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the_o lord_n justice_n be_v in_o england_n the_o king_n of_o connaught_n exhibit_v a_o grievous_a complaint_n against_o john_n de_fw-fr burgo_n that_o he_o have_v enter_v his_o country_n with_o force_n 195._o hanmer_n 195._o and_o waste_v the_o same_o with_o fire_n and_o sword_n humble_o beseech_v his_o majesty_n to_o do_v he_o justice_n and_o to_o bridle_v such_o rash_a attempt_n allege_v that_o he_o be_v a_o loyal_a subject_n and_o pay_v for_o his_o kingdom_n a_o annual_a pension_n 123._o davis_n 123._o amount_v in_o all_o from_o his_o first_o subjection_n to_o five_o thousand_o mark_n and_o desire_v the_o king_n that_o he_o will_v rid_v he_o of_o that_o base_a
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twenty_o six_o before_o they_o come_v to_o ireland_n and_o fifty_o one_o in_o ireland_n whereof_o twenty_o four_o be_v monarch_n and_o thirty_o three_o in_o scotland_n and_o so_o succeed_v by_o hereditary_a right_n from_o his_o illustrious_a irish_a ancestor_n now_o i_o say_v that_o they_o have_v get_v such_o a_o rightful_a hereditary_a king_n hiberniae_fw-la analecta_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la the_o reader_n must_v not_o expect_v to_o hear_v of_o any_o more_o irish_a rebellion_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a that_o their_o peaceable_a and_o loyal_a deportment_n will_v distinguish_v between_o rightful_a and_o usurp_a prince_n 208._o consanguinei_fw-la regis_fw-la analecta_fw-la hib._n 208._o and_o that_o now_o theâ—â—_n own_o kindred_n be_v restore_v to_o they_o we_o may_v expect_v to_o find_v that_o they_o will_v take_v pleasure_n and_o delight_n and_o a_o conscionable_a pride_n as_o they_o phrase_v it_o to_o be_v rule_v and_o command_v by_o their_o own_o relation_n sanguinis_fw-la ib._n 276._o german_n hibernorum_n spes_fw-la seminis_fw-la jubar_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la and_o that_o their_o great_a endeavour_n for_o the_o king_n of_o england_n of_o that_o line_n to_o who_o they_o be_v tie_v by_o the_o bond_n of_o sanguinis_fw-la of_o cui_fw-la obligati_fw-la sumus_fw-la vinculo_fw-la sanguinis_fw-la consanguinity_n will_v be_v the_o work_n of_o a_o sympathy_n of_o blood_n if_o there_o be_v any_o truth_n in_o the_o report_n or_o flattery_n of_o the_o late_a irish_a historian_n or_o in_o the_o speech_n of_o the_o present_a recorder_n of_o kilkâ—nny_n but_o alas_o these_o thin_a pretence_n which_o in_o ireland_n be_v think_v stratagem_n be_v easy_o see_v through_o in_o england_n where_o it_o be_v believe_v that_o there_o be_v something_o more_o criminal_a in_o heresy_n then_o can_v be_v expiate_v by_o extraction_n and_o therefore_o they_o expect_v that_o the_o royal_a family_n of_o the_o stuart_n whilst_o it_o continue_v protestant_a must_v have_v their_o share_n of_o opposition_n and_o disturbance_n even_o from_o their_o own_o irish_a countryman_n and_o with_o as_o malicious_a circumstance_n as_o any_o other_o protestant_n prince_n have_v have_v and_o how_o far_o they_o be_v in_o the_o right_n of_o it_o be_v summary_o relate_v in_o my_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n but_o shall_v here_o be_v more_o at_o large_a explain_v james_n vi_o king_n of_o scotland_n 1602._o 1602._o succeed_v the_o decease_a queen_n elizabeth_n on_o the_o throne_n of_o england_n by_o unquestionable_a right_n 1._o ir._n stat._n 2._o jac._n 1._o cap._n 1._o i_o say_v unquestionable_a notwithstanding_o the_o book_n publish_v against_o his_o title_n and_o right_n of_o succession_n by_o parson_n the_o jesuit_n under_o the_o name_n of_o doleâ—an_n for_o the_o material_a allegation_n of_o that_o author_n be_v notorious_o false_a and_o which_o be_v worse_o himself_o know_v that_o they_o be_v so_o as_o peter_z walsh_n have_v assure_v we_o 212._o letter_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o lincoln_n p._n 212._o and_o it_o be_v manifest_a to_o all_o the_o world_n that_o the_o king_n be_v the_o only_a son_n of_o mary_n queen_n of_o scot_n daughter_n of_o king_n james_n the_o five_o son_n of_o james_n the_o four_o by_o margaret_n his_o wife_n who_o be_v the_o elder_a daughter_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o by_o elizabeth_n heiress_n of_o the_o house_n of_o york_n and_o so_o be_v heir_n to_o both_o the_o family_n of_o york_n and_o lancaster_n and_o be_v therefore_o proclaim_v king_n without_o any_o opposition_n secretary_n cecil_n himself_o read_v his_o title_n as_o also_o queen_n elizabeth_n will_n at_o whitehall_n gate_n on_o the_o 24_o day_n of_o march_n 1602._o and_o as_o to_o ireland_n charles_n lord_n mountjoy_n continue_v lord_n deputy_n 1603._o 1603._o and_o be_v afterward_o make_v lord_n lieutenant_n of_o that_o kingdom_n and_o have_v receive_v letter_n from_o the_o council_n of_o england_n with_o a_o proclamation_n of_o the_o new_a king_n he_o first_o sign_v the_o proclamation_n and_o all_o the_o council_n do_v the_o like_a in_o order_n and_o then_o with_o great_a solemnity_n they_o publish_v and_o proclaim_v the_o same_o in_o dublin_n on_o the_o five_o of_o april_n and_o about_o the_o same_o time_n he_o receive_v kind_a and_o gracious_a letter_n from_o the_o king_n then_o in_o scotland_n by_o one_o mr._n leigh_n who_o therefore_o the_o lord_n deputy_n knight_v the_o earl_n of_o tyrone_n who_o be_v bring_v to_o dublin_n in_o company_n with_o the_o lord_n deputy_n on_o the_o four_o day_n of_o april_n can_v not_o refrain_v from_o tear_n on_o the_o news_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n death_n nor_o can_v we_o blame_v he_o for_o it_o for_o beside_o the_o unsecurity_n of_o the_o pardon_n or_o protection_n he_o rely_v on_o be_v derive_v from_o a_o princess_n that_o be_v dead_a and_o a_o authority_n that_o be_v determine_v before_o it_o be_v execute_v he_o have_v also_o lose_v the_o best_a opportunity_n in_o the_o world_n either_o of_o continue_v the_o war_n with_o advantage_n or_o of_o make_v a_o profitable_a and_o meritorious_a submission_n to_o the_o new_a king_n nor_o do_v he_o want_v pretence_n and_o circumstance_n that_o will_v have_v make_v his_o free_a submission_n high_o valuable_a and_o exceed_v honourable_a however_o since_o he_o have_v miss_v the_o season_n of_o do_v better_a he_o think_v it_o prudent_a to_o do_v the_o best_a for_o himself_o that_o his_o circumstance_n will_v permit_v and_o to_o secure_v the_o protection_n and_o estate_n that_o be_v promise_v he_o and_z according_o the_o 6_o day_n of_o april_n the_o lord_n deputy_n do_v not_o only_o renew_v his_o protection_n in_o king_n james_n his_o name_n but_o soon_o after_o give_v he_o liberty_n to_o return_v to_o ulster_n to_o settle_v his_o concern_v but_o first_o the_o earl_n put_v in_o his_o hostage_n and_o also_o renew_v his_o submission_n in_o a_o set_a form_n of_o word_n wherein_o he_o abjure_v all_o foreign_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n in_o general_n 279._o morison_n 279._o and_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n in_o particular_a and_o renounce_v the_o vraight_n of_o ulster_n and_o the_o name_n of_o o_o neal_n and_o all_o his_o land_n except_o such_o as_o shall_v be_v grant_v to_o he_o by_o the_o king_n and_o he_o promise_v future_a obedience_n and_o to_o discover_v his_o correspondence_n with_o the_o spaniard_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o write_v to_o spain_n for_o his_o son_n henry_n but_o without_o effect_n for_o he_o be_v afterward_o find_v strangle_v at_o brussels_n no_o body_n know_v how_o and_o on_o the_o 15_o the_o day_n of_o april_n o_o rourk_n in_o like_a manner_n by_o his_o letter_n humble_o offer_v to_o submit_v to_o his_o majesty_n mercy_n which_o offer_n be_v accept_v these_o great_a man_n have_v thus_o submit_v and_o the_o kingdom_n but_o especial_o ulster_n be_v so_o waste_v and_o destroy_v that_o the_o famine_n increase_v to_o the_o degree_n of_o eat_v one_o another_o as_o i_o have_v already_o mention_v in_o my_o former_a part._n and_o the_o number_n of_o the_o irish_a be_v exceed_o lessen_v by_o their_o many_o tedious_a and_o obstinate_a rebellion_n and_o those_o that_o remain_v except_o city_n and_o town_n be_v so_o poor_a that_o the_o very_o estate_a man_n have_v not_o wherewithal_o to_o stock_n or_o cultivate_v their_o land_n nor_o have_v any_o improvement_n leave_v upon_o their_o estate_n 207._o bello_fw-la peste_fw-la &_o inedia_fw-la fatigati_fw-la analecta_fw-la hib._n 207._o except_o perhaps_o a_o dismal_a castle_n and_o a_o few_o pitiful_a cabin_n one_o may_v expect_v that_o this_o miserable_a condition_n which_o require_v a_o long_a interval_n of_o rest_n and_o peace_n to_o amend_v it_o will_v oblige_v these_o people_n to_o live_v peaceable_o and_o loyal_o under_o this_o new_a king_n of_o their_o own_o lineage_n and_o perhaps_o it_o may_v have_v do_v so_o if_o the_o university_n of_o salamanca_n and_o validolid_n have_v not_o about_o this_o time_n send_v over_o their_o 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