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11.11_o hen._n 4._o c._n 24.10_o hen._n 6._o c._n 1.18.18_o hen._n 6._o c._n 4.5_o edw._n 4._o c._n 6.10_o hen._n 7._o c._n 17._o all_o these_o statute_n speak_v of_o english_a rebel_n and_o irish_a enemy_n as_o if_o the_o irish_a have_v never_o be_v in_o condition_n of_o subject_n but_o always_o out_o of_o the_o protection_n of_o the_o law_n and_o be_v indeed_o in_o worse_a case_n than_o alien_n of_o any_o foreign_a realm_n that_o be_v in_o amity_n with_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n for_o by_o divers_a heavy_a penal_a law_n the_o english_a be_v forbid_v to_o marry_v to_o foster_v to_o make_v gossip_n with_o the_o irish_a or_o to_o have_v any_o trade_n or_o commerce_n in_o their_o market_n or_o fair_n nay_o there_o be_v a_o law_n make_v no_o long_o since_o than_o the_o 28_o year_n of_o henry_n the_o eight_o 13._o that_o the_o english_a shall_v not_o marry_v with_o any_o person_n of_o irish_a blood_n though_o he_o have_v get_v a_o charter_n of_o denization_n unless_o he_o have_v do_v 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inveneritis_fw-la una_fw-la cum_fw-la consilio_fw-la &_o advisamento_fw-la nobis_fw-la certificetis_fw-la etc._n etc._n whereby_o i_o collect_v that_o the_o great_a lord_n of_o ireland_n have_v inform_v the_o king_n that_o the_o irishry_n may_v not_o be_v naturalize_v without_o damage_n and_o prejudice_n either_o to_o themselves_o or_o to_o the_o crown_n but_o i_o be_o well_o assure_v that_o the_o irishry_n do_v desire_v to_o be_v admit_v to_o the_o benefit_n of_o the_o law_n not_o only_o in_o this_o petition_n exhibit_v to_o king_n edward_n the_o three_o but_o by_o all_o their_o submission_n make_v to_o king_n richard_n the_o second_o and_o to_o the_o lord_n thomas_n of_o lancaster_n before_o the_o war_n of_o the_o two_o house_n and_o afterward_o to_o the_o lord_n leonard_n grey_n and_o sir_n anthony_n saint-leger_n 8_o when_o king_n henry_n the_o eight_o begin_v to_o reform_v this_o kingdom_n in_o particular_a the_o birn_n of_o the_o mountain_n in_o the_o 34_o of_o henry_n the_o 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time_n be_v secure_o settle_v in_o peace_n and_o obedience_n and_o have_v attain_v to_o that_o civility_n of_o manner_n and_o plenty_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o now_o we_o find_v it_o not_o inferior_a to_o the_o best_a part_n of_o england_n i_o will_v therefore_o knit_v up_o this_o point_n with_o these_o conclusion_n first_o that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n which_o in_o former_a age_n attempt_v the_o conquest_n of_o ireland_n be_v ill_o advise_v and_o counsel_v by_o the_o great_a man_n here_o do_v not_o upon_o the_o submission_n of_o the_o irish_a communicate_v their_o law_n unto_o they_o nor_o admit_v they_o to_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o free-subject_n second_o that_o for_o the_o space_n of_o 200._o year_n at_o â—east_n after_o the_o first_o arrival_n of_o henry_n the_o second_o in_o ireland_n the_o irish_a will_v glad_o have_v embrace_v the_o law_n of_o england_n and_o do_v earnest_o desire_v the_o benefit_n and_o protection_n thereof_o which_o be_v deny_v they_o do_v 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