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shall_v be_v do_v after_o the_o perfect_a and_o conclude_v of_o these_o article_n by_o virtue_n or_o pretence_n of_o any_o authority_n which_o be_v now_o by_o these_o article_n agree_v on_o provide_v also_o that_o the_o say_a commission_n shall_v not_o continue_v long_o than_o the_o first_o day_n of_o the_o next_o parliament_n xxxiii_o item_n it_o be_v conclude_v order_v and_o agree_v by_o and_o between_o the_o say_a party_n and_o his_o majesty_n be_v further_a gracious_o please_v that_o for_o the_o determine_v such_o difference_n which_o may_v arise_v between_o his_o majesty_n subject_n within_o this_o kingdom_n and_o the_o prevention_n of_o inconvenience_n and_o disquiet_n which_o through_o want_n of_o due_a remedy_n in_o several_a case_n may_v happen_v there_o shall_v be_v judicature_n establish_v in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o that_o the_o person_n to_o be_v authorize_v in_o they_o shall_v have_v power_n to_o do_v all_o such_o thing_n as_o shall_v be_v proper_a and_o necessary_a for_o they_o to_o do_v and_o that_o the_o say_a lord_n lieutenant_n by_z and_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o say_v thomas_n lord_n viscount_n dillon_n of_o costelloe_n lord_n precedent_n of_o connaught_n donnogh_n lord_n viscount_n muskery_n francis_n lord_n baron_n of_o athunry_n alexander_n mac_n donnel_n esq_n sir_n lucas_n dillon_n knight_n sir_n nicholas_n plunket_n knight_n sir_n richard_z barnewall_n baronet_n geoffery_n browne_n donnogh_fw-mi o_o callaghane_a tirlagh_n o_o neil_n miles_n reilly_n and_o gerald_n fennel_n esquire_n or_o any_o seven_o or_o more_o of_o they_o shall_v name_v the_o person_n so_o to_o be_v authorize_v and_o do_v all_o other_o thing_n incident_a unto_o and_o necessary_a for_o the_o settle_n of_o the_o say_v intend_v judicature_n xxxiv_o item_n at_o the_o instance_n humble_a suit_n and_o earnest_a desire_n of_o the_o general_n assembly_n of_o the_o confederate_a roman-catholic_n it_o be_v conclude_v accord_v and_o agree_v upon_o that_o the_o roman-catholick_n clergy_n of_o this_o kingdom_n behave_v themselves_o conformable_a to_o these_o article_n of_o peace_n shall_v not_o be_v molest_v in_o the_o possession_n which_o at_o present_a they_o have_v of_o and_o in_o the_o body_n scite_n and_o precinct_n of_o such_o abbey_n and_o monastery_n belong_v to_o any_o roman-catholick_n within_o the_o say_a kingdom_n until_o settlement_n by_o parliament_n and_o that_o the_o say_a clergy_n shall_v not_o be_v molest_v in_o the_o enjoy_n of_o such_o pension_n as_o hitherto_o since_o the_o war_n they_o enjoy_v for_o their_o respective_a livelihood_n from_o the_o say_v roman-catholic_n and_o the_o scite_v and_o precinct_n hereby_o intend_v be_v declare_v to_o be_v the_o body_n of_o the_o abbey_n one_o garden_n and_o orchard_n to_o each_o abbey_n if_o any_o there_o be_v and_o what_o else_o be_v contain_v within_o the_o wall_n mure_n or_o ancient_a fence_n or_o ditch_n that_o do_v supply_v the_o wall_n thereof_o and_o no_o more_o 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person_n depâ—â—â—â—_n by_o they_o be_v judgeâ—_n whatever_o the_o cause_n or_o question_n be_v civil_a or_o criminal_a temporal_a or_o spiritual_a or_o mix_v of_o both_o and_o both_o have_v their_o power_n which_o as_o coercive_a or_o a_o 〈…〉_o with_o any_o coercible_a from_o the_o emperor_n and_o from_o their_o civil_a law_n 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o the_o emperor_n exempt_n any_o from_o the_o secular_a judicatory_a 〈…〉_o leave_v or_o put_v such_o under_o the_o subordinat_fw-la pâ—â—er_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a judge_n depute_v by_o the_o same_o emperor_n or_o by_o their_o law_n which_o they_o may_v have_v do_v in_o favour_n of_o mere_a lie_v man_n 〈◊〉_d some_o lay-man_n and_o in_o some_o or_o many_o or_o all_o case_n whatsoever_o make_v have_v it_o be_v their_o imperial_a pleasure_n as_o often_o they_o do_v by_o instance_n grant_v epise_v 〈◊〉_d and_o entiam_fw-la to_o mere_a lie_v man_n and_o in_o mere_a lie_v crime_n or_o lie_v cause_n 〈◊〉_d civil_a and_o criminal_a at_o leaâ—_n in_o 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