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enemy_n p._n 93_o assembly_n of_o divine_n at_o westminster_n p._n 319_o the_o lord_n ashton_n beat_v and_o slay_v p._n 320_o the_o army_n new_o model_v p._n 97_o ashbie_n cavalier_n sound_o beat_v at_o cole-orton_a p._n 104_o apsley-house_n take_v p._n 115_o activity_n of_o abbington_n p._n 126_o 352_o &_o 132._o our_o army_n prosperous_a proceed_n in_o the_o west_n p._n assize_n of_o oyer_n and_o terminer_n revive_v p._n 364_o admiralty_n of_o the_o sea_n take_v into_o consideration_n p._n 143_o a_o brave_a defeat_n give_v to_o the_o enemy_n at_o axminster_n p._n 70_o our_o army_n good_a success_n in_o cornwall_n p._n 378_o the_o answer_n of_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n to_o hoptons_n demand_n p._n 393_o our_o army_n march_v eastâ—â—rd_v out_o of_o cornwall_n p._n 400_o prosperous_a affair_n in_o scotland_n
mercy_n to_o the_o enemy_n p._n 358_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n advance_v to_o oxford_n p._n 140_o sir_n thomas_n fairfax_v force_n or_o strength_n before_o oxford_n p._n 142_o the_o king_n fly_v from_o leicester_n p._n 172_o g._n sir_n john_n gell_n take_v winkfield_n manor_n p._n 14_o the_o lord_n general_n fidelity_n p._n 37_o general_n 〈◊〉_d brother_n shoot_v dead_a p._n 59_o god_n a_o multitude_n of_o parliamentary_a mercy_n p._n 63_o gratitude_n of_o the_o parliament_n to_o well_o deserver_n p._n 2â—â—_n glamorgan-shire_n turn_v to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 317_o germany_n blood_n p._n 322_o gentry_n of_o cornwall_n submit_v to_o the_o parliament_n p._n 383_o the_o general_n sir_n thomas_n fairfax_n honour_v by_o the_o parliament_n with_o a_o jewel_n p._n 170_o good_n of_o papist_n apprehend_v in_o long_a acre_n p._n 183_o h._n twelve_o brave_a horse_n surprise_v from_o the_o enemy_n p._n 6_o helmesley_n castle_n take_v p._n 70_o col._n holbornâ—s_o good-service_n in_o the_o 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