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confer_v note_n i_o shall_v only_o here_o repeat_v what_o answer_n i_o give_v the_o other_o upon_o part_n of_o the_o same_o subject_n your_o grace_n know_v with_o what_o horror_n the_o irish_a nation_n look_v upon_o those_o massacre_n and_o murder_n in_o the_o north_n in_o the_o begin_n pag._n irish_a colour_n fold_v pag._n of_o the_o rebellion_n commit_v by_o the_o rascal_n multitude_n upon_o their_o innocent_a unarm_v and_o unprovided_a neighbour_n but_o the_o number_n of_o two_o hundred_o thousand_o although_o this_o writer_n come_v short_a one_o hundred_o thousand_o in_o his_o account_n of_o what_o the_o convention-commissioner_n give_v up_o to_o his_o majesty_n in_o their_o answer_n to_o the_o irish_a agent_n be_v so_o exorbitant_o vast_a that_o a_o stranger_n who_o find_v the_o dimension_n of_o ireland_n in_o the_o map_n and_o understand_v this_o certain_a truâ—h_n that_o there_o be_v then_o in_o ireland_n one_o hundred_o native_n for_o every_o person_n these_o man_n will_v pass_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o englishman_n will_v ready_o conclude_v that_o thâ—_n whole_a island_n be_v but_o one_o city_n so_o throng_v with_o inhabitant_n as_o man_n can_v walk_v in_o the_o street_n unjustle_v 79._o i_o will_v not_o extenuate_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o english_a in_o their_o personal_a estate_n which_o indeed_o be_v very_o great_a nay_o i_o 41._o pag._n 41._o hope_v to_o be_v able_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o the_o fee-simple_n of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o his_o majesty_n mercy_n will_v allow_v to_o have_v be_v forfeit_v in_o ireland_n be_v worth_a but_o that_o this_o gentleman_n shall_v impute_v to_o the_o irish_a catholic_n that_o they_o do_v pretend_v his_o majesty_n authority_n for_o raise_v the_o rebellion_n be_v 41._o pag._n 41._o to_o lay_v that_o to_o their_o charge_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a and_o individual_a act_n of_o sir_n phelim_n o_o neill_n who_o show_v the_o people_n the_o broad-seal_a of_o a_o old_a patent_n he_o have_v lie_v by_o he_o publish_v that_o to_o be_v the_o warrant_n from_o his_o majesty_n for_o what_o he_o act_v and_o i_o hope_v that_o unfortunate_a gentleman_n himself_o have_v make_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o divine_a justice_n for_o so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n by_o his_o free_a acknowledge_v it_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o execution_n and_o by_o his_o penitent_a tear_n and_o frequent_a and_o public_a cry_n that_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a to_o he_o for_o so_o foul_a a_o crime_n 80._o yet_o as_o there_o have_v be_v some_o of_o our_o late_a king_n minister_n in_o ireland_n that_o in_o favour_n of_o his_o enemy_n have_v endeavour_v industrious_o by_o the_o examination_n of_o witness_n even_o upon_o the_o rack_n to_o cause_v this_o imposture_n to_o pass_v for_o truth_n so_o this_o gentleman_n out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o his_o kindness_n to_o the_o irish_a catholic_n dictate_v the_o fiction_n and_o make_v all_o of_o they_o partake_v of_o that_o which_o sir_n phelim_n o_o neill_n do_v whole_o ascribe_v to_o himself_o 81._o when_o this_o gentleman_n cite_v these_o word_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o first_o of_o ever_o happy_a memory_n albeit_o we_o do_v extreme_o 4â—_n pag._n 4â—_n detest_v the_o odious_a rebellion_n which_o the_o recusant_n of_o ireland_n have_v without_o ground_n or_o colour_n raise_v against_o we_o our_o crown_n and_o dignity_n he_o may_v have_v remember_v those_o that_o immediate_o follow_v viz._n which_o word_n â—e_v do_v in_o all_o humility_n conceive_v to_o have_v proceed_v from_o the_o mâ—s-represeâ—tations_a of_o our_o adversary_n and_o therefore_o do_v protest_v we_o have_v be_v most_o malicious_o traduce_v to_o your_o majesty_n and_o nothing_o can_v be_v more_o evident_a than_o that_o sir_n william_n parson_n and_o sir_n john_n burlace_n than_o lord_n justice_n and_o such_o of_o the_o council_n who_o from_o the_o beginning_n favour_v those_o that_o oppose_v his_o majesty_n in_o england_n give_v they_o this_o character_n be_v glad_a to_o make_v the_o king_n author_n of_o so_o indefinite_a a_o charge_n as_o themselves_o have_v retract_v before_o for_o have_v issue_v forth_o a_o proclamation_n the_o very_a day_n they_o discover_v the_o conspiracy_n and_o publish_v that_o it_o be_v intend_v by_o some_o evil-affected_n irish_a they_o have_v find_v man_n general_a resentment_n of_o those_o so_o general_a word_n soon_o after_o by_o a_o second_o proclamation_n print_v and_o publish_v declare_v that_o they_o only_o intend_v by_o the_o word_n irish_a papist_n such_o of_o the_o mere_a irish_a in_o the_o province_n of_o ulster_n as_o have_v plot_v contrive_v and_o be_v actor_n in_o that_o treason_n and_o other_o who_o adhere_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o any_o way_n intend_v or_o mean_v thereby_o any_o of_o the_o old_a english_a of_o the_o pale_a or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n we_o may_v join_v this_o to_o this_o gentleman_n be_v former_a experiment_n and_o say_v with_o much_o truth_n that_o misinformation_n be_v the_o least_o of_o those_o minister_n crime_n as_o for_o those_o kill_a inference_n which_o he_o drive_v from_o such_o spring_n and_o build_v on_o such_o foundation_n i_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o be_v consider_v 82._o i_o must_v not_o hope_v to_o disentangle_a even_o that_o particular_a fallacy_n which_o this_o gentleman_n make_v use_v of_o almost_o in_o every_o page_n of_o attribute_v what_o be_v the_o crime_n of_o particular_a man_n to_o the_o whole_a nation_n until_o he_o give_v over_o to_o write_v upon_o this_o subject_n 83._o here_o we_o have_v he_o in_o the_o year_n 46._o make_v the_o attempt_n of_o owen_n o_o neill_n to_o surprise_v the_o lord_n lieutenant_n and_o 43._o pag._n 42_o &_o pag._n 43._o his_o party_n in_o their_o return_n to_o dublin_n the_o general_a act_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o the_o council_n and_o congregation_n oblige_v general_n preston_n to_o exercise_v all_o act_n of_o hostility_n against_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n by_o name_n although_o this_o be_v the_o first_o time_n that_o ever_o i_o hear_v of_o such_o a_o oath_n yet_o i_o will_v easy_o believe_v that_o the_o nuncio_n and_o those_o that_o go_v to_o besiege_v his_o excellency_n at_o dublin_n will_v not_o scruple_n at_o the_o exact_v of_o such_o a_o oath_n but_o wherefore_o do_v not_o this_o gentleman_n deal_v so_o ingenuous_o with_o the_o reader_n as_o to_o let_v he_o know_v that_o those_o who_o give_v order_n to_o prosecute_v the_o lord_n lieutenant_n be_v those_o only_a that_o give_v order_n to_o prosecute_v all_o confederate_a irish_a catholic_n who_o stand_v in_o arm_n against_o they_o and_o have_v before_o seize_v on_o their_o very_a person_n who_o by_o the_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o confederate_a catholic_n be_v establish_v governor_n over_o themselves_o and_o make_v they_o prisoner_n in_o the_o city_n of_o kilkeny_n will_v any_o man_n say_v that_o the_o english_a nation_n be_v answerable_a for_o the_o act_n of_o cromwell_n or_o the_o rump_n it_o be_v much_o pity_n that_o the_o gentleman_n who_o have_v so_o good_a a_o faculty_n in_o comment_v sharp_o have_v noâ—_n choose_v better_a text_n 84._o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o year_n 1647._o in_o which_o year_n this_o gentleman_n say_v that_o the_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o confederate_a catholic_n of_o ireland_n employ_v commissioner_n 44_o pag._n 44_o to_o rome_n france_n and_o spain_n to_o invite_v a_o foreign_a power_n to_o ireland_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v this_o person_n of_o quality_n do_v not_o imagine_v truth_n to_o be_v such_o a_o rock_n as_o he_o dare_v not_o approach_n but_o by_o several_a wind_n the_o plain_a relation_n of_o that_o affair_n be_v here_o give_v the_o reader_n by_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n entrust_v with_o that_o negotiation_n 85._o the_o power_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o arm_n