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this_o as_o cromwell_n confederate_n i_o believe_v i_o do_v more_o against_o that_o faction_n than_o many_o such_o as_o he_o §_o 44._o accus_n xxxi_o page_n 27_o 28._o with_o what_o heart_n can_v he_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o the_o inhuman_a butchery_n that_o have_v be_v make_v in_o almost_o every_o fight_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n ans_fw-fr a_o lie_v so_o gross_a that_o it_o feign_v i_o to_o see_v far_o off_o where_o i_o never_o be_v i_o have_v answer_v it_o before_o i_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o many_o of_o god_n provident_a disposal_n and_o a_o earwitness_n of_o more_o i_o see_v the_o field_n where_o they_o fight_v near_o worcester_n and_o edgehill_n and_o nantwich_n and_o i_o see_v many_o garrison_n wem_n leicester_n shrewsbury_n exeter_n sherburne_n bristol_n winchester_n that_o have_v be_v take_v but_o i_o see_v not_o the_o fight_v at_o any_o one_o of_o these_o but_o that_o at_o langport_n that_o end_v the_o field_n war_n i_o see_v afar_o off_o but_o see_v 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