Whereas , by the direction from Us the Lord Lieutenant , several Fire-Arms have been lately seized upon , in which our direction , there was an exception of the Fire-arms belonging to Archvishops , Bishops , Peers of the Realm , Priby Councellours , his Majesties Judges , and Officers and Souldiers , Members of his Majesties Army : And whereas the end of seizing the said Armes was only , as to remove Armes out of the hands of persons , who upon occasion might make ill use of them , to the disturvance of the Publick Peace , so to prescrive a course for placing Arms in the hands of Persons known to ve well affected to his Majesties Government , and to the Peace of the Kingdom : We therefore have resolved at this Board , that in the restitution of the said fire-arms , these rules be observed .

First , That every person to whom any of the said Arms shall be restored , shall before such restitution made to him produce to the person or persons restoring the said Armes a Certificate under the hand of the Lord Archvishop or Bishop of the Diocess wherein such Person resides , and that grounded upon Certificate to be made to the said Lord Archvishop or Bishop under the hand and Scal of the lawful Minister of the Parish wherein such Person resides as aforesaid , or some other lawful Minister within the Diocess that such Person did within six moneths last past before restitution of the said Armes , receive the blessed Sacrament of the Communion , according to the form prescribed by the Church of Ireland .

Secondly , That as to every other person that shall desire restitution of his Arms , upon application made by such Person to us the Lord Lieutenant such order shall be given therein , as we shall find the case to require .

And the Lords Presidents of the several Provinces of Munster and Connaght , or in their or any of their absence , the Vice-Presidents of the said respective Provinces , and the respective Governors of the several Counties in Leinster and Ulster , where particular Governors are , and in such Counties in Leinster or Ulster where no particular Governors are , the respective persons who were employed in the seizing of the said Armes , or any two , or more of them upon application made unto them , by the person or persons , whose names have been taken from them as aforesaid , are to give order for restitution of the said Armes , observing therein the said rules herein formerly prescribed , And whereas we are informed , That several persons , ( not excepted in the said general directions of Us the Lord Lieutenant for seizing the said Armes as aforesaid ) ha be concealed their Armes , and not delivered them up to the persons entrusted by Us the Lord Lieutenant in that behalf , We do hereby Order , that in case any such person or persons shall not before the tenth day of September next produce the said Armes so concealed and not delivered up as aforesaid , that is to say , in the Probintes of Munster and Connaght to the said respectibe Presidents or Vice-Presidents , and in the several Counties in Leinster and Ulster , Where particular Governors are , to such respective Governors , and in such Counties in Leinster and Ulster where no particular Governors are to the said persons formerly entrusted to seize the same , or to any two or more of them , then upon such failer , all such Armes so concealed and after the said tenth day of September next to be found , are to be seized on ( viz. ) by direction of the said respective Presidents , and Vice-Presidents in the said Province of Munster and Connaght , and as to the other parts of the Realm by the persons formerly entrusted to seize the same or any of them , and to cause the said Armes to be put into His Majesties next adjoyning stores , where they are to remain and not to be delivered out without special and particular direction from Us the Lord Lieutenant in that behalf . And we hereby pray and require the said Lords Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the said Provinces , and the other persons hereby appointed for restoring the said Armes as aforesaid respectively to cause exact Lists to be made containing the Names of the Persons to whom the said Armes shall be restored , the places of their Residence , and the Number and Quality of the Armes so restored , to every of them , and to return unto Us the Lord Lieutenant , Duplicats of the said List under their respective hands with all convenient speed .