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for a time, not definite, except it be in some prin 

 cipal towns and precincts, after the manner of some 

 French edicts, seemeth to me to be a matter war 

 rantable by religion, and in policy of absolute neces 

 sity. And the hesitation in this point, I think, hath 

 been a great casting back of the affairs there. 

 Neither if any English papist or recusant shall, for 

 liberty of his conscience, transfer his person, family, 

 and fortunes thither ; do I hold it a matter of danger, 

 but expedient to draw on undertaking, and to further 

 population. Neither if Rome will cozen itself, by 

 conceiving it may be in some degree to the like 

 toleration in England, do I hold it a matter of any 

 moment ; but rather a good mean to take off the 

 fierceness and eagerness of the humour of Rome, 

 and to stay further excommunications or interdic 

 tions for Ireland. But there would go hand in hand 

 with this, some course of advancing religion indeed, 

 where the people is capable thereof; as the sending 

 over some good preachers, especially of that sort 

 which are vehement and zealous persuaders, and 

 not scholastical, to be resident in principal towns ; 

 endowing them with some stipends out of her 

 majesty s revenues, as her majesty hath most religi 

 ously and graciously done in Lancashire : and the 

 recontinuing and replenishing the college begun at 

 Dublin, the placing of good men to be bishops in the 

 sees there, and the taking care of the versions of 

 bibles and catechisms, and other books of instruction, 

 into the Irish language ; and the like religious 

 courses, both for the honour of God, and for the 



