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and_o to_o preserve_v the_o peace_n thereof_o and_o to_o prevent_v future_a fear_n and_o jealousy_n they_o shall_v be_v constrain_v of_o themselves_o without_o his_o majesty_n to_o settle_v that_o necessary_a business_n of_o the_o militia_n see_v whit._n m._n f._n 54._o a._n here_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o as_o the_o king_n feign_v a_o necessity_n to_o raise_v ship-money_n for_o the_o good_a and_o safety_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o general_n when_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n be_v in_o danger_n the_o judge_n give_v their_o opinion_n that_o the_o king_n may_v by_o his_o writ_n under_o the_o broad_a seal_n of_o england_n command_v all_o his_o subject_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o provide_v and_o furnish_v such_o number_n of_o ship_n with_o man_n victual_n and_o ammunition_n and_o for_o such_o time_n as_o the_o king_n shall_v think_v fit_a for_o the_o defence_n and_o safeguard_v of_o the_o kingdom_n from_o such_o peril_n and_o danger_n and_o that_o by_o law_n the_o king_n may_v compel_v the_o do_v thereof_o in_o case_n of_o refusal_n and_o refractoriness_n and_o that_o in_o such_o case_n the_o king_n be_v sole_a judge_n both_o of_o the_o danger_n and_o when_o and_o how_o the_o same_o may_v be_v prevent_v and_o avoid_v so_o now_o the_o parliament_n pretend_v a_o necessity_n for_o the_o safety_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o themselves_o and_o the_o whole_a kingdom_n and_o to_o preserve_v the_o peace_n thereof_o will_v tear_v the_o militia_n from_o he_o in_o this_o state_n thing_n can_v not_o stand_v long_o at_o a_o stay_n mr._n may_n p._n 47._o will_v have_v the_o queen_n be_v go_v into_o holland_n with_o her_o daughter_n and_o carry_v with_o her_o the_o crown-jewel_n of_o england_n and_o pawn_v they_o there_o whereby_o she_o buy_v arm_n for_o the_o war_n which_o ensue_v that_o it_o be_v then_o design_v by_o the_o king_n against_o the_o parliament_n but_o if_o mr._n may_n have_v be_v sincere_a he_o shall_v have_v tell_v too_o as_o mr._n whitlock_n do_v f._n 59_o a._n how_o the_o parliament_n take_v 100000_o l._n of_o the_o 400000_o l._n they_o vote_v to_o be_v raise_v for_o ireland_n and_o whether_o this_o be_v not_o for_o the_o war_n which_o ensue_v in_o england_n mr._n may_n p._n 48._o recite_v three_o vote_n of_o parliament_n 1._o that_o the_o king_n absence_n so_o far_o remote_a be_v then_o at_o york_n from_o his_o parliament_n be_v not_o only_o a_o obstruction_n but_o may_v be_v a_o destruction_n to_o the_o affair_n in_o ireland_n 2._o that_o when_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o parliament_n shall_v declare_v what_o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v to_o have_v this_o not_o only_o question_v and_o controvert_v but_o contradict_v and_o a_o command_n that_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v obey_v be_v a_o high_a breach_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n 3._o that_o they_o who_o advise_v the_o king_n to_o absent_v himself_o from_o the_o parliament_n be_v enemy_n to_o the_o peace_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o just_o to_o be_v suspect_v to_o 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