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A26170
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The history and reasons of the dependency of Ireland upon the imperial crown of the kingdom of England rectifying Mr. Molineux's state of The case of Ireland's being bound by acts of Parliament in England.
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Atwood, William, d. 1705?
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1698
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Wing A4172; ESTC R35293
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&_o johannis_n silij_fw-la svi_fw-la devenire_fw-la but_o after_o the_o lord_n the_o king_n have_v at_o oxford_n in_o manner_n aforesaid_a divide_v the_o land_n of_o ireland_n and_o their_o service_n he_o cause_v all_o those_o to_o who_o he_o have_v commit_v the_o custody_n of_o they_o to_o do_v homage_n to_o he_o and_o his_o son_n john_n &_o to_o swear_v allegiance_n and_o fidelity_n to_o they_o an._n bromton_n say_v apud_fw-la oxoniam_fw-la idem_fw-la rex_fw-la angliae_fw-la johannem_fw-la filium_fw-la snum_fw-la coram_fw-la episc_n &_o regni_fw-la svi_fw-la princip_n regem_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la constituit_fw-la et_fw-la postea_fw-la fecit_fw-la quosdam_fw-la familiares_fw-la suos_fw-la sibi_fw-la &_o johanni_n filio_fw-la svo_fw-la ligantias_fw-la fidelitates_fw-la &_o homagia_fw-la contra_fw-la omnes_fw-la homines_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o jurare_fw-la quibus_fw-la terras_fw-la hiberniae_fw-la dedit_fw-la &_o distribuit_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la modum_fw-la etc._n etc._n at_o oxford_n 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suis_fw-la which_o the_o irish_a have_v take_v to_o be_v true_a to_o h._n 2._o and_o his_o heir_n and_o suitable_o to_o the_o legislative_a authority_n over_o ireland_n in_o this_o particular_a the_o same_o parliament_n at_o oxford_n dispose_v of_o and_o distribute_v the_o land_n of_o ireland_n without_o expect_v any_o ratification_n from_o thence_o here_o be_v a_o parliamentary_a and_o cotemporary_a exposition_n of_o what_o this_o 154._o gentleman_n call_v the_o original_a compact_n between_o england_n and_o ireland_n i_o must_v agree_v though_o he_o have_v not_o observe_v it_o that_o notwithstanding_o h._n il_n acquisition_n in_o ireland_n a_o irish_a native_a have_v quiet_a possession_n of_o a_o kingdom_n which_o he_o seem_v to_o claim_v as_o chief_a king_n over_o the_o irish_a this_o be_v roderic_n king_n of_o connaught_n who_o upon_o pay_v his_o tribute_n and_o perform_v his_o appoint_a service_n be_v hib._n according_a to_o hoveden_n to_o hold_v his_o land_n as_o he_o hold_v it_o 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to_o do_v with_o they_o what_o he_o please_v thus_o i_o take_v it_o his_o kingdom_n be_v as_o much_o dependent_a upon_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n as_o any_o barony_n in_o ireland_n or_o england_n and_o as_o subject_a to_o forfeiture_n 38._o and_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o this_o king_n be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o o_o conoghor_n of_o connaught_n who_o be_v 3_o e._n 2._o admit_v to_o be_v entitle_v to_o the_o english_a law_n but_o though_o the_o law_n of_o england_n be_v not_o current_a beyond_o the_o english_a pale_a or_o those_o cantred_n and_o division_n of_o irish_a who_o continue_v under_o obedience_n to_o the_o english_a yet_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n have_v from_o very_o ancient_a time_n not_o only_o lay_v claim_n to_o the_o lordship_n over_o the_o whole_a land_n of_o ireland_n but_o their_o parliament_n have_v recognize_v this_o right_o more_o than_o once_o 273._o mr._n m._n if_o he_o have_v please_v may_v have_v find_v that_o act_n of_o parliament_n make_v in_o 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