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whereas_o by_o one_o private_a act_n of_o parliament_n entitle_v a_o act_n for_o secure_v of_o several_a land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n to_o george_n duke_n of_o albemarle_n which_o act_n be_v pass_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n charles_n the_o second_o some_o land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n in_o this_o kingdom_n which_o on_o the_o two_o and_o twenty_o day_n of_o october_n one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o forty_o one_o belong_v to_o some_o ancient_a proprietor_n or_o proprietor_n who_o be_v dispossess_v thereof_o by_o the_o late_a usurp_a power_n be_v secure_v and_o assure_v unto_o the_o say_v george_n duke_n of_o albemarle_n by_o mean_n whereof_o the_o ancient_a proprietor_n of_o the_o say_a land_n may_v be_v bar_v and_o deprive_v of_o their_o ancient_a estate_n unless_o the_o say_a act_n be_v repeal_v though_o such_o ancient_a proprietor_n or_o proprietor_n be_v as_o just_o entitle_v to_o restitution_n as_o other_o ancient_a proprietor_n who_o be_v dispossess_v by_o the_o say_a usurper_n and_o bar_v by_o the_o late_a act_n of_o settlement_n and_o explanation_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v that_o the_o say_a act_n for_o secure_v of_o several_a land_n tenement_n and_o hereditament_n to_o george_n duke_n of_o albemarle_n be_v and_o be_v hereby_o repeal_v to_o all_o intent_n and_o purpose_n whatsoever_o and_o that_o the_o proprietor_n of_o the_o say_a land_n and_o their_o heir_n and_o assign_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o say_a ancient_a estate_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o the_o say_v other_o ancient_a proprietor_n their_o heir_n and_o assign_n and_o whereas_o several_a ancient_a proprietor_n who_o estate_n be_v seize_v and_o vest_v in_o person_n derive_v a_o title_n under_o the_o say_a act_n of_o settlement_n or_o explanation_n have_v in_o some_o time_n after_o the_o pass_n of_o the_o say_a act_n purchase_v their_o own_o ancient_a estate_n or_o part_v thereof_o from_o the_o person_n who_o hold_v the_o same_o under_o the_o say_a act_n as_o aforesaid_a which_o old_a proprietor_n will_v now_o be_v restore_v to_o their_o say_a ancient_a estate_n if_o they_o have_v not_o purchase_v the_o same_o and_o for_o as_o much_o as_o the_o say_v ancient_a proprietor_n or_o their_o heir_n shall_v receive_v no_o benefit_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o repeal_n shall_v they_o not_o be_v reprize_v for_o the_o money_n pay_v by_o they_o for_o their_o say_a ancient_a estate_n be_v it_o therefore_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o all_o and_o every_o the_o ancient_a proprietor_n or_o proprietor_n or_o their_o heir_n who_o have_v lay_v out_o any_o sum_n or_o sum_n of_o money_n for_o the_o purchase_n of_o their_o own_o ancient_a estate_n or_o any_o part_n thereof_o as_o aforesaid_a shall_v receive_v out_o of_o the_o common_a stock_n of_o reprizal_n a_o sufficient_a recompense_n and_o satisfaction_n for_o the_o money_n lay_v out_o or_o pay_v by_o he_o or_o they_o for_o the_o purchase_n of_o their_o say_a ancient_a estate_n at_o the_o rate_n of_o ten_o year_n purchase_v any_o clause_n act_n or_o statute_n to_o the_o contrary_a in_o any_o wise_n notwithstanding_o and_o for_o the_o prevention_n of_o all_o unnecessary_a delay_n and_o unjust_a charge_n which_o can_v or_o may_v happen_v to_o the_o subject_n of_o this_o realm_n before_o their_o full_a and_o final_a settlement_n be_v it_o further_o enact_v by_o the_o authority_n aforesaid_a that_o where_o the_o commissioner_n for_o execution_n of_o the_o say_a act_n of_o repeal_n or_o any_o three_o or_o more_o of_o they_o shall_v give_v any_o certificate_n under_o he_o and_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n to_o any_o person_n or_o person_n body_n politic_a or_o corporate_a in_o order_n to_o the_o pass_v of_o any_o letter_n patent_n according_a to_o the_o say_a act_n and_o shall_v likewise_o return_v a_o duplicate_v of_o such_o certificate_n into_o his_o majesty_n court_n of_o exchequer_n at_o dublin_n to_o be_v there_o enroll_v and_o the_o person_n and_o person_n
reform_a church_n and_o many_o roman_a catholic_n declare_v that_o they_o will_v rather_o have_v have_v we_o profess_v no_o religion_n at_o all_o than_o the_o protestant_n in_o short_a whether_o it_o be_v from_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o religion_n or_o from_o a_o design_n to_o gain_v on_o protestant_n impiety_n profaneness_n and_o libertinism_n be_v high_o encourage_v and_o favour_v and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o very_o few_o come_v with_o king_n james_n into_o ireland_n that_o be_v remarkable_a for_o any_o strictness_n or_o severity_n of_o life_n but_o rather_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o be_v general_o signal_n for_o their_o viciousness_n and_o looseness_n of_o their_o moral_n sir_n thomas_n hacket_n confess_v that_o in_o the_o whole_a year_n 1688._o wherein_n he_o be_v mayor_n of_o dublin_n there_o be_v not_o one_o protestant_a bring_v before_o he_o for_o theâ—â—_n and_o hardly_o one_o for_o any_o other_o immorality_n whereas_o he_o be_v crowd_v with_o popish_a criminal_n of_o all_o sort_n the_o perjury_n in_o the_o court_n the_o robbery_n in_o the_o country_n the_o lewd_a practice_n in_o the_o stew_n the_o oath_n blasphemy_n and_o curse_n in_o the_o army_n and_o street_n the_o drink_n of_o confusion_n and_o damnation_n in_o the_o tavern_n be_v all_o of_o they_o general_o the_o act_n of_o papist_n or_o of_o those_o who_o own_a themselves_o ready_a to_o become_v such_o if_o that_o party_n continue_v uppermost_a but_o more_o peculiar_o they_o be_v remarkable_a for_o their_o swear_v and_o blaspheme_v and_o profanation_n of_o the_o lord_n day_n if_o they_o have_v any_o signal_n ball_n or_o entertainment_n to_o make_v any_o journey_n or_o weighty_a business_n to_o begin_v they_o common_o choose_v that_o day_n for_o it_o and_o look_v on_o it_o as_o a_o kind_n of_o conquest_n over_o a_o protestant_n and_o a_o step_n to_o his_o conversion_n if_o they_o can_v engage_v he_o to_o profane_v it_o with_o they_o this_o universal_a viciousness_n make_v discipline_n impossible_a and_o whatever_a protestant_n be_v infect_v with_o it_o be_v entire_o lose_v to_o the_o church_n and_o their_o religion_n for_o the_o stress_n of_o salvation_n according_a to_o the_o principle_n of_o the_o reform_a religion_n depend_v on_o virtue_n and_o holiness_n of_o life_n without_o which_o neither_o sorrow_n for_o sin_n nor_o devotion_n will_v do_v a_o man_n any_o service_n whereas_o he_o that_o hear_v mass_n daily_o in_o the_o roman_a church_n kneel_v often_o before_o a_o crucifix_n and_o believe_v firm_o that_o the_o roman_a church_n be_v the_o catholic_n and_o that_o all_o out_o of_o her_o communion_n be_v damn_v make_v not_o the_o least_o doubt_n of_o salvation_n though_o he_o be_v guilty_a of_o habitual_a swear_v drunkenness_n and_o many_o other_o vice_n and_o the_o observation_n of_o this_o indulgence_n gain_v they_o most_o of_o those_o proselyte_n that_o go_v over_o to_o they_o of_o the_o lewd_a woman_n and_o corrupt_a gentry_n and_o many_o among_o themselves_o have_v so_o great_a a_o sense_n of_o this_o advantage_n that_o it_o make_v they_o very_o favourable_a to_o debauchery_n and_o open_o profess_v that_o they_o have_v a_o much_o better_a opinion_n of_o the_o lewd_a person_n that_o die_v in_o their_o own_o communion_n than_o of_o the_o strict_a and_o most_o devout_a protestant_n and_o they_o will_v often_o laugh_v at_o our_o scruple_v a_o sin_n and_o our_o constancy_n at_o prayer_n since_o as_o they_o will_v assure_v we_o with_o many_o oath_n we_o must_v only_o be_v damn_v the_o deep_a for_o our_o diligence_n and_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o find_v we_o go_v about_o to_o punish_v vice_n in_o our_o own_o member_n since_o say_v they_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o trouble_v yourselves_o about_o vice_n or_o virtue_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o will_v all_o be_v damn_v sect_n xviii_o 4._o king_n james_n and_o his_o party_n in_o order_n to_o destroy_v the_o protestant_a religion_n take_v away_o the_o protestant_n church_n and_o hinder_v their_o religious_a assembly_n 1._o towards_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o trouble_v the_o papist_n boast_v much_o of_o their_o kindness_n to_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n in_o leave_v they_o their_o church_n they_o think_v we_o very_o unreasonable_a to_o complain_v of_o our_o be_v rob_v or_o plunder_v or_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o estate_n whilst_o our_o church_n be_v leave_v we_o and_o they_o will_v not_o own_o that_o they_o have_v do_v any_o injury_n to_o our_o minister_n whilst_o they_o have_v not_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o those_o this_o be_v urge_v upon_o all_o occasion_n as_o a_o unanswerable_a argument_n that_o king_n james_n intend_v in_o earnest_a to_o preserve_v inviolable_o that_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n he_o have_v promise_v but_o this_o be_v as_o all_o their_o other_o promise_n a_o mere_a pretence_n the_o priest_n tell_v we_o from_o the_o beginning_n that_o they_o will_v have_v our_o church_n and_o that_o they_o will_v have_v mass_n in_o christ_n church_n the_o chief_a cathedral_n in_o dublin_n in_o a_o very_a little_a time_n we_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o this_o be_v intend_v whatever_o king_n james_n and_o his_o minister_n aver_v to_o the_o contrary_a for_o the_o same_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o they_o have_v past_a to_o make_v their_o priest_n and_o bishop_n capable_a of_o preferment_n and_o benefice_n do_v also_o give_v they_o a_o legal_a title_n to_o the_o church_n belong_v to_o those_o preferment_n as_o they_o who_o draw_v the_o act_n very_o well_o know_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n their_o affair_n be_v not_o in_o such_o a_o forward_a posture_n as_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o seize_v on_o those_o church_n to_o which_o they_o can_v pretend_v no_o right_n though_o some_o have_v be_v seize_v before_o the_o act_n pass_v 2._o but_o immediate_o upon_o the_o pass_n of_o the_o act_n duke_n schonberg_n land_v alarm_v they_o and_o they_o be_v in_o so_o great_a fear_n of_o he_o that_o they_o rather_o think_v of_o run_v into_o munster_n or_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n than_o of_o possess_v church_n and_o therefore_o they_o content_v themselves_o with_o their_o former_a method_n for_o some_o time_n which_o be_v to_o let_v the_o rabble_n break_v into_o they_o and_o deface_v they_o with_o barbarous_a and_o contumelious_a circumstance_n break_v the_o window_n pull_v up_o the_o seat_n and_o throw_v down_o the_o pulpit_n communion-table_n and_o rail_n and_o steal_v what_o be_v portable_a out_o of_o they_o a_o instance_n of_o this_o sort_n and_o a_o remarkable_a accident_n upon_o it_o of_o undoubted_a credit_n i_o have_v put_v in_o the_o appendix_n in_o 27._o some_o church_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o dublin_n they_o hang_v up_o a_o black_a sheep_n in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o put_v some_o part_n of_o the_o bible_n before_o it_o in_o some_o place_n the_o creaghs_n a_o sort_n of_o wild_a irish_a that_o choose_v to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o north_n at_o duke_n schonberg_n 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governor_n and_o about_o twenty_o six_o church_n and_o chapel_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o dublin_n 5._o of_o this_o protestant_n complain_v to_o king_n james_n as_o a_o great_a violation_n of_o his_o own_o act_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o which_o it_o be_v express_o provide_v that_o they_o shall_v have_v liberty_n to_o meet_v in_o such_o church_n chapel_n and_o other_o place_n as_o they_o shall_v have_v for_o that_o purpose_n they_o further_o represent_v to_o he_o that_o all_o the_o church_n of_o ireland_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n ruin_v in_o the_o late_a war_n in_o 1641._o that_o it_o be_v with_o great_a difficulty_n and_o cost_n that_o the_o protestant_n have_v new_a build_v or_o repair_v they_o that_o many_o be_v build_v by_o private_a person_n on_o their_o own_o cost_v and_o that_o the_o roman_a catholic_n have_v no_o pretence_n or_o title_n to_o they_o but_o his_o majesty_n answer_v that_o they_o be_v seize_v in_o his_o absence_n at_o the_o camp_n without_o his_o 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be_v get_v from_o they_o by_o so_o open_a violence_n but_o this_o be_v the_o justice_n we_o look_v for_o and_o constant_o meet_v with_o from_o he_o and_o therefore_o there_o be_v no_o remedy_n to_o be_v expect_v we_o be_v force_v to_o acquiesce_v 7._o only_o to_o colour_v the_o matter_n a_o little_a and_o lest_o this_o shall_v make_v too_o great_a a_o noise_n in_o england_n and_o scotland_n where_o king_n james_n at_o this_o time_n have_v very_o encourage_v hope_n he_o issue_v out_o a_o proclamation_n december_n 13._o 1689._o in_o which_o he_o acknowledge_v that_o the_o seize_v of_o church_n be_v a_o violation_n of_o the_o act_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n yet_o do_v not_o order_v any_o restitution_n only_o forbid_v they_o to_o seize_v any_o more_o they_o have_v in_o many_o place_n notice_n of_o this_o proclamation_n before_o it_o come_v out_o and_o therefore_o be_v more_o diligent_a to_o get_v into_o the_o remain_a church_n for_o they_o look_v on_o the_o proclamation_n as_o a_o 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