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mandatum_fw-la illustrissimi_fw-la nuncii_n et_fw-la congregationis_fw-la ecclesiastici_fw-la vtrius_n qve_fw-la cleri_fw-la regni_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la nos_fw-la joannes_n baptista_n rinuccini_n archiepiscopus_fw-la &_o princeps_fw-la firmanus_n apud_fw-la hibernos_fw-la confoederatos_fw-la nuncius_fw-la apostolicus_fw-la extraordinarius_fw-la necnon_fw-la venerabilis_fw-la congregatio_fw-la utrius_fw-la que_fw-la cleri_fw-la regni_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la vobis_fw-la rr._n pp_n quorum_fw-la nomina_fw-la inferius_fw-la scripta_fw-la sunt_fw-la &_o cuilibet_fw-la vestrum_fw-la facultatem_fw-la facimus_fw-la &_o per_fw-la praesentes_fw-la pariter_fw-la mandamus_fw-la ut_fw-la post_fw-la diligentem_fw-la perlectionem_fw-la secundae_fw-la partis_fw-la libelli_fw-la cui_fw-la titulus_fw-la est_fw-la a_fw-la sur_fw-fr vey_fw-mi of_o the_o article_n of_o the_o late_a reject_a peace_n ab_fw-la eximio_fw-la domino_fw-la &_o magistro_fw-la gualtero_fw-la enos_n s._n t._n doctore_fw-la de_fw-la 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&_o rector_n eccl_n de_fw-fr sword_n have_v peruse_v this_o second_o part_n of_o the_o survey_n of_o the_o late_a reject_a peace_n i_o think_v it_o to_o be_v no_o less_o worthy_a of_o public_a view_n than_o the_o first_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a discovery_n of_o the_o invaliditie_n thereof_o it_o need_v therefore_o no_o other_o show_n to_o purchase_v a_o public_a welcome_n than_o the_o name_n of_o its_o learned_a author_n walter_n enos_n doctor_n of_o divinity_n ita_fw-la censeo_fw-la joannes_n she_o theol_n praeb_fw-mi de_fw-fr main_fw-fr &_o vicarius_fw-la sancti_fw-la joannis_n evangelistae_fw-la in_o obedience_n to_o the_o foresaid_a mandat_fw-la we_o have_v with_o diligence_n read_v and_o peruse_v this_o second_o part_n of_o the_o foresaid_a survey_v wherein_o we_o find_v nothing_o dissonat_a to_o faith_n or_o good_a manner_n but_o very_o many_o thing_n conduce_v to_o the_o honour_n and_o safety_n of_o faith_n and_o religion_n wherefore_o as_o in_o the_o first_o part_n we_o approve_v 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veritatem_fw-la extrahit_fw-la eaque_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la basi_fw-la expositâ_fw-la opposita_fw-la commenta_fw-la usurpato_fw-la limine_fw-la deturbat_fw-la sic_fw-la censemus_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la coonobio_fw-it sancti_fw-la francisci_fw-la kilkeniae_fw-la kalendis_fw-la february_n 1646_o fr._n antonius_n macgeogheganus_n exprovincialis_n hyberniae_fw-la et_fw-la guardianus_n kilkenniensis_fw-la fr._n paulus_n king_n s._n t._n lector_fw-la we_o do_v find_v that_o the_o learned_a and_o zealous_a author_n accord_v to_o his_o ground_n and_o principle_n do_v well_o show_v and_o prove_v the_o invaliditie_n of_o the_o peace_n he_o treat_v of_o william_n saint_n leger_n john_n mac_n egan_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a the_o lord_n knight_n citizen_n and_o burgess_n of_o the_o confederate_a catholic_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o ireland_n assemble_v together_o at_o kilkenny_n renown_a catholic_n a_o peace_n contain_v in_o 30._o article_n make_v ad_fw-la publish_v at_o dublin_n 29_o 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or_o to_o have_v be_v impeach_v of_o high-treason_n by_o the_o kingdom_n they_o fear_v their_o head_n will_v never_o suffer_v or_o advise_v the_o marquis_n to_o condescend_v unto_o a_o good_a peace_n and_o if_o my_o author_n who_o live_v in_o dublin_n and_o be_v a_o eye-witness_n of_o what_o he_o relate_v unto_o i_o may_v be_v believe_v those_o very_a porson_n who_o be_v know_v to_o adhere_v to_o the_o parliament_n even_o those_o four_o who_o for_o that_o cause_n be_v once_o commit_v to_o the_o castle_n by_o the_o marquis_n have_v have_v in_o the_o ins_n there_o private_a conventicle_n together_o with_o the_o lord_n chancellor_n lord_n lowther_n and_o maurice_n eustace_n who_o i_o mean_v the_o three_o last_v after_o their_o private_a consultation_n there_o will_v repair_v to_o the_o privy_a council_n in_o the_o castle_n where_o their_o advice_n as_o learned_a in_o the_o law_n be_v follow_v in_o promove_v this_o peace_n and_o their_o advice_n be_v instill_v according_a the_o infusion_n 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