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A53434 A declaration of the Lord Lieutenant General of Ireland. Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688. 1648 (1648) Wing O441A; ESTC R214477 2,446 9

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A DECLARATION OF THE LORD LIEVTENANT GENERALL OF IRELAND DIEV ET MON DROIT HONI SOIT QVI MAL Y PENSE Printed at Corck in the yeare 1648. and are to be sold at Roches building BY THE LORD LIEVTENANT GENERALL OF IRELAND ORMOND TO prevent the too frequent prejudices incident through jealousies distrusts and misconstructions to all undertakings Wee accompt it not the least worthy our labour upon the instant of our Arrivall to prepare this people whose welfare Wee contend for with a right understanding of those intentions in Us which in Order to his Maiesties service Wee desire may terminate in their good To enumerate the severall reasons by which Wee were induced for preservation of the Protestant Religion and the English interest to leave the City of Dublin and other his Maiesties Garrisons then under our power in this Kingdome in the hands of those intrusted by his two Houses of Parliament were to set forth a Narative in place of a manifest It may suffice to be knowne that those Transactions had for one mayne ground this Confidence That by being under the power of the Houses they would upon a happy expected Composure of Affaires in England revert unto and be revested in his Maiestie as his proper right But having found how contrary to the inclinations of the well affected to his Maiesties restauration in England the Power of that Kingdome hath unhappily devolved to hands imployed onely in the Art and labour of pulling downe and subverting the Fundamentalls of Monarchy with whom a pernicious Partie in this Kingdome doe equally Sympathize Cooperate And being filled with a deepe sence of the dutie and obligations that are upon Us strictly to imbrace all oportunities of imploying our endeavours towards the recovery of his Maiesties iust rights in any part of his Dominions Having observed the Protestant Army in the Province of Mounster by speciall providence discovering the Arts and practizes used to intangle the members thereof in ingagements as directly contrary to their duties towards God man as to their intentions and resolutions to have found meanes to manifest the Candor Integrity thereof in a disclaimer of any obedience to or concurrence with those powers or persons which have so grosely varyed even their owne professed principles of preserving his Maiesties Person and rights by confining him under a most strict Imprisonment his Maiestie also vouchsafing graciously to accept the declaration of the said Army as an eminent and seasonable expression of their fidelity toward him and in testimony thereof having layd his Commands upon us to make our repayre unto this Province to discharge the duties of our place Wee have as well in obedience thereunto as in pursuance of our owne duty and desire to advance his Maiesties service resolved to evidence our approbation and esteeme of the proceedings of the said Army by publishing unto the world our like determination in the same ensueing particulers And accordingly Wee professe and declare First to improve our utmost endeavours for the settlement of the Protestant Religion according to the example of the best Reformed Churches Secondly to defend the King in his Prerogatives Thirdly to maintaine the Priviledges and Freedome of Parliament and the Libertie of the Subiects That in Order hereunto Wee shall oppose to the hazard of our lives those Rebells of this Kingdome who shall refuse their Obedience to his Maiestie upon such Termes as Hee hath thought fit by us to require it And Wee shall endeavour to the utmost the suppressing of that Jndependent-Party who have thus fiercely laboured the extirpation of the true Protestant Religion The ruine of our Prince The dishonour of Parliament and the Vassaladge of our Fellow Subiects against all those who shall depend upon them or adhere unto them And that this our undertaking might not appeare obnoxious to the Trade of England but that Wee desire a firme union and Agreement be preserved betwixt us Wee doe likewise declare that Wee will continue free trafique and Comerce with all his Maiesties good Subiects of England And that Wee will not in the least manner preiudice any of them that shall have recourse to our Harbours either in their bodyes shipps or goods nor shall Wee take any thing from them without payment of ready money for the same And now that by his Maiesties said Command Wee have proceeded to reenter upon the worke of his service in this Province Wee conceive no higher Testimonie can be given of his Maiesties acceptation or of the estimation Wee beare about Us towards their Proceedings then by resorting unto them in person with His Maiesties Authority and exhibiting unto them the incouragement and satisfaction they may receive in this assurance That as Wee beare an especiall regard to their present undertakings and performances accompanyed with a reall Sence of their former sufferings So least there should any advantage be derived unto those who indeavour to improve all oportunities of sowing sedition and distrust by this suggestion that the former differences in Iudgement and opinion which have induced persons to serve diversly under His Majesty and the Parliament will occasion prejudice or ill resentments to arise towards such Persons as have not formerly concurred in Iudgement with others in His Maiesties service Wee doe declare that Wee are quallified with speciall power and authority from His Majestie to assure them that no distinction shall be made in any such Consideration but that all persons now interested and engaged in this Cause shall be reflected upon with equall fervour and regard And that Wee shall make it our endeavours so to improve and confirme His Majesties Gracious disposure towards them as that Wee will never call to memorie any past difference in opinion Judgement Action or Profession to the preiudice of any Member of this Army or any person relating to it but on the contrary shall be very ready to attest our good affections towards them in the discharge of such good Offices as shall be in our power In returne whereof Wee shall onely expect their perseverance in their present ingagements for his Maiesties service with such allacrity constancy and affection as may suit with their late publique declaration Professions To whom Wee desire this assurance also may be inculcated That as Wee shall in the future use our utmost care diligence to provide for their preservation from the like hardships to those they have formerly undergone So Wee have already imployed our best industry and endeavours for the settlement of such a course as we may with most reason hope will in these uncertaine times produce a constant competent Subsistance for them enabling them to make such a progresse in their present undertakings as may with the accomplishment of the great ends thereof establish their owne honour and content Thus much Wee have thought fit to publish unto the world to furnish it with an evidence of strong conviction against Us if We ever swerve to the best of our power from the iust wayes of maintaining the true Protestant Religion the honour and interest of His Sacred Maiestie the iust rights of Parliament the Liberties of the Subiects and the safety quiet welfare of the people intrusted to our Care 6. Octob. 1648.