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subscription_n junii_fw-la of_o those_o lord_n and_o other_o loyal_a person_n then_o attend_v he_o at_o york_n for_o levy_v horse_n in_o his_o own_o defence_n as_o also_o for_o safeguard_v of_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n and_o the_o protestant_a religion_n they_o order_v julii_n that_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n of_o the_o money_n which_o have_v be_v bring_v in_o upon_o the_o proposition_n unto_o guild-hall_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o lay_v out_o to_o buy_v horse_n parliament_n and_o that_o ten_o thousand_o foot_n shall_v be_v speedy_o raise_v in_o london_n and_o the_o part_n adjacent_a to_o be_v employ_v according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o parliament_n as_o also_o julii_n that_o arm_n shall_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o tower_n for_o their_o present_a occasion_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o by_o authority_n of_o parliament_n likewise_o that_o the_o ten_o thousand_o man_n so_o raise_v shall_v be_v forthwith_o list_v under_o officer_n train_v enter_v into_o pay_n and_o 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it_o to_o the_o king_n obedience_n one_o 742._o of_o which_o revolter_n who_o have_v be_v a_o chief_a fomenter_n of_o the_o league_n be_v discover_v for_o hold_v intelligence_n and_o plot_v for_o the_o king_n be_v by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o sixteen_o hurry_v to_o prison_n but_o whilst_o they_o make_v slow_a proceed_n to_o his_o trial_n he_o escape_v which_o so_o vex_v the_o sixteen_o as_o that_o suppose_v the_o judge_n have_v a_o hand_n therein_o they_o furious_o raise_v the_o people_n in_o arm_n and_o upon_o the_o xv_o the_o of_o november_n beset_v all_o the_o pass_n to_o the_o palace_n of_o justice_n seize_v upon_o three_o of_o the_o judge_n brisson_n archier_n and_o terdiu_o haul_v they_o to_o prison_n and_o there_o without_o any_o legal_a process_n strangle_v they_o the_o same_o day_n hang_v up_o their_o body_n upon_o the_o gallow_n next_o morning_n and_o like_o mad_a man_n run_v
p._n 500_o 500_o compare_v with_o this_o the_o proposition_n to_o his_o majesty_n commissioner_n at_o uxbridge_n concern_v the_o war_n of_o ireland_n full_a relation_n etc_n etc_n p._n 95._o 95._o see_v the_o like_a demand_n by_o the_o member_n at_o westminster_n exact_a coll._n p._n 259._o &_o 465._o 465._o ib._n p._n 502._o 502._o ib._n p._n 503._o 503._o ib._n p._n 508._o 508._o compare_v with_o this_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o member_n at_o westminster_n in_o their_o petition_n to_o his_o majesty_n 26._o martij_fw-la 1642._o exact_a coll._n p._n 123._o 123._o ib._n p._n 118._o 118._o compare_v with_o this_o the_o protestation_n frame_v at_o westminster_n 3_o maij._fw-la 1641._o 1641._o ibid._n p._n 523._o 523._o d'aubignie_a tom._n 2._o lib._n 3._o cap._n 3._o col_fw-fr 828._o 828._o davilaeâ—_n 548._o 548._o ib._n p._n 566._o 566._o annal._n eliz._n in_o an._n 1589._o p._n 557._o 557._o davilae_fw-la p._n 561._o 561._o ib._n p._n 562._o 562._o compare_v with_o this_o his_o majesty_n answer_v to_o the_o two_o paper_n concern_v ireland_n full_a relation_n etc_n etc_n p._n 215._o be_v not_o his_o majesty_n statua_fw-la abuse_v both_o at_o the_o old_a exchange_n in_o london_n and_o at_o wincheâ—ster_n wincheâ—ster_n ib._n p._n 563._o 563._o ib._n p._n 564._o 564._o ib._n p._n 565._o 565._o ib._n p._n 567._o 567._o exact_a coll._n p._n 503._o 503._o davilae_fw-la p._n 568._o 568._o ib._n p._n 569._o 569._o be_v not_o the_o like_a do_v by_o our_o man_n against_o his_o majesty_n for_o assent_v to_o the_o cessation_n in_o ireland_n ireland_n ib._n p._n 591._o 591._o ib._n p._n 593._o 593._o ib._n p._n 596_o 596_o ib._n p._n 597._o &_o 599._o 599._o ib._n p._n 601._o 601._o ib._n p._n 603._o 603._o ib._n p._n 606._o &_o 609._o 609._o ib._n p._n 612._o 612._o ib._n p._n 613._o 613._o ib._n p._n 627._o 627._o ib._n p._n 6â—8_n 6â—8_n ib._n p._n 629._o 629._o ib._n p._n 6â—0_n 6â—0_n ib._n p._n 662._o &_o 663._o 663._o ib._n p._n 669._o 669._o ib._n p._n 676._o 676._o ibid._n p._n 733._o such_o have_v be_v the_o policy_n of_o the_o scot_n with_o we_o anno._n 1._o 591._o 591._o ib._n p._n 679._o 679._o ib._n p._n 701._o 701._o ib._n 742._o 742._o ib._n p._n 702._o 702._o brigard_n ib._n p._n 742._o 742._o ib._n p._n 740._o 740._o ib._n p._n 726._o 726._o ib._n p._n 733._o 733._o ib._n p._n 740._o 740._o ib._n p._n 747._o 747._o ib._n p._n 761._o 761._o ib._n p._n 792._o &_o 851._o 851._o ib._n p._n 724._o 724._o ib._n p._n 811._o &_o 821._o thus_o do_v cromwell_n here_o here_o ib._n p._n 862._o 862._o ib._n p._n 865._o 865._o ib._n p._n 837._o 837._o ib._n p._n 161._o &_o 866._o 866._o ib._n p._n 867._o 867._o ib._n p._n 868._o 868._o ib._n p._n 879._o 879._o ib._n p._n 845._o 845._o ib._n p._n 743._o 743._o ib._n p._n 901._o 901._o see_v their_o solemn_a leagus_n and_o covenant_n covenant_n see_v the_o full_a relation_n of_o the_o treaty_n at_o uxbridge_n p._n 209._o 209._o ib._n p._n 206._o 206._o d'avila_fw-fr p._n 943._o 943._o pier_n matthew_n lib._n 2._o narrat_fw-la 1._o sect._n 4._o 4._o du_n tillet_n p._n 242._o 242._o davila_n p._n 994._o 994._o duplex_fw-la hist._n p._n 27._o 27._o k._n henry_n the_o four_o four_o k._n lewis_n the_o 13_o davila_n p._n 629._o 629._o du_fw-mi tellet_fw-la p._n 263._o 263._o davila_n p._n 936._o 936._o coke_n instit_fw-la part_n 3._o p._n 35._o 35._o numb_a 16._o 31_o 32._o &_o 27._o 3._o 3._o reg._n 11._o 36._o 36._o esther_n 6._o 2_o 3._o 3._o sam._n 2._o 18._o 9_o 14._o 14._o ib._n 17._o 23._o 23._o reg._n 2_o 21._o 26_o 27._o 27._o sam._n 2_o 16._o 5_o 6._o et_fw-fr reg._n 1_o 2._o 8._o 4._o 6._o 6._o reg._n b_o 16._o 9_o 18._o 18._o act._n apost_n 5._o 36_o 37._o 37._o prov._n 24._o 21._o the_o index_n a._n anabaptist_n of_o germany_n their_o tenet_n and_o progress_n page_n 2._o calvin_n character_n of_o they_o 8._o dangerous_a to_o church_n and_o state_n 9_o luther_n request_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o saxony_n in_o favour_n of_o they_o 4._o afterward_o exhort_v all_o man_n to_o destroy_v they_o 6._o st._n antholin_n be_v church_n in_o london_n make_v the_o grand_a nursery_n of_o seditious_a preacher_n 37._o article_n of_o pacification_n with_o the_o scot_n 55._o article_n of_o the_o treaty_n at_o edinburgh_n for_o bring_v in_o the_o scot_n army_n 131._o between_o general_n monk_n and_o the_o committee_n of_o safety_n 480._o article_n call_v the_o agreement_n of_o the_o people_n 260._o article_n assent_v to_o by_o the_o king_n at_o the_o treaty_n at_o uxbridge_n 291._o assembly_n at_o glasgow_n dissolve_v 52._o the_o impious_a save_v of_o one_o of_o the_o assembly_n of_o divine_n 225._o apprentice_n of_o london_n force_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o 248._o army_n march_v towards_o london_n 251._o b._n baron_n war_n in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n henry_n the_o 3d_o parallel_v with_o that_o of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o 592._o a_o benevolence_n propose_v for_o raise_v money_n 32._o bishop_n vote_v to_o have_v no_o voice_n in_o parliament_n 68_o booth_n sir_n george_n his_o insurrection_n 470._o brook_n lord_n slay_v 117._o buckingham_n duke_n his_o expedition_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o rhee_n 33._o murder_v by_o felton_n 34._o c._n canterbury_n and_o other_o cathedral_n deface_v 557._o carew_n sir_n alex._n his_o ominous_a word_n 198._o be_v behead_v ibid._n carnarvan_n earl_n slay_v 187._o charles_n i._o king_n pawn_n his_o land_n to_o the_o city_n of_o london_n 33._o be_v deny_v entrance_n into_o hull_n 91._o his_o message_n to_o the_o parliament_n for_o peace_n 102_o 103_o 134_o 237_o 268._o his_o protestation_n at_o the_o head_n of_o his_o army_n 104._o go_v from_o oxford_n to_o the_o scot_n army_n 209._o be_v sell_v by_o the_o scot_n 232._o be_v bring_v from_o newcastle_n to_o holdenby_n 234._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o four_o dethron_a bill_n 271._o last_v scene_n of_o his_o life_n 361._o reject_v the_o proposal_n make_v to_o he_o on_o the_o sunday_n before_o his_o death_n 372._o be_v murder_v 373._o his_o legacy_n to_o his_o child_n and_o other_o 382._o his_o burial_n 383._o charles_n ii_o king_n his_o care_n when_o in_o exile_n to_o preserve_v the_o duke_n of_o gloucester_n in_o the_o protestant_a religion_n 429._o march_n from_o scotland_n to_o worcester_n 400._o proclaim_v king_n at_o london_n 488._o cheapside_n cross_v pull_v down_o 560._o church_n live_n plurality_n of_o they_o allow_v by_o the_o presbyterian_o 225._o colchester_n man_n petition_v the_o parliament_n against_o bishop_n etc_n etc_n 85._o common_a prayer_n abolish_v 193._o commission_n of_o array_n 97._o common-council-man_n turn_v out_o 79._o first_o covenant_n by_o the_o scot_n 46._o conference_n at_o hampton-court_n 14._o cromwell_n oliver_n his_o extraction_n and_o education_n 458._o his_o perfidious_a deal_n with_o the_o king_n 261._o his_o pretend_a revelation_n 366._o his_o speech_n in_o parliament_n ibid._n preach_v at_o whitehall_n 391._o make_v general_n of_o the_o army_n 397._o his_o answer_n to_o a_o letter_n from_o the_o 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the_o almighty_n providence_n and_o protection_n begin_v shrewsbury_n his_o march_n from_o shrewsbury_n upon_o the_o xijth_o of_o october_n which_o be_v no_o soon_o know_v but_o that_o they_o fierce_o pursue_v he_o have_v order_n 632._o for_o that_o purpose_n from_o the_o house_n at_o westminster_n to_o march_v against_o his_o majesty_n army_n and_o fight_v with_o they_o and_o to_o rescue_v the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n prince_z and_o duke_n of_o york_n so_o that_o on_o sunday_n the_o xxiijth_o of_o october_n be_v in_o view_n of_o the_o king_n force_n they_o put_v their_o army_n in_o order_n near_a kineton_n battle_n in_o warwickshire_n and_o bid_v his_o majesty_n battle_n by_o a_o signal_n thereof_o give_v with_o their_o great_a ordinance_n wherewith_o they_o make_v five_o shot_n at_o his_o army_n before_o any_o fire_n be_v give_v on_o the_o other_o part_n but_o than_o begin_v a_o sharp_a encounter_n which_o continue_v near_o three_o hour_n wherein_o god_n so_o preserve_v his_o 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tell_v his_o friend_n that_o he_o with_o his_o own_o hand_n carried_z away_o the_o king_n standard_n but_o to_o undecieve_v the_o world_n as_o to_o the_o number_n on_o both_o side_n slay_v which_o be_v then_o confident_o give_v out_o to_o be_v five_o thousand_o most_o certain_a it_o be_v that_o upon_o strict_a enquiry_n from_o the_o adjacent_a inhabitant_n who_o bury_v the_o body_n and_o take_v particular_a notice_n of_o the_o distinct_a number_n put_v into_o each_o grave_a it_o appear_v that_o there_o be_v not_o one_o thousand_o complete_a there_o inter_v as_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o the_o parliament-army_n after_o this_o battle_n find_v not_o themselves_o in_o a_o condition_n to_o encounter_v the_o king_n again_o without_o new_a recruit_n and_o therefore_o make_v a_o fair_a retreat_n no_o less_o than_o eight_o mile_n backward_o as_o have_v be_v observe_v so_o do_v some_o of_o they_o before_o the_o fight_n stand_v doubtful_a of_o the_o success_n forbear_v to_o adventure_v themselves_o therein_o among_o which_o the_o afterfamous_a oliver_n cromwell_n be_v one_o if_o some_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a person_n of_o his_o own_o party_n who_o be_v in_o the_o fight_n bely_v he_o not_o who_o be_v captain_n of_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n in_o the_o general_n be_v regiment_n come_v not_o into_o the_o field_n but_o get_v up_o into_o a_o steeple_n within_o view_n of_o the_o battle_n and_o there_o discern_v by_o a_o prospective-glass_n the_o two_o wing_n of_o their_o horse_n to_o be_v utter_o rout_v make_v such_o haste_n to_o be_v go_v that_o instead_o of_o descend_v the_o stair_n by_o which_o he_o come_v up_o he_o swinge_v down_o by_o a_o bell-rope_n and_o run_v away_o with_o his_o troop_n the_o king_n soon_o after_o hold_v a_o soft_a march_n towards_o oxford_n banbury-castle_n then_o garrison_v by_o the_o late_a earl_n of_o peterborough_n regiment_n of_o foot_n and_o broughton-house_n the_o chief_n seat_n of_o that_o great_a rebel_n the_o lord_n sa_o yield_v oct._n upon_o summons_n as_o he_o pass_v but_o the_o rebel_n that_o they_o may_v not_o seem_v to_o receive_v a_o foil_n in_o this_o first_o great_a action_n the_o citizen_n of_o london_n be_v summon_v oct._n to_o guild-hall_n where_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n and_o holland_n the_o lord_n say_v and_o wharton_n with_o mr._n strode_n make_v large_a speech_n to_o hearten_v they_o tell_v their_o great_a victory_n at_o kineton_n battle_n but_o the_o conclusion_n be_v to_o crown_v their_o work_n as_o their_o phrase_n be_v by_o far_a and_o speedy_a supply_n of_o man_n money_n and_o all_o other_o assistance_n to_o which_o shadow_n of_o their_o victory_n to_o give_v the_o better_a gloss_n a_o public_a order_n nou._n be_v make_v that_o a_o gratulatory_a present_n of_o five_o hundred_o pound_n shall_v be_v send_v from_o the_o house_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n for_o his_o good_a service_n already_o do_v in_o the_o war_n and_o lest_o any_o of_o the_o delude_a people_n shall_v return_v to_o their_o obedience_n upon_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a proclamation_n 673._o of_o pardon_n they_o order_v that_o nou._n those_o proclamation_n shall_v not_o be_v publish_v but_o though_o all_o these_o rebellious_a force_n be_v hitherto_o raise_v by_o voluntary_a contribution_n and_o free_a offer_n of_o many_o to_o engage_v themselves_o personal_o in_o this_o bless_a cause_n most_o of_o the_o common_a sort_n be_v real_o satisfy_v that_o they_o shall_v only_o go_v and_o fetch_v up_o the_o king_n to_o his_o parliament_n out_o of_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o evil_a counsellor_n and_o a_o few_o inconsiderable_a cavalier_n for_o by_o that_o name_n they_o call_v all_o the_o royalist_n and_o then_o return_v triumphant_o without_o fight_v this_o unexpected_a brush_n at_o kineton-field_n can_v not_o silence_v those_o who_o have_v lose_v their_o husband_n child_n and_o friend_n see_v therefore_o their_o far_a voluntary_a assistance_n come_v in_o but_o slow_o the_o house_n at_o westminster_n make_v a_o order_n nou._n