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the_o papist_n set_v up_o another_o project_n which_o be_v that_o the_o french_a shall_v make_v some_o new_a demand_n for_o the_o irish_a upon_o pretence_n of_o the_o article_n make_v by_o king_n charles_n 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o favour_n and_o the_o king_n of_o england_n be_v to_o admit_v the_o french_a to_o land_n man_n the_o earl_n of_o tyrone_n the_o lord_n brâ—â—as_n and_o other_o be_v also_o to_o raise_v man_n in_o ireland_n in_o order_n to_o make_v a_o diversion_n to_o the_o put_v the_o popish_a plot_n in_o force_n in_o england_n and_o a_o insurrection_n be_v design_v at_o the_o same_o time_n in_o ireland_n the_o king_n be_v unacquainted_a with_o the_o chief_a part_n of_o the_o contrivance_n the_o duke_n of_o york_n have_v undertake_v to_o qualify_v he_o if_o he_o shall_v hear_v of_o the_o irish_a intrigue_n but_o this_o be_v divulge_v by_o some_o of_o the_o irish_a and_o the_o king_n be_v hardly_o prevail_v with_o not_o to_o believe_v it_o at_o length_n the_o king_n and_o council_n fear_v some_o danger_n from_o ireland_n the_o duke_n of_o ormond_n be_v send_v thither_o and_o the_o duke_n of_o york_n do_v not_o think_v it_o seasonable_a to_o oppose_v it_o but_o yet_o prevail_v so_o powerful_o with_o the_o king_n that_o he_o send_v order_n for_o raise_v man_n in_o ireland_n upon_o pretence_n of_o foreign_a service_n they_o be_v all_o papist_n except_o some_o officer_n who_o be_v ready_a to_o be_v so_o but_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n will_v not_o deliver_v they_o arm_n so_o they_o be_v exercise_v with_o stick_n the_o next_o year_n 1678_o the_o popish_a plot_n be_v discover_v in_o england_n and_o soon_o after_o that_o in_o ireland_n which_o be_v detect_v by_o those_o of_o their_o own_o party_n and_o religion_n not_o one_o protestant_a appear_a as_o evidence_n against_o they_o upon_o which_o order_n come_v from_o england_n for_o disarm_v all_o papist_n but_o their_o friend_n at_o