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k._n james_n to_o meet_v and_o confer_v with_o he_o at_o chester_n carry_v along_o with_o he_o judge_n rice_n for_o his_o councillor_n and_o a_o subtle_a fellow_n who_o tell_v the_o king_n so_o many_o fine_a story_n there_o be_v none_o to_o contradict_v he_o that_o he_o be_v dismiss_v contrary_a to_o the_o hope_n and_o expectation_n of_o many_o who_o think_v he_o will_v never_o have_v return_v again_o l._n deputy_n when_o he_o take_v leave_v of_o several_a privy_a counsellor_n and_o officer_n at_o his_o go_v to_o wait_v on_o king_n james_n at_o chester_n aug._n 1687._o he_o say_v i_o have_v put_v the_o sword_n in_o your_o hand_n and_o then_o in_o his_o usual_a style_n pray_v god_n to_o damn_v they_o all_o if_o ever_o they_o part_v with_o it_o again_o during_o tyrconnel_n stay_v here_o the_o new_a judge_n go_v their_o circuit_n wherein_o they_o discover_v the_o most_o gross_a partiality_n imaginable_a for_o though_o they_o find_v the_o jayl_n full_a of_o tory_n and_o irish_a robber_n 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