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minister_n as_o former_o and_o that_o the_o say_n minister_n may_v have_v competent_a time_n for_o transport_v of_o their_o family_n and_o dispose_v upon_o their_o good_n the_o said_n lord_n suspend_v their_o confinement_n for_o the_o space_n of_o three_o month_n to_o the_o effect_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o may_v go_v about_o their_o affair_n provide_v that_o during_o the_o time_n of_o the_o say_a suspension_n they_o do_v keep_v and_o observe_v the_o rest_n of_o the_o order_n and_o instruction_n foresaid_n and_o other_o act_n make_v anent_o outted_a minister_n there_o be_v another_o act_n of_o council_n make_v this_o same_o day_n concern_v all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o outted_a minister_n nor_o as_o yet_o by_o name_n indulge_v and_o license_v and_o concern_v some_o new_o ordain_v as_o follow_v halyroodhouse_n septemb_n 3._o 1672._o the_o lord_n commissioner_n grace_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o maj._n privy_a council_n consider_v that_o by_o the_o act_n of_o the_o date_n of_o 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