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council_n by_o their_o letter_n of_o aug._n 12._o 1661._o direct_v to_o the_o late_a justice_n and_o council_n wherein_o it_o be_v declare_v that_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n be_v well_o assure_v of_o a_o demur_n the_o say_a justice_n and_o council_n have_v make_v upon_o letter_n from_o his_o majesty_n and_o their_o forbearance_n to_o proceed_v thereupon_o till_o they_o shall_v receive_v his_o majesty_n further_a pleasure_n and_o therefore_o upon_o full_a consideration_n thereof_o have_v at_o this_o board_n we_o humble_o conceive_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o his_o majesty_n to_o defer_v for_o some_o time_n the_o transmit_v the_o say_a letter_n to_o the_o say_a commissioner_n till_o we_o shall_v have_v represent_v to_o his_o majesty_n that_o which_o appear_v to_o we_o here_o which_o it_o seem_v be_v not_o make_v know_v to_o his_o majesty_n or_o those_o lord_n of_o the_o privy_a council_n to_o who_o consideration_n his_o majesty_n refer_v the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_v petition_n mention_v in_o his_o majesty_n letter_n we_o observe_v that_o his_o majesty_n say_v letter_n seem_v to_o be_v ground_v on_o these_o particular_n 1._o that_o after_o many_o month_n attendance_n here_o and_o as_o his_o majesty_n be_v please_v to_o declare_v that_o he_o presume_v that_o after_o such_o examination_n as_o be_v requisite_a the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_n be_v dismiss_v hence_o without_o any_o censure_n and_o without_o transmit_v any_o charge_n against_o he_o to_o his_o majesty_n and_o nothing_o prove_v against_o he_o on_o the_o first_o information_n nor_o any_o thing_n contain_v against_o he_o in_o our_o letter_n of_o march_n 18._o 2._o the_o report_n make_v by_o these_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n to_o who_o his_o majesty_n refer_v the_o consideration_n of_o the_o lord_n of_o antrim_v petition_n 3._o that_o the_o marquis_n
case_n as_o it_o stand_v flate_v in_o those_o letter_n be_v the_o true_a state_n of_o his_o his_o case_n as_o to_o the_o first_o we_o find_v that_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a council_n by_o their_o letter_n of_o dec._n 19_o 1660._o direct_v to_o the_o justice_n of_o this_o kingdom_n signify_v that_o the_o marquis_n of_o antrim_n than_o prisoner_n in_o the_o tower_n of_o london_n petition_v his_o majesty_n to_o be_v hear_v as_o to_o his_o be_v criminal_a in_o the_o aspersing_a the_o memory_n of_o the_o late_a king_n our_o sovereign_n and_o their_o lordship_n by_o these_o letter_n require_v the_o justice_n with_o all_o convenient_a speed_n to_o send_v their_o lordship_n authentic_a copy_n of_o all_o paper_n whatsoever_o under_o his_o own_o hand_n or_o any_o other_o which_o may_v any_o way_n relate_v to_o the_o say_a marquis_n his_o be_v guilty_a of_o so_o foul_a a_o crime_n as_o the_o defame_v his_o late_a majesty_n and_o that_o the_o justice_n shall_v cause_v all_o such_o witness_n reside_v in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o can_v allege_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o prove_v thereof_o to_o be_v examine_v and_o the_o examination_n to_o be_v return_v to_o their_o lordship_n attest_v by_o we_o and_o the_o justice_n appoint_v to_o take_v the_o same_o and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o those_o letter_n the_o justice_n cause_v a_o commission_n to_o issue_n under_o his_o majesty_n great_a seal_n to_o several_a person_n some_o of_o they_o member_n of_o this_o board_n and_o some_o of_o his_o majesty_n judge_n and_o some_o of_o his_o learned_a council_n to_o call_v before_o they_o and_o examine_v witness_n upon_o oath_n concern_v the_o lord_n of_o antrim_v asperse_v the_o memory_n of_o his_o late_a majesty_n that_o those_o commissioner_n have_v examine_v several_a witness_n and_o return_v their_o examination_n to_o the_o justice_n with_o their_o letter_n of_o feb._n 20._o 1660._o direct_v to_o the_o lord_n of_o his_o majesty_n privy_a council_n transmit_v the_o same_o to_o their_o lordship_n that_o march_n 29._o 1661._o it_o be_v order_v by_o his_o majesty_n in_o council_n that_o in_o order_n to_o a_o far_o proceed_n here_o against_o the_o lord_n antrim_n the_o examination_n and_o other_o paper_n shall_v be_v return_v hither_o thus_o far_o the_o matter_n proceed_v before_o the_o arrival_n of_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n in_o this_o kingdom_n aug._n 18._o 1661._o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n santry_n make_v a_o report_n at_o this_o board_n of_o the_o examination_n take_v concern_v the_o marquis_n and_o upon_o his_o petition_n it_o be_v order_v that_o the_o chief_a justice_n shall_v cancel_v the_o recognizance_n acknowledge_v by_o the_o marquis_n and_o his_o surety_n and_o as_o to_o his_o be_v criminal_a in_o asperse_v and_o defame_v the_o memory_n of_o his_o majesty_n royal_a father_n we_o humble_o crave_v leave_v to_o send_v herewith_o the_o say_a examination_n and_o other_o paper_n concern_v the_o same_o which_o we_o humble_o submit_v to_o his_o majesty_n consideration_n and_o we_o confess_v we_o be_v not_o willing_a upon_o these_o examination_n and_o paper_n to_o aggravate_v any_o thing_n against_o he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o censure_n nor_o any_o transmission_n of_o charge_n against_o he_o to_o his_o majesty_n and_o as_o to_o our_o letter_n of_o march_n 18._o we_o confess_v there_o be_v nothing_o contain_v therein_o against_o he_o nor_o indeed_o under_o favour_n do_v we_o conceive_v it_o proper_a in_o these_o letter_n to_o object_v any_o thing_n of_o crime_n to_o he_o our_o work_n in_o those_o letter_n be_v but_o to_o inform_v his_o majesty_n only_o of_o the_o particular_n then_o under_o consideration_n and_o what_o occur_v upon_o occasion_n of_o two_o petition_n exhibit_v the_o one_o by_o the_o lady_n marchioness_n of_o antrim_n the_o other_o in_o the_o name_n of_o several_a adventurer_n and_o soldier_n and_o their_o assign_n and_o tenant_n for_o we_o do_v not_o imagine_v the_o lord_n marquis_n 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