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in_o any_o age_n as_o your_o supplicant_n have_v hear_v of_o or_o read_v of_o your_o petitioner_n trust_v and_o hope_n in_o god_n and_o your_o highness_n that_o so_o great_a service_n to_o your_o highness_n and_o the_o nation_n shall_v not_o go_v unrequited_a what_o service_n this_o treasure_n do_v your_o highness_n and_o the_o nation_n at_o that_o conjuncture_n of_o time_n in_o 1653._o christendom_n know_v the_o dutch_a than_o our_o enemy_n feel_v and_o this_o nation_n under_o your_o highness_n government_n do_v enjoy_v and_o have_v the_o happy_a fruit_n of_o at_o this_o day_n your_o most_o humble_a petitioner_n pray_v your_o highness_n to_o take_v all_o the_o premise_n into_o your_o princely_a consideration_n and_o that_o your_o petitioner_n may_v have_v his_o estate_n or_o the_o value_n thereof_o restore_v to_o he_o in_o recompense_n of_o his_o service_n aforesaid_a and_o your_o petitioner_n shall_v ever_o pray_v etc._n etc._n tho._n violet_n whitehall_n july_n 13._o 1657._o his_o highness_n be_v please_v to_o refer_v this_o petition_n to_o sr._n john_n barkestead_n knight_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n sr._n thomas_n viner_n knight_n captain_n john_n limbery_n doctor_n walker_n gabriel_n becke_n sergeant_n dendy_n maurice_n thompson_n sergeant_n middleton_n and_o jsaac_n dorislaus_n esquire_n or_o any_o three_o or_o more_o of_o they_o to_o take_v the_o petition_n within_o write_v into_o their_o consideration_n examine_v the_o premise_n and_o to_o state_n and_o certify_v the_o case_n to_o his_o highness_n together_o with_o their_o opinion_n upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n folly_n 231._o fra_n bacon_n here_o follow_v a_o attestation_n of_o my_o protest_v in_o the_o court_n of_o admiralty_n against_o the_o judge_n clear_v and_o discharge_v the_o say_a silver_n and_o ship_n and_o against_o the_o spanish_a ambassador_n claim_n just_o that_o morning_n as_o they_o be_v discharge_v of_o the_o ship_n and_o silver_n be_v the_o sixteenth_o day_n of_o 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