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A56219 A true and perfect narrative of what was acted, spoken by Mr. Prynne, other formerly and freshly secluded members, the army-officers, and some now sitting in the lobby, house, elsewhere, the 7th. and 9th. of May last ... by William Prynne, Esq. ... Prynne, William, 1600-1669. 1659 (1659) Wing P4112; ESTC R19484 104,478 113

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regnant_a in_o his_o natural_a capacity_n accompany_v with_o his_o politic_a by_o his_o christian_a name_n carolus_n dei_fw-la gratia_fw-la rex_fw-la etc._n etc._n express_v in_o it_o not_o general_o by_o the_o office_n king_n but_o carolus_n rex_fw-la 2_o it_o recite_v it_o to_o be_v call_v writ_n de_fw-fr a●isamento_fw-la consilii_fw-la nostri_fw-la 3_o it_o style_v it_o quoddam_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la nostrum_fw-la 4_o that_o the_o occasion_n of_o call_v it_o be_v about_o certain_a arduous_a business_n nos_fw-la et_fw-la defensionem_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o jura_n coronae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o many_o ancient_a writ_n contingentibus_fw-la 5_o that_o his_o intention_n in_o call_v it_o be_v quia_fw-la cum_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la et_fw-la proceribus_fw-la dicti_fw-la regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la or_o nostris_fw-la colloquium_fw-la habere_fw-la volumus_fw-la et_fw-la tractatum_fw-la 6_o it_o summon_v they_o thus_o vobis_fw-la mandamus_fw-la etc._n etc._n quod_fw-la personaliter_fw-la intersitis_fw-la nobiscum_fw-la or_o ad_fw-la nos_fw-la such_o a_o day_n and_o place_n nobiscom_n et_fw-la cum_fw-la caeteris_fw-la praelatis_fw-la magnatibus_fw-la et_fw-la proceribus_fw-la praedictis_fw-la tractaturi_fw-la vestrumque_fw-la consilium_fw-la impensuri_fw-la super_fw-la negotiis_fw-la antedictis_fw-la 7_o the_o knight_n citizens_z burgess_n and_o baron_n of_o port_n in_o the_o commons_o house_n be_v summon_v to_o do_v and_o consent_n to_o those_o thing_n which_o shall_v happen_v by_o god_n favour_n to_o be_v then_o ordain_v de_fw-fr communi_fw-la consilio_fw-la supe●_n negotiis_fw-la antedictis_fw-la in_o sundry_a writ_n style_v by_o the_o king_n negotia_fw-la nostra_fw-la negotiorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la &c_n &c_n which_o clause_n be_v thus_o explain_v in_o claus_n 36_o e._n 3._o d._n 16._o cl_o 37_o ●_o 3_o d._n 22_o cl_o 38_o e._n 3._o d._n 3._o cl_o 39_o e_z 3._o d._n 2._o cl_o 42_o e._n 3_o d._n 22._o cl_o 47_o e._n 3._o d._n 29._o ad_fw-la consentiendum_fw-la biis_fw-la quae_fw-la per_fw-la nos_fw-la ac_fw-la dictos_fw-la magnates_fw-la et_fw-la proceres_fw-la or●inati_fw-la contigerit_fw-la