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the_o committee_n therewith_o and_o that_o the_o lord_n say_v that_o they_o will_v acquaint_v the_o agent_n of_o the_o rebel_n therewith_o but_o hear_v no_o more_o thereof_o neither_o be_v the_o say_v protestant_a agent_n ever_o call_v to_o make_v proof_n thereof_o or_o of_o any_o other_o their_o allegation_n or_o to_o receive_v hear_v therein_o one_o particular_a instance_n of_o a_o notorious_a breach_n of_o the_o article_n of_o cessation_n which_o we_o produce_v at_o oxford_n we_o have_v here_o insert_v be_v from_o one_o of_o the_o bloody_a rebel_n who_o exercise_v the_o place_n of_o governor_n of_o the_o county_n of_o fermanagh_n com._n fermanagh_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o daily_a resort_n and_o concourse_n of_o catholic_n since_o the_o cessation_n into_o english_a garrison_n may_v bring_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o inconveniency_n unto_o our_o proceed_n i_o do_v therefore_o hereby_o by_o virtue_n of_o the_o lord_n general_n authority_n give_v i_o in_o that_o behalf_n and_o especial_o to_o avoid_v the_o eminent_a peril_n that_o hereafter_o may_v arise_v thereof_o straight_o charge_v and_o command_v all_o manner_n of_o person_n of_o what_o rank_n quality_n or_o condition_n soever_o they_o be_v of_o the_o irish_a nation_n of_o this_o county_n not_o to_o visit_v confer_v talk_v or_o parley_v to_o or_o with_o any_o person_n or_o person_n of_o in_o or_o belong_v to_o the_o garrison_n of_o eniskillen_n upon_o pain_n of_o death_n and_o of_o forfeit_v all_o the_o good_n and_o chattel_n belong_v to_o every_o such_o offender_n or_o offender_n and_o likewise_o that_o none_o of_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o county_n on_o the_o west_n side_n of_o loghern_a live_v dwell_v or_o inhabit_v no_o near_o to_o eniskillen_n than_o the_o river_n of_o arny_n until_o further_a direction_n be_v give_v to_o the_o contrary_a upon_o pain_n of_o the_o foresay_a forfeiture_n and_o penalty_n date_v the_o 25_o november_n 1643._o sign_v rory_n maguire_n the_o 12._o of_o may_n sir_n robert_n 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 tell_v the_o say_v agent_n that_o the_o committee_n see_v no_o reason_n to_o detain_v they_o any_o long_o and_o that_o he_o will_v move_v his_o majesty_n for_o their_o dispatch_n the_o 30._o of_o may_n m._n secretary_n nicholas_n present_v the_o protestant_a agent_n to_o his_o majesty_n to_o kiss_v his_o hand_n who_o tell_v they_o that_o he_o have_v write_v to_o the_o marquesse_n of_o ormond_n concern_v the_o protestant_n of_o ireland_n that_o he_o will_v use_v his_o best_a endeavour_n for_o they_o there_o if_o he_o be_v able_a as_o he_o do_v for_o himself_o here_o and_o he_o say_v that_o he_o mean_v his_o good_a protestant_n and_o not_o such_o as_o do_v either_o take_v or_o adhere_v to_o such_o as_o have_v take_v the_o covenant_n by_o all_o this_o which_o have_v be_v faithful_o relate_v and_o several_a other_o circumstance_n it_o plain_o appear_v that_o the_o rebel_n of_o ireland_n intention_n be_v and_o have_v be_v for_o the_o extirpation_n of_o the_o protestant_n and_o protestant_n religion_n and_o how_o far_o forth_o they_o have_v be_v countenance_v therein_o finis_fw-la erata_fw-la page_n 6._o lin_v 30._o for_o traduce_v read_v introduce_v p._n 17._o l._n 12._o for_o unknown_a r._n know_v p._n 19_o l._n 32._o for_o lord_n r._n lordship_n p._n 21._o l._n 8._o for_o causelessy_a r._n cautelous_o ibid._n l._n 17._o for_o to_o all_o r._n to_o tall_a p._n 26_o l._n 44_o for_o school_n r._n school_n p._n 27._o l._n 44._o for_o many_o r._n any_o p._n 28._o l._n 5._o for_o the_o r._n their_o p._n 39_o l._n 12._o for_o effect_v r._n affere_v p._n 40._o l._n 26._o for_o officer_n r._n office_n p._n 42._o l._n 7._o after_o the_o word_n point_n r._n before_o the_o rebellion_n begin_v p._n 45._o l._n 22._o for_o express_v r._n press_v p._n 46._o l._n 13._o for_o new_a r._n now_o p._n 48._o l._n 3._o for_o luctation_n r._n reluctation_n ibid._n l._n 28._o for_o which_o r._n with_o p._n 53._o l._n 33._o after_o service_n r._n and_o the_o time_n p._n 54._o l._n 25._o for_o 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 118._o l._n 1._o for_o he_o r._n the_o p._n 119._o l._n 4._o for_o complete_a r._n competent_a p._n 123._o l._n 27._o after_o those_o r._n order_n or_o p._n 124._o l._n 14._o for_o wherein_o r._n whereon_o p._n 125._o l._n 14._o for_o or_o r._n for_o p._n 126._o l._n 46._o deal_n of_o p._n 129._o l._n 11._o for_o meet_v r._n mere_a