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not_o answer_v the_o say_a article_n and_o use_v divers_a other_o insolent_a and_o contemptuous_a speech_n against_o their_o lordship_n and_o that_o high_a court_n whereupon_o the_o lord_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n take_v into_o their_o serious_a consideration_n the_o say_v contemptuous_a carriage_n and_o word_n of_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n to_o the_o great_a affront_n and_o contempt_n of_o this_o high_a and_o honourable_a court_n and_o the_o justice_n authority_n and_o dignity_n thereof_o it_o be_v therefore_o this_o present_a 11._o day_n of_o july_n order_v and_o adjudge_v by_o the_o lord_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n be_v fine_v and_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n by_o the_o lord_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n for_o his_o say_a contempt_n be_v fine_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n in_o the_o sum_n of_o two_o thousand_o pound_n and_o it_o be_v further_o order_v and_o adjudge_v by_o the_o say_a lord_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n that_o the_o 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very_a high_a nature_n against_o the_o peer_n of_o parliament_n therein_o particular_o name_v and_o against_o the_o peerage_n of_o this_o realm_n in_o general_a but_o contrive_v and_o contemptuous_o publish_v and_o open_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o the_o house_n deliver_v certain_a scandalous_a paper_n to_o the_o high_a contempt_n and_o scandal_n of_o the_o dignity_n power_n and_o authority_n of_o this_o house_n all_o which_o offence_n by_o the_o peremptory_a refusal_n of_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n to_o answer_v or_o make_v any_o defence_n to_o the_o say_a article_n stand_v confess_v by_o the_o say_v lilburn_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o say_a article_n charge_v it_o be_v therefore_o the_o say_a day_n and_o year_n last_o abovementioned_a further_o order_v and_o adjudge_v by_o the_o lord_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n in_o the_o say_a article_n contain_v i._o that_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n be_v fine_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n in_o the_o sum_n of_o two_o thousand_o pound_n ii_o and_o that_o he_o stand_v and_o be_v imprison_v in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n by_o the_o space_n of_o 7._o year_n now_o next_o ensue_v iii_o and_o further_o that_o he_o the_o say_v john_n lilburn_n from_o henceforth_o stand_v and_o be_v uncapable_a to_o bear_v any_o office_n or_o place_n in_o military_a or_o in_o civill-government_n in_o church_n or_o commonwealth_n during_o his_o life_n die_fw-fr sabbathi_o 11._o julii_n 1646._o order_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n that_o john_n lilburn_n be_v sentence_v by_o this_o house_n shall_v for_o his_o high_a contempt_n and_o misdemeanour_n do_v to_o this_o high_a court_n according_a to_o the_o say_a sentence_n stand_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n for_o the_o space_n of_o 7._o year_n next_o after_o the_o date_n hereof_o and_o that_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o say_a tower_n of_o london_n his_o deputy_n or_o deputy_n be_v to_o keep_v
he_o in_o safe_a custody_n according_o and_o that_o he_o do_v take_v care_n that_o the_o say_v lilburn_n do_v neither_o contrive_v publish_v or_o spread_v any_o seditious_a or_o libellous_a pamphlet_n against_o both_o or_o either_o of_o the_o house_n of_o parliament_n to_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n his_o deputy_n or_o deputy_n and_o because_o this_o sentence_n be_v conceive_v not_o to_o be_v severe_a enough_o by_o the_o lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n he_o do_v procure_v a_o order_n date_a die_v mercurii_n 15._o julii_n 1646._o which_o follow_v in_o these_o word_n die_v mercurii_n 15._o julii_fw-la 1646._o order_v by_o the_o lord_n in_o parliament_n assemble_v that_o none_o shall_v speak_v with_o john_n lilburn_n now_o a_o prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n but_o in_o the_o presence_n and_o hear_n of_o his_o keeper_n and_o that_o when_o he_o shall_v desire_v to_o take_v the_o air_n within_o the_o tower_n his_o keeper_n shall_v constant_o go_v with_o 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