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a_o stand_n to_o the_o marquis_n proceed_n by_o his_o letter_n to_o his_o great_a prejudice_n yet_o these_o declarer_n against_o he_o do_v now_o comply_v with_o owen_n roe_n oneale_n and_o have_v entertain_v o_o realy_n the_o pope_n irish-vicar-general_a in_o england_n to_o negotiate_v for_o the_o irish_a massacre_a rebel_n with_o the_o parliament_n these_o thing_n consider_v prove_v what_o i_o find_v in_o our_o late_a king_n charles_n the_o 1._o most_o excellent_a book_n chap._n 18._o that_o it_o be_v a_o maxim_n to_o those_o that_o be_v enemy_n of_o peace_n to_o ask_v something_o which_o in_o reason_n and_o honour_n must_v be_v deny_v that_o they_o may_v have_v some_o colour_n to_o refuse_v all_o the_o rest_n that_o be_v grant_v more_o observation_n upon_o this_o unlucky_a treaty_n i_o will_v not_o trouble_v my_o reader_n with_o these_o be_v enough_o to_o show_v the_o vanity_n of_o those_o proposition_n by_o these_o he_o may_v take_v a_o scantling_n of_o the_o rest_n ex_fw-la pede_fw-la herculem_fw-la i_o can_v but_o blame_v the_o indiscretion_n if_o not_o the_o indisposition_n of_o those_o commissioner_n who_o cavil_v away_o so_o much_o time_n in_o the_o treaty_n lose_v 17._o jones_n complain_v by_o letter_n that_o ireland_n be_v like_a to_o be_v lose_v until_o cromwell_n have_v do_v his_o work_n in_o the_o north_n and_o march_v up_o to_o town_n to_o make_v the_o treaty_n ineffectual_a about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o octob._n 1648._o col._n jones_n send_v whine_v letter_n from_o dublin_n to_o the_o steersman_n at_o derby-house_n complain_v that_o all_o ireland_n be_v like_a to_o unite_v and_o prosecute_v the_o king_n interest_n and_o therefore_o he_o cry_v for_o help_v but_o neither_o the_o say_a committee_n in_o their_o consultation_n nor_o the_o army_n in_o execution_n of_o what_o be_v resolve_v can_v agree_v among_o themselves_o the_o engrosser_n and_o monopolizer_n of_o oligarchy_n into_o a_o few_o hand_n desire_v to_o make_v themselves_o
less_o i_o think_v to_o hurt_v his_o person_n the_o law_n be_v the_o king_n law_n court_v the_o king_n court_n judge_n his_o judge_n great_a seal_n his_o seal_n writ_n the_o king_n writ_n the_o justice_n and_o peace_n of_o the_o land_n be_v his_o consequent_o the_o war_n his_o war_n he_o be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o authority_n as_o well_o as_o of_o all_o honour_n 1648._o honour_n 1_o pet._n â—_o 13_o hâ—â—e_v the_o king_n be_v call_v supreme_a not_o the_o people_n and_o thoâ—gh_o say_v to_o be_v a_o ordinance_n of_o man_n in_o some_o respect_n yet_o st._n paul_n râ—m_n 13._o say_v he_o be_v ordain_v of_o god_n 2._o governor_n be_v distinguish_v the_o king_n be_v supreme_a and_o governor_n be_v send_v by_o he_o and_o his_o commission_n beside_o it_o appear_v gen._n 3.16_o and_o 4.7_o god_n give_v not_o to_o all_o man_n that_o freedom_n which_o be_v suppose_v the_o foundation_n of_o supremacy_n in_o the_o people_n he_o make_v they_o not_o master_n of_o their_o own_o liberty_n for_o 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l._n fairfax_n jan._n 5._o 1648._o thou_o shall_v not_o speak_v ill_o of_o the_o governor_n of_o the_o people_n therefore_o not_o accuse_v he_o the_o king_n have_v no_o superior_a nor_o equal_a in_o england_n contrary_a to_o that_o false_a distinction_n of_o the_o observator_fw-la that_o he_o be_v major_a singulis_fw-la minor_fw-la universis_fw-la when_o david_n will_v have_v go_v forth_o to_o battle_n his_o army_n dissuade_v it_o use_v these_o reason_n if_o we_o flee_v they_o will_v not_o care_v for_o we_o neither_o if_o half_a of_o we_o die_v will_v they_o care_v for_o we_o but_o thou_o be_v worth_a ten_o thousand_o of_o we_o here_o you_o see_v the_o king_n be_v reckon_v major_a universis_fw-la more_o than_o all_o his_o army_n and_o yet_o that_o army_n be_v at_o that_o time_n in_o effect_n all_o the_o well-affected_a of_o the_o land_n and_o therefore_o by_o the_o anarchical_a principle_n aforesaid_a the_o only_a people_n of_o the_o laâ—d_n for_o further_a proof_n hereof_o i_o appeal_v to_o all_o our_o law_n and_o statute_n how_o will_v they_o try_v he_o who_o shall_v judge_v he_o who_o be_v his_o peer_n that_o he_o may_v be_v legal_o try_v like_o a_o freeborn_a man_n for_o sure_o they_o can_v deny_v he_o that_o right_a according_a to_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la per_fw-la legale_fw-la judicium_fw-la parium_fw-la suorum_fw-la it_o be_v a_o ground_a maxim_n in_o our_o law_n the_o king_n can_v do_v no_o wrong_n wherefore_o then_o will_v they_o try_v he_o for_o do_v no_o wrong_n the_o policy_n and_o civility_n therefore_o of_o our_o law_n and_o of_o our_o parliament_n too_o in_o all_o their_o declaration_n remonstrance_n so_o long_o as_o they_o continue_v in_o any_o state_n or_o degree_n of_o innocency_n always_o accuse_v his_o evil_a counselor_n and_o minister_n and_o free_v himself_o lest_o they_o give_v advantage_n to_o ambitious_a man_n absalom-like_a to_o scandalize_v and_o dishonour_v he_o and_o render_v he_o low_a and_o vile_a in_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o disturbance_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o the_o king_n and_o kingdom_n and_o shake_v of_o the_o royal_a throne_n which_o be_v always_o accompany_v with_o a_o earthquake_n of_o the_o whole_a land_n saint_n peter_n bid_v we_o submit_v to_o every_o ordinance_n of_o man_n for_o the_o lord_n sake_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o the_o king_n as_o supreme_a or_o unto_o governor_n as_o those_o that_o be_v send_v by_o he_o as_o free_v and_o not_o use_v your_o liberty_n for_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n but_o fear_v god_n honour_v the_o king_n but_o these_o rebellious_a saint_n abuse_v christian_a liberty_n for_o a_o cloak_n of_o maliciousness_n will_v according_a to_o their_o 4_o antimonarchical_a principle_n make_v the_o giddy_a ignorant_a tumultuous_a many-headed_a multitude_n judge_n of_o their_o king_n and_o make_v the_o confuse_a rabble_n his_o superior_n thereby_o set_v up_o two_o superior_n one_o contradictory_n to_o the_o other_o and_o so_o turn_v the_o kingly_a government_n into_o a_o popular_a military_a government_n abolish_v our_o law_n and_o leave_v all_o to_o the_o power_n of_o the_o sword_n in_o a_o arbitrary_a way_n to_o carry_v on_o their_o design_n to_o which_o purpose_n they_o have_v late_o cause_v their_o journeyman_n the_o present_a house_n of_o commons_o to_o vote_n contrary_a to_o our_o know_a law_n that_o the_o supreme_a authority_n of_o this_o nation_n be_v in_o the_o people_n of_o england_n and_o therefore_o in_o themselves_o as_o their_o representative_a this_o be_v a_o 6._o anarchical_a principle_n of_o the_o army_n and_o their_o party_n who_o want_v reason_n to_o prove_v it_o assert_v it_o by_o the_o authority_n of_o their_o mock-parliament_n and_o must_v now_o make_v it_o good_a by_o the_o sword_n to_o justify_v their_o proceed_n against_o the_o king_n and_o people_n these_o popular_a principle_n be_v mere_a empty_a notion_n whereby_o the_o grandee_n draw_v the_o supreme_a authority_n through_o the_o people_n to_o 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the_o supreme_a authority_n and_o lord_n paramount_n and_o the_o parliament_n to_o be_v their_o servant_n he_o use_v they_o like_o slave_n conquer_v by_o the_o parliament_n beside_o it_o be_v not_o all_o the_o people_n nor_o the_o thousand_o part_n of_o they_o but_o a_o few_o covetous_a ambitious_a man_n that_o desire_v to_o bring_v the_o king_n to_o capital_a punishment_n and_o subvert_v our_o fundamental_a government_n and_o law_n that_o have_v usurp_v the_o power_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o faction_n and_o now_o require_v this_o to_o keep_v themselves_o from_o be_v call_v to_o account_v the_o second_o demand_n tend_v to_o disinherit_v his_o posterity_n viz._n that_o the_o prince_n and_o duke_n of_o york_n come_v in_o by_o a_o day_n appoint_v and_o acquit_v themselves_o of_o their_o capital_a delinquency_n or_o else_o to_o be_v declare_v incapable_a of_o government_n and_o to_o die_v without_o mercy_n if_o afterward_o find_v in_o the_o kingdom_n thâ—s_o 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