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lease_n of_o 200_o year_n the_o late_a earl_n of_o strafford_n in_o pursuance_n of_o some_o part_n of_o the_o pretend_a article_n pretend_v to_o purchase_v a_o place_n call_v the_o renalagh_n or_o knockbrea_n of_o sir_n adam_n loftuâ—_n which_o be_v plantation-land_n take_v from_o the_o irish_a and_o give_v to_o several_a man_n upon_o commission_n of_o grace_n and_o no_o real_a inheritance_n for_o it_o be_v only_o a_o lease_n for_o year_n and_o with_o several_a limitation_n and_o though_o the_o earl_n agent_n pretend_v they_o lay_v out_o 10000_o l._n for_o it_o yet_o if_o they_o do_v it_o be_v in_o their_o own_o wrong_n and_o not_o with_o our_o consent_n and_o the_o land_n be_v not_o worth_a 5000_o l._n as_o appear_v by_o many_o witness_n that_o in_o the_o year_n 1640._o the_o real_a will_n in_o write_v of_o the_o say_v chambre_n of_o carnow_n entrust_v by_o he_o with_o mr._n gutteridge_n then_o minister_n of_o carnow_n be_v providential_o discover_v and_o produce_v which_o be_v 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or_o adjuge_n that_o the_o title_n be_v defective_a do_v among_o at_o least_o 400_o other_o manor_n comprise_v the_o premise_n therein_o though_o there_o be_v no_o colour_n of_o reason_n for_o the_o same_o and_o in_o or_o about_o the_o year_n 1640._o 1640_o obtain_v a_o act_n of_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n as_o be_v pretend_v whereby_o the_o say_v half_a barony_n be_v vest_v and_o settle_v in_o his_o then_o majesty_n his_o heir_n and_o successor_n or_o any_o he_o shall_v grant_v they_o to_o within_o five_o year_n as_o plantation-land_n and_o defective_a title_n whereupon_o he_o obtain_v letter_n patent_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n of_o ireland_n whereby_o the_o premise_n be_v grant_v to_o five_o person_n in_o trust_n for_o sir_n william_n wentworth_n his_o son_n now_o earl_n of_o strafford_n who_o since_o his_o father_n death_n have_v renew_v the_o lay_v letter_n patent_n and_o thereby_o and_o by_o the_o say_a act_n he_o hold_v possession_n ☞_o whereas_o in_o truth_n the_o say_v half_a barony_n and_o premise_n be_v not_o plantation-land_n or_o ever_o so_o repute_v nor_o be_v the_o title_n of_o the_o say_v old_a mr._n chambre_n any_o way_n defective_a but_o he_o buy_v the_o same_o for_o a_o valuable_a consideration_n part_v with_o a_o very_a considerable_a estate_n in_o oxfordshire_n to_o purchase_v this_o and_o be_v lawful_o seize_v of_o the_o premise_n in_o fee-simple_n at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o death_n as_o by_o the_o aforesaid_a inquisition_n appear_v neither_o be_v the_o same_o ever_o forfeit_v or_o sequester_v to_o the_o crown_n beside_o the_o practice_n be_v apparent_a for_o in_o the_o 10._o car._n 1._o a_o act_n be_v make_v for_o secure_v estate_n of_o plantation-land_n etc._n etc._n which_o undertake_v to_o specify_v what_o land_n shall_v be_v count_v plantation-land_n and_o name_n several_a place_n as_o renalagh_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o same_o county_n of_o wicklow_n yet_o never_o mention_n one_o word_n of_o shelelah_n now_o this_o act_n 1640._o seem_v only_o a_o repetition_n of_o of_o the_o same_o act_n of_o the_o 10._o car._n 1._o and_o have_v no_o more_o in_o effect_n in_o it_o save_v only_o that_o this_o estate_n of_o shelelah_n be_v here_o insert_v and_o indeed_o no_o other_o land_n be_v add_v but_o that_o or_o a_o small_a estate_n or_o two_o adjoin_v which_o the_o earl_n about_o the_o same_o time_n possess_v himself_o of_o so_o that_o it_o seem_v as_o if_o this_o act_n be_v design_o carry_v on_o to_o colour_v his_o pretence_n to_o this_o estate_n fear_v what_o be_v do_v before_o otherwise_o to_o that_o purpose_n will_v not_o be_v sufficient_a from_o all_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o as_o well_o the_o parliament_n in_o that_o act_n as_o his_o majesty_n in_o his_o grant_n ☜_o be_v surprise_v with_o false_a suggestion_n and_o mistake_a ground_n in_o the_o year_n 1647._o
out_o of_o his_o bed_n and_o carry_v he_o to_o dublin_n castle_n where_o he_o be_v a_o prisoner_n for_o some_o time_n and_o afterward_o hurry_v from_o prison_n to_o prison_n above_o ten_o year_n space_n without_o any_o know_a crime_n sometime_o keep_v from_o all_o kind_n of_o food_n for_o several_a week_n but_o what_o be_v give_v by_o stealth_n at_o a_o hole_n make_v under_o the_o door_n for_o the_o cat_n to_o go_v in_o and_o out_o and_o his_o keeper_n be_v demand_v by_o the_o prisoner_n and_o other_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o extraordinary_a rigour_n towards_o the_o say_a eyre_n will_v usual_o answer_v that_o his_o command_n be_v so_o strict_a he_o dare_v do_v no_o otherwise_o often_o declare_v he_o have_v a_o order_n to_o stâ—â—â—_n he_o yet_o whilst_o the_o say_v eyre_n be_v thus_o in_o durance_n all_o acquaintance_n prohibit_v to_o come_v at_o he_o and_o his_o wife_n not_o suffer_v to_o visit_v he_o at_o the_o same_o time_n some_o be_v admit_v to_o serve_v he_o with_o subpoena_n in_o chancery_n through_o the_o combination_n of_o the_o say_v alexander_n temple_n and_o the_o now_o earl_n of_o strafford_n agent_n and_o for_o pretend_a contempt_n of_o the_o court_n under_o that_o inevitable_a necessity_n chancellor_n eustace_n grant_v a_o injunction_n and_o turn_v the_o say_v eyre_n wife_n and_o family_n out_o of_o door_n of_o the_o estate_n of_o renelaghs_n too_o and_o they_o have_v utter_o perish_v if_o good_a people_n have_v not_o relieve_v they_o although_o eyres_n his_o council_n do_v proffer_v his_o oath_n that_o the_o say_v eyre_n do_v not_o make_v any_o contempt_n neither_o be_v he_o in_o any_o capacity_n so_o to_o do_v upon_o which_o injunction_n the_o say_a eyre_n and_o his_o family_n have_v be_v ever_o since_o keep_v out_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o renalagh_n which_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v purchase_v to_o the_o use_n of_o mr._n chambre_n aforesaid_a with_o the_o money_n that_o be_v to_o be_v give_v for_o the_o reversion_n of_o shelelah_n and_o 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just_a right_n in_o the_o before_o mention_v estate_n wrongful_o as_o he_o humble_o conceive_v and_o be_v by_o counsel_n advise_v withheld_a from_o he_o upon_o the_o whole_a matter_n be_v please_v to_o observe_v first_o that_o calcott_n chambre_n the_o young_a be_v entitle_v not_o only_o to_o the_o inheritance_n but_o also_o distinct_o to_o the_o lease_n of_o 200_o year_n which_o will_v not_o be_v drown_v by_o the_o descent_n because_o it_o be_v to_o operate_v to_o other_o intent_n afterward_o as_o payment_n of_o debt_n and_o legacy_n &_o be_v acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o force_n long_o afterward_o as_o well_o by_o their_o attempt_n to_o sell_v &_o convey_v it_o as_o by_o the_o deposition_n of_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n crew_n in_o who_o hand_n it_o still_o remain_v and_o he_o by_o his_o will_n have_v express_o give_v all_o his_o good_n and_o chattel_n wherein_o that_o lease_n be_v comprise_v to_o his_o wife_n and_o executrix_fw-la &_o the_o conveyance_n execute_v 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