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will_v not_o all_o despair_n there_o be_v no_o other_o visible_a way_n to_o obtain_v a_o well_o ground_a peace_n how_o ever_o his_o majesty_n be_v very_o much_o at_o ease_n within_o himself_o for_o have_v fulfil_v the_o office_n both_o of_o a_o christian_a and_o of_o a_o king_n and_o will_v patient_o wait_v the_o good_a pleasure_n of_o almighty_a god_n to_o incline_v the_o heart_n of_o his_o two_o house_n to_o consider_v their_o king_n and_o to_o compassionate_v their_o fellow_n subject_n misery_n carisbroke_n castle_n decem._n 28._o 1647._o for_o the_o speaker_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n etc_n etc_n herein_o the_o commissioner_n find_v what_o pinch_v the_o parliament_n dismiss_v and_o no_o soon_o have_v the_o parliament_n commissioner_n take_v their_o leave_n and_o be_v go_v towards_o newport_n but_o hamond_n turn_v out_o all_o the_o king_n servant_n out_o of_o the_o castle_n the_o confusion_n be_v so_o great_a that_o the_o king_n demand_v of_o
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and_o as_o upon_o trust_n for_o the_o people_n who_o be_v to_o be_v limit_v by_o the_o representative_a etc_n etc_n 16._o novem._n the_o parliament_n read_v this_o remonstrance_n which_o endure_v a_o high_a debate_n ewer_n and_o be_v refer_v to_o be_v further_o discuss_v some_o day_n after_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o general_n send_v his_o letter_n to_o colonel_n hamond_n to_o render_v up_o his_o command_n to_o colonel_n ewer_n who_o be_v to_o take_v charge_n of_o the_o king_n but_o the_o parliament_n vote_n he_o hereupon_o to_o stay_v there_o of_o which_o the_o general_n have_v notice_n 27._o novem._n the_o army_n fast_o and_o pray_v and_o receive_v petition_n from_o several_a county_n in_o order_n to_o what_o they_o intend_v to_o resolve_v and_o therefore_o hamond_n submit_v and_o deliver_v up_o the_o king_n to_o ewer_n and_o come_v towards_o the_o army_n the_o parliament_n be_v angry_a and_o vote_n a_o letter_n to_o the_o general_n that_o his_o order_n and_o instruction_n to_o 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