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charta_fw-la which_o he_o grant_v to_o england_n only_o in_o we_o we_o have_v civitas_n dublin_n &_o avenliffee_n instead_o of_o civitas_n london_n and_o thamesis_n with_o other_o alteration_n of_o the_o like_a kind_n where_o needful_a but_o we_o be_v eight_o year_n old_a than_o that_o which_o he_o grant_v to_o england_n it_o not_o be_v till_o the_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n and_o we_o be_v the_o first_o year_n this_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la of_o ireland_n conclude_v thus_o quia_fw-la vero_fw-la sigillum_fw-la nondum_fw-la habuimus_fw-la presentem_fw-la cartam_fw-la sigillis_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la patris_fw-la nostri_fw-la domini_fw-la gualt_n apost_n sedis_fw-la legati_fw-la &_o willelmi_n mar_n eschalli_n comitis_fw-la pembroke_n rectoris_fw-la nostri_fw-la &_o regni_fw-la nostri_fw-la secimus_fw-la sigillari_fw-la testibus_fw-la omnibus_fw-la praenominatis_fw-la &_o alijs_fw-la multis_fw-la dâ—…t_fw-la per_fw-la manus_fw-la praedictorum_fw-la domini_fw-la legati_fw-la &_o 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shall_v render_v verbatim_o as_o i_o have_v it_o transcribe_v from_o the_o roll_n by_o sir_n william_n doâ—…vile_n attorney_n general_n in_o ireland_n during_o the_o whole_a reign_n of_o king_n charles_n ii_o rex_n omnibus_fw-la etc._n etc._n salutem_fw-la inspeximus_fw-la literas_fw-la patentes_fw-la domini_fw-la edwardi_fw-la nuper_fw-la regis_fw-la angliae_fw-la avi_fw-la nostri_fw-la fact_n in_o haec_fw-la verba_fw-la edwardus_fw-la dei_fw-la gra._n rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la &_o francia_fw-la &_o dominus_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la archiepiscopis_fw-la episcopis_fw-la abbatibus_fw-la prioribus_fw-la ministris_fw-la nostris_fw-la tam_fw-la majoribus_fw-la quam_fw-la minoribus_fw-la &_o quibuscunque_fw-la aliis_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la nostra_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la ad_fw-la quos_fw-la praesentes_fw-la literae_fw-la pervenerint_fw-la salutem_fw-la quia_fw-la etc._n etc._n nos_fw-la haec_fw-la quae_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la ordinanda_fw-la duximus_fw-la &_o firmiter_fw-la observanda_fw-la etc._n etc._n imprimis_fw-la vizt_v volumus_fw-la &_o praecipimus_fw-la quod_fw-la sancta_fw-la hibernicana_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la svas_fw-la libertates_fw-la &_o liberas_fw-la consuetudines_fw-la illesas_fw-la habeat_fw-la &_o eye_v libere_fw-la gaudeat_fw-la &_o utatur_fw-la item_n volumus_fw-la &_o praecipimus_fw-la quod_fw-la nostra_fw-la &_o ipsius_fw-la terrae_fw-la negotia_fw-la presertim_fw-la majora_n &_o ardua_fw-la in_o consiliis_fw-la per_fw-la peritos_fw-la consiliaros_fw-la nostros_fw-la ac_fw-la praelatos_fw-la &_o magnates_fw-la &_o quosdam_fw-la de_fw-la discretioribus_fw-la &_o probioribus_fw-la hominibus_fw-la de_fw-la partibus_fw-la vicinis_fw-la ubi_fw-la ipsa_fw-la concilia_fw-la teneri_fw-la contigerit_fw-la propter_fw-la hoc_fw-la evocandos_fw-la in_fw-la parliamentis_fw-la vero_fw-la per_fw-la ipsos_fw-la conciliaros_fw-la nostros_fw-la ac_fw-la praelatos_fw-la &_o proceres_fw-la aliosque_fw-la de_fw-la terra_fw-la predicta_fw-la prout_fw-la mos_fw-la exegit_fw-la secundum_fw-la justiciam_fw-la legem_fw-la consuetudinem_fw-la &_o rationem_fw-la tractentur_fw-la deducantur_fw-la &_o fideliter_fw-la timore_fw-la favore_fw-la odio_fw-la aut_fw-la praetio_fw-la post_fw-la positis_fw-la discutiantur_fw-la ac_fw-la etiam_fw-la terminentur_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o cujus_fw-la rei_fw-la testimonium_fw-la have_v literas_fw-la nostras_fw-la fieri_fw-la fecimus_fw-la patentes_fw-la testae_fw-la meipso_fw-la apud_fw-la westminst_n 25_o die_v octob._n anno_fw-la regni_fw-la nostris_fw-la angliae_fw-la 31_o regni_fw-la vero_fw-la francia_fw-la 18._o nos_fw-la autem_fw-la ordinationes_fw-la voluntates_fw-la &_o praecepta_fw-la praedicta_fw-la ac_fw-la omne_fw-la alia_fw-la &_o singula_fw-la in_o litteris_fw-la praedictis_fw-la contenta_fw-mi rata_fw-la habentes_fw-la &_o grata_n ea_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la &_o haeredibus_fw-la nostris_fw-la quantum_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la est_fw-la acceptamus_fw-la approbamus_fw-la ratificamus_fw-la &_o confirmamus_fw-la prout_fw-la literae_fw-la praedictae_fw-la rationabiliter_fw-la testant_a in_o cujus_fw-la etc._n etc._n test._n reg._n apud_fw-la westminst_n 26_o die_v junii_fw-la five_o it_o be_v inconsistent_a with_o kingdom_n the_o royalty_n and_o praeeminence_n of_o a_o separate_a and_o distinct_a kingdom_n that_o we_o be_v thus_o a_o distinct_a kingdom_n have_v be_v clear_o make_v out_o before_o it_o be_v plain_a the_o nobility_n of_o ireland_n be_v a_o order_n of_o peer_n clear_o distinct_a from_o the_o peerage_n of_o england_n the_o privilege_n of_o the_o one_o extend_v not_o into_o the_o other_o kingdom_n a_o lord_n of_o ireland_n may_v be_v arrest_v by_o his_o body_n in_o england_n and_o so_o may_v a_o lord_n of_o england_n in_o ireland_n whilst_o their_o person_n remain_v sacred_a in_o their_o respective_a kingdom_n a_o voyage_n royal_a may_v be_v make_v into_o ireland_n as_o the_o year-book_n 11_o hen._n 4._o 17._o fol._n 7._o and_o lord_n cook_n tell_v we_o and_o king_n john_n in_o the_o 12_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n of_o england_n make_v a_o voyage_n royal_a into_o ireland_n and_o all_o his_o tenant_n in_o chief_a which_o do_v not_o attend_v he_o in_o that_o voyage_n do_v pay_v he_o escuage_z at_o the_o rate_n of_o two_o mark_n for_o every_o knight_n fee_n which_o be_v impose_v super_fw-la praelatis_fw-la &_o baronibus_fw-la pro_fw-la passagio_fw-la regis_fw-la in_o hibernia_n as_o appear_v by_o the_o pipe-roll_n scutag_n 12_o johannis_n regis_fw-la in_o scaccario_fw-la angl._n which_o show_v that_o we_o be_v a_o complete_a kingdom_n within_o ourselves_o and_o not_o little_o better_a than_o a_o province_n as_o some_o be_v so_o extravagant_a as_o to_o assert_v none_o of_o the_o property_n of_o a_o roman_a province_n agree_v in_o the_o least_o with_o our_o constitution_n it_o be_v resolve_v in_o sir_n richard_n pembrough_n cafe_z in_o the_o 44th_o of_o edw._n iii_o that_o sir_n richard_n may_v lawful_o refuse_v the_o king_n to_o serve_v he_o as_o his_o deputy_n in_o ireland_n and_o that_o the_o king_n can_v not_o compel_v he_o thereto_o for_o that_o be_v to_o banish_v he_o into_o another_o kingdom_n which_o be_v against_o magna_fw-la charta_fw-la chap._n 29._o nay_o even_o though_o sir_n richard_n have_v great_a tenor_n from_o the_o king_n pro_fw-la servitio_fw-la impenso_fw-la &_o impendendo_fw-la for_o that_o be_v say_v must_v be_v understand_v within_o the_o realm_n of_o england_n cook_n 2d_o inst._n
crown_n of_o england_n with_o a_o design_n to_o make_v they_o easy_a to_o england_n and_o to_o keep_v they_o in_o the_o allegiance_n of_o the_o king_n of_o england_n how_o consistent_a it_o may_v be_v with_o true_a policy_n to_o do_v that_o which_o the_o people_n of_o ireland_n may_v think_v be_v a_o invasion_n of_o their_o right_n and_o liberty_n i_o do_v most_o humble_o submit_v to_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n to_o consider_v they_o be_v man_n of_o great_a wisdom_n honour_n and_o justice_n and_o know_v how_o to_o prevent_v all_o future_a inconvenience_n we_o have_v hear_v great_a outcry_n and_o deserve_o on_o break_v the_o edict_n of_o nantes_n and_o other_o stipulation_n how_o far_o the_o break_v our_o constitution_n which_o have_v be_v of_o five_o hundred_o year_n stand_v exceed_v that_o i_o leave_v the_o world_n to_o judge_v it_o may_v perhaps_o be_v urge_v that_o it_o be_v convenient_a for_o the_o state_n of_o england_n that_o the_o supreme_a council_n thereof_o shall_v make_v their_o jurisdiction_n as_o large_a as_o they_o can_v but_o with_o submission_n i_o conceive_v that_o if_o this_o assume_v power_n be_v not_o just_o it_o can_v be_v convenient_a for_o the_o state_n what_o cicero_n say_v in_o his_o office_n nihil_fw-la est_fw-la utile_fw-la nisi_fw-la idem_fw-la sit_fw-la honestum_fw-la be_v most_o certain_o true_a nor_o do_v i_o think_v that_o it_o be_v any_o wise_a necessary_a to_o the_o good_a of_o england_n to_o assert_v this_o high_a jurisdiction_n over_o ireland_n for_o since_o the_o statute_n of_o this_o kingdom_n be_v make_v with_o such_o caution_n and_o in_o such_o form_n as_o be_v prescribe_v by_o poyning_n act_n 10_o h._n 7._o and_o by_o the_o 3d_o and_o four_o of_o phil._n and_o mar._n and_o while_o ireland_n be_v in_o english_a hand_n i_o do_v not_o see_v how_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o the_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n to_o do_v any_o thing_n that_o can_v be_v in_o the_o least_o prejudicial_a to_o england_n but_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n if_o england_n assume_v a_o jurisdiction_n over_o ireland_n whereby_o they_o think_v their_o right_n and_o liberty_n be_v take_v away_o that_o their_o parliament_n be_v render_v mere_o nugatory_n and_o that_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n depend_v on_o the_o will_n of_o a_o legislature_n wherein_o they_o be_v not_o party_n there_o may_v be_v ill_a consequence_n of_o this_o advance_v the_o power_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n by_o break_v the_o right_n of_o another_o may_v in_o time_n have_v ill_a effect_n the_o right_n of_o parliament_n shall_v be_v preserve_v sacred_a and_o inviolable_a wherever_o they_o be_v find_v this_o kind_n of_o government_n once_o so_o universal_a all_o over_o europe_n be_v now_o almost_o vanish_v from_o amongst_a the_o nation_n thereof_o our_o king_n dominion_n be_v the_o only_a supporter_n of_o this_o noble_a gothick_n constitution_n save_v only_o what_o little_a remains_o may_v be_v find_v thereof_o in_o poland_n we_o shall_v not_o 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