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for_o new_a â—lections_n and_o enforce_v new_a test_n and_o engagement_n impose_v on_o the_o three_o kingdom_n and_o new_a member_n seclude_v mâ—â—â—_n of_o they_o see_v proposition_n 1._o in_o ch_z 2._o nota._n nota._n o_o how_o be_v they_o now_o degenerate_v degenerate_v and_o shall_v they_o not_o be_v so_o now_o then_o then_o and_o shall_v we_o now_o at_o last_o fail_v herein_o herein_o how_o dare_v then_o any_o self_n create_v power_n who_o be_v neither_o king_n nor_o parliament_n now_o arrogate_v to_o themselves_o or_o exercise_v such_o a_o super-reg_n all_o arbitrary_a power_n and_o prerogative_n against_o all_o our_o law_n and_o theâ—â—_n own_o instrument_n and_o oath_n nota._n nota._n and_o oh_o that_o we_o will_v follow_v it_o now_o again_o both_o in_o and_o out_o of_o parliament_n nota._n nota._n see_v the_o whitehall_v ordinance_n for_o the_o six_o month_n contribution_n excise_n till_o 1656._o tonnage_n &_o poundage_n till_o 1658._o beyond_o all_o precedent_n in_o any_o 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proposit_n 1_o 2._o 3._o 3._o do_v not_o the_o army_n officer_n now_o enforce_v they_o to_o all_o this_o without_o a_o parliament_n to_o support_v their_o usurp_a new_a power_n and_o possession_n and_o establish_v themselves_o in_o a_o most_o absolute_a sovereignty_n over_o our_o three_o kingdom_n nota._n nota._n these_o expostulation_n reach_v to_o they_o at_o whitehall_n now_o who_o presume_v to_o impose_v tax_n custom_n excise_n and_o make_v bind_v law_n and_o instrument_n for_o our_o whole_a 3_o kingdom_n nation_n parliament_n which_o no_o king_n there_o ever_o do_v in_o like_a nature_n nor_o their_o chancel_n in_o any_o age_n age_n see_v the_o true_a state_n of_o the_o case_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n etc._n etc._n p._n 33_o 34._o 34._o exact_a collect_n p._n 888._o 888._o a_o collection_n of_o all_o public_a order_n ordinance_n and_o declaration_n of_o parliament_n p._n 451_o 452_o 457_o 458._o 458._o how_o have_v other_o of_o late_a which_o they_o style_v 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