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not_o in_o the_o least_o entrench_v on_o these_o present_a article_n moreover_o this_o parliament_n may_v either_o repeal_n or_o suspend_v poyning_n law_n which_o import_v that_o no_o parliament_n shall_v be_v hold_v in_o ireland_n till_o the_o act_n be_v first_o certify_v into_o england_n 3._o that_o all_o act_n make_v to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o irish_a roman_a catholic_n since_o the_o seven_o of_o august_n 1641._o shall_v be_v null_a and_o void_a and_o that_o they_o be_v vacate_v according_o in_o the_o next_o parliament_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n they_o have_v no_o force_n 4._o that_o all_o process_n in_o prejudice_n of_o the_o say_v roman_a catholic_n make_v since_o the_o say_v seven_o of_o august_n 1641._o shall_v be_v make_v void_a in_o such_o manner_n as_o no_o memory_n shall_v remain_v thereof_o and_o this_o when_o ever_o the_o say_v twelve_o or_o the_o major_a part_n of_o they_o shall_v desire_v the_o same_o and_o in_o the_o interim_n they_o be_v to_o be_v of_o no_o force_n and_o what_o have_v already_o be_v do_v upon_o their_o account_n be_v to_o be_v restore_v or_o make_v good_a 5._o the_o roman_a catholic_n shall_v be_v deem_v qualify_v to_o set_a in_o the_o succeed_a parliament_n 6._o all_o debt_n be_v to_o remain_v as_o they_o be_v on_o the_o 23_o d._n of_o october_n 1641._o notwithstanding_o any_o alliance_n make_v on_o account_n of_o these_o process_n and_o this_o to_o be_v enact_v by_o the_o next_o parliament_n 7._o that_o the_o estate_n and_o repute_v estate_n of_o all_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o cannought_n clare_n thomond_n limerick_n and_o tipperary_n be_v secure_v to_o they_o according_a to_o the_o 25_o the_o article_n of_o the_o grant_v in_o the_o 4_o the_o year_n of_o his_o majesty_n reign_n to_o be_v hold_v by_o the_o same_o rent_n and_o tenor_n as_o they_o be_v in_o the_o say_v 4_o the_o year_n and_o as_o for_o the_o law_n in_o the_o county_n of_o kilkenny_n and_o wickloe_n to_o which_o his_o majesty_n be_v entitle_v by_o office_n find_v for_o he_o during_o the_o earl_n of_o stafford_n government_n the_o state_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v the_o next_o intend_v parliament_n when_o his_o majesty_n will_v assent_v to_o what_o be_v just_a and_o honourable_a and_o that_o the_o act_n for_o limitation_n of_o his_o majesty_n title_n for_o the_o security_n of_o his_o subject_n estate_n in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v pass_v in_o the_o say_a parliament_n pursuant_n to_o what_o be_v enact_v in_o the_o 21_o st_o year_n of_o james_n i._o in_o england_n 8._o all_o incapacity_n impose_v on_o the_o irish_a catholic_n to_o be_v take_v away_o in_o the_o succeed_a parliament_n and_o they_o enable_v to_o erect_a inn_n of_o court_n or_o free_a school_n where_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n in_o conjunction_n with_o the_o twelve_o or_o the_o major_a number_n of_o they_o shall_v think_v fit_a and_o the_o student_n and_o scholar_n be_v to_o take_v only_o a_o oath_n of_o allegiance_n this_o likewise_o be_v to_o 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man_n for_o the_o future_a be_v to_o be_v allow_v to_o make_v above_o 2_o proxy_n in_o parliament_n and_o all_o blank_a proxy_n to_o be_v total_o disallow_v also_o where_o a_o baron_n have_v not_o 200_o pound_n per_fw-la ann._n a_o viscount_n 400_o a_o earl_n 600_o a_o marquis_n 800_o and_o a_o duke_n 1000_o they_o shall_v be_v disable_v to_o sit_v in_o parliament_n and_o the_o commons_o also_o be_v to_o be_v state_v and_o resident_a within_o the_o kingdom_n 12._o as_o for_o the_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n depend_v on_o that_o of_o england_n they_o be_v leave_v to_o make_v such_o declaration_n therein_o as_o shall_v be_v agreeable_a to_o their_o law_n of_o their_o kingdom_n 13._o that_o for_o the_o future_a the_o council_n table_n be_v to_o be_v confine_v within_o its_o own_o bound_n and_o to_o meddle_v only_o with_o matter_n of_o state_n and_o weight_n other_o business_n between_o party_n and_o party_n be_v to_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o ordinary_a course_n of_o law_n 14._o several_a 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determine_v in_o this_o kingdom_n and_o in_o case_n of_o appeal_n it_o may_v be_v only_o to_o the_o chancery_n of_o ireland_n or_o to_o the_o parliament_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o until_o such_o a_o parliament_n be_v the_o admiralty_n and_o all_o maritine_n cause_n be_v to_o be_v order_v and_o settle_v by_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n together_o with_o the_o advice_n and_o consent_n of_o the_o twelve_o or_o their_o majority_n 25._o that_o his_o majesty_n subject_n be_v ease_v of_o all_o rent_n and_o increase_v of_o rent_n raise_v by_o the_o commission_n for_o defective_a title_n in_o the_o lord_n of_o stafford_n government_n this_o to_o be_v by_o act_n of_o parliament_n 26._o that_o by_o act_n to_o be_v pass_v in_o the_o next_o parliament_n all_o interest_n money_n not_o satisfy_v since_o the_o 23_o d._n of_o october_n 1641._o until_o the_o
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