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dr_n beà le_n dr_n haywood_n dr_n fuller_n dr_n tailor_n but_o desire_v any_o two_o hear_v no_o answer_n he_o send_v a_o second_o letter_n but_o still_o they_o delay_v send_v a_o answer_n the_o 25_o of_o february_n his_o majesty_n at_o the_o commissioner_n request_n keep_v the_o fast_o order_v by_o the_o commons_o it_o happen_v on_o the_o same_o day_n that_o he_o have_v appoint_v for_o the_o calamity_n of_o ireland_n february_n the_o 28_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o bestow_v a_o visit_n on_o the_o earl_n of_o pembroke_n who_o be_v at_o that_o time_n dangerous_o sick_a his_o majesty_n make_v a_o resolution_n to_o keep_v every_o friday_n a_o day_n of_o solemn_a fast_n and_o humiliation_n the_o commons_o vote_n and_o order_n what_o garrison_n shall_v be_v slight_v and_o which_o continue_v the_o parliament_n vote_n likewise_o the_o remainder_n of_o the_o army_n to_o disband_v all_o but_o those_o that_o be_v appoint_v for_o ireland_n and_o the_o several_a garrison_n upon_o which_o diverse_a petition_n come_v in_o from_o several_a county_n to_o the_o general_n not_o to_o disband_v till_o such_o time_n as_o he_o have_v full_o settle_v the_o kingdom_n whereupon_o immediate_o the_o army_n have_v a_o rendezvous_n and_o draw_v up_o a_o petition_n to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o parliament_n that_o their_o arrear_n may_v be_v pay_v a_o act_n of_o indemnity_n pass_v to_o secure_v they_o that_o the_o foot_n may_v not_o be_v compel_v to_o serve_v out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o the_o widow_n and_o child_n of_o such_o as_o have_v lose_v their_o life_n in_o the_o service_n may_v be_v provide_v for_o which_o petition_n be_v present_v by_o colonel_n hamond_n colonel_n rich_a and_o colonel_n ireton_n the_o parliament_n show_v their_o dislike_n of_o the_o petition_n and_o vote_n that_o those_o that_o shall_v continue_v in_o this_o disturb_a condition_n shall_v be_v proceed_v against_o as_o