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peace_n in_o england_n nay_o all_o the_o people_n in_o england_n he_o say_v be_v his_o witness_n and_o many_o in_o ireland_n and_o scotland_n moreover_o all_o the_o shireeve_v and_o all_o that_o come_v in_o upon_o process_n issue_v out_o by_o the_o shireeve_v yea_o the_o return_n of_o election_n to_o the_o clerk_n of_o the_o crown_n by_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o all_o the_o county_n city_n and_o borough_n and_o last_o themselves_o as_o return_v upon_o those_o election_n the_o instrument_n of_o government_n be_v distinct_o read_v at_o all_o place_n of_o such_o election_n wherein_o be_v that_o special_a proviso_n viz._n that_o the_o person_n so_o choose_v shall_v not_o have_v power_n to_o alter_v the_o government_n as_o then_o settle_v in_o one_o single_a person_n and_o a_o parliament_n farther_o add_v that_o he_o be_v then_o in_o possession_n of_o the_o government_n by_o a_o good_a right_n from_o god_n and_o man_n and_o that_o he_o do_v not_o know_v why_o he_o may_v not_o balance_v that_o providence_n as_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n with_o any_o hereditary-int'rest_n as_o be_v less_o subject_a to_o those_o crack_n and_o flaw_n they_o be_v common_o incident_a to_o and_o which_o have_v cost_v so_o much_o blood_n he_o tell_v they_o likewise_o what_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n they_o have_v by_o that_o government_n and_o that_o all_o the_o money_n of_o this_o nation_n will_v not_o have_v tempt_v man_n to_o fight_v if_o they_o have_v not_o have_v hope_n of_o liberty_n better_a than_o from_o episcopacy_n or_o presbytery_n conclude_v that_o consider_v that_o this_o government_n be_v thus_o own_v of_o god_n approve_v by_o man_n and_o testify_v to_o as_o afore_o have_v be_v say_v that_o in_o relation_n to_o the_o good_a of_o these_o nation_n and_o
iii_o 15._o july_n ib._n p._n 120._o 120._o ib._n p._n 130_o 130_o 28._o july_n perf._n diurnal_a p._n 3003._o 3003._o hist._n of_o indep_n p._n 123._o 123._o 3._o aug._n ib._n p._n 126._o 126._o ib._n p._n 128._o 128._o ib._n p._n 124._o ☜_o ☜_o ib._n p._n 135._o 135._o p_o 17._o aug._n aug._n 29._o aug._n scob._n coll_n p._n 165._o treaty_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n wight_n perfect_a diurnal_a pâ—_n 2164._o 2164._o moderate_a intelligencer_n n._n 16._o 16._o 16._o nou._n declaration_n of_o the_o army_n at_o st._n alban_n ☜_o ☜_o 120._o nou._n nou._n 27._o nou._n nou._n hist._n of_o indep_n part_n 2._o 2._o p._n 25._o &_o 26._o 26._o 30._o nou._n nou._n 2._o dec._n dec._n ib._n p._n 29._o 4._o dec._n the_o king_n take_v from_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n and_o send_v to_o hurst-castle_n hurst-castle_n 6._o dec._n ib._n 1._o 29._o 29._o ib._n p._n 31._o 31._o 7._o dec._n dec._n 8._o dec._n dec._n ib._n p._n 37._o &_o 38._o ☞_o ☞_o ib._n p._n 48_o &_o 49._o the_o king_n remove_v from_o hurst-castle_n to_o winchester_n winchester_n 21._o dec._n dec._n 22._o dec._n thence_o to_o farnham_n farnham_n ib._n p._n 49._o &_o 50._o thence_o to_o windsor_n windsor_n 23._o dec._n dec._n 27._o dec._n dec._n ib._n p._n 44._o 44._o ibid._n ibid._n life_n of_o k._n charles_n by_o dr._n perenchief_n p._n 153._o 153._o 28._o dec._n hist._n of_o indep_n part_n 2._o p._n 55._o 55._o ibid._n p._n 56._o 56._o 29._o dec._n dec._n the_o daughter_n of_o one_o michelson_n michelson_n 4._o jan._n ib._n p._n 56._o 56._o 6._o jan._n ib._n p._n 57_o 57_o 9_o jar._n jar._n 10._o jan._n the_o k._n remove_v from_o windâ—â—r_n to_o st._n james_n james_n 19_o jan._n jan._n 20._o jan._n jan._n hist._n of_o indep_n part._n 1._o p._n 87._o 87._o ib_o ib_o 21._o jan._n jan._n 22._o jan._n jan._n 27._o jan._n jan._n ib._n p._n 108._o 108._o 28._o jan._n ib._n p._n 109._o 109._o 30._o jan._n ib._n p._n 110._o the_o king_n murder_v ☞_o his_o corpse_n remove_v from_o white-hall_n to_o st._n james_n i._o feb._n thence_o to_o windsor_n 7._o feb._n there_o bury_v 9_o feb._n whether_o the_o presbyterian_o or_o independent_n be_v the_o chief_a actor_n murder_v the_o king_n the_o opinion_n herein_o of_o the_o learned_a salmasius_n salmasius_n salamâ—â—â—s_fw-la deâ—ensio_fw-la regius_fw-la pro_fw-la carolo_n primo_fw-la c._n 10._o p._n 343_o 343_o ib._n p._n 353_o ib._n p._n 468._o 468._o in_o april_n or_o may_n 1648._o vide_fw-la sanderson_n hist._n of_o k._n charles_n p._n 1071._o scot_n enter_v england_n with_o a_o three_o army_n 13._o july_n 1648._o 1648._o 30._o jan._n hist._n of_o indep_n part_n 2._o p._n 113._o 113._o 1._o febr._fw-la ib._n p._n 115._o 115._o 3._o febr._n febr._n 5._o febr._n febr._n 6._o febr._n febr._n ib._n p._n 115._o et_fw-fr perf._n diurnal_a p._n 1250._o house_n of_o peer_n abolish_v abolish_v 5._o febr._n febr._n moderate_a intelligencer_n p._n 315._o 315._o the_o army_n weekly_a intelligencer_n p._n 33_o &_o 34._o 34._o febr._n 16._o 18._o febr._n 2._o hist._n of_o indep_n p._n 2._o p._n 131._o 131._o 17._o martii_fw-la scob._n coll._n p._n 7._o 7._o ibid_fw-la p._n 8._o 8._o 16._o apr._n an._n 1649._o 1649._o hist._n of_o indep_n p._n 2._o p._n 152._o 152._o ib._n p._n 153._o 153._o 7._o april_n scob._n coll._n p._n 8._o 8._o 12._o april_n ib._n p._n 156._o 156._o ib._n p._n 157._o 157._o ib._n p._n 158._o ☞_o ☞_o 19_o april_n ibid._n ibid._n 30._o april_n scob._n coll._n p._n 16._o act_n for_o sale_n of_o dean_n and_o chapter_n land_n land_n 1._o may._n hist._n of_o indep_n p._n 2._o p._n 167._o 167._o 19_o may._n scob._n coll_n p._n 30._o 30._o 30._o may._n hist._n of_o indep_n part_n 2._o p._n 184._o &_o 185._o 185._o 7._o iunii_fw-la ib._n p._n 187._o 187._o 25._o iunii_fw-la scob._n coll._n p._n 45._o 45._o 4._o iulii_fw-la ib._n p._n 46._o 46._o 16._o iulii_fw-la ib._n p._n 51._o 51._o 17._o iulii_fw-la ib._n p._n 64._o 64._o 17._o iulii_fw-la ib._n p._n 65._o 65._o 31._o iulii_fw-la ib._n p._n 68_o 68_o 15._o aug._n aug._n 2._o jan._n scob._n coll._n p._n 101._o act_n for_o the_o engagement_n engagement_n 18._o febr._n ibid._n ibid._n 22._o febr._fw-la ib._n p._n 104_o 104_o 11._o martii_fw-la ib._n p._n 106._o an._n 1650._o 1650._o 26._o martii_fw-la scob._n coll._n p._n 111._o 111._o 15._o apr._n apr._n 3._o maii._n maii._n hist._n of_o indep_n part_n 2._o p._n 14._o &_o 15._o 15._o 6._o iunii_fw-la general_n fairfax_n lay_v down_o his_o commission_n commission_n 26._o iunii_fw-la oliver_n cromwell_n make_v general_n of_o the_o army_n army_n battle_n of_o dunbar_n 3._o sept._n sept._n 21._o sept._n sept._n perf._n diurnal_a p._n 476._o etc_n etc_n etc_n 27._o sept._n sept._n 22._o nou._n scob._n coll._n p._n 148._o 148._o 29._o nou._n ib._n p._n 149._o 149._o 22._o jan._n ib._n 151._o 151._o 1_o jan._n jan._n hist._n of_o indep_n p._n 4._o p._n 20._o 20._o 7._o aug._n aug._n 22._o aug._n aug._n ib._n p._n 22._o 22._o 3._o sept._n sept._n 4._o febr._fw-la scob._n coll._n p._n 178._o 178._o 24._o febr._fw-la ib._n p._n 179._o an._n 1652._o 1652._o 19_o iunii_fw-la heath_n be_v chr._n p._n 322._o 322._o 16._o aug._n ibid._n p._n 323._o 323._o 28._o octâ—â—_n ib._n p._n 327._o 327._o 29._o nou._n ib._n p._n 329_o 330._o 330._o 18._o febr._fw-la ib._n p._n 335._o 335._o 2._o martii_fw-la ib._n p._n 336._o 336._o 29._o sept._n scob._n coll._n p._n 209._o an._n 1653._o cromwell_n turn_v the_o parliament_n call_v the_o rump_n out_o of_o door_n door_n 4._o julâ—â—_n julâ—â—_n 5._o aug._n aug._n 24._o aug._n scob._n coll._n p._n 236._o 236._o 4._o nou._n ib._n p._n 268._o 268._o 21._o nou._n ib._n p._n 272._o 272._o 12._o dec._n cromwell_n make_v lord_n protector_n the_o instrument_n of_o government_n government_n 〈…〉_o 〈…〉_o 19_o jan._n a_o scob._n coll_v p._n 277._o act_n against_o the_o engagement_n the_o protector_n ride_v to_o grocers-hall_n in_o state_n state_n 20._o martij_fw-la scob._n coll_n p._n 279._o 2._o junij_fw-la heath_n hist._n p._n 344._o 345._o 345._o 31._o july_n ibid._n p._n 346._o et_fw-la 347_o 347_o ib._n p._n 357._o an._n 1654._o 28._o martij_fw-la martij_fw-la 12._o apr._n scob._n coll_n p._n 288._o 288._o ib._n p._n 293._o act_n for_o make_v scotland_n one_o commonwealth_n with_o england_n england_n 18._o apr._n cromwell_n first_o seat_v himself_o at_o whitchall_n whitchall_n 25._o apr._n heath'_v hist._n p._n 370._o et_fw-la 371._o 371._o ib._n p._n 371._o et_fw-la 372._o 372._o 6._o july_n july_n 2_o sept._n scob._n col_fw-fr p._n 353._o 353._o ib._n p._n 357._o 357._o ib._n p._n 366._o 366._o 3._o sept._n a_o parliament_n call_v the_o manner_n of_o his_o proceed_n to_o parliament_n parliament_n praise-god_n bearbone_n and_o his_o fellow_n the_o recognition_n subscribe_v subscribe_v 22._o jan._n the_o parliament_n dissolve_v dissolve_v at_o exeter_n 18._o april_n april_n 15._o octob._n major_a general_n an._n 1656._o 1656._o 20._o sept._n sept._n 20._o sept._n sept._n 17._o janu._n janu._n 19_o janu._n janu._n 10._o july_n july_n 17._o sept._n cromwel_n second_o parliament_n call_v call_v scob._n cell_n p._n 571._o 571._o ib._n p._n 372._o 372._o alderman_n pack_v a_o great_a excise-commissioner_n the_o first_o that_o move_v it_o 21._o feb._n the_o humble_a petition_n and_o a_o advice_n advice_n 8._o may._n may._n 19_o may._n may._n 25._o may._n scob._n col_n p._n 378._o â—_o â—_o cromâ—el_n a_o second_o time_n constitute_v protector_n protector_n i._o july_n july_n 9_o july_n july_n 15._o july_n an._n 1658._o 1658._o 20._o janu._n the_o parliament_n dissolve_v 4._o feb._n another_o high-court_n of_o justice_n justice_n 2._o &_o 8._o jun._n dunkirk_n have_v be_v besiege_v by_o the_o english_a and_o french_a and_o give_v up_o to_o the_o french_a upon_o article_n be_v put_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o english_a 25._o june_n june_n sept._n 3._o 3._o nou._n 23._o 23._o stow_n survey_n of_o lond._n p._n 494._o col_fw-fr 1._o 1._o hist_o of_o indep_n part._n 4._o p._n 32._o rich._n cromwel_n parliament_n 7._o jan._n jan._n ibid._n p._n 36._o an._n 1659._o 1659._o ibid._n ibid._n april_n 7._o 7._o april_n 8._o 8._o april_n 18._o history_n of_o indep_n part_n 4._o p._n 37._o 37._o ib._n p._n 38._o 38._o april_n 22._o 22._o ib._n p._n 39_o 39_o sir_n arthur_n haselrigg_n haselrigg_n 25._o april_n the_o protector_n set_v aside_o and_o the_o rump_n of_o the_o long_a parliament_n restore_v restore_v 5._o may._n may._n 7._o may._n may._n 6._o may._n may._n 7._o may._n may._n ibid._n p._n 40._o 40._o ib._n &_o p._n 41._o the_o name_n of_o the_o rumper_n rumper_n ib._n &_o p._n 41._o the_o seclude_v member_n member_n 9_o may._n may._n ib._n p._n 42._o 42._o 29._o may._n ib._n p._n 43._o 43._o ib._n p._n 45._o 45._o ib._n june_n june_n ib._n p._n 49._o 49._o ib._n p._n 50._o 50._o july_n july_n 2._o july_n july_n ib._n p._n 53._o 53._o i._o august_n august_n ib._n p._n 55._o 55._o 19_o