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defendant_n the_o garrison_n consist_v of_o four_o hundred_o foot_n and_o one_o hundred_o and_o thirty_o horse_n but_o all_o dare_a fellow_n who_o daily_o perform_v some_o notable_a exploit_n by_o their_o sally_n as_o one_o time_n by_o seize_v sir_n arthur_n ingram_n with_o a_o troop_n of_o horse_n and_o oblige_v he_o to_o pay_v fifteen_o hundred_o pound_n to_o obtain_v his_o liberty_n soon_o after_o they_o take_v captain_n clayton_n and_o most_o of_o his_o troop_n and_o bring_v into_o the_o castle_n two_o hundred_o head_n of_o cattle_n and_o many_o horse_n though_o sir_n hen._n cholm_o at_o that_o time_n beleaguer_v it_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o one_o morning_n before_o day_n forty_o horse_n sally_v out_o and_o speed_v to_o doncaster_n where_o coll._n rainsborough_n who_o have_v a_o commission_n to_o command_v the_o siege_n in_o chief_a then_o quarter_v three_o of_o they_o go_v into_o the_o town_n and_o inquire_v for_o coll_n rainsborough_n quarter_n to_o which_o be_v direct_v they_o 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of_o the_o poor_a commoner_n that_o such_o as_o speak_v or_o act_v on_o the_o king_n behalf_n till_o he_o be_v acquit_v of_o shed_v innocent_a blood_n be_v proceed_v against_o as_o traitor_n etc._n etc._n the_o first_o petition_n of_o this_o kind_n be_v present_v to_o the_o parliament_n sept_n 11._o the_o title_n be_v to_o the_o most_o honourable_a the_o commons_o of_o england_n assemble_v in_o parliament_n the_o humble_a petition_n of_o many_o thousand_o of_o well-affected_a man_n in_o the_o city_n of_o london_n and_o westminster_n in_o the_o burrow_n of_o southwark_n and_o the_o neighbour_a village_n inhabitant_n this_o petition_n which_o break_v the_o ice_n be_v in_o a_o month_n follow_v by_o several_a other_o from_o divers_a county_n in_o england_n and_o from_o several_a regiment_n of_o the_o army_n as_o from_o oxford_n leicester_n from_o many_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n from_o ireton_o and_o ingolsbys_n regiment_n the_o design_n of_o all_o be_v the_o same_o that_o justice_n may_v be_v do_v on_o the_o chief_a author_n of_o so_o much_o bloodshed_n in_o england_n and_o that_o those_o who_o have_v be_v raiser_n of_o this_o second_o war_n and_o be_v now_o in_o the_o parliament_n custody_n hamilton_n holland_n capel_n goring_n and_o the_o rest_n may_v be_v punish_v and_o especial_o the_o king_n himself_o etc._n etc._n these_o petition_n be_v daily_o present_v to_o the_o parliament_n during_o the_o treaty_n and_o by_o they_o lay_v aside_o but_o at_o last_o these_o desire_v prevail_v especial_o after_o the_o remonstrance_n of_o fairfax_n cromwell_n and_o the_o general_n council_n of_o officer_n at_o st._n alban_n of_o nou._n 11._o 1648._o at_o the_o same_o time_n cromwell_n send_v coll._n ewer_n to_o the_o isle_n of_o wight_n to_o take_v the_o king_n out_o of_o the_o custody_n of_o coll._n hammond_n at_o newport_n and_o to_o confine_v he_o to_o hurst_n castle_n till_o further_a order_n and_o this_o without_o consent_n of_o the_o parliament_n and_o thus_o the_o 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