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be_v introduce_v and_o the_o irish_a custom_n abolish_v in_o ireland_n yet_o be_v not_o the_o statute_n make_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n currant_n in_o that_o country_n for_o the_o land_n of_o ireland_n have_v parliament_n make_v law_n and_o change_v law_n and_o those_o of_o that_o land_n be_v not_o oblige_v by_o the_o statute_n of_o england_n because_o they_o do_v not_o send_v knight_n to_o it_o as_o sir_n edw._n coke_n observe_v b._n cok._n com._n f._n 141._o b._n and_o though_o sir_n edward_n poynings_n have_v both_o martial_a and_o civil_a power_n give_v he_o by_o the_o commission_n of_o henry_n the_o seven_o above_o the_o earl_n of_o kildare_n then_o deputy_n of_o ireland_n 138._o bacon_n hen._n 7._o f._n 138._o call_v a_o parliament_n in_o ireland_n wherein_o be_v make_v that_o memorable_a act_n which_o at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v poynings_n law_n whereby_o all_o the_o statute_n of_o england_n be_v make_v to_o be_v of_o force_n in_o ireland_n yet_o before_o they_o be_v not_o neither_o be_v any_o now_o in_o force_n in_o ireland_n which_o be_v make_v in_o england_n since_o that_o time_n but_o have_v have_v parliament_n since_o hold_v there_o wherein_o they_o have_v make_v divers_a particular_a law_n concern_v the_o government_n of_o that_o domivion_n wherefore_o in_o this_o particular_a ireland_n be_v still_o a_o dominion_n divide_v and_o separate_v from_o england_n and_o the_o union_n between_o those_o two_o nation_n in_o that_o respect_n not_o absolute_o perfect_a and_o therefore_o do_v it_o seem_v a_o worthy_a act_n in_o the_o late_a protector_n to_o have_v ordain_v by_o the_o advice_n of_o his_o council_n that_o thirty_o knight_n and_o burgess_n out_o of_o ireland_n shall_v be_v elect_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o parliament_n of_o england_n thereby_o to_o oblige_v those_o of_o that_o country_n to_o be_v subject_a and_o obedient_a to_o our_o statute_n as_o well_o as_o