n to_o the_o career_n of_o his_o ambition_n which_o be_v his_o predominant_a as_o sensuality_n be_v i_o but_o he_o be_v mistake_v in_o his_o measure_n i_o be_o as_o zealous_a for_o promote_a of_o the_o catholic_n religion_n as_o he_o can_v be_v nor_o do_v i_o care_v how_o or_o by_o what_o method_n it_o be_v effect_v so_o it_o be_v but_o accomplish_v but_o i_o shall_v not_o trouble_v myself_o neither_o to_o enlarge_v my_o own_o nor_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o his_o conquest_n for_o i_o be_o as_o much_o concern_v to_o gratify_v my_o predominant_a passion_n which_o require_v ease_n as_o he_o be_v to_o gratify_v he_o which_o be_v constant_o attend_v with_o hurry_n and_o trouble_n chap._n xxxviii_o on_o the_o dutch_n recall_v their_o ambassador_n from_o england_n the_o king_n letter_n by_o he_o to_o the_o state_n and_o the_o french_a king_n and_o his_o majesty_n declaration_n of_o war_n against_o each_o other_o the_o dutch_a have_v recall_v their_o ambassador_n import_v that_o they_o have_v no_o hope_n of_o obtain_v a_o peace_n however_o to_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o world_n a_o little_a further_o i_o will_v send_v a_o letter_n by_o he_o with_o a_o offer_n of_o proposal_n to_o the_o state_n wherein_o i_o will_v charge_v they_o as_o the_o beginner_n of_o the_o war_n and_o testify_v my_o own_o inclination_n to_o bring_v it_o to_o a_o end_n which_o 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