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of the House the five members & was sent back without any positive answer--the next day the King himself went to the House of Commons having seated himself he told the House that he was come in person to seize the five members whom he had accused of high treason-- He then set some time to see if the accused were present but they had escaped a few minutes before his entry--thus disappointed he next proceeded to the Common Council of the city & made his complaint