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BY THE LORD DEPUTY AND COUNCIL.  
TYRCONNELL.  
WHEREAS we are informed that several disaffected persons within this His Majesty's Kingdom, have been of late very industrious by false Reports, and malicious Insinuations, to suggest to many of His Majesty's Loyal Subjects, as if we His Majesty's Chief Governor intended to Govern under His Majesty here, otherwise than by the known Law of this Land of Ireland, and as if some of His Majesty's Loyal Subjects should stand in hazard of being disturbed and disquieted in their just Liberties, Properties and other Rights due to them by Law, which Calumnies Have been heighttened and encouraged some few fiery Spitits in the Pulpits, by taking upon them to treat of Matters that do not lie within their Province; for which Aspersions there was not the least ground, but the perverse honour and wicked Principles of the Authors, since His Sacred Majesty hath given all His Subjects frequent assurances of His Gracious Resolutions to Govern them by Law, and to Protect them in their respective Properties and Privileges according to Law, Which Resolutions of His said Majesty He has given us His Deputy in particular charge of observe and signify to all His Subjects. For the removing therefore of all Fears and jealousies proceeding from such scandalous suggestions from the Hearts of His Majesty's Subjects here, and for quiting the Minds of the People: And to the end that all His Majesty's Good and Loyal Subjects may with cheerfulness apply themselves to their particular Concerns, Trade and Vocation: We the Lord Deputy and Council Do hereby Publish and Declare, That We will, by the Grace of God, apply all Our Care and Industry to yield exact and perfect Obedience to His Majesties said Commands: and do hereby Publish and Declare in His Majesty's behalf, that We shall take diligent Care that all His Majesty's Subjects within this Kingdom, of what persuasion in Religion or Degree, whatsoever they be, shall be Protected in their Just Rights and Properties due to them by Law, and in the free Exercise of their Religion, provided they persevere in their Duty and Allegiance to His Majesty, without giving any occasion of Disturbance to the Peace of the Kingdom. And for the further Preservation of the public Peace of this Realm, We do Charge and Require all Persons whatsoever, to forbear speaking any undutiful or irreverend Expressions of His Majesty's Sacred Person or Government. And We do Require all His Majesty's judges, justices, Magistrates, and Officers, to take particular Care that all persons that shall be discovered to be guilty of spreading such scandalous Reports, or using such malicious Insinuations, shall be prosecuted according to the utmost rigour of the Law, To the end the just Punishment to be inflicted upon them, may terrify others from committing the like Crime.  
Given at the Council-Chamber in Dublin the 21 th' Day of February, 1686. 

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Dublin, Printed by Andrew Crook and Samuel Helsham Assigns of Benjamin took, Printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty; And reprinted at Edinburgh by the Heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Sacred Majesty, Anno Dom. 1687.