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government_n nine_o and_o twenty_o of_o the_o lord_n spiâ—â—al_n and_o temporal_a such_o as_o â—â—â—ned_a to_o be_v at_o â—t_a time_n in_o and_o about_o the_o city_n of_o london_n â—d_a westminster_n immediate_o assemble_v at_o â—ildhall_o where_o they_o unanimous_o reâ—â—ved_v to_o apply_v themselves_o to_o his_o highness_n 〈◊〉_d prince_n of_o orange_n and_o to_o assist_v he_o â—â—th_o their_o utmost_a endeavour_n in_o the_o obey_n with_o all_o speed_n such_o a_o free_a parliament_n 〈◊〉_d the_o security_n of_o our_o law_n liberty_n and_o â—operties_n as_o thereby_o the_o church_n of_o england_n 〈◊〉_d particular_a with_o a_o due_a liberty_n to_o proteâ—â—nt_a dissenter_n and_o in_o general_a the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o interest_n over_o the_o whole_a world_n â—ight_n be_v support_v and_o encourage_v to_o the_o â—lory_n of_o god_n the_o happiness_n of_o these_o kingdom_n and_o the_o advantage_n of_o all_o prince_n and_o â—ates_n in_o christendom_n whereof_o they_o make_v 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thereunto_o belong_v and_o for_o prevent_v all_o question_n and_o division_n in_o this_o realm_n by_o reason_n of_o any_o pretend_a title_n to_o the_o crown_n and_o for_o preserve_v a_o certainty_n in_o the_o succession_n thereof_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o crown_n as_o aforesaid_a be_v confirm_v by_o a_o act_n of_o the_o ensue_a parliament_n which_o pass_v the_o royal_a assent_n dec_n 16._o 1689._o with_o this_o excellent_a proviso_n that_o whereas_o it_o have_v be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o this_o protestant_a kingdom_n to_o be_v govern_v by_o a_o popish_a prince_n or_o by_o any_o king_n or_o queen_n marry_v papist_n all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n thaâ—_n be_v be_v or_o shall_v be_v reconcile_v to_o or_o shall_v holâ—_n communion_n with_o the_o see_v or_o church_n of_o rome_n or_o shall_v profess_v the_o popish_a religion_n or_o shalâ—_n marry_v a_o papist_n shall_v be_v exclude_v and_o be_v 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carteret_n lord_n carteret_n john_n bennet_n lord_n ossulston_n george_n legg_n lord_n dartmouth_n giles_n allington_n lord_n allington_n john_n stawell_n lord_n stawell_n francis_n north_n lord_n guildford_n â—idney_n godolphin_n lord_n godolphin_n â—lenry_n jermin_n lord_n dover_n â—ohn_n jeffreys_n lord_n jeffreys_n henry_n waldegrave_n lord_n waldegrave_n â—dward_o griffin_n lord_n griffin_n hugh_n cholmondley_n lord_n cholmondley_n john_n ashburnham_n lord_n ashburnham_n archbishop_n 2_o and_z bishop_n 24._o dr._n william_n sandcroft_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n dr._n thomas_n lampleugh_n lord_n archbishop_n of_o york_n dr._n henry_n compton_n l._n bishop_n of_o london_n dr._n nathaniel_n crew_n l._n bishop_n of_o durham_n dr._n peter_n mew_o l._n bishop_n of_o winchester_n dr._n herbert_n crofts_n l._n bishop_n of_o hereford_n dr._n thomas_n wood_n l._n bishop_n of_o lichfield_n and_o coventry_n dr._n william_n lloyd_n l._n bishop_n of_o norwich_n dr._n thomas_n 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