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p._n 33_o 34_o 35_o 36_o 37_o 38_o 39_o 40_o 41_o 42_o 43_o 44_o 45._o my_o letter_n to_o my_o lord_n bradshaw_n and_o colonel_n morley_n concern_v cap._n otho_n george_n assault_v the_o commonwealth's_a witness_n in_o the_o street_n and_o stab_v they_o p_o 46._o my_o petition_n to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n p._n 46._o refer_v to_o the_o committee_n of_o foreign_a affair_n p._n 37_o 38._o my_o letter_n to_o m._n jsaac_n doreslaws_n p._n 49_o 50._o paper_n i_o leave_v with_o my_o lord_n bradshaw_n sir_n james_n harrington_n and_o m._n allen_n about_o the_o 6._o of_o feb._n 1653._o p._n 53._o 54._o a_o letter_n to_o m._n ed_n watkins_n p._n 54_o 55_o 56_o 57_o 58._o a_o paper_n to_o my_o lord_n bradshaw_n and_o other_o of_o the_o council_n about_o the_o restore_v i_o to_o my_o estate_n p._n 59_o 60._o the_o dutch_a at_o one_o time_n before_o i_o discover_v it_o to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n do_v get_v out_o of_o the_o parlament_n hand_n since_o aug._n 1652._o the_o sum_n of_o 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general_n monk_n admiral_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n of_o england_n apr._n 27._o 1653_o p._n 73_o 74_o 75._o tho._n violet_n humble_a desire_n and_o petition_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a major_a general_n desborrow_n colonel_n bennet_n and_o colonel_n joan_n may_v 4._o 1633._o p._n 75_o 76_o 77_o 78_o 79_o 80._o tho._n violet_n letter_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a colonel_n bennet_n humble_o desire_v he_o to_o acquaint_v the_o council_n of_o state_n with_o the_o content_n p._n 80_o 81_o 82._o paper_n deliver_v to_o the_o right_n honourable_a colonel_n jones_n and_o colonel_n bennet_n concern_v several_a prize-ship_n p._n 83_o 84._o set_v forth_o it_o be_v now_o apparent_a what_o spirit_n rule_v in_o some_o person_n in_o the_o admiralty_n to_o the_o great_a damage_n of_o the_o state_n p._n 85._o as_o appear_v by_o cap._n bishop_n letter_n p._n 86._o and_o that_o covetousness_n and_o self-seeking_a have_v betray_v many_o of_o the_o state_n be_v priz-ship_n silver_n and_o good_n in_o the_o admiralty_n p._n 87_o 88_o my_o letter_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a colonel_n jones_n and_o colonel_n bennet_n concern_v the_o best_a way_n for_o the_o state_n both_o for_o the_o least_o charge_n and_o keep_v the_o particular_a account_n of_o every_o parcel_n of_o silver_n take_v out_o of_o the_o samson_n salvador_n and_o george_n ship_n p_o 88_o 89_o 90_o 91_o 92_o 93._o a_o order_n of_o the_o council_n of_o state_n june_n 10._o 1653._o to_o tho._n violet_n to_o discover_v to_o the_o council_n what_o abuse_n have_v be_v act_v in_o the_o manage_n of_o their_o prize_n and_o their_o lade_n either_o silver_n or_o merchandise_n since_o the_o bring_n up_o the_o state_n be_v prize_n p._n 94._o thereupon_o i_o draw_v the_o draught_n of_o the_o paper_n for_o the_o parliament_n set_v forth_o several_a abuse_n concern_v the_o management_n of_o the_o state_n be_v prize_n and_o to_o prevent_v the_o like_a for_o the_o future_a and_o to_o call_v some_o that_o have_v abuse_v they_o 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trial_n of_o make_v money_n by_o the_o monier_n and_o the_o frenchman_n p._n 21._o the_o humble_a proposition_n of_o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n of_o the_o mint_n to_o sr_n james_n harrington_n chairman_n of_o the_o committee_n of_o the_o mint_n p._n 22_o 23._o the_o 8_o of_o may_n 1651_o the_o committee_n order_v the_o frenchman_n and_o ramadge_n that_o work_v for_o the_o english_a to_o make_v their_o triel_n p._n 24._o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o peter_n blondeau_n p._n 26_o 27_o 28_o 29._o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n humble_o desire_v a_o law_n to_o be_v make_v for_o the_o discover_v and_o punish_v all_o transporter_n of_o money_n according_a to_o the_o certificate_n of_o the_o chief_a officer_n of_o the_o mint_n 20_o decemb._n 1647_o p._n 32_o 33_o 34._o a_o letter_n of_o the_o prove_v and_o monier_n to_o tho._n violet_n to_o desire_v he_o to_o petirion_n in_o their_o behalf_n the_o committee_n of_o the_o mint_n for_o a_o allowance_n of_o eigbtic_a seven_o pound_n 18_o 5_o for_o their_o trial_n with_o the_o frenchman_n 37_o 38._o the_o name_n of_o the_o monier_n and_o laborer_n work_v in_o the_o mint_n the_o 27_o june_n 1652_o p._n 40_o 41._o a_o letter_n from_o transmarine_a part_n set_v out_o the_o abuse_v act_v on_o the_o coin_n and_o bullion_n of_o england_n p._n 45._o in_o france_n they_o have_v court_n of_o record_n for_o the_o regulate_v their_o money_n such_o a_o court_n ought_v to_o be_v set_v up_o in_o england_n and_o strict_a law_n make_v and_o man_n appoint_v to_o see_v they_o put_v in_o execution_n p._n 49_o 47._o a_o great_a quantity_n of_o english_a money_n counterfeit_v and_o make_v forth_o of_o the_o mint_n then_o be_v coin_v in_o the_o tower_n for_o the_o last_o six_o year_n p._n 48_o till_o i_o cause_v the_o prize-silver_n to_o be_v stay_v in_o decemb._n 1652._o the_o great_a mischief_n that_o be_v befall_v they_o in_o ireland_n by_o light_n and_o clip_v money_n some_o goldsmith_n and_o other_o in_o london_n and_o bristol_n the_o chief_a autor_n of_o this_o mischief_n to_o have_v the_o bottom_n find_v out_o p._n 49_o against_o cull_v and_o melt_v down_o of_o english_a money_n p._n 50._o the_o great_a mischief_n several_a exchange_v goldsmith_n in_o lombardstreet_n do_v the_o state_n p._n 50._o the_o mischief_n that_o come_v to_o england_n by_o the_o late_a king_n be_v set_v up_o several_a mint_n at_o bristol_n shrewsburie_n york_n oxford_n carlisle_n p._n 52._o against_o the_o make_n gold_n and_o silver_n thread_n in_o england_n be_v a_o great_a consumption_n of_o the_o treasure_n p._n 54._o several_a order_n of_o parliament_n for_o pass_v the_o act_n against_o transporter_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n p._n 55_o 56_o 57_o and_o proceed_n of_o the_o