may_v be_v deliver_v unto_o he_o all_o army_n and_o levy_n make_v by_o the_o parliament_n lay_v down_o the_o pretend_a ordinance_n for_o the_o militia_n disavow_v and_o the_o parliament_n adjourn_v to_o a_o secure_a place_n he_o will_v lay_v down_o arm_n and_o repair_v to_o they_o and_o desire_v all_o difference_n may_v be_v free_o debate_v in_o a_o parliamentary_a way_n whereby_o the_o law_n may_v recover_v its_o due_a reverence_n the_o subject_a his_o just_a liberty_n parliament_n their_o full_a vigour_n and_o estimation_n and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n a_o bless_a peace_n and_o prosperity_n and_o require_v their_o answer_n by_o the_o 27._o of_o that_o july_n promise_v till_o then_o not_o to_o make_v any_o attempt_n of_o force_n upon_o hull_n they_o have_v arm_v their_o general_n with_o power_n against_o he_o give_v he_o a_o commission_n to_o kill_v and_o slay_v all_o that_o shall_v oppose_v he_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o it_o and_o choose_v their_o general_n of_o the_o horse_n 8._o 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county_n to_o be_v deliver_v unto_o they_o give_v power_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o essex_n their_o lord-general_n the_o lord_n brook_n and_o other_o to_o apprehend_v the_o marquis_n of_o hartford_n and_o earl_n of_o northampton_n and_o their_o complice_n and_o to_o kill_v and_o slay_v all_o that_o shall_v oppose_v they_o and_o the_o day_n follow_v give_v the_o earl_n of_o stamford_n a_o commission_n to_o raise_v force_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o any_o that_o shall_v attempt_v for_o the_o king_n in_o leicester-shire_n or_o the_o adjacent_a county_n and_o on_o the_o eleven_o of_o august_n 1642._o upon_o the_o king_n proclamation_n two_o day_n before_o declare_v the_o earl_n of_o essex_n and_o all_o that_o shall_v adhere_v unto_o he_o in_o the_o levy_n of_o force_n and_o not_o come_v in_o and_o yield_v to_o his_o majesty_n within_o 6._o day_n to_o be_v traitor_n p_o 509._o vote_v the_o say_a proclamation_n to_o be_v against_o the_o fundamental_a law_n of_o the_o kingdom_n declare_v 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hotham_n major_a general_n skippon_n and_o those_o who_o shall_v exercise_v the_o militia_n by_o virtue_n of_o the_o ordinance_n he_o will_v cause_v indictment_n to_o be_v draw_v of_o high_a treason_n upon_o the_o statute_n of_o 25._o edw._n 3._o and_o if_o they_o submit_v to_o trial_n and_o plead_v the_o ordinance_n will_v rest_v satisfy_v if_o they_o shall_v be_v acquit_v but_o when_o this_o produce_v as_o little_a effect_n as_o all_o other_o endeavour_n he_o have_v use_v for_o peace_n he_o that_o see_v the_o hydra_n in_o the_o mud_n and_o slime_n of_o sedition_n in_o its_o embryo_n birth_n and_o growth_n and_o find_v he_o now_o erect_v ready_a to_o devour_v he_o must_v now_o though_o very_o unwilling_a to_o cast_v off_o his_o belove_a robe_n of_o peace_n forsake_v a_o abuse_a patience_n and_o believe_v no_o more_o in_o the_o hope_n of_o other_o remedy_n which_o have_v so_o often_o deceive_v he_o but_o if_o he_o will_v give_v any_o account_n to_o the_o watchman_n of_o israel_n of_o 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