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6._o 10._o the_o same_o hold_n in_o reason_n concerning_o ship-money_n if_o it_o lay_v in_o your_o majesty_n power_n to_o impose_v what_o sum_n they_o please_v upon_o your_o people_n you_o shall_v be_v judge_n in_o your_o own_o cause_n and_o so_o your_o majesty_n by_o your_o officer_n misinformation_n for_o their_o own_o private_a lucre_n may_v levy_v far_o more_o than_o need_n require_v for_o your_o service_n yea_o so_o much_o and_o so_o often_o as_o will_v soon_o exhaust_v your_o whole_a estate_n which_o be_v against_o both_o reason_n and_o justice_n and_o therefore_o this_o concurrent_a assent_n in_o parliament_n be_v requisite_a that_o no_o more_o be_v demand_v then_o shall_v appear_v to_o be_v necessary_a to_o avoid_v
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