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parliament_n and_o the_o ancient_a course_n of_o parliamentary_a proceed_n all_o which_o
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the_o say_a realm_n of_o ireland_n and_o in_o so_o do_v do_v levy_v war_n against_o the_o king_n majesty_n and_o his_o liege_n people_n in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o also_o for_o that_o he_o upon_o the_o unhappy_a dissolution_n of_o the_o last_o parliament_n do_v slander_v the_o house_n of_o commons_o to_o his_o majesty_n and_o do_v counsel_n and_o advise_v his_o majesty_n that_o he_o be_v loose_a and_o absolve_v from_o the_o rule_n of_o government_n and_o that_o he_o have_v a_o army_n in_o ireland_n by_o which_o he_o may_v reduce_v this_o kingdom_n for_o which_o he_o deserve_v to_o undergo_v the_o pain_n and_o forfeiture_n of_o high_a treason_n and_o the_o say_a earl_n have_v be_v also_o a_o incendiary_n of_o the_o war_n between_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n all_o which_o offence_n have_v be_v sufficient_o prove_v against_o the_o say_a earl_n upon_o his_o impeachment_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v by_o the_o king_n most_o excellent_a majesty_n and_o by_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o this_o present_a parliament_n assemble_v and_o by_o authority_n of_o the_o same_o that_o the_o say_a earl_n of_o strafford_n for_o the_o heinous_a crime_n and_o offence_n aforesaid_a stand_v and_o be_v adjudge_v and_o attaint_v of_o high_a treason_n and_o shall_v suffer_v such_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o incur_v the_o forfeiture_n of_o his_o good_n and_o chattel_n land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n of_o any_o estate_n of_o freehold_n or_o inheritance_n in_o the_o say_a kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n which_o the_o say_a earl_n or_o any_o other_o to_o his_o use_n or_o in_o trust_n for_o he_o have_v or_o have_v the_o day_n of_o the_o first_o sit_v of_o this_o present_a parliament_n or_o at_o any_o time_n since_o provide_v that_o no_o judge_n or_o judge_n justice_z or_o justice_n whatsoever_o shall_v adjudge_v or_o interpret_v any_o act_n or_o thing_n to_o be_v treason_n nor_o in_o any_o other_o manner_n than_o he_o or_o they_o shall_v or_o ought_v to_o have_v do_v before_o
speech_n and_o passage_n of_o this_o great_a and_o happy_a parliament_n from_o the_o three_o of_o november_n 1640_o to_o this_o instant_a june_n 1641._o collect_v into_o one_o volume_n and_o according_a to_o the_o most_o perfect_a original_n exact_o publish_v london_n print_v for_o william_n cook_n and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v at_o his_o shop_n at_o furnifalls-inne-gate_n in_o holborn_n 1641._o the_o content_n his_o majesty_n first_o speech_n novem._n 3._o 1640._o his_o majesty_n second_o speech_n novem._n 5._o 1640._o his_o majesty_n three_o speech_n to_o both_o house_n jan._n 25._o 1640._o his_o majesty_n speech_n at_o the_o pass_n of_o the_o bill_n for_o a_o trieniall_a parliament_n his_o majesty_n letter_n send_v by_o the_o prince_n in_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o strafford_n to_o the_o lord_n the_o lord_n answer_v that_o bishop_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v voice_n in_o parliament_n lord_n keeper_n speech_n in_o the_o upper_a house_n of_o parliament_n novem._n 3._o 1640._o master_n speaker_n speech_n fol._n 1._o lord_n digbye_n speech_n novem._n 9_o 1640._o concern_v grievance_n and_o the_o trieniall_a parliament_n lord_n digbye_n second_o speech_n for_o trieniall_a parliament_n fol._n 12._o the_o honourable_a nathaniel_n fynes_n his_o speech_n fol._n 22_o master_n rous_n his_o speech_n before_o the_o lord_n against_o doctor_n cousin_n doctor_n mannering_n and_o doctor_n beale_n fol._n 45_o the_o second_o speech_n of_o the_o honourable_a nathaniel_n fynes_n fol._n 49_o lord_n dâ—gbyes_n speech_n concern_v bishop_n london_n petition_n feb._n 9_o fol._n 65_o lord_n finch_n his_o accusation_n fol._n 76_o lord_n falkland_n speech_n after_o the_o read_v the_o article_n of_o the_o lord_n finch_n fol._n 83_o sir_n edward_n deering_n first_o speech_n fol._n 88_o his_o second_o speech_n fol._n 90_o his_o three_o speech_n fol._n 93_o his_o foe_n the_o speech_n fol._n 97_o mâ—ster_n bagshawe_n speech_n concern_v bishop_n and_o the_o london_n petition_n fol._n 99_o 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scots_a commissioner_n answer_v ibid._n article_n against_o secretary_n windibanck_n fol._n 174_o a_o speech_n make_v by_o the_o lord_n finch_n in_o the_o commons_o house_n nâ—vem_n 21._o 1640._o fol._n 169_o master_n grimston_n second_o speech_n fol._n 179_o a_o message_n send_v by_o the_o queen_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o by_o master_n comproller_n fol._n 185_o the_o report_n of_o the_o king_n message_n by_o the_o lord_n to_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o jan._n 29._o 1640._o fol._n 184_o sir_n thomas_n row_v speech_n fol._n 185_o lord_n falkland_n speech_n fol._n 188_o master_n pym_v speech_n after_o the_o article_n of_o sir_n george_n ratcliff_n fol._n 198_o his_o second_o speech_n after_o the_o read_n of_o the_o article_n fol._n 202_o master_n speaker_n speech_n present_v these_o bill_n for_o shorten_v of_o michaelmas_n term_n press_v of_o mariner_n for_o the_o remainder_n of_o six_o subsidy_n fol._n 204_o master_n pleadwel_v speech_n fol._n 206_o sir_n thomas_n row_v 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