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shall_v be_v most_o expedient_a for_o the_o service_n according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o war._n provide_v no_o toleration_n of_o the_o popish_a religion_n be_v grant_v nor_o any_o condition_n make_v touch_v or_o concern_v any_o of_o the_o rebel_n land_n and_o that_o the_o commander_n of_o the_o scotish_n army_n shall_v be_v answerable_a for_o their_o whole_a deportment_n and_o proceed_n to_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o two_o house_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n only_o but_o shall_v from_o time_n to_o time_n give_v a_o account_n thereof_o to_o his_o majesty_n the_o two_o house_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n and_o to_o the_o chief_a governor_n or_o governor_n of_o ireland_n for_o the_o time_n be_v that_o such_o town_n and_o place_n as_o shall_v be_v recover_v from_o the_o rebel_n by_o the_o scotish_n army_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o dipose_n of_o the_o commander_n thereof_o during_o their_o abode_n for_o that_o service_n in_o those_o part_n where_o such_o town_n and_o 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member_n of_o either_o house_n of_o parliament_n who_o have_v not_o only_o desert_v the_o parliament_n but_o have_v also_o vote_v both_o kingdom_n traitor_n may_v be_v remove_v from_o his_o majesty_n council_n and_o be_v restrain_v from_o come_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o court_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o without_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o both_o kingdom_n bear_v any_o office_n or_o have_v any_o employment_n concern_v the_o state_n or_o commonwealth_n and_o also_o that_o the_o member_n of_o either_o house_n of_o parliament_n who_o have_v desert_v the_o parliament_n and_o adhere_v to_o the_o enemy_n thereof_o and_o not_o render_v themselves_o before_o the_o last_o of_o october_n 1644._o may_v be_v remove_v from_o his_o majesty_n council_n and_o be_v restrain_v from_o come_v within_o the_o verge_n of_o the_o court_n and_o that_o they_o may_v not_o without_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n bear_v any_o office_n or_o have_v any_o 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together_o furnish_v as_o also_o the_o fit_v the_o train_n of_o artillery_n in_o readiness_n to_o march_v be_v compute_v and_o set_v down_o according_a to_o the_o same_o rate_n as_o if_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n be_v to_o raise_v the_o say_a army_n for_o themselves_o and_o their_o own_o affair_n all_o which_o for_o the_o present_n be_v to_o be_v do_v by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n upon_o account_n and_o the_o account_n to_o be_v deliver_v to_o the_o commissioner_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o when_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o two_o kingdom_n be_v settle_v the_o same_o to_o be_v repay_v or_o satisfy_v to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n 5._o that_o this_o army_n be_v likewise_o pay_v as_o if_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n be_v to_o employ_v the_o same_o for_o their_o own_o occasion_n and_o towards_o the_o defray_n thereof_o it_o not_o amount_v to_o the_o full_a month_n pay_v shall_v be_v monthly_o allow_v and_o pay_v the_o sum_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o 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hazard_n and_o charge_n they_o have_v undergo_v in_o the_o same_o they_o shall_v by_o way_n of_o brotherly_a assistance_n have_v due_a recompense_n make_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o that_o out_o of_o such_o land_n and_o estate_n of_o the_o papist_n prelate_n malignant_n and_o their_o adherent_n as_o the_o two_o house_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n shall_v think_v fit_a and_o for_o the_o assurance_n thereof_o the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n shall_v be_v give_v they_o 6._o and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o say_a army_n in_o manner_n aforesaid_a may_v be_v enable_v and_o prepare_v to_o march_v the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v to_o pay_v in_o ready_a money_n to_o their_o brethren_n of_o scotland_n or_o such_o as_o shall_v have_v power_n from_o the_o estate_n of_o that_o kingdom_n the_o sum_n of_o one_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_a at_o leith_n or_o edinburgh_n with_o all_o convenient_a speed_n by_o way_n of_o advance_v beforehand_o which_o be_v to_o be_v discount_v back_o again_o
unto_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n upon_o the_o first_o monthly_a allowance_n which_o shall_v grow_v due_a to_o the_o scotish_n army_n from_o the_o time_n they_o shall_v make_v their_o first_o entrance_n into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n 7._o that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n to_o manifest_v their_o willingness_n to_o their_o utmost_a ability_n to_o be_v helpful_a to_o their_o brethren_n of_o england_n in_o this_o common_a cause_n will_v give_v the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n to_o be_v joint_o make_v use_n of_o with_o the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n for_o the_o present_a take_v up_o of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_a in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n or_o elsewhere_o for_o the_o speedy_a procure_n of_o the_o say_v hundred_o thousand_o pound_n sterling_a as_o aforesaid_a as_o also_o a_o considerable_a sum_n for_o the_o satisfy_n in_o good_a proportion_n the_o 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