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occasion_n call_v almighty_a god_n to_o witness_n and_o declare_v upon_o the_o faith_n of_o a_o christian_a and_o the_o word_n of_o a_o king_n that_o there_o be_v never_o any_o marriage_n have_v or_o make_v between_o we_o and_o the_o say_a mrs._n walter_n alias_o barlow_n the_o duke_n of_o monmouths_n mother_n nor_o between_o we_o and_o any_o woman_n whatsever_v our_o royal_a consort_n queen_n katherine_n that_o be_v only_o except_v require_v and_o command_v all_o his_o subject_n of_o what_o degree_n soever_o that_o they_o shall_v not_o presume_v to_o utter_v or_o publish_v any_o thing_n contrary_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o that_o declaration_n at_o their_o peril_n and_o upon_o pain_n of_o be_v proceed_v against_o according_a to_o the_o utmost_a severity_n and_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n whereby_o all_o the_o groundless_a hope_n of_o that_o duke_n and_o the_o idle_a and_o ridiculous_a expectation_n of_o many_o factious_a and_o design_v person_n be_v whole_o disappoint_v and_o he_o be_v moreover_o command_v by_o the_o king_n to_o depart_v the_o land_n which_o he_o do_v on_o the_o 23d_o of_o september_n and_o go_v over_o to_o vtrecbt_v but_o return_v again_o private_o and_o without_o order_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o the_o next_o month_n about_o this_o time_n there_o be_v much_o discourse_n of_o a_o new_a plot_n and_o several_a narrative_n publish_v about_o it_o wherein_o the_o papist_n as_o be_v affirm_v have_v contrive_v to_o charge_v the_o presbyterian_o with_o a_o conspiracy_n against_o the_o government_n the_o chief_a discoverer_n whereof_o be_v one_o dangerfield_n who_o have_v former_o be_v a_o vile_a and_o profligate_v fellow_n and_o be_v then_o new_o get_v out_o of_o newgate_n several_a person_n be_v accuse_v by_o he_o as_o conspirator_n therein_o the_o chief_a whereof_o be_v the_o countess_n oâ—_n powis_n sir_n robert_n payton_n gadbury_n and_o one_o cellier_n a_o widwife_n in_o who_o house_n sir_n william_n waller_n pretend_v to_o find_v some_o paper_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o conspiracy_n from_o whence_o it_o be_v call_v the_o meal-tub_n plot_n and_o the_o effigy_n of_o the_o pope_n in_o all_o his_o pontificalibus_fw-la be_v on_o the_o birthday_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n which_o be_v the_o 17_o of_o november_n burn_v with_o much_o more_o pomp_n and_o splendour_n than_o it_o have_v be_v in_o former_a year_n it_o have_v be_v a_o custom_n for_o several_a late_a year_n so_o to_o do_v the_o effigy_n of_o sir_n edmondbury_n godfrey_n be_v carry_v on_o a_o horse_n with_o a_o bellman_n to_o mind_v the_o people_n of_o his_o murder_n several_a priest_n in_o cope_n with_o a_o large_a silver_n cross_n six_o jesuit_n divers_a bishop_n some_o in_o thin_a lawn_n sleeve_n and_o other_o with_o their_o cope_n and_o mitre_n on_o and_o six_o cardinal_n go_v in_o procession_n before_o he_o the_o king_n have_v according_a to_o his_o promise_n call_v a_o new_a parliament_n to_o meet_v on_o the_o 17_o of_o october_n prorogue_n it_o to_o the_o 26_o of_o the_o follow_a january_n and_o towards_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o november_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n go_v into_o scotland_n where_o his_o presence_n be_v very_o acceptable_a and_o all_o person_n declare_v the_o great_a satisfaction_n they_o take_v in_o have_v he_o among_o they_o the_o appoint_a time_n of_o the_o parliament_n sit_v draw_v near_o great_a endeavour_n be_v use_v for_o the_o procure_v a_o multitude_n of_o hand_n to_o petition_n which_o be_v to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o king_n for_o his_o permit_v the_o parliament_n to_o sit_v on_o the_o 26_o of_o january_n according_a to_o the_o last_o prorogation_n which_o petition_v being_n unwarrantable_a and_o tumultuous_a he_o order_v the_o lord_n mayor_n and_o court_n of_o alderman_n to_o take_v care_n for_o the_o preservation_n of_o his_o honour_n and_o the_o peace_n and_o safety_n of_o the_o city_n and_o not_o suffer_v such_o person_n that_o shall_v sign_v such_o petition_n or_o go_v about_o to_o get_v hand_n to_o they_o to_o escape_v unpunished_a and_o issue_v out_o a_o proclamation_n to_o forbid_v all_o such_o kind_n of_o petition_v and_o another_o to_o declare_v his_o resolution_n for_o the_o far_a prorogation_n to_o the_o 11_o of_o november_n notwithstanding_o which_o some_o resolute_o go_v on_o with_o their_o petition_v and_o not_o long_o after_o one_o from_o london_n subscribe_v with_o many_o thousand_o hand_n and_o other_o from_o york_n essex_n surrey_z and_o wiltshire_n be_v present_v to_o he_o which_o he_o receive_v indeed_o but_o know_v that_o such_o kind_n of_o petition_n be_v rather_o command_v than_o request_n resolve_v not_o to_o gratify_v the_o unruly_a petitioner_n and_o therefore_o on_o the_o 26_o of_o january_n when_o those_o member_n who_o be_v in_o town_n meet_v according_a to_o custom_n at_o the_o parliament-house_n he_o acquaint_v they_o that_o when_o he_o declare_v in_o council_n his_o intention_n of_o put_v off_o the_o parliament_n to_o a_o time_n so_o remote_a as_o 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