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and_o intend_v more_o if_o their_o power_n have_v continue_v 11._o the_o deputy-mayor_n of_o dublin_n edmund_n reily_n issue_v out_o a_o order_n date_v sept._n 27._o 1689._o for_o regulate_v the_o rate_n of_o provision_n country_n good_n and_o manufactory_n to_o be_v sell_v in_o the_o city_n of_o dublin_n in_o which_o he_o take_v care_n to_o set_v a_o very_a low_a rate_n on_o such_o good_n as_o be_v then_o most_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o protestant_n the_o rate_n at_o which_o he_o order_v they_o to_o be_v sell_v be_v not_o one_o half_a of_o what_o they_o general_o yield_v when_o therefore_o any_o papist_n have_v a_o mind_n to_o put_v off_o his_o brass_n money_n he_o go_v to_o some_o protestant_a neighbour_n who_o he_o know_v to_o have_v a_o quantity_n of_o these_o good_n offer_v he_o the_o mayor_n rate_n in_o brass_n and_o carry_v away_o the_o good_n by_o force_n this_o be_v practise_v even_o by_o the_o lady_n tyrconnel_n and_o several_a of_o their_o grandee_n but_o the_o case_n be_v 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come_v to_o be_v conclude_v not_o endure_v to_o be_v present_a at_o the_o pass_n of_o that_o and_o some_o other_o barbarous_a act_n against_o which_o they_o find_v their_o vote_n signify_v nothing_o while_o they_o stay_v there_o be_v four_o more_o protestant_n return_v of_o who_o behaviour_n i_o can_v give_v no_o account_n or_o how_o they_o come_v to_o be_v return_v the_o generality_n of_o the_o house_n consist_v of_o the_o son_n and_o descendants_n of_o the_o forfeit_v person_n in_o 1641._o man_n that_o have_v no_o freehold_n or_o estate_n in_o the_o kingdom_n but_o be_v purposely_o elect_v to_o make_v themselves_o estate_n by_o take_v they_o away_o from_o protestant_n 15._o now_o whilst_o the_o power_n of_o make_v and_o repeal_n law_n be_v in_o such_o hand_n what_o security_n can_v protestant_n promise_v themselves_o from_o any_o law_n or_o what_o probability_n be_v there_o that_o any_o law_n already_o make_v in_o their_o favour_n will_v be_v continue_v especial_o if_o we_o 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