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move_v i_o to_o this_o undertake_n i_o be_o sure_a i_o be_o not_o conscious_a to_o myself_o of_o any_o other_o intention_n i_o have_v hear_v it_o have_v be_v say_v that_o perhaps_o i_o may_v run_v some_o hazard_n in_o attempt_v this_o argument_n but_o i_o be_o not_o at_o all_o apprehensive_a of_o any_o such_o danger_n we_o be_v in_o a_o miserable_a condition_n indeed_o if_o we_o may_v not_o be_v allow_v to_o complain_v when_o we_o think_v we_o be_v hurt_v and_o to_o give_v our_o reason_n with_o all_o modesty_n and_o submission_n but_o be_v it_o otherwise_o it_o will_v not_o in_o the_o least_o affect_n or_o discourage_v i_o in_o a_o attempt_n where_o i_o think_v my_o cause_n good_a and_o my_o country_n concern_v and_o where_o i_o be_o full_o persuade_v the_o true_a interest_n of_o england_n be_v as_o deep_o engage_v as_o the_o protestant_a interest_n of_o ireland_n the_o great_a and_o just_a council_n of_o england_n free_o allowâ—…_n all_o address_n of_o this_o sort_n tâ—…_n receive_v and_o hear_v grievance_n be_v a_o great_a part_n of_o their_o business_n and_o to_o redress_v they_o be_v their_o chief_a glory_n but_o this_o be_v no_o to_o be_v do_v till_o they_o be_v lay_v before_o they_o and_o fair_o state_v for_o their_o consideration_n this_o i_o have_v endeavour_v 〈◊〉_d the_o follow_a paper_n what_o sâ—…cess_n it_o may_v have_v i_o be_o not_o veâ—…_n solicitous_a about_o i_o have_v do_v what_o i_o think_v be_v my_o duty_n and_o commit_v the_o event_n to_o god_n almighty_a and_o the_o wise_a council_n of_o england_n dublin_n febr._n 8._o 7_o 1698._o w._n molyneux_n the_o case_n of_o ireland_n be_v bind_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n in_o england_n state_v i_o have_v ever_o be_v see_v disquisition_n full_o persuade_v of_o the_o strict_a justice_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n that_o i_o can_v never_o think_v that_o any_o of_o their_o proceed_n which_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v the_o least_o tendency_n to_o hardship_n on_o their_o neighbour_n can_v arise_v from_o any_o thing_n but_o want_n of_o due_a information_n and_o a_o right_a state_n of_o the_o business_n under_o their_o consideration_n the_o want_n of_o which_o in_o matter_n wherein_o another_o people_n be_v chief_o concern_v be_v no_o defect_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n but_o be_v high_o unblamable_a in_o the_o person_n who_o affair_n be_v transact_v and_o who_o permit_v that_o illustrious_a body_n of_o senator_n to_o be_v misinformed_a without_o give_v they_o that_o light_n that_o may_v rectify_v they_o i_o can_v never_o imagine_v that_o those_o great_a assertor_n of_o their_o own_o liberty_n and_o right_n can_v ever_o think_v of_o make_v the_o least_o breach_n in_o the_o right_n and_o liberty_n of_o their_o neighbour_n unless_o they_o think_v that_o they_o have_v right_o so_o to_o do_v and_o this_o they_o may_v well_o surmise_v if_o their_o neighbour_n quiet_o see_v their_o enclosure_n invade_v without_o expostulate_v the_o matter_n at_o least_o and_o show_v reason_n why_o they_o may_v think_v that_o hardship_n be_v put_v upon_o they_o therein_o the_o consideration_n hereof_o have_v excite_v i_o to_o undertake_v this_o disquisition_n which_o i_o do_v with_o all_o imaginable_a diffidence_n of_o my_o own_o performance_n and_o with_o the_o most_o profound_a respect_n and_o deference_n to_o that_o august_n senate_n the_o present_a juncture_n of_o affair_n when_o the_o business_n of_o ireland_n be_v under_o the_o consideration_n of_o both_o house_n of_o the_o english_a parliament_n commons_o seem_v to_o require_v this_o from_o some_o person_n and_o see_v all_o other_o silent_a i_o venture_v to_o expose_v my_o own_o weakness_n rather_o than_o be_v want_v at_o this_o time_n to_o my_o country_n i_o may_v say_v indeed_o to_o mankind_n for_o it_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o whole_a race_n of_o adam_n that_o i_o argue_v liberty_n seem_v the_o inherent_a right_n of_o all_o