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into_o possession_n be_v make_v in_o england_n but_o not_o admit_v in_o ireland_n till_o 10._o car._n 1._o ses._n 2._o in_o like_a manner_n the_o english_a statute_n 33._o henry_n viii_o c._n 1._o direct_v how_o land_n and_o tenement_n may_v be_v dispose_v by_o will_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o of_o force_n in_o ireland_n till_o 10._o car._n 2._o ses._n 2._o the_o act_n of_o uniformity_n of_o common_a prayer_n and_o administration_n of_o the_o sacrament_n be_v make_v in_o england_n the_o one_a of_o eliz._n c._n 2._o but_o be_v not_o establish_v in_o ireland_n till_o the_o second_o of_o eliz._n c._n 2._o and_o so_o that_o of_o england_n 14._o car._n 2._o c._n 14._o be_v not_o receive_v in_o ireland_n till_o 17._o &_o 18._o car._n 2_o c._n 6._o the_o statute_n against_o wilful_a perjury_n make_v in_o england_n 5._o eliz._n c._n 9_o be_v not_o enact_v in_o ireland_n till_o 28_o eliz._n c._n 1._o so_o the_o english_a act_n against_o witchcraft_n and_o sorcery_n make_v 5_o eliz._n c._n 16._o and_o another_o act_n against_o forgery_n 5_o eliz._n c._n 14._o be_v neither_o of_o they_o in_o force_n in_o ireland_n till_o the_o 28_o of_o her_o reign_n cap._n 3_o and_o 4._o the_o english_a statute_n against_o pirate_n be_v make_v the_o 28_o of_o hen._n 8._o c._n 15._o but_o not_o in_o ireland_n till_o the_o 12_o of_o king_n james_n c._n 2._o in_o england_n a_o act_n be_v make_v the_o 27_o of_o eliz._n c._n 4_o against_o fraudulent_a conveyance_n but_o it_o be_v not_o in_o force_n in_o ireland_n till_o enact_v here_o the_o 10_o of_o charles_n c._n 3._o ses._n 2._o in_o the_o 15_o year_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o one_a in_o a_o parliament_n hold_v at_o dublin_n there_o be_v six_o english_a statute_n make_v law_n of_o this_o kingdom_n with_o such_o alteration_n as_o best_a fit_v they_o to_o the_o state_n thereof_o viz._n 21_o jac._n c._n 14._o for_o plead_v the_o general_n issue_n in_o intrusion_n bring_v by_o the_o king_n by_o chap._n 1._o of_o the_o irish_a statute_n 31_o eliz._n c._n 2._o for_o abridge_n of_o proclamation_n on_o fine_n by_o chap._n 2._o 2_o and_o 3_o edw._n 6._o c._n 8._o concern_v office_n before_o the_o escheator_n by_o chap._n 4._o 31_o eliz._n c._n 1._o discontinuance_n of_o writ_n of_o error_n in_o the_o exchequer_n chamber_n by_o chap._n 5._o 8_o eliz._n c._n 4._o and_o 18_o eliz._n c._n 7._o concern_v clergy_n by_o chap._n 7._o 24_o hen._n 8._o c._n 5._o concern_v kill_v a_o robber_n by_o chap._n 9_o there_o be_v six_o english_a statute_n likewise_o pass_v in_o the_o time_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o upon_o and_o soon_o after_o the_o restoration_n some_o of_o which_o be_v not_o pass_v into_o law_n in_o ireland_n till_o a_o year_n two_o or_o three_o afterward_o as_o will_v appear_v