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<P>HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE</P>
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<HEAD>BY THE LORD DEPUTY AND COUNCIL.</HEAD>
<OPENER><SIGNED>TYRCONNELL.</SIGNED></OPENER>
<P>_WHEREAS we are informed that &s;everal di&s;affected per&s;ons within this His Maje&s;ties Kingdom, have been of late very indu&s;trious by fal&s;e Reports, and malicious In&s;inuations, to &s;ugge&s;t to many of His Maie&s;ties Loyal Subjects, as if we His Maje&s;ties Chief Governour intended to Govern un|der His Maje&s;ty here, otherwi&s;e than by the known Law of this Land of Ireland, and as if &s;ome of His Maje&s;ties Loyal Subjects &s;hould &s;tand in hazard of being di&s;turbed and di&s;quieted in their ju&s;t Liberties, Properties and other Rights due to them by Law, which Calumnies Have been height|ten'd and encouraged &s;ome few fiery Spitits in the Pulpits, by taking up|on them to treat of Matters that do not lye within their Province; for which A&s;per&s;ions there was not the lea&s;t ground, but the perver&s;e honour and wicked Principles of the Authors, &s;ince His Sacred Maje&s;ty hath given all His Subjects frequent a&s;&s;urances of His Gracious Re&s;olutions to Govern them by Law, and to Protect them in their re&s;pective Properties and Priviledges according to Law, Which Re&s;olutions of His &s;aid Maje&s;ty He has given us His Depu|ty in particular charge of ob&s;erve and &s;ignify to all His Subjects. For the removing therefore of all Fears and Iealou&s;ies proceeding from &s;uch &s;candalous &s;ugge&s;tions from the Hearts of His Maje&s;ties Subjects here, and for quiting the Minds of the People: And to the end that all His Maje&s;ties Good and Loyal Subjects may with chearfulne&s;s apply them&s;elves to their particular Concerns, Trade and Vocation: We the Lord Deputy and Council Do hereby Publi&s;h and Declare, That We will, by the Grace of God, apply all Our Care and Indu&s;try to yield exact and perfect Obedience to His Maje&s;ties &s;aid Commands: and do hereby Publi&s;h and Declare in His Maje&s;ties behalf, that We &s;hall take diligent Care that all His Maje&s;ties Subjects within this Kingdom, of what per&s;wa&s;ion in Religion or Degree, what&s;oever they be, &s;hall be Protected in their Iu&s;t Rights and Properties due to them by Law, and in the free Exerci&s;e of their Religion, provided they per&s;evere in their Duty and Allegiance to His Maje&s;ty, without giving any occa&s;ion of Di&s;turbance to the Peace of the Kingdom. And for the further Pre&s;ervation of the pub|lick Peace of this Realm, We do Charge and Require all Per&s;ons what&s;oever, to forbear &s;peaking any undutiful or irreverend Expre&s;&s;ions of His Maje&s;ties Sacred Per&s;on or Government. And We do Re|quire all His Maje&s;ties Iudges, Iu&s;tices, Magi&s;trats, and Officers, to take particular Care that all per&s;ons that &s;hall be di&s;covered to be guilty of &s;preading &s;uch &s;candalous Reports, or u&s;ing &s;uch malici|ous In&s;inuations, &s;hall be pro&s;ecuted according to the utmo&s;t rigor of the Law, To the end the ju&s;t Pu|ni&s;hment to be inflicted upon them, may terrify others from committing the like Crime.</P>
<CLOSER><DATELINE>Given at the Council-Chamber in <HI>Dublin</HI> <DATE>the 21<HI>th</HI> Day of <HI>February,</HI> 1686.</DATE></DATELINE>
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<ITEM>A Fytton </ITEM>
<ITEM>C. Franc.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Dublin.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Granard P.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Antrim.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ro&s;common. </ITEM>
<ITEM>Drogeheda.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tyrone.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Longford.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Lymerick.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Gormon&s;ton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Galmoy.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Netter|vill.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Ro&s;&s;e.</ITEM>
<ITEM>J. Macartie. </ITEM>
<ITEM>John Keating.</ITEM>
<ITEM>He. Hene.</ITEM>
<ITEM>John Davys.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Th. Nugent.</ITEM>
<ITEM>De. Daly.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Stephen Rice.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Will. Talbot.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Rob. Hamilton.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Newcomen.</ITEM>
<ITEM>N. Purcell.</ITEM>
<ITEM>Tho. Sheridan.</ITEM>
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GOD &s;ave the KING.</CLOSER>
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<P><HI>Dublin,</HI> Printed by <HI>Andrew Crook</HI> and <HI>Samuel Hel&s;ham</HI> A&s;&s;igns of <HI>Benjamin Tooke,</HI> Printer to the King's mo&s;t Excellent Maje&s;ty; And Re-print|ed at <HI>Edinburgh</HI> by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Sacred <HI>Majesty, Anno Dom.</HI> 1687.</P>
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