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the_o six_o there_o be_v much_o hope_n at_o least_o and_o in_o queen_n mary_n much_o virtue_n in_o scotland_n reign_v james_n the_o five_o and_o two_o mary_n that_o may_v be_v canonize_v for_o their_o merit_n and_o for_o castille_n and_o portugal_n their_o king_n never_o flourish_v more_o for_o government_n greatness_n increase_n of_o state_n plenty_n peace_n then_o in_o those_o time_n what_o can_v his_o meaning_n then_o be_v to_o censure_v they_o all_o so_o much_o for_o stupidity_n and_o vice_n but_o to_o breed_v a_o contempt_n of_o king_n and_o to_o induce_v people_n that_o live_v under_o free_a state_n to_o despise_v and_o hate_v they_o and_o their_o own_o people_n to_o cast_v of_o their_o government_n and_o procure_v their_o liberty_n at_o all_o adventure_n especial_o under_o the_o cloak_n of_o religion_n for_o at_o this_o he_o drive_v altogether_o as_o know_v well_o that_o in_o popular_a and_o tumultuary_a state_n he_o
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monarchy_n universal_a over_o all_o europe_n which_o forgery_n how_o palpable_a soever_o yet_o they_o serve_v his_o turn_n thus_o far_o viz._n to_o terrify_v the_o hollander_n to_o make_v they_o rely_v still_o upon_o he_o and_o to_o procure_v some_o distrust_n and_o hatred_n in_o foreign_a nation_n against_o the_o spaniard_n and_o house_n of_o austria_n this_o upon_o the_o matter_n be_v the_o whole_a charge_n and_o all_o that_o can_v be_v object_v against_o the_o king_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n as_o i_o have_v relate_v it_o and_o these_o the_o actor_n which_o prosecute_v the_o business_n against_o who_o what_o exception_n may_v be_v take_v for_o their_o estimation_n integrity_n testimony_n especial_o in_o their_o own_o cause_n every_o man_n may_v see_v it_o remain_v that_o we_o inquire_v a_o little_a whether_o the_o king_n stand_v guilty_a of_o those_o crime_n which_o they_o charge_v upon_o he_o injustice_n and_o tyranny_n for_o if_o he_o be_v innocent_a these_o man_n be_v 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