THAT in all Bills hitherto prepar'd in this Honorable House , for applying the Forfeited Estates in Ireland to the Use of the War , there has been special Provision made to preserve the Articles of Lymmerick , Gallway , and all other Articles , and Agreements made upon the surrender to their Majesties of any City , Town , Fort , or Garrison in Ireland , and also all the Declarations and Proclamations relating to that Kingdom Issued out by His Majesty during the War there in their full force ; But by the Preamble and Vesting Words of the said Bill , there is , as humbly conceived , so great a latitude of construction left , that it may become very doubtful , if such as are compriz'd within the said Articles , and are in due form adjudg'd so to be , and have thereupon reversed their Outlawries , and such others as upon other good and equitable Grounds , and Reasons appearing to His Majesty , have also actually reversed their Outlawries , shall be Exempted from the Penalties of said Bill , It is therefore Humbly Submitted to the Consideration of this Honorable House , if it may not be Reasonable to Insert in the said Bill an Excepting Clause , in favor of all such as have reversed their Outlawries .

THAT of those Entitled to the Benefit of the said Articles , there are some , who as such , have so lately had their Adjudications , that they have not as yet had time to Reverse their Outlawries . Some likewise who have long since Exhibited their Claims , to the said Articles , and ( though no default of theirs ) are still Kept in Suspence Without being Heard or Adjudg'd , so that their Attainders continue still unreversed ; some who have been duly adjudged in Ireland , to be Comprized within Articles , and have thereupon Reversed their Outlawries there , are Outlaw'd in England for the same Crime , and have not had time to Reverse the said Outlawries in England . Some comprized within Articles , others Entitled to Declarations and Proclamations , who are not as yet attainted , if hereafter attainted on account of the late War in Ireland , are by the said Bill Disabled from ever Reversing the same , and all and every of these will as conceived be utterly Foreclosed if not specially provided for in the said Bill .

THAT upon passing a late Act of Parliament in Ireland , to prevent the Reversing of Outlawries for Treason there , it having been Evidently made out , that of those Outlaw'd there for Treason commited in that Kingdom during the late War , there are some who never were in that Kingdom , some who have not been there at any time during the said War , some who were Infants and utterly incapable of being any way concern'd in the same . There was special Provision made by Name for such of the said Persons , and others , as then made their Application , whereby they may at any time after Reverse their said Outlawries , so unduly had against them , notwithstanding the said Act , but by this Bill all these Persons shall in like manner , become for ever foreclosed and loose the benefit of the Provision made for them in the said Act , if not specially provided for .

MANY also in that Kingdom Entitled to their Estates by their Early submission to the Government , pursuant to Declarations , and Proclamations , &c. whilst under the Kings Protection , and daily to be seen there , most of them never in Arms , nor any other way concern'd in the late War , but as suffering Spectators , were promiscuously Outlaw'd without any regard of Sex , Age , or Condition ; many amongst them being Infants , Men Superannuated , and Bedridden , Persons under Bayle upon their Indictments : Some in Custody of the very Sheriffs in the Countryes where they were Proclaim'd , others in the Kings Bench Prison , sundry for being only in Civil Employments , so that though the Laws for Outlawries be the same in Ireland , that they are in England , the Method used there for attainting , was so far from agreeing with that in England , that it was altogether contrary to the 〈…〉 course of Justice . By the said Bill all the said Persons are not only for ever foreclosed from bringing 〈…〉 of their said Attainders in question , to have their Tryals , or be restored to their Properties , but even the small fruits of their Industry acquired since then , are to be forfeited .

IT is therefore Humbly Offered to Consideration , that these being the most Innocent , and the most Inoffensive Persons in the said Kingdom , during the said late War , and the Readiest and Earliest in their Obedience , such Provision may be made for them in the said Bill , as to this Honorable House may be thought Reasonable .