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their_o own_o church_n and_o not_o force_v to_o observe_v those_o of_o the_o protestant_n i_o mean_v the_o twenty_o nine_o of_o may_n nor_o the_o thirty_o of_o january_n which_o i_o never_o can_v hear_v they_o mind_v the_o poor_a sort_n of_o labourer_n and_o farmer_n in_o their_o own_o opinion_n live_v better_a life_n than_o ever_o their_o ancestor_n know_v receive_v wage_n and_o have_v term_n of_o the_o land_n they_o manure_v those_o sort_n of_o people_n be_v the_o most_o numerous_a wish_a without_o doubt_n in_o their_o heart_n for_o the_o continuance_n of_o the_o present_a settlement_n the_o artificer_n tradesman_n and_o merchant_n be_v admit_v free_o to_o follow_v their_o respective_a calling_n in_o corporation_n if_o there_o be_v law_n to_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v not_o put_v in_o practice_n the_o proprietor_n among_o they_o which_o prove_v their_o innocency_n be_v restore_v to_o their_o possession_n without_o further_a suit_n at_o law_n and_o for_o the_o most_o part_n find_v their_o land_n in_o better_a condition_n than_o when_o they_o lose_v they_o all_o difficulty_n in_o the_o act_n of_o settlement_n have_v be_v judge_v in_o their_o favour_n abundance_n of_o great_a estate_n have_v be_v restore_v to_o several_a of_o they_o who_o never_o prove_v their_o innocency_n nay_o some_o of_o they_o have_v large_a grant_n of_o the_o forfeit_v land_n of_o their_o countryman_n the_o most_o of_o the_o forfeit_v land_n in_o the_o county_n of_o galloway_n clare_n and_o roscommon_n be_v give_v to_o such_o proprietor_n who_o lose_v their_o estate_n in_o other_o place_n with_o this_o particular_a favour_n that_o if_o any_o of_o they_o before_o he_o have_v pass_v a_o patent_n have_v convey_v his_o share_n to_o a_o protestant_n the_o purchaser_n be_v oblige_v to_o retrench_v a_o three_o part_n towards_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o those_o irish_a but_o if_o the_o irish_a proprietor_n keep_v his_o proportion_n he_o be_v allow_v a_o patent_n for_o the_o whole_a all_o freeholders_n without_o distinction_n be_v admit_v to_o pass_v on_o juries_n to_o be_v elector_n of_o or_o elect_v parliament-man_n and_o none_o exclude_v out_o of_o the_o house_n of_o lord_n for_o religion_n i_o say_v nothing_o of_o their_o present_a condition_n not_o have_v be_v late_o there_o but_o certain_o have_v they_o continue_v as_o they_o be_v they_o have_v not_o much_o reason_n to_o exclaim_v there_o be_v other_o argument_n against_o break_v of_o the_o present_a settlement_n of_o more_o consequence_n than_o any_o herein_o mention_v which_o i_o purposely_o omit_v as_o not_o proper_a for_o i_o to_o meddle_v with_o yet_o i_o can_v conclude_v without_o remember_v once_o more_o the_o opinion_n of_o james_n late_a earl_n of_o castle-haven_n who_o be_v himself_o not_o only_o a_o roman_n catholic_n but_o one_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a of_o the_o confederate_a roman_a catholic_n of_o ireland_n and_o one_o that_o know_v their_o design_n as_o well_o as_o any_o among_o they_o he_o than_o have_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v most_o probable_a that_o if_o the_o nuntio_n be_v party_n in_o the_o year_n 1646._o have_v have_v all_o ireland_n it_o will_v have_v remain_v separate_a from_o england_n for_o ever_o which_o nuntio_n party_n at_o that_o time_n consist_v of_o all_o the_o confederate_a roman_a catholic_n in_o ireland_n except_o this_o earl_n of_o castle-haven_n and_o some_o few_o other_o finis_fw-la