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be_v worth_a above_o four_o hundred_o pound_n per_fw-la annum_fw-la the_o prifit_n whereof_o he_o have_v lose_v much_o of_o it_o lie_v in_o the_o enemy_n country_n and_o we_o far_o certify_v and_o declare_v that_o the_o say_v andrew_n hamilton_n have_v be_v one_o of_o the_o prebend_n of_o clogh_a these_o fifteen_o year_n past_a and_o have_v all-along_a during_o the_o say_a time_n continue_v a_o painful_a and_o constant_a preacher_n and_o of_o a_o good_a fame_n among_o we_o all_o which_o we_o certify_v under_o our_o hand_n at_o iniskillin_n this_o six_o day_n of_o august_n 1689._o gustavus_n hamilton_n governor_n thomas_n lloyd_n abraham_n creichton_n william_n smith_n alexander_n acheson_n morgan_n hart_n thomas_n hart_n daniel_n hodson_n john_n fulton_n alexander_n fulton_n william_n browning_n robert_n vaughan_n robert_n clark_n oll._n jackson_n william_n parson_n hugh_n montgomery_n postscript_n since_o this_o be_v put_v into_o the_o press_n i_o have_v hear_v of_o a_o pamphlet_n which_o do_v abuse_v both_o the_o man_n of_o derry_n and_o iniskillin_n and_o be_o inform_v that_o not_o only_a papist_n but_o other_o who_o pretend_v to_o be_v protestant_n have_v or_o late_o false_o malicious_o and_o industrious_o make_v it_o their_o business_n to_o lessen_v the_o action_n of_o both_o these_o place_n and_o have_v insinuate_v that_o the_o people_n now_o in_o arm_n in_o ireland_n who_o be_v call_v the_o iniskillin_a man_n be_v man_n of_o no_o fortune_n or_o reputation_n and_o that_o the_o action_n do_v by_o they_o be_v not_o so_o considerable_a as_o fame_n make_v they_o as_o for_o derry_n no_o true_a protestant_n will_v deny_v but_o the_o hold_v out_o of_o that_o place_n against_o the_o irish_a army_n be_v of_o so_o great_a importance_n that_o the_o safety_n of_o these_o three_o kingdom_n do_v depend_v very_o much_o upon_o it_o and_o it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o during_o the_o whole_a time_n of_o that_o long_a siege_n the_o man_n of_o iniskillin_n keep_v at_o least_o the_o one_o half_a of_o the_o irish_a army_n from_o come_v before_o derry_n and_o keep_v they_o in_o so_o great_a fear_n of_o their_o come_n to_o relieve_v the_o town_n that_o they_o dare_v never_o make_v a_o regular_a attack_z upon_o the_o place_n but_o be_v force_v to_o divide_v their_o man_n keep_v strong_a guard_n at_o strabane_n lifford_n castlefim_n clawdybridge_n newtown_n stewart_n castle_n derrig_n and_o omagh_n lest_o iniskillin_a man_n shall_v come_v upon_o they_o by_o so_o do_v they_o make_v the_o siege_n a_o great_a deal_n easy_o to_o the_o besiege_a and_o therefore_o as_o those_o who_o be_v best_a acquaint_v with_o the_o affair_n of_o derry_n during_o the_o siege_n do_v confess_v iniskillin_n do_v deserve_v no_o small_a part_n of_o the_o honour_n of_o that_o place_n preservation_n and_o now_o in_o regard_n of_o these_o scandalous_a report_n which_o the_o papist_n and_o perhaps_o some_o rot_a heart_v protestant_n have_v raise_v upon_o these_o man_n i_o think_v fit_a here_o to_o advertise_v the_o reader_n that_o as_o to_o their_o action_n i_o refer_v he_o to_o the_o relation_n before_o write_v which_o every_o man_n that_o know_v they_o will_v allow_v that_o i_o have_v be_v modest_a in_o give_v account_n of_o they_o though_o i_o have_v omit_v but_o very_o little_a of_o moment_n that_o have_v be_v do_v by_o they_o from_o their_o first_o take_v up_o arm_n until_o the_o time_n that_o i_o have_v end_v this_o relation_n and_o as_o for_o the_o man_n themselves_o those_o who_o first_o take_v up_o arm_n and_o embody_a in_o the_o county_n of_o farmanagh_n where_o iniskillin_n be_v the_o county_n town_n be_v all_o protestant_n house_n keeper_n and_o most_o of_o they_o man_n of_o substance_n live_v as_o well_o as_o most_o man_n in_o that_o kingdom_n of_o their_o quality_n but_o be_v never_o friend_n to_o popery_n which_o i_o suppose_v be_v that_o which_o offend_v that_o party_n as_o for_o those_o who_o come_v to_o we_o from_o conaught_n and_o other_o place_n of_o the_o kingdom_n we_o be_v inform_v that_o most_o of_o they_o live_v very_o happy_o till_o plunder_v and_o drive_v from_o their_o habitation_n they_o be_v force_v to_o take_v shelter_n among_o we_o scarce_o one_o of_o they_o bring_v any_o manner_n of_o substance_n along_o with_o he_o for_o who_o maintenance_n they_o have_v several_a time_n go_v into_o their_o enemy_n bound_n and_o bring_v considerable_a prey_v of_o cattle_n from_o they_o who_o be_v yet_o their_o debtor_n for_o plunder_v and_o burn_n more_o thousand_o pound_n than_o it_o be_v once_o think_v need_v to_o have_v be_v spend_v for_o reduce_v the_o kingdom_n but_o never_o meddle_v with_o any_o thing_n that_o belong_v to_o their_o protestant_a friend_n till_o the_o late_a end_n of_o august_n and_o what_o they_o have_v do_v since_o i_o pretend_v to_o give_v here_o no_o relation_n of_o those_o man_n have_v keep_v free_a from_o the_o enemy_n the_o whole_a county_n of_o fermanagh_n from_o the_o castle_n of_o crom_n to_o bellishanny_n and_o all_o that_o part_n of_o the_o country_n of_o dunegall_a that_o lie_v next_o the_o sea_n from_o bellishanny_n to_o killabegg_n which_o will_v be_v above_o fifty_o mile_n in_o length_n and_o in_o those_o bound_n have_v raise_v for_o their_o majesty_n service_n three_o regiment_n of_o foot_n two_o regiment_n of_o dragoon_n and_o about_o twenty_o troop_n of_o horse_n most_o of_o they_o officer_v by_o man_n of_o estate_n and_o many_o of_o the_o private_a man_n have_v freehold_n and_o estate_n in_o that_o kingdom_n so_o that_o when_o ever_o ireland_n be_v reduce_v i_o do_v with_o confidence_n aver_v that_o the_o very_a officer_n without_o account_v the_o real_a and_o personal_a estate_n of_o those_o who_o be_v content_a to_o bear_v arm_n as_o private_a soldier_n if_o restore_v to_o their_o own_o and_o no_o more_o will_v be_v find_v worth_n above_o 10000_o l._n per_fw-la annum_fw-la who_o have_v adhere_v to_o