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p._n 118_o 119_o 3._o protestant_n impoverish_v by_o vexatious_a law_n suit_v p._n 119_o 4._o by_o delay_n and_o the_o treachery_n of_o popish_a council_n p._n 120_o 5._o by_o defend_v their_o charter_n and_o be_v force_v to_o take_v out_o new_a one_o ibid._n 6._o by_o free_a quarter_n innkeeper_n and_o houskeeper_n ruin_v p._n 121_o 7._o by_o the_o burden_n of_o priest_n and_o friar_n p._n 122_o sect._n 10._o three_o king_n james_n own_o attempt_n on_o the_o same_o p._n 123_o 1._o quarter_a on_o private_a house_n contrary_a to_o the_o article_n to_o lord_n mountjoy_n most_o soldier_n have_v many_o quarter_n mischievous_a in_o their_o quarter_n instance_n in_o brown_n who_o rob_v his_o landlord_n and_o swear_v treason_n against_o he_o p._n 123_o 124_o 2._o plunder_v and_o kill_v the_o protestant_n stock_n vast_a number_n destroy_v and_o steal_a p._n 125_o 3._o irish_a encourage_v to_o do_v so_o no_o redress_n upon_o complaint_n p_o 126_o 4._o nugent_n avow_v it_o rapparee_n necessary_a evil_n stop_v put_v to_o this_o trade_n when_o they_o begin_v to_o rob_v one_o another_o p._n 127_o sect._n 11._o four_o king_n james_n further_a method_n to_o complete_a the_o ruin_n of_o the_o protestant_n personal_a fortune_n p._n 128_o 1._o take_v away_o absentees_n good_n bill_n for_o it_o in_o parliament_n ibid._n method_n to_o drain_v those_o that_o stay_v of_o their_o ready_a money_n p._n 129_o 1._o by_o licence_n for_o ship_n to_o go_v for_o england_n ibid._n 2._o by_o pretend_a liberty_n of_o transport_v good_n p._n 130_o 3._o licence_n for_o person_n to_o go_v for_o england_n ibid._n 4._o by_o protection_n grant_v and_o void_v ibid._n 5._o by_o seize_v money_n and_o plate_n upon_o information_n ibid._n 6._o boiselot_n dragoon_v of_o cork_n ibid._n 7._o act_n for_o the_o subsidy_n at_o 20000_o l._n per_fw-la month_n on_o land_n ibid._n 2._o second_o subsidy_n of_o 20000_o l._n per_fw-la month_n on_o personal_a estate_n ibid._n debate_n in_o council_n about_o this_o and_o manner_n of_o order_v it_o ibid._n 3._o tax_v for_o the_o militia_n p._n 132_o 4._o tax_v for_o fortify_v the_o avenue_n of_o dublin_n ibid._n 5._o tax_v for_o quarter_a soldier_n call_v bed-mony_n p._n 133_o 6._o brass_n mony_n illegal_a void_a the_o necessity_n of_o parliament_n ibid._n of_o what_o metal_n and_o how_o much_o coin_v viz._n 965375_o l._n in_o one_o year_n p._n 134_o force_v to_o be_v take_v in_o all_o payment_n ibid._n fitton_n force_v it_o on_o trustee_n for_o orphan_n p._n 135_o 7._o lutterell_n force_v it_o on_o pain_n of_o death_n by_o the_o provost-martial_a ibid._n on_o smith_n leeson_n bennet_n widow_n chapman_n her_o barbarous_a usage_n ibid._n papist_n not_o force_v to_o receive_v it_o from_o protestant_n p_o 136_o 8._o seize_v of_o protestant_n wool_n hides_n tallow_n p._n 137_o peircy_n to_o have_v be_v hang_v for_o say_v he_o be_v not_o willing_a to_o part_v with_o they_o p._n 138_o protestant_n not_o permit_v to_o export_v they_o their_o import_v seize_v ibid._n 9_o seize_v of_o corn_n and_o malt_n the_o treason_n of_o have_v biscuit_n giles_n meigh_o p._n 139_o difficult_a for_o protestant_n to_o get_v corn_n or_o bread_n this_o before_o harvest_n will_v have_v force_v out_o all_o their_o silver_n ibid._n 10._o seize_v wool_n as_o soon_o as_o shear_v p._n 140_o search_v house_n for_o copper_n and_o brass_n for_o the_o mint_n and_o take_v private_a account_n of_o what_o else_o the_o protestant_n have_v in_o in_o their_o house_n ibid._n 11._o lord_n mayor_n rate_v of_o merchant_n good_n force_a on_o the_o protestant_n but_o disregard_v by_o the_o papist_n instance_n in_o the_o very_a lord_n mayor_n himself_o ibid._n 12._o proclamation_n to_o rate_n silver_n and_o gold_n in_o exchange_n for_o brass_n on_o pain_n of_o death_n p._n 141_o 13._o inference_n from_o the_o whole_a ibid._n sect._n 12._o five_o king_n james_n destruction_n of_o the_o protestant_n real_a estate_n p._n 142_o 1._o explication_n of_o old_a and_o new_a interest_n and_o account_v of_o the_o act_n of_o settlement_n and_o of_o the_o tenure_n by_o which_o the_o protestant_n hold_v their_o estate_n ibid._n the_o papist_n out_v of_o their_o estate_n by_o the_o late_a rebellion_n still_o keep_v up_o a_o claim_n to_o they_o and_o make_v jointure_n and_o settlement_n of_o they_o which_o be_v confirm_v in_o king_n james_n parliament_n p._n 143_o 2._o king_n james_n at_o his_o first_o come_v to_o the_o crown_n give_v out_o he_o will_v preserve_v the_o act_n of_o settlement_n lord_n clarendon_n lord_n chancellor_n porter_n and_o the_o judge_n in_o circuit_n direct_v to_o declare_v it_o ibid._n the_o papist_n know_v it_o be_v only_a colour_n p._n 144_o nagle_n coventry_n letter_n first_o open_o break_v the_o matter_n october_n 26._o 1686._o ibid._n tirconnell_n at_o his_o come_a governor_n leave_v it_o out_o of_o the_o proclamation_n ibid._n nugent_n and_o rice_n send_v to_o england_n to_o concert_v the_o method_n of_o repeal_n it_o but_o conceal_v for_o the_o present_a their_o success_n p._n 145_o at_o their_o return_n prepare_v for_o a_o parliament_n ibid._n for_o which_o matter_n have_v be_v fit_v by_o the_o quo_fw-la warranto_n and_o reversal_a of_o outlawry_n against_o the_o irish_a peer_n ibid._n 3._o papist_n have_v not_o patience_n to_o wait_v for_o their_o estate_n till_o a_o parliament_n but_o go_v to_o work_n by_o counterfeit_a deed_n and_o by_o old_a injunction_n of_o the_o court_n of_o claim_n p._n 146_o 4._o matter_n ripe_a for_o a_o parliament_n but_o put_v off_o till_o the_o parliament_n which_o be_v to_o sit_v in_o england_n november_n 1688._o shall_v take_v off_o the_o penal_a law_n etc._n etc._n p._n 147_o 5._o at_o king_n james_n arrival_n in_o ireland_n it_o be_v against_o his_o interest_n to_o call_v a_o parliament_n first_o because_o of_o loss_n of_o time_n the_o kingdom_n not_o reduce_v ibid._n 6._o second_o which_o be_v king_n james_n allegation_n for_o not_o call_v one_o in_o england_n this_o reflect_v on_o his_o sincerity_n p._n 148_o 7._o three_o it_o be_v the_o way_n to_o disoblige_v all_o that_o be_v incline_v to_o he_o in_o england_n and_o scotland_n ibid._n 8._o four_o it_o disoblige_v a_o great_a many_o of_o the_o irish_a themselves_o ibid._n 9_o five_o it_o render_v all_o not_o under_o his_o power_n desperate_a p._n 149_o 10._o against_o all_o reason_n and_o interest_n he_o call_v one_o be_v resolve_v to_o die_v a_o martyr_n or_o establish_v popery_n ibid._n 11._o this_o parliament_n fit_v for_o our_o ruin_n both_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o king_n and_o of_o both_o house_n ibid._n 13._o method_n of_o fill_v the_o house_n of_o lord_n with_o popish_a peer_n only_o four_o or_o five_o protestant_a temporal_a and_o four_o spiritual_a lord_n ibid._n several_a act_n pass_v not_o by_o consent_n of_o these_o last_o though_o it_o be_v pretend_v in_o their_o preamble_n p._n 150_o 14._o house_n of_o commons_o how_o fill_v manner_n of_o elect_v member_n only_o two_o protestant_n that_o can_v be_v call_v such_o in_o it_o p._n 151_o 15._o the_o whole_a house_n a_o slave_n to_o the_o king_n will._n no_o protestation_n allow_v p._n 153_o 16._o how_o much_o reason_n we_o as_o well_o as_o england_n have_v to_o dread_a papist_n in_o a_o parliament_n p._n 154_o 17._o first_o account_v of_o the_o act_n of_o repeal_n ibid._n second_o of_o the_o act_n of_o attainder_n p._n 155_o three_o clause_n in_o it_o of_o hold_v correspondence_n since_o aug._n 1._o 1688._o ibid._n four_o clause_n of_o cut_v off_o remainder_n p._n 156_o five_o no_o protestant_n may_v hope_v to_o be_v reprize_v by_o the_o act_n of_o repeal_n ibid._n six_o clause_n in_o the_o act_n of_o attainder_n against_o the_o king_n pardon_v which_o be_v the_o reason_n this_o act_n be_v keep_v so_o secret_a copy_n procure_v by_o mr._n coghlan_n upon_o account_n of_o sir_n thomas_n southwell_n pardon_n solicit_v by_o lord_n seaforth_n king_n james_n in_o a_o passion_n with_o sir_n richard_n nagle_n for_o betray_v his_o prerogative_n by_o this_o clause_n against_o pardon_v p._n 157_o 158_o 159_o 18._o observation_n first_o king_n james_z can_v not_o dispense_v when_o the_o irish_a please_v ibid._n second_o near_o three_o thousand_o protestant_n condemn_v for_o not_o come_v in_o by_o a_o day_n and_o yet_o the_o act_n never_o publish_v but_o keep_v secret_a ibid._n three_o folly_n of_o attaint_v person_n to_o think_v of_o ever_o be_v pardon_v if_o king_n james_n be_v restore_v since_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n p._n 160_o four_o papist_n get_v into_o their_o estate_n before_o the_o time_n set_v in_o the_o act_n of_o repeal_n ibid._n 19_o means_n how_o the_o papist_n get_v possession_n p._n 161_o first_o popish_a tenant_n attorn_v to_o their_o old_a popish_a landlord_n ibid._n second_o advantage_n take_v of_o clause_n in_o the_o act_n of_o repeal_n ibid._n
kingdom_n but_o king_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o manage_n of_o spiritual_a affair_n but_o be_v to_o obey_v the_o order_n of_o the_o church_n it_o be_v true_a king_n james_n high_o resent_v this_o and_o the_o preacher_n be_v banish_v or_o voluntary_o withdraw_v from_o court_n but_o in_o this_o he_o speak_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o the_o clergy_n indeed_o of_o the_o roman_a church_n to_o which_o the_o king_n have_v give_v himself_o up_o and_o must_v be_v force_v to_o submit_v to_o it_o at_o last_o the_o king_n promise_v therefore_o or_o his_o law_n can_v signify_v nothing_o towards_o the_o secure_v we_o except_o he_o can_v get_v the_o roman_a church_n to_o join_v in_o they_o and_o become_v a_o party_n to_o they_o for_o whilst_o the_o governor_n of_o that_o church_n challenge_v the_o whole_a management_n of_o spiritual_a thing_n and_o king_n james_n own_v their_o power_n so_o far_o that_o he_o consent_v to_o abolish_v the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n that_o deny_v it_o 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the_o heretic_n because_o it_o be_v not_o in_o the_o emperor_n to_o grant_v a_o safe_a conduct_n to_o secure_v a_o man_n against_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o council_n without_o consult_v it_o this_o be_v the_o most_o favourable_a representation_n i_o have_v meet_v with_o of_o this_o matter_n and_o even_o thus_o it_o be_v a_o sufficient_a caution_n for_o all_o protestant_n not_o to_o trust_v king_n or_o prince_n of_o the_o roman_a communion_n in_o matter_n that_o relate_v to_o the_o church_n or_o religion_n without_o the_o express_a consent_n of_o that_o church_n or_o religion_n without_o the_o express_a consent_n of_o that_o church_n if_o they_o do_v it_o be_v at_o their_o own_o peril_n and_o they_o can_v blame_v those_o prince_n when_o they_o fail_v in_o their_o promise_n for_o they_o have_v sufficient_a warning_n not_o to_o trust_v they_o since_o they_o engage_v for_o a_o thing_n that_o according_a to_o their_o own_o confession_n be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n but_o be_v avow_o the_o right_a of_o another_o sect_n iii_o the_o same_o prove_v from_o the_o profession_n of_o that_o whole_a party_n who_o be_v most_o privy_a to_o king_n james_n counsel_n the_o second_o argument_n whence_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o king_n design_v utter_o to_o destroy_v and_o ruin_v his_o protestant_a subject_n in_o ireland_n be_v from_o the_o oath_n profession_n and_o affirmation_n of_o those_o who_o be_v his_o confident_n and_o instrument_n use_v by_o he_o to_o bring_v it_o to_o pass_v from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o french_a persecution_n the_o papist_n of_o ireland_n begin_v to_o show_v their_o fondness_n of_o that_o monarch_n and_o as_o their_o love_n to_o he_o commence_v with_o that_o persecution_n so_o it_o increase_v in_o proportion_n to_o his_o barbarity_n and_o they_o can_v never_o speak_v of_o it_o without_o passion_n and_o transport_v but_o after_o his_o late_a majesty_n come_v to_o the_o crown_n they_o open_o declare_v that_o they_o like_v no_o government_n but_o that_o of_o france_n that_o they_o will_v make_v the_o king_n as_o absolute_a here_o as_o that_o king_n be_v there_o they_o affirm_v both_o public_o and_o private_o with_o many_o oath_n that_o they_o will_v in_o a_o short_a time_n have_v our_o estate_n and_o church_n that_o if_o they_o suffer_v we_o to_o live_v they_o will_v make_v we_o hewer_n of_o wood_n and_o drawer_n of_o water_n that_o ireland_n must_v be_v a_o catholic_n country_n whatever_o it_o cost_v and_o as_o for_o the_o english_a they_o will_v make_v they_o as_o poor_a devil_n as_o when_o they_o come_v first_o into_o ireland_n and_o they_o assure_v we_o that_o this_o be_v no_o rash_a surmise_n of_o their_o own_o but_o that_o it_o be_v premeditate_a and_o resolve_v and_o that_o we_o shall_v quick_o find_v it_o by_o the_o effect_n of_o which_o they_o be_v so_o confident_a though_o we_o can_v not_o believe_v they_o that_o some_o of_o the_o most_o serious_a among_o they_o advise_v their_o protestant_a friend_n in_o private_a with_o all_o earnestness_n to_o change_v their_o religion_n for_o say_v they_o you_o will_v be_v force_v to_o do_v it_o at_o length_n and_o if_o you_o delay_v but_o a_o little_a time_n it_o will_v be_v too_o late_a and_o perhaps_o you_o may_v not_o be_v accept_v for_o no_o protestant_n must_v expect_v to_o enjoy_v any_o thing_n in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o we_o resolve_v to_o reduce_v all_o thing_n to_o the_o state_n they_o be_v in_o under_o henry_n vii_o before_o poining_n act._n in_o answer_n to_o this_o we_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o law_n be_v on_o our_o side_n and_o the_o king_n have_v promise_v to_o govern_v according_a to_o law_n and_o to_o protect_v our_o church_n and_o liberties_n but_o they_o laugh_v at_o our_o credulity_n pisht_o at_o the_o law_n as_o mere_a trifle_n and_o unanimous_o declare_v that_o the_o king_n promise_v to_o maintain_v the_o government_n in_o church_n and_o state_n be_v intend_v only_o for_o england_n and_o be_v not_o mean_v to_o reach_v we_o 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and_o interest_n every_o wise_a and_o well_o design_v king_n will_v supply_v himself_o with_o officer_n for_o their_o interest_n will_v help_v to_o support_v he_o and_o will_v procure_v his_o command_n obedience_n and_o their_o fortune_n will_v secure_v the_o subject_n from_o be_v injure_v by_o they_o their_o estate_n be_v pawn_n to_o the_o public_a for_o their_o good_a behaviour_n and_o reprizal_n to_o those_o they_o have_v injure_v but_o for_o this_o very_a reason_n king_n james_n general_o employ_v man_n of_o little_a or_o no_o fortune_n and_o very_o often_o the_o scum_n and_o rascality_n of_o the_o world_n this_o make_v he_o so_o fond_a of_o the_o irish_a who_o have_v lose_v their_o estate_n who_o depend_v whole_o on_o he_o and_o have_v no_o other_o possibility_n of_o subsist_v but_o by_o espouse_v his_o interest_n and_o serve_v he_o without_o reserve_n i_o can_v blame_v they_o for_o be_v ready_a to_o embrace_v the_o offer_n but_o it_o be_v certain_o very_o impolitick_o do_v or_o a_o indication_n of_o a_o ill_a design_n in_o he_o to_o employ_v and_o espouse_v man_n of_o such_o ruin_a and_o break_a fortune_n i_o have_v put_v into_o the_o appendix_n appendix_n a_o list_n of_o the_o civil_a officer_n of_o the_o colonel_n and_o lieutenant-collonel_n of_o his_o regiment_n and_o of_o the_o principal_a person_n that_o he_o bring_v along_o with_o he_o from_o france_n so_o far_o as_o i_o can_v gather_v they_o up_o and_o it_o will_v appear_v upon_o view_n that_o very_o few_o of_o they_o be_v man_n of_o clear_a estate_n and_o most_o have_v no_o pretence_n to_o any_o at_o all_o the_o sheriff_n and_o deputy_n lieutenant_n of_o county_n be_v general_o poor_a and_o mean_a people_n many_o of_o they_o have_v be_v servant_n in_o the_o mean_a condition_n to_o protestant_n who_o if_o they_o injure_v any_o
5._o and_o it_o be_v like_a more_o be_v vacant_a since_o it_o be_v true_a the_o church_n have_v power_n to_o nominate_v bishop_n without_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n but_o then_o they_o must_v not_o expect_v the_o temporality_n which_o be_v the_o gift_n or_o grant_n of_o king_n and_o such_o bishop_n and_o clergy_n must_v entire_o depend_v on_o the_o voluntary_a contribution_n of_o their_o people_n for_o their_o maintenance_n and_o on_o their_o voluntary_a submission_n for_o their_o juisdiction_n and_o here_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n have_v the_o great_a reason_n in_o the_o world_n to_o complain_v of_o king_n james_n to_o set_v he_o on_o the_o throne_n the_o clergy_n disoblige_v many_o of_o their_o people_n and_o he_o in_o requital_n deprive_v they_o of_o all_o other_o worldly_a support_n or_o power_n beside_o what_o must_v depend_v on_o the_o free_a choice_n of_o those_o very_a people_n who_o for_o his_o sake_n they_o have_v not_o only_o disoblige_v but_o likewise_o help_v to_o bring_v under_o many_o inconvenience_n sect_n xvi_o 2._o king_n james_n take_v away_o the_o maintenance_n of_o the_o present_a protestant_a clergy_n 1._o but_o king_n james_n do_v not_o only_o endeavour_v to_o hinder_v the_o education_n and_o succession_n of_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n but_o he_o likewise_o take_v away_o all_o their_o present_a maintenance_n immediate_o upon_o his_o come_n to_o the_o crown_n their_o popish_a parishioner_n begin_v to_o deny_v the_o payment_n of_o book-money_n which_o be_v a_o considerable_a part_n of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a revenue_n of_o ireland_n a_o great_a part_n of_o the_o tithe_n of_o ireland_n be_v impropriate_a in_o some_o place_n the_o whole_a tithe_n in_o many_o two_o three_o part_n and_o in_o most_o the_o one_o half_a and_o there_o be_v little_o leave_v for_o the_o vicar_n that_o serve_v the_o cure_n except_o it_o be_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o tithe_n or_o the_o small_a fee_n due_a out_o of_o burial_n marriage_n or_o easter_n offering_n these_o due_n be_v call_v common_o book-money_n and_o though_o very_o inconsiderable_a in_o themselves_o yet_o make_v a_o great_a part_n and_o in_o some_o place_n the_o whole_a of_o what_o fall_v to_o the_o vicar_n portion_n against_o these_o the_o popish_a judge_n declare_v in_o their_o circuit_n and_o by_o their_o encouragement_n most_o people_n and_o the_o papist_n universal_o deny_v to_o pay_v they_o 2._o the_o priest_n begin_v to_o declare_v that_o the_o tithe_n belong_v to_o they_o and_o forbid_v their_o people_n to_o pay_v they_o to_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n with_o this_o the_o people_n comply_v willing_o and_o for_o two_o year_n before_o the_o late_a revolution_n in_o england_n hardly_o any_o tithe_n be_v recover_v by_o the_o clergy_n or_o if_o any_o be_v recover_v it_o be_v with_o so_o much_o difficulty_n and_o cost_n that_o they_o turn_v to_o very_o little_a account_n 3._o they_o pass_v a_o act_n in_o their_o pretend_a parliament_n whereby_o they_o take_v away_o all_o tithe_n that_o be_v payable_a by_o papist_n and_o give_v they_o to_o their_o own_o popish_a priest_n and_o allow_v they_o to_o bring_v a_o action_n for_o they_o at_o the_o common_a law_n to_o make_v the_o recovery_n of_o they_o more_o easy_a and_o yet_o deny_v this_o to_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n allege_v that_o they_o allow_v they_o still_o their_o old_a mean_n of_o recover_v their_o tithe_n and_o therefore_o do_v they_o no_o injury_n but_o this_o be_v as_o good_a as_o nothing_o for_o they_o have_v so_o weaken_a the_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n that_o it_o be_v incapable_a of_o compel_v the_o people_n to_o obedience_n and_o it_o be_v necessary_a to_o sue_v out_o a_o writ_n de_fw-fr excommunicato_fw-la capiendo_fw-la in_o order_n to_o force_v such_o as_o be_v refractory_a the_o popish_a chancellor_n either_o direct_o refuse_v to_o grant_v the_o writ_n or_o else_o lay_v so_o many_o impediment_n and_o delay_n in_o the_o way_n that_o it_o cost_v double_a the_o value_n of_o the_o tithe_n sue_v for_o to_o take_v it_o out_o 4._o though_o they_o render_v the_o protestant_a clergy_n uncapable_a of_o enjoy_v the_o tithe_n of_o roman_a catholic_n yet_o the_o popish_a clergy_n be_v make_v capable_a of_o enjoy_v the_o protestant_a tithe_n the_o case_n then_o be_v thus_o if_o a_o protestant_a have_v a_o bishopric_n dignity_n or_o other_o live_n by_o the_o new_a act_n he_o must_v not_o demand_v any_o tithe_n or_o ecclesiastical_a due_n from_o any_o roman_a catholic_n and_o as_o soon_o as_o his_o preferment_n become_v void_a by_o his_o death_n session_n or_o absence_n a_o popish_a bishop_n etc._n etc._n be_v put_v into_o the_o place_n and_o by_o their_o act_n there_o need_v no_o more_o to_o oblige_v all_o man_n to_o repute_v take_v and_o deem_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o roman_n catholic_n bishop_n or_o dean_n of_o any_o place_n than_o the_o king_n be_v signify_v he_o to_o be_v so_o under_o his_o privy_a signet_n and_o sign_n manual_n a_o power_n that_o the_o protestant_n how_o much_o soever_o they_o magnify_v the_o king_n authority_n never_o trust_v any_o king_n with_o nor_o other_o mortal_a man_n whatsoever_o but_o as_o soon_o as_o any_o one_o become_v thus_o entitle_v to_o a_o bishopric_n etc._n etc._n immediate_o all_o the_o tithe_n as_o well_o of_o protestant_n as_o of_o papist_n become_v due_a to_o he_o with_o all_o the_o glebe_n and_o ecclesiastical_a due_n and_o for_o the_o recovery_n of_o they_o he_o have_v a_o action_n at_o common_a law_n 5._o notwithstanding_o the_o glebe_n and_o protestant_n tithe_n be_v not_o give_v to_o the_o popish_a clergy_n during_o the_o incumbency_n of_o the_o present_a protestant_a incumbent_n yet_o the_o popish_a priest_n by_o violence_n enter_v on_o the_o glebe_n where_o there_o be_v any_o pretend_v that_o the_o king_n have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o they_o and_o that_o neither_o he_o or_o his_o parliament_n can_v hinder_v the_o church_n of_o her_o right_n and_o this_o pretence_n be_v so_o far_o countenance_v that_o no_o endeavour_n whatsoever_o can_v get_v any_o of_o these_o priest_n out_o when_o once_o he_o have_v get_v possession_n the_o truth_n be_v hardly_o one_o parish_n in_o ten_o in_o the_o province_n of_o leinster_n munster_n or_o connaught_n have_v any_o glebe_n leave_v they_o for_o either_o they_o be_v never_o endow_v or_o if_o they_o have_v be_v at_o any_o time_n endow_v with_o glebe_n the_o many_o confusion_n and_o new_a disposition_n of_o land_n have_v make_v they_o to_o be_v forget_v or_o swallow_v up_o in_o the_o hand_n of_o some_o powerful_a parishioner_n the_o pretence_n therefore_o of_o the_o parliament_n that_o they_o have_v be_v kind_a to_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n in_o leave_v they_o the_o glebe_n be_v a_o mere_a piece_n of_o hypocrisy_n since_o they_o know_v that_o general_o parish_n have_v no_o glebe_n and_o that_o where_o they_o have_v glebe_n the_o priest_n will_v make_v a_o shift_n to_o get_v into_o possession_n of_o they_o without_o be_v give_v to_o they_o by_o the_o parliament_n 6._o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o their_o leave_v some_o of_o the_o tithe_n belong_v to_o protestant_n for_o the_o present_a to_o their_o own_o clergy_n they_o have_v so_o rob_v and_o plunder_v the_o protestant_n of_o the_o country_n that_o few_o live_v or_o have_v any_o thing_n tithable_a in_o it_o be_v force_v for_o their_o own_o safety_n to_o flee_v to_o the_o town_n and_o leave_v their_o farm_n waste_v if_o any_o have_v tithe_n they_o may_v pay_v they_o if_o they_o please_v or_o let_v it_o alone_o for_o they_o have_v leave_v the_o protestant_a clergy_n as_o i_o show_v before_o no_o way_n of_o recover_v their_o due_n many_o time_n the_o priest_n come_v with_o a_o company_n of_o the_o next_o quarter_v dragoon_n and_o take_v the_o tithe_n away_o by_o force_n and_o this_o past_a for_o a_o possession_n of_o the_o live_n and_o the_o protestant_a minister_n must_v bring_v their_o lease_n of_o ejectment_n if_o they_o will_v recover_v their_o possession_n or_o pretend_v any_o more_o to_o tithe_n in_o those_o live_n there_o be_v a_o custom_n in_o ireland_n whereby_o some_o farmer_n do_v agree_v with_o their_o neighbour_n to_o plough_v their_o land_n for_o they_o on_o condition_n that_o they_o afford_v they_o a_o certain_a quantity_n of_o corn_n suppose_v a_o half_n one_o three_o or_o one_o four_o after_o it_o be_v reap_v now_o protestant_n that_o have_v farm_n in_o the_o country_n be_v in_o no_o capacity_n to_o plough_v they_o after_o their_o horse_n be_v take_v away_o and_o their_o house_n rob_v agree_v with_o their_o popish_a neighbour_n to_o plough_v their_o land_n for_o they_o according_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o country_n this_o be_v enough_o to_o entitle_v priest_n to_o the_o tithe_n of_o land_n so_o plough_v and_o according_o they_o seize_v upon_o they_o by_o force_n though_o both_o the_o land_n