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alluvio_n in_fw-la fructu_fw-la jus_fw-la vectigalia_fw-la exigendi_fw-la in_o patrimonio_fw-la pecunia_fw-la ex_fw-la vectigalibus_fw-la procedeus_fw-la in_o fructu_fw-la jus_fw-la confiscandi_fw-la in_o patrimonio_fw-la fundi_fw-la confiscati_fw-la in_o fructu_fw-la all_o which_o be_v right_a if_o right_o distinguish_v no_o doubt_n it_o be_v not_o only_o legal_a but_o for_o the_o good_a of_o any_o government_n that_o common_a confiscation_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o disposal_n of_o the_o prince_n that_o he_o may_v have_v a_o opportunity_n of_o extend_v his_o mercy_n to_o the_o child_n or_o relation_n of_o the_o delinquent_n beside_o in_o common_a confiscations_n the_o traitor_n be_v prosecute_v and_o bring_v to_o punishment_n at_o the_o king_n be_v sole_a expense_n but_o the_o case_n be_v quite_o otherwise_o when_o a_o whole_a nation_n rebel_n and_o when_o that_o rebellion_n be_v to_o be_v suppress_v at_o the_o infinite_a expense_n of_o the_o people_n it_o seem_v rather_o that_o what_o 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qui_fw-la sciens_fw-la &_o praesens_fw-la tacet_fw-la videtur_fw-la consentire_fw-la but_o the_o case_n be_v quite_o otherwise_o here_o the_o parliament_n have_v very_o early_o desire_v that_o the_o forfeiture_n both_o in_o england_n and_o ireland_n may_v be_v appropriate_v to_o the_o use_v of_o the_o war_n and_o those_o desire_n have_v be_v earnest_o and_o frequent_o repeat_v and_o because_o it_o tend_v much_o to_o the_o clear_n of_o our_o present_a point_n we_o shall_v so_o far_o trespass_v upon_o the_o reader_n be_v patience_n as_o to_o give_v a_o brief_a account_n of_o what_o have_v be_v from_o time_n to_o time_n do_v in_o parliament_n in_o relation_n to_o this_o affair_n the_o session_n 2._o gul._n &_o mar._n begin_v 2._o octob._n 1690._o veneris_fw-la 17._o die_v oct._n the_o house_n resolve_v itself_o into_o a_o committee_n of_o the_o whole_a house_n to_o consider_v far_o of_o way_n and_o mean_n for_o the_o raise_n of_o supply_n to_o be_v grant_v to_o their_o majesty_n mr._n solicitor_n report_v from_o the_o committee_n the_o follow_a resolution_n resolve_v that_o it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o this_o committee_n that_o towards_o the_o raise_n the_o supply_n to_o be_v grant_v to_o their_o majesty_n the_o sum_n of_o ten_o hundred_o thousand_o pound_n be_v raise_v upon_o the_o credit_n or_o by_o sale_n of_o the_o forfeit_v estate_n in_o ireland_n the_o resolution_n be_v read_v a_o second_o time_n resolve_v nemine_fw-la contradicente_fw-la that_o this_o house_n do_v agree_v with_o the_o committee_n in_o the_o say_a resolution_n lunae_fw-la 20._o die_fw-fr oct._n 1690._o resolve_v that_o a_o humble_a address_n be_v make_v to_o his_o majesty_n that_o he_o will_v please_v to_o command_v the_o commissioner_n in_o ireland_n to_o make_v a_o return_n to_o his_o majesty_n of_o the_o name_n of_o the_o person_n in_o rebellion_n in_o ireland_n and_o of_o their_o estate_n and_o the_o yearly_a value_n thereof_o and_o that_o his_o majesty_n will_v gracious_o please_v to_o 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