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a_o writ_n which_o you_o have_v from_o mr._n petit_n or_o rather_o a_o letter_n write_v by_o king_n henry_n iii_n queen_n anno_fw-la 38._o of_o his_o reign_n wherein_o she_o desire_v his_o subject_n of_o ireland_n to_o assist_v the_o king_n with_o man_n and_o money_n to_o defend_v his_o land_n of_o vascony_n which_o be_v then_o invade_v by_o the_o king_n of_o castille_n thus_o far_o i_o quote_v you_o from_o your_o own_o book_n and_o now_o you_o tell_v we_o p._n 96._o that_o the_o people_n of_o ireland_n can_v not_o assemble_v with_o conveniency_n to_o make_v law_n at_o home_n by_o reason_n of_o heat_n of_o rebellion_n or_o confusion_n of_o time_n and_o that_o this_o cause_v they_o to_o come_v to_o england_n to_o do_v it_o as_o appear_v by_o the_o writ_n you_o mention_v p._n 95._o which_o be_v in_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o edward_n i._n who_o succeed_v his_o father_n henry_n iii_o really_n sir_n you_o have_v give_v i_o so_o much_o trouble_v to_o run_v over_o your_o book_n again_o to_o 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but_o labour_v lose_v and_o nothing_o to_o the_o argument_n we_o be_v upon_o nor_o can_v i_o conclude_v with_o you_o p._n 140._o from_o the_o prior_n of_o lanthony_n case_n that_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n be_v never_o question_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n that_o very_a case_n seem_v to_o i_o to_o show_v the_o contrary_a which_o i_o leave_v to_o the_o reader_n to_o judge_v as_o for_o the_o english_a act_n of_o parliament_n p._n 140_o 141._o make_v the_o 25_o of_o henry_n viii_o i_o can_v see_v what_o use_v you_o make_v of_o that_o neither_o against_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o the_o parliament_n that_o make_v it_o you_o say_v it_o be_v receive_v in_o ireland_n and_o confirm_v in_o parliament_n there_o by_o the_o act_n of_o faculty_n make_v the_o 28_o year_n of_o the_o same_o king_n reign_n it_o may_v be_v so_o and_o what_o then_o all_o i_o can_v say_v to_o it_o be_v that_o we_o have_v trifle_v a_o long_a time_n on_o thing_n speak_v to_o 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