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irish_a affair_n a_o account_n of_o the_o cessation_n and_o the_o marq._n of_o ormond_n treaty_n with_o rebel_n and_o parliament_n the_o article_n thereof_o with_o the_o rebel_n the_o pope_n nuntio_n there_o 122_o 123_o 124._o strength_n what_o after_o cromwel_n departure_n 253._o abuse_v by_o cromwel_n fair_a carriage_n at_o first_o into_o horrible_a slavery_n at_o his_o departure_n 253._o defeat_v at_o finagh_n 234._o their_o affair_n 292_o 309_o 310._o seem_v to_o acquiess_n in_o lambert_n action_n 431._o affair_n 515_o judge_n commissioned_n by_o the_o new_a state_n 224._o new_a one_o again_o 254._o new_o place_v by_o the_o rump_n 422._o of_o the_o king_n and_o other_o exempt_v out_o of_o the_o act_n of_o oblivion_n 454._o they_o that_o come_v in_o upon_o proclamation_n respite_v from_o execution_n 469._o bring_v to_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o remand_v to_o prison_n 502._o of_o the_o law_n their_o name_n 492_o justice_n high_a court_n 203_o to_o 217._o again_o erect_v 258_o 278._o to_o try_v col._n gerrard_n and_o powel_n 360_o k_o kentish_a insurrection_n 173._o suppress_v ibid._n kent_n master_v and_o reduce_v by_o rich_a and_o berkstead_n 175_o keyling_n sir_n john_n lord_n chief-iustice_n 543_o ker_n col._n defeat_v 280_o kill_v no_o murder_n a_o book_n 395_o king_n dispense_v with_o the_o common_a prayer_n and_o book_n of_o canon_n in_o scotland_n by_o a_o declaration_n slight_v and_o cavil_v at_o as_o a_o device_n and_o oppose_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o hume_n and_o lindsey_n with_o another_o declaration_n 7_o 8_o arm_n against_o the_o scot_n 9_o at_o york_n and_o barwick_n agree_v upon_o a_o pacification_n 10._o go_v to_o his_o scotch_a parliament_n 20._o depart_v thence_o with_o mutual_a satisfaction_n ibid._n receive_v magnificent_o at_o his_o return_n to_o the_o city_n ibid._n demand_n five_o member_n 25._o to_o hampton-court_n to_o dover_n to_o greenwich_n theobalds_n 27._o to_o royston_n new-market_n york_n ibid._n assert_n his_o right_n in_o the_o militia_n 30_o 31._o his_o innocence_n of_o any_o design_n of_o war_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n resolve_v for_o ireland_n 32._o expostulate_v his_o affront_n at_o hull_n from_o beverley_n 34._o take_v a_o guard_n of_o york-shire-gentleman_n ibid._n his_o intention_n of_o no_o war_n attest_v by_o the_o lord_n ibid._n answer_n and_o refute_v their_o remonstrance_n 35._o forbid_v the_o militia_n 36._o invite_v his_o subject_n to_o his_o assistance_n ibid._n to_o newark_n back_o to_o york_n to_o nottingham_n set_v up_o his_o standard_n to_o stafford-shire_n leicester-shire_n confine_n of_o wales_n and_o shrewsbury_n and_o caress_n the_o gentry_n and_o commonalty_n 37_o 38_o 39_o melt_v down_o his_o plate_n at_o shrewsbury_n and_o mint_n it_o 38._o face_v coventry_n to_o southam_n 39_o stay_v and_o turn_v upon_o essex_n his_o speech_n 39_o 40._o take_v banbury_n to_o oxford_n towards_o london_n at_o brainford_n 41._o into_o the_o west_n after_o essex_n overtake_v he_o at_o lestithiel_n defeat_v he_o 58._o in_o the_o associate_v county_n 88_o into_o wales_n ibid._n at_o newark_n 90._o at_o oxford_n ibid._n escapes_n thence_o 99_o to_o the_o scot_n 100_o information_n of_o it_o and_o his_o majesty_n message_n and_o the_o parliament_n answer_n from_o 100_o to_o 104._o the_o king_n at_o newcastle_n 114._o dispute_n with_o henderson_n 115._o and_o betray_v by_o the_o scot_n 121._o his_o escape_n intend_v from_o the_o 122._o deliver_v to_o commissioner_n 127._o at_o holmby_n 128._o carry_v away_o by_o cornet_n joyce_n 129._o at_o childersley_n with_o freedom_n of_o chaplain_n 130._o the_o design_n of_o it_o 131_o to_o 133._o delude_v by_o the_o army_n proposal_n 132._o at_o hampton-court_n after_o many_o traverse_n 145._o pretend_o at_o liberty_n and_o honour_n 147._o his_o nearness_n to_o london_n suspect_v by_o cromwell_n 148._o fright_v thence_o by_o whaley_n and_o depart_v ibid._n his_o letter_n and_o declaration_n there_o 148_o to_o 151._o in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n ibid._n high_a treason_n to_o conceal_v his_o person_n ibid._n his_o message_n from_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n 151_o to_o 155._o a_o blasphemous_a hue_n and_o cry_n against_o he_o ibid._n answer_v the_o message_n with_o the_o bill_n of_o parliament_n his_o declaration_n upon_o the_o vote_n of_o non-address_n 166_o to_o 169._o king_n message_n and_o answer_n to_o the_o vote_n of_o a_o personal_a treaty_n 181_o 182._o have_v liberty_n of_o assistance_n and_o his_o friend_n 183._o startle_v at_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o the_o army_n 187._o show_v the_o unreasonableness_n of_o it_o ibid._n his_o farewell_n to_o the_o commissioner_n and_o declaration_n concern_v the_o treaty_n 188_o to_o 190._o and_o his_o letter_n of_o the_o result_n and_o advice_n to_o the_o prince_n 190._o hurry_a from_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n to_o hurst-castle_n to_o winchester_n to_o windsor_n to_o st._n james_n 193._o to_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n his_o defence_n and_o reason_n 203_o to_o 215._o traitorous_o sentence_v ibid._n confer_v with_o his_o child_n ibid._n the_o lady_n elizabeth_n relation_n of_o it_o 216._o his_o speech_n upon_o the_o scaffold_n 218_o to_o 219._o murder_v 220._o his_o corpse_n expose_v to_o view_v ibid._n bury_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o richmond_n marquis_n of_o hertford_n durchester_n and_o earl_n of_o lindsey_n at_o windsor_n 221._o the_o service-book_n deny_v at_o his_o interment_n ibid._n king_n charles_n the_o second_o at_o hague_n 235._o high_o treat_v there_o and_o honour_v 236._o depart_v for_o france_n by_o rotterdam_n dort_n antwerp_n and_o brussels_n treat_v by_o the_o archduke_n leopold_n attend_v thence_o by_o duke_n lorraine_n to_o compeign_v meet_v there_o by_o the_o french_a king_n 237._o at_o jersey_n 257._o at_o breda_n ibid._n take_v ship_v at_o terheyden_n for_o scotland_n 268._o arrive_v there_o ibid._n withdraw_v the_o covenant_a party_n 281._o crown_v at_o schoone_n ibid._n marched_n into_o england_n 294._o come_v to_o worcester_n 295._o summon_v the_o country_n ibid._n fly_n by_o advice_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o derby_n to_o whitelady_n the_o
manner_n of_o his_o escape_n and_o arrival_n at_o paris_n 311._o continue_v there_o ibid._n interpose_v betwixt_o that_o king_n and_o prince_n honour_v by_o the_o duke_n of_o lorraine_n ibid._n from_o paris_n to_o liege_n and_o from_o the_o spa_n 363._o to_o colen_n 365._o at_o the_o duke_n of_o newburg_n ibid._n private_o withdraw_v upon_o penruddock_n rise_a 367._o at_o frankford_n 376._o a_o interview_n with_o the_o queen_n of_o sweden_n in_o company_n with_o the_o princess_n of_o aurange_a ibid._n to_o flanders_n at_o bruges_n 384._o false_a report_n spread_v of_o he_o here_o on_o design_n 377._o honourable_o treat_v by_o the_o elector_n of_o mentz_n ibid._n entertains_n force_v in_o flanders_n 291._o his_o title_n to_o the_o crown_n annul_v 383._o king_n at_o dunkirk_n 396._o in_o readiness_n with_o force_n from_o flanders_n 403._o his_o design_n discover_v by_o manning_n 367._o private_o at_o sir_n george_n booth_n rise_n about_o st._n mâ—â—â—'s_n in_o brittany_n 426._o at_o st._n jean_n de_fw-fr luz_n ibid._n and_o at_o paris_n complemented_a upon_o the_o change_n by_o that_o court_n 436._o at_o brussels_n thence_o to_o breda_n 445._o send_v his_o letter_n and_o declaration_n ibid._n at_o the_o hague_n 447._o proclaim_a ibid._n depart_v for_o england_n 449._o complemented_a with_o a_o elegant_a speech_n ibid._n embark_v and_o land_n at_o dover_n 450._o to_o canterbury_n rochester_n dertford_n 451._o manner_n of_o his_o entrance_n into_o and_o passage_n through_o london_n ibid._n proclaim_v in_o ireland_n by_o the_o convention_n crown_v 454._o his_o answer_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o manchester_n speech_n 453._o pass_v many_o act_n 454._o his_o passage_n through_o london_n to_o his_o coronation_n 475._o marry_a to_o the_o infanta_n of_o portugal_n at_o portsmouth_n 506._o his_o declaration_n concern_v the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n 514._o king_n progress_n 539._o at_o oxford_n ibid._n declare_v war_n against_o france_n 544._o lay_v the_o first_o stone_n at_o the_o exchange_n 565._o make_v peace_n with_o spain_n 578._o take_v a_o progress_n 581._o invite_v the_o dutch_a into_o england_n 585._o make_v peace_n with_o the_o dutch_a 595._o mediates_n a_o peace_n between_o france_n and_o spain_n compose_v the_o difference_n between_o the_o king_n of_o france_n and_o state_n of_o genova_n 600_o kingly_a power_n vote_v useless_a 226_o kirle_n a_o lieutenant-colonel_n betray_v monmouth_n to_o massey_n 64_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 481_o kniveton_n daniel_n the_o king_n messenger-executed_n 256_o l_o lambert_n major-general_n pass_v into_o fife_n defeat_v sir_n john_n brown_n there_o 293_o lambert_n make_v general_n against_o sir_n geo._n booth_n his_o success_n 425._o his_o reward_n of_o a_o jewel_n 427._o his_o policy_n and_o use_n of_o his_o victory_n ibid._n his_o cabal_n with_o the_o officer_n of_o his_o army_n against_o the_o rump_n ibid._n offer_a term_n from_o the_o king_n by_o the_o lord_n hopton_n 431._o march_v against_o general_n monk_n ibid._n will_v engage_v 434._o deserted_n by_o his_o man_n ibid._n turn_v off_o and_o discard_v escape_n from_o the_o tower_n defeat_v take_v by_o ingoldsby_n 441._o order_v to_o trial_n 505._o sentence_v 510_o lamb_n a_o brave_a white-coated_n regiment_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o newcastle_n overthrow_v and_o destroy_v 61_o langdale_n lord_n join_v with_o hamilton_n 1â—7_n lane_n lord-keeper_n die_v at_o jersey_n 270_o laud_v lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n a_o zealous_a protestant_n traduce_v etc._n etc._n 12._o and_o intend_v to_o be_v murder_v 12_o 13._o impeach_v 17._o and_o vote_v guilty_a of_o high_a treason_n commit_v to_o the_o tower_n ibid._n convened_a before_o the_o lord_n and_o after_o a_o brave_a defence_n sentence_v 69_o 70._o as_o brave_o suffer_v behead_v ibid._n col._n laughorn_n poyer_n and_o powel_n rise_v in_o wales_n 171_o laughorn_n vide_fw-la poyer_n etc._n etc._n law_n pote_v to_o be_v maintain_v and_o preserve_v by_o the_o new_a state_n turn_v into_o english_a 287_o to_o be_v new_o mould_v into_o another_o body_n 351._o lawson_n sir_n john_n send_v to_o the_o straits_n 526._o proclaim_v war_n with_o the_o algiers_n ibid._n call_v home_o 528_o de_fw-fr lede_n spanish_a ambassador_n hither_o 373._o governor_n of_o dunkirk_n slay_v there_o 406_o leeds_n take_v by_o fairfax_n 42_o leicester_n earl_n make_v deputy_n of_o ireland_n 20_o leicester_n take_v â—6_n retake_v 80_o 81._o lenthal_n mr._n john_n 469_o lesly_n scotch_a general_n 13._o defeat_v at_o marston-moor_n 59_o baulk_v at_o hereford_n 87._o take_v and_o send_v prisoner_n to_o chester_n 302_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o king_n to_o the_o rump_n 441_o leveller_n first_o 131_o levens_n dr._n execute_v 269_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n enact_v in_o england_n 275_o libberton_n lord_n to_o the_o king_n at_o jersey_n 233._o slay_a at_o dunbar_n 273_o ligne_n prince_n 455_o lilburn_n john_n whip_v at_o cart_n tail_n for_o seditious_a book_n 2_o lilburn_n and_o level_a party_n secure_v 232._o their_o history_n and_o action_n at_o burford_n 234_o their_o new_a commotion_n 255._o defeat_v and_o their_o ringleader_n shoot_v 234_o lilburn_n col._n chief_a commander_n in_o scotland_n he_o defeat_v the_o royalist_n 355_o lilly_n prognostication_n 310_o line_n and_o bulwark_n about_o london_n alarm_v by_o the_o king_n march_n 39_o lindsey_n earl_n general_n for_o the_o king_n 38._o his_o son_n 47_o limerick_n siege_n 304._o surrendered_n 305_o lisle_n kill_v 534_o litchfield_n besiege_v and_o take_v 42._o retake_v by_o prince_n rupert_n 44_o litchfield_n earl_n 424_o littleton_n lord_n keeper_n 45_o little_a or_o foolish_a parliament_n sit_v down_o 349._o their_o character_n and_o name_n 350._o their_o strange_a consultation_n and_o action_n 351._o dissolve_v 353_o lockyer_n shoot_v to_o death_n 233_o lockhart_n the_o rump_n ambassador_n at_o st._n jean_n de_fw-fr luz_n 426_o loan_n and_o subscription_n against_o scotch_a war_n by_o the_o earl_n strafford_n etc._n etc._n all_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n 11_o london_n proffer_v their_o ready_a service_n to_o secure_v the_o two_o house_n their_o levy_n forbid_v by_o the_o king_n letter_n 27._o a_o plot_n to_o surprise_v it_o for_o the_o king_n mr._n waller_n hardly_o escape_v 47._o engage_v against_o the_o army_n and_o petition_v the_o parliament_n 137._o too_o rash_o 138._o tumult_n the_o parliament_n ibid._n submit_v to_o the_o army_n their_o line_n and_o work_n dismantle_v army_n through_o it_o in_o triumph_n 141_o bishop_n of_o london_n attend_v the_o king_n at_o his_o death_n 220_o london-derry_n relieve_v by_o the_o joint_a force_n of_o o_o neal_n and_o general_a monk_n the_o ill_a consequence_n thereof_o 239_o longford_n house_n surrender_v 92_o loudon_n lord_n abuse_v the_o king_n 120_o lorn_n lord_n pardon_v 509_o lord_n house_n comply_v with_o vote_n of_o non-address_n awe_v by_o the_o army_n 165_o lord_n of_o the_o privy-council_n 488_o loathbury_n sad_a fire_n 513_o loughborough_n lord_n 81_o 97._o escape_n 227._o arrive_v at_o the_o hague_n ibid._n love_n minister_n sentence_v and_o execute_v 240_o lucas_n sir_n charles_n and_o sir_n george_n lisle_n shoot_v to_o death_n 179_o lucas_n sir_n charles_n and_o sir_n george_n lisle_n reinter_v at_o colchester_n 500_o lunsford_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n 25_o luzancy_n assault_v by_o st._n german_a 602_o m_n macquire_v and_o macmahon_n seize_v in_o dublin_n &_o send_v prisoner_n to_o the_o tower_n 22._o execute_v 71_o mace_n a_o new_a one_o make_v 235_o maestricht_n block_v up_o 584._o surrendered_n 596_o major-general_n establish_v 378._o their_o power_n and_o awe_n of_o election_n etc._n etc._n 382_o mallet_n judge_n resign_v 522_o man_n isle_n reduce_v 306_o manchester_n earl_n at_o marston_n 58._o at_o dennington-castle_n 63._o disband_v 72._o his_o speech_n 452._o make_a lord-chamberlain_n 455._o dies_fw-la 580_o manning_n treason_n 365._o shot_n 368_o mardike_n take_v 396._o attempt_v by_o the_o spaniard_n ibid._n marlborough_n 42._o burn_v 343_o marry_o princess_n marry_v to_o the_o prince_n of_o aurange_a 18_o marriage_n act_n 351_o marston_n the_o leveller_n hang_v 257_o marsin_n general_n 403_o marshal_n court_n in_o southwark_n abolish_v 291_o maynard_n sergeant_n to_o the_o tower_n etc._n etc._n 374_o massey_n col._n 42._o disband_v 112._o head_n the_o citizen_n against_o the_o army_n 139._o impeach_v 132._o fly_n into_o holland_n 143._o escape_n from_o the_o tower_n 303._o escape_n from_o st._n james_n 227_o arrives_n at_o the_o hague_n ibid._n worsted_n and_o wound_v at_o upton-bridge_n 296._o take_a 303._o take_v and_o escape_v 424._o mazarine_a cardinal_n joy_v the_o queen-mother_n with_o cromwel_n death_n 410_o maurice_n prince_n drown_v in_o the_o west-indies_n 337_o member_n the_o five_o the_o grand_a cavil_n of_o the_o rebellion_n 25._o five_o member_n charge_v 26_o eleven_o member_n impeach_v by_o the_o army_n 132._o fugitive_n member_n sit_v in_o 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