The next class provided for were known as Innocent Papists, that is Irish proprietors who had been dispossessed 'merely for being papists,' and who had received more or less of an equivalent in Connaught and Clare. Applying for such an equivalent was their own act, and might 'without any injustice' disentitle them to any relief, but they were admitted on equitable grounds. In many cases no doubt there had been only three courses open to them, exile without means to live, starvation at home, or land beyond Shannon. They were now to be capable of restoration to their old estates at any time before May 2, 1661, on condition of surrendering their transplanters' portions to the King to reprise others. Any adventurer or soldier disturbed to make room for the restored Papist was to have a reprise of equal value. In the case of towns 'planted with English, who have considerably improved at their own charges and brought trade and manufacture into that our kingdom and by their settlement there do not a little contribute to the peace and settlement of that country,' the old Roman Catholic proprietors were to have reprise of equal values 'near the said corporations.' The difficulties of doing equal justice to all was acknowledged to be great, but those of the Irish who had acceded to Ormonde's peace and had received land as transplanters were held bound by their own act. Their case was hard, no doubt, but said the King, 'they can no more reasonably expect that we should further relieve them, than our friends in England and Ireland can expect that we should pay back to them all the moneys they were compelled in the evil times to pay for their compositions, which they would have avoided had it been in their power.' Those who had chosen the better part and followed the royal fortunes abroad, Muskerry and many others being named, were to be restored if they had received nothing as transplanters, but adventurers and soldiers in possession were to be first reprised 'out of the remaining forfeited lands undisposed of.' This was all to be done by October 23, 1661. Eighteen peers, including Clanricarde, Westmeath, Clancarty, Mountgarret and Taaffe were specially named for restoration 'without being put to any further proof' along with twenty commoners of whom Richard Bellings was the most remarkable. Orrery had persuaded the English Council, or perhaps had only given them an excuse for declaring, that there was enough undisposed forfeited land to reprise everyone for his losses, and in the meantime the adventurers and soldiers were left in possession. The first to be restored were innocent Protestants and 'those persons termed innocent papists, who never took out any decree or had lands assigned to them in Connaught or Clare.' Innocent Protestants and Papists who had taken out such decrees came next, then the Irish Papists who had constantly served under the King's ensigns abroad.[13] [Sidenote: Recipients of special favour.]