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p._n 82_o xv._o the_o oath_n of_o a_o chancellor_n p._n 83_o xvi_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o privy_a councillor_n p._n 84_o xvii_o the_o oath_n of_o a_o secretary_n of_o state_n p._n 85_o xviii_o the_o clergy_n subscription_n p._n 88_o xix_o the_o oath_n agha_v simony_n p._n 91_o xx._n the_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n p._n 97._o xxi_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n p._n 99_o xxii_o the_o nine_o mark_n of_o traitor_n p._n 110_o xxiii_o the_o nine_o character_n of_o true_a royalist_n p._n 116_o xxiv_o the_o parallel_n betwixt_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o and_z king_n lewis_z the_o four_o of_o france_n p._n 143_o xxv_o the_o censure_n on_o king_n lewis_n the_o four_o of_o france_n p._n 172_o errata_fw-la emendata_fw-la pag._n 1._o lin_v 2._o read_v sovereignty_n be_v p._n 5._o l._n 19_o r._n scrutiny_n p._n 8._o l._n 25._o r._n decry_v p._n 19_o l._n 20._o r._n oily_a p._n 31._o l._n 26._o r._n nor_o death_n p._n 49._o l._n 15._o r._n can_v p._n 51._o l._n 6._o r._n or_o congruity_n p._n 55._o greek_a cota_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 56._o l._n 4._o r._n not_o l._n 20._o r._n svi_fw-la p._n 58._o margin_n p._n 59_o l._n 2._o r._n distinction_n p._n 61._o l._n 8._o r._n then_o p._n 66._o l._n 24._o r._n vicious_a p._n 75._o l._n 13_o r._n juramental_a p._n 76._o l._n 10._o r_o those_o p._n 76._o l._n 20._o r._n external_a p._n 95._o mark_fw-mi hanc_fw-la enim_fw-la per_fw-la elimenta_fw-la p._n 112._o l._n 6._o r._n pull_v p._n 138._o l._n 17._o r._n confident_n evist_n dedicat._n rear-admiral_n for_o vice_n admiral_n creep_v servant_n for_o creep_a serpent_n