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himself_o and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o great_a quality_n some_o whereof_o yet_o live_v be_v resolve_v upon_o a_o entire_a subversion_n of_o monarchy_n and_o the_o establishment_n of_o a_o new_a government_n 19_o have_v as_o i_o think_v light_v sufficient_a to_o make_v these_o twoe_o point_n as_o clear_a as_o by_o a_o mathematical_a demonstration_n i_o disguise_v myself_o in_o my_o groom_n clothes_n and_o go_v with_o the_o tame_a carrier_n to_o that_o town_n and_o thence_o on_o foot_n to_o oxford_n where_o i_o enter_v in_o the_o evening_n without_o be_v know_v to_o any_o only_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n cause_v i_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o sir_n thomas_n glemham_n who_o be_v then_o gouvernour_n but_o i_o be_v so_o disguise_v that_o he_o know_v i_o not_o i_o tell_v he_o in_o private_a that_o i_o come_v from_o london_n about_o some_o affair_n which_o concern_v his_o majesty_n desire_v he_o to_o appoint_v i_o to_o some_o convenient_a place_n where_o i_o may_v be_v private_a 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large_a every_o point_n and_o circumstance_n contain_v in_o my_o memorial_n be_v at_o that_o time_n full_o convince_v that_o he_o can_v not_o expect_v any_o thing_n but_o ruin_n from_o the_o army_n and_o there_o adherent_n in_o the_o parliament_n give_v i_o new_a instruction_n concern_v divers_a eminent_a person_n of_o the_o presbiterean_a party_n with_o letter_n to_o two_o of_o the_o chief_a and_o to_o a_o great_a and_o a_o wise_a lady_n who_o be_v in_o extraordinary_a credit_n and_o have_v much_o influence_n upon_o the_o transaction_n of_o those_o time_n his_o majesty_n command_v i_o to_o acquaint_v the_o queen_n from_o time_n to_o time_n with_o all_o that_o pass_v betwixt_o he_o and_o i_o and_o of_o all_o my_o transaction_n concern_v his_o service_n which_o i_o can_v better_o do_v from_o london_n than_o he_o from_o oxford_n which_o i_o do_v perform_v by_o a_o constant_a correspondence_n with_o the_o earl_n of_o s_o t._n alban_n during_o the_o space_n of_o about_o three_o year_n until_o i_o be_v command_v out_o of_o england_n for_o other_o service_n 21._o the_o king_n have_v charge_v i_o with_o new_a instruction_n letter_n and_o all_o thing_n expedient_a for_o his_o service_n dispatch_v i_o again_o to_o london_n when_o immediate_o upon_o my_o arrival_n i_o speak_v with_o those_o to_o who_o his_o majesty_n have_v write_v then_o whereof_o where_o unwilling_a to_o receive_v their_o letter_n but_o content_v to_o hear_v they_o read_v and_o after_o to_o see_v the_o hand_n and_o signature_n which_o they_o know_v to_o have_v be_v all_o his_o own_o 22._o by_o these_o mean_n some_o where_o gain_v by_o public_a other_o by_o their_o own_o particular_a interest_n a_o few_o who_o have_v be_v his_o majesty_n menial_a servant_n and_o in_o his_o favour_n i_o think_v repent_v real_o what_o they_o have_v do_v and_o resolve_v to_o efface_v what_o have_v pass_v by_o their_o future_a fidelity_n 23._o but_o much_o the_o great_a part_n where_o bring_v about_o through_o the_o apprehension_n that_o the_o power_n of_o the_o army_n which_o daily_o increase_v will_v overgrow_v the_o authorithy_o of_o parliament_n tread_v under_o foot_n all_o law_n and_o constitution_n change_v the_o gouverment_n and_o gouvernour_n as_o frequent_o as_o the_o praetorian_a chohort_n do_v that_o of_o rome_n whereby_o the_o public_a misery_n of_o the_o precede_a civil_a war_n may_v prove_v but_o the_o prologue_n to_o the_o follow_a tragedy_n anarchy_n usurpation_n and_o tyranny_n which_o begin_v be_v nourish_v and_o end_v in_o blood_n as_o the_o whole_a world_n have_v be_v witness_n of_o 24._o not_o long_o after_o i_o have_v leave_v the_o king_n at_o oxford_n the_o army_n have_v reduce_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o nation_n some_o few_o place_n except_v march_v towards_o that_o city_n to_o besiege_v both_o his_o majesty_n and_o it_o who_o be_v resolve_v not_o to_o fall_v into_o their_o hand_n as_o long_o as_o he_o can_v avoid_v it_o be_v constrain_v to_o save_v himself_o disguise_v in_o a_o ecclesiastical_a habit_n which_o be_v the_o most_o proper_a he_o can_v assume_v who_o not_o long_o after_o sacrifice_v his_o life_n for_o the_o maintain_n of_o that_o profession_n which_o he_o be_v full_o convince_v be_v of_o apostolical_a institution_n and_o have_v swear_v at_o his_o coronation_n to_o uphold_v as_o it_o have_v be_v establish_v by_o law_n at_o the_o first_o solid_a reformation_n under_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elisabeth_n who_o though_o a_o most_o zealous_a protestant_n and_o the_o great_a pillar_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n throuwghout_v all_o christendom_n can_v never_o be_v induce_v upon_o any_o consideration_n to_o the_o take_v away_o of_o the_o episcopal_a function_n 25._o the_o king_n have_v for_o that_o time_n thus_o escape_v throw_v himself_o upon_o the_o scotish_n army_n which_o then_o besiege_v newarke_n and_o upon_o the_o render_n of_o the_o place_n
no_o opposition_n s_o r._n william_n waller_n flee_v into_o hollande_n s_o r._n philip_n stapleton_n to_o calais_fw-fr where_o he_o die_v in_o eight_o or_o ten_o day_n after_o and_o many_o other_o retire_v to_o several_a other_o place_n divers_a of_o both_o house_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o city_n be_v imprison_v a_o great_a part_n of_o his_o army_n march_v throwgh_n london_n in_o triumph_n he_o make_v one_o of_o his_o own_o party_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n model_v the_o militia_n to_o his_o own_o pleasure_n and_o interest_n leave_v some_o regiment_n about_o the_o mew_n and_o whitehall_n to_o encourage_v his_o friend_n and_o terrifye_v his_o enemy_n in_o parliament_n sect._n 77._o this_o thowgh_n at_o that_o time_n a_o bloodless_a victory_n be_v in_o effect_n one_o of_o the_o great_a that_o ever_o he_o gain_v make_v way_n to_o that_o unbownd_v power_n which_o he_o after_o achieve_v and_o wade_v to_o throwgh_n a_o sea_n of_o blood_n in_o all_o the_o three_o nation_n and_o which_o be_v most_o extraordinary_a die_v in_o peace_n and_o declare_v his_o successor_n sect._n 78._o this_o have_v succeed_v according_a to_o what_o he_o have_v long_o design_v yet_o hardly_o hope_v for_o but_o be_v resolve_v to_o hazard_v he_o begin_v to_o put_v of_o the_o mask_n where_o withal_o he_o have_v hithirto_o disguise_v himself_o as_o to_o what_o concern_v the_o king_n thowgh_n not_o as_o to_o other_o subsequent_a and_o great_a projection_n sect._n 79._o he_o quarter_v part_n of_o his_o army_n in_o the_o adjacent_a place_n near_o london_n convey_v the_o king_n further_o from_o it_o the_o counsel_n of_o the_o officer_n and_o agitator_n be_v assemble_v at_o putney_n it_o be_v now_o thowght_fw-mi high_a time_n to_o break_v with_o his_o majesty_n tie_n and_o for_o he_o with_o his_o myrmidon_n to_o appear_v in_o their_o pure_a natural_n sect._n 80._o subject_n for_o desperate_a and_o bloody_a debate_n touch_v the_o king_n be_v propownd_v in_o their_o meeting_n by_o he_o and_o his_o son_n in_o law_n instrument_n and_o secret_a instigation_n thowgh_n it_o be_v yet_o unseasnable_a that_o the_o scene_n of_o execution_n showld_v be_v expose_v sect._n 81._o he_o seem_v much_o concern_v for_o the_o danger_n he_o have_v plunge_v the_o king_n into_o and_o will_v appear_v willing_a to_o quench_v a_o real_a fire_n which_o he_o have_v kindle_v nourish_v and_o now_o chief_o administer_v fuel_n to_o with_o a_o imaginary_a water_n sect._n 82._o this_o danger_n of_o his_o majesty_n tie_n be_v communicate_v to_o he_o both_o by_o his_o friend_n and_o enemy_n but_o with_o very_o different_a intention_n cromwell_n will_v not_o appear_v the_o last_o nor_o the_o least_o concern_v for_o his_o security_n which_o undoubted_o and_o visible_o be_v to_o have_v it_o provide_v for_o in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n to_o which_o end_n he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o his_o cousin_a commissary_n general_n whaly_n who_o have_v the_o guard_n of_o his_o majesty_n tie_n person_n signify_v the_o desorder_n of_o the_o army_n with_o the_o king_n danger_n which_o be_v communicate_v to_o his_o majesty_n tie_n he_o recall_v his_o word_n which_o have_v be_v give_v that_o he_o will_v not_o endeavour_v to_o escape_v notwithstanding_o wha_o take_v not_o the_o least_o care_n to_o prevent_v it_o which_o he_o undoubted_o will_v have_v do_v have_v he_o not_o foreknow_v what_o arrive_v very_o short_o after_o peradventure_o be_v at_o that_o time_n a_o preacher_n as_o most_o of_o the_o officer_n than_o be_v he_o be_v likewise_o a_o prophet_n and_o can_v divine_v that_o his_o majesty_n tie_n escape_v will_v prove_v but_o a_o translation_n from_o a_o ill_a imprisonment_n to_o a_o worse_o in_o short_a he_o leave_v hamton_n court_n i_o will_v not_o say_v save_v himself_o from_o it_o few_o know_v what_o path_n he_o have_v take_v thowgh_n some_o i_o be_o confident_a do_v beside_o those_o with_o he_o till_o the_o news_n come_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o his_o be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o colonel_n hamond_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n it_o not_o be_v my_o business_n here_o to_o enlarge_v to_o much_o or_o to_o discant_fw-la upon_o other_o man_n alegation_n for_o the_o excuse_n of_o cromwell_n and_o ireton_o after_o proceed_n as_o extort_a from_o they_o throwgh_n danger_n and_o necessity_n for_o their_o own_o preservation_n some_o whereof_o be_v false_a other_o frivolous_a and_o childish_a i_o shall_v leave_v they_o as_o they_o be_v without_o further_a reflection_n pass_v on_o cursory_o to_o some_o few_o matter_n of_o weight_n lead_v to_o the_o fatal_a event_n of_o this_o most_o unhappy_a business_n the_o king_n be_v in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o not_o find_v his_o entertainment_n answerable_a to_o his_o hope_n and_o that_o the_o personal_a security_n oraculous_o promise_v he_o be_v to_o be_v interpret_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o his_o enemy_n tend_v direct_o to_o his_o strict_a and_o sure_a confinement_n and_o in_o the_o extreme_a danger_n which_o can_v threaten_v he_o his_o escape_n be_v become_v much_o more_o difficult_a if_o not_o impossible_a and_o be_v advertise_v from_o london_n mean_n have_v be_v sudden_o find_v out_o for_o correspondence_n with_o he_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o most_o near_o concern_v he_o and_o particular_o that_o proposition_n be_v prepare_v to_o be_v send_v he_o to_o obviate_v which_o that_o he_o foresee_v will_v be_v to_o his_o prejudice_n he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o the_o parliament_n confirn_a what_o he_o have_v offer_v they_o in_o his_o message_n from_o holmby_n some_o month_n before_o with_o other_o very_a considerable_a addition_n of_o the_o militias_n be_v in_o their_o hand_n during_o his_o life_n together_o with_o the_o choose_n the_o council_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n as_o likewise_o the_o payment_n of_o the_o arrear_n of_o the_o army_n and_o concern_v other_o thing_n he_o earnest_o press_v that_o he_o may_v with_o honour_n and_o safety_n have_v come_v to_o a_o personal_a treaty_n at_o londen_n sect._n 83._o in_o answer_v where_o unto_o the_o parliament_n pass_v four_o bill_n to_o be_v send_v to_o the_o king_n provisional_o for_o his_o ratification_n which_o be_v return_v as_o act_n his_o majesty_n tie_n shall_v be_v admit_v to_o a_o personal_a treaty_n these_o bill_n be_v large_a and_o needless_a to_o be_v recite_v here_o verbatim_o the_o first_o regard_v the_o melitia_fw-la both_o by_o sea_n and_o land_n to_o be_v entire_o in_o their_o hand_n and_o for_o the_o raise_n money_n for_o the_o maintenance_n there_o of_o the_o last_o by_o inevitable_a consequence_n must_v have_v contive_v that_o parliament_n to_o all_o perpetuity_n by_o invest_v they_o with_o full_a power_n to_o prorogue_v and_o meet_v again_o at_o their_o pleasure_n by_o twoe_o of_o these_o act_n the_o king_n must_v have_v devest_v himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n of_o the_o sword_n and_o treasury_n and_o establish_v they_o in_o it_o and_o by_o the_o last_o give_v they_o such_o a_o power_n as_o be_v little_o less_o than_o the_o legislative_a which_o in_o a_o short_a time_n they_o will_v undoubted_o have_v draw_v to_o themselves_o it_o be_v here_o remarkable_a that_o cromwell_n and_o ireton_n who_o six_o or_o seven_o month_n before_o by_o a_o address_n from_o the_o army_n have_v in_o a_o mennace_a manner_n demand_v of_o the_o parliament_n to_o resolve_v upon_o and_o declare_v a_o fix_a period_n to_o their_o session_n thereby_o to_o make_v room_n for_o a_o triennial_a to_o be_v assemble_v in_o this_o occasion_n be_v the_o most_o violent_a in_o press_v these_o four_o act_n before_o his_o majesty_n tie_n be_v admit_v to_o any_o personal_a treaty_n and_o when_o the_o king_n have_v pass_v all_o at_o this_o time_n demand_v and_o come_v to_o a_o treaty_n it_o be_v in_o their_o power_n whither_o they_o will_v have_v agree_v with_o he_o or_o not_o from_o all_o which_o consideration_n and_o divers_a other_o which_o undoubted_o he_o have_v he_o wave_v the_o ratify_n of_o any_o act_n until_o all_o be_v agree_v sect._n 84._o upon_o this_o refusal_n which_o he_o foresee_v from_o the_o very_a nature_n of_o the_o demand_n must_v ensue_v ireton_n after_o a_o invective_n speech_n tend_v to_o the_o king_n rejection_n and_o to_o the_o settle_v the_o gouverment_n without_o he_o move_v that_o it_o may_v be_v resolve_v to_o make_v no_o more_o address_n to_o he_o the_o debate_n last_v long_o and_o as_o ireton_n begin_v cromwell_n end_v with_o bitter_a reproach_n against_o his_o majesty_n tie_n and_o threating_n of_o the_o parliament_n if_o they_o pass_v it_o not_o at_o length_n this_o resolution_n be_v force_v out_o not_o without_o vigorous_a opposition_n of_o near_a the_o half_a in_o both_o house_n sect._n 85._o first_o that_o no_o further_a address_n be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n second_o that_o no_o application_n be_v make_v to_o the_o king_n by_o any_o of_o his_o subject_n without_o permistion_n
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