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law_n make_v in_o england_n wherein_o ireland_n be_v name_v bind_v ireland_n etc._n etc._n ireland_n be_v by_o these_o and_o several_a other_o way_n in_o a_o manner_n incorporate_v and_o become_v one_o body_n with_o england_n in_o those_o act_n they_o note_v two_o thing_n the_o end_n of_o they_o and_o the_o reason_n of_o they_o the_o end_n of_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v the_o plantation_n in_o a_o firm_a dependence_n on_o england_n to_o appropriate_v the_o trade_n to_o and_o from_o they_o to_o england_n and_o that_o england_n may_v be_v a_o staple_n for_o the_o plantation_n commodity_n they_o say_v all_o these_o end_n save_v in_o one_o little_a particular_a of_o small_a moment_n to_o england_n but_o of_o great_a importance_n to_o ireland_n be_v infallible_o secure_v to_o england_n without_o these_o act_n of_o restraint_n etc._n etc._n as_o to_o the_o first_o they_o say_v that_o the_o merchant_n of_o ireland_n be_v general_o english_a or_o of_o english_a extraction_n and_o have_v many_o 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