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A summarie account of Mr. Iohn Dury's former and latter negotiation for the procuring of the true gospell peace with Christian moderation and charitable unity amongst the Protestant churches and academies.
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Dury, John, 1596-1680.
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which_o he_o say_v his_o king_n and_o master_n will_v be_v glad_a to_o advance_v so_o good_a a_o motion_n be_v ready_o entertain_v it_o come_v to_o pass_v afterward_o when_o sir_n thomas_n roe_n be_v send_v ambassador_n extraordinary_a by_o his_o majesty_n of_o great_a britain_n elbing_n mr._n durre'_v be_v at_o elbing_n to_o agree_v the_o swede_n and_o polonian_n which_o also_o he_o do_v successful_o perform_v that_o both_o doctor_n godeman_n and_o master_n dury_n do_v make_v he_o thorough_o acquaint_v with_o all_o the_o passage_n of_o their_o negotiation_n whereupon_o he_o according_a to_o that_o generous_a disposition_n which_o do_v lead_v he_o to_o favour_v all_o good_a endeavour_n of_o a_o public_a nature_n do_v very_o willing_o assist_v they_o with_o counsel_n anno._n 1629_o and_o at_o master_n durye_v entreaty_n confer_v with_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n oxenstiern_n to_o see_v how_o far_o he_o will_v show_v himself_o in_o the_o business_n and_o what_o course_n may_v be_v 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war_n have_v bring_v upon_o the_o trade_n in_o that_o place_n and_o because_o sir_n thomas_n roe_n have_v promise_v to_o move_v the_o chief_a prelate_n in_o england_n to_o assist_v he_o in_o the_o work_n of_o pacification_n england_n mr._n dury_n be_v in_o england_n be_v then_o arrive_v there_o he_o first_o acquaint_v his_o most_o familiar_a friend_n of_o the_o clergy_n with_o his_o purpose_n and_o show_v they_o some_o declaration_n write_v by_o the_o chief_a preacher_n of_o dantzigh_a to_o make_v it_o appear_v that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o ready_a to_o join_v in_o such_o a_o negotiation_n but_o also_o desirous_a and_o in_o hope_n that_o the_o divine_n in_o england_n will_v in_o like_a manner_n concur_v which_o be_v do_v he_o come_v to_o sir_n thomas_n roe_n who_o be_v mindful_a of_o his_o promise_n and_o become_v every_o way_n as_o good_a as_o his_o word_n towards_o he_o for_o he_o recommend_v the_o business_n towards_o the_o king_n who_o be_v please_v to_o refer_v the_o 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the_o french_a synod_n in_o those_o part_n from_o which_o declaration_n be_v obtain_v fit_a for_o the_o advancement_n of_o his_o purpose_n when_o he_o have_v thus_o far_o proceed_v in_o holland_n and_o find_v that_o evil-affected_n mind_n towards_o peace_n raise_v ungrounded_a surmise_n against_o he_o to_o stop_v the_o good_a inclination_n of_o impartial_a man_n he_o use_v mean_n to_o clear_a man_n judgement_n by_o cause_v some_o thing_n to_o be_v print_v for_o the_o better_a information_n of_o all_o and_o have_v understand_v that_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n oxenstiern_n be_v to_o go_v from_o germany_n into_o sweden_n where_o he_o hope_v that_o his_o lordship_n will_v do_v more_o than_o in_o germany_n he_o be_v able_a to_o do_v for_o the_o work_n of_o peace_n at_o the_o persuasion_n of_o some_o friend_n he_o take_v a_o journey_n thitherward_o where_o he_o arrive_v in_o june_n anno._n 1636_o anno_fw-la 1636._o sweden_n in_o sweden_n nor_o be_v he_o altogether_o disappoint_v of_o his_o expectation_n for_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n come_v thither_o favour_v