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we_o to_o the_o ruin_n of_o europe_n the_o king_n of_o england_n say_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n in_o his_o declaration_n have_v give_v the_o great_a credit_n to_o those_o counsellor_n who_o have_v overturn_v the_o religion_n law_n and_o liberty_n of_o his_o realm_n and_o subject_v they_o in_o all_o thing_n relate_v to_o their_o conscience_n liherty_n and_o property_n to_o arbitrary_a government_n and_o that_o not_o only_o by_o secret_a and_o indirect_a way_n but_o in_o open_a and_o undisguised_a manner_n manner_n 2_o pag._n 10._o 10._o 17._o he_o inform_v we_o that_o both_o he_o and_o his_o dear_a and_o most_o entire_o belove_v consort_n the_o princess_n have_v endeavour_v to_o signify_v in_o term_n full_a of_o respect_n to_o the_o king_n the_o just_a and_o deep_a regret_n which_o all_o these_o proceed_n have_v give_v we_o etc._n etc._n but_o those_o evil_a counsellor_n have_v put_v such_o ill_a construction_n on_o these_o our_o good_a intention_n that_o they_o have_v endeavour_v to_o alienate_v the_o king_n more_o and_o more_o from_o we_o as_o if_o we_o have_v design_v to_o disturb_v the_o peace_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o kingdom_n sect._n 19_o to_o crown_v all_o there_o be_v great_a and_o violent_a presumption_n induce_v we_o to_o believe_v that_o these_o evil_a counsellor_n in_o order_n to_o the_o carry_v on_o their_o ill_a design_n and_o to_o the_o gain_n to_o themselves_o the_o more_o time_n for_o the_o effect_n of_o they_o for_o the_o encourage_n of_o their_o complice_n and_o for_o the_o discourage_a of_o all_o good_a subject_n they_o have_v publish_v that_o the_o queen_n have_v bring_v forth_o a_o son_n though_o there_o have_v appear_v both_o during_o the_o queen_n pretend_a bigness_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n in_o which_o the_o birth_n be_v manage_v so_o many_o just_a and_o visible_a ground_n of_o suspicion_n that_o not_o only_o we_o ourselves_o but_o all_o the_o good_a subject_n of_o those_o kingdom_n do_v vehement_o suspect_v that_o the_o 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