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sect._n 51._o my_o answer_n to_o this_o letter_n be_v very_o short_a have_v acquaint_v my_o lord_n dumfermlin_n full_o with_o all_o thing_n who_o have_v likewise_o himself_o receive_v letter_n from_o some_o of_o the_o scotch_a commissioner_n at_o london_n which_o confirm_v all_o i_o have_v write_v and_o save_v and_o therefore_o conclude_v some_o thing_n be_v to_o be_v do_v out_o of_o hand_n for_o the_o king_n escape_n he_o name_v the_o twoe_o person_n to_o i_o who_o oppose_v it_o one_o where_n of_o command_v the_o troop_n which_o guard_v his_o majesty_n tie_n without_o he_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o have_v be_v do_v the_o next_o morning_n in_o stead_n of_o receive_v any_o advice_n from_o the_o king_n how_o i_o may_v serve_v he_o in_o
they_o lie_v nor_o be_v it_o councellable_n he_o shall_v only_o that_o he_o will_v demand_n a_o treaty_n and_o debate_n by_o a_o power_n give_v to_o the_o commissioner_n to_o explain_v and_o discuss_v every_o artickle_a apart_o and_o in_o particular_a which_o be_v the_o likely_a mean_n to_o produce_v a_o good_a effect_n and_o that_o by_o such_o a_o answer_n and_o demand_n those_o person_n who_o have_v as_o then_o the_o most_o credit_n and_o chief_n direction_n will_v endeavour_v to_o despose_v the_o parliament_n to_o consent_v by_o which_o mean_n and_o throwgh_n reasnable_a expedient_n which_o may_v be_v find_v out_o the_o severe_a thing_n may_v have_v be_v moderate_v and_o great_a difficulty_n remouve_v to_o which_o end_n i_o tell_v he_o i_o have_v already_o write_v to_o the_o king_n who_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o well_o satisfy_v therewith_o and_o dispose_v to_o give_v such_o a_o answer_n 35._o he_o reply_v that_o he_o be_v upon_o good_a ground_n assure_v when_o his_o maj._n have_v hearâ—d_o what_o this_o messenger_n foremention_v have_v to_o propownd_v be_v will_v not_o demand_n any_o treaty_n and_o that_o the_o army_n will_v set_v he_o on_o his_o throne_n and_o make_v he_o a_o great_a king_n ay_o besowght_fw-mi almighty_a god_n that_o it_o may_v prove_v so_o but_o that_o i_o fear_v thy_o woo_a at_o last_o take_v away_o his_o life_n and_o crown_v together_o put_v he_o in_o a_o capacity_n of_o possess_v another_o in_o heaven_n more_o durable_a sect._n 36._o the_o next_o day_n i_o go_v to_o wait_v on_o the_o marquis_n of_o hartford_n since_o duke_n of_o somerset_n who_o the_o forename_a gentleman_n have_v tell_v i_o be_v acquaint_v with_o all_o this_o transaction_n and_o concur_v in_o it_o which_o i_o find_v true_a and_o that_o he_o be_v persuade_v the_o army_n will_v restore_v his_o maj._n sudden_o perceave_v i_o obstinate_a in_o the_o contrary_a opinion_n he_o say_v these_o word_n to_o i_o colonel_n bamfield_n i_o have_v always_o wish_v you_o well_o and_o do_v so_o still_o and_o therefore_o will_v advise_v you_o not_o to_o oppose_v yourself_o further_o to_o obstruct_v this_o cource_n towards_o the_o king_n recouvery_n for_o some_o of_o the_o clergy_n begin_v to_o suspect_v that_o you_o have_v particular_a interest_n in_o your_o transaction_n with_o the_o presbitereans_n which_o weigh_v more_o than_o that_o of_o his_o maj._n i_o make_v answer_v that_o i_o have_v no_o other_o worldly_a interest_n but_o what_o be_v involve_v in_o and_o subordinate_a to_o the_o king_n that_o i_o never_o expect_v any_o advantage_n neither_o from_o the_o one_o or_o from_o the_o other_o party_n but_o that_o i_o be_v so_o full_o convince_v of_o the_o desperate_a design_n secret_a practice_n and_o principle_n of_o the_o army_n and_o their_o adherent_n where_o of_o i_o do_v not_o want_v light_n that_o the_o groundless_a jalousie_n of_o some_o man_n nor_o their_o delude_a hope_n shall_v never_o make_v i_o prostitute_v my_o reason_n nor_o act_n against_o it_o or_o have_v any_o thing_n to_o do_v with_o those_o who_o end_n and_o underground_n working_n be_v for_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o king_n person_n and_o monarchy_n sect._n 37._o a_o few_o day_n after_o this_o his_o maj._n answer_n come_v but_o not_o altogether_o such_o as_o these_o his_o friend_n who_o i_o have_v mention_v desire_a but_o unhappy_a enough_o for_o he_o to_o do_v the_o army_n business_n at_o that_o time_n for_o the_o most_o zealous_a part_n of_o the_o presbitereans_n leave_v the_o wise_a and_o most_o moderate_a who_o endeavour_v to_o have_v make_v the_o king_n answer_v the_o fowndation_n of_o a_o treaty_n and_o be_v likewise_o irritate_v by_o the_o schotish_a minister_n gyllaspy_n and_o other_o join_v with_o the_o army_n adherent_n in_o parliament_n to_o demand_n of_o the_o scot_n the_o delivery_n of_o his_o maj._n person_n to_o commissioner_n who_o be_v send_v to_o receive_v he_o and_o guard_v command_v by_o colonel_n grave_n this_o be_v clear_o foresee_v by_o the_o 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himself_o and_o his_o posterity_n from_o be_v deprive_v of_o that_o less_o than_o half_a his_o regal_a and_o just_a authority_n which_o his_o assent_v to_o those_o proposition_n in_o the_o term_n they_o be_v draw_v up_o will_v have_v leave_v he_o the_o remain_a part_n of_o his_o power_n be_v but_o precario_fw-la and_o at_o the_o arbitrement_n of_o every_o succeed_a parliament_n sect._n 38._o the_o wise_a amongst_o they_o consider_v and_o acknowldge_v these_o truth_n and_o see_v a_o part_n of_o the_o nation_n dispose_v with_o the_o army_n and_o their_o adherent_n towards_o a_o popular_a gouverment_n will_v willing_o have_v have_v more_o power_n in_o the_o king_n then_o when_o they_o begin_v the_o war_n they_o desire_v or_o design_v sect._n 39_o on_o the_o contrary_a the_o adverse_a party_n be_v absolute_o against_o a_o treaty_n which_o they_o fear_v may_v lead_v to_o moderation_n on_o both_o side_n and_o produce_v a_o accord_n destructive_a to_o those_o great_a project_n the_o cheif_n 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