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town_n put_v into_o as_o good_a a_o condition_n as_o the_o shortness_n of_o the_o time_n will_v allow_v he_o leave_v the_o place_n and_o go_v to_o dublin_n and_o from_o thence_o to_o england_n lieutenant_z general_n mackay_n be_v ship_v off_o some_o day_n before_o and_o now_o great_a part_n of_o their_o majesty_n force_n in_o this_o kingdom_n be_v at_o liberty_n to_o be_v employ_v elsewhere_o off_o order_n for_o the_o dane_n to_o ship_n off_o as_o there_o be_v occasion_n and_o his_o majesty_n give_v direction_n to_o that_o purpose_n the_o general_n send_v the_o follow_a letter_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o wirtenberg_n commander_n in_o chief_a of_o the_o danish_a force_n have_v receive_v his_o majesty_n direction_n for_o the_o embarking_a with_o the_o first_o opportunity_n the_o danish_a force_n employ_v in_o their_o service_n within_o this_o kingdom_n under_o your_o grace_n command_n i_o desire_v that_o your_o grace_n will_v please_v to_o cause_v the_o several_a battalion_n of_o foot_n of_o the_o say_a force_n to_o march_v forthwith_o from_o their_o respective_a quarter_n to_o cork_n and_o kinsale_n and_o embark_v there_o upon_o such_o ship_n of_o war_n and_o vessel_n of_o burden_n as_o shall_v be_v appoint_v to_o take_v they_o on_o board_n and_o sail_v with_o they_o for_o the_o down_n where_o they_o will_v receive_v further_a order_n from_o their_o majesty_n as_o to_o their_o transportation_n to_o ostend_n and_o of_o this_o your_o grace_n will_v please_v not_o to_o fail_v give_v at_o the_o castle_n of_o dublin_n the_o 10_o of_o november_n 1691._o bar._n de_fw-fr ginckell_n november_n the_o 16_o my_o lord_n lisburn_n and_o my_o lord_n drogheda_n regiment_n march_v from_o limerick_n lie_v encamp_v without_o the_o town_n ever_o since_o the_o army_n lest_o that_o place_n the_o former_a go_v towards_o ross_n and_o the_o other_o towards_o the_o north_n the_o poor_a man_n endure_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o hunger_n and_o hardship_n in_o so_o long_a a_o march._n november_n the_o 21_o colonel_n byerley_n and_o colonel_n boucour_n regiment_n of_o horse_n be_v ship_v off_o at_o dublin_n for_o england_n and_o near_o this_o time_n colonel_n gordon_n o_o neal_n and_o colonel_n phelim_n o_o neal_n regiment_n be_v encamp_v in_o the_o county_n of_o kerry_n as_o part_v of_o the_o irish_a design_v for_o france_n they_o come_v over_o to_o our_o side_n as_o several_z other_o do_v daily_a be_v every_o day_n more_o and_o more_o satisfy_v with_o the_o indulgence_n of_o the_o government_n towards_o they_o the_o 23_o do_v the_o barbados_n and_o virginia_n fleet_n which_o come_v in_o august_n and_o september_n last_o sail_v from_o kinsale_n for_o england_n under_o the_o convoy_n of_o twelve_o man_n of_o war_n but_o whether_o they_o want_v a_o wind_n all_o this_o while_n which_o seldom_o happen_v in_o that_o country_n or_o that_o they_o now_o take_v this_o opportunity_n of_o a_o cessation_n other_o be_v more_o competent_a judge_n than_o i_o shall_v pretend_v to_o colonel_n brewer_n and_z colonel_n herbert_n regiment_n march_v from_o galway_n to_o kinsale_n there_o to_o be_v embark_v and_o two_o french_a man_n of_o war_n with_o some_o of_o their_o ship_n of_o burden_n and_o the_o last_o of_o our_o transport_n ship_n in_o the_o river_n be_v in_o all_o thirty_o sail_n go_v thence_o for_o france_n november_n the_o 25_o a_o order_n be_v sign_v for_o the_o demolish_n demolish_v fortification_n at_o mullingar_fw-la and_o ballymore_n demolish_v the_o fortification_n at_o mullingar_fw-la and_o ballymore_n the_o irish_a soldier_n quarter_v in_o the_o neighbour_a garrison_n be_v order_v to_o assist_v when_o require_v and_o several_a complaint_n be_v make_v to_o the_o lord_n justice_n and_o the_o general_n of_o the_o irregular_a and_o arbitrary_a proceed_n of_o some_o officer_n and_o soldier_n in_o their_o quarter_n another_o order_n be_v sign_v for_o the_o hold_v frequent_a court-martials_n at_o limerick_n galway_n and_o athlone_n for_o the_o redress_v of_o such_o 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ship_n arrive_v from_o england_n at_o sligo_n with_o supply_n of_o provision_n and_o other_o necessary_n very_o much_o want_v before_o in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n 1691._o december_n 1691._o tuesday_n december_n the_o one_a colonel_n monopovillon_n regiment_n of_o horse_n come_v to_o dublin_n and_o on_o the_o 3_o d._n colonel_n hales_n regiment_n set_v sail_n for_o the_o north_n of_o england_n the_o lord_n justice_n and_o the_o general_n be_v sensible_a that_o both_o the_o country_n and_o the_o soldier_n be_v at_o a_o loss_n by_o reason_n a_o good_a part_n of_o the_o money_n design_v for_o the_o army_n subsistence_n be_v force_v to_o be_v give_v to_o the_o dane_n the_o irish_a and_o other_o public_a uses_n they_o therefore_o order_v a_o proclamation_n to_o be_v publish_v to_o the_o effect_n follow_v charles_n porter_n tho._n coningesby_n baron_fw-fr de_fw-fr ginckel_n whereas_o there_o be_v several_a sum_n due_a from_o the_o army_n proclamation_n a_o proclamation_n to_o person_n in_o this_o kingdom_n for_o their_o subsistence_n in_o their_o quarter_n as_o also_o from_o the_o say_a person_n to_o their_o majesty_n for_o excise_n and_o other_o branch_n of_o the_o revenue_n which_o debt_n or_o arrear_n the_o say_v person_n be_v not_o able_a to_o pay_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o debt_n due_a to_o they_o from_o the_o army_n we_o do_v therefore_o require_v and_o authorise_v the_o several_a collector_n of_o their_o majesty_n revenue_n to_o give_v discharge_v to_o all_o such_o person_n as_o be_v indebt_v to_o their_o majesty_n upon_o any_o branch_n of_o the_o revenue_n or_o to_o their_o assign_v for_o so_o much_o of_o their_o arrear_n respective_o as_o shall_v be_v equal_a to_o the_o sum_n hereafter_o certify_v to_o they_o by_o the_o commissioner_n of_o their_o majesty_n revenue_n to_o be_v deduct_v and_o stop_v for_o the_o say_a person_n from_o the_o pay_n of_o the_o army_n and_o we_o do_v hereby_o direct_v the_o commissioner_n for_o state_v the_o account_n 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for_o england_n with_o the_o lord_n justice_n and_o most_o of_o the_o nobility_n and_o gentry_n in_o and_o about_o dublin_n go_v to_o ringsend_v and_o there_o take_v leave_n he_o go_v on_o board_n the_o monmouth-yacht_a which_o sail_v next_o morning_n for_o england_n the_o 6_o several_a of_o the_o transport-ship_n that_o go_v with_o france_n the_o transport-ship_n return_v from_o france_n the_o first_o of_o the_o irish_a force_n to_o france_n return_v to_o cork_n have_v land_a the_o man_n at_o breast_n and_o the_o week_n follow_v about_o twenty_o more_o come_v back_o to_o dublin_n they_o all_o speak_v well_o of_o the_o french_a treatment_n of_o they_o in_o accommodate_v they_o with_o several_a necessary_n which_o they_o extreme_o want_v but_o that_o the_o irish_a do_v not_o find_v themselves_o so_o very_o welcome_a as_o they_o expect_v to_o have_v be_v though_o at_o their_o land_v a_o express_a be_v send_v to_o the_o late_a king_n to_o st._n germains_n to_o give_v he_o a_o account_n 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