in_o july_n 1650._o he_o be_v by_o order_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o justice_n remove_v from_o newgate_n to_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n and_o there_o keep_v in_o close_a custody_n for_o some_o month_n and_o on_o the_o 17_o day_n of_o december_n 1650._o and_o divers_a day_n after_o bring_v before_o the_o say_v high_a court_n and_o try_v for_o his_o life_n and_o after_o many_o day_n trial_n the_o examination_n of_o several_a witness_n and_o a_o very_a strict_a search_n and_o enquiry_n into_o all_o action_n and_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o article_n on_o his_o part_n the_o say_v high_a court_n do_v not_o think_v fit_a to_o proceed_v to_o sentence_n but_o to_o certify_v the_o parliament_n of_o their_o proceed_n as_o by_o the_o copy_n of_o the_o say_a certificate_n hereunto_o annex_v may_v appear_v that_o ever_o since_o the_o say_a trial_n he_o have_v continue_v prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n and_o from_o the_o time_n of_o grant_v the_o say_a article_n be_v almost_o seven_o year_n 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and_o not_o therein_o sufficient_o answer_v unto_o confess_v and_o avoid_v traverse_v or_o deny_v be_v true_a all_o which_o matter_n and_o thing_n the_o say_a attorney_n general_n be_v and_o will_v be_v ready_a to_o aver_v justify_v maintain_v and_o prove_v as_o this_o honourable_a court_n shall_v award_v and_o therefore_o humble_o pray_v that_o the_o say_a petition_n may_v be_v dismiss_v etc._n etc._n deliver_v by_o master_n nutley_n january_n 28._o 1652._o th._n widdrington_n edm._n prideaux_n barth_n hall_n john_n green_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o trustee_n appoint_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o sale_n of_o delinquent_n estate_n to_o the_o petition_n of_o sir_n john_n stawell_n the_o say_a trustee_n save_v and_o reserve_v to_o themselves_o now_o and_o at_o all_o time_n hereafter_o all_o and_o all_o manner_n of_o advantage_n by_o way_n of_o exception_n or_o otherwise_o to_o the_o uncertainty_n and_o insufficience_n in_o the_o say_a petition_n contain_v for_o a_o clear_a and_o 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