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earl_n of_o strafford_n strafford_n â—1_n king_n 11._o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o 7._o montague_n montague_n vide_fw-la the_o juncto_fw-la juncto_fw-la sir_n john_n break_v sir_n ralph_n hopton_n mr._n partridge_n and_o mr._n green_n be_v of_o that_o committee_n committee_n rom._n â—â—_o â—â—_o 1_o sam._n 8._o 3_o 4_o 5._o 5._o rom._n 13_o 4._o 4._o deut._n 17_o 19_o ezek._n 45._o 9_o 46._o 18._o â—_o â—_o deut._n 17_o 19_o ezek._n 45._o 9_o 46._o 18._o â—_o â—_o vide_fw-la the_o juncto_fw-la quinto_fw-la maij_fw-la 1649_o 1649_o the_o first_o copy_n be_v suppress_v &_o expunge_v by_o the_o bishop_n and_o the_o old_a knight_n commit_v by_o k._n james_n to_o the_o tower_n by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o prelate_n prelate_n the_o militia_n militia_n sir_n rob._n cotton_n in_o the_o life_n of_o h._n 3._o 3._o psal._n 28_o proverb_n 28._o 13._o 13._o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n strafford_n eccl._n â—_o 9_o 10._o 10._o 1_o sam._n 1â—_n 15._o