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the_o council_n that_o the_o 5000_o l._n of_o the_o collect_v money_n for_o the_o distress_a protestant_n of_o the_o valley_n of_o piedmont_n which_o be_v former_o return_v over_o into_o the_o hand_n of_o mr_n morland_n and_o now_o remain_v with_o he_o be_v distribute_v among_o the_o say_a protestant_n by_o mr_n morland_n in_o the_o same_o sort_n as_o the_o former_a sum_n of_o money_n have_v be_v distribute_v among_o they_o henry_n scobell_n clerk_n of_o the_o council_n mr_n morland_n have_v receive_v these_o order_n forthwith_o employ_v his_o utmost_a endeavour_n for_o the_o speedy_a execution_n of_o the_o same_o but_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o say_a sum_n of_o 5010_o l._n 14._o s._n 9_o d._n sterl_n or_o 65894_o french_a liver_n 10_o sol_n be_v all_o in_o white_a money_n as_o by_o the_o forego_n account_n appear_v not_o only_o the_o portage_n thereof_o be_v much_o more_o chargeable_a but_o also_o the_o trouble_n of_o change_v some_o part_n thereof_o into_o gold_n which_o be_v then_o 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fol._n ibid._n  _fw-fr 0063-17-00_a  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 5263-17-00_a  _fw-fr the_n total_a sum_n of_o all_o the_o receipt_n 21908-00-03_a  _fw-fr the_n account_n in_o general_n give_v by_o his_o highness_n in_o particular_a for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o poor_a protestant_n of_o the_o valley_n upon_o the_o first_o news_n of_o their_o trouble_n as_o in_o folio_n 4_o 2000-00-00_a  _fw-fr by_o the_o good_a people_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n as_o in_o folio_n 95_o 36097-07-03_a  _fw-fr gain_v and_o advance_v in_o the_o remission_n of_o part_n thereof_o as_o abovesaid_a that_o be_v to_o say_v 142_o l._n 7_o s._n 0_o d._n by_o mr._n morland_n and_o 1_o l._n 16_o s._n 3_o d._n by_o mr._n luc_n luce_n upon_o the_o first_o 2000_o pound_n 00144-03-03_a  _fw-fr summa_fw-la totalis_fw-la 38241-10-06_a  _fw-fr the_n account_n of_o the_o collect_v money_n for_o the_o poor_a protestant_n of_o piedmont_n be_v creditor_n  _fw-fr p._n sterl_n shil_fw-la pence_n liv._o turnois_n solâ—_n dâ—n_n anno_fw-la 1655_o paid_n into_o the_o hand_n
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acquittance_n fol._n 103._o 0000-00-00_a 027506-10-00_a  _fw-fr allowed_n j._n n._n â…–_n per_fw-la cent_n by_o agreement_n for_o his_o care_n and_o trouble_v in_o secure_v 85607_o fr._n liv._o 17_o sol_n 9_o den._n 0000-00-00_a 000342-00-00_a  _fw-fr paid_n commission_n and_o charge_n of_o convey_v the_o aforesaid_a 27506_o liv._o 10_o sol_n into_o the_o valley_n that_o be_v to_o say_v at_o â…”_n per_fw-la cent_n upon_o 27690_o liv._o 10_o sol_n 0000-00-00_a 000184-00-00_a 1656_o 7_o jan._n 14_o pay_v into_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o poor_a protestant_n of_o the_o valley_n as_o by_o order_n fol._n 106._o and_o acquittance_n fol._n ibid._n 0000-00-00_a 065340-00-00_a  _fw-fr allowed_n j._n n._n for_o change_v part_n of_o the_o 65340_o liv._o into_o gold_n 0000-00-00_a 000115-02-00_a  _fw-fr paid_n commission_n for_o remission_n of_o the_o 65340_o liv._o from_o geneva_n into_o the_o valley_n that_o be_v to_o say_v â…”_n per_fw-la cent_n upon_o 65894_o liv._o 6_o sol_n as_o in_o fol._n 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