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prince_n quarrel_n and_o will_v fain_o see_v the_o face_n of_o that_o man_n that_o dare_v call_v i_o in_o question_n for_o show_v my_o true_a allegiance_n to_o my_o sovereign_n afterward_o i_o be_v threaten_v to_o have_v my_o house_n pull_v down_o and_o all_o my_o good_n take_v away_o by_o rifler_n who_o say_v they_o have_v a_o order_n so_o to_o do_v because_o i_o will_v lend_v no_o money_n to_o the_o parliament_n soon_o after_o i_o go_v upon_o occasion_n to_o the_o house_n of_o a_o parliament_n man_n none_o of_o the_o mean_a baconet_n st._n roberâ—_n crane_n knight_n and_o baconet_n â—ank_n and_o he_o ask_v i_o what_o be_v the_o reason_n that_o i_o be_v threaten_v to_o be_v rifle_v i_o tell_v he_o because_o i_o will_v lend_v no_o money_n to_o the_o parliament_n then_o belike_o quoth_v he_o you_o lend_v none_o no_o say_v i_o for_o i_o have_v no_o money_n to_o lend_v but_o have_v i_o never_o so_o much_o yet_o i_o think_v i_o be_o able_a to_o make_v it_o appear_v to_o you_o or_o any_o man_n that_o be_v of_o a_o impartial_a judgement_n why_o i_o ought_v not_o to_o lend_v money_n to_o such_o a_o design_n but_o now_o a_o day_n say_v i_o man_n must_v not_o speak_v the_o truth_n what_o they_o think_v whereat_o he_o clap_v his_o hand_n upon_o his_o breast_n and_o say_v thus_o before_o god_n i_o dare_v not_o speak_v what_o i_o think_v myself_o after_o he_o ask_v what_o mean_n be_v use_v to_o procure_v money_n in_o our_o country_n i_o tell_v he_o the_o minister_n persuade_v much_o but_o say_v i_o every_o thing_n that_o parson_n now_o speak_v in_o the_o pulpit_n do_v not_o work_v upon_o honest_a man_n conscience_n that_o smell_v of_o loyalty_n and_o discretion_n after_o this_o i_o be_v too_o often_o trouble_v with_o their_o warrant_n either_o about_o lend_v of_o money_n send_v of_o arm_n or_o their_o nugatory_n politic_a association_n still_o roar_v in_o my_o ear_n with_o a_o ordinance_n of_o parliament_n and_o still_o i_o tell_v they_o that_o these_o do_n at_o length_n will_v make_v the_o ordinance_n roar_v in_o the_o field_n and_o i_o thank_v god_n i_o be_v so_o far_o from_o obey_v any_o of_o their_o warrant_n that_o i_o still_o give_v they_o this_o answer_n that_o by_o god_n grace_n i_o will_v never_o do_v myself_o or_o posterity_n that_o wrong_n to_o live_v or_o die_v a_o rebel_n and_o that_o all_o their_o project_n will_v sure_o come_v to_o nought_o and_o tend_v to_o nothing_o but_o mischief_n in_o the_o end_n ever_o harp_v upon_o this_o string_n that_o it_o be_v without_o all_o question_n high_a treason_n to_o levy_v arm_n against_o the_o king_n etc._n etc._n and_o sundry_a time_n i_o have_v labour_v to_o convince_v they_o by_o