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be_v entitle_v rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la dominus_fw-la haberniae_fw-la and_o as_o henry_n of_o huntingdon_n histori_v it_o at_o his_o arrival_n with_o a_o potent_a army_n into_o ireland_n the_o king_n of_o cork_n the_o king_n of_o limmerick_n the_o king_n of_o oxery_n and_o the_o king_n of_o meth_n submit_v themselves_o to_o his_o summons_n recognise_v he_o to_o be_v totius_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la dominum_fw-la only_o the_o king_n of_o conagh_n stand_v out_o which_o pope_n alexander_n confirm_v to_o he_o and_o his_o heir_n and_o which_o afterward_o by_o his_o power_n be_v possess_v and_o detain_v by_o english_a colony_n yet_o be_v there_o no_o alteration_n of_o their_o law_n till_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n â—ohn_n who_o as_o sir_n edward_n coke_n say_v 〈◊〉_d the_o twelve_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n go_v â—â—to_o ireland_n and_o there_o by_o advice_n 〈◊〉_d grave_n and_o learned_a man_n in_o the_o â—â—aws_n who_o he_o carry_v with_o he_o 〈◊〉_d a_o parliament_n de_fw-fr
communi_fw-la omniâ—â—_n de_fw-fr hibernia_n consensu_fw-la enjoin_v and_o establish_v that_o ireland_n shall_v be_v govern_v by_o the_o law_n of_o england_n 6._o cok._n com._n f._n 1._o a._n 6._o which_o he_o leave_v in_o write_v under_o his_o seal_n in_o the_o exchequer_n of_o dublin_n and_o which_o afterward_o be_v confirm_v by_o the_o charter_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o 6._o davis_n rep_v f._n 37._o a_o 6._o in_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n wherein_o be_v declare_v that_o for_o the_o common_a utility_n of_o the_o land_n in_o ireland_n and_o the_o unity_n of_o those_o land_n that_o all_o the_o law_n and_o custom_n that_o be_v hold_v in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o england_n be_v hold_v in_o ireland_n and_o that_o the_o same_o land_n be_v subject_a to_o the_o same_o law_n and_o be_v rule_v by_o they_o as_o king_n john_n when_o he_o be_v there_o do_v firm_o enjoin_v and_o therefore_o will_v that_o all_o the_o writ_n of_o the_o common_a law_n which_o run_v in_o england_n 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