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Historical relations, or, A discovery of the true causes why Ireland was never intirely subdu'd nor brought under obedience of the Crown of England until the beginning of the reign of King James of happy memory / by ... John Davis ...
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Davies, John, 1625-1693.
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reason_n whereof_o be_v express_v in_o the_o preamble_n of_o those_o ordinance_n 8._o quia_fw-la nondum_fw-la sic_fw-la sapiunt_fw-la leges_fw-la &_o jura_n ut_fw-la secundum_fw-la ea_fw-la jam_fw-la immediate_a vivere_fw-la &_o regi_fw-la possint_fw-la the_o chief_a point_n or_o article_n of_o which_o order_n register_v in_o the_o council_n book_n be_v these_o that_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o shall_v be_v accept_v repute_a and_o name_v king_n of_o ireland_n by_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o kingdom_n that_o all_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n shall_v be_v permit_v to_o exercise_v their_o jurisdiction_n in_o every_o diocese_n throughout_o the_o land_n that_o tithe_n shall_v be_v due_o set_v out_o and_o pay_v that_o child_n shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o benefice_n that_o for_o every_o manslaught_a and_o theft_n above_o fourteen_o penny_n commit_v in_o the_o irish_a country_n the_o offendor_n shall_v pay_v a_o fine_a of_o forty_o pound_n twenty_o pound_n to_o the_o king_n and_o twenty_o pound_n to_o the_o captain_n of_o the_o country_n and_o for_o every_o theft_n under_o fourteen_o penny_n a_o fine_a of_o five_o mark_n shall_v be_v pay_v forty_o six_o shilling_n eight_o penny_n to_o the_o captain_n &_o twenty_o shilling_n to_o the_o tanister_n that_o horseman_n &_o kearn_n shall_v not_o be_v impose_v upon_o the_o common_a people_n to_o be_v feed_v &_o maintain_v by_o they_o that_o the_o master_n shall_v answer_v for_o his_o servant_n and_o the_o father_n for_o his_o child_n that_o cut_n shall_v not_o be_v make_v by_o the_o lord_n upon_o his_o tenant_n to_o maintain_v war_n with_o his_o neighbour_n but_o only_o to_o bear_v his_o necessary_a expense_n etc._n etc._n these_o ordinance_n of_o state_n be_v make_v and_o publish_v there_o be_v nominate_v and_o appoint_v in_o every_o province_n certain_a orderer_n or_o arbitrator_n who_o instead_o of_o these_o irish_a brehons_n shall_v hear_v and_o determine_v