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england_n there_o be_v also_o another_o petition_n for_o a_o free_a intercourse_n of_o trade_n between_o ireland_n and_o portugal_n ibid._n ibid._n whereunto_o the_o king_n give_v a_o gracious_a answer_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o the_o state_n of_o england_n be_v intent_n upon_o the_o recovery_n and_o improvement_n of_o ireland_n for_o sir_n nicholas_n dagworth_n be_v send_v thither_o to_o survey_v the_o possession_n of_o the_o crown_n 201_o davis_n 201_o and_o to_o call_v the_o officer_n of_o the_o irish_a revenue_n to_o account_n and_o the_o more_o to_o humour_v the_o irish_a who_o thiink_v themselves_o disgrace_v when_o ignoble_a man_n be_v put_v in_o the_o high_a authority_n over_o they_o edmond_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_z and_o ulster_n 1380._o jan._n 24._o 1380._o be_v send_v over_o lord_n lieutenant_n sometime_o before_o he_o come_v viz._n in_o jun._n 1380._o the_o french_a and_o spanish_a galley_n which_o do_v much_o mischief_n on_o the_o coast_n of_o ireland_n be_v by_o the_o english_a fleet_n force_v to_o retire_v into_o the_o harbour_n of_o kinsale_n where_o they_o be_v assail_v and_o vanquish_v by_o the_o english_a and_o irish_a so_o that_o their_o chief_a captain_n be_v take_v 360._o paâ—ata_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la 360._o and_o four_o hundred_o of_o the_o enemy_n slay_v there_o be_v also_o take_v four_o of_o their_o barge_n and_o one_o ballenget_n and_o one_o and_o twenty_o english_a prize_n be_v recover_v i_o can_v find_v but_o that_o ireland_n be_v pretty_a quiet_a during_o the_o government_n of_o this_o lord_n lieutenant_n which_o do_v not_o continue_v very_o long_o for_o he_o die_v at_o st._n dominick_n abbey_n near_o cork_n on_o the_o 26_o of_o december_n 1381._o and_o the_o next_o day_n john_n cotton_n than_o dean_n of_o st._n patrick_n 28._o ware_n de_fw-fr praesulibus_fw-la 28._o and_o lord_n chancellor_n afterward_o achbishop_n of_o armagh_n be_v choose_v and_o swear_v sord_n justice_n 1381_o 1381_o in_o the_o convent_n of_o preach_a friar_n at_o cork_n 309._o pryn_n 309._o but_o it_o seem_v he_o do_v not_o long_o exercise_v that_o office_n for_o in_o mr._n prins_n animadversion_n on_o the_o four_o institut_fw-la we_o find_v a_o writ_n dated_n the_o 29_o day_n of_o march_n anno_fw-la 1382._o viz._n 5_o r._n 2._o direct_v to_o roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n lord_z lieutenant_z of_o ireland_n whereby_o he_o be_v direct_v to_o call_v a_o parliament_n there_o for_o the_o good_a government_n of_o that_o country_n and_o the_o support_n of_o the_o king_n great_a charge_n and_o expense_n but_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o young_a lord_n can_v not_o manage_v that_o unruly_a kingdom_n and_o therefore_o philip_n de_fw-fr courtny_n the_o king_n cousin_n be_v send_v over_o lord_n lieutenant_n 1383._o 1383._o he_o have_v a_o great_a estate_n in_o ireland_n and_o therefore_o be_v the_o fit_a for_o that_o government_n he_o come_v over_o on_o good_a term_n for_o he_o have_v a_o patent_n to_o hold_v that_o office_n for_o ten_o year_n nevertheless_o he_o behave_v himself_o so_o ill_o lamb._n lib._n m._n lamb._n that_o he_o be_v not_o only_o supersede_v but_o also_o be_v arrest_v whilst_o he_o be_v lord_n lieutenant_n and_o afterward_o grievous_o punish_v for_o the_o wrong_n and_o oppression_n he_o have_v do_v in_o ireland_n 201._o davis_n 201._o in_o his_o time_n happen_v a_o great_a mortality_n call_v the_o four_o pestilence_n and_o upon_o the_o removal_n of_o he_o the_o government_n of_o ireland_n be_v give_v to_o the_o great_a favourite_n of_o that_o age_n robert_n de_fw-fr vere_n earl_n of_o oxford_n afterward_o marquis_n of_o dublin_n 1384._o decemb._n 1384._o and_o duke_n of_o ireland_n lord_n lieutenant_n the_o english_a parliament_n to_o get_v rid_v of_o he_o give_v he_o a_o debt_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o mark_n due_a from_o the_o french_a king_n upon_o condition_n that_o after_o easter_n he_o shall_v pass_v into_o ireland_n to_o recover_v the_o land_n the_o king_n have_v give_v he_o there_o he_o have_v five_o hundred_o man_n at_o arm_n at_o twelve_o penny_n per_fw-la diem_fw-la and_o a_o thousand_o archer_n at_o six_o penny_n apiece_o a_o day_n appoint_v he_o for_o two_o year_n super_fw-la conquestum_fw-la illius_fw-la terrae_fw-la he_o be_v trust_v with_o the_o whole_a dominion_n of_o the_o realm_n during_o his_o life_n without_o pay_v any_o thing_n therefore_o or_o make_v any_o account_n for_o it_o he_o have_v power_n to_o pass_v all_o writ_n under_o his_o own_o test_n and_o to_o place_n and_o displace_v all_o officer_n how_o great_a soever_o even_o the_o chancellor_n treasurer_n admiral_n etc._n etc._n and_o to_o name_v his_o own_o deputy_n and_o all_o other_o minister_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o he_o have_v afterward_o a_o large_a patent_n 2._o four_o instit_fw-la 357_o 9_o rich._n 2._o whereby_o the_o king_n grant_v he_o totam_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o dominium_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la &_o insulas_fw-la eidem_fw-la terrae_fw-la adjacentes_fw-la ac_fw-la omne_fw-la castra_n comitatus_fw-la burgos_n villa_n portus_n maris_n etc._n etc._n una_fw-la cum_fw-la homagiis_fw-la obedientiis_fw-la vassallis_fw-la servitiis_fw-la &_o recognitionibus_fw-la praelatorum_fw-la comitum_fw-la baronum_fw-la etc._n etc._n cum_fw-la regaliis_n regalitatibus_fw-mi libertatibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n &_o omnibus_fw-la aliis_fw-la qnae_fw-la ad_fw-la regaliam_fw-la nostram_fw-la pertinent_a cum_fw-la mero_n &_o mixto_fw-la imperio_fw-la adeo_fw-la plene_fw-la integre_n &_o perfect_v sicut_fw-la nos_fw-la ea_fw-la tenuimus_fw-la &_o habuimus_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la &_o habuerunt_fw-la progenitorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la aliqui_fw-la ullis_fw-la unquam_fw-la temporibus_fw-la retroactis_fw-la tenendum_fw-la per_fw-la homagium_fw-la ligeum_fw-la tantum_fw-la etc._n etc._n but_o that_o which_o be_v most_o strange_a be_v that_o those_o illegal_a letter_n patent_n shall_v be_v authorize_v by_o parliament_n assensâ—_n praelatorum_fw-la ducum_fw-la &_o aliorum_fw-la procerum_fw-la &_o communitatis_fw-la nostri_fw-la angliae_fw-la in_o parliamento_fw-la but_o nullum_fw-la violentum_fw-la est_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la &_o novus_fw-la iste_fw-la insolitus_fw-la &_o umbratilis_fw-la honour_n cito_fw-la evanuit_fw-la but_o it_o be_v time_n to_o return_v to_o the_o great_a minion_n the_o earl_n of_o oxford_n who_o come_v as_o far_o as_o wales_n and_o the_o king_n with_o he_o but_o they_o can_v not_o be_v persuade_v to_o part_v and_o therefore_o this_o lord_n lieutenant_n never_o go_v to_o ireland_n but_o depute_v sir_n john_n stanley_n 1385._o 1385._o lord_n deputy_n in_o who_o time_n the_o bridge_n of_o dublin_n fall_v and_o at_o the_o parliament_n hold_v at_o westminster_n roger_n mortimer_n earl_n of_o march_n son_n of_o philippe_n daughter_n of_o lionel_n duke_n of_o clarence_n third_z son_n of_o edward_n the_o three_o be_v establish_v and_o soon_o after_o proclaim_v heir_n apparent_a to_o the_o crown_n and_o yet_o he_o be_v but_o heir_n presumptive_a but_o this_o lord_n justice_n be_v send_v for_o and_o alexander_n de_fw-fr balscot_n 26._o april_n 26._o alias_o petit_n 1387._o 1387._o bishop_n of_o meath_z who_o have_v be_v treasurer_n and_o chancellor_n do_v execute_v the_o office_n of_o lord_n justice_n until_o the_o return_n of_o sir_n john_n stanley_n 1389._o 1389._o lord_n deputy_n to_o the_o aforesaid_a earl_n of_o oxford_n lambeth_n lib._n d._n lambeth_n to_o he_o o_o neal_n and_o his_o son_n make_v a_o humble_a submission_n in_o write_v wherein_o they_o renounce_v the_o bonaught_n of_o ulster_n they_o also_o promise_v allegiance_n and_o give_v oath_n and_o hostage_n for_o the_o performance_n thereof_o and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v note_v 1390._o 1390._o that_o almost_o in_o every_o parliament_n of_o this_o reign_n hold_v in_o england_n the_o king_n do_v desire_v aid_n from_o they_o for_o the_o carry_v on_o the_o war_n in_o ireland_n but_o at_o length_n the_o english_a parliament_n do_v so_o vigorous_o prosecute_v the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o fly_v beyond_o sea_n and_o not_o long_o after_o die_v miserable_o at_o brussels_n and_o thereupon_o james_n earl_n of_o ormond_n 25._o july_n 25._o be_v make_v lord_n justice_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o dublin_n be_v constitute_v lord_n chancellor_n 1392._o 1392._o this_o lord_n justice_n beat_v the_o mac_n moyn_v at_o tascoffin_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kilkenny_n and_o slay_v six_o hundred_o of_o they_o and_o now_o the_o state_n of_o england_n begin_v to_o think_v serious_o of_o the_o recovery_n of_o ireland_n and_o find_v that_o that_o country_n be_v poor_a and_o almost_o depopulate_v by_o the_o mighty_a concourse_n of_o irish_a into_o england_n whereby_o the_o king_n revenue_n be_v decay_v and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o irish_a rebel_n increase_v it_o be_v think_v fit_a to_o revive_v the_o law_n against_o absentees_n and_o to_o issue_v a_o proclamation_n require_v all_o those_o who_o habitation_n be_v in_o that_o kingdom_n to_o repair_v home_o also_o some_o recruit_n of_o man_n and_o money_n be_v send_v to_o ireland_n and_o the_o king_n have_v by_o indenture_n agree_v with_o thomas_n duke_n of_o gloucester_n to_o be_v lord_n lieutenant_n of_o
discourage_v the_o transportation_n of_o bullion_n the_o king_n shall_v have_v twelve_o penny_n custom_n out_o of_o every_o ounce_n upon_o his_o return_n to_o england_n the_o lord_n lieutenant_n accuse_v the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n of_o treason_n 78._o burlace_n 78._o before_o the_o duke_n of_o bedford_n constable_n of_o england_n in_o the_o marshal_n couâ—t_n but_o the_o king_n abolish_v the_o accusation_n richard_z talbot_z 1447._o 1447._o archbishop_z of_o dublin_n lord_n deputy_n he_o write_v a_o tract_n de_fw-fr abusu_fw-la regiminis_fw-la jacobi_n comitis_fw-la ormondiae_fw-la dum_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la esset_fw-la locum_fw-la tenens_fw-la chron_n caâ—ton_a chron_n and_o it_o seem_v thomas_n fitz-thomas_n prior_n of_o kilmainham_n be_v on_o the_o archbishop_n side_n for_o he_o accuse_v the_o earl_n of_o ormond_n of_o treason_n and_o the_o combat_n be_v appoint_v between_o they_o at_o smithfield_n in_o london_n but_o the_o king_n do_v interpose_v and_o prevent_v it_o hitherto_o the_o english_a have_v make_v but_o a_o border_a war_n in_o ireland_n and_o that_o itself_o but_o very_o unlucky_o and_o the_o small_a army_n that_o be_v keep_v on_o foot_n be_v ill_o pay_v and_o therefore_o more_o hurtful_a to_o the_o subject_a by_o their_o oppression_n than_o to_o the_o enemy_n by_o their_o valour_n so_o that_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o send_v some_o great_a man_n thither_o and_o no_o body_n so_o fit_a for_o it_o as_o richard_n duke_n of_o york_n earl_n of_o ulster_n march_n rutland_n and_o cork_n lord_n of_o conagh_n clare_n trim_a and_o meath_z for_o beside_o his_o quality_n and_o valour_n he_o have_v a_o great_a estate_n in_o that_o kingdom_n and_o it_o answer_v another_o design_n of_o the_o cardinal_n of_o winchester_n who_o do_v then_o in_o effect_n govern_v england_n which_o be_v to_o remove_v this_o duke_n from_o the_o regency_n of_o france_n to_o make_v room_n for_o the_o duke_n of_o somerset_n and_o so_o he_o be_v make_v lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n 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consent_n and_o concurrence_n of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o trust_n und_fw-ge not_o otherwise_o and_o no_o person_n to_o intermeddle_v hereafter_o in_o the_o receipt_n of_o public_a due_n that_o shall_v fail_v in_o the_o account_n for_o the_o time_n past_a ix_o that_o the_o oppression_n and_o extortion_n of_o any_o of_o the_o officer_n or_o other_o of_o the_o army_n hitherto_o happen_v and_o any_o miscarriage_n in_o the_o design_n of_o the_o army_n either_o in_o field-service_n or_o the_o render_v of_o castle_n or_o town_n to_o the_o enemy_n may_v be_v forthwith_o strict_o examine_v and_o punish_v by_o the_o lord-lieutenant_n assist_v by_o a_o privy-council_n now_o to_o be_v choose_v and_o by_o a_o council_n of_o war_n now_o to_o be_v name_v and_o that_o for_o the_o better_a government_n of_o the_o army_n and_o for_o the_o officer_n and_o other_o of_o the_o army_n their_o due_a information_n how_o to_o demean_v themselves_o hereafter_o and_o for_o the_o people_n satisfaction_n also_o there_o be_v rule_n and_o order_n of_o war_n draw_v print_a and_o publish_v that_o may_v tend_v to_o the_o remedy_n in_o the_o future_a of_o such_o grievance_n as_o former_o have_v happen_v for_o want_v thereof_o and_o for_o the_o time_n past_a what_o oppression_n or_o extortion_n have_v happen_v in_o any_o county_n the_o same_o to_o be_v represent_v from_o such_o county_n to_o his_o excellency_n and_o such_o privy-council_n as_o shall_v be_v now_o name_v upon_o which_o representation_n his_o excellency_n and_o the_o say_a council_n be_v to_o afford_v the_o best_a redress_n they_o may_v in_o the_o grievance_n so_o to_o be_v represent_v for_o the_o people_n satisfaction_n and_o redress_n and_o this_o to_o be_v intimate_v to_o the_o several_a county_n timely_a that_o they_o may_v prepare_v their_o say_a grievance_n x._o that_o all_o custodium_n or_o other_o act_n or_o order_n do_v or_o grant_v whereby_o any_o the_o public_a revenue_n have_v any_o way_n be_v diminish_v be_v recall_v by_o his_o excellency_n on_o the_o instance_n of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o trust_n and_o the_o private_a person_n profit_v thereby_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o public_a to_o account_v at_o full_a notwithstanding_o such_o order_n or_o custodium_n whereby_o the_o public_a profit_n thereby_o to_o accrue_v may_v admit_v no_o diminution_n xi_o that_o no_o imposition_n or_o charge_n be_v impose_v on_o the_o people_n by_o applotment_n freequarter_n or_o otherwise_o but_o by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o trust_n or_o with_o their_o allowance_n according_a to_o the_o article_n of_o peace_n and_o none_o to_o have_v freedom_n in_o applotment_n but_o all_o to_o pay_v with_o equality_n and_o all_o applotment_n or_o imposition_n heretofore_o since_o the_o 17_o of_o january_n 1648_o impose_v on_o the_o people_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o commissioner_n of_o trust_n be_v put_v by_o and_o due_a satisfaction_n give_v to_o the_o people_n where_o such_o burden_n have_v be_v impose_v forasmuch_o as_o it_o
conventionem_fw-la dicti_fw-la reverendissimus_fw-la d._n nicolaus_n &_o d._n hugo_n procuratores_fw-la nostri_fw-la aut_fw-la quilibet_fw-la illorum_fw-la aget_fw-la concludet_fw-la aut_fw-la determinabit_fw-la virtute_fw-la huius_fw-la nostrae_fw-la commissionis_fw-la dat._n galuiae_fw-la quinto_fw-la octobris_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1650._o franciscus_n aladensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la procurator_n d._n joannis_n archiepiscopi_fw-la tuamensis_fw-la fr._n thomas_n archiep._n dublimensis_fw-la &_o hiberniae_fw-la primus_fw-la joan._n rapotensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la procurator_n primatis_fw-la ardmachani_fw-la walterus_n clonfertensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la procurator_n lacghiniensis_n episcopi_fw-la fr._n antonius_n episcopus_fw-la clanmacnosensis_fw-la fr._n arthurus_n dunen_n &_o coneren_n the_o commission_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o fernes_n and_o sir_n james_n preston_n in_o dei_fw-la nomine_fw-la amen_o memorandum_n quod_fw-la anno_fw-la domini_fw-la 1651._o die_v vero_fw-la mensis_fw-la aprilis_fw-la septimo_fw-la nos_fw-la infra_fw-la scripti_fw-la tam_fw-la nostro_fw-la quam_fw-la omnium_fw-la fere_n procerum_fw-la nobilium_fw-la ac_fw-la popularium_fw-la catholicorum_n regni_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la nominâ—_n &_o nominibus_fw-la quorum_fw-la sensuum_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la parte_fw-la &_o consensuum_fw-la certam_fw-la &_o exploratam_fw-la notitiam_fw-la habemus_fw-la nominavimus_fw-la constituimus_fw-la elegimus_fw-la &_o deputamus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la quibus_fw-la possumus_fw-la modo_fw-la via_fw-la jure_fw-la ac_fw-la ratione_fw-la procuratores_fw-la agentes_fw-la &_o negotiorum_fw-la nostrorum_fw-la gestores_fw-la generales_fw-la &_o speciales_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la specialitas_fw-la generalitati_fw-la non_fw-la deroget_fw-la aut_fw-la è_fw-la contra_fw-la conjunctim_fw-la etiam_fw-la &_o divisim_fw-la si_fw-la ita_fw-la opus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la in_fw-la casu_fw-la mortis_fw-la aut_fw-la alterius_fw-la inevitabilis_fw-la necessitatis_fw-la reverendissimum_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la patrem_fw-la ac_fw-la dominum_fw-la d._n episcopum_fw-la fernensem_fw-la &_o clarissimum_fw-la ac_fw-la nâ—bilissimum_fw-la d._n d._n jacobum_fw-la prestonium_n equitem_fw-la auratum_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la ad_fw-la agendum_fw-la tractandum_fw-la consulendum_fw-la ac_fw-la firmiter_fw-la concludendum_fw-la cum_fw-la serenissimo_fw-la principe_fw-la carolo_n deuce_n lotharingiae_n quem_fw-la in_fw-la regium_fw-la protectorem_fw-la regni_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la eligimus_fw-la nostro_fw-la omniumque_fw-la praefarorum_fw-la nominibus_fw-la ad_fw-la agendum_fw-la cum_fw-la praefata_fw-la sva_fw-la celsitudine_fw-la tam_fw-la in_fw-la &_o super_fw-la negotio_fw-la principâ—li_fw-la protectionis_fw-la memoratae_fw-la quam_fw-la in_fw-la &_o de_fw-fr aliis_fw-la articulis_fw-la propositionibus_fw-la &_o postulatis_fw-la nostris_fw-la conventis_fw-la &_o non_fw-la conventis_fw-la tale_n negotium_fw-la quomodo_fw-la concernentibus_fw-la cum_fw-la omnibus_fw-la annexis_fw-la connexis_fw-la emergentibus_fw-la dependentibus_fw-la &_o aliqua_fw-la ratione_fw-la concernentibus_fw-la &_o generaliter_fw-la omne_fw-la alia_fw-la in_o praemissis_fw-la agendi_fw-la &_o faciendi_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsi_fw-la praesentes_fw-la essemus_fw-la et_fw-la quicquid_fw-la in_o praedictis_fw-la fecerint_fw-la concluserint_fw-la tractaverint_fw-la consenserint_fw-la &_o convenerint_fw-la cum_fw-la praefato_fw-la serenissimo_fw-la deuce_n lotharingiae_fw-la seu_fw-la cum_fw-la ejus_fw-la haeredibus_fw-la aut_fw-la assignatis_fw-la suis_fw-la seu_fw-la cum_fw-la ejus_fw-la eorumque_fw-la agentibus_fw-la legatis_fw-la procuratoribus_fw-la seu_fw-la aliis_fw-la quibuscunque_fw-la mandatum_fw-la &_o potestatem_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la specialem_fw-la habentibus_fw-la uno_fw-la vel_fw-la pluribus_fw-la nos_fw-la ratum_fw-la gratum_fw-la &_o aeceptum_fw-la habituros_fw-la promittimus_fw-la per_fw-la present_n et_fw-la ad_fw-la id_fw-la nos_fw-la ipsos_fw-la &_o successores_fw-la haeredes_fw-la nostros_fw-la aliosque_fw-la quos_fw-la possumus_fw-la in_o perpetuum_fw-la obligamus_fw-la datum_n sub_fw-la signis_fw-la &_o sigillis_fw-la nostris_fw-la anno_fw-la dieque_fw-la quibus_fw-la supra_fw-la &_o in_o praesentia_fw-la testium_fw-la infra_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la galviae_n in_o provincia_n conaciae_fw-la &_o regno_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la praesentis_fw-la mansionis_fw-la nostrae_fw-la seu_fw-la refugii_fw-la loco_fw-la fr._n thomas_n archiepiscopus_fw-la dubliniensis_n hiberniae_fw-la primus_fw-la robertus_fw-la corcagien_n &_o cloanen_n episcopus_fw-la fr._n antonius_n clunamacnosensis_n episc_n procurator_n primatis_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la walterus_n cluanfertensis_n &_o procurator_n laghlinensis_n franciscus_n aladensis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la et_fw-la nos_fw-la major_a seu_fw-la praetor_n galuiensis_fw-la confirmamus_fw-la &_o nostris_fw-la suffragriis_fw-la ratificamus_fw-la praedictum_fw-la procuratorium_fw-la et_fw-la personas_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la nominatas_fw-la nostros_fw-la etiam_fw-la procuratores_fw-la ut_fw-la supra_fw-la constituimus_fw-la die_fw-la &_o anno_fw-la quibus_fw-la supra_fw-la cum_fw-la infra_fw-la scriptis_fw-la de_fw-la concilio_fw-la nostro_fw-la append._n xlviii_o the_o declaration_n and_o excommunication_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n at_o jamestown_n a_o declaration_n of_o the_o archbishop_n and_o other_o prelate_n and_o dignitary_n of_o the_o secular_a and_o regular_a clergy_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n against_o the_o continuance_n of_o his_o majesty_n authority_n in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o marquis_n of_o ormond_n lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n for_o the_o misgovernment_n of_o the_o subject_a the_o ill_a conduct_n of_o his_o majesty_n army_n and_o the_o violation_n of_o the_o article_n of_o peace_n date_v at_o jamestown_n in_o the_o convent_n of_o the_o friar_n minor_n august_n 12._o 1650._o the_o catholic_n people_n of_o ireland_n in_o the_o year_n 1641_o 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