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14. And a certain lord who stood near the king, who was chief counsellor in the realm of Britain, spake before the king and said,

15. Inasmuch, O king! as the people of the provinces refuse to obey the decree thou haft made; if it seem good unto the king to hearken to the counsel of his servant, then let the king make another decree;

16. And let the writing of the decree be sent to the governor of the king's garrison, in the town of Boston, which lieth nigh un- to Salem, in the province of the East:

17. And if it please the king, let the go- vernor, and the captain of the king's shiips be commanded, that they take away from the town, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; the shiips and the merchandize : and instead of plenty let there be a famine, and instead of peace, a sword!

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