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violate_v these_o article_n in_o any_o part_n the_o guilt_n thereof_o shall_v be_v impute_v to_o such_o person_n or_o person_n only_o and_o shall_v not_o prejudice_v any_o other_o not_o act_v or_o consent_v to_o the_o same_o x._o that_o the_o governor_n and_o three_o more_o such_o officer_n and_o gentleman_n as_o he_o shall_v name_v shall_v have_v pass_n from_o the_o general_n for_o themselves_o with_o two_o servant_n a_o piece_n their_o horse_n sword_n pistol_n and_o necessary_n to_o go_v to_o the_o king_n to_o give_v he_o a_o account_n of_o the_o say_a garrison_n and_o to_o return_v to_o their_o home_n or_o friend_n and_o that_o five_o week_n shall_v be_v allow_v for_o this_o journey_n which_o shall_v not_o be_v reckon_v any_o part_n of_o the_o six_o month_n mention_v in_o the_o six_o article_n but_o he_o and_o they_o shall_v be_v allow_v six_o month_n after_o the_o end_n of_o the_o say_v five_o week_n xi_o that_o no_o officer_n soldier_n or_o other_o person_n who_o by_o the_o 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