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freedom_n or_o your_o mother_n future_a felicity_n but_o you_o may_v absolute_o command_v my_o just_a right_n in_o the_o enjoyment_n of_o you_o as_o my_o dear_o belove_a wife_n will_v be_v your_o father_n freedom_n and_o your_o mother_n felicity_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o cruel_a to_o they_o when_o the_o sweet_a smile_n of_o a_o faithful_a heart_n by_o you_o my_o dear_a wife_n together_o with_o your_o desire_a self_n throw_v into_o the_o arm_n of_o i_o your_o faithful_a husband_n may_v yet_o make_v up_o the_o breach_n of_o all_o unhappy_a difference_n let_v no_o voice_n nor_o power_n flatter_v you_o into_o a_o belief_n of_o dissolve_v that_o sacred_a knot_n of_o marriage_n that_o heaven_n have_v knit_v between_o we_o and_o let_v god_n shower_v down_o the_o viol_n of_o his_o just_a vengeance_n upon_o all_o those_o that_o seek_v that_o horrid_a separation_n remember_v my_o deer_n how_o sweet_o and_o solemn_o in_o that_o sacred_a band_n of_o marriage_n in_o the_o presence_n of_o god_n 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incline_v you_o to_o return_v i_o your_o answer_n like_o the_o innocent_a dove_n with_o the_o olive_n branch_n with_o sweet_a tiding_n which_o will_v be_v great_a joy_n to_o my_o soul_n to_o see_v the_o return_n of_o my_o innocent_a mislead_v and_o almost_o lust_n lamb_n into_o my_o bosom_n which_o be_v the_o hearty_a desire_n and_o prayer_n of_o your_o faithful_a loyal_a love_a husband_n geo._n chamberlaine_n july_n 27._o 1653._o this_o letter_n above_o write_v i_o send_v unto_o my_o wife_n the_o 27._o of_o july_n 1653._o unto_o she_o to_o the_o house_n of_o col._n gravener_n at_o the_o mew_n who_o have_v and_o do_v most_o unjust_o keep_v my_o say_a wife_n from_o i_o and_o now_o have_v most_o wicked_o by_o foul_a practice_n cause_v i_o to_o be_v keep_v prisoner_n at_o the_o martial_a general_n house_n at_o the_o mew_n for_o no_o cause_n at_o all_o wherefore_o i_o be_o enforce_v to_o make_v this_o public_a declaration_n to_o the_o world_n hereafter_o follow_v george_n chamberlain_n 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to_o publish_v &_o declare_v to_o the_o world_n these_o my_o unparallelled_a and_o heavy_a oppression_n above_o say_v and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o say_v massey_n and_o his_o say_a wife_n shall_v no_o long_o delude_v any_o young_a gallant_a by_o expose_v their_o daughrer_n my_o lawful_a wife_n to_o sale_n under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o young_a great_a heir_n which_o the_o say_v massey_n and_o his_o wife_n have_v do_v since_o she_o have_v be_v my_o lawful_a wife_n and_o since_o she_o have_v be_v rend_v and_o tear_v from_o i_o and_o therefore_o i_o the_o aforesaid_a abuse_a george_n chamberlain_n do_v hereby_o publish_v declare_v and_o make_v know_v to_o all_o people_n that_o the_o foresay_a joan_n be_v my_o real_a and_o lawful_a wife_n &_o that_o the_o say_a marriage_n be_v have_v and_o solemnize_v between_o we_o according_a to_o the_o know_a law_n of_o this_o nation_n &_o by_o &_o with_o the_o free_a and_o full_a consent_n of_o herself_o the_o say_v massey_n her_o father_n in_o law_n 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