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protector_n and_o council_n and_o shall_v not_o be_v take_v away_o or_o diminish_v nor_o the_o way_n agree_v upon_o for_o raise_v the_o same_o alter_v but_o by_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n protector_n and_o the_o parliament_n xxviii_o that_o the_o say_v yearly_a revenue_n shall_v be_v pay_v into_o the_o public_a treasury_n and_o shall_v be_v issue_v out_o for_o the_o use_v aforesaid_a xxix_o that_o in_o case_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v cause_n hereafter_o to_o keep_v up_o so_o great_a a_o defence_n at_o land_n or_o sea_n but_o that_o there_o be_v a_o abatement_n make_v thereof_o the_o money_n which_o will_v be_v save_v thereby_o shall_v remain_v in_o bank_n for_o the_o public_a service_n and_o not_o be_v employ_v to_o any_o other_o use_v but_o by_o consent_n of_o parliament_n or_o in_o the_o interval_n of_o parliament_n by_o the_o lord_n protector_n and_o major_a part_n of_o the_o council_n xxx_o that_o the_o raise_n of_o money_n for_o defray_v the_o charge_n of_o present_a 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prosecute_v in_o his_o name_n xxxii_o that_o the_o office_n of_o the_o lord_n protector_n over_o these_o nation_n shall_v be_v elective_a and_o not_o hereditary_a and_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n protector_n another_o fit_a person_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o elect_v to_o succeed_v he_o in_o the_o government_n which_o election_n shall_v be_v by_o the_o council_n who_o immediate_o upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o lord_n protector_n shall_v assemble_v in_o the_o chamber_n where_o they_o usual_o sit_v in_o council_n and_o have_v give_v notice_n to_o all_o their_o number_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o their_o assemble_v shall_v be_v thirteen_o at_o least_o present_a proceed_v to_o the_o election_n and_o before_o they_o depart_v out_o of_o the_o say_a chamber_n shall_v elect_a a_o fit_a person_n to_o succeed_v in_o the_o government_n and_o forthwith_o cause_n proclamation_n thereof_o to_o be_v make_v in_o all_o the_o three_o nation_n as_o shall_v be_v requisite_a and_o the_o person_n 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