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<DATE>2008-08-06</DATE>
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<NAME>John Pas</NAME>
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<HEAD>THE COPY OF A LETTER SENT FROM THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE, The Lord <HI>PAGET,</HI> unto the Honourable Hou&s;e of Parliament, declaring the rea&s;ons of his departure from them, unto the KINGS <HI>Mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty at Yorke.</HI></HEAD>
<P>_IT may &s;eeme &s;trange, that I, who with all zeale and earne&s;tne&s;&s;e have pro&s;ecuted in the beginning of this Parliament, the Reforma|tion of all di&s;orders in Church, and Common-wealth, &s;hould now in a time of &s;uch great di&s;tractions, de&s;ert the cau&s;e. Mo&s;t true it is, that my ends were the common good: And whil&s;t that was pro&s;ecuted, I was ready to lay downe both my life and fortune: But when I found a Preparation of Armes again&s;t the KING, under the &s;hadow of Loyaltie, I rather re&s;olved, to obey a good Con&s;cience, then particular ends, and am now on my way to His Maje&s;ty, where I will, throw my &s;elfe downe at his feet, and die a loyall Subject.</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>PAGET.</SIGNED></CLOSER>
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<P>Printed for <HI>Hugh Perry,</HI> 1642.</P>
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