... n. Sir John Byng, desirous of setting these people right, went to Mr. Long, and informed him of the Lord Lieutenant's feeling- on the subject, mnd added that let Mr. Long take what course he would no advantage* would be taken of him. Sir John Byng stated ...

... think it easy to deprive the yeomen of their arms. Their arms, as yeomen, as a public constitutional body, might be taken from them ; but the moment that was done the whole Protestant population would arm themselves. Of this he was assured by hundreds ...