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plot_n and_o contribute_v much_o to_o my_o lord_n russel_n condemnation_n and_o though_o i_o have_v no_o reason_n to_o bewail_v his_o loss_n because_o he_o may_v have_v prove_v a_o dangerous_a enemy_n yet_o the_o merit_n of_o the_o father_n make_v i_o regret_n the_o fate_n of_o the_o son_n which_o i_o can_v wish_v have_v be_v more_o favourable_a i_o perceive_v that_o it_o be_v dangerous_a to_o go_v on_o in_o this_o method_n too_o fast_o and_o i_o must_v not_o give_v my_o brother_n too_o much_o way_n lest_o i_o shall_v indeed_o dig_v a_o grave_a for_o myself_o and_o therefore_o have_v gratify_v the_o catholic_n enough_o at_o once_o i_o may_v very_o well_o be_v allow_v to_o pause_v a_o while_n and_o consider_v whether_o i_o may_v not_o be_v shipwreck_a in_o the_o tempest_n that_o i_o have_v raise_v before_o it_o be_v too_o late_a and_o therefore_o i_o think_v it_o necessary_a to_o recall_v the_o duke_n of_o monmouth_n who_o natural_a affection_n will_v make_v he_o tender_a of_o my_o 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to_o keep_v they_o in_o prison_n at_o london_n etc._n etc._n till_o they_o die_v of_o the_o contagion_n here_o and_o as_o for_o myself_o and_o my_o court_n we_o can_v remove_v to_o a_o place_n of_o better_a air._n and_o though_o the_o bill_n of_o mortality_n do_v increase_v to_o a_o prodigy_n it_o be_v a_o just_a vengeance_n on_o the_o rebellious_a city_n and_o if_o it_o come_v to_o the_o worst_a that_o i_o shall_v want_v man_n to_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n i_o can_v quick_o make_v up_o a_o peace_n abroad_o and_o when_o my_o subject_n be_v diminish_v i_o be_o the_o less_o in_o hazard_n by_o a_o rebellion_n at_o home_n chap._n xxxvii_o on_o the_o meeting_n of_o the_o parliament_n at_o oxford_n because_o of_o the_o plague_n at_o london_n the_o king_n speech_n to_o they_o about_o the_o dutch_a war_n and_o supply_n the_o chancellor_n enlargement_n on_o it_o the_o act_n for_o banish_v nonconformist_n five_o mile_n from_o corporation_n as_o this_o city_n afford_v a_o safe_a retreat_n to_o 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