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council_n great_a officer_n and_o minister_n of_o state_n may_v be_v put_v out_o except_o such_o as_o the_o parliament_n shall_v approve_v and_o that_o a_o oath_n be_v tender_v they_o 2._o that_o all_o affair_n of_o state_n be_v manage_v by_o the_o parliament_n except_o such_o matter_n as_o be_v transfer_v by_o they_o to_o the_o privy_a council_n and_o to_o be_v conclude_v by_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o nobility_n under_o their_o hand_n the_o full_a number_n not_o to_o exceed_v twenty_o five_o nor_o to_o be_v under_o fifteen_o if_o any_o place_n shall_v fall_v void_a in_o the_o interval_n of_o parliament_n then_o that_o the_o major_a part_n of_o the_o council_n choose_v one_o to_o be_v confirm_v at_o the_o next_o session_n of_o parliament_n 3._o that_o all_o great_a officer_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v choose_v with_o approbation_n of_o parliament_n 4._o that_o the_o government_n and_o education_n of_o the_o king_n child_n be_v by_o appointment_n of_o parliament_n 5._o 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