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l will not countenance defeat.
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Rather than abandon
my kingdom to Parliament...

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...l would come to terms
with the devil himself.

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Since you came
to the throne, Your Majesty...

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...your armies have persistently
persecuted our Church in lreland.

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And yet, now that your need is great,
you turn to us for help.

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The king"s actions in lreland,
Your Excellency...

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...will seem as nothing should
these Puritans come to power.

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lt is not only the Crown of England
that is in peril, Excellency...

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...all institutions of established order...
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...throughout the countries
of Europe are threatened.

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An lrish army of 20,000 men,
even 1 5,000...

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...would forestall such a threat...
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...and bring this wretched war
to a speedy end.

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l am instructed to say
that His Holiness...

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...would permit an lrish force
to take up arms in this country.

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But there are certain conditions.
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First, the Catholic Church in lreland
must be completely restored...

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...and permitted to practice freely
without interference or oppression.

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Secondly, all Protestant churches
in lreland must be closed...

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...and all Protestant bishops
and ministers removed from office.

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Oh, there are one or two other
minor conditions of little consequence.

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What you demand, Excellency,
would be a betrayal...

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...of my coronation oath
as head of the English Church.

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You have a duty, Charles, to the Crown.
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For without that,
you will be head of nothing!

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May l tell His Holiness
that you will agree to these conditions?

:30:59
You have something to say,
Sir Edward?


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