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say_a sir_n john_n clotworthy_n 〈◊〉_d the_o say_a lord_n digby_n desert_v the_o parliament_n ever_o exchange_v letter_n message_n or_o word_n with_o he_o direct_o or_o indirect_o otherwise_o or_o at_o any_o other_o time_n then_o be_v hereby_o declare_v and_o whereas_o by_o this_o article_n it_o be_v charge_v that_o in_o order_n to_o 〈◊〉_d secret_a intelligence_n of_o which_o he_o admire_v a_o whole_a 〈…〉_o england_n shall_v have_v such_o certain_a and_o public_a notice_n as_o to_o 〈◊〉_d it_o a_o positive_a charge_n &_o undertake_v to_o prove_v it_o upon_o oath_n be_v itâ—â—â—cret_a as_o they_o charge_n it_o as_o the_o article_n all_o â—geth_v to_o have_v hiâ—_n hold_v by_o 〈◊〉_d say_v sir_n io._n clotworthy_n with_o the_o say_v lo._n digby_n the_o lo_n of_o 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o say_a lord_n digby_n â—â—tely_o employ_v 〈◊〉_d sâ—â—gsby_n who_o as_o the_o article_n say_v pretend_v a_o design_n about_o the_o prince_n to_o câ—me_v into_o this_o kingdom_n the_o say_a sir_n john_n clotworthy_n utter_o deni_v to_o have_v have_v any_o thought_n of_o any_o such_o design_n or_o any_o knowledge_n of_o the_o say_v slingsby_n or_o of_o his_o come_n into_o the_o kingdom_n until_o he_o hear_v that_o one_o slingsby_n who_o he_o yet_o know_v not_o have_v be_v examine_v before_o the_o committee_n at_o derby_n house_n and_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n presume_v he_o have_v to_o the_o say_a committee_n confess_v who_o employ_v he_o and_o to_o who_o he_o be_v employ_v here_o to_o the_o 14._o which_o charge_v sir_n john_n clotworthy_n mr._n hill_n and_o sir_n philip_n stapleton_n with_o obstruct_v article_n exhibit_v against_o the_o lord_n inchequin_n call_v back_o the_o lord_n lisle_n from_o the_o government_n of_o ireland_n cause_v the_o command_n of_o the_o force_n in_o that_o kingdom_n to_o be_v commit_v to_o the_o lord_n inchequin_n he_o write_v a_o letter_n to_o his_o lordship_n upon_o the_o receipt_n whereof_o he_o shall_v express_v he_o have_v direction_n to_o put_v out_o all_o those_o who_o favour_v independent_o they_o do_v say_v they_o be_v so_o far_o from_o keep_v off_o proceed_n upon_o those_o article_n that_o they_o further_v it_o all_o they_o can_v and_o several_a time_n move_v it_o in_o the_o house_n desirous_a to_o have_v all_o clear_v concern_v the_o lord_n inchequin_n who_o as_o they_o believe_v to_o be_v a_o man_n of_o honour_n and_o fidelity_n so_o if_o upon_o examination_n of_o his_o action_n he_o appear_v to_o be_v other_o they_o be_v resolve_v to_o declare_v their_o sense_n of_o he_o according_o as_o for_o what_o concern_v the_o lord_n lisle_n they_o say_v his_o lordship_n time_n expire_a which_o be_v but_o for_o one_o year_n either_o for_o he_o or_o any_o else_o to_o continue_v in_o that_o command_n the_o parliament_n be_v please_v to_o dispose_v of_o the_o affair_n of_o ireland_n in_o a_o other_o way_n in_o the_o agitation_n whereof_o in_o the_o house_n they_o go_v according_a to_o their_o judgement_n and_o conscience_n without_o respect_v any_o 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the_o 13_o of_o april_n in_o the_o article_n mention_v if_o there_o be_v any_o such_o relate_v to_o they_o only_o as_o member_n of_o the_o committee_n for_o who_o they_o intend_v not_o to_o answer_v but_o in_o truth_n there_o be_v no_o such_o order_n it_o be_v only_o a_o report_n not_o a_o order_n and_o intend_v only_o for_o the_o county_n of_o caermarthen_n how_o ever_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o word_n be_v general_a and_o that_o be_v do_v in_o order_n to_o be_v report_v to_o the_o house_n and_o according_o be_v report_v and_o after_o repeal_v by_o the_o committee_n as_o they_o be_v inform_v and_o as_o for_o the_o publish_n and_o send_v thereof_o unto_o every_o committee_n in_o wales_n they_o know_v nothing_o thereof_o neither_o be_v it_o do_v by_o their_o or_o either_o of_o their_o direction_n or_o consent_n to_o the_o 16._o
very_a word_n which_o be_v deliver_v unto_o mr_n holles_n by_o that_o lord_n in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n savil_n and_o from_o he_o but_o mr_n holles_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v vindicative_a against_o those_o who_o have_v express_v so_o much_o malice_n against_o he_o and_o endeavour_v his_o 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o whole_o put_v it_o out_o of_o his_o thought_n never_o so_o much_o as_o send_v to_o the_o l._n savil_n after_o his_o composition_n â—as_v pass_v in_o the_o make_n whereof_o he_o do_v he_o no_o differvice_n at_o all_o as_o in_o truth_n scorn_v it_o another_o clause_n in_o the_o first_o article_n be_v concern_v a_o letter_n send_v from_o the_o earl_n of_o linsey_n unto_o mr_n holles_n contain_v as_o be_v lay_v in_o the_o charge_n some_o secret_a design_n this_o be_v likewise_o examine_v in_o the_o house_n and_o by_o m._n holles_n himself_n first_o discover_v unto_o the_o house_n contrary_a to_o what_o be_v in_o the_o print_a paper_n most_o false_o suggest_v and_o this_o do_v 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the_o begin_n of_o the_o war_n by_o a_o special_a order_n of_o parliament_n and_o for_o the_o particular_a sum_n in_o that_o article_n suggest_v to_o be_v receive_v by_o he_o in_o money_n he_o say_v that_o he_o never_o receive_v any_o such_o money_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o make_v any_o particular_a use_n of_o such_o either_o money_n or_o provision_n as_o be_v design_v for_o support_v the_o soldier_n under_o his_o care_n to_o their_o prejudice_n in_o the_o least_o degreâ—_n that_o he_o have_v dispurse_v above_o three_o thousand_o pound_n out_o of_o his_o own_o purse_n and_o by_o his_o credit_n for_o their_o support_n and_o relief_n more_o than_o be_v receive_v he_o further_o say_v that_o for_o the_o sum_n of_o 280_o l_o in_o the_o article_n mention_v by_o a_o account_n deliver_v to_o the_o committee_n of_o account_n in_o june_n 1644._o he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o intend_v the_o least_o prejudice_n either_o to_o the_o state_n here_o or_o that_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n among_o 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