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and_o give_v his_o majesty_n the_o say_a account_n he_o the_o say_a king_n james_n command_v he_o to_o return_v for_o england_n and_o then_o among_o other_o thing_n that_o he_o this_o informant_n shall_v tell_v they_o from_o he_o that_o he_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o in_o the_o spring_n follow_v to_o be_v in_o a_o condition_n to_o come_v for_o england_n and_o at_o this_o informant_n come_v away_o he_o be_v order_v by_o my_o lord_n melfort_n himself_o to_o go_v to_o captain_n griffith_n in_o the_o mouse_n as_o soon_o as_o he_o this_o informant_n shall_v come_v to_o london_n and_o deliver_v he_o the_o say_v griffith_n a_o paper_n from_o his_o lordship_n it_o be_v seal_v this_o informant_n do_v not_o know_v what_o it_o be_v and_o to_o advise_v and_o receive_v order_n from_o he_o the_o say_a captain_n griffith_n this_o informant_n say_v that_o he_o arrive_v in_o london_n about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o december_n 1691_o and_o that_o he_o go_v immediate_o to_o captain_n griffith_n and_o 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