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reason_n therein_o allege_v we_o entreat_v master_n alexander_n be_v one_o of_o our_o member_n to_o forbear_v sit_v with_o we_o be_v then_o accuse_v by_o sir_n john_n clotworthy_a knight_n to_o be_v a_o perjure_a person_n and_o that_o he_o have_v be_v fine_v for_o perjury_n and_o forgery_n in_o the_o star-chamber_n and_o whereas_o the_o say_a sir_n john_n be_v by_o we_o enterate_v to_o produce_v such_o record_n and_o proof_n of_o these_o thing_n as_o may_v satisfy_v this_o committee_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o these_o charge_n against_o he_o but_o instead_o of_o such_o proof_n and_o record_n the_o say_a sir_n john_n and_o other_o sit_v at_o goldsmith_n hall_n as_o a_o committee_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o irish_a affair_n where_o some_o of_o we_o be_v then_o present_a as_o private_a man_n do_v cause_v the_o copy_n of_o a_o sentence_n give_v against_o master_n alexander_n in_o his_o majesty_n court_n of_o star-chamber_n in_o michaelmas_n term_n in_o the_o second_o year_n 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of_o the_o body_n of_o adventurer_n with_o our_o sleve_n and_o settle_v with_o we_o by_o the_o ordinance_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n which_o we_o conceive_v not_o in_o our_o power_n to_o alter_v and_o because_o we_o hold_v it_o not_o agreeable_a to_o justice_n that_o any_o man_n shall_v be_v condemn_v before_o he_o be_v first_o hear_v to_o answer_v for_o himself_o and_o the_o matter_n be_v try_v whether_o it_o be_v right_a or_o wong_v and_o forasmuch_o as_o upon_o the_o produce_v of_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o main_a part_n of_o the_o sentence_n we_o bold_a it_o not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o rule_n of_o law_n or_o religion_n that_o if_o the_o sentence_n have_v be_v just_a yet_o that_o afterward_o the_o same_o thing_n shall_v be_v object_v again_o against_o he_o as_o a_o transgression_n upon_o all_o which_o matter_n we_o do_v for_o our_o part_n declare_v that_o we_o have_v no_o just_a cause_n any_o long_a to_o restrain_v master_n alexander_n from_o sit_v among_o 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willingness_n be_v enforce_v to_o cast_v the_o prophet_n into_o the_o lion_n den_n for_o to_o satisfy_v the_o breach_n for_n that_o law_n make_v by_o his_o precedent_n and_o prince_n who_o when_o they_o can_v find_v no_o occasion_n or_o fault_n against_o he_o concern_v the_o kingdom_n forasmuch_o as_o he_o be_v faithful_a make_v his_o royal_a statute_n and_o decree_n to_o catch_v he_o in_o thing_n concern_v his_o god_n who_o cry_v out_o o_o daniel_n servant_n of_o the_o live_a god_n be_v thy_o god_n who_o thou_o serve_v continual_o abloe_v to_o deliver_v thou_o from_o the_o lion_n answer_v my_o god_n have_v send_v his_o angel_n and_o have_v shut_v the_o lion_n mouth_n that_o they_o have_v not_o hurt_v i_o forasmuch_o as_o before_o he_o innocency_n be_v find_v in_o i_o and_o also_o before_o thou_o o_o king_n have_v do_v no_o hurt_n for_o he_o deliver_v and_o reserve_v and_o he_o work_v sign_n and_o wonder_n in_o heaven_n and_o in_o earth_n who_o have_v deliver_v daniel_n from_o the_o 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