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service_n 77._o and_o now_o this_o gentleman_n must_v give_v i_o leave_v to_o say_v that_o experiment_n against_o which_o there_o be_v no_o argue_v must_v be_v 39_o pag._n 39_o of_o some_o other_o nature_n than_o this_o he_o deliver_v we_o and_o that_o the_o text_n be_v such_o as_o we_o find_v it_o the_o comment_n he_o make_v upon_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o edition_n save_v that_o where_o he_o extend_v the_o acknowledgement_n of_o his_o majesty_n mercy_n to_o his_o protestant_a subject_n he_o must_v allow_v i_o to_o say_v that_o it_o can_v be_v more_o 40._o pag._n 40._o hearty_a and_o more_o submiss_a in_o they_o than_o in_o the_o irish_a catholic_n 78._o i_o be_o now_o come_v to_o that_o place_n to_o which_o upon_o former_a frequent_a repetition_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n i_o transfer_v the_o 41._o pag._n 41._o reader_n and_o that_o be_v the_o year_n 1641._o and_o because_o i_o find_v that_o this_o gentleman_n of_o quality_n and_o the_o man_n of_o the_o dark_a in_o england_n do_v 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pass_v under_o the_o notion_n of_o a_o englishman_n will_v ready_o conclude_v that_o thâ—_n whole_a island_n be_v but_o one_o city_n so_o throng_v with_o inhabitant_n as_o man_n can_v walk_v in_o the_o street_n unjustle_v 79._o i_o will_v not_o extenuate_v the_o suffering_n of_o the_o english_a in_o their_o personal_a estate_n which_o indeed_o be_v very_o great_a nay_o i_o 41._o pag._n 41._o hope_v to_o be_v able_a to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v more_o than_o the_o fee-simple_n of_o all_o the_o land_n which_o his_o majesty_n mercy_n will_v allow_v to_o have_v be_v forfeit_v in_o ireland_n be_v worth_a but_o that_o this_o gentleman_n shall_v impute_v to_o the_o irish_a catholic_n that_o they_o do_v pretend_v his_o majesty_n authority_n for_o raise_v the_o rebellion_n be_v 41._o pag._n 41._o to_o lay_v that_o to_o their_o charge_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a and_o individual_a act_n of_o sir_n phelim_n o_o neill_n who_o show_v the_o people_n the_o broad-seal_a of_o a_o old_a patent_n he_o have_v lie_v by_o he_o publish_v that_o to_o be_v the_o warrant_n from_o his_o majesty_n for_o what_o he_o act_v and_o i_o hope_v that_o unfortunate_a gentleman_n himself_o have_v make_v some_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o divine_a justice_n for_o so_o heinous_a a_o sin_n by_o his_o free_a acknowledge_v it_o at_o the_o time_n of_o his_o execution_n and_o by_o his_o penitent_a tear_n and_o frequent_a and_o public_a cry_n that_o god_n will_v be_v merciful_a to_o he_o for_o so_o foul_a a_o crime_n 80._o yet_o as_o there_o have_v be_v some_o of_o our_o late_a king_n minister_n in_o ireland_n that_o in_o favour_n of_o his_o enemy_n have_v endeavour_v industrious_o by_o the_o examination_n of_o witness_n even_o upon_o the_o rack_n to_o cause_v this_o imposture_n to_o pass_v for_o truth_n so_o this_o gentleman_n out_o of_o the_o abundance_n of_o his_o kindness_n to_o the_o irish_a catholic_n dictate_v the_o fiction_n and_o make_v all_o of_o they_o partake_v of_o that_o which_o sir_n phelim_n o_o 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glad_a to_o make_v the_o king_n author_n of_o so_o indefinite_a a_o charge_n as_o themselves_o have_v retract_v before_o for_o have_v issue_v forth_o a_o proclamation_n the_o very_a day_n they_o discover_v the_o conspiracy_n and_o publish_v that_o it_o be_v intend_v by_o some_o evil-affected_n irish_a they_o have_v find_v man_n general_a resentment_n of_o those_o so_o general_a word_n soon_o after_o by_o a_o second_o proclamation_n print_v and_o publish_v declare_v that_o they_o only_o intend_v by_o the_o word_n irish_a papist_n such_o of_o the_o mere_a irish_a in_o the_o province_n of_o ulster_n as_o have_v plot_v contrive_v and_o be_v actor_n in_o that_o treason_n and_o other_o who_o adhere_v to_o they_o and_o that_o they_o do_v not_o any_o way_n intend_v or_o mean_v thereby_o any_o of_o the_o old_a english_a of_o the_o pale_a or_o any_o other_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n we_o may_v join_v this_o to_o this_o gentleman_n be_v former_a experiment_n and_o say_v with_o much_o truth_n that_o misinformation_n be_v the_o least_o of_o those_o minister_n crime_n as_o for_o those_o kill_a inference_n which_o he_o drive_v from_o such_o spring_n and_o build_v on_o such_o foundation_n i_o leave_v they_o to_o the_o reader_n to_o be_v consider_v 82._o i_o must_v not_o hope_v to_o disentangle_a even_o that_o particular_a fallacy_n which_o this_o gentleman_n make_v use_v of_o almost_o in_o every_o page_n of_o attribute_v what_o be_v the_o crime_n of_o particular_a man_n to_o the_o whole_a nation_n until_o he_o give_v over_o to_o write_v upon_o this_o subject_n 83._o here_o we_o have_v he_o in_o the_o year_n 46._o make_v the_o attempt_n of_o owen_n o_o neill_n to_o surprise_v the_o lord_n lieutenant_n and_o 43._o pag._n 42_o &_o pag._n 43._o his_o party_n in_o their_o return_n to_o dublin_n the_o general_a act_n of_o the_o nation_n and_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n that_o the_o council_n and_o congregation_n oblige_v general_n preston_n to_o exercise_v all_o act_n of_o 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answerable_a for_o the_o act_n of_o cromwell_n or_o the_o rump_n it_o be_v much_o pity_n that_o the_o gentleman_n who_o have_v so_o good_a a_o faculty_n in_o comment_v sharp_o have_v noâ—_n choose_v better_a text_n 84._o we_o be_v now_o come_v to_o the_o year_n 1647._o in_o which_o year_n this_o gentleman_n say_v that_o the_o general_a assembly_n of_o the_o confederate_a catholic_n of_o ireland_n employ_v commissioner_n 44_o pag._n 44_o to_o rome_n france_n and_o spain_n to_o invite_v a_o foreign_a power_n to_o ireland_n it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v this_o person_n of_o quality_n do_v not_o imagine_v truth_n to_o be_v such_o a_o rock_n as_o he_o dare_v not_o approach_n but_o by_o several_a wind_n the_o plain_a relation_n of_o that_o affair_n be_v here_o give_v the_o reader_n by_o a_o person_n of_o quality_n entrust_v with_o that_o negotiation_n 85._o the_o power_n of_o those_o who_o be_v in_o arm_n
for_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o lesser_a part_n of_o the_o people_n and_o sometime_o for_o those_o of_o a_o very_a few_o and_o innocent_n too_o involve_v in_o the_o common_a calamity_n but_o involve_v just_o by_o he_o who_o be_v above_o all_o law_n by_o his_o sovereign_a dominion_n over_o all_o creature_n and_o by_o that_o privilege_n which_o be_v incommunicable_a to_o any_o earthly_a judge_n or_o king_n do_v justice_n in_o a_o legal_a way_n where_o he_o may_v discriminate_a person_n 136._o to_o that_o which_o our_o person_n of_o quality_n add_v here_o to_o end_v his_o three_o difference_n that_o the_o irish_a after_o a_o unparallelled_a rebellion_n be_v in_o effect_n make_v lord_n of_o all_o ireland_n even_o the_o bloody_a 91._o pag._n 91._o stage_n upon_o which_o they_o have_v act_v their_o guilt_n i_o say_v that_o in_o a_o few_o word_n be_v two_o manifest_a untruth_n and_o one_o superfluous_a impertinent_a exaggeration_n so_o often_o repeat_v and_o one_o too_o which_o may_v be_v return_v on_o himself_o and_o those_o he_o plead_v for_o not_o only_o with_o so_o many_o wicked_a maxim_n and_o sinful_a advice_n but_o with_o so_o many_o know_a falsity_n and_o impertinency_n 137._o though_o i_o detest_v all_o kind_n of_o rebellion_n against_o lawful_a power_n as_o be_v condemn_v by_o the_o law_n of_o god_n and_o nature_n yet_o i_o can_v tell_v this_o gentleman_n that_o rebellion_n of_o ireland_n be_v not_o only_o parallel_v but_o surpass_v and_o surpass_v too_o in_o a_o thousand_o degree_n by_o many_o rebellion_n of_o other_o country_n even_o among_o christian_n for_o not_o to_o speak_v of_o that_o of_o catalonia_n in_o our_o own_o day_n the_o sicilian_a vesper_n and_o the_o butchery_n of_o swiss_n and_o the_o murder_n of_o the_o dane_n in_o england_n and_o a_o hundred_o other_o which_o we_o read_v in_o history_n do_v surpass_v it_o and_o surpass_v it_o so_o and_o all_o those_o do_v that_o by_o design_n and_o in_o effect_n subvert_v the_o very_a fundamental_o of_o 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and_o favour_n in_o the_o article_n of_o 48._o yet_o i_o must_v tell_v this_o gentleman_n those_o very_a article_n no_o less_o manifest_o convince_v of_o untruth_n what_o he_o say_v here_o that_o by_o they_o or_o otherwise_o the_o irish_a be_v in_o effect_n 9_o pag._n 9_o make_v lord_n of_o all_o ireland_n than_o it_o be_v apparent_a out_o of_o the_o very_a article_n and_o no_o man_n of_o reason_n will_v believe_v otherwise_o though_o he_o never_o have_v read_v they_o and_o yet_o see_v this_o gentleman_n assertion_n to_o the_o contrary_a they_o be_v not_o such_o as_o force_v from_o his_o majesty_n all_o the_o regalia_z both_o ecclesiastical_a and_o temporal_a nay_o i_o say_v now_o nor_o any_o essential_a or_o integral_a part_n of_o the_o regalia_z albeit_o this_o gentleman_n affirm_v in_o another_o they_o be_v and_o i_o have_v already_o prove_v they_o be_v not_o and_o if_o this_o be_v true_a my_o answer_n to_o his_o objection_n concern_v the_o regalia_z as_o it_o be_v evident_o such_o 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