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much_o of_o their_o duty_n and_o respect_n and_o his_o council_n at_o oxford_n either_o go_v to_o make_v their_o peace_n or_o in_o such_o confusion_n as_o not_o able_a to_o advise_v he_o the_o rebel_n army_n be_v just_o ready_a to_o besiege_v that_o his_o chief_a garrison_n he_o be_v force_v to_o make_v a_o virtue_n of_o necessity_n and_o once_o more_o try_v the_o sincerity_n of_o his_o ancient_n and_o native_a subject_n the_o scot_n chap._n iu._n of_o the_o king_n in_o custody_n of_o the_o scot_n and_o english_a the_o king_n be_v be_v withdraw_v from_o oxon_n and_o not_o know_v whither_o go_v make_v a_o mighty_a disturbance_n among_o the_o grandee_n at_o westminster_n ludlow_n tell_v we_o they_o suspect_v he_o may_v design_v to_o come_v to_o london_n to_o raise_v a_o party_n against_o they_o publish_v a_o ordinance_n that_o whosoever_o shall_v harbour_v or_o conceal_v the_o king_n person_n shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o as_o a_o traitor_n to_o the_o commonwealth_n p._n 176_o by_o what_o law_n this_o i_o beseech_v you_o the_o truth_n of_o it_o be_v the_o expense_n and_o other_o mischief_n by_o the_o war_n have_v make_v the_o city_n so_o sensible_a of_o their_o former_a infatuation_n that_o it_o be_v general_o believe_v have_v the_o king_n appear_v among_o they_o the_o rabble_n as_o well_o as_o more_o sensible_a part_n of_o man_n will_v have_v endeavour_v their_o utmost_a to_o set_v he_o upon_o his_o throne_n but_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o pull_v down_o than_o build_v up_o to_o make_v than_z retrieve_z alteration_n as_o appear_v afterward_o when_o the_o army_n so_o tame_o rid_v they_o but_o in_o few_o day_n they_o be_v free_v from_o that_o suspicion_n though_o not_o more_o surprise_v at_o his_o loss_n than_o to_o find_v he_o in_o the_o scotch_a hand_n who_o will_v be_v sure_a to_o make_v the_o best_a of_o so_o good_a a_o prize_n there_o have_v be_v no_o small_a contrast_n between_o they_o and_o their_o english_a brethren_n before_o who_o find_v the_o fight_a work_n 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the_o utmost_a extremity_n till_o after_o some_o month_n time_n matter_n be_v accommodate_v a_o little_a for_o the_o present_a upon_o the_o advance_n of_o 30000._o l._n with_o shoe_n stocking_n and_o other_o necessary_n they_o be_v prevail_v upon_o to_o besiege_v newark_n at_o which_o leaguer_n the_o king_n come_v to_o they_o just_a as_o article_n of_o surrender_n be_v agree_v upon_o and_o so_o the_o more_o at_o leisure_n to_o march_v off_o with_o he_o to_o newcastle_n for_o it_o be_v false_a what_o ludlow_n affirm_v that_o the_o king_n soon_o after_o his_o arrival_n in_o the_o scot_n quarter_n give_v order_n for_o the_o delivery_n of_o newark_n into_o their_o hand_n the_o article_n be_v agree_v upon_o before_o the_o king_n come_v thither_o or_o his_o friend_n in_o the_o garrison_n dream_v thereof_o however_o it_o happen_v very_o opportune_o for_o the_o scot_n to_o march_v off_o with_o their_o royal_a purchase_n and_o prevent_v the_o clamour_n from_o their_o brethren_n at_o westminster_n who_o as_o ludlow_n tell_v we_o forthwith_o send_v a_o order_n to_o their_o commissioner_n in_o the_o scot_n army_n to_o demand_v the_o person_n of_o the_o king_n judge_v it_o unreasonable_a that_o the_o scot_n be_v in_o their_o pay_n shall_v dispose_v of_o he_o otherwise_o than_o by_o their_o order_n resolve_v further_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v conduct_v to_o warwick_n castle_n and_o the_o next_o day_n command_v their_o army_n to_o advance_v in_o order_n to_o hinder_v the_o conjunction_n of_o the_o king_n force_n with_o the_o scot_n p._n 176_o whereof_o doubtless_o they_o be_v sore_o afraid_a it_o be_v pity_n they_o be_v not_o hurt_v the_o scot_n by_o that_o one_o act_n may_v have_v expiate_v all_o their_o former_a perfidy_n but_o to_o expect_v that_o have_v be_v to_o wash_v a_o blackamoor_n so_o bless_v a_o good_a be_v not_o to_o be_v think_v of_o from_o those_o accustom_a so_o much_o to_o the_o worst_a of_o evil_n rebellion_n and_o sacrilege_n and_o therefore_o it_o 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