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that_o they_o rather_o think_v of_o run_v into_o munster_n or_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n than_o of_o possess_v church_n and_o therefore_o they_o content_v themselves_o with_o their_o former_a method_n for_o some_o time_n which_o be_v to_o let_v the_o rabble_n break_v into_o they_o and_o deface_v they_o with_o barbarous_a and_o contumelious_a circumstance_n break_v the_o window_n pull_v up_o the_o seat_n and_o throw_v down_o the_o pulpit_n communion-table_n and_o rail_n and_o steal_v what_o be_v portable_a out_o of_o they_o a_o instance_n of_o this_o sort_n and_o a_o remarkable_a accident_n upon_o it_o of_o undoubted_a credit_n i_o have_v put_v in_o the_o appendix_n in_o 27._o some_o church_n in_o the_o diocese_n of_o dublin_n they_o hang_v up_o a_o black_a sheep_n in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o put_v some_o part_n of_o the_o bible_n before_o it_o in_o some_o place_n the_o creaghs_n a_o sort_n of_o wild_a irish_a that_o choose_v to_o fly_v out_o of_o the_o north_n at_o duke_n schonberg_n land_v rather_o than_o stay_v to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o robbery_n and_o insolence_n that_o they_o have_v commit_v there_o turn_v the_o protestant_n church_n into_o lodging_n place_n deface_v and_o burn_v whatever_o be_v combustible_a in_o they_o 3._o and_o in_o dublin_n the_o government_n order_v the_o church_n several_a time_n to_o be_v seize_v first_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrconnel_n fill_v they_o with_o soldier_n february_n 24._o 1688._o in_o order_n to_o receive_v the_o arm_n of_o protestant_n and_o they_o be_v keep_v some_o for_o a_o long_o some_o for_o a_o short_a time_n upon_o this_o pretence_n then_o they_o order_v they_o to_o be_v seize_v anew_o september_n 6._o 1689._o pretend_v that_o the_o protestant_n have_v hide_v their_o arm_n in_o they_o and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o that_o they_o have_v affidavit_n as_o they_o pretend_v to_o this_o purpose_n sufficient_a to_o induce_v they_o to_o search_v but_o not_o to_o justify_v their_o commit_v such_o rudeness_n and_o 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though_o the_o protestant_n concern_v solicit_v it_o with_o the_o utmost_a eagerness_n and_o diligence_n even_o to_o the_o hazard_n of_o their_o life_n yet_o they_o can_v never_o procure_v the_o king_n and_o council_n order_n for_o the_o restitution_n of_o their_o church_n to_o be_v execute_v or_o obey_v and_o so_o they_o continue_v out_o of_o it_o till_o his_o present_a majesty_n success_n restore_v they_o and_o their_o fellow_n protestant_n to_o their_o church_n as_o well_o as_o to_o their_o other_o just_a right_n 12._o now_o here_o we_o have_v a_o full_a demonstration_n what_o the_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n will_v come_v to_o with_o which_o king_n james_n think_v to_o have_v amuse_v protestant_n and_o of_o which_o he_o boast_v so_o unmeasurable_o if_o once_o popery_n have_v get_v the_o upper_a hand_n he_o and_o his_o parliament_n may_v have_v make_v act_n for_o it_o if_o they_o please_v but_o we_o see_v here_o that_o the_o clergy_n will_v have_v tell_v they_o that_o they_o 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