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or_o money_n from_o he_o it_o be_v a_o trespass_n and_o the_o gaoler_n shall_v be_v answerable_a for_o it_o this_o be_v a_o note_n for_o the_o gentleman-porter_n of_o the_o tower_n so_o that_o we_o may_v undeniable_o conclude_v that_o there_o be_v no_o fee_n at_o all_o due_a to_o any_o gaoler_n or_o guardian_n of_o a_o prison_n from_o the_o prisoner_n but_o what_o be_v due_a unto_o he_o by_o special_a act_n of_o parliament_n and_o if_o a_o gaoler_n or_o guardian_n of_o a_o prison_n shall_v take_v any_o thing_n as_o a_o fee_n of_o his_o prisoner_n he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v indict_v of_o extortion_n and_o upon_o conviction_n to_o be_v remove_v from_o his_o office_n and_o if_o his_o prisoner_n by_o constraint_n menasse_n or_o dure_v be_v enforce_v to_o give_v he_o money_n he_o may_v recover_v that_o money_n against_o the_o gaoler_n again_o in_o a_o action_n of_o the_o case_n to_o be_v bring_v against_o he_o as_o his_o bailiff_n per_fw-la account_n rendre_fw-fr and_o it_o be_v 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he_o in_o safe_a custody_n according_o and_o that_o he_o do_v take_v care_n that_o the_o say_v lilburn_n do_v neither_o contrive_v publish_v or_o spread_v any_o seditious_a or_o libellous_a pamphlet_n against_o both_o or_o either_o of_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n to_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n his_o deputy_n or_o deputy_n and_o because_o this_o sentence_n be_v conceive_v not_o to_o be_v severe_a enough_o by_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n he_o do_v procure_v a_o order_n date_a die_v mercurii_n 15._o julii_n 1646._o which_o follow_v in_o these_o word_n die_v mercurii_n 15._o julii_fw-la 1646._o order_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o none_o shall_v speak_v with_o john_n lilburn_n now_o a_o prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n but_o in_o the_o presence_n and_o hear_n of_o his_o keeper_n and_o that_o when_o he_o shall_v desire_v to_o take_v the_o air_n within_o the_o tower_n his_o keeper_n shall_v constant_o go_v with_o 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