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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76860	The bloody diurnall from Ireland being papers of propositions, orders, an oath, and severall bloody acts, and proceedings of the confederate Catholiques assembled at Kilkenny. Ex: per Phillip: Kearnie Gen: Com. Hiberniæ Cleric		1647 (1647)	Wing B3232; Thomason E386_16; ESTC R201486	3,878	8

THE Bloody Diurnall FROM IRELAND Being Papers of Propositions Orders and Oath and severall bloody Acts and proceedings of the Confederate Catholiques Assembled at KILKENNY Ex per Phillip Kearnie Gen Com. Hiberniae Cleric Printed by the Originall Papers from the Irish Commissioners which wee first Printed at Kilkenny and now Reprinted at LONDON Anno Dom. 1647. I A. B. Doe promise swear● and protest before God and his Saints and his Angells that I well during my life beare true faith and allegience to my Soveraigne Lord Charles by the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland and to his heires and lawfull successors and that I will to my power during my life defend use uphold and maintaine all his and their Just prerogatives Estates and rights the power and priviledges of the Parliament of this realme the Fundamentall lawes of Ireland the free exercise of the Roman-Catholick faith and Religion throughout this Land and the lives just liberties possession Estates and Rights of all those that have taken or shall take this oath and perform● the contents thereof And that I will obey and ratifie all the orders and decrees made and to be made by the Supreame Councell of the confederate Catholiques of this Kingdome concerning the said publique canse and that I wil not seeke or receive directly or indirectly any pardon or protection for any Act don or to be done touching this Generall cause without the Consent of the Major part of the said Councel and that I will not directly or indirectly do any act or acts that shall prejudice the said Cause but wil to the hazard of my life and estate assist prosecute and maintaine the same Moreover I doe further sweare that I wil not except of or submit unto any peace made or to be made with the said Confederate Catholiques without the consent and approbation of the Generall Assembly of the said Confederate Catholiques and for the preservation and strengthning of the association and Vnion of this Kingdome that upon any peace or Accomodation to be made or concluded with the said Confederate Catholiques as aforesaid I will to the uttermost of my power insist upon and maintaine the ensuing Propositions until a Peace as aforesaid be made and the matters to be agreede upon in the Articles of Peace be established and secured by Parliament So helpe me God and his holy Gospel THE PROPOSITIONS MENTIONED IN THE Foresaid Oath FIrst that the Roman Catholiques of both Clergy and laytie in their severall capacities have the free and publique exercise of the Roman Catholick Religion and function throughout the Kingdome in as full lustre and splendor as it was in the Raigne of King Henry the seventh or any other Catholique King his predecessors Kings of England and Lords of Ireland either in Ireland or in England Secondly that the secular Clergy of Ireland viz. Primates Arch-Bishops Bishops Ordinaries Deanes Deanes and Chapters Arch-Deacons Prebendaries and other Dignitaries and all other Pastors of the secular Clergy and their respective successors shall have and enjoy all and all mannor of Jurisdictions priviledges immunities in full ample manner as the Roman Catholique secular Clergy had or injoyned the same within this Realme at any time during the Raigne of the late King Henry the seventh sometimes King of England and Lord of Ireland any law declaration of law statute power or Authority whatsoever to the contrary notwithstanding Thirdly that all lawes and statutes made since the twentieth yeare of King Henry the Eight whereby any restraint penalty or other restriction whatsoever is or may be laid upon any of the Roman Catholiques either of the Clergy or of the Laitie for such their free exercise of the Roman Catholique Religion within this Kingdome and of their severall functions Jurisdictions and priviledges may bee repealed renewed and declared void in the next Parliament by one or more Acts of Parliament to be past therein Fourthly that the Primats Arch-Bishops Bishops Ordinaries Deanes Deanes and Chapters Arch-Deacons Chancellors Treasurers Chantors Provosts-Wardens of Collegiat Churches Prebendaries and other Dignitaries Parsons Vicers and other Pastors of the Roman Catholique secular Clergy and their respective successors shall have hold and enjoy all the Churches and Church-livings in as large ample manner as the late protestant Clergy respectively enjoyed the same on the first day of October in the yeare of our Lord God 1641. together with all the profits emoluments perquisites Liberties and other rights to their respective Sees and Churches belonging as well in all places now in the possession of the Confederate Catholiques as also in all other places that shall be recovered by the said confederate Catholiques From the adverse party within this Kingdome saving to the Roman Catholique Laitie their respective Rights according to the lawes of the Land Ex. per Philippum Kearnie Gen. Com. Hiberniae Cleric By the Generall Assembly of the Confederate Catholicks of IRELAND WHereas the Confederate Roman Catholicks of Ireland have been forced to take Armes for the necessary defence and preservation of their Religion plotted by many foul practises endeavoured to be quite suppressed by the Puritan faction as also for the defence safeguard and maintenance of his Majesties regall power iust prerogatives and rights invaded upon by the Malignant Parliamentary partie of England Irel and Scot. and for the preservation of the Religion lives liberties possessions estates and rights of the said Confederat Catholiques have to that effect heretofore taken an Oath of Association in Declaration and firme binding of a reall and unanimous union among them for the effects aforesaid Now for asmuch as this generall Assembly upon some late distractions happened have thought fit to take and accordingly have taken with an addition thereunto made by this house the said Oath of Association de Novo It is therefore this day ordered that all and every person● and persons of the Confederate Catholiques within the Kimgdome of Ireland and all other person or persons that shall hereafter adhear unto their partie as a Confederat shall for the better assurance of their adhearing fidelity and constancy to the publique cause take de Novo the said Oath with the addition thereunto made by this generall Assembly and any person or persons of the Confederate Catholiques aforesaid of what degree condition or quality whatsoever failing or refusing to take the same to be deemed and reputed a traytor and hereby is declared a traytor to God his King and countrey and as a person marked with that odius taint to be proceeded against and dealt with all and to the end noe man might pretend ignorance of the Oath aforesaid or want of tender of the same unto him It is further ordered that all Superiors of the secular Clergie shall cause all those under their power and within their respective districts Diocesses and Iurisdictions to take the Oath aforesaid in manner folowing videlicet that every Parish-Priest administer the same in his and their

respective Churches or other publique place to be appointed by such parish-priest throughout the kingdome and every person of ranke and quality within every such parish to signe and subscribe his name adding thereto the place of his habitation in a Roll of parchment to that Oath which Roll the said parish-priest is hereafter to return signed likwise and sealed by himselfe to the Ordinary● of the Diocess wherein the said Parish lyeth who is to keepe the same in his Treasury and to transmit and certifie a true Copie thereof within three months next ensuing unto the office of the Clerk of the Generall Assembly under his Episcopale seale there to be kept and the like course the Regulars for those under their rule are to observe And each Generall or other Commander in chiefe appointed or to be appointed to conduct or lead any Army or Armies under the power of the Confederat Catholiques and all and every Colonell Captain or other officer and his and their respective under-officers is to take the said Oath which Oath the Chaplain-Major of such Army or Armies is aswell unto them as unto all others the officers and Commanders of such Army or Armies whereof he is Chaplain unto al the souldiers in such Army respectively to administer returning in manner as before express'd rols of the names of those that shall take the said Oath adding their names the place of their habitation respectively as aforesaid And it is further ordered that all and every Magistrate and officer aswell within Citties and Townes Corporate as likewise all manner of officers of what name condition or degree either in the Marshall or Civill List within the Quarters of the Confederate Catholiques shall upon the taking of any such imployment sweate and take the Oath of Association aforesaid otherwise not to be admitted in any such publick trust or imployment And all and every Magistrate or other officer of what nature name or condition what soever already in authority or intrusted from the Confederate Catholiques in any imployment either Civill or Martiall that shall faile or refuse to take the Oath aforesaid to be immediatly upon such refusall displaced put from Cmmand power office or imployment among the said confederat Catholiques to be treated with proceeded against as an enemy in manner as before declared And for asmuch as grievous and dayly complaints are made against the Commanders and Officers of the Army for their contempts and disobedience to the orders of such as are placed in authority or in the government of the Kingdome to prevent the like in the future by the tye and obligation of obedience by the aforesaid Oath impofed It is further ordered that no manner of Commander of what degree soever in any the Army or Armies of the Kingdome shall receive or be paid either for any past arreares or future means to accru from the publique unto him or them respectively until such Commander or Commanders officer or Officers doe produce his and their certificat respectively of taking the Oath aforesaid And it is further ordered declared that no person or persons of what degree or quality so ever shall be admitted to sue impleade or shall have any other iudgement sentence or decre in any court or courts Iudicatures or Iudicatures what soever either spirituall or temporall within the Quarters of the Confederat Catholiques before such person or persons first take the said Oath of Association and that they not taking or refusing to take the said oath of Association shall be a sufficient plea in Barr and shall abate the suit or suits of any such person or persons whatsoever And the Superiors and other persons aforesaid of secular and regular Clergie intrusted to administer the said Oath of Association and to returne rolls as before declared are injoyned as they Tender the Publique good of Ireland and of the Catholique cause duly and effectually to pursue and observe the contents of this order and least heerin they or any of them should prove negligent those to be intrusted in authority and with the government of the Kingdome by this Assembly are upon such failer by issuing of Commissions to such whom they shall thinke fit to trust or by some other meanes to prescribe a Course whereby the said Oath of Association shall be generally taken by all the Confederat Catholiques of Ireland in manner as before expressed and declared Given at Kilkenny the 12 of March 1647. Ex. per Philippum Kearnie Gen. Com. Hiberniae Cler. FINIS