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castle_n town_n land_n territory_n and_o the_o land_n and_o hereditament_n thereunto_o belong_v which_o upon_o the_o say_v fifteen_o day_n of_o september_n 1643._o at_o the_o hour_n aforesaid_a be_v possess_v in_o the_o say_a county_n or_o any_o of_o they_o by_o any_o of_o the_o say_a party_n and_o it_o be_v further_o conclude_v and_o accord_v that_o as_o much_o of_o the_o county_n of_o meath_z as_o be_v on_o the_o east_n and_o south_n side_n of_o the_o river_n of_o boyne_n from_o droghedagh_n to_o trim_v and_o thence_o to_o the_o lordship_n of_o moylagh_n and_o thence_o to_o moyglare_v and_o thence_o to_o dublin_n shall_v during_o the_o say_a cessation_n remain_v and_o be_v in_o the_o possession_n of_o his_o majesty_n protestant_a subject_n and_o of_o such_o as_o adhere_v unto_o they_o respective_o save_v and_o except_v to_o the_o say_a roman_a catholic_n subject_n now_o in_o arm_n and_o their_o party_n all_o such_o castle_n town_n land_n and_o territory_n and_o the_o land_n and_o hereditament_n thereunto_o belong_v which_o upon_o the_o say_v fifteen_o day_n of_o september_n 1643._o at_o the_o hour_n aforesaid_a be_v possess_v by_o any_o of_o the_o say_v roman_a catholic_n subject_n now_o in_o arm_n etc._n etc._n and_o of_o their_o party_n within_o the_o say_a limit_n and_o boundary_n and_o that_o the_o residue_n of_o the_o say_a county_n of_o meath_z shall_v remain_v in_o the_o hand_n and_o possession_n of_o the_o say_v roman_a catholic_n subject_n now_o in_o arm_n etc._n etc._n and_o their_o party_n except_o the_o castle_n town_n land_n territory_n and_o the_o land_n and_o hereditament_n thereunto_o belong_v which_o upon_o the_o fifteen_o day_n of_o september_n 1643._o at_o the_o hour_n aforesaid_a be_v possess_v within_o the_o say_v last-mentioned_a quarter_n in_o the_o county_n of_o meath_z by_o his_o majesty_n protestant_a subject_n and_o such_o as_o adhere_v unto_o they_o or_o by_o any_o of_o they_o respective_o and_o that_o so_o much_o of_o the_o county_n 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