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of_o soldier_n 546._o his_o answer_n to_o that_o petition_n p._n 552._o the_o lord_n keeper_n speech_n by_o his_o command_n to_o rely_v on_o the_o king_n word_n p._n 555._o secretary_n cook_n speech_n thereupon_o on_o behalf_n of_o the_o king_n p._n 555_o 556._o sir_n benjamin_n rudiards_n speech_n concern_v the_o king_n word_n p._n 557._o the_o king_n send_v another_o message_n by_o secretary_n cook_n to_o know_v whether_o the_o parliament_n will_v or_o no_o rely_v on_o his_o word_n p._n 558_o 559._o several_a debate_n thereupon_o ibid._n he_o send_v another_o message_n that_o he_o intend_v short_o to_o end_v that_o session_n p._n 560._o debate_n thereupon_o p._n 561._o the_o speaker_n speech_n in_o answer_n to_o the_o king_n several_a message_n ibid._n the_o king_n answer_v thereunto_o p._n 562._o the_o king_n send_v another_o message_n to_o rely_v on_o his_o word_n p._n 563._o several_a debate_n thereupon_o ibid._n the_o petition_n of_o right_a to_o be_v present_v to_o the_o king_n 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montague_n to_o a_o bishopric_n ibid._n pardon_n montague_n and_o manwaring_n p._n 647._o solicit_v to_o send_v relief_n to_o the_o king_n of_o denmark_n under_o sir_n charles_n morgan_n p._n 648._o adjourn_v the_o parliament_n that_o be_v to_o meet_v the_o 20_o of_o october_n to_o the_o 20_o of_o january_n p._n 650._o take_v the_o advice_n of_o the_o judge_n about_o rack_a of_o felton_n ibid._n declare_v his_o resolution_n about_o take_v the_o imposition_n upon_o currant_n p._n 651._o consult_v with_o certain_a of_o his_o council_n concern_v the_o ensue_a parliament_n p._n 654._o his_o speech_n at_o the_o second_o meeting_n of_o the_o parliament_n p._n 656._o send_v a_o message_n about_o the_o bill_n for_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n p._n 657._o send_v a_o message_n to_o give_v precedency_n to_o tonnage_n and_o poundage_n p._n 658._o petition_v to_o he_o for_o a_o fast_a p._n 662._o his_o answer_n thereunto_o p._n 663._o notwithstanding_o his_o message_n precedency_n give_v to_o religion_n ibid._n his_o answer_n to_o that_o particular_a p._n 664._o his_o declaration_n against_o dispute_n about_o religion_n debate_v p._n 665._o a_o report_n concern_v his_o pardon_n to_o manwaring_n and_o montague_n p._n 667._o his_o message_n about_o custom_n p._n 668._o his_o commission_n about_o it_o p._n 669._o his_o declaration_n concern_v the_o dissolve_v the_o three_o parliament_n at_o large_a app._n p._n 1._o common_a fame_n p._n 221_o 222._o conway_n lord_n p._n 12_o 23_o 178_o 182_o 185_o 235_o 238_o 243_o 268_o 292_o 450_o 451_o 455_o etc._n etc._n cook_n secretary_n p._n 182_o 498_o 501_o 502_o 531_o 544_o 54_o 558_o 559_o 560_o 563._o cook_n mr._n p._n 218_o 222_o 229_o cook_n sir_n edward_n p._n 201_o 497_o 505_o 508_o 526_o 529_o 538_o 543_o 564_o 615_o 627._o corriton_n mr._n p._n 660_o coronation_n p._n 203_o 204_o cottington_n mr._n p._n 9_o 13_o 18_o 76_o 122_o cotton_n sir_n robert_n p._n 20_o 471_o coventry_n sir_n thomas_n make_v lord_n keeper_n p._n 202._o 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