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high_a commission_n court_v which_o have_v proceed_v with_o too_o much_o severity_n have_v so_o far_o out_o grow_v the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n that_o they_o will_v not_o be_v limit_v nor_o guide_v by_o it_o july_n 5._o a_o charge_n be_v bring_v into_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o against_o dr._n wren_n bishop_n of_o ely_n be_v accuse_v of_o some_o treasonable_a misdemeanour_n in_o his_o diocese_n who_o thereupon_o vote_v he_o unworthy_a and_o unfit_a to_o hold_v or_o exercise_v any_o office_n or_o dignity_n in_o church_n or_o state_n and_o desire_v the_o lord_n to_o join_v with_o they_o to_o request_v the_o king_n for_o his_o removal_n from_o his_o service_n and_o so_o he_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o tower_n and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n the_o writ_n for_o ship_n money_n and_o all_o the_o proceed_n therein_o be_v by_o the_o king_n consent_v adjudge_v void_a and_o 5._o of_o the_o judge_n that_o give_v their_o opinion_n for_o it_o be_v impeach_v of_o high_a misdemeanour_n that_o be_v bramston_n trevor_n weston_n davenport_n and_o crawly_n and_o berk_o another_o of_o the_o judge_n be_v accuse_v for_o treason_n but_o no_o further_a prosecution_n be_v make_v therein_o august_n 6._o both_o the_o english_a and_o scotch_a army_n be_v disband_v and_o four-day_n after_o the_o king_n go_v towards_o scotland_n and_o be_v entertain_v with_o great_a demonstration_n of_o affection_n by_o that_o nation_n and_o confer_v several_a place_n of_o honour_n and_o power_n upon_o divers_a of_o they_o confirm_v likewise_o the_o treaty_n between_o the_o two_o nation_n by_o act_n of_o parliament_n october_n 23_o 1641._o a_o horrid_a and_o notorious_a rebellion_n break_v out_o in_o ireland_n which_o be_v manage_v with_o such_o secrecy_n that_o it_o be_v not_o discover_v till_o the_o night_n before_o it_o be_v to_o have_v be_v put_v in_o execution_n which_o be_v in_o divers_a place_n carry_v on_o with_o such_o fury_n that_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o english_a man_n woman_n and_o child_n be_v in_o a_o short_a space_n barbarous_o murder_v by_o all_o manner_n of_o most_o cruel_a torment_n that_o their_o deulish_a mind_n can_v invent_v and_o this_o be_v chief_o occasion_v by_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o irish_a popish_a priest_n monk_n and_o friar_n who_o every_o where_o declaim_v loud_o against_o the_o protestant_n say_v that_o they_o be_v heretic_n and_o not_o to_o be_v suffer_v any_o long_a to_o live_v among_o they_o that_o it_o be_v no_o more_o sin_n to_o kill_v one_o of_o they_o then_o to_o kill_v a_o dog_n and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o mortal_a and_o unpardonable_a sin_n to_o relieve_v or_o protect_v any_o of_o they_o yea_o the_o priest_n give_v the_o sacrament_n to_o divers_a of_o the_o irish_a upon_o condition_n they_o shall_v spare_v neither_o man_n woman_n nor_o child_n of_o the_o protestant_n say_v that_o it_o do_v they_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o good_a to_o wash_v their_o hand_n in_o their_o blood_n and_o that_o they_o be_v worse_o than_o dog_n and_o if_o 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grant_v to_o five_o bishop_n to_o execute_v his_o office_n after_o which_o the_o bishop_n publish_v a_o narrative_a of_o the_o cause_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o suspension_n five_o of_o those_o gentleman_n who_o be_v imprison_v about_o the_o loan_n have_v their_o habeas_fw-la corpus_fw-la grant_v and_o be_v bring_v to_o their_o trial_n before_o sir_n nicholas_n hyde_n lord_n chief_a justice_n where_o after_o argue_v the_o case_n between_o council_n on_o both_o side_n the_o l._n chief_a justice_n conclude_v that_o since_o they_o be_v commit_v by_o the_o king_n authority_n the_o court_n can_v not_o free_v they_o so_o that_o they_o be_v remand_v to_o prison_n till_o the_o order_n come_v out_o for_o a_o general_n release_v the_o irish_a papist_n in_o hope_n of_o some_o remission_n of_o the_o penal_a law_n offer_v to_o furnish_v the_o king_n at_o their_o own_o charge_n with_o a_o stand_a army_n of_o 5000_o foot_n and_o 500_o horse_n and_o a_o large_a contribution_n for_o secure_v the_o narrow_a sea_n which_o be_v oppose_v in_o england_n by_o sir_n john_n savil_n and_o in_o ireland_n by_o the_o lord_n primate_n of_o armagh_n and_o divers_a other_o as_o tend_v to_o preserve_v the_o papist_n interest_n and_o sink_v the_o protestant_n upon_o which_o the_o l._n deputy_n move_v the_o primate_n to_o endeavour_v to_o prevail_v with_o the_o protestant_n to_o supply_v the_o king_n necessity_n which_o he_o attempt_v to_o do_v in_o a_o very_a learned_a speech_n though_o not_o with_o the_o expect_a success_n in_o 1627._o be_v the_o three_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n the_o duke_n of_o buckingham_n to_o clear_v his_o reputation_n as_o to_o the_o charge_n of_o negligence_n in_o his_o admiralship_n with_o much_o ado_n complete_v his_o naval_a force_n consist_v of_o six_o thousand_o horse_n and_o foot_n in_o ten_o ship_n royal_a and_o ninety_o merchant_n man_n with_o which_o he_o set_v sail_n from_o portsmouth_n june_n 27_o and_o publish_v a_o manifesto_n of_o the_o king_n affection_n to_o the_o reform_a church_n in_o france_n and_o his_o displeasure_n against_o the_o last_o misemploy_v of_o his_o ship_n against_o the_o rocheller_n but_o by_o several_a accident_n this_o great_a design_n miscarry_v with_o the_o death_n of_o near_o two_o thousand_o common_a soldier_n thirty_o prisoner_n of_o note_n and_o forty_o four_o colour_n take_v but_o notwithstanding_o this_o expedition_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o rhe_n miscarry_v yet_o at_o sea_n there_o be_v somewhat_o better_a success_n a_o great_a french_a ship_n be_v take_v upon_o the_o coast_n of_o holland_n lade_v with_o great_a gun_n arm_n and_o ammunition_n of_o all_o sort_n to_o a_o very_a considerable_a value_n sir_n john_n pennington_n likewise_o take_v thirty_o four_o rich_a french_a merchantman_n homeward_o bind_v which_o be_v all_o safe_o bring_v to_o england_n the_o poor_a remain_v of_o the_o army_n which_o come_v from_o the_o isle_n of_o rhe_n most_o of_o they_o irish_a and_o scot_n and_o consequent_o 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