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out_o some_o expedient_a whereby_o i_o may_v be_v rather_o serviceable_a to_o the_o king_n than_o burdensome_a or_o grievous_a to_o the_o people_n and_o yet_o satisfy_v myself_o in_o order_n thereunto_o i_o present_v these_o petition_n follow_v according_a to_o their_o several_a date_n whereupon_o there_o have_v be_v some_o proceed_n but_o nothing_o final_o determine_v all_o which_o rest_n under_o the_o consideration_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o his_o most_o honourable_a council_n in_o parliament_n i_o have_v contract_v all_o thing_n into_o as_o narrow_a a_o compass_n as_o i_o can_v of_o so_o much_o matter_n not_o doubt_v but_o that_o it_o may_v find_v room_n among_o other_o weighty_a affair_n i_o leave_v it_o therefore_o at_o the_o parliament-dore_n for_o they_o to_o do_v what_o in_o honour_n and_o equity_n the_o merit_n of_o the_o cause_n require_v april_n 23._o 1661._o veritas_fw-la non_fw-la quaerit_fw-la angulos_fw-la george_n carew_n to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o walter_n devereux_n and_o george_n carew_n esquire_n showeth_n that_o there_o be_v divers_a collection_n in_o your_o majesty_n kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o dominion_n of_o wales_n that_o be_v former_o grant_v to_o several_a man_n of_o mean_a quality_n and_o condition_n by_o patent_n out_o of_o the_o exchequer_n during_o pleasure_n to_o receive_v the_o chantry_n rent_n pension_n portion_n and_o foreign_a rent_n amount_v former_o to_o six_o thousand_o pound_n yearly_a or_o thereabouts_o belong_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n and_o that_o the_o say_v collector_n be_v allow_v the_o certain_a fee_n or_o salary_n which_o be_v annex_v to_o those_o collection_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o abbot_n and_o friar_n that_o through_o the_o neglect_v poverty_n or_o other_o dafault_n of_o the_o say_a collector_n and_o accomptant_n the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v lose_v two_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o revenue_n since_o 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to_o certify_v i_o there_o opinion_n and_o to_o that_o end_n i_o pray_v they_o to_o hear_v what_o the_o petitioner_n shall_v in_o that_o kind_n propose_v and_o what_o security_n the_o petitioner_n will_v give_v to_o ascertain_v those_o rent_n and_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n to_o certify_v their_o opinion_n what_o be_v best_a to_o be_v do_v in_o order_n to_o this_o part_n of_o his_o majesty_n revenue_n and_o his_o majesty_n service_n therein_o tho._n southampton_n to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o george_n carew_n thomas_n gould_n and_o john_n culpeper_n esquire_n on_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o creditor_n of_o sir_n william_n courten_n and_o sir_n paul_n pinder_n knight_n decease_a showeth_n that_o king_n carl_n the_o first_o of_o ever_o bless_a memory_n for_o the_o ordinary_a support_n of_o himself_o in_o his_o royal_a estate_n at_o home_n and_o for_o the_o necessary_a supply_n of_o his_o ambassador_n 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first-fruit_n and_o ten_o for_o the_o term_n of_o one_o and_o thirty_o
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