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lord-lieutenant_n and_o consequent_o of_o the_o king_n authority_n place_v in_o he_o be_v do_v by_o the_o 25._o the_o vnanimi_fw-la universi_fw-la cleri_fw-la consensu_fw-la vindiciae_fw-la versae_fw-la 25._o universal_a consent_n of_o the_o clergy_n nor_o be_v this_o affront_n to_o be_v wonder_v at_o be_v do_v with_o some_o sort_n of_o order_n and_o formality_n but_o it_o will_v amaze_v one_o to_o see_v the_o captain_n of_o the_o guard_n of_o young_a man_n at_o galway_n with_o the_o rabble_n at_o his_o heel_n search_v in_o every_o corner_n for_o the_o lord-lieutenant_n as_o a_o criminal_a or_o a_o thief_n not_o but_o that_o they_o know_v he_o be_v not_o in_o the_o town_n but_o they_o do_v it_o at_o the_o instigation_n of_o the_o clergy_n mere_o to_o bring_v contempt_n on_o his_o person_n and_o authority_n and_o for_o the_o same_o reason_n that_o we_o hang_v fugitive_a traitor_n in_o effigy_n and_o which_o be_v yet_o more_o strange_a when_o mr._n beling_n to_o lessen_v the_o gild_n of_o the_o irish_a will_v palliate_v the_o matter_n by_o say_v they_o do_v not_o force_v the_o lord-lieutenant_n out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n 173._o constat_fw-la enim_fw-la eum_fw-la tum_fw-la discessisse_fw-la quia_fw-la prelati_fw-la omnes_fw-la unanimiter_fw-la sub_fw-la censuris_fw-la vetuerant_fw-la ne_fw-la ullus_fw-la illius_fw-la pareret_fw-la mandatis_fw-la aut_fw-la part_n sequeretur_fw-la vindiciae_fw-la eversae_fw-la 173._o the_o reverend_a father_n ponce_n fly_v in_o his_o face_n and_o be_v loath_a to_o lose_v the_o merit_n of_o such_o a_o glorious_a action_n he_o affirm_v that_o they_o do_v expel_v the_o lord-lieutenant_n and_o that_o they_o do_v force_v he_o away_o as_o much_o as_o a_o man_n be_v force_v to_o leave_v a_o sink_a ship_n it_o be_v true_a say_v he_o ormond_n may_v have_v stay_v but_o no_o body_n will_v have_v obey_v he_o after_o our_o excommunication_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v true_o say_v we_o compel_v he_o to_o go_v and_o thus_o do_v these_o bigoted_a 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