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and_o commons_o when_o they_o assent_v to_o this_o act_n do_v never_o think_v of_o or_o intend_v to_o provide_v against_o a_o dissolution_n of_o this_o parliament_n by_o the_o king_n untimely_a death_n nor_o of_o a_o future_a dissolve_v it_o by_o a_o act_n of_o parliament_n by_o his_o successor_n or_o other_o after_o his_o decease_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a presuppose_v the_o continuance_n of_o his_o life_n and_o of_o this_o parliament_n thereby_o till_o all_o the_o inconvenience_n they_o recite_v be_v prevent_v and_o a_o new_a act_n pass_v by_o he_o and_o they_o joint_o to_o dissolve_v this_o parliament_n when_o these_o inconvenience_n be_v prevent_v and_o thing_n effect_v which_o be_v irrefragable_a 1._o because_o they_o declare_v in_o terminis_fw-la the_o speedy_a advance_n and_o provide_v of_o money_n for_o the_o relief_n of_o his_o majesty_n army_n and_o people_n of_o the_o northern_a part_n not_o their_o subsequent_a army_n and_o the_o supply_n of_o his_o majesty_n present_a 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the_o whole_a parliament_n to_o remain_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o certain_a person_n which_o themselves_o approve_v of_o who_o exceed_v their_o commission_n and_o act_v general_o as_o a_o parliament_n and_o if_o this_o be_v a_o grand_a derogation_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o parliament_n a_o great_a damage_n to_o the_o whole_a realm_n and_o pernicious_a example_n for_o posterity_n for_o which_o in_o the_o very_a next_o parliament_n they_o impeach_v depose_v he_o and_o null_v all_o these_o proceed_n for_o ever_o then_o questionless_a their_o former_a sit_v act_v in_o the_o commons_o house_n from_o december_n 7_o 1648._o till_o apr._n 20._o 1653._o and_o now_o again_o without_o yea_o against_o the_o consent_n vote_n of_o the_o parliament_n 3_o estate_n &_o seclude_v member_n their_o repeal_n alter_v the_o very_a act_n ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o concern_v the_o treaty_n with_o the_o king_n and_o sundry_a other_o their_o null_v the_o act_n for_o trienial_a parliment_n 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