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petitioner_n will_v say_v this_o can_v never_o enter_v into_o their_o thought_n this_o attestation_n under_o the_o hand_n of_o sir_n george_n fleetwood_n bear_v date_n 22_o september_n 1657._o these_o certificate_n with_o the_o former_a attestation_n be_v brief_o report_v the_o original_n specify_v the_o petitioner_n particular_a service_n in_o this_o and_o other_o his_o undertake_n more_o at_o large_a be_v hereunto_o annex_v and_o whereas_o the_o petitioner_n allege_v in_o his_o petition_n that_o have_v he_o desist_v the_o prosecution_n of_o the_o say_a business_n in_o your_o highness_n court_n of_o admiralty_n and_o betray_v the_o trust_n the_o council_n â—f_fw-mi staâ—e_v â—eposed_v in_o he_o he_o be_v several_a time_n offer_v and_o may_v have_v receive_v in_o the_o year_n 1652._o and_o 1653._o from_o several_a merchant_n of_o flanders_n then_o in_o london_n the_o sum_n of_o ten_o thousand_o pound_n upon_o examination_n of_o this_o allegation_n we_o find_v that_o the_o merchant_n claimer_n do_v several_a time_n