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fourteen_o item_n it_o be_v further_a conclude_v accord_v and_o agree_v upon_o by_z and_o between_o the_o say_a party_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v further_o please_v that_o as_o for_o and_o concern_v one_o statute_n make_v in_o this_o kingdom_n in_o the_o eleven_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n entitle_v a_o act_n for_o stay_v of_o wool_n flock_n tallow_n and_o other_o necessary_n within_o this_o realm_n and_o one_o other_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o say_a kingdom_n in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_a queen_n entitle_v a_o act_n ______o and_o one_o other_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o say_a kingdom_n in_o the_o thirteen_o year_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o say_v late_a queen_n entitle_v a_o explanation_n of_o the_o act_n make_v in_o a_o session_n of_o this_o parliament_n for_o the_o stay_n of_o wool_n flock_n tallow_n and_o other_o ware_n and_o commodity_n mention_v in_o the_o say_a act_n and_o certain_a article_n add_v to_o the_o same_o act_n all_o concern_v staple_n or_o native_a commodity_n of_o this_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v repeal_v if_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o think_v fit_a in_o the_o parliament_n except_v for_o wool_n and_o woolfells_a and_o that_o such_o indifferent_a person_n as_o shall_v be_v agree_v on_o by_o the_o say_a lord_n lieutenant_n and_o the_o say_v thomas_n lord_n viscount_n dillon_n of_o costelloe_n lord_n precedent_n of_o connaught_n donnogh_n lord_n viscount_n muskery_n francis_n lord_n baron_n of_o athunry_n alexander_n mac_n donnel_n esq_n sir_n lucas_n dillen_n knight_n sir_n nicholas_n plunket_n knight_n sir_n richard_z barnewall_n baronet_n geoffery_n browne_n donnogh_fw-mi o_o callaghane_a tirlagh_n o_o neil_n miles_n reilly_n and_o gerald_n fennel_n esquire_n or_o any_o seven_o or_o more_o of_o they_o shall_v be_v authorize_v by_o commission_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n to_o moderate_v and_o ascertain_v the_o rate_n of_o merchandise_n to_o be_v export_v or_o import_v out_o of_o or_o into_o this_o kingdom_n as_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a xv._o item_n it_o be_v conclude_v accord_v and_o agree_v by_o and_o between_o the_o say_a party_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v gracious_o please_v that_o all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n within_o this_o kingdom_n pretend_v to_o have_v suffer_v by_o office_n find_v of_o several_a country_n territory_n land_n and_o hereditament_n in_o the_o province_n of_o ulster_n and_o other_o province_n of_o this_o kingdom_n in_o or_o since_o the_o first_o year_n of_o king_n james_n reign_n or_o by_o attainder_n and_o forfeiture_n or_o by_o pretence_n or_o colour_n thereof_o since_o the_o say_v first_o year_n of_o king_n james_n or_o by_o other_o act_n depend_v on_o the_o say_a office_n attainder_n and_o forfeiture_n may_v petition_v his_o majesty_n in_o parliament_n for_o relief_n and_o redress_n and_o if_o after_o examination_n it_o shall_v appear_v to_o his_o majesty_n the_o say_a person_n or_o any_o of_o they_o have_v be_v injure_v than_o his_o majesty_n will_v prescribe_v a_o course_n to_o repair_v the_o person_n or_o person_n so_o suffer_v according_a to_o justice_n and_o honour_n xvi_o item_n it_o be_v further_a conclude_v accord_v and_o agree_v upon_o by_z and_o between_o the_o say_a party_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v further_a gracious_o please_v that_o as_o to_o the_o particular_a case_n of_o maurice_n lord_n viscount_n de_fw-fr rupe_n &_o fermoy_n arthur_n lord_n viscount_n jueagh_n sir_n edmond_n fitz-gerald_n of_o cloungliffe_n baronet_n charles_n mac_n charthy_a reagh_n roger_n moor_n anthony_n moor_n william_n fitz-gerard_n anthony_n lynch_n john_n lacie_n collo_fw-la mac_n bryen_n mac_n mahon_n donnel_n costingen_n edmond_n fitz-gerald_n of_o ballimartyr_n lucas_n keatinge_v theobald_n roch_n fitz-myles_n thomas_n fitz-gerald_n of_o the_o valley_n john_n bourke_n of_o loghmaske_n edmond_n fitz-gerald_n of_o ballimullo_n james_n fitz-william_n gerald_n of_o glysnan_n and_o edward_n sutton_n they_o may_v petition_v his_o majesty_n in_o the_o next_o parliament_n whereupon_o his_o majesty_n will_v take_v such_o consideration_n of_o they_o as_o shall_v be_v just_a and_o fit_a xvii_o item_n it_o be_v likewise_o conclude_v accord_v and_o agree_v upon_o by_z and_o between_o the_o say_a party_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v gracious_o please_v that_o the_o citizen_n freemen_n burgess_n and_o former_a inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n of_o cork_n and_o town_n of_o youghal_n and_o dongarvan_n shall_v be_v forthwith_o upon_o perfection_n of_o these_o article_n restore_v to_o their_o respective_a possession_n and_o estate_n in_o the_o say_a city_n and_o town_n respective_o where_o the_o same_o extend_v not_o to_o the_o endanger_n of_o the_o garrison_n in_o the_o say_a city_n and_o town_n in_o which_o case_n so_o many_o of_o the_o say_a citizen_n and_o inhabitant_n as_o shall_v not_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o present_a possession_n of_o their_o house_n within_o the_o say_a city_n and_o town_n 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