reform_a church_n and_o many_o roman_a catholic_n declare_v that_o they_o will_v rather_o have_v have_v we_o profess_v no_o religion_n at_o all_o than_o the_o protestant_n in_o short_a whether_o it_o be_v from_o the_o looseness_n of_o the_o principle_n of_o their_o religion_n or_o from_o a_o design_n to_o gain_v on_o protestant_n impiety_n profaneness_n and_o libertinism_n be_v high_o encourage_v and_o favour_v and_o it_o be_v observable_a that_o very_o few_o come_v with_o king_n james_n into_o ireland_n that_o be_v remarkable_a for_o any_o strictness_n or_o severity_n of_o life_n but_o rather_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o be_v general_o signal_n for_o their_o viciousness_n and_o looseness_n of_o their_o moral_n sir_n thomas_n hacket_n confess_v that_o in_o the_o whole_a year_n 1688._o wherein_n he_o be_v mayor_n of_o dublin_n there_o be_v not_o one_o protestant_a bring_v before_o he_o for_o theâ—â—_n and_o hardly_o one_o for_o any_o other_o immorality_n whereas_o he_o be_v 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and_o many_o among_o themselves_o have_v so_o great_a a_o sense_n of_o this_o advantage_n that_o it_o make_v they_o very_o favourable_a to_o debauchery_n and_o open_o profess_v that_o they_o have_v a_o much_o better_a opinion_n of_o the_o lewd_a person_n that_o die_v in_o their_o own_o communion_n than_o of_o the_o strict_a and_o most_o devout_a protestant_n and_o they_o will_v often_o laugh_v at_o our_o scruple_v a_o sin_n and_o our_o constancy_n at_o prayer_n since_o as_o they_o will_v assure_v we_o with_o many_o oath_n we_o must_v only_o be_v damn_v the_o deep_a for_o our_o diligence_n and_o they_o can_v not_o endure_v to_o find_v we_o go_v about_o to_o punish_v vice_n in_o our_o own_o member_n since_o say_v they_o it_o be_v to_o no_o purpose_n to_o trouble_v yourselves_o about_o vice_n or_o virtue_n that_o be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n and_o will_v all_o be_v damn_v sect_n xviii_o 4._o king_n james_n and_o his_o party_n in_o order_n to_o destroy_v the_o protestant_a religion_n take_v away_o the_o protestant_n church_n and_o hinder_v their_o religious_a assembly_n 1._o towards_o the_o beginning_n of_o these_o trouble_v the_o papist_n boast_v much_o of_o their_o kindness_n to_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n in_o leave_v they_o their_o church_n they_o think_v we_o very_o unreasonable_a to_o complain_v of_o our_o be_v rob_v or_o plunder_v or_o of_o the_o loss_n of_o our_o estate_n whilst_o our_o church_n be_v leave_v we_o and_o they_o will_v not_o own_o that_o they_o have_v do_v any_o injury_n to_o our_o minister_n whilst_o they_o have_v not_o turn_v they_o out_o of_o those_o this_o be_v urge_v upon_o all_o occasion_n as_o a_o unanswerable_a argument_n that_o king_n james_n intend_v in_o earnest_a to_o preserve_v inviolable_o that_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n he_o have_v promise_v but_o this_o be_v as_o all_o their_o other_o promise_n a_o mere_a pretence_n the_o priest_n tell_v we_o from_o the_o beginning_n that_o they_o will_v have_v our_o church_n and_o that_o they_o will_v have_v mass_n in_o christ_n church_n the_o chief_a cathedral_n in_o dublin_n in_o a_o very_a little_a time_n we_o know_v well_o enough_o that_o this_o be_v intend_v whatever_o king_n james_n and_o his_o minister_n aver_v to_o the_o contrary_a for_o the_o same_o act_n of_o parliament_n that_o they_o have_v past_a to_o make_v their_o priest_n and_o bishop_n capable_a of_o preferment_n and_o benefice_n do_v also_o give_v they_o a_o legal_a title_n to_o the_o church_n belong_v to_o those_o preferment_n as_o they_o who_o draw_v the_o act_n very_o well_o know_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n their_o affair_n be_v not_o in_o such_o a_o forward_a posture_n as_o to_o encourage_v they_o to_o seize_v on_o those_o church_n to_o which_o they_o can_v pretend_v no_o right_n though_o some_o have_v be_v seize_v before_o the_o act_n pass_v 2._o but_o immediate_o upon_o the_o pass_n of_o the_o act_n duke_n schonberg_n land_v alarm_v they_o and_o they_o be_v in_o so_o great_a fear_n of_o he_o 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 barbarity_n as_o they_o do_v in_o they_o for_o the_o soldier_n not_o only_o break_v open_a the_o monument_n and_o grave_n but_o likewise_o the_o coffin_n of_o the_o dead_a and_o tumble_v out_o the_o dead_a body_n and_o so_o leave_v they_o expose_v till_o they_o be_v please_v to_o let_v the_o protestant_n come_v into_o the_o churcheâ—_n again_o to_o bury_v they_o though_o after_o all_o they_o find_v no_o arm_n nor_o indeed_o be_v there_o any_o hide_v thus_o far_o they_o proceed_v whilst_o their_o fear_n be_v upon_o they_o resolve_v since_o they_o can_v not_o hopo_fw-la to_o enjoy_v they_o themselves_o that_o they_o will_v make_v they_o as_o useless_a as_o they_o can_v to_o protestant_n but_o when_o they_o find_v that_o duke_n schonberg_n stop_v at_o dundalk_n and_o they_o understand_v the_o state_n of_o his_o army_n the_o priest_n take_v courage_n and_o in_o the_o month_n of_o october_n and_o november_n they_o
again_o into_o our_o communion_n at_o his_o death_n and_o that_o with_o such_o remarkable_a circumstance_n of_o repentance_n and_o sorrow_n that_o king_n james_n hear_v of_o it_o and_o blame_v his_o physician_n dr._n constable_n for_o his_o neglect_n in_o not_o give_v notice_n to_o the_o priest_n 7._o they_o endeavour_v to_o bring_v the_o minister_n of_o dublin_n under_o all_o the_o contempt_n they_o can_v and_o at_o last_o put_v on_o they_o the_o drudgery_n that_o belong_v to_o the_o office_n of_o constable_n and_o deputy_n alderman_n it_o belong_v to_o those_o officer_n on_o all_o occasion_n to_o return_v the_o name_n of_o the_o several_a inhabitant_n and_o inmate_n of_o their_o ward_n the_o government_n desire_v to_o know_v the_o name_n of_o protestant_n in_o each_o parish_n and_o their_o number_n and_o they_o take_v they_o several_a time_n but_o colonel_n 30._o lutterel_n the_o governor_n of_o dublin_n will_v not_o be_v satisfy_v till_o the_o minister_n go_v about_o in_o person_n and_o return_v every_o man_n his_o respective_a parishioner_n name_n it_o be_v in_o vain_a for_o they_o to_o plead_v the_o unreasonableness_n of_o this_o imposition_n they_o aleadge_v the_o pain_n the_o charge_n and_o the_o meanness_n of_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v do_v more_o effectual_o already_o than_o can_v be_v do_v by_o they_o by_o the_o proper_a officer_n but_o all_o in_o vain_a they_o must_v comply_v or_o go_v to_o jail_n this_o return_n make_v by_o the_o minister_n be_v of_o no_o real_a use_n to_o the_o government_n for_o they_o have_v a_o exact_a account_n give_v about_o a_o fortnight_n before_o by_o their_o own_o officer_n and_o take_v another_o about_o a_o week_n after_o the_o design_n therefore_o be_v either_o to_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o the_o minister_n or_o else_o to_o render_v they_o contemptible_a to_o their_o people_n but_o instead_o of_o do_v that_o it_o only_o incense_v the_o people_n against_o their_o unreasonable_a governor_n who_o thus_o affront_v their_o clergy_n sect_n xx._n 6._o king_n james_n and_o his_o party_n endeavour_v to_o destroy_v the_o protestant_a religion_n by_o misrepresent_v the_o person_n and_o principle_n of_o protestant_n 1._o the_o violence_n use_v to_o out_o we_o of_o our_o church_n and_o to_o discourage_v our_o clergy_n have_v no_o great_a success_n in_o make_v convert_v but_o there_o be_v another_o way_n set_v on_o foot_n which_o do_v seduce_v some_o and_o it_o be_v by_o make_v a_o monster_n of_o the_o protestant_a religion_n and_o protestant_n insomuch_o that_o young_a people_n who_o live_v remote_a from_o conversation_n and_o have_v not_o opportunity_n to_o inform_v themselves_o of_o the_o truth_n conceive_v strange_a idea_n of_o both_o by_o the_o insinuation_n of_o the_o priest_n 2._o it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o first_o step_n of_o the_o reformation_n to_o renounce_v the_o usurp_a power_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o to_o restore_v to_o the_o crown_n the_o ecclesiastical_a jurisdiction_n which_o original_o belong_v to_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n that_o be_v the_o power_n of_o punish_v offender_n with_o the_o temporal_a sword_n whatever_o their_o crime_n be_v whether_o ecclesiastical_a or_o civil_a now_o the_o priest_n represent_v this_o doctrine_n after_o a_o strange_a manner_n they_o persuade_v those_o that_o will_v lend_v they_o their_o attention_n that_o the_o protestant_n believe_v all_o spiritual_a power_n to_o be_v in_o the_o king_n that_o he_o can_v consecrate_v who_o he_o please_v bishop_n set_v up_o what_o religion_n he_o have_v a_o mind_n to_o and_o oblige_v all_o his_o subject_n to_o be_v of_o his_o faith_n and_o they_o rail_v most_o grievous_o at_o the_o protestant_n for_o not_o turn_v papist_n in_o compliance_n to_o their_o king_n call_v they_o traitor_n and_o perjure_a person_n from_o their_o own_o principle_n 3._o it_o be_v another_o principle_n among_o protestant_n that_o private_a man_n shall_v not_o take_v up_o the_o sword_n or_o resist_v the_o king_n upon_o any_o pretence_n such_o resistance_n be_v against_o law_n by_o which_o no_o more_o be_v understand_v than_o that_o subject_n shall_v according_a to_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n behave_v themselves_o peaceable_o and_o submissive_o towards_o their_o superior_n and_o not_o upon_o any_o pretence_n of_o private_a injury_n or_o wrong_n do_v to_o they_o in_o particular_a enter_v into_o conspiracy_n and_o combination_n against_o their_o governor_n but_o by_o it_o be_v never_o intend_v to_o give_v up_o the_o constitution_n of_o the_o government_n or_o to_o part_v with_o the_o liberty_n and_o privilege_n of_o the_o kingdom_n yet_o the_o priest_n will_v needs_o persuade_v the_o world_n that_o by_o this_o principle_n the_o protestant_n be_v oblige_v to_o part_v with_o all_o at_o the_o king_n command_n that_o he_o may_v use_v they_o if_o he_o please_v as_o the_o grand_a signior_n or_o the_o french_a king_n use_v their_o subject_n and_o their_o life_n their_o liberty_n and_o estate_n be_v all_o at_o his_o mercy_n and_o they_o devil_n and_o traitor_n and_o perjure_a villain_n i_o use_v their_o word_n if_o they_o demure_v at_o his_o command_n there_o be_v hardly_o any_o principle_n peculiar_a to_o the_o reform_a religion_n but_o they_o thus_o misrepresent_v it_o 4._o nor_o do_v the_o person_n of_o protestant_n escape_v better_o than_o their_o principle_n they_o load_v they_o with_o the_o most_o odious_a calumny_n and_o misrepresentation_n they_o aleadge_v that_o the_o protestant_n have_v no_o religion_n at_o all_o that_o they_o only_o pretend_v to_o it_o but_o be_v atheist_n and_o traitor_n in_o their_o heart_n they_o be_v more_o especial_o malicious_a against_o the_o clergy_n king_n james_n himself_o contribute_v to_o it_o as_o appear_v on_o this_o occasion_n two_o young_a gentleman_n brother_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o salisbury_n followed_z king_n james_z out_o of_o france_n they_o profess_v themselves_o protestant_n and_o associate_v with_o such_o the_o bishop_n of_o meath_z and_o limerick_n have_v a_o eye_n on_o the_o gentleman_n and_o endeavour_v to_o secure_v they_o against_o any_o attempt_n which_o may_v be_v make_v to_o pervert_v they_o but_o king_n james_n call_v the_o young_a man_n to_o he_o forbid_v they_o the_o company_n of_o protestant_n nay_o even_o of_o one_o mr._n i_o be_o a_o gentleman_n that_o come_v over_o with_o they_o but_o above_o all_o he_o forbid_v they_o converse_v with_o the_o bishop_n and_o clergyman_n for_o say_v he_o they_o be_v all_o false_a to_o i_o and_o will_v pervert_v you_o to_o disloyalty_n and_o treason_n this_o be_v the_o common_a say_n of_o they_o all_o even_o of_o the_o chancellor_n on_o the_o bench_n and_o though_o they_o will_v on_o occasion_n magnify_v the_o loyalty_n of_o some_o of_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n in_o england_n and_o scotland_n yet_o at_o other_o time_n they_o will_v profess_v that_o they_o believe_v they_o all_o treacherous_a and_o will_v never_o trust_v any_o of_o they_o 5._o in_o order_n to_o abuse_v the_o protestant_n and_o especial_o the_o clergy_n they_o set_v up_o one_o yalden_n a_o convert_n councillor_n at_o law_n to_o write_v a_o weekly_a paper_n which_o he_o call_v a_o abhorrence_n in_o which_o he_o endeavour_v to_o rake_v together_o all_o the_o little_a story_n that_o may_v reflect_v on_o protestant_n and_o all_o the_o argument_n his_o wit_n can_v furnish_v he_o with_o for_o his_o cause_n he_o make_v it_o his_o business_n to_o invent_v false_a story_n and_o lie_n concern_v the_o clergy_n and_o begin_v with_o dr._n king_n and_o dr._n foy_n he_o have_v publish_v a_o collection_n of_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o bishop_n of_o ely_n sermon_n and_o some_o sixteen_o other_o for_o passive_a obedience_n whether_o this_o be_v his_o own_o work_n or_o only_o as_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v a_o piece_v compose_v by_o some_o other_o which_o he_o assume_v to_o himself_o i_o can_v say_v but_o it_o meet_v with_o very_o slender_a reception_n in_o ireland_n and_o lay_v on_o the_o bookseller_n hand_n 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they_o deal_v with_o the_o school_n of_o killkenny_n found_v and_o endow_v by_o the_o charitable_a piety_n of_o the_o late_a duke_n of_o ormond_n they_o set_v up_o a_o jesuit_n school_n in_o the_o town_n and_o procure_v they_o a_o charter_n for_o a_o college_n there_o they_o drive_v away_o the_o protestant_a schoolmaster_n doctor_n hinton_n who_o have_v officiate_v in_o it_o with_o great_a industry_n and_o success_n and_o seize_v on_o the_o school-house_n common_o call_v the_o college_n and_o convert_v it_o to_o a_o hospital_n for_o their_o soldier_n thus_o in_o a_o few_o year_n they_o will_v not_o have_v leave_v one_o public_a school_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o protestant_n for_o the_o education_n of_o their_o youth_n 2._o there_o be_v but_o one_o university_n in_o ireland_n and_o there_o be_v a_o clause_n in_o the_o statute_n thereof_o that_o give_v the_o king_n power_n to_o dispense_v with_o the_o say_a statute_n it_o be_v found_v by_o queen_n elizabeth_n and_o certain_o never_o design_v by_o she_o or_o her_o successor_n to_o be_v convert_v against_o the_o fundamental_a design_n of_o its_o institution_n into_o a_o seminary_n of_o popery_n yet_o advantage_n be_v take_v of_o this_o clause_n though_o we_o have_v reason_n to_o believe_v it_o will_v have_v be_v do_v if_o there_o have_v be_v no_o such_o clause_n to_o put_v in_o popish_a fellow_n as_o soon_o as_o the_o fellowship_n become_v vacant_a one_o doyle_n a_o convert_n be_v the_o first_o who_o be_v name_v a_o person_n of_o so_o exceed_o lewd_a and_o vicious_a a_o conversation_n as_o be_v full_o prove_v before_o the_o lord_n tyrconnell_n and_o of_o so_o little_a sense_n or_o learning_n that_o it_o seem_v impossible_a that_o any_o government_n shall_v have_v countenance_v such_o a_o man_n yet_o this_o do_v not_o much_o weigh_v with_o his_o excellency_n and_o therefore_o the_o college_n insist_v upon_o another_o point_n the_o dispensation_n that_o doyle_n have_v get_v through_o his_o ignorance_n be_v not_o for_o his_o purpose_n for_o it_o require_v in_o express_a term_n that_o he_o shall_v take_v the_o oath_n of_o a_o fellow_n and_o that_o oath_n include_v in_o it_o the_o oath_n of_o supremacy_n the_o provost_n tender_v it_o to_o he_o but_o he_o dare_v not_o take_v it_o for_o fear_v of_o disoblige_v his_o own_o party_n upon_o this_o they_o refuse_v to_o admit_v he_o he_o insist_o on_o his_o claim_n and_o complain_v to_o the_o lord_n deputy_n upon_o a_o hear_n justice_n nugent_n baron_n rice_n and_o the_o attorney_n general_n supply_v the_o place_n of_o advocate_n for_o he_o but_o the_o case_n be_v so_o plain_a that_o even_o justice_n nugent_n have_v not_o the_o confidence_n to_o deny_v the_o insufficiency_n of_o his_o dispensation_n and_o therefore_o they_o order_v he_o to_o get_v another_o but_o to_o be_v even_o with_o the_o college_n for_o demur_v on_o the_o king_n mandate_n they_o stop_v
of_o their_o parliament_n destroy_v this_o jurisdiction_n by_o exempt_n all_o that_o please_v to_o be_v dissenter_n p._n 203_o 3._o in_o most_o diocese_n the_o bishop_n dead_a or_o attaint_v ibid._n 4._o they_o encourage_v the_o most_o refractory_a dissenter_n quaker_n against_o the_o church_n p._n 204_o 5._o likewise_o lewd_a and_o debauch_a convert_v ibid._n 6._o the_o king_n court_n hinder_v bishop_n proceed_n against_o debauch_a clergyman_n instance_n in_o ross_n and_o the_o bishop_n of_o killmore_n ibid._n 7._o king_n james_n appoint_v chancellor_n gordon_n a_o papist_n in_o dublin_n king_n james_n assert_v a_o power_n over_o his_o protestant_a though_o not_o over_o his_o roman_a catholic_n clergy_n a_o gross_a breach_n of_o trust_n and_o provoke_a temptation_n to_o his_o people_n p._n 205_o 206_o 8._o papist_n encourage_v debauchery_n and_o have_v rather_o have_v we_o of_o no_o religion_n than_o protestant_n p._n 206_o sect._n 18._o four_o by_o take_v away_o their_o church_n p._n 208_o 1._o priest_n declare_v they_o will_v have_v our_o church_n act_n of_o their_o parliament_n give_v they_o to_o they_o with_o the_o live_n as_o they_o fall_v ibid._n 2._o at_o duke_n schonberg_n land_v they_o set_v the_o rabble_n to_o deface_v they_o instance_n in_o trim_a and_o other_o rudeness_n p._n 209_o 3._o the_o church_n seize_v in_o dublin_n feb._n 24._o 1688._o to_o put_v arm_n in_o september_n 6._o 1689._o to_o search_n for_o arms._n barbarity_n use_v in_o they_o in_o october_n and_o november_n the_o church_n seize_v throughout_o the_o kingdom_n ibid._n 4._o by_o the_o officer_n or_o magistrate_n of_o the_o army_n christ_n church_n dublin_n seize_v p._n 210_o 5._o protestant_n complain_v and_o press_v to_o king_n james_n the_o act_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n be_v refer_v by_o he_o to_o the_o law_n ibid._n 6._o the_o injustice_n of_o this_o p._n 211_o 7._o for_o a_o colour_n to_o england_n and_o scotland_n king_n james_n issue_v a_o proclamation_n against_o seize_v church_n which_o serve_v only_o to_o hasten_v the_o do_n of_o it_o ibid._n 8._o priest_n slight_v the_o proclamation_n p._n 212_o 9_o application_n make_v to_o the_o king_n for_o relief_n ibid._n 10._o on_o behalf_n of_o waterford_n and_o wexford_n king_n james_n order_n restitution_n but_o be_v refuse_v to_o be_v obey_v by_o the_o mayor_n and_o officer_n ibid._n 11._o on_o new_a application_n from_o the_o protestant_n he_o refer_v waterford_n petition_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrone_n governor_n of_o waterford_n who_o call_v their_o church_n a_o place_n of_o strength_n and_o turn_v it_o into_o a_o garrison_n the_o mayor_n of_o wexford_n turn_v out_o but_o the_o church_n never_o restore_v p._n 213_o 12._o when_o king_n james_n will_v have_v keep_v his_o word_n to_o we_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n by_o mean_n of_o his_o clergy_n ibid._n 13._o act_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n provide_v not_o against_o disturber_n of_o assembly_n p._n 214_o 14._o many_o disorder_n commit_v by_o their_o soldier_n in_o our_o church_n ibid._n 15._o christ_n church_n dublin_n shut_v up_o september_n 6._o seize_v october_n 27._o september_n 13._o all_o protestant_n be_v forbid_v to_o assemble_v july_n 13._o 1689._o all_o protestant_n confine_v to_o their_o parish_n though_o two_o or_o three_o parish_n have_v but_o one_o church_n june_n 30._o more_o than_o five_o protestant_n forbid_v to_o meet_v on_o pain_n of_o death_n have_v king_n james_n succeed_v at_o the_o boyne_n we_o shall_v never_o have_v have_v our_o church_n again_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n bring_v to_o this_o p._n 215_o 216_o sect._n 19_o five_o by_o encourage_v convert_v and_o ill_a treatment_n of_o the_o protestant_a clergy_n p._n 216_o 1._o protestant_n wife_n severe_o treat_v by_o their_o husband_n servant_n by_o their_o master_n tenant_n by_o their_o landord_n ibid._n 2._o those_o that_o turn_v escape_v robbery_n etc._n etc._n p._n 217_o 3._o protestant_n clergy_n sure_a to_o be_v plunder_v bishop_n of_o laughlin_n and_o waterford_n ibid._n 4._o without_o horse_n in_o the_o country_n and_o afront_v in_o the_o street_n of_o dublin_n p._n 218_o 5._o dr._n foy_n treatment_n for_o resuting_a mr._n hall_n dr._n king_n be_v in_o his_o own_o church_n mr._n knight_n by_o the_o mayor_n of_o scarborough_n etc._n etc._n ibid._n 6._o oath_n tender_v they_o and_o upon_o their_o refusal_n imprison_v hinder_v from_o visit_v their_o sick_a by_o priest_n p._n 219_o 7._o force_a the_o minister_n to_o go_v about_o to_o take_v the_o number_n of_o their_o parishioner_n p._n 220_o sect._n 20._o six_o by_o misrepresentation_n of_o they_o and_o their_o principle_n p._n 221_o 1_o 2._o priest_n tell_v ignorant_a people_n that_o our_o church_n allow_v the_o king_n may_v oblige_v all_o his_o subject_n to_o be_v of_o his_o faith_n ibid._n 3._o from_o the_o doctrine_n of_o nonresistance_n they_o tell_v we_o the_o king_n may_v use_v we_o as_o the_o grand_a signior_n or_o the_o french_a king_n do_v his_o subject_n ibid._n 4._o king_n james_n warn_v the_o young_a mr._n cecill_n against_o our_o bishop_n as_o ill_a man_n and_o all_o false_a to_o he_o p._n 222_o 5._o yalden_n weekly_a abhorrence_n scandalous_a falsehood_n of_o dr._n king_n and_o dr._n foy_n ibid._n 6._o defence_n upon_o the_o whole_a of_o desire_v and_o promote_a king_n william_n to_o rescue_v we_o p._n 224_o 7._o from_o the_o lawfulness_n of_o the_o grecian_n to_o desire_n or_o accept_v the_o like_a from_o a_o christian_a army_n ibid._n chap._n iu._n that_o there_o remain_v no_o prospect_n of_o deliverance_n for_o we_o but_o from_o their_o present_a majesty_n p._n 225_o 1._o there_o remain_v no_o defence_n for_o we_o from_o the_o law_n or_o king_n james_n ibid._n 2._o unreasonable_a to_o trust_v to_o a_o new_a miracle_n ibid._n 3._o our_o adversary_n scoff_v we_o with_o preach_a patience_n as_o julian_n do_v the_o christian_n ibid._n 4_o mad_a at_o their_o prey_n be_v rescue_v by_o his_o present_a majesty_n p._n 226_o chap._n v._o a_o short_a account_n of_o those_o protestant_n who_o leave_v the_o kingdom_n and_o of_o those_o that_o stay_v 228_o sect._n 1._o concern_v those_o who_o go_v away_o ibid._n 1._o reason_n of_o this_o section_n ibid._n 2._o no_o law_n against_o subject_n transport_v themselves_o into_o the_o english_a dominion_n ibid._n 3._o the_o danger_n of_o stay_v and_o no_o prospect_n of_o do_v good_a by_o their_o stay_n in_o ireland_n 229_o 4._o no_o prospect_n of_o be_v able_a to_o subsist_v in_o ireland_n ibid._n 5._o the_o reason_n of_o clergy_n man_n go_v 230_o 6._o the_o go_v away_o of_o so_o many_o of_o all_o sort_n can_v not_o be_v without_o sufficient_a cause_n p._n 231_o 7._o nor_o from_o a_o sudden_a and_o panic_n fear_v because_o it_o continue_v to_o the_o last_o p._n 232_o sect._n 2._o concern_v those_o that_o stay_v p._n 233_o 1._o distribution_n of_o those_o that_o stay_v into_o four_o sort_n ibid._n 2._o first_o the_o mean_a people_n either_o can_v not_o get_v away_o or_o be_v leave_v in_o charge_n with_o the_o concern_v of_o those_o that_o go_v ibid._n 3._o second_o the_o gentleman_n dread_v to_o beg_v or_o starve_v in_o england_n ibid._n 4._o be_v willing_a to_o secure_v what_o they_o have_v if_o they_o can_v p._n 234_o 5._o be_v desirous_a to_o protect_v their_o poor_a dependent_n ibid._n 6._o be_v useful_a in_o intercede_v for_o and_o relieve_v many_o distress_a p._n 235_o 7._o in_o counsel_v and_o advise_v inferior_a protestant_n ibid._n 8._o three_o those_o that_o have_v employment_n their_o stay_n of_o great_a importance_n in_o preserve_a record_n etc._n etc._n p._n 236_o 9_o not_o safe_a for_o they_o to_o decline_v act_v till_o they_o be_v force_v p._n 237_o 10._o in_o many_o case_n they_o be_v very_o beneficial_a to_o their_o fellow_n protestant_n ibid._n 11._o the_o few_o that_o do_v otherwise_o aught_o to_o suffer_v ibid._n 12._o four_o the_o clergy_n need_v no_o apology_n for_o stay_v their_o serviceableness_n in_o several_a instance_n p._n 238_o conclusion_n 1._o disclaim_v prejudice_n and_o partiality_n p._n 239_o 2._o it_o be_v to_o be_v wish_v that_o commission_n may_v issue_v to_o inquire_v into_o the_o damage_n of_o protestant_n ibid._n 3._o the_o irish_a may_v blame_v themselves_o for_o what_o they_o shall_v suffer_v in_o consequence_n of_o these_o trouble_n ibid._n index_n of_o the_o appendix_n the_o act_n of_o attainder_n in_o ireland_n at_o large_a p._n 241_o the_o persuasion_n and_o suggestion_n the_o irish_a catholic_n make_v to_o his_o majesty_n suppose_a to_o be_v draw_v up_o by_o talbot_n titular_a archbishop_n of_o dublin_n and_o find_v in_o colonel_n talbot_n house_n july_n 1._o 1671._o p._n 298_o a_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n of_o the_o irish_a clergy_n to_o king_n james_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o tirconnell_n find_v among_o bishop_n tirrell's_n paper_n in_o dublin_n p._n 301_o the_o copy_n
make_v it_o a_o incredible_a thing_n be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v impossible_a that_o it_o be_v very_o common_a of_o which_o there_o be_v so_o many_o example_n both_o ancient_a and_o modern_a that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n that_o man_n who_o know_v any_o thing_n of_o history_n shall_v overlook_v they_o nero_n caligula_n domitian_n maximinus_n heliogabalus_n commodus_n not_o only_o endeavour_v but_o profess_v it_o and_o some_o of_o they_o be_v mighty_o concern_v that_o it_o be_v not_o in_o their_o power_n to_o accomplish_v it_o no_o long_o ago_o than_o the_o time_n of_o philip_n the_o second_o of_o spain_n we_o have_v a_o example_n of_o a_o christian_a king_n no_o better_a than_o those_o heathen_n whoever_o read_v the_o story_n of_o his_o deal_n with_o the_o low_a country_n must_v confess_v that_o he_o design_v the_o utter_a destruction_n of_o the_o law_n and_o liberty_n of_o those_o people_n and_o that_o in_o particular_a he_o be_v resolve_v that_o not_o one_o protestant_a shall_v be_v 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