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and_o clergy_n of_o london_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n sept._n 21._o 1688._o v._o a_o address_n of_o the_o nonconformist_a minister_n of_o london_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n vi_o the_o address_n of_o the_o city_n of_o bristol_n to_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n vii_o a_o word_n to_o the_o wise_a for_o settle_v the_o government_n viii_o a_o modest_a proposal_n to_o the_o present_a convention_n ix_o a_o historical_a account_n touch_v the_o succession_n of_o the_o crown_n x._o a_o narrative_a of_o the_o misery_n of_o new-england_n by_o reason_n of_o a_o arbitrary_a government_n erect_v there_o 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 advertisement_n whereas_o there_o be_v a_o six_o and_o seven_o collection_n of_o old_a paper_n with_o new_a title-page_n remote_a from_o the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n publish_v by_o r._n baldwin_n 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5._o cap._n vergent_fw-la de_fw-fr haer._n haer._n haer._n cap._n ad_fw-la abolendum_fw-la de_fw-la haâ—r_fw-la suâ—r_n dis._n 23._o bul._n vrb._n 4._o &_o inno._n 4._o 4._o 4._o jac._n de_fw-fr gra._n decis_fw-la l._n 2._o c._n 9_o n._n 2._o 2._o 2._o bonacina_n diano_n castro_n molanus_n etc._n etc._n car._n allen._n ad_fw-la mon._n to_o nobl._n &_o peop._n p._n 41._o 41._o 41._o â—riess_n of_o p._n g._n 13._o &_o clem._n 8._o 8._o 8._o 5._o jes._n trial_n p._n 28._o 28._o 28._o col._n lr._n â—o_o the_o internuncio_n internuncio_n internuncio_n prance_n be_v nar._n p._n 4._o 4._o 4._o caus._n ep._n p._n 189._o 189._o 189._o five_o jes._n tâ—iâ—ls_n p._n 2d_o 2d_o 2d_o caput_fw-la offiâ—â—â—m_fw-la offiâ—â—â—m_fw-la offiâ—â—â—m_fw-la bonâ—ciâ—â—a_o dâ—_n prinâ—_n prat_v disp._n 3._o q._n 2._o 2._o 2._o parson_n be_v philop._n p._n 109._o 109._o 109._o becan_n cont._n aug._n p._n 131_o 132._o in_o fowlis_n p._n 60._o 60._o 60._o oat_n be_v nar._n p._n 4._o n._n 5_o etc._n etc._n etc._n 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of_o our_o gracious_a king_n the_o nobles_z and_o magistrate_n of_o the_o land_n to_o cut_v off_o these_o worker_n of_o iniquity_n who_o religion_n be_v rebellion_n who_o faith_n be_v faction_n who_o practice_n be_v murder_a of_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o to_o root_v they_o out_o of_o the_o confine_n of_o this_o kingdom_n vii_o all_o the_o judge_n of_o england_n be_v bind_v by_o their_o oath_n and_o by_o the_o duty_n of_o their_o place_n to_o disobey_v all_o writ_n letter_n or_o command_v which_o be_v bring_v to_o they_o either_o under_o the_o little_a seal_n 2._o or_o under_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o hinder_v or_o delay_v common_a right_n be_v the_o judge_n all_o bind_v in_o a_o oath_n and_o by_o their_o place_n to_o break_v the_o 13_o the_o of_o the_o roman_n viii_o the_o engagement_n of_o the_o lord_n attend_v upon_o the_o king_n at_o york_n june_n 13._o 1642._o which_o be_v subscribe_v by_o the_o lord_n keeper_n and_o thirty_o nine_o peer_n beside_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n banks_n and_o several_a other_o of_o the_o privy-council_n be_v in_o these_o word_n we_o do_v engage_v ourselves_o not_o to_o obey_v any_o order_n or_o command_n whatsoever_o not_o warrant_v by_o the_o know_a law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v this_o likewise_o a_o association_n against_o the_o 13_o the_o of_o the_o roman_n ix_o a_o constable_n represent_v the_o king_n person_n and_o in_o the_o execution_n of_o his_o office_n be_v within_o the_o purview_n of_o the_o 13_o the_o of_o the_o roman_n as_o all_o man_n grant_v but_o in_o case_n he_o so_o far_o pervert_v his_o office_n as_o to_o break_v the_o peace_n and_o commit_v murder_n burglary_n or_o robbery_n on_o the_o highway_n he_o may_v and_o aught_o to_o be_v resist_v x._o the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n be_v the_o best_a expositor_n of_o the_o 13_o the_o of_o the_o roman_n here_o and_o in_o poland_n the_o law_n of_o the_o land_n there_o xi_o the_o 13_o the_o of_o the_o roman_n be_v receive_v for_o scripture_n in_o poland_n and_o yet_o 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