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By the Lords Iustices and Councell.
W. Parsons. John Borlase.
WHereas a Petition hath been preferred unto Us by divers Lords and Gen∣tlemen of the English Pale, in behalf of themselvs and the rest of the Pale, and other the old English of this Kingdome,* 1.1 shewing that whereas a late Conspiracy of Treason is discovered of ill-affected persons of the old Irish, & that there∣upon a Proclamation was published by Us; where∣in among other things, it is declared that the said Conspiracy was perpetrated by Irish papists with∣out distinction of any; and they doubting that by those generall words of Irish Papists, they might seem to be involved, though they declare themselves confident that We did not intend to conclude them therein, in regard they are none of the old Irish, nor of their faction, or confederacy; but are altogether averse and opposite to all their designes, and all o∣thers of like condition; We doe therefore to give them full satisfaction, hereby declare and publish to to all His Majesties good Subjects in this Kingdom, That by the words, Irish Papists, VVe intended on∣ly such of the old meer Irish in the Province of Ul∣ster,