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a_o penalty_n upon_o such_o as_o shall_v export_v it_o or_o they_o be_v not_o if_o my_o opponent_n shall_v say_v they_o be_v not_o good_a and_o sufficient_a ground_n than_o he_o must_v say_v that_o the_o wisdom_n of_o these_o honourable_a and_o loyal_a person_n who_o at_o that_o time_n serve_v in_o parliament_n be_v indeed_o not_o much_o better_a than_o that_o of_o the_o usurper_n of_o the_o government_n in_o the_o year_n 1647._o but_o if_o the_o say_a ground_n be_v good_a valid_a and_o sufficient_a and_o such_o as_o do_v both_o regard_n and_o comprehend_v the_o true_a and_o sincere_a interest_n of_o the_o nation_n then_o my_o opponent_n must_v confess_v that_o the_o say_v law_n ought_v to_o stand_v or_o he_o must_v show_v wherein_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v now_o from_o what_o it_o be_v then_o with_o reference_n to_o the_o say_a motive_n or_o ground_n that_o the_o say_a parliament_n than_o go_v upon_o in_o make_v the_o say_a law_n for_o 1._o if_o my_o opponent_n can_v make_v it_o 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6_o month_n vn-manufactured_n in_o the_o great_a year_n of_o plenty_n of_o wool_n and_o dulness_n of_o trade_n which_o due_o consider_v do_v require_v more_o care_n for_o a_o stock_n beforehand_o in_o england_n and_o not_o to_o suffer_v it_o to_o ingross_v and_o store_v up_o in_o france_n and_o holland_n as_o now_o it_o be_v and_o for_o aught_o i_o know_v will_v there_o be_v a_o peace_n conclude_v abroad_o that_o our_o trade_n be_v revive_v and_o our_o clothier_n be_v encourage_v we_o may_v find_v a_o want_n of_o wool_n before_o the_o next_o shear_v notwithstanding_o our_o great_a complaint_n of_o a_o surplus_n of_o wool_n as_o it_o have_v frequent_o accurd_v in_o corn_n very_o late_o and_o more_o former_o as_o in_o st._n walter_n rawly_n remain_v 2._o if_o the_o proper_a and_o only_a way_n for_o remove_v all_o evil_a effect_n be_v to_o remove_v their_o respective_a cause_n and_o that_o this_o be_v and_o must_v be_v acknowledgec_fw-la by_o all_o rational_a person_n then_o consider_v 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