respective estates, be had taken & disposed of for the vse & benefitt of
the said Com'wealth, and that ye other third parte of their said respective
estates, or other lands to ye proporcon & value thereof (to bee assigned
in such places in Ireland as the Parliam't in order to ye more effectual
settlem' of ye peace of this Nation shall thinke fitt to appoint for that
purpose,) be respectiuely had taken and enioyed by ye wifes and children of
the said persons respectively.
8. That ye deputy gen'll and comission'rs of parliam't have power to
declare, That such person or persons as they shall judge capeable of
ye parliam'ts mercie (not being comprehended in any of ye former
qualifications) who have borne armes against the Parliam't of England or
their forces, and have layd downe armes, or within eight & twenty dayes
after publicacon hereof by ye deputy gen'll of Ireland and ye Comissioners
for ye parliam't, shall lay downe armes & submit to ye power & authoritie
of ye said parliam't & com'wealth as ye same is now established, (by
promising & ingaging to be true to ye same) shal be pardoned for their
liues, but shall forfeit their estates, to the said comonwealth to be
disposed of as followeth (viz.) Two third partes thereof (in three equall
partes to bee diuided) for the vse benefitt & aduantage of ye said
ComOnwealth, and ye other third parte of the said respective states, or
other lands to ye proporcon or value thereof) to bee assigned in such
places in Ireland as the parliam't in order to ye more effectual settlement
of the peace of the Nation shall thinke fitt to appoint for that purpose
(bee enioyed by ye said persons their heires or assigns respectively)
provided, That in case the deputy gen'll Comission'rs or either of them,
shall see cause to give any shorter time than twenty-eight dayes, vnto
any person or persons in armes, or any Guarrison, Castle, or Forte, in
hostilitie against the Parliam't & shall giue notice to such person or
persons in armes or in any Guarrison, Castle or Forte, That all and every
such person & persons who shall not wthin such time as shal be sett downe
in such notice surrender such Guarrison, Castle, or Forte to ye parliam't,
and lay downe armes, shall haue noe advantage of ye time formerly limited
in this Qualificacon.
9. That all and every person & persons who have recided in Ireland at any
time from the first day of October 1641, to ye first of March 1650, and
haue not beene in actuall
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