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the King and the deputy you are to be a master- 

 builder, and a master-planter, and reducer of Ireland. 

 To which end, I will trouble you at this time but 

 with three directions. 



The first is, that you have special care of the 

 three plantations. That of the north, which is in 

 part acted ; that of Wexford, which is now in distri 

 bution ; and that of Longford and Letrim, which is 

 now in survey. And take this from me, that the 

 bane of a plantation is, when the undertakers or 

 planters make such haste to a little mechanical 

 present profit, as disturbeth the whole frame and 

 nobleness of the work for times to come. Therefore 

 hold them to their covenants, and the strict ordi 

 nances of plantation. 



The second is, that you be careful of the King s 

 revenue, and by little and little constitute him a good 

 demesne, if it may be, which hitherto is little or 

 none. For the King s case is hard, when every man s 

 land shall be improved in value with increase mani 

 fold and the King shall be tied to his dry rent. 



My last direction, though first in weight, is, that 

 you do all good endeavours to proceed resolutely 

 and constantly, and yet with due temperance and 

 equality, in matters of religion ; lest Ireland civil 

 become more dangerous to us than Ireland savage. 

 So God give you comfort of your place. 



After Sir William Jones s speech : 



I had forgotten one thing, which was this. You 

 may take exceeding great comfort, that you shall 



