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 the contents of the same, and to do therein what his Grace shall finde just and expedient to be done on the petitioner's behalfe, or otherwise to make report of his Grace's opinion to his Majesty, who will then declare his further pleasure.


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that your petitioner's right to lands in Ireland having been already very often examined both in England and Ireland, he most humbly beseecheth your Majestie that he may now at last receive an end of his many yeares' troubles and causeless vexations from your Majestie's own gracious hand, and as a testimony of Your Majestie's royall favour and bountie towards him, by ordering the annexed clause to be inserted, the matter of what he desires being but the same which is granted to all others.

That whereas your Majestie hath already been graciously pleased to afford your petitioner a remedy for recovering his arrears of admeasurement, and withall recommended him for an encouragement and assistance to finish the maps of Ireland. Now for as much as the clause inserted for that purpose is by some accident so penn'd that it answers neither of the said ends, your petitioner prays it may extend to all the lands admeasured by your petitioners as well as to that of the souldiery, your petitioner being able to shew abundant reason for the equitie thereof.

That whereas your petitioner hath formerly laboured night and day for three yeares' space in setting out lands to the souldiery without any recompense, and hath suffered infinite wrongs and damages by reason thereof, he humbly prayes he may have such a consideration for the same out of the moneys by this Act to be raised out of the souldiers for purposes of this nature, as the Lord Lieutenant and councell of Ireland, or any other indifferent persons, to be appointed by your Majestie, shall think fitt.

Whereas your petitioner is settled in some lands wherein the Lord of Gormanstown hath an interest by way of mortgage only, he humbly prayes