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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 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committee_n about_o the_o same_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o rase_a money_n p._n 59_o 60_o 61._o a_o warrant_n of_o the_o council_n of_o state_n to_o search_v for_o silver_n steal_v out_o of_o the_o prize-ship_n p._n 67._o tho._n violet_n letter_n to_o the_o dutch-prize_n commissioner_n p._n 67_o 68_o 68_o 69_o 70_o 71_o 72_o 73_o 74._o the_o dutch_a skipper_n will_v swear_v any_o thing_n to_o deceiv_v the_o state_n of_o their_o prize_n p._n 75_o tho._n violet_n proceed_v in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n the_o first_o time_n be_v attend_v that_o business_n show_v the_o court_n several_a reason_n against_o the_o discharge_n of_o the_o prize-ship_n till_o all_o his_o witness_n be_v examine_v p._n 75_o 76_o 77_o 78_o 79_o 80._o the_o damage_n arise_v to_o this_o commonwealth_n by_o their_o delay_n of_o examine_v of_o witness_n give_v their_o dutch-claimers_a time_n to_o forge_v any_o claim_n p._n 81._o the_o dutch_a factor_n in_o london_n deep_o engage_v to_o get_v this_o silver_n and_o 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they_o be_v will_v have_v make_v mr_n bud_n and_o some_o other_o in_o the_o admiralty_n example_n this_o parliament_n i_o hope_v will_v call_v they_o to_o a_o strict_a account_n for_o it_o concern_v the_o safety_n of_o the_o nation_n to_o watch_v well_o the_o action_n of_o some_o in_o the_o admiralty_n p._n 90_o 91._o a_o list_n of_o the_o ship_n p._n 99_o queen_n elisabeth_n quarrel_n with_o the_o hans_n town_n p._n 99_o the_o jesuit_n work_v to_o set_v england_n and_o holland_n by_o the_o ear_n to_o destroy_v they_o both_o p._n 100_o 101_o 102_o 103._o tho._n violet_n desire_n be_v the_o commissioner_n for_o prize_n good_n may_v be_v order_v to_o deliver_v to_o the_o parliament_n a_o list_n of_o all_o ship_n discharge_v and_o the_o day_n when_o send_v 16_o of_o decemb._n 1652._o p._n 107._o a_o letter_n of_o the_o prize-commissioner_n to_o mr_n thurloe_n secreatarie_n to_o the_o council_n of_o state_n declare_v that_o they_o they_o have_v find_v tho._n violet_n very_o active_a and_o 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