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there_o but_o i_o give_v his_o assent_n to_o what_o shall_v be_v conclude_v to_o win_v therein_o and_o execute_v what_o shall_v be_v appoint_v he_o and_o then_o we_o five_z viz._n sir_n phelim_n mr._n moor_n captain_n o_o neale_n ever_o mac_n mahone_n and_o myself_o assure_v ourselves_o that_o those_o gentleman_n absent_a shall_v both_o allow_v and_o join_v to_o what_o we_o shall_v determine_v do_v grow_v into_o a_o final_a resolution_n ground_v all_o or_o most_o part_n of_o our_o hope_n and_o confidence_n on_o the_o succour_n from_o colonel_n o_o neale_n to_o seize_v on_o the_o castle_n and_o rise_v out_o all_o in_o one_o day_n and_o the_o day_n be_v appoint_v on_o the_o 23th_o of_o that_o month_n this_o be_v the_o 5_o day_n of_o october_n have_v regard_n therein_o to_o the_o day_n of_o the_o week_n whereon_o that_o day_n do_v fall_v which_o be_v the_o saturday_n be_v the_o market_n day_n on_o which_o day_n there_o will_v be_v less_o notice_n take_v of_o people_n up_o and_o down_o the_o street_n then_o begin_v a_o question_n who_o shall_v be_v depute_v for_o the_o surprisal_n of_o the_o castle_n and_o then_o mr._n moor_n say_v he_o will_v be_v one_o of_o they_o himself_o and_o that_o colonel_n bourne_n shall_v be_v another_o and_o what_o other_o gentleman_n of_o lemster_n they_o can_v procure_v to_o join_v with_o they_o and_o see_v the_o castle_n have_v two_o gate_n the_o one_o the_o great_a the_o other_o the_o little_a gate_n go_v down_o to_o my_o lord_n lieutenant_n stable_n hard_o by_o which_o stable_n without_o the_o castle_n be_v the_o storehouse_n for_o arm_n they_o of_o lemster_n will_v undertake_v one_o gate_n and_o that_o shall_v be_v the_o little_a gate_n and_o the_o great_a gate_n shall_v be_v undertake_v by_o those_o of_o ulster_n and_o say_v he_o of_o necessity_n one_o of_o you_o both_o meaning_n sir_n phelim_n and_o i_o must_v be_v there_o for_o the_o mere_a countenance_n of_o the_o matter_n it_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o all_o our_o proceed_n and_o all_o that_o his_o speech_n be_v well_o like_v of_o all_o present_a but_o sir_n phelim_n will_v be_v exempt_v from_o that_o employment_n and_o so_o will_v i_o but_o then_o all_o of_o they_o set_v on_o i_o desire_v i_o to_o be_v one_o allege_v for_o reason_n that_o their_o proceed_n and_o resolution_n be_v very_o honourable_a and_o glorious_a it_o be_v for_o religion_n and_o for_o to_o procure_v more_o liberty_n for_o their_o country_n as_o do_v say_v they_o of_o late_a scotland_n and_o that_o in_o take_v the_o castle_n consist_v all_o the_o glory_n and_o honour_n of_o the_o say_a act_n all_o which_o shall_v be_v attribute_v to_o they_o which_o shall_v be_v employ_v therein_o and_o so_o by_o consequence_n all_o or_o most_o part_n to_o be_v there_o be_v as_o they_o say_v the_o chief_a in_o that_o enterprise_n and_o more_o sir_n phelim_n say_v that_o he_o will_v endeavour_v to_o take_v or_o procure_v other_o to_o take_v londonderry_n the_o same_o day_n and_o if_o he_o shall_v be_v away_o 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