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foreland_n near_o unto_o the_o south_n poinâ—_n of_o the_o gobe_n their_o fleet_n be_v defeat_v eleven_o man_n of_o war_n and_o two_o water_n hove_n be_v take_v beside_o six_o captain_n and_o fiâ—teen_o hundred_o prisoner_n and_o six_o man_n 〈◊〉_d war_n which_o be_v sink_v not_o long_o after_o to_o set_v the_o better_a face_n oâ—_n his_o resolute_a proceed_n cromwell_n call_v 〈◊〉_d another_o parliament_n convene_v at_o westminster_n who_o meet_v july_n 4._o 1653._o to_o who_o general_n cromwell_n make_v a_o long_a speech_n then_o he_o produce_v a_o instrument_n under_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o seal_n whereby_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o the_o nation_n be_v devolve_v upon_o they_o unto_o who_o all_o person_n be_v to_o yield_v obedience_n and_o subjection_n he_o delare_v that_o they_o be_v to_o sit_v no_o long_o than_o the_o three_o of_o november_n 1654._o and_o three_o month_n before_o their_o dissolution_n they_o be_v to_o make_v choice_n of_o other_o to_o succeed_v they_o who_o 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prisoner_n and_o about_o six_o thousand_o slay_v this_o great_a victory_n do_v not_o a_o little_a conduce_v to_o hasten_v the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o peace_n but_o on_o such_o term_n as_o be_v at_o that_o time_n more_o honourable_a for_o his_o present_a design_n than_o advantageous_a to_o the_o english_a nation_n for_o this_o service_n gold_z chain_n be_v present_v to_o the_o general_n blake_n monk_n renne_n and_o lawson_n and_o to_o the_o other_o flag_n captain_n and_o silver_n medal_n to_o the_o other_o officer_n of_o the_o fleet._n the_o parliament_n have_v sit_v about_o as_o many_o week_n as_o the_o other_o have_v do_v year_n they_o dissolve_v themselves_o immediate_o make_v way_n for_o general_n cromwell_n by_o their_o dissolution_n to_o be_v choose_v lord_n protector_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n and_o of_o all_o the_o island_n and_o territory_n thereunto_o belong_v december_n the_o 16_o 1653._o the_o article_n of_o the_o government_n to_o which_o he_o sign_v be_v as_o follow_v 1._o that_o his_o excellency_n be_v chief_a protector_n of_o the_o three_o nation_n of_o england_n scotland_n and_o ireland_n 2._o that_o he_o will_v call_v to_o his_o assistance_n councillor_n not_o under_o the_o number_n of_o thirteen_o nor_o above_o twenty_o one_o 3._o that_o he_o shall_v not_o act_v without_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n 4._o that_o here_o shall_v be_v every_o three_o year_n a_o parliament_n call_v free_o choose_v to_o begin_v in_o september_n next_o viz._n four_o hundred_o and_o the_o number_n for_o every_o county_n proportionable_a 5._o that_o no_o parliament_n shall_v adjourn_v till_o they_o have_v sit_v above_o five_o month_n 6._o when_o ever_o any_o bill_n be_v pass_v in_o parliament_n the_o lord_n protector_n shall_v have_v twenty_o day_n to_o advise_v with_o his_o council_n if_o he_o sign_v it_o not_o in_o twenty_o day_n it_o shall_v pass_v without_o unless_o contrary_a to_o these_o