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A44408
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An ansvver to a scandalous lying pamphlet, intitvled Prince Rvpert his declaration published in the vindication of the honour of the high court of Parliament and their army, from the untrue and malicious aspersions cast on them in the said pamphlet : and dedicated to by their humblest honourer the author, G. H.
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G. H.
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1642
(1642)
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Wing H27; ESTC R1271
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declaration_n if_o his_o it_o be_v of_o prince_n rupert_n but_o since_o no_o man_n of_o more_o eminence_n have_v undertake_v the_o quarrel_n though_o my_o modesty_n deter_v i_o as_o that_o of_o the_o prince_n of_o poet_n virgil_n when_o he_o be_v to_o write_v his_o aeneiad_n cum_fw-la canerem_fw-la reges_fw-la et_fw-la praelia_fw-la cinthius_n aurem_fw-la vellit_fw-la et_fw-la admonuit_fw-la etc._n etc._n yet_o my_o reason_n assure_v i_o it_o be_v a_o dire_a and_o dreadful_a injustice_n that_o such_o a_o malicious_a aspersion_n shall_v be_v intrude_v on_o the_o best_a ornament_n of_o the_o high_a court_n of_o parliament_n its_o innocence_n and_o so_o resolve_v as_o the_o poet_n speak_v of_o one_o ausus_fw-la concurrere_fw-la comminus_fw-la hosti_fw-la retorqueo_fw-la jaculum_fw-la i_o be_o enter_v the_o list_n against_o that_o mighty_a mars_n of_o the_o malignant_n prince_n rupert_n and_o doubt_v not_o have_v minerva_n shield_n the_o buckler_n of_o truth_n to_o protect_v i_o not_o 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