[U#: Another document from the general stream of correspondence about our Palatine immigrants between 1714 and 1719 - mostly sequential from hereon. Tedious at times, but I think mostly instructive when viewed as an entire package of important correspondence.... Thank goodness for the industry of TENISON GROVES] ***START HERE*** Entry Book of King's & Queen's Letters and Reports &c Vol 20 1E-2-11 pp 273 274 with List pp 275 276 To the Honourable the Commons of Great Britain The Humble Petition of the Trustees for Settling the poor Palatines in IRELAND Sheweth That your Petitioners were constituted Trustees in the year 1709 by Letters Patent from her late Majesty Queen Anne for settling several families of Poor PALATINES in Ireland which They pursuant to their trust effected, And there are now 213 Families who industriously follow their several occupations, especially in propagating Hemp, which was what they were principally directed to make the object of their industry. They are at present very well settled on several Gentlemen's Estates, and have Freeholds, by which they are become a great strengthening to the Protestant interest of this nation, but their misfortune was, that being Strangers, they were ignorant of their being obliged to take the Oaths prescribed by the Act for the Naturalization of Foreign Protestants, passed in the 7th year of the reign of our late most gracious Sovereign Queen Anne, and the Act being repealed before the Trustees could effectually settle them on their Freeholds, They are not now capable of enjoying them, though they are become Members of our Church, and constant Communicants therewith, and have since likewise taken the Oaths, Though the time prescribed by the Act was elapsed. The undernamed TRUSTEES do therefore most humbly beseech this most honourable House, That a time may be allowed them, A List whereof is hereunto annexed, to all the benefits intended by that Act. And your Petitioners will ever Pray &c Will. Dublin Bridrick, Canc. T. Southwell Isaac Manley, Anthony Barkey, Robt Curtis Saml Walton, Tho. Quin _________________ Dublin Castle July 19th 1715 May it please your Excellency the humble Petition of the Trustees for settling the Palatines in this Kingdom We take leave to inform your Excellency, That the matters of fact are truly stated in the petition, and recommend the case of these poor people to your Excellencie's protection. We conceive their Trustees desire nothing but what is very reasonable, and will necessarily strengthen the Protestant interest in Ireland, a consideration which we know, cannot fail to oblige your Excellency to give them your assistance, We are your Excellencie's most humble servants Will. Dublin Jo. Tuam Kildare To his Excellency Charles Earl of Sunderland Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ***END HERE*** That's all for now Bye bye