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the_o estate_n nominate_v the_o lord_n chancellor_n lord_n general_n lord_n lothian_n lord_n amond_n the_o lardis_n of_o wedderburn_n kinhault_n and_o murthill_n the_o commissioner_n of_o edinburgh_n glascow_n and_o aire_n to_o think_v upon_o some_o course_n necessary_a to_o be_v do_v anent_o the_o say_a letter_n and_o what_o be_v incumbent_a to_o be_v do_v by_o this_o kingdom_n thereupon_o and_o report_v again_o to_o the_o parliament_n to_o meet_v in_o the_o general_n his_o house_n this_o afternoon_n at_o two_o hour_n 28_o octobris_fw-la 1641._o this_o day_n in_o the_o afternoon_n the_o committee_n above_o nominate_v appoint_v for_o take_v into_o consideration_n the_o report_n of_o the_o commotion_n in_o ireland_n be_v meet_v in_o the_o lord_n general_n house_n and_o have_v read_v the_o letter_n direct_v to_o the_o king_n majesty_n from_o the_o lord_n chichester_n date_v at_o belfast_n the_o 24_o of_o october_n 1641_o have_v consider_v that_o his_o majesty_n out_o of_o his_o wisdom_n 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scotish_n for_o than_o nor_o their_o ally_n and_o that_o his_o majesty_n and_o parliament_n of_o england_n shall_v think_v our_o aid_n necessary_a to_o join_v with_o thaim_n we_o conceive_v that_o the_o assistance_n which_o we_o can_v contribute_v may_v be_v in_o readiness_n as_o soon_o as_o england_n and_o if_o after_o resolution_n take_v by_o his_o majesty_n with_o advice_n of_o both_o parliament_n it_o shall_v be_v find_v necessary_a that_o we_o give_v our_o present_a assistance_n we_o shall_v go_v about_o it_o with_o that_o speed_n which_o may_v witness_v our_o dutiful_a respect_n to_o his_o majesty_n service_n and_o our_o affection_n to_o our_o brethren_n his_o majesty_n loyal_a subject_n of_o england_n and_o ireland_n 29_o die_v octob._n 1641._o read_v in_o audience_n of_o his_o majesty_n and_o estate_n of_o parliament_n ad_fw-la futuram_fw-la rei_fw-la memoriam_fw-la as_o one_fw-mi testimony_n of_o their_o affection_n to_o his_o majesty_n service_n and_o the_o good_a of_o the_o neighbour_n kingdom_n and_o appoint_v thrie_a of_o the_o baronis_fw-la
garrison_n there_o and_o that_o a_o convenient_a number_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v send_v from_o the_o north_n part_v of_o england_n for_o the_o better_a guard_n and_o defence_n of_o those_o fort_n and_o country_n adjoin_v and_o that_o a_o large_a proportion_n of_o arm_n and_o other_o munition_n shall_v be_v speedy_o convey_v out_o of_o his_o majesty_n store_n to_o west-chester_n to_o be_v dispose_v of_o according_a to_o the_o direction_n of_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o ireland_n for_o arm_v the_o man_n to_o be_v send_v from_o england_n and_o such_o other_o of_o his_o majesty_n loyal_a subject_n as_o may_v be_v raise_v in_o ireland_n 5._o and_o because_o we_o understand_v that_o the_o rebel_n be_v like_a with_o great_a strength_n to_o attempt_v the_o ruin_n and_o destruction_n of_o the_o british_a plantation_n in_o ulster_n we_o humble_o advise_v his_o majesty_n by_o the_o council_n and_o authority_n of_o his_o parliament_n in_o scotland_n to_o provide_v that_o one_o regiment_n 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sorry_a for_o have_v administer_v unto_o their_o lordship_n any_o occasion_n of_o so_o high_a a_o offence_n by_o let_v fall_n word_n touch_v the_o bible_n of_o the_o church_n of_o england_n and_o protest_v that_o his_o design_n be_v not_o to_o affront_v their_o lordship_n or_o the_o profess_a religion_n of_o this_o kingdom_n and_o he_o do_v assure_v their_o lordship_n that_o as_o all_o catholic_n subject_n have_v ever_o do_v so_o he_o do_v neither_o refuse_n to_o swear_v upon_o the_o english_a bible_n nor_o hold_v himself_o disoblige_v to_o answer_v true_o whatsoever_o be_v demand_v he_o therefore_o humble_o beseech_v their_o lordship_n to_o pardon_v his_o great_a offonce_n upon_o this_o his_o humble_a submission_n and_o acknowledgement_n and_o to_o grant_v his_o enlargement_n assure_v their_o lordship_n he_o be_v most_o willing_a and_o ready_a not_o only_o to_o depose_v the_o truth_n as_o by_o his_o oath_n he_o be_v bind_v in_o whatsoever_o shall_v be_v interrogated_a in_o this_o 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