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all_o the_o professor_n thereof_o within_o his_o majesty_n dominion_n god_n save_o the_o king_n the_o lord_n mountjoy_v article_n with_o the_o city_n of_o derry_n 21_o dec._n 1688._o article_n of_o agreement_n indent_v make_v and_o conclude_v by_o and_o between_o the_o right_n honourable_a lord_n viscount_n mountjoy_n master_n of_o the_o the_o ordnance_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n of_o 〈◊〉_d part_n and_o the_o major_a and_o sheriff_n of_o 〈…〉_o londonderry_n in_o behalf_n of_o themselves_o and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o say_a â—ity_n and_o their_o adherent_n of_o the_o other_o part_n at_o londonderry_n this_o 21_o of_o december_n 1688._o 1._o that_o the_o say_a lord_n mountjoy_n shall_v with_o all_o possible_a expedition_n and_o at_o further_a within_o 15_o day_n after_o the_o date_n hereof_o procure_v a_o free_a and_o general_a pardon_n to_o all_o and_o every_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n suburb_n and_o liberty_n of_o the_o city_n of_o londonderry_n and_o to_o all_o and_o every_o person_n and_o person_n within_o the_o province_n of_o ulster_n that_o have_v abet_v or_o adhere_v unto_o they_o for_o all_o matter_n and_o thing_n relate_v to_o the_o late_a commotion_n and_o revolution_n in_o the_o say_a city_n and_o for_o all_o offence_n do_v against_o the_o law_n murder_v except_v and_o all_o penalty_n thereby_o incident_a and_o incur_v the_o same_o to_o be_v perfect_v under_o the_o great_a seal_n and_o deliver_v to_o the_o sheriff_n of_o the_o say_a city_n or_o their_o order_n within_o the_o time_n before_o limit_v and_o publish_v by_o proclamation_n 2._o that_o until_o the_o say_a pardon_n be_v so_o perfect_v and_o deliver_v no_o more_o or_o other_o soldier_n shall_v be_v garrison_v in_o the_o say_a city_n or_o quarter_v in_o the_o liberty_n thereof_o except_o the_o two_o company_n command_v by_o lieutenant_n colonel_n robert_n lundy_n and_o captain_n william_n stewart_n and_o that_o whatsoever_o company_n 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