Letter to Castlehaven

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Right honorable our very good Lo:
vnderstanding of a Proclamacion (which Wee never could come to the light of) set forth by his Majestie Comanding vs to lay downe our Armes, In obedience thervnto Wee performed accordingly and thervppon imployed Lt. Collonell Read vnto the Lord Justices that Cessation of Armes might bee of all sides vntill Wee wer informed vppon what grounds and conditions Wee should bee received since which time the Army came forth from Dublin pillaged and burned both our owne howses and our Tenants not haveing once received answeare, wherefore our humble request into your Lordship is (soe it may bee without inconvenience to your Person) that you will bee please to moove vnto the State in the behalfe of vs the vnited Lords to bee licenced to meete by a certaine time in some convenient place where Wee may drawe vpp our greivances to bee presented to his Majestie and in the meane time a Cessation of Armes ma y to bee continued and noe hostile act perpetrated which by theis presents Wee fully authorize your Lordshipp to doe, and doe vnder take that the vnited Lords will approove the same for which favour you will oblidge vs to bee.
Your lordshipps most humble servants
Gormanston
Slane
Nettervill
Exr per Ma: Barry
Dated 16 March 1641
For the right honorable our
very good Lord the Earle
of Castlehaven
theise

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Coppy
16 March 1641
Letter from vnited Lords
to the Earle of Castlehauen