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readiness_n to_o hear_v the_o grievanâ—s_n of_o the_o subject_n and_o their_o power_n plead_v for_o and_o that_o by_o lilburne_n himself_o pag._n 74_o 75._o of_o his_o pamphlet_n call_v innocency_n and_o â—ruth_n justify_v where_o plead_v to_o have_v his_o business_n of_o his_o sentence_n in_o star-chamber_n to_o be_v transmit_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n from_o the_o he_o use_v of_o commons_o by_o way_n of_o answer_n to_o objection_n against_o it_o he_o have_v these_o word_n if_o i_o be_v transmit_v up_o to_o the_o lord_n i_o confident_o believe_v i_o shall_v get_v forward_o out_o of_o the_o former_a experience_n of_o that_o justice_n that_o i_o have_v find_v there_o and_o i_o will_v instance_n two_o particular_n first_o when_o i_o be_v prisoner_n in_o the_o fleet_n etc._n etc._n but_o that_o be_v too_o long_o for_o i_o to_o write_v down_o and_o i_o shall_v rather_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o the_o book_n pag._n 74._o second_o may_v 4._o 1641._o the_o king_n accuse_v i_o of_o high_a 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viz._n the_o lord_n and_o commons_o all_o which_o be_v contrary_a to_o the_o many_o wicked_a pamphlet_n print_v in_o this_o year_n 1646._o by_o which_o the_o reader_n may_v observe_v what_o difference_n there_o be_v between_o the_o same_o sectary_n in_o the_o year_n 1645._o and_o the_o year_n 1646._o such_o new_a light_n have_v the_o success_n of_o the_o new_a model_n and_o the_o recruit_v of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o bring_v to_o the_o sectary_n so_o lilburne_n and_o the_o sectary_n by_o many_o action_n of_o they_o have_v own_a and_o establish_v the_o power_n of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o commons_o as_o in_o their_o several_a petition_n to_o the_o lord_n house_n as_o well_o as_o commons_o for_o abolish_n episcopacy_n and_o in_o several_a other_o particular_n which_o clear_o prove_v the_o legislative_a power_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o well_o as_o commons_o for_o be_v not_o that_o a_o part_n of_o legislative_a power_n to_o repeal_v former_a law_n 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parliament_n be_v question_v and_o upon_o proof_n before_o three_o justice_n of_o peace_n be_v adjudge_v to_o pay_v it_o but_o not_o pay_v for_o all_o this_o two_o godly_a man_n master_n w._n and_o he_o who_o tell_v i_o this_o story_n come_v to_o demand_v it_o or_o else_o distrain_v whereupon_o he_o call_v these_o honest_a man_n robber_n and_o theif_n and_o say_v the_o parliament_n make_v a_o ordinance_n to_o rob_v man_n which_o be_v complain_v of_o and_o prove_v this_o marshal_n ☜_o be_v commit_v now_o when_o he_o be_v commit_v lilburne_n assist_v he_o in_o his_o business_n come_v to_o this_o honest_a man_n who_o relate_v to_o i_o the_o story_n to_o see_v the_o warrant_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o they_o proceed_v to_o distrain_v and_o in_o fine_a this_o marshal_n arrest_v the_o justice_n of_o peace_n ☜_o who_o go_v according_a to_o the_o ordinance_n and_o the_o distrainer_n but_o at_o last_o be_v bring_v before_o the_o committee_n of_o examination_n he_o promise_v to_o withdraw_v 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the_o kingdom_n and_o live_v like_o king_n and_o emperor_n and_o like_o lawless_a man_n ☜_o none_o such_o be_v of_o god_n creation_n there_o will_v never_o be_v a_o end_n of_o this_o parliament_n which_o by_o its_o everlasting_a continuance_n by_o the_o abuse_n of_o lawless_a and_o rotten-hearted_a man_n will_v become_v the_o most_o absolute_a burden_n and_o great_a oppression_n that_o ever_o be_v upon_o the_o ☜_o people_n when_o as_o in_o time_n by_o past_a it_o use_v to_o be_v their_o only_a remedy_n from_o their_o oppression_n and_o oppressor_n in_o a_o pamphlet_n entitle_v yet_o another_o word_n to_o the_o wise_a there_o be_v a_o letter_n direct_v to_o master_n john_n musgrave_n choose_v to_o present_v the_o country_n greivance_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o which_o letter_n speak_v thus_o but_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o instead_o of_o hear_v and_o redress_v your_o greivance_n have_v add_v new_a greivance_n unto_o those_o which_o former_o you_o have_v suffer_v in_o their_o 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