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hotham_n and_o the_o arch_a bishop_n of_o canterbury_n behead_v on_o toâ—erhill_n for_o treason_n against_o you_o parliament_n 1645._o the_o great_a seal_n break_v before_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o on_o tusday_n the_o 11._o august_n 1646_o the_o bishop_n of_o canterbury_n last_o prayer_n on_o the_o scaffold_n lord_n i_o be_o come_v as_o fast_o as_o i_o can_v i_o know_v i_o must_v pass_v through_o the_o shadow_n of_o death_n before_o i_o can_v come_v to_o see_v thou_o but_o it_o be_v but_o umâ—ra_fw-la mortis_fw-la a_o mere_a shadow_n of_o death_n a_o little_a darkness_n upon_o nature_n but_o thou_o by_o thy_o merit_n and_o passion_n have_v break_v through_o the_o jaw_n of_o death_n so_o lord_n receive_v my_o soul_n and_o have_v mercy_n upon_o i_o and_o bless_v this_o kingdom_n with_o peace_n and_o plenty_n and_o