A COPY OF A LETTER which Master Speaker is ordered by the Commons house of Parliament, to send to the Members of that House, that are now Residing in their several Counties, to further the Advancement of the Adventure for IRELAND.  
SIR,  
BY the appointment of the House of Commons, I am to let you know, that they have sent unto the sheriff of your County, both the Acts concerning the speedy reducing the Rebels in Ireland, and likewise the Names of such Members of this House, as have subscribed here in London to this Adventure, and the sums they have adventured; requiring him together with the Justices of Peace of the same County, to communicate the same with the best advantage in the several divisions, and that no encouragement might be wanting to a work so Pious in itself, so necessary to the Peace of both kingdoms and to the establishing and assuring the true Protestant Religion therein, and so beneficial to such well-affected Persons as shall adventure. They have commanded me to require you to repair to the sheriff, and to assist him the best ways you can, to encourage and advance this work, and not doubting of your public affections, they assure themselves, that you apprehend the necessity and consequence of the work so nearly, that you will with such alacrity, as becomes a business of this Nature; Propound your own Example to the Gentry, and other well-affected persons of your County, and subscribe to the Adventure in such a Proportion, as may best stand with your own Occasions; not having more to say, but that the House will expect an account from you herein, I rest.  
I. April, 1642.   

A copy OF A LETTER which Master Speaker is ordered by the Commons House of Parliament, to send to the several Sheriffs of this kingdom.  
SIR,  
BY order of the House of Commons, I am directed to give you notice that divers well affected persons to the publque good have under-written great sums of money for the speedy reducing of the Irish Rebels to their obedience to his majesty, and the crown of England, and for the advancing of a business of so general concernment, and tending not only to the common good of both kingdoms, & the settling of the true Protestant Religion there, but to the particular advantage of the Adventurers; The House doth hold fit to leave no way omitted, that may advance and further so good a work. And for that purpose have commanded me herewith to send you two Articles of Parliament made for the stating of the Rebels Lands upon the Adventurers according to the proportion of their respective adventures. And likewise the names of such Members of the House who have already subscribed to this Adventure, and the sums they have adventured, which they have done to the intent you should communicate the same for the better encouragement of others for following their pious examples, and therefore they have commanded me to recommend it unto your best care, that you together with the Justices of Peace (to whom you are to give notice of this Letter) may in your several divisions communicate the same to men of the best quality of your county, and use your best diligence to persuade them to contribute to so necessary a work, which (with God's assistance) is not only a most ready and likely way to reduce the Rebels, and secure the peace and safety of this kingdom, but to retribute an ample benefit to the Adventurers. And you are likewise to signify unto them that who shall subscribe and interest themselves in this Adventure, they are conceived by the House of Commons to be persons heartily affected to the public weal. Sir, your careful endeavours in this service will be very acceptable to the House, and so I rest.   

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