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a_o gratuity_n the_o next_o day_n fairfax_n cromwell_n skippon_n and_o the_o other_o commander_n march_v from_o westminster_n through_o london_n to_o the_o tower_n where_o some_o command_n and_o the_o militia_n be_v alter_v and_o to_o curb_v the_o city_n her_o militia_n be_v divide_v westminster_n and_o southwark_n have_v power_n to_o command_v their_o own_o train_v band_n and_o thus_o be_v the_o presbyterian_a party_n depress_v and_o all_o thing_n manage_v according_a to_o the_o inclination_n of_o the_o independent_o and_o the_o army_n after_o this_o fairfax_n march_v out_o of_o london_n quarter_a his_o soldier_n in_o the_o town_n and_o village_n adjacent_a only_o leave_v some_o regiment_n about_o white_a hall_n and_o the_o mewse_n to_o guard_v the_o parliament_n his_o head_n quarter_n be_v at_o putney_n and_o the_o king_n about_o the_o middle_n of_o august_n after_o divers_a remove_n be_v at_o length_n bring_v to_o hampton-court_n where_o he_o seem_v
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