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kingdom_n of_o ireland_n by_o his_o majesty_n command_n edward_n nicholas_n after_o the_o receipt_n of_o which_o letter_n the_o protestant_a petition_n proceed_v and_o the_o 26_o of_o january_n make_v choice_n of_o sir_n charles_n coote_n knight_n and_o baronet_n and_o captain_n william_n parson_n to_o be_v add_v over_o and_o above_o the_o four_o person_n former_o nominate_v for_o agent_n and_o present_v their_o name_n unto_o the_o l._n marquesse_n of_o ormond_n then_o l._n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n to_o be_v transmit_v to_o his_o majesty_n soon_o after_o viz_o on_o the_o 17_o day_n of_o febuary_n 1643_o the_o say_a petition_n of_o the_o protestant_n be_v read_v in_o the_o commons_o house_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o ireland_n yet_o continue_v who_o declare_v their_o concurrence_n therein_o and_o that_o the_o same_o day_n the_o parliament_n be_v prorogue_v to_o a_o further_a time_n short_o after_o the_o protestant_a petitioner_n humble_o move_v the_o lord_n lieutenant_n and_o 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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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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 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