appoint_v upon_o the_o commons_o take_v up_o armeâ—_n against_o the_o array_n man_n there_o procure_v himself_o to_o be_v commander_n 〈◊〉_d chief_a over_o they_o upon_o his_o promise_n to_o be_v faithful_a to_o they_o and_o then_o present_o without_o any_o compulsion_n but_o voluntary_o join_v with_o the_o enemy_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n for_o the_o earl_n of_o newcastle_n and_o do_v send_v sundry_a to_o prison_n for_o the_o parliament_n cause_n and_o since_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d commander_n in_o chief_a convey_v away_o one_o ducat_n a_o papist_n and_o a_o great_a delinquent_n which_o mr._n barwis_n will_v take_v no_o notice_n of_o though_o acquaint_v therewith_o 10._o that_o several_a proposition_n and_o grievance_n be_v present_v by_o some_o gentleman_n and_o other_o to_o the_o parliament_n commissioner_n but_o be_v not_o allow_v or_o regard_v whereby_o other_o be_v and_o be_v discourage_v further_a to_o complain_v a_o copy_n of_o which_o be_v hereunto_o annex_v 11._o that_o heavy_a 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elizabeth_n under_o one_o and_o so_o while_o the_o enemy_n have_v power_n over_o they_o therefore_o some_o honest_a and_o able_a man_n shall_v be_v choose_v for_o that_o place_n who_o may_v be_v add_v to_o the_o commissioner_n for_o both_o kingdom_n 15._o that_o the_o chief_a of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o array_n in_o these_o county_n be_v either_o imprison_v or_o confine_v in_o or_o to_o some_o remote_a place_n which_o will_v much_o conduce_v to_o the_o furtherance_n of_o the_o service_n and_o better_o settle_v of_o the_o peace_n there_o their_o tenant_n be_v thus_o free_v from_o the_o fear_n and_o open_a ression_n of_o their_o wicked_a landlord_n most_o of_o the_o commons_o there_o hold_v their_o estate_n in_o taintright_n 16._o that_o the_o grievance_n and_o desire_n former_o present_v to_o the_o commissioner_n of_o both_o kingdom_n a_o copy_n whereof_o be_v hereunto_o annex_v may_v be_v take_v in_o consideration_n and_o wherefore_o the_o same_o be_v not_o regard_v neither_o 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graham_n and_o the_o late_a sheriff_n procure_v the_o commons_o of_o westmoreland_n by_o sir_n philip_n musgrave_n and_o sir_n john_n lowther_n to_o subdue_v and_o plunder_v all_o such_o as_o stand_v for_o the_o parliament_n in_o this_o country_n by_o who_o mr._n john_n barwis_n and_o mr._n john_n osmotherley_n with_o many_o other_o be_v plunder_v and_o banish_v and_o great_a cruelty_n exercise_v by_o they_o and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o malignant_a gentry_n 6_o that_o some_o of_o the_o committee_n now_o appoint_v have_v assist_v the_o enemy_n in_o their_o wicked_a design_n some_o of_o they_o have_v dependence_n upon_o the_o enemy_n other_o of_o they_o much_o fear_v to_o connive_v at_o the_o enemy_n do_n and_o to_o favour_v they_o 7_o for_o that_o few_o of_o the_o committee_n have_v not_o as_o yet_o and_o as_o we_o fear_v well_o dare_v not_o represent_v unto_o you_o the_o malignant_n do_n and_o practice_n we_o humble_o desire_v some_o faithful_a and_o honest_a man_n of_o lancashire_n 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11_o these_o and_o other_o the_o grievance_n of_o our_o country_n we_o be_v humble_o bold_a to_o represent_v to_o your_o honour_n grave_a consideration_n and_o wisdom_n and_o shall_v be_v ready_a to_o approve_v our_o do_n in_o the_o premise_n as_o your_o honour_n shall_v direct_v for_o the_o furtherance_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o this_o country_n and_o justice_n to_o be_v do_v upon_o offender_n in_o testimony_n whereof_o we_o have_v subscribe_v our_o name_n these_o proposition_n and_o article_n be_v deliver_v to_o the_o parliament_n commissioner_n at_o penreth_n in_o cumberland_n the_o four_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o the_o nine_o month_n call_v september_n 1644._o by_o i_o john_n musgrave_n for_o and_o in_o the_o name_n and_o by_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o subscriber_n but_o the_o same_o be_v slight_v and_o disregard_v by_o master_n barwis_n and_o sir_n william_n ermyne_n though_o much_o desire_v by_o master_n robert_n fenwick_n one_o of_o the_o commissioner_n to_o be_v take_v into_o consideration_n person_n desire_v to_o be_v remove_v from_o be_v of_o the_o committee_n in_o cumberland_n william_n briscoe_n esquire_n william_n penington_n esq_n thomas_n lamplough_n gent._n miles_n halton_n and_o all_o the_o other_o delinquent_n person_n desire_v to_o be_v remove_v from_o be_v sequestratour_n in_o cumberland_n sir_n wilfride_n lawson_n knight_n william_n briscoe_n esquare_n william_n lawson_n gent._n peter_n mawson_n nicholas_n mawson_n john_n stodder_n and_o all_o other_o delinquent_n reason_n for_o their_o removal_n sir_n wilfride_n lawson_n see_v artic_a 9_o william_n briscoe_n a_o delinquent_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n impose_v by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o array_n thomas_n lamplough_n a_o delinquent_n and_o take_v the_o oath_n against_o the_o parliament_n miles_n halton_n a_o officer_n and_o tenant_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o arundel_n one_o that_o never_o do_v not_o dare_v oppose_v the_o delinquent_n and_o voluntary_o join_v and_o contribute_v to_o the_o 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