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the_o queen_n form_v a_o pretty_a army_n whereof_o she_o have_v the_o command_n and_o meet_v the_o king_n hereafter_o at_o edg-hill_n three_o month_n hence_o indeed_o she_o have_v be_v in_o very_o great_a danger_n in_o her_o pass_v out_o of_o holland_n of_o which_o the_o king_n assure_v she_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v out_o of_o apprehension_n until_o he_o may_v have_v the_o happiness_n of_o her_o company_n think_v it_o not_o the_o least_o of_o his_o misfortune_n that_o for_o his_o sake_n she_o have_v run_v so_o much_o hazard_v which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o he_o to_o repay_v but_o his_o heart_n be_v full_a of_o affection_n for_o she_o and_o admiration_n of_o she_o and_o impatient_a passion_n of_o gratitude_n to_o she_o he_o can_v not_o but_o say_v some_o thing_n leave_v the_o rest_n to_o be_v read_v by_o she_o out_o of_o her_o own_o noble_a heart_n oxford_n febr._n 13._o 1642._o the_o county_n of_o gloucester_n being_n most_o engage_v in_o the_o parliament_n service_n glocâ—ster_n 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