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rebel_n and_o shall_v use_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n to_o suppress_v all_o force_n which_o shall_v be_v raise_v by_o any_o person_n without_o your_o majesty_n authority_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n and_o shall_v seize_v all_o arm_n and_o ammunition_n provide_v for_o supply_v of_o any_o such_o force_n northumberland_n w._n pierrepont_n j._n holland_n w._n armyne_n b._n whitelocke_n march_n 28._o 1643._o his_o majesty_n expect_v that_o his_o own_o ship_n be_v forthwith_o deliver_v to_o he_o as_o by_o the_o law_n they_o ought_v to_o be_v and_o when_o he_o shall_v please_v to_o nominate_v a_o lord_n high_a admiral_n of_o england_n it_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o noble_a person_n against_o who_o no_o just_a exception_n can_v be_v make_v and_o if_o any_o shall_v be_v his_o majesty_n will_v always_o leave_v he_o to_o his_o due_a trial_n and_o examination_n and_o grant_v his_o office_n to_o he_o by_o such_o letter_n patent_n as_o have_v be_v use_v in_o 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ship_n to_o be_v deliver_v minate_a to_o be_v lord_n high_a admiral_n of_o england_n and_o the_o two_o house_n of_o parliament_n confide_v in_o who_o shall_v receive_v the_o same_o office_n by_o letter_n patent_n quam_fw-la diu_fw-la se_fw-la bene_fw-la gesserit_fw-la and_o to_o that_o clause_n to_o suppress_v all_o force_n which_o shall_v be_v raise_v by_o any_o person_n without_o your_o majesty_n authority_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n whereunto_o if_o your_o majesty_n shall_v be_v please_v to_o give_v your_o assent_n we_o conceive_v we_o be_v then_o direct_v by_o our_o instruction_n humble_o to_o desire_v your_o majesty_n to_o nominate_v such_o a_o noble_a person_n to_o be_v lord_n high_a admiral_n of_o england_n that_o we_o may_v forthwith_o certify_v both_o house_n of_o parliament_n that_o thereupon_o they_o may_v express_v their_o confidence_n in_o that_o person_n or_o humble_o beseech_v your_o majesty_n to_o name_v another_o and_o that_o 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