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third, provided ffor Leinster or Munster side, because Ullster did not begin, and therefore Leinster could not want it on that side.
Whereuppon the ninth resolve was made use of at the time of drawing and setling of the provinciall lotts, and fully served the end for which it was appointed, which, being accomplished for the same, can not be properly now received as applyed.
That it was soe, and soe understood, it alsoe appeareth by the proceedings of the agents of Munster and Leinster to subdivision, in that the committee did divide Cranagh and Galmoy with the lott of Munster, as by the first resolve of the committee doeth appeare.
And in that the committee of Leinster did divide Orier and Ffewes with the lott of Leinster, as by the 3rd and 6th resolve of that committee may appeare. But that the supplement of Gaultier and Middlethird, on Munster side, was made use of, doeth noe where appeare.
That the provinciall lotts thus made was confirmed, itt doeth appeare by the third resolve of that Councill.
And that the subdivisionall lotts of the severall provinces was allsoe approved, appeares by the last vote of that Councill.
That the provinciall division there made was equall itt is clear, because the regiments in each province, by the estimate of debt and creditt then taken, were equally provided for.
If, therefore, any regiments of the army doe by that estimate fall short of what is due unto them by the Act, what is wanting thereof must be made up, with equallity to all, out of the next adjacent lands, from such regiments and lots only as shall appeare to have more land then, uppon an exact accompt of debt and creditt, shall be found due, proportionably with the whole army, as by the 10th resolve.
The querrie then being, uppon such exact accompt, which regiments or lotts doe want, and which doe abound, it will followe, that such as doe neither want nor abound must not be disturbed, otherwise there could be noe end in the making of provinciall lotts.
In making of provinciall lots, subdivisionall lotts must follow, soe far as they could be practized, to promote the settlement of the army; and accordingly three divisionall lotts in Munster, and two in Leinster, were practized, as by the printed resolves of the committee of both provinces may appeare.
