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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90180	The declaration of His Excellency the Lord Marquis of Ormond Lord Deputy of Ireland, and Generall of all the forces in that kingdome for the King. Together with the Lord Inchequeene, and all the rest of the Kingdome; concerning the death of His Sacred Majesty, who was murdered at White-Hall, the 30. of Ianuary; by an usurped power of the Commons of England, as they call themselves. Likewise their intentions to crown Prince Charles King, and ingage in His quarrell against England. To which is added the reasons, which moved them to joyne with the Irish Rebles as they call them in England. Published by speciall command.	Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.	1648 (1648)	Wing O442; Thomason E544_13; ESTC R205996	4,318	9

Association made between us and the Catholick Irish we do declare to stop the mouths of some who peradventure will endeavour to lay false scandals upon us calling us Papists which is very well known we were never of that Religion but alwayes Protestants as may an●●ere by our proceedings against them which may be a large testimony that we do not allow of their Profession nor will ever enlarge the Popes Dominions and Romish Hierarchy the reason why we entred into League and confedenacy with them is as followeth viz. We finding their reall intentions and often protested principles were to submit and live under the ancient rule and Government of a King and that it was never their desire to live under any other then our late deceased King Charles and his lawfull successor and successors who is the noble and illustrious Prince Charles now Charles the second and is by birth right to succeed his deceased Father And that the only thing for which at first they did promote the Irish Wars was for no oother and but to preserve the liberty of their consciences which they were informed by some cvill instruments they should be very suddenly deprived of which made such an impression in them that they were resolved rather to hazard their lives then prejudice their Consciences which they did beleeve all good Christians ought to do But for altering their Government and rovolting from their and our King to make this Nation Subjects to the Pope as it hath all along been supposed was never their intentions more then to allow him supremacy in Ecclesiasticall matters which belong only to themselves as some of the principles of their Religion We having therefore found in them so much integrity to the Kings cause and so much willingnesse to hazard their lives and fortunes for him as becomes true Subjects we could not either in reason not conscience but accept their offer injoyning with us to Crown and settle our lawfull King Charles the second who is now in a low condition kept from his Right of Inheritance by the basest and meanest Mechanicks in all the English Nation and also the worst and desperatest Rebels that ever lookt upon the Sun who durst to act an open murder upon their gracious Soveraigne Wee hope what we have here exprest concerning our Confederacy and League with our fellow Subjects of Ireland will give any true subject or honest man satisfaction and for Rebels we care not by whose assistance as an immediate meanes we doubt not to inthrowne our King and dissolve that Rebell nest fitting at Westm who take so much authority upon them affirming themselves to be the highest Court of Indiceture upon earth when it is well knowne there 's no Nobleman not scarce a Gent amongst them but low bred fellowes and most of them men of broken fortunes laying aside what they have by injustice robd the Kingdome of and extorted from true and loyall Subjects Now to declare further what is our true and unfeigned Resolutions and wherefore we doe ingage to prevent misunderstanding and stop the mouthes of those who would peradventure calumniate us with false aspersions blemish our integrity by lies and forgeries and fained Chemera's of their own braine-sick inventing wee say upon the saith of Christians that we have no other ends but according to this Declaration to prosecure our allegiance in furthering our Soveraignes cause and the establishing his Royall Person in the Dominious which did of right belong to his late Father viz. 1. We will to the utmost of our power as becomes loyall Subjects endeavour to Crowne and settle our gracious King CHARLES the II. in all his three Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland and to that end wee have advanced an Army for his said Majesties service and will hazzard our lives and fortunes His Royall Person to defend and keepe against all violence treasonable and treacherous attempts which may be by the English Rebels or any other at any time made against him his Crowne dignity and Regall authority or to the dimishing of any of his Kingly titles by any pretended power of Parliament whatsoever 2ly That wee doe not intend to introduce any Arbitrary Government which may inslave our fellow Subjects of England but onely to bring such who be in Rebellion to due Obedience according as their allegiancebinds them to their naturall liege Lord and King 3ly That we doe not intend to violate the fundamentall Lawes and Constitutions of any the 3. Kingdomes but shall be carefull to keep and preserve them as the greatest good belonging to all our fellow Subjects 4ly We doe declare that we will ever stand and be firmely and Really for the true Protestant Religion and shall not admit of any other Church government likewise for the just Rights Freedomes and Priviledges of Parliaments when lawfully called and elected by His said Majesties Writ as of right it ought to be and to consist of King Lords and Commons as all precedent Ages hath done and untill then wee hold all Authority of the English protended Parliament to be usurpation illegall and not Parliamentall authority but a Committee of Adjutators to plot and contrive treasonable practices against their lawfull King and his loyall Subjects 5. And lastly If there be any one amongst them who will as by duty and allegeance bound desert those wicked Robels and timely repaire to serve their King they shall not only have pardon for their former acts but shall be accommodated according to their degrees and severall qualities God save King CHARLES the II. Finis Ormond Inchiqueene