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 Therefore such divisions can not bee violated, unless it doe appeare they were made contrary to the Act of Parliament, or printed resolves of the said Councill.

Whereas a committee of the Councill did yesterday acquaint us that it was their intention to report to the Councill that the two barronyes of Iveragh and Dunkeron, in Kerrey, might bee laid aside, and only the rest of the land at present divided; wee humbly offer, that the report may not be made, nor the said two barronyes suspended, for these ensueing reasons, vizt:

1st. Because the said barronyes are within the provinciall lots of Munster, and allbeit the said barronyes may be of less value then other lands within their province, yet it is within their power to equalize their counties and barronyes, by putting the best above the Act rates, soe as to reduce the rate of the worst to one hundred or fifty pounds per thousand acres, or as low as they please, soe as they doe it entirely within their owne province.

2dly. Because the province of Munster is concluded, not only by their provinciall lott, but alsoe by their owne resolves, from which they may not appeale, as appeares by the third resolve and 16th [and] 17th pages of the resolves of the Generall Councill, and of the agents of the province of Munster.

3dly. Because this suspension would bee contrary to the purport of that solemn paper subscribed by the complainants, entituled Reasons to induce the Army to lott for their Lands, wherein they declare that they had rather take a lott uppon a barren mountaine as a portion from the Lord, then a portion in a most fruitfull valley uppon their owne choice.

4thly. Wee humbly offer to consideration, whether the Act for satisfaction doeth impower the Councill to alter matters concluded by lott or agreement betwixt province and province.—See page 70, 71.

5thly. That by resolve of the Councill, 9th of May, 1656, all the forfeited lands, as admeasured by Doctor Petty, shall be accepted by the army, sett out according to the Acts and ordinances of Parliament.

6thly. That by commission from the Councill of the 20th of May, 1656,