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themselves_o which_o calaâ—â—itie_n befall_v they_o in_o time_n of_o his_o government_n the_o letter_n of_o jamestowne_n congregation_n to_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n may_v it_o please_v your_o excellency_n wee_a receive_v your_o letter_n of_o the_o second_o currant_n wherein_o to_o our_o admiration_n we_o see_v some_o expression_n that_o seem_v mean_v for_o cast_v the_o blame_n upon_o we_o of_o the_o present_a sad_a condition_n of_o the_o kingdom_n which_o we_o hâ—ve_v in_o good_a time_n to_o answer_v to_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o nation_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o premit_fw-la this_o protestation_n as_o we_o be_v christian_n catholik_n prelate_n that_o we_o have_v do_v our_o endeavour_n with_o all_o earnestness_n and_o â—andor_n for_o take_v away_o from_o the_o heart_n of_o all_o jealousy_n and_o diffidence_n occasion_v as_o we_o conceive_v by_o so_o many_o disaster_n that_o befall_v the_o nation_n of_o late_a and_o that_o in_o all_o occasion_n we_o be_v ready_a to_o accompany_v all_o your_o excellency_n design_n for_o preservation_n of_o all_o his_o majesty_n interest_n in_o this_o kingdom_n who_o state_n be_v for_o the_o present_a desperate_a we_o think_v it_o fit_a and_o our_o dâ—ry_n to_o offer_v unto_o your_o excellency_n our_o sense_n of_o the_o one_o only_a possibility_n and_o mean_n we_o can_v divise_v for_o its_o preservation_n and_o that_o by_o the_o intervention_n and_o expression_n of_o my_o lord_n of_o drommore_n and_o doctor_n kelly_n dean_n of_o tuame_fw-mi they_o will_v clear_o deliver_v our_o thought_n and_o good_a intention_n as_o to_o this_o effect_n we_o pray_v your_o excellency_n to_o give_v full_a credit_n to_o what_o they_o shall_v say_v in_o our_o name_n in_o this_o business_n which_o will_v be_v still_o own_v as_o our_o command_n lay_v on_o they_o and_o the_o expression_n of_o the_o sincere_a heart_n of_o your_o excellency_n very_a love_a servant_n etc_n ......_o jamesâ—owne_n 10._o aug_n 1650._o this_o letter_n be_v sign_v by_o all_o the_o bishop_n sit_v in_o the_o congregation_n the_o instruction_n that_o accompany_v this_o letter_n be_v as_o follow_v first_o you_o be_v to_o present_v unto_o his_o excellency_n the_o â—ast_a destruction_n and_o desolation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o city_n town_n place_n etc._z that_o we_o have_v lose_v in_o the_o space_n of_o few_o month_n especial_o wexâ—ord_n ross_n kilkennie_n clonmel_n cashel_n carrick_n the_o joâ—â—_n of_o tiecrohan_n carâ—ow_o etc._n etc._n almost_o the_o whole_a province_n of_o munster_n and_o linster_n with_o the_o church_n and_o church_n live_n in_o they_o and_o that_o the_o city_n of_o waterfoord_n and_o the_o sort_n of_o dunkanan_n block_v up_o by_o the_o enemy_n no_o army_n be_v to_o relieve_v they_o be_v in_o danger_n to_o be_v soon_o lose_v as_o alsoe_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o kingdom_n not_o yet_o lose_v which_o be_v