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Act of Settlement [1662] and Act of Explanation [1665] (Author: King Charles II)

section 5

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V. But we raised our spirits again with the comfortable assurance that God who had wrought so much for us in England would graciously bring His work to the same perfection in Ireland, and not suffer our good subjects to weep in the one kingdom, whilest they rejoiced in the other, and our satisfaction was much increased when upon conference with several of our good subjects of that nation of quality and interest, who were concerned both as soldiers and adventurers, we found that they had a due sense of the obligations which lay upon our honour and justice; and were very willing, that we should comply with both, [...]