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of_o reversall_a voucher_n and_o other_o legal_a and_o just_a advantage_n and_o the_o ordinary_a course_n and_o court_n of_o justice_n decline_v iii_o three_o the_o proceed_n in_o civil_a cause_n at_o the_o council_n board_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o great_a charter_n and_o not_o mit_v to_o any_o certain_a time_n or_o season_n iu._n four_o that_o the_o subject_n be_v in_o all_o the_o material_a part_n thereof_o deny_v the_o benefit_n of_o the_o principal_a grace_n and_o more_o especial_o of_o the_o statute_n of_o limitation_n of_o the_o 21._o jan._n grant_v by_o his_o majesty_n in_o the_o 4_o year_n of_o this_o reign_n upon_o great_a advice_n of_o the_o counsel_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n and_o for_o great_a consideration_n and_o the_o n_z publish_v in_o all_o the_o court_n of_o dublin_n and_o in_o all_o the_o court_n of_o this_o kingdom_n in_o open_a assize_n whereby_o all_o person_n do_v take_v notice_n that_o contrary_a to_o his_o majesty_n plough_n intention_n his_o subject_n of_o this_o land_n have_v not_o enjoy_v the_o benefit_n of_o his_o majesty_n princely_a promise_n thereby_o make_v v._n five_o the_o extraiudiciall_a avoid_n of_o letter_n patent_n of_o estate_n of_o a_o very_a great_a part_n of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n under_o the_o great_a seal_n the_o public_a faith_n of_o the_o kingdom_n by_o private_a opinion_n deliver_v at_o council_n board_n without_o legal_a eviction_n of_o their_o estate_n contrary_a to_o the_o law_n and_o without_o precedent_n or_o example_n of_o any_o former_a age_n vi_o six_o the_o proclamation_n for_o the_o sole_a exemption_n and_o utter_v of_o tobacco_n which_o be_v buy_v at_o very_o low_a rate_n and_o utter_v at_o high_a and_o excessive_a rate_n by_o mean_n whereof_o thousand_o of_o family_n within_o this_o kingdom_n and_o of_o his_o majesty_n subject_n in_o several_a island_n and_o other_o part_n of_o the_o west_n judy_v as_o your_o petitioner_n be_v inform_v be_v destroy_v and_o the_o most_o part_n of_o 〈◊〉_d coin_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v ingross_v into_o particular_a hand_n insomuch_o that_o your_o petitioner_n do_v conceive_v that_o the_o profit_n arise_v and_o ingross_v thereby_o do_v surmount_v his_o majesty_n revenue_n certain_a and_o casual_a within_o this_o kingdom_n and_o yet_o his_o majesty_n receive_v but_o very_o little_a profit_n by_o the_o same_o vii_o seven_o the_o unusual_a and_o unlawful_a increase_n of_o monopoly_n to_o the_o advantage_n of_o few_o to_o the_o disprofit_v of_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o impoverishment_n of_o his_o people_n viii_o eight_o the_o extreme_a and_o cruel_a usage_n of_o certain_a late_a commissioner_n and_o other_o towards_o the_o british_a farmer_n and_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o city_n and_o county_n of_o londonderry_n by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o worthy_a plantation_n of_o that_o country_n be_v almost_o destroy_v and_o the_o inhabitant_n be_v reduce_v to_o great_a poverty_n and_o many_o of_o they_o force_v to_o forsake_v the_o country_n the_o same_o be_v the_o first_o and_o most_o useful_a plantation_n in_o the_o large_a province_n of_o ulster_n to_o the_o great_a weaken_n of_o the_o kingdom_n in_o this_o time_n of_o danger_n the_o say_a plantation_n be_v the_o principal_a strength_n of_o those_o part_n ix_o nine_o the_o late_a erection_n of_o the_o court_n of_o high_a commission_n for_o cause_n ecclesiastical_a in_o these_o necessitous_a time_n the_o proceed_n of_o the_o say_a court_n in_o many_o cause_n without_o legal_a warrant_n and_o yet_o so_o support_v as_o prohibition_n have_v not_o be_v obtain_v though_o legal_o seek_v for_o and_o the_o excessive_a fee_n exact_v by_o the_o minister_n thereof_o and_o the_o encroach_a of_o the_o same_o upon_o the_o jurisdiction_n of_o other_o ecclesiastical_a court_n of_o this_o kingdom_n x._o ten_o the_o exorbitant_a and_o barbarous_a fee_n and_o pretend_a custom_n exact_v by_o the_o clergy_n against_o the_o law_n some_o of_o which_o have_v be_v former_o represent_v to_o 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