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etc_n and_o shall_v and_o will_v maintain_v the_o right_n of_o his_o majesty_n crown_n the_o government_n peace_n and_o safety_n thereof_o against_o all_o opposer_n etc_n etc_n and_o if_o they_o shall_v not_o within_o a_o time_n limit_v lie_v down_o arm_n submit_v and_o be_v suitor_n for_o grace_n and_o favour_n than_o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o will_v take_v up_o arm_n and_o will_v with_o their_o life_n and_o fortune_n suppress_v they_o phil._n percival_n cler._n parl._n the_o parliament_n send_v commissioner_n to_o treat_v with_o the_o rebel_n in_o the_o north_n rebel_n who_o heighten_v with_o their_o late_a victory_n barbarous_o tear_v the_o order_n of_o parliament_n and_o letter_n send_v to_o they_o and_o return_v a_o most_o scornful_a answer_n within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o the_o lord_n dillon_n of_o costelo_n and_o the_o lord_n taff_n embark_v for_o england_n but_o by_o storm_n be_v drive_v into_o scotland_n and_o so_o post_v towards_o london_n and_o at_o the_o town_n of_o 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dublin_n where_o it_o be_v reprint_v novemb_n 12._o 1641._o the_o lord_n and_o commons_o in_o this_o present_a parliament_n be_v advertise_v of_o the_o dangerous_a conspiracy_n and_o rebellion_n in_o ireland_n ireland_n etc_n etc_n do_v intend_v to_o serve_v his_o majesty_n with_o their_o live_v and_o fortune_n for_o the_o suppress_n of_o this_o wicked_a rebellion_n as_o shall_v be_v think_v most_o effectual_a by_o the_o wisdom_n and_o authority_n of_o parliament_n and_o have_v provide_v for_o a_o present_a supply_n of_o money_n and_o raise_v six_o thousand_o foot_n and_o two_o thousand_o horse_n to_o be_v send_v from_o england_n be_v the_o full_a proportion_n desire_v by_o the_o lord_n justice_n in_o that_o kingdom_n with_o a_o resolution_n to_o add_v such_o further_a succour_n as_o the_o necessity_n of_o those_o affair_n shall_v require_v as_o also_o for_o arm_n munition_n and_o victual_n and_o other_o necessary_n and_o have_v appoint_v three_o port_n bristol_n westchester_n and_o 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against_o their_o house_n and_o privilege_n and_o the_o vindication_n also_o of_o divers_a member_n thereof_o in_o this_o declaration_n whereupon_o we_o declare_v that_o if_o any_o person_n shall_v arrest_v either_o of_o they_o or_o any_o member_n of_o parliament_n by_o any_o warrant_n from_o the_o king_n only_o be_v guilty_a of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n and_o whereas_o by_o several_a examination_n take_v the_o seven_o of_o this_o instant_a january_n before_o the_o committee_n in_o london_n it_o do_v appear_v that_o many_o soldier_n and_o papist_n to_o the_o number_n of_o five_o hundred_o arm_v come_v with_o his_o majesty_n on_o tuesday_n last_o the_o four_o of_o this_o present_a to_o the_o house_n etc_n etc_n we_o do_v declare_v that_o it_o be_v a_o traitorous_a design_n against_o the_o king_n and_o parliament_n and_o whereas_o they_o the_o say_v member_n do_v with_o approbation_n of_o the_o house_n absent_v themselves_o since_o which_o time_n a_o 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his_o people_n therefore_o upon_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o king_n for_o that_o letter_n to_o the_o queen_n they_o send_v hâ—m_v all_o three_o with_o their_o prayer_n for_o the_o king_n to_o persuade_v her_o majesty_n not_o to_o correspond_v with_o he_o or_o any_o other_o fugitive_n or_o traitor_n who_o depend_v on_o the_o examination_n and_o judgement_n of_o parliament_n the_o king_n now_o return_v from_o dover_n from_o whence_o the_o queen_n and_o the_o princess_n mary_n voyage_v to_o hâ—lland_n where_o she_o be_v to_o negotiate_v foreign_a aid_n and_o assistance_n for_o the_o king_n design_n be_v too_o hot_a for_o he_o to_o remain_v at_o london_n send_v to_o hampton_n court_n for_o the_o prince_n to_o meet_v he_o at_o greenwich_n wherein_o the_o parliament_n be_v surprise_v as_o now_o doubt_v the_o effect_n and_o therefore_o send_v a_o message_n thâ—t_v the_o prince_n his_o removal_n may_v be_v a_o cause_n to_o promote_v jealousy_n and_o fear_n which_o they_o conceive_v very_o 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and_o profitable_a pasture_n bog_n wood_n and_o barren_a mountain_n cast_v in_o over_o and_o above_o in_o free_a and_o common_a soccage_n of_o the_o king_n as_o of_o his_o castle_n of_o dublin_n second_o that_o out_o of_o those_o acre_n a_o constant_a rent_n to_o be_v reserve_v to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n in_o this_o proportion_n out_o of_o each_o acre_n thereof_o in_o ulster_n one_o penny_n connaught_n one_o penny_n half_a penny_n munster_n two_o penny_n farthing_n lemster_n three_o penny_n three_o that_o for_o erect_v manor_n create_v corporation_n regulate_v of_o plantation_n commissioner_n shall_v be_v empower_v by_o parliament_n four_o all_o undertaker_n to_o subscribe_v before_o several_a day_n prefix_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o distance_n of_o abode_n from_o london_n five_o their_o money_n to_o be_v pay_v into_o the_o chamber_n of_o london_n at_o four_o payment_n viz._n a_o four_o part_n in_o ten_o day_n after_o subsign_v and_o the_o three_o payment_n at_o thrice_o three_o month_n six_o at_o subsign_v to_o pay_v down_o the_o twenty_o part_n of_o his_o total_a sum_n and_o if_o he_o fail_v of_o his_o residue_n of_o the_o first_o four_o part_n within_o ten_o day_n he_o shall_v forfeit_v the_o twenty_o part_n of_o the_o total_a deposit_v and_o so_o much_o more_o of_o his_o four_o payment_n to_o be_v add_v thereto_o as_o shall_v make_v up_o the_o one_o moiety_n of_o the_o say_v first_o payment_n and_o if_o he_o fail_v in_o any_o other_o of_o the_o three_o payment_n he_o shall_v then_o forfeit_v his_o entire_a first_o fourth_z part_n and_o all_o his_o subscription_n to_o accrue_v to_o the_o common_a benefit_n of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o undertaker_n which_o the_o king_n confirm_v febr._n 26._o and_o the_o committee_n of_o member_n issue_n out_o their_o warrant_n we_o the_o committee_n appoint_v to_o receive_v the_o money_n give_v by_o the_o member_n of_o the_o house_n of_o commons_o for_o the_o relief_n of_o the_o distress_a that_o be_v come_v out_o 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