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veneris_fw-la 20._o aug._n 1647._o a_o ordinance_n for_o declare_v all_o vote_n order_n and_o ordinance_n pass_v in_o one_o or_o both_o house_n since_o the_o force_n on_o both_o house_n july_n 26._o until_o the_o 6._o of_o this_o present_a august_n 1647._o to_o be_v null_n and_o void_a whereas_o there_o be_v a_o visible_a horrid_a insolent_a and_o actual_a force_n upon_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n on_o monday_n 26._o july_n last_o whereupon_o the_o speaker_n and_o many_o member_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n be_v force_v to_o absent_v themselves_o from_o the_o service_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o whereas_o those_o member_n of_o the_o house_n can_v nor_o return_v to_o sit_v in_o safety_n before_o friday_n the_o 6._o august_n it_o be_v therefore_o declare_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o the_o ordinance_n of_o monday_n 26._o july_n for_o the_o repeal_n and_o make_v void_a of_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o 23._o of_o the_o say_v july_n for_o settle_v of_o the_o militia_n of_o the_o city_n of_o london_n be_v gain_v by_o force_n and_o violence_n
all_o order_n p._n 8._o 13._o 41._o 43._o 44._o 49._o 51._o 61_o 64._o â—6_n 9â—_n 623._o 69â—_n 879._o appendix_n pag._n 15._o they_o declare_v in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n to_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n and_o estate_n and_o that_o their_o army_n under_o essex_n and_o fairfax_n be_v raise_v for_o that_o purpose_n inter_fw-la alia_fw-la 5._o by_o the_o nationall_n covenant_n they_o vow_v to_o defend_v the_o king_n person_n and_o authority_n in_o preservation_n of_o true_a religion_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o that_o they_o will_v all_o the_o day_n of_o their_o life_n continue_v in_o this_o covenant_n against_o all_o opposition_n 6._o you_o monopolise_v the_o supreme_a power_n into_o your_o own_o hand_n rob_v both_o king_n lord_n &_o the_o rest_n of_o your_o fellow_n member_n thereof_o who_o you_o be_v content_a shall_v be_v violent_o shut_v out_o by_o your_o army_n who_o have_v levy_v war_n against_o the_o parliament_n to_o dissolve_v it_o till_o the_o removal_n of_o which_o force_n and_o restore_v your_o member_n with_o freedom_n and_o safety_n you_o ought_v not_o to_o sit_v or_o act_n by_o your_o army_n own_o doctrine_n in_o their_o remonstrance_n aug._n 18._o &_o by_o the_o declaration_n and_o ordinance_n of_o both_o house_n aug._n 20._o 1647._o 28._o also_o 15._o e._n 3._o n_o 5._o 17._o e._n 3._o n._n 2._o 6._o 18._o e._n 3._o n._n 1._o 2._o 5._o etc._n etc._n â—_o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 2._o r._n 2._o n_o 1_o 3._o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 4_o r._n 2._o n._n 1._o 5._o r._n 2._o parl_n 1._o n._n 1._o parl._n 2._o n._n 1._o 8_o h._n 4._o n._n 28._o sec._n 21._o r._n 2._o c._n 12._o 1._o h._n 4._o c._n 3._o 31._o h._n 6._o c._n 1._o 39_o h._n 6._o c._n 1._o see_v the_o memorable_a record_n 6._o e._n 3._o parl._n apud_fw-la ebor._n n._n 1_o 2._o dorso_fw-la clauso_fw-la 6_o e._n 3._o m._n 4._o 6_o e._n 3._o apud_fw-la westm_n '_o parl._n 2._o n._n 1_o 13._o e._n 3._o parl._n 2._o n._n 4._o &_o many_o more_o roll_n where_o parliament_n 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general_n counsel_n of_o the_o army_n concern_v the_o secure_v &_o seclude_v member_n and_o as_o i_o have_v former_o say_v without_o hear_v what_o the_o say_v member_n can_v say_v for_o themselves_o approve_v the_o matter_n of_o it_o whereupon_o the_o secure_a and_o seclude_v member_n 20._o jan._n 1648._o with_o much_o ado_n get_v print_v their_o vindication_n against_o the_o aspersion_n cast_v upon_o they_o in_o the_o humble_a answer_n of_o the_o general_n counsel_n of_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o army_n concern_v the_o secure_n &_o seclude_v of_o the_o say_a member_n the_o sum_n whereof_o be_v as_o follow_v by_o the_o preamble_n of_o this_o answer_n &_o by_o the_o proposal_n of_o the_o 6._o decemb._n and_o the_o late_a declaration_n and_o remonstrance_n therein_o cite_v w_n 73._o the_o sec_fw-la &_o secl_n mem._n defence_n against_o the_o scandalous_a a_o of_o the_o c_o of_o w_n it_o appear_v this_o design_n to_o break_v the_o house_n by_o force_n have_v be_v long_o since_o plot_v 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