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other_o grievance_n and_o will_v endeavour_v in_o discharge_n of_o the_o many_o harm_n which_o may_v ensue_v by_o reason_n of_o this_o protraction_n to_o have_v it_o right_o present_v to_o his_o majesty_n in_o answer_n to_o which_o the_o marquis_n of_o ormond_n reply_v the_o 21_o of_o july_n that_o whereas_o they_o have_v no_o pretence_n of_o unaptness_n to_o give_v a_o ill_a construction_n to_o the_o lay_n by_o of_o the_o treaty_n until_o they_o can_v know_v of_o what_o service_n take_v place_n he_o acquaint_v they_o that_o he_o be_v not_o accountable_a to_o they_o with_o the_o knowledge_n of_o his_o majesty_n service_n wherewith_o he_o have_v the_o honour_n to_o be_v entrust_v or_o to_o any_o but_o to_o his_o majesty_n and_o to_o those_o to_o who_o he_o have_v entrust_v the_o government_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o for_o what_o they_o say_v they_o will_v endeavour_v to_o have_v right_o present_v to_o his_o majesty_n he_o doubt_v not_o but_o to_o acquit_v himself_o as_o become_v he_o 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elphyn_n fr._n edmundus_n laghlinensis_n &_o procurator_n waterfordiensis_n emerus_fw-la clogher_n robertus_fw-la corcagiensis_n &_o cluanensis_fw-la nicholaus_fw-la fernensis_n edmundus_n limericensis_n &_o procurator_n episcopi_fw-la ossoriensis_n franciscus_n aladensis_n andreas_n finiborensis_n joan._n laonensis_n fr._n oliverus_n dromorensis_n fr._n antonius_n clonmacnosensis_n fr._n hugo_n duacensis_n fr._n arthurus_n dunensis_n &_o connerensis_n fr._n terentius_n imolacensis_n fr._n patric_n ardagh_n oliverius_n this_o procurator_n episco_n medensis_n dr._n joannes_n hussey_n procurator_n episcop_n ardfertensis_n fr._n joannes_n cantwel_n abbas_n s._n crucis_fw-la dr._n thadeus_n clery_n episcop_n rapo_n procurator_n walterus_n clonfortensis_fw-la congregationis_fw-la secretary_n by_o the_o ecclesiastical_a congregation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n we_o the_o archbishop_n bishop_n and_o other_o ordinary_n and_o prelate_n of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n have_v 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their_o power_n do_v extend_v as_o be_v manifest_v by_o cromwel_n letter_n of_o the_o 19_o of_o octob._n 1649._o to_o the_o then_o governor_n of_o ross._n his_o word_n be_v for_o that_o which_o you_o mention_v concern_v liberty_n of_o religion_n i_o meddle_v not_o with_o any_o man_n conscience_n but_o if_o by_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n you_o mean_v a_o liberty_n to_o exercise_v the_o mass_n i_o judge_v it_o best_o to_o use_v plain_a deal_n and_o to_o let_v you_o know_v where_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n have_v power_n that_o will_v not_o be_v allow_v of_o this_o tyrannical_a resolution_n they_o have_v put_v in_o execution_n in_o wexford_n drogheda_n ross_n and_o elsewhere_o and_o it_o be_v notorious_o know_v that_o by_o act_n of_o parliament_n call_v the_o act_n of_o subscription_n the_o estate_n of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v sell_v so_o as_o there_o remain_v now_o â—o_o more_o but_o to_o put_v the_o purchaser_n in_o possession_n by_o the_o power_n of_o 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