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A67920 A discouerie of the true causes why Ireland was neuer entirely subdued, nor brought vnder obedience of the crowne of England, vntill the beginning of his Maiesties happie raigne; Discoverie of the true causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626. 1612 (1612) STC 6348; ESTC S109372 93,412 291

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1._o before_o the_o justice_n in_o eire_n at_o drogheda_n thomas_n le_fw-fr botteler_n bring_v a_o action_n of_o detinuc_fw-la against_o robert_n the_o almain_n for_o certain_a good_n the_o defendant_n plead_v quod_fw-la dublin_n non_fw-la tenetur_fw-la ei_fw-la inde_fw-la respondere_fw-la eo_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la hibernicus_n &_o non_fw-fr de_fw-fr libero_fw-la sanguine_fw-la et_fw-la praedictus_fw-la thomas_n dicit_fw-la quod_fw-la anglicus_n est_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la petit_fw-la quod_fw-la inquiratur_fw-la per_fw-la patriam_fw-la ideo_fw-la fiat_fw-la inde_fw-la jurat_fw-la etc._n etc._n jurat_fw-la '_o dicunt_fw-la super_fw-la sacrament_n '_o suum_fw-la quod_fw-la predict_v '_o thomas_z anglicus_n est_fw-la ideo_fw-la consideratum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la recuperet_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o two_o record_n among_o many_o other_o do_v sufficient_o show_v that_o the_o irish_a be_v disable_v to_o bring_v any_o action_n at_o the_o common_a law_n touch_v their_o denization_n 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roy_fw-fr soit_fw-fr certify_v de_fw-fr la_fw-fr cause_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr prise_fw-fr de_fw-fr icelle_v 26._o ed._n 3._o claus._n m._n 1._o again_o these_o great_a undertaker_n be_v not_o tie_v to_o any_o form_n of_o plantation_n but_o all_o be_v leave_v to_o their_o discretion_n and_o pleasure_n and_o although_o they_o build_v castle_n and_o make_v freeholders_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o tenor_n or_o service_n reserve_v to_o the_o crown_n but_o the_o lord_n draw_v all_o the_o respect_n and_o dependency_n of_o the_o common_a people_n unto_o themselves_o now_o let_v we_o see_v what_o inconvenience_n do_v arise_v by_o these_o large_a and_o ample_a grant_n of_o land_n and_o liberty_n to_o the_o first_o adventurer_n in_o the_o conquest_n assure_o by_o these_o grant_n of_o whole_a liberty_n province_n and_o petty_a kingdom_n those_o few_o english_a lord_n pretend_v to_o be_v proprieter_n of_o all_o the_o land_n so_o as_o there_o be_v no_o possibility_n leave_v of_o settle_v the_o native_n 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