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a_o collection_n of_o paper_n relate_v to_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n in_o england_n viz._n 1._o the_o humble_a petition_n of_o seven_o bishop_n to_o his_o majesty_n 2._o article_n recommend_v by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n to_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n within_o his_o jurisdiction_n 3._o proposal_n of_o the_o archbishop_n with_o some_o orhe_a bishop_n to_o his_o majesty_n 4._o petition_v of_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a for_o call_v a_o free_a parliament_n with_o his_o majesty_n gracious_a answer_n 5._o vindication_n of_o the_o aforesaid_a petition_n 6._o extract_v of_o the_o state_n general_n their_o resolution_n 7._o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o english_a army_n 8._o account_v of_o a_o design_n to_o poison_v the_o prince_n of_o orange_n before_o he_o come_v out_o of_o holland_n 9_o a_o relation_n of_o a_o strange_a meteor_n represent_v a_o crown_n of_o light_n see_v in_o the_o air_n near_o the_o city_n of_o orange_n 10._o lord_n delamere_n speech_n to_o his_o tenant_n 11._o the_o prince_n of_o denmark_n letter_n to_o the_o king._n 12._o the_o lord_n churchil_n letter_n to_o the_o king._n 13._o princess_n anne_n letter_n to_o the_o queen_n 14._o a_o memorial_n of_o the_o protestant_n of_o england_n to_o the_o prince_n and_o princess_n of_o orange_n 15._o prince_n of_o orange_n his_o declaration_n of_o novemb_n 28._o 1688._o from_o sherborn-castle_n the_o three_o edition_n license_v and_o enter_v according_a to_o order_n london_n print_v and_o be_v to_o be_v sell_v by_o richard_n janeway_n in_o queen's-head-court_n in_o pater-noster-row_n 1689._o to_o the_o king_n be_v most_o excellent_a majesty_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o william_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o divers_a of_o the_o suffragan_n bishop_n of_o that_o province_n now_o present_a with_o he_o in_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o other_o of_o their_o absent_a brethren_n and_o of_o the_o clergy_n of_o their_o 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name_n to_o the_o absent_a bishop_n by_o the_o content_n of_o they_o you_o will_v see_v that_o the_o storm_n in_o which_o he_o be_v do_v not_o frighten_v he_o from_o do_v his_o duty_n but_o rather_o awaken_v he_o to_o do_v it_o with_o so_o much_o the_o more_o vigour_n and_o indeed_o the_o zeal_n that_o he_o express_v in_o these_o article_n both_o against_o the_o corruption_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n on_o the_o one_o hand_n and_o the_o unhappy_a difference_n that_o be_v among_o protestant_n on_o the_o other_o be_v such_o apostolical_a thing_n that_o all_o good_a man_n rejoice_v to_o see_v so_o great_a a_o prelate_n at_o the_o head_n of_o our_o church_n who_o in_o this_o critical_a time_n have_v have_v the_o courage_n to_o do_v his_o duty_n in_o so_o signal_n a_o manner_n i_o be_o sir_n you_o london_n july_n 27._o 1688._o some_o head_n of_o thing_n to_o be_v more_o full_o insist_v upon_o by_o the_o bishop_n in_o their_o address_n to_o the_o clergy_n and_o people_n of_o their_o 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