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race_n cook_n 7._o report_n calvin_n case_n mr._n stroud_n mr._n pym._n sir_n john_n byron_n lord_n say_n his_o majesty_n gracious_a message_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n send_v from_o nottingham_n aug._n 25._o 1642._o by_o the_o earl_n of_o southampton_n and_o dorset_n sr._n john_n culpeper_n chancellor_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o sr._n william_n vdal_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o to_o his_o majesty_n message_n the_o 25._o of_o aug._n 1642._o his_o majesty_n reply_n to_o a_o answer_v send_v by_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n to_o his_o majesty_n message_n of_o the_o 25_o of_o august_n concern_v a_o treaty_n of_o accommodation_n the_o humble_a answer_n and_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n unto_o the_o king_n last_o message_n the_o humble_a answer_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n unto_o his_o majesty_n last_o message_n message_n of_o feb._n 20._o 20._o to_o the_o vote_n 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