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talbot_n and_o dermot_n mac_n teag_n o_o bryan_n two_o of_o the_o rebel_n agent_n go_v away_o out_o of_o oxford_n towards_o ireland_n the_o 22._o of_o may_v 1644._o the_o lord_n viscount_n muskery_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o rebel_n agent_n go_v away_o from_o oxford_n towards_o ireland_n but_o what_o dispatch_v they_o have_v the_o protestant_a agent_n do_v not_o know_v the_o 26._o of_o may_v the_o protestant_a agent_n see_v the_o irish_a agent_n be_v go_v wait_v on_o mr._n secretary_n nicholas_n and_o desire_v he_o to_o know_v his_o majesty_n pleasure_n and_o command_n and_o whether_o they_o shall_v expect_v any_o further_a answer_n concern_v their_o agency_n from_o his_o majesty_n and_o the_o next_o day_n mr._n secretary_n nicholas_n tell_v they_o that_o his_o majesty_n command_v he_o to_o know_v of_o the_o committee_n for_o irish_a affair_n whether_o they_o have_v any_o thing_n more_o to_o say_v to_o the_o protestant_a agent_n and_o the_o same_o day_n mr._n secretary_n nicholas_n 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who_o late_o then_o r._n who_o then_o p._n 61._o l._n 4._o for_o state_n r._n statute_n ibid._n l._n 5._o for_o to_o r._n so_o ibid._n for_o sovereign_a r._n sovereignty_n p._n 62._o l._n 36._o after_o prosecute_v add_v the_o p._n 65._o l._n 1._o for_o in_o r._n if_o p._n 74._o l._n 16._o for_o their_o r._n the_o p._n 80._o l._n 24._o for_o half_a r._n rash_a p._n 81._o l._n 7._o for_o persecution_n r._n prosecution_n ibid._n l._n 34._o for_o rescue_v r._n restore_v p._n 39_o l._n 38._o after_o majesty_n r._n protestant_n p._n 95._o l._n 20._o for_o persecute_a r._n prosecute_v p._n 102._o l._n 7._o for_o petition_n r._n protestation_n ibid._n l._n 11._o p._n 103._o l._n 1._o for_o petition_n r._n petitioner_n p._n 104._o l._n 34._o deal_n 9_o p._n 105._o l._n 22._o for_o bridgeway_n r._n ridgeway_n ibid._n l._n 24._o p._n 108._o l._n 5._o for_o mr._n r_o mack_n ibid._n l._n 9_o p._n 112._o l._n 42._o after_o examine_v r._n and_o p._n 115._o l._n 43._o after_o his_o r._n majesty_n p._n 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