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A85090 The false and scandalous remonstrance of the inhumane and bloody rebells of Ireland, delivered to the Earl of St. Albans and Clanrickard, the Earl of Roscomon, Sir Maurice Eustace Knight, and other His Majesties Commissioners at Trim, the 17. of March, 1642. to be presented to His Majesty, by the name of The remonstrance of grievances presented to His Majestie in the behalf of the Catholicks of Ireland. ... Together with an answer thereunto, on behalf of the Protestants of Ireland. Also a true narration of all the passages concerning the petition of the Protestants of Ireland. ... August 27. 1644. It is this day ordered by the Committee of the House of Commons in Parliament concerning Printing, that the books, intituled, An answer presented to His Majestie at Oxford, unto the false and scandalous remonstrance of the inhumane and bloody rebells of Ireland; together with A narration of the proceedings at Oxon, be forthwith printed and published: John White. 1644 (1644) Wing F343; Thomason E255_2; ESTC R210053 139,001 137

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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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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
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