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month_n to_o give_v full_a testimony_n of_o their_o obedience_n to_o his_o majesty_n authority_n yet_o for_o further_a satisfaction_n and_o for_o removal_n of_o all_o jealousy_n we_o do_v further_o declare_v that_o the_o lord_n spiritual_a and_o temporal_a gentry_n or_o people_n clergy_n or_o laity_n of_o this_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o attempt_v labour_n endeavour_n or_o do_v any_o act_n or_o act_n to_o set_v free_a or_o discharge_v the_o people_n from_o yield_v due_a and_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o his_o majesty_n authority_n invest_v in_o the_o lord_n marquis_n of_o clanrickard_n or_o any_o other_o governor_n or_o governor_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o in_o case_n of_o any_o such_o labour_n act_n or_o endeavour_v by_o which_o any_o mischief_n may_v ensue_v by_o seduce_v the_o people_n we_o declare_v that_o no_o person_n or_o person_n shall_v or_o aught_o to_o be_v lead_v thereby_o but_o by_o their_o disobedience_n on_o any_o such_o ground_n be_v liable_a and_o subject_a to_o the_o 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therefore_o content_a to_o take_v the_o charge_n upon_o he_o and_o oblige_v they_o present_o to_o consider_v of_o the_o way_n to_o keep_v all_o the_o force_n together_o when_o he_o shall_v have_v draw_v they_o together_o and_o to_o secure_v the_o two_o town_n of_o gallway_n and_o limerick_n with_o strong_a garrison_n which_o be_v the_o first_o work_n conclude_v on_o all_o hand_n necessary_a to_o be_v perform_v very_o few_o day_n have_v pass_v after_o the_o lord_n deputy_n have_v upon_o such_o their_o 339._o importtunity_n and_o profession_n take_v the_o government_n upon_o he_o when_o it_o be_v propose_v in_o the_o assembly_n before_o their_o condition_n be_v impair_v by_o any_o other_o progress_n or_o new_a success_n of_o the_o enemy_n that_o they_o may_v send_v to_o the_o enemy_n to_o treat_v with_o they_o upon_o surrender_v of_o all_o that_o be_v leave_v into_o their_o hand_n a_o inclination_n the_o nuncio_n be_v long_o before_o incline_v to_o persuade_v the_o supreme_a council_n 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motion_n find_v such_o concurrence_n in_o the_o assembly_n from_o the_o bishop_n clergy_n and_o many_o other_o that_o many_o of_o the_o officer_n king_n of_o the_o army_n and_o some_o of_o the_o principale_a of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n find_v it_o necessary_a to_o express_v more_o than_o ordinary_a passion_n in_o their_o contradiction_n they_o tell_v they_o they_o now_o manifest_v that_o it_o be_v not_o their_o prejudice_n to_o the_o marquis_n of_o ormond_n nor_o their_o zeal_n to_o religion_n that_o have_v transport_v they_o but_o their_o dislike_n of_o the_o king_n authority_n and_o their_o resolution_n to_o withdraw_v themselves_o from_o it_o that_o they_o themselves_o will_v constant_o submit_v to_o it_o and_o defend_v it_o with_o their_o utmost_a hazard_n as_o long_o as_o they_o shall_v be_v able_a and_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v reduce_v to_o extremity_n that_o treat_v with_o the_o enemy_n can_v no_o long_o be_v defer_v they_o will_v in_o that_o treaty_n make_v no_o 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