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race_n cook_n 7._o report_n calvin_n case_n mr._n stroud_n mr._n pym._n sir_n john_n byron_n lord_n say_n his_o majesty_n gracious_a message_n to_o both_o house_n of_o parliament_n send_v from_o nottingham_n aug._n 25._o 1642._o by_o the_o earl_n of_o southampton_n and_o dorset_n sr._n john_n culpeper_n chancellor_n of_o the_o exchequer_n and_o sr._n william_n vdal_n the_o answer_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o to_o his_o majesty_n message_n the_o 25._o of_o aug._n 1642._o his_o majesty_n reply_n to_o a_o answer_v send_v by_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n to_o his_o majesty_n message_n of_o the_o 25_o of_o august_n concern_v a_o treaty_n of_o accommodation_n the_o humble_a answer_n and_o petition_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n unto_o the_o king_n last_o message_n the_o humble_a answer_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o assemble_v in_o parliament_n unto_o his_o majesty_n last_o message_n message_n of_o feb._n 20._o 20._o to_o the_o vote_n of_o both_o house_n and_o to_o their_o desire_n of_o a_o safe_a conduct_n his_fw-la majesty_n message_n of_o apr._n 12._o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o treaty_n insert_v before_o pag._n 353._o 353._o be_v present_o his_fw-la majesty_n message_n reply_v to_o this_o paper_n be_v insert_v before_o p._n 250._o in_o his_o message_n of_o april_n 12._o pag._n 353._o pag._n 353._o april_n 5._o 5._o the_o four_o of_o edward_n the_o three_o artic._n 1._o against_o roger_n mortimer_n the_o king_n have_v put_v to_o he_o four_o bishop_n four_z earls_z and_o four_o baron_n without_o who_o consent_n or_o of_o four_o of_o they_o no_o great_a business_n be_v to_o be_v transact_v rot._n parliam_fw-la 13_o e._n 3._o n._n 15_o 16._o the_o whole_a navy_n dispose_v of_o by_o parliament_n n._n 13_o 14._o admiral_n appoint_a and_o instruction_n give_v to_o they_o n._n 32._o instruction_n for_o the_o defence_n of_o jersey_n and_o a_o deputy-governour_n appoint_v in_o parliament_n n._n 35._o soldier_n of_o york_n 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