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annex_v to_o the_o former_a petition_n deliver_v by_o the_o nobleman_n and_o gentleman_n of_o the_o country_n to_o the_o lord_n justice_n and_o counsel_n december_n 6._o 1630._o that_o the_o bishop_n court_n shall_v hold_v no_o long_o than_o one_o day_n at_o a_o sit_v that_o the_o inquisitor_n come_v to_o do_v service_n to_o the_o same_o court_n shall_v not_o pay_v foâ—_n their_o entrance_n the_o subsidy_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n if_o they_o have_v pay_v the_o same_o no_o ease_n do_v to_o the_o country_n thereby_o that_o no_o eâ—cheator_n shall_v bring_v paroel_n of_o record_n into_o the_o country_n to_o be_v find_v by_o a_o jury_n but_o that_o the_o whole_a record_n or_o a_o true_a copy_n thereof_o be_v bring_v and_o the_o same_o to_o be_v testify_v by_o the_o officer_n of_o the_o court._n that_o your_o lordship_n lay_v down_o a_o rate_n for_o the_o issue_n for_o respite_n of_o homage_n according_a each_o term_n or_o year_n for_o which_o the_o say_a respite_n of_o homage_n shall_v happen_v to_o be_v in_o arreare_n proportionable_o to_o the_o respite_n of_o homage_n it_o â—elfe_n that_o the_o king_n at_o arm_n or_o any_o of_o he_o shall_v demand_v no_o fee_n or_o duty_n belong_v to_o he_o by_o colour_n of_o his_o office_n of_o any_o nobleman_n or_o gentleman_n unless_o he_o be_v send_v for_o that_o schoolmaster_n shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v from_o teach_v so_o they_o â—each_v nothing_o concern_v religion_n that_o the_o house_n may_v be_v restore_v to_o the_o inheritor_n which_o be_v seize_v on_o by_o virtue_n of_o a_o proclamation_n to_o wit_n that_o foremention_v how_o this_o petition_n come_v to_o the_o bishop_n hand_n appear_v by_o this_o letter_n thus_o endorse_v by_o he_o feb._n 10._o 1630._o my_o lord_n primate_n of_o armagh_n about_o the_o recusants_n peâ—â—tion_n to_o the_o lord_n justice_n etc._n etc._n to_o the_o right_n reverend_a father_n in_o god_n my_o singular_a good_a lord_n the_o lord_n bishop_n of_o
london_n one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n my_o very_a good_a lord_n since_o i_o wroâ—e_v unto_o your_o lordship_n concern_v the_o business_n of_o sir_n john_n wishart_n and_o master_n elpheâ—sion_n all_o the_o bishop_n chancellor_n be_v â—he_n kingdom_n be_v send_v for_o to_o dublin_n by_o the_o lord_n justice_n to_o answer_v such_o thing_n as_o be_v object_v against_o the_o exercise_n of_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n in_o a_o petition_n exhibit_v unto_o they_o by_o the_o recusant_n lord_n of_o the_o country_n which_o be_v a_o matter_n of_o no_o small_a importance_n i_o think_v it_o my_o duty_n to_o impart_v unto_o your_o lordship_n the_o true_a copy_n both_o of_o the_o petition_n of_o the_o one_o and_o of_o the_o answer_n of_o the_o other_o that_o you_o may_v be_v the_o better_o prepare_v to_o speak_v therein_o if_o the_o matter_n shall_v be_v bring_v over_o into_o england_n and_o give_v we_o direction_n here_o how_o we_o be_v to_o follow_v the_o 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