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child_n with_o their_o disposal_n in_o marriage_n to_o the_o vile_a affection_n and_o humour_n of_o this_o hypocritical_a generation_n ¶_o that_o their_o confidence_n likewise_o in_o carry_v all_o before_o they_o with_o power_n and_o force_n through_o the_o aid_n of_o the_o scot_n may_v the_o more_o appear_v i_o shall_v now_o represent_v unto_o you_o presbytery_n triumphant_a for_o a_o while_n for_o within_o six_o day_n after_o they_o have_v send_v these_o insolent_a proposition_n to_o the_o king_n they_o vote_v nou._n down_o the_o reverend_a liturgy_n by_o law_n establish_v in_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o for_o a_o far_a encouragement_n to_o those_o their_o dear_a brethren_n on_o who_o assistance_n they_o do_v so_o much_o rely_v which_o embolden_v they_o to_o make_v those_o high_a demand_n they_o pass_v a_o ordinance_n decem._n for_o raise_v the_o sum_n of_o sixty_o six_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o sixty_o six_o pound_n 75._o thirteen_o shilling_n and_o four_o penny_n for_o 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malicious_a expression_n though_o complaint_n be_v make_v and_o justice_n demand_v no_o redress_n can_v be_v have_v beside_o when_o the_o king_n commissioner_n desire_v 145._o to_o treat_v with_o they_o concern_v his_o majesty_n speedy_a return_n to_o westminster_n they_o utter_o refuse_v so_o to_o do_v though_o they_o have_v ever_o give_v it_o out_o to_o the_o world_n that_o the_o sole_a reason_n for_o raise_v their_o army_n be_v to_o bring_v the_o king_n to_o his_o parliament_n chap._n xix_o as_o to_o the_o military_a passage_n of_o this_o year_n the_o chief_a on_o the_o king_n part_n be_v these_o longford_n house_n in_o com._n salop._n be_v render_v apr._n by_o the_o rebel_n to_o prince_n rupert_n as_o also_o longe-castle_n apr._n in_o the_o same_o county_n likewise_o stopport_v may_n in_o cheshire_n lathom_n house_n in_o lancashire_n be_v besiege_v by_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n be_v relieve_v may_n by_o prince_n rupert_n whereupon_o leverpoole_n and_o bolton_n both_o in_o that_o county_n be_v soon_o take_v may_n by_o he_o borstall-house_n in_o oxfordshire_n take_v june_n by_o colonel_n gage_n colonel_n shuttleworth_n defeat_v june_n at_o blackburn_n in_o lancashire_n by_o prince_n rupert_n sir_n william_n waller_n with_o his_o force_n rout_v june_n at_o cropredy-bridge_n in_o oxfordshire_n the_o earl_n of_o northampton_n and_o cleveland_n be_v both_o in_o that_o action_n and_o york_n after_o nine_o week_n siege_n by_o the_o scot_n the_o lord_n fairfax_n and_o earl_n of_o manchester_n assist_v they_o relieve_v july_n by_o prince_n rupert_n in_o the_o next_o month_n lestithiel_n in_o cornwall_n be_v then_o take_v august_n by_o the_o king_n the_o earl_n of_o essex_n forfook_v his_o foot_n and_o septem_fw-la flee_v in_o a_o cockboat_n from_o foy_n to_o plymouth_n with_o the_o lord_n roberts_n the_o foot_n then_o under_o the_o command_n of_o major_a general_n skippon_n deliver_v up_o their_o arm_n ammunition_n and_o artillery_n and_o engage_v themselves_o 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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 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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
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