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father_n have_v but_o he_o allot_v to_o every_o one_o of_o that_o lineage_n according_a to_o his_o antiquity_n the_o more_o and_o great_a part_n by_o who_o also_o a_o new_a partition_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o every_o inferior_a tenant_n be_v make_v at_o his_o will_n and_o discretion_n and_o so_o by_o reason_n of_o those_o frequent_a partition_n and_o translation_n of_o tenant_n from_o one_o portion_n to_o another_o all_o the_o possession_n be_v uncertain_a and_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o the_o possession_n be_v the_o true_a cause_n that_o no_o civil_a habitation_n be_v erect_v no_o enclosure_n or_o improvement_n be_v make_v of_o land_n in_o the_o irish_a county_n where_o this_o custom_n be_v in_o use_n especial_o in_o ulster_n which_o seem_v throughout_o to_o be_v a_o wilderness_n before_o the_o new_a plantation_n make_v by_o the_o english_a undertaker_n there_o also_o by_o that_o custom_n bastard_n have_v their_o purparty_n with_o the_o english_a the_o woman_n be_v utter_o exclude_v from_o dower_n the_o daughter_n be_v not_o inheritable_a though_o their_o father_n die_v without_o issue_n male_a and_o therefore_o for_o the_o aforesaid_a inconvenience_n and_o unreasonableness_n of_o those_o custom_n be_v they_o utter_o abolish_v as_o the_o custom_n of_o gavel_n kind_n in_o north-wales_n by_o edward_n the_o first_o and_o henry_n the_o 8._o which_o be_v semblable_a to_o the_o custom_n of_o the_o irish_a and_o therefore_o be_v it_o adjudge_v that_o the_o land_n in_o ireland_n shall_v descend_v according_a to_o the_o course_n of_o the_o the_o common_a law_n that_o woman_n shall_v be_v endow_v that_o daughter_n shall_v be_v inheritable_a for_o defect_n of_o issue_n male_n and_o the_o property_n of_o such_o good_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o irish_a lord_n and_o not_o in_o the_o feme_fw-fr covert_n according_a to_o the_o irish_a usage_n which_o resolution_n of_o the_o judge_n by_o order_n of_o the_o deputy_n be_v register_v among_o the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n but_o this_o provision_n be_v add_v to_o it_o that_o if_o any_o of_o the_o mere_a irish_a have_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v any_o portion_n of_o land_n by_o these_o custom_n before_o the_o commencement_n of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o late_a king_n james_n that_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v disturb_v in_o his_o possession_n but_o shall_v be_v continue_v and_o establish_v in_o it_o but_o that_o after_o the_o commencement_n of_o his_o reign_n all_o land_n shall_v be_v adjudge_v to_o descend_v to_o the_o heir_n by_o the_o common_a law_n and_o shall_v hereefter_o be_v possess_v and_o enjoy_v according_o and_o yet_o be_v not_o the_o law_n of_o england_n full_o and_o rotal_o establish_v in_o ireland_n one_o of_o the_o main_a triangle_n of_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v yet_o exclude_v for_o as_o sir_n edw._n coke_n b._n cok._n gom._n on_o litt._n 110._o b._n the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v divide_v into_o common_a law_n custom_n and_o statute_n law_n and_o though_o the_o common_a law_n of_o england_n be_v introduce_v and_o the_o irish_a custom_n abolish_v in_o ireland_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n currant_n in_o that_o country_n for_o the_o land_n of_o ireland_n have_v parliament_n make_v law_n and_o change_v law_n and_o those_o of_o that_o land_n be_v not_o oblige_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o england_n because_o they_o do_v not_o send_v knight_n to_o it_o as_o sir_n edw._n coke_n observe_v b._n cok._n com._n f._n 141._o b._n and_o though_o sir_n edward_n poynings_n have_v both_o martial_a and_o civil_a power_n give_v he_o by_o the_o commission_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o above_o the_o earl_n of_o kildare_n then_o deputy_n of_o ireland_n 138._o bacon_n hen._n 7._o f._n 138._o call_v a_o parliament_n in_o ireland_n wherein_o be_v make_v that_o memorable_a act_n which_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v poynings_n law_n whereby_o all_o the_o statute_n of_o england_n be_v make_v to_o be_v of_o force_n in_o ireland_n yet_o before_o they_o be_v not_o neither_o be_v any_o now_o in_o force_n in_o ireland_n which_o be_v make_v in_o england_n since_o that_o time_n but_o have_v have_v parliament_n since_o hold_v there_o wherein_o they_o have_v make_v divers_a particular_a law_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o that_o domivion_n wherefore_o in_o this_o particular_a ireland_n be_v still_o a_o dominion_n divide_v and_o separate_v from_o england_n and_o the_o union_n between_o those_o two_o nation_n in_o that_o respect_n not_o absolute_o perfect_a and_o therefore_o do_v it_o seem_v a_o worthy_a act_n in_o the_o late_a protector_n to_o have_v ordain_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n that_o thirty_o knight_n and_o burgess_n out_o of_o ireland_n shall_v be_v elect_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n thereby_o to_o oblige_v those_o of_o that_o country_n to_o be_v subject_a and_o obedient_a to_o our_o statute_n as_o well_o as_o