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who_o meet_v upon_o a_o pass_n and_o face_a one_o another_o but_o a_o treaty_n be_v propose_v they_o come_v to_o capitulation_n wherein_o it_o be_v agree_v that_o the_o say_v thomas_n and_o his_o party_n shall_v lay_v down_o such_o horse_n and_o arm_n as_o be_v fit_a for_o the_o king_n service_n and_o after_o so_o do_v that_o they_o and_o every_o of_o their_o life_n shall_v be_v secure_v they_o and_o dismiss_v with_o such_o pass_n and_o convoy_n as_o may_v bring_v they_o safe_a to_o their_o several_a habitation_n without_o any_o harm_n to_o their_o person_n or_o good_n all_o which_o with_o submission_n at_o their_o request_n i_o humble_o offer_v to_o your_o excellency_n and_o subscribe_v your_o excellency_n most_o humble_a and_o most_o obedient_a servant_n james_n power_n n_o o_z 17_o a_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n from_o bishop_n maloony_n to_o bishop_n tyrrel_n the_o original_a find_v among_o bishop_n
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companion_n at_o the_o very_a same_o time_n be_v strike_v mad_a in_o the_o very_a act_n of_o break_v the_o communion_n table_n and_o that_o within_o very_o few_o hour_n after_o he_o die_v but_o they_o politic_o conceal_v it_o and_o bury_v he_o private_o soon_o after_o for_o fear_v it_o shall_v be_v know_v but_o the_o certainty_n of_o this_o i_o dare_v not_o affirm_v but_o be_o sure_a some_o of_o their_o most_o sober_a and_o serious_a clergy_n do_v free_o own_v it_o george_n proud_a trim_a one_a march_n 1689._o no._n 28._o general_n rosens_n order_n to_o bring_v the_o protestant_n before_o derry_n conrade_z de_fw-fr rosen_n marshal_n general_n of_o all_o his_o majesty_n force_n declare_v by_o these_o present_n to_o the_o commander_n officer_n soldier_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n of_o londonderry_n that_o in_o case_n they_o do_v not_o betwixt_o this_o and_o monday_n next_o at_o six_o a_o clock_n in_o the_o afternoon_n be_v the_o 1_o st_z of_o july_n 1689._o agree_v to_o surrender_v the_o say_a place_n of_o londonderry_n unto_o the_o king_n upon_o such_o condition_n as_o may_v be_v grant_v they_o according_a to_o the_o instruction_n and_o power_n leiutenant_n general_n hamilton_n former_o receive_v from_o the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v forthwith_o issue_v out_o his_o order_n from_o the_o barony_n of_o inishone_v and_o the_o seacoast_n round_o about_o as_o far_o as_o charlemont_n for_o the_o gather_v together_o of_o those_o of_o their_o faction_n whether_o protect_v or_o not_o and_o cause_v they_o immediate_o to_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o wall_n of_o londonderry_n where_o it_o shall_v be_v lawful_a for_o those_o that_o be_v in_o the_o town_n in_o case_n they_o have_v any_o pity_n for_o they_o to_o open_v the_o gate_n and_o receive_v they_o into_o the_o town_n otherwise_o they_o will_v be_v force_v to_o see_v their_o friend_n and_o near_a relalation_n all_o starve_a for_o want_v of_o food_n he_o have_v resolve_v not_o to_o leave_v one_o of_o they_o at_o 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their_o part_n if_o any_o injury_n contrary_a to_o the_o agreement_n shall_v be_v do_v they_o make_v himself_o responsible_a for_o the_o performance_n of_o the_o condition_n on_o which_o they_o agree_v to_o surrender_v the_o say_a place_n of_o londonderry_n to_o the_o king_n give_v under_o my_o hand_n this_o 30_o day_n of_o june_n in_o the_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n 1689._o le_fw-fr marshal_n rosen_n no._n 35._o the_o indictment_n of_o dennis_n connor_n in_o which_o the_o counterfeit_n letter_n to_o mr._n will._n spike_n be_v insert_v term_n '_o hillar_n '_o quinto_fw-la &_o sexto_fw-la jacobi_n regis_fw-la com'_v dublin_n '_o scilicet_fw-la juratores_fw-la pro_fw-la domino_fw-la rege_fw-la sacrament_n '_o suum_fw-la dicunt_fw-la &_o proesent_v '_o quoth_v dionysius_n connor_n nuper_fw-la de_fw-fr dublin_n '_o in_o com'_n civet_fw-la '_o dublin_n '_o yeoman_n eâ—…o_fw-la