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believe_v that_o he_o promise_v the_o lord_n hopton_n and_o other_o to_o settle_v charles_n stuart_n king_n of_o england_n as_o he_o call_v he_o in_o his_o throne_n in_o england_n 1_o because_o no_o man_n be_v more_o against_o the_o put_n of_o the_o last_o king_n to_o death_n than_o he_o p._n 113_o 114._o 2_o acknowledge_v prince_n charles_n apparent_a heir_n to_o his_o father_n crown_n and_o throne_n p._n 114._o 3_o have_v persuade_v the_o people_n to_o receive_v he_o and_o to_o join_v with_o he_o as_o be_v more_o justifiable_a before_o god_n or_o man_n yea_o a_o thousand_o time_n more_o just_o then_o to_o join_v with_o the_o present_a roll_a man_n p._n 114._o 4_o the_o great_a familiarity_n which_o be_v between_o he_o and_o the_o arch_a cavalier_n whilst_o he_o be_v resident_a in_o the_o low_a country_n be_v sufficient_a to_o prove_v the_o same_o p._n 115._o how_o lilburn_n will_v make_v the_o world_n believe_v that_o the_o cavalier_n suspect_v he_o to_o be_v a_o spy_n send_v over_o by_o the_o state_n to_o learn_v their_o counsel_n p._n 116._o 5_o that_o corrupt_a juries_n and_o seditious_a people_n be_v so_o much_o for_o his_o enlargement_n another_o argument_n p._n 116_o 117._o 6_o as_o tiberius_n will_v have_v caligula_n to_o reign_v that_o he_o may_v destroy_v the_o people_n so_o will_v he_o set_v up_o his_o king_n here_o to_o suppress_v honest_a man_n p._n 117._o concern_v lilburn_n return_v as_o to_o the_o time_n manner_n and_o other_o circumstance_n p._n 118._o 1_o as_o to_o the_o occasion_n of_o his_o come_n over_o here_o a_o argument_n be_v frame_v to_o prove_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o his_o return_n be_v to_o murder_v the_o lord_n gen_n cromwell_n p._n 118_o 119_o 2_o how_o he_o seek_v for_o a_o pass_n no_o pardon_n p._n 119._o 3_o a_o mystery_n open_v viz._n how_o he_o have_v before_o vow_v never_o to_o believe_v nor_o trust_v the_o general_n and_o yet_o petition_v to_o he_o for_o his_o liberty_n p._n 120._o 4_o how_o lilburn_n follow_v the_o 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banish_v out_o of_o england_n be_v return_v again_o ever_o offer_v such_o insolence_n and_o high_a contempt_n against_o authority_n as_o he_o have_v do_v since_o his_o come_n over_o special_o for_o the_o time_n ibid._n 8_o his_o great_a swell_a word_n at_o canterbury_n as_o that_o he_o need_v no_o pass_n be_v as_o good_a a_o man_n as_o cromwell_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n lilburn_n scorn_v to_o have_v his_o mouth_n stop_v like_o the_o goose_n in_o their_o flight_n over_o taurus_n p._n 125._o 9_o no_o soon_o be_v he_o come_v at_o london_n but_o he_o send_v his_o agent_n and_o paper_n abroad_o to_o acquaint_v the_o people_n where_o he_o be_v and_o how_o to_o come_v to_o he_o as_o intend_v to_o have_v make_v new_a tumult_n present_o if_o the_o people_n will_v have_v join_v with_o he_o p._n 125._o for_o his_o carriage_n since_o his_o come_n over_o 1_o what_o he_o have_v say_v 2_o what_o he_o have_v do_v upon_o his_o trial_n at_o the_o session_n in_o the_o old_a bailie_n he_o speak_v as_o 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