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be_v a_o treasonable_a conspiracy_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o if_o he_o may_v be_v hear_v with_o freedom_n honour_n and_o safety_n he_o shall_v instant_o break_v through_o this_o cloud_n of_o retirement_n and_o show_v himself_o the_o father_n of_o his_o country_n the_o parliament_n startle_v at_o his_o departure_n send_v some_o person_n to_o the_o seacoast_n to_o prevent_v his_o go_n beyond_o sea_n and_o when_o it_o be_v report_v he_o be_v conceal_v in_o london_n ordered_n that_o if_o any_o man_n shall_v close_o detain_v the_o king_n person_n he_o shall_v be_v punish_v with_o loss_n of_o estate_n and_o life_n but_o this_o cloud_n soon_o dissolve_v letter_n come_v from_o coll._n hammond_n governor_n of_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n that_o the_o king_n be_v come_v thither_o and_o have_v deliver_v himself_o into_o his_o proâ—ection_n and_o that_o he_o will_v dispose_v of_o he_o as_o the_o parliament_n shall_v appoint_v who_o commend_v hammond_n order_v that_o he_o shall_v guard_v the_o 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