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therefore_o make_v so_o light_a of_o that_o sort_n of_o legislature_n and_o as_o it_o be_v abolish_v it_o in_o one_o kingdom_n of_o the_o three_o wherein_o it_o appear_v but_o rather_o cherish_v and_o encourage_v it_o wherever_o we_o meet_v it_o finis_fw-la introduction_n and_o occasion_n of_o this_o disquisition_n disquisition_n bishop_n of_o derry_n in_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n and_o prohibit_v exportation_n of_o our_o woollen_a manufacture_n in_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o subject_a of_o this_o enquiry_n britain_n first_o expedition_n into_o ireland_n ireland_n giraldus_n cambr._n hib._n expug_n lib._n i._o c._n 1_o hen._n ii_o come_v into_o ireland_n irish_z submit_v to_o he_o ireland_n whether_o ever_o conquer_a conquer_a mr._n selden_n will_v not_o allow_v that_o ever_o h._n 2._o use_v this_o style_n tit._n hon._n par._n 2._o g._n 5._o sect._n 26._o suppress_v rebellion_n whether_o a_o conquest_n conquest_n bishop_n of_o salisbury_n pastoral_a letter_n what_o title_n be_v obtain_v by_o conquest_n no_o title_n gain_v by_o a_o unjust_a conquest_n what_o title_n by_o a_o just_a conquest_n none_o over_o the_o assister_n in_o the_o conquest_n none_o over_o the_o non-opposer_n just_a conqueror_n entitle_v to_o the_o life_n of_o the_o opposer_n just_a conqueror_n how_o far_o impower_v over_o the_o posterity_n of_o the_o opposer_n how_o far_o over_o their_o estate_n practise_v of_o conqueror_n otherwise_o concession_n grant_v by_o a_o conqueror_n whether_o obligatory_a what_o concession_n have_v be_v make_v from_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n by_o henry_n ii_o irish_a modus_fw-la tenendi_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la parliamentum_fw-la tit._n hon._n par._n 2._o c._n 5._o sect._n 26._o edit_fw-la lond._n an._n 1672_o 1672_o against_o cook_n be_v four_o instit_n c._n 76._o parliament_n very_o early_o in_o ireland_n ireland_n against_o the_o four_o inst._n c._n 76._o p._n 249._o 249._o togograph_n hibern_n l_o 3_o c._n 18_o hib._n expug_n l._n 11._o c._n 33_o 34._o 34._o hoveden_n annal_n parspo_v p._n 302._o brampton_n chr._n col._n 1071._o knighton_n de_fw-fr even_o angl._n l._n c._n c._n 10_o col_fw-fr 2394_o 2395._o pol._n virg._n hist._n angl._n l._n 13._o radul_a de_fw-fr diceto_n walsingbam_fw-la etc._n etc._n original_a compact_n for_o ireland_n king_n john_n make_v king_n of_o ireland_n by_o this_o ireland_n make_v a_o absolute_a separate_a kingdom_n kingdom_n selden'_v tit._n hon._n par._n 1._o c._n 8_o sect._n 5._o usher_n archbibishop_n of_o armagh_n of_o the_o religion_n of_o the_o ancient_a irish_a cap._n 11._o 11._o act._n council_n constant._n ses._n 28._o ms._n in_o bib._n reg._n not_o in_o the_o print_a acts._n ireland_n in_o what_o sense_n annex_v to_o england_n king_n john_n come_v a_o second_o time_n into_o ireland_n the_o people_n submit_v to_o he_o concessâ—…_n from_o hen._n iii_o iii_o pryn_n against_o the_o four_o inst._n c._n 76._o p._n 250._o pa._n 1_o h._n iii_o m._n 13._o intus_fw-la record_v out_o of_o mr._n petyt_n of_o the_o antiquity_n of_o parliament_n in_o ireland_n rot._n 38_o h._n iii_o in_o 4._o hibernta_n farther_o concession_n from_o hen._n iii_o b_o against_o cook_n be_v four_o instit_n p._n 252._o claus._n 12_o h._n iii_o in_o 8_o de_fw-la legibus_fw-la &_o consuetudinibus_fw-la observandis_fw-la in_o hibern_n recapitula_fw-la tion_n tion_n four_o instit_n instit_n against_o the_o four_o instit._n instit._n placita_fw-la parliamentaria_fw-la english_a law_n establish_v in_o ireland_n law_n of_o parliament_n common_a law_n statute_n law_n statute-law_n of_o england_n from_o the_o norman_a conquest_n to_o hen._n iii_o law_n of_o edward_n the_o confessor_n confessor_n selden_n 〈◊〉_d &_o speciâ—…_n ad_fw-la eadmerum_fw-la pag_n 17â—…_n of_o wil._n conq._n conq._n leges_fw-la w._n 1._o cap._n 63._o apud_fw-la selden_n in_o notâ—…â—…d_n eadmerum_fw-la p._n 192._o of_o hen._n i._n i._n vid._n selden_n ut_fw-la supra_fw-la of_o hen_n ii_o of_o k._n john_n john_n mat._n paris_n add_v a_o 1215._o pag._n 253._o etc._n etc._n of_o hen._n iii_o iii_o cook_n be_v pref._n to_o the_o 2d_o inst._n engl._n statute_n since_o the_o 9th_o hen._n iii_o introduce_v in_o ireland_n statute_n of_o merton_n marlebr_n westm._n glouc_a vid._n lib._n rubr._n scaccar_n dubl_n dubl_n annal_n of_o ireland_n at_o the_o end_n of_o camden_n britan._n edit_fw-la 1637._o page_n 196_o 197_o etc._n etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 160._o pryn_n against_o the_o four_o instit._n chap_n 76._o all_o english_a statute_n before_o the_o 10_o of_o hen._n vii_o in_o force_n in_o ireland_n ireland_n cook_n be_v four_o instit._n cap._n 76._o p._n 351._o 351._o vid._n irish_a stat._n english_a statute_n declaratory_a of_o the_o common_a law_n in_o force_n in_o ireland_n english_a act_n introductive_a of_o a_o new_a law_n not_o of_o force_n in_o ireland_n ireland_n irish_a stat._n 13_o c._n 2._o c._n 2._o 13_o c._n 2._o c._n 3._o 14_o &_o 15_o c._n 2._o c._n 1._o 14_o &_o 15_o c._n 2._o c._n 19_o 17_o &_o 18_o c._n 2._o c._n 3._o 17._o &_o 18_o c._n 2._o c._n 11._o english_fw-fr stat._n 12_o c._n 2._o c._n 12._o 12_o c._n 2._o c._n 3._o 12_o c._n 2._o c._n 14_o 12_o c._n 2._o c._n 24._o 12_o c._n 2._o c._n 33._o 16_o &_o 17_o c._n 2._o c._n 5._o 5._o for_o we_o have_v two_o several_a act_n transmit_v to_o we_o at_o different_a time_n to_o this_o very_a purpose_n one_o we_o reject_v in_o the_o lord_n sydâ—…eys_n government_n other_o we_o pass_v under_o the_o lord_n capell_n objection_n answer_v objection_n from_o the_o stat._n of_o rape_n object_n english_a statute_n comprehend_v ireland_n by_o general_a word_n act_n against_o appeal_n to_o rome_n act_n of_o first_o fruit_n and_o faculty_n faculty_n title_n in_o the_o english_a statute_n be_v no_o imposition_n shall_v be_v pay_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n high-commission-court_n by_o the_o same_o reason_n scotland_n may_v be_v bind_v english_a statute_n name_v ireland_n or_o dinatio_fw-la pre_fw-la statu_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la staple-act_n merchant_n of_o waterford_n case_n member_n from_o ireland_n in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n modern_a act_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n name_v ireland_n act_n in_o favour_n of_o adventurer_n in_o 1641._o act_n in_o cromwel_n time_n cattle_n act._n tobacco_n act._n navigation_n act._n note_v export_v wool_n from_o ireland_n be_v make_v penal_a by_o the_o irish._n stat._n 13_o hen._n 8._o c._n 2._o 28_o hen._n 8._o c._n 17._o but_o both_o these_o statute_n be_v obsolete_a the_o like_a may_v we_o observe_v of_o the_o 11_o eliz._n c._n 10._o &_o 13_o el._n c._n 4._o english_a act_n bind_v ireland_n since_o king_n william_n reign_n act_n for_o the_o protestant_a irish_a clergy_n act_n against_o commerce_n with_o france_n act_n for_o security_n of_o the_o protestant_n of_o ireland_n act_n appoint_v new_a oath_n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o lawyer_n thereon_o lord_n chief_z justice_z cook_n be_v opinion_n discuss_v discuss_v 20_o h._n 6._o 8._o pilkington_n '_o s_o case_n 32_o h._n 6._o 25._o 20_o eliz._n dyer_n 360._o flow_v com._n 360._o opinion_n of_o other_o judge_n in_o favour_n of_o ireland_n pilkiâ—…s_n case_n case_n this_o statute_n we_o may_v reckon_v among_o the_o number_n of_o those_o that_o be_v lose_v during_o the_o long_a interval_n of_o our_o irish_a act_n note_v before_o page_n 65._o to_o be_v above_o 118_o year_n merchant_n of_o waterfords_n case_n prior_n of_o lanthony_n case_n case_n rot._n parl._n an._n 8._o h._n 6._o in_o ult_n argument_n from_o act_n of_o succession_n and_o recognition_n pass_v in_o ireland_n ireland_n state_n ecclesiastical_a independent_a argument_n from_o a_o record_n in_o reyley_n reyley_n 14_o ed._n 2._o par._n 2._o memb_v 21_o int._n objection_n draw_v from_o a_o writ_n of_o error_n declaration_n in_o the_o irish_a act_n of_o faculty_n farther_o reason_n offer_v in_o behalf_n of_o ireland_n england_n title_n to_o ireland_n by_o purchase_n object_n ireland_n prejudicial_a to_o england_n trade_n therefore_o to_o be_v bind_v object_n ireland_n a_o colony_n against_o the_o right_n of_o mankind_n consent_v only_o give_v law_n force_n against_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n against_o the_o statute_n law_n both_o of_o england_n and_o ireland_n ireland_n see_v before_o pag._n 65._o 65._o pultons_n col._n eng._n stats_n edit_fw-la 1670._o pag._n 63._o 63._o ibid._n page_n 75._o 75._o ibid._n page_n 113._o 113._o 10_o h._n 7._o c._n 22_o 22_o 28_o h_n 8._o c._n 4._o 28_o h._n 8._o c._n 20._o 3_o &_o 4_o ph._n &_o m._n c._n 4._o 11_o eliz._n ses._n 2._o c._n 1._o 11_o eliz._n ses._n 3._o c._n 8._o against_o several_a concession_n make_v to_o ireland_n inconsistent_a with_o the_o royalty_n of_o a_o kingdom_n against_o the_o king_n prerogative_n against_o the_o practice_n of_o former_a age_n against_o the_o resolution_n of_o judge_n destroy_v property_n great_z confusion_n inconvenient_a to_o england_n to_o assume_v this_o power_n