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desire_v he_o to_o declare_v so_o much_o and_o communicate_v my_o letter_n to_o several_a person_n of_o honour_n his_o relation_n and_o my_o good_a friend_n who_o have_v much_o experience_n of_o my_o sincerity_n and_o constancy_n in_o assert_v what_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v truth_n on_o all_o occasion_n that_o they_o give_v further_o notice_n of_o it_o may_v direct_v to_o i_o any_o person_n or_o person_n that_o shall_v be_v think_v fit_a to_o give_v i_o the_o satisfaction_n i_o desire_v come_v to_o cashel_n i_o send_v the_o like_a notice_n to_o the_o viâ—ar_a general_n of_o the_o romish_a clergy_n there_o desire_v he_o â—hat_n if_o any_o of_o their_o bishop_n or_o other_o clergy_n do_v intend_v to_o give_v i_o satisfaction_n to_o the_o reason_n contain_v in_o my_o paper_n which_o be_v among_o they_o they_o woâ—_n appoint_v i_o a_o time_n and_o place_n of_o meeting_n and_o tâ—â—_n shall_v find_v my_o heart_n and_o ear_n open_a to_o truth_n beâ—â—_n resolve_v to_o lose_v my_o life_n soon_o than_o the_o true_a cathoâ—_n and_o apostolic_a faith_n wheresoever_o i_o find_v it_o to_o be_v pâ—â—_n and_o uncorrupted_a i_o may_v true_o say_v that_o neither_o i_o do_v leave_v any_o stounmoved_a nor_o omit_v any_o care_n or_o labour_n i_o coâ—â—_n imagine_v conducible_a for_o quiet_v my_o mind_n and_o set_v i_o in_o my_o former_a profession_n no_o tree_n after_o mâ—â—_n year_n growth_n and_o deep_a root_n in_o a_o kind_a soil_n 〈◊〉_d pluck_v up_o with_o more_o violence_n than_o i_o be_v wroug_n from_o my_o natural_a inclination_n and_o sensible_a comfort_n forsake_v the_o society_n and_o communion_n of_o my_o forâ—_n friend_n and_o brethren_n neither_o do_v they_o omit_v any_o dâ—_n gence_n or_o industry_n to_o hinder_v my_o part_n from_o theâ—â—_n and_o to_o recall_v i_o after_o my_o separation_n of_o both_o whâ—â—â—_n thing_n i_o will_v give_v here_o a_o brief_a and_o perfect_a account_n the_o manifestation_n of_o truth_n and_o satisfaction_n of_o such_o desire_n to_o know_v it_o the_o first_o return_n i_o have_v to_o my_o invitation_n before_o motion_v to_o a_o trial_n of_o my_o reason_n of_o discontent_n with_o 〈◊〉_d romish_n communion_n be_v a_o letter_n from_o the_o supeâ—_n of_o the_o jesuit_n in_o ireland_n date_v 12._o may_v 1674._o of_o 〈◊〉_d tenor_n follow_v dear_a sir_n be_v loath_a to_o give_v credit_n to_o the_o strange_a repâ—_n divulge_v here_o of_o you_o i_o make_v bold_a to_o desire_v you_o to_o i_o know_v whether_o you_o forsake_v the_o catholic_a and_o do_v 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o protestant_a church_n for_o all_o your_o best_a frieâ—_n câ—iesty_n i_o can_v hardly_o believe_v that_o your_o wit_n 〈◊〉_d wisdom_n shall_v be_v subject_a to_o such_o inconstancy_n unâ—perhaps_o by_o some_o melancholy_a fit_n or_o some_o other_o diseâ—per_n proceed_v from_o i_o know_v not_o what_o discontent_n jealousy_n conceive_v against_o i_o or_o any_o other_o of_o thâ—_n you_o know_v