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pour_fw-fr celle_fw-fr cause_n etc._n etc._n then_o he_o proceed_v to_o give_v several_a particular_n of_o the_o agreement_n and_o to_o set_v forth_o his_o merit_n and_o that_o the_o king_n make_v he_o take_v the_o honour_n of_o earl_n upon_o he_o without_o his_o seek_n and_o how_o he_o be_v persuade_v to_o be_v chancellor_n but_o it_o seem_v the_o parliament_n do_v not_o take_v his_o answer_n to_o be_v sufficient_a for_o the_o commons_o reply_v in_o the_o word_n follow_v 8._o rot._n ibid._n num._n 8._o et_fw-fr les_fw-fr commune_v replian_n all_o responce_n du_fw-fr dit_fw-fr conte_n del_fw-it premier_fw-fr article_n monstrent_fw-la as_o seignour_n la_o copy_n de_fw-fr son_fw-fr serment_n fait_fw-fr qant_fw-fr il_fw-fr fust_v creez_v chanceller_n en_fw-fr maniere_n quensuit_n vous_fw-fr jurrez_n qe_fw-fr bien_fw-fr et_fw-fr loyallement_fw-fr servirez_fw-fr a_fw-fr nostre_fw-fr seignour_n le_fw-fr roy_fw-fr et_fw-fr a_fw-fr son_fw-fr people_n en_fw-fr l_o office_n de_fw-fr chanceller_n 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the_o lord_n to_o put_v they_o in_o mind_n of_o the_o say_a bill_n and_o that_o sir_n robert_n rich_a carry_v the_o say_a message_n the_o bill_n fall_v in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o session_n for_o on_o the_o 5_o of_o january_n the_o parliament_n be_v adjourn_v to_o the_o 31st_o of_o march_n and_o so_o by_o short_a adjournment_n till_o the_o follow_a year_n but_o before_o the_o recess_n his_o majesty_n be_v gracious_o please_v in_o his_o speech_n to_o both_o house_n on_o the_o 5_o of_o january_n to_o say_v as_o follow_v and_o i_o do_v likewise_o think_v it_o proper_a to_o assure_v you_o that_o i_o shall_v not_o make_v any_o grant_n of_o the_o forfeit_a land_n in_o england_n or_o ireland_n till_o there_o be_v another_o opportunity_n of_o settle_v that_o matter_n in_o parliament_n in_o such_o manner_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v most_o expedient_a the_o follow_a session_n begin_v 22_o die_v oct._n 1691._o sabbati_fw-la 16._o die_v jan._n 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