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all_o ireland_n for_o the_o year_n 1687_o as_o may_v be_v see_v in_o the_o catalogue_n which_o i_o i_o have_v give_v of_o their_o name_n in_o the_o appendix_n 7._o except_o charles_n hamilton_n of_o cavan_n who_o be_v put_v in_o by_o mistake_n as_o be_v suppose_v instead_o of_o john_n hamilton_n of_o killeneur_n who_o be_v a_o roman_n catholic_n nay_o it_o be_v design_v that_o not_o one_o protestant_a shall_v sit_v on_o the_o bench_n as_o justice_n of_o peace_n and_o the_o design_n in_o a_o great_a measure_n effect_v not_o indeed_o by_o revoke_v their_o commission_n but_o by_o make_v it_o impossible_a for_o they_o to_o act._n it_o be_v now_o almost_o a_o necessary_a qualification_n to_o preserve_v a_o man_n in_o his_o place_n to_o change_v or_o dissemble_v his_o religion_n and_o some_o
beat_v and_o injure_v protestant_n ibid._n 12._o in_o disarm_v they_o p._n 67_o 13._o the_o dispense_v power_n of_o more_o mischief_n still_o than_o ill_a administration_n first_o only_o to_o be_v allow_v in_o case_n of_o necessity_n ibid._n 14._o second_o in_o such_o case_n the_o people_n have_v as_o much_o right_n to_o it_o as_o the_o king_n instance_n in_o the_o sheriff_n of_o warwickshire_n from_o dr._n sanderson_n p._n 68_o 15._o three_o the_o wickedness_n either_o in_o king_n or_o people_n in_o pretend_v necessity_n where_o there_o be_v none_o p._n 69_o 16._o king_n james_n employ_v popish_a officer_n be_v such_o a_o dispensation_n ibid._n 17._o and_o no_o necessity_n for_o it_o unless_o such_o as_o be_v criminal_a p._n 70_o 18._o king_n james_n dispense_v with_o all_o when_o it_o be_v against_o protestant_n p._n 71_o sect._n 4._o three_o king_n james_n deal_v with_o civil_a office_n and_o the_o privy_a council_n p._n 72_o 1._o several_a out_v notwithstanding_o patent_n ibid._n 2._o act_n of_o parliament_n for_o void_v patent_n irish_a hereby_o make_v keeper_n of_o record_n which_o before_o they_o have_v corrupt_v when_o they_o can_v get_v to_o they_o p._n 73_o 3._o revenue_n officer_n change_v for_o roman_a catholic_n though_o to_o the_o prejudice_n of_o the_o revenue_n p._n 74_o 4._o sheriff_n and_o justice_n of_o peace_n from_o the_o scum_n of_o the_o people_n ibid._n 5._o privy-councellor_n all_o in_o effect_n papist_n p._n 76_o sect._n 5._o four_o king_n james_n deal_v with_o corporation_n p._n 77_o 1._o the_o people_n security_n in_o these_o kingdom_n be_v the_o choice_n of_o representative_n in_o parliament_n to_o preserve_v this_o papist_n exclude_v from_o corporation_n in_o ireland_n protestant_n have_v make_v great_a concession_n to_o the_o king_n by_o their_o new_a rule_n for_o corporation_n the_o king_n not_o satisfy_v with_o this_o but_o will_v have_v all_o p._n 77_o 78_o 2._o rice_n and_o nagle_n manage_v of_o quo_n warranto_n a_o horrid_a abuse_n of_o the_o king_n prerogative_n and_o the_o law_n p._n 78_o 79_o 3._o other_o method_n of_o destroy_a charter_n p._n 80_o 4._o particular_a corporation_n in_o dublin_n how_o order_v ibid._n 5._o void_v charter_n lead_v to_o void_v parent_n for_o estate_n ibid._n 6._o corporation_n by_o the_o new_a charter_n make_v absolute_a slave_n to_o the_o king_n will._n first_o by_o consequence_n no_o free_a parliament_n can_v be_v return_v second_o protestant_n can_v not_o serve_v in_o the_o corporation_n p._n 80_o 81_o 7._o protestant_n hereby_o drive_v from_o the_o kingdom_n ibid._n sect._n 6._o five_o king_n james_n destruction_n of_o the_o trade_n p._n 82_o 1._o trade_n to_o be_v destroy_v that_o the_o king_n may_v have_v his_o will_n of_o his_o subject_n poor_a people_n willing_a to_o serve_v for_o little_a in_o a_o army_n as_o in_o france_n ibid._n 2._o in_o order_n to_o ruin_v the_o protestant_n who_o be_v the_o chief_a trader_n drive_v hereby_o out_o of_o the_o kingdom_n p._n 83_o 3._o this_o ruin_v a_o great_a many_o that_o depend_v on_o they_o ibid._n 4._o the_o irish_a in_o employ_v who_o have_v the_o ready_a money_n give_v it_o only_o to_o papist_n tradesman_n p._n 84_o 5._o exaction_n of_o the_o revenue-officer_n great_a discouragement_n to_o merchant_n and_o trader_n p._n 85_o 6._o protestant_n shoopkeeper_n quit_v for_o fear_n of_o be_v force_v to_o trust_n ibid._n 7._o transportation_n of_o wool_n connive_v at_o by_o lord_n tirconnell_n to_o ruin_v our_o woollen_a trade_n p._n 86_o 8._o roman_n catholic_n principal_a trader_n ruin_v also_o by_o king_n james_n by_o the_o act_n of_o repeal_n p._n 87_o sect._n 7._o six_o king_n james_n destruction_n of_o our_o liberty_n p._n 88_o 1._o no_o general_a pardon_n at_o king_n james_n accession_n to_o the_o crown_n protestant_n hereby_o question_v for_o thing_n in_o the_o popish_a plot_n on_o false_a evidence_n ibid._n 2._o protestant_n swear_v into_o plot_n and_o seditious_a word_n instance_n 1._o in_o county_n meath_z 2._o in_o county_n tipperary_n p._n 88_o 89_o 3._o new_a magistrate_n in_o corporation_n plague_v protestant_n p._n 90_o 4._o new_a levy_n and_o rapparee_n imprison_v those_o that_o resist_v their_o robbery_n instance_n in_o mr._n brice_n of_o wicklow_n maxwel_o and_o levis_n queen_n county_n sir_n laurence_n parson_n p._n 91_o 5._o general_n imprisonment_n of_o protestant_n from_o midsummer_n 1689._o to_o christmas_n no_o habeas_fw-la corpus_n allow_v protestant_n of_o drogheda_n barbarous_o use_v at_o the_o siege_n and_o of_o the_o county_n of_o cork_n by_o imprisonment_n p._n 92_o 93_o 6._o hard_a usage_n of_o protestant_n in_o prison_n powder_n place_v to_o blow_v they_o up_o leak_n evidence_n against_o the_o prisoner_n in_o dublin_n defeat_v by_o a_o accident_n p._n 93_o 7._o k._n james_n aware_a of_o all_o the_o ill_a treatment_n of_o protestant_n inform_v at_o large_a by_o the_o bishop_n of_o limrick_n all_o protestant_n confine_v by_o his_o proclamation_n to_o their_o parish_n p._n 94_o 8._o art_n to_o conceal_v this_o in_o england_n intolerable_a stay_v in_o ireland_n necessary_a to_o close_v in_o with_o king_n william_n p._n 95_o sect._n 8._o seven_o king_n james_n destruction_n of_o our_o estate_n 1._o by_o disarm_v the_o protestant_n by_o lord_n tirconnell_n p._n 97_o 1._o government_n dissolve_v that_o do_v not_o preserve_v property_n ibid._n 2._o the_o irish_a very_o low_a at_o the_o prince_n of_o oranges_n invasion_n will_v easy_o have_v be_v bring_v to_o submit_v protestant_n able_a to_o have_v master_v they_o lord_n mountjoy_n oppose_v seize_v tirconnell_n p._n 97_o 98_o 3._o protestant_n resolve_v not_o to_o be_v the_o aggressor_n be_v incline_v to_o submit_v to_o king_n james_n till_o they_o find_v his_o destructive_a design_n mounseur_fw-fr d'_fw-fr avaux_n complain_v of_o the_o measure_v put_v on_o king_n james_n by_o tirconnell_n p._n 98_o 99_o 4._o tirconnell_n art_n and_o lie_n to_o gain_v time_n pretend_v to_o be_v ready_a to_o submit_v to_o king_n william_n till_o he_o form_v his_o new_a levy_n lord_n chief_a justice_n keating_n letter_n and_o observation_n on_o it_o p._n 99_o 5._o new_a levy_n necessary_a to_o be_v subsist_v on_o plunder_n this_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o letter_n to_o lord_n mount_n alexander_n decemb._n 6._o 1688._o p._n 101_o 6._o and_o make_v derry_n shut_v its_o gate_n against_o the_o earl_n of_o antrim_v regiment_n p._n 102_o 7._o oblige_a to_o do_v thus_o by_o their_o foundation_n p._n 103_o 8._o provoke_v to_o it_o by_o the_o unjust_a take_v away_o their_o charter_n p._n 104_o 9_o this_o make_v also_o the_o enniskiliner_n refuse_v two_o company_n send_v by_o lord_n tirconnell_n and_o the_o northern_a gentleman_n to_o enter_v into_o a_o association_n for_o their_o own_o defence_n ibid._n 10._o lord_n tirconnell_n hasten_v to_o run_v they_o into_o blood_n before_z king_n james_n come_v p._n 106_o 11._o justification_n of_o their_o declare_v for_o their_o present_a majesty_n ibid._n 12._o their_o defence_n of_o themselves_o of_o great_a benefit_n to_o the_o protestant_a cause_n and_o almost_o miraculous_a p._n 107_o 13._o lord_n tirconnell_n lie_n and_o wheedle_n to_o lord_n mountjoy_n to_o send_v he_o to_o france_n p._n 109_o 14._o lord_n mountjoy'_v reason_n to_o accept_v it_o article_n grant_v to_o he_o by_o tirconnell_n for_o the_o protestant_n not_o keep_v p._n 110_o 15._o lord_n tirconnell_n proceed_v to_o disarm_v the_o protestant_n manner_n of_o do_v it_o and_o take_v away_o their_o horse_n a_o perfect_a dragoon_a p._n 111_o 16._o proclamation_n issue_v after_o it_o have_v be_v do_v by_o verbal_a order_n p._n 113_o 17._o the_o arm_n for_o the_o most_o part_n embezzle_v by_o the_o soldier_n who_o take_v they_o this_o have_v like_a to_o have_v occasion_v a_o worse_a dragoon_n prevent_v by_o the_o bishop_n of_o meath_z p._n 113_o 114_o 18._o the_o manner_n of_o take_v up_o and_o embezzle_a horse_n p._n 114_o 19_o miserable_a condition_n of_o the_o protestant_n be_v disarm_v among_o their_o irish_a enemy_n protestant_n have_v the_o high_a legal_a property_n in_o their_o arms._n the_o government_n by_o take_v they_o away_o must_v design_n their_o ruin_n p._n 115_o 20._o no_o reason_n for_o disarm_v we_o but_o to_o make_v we_o a_o prey_n p._n 116_o 21._o it_o be_v necessary_a in_o king_n james_n circumstance_n but_o the_o necessity_n occasion_v by_o his_o own_o fault_n ibid._n sect._n 9_o second_o lord_n tirconnell_n attempt_n on_o the_o protestant_n personal_a fortune_n p._n 117_o 1._o which_o he_o destroy_v by_o encourage_v popish_a tenant_n against_o their_o protestant_a landlord_n and_o swear_v they_o into_o plot_n gentleman_n force_v to_o live_v for_o some_o time_n before_o the_o turn_v on_o their_o stock_n p._n 117_o 118_o 2._o force_a into_o england_n with_o little_a ready_a mony_n many_o burn_v out_o of_o their_o house_n in_o the_o country_n many_o rob_v and_o some_o murder_a
court_n a_o stranger_n to_o the_o kingdom_n to_o the_o law_n and_o to_o the_o practice_n and_o rule_n of_o court_n and_o withal_o a_o man_n of_o a_o heavy_a and_o slow_a understanding_n shall_v on_o a_o sudden_a be_v able_a to_o dispatch_v the_o business_n of_o the_o high_a court_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o penetrate_v into_o the_o most_o intricate_a cause_n which_o be_v common_o determine_v in_o that_o court_n he_o be_v so_o far_o from_o this_o that_o he_o be_v force_v to_o make_v many_o needless_a reference_n to_o the_o master_n in_o cause_n that_o have_v no_o difficulty_n in_o they_o this_o be_v the_o general_a way_n of_o his_o dispatch_a cause_n and_o then_o what_o report_n can_v be_v expect_v from_o mr._n stafford_n one_o of_o these_o master_n a_o popish_a priest_n note_v and_o expose_v by_o his_o own_o party_n for_o want_n of_o sense_n and_o who_o perhaps_o have_v never_o be_v within_o the_o court_n till_o he_o sit_v down_o as_o one_o of_o the_o master_n of_o the_o chancery_n or_o from_o the_o other_o master_n who_o be_v yet_o more_o ignorant_a and_o unexperienced_a if_o possible_a than_o he_o 3._o if_o we_o take_v a_o view_n of_o the_o country_n we_o shall_v find_v their_o case_n rather_o worse_o one_o that_o a_o few_o day_n before_o be_v no_o other_o than_o a_o cowherd_n to_o his_o protestant_a landlord_n perhaps_o be_v set_v before_o he_o on_o the_o bench_n as_o a_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n and_o prefer_v to_o command_v as_o captain_n in_o the_o field_n or_o a_o deputy_n lieutenant_n in_o the_o county_n i_o be_o assure_v that_o some_o be_v thus_o prefer_v without_o pass_v through_o any_o intermediate_v step_n to_o prepare_v or_o fit_v themselves_o for_o the_o better_a discharge_v of_o those_o place_n the_o consequence_n of_o which_o be_v easy_a to_o be_v imagine_v every_o one_o that_o be_v acquaint_v with_o business_n and_o dispatch_v know_v what_o a_o torment_v it_o be_v to_o have_v to_o do_v with_o raw_a and_o unexperienced_a officer_n who_o must_v be_v teach_v by_o he_o that_o come_v to_o have_v his_o business_n do_v how_o they_o shall_v go_v about_o it_o and_o which_o be_v often_o hard_a to_o do_v he_o must_v convince_v they_o that_o they_o be_v mistake_v or_o do_v not_o understand_v their_o own_o office_n which_o such_o man_n be_v most_o unwilling_o bring_v to_o own_o and_o yet_o no_o busisiness_n can_v be_v right_o do_v till_o they_o be_v convince_v of_o it_o this_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o all_o the_o office_n in_o ireland_n from_o the_o king_n be_v privy_a council_n and_o secretary_n of_o state_n to_o the_o high_a constable_n which_o without_o any_o other_o defect_n must_v and_o do_v bring_v many_o inconvenience_n to_o the_o kingdom_n 4._o but_o after_o all_o if_o none_o but_o man_n of_o ordinary_a part_n and_o tolerable_a natural_a fagacity_n have_v be_v employ_v though_o unexperienced_a and_o uneducated_a time_n may_v have_v teach_v they_o and_o make_v they_o at_o least_o tolerable_a if_o not_o dexterous_a at_o their_o business_n but_o the_o generality_n of_o those_o who_o be_v prefer_v have_v such_o weak_a understanding_n and_o unimprovable_a capacity_n that_o they_o who_o be_v supersede_v by_o they_o can_v not_o reflect_v on_o it_o without_o the_o great_a indignation_n to_o see_v man_n not_o much_o remove_v from_o idiot_n put_v into_o their_o place_n and_o office_n which_o they_o have_v buy_v with_o their_o money_n and_o have_v take_v considerable_a pain_n and_o spend_v a_o good_a part_n of_o their_o life_n to_o qualify_v themselves_o to_o execute_v whereas_o those_o that_o succeed_v they_o have_v nothing_o of_o improvement_n or_o education_n and_o withal_o be_v so_o proud_a and_o lazy_a and_o dull_a that_o they_o neither_o will_v nor_o can_v make_v themselves_o better_a by_o application_n or_o industry_n who_o have_v nothing_o to_o recommend_v they_o to_o the_o king_n but_o that_o they_o be_v papist_n and_o such_o as_o he_o believe_v will_v never_o scruple_n any_o command_n however_o illegal_a or_o absurd_a so_o it_o tend_v to_o weaken_v or_o destroy_v protestant_n which_o be_v the_o sole_a qualification_n that_o recommend_v they_o sect_n vii_o iii_o king_n james_n have_v get_v a_o sett_n of_o officer_n fit_v to_o destroy_v a_o kingdom_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o loose_a principle_n and_o want_v of_o moral_a honesty_n 1._o the_o instrument_n king_n james_n use_v to_o carry_v on_o his_o design_n be_v not_o only_o very_o poor_a and_o insufficient_a for_o their_o place_n but_o they_o be_v likewise_o man_n fit_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o ill_a design_n and_o it_o be_v hardly_o credible_a how_o rare_a it_o be_v to_o find_v among_o they_o a_o man_n that_o have_v ordinary_a moral_a honesty_n it_o be_v true_a they_o seem_v to_o make_v conscience_n of_o hear_v mass_n and_o not_o eat_v flesh_n on_o friday_n but_o hardly_o of_o any_o thing_n else_o to_o have_v be_v always_o reckon_v a_o knave_n be_v no_o exception_n or_o bar_n to_o any_o man_n preferment_n among_o they_o they_o declare_v they_o must_v make_v use_n of_o such_o those_o that_o be_v infamous_a whilst_o the_o government_n be_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o protestant_n for_o forgery_n perjury_n robbery_n and_o burglary_n be_v all_o indifferent_o employ_v by_o they_o that_o some_o such_o shall_v be_v admit_v into_o the_o army_n be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v wonder_v at_o but_o that_o honest_a gentleman_n shall_v be_v turn_v out_o to_o make_v room_n for_o they_o be_v intolerable_a and_o yet_o here_o not_o only_o the_o army_n but_o even_o the_o court_n of_o justice_n be_v fill_v with_o such_o one_o of_o the_o new_a examinator_n of_o the_o chancery_n be_v former_o detect_v of_o a_o forgery_n several_a of_o their_o burgess_n nay_o sheriff_n be_v notorious_a thief_n and_o some_o burn_v in_o the_o hand_n the_o speech_n of_o one_o of_o their_o new_a justice_n of_o the_o peace_n give_v some_o diversion_n it_o be_v one_o mr._n stafford_n for_o who_o the_o master_n of_o chancery_n his_o son_n have_v procure_v 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