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king_n and_o court_n be_v his_o foe_n for_o it_o ever_o after_o and_o above_o all_o bishop_n laud_n who_o he_o call_v filius_fw-la ante_fw-la diem_fw-la set_v himself_o against_o he_o and_o as_o if_o not_o content_a to_o succeed_v he_o he_o endeavour_v to_o supplant_v he_o as_o if_o a_o fall_a tree_n stand_v in_o need_n of_o fell_v he_o be_v now_o exceed_o old_a fuller_n ch._n hist_o cent._n 17._o b._n 11._o p._n 128._o chap._n iu._n but_o leave_v k._n james_n as_o he_o lest_o his_o throne_n to_o k._n charles_n the_o first_o a_o few_o remark_n upon_o his_o reign_n as_o first_o mr._n fuller_n tell_v we_o how_o bishop_n laud_n that_o grand_a master_n of_o ceremony_n etc._n etc._n have_v enter_v into_o his_o diary_n that_o the_o parliament_n in_o the_o four_o year_n of_o charles_n the_o first_o anno_fw-la dom_fw-la 1628._o do_v earr_o est_o endeavour_v his_o destruction_n cent._n 17._o book_n 11._o pag._n 132._o in_o which_o parliament_n mr._n pryn_n charge_v dr._n manwaring_n that_o he_o teach_v the_o conscience_n of_o subject_n be_v bind_v to_o obey_v illegal_a command_n etc._n etc._n yea_o and_o damn_v they_o in_o case_n of_o disobedience_n etc._n etc._n relate_v likewise_o how_o dr._n cousin_n set_v up_o in_o durham_n a_o marble_n altar_n with_o cherabim_n which_o cost_v two_o thousand_o pound_n and_o he_o make_v a_o gaudy_a cope_n with_o the_o trinity_n embroider_a upon_o it_o whereon_o be_v god_n the_o father_n in_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o old_a man_n and_o another_o with_o a_o crucifix_n and_o christ_n in_o age_n have_v a_o red_a beard_n and_o a_o blue_a cap_n upon_o his_o head_n etc._n etc._n and_o how_o this_o same_o dr._n light_v two_o hundred_o wax_v candle_n about_o his_o altar_n upon_o candlemass-day_n and_o how_o he_o forbid_v sing_v of_o psalm_n but_o command_v anthem_n to_o be_v sing_v and_o among_o the_o rest_n a_o anthem_n of_o the_o three_o king_n of_o colain_n gaspar_n belthazar_n and_o mclchior_n etc._n etc._n and_o how_o this_o dr._n procure_v a_o 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