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A90169 Orders establisht in the popish generall assembly, held (under the specious pretence of supreme authority, and being his Majesties good subjects) at the city of Kilkenny in Ireland. Wherein both root and branches of the English nation, as also the very essence of Protestant religion are wholly struck at. Ireland. General Assembly at Kilkenny. 1643 (1643) Wing O398; Thomason E60_19; Thomason E91_9; ESTC R353 7,751 16

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ORDERS Establisht in the Popish generall Assembly Held under the specious pretence of Supreme Authority and being his Majesties good Subjects at the City of KILKENNY IN IRELAND Wherein Both Root and Branches of the English Nation as also the very Essence of Protestant Religion are wholly struck at Impune quaelibet facere id est Regemesse LONDON Printed by Richard Bishop for Lawrence Blaiklock and are to be sold at the Sugar-loafe within Temple Barre 1643. Orders made and established by the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and the rest of the Generall Assembly for the Kingdom of Ireland met at the City of Kilkenny the 24th day of October Anno Dom. 1642. and in the 18th yeare of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord King CHARLES by the Grace of God King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland c. IMprimis That the Roman Catholike Church in Ireland shall and may have and enjoy the Priviledges and Immunities according to the great Charter made and declared within the Realme of England in the ninth yeare of King Henry the third sometimes King of England and Lord of Ireland and afterwards enacted and confirmed in this Realm of Ireland and that the Common Law of England and all the Statutes of force in this Kingdome which are not against the Catholike Roman Religion or the liberties of the Natives and other liberties of this Kingdome shall bee observed throughout the whole Kingdome and that all proceedings in civill and criminal causes shall be according to the said laws 2. Item That all and every person and persons within this Realme shall beare Faith and true Allegeance unto our Soveraigne Lord King Charles by the Grace of God King of great Brittaine France and Ireland his Heires and lawfull Successors and shall uphold and maintaine his and their Rights and lawfull Prerogatives with the utmost skill power of such person or persons against all manner of persons whatsoever 3. Item That the common Laws of England and Ireland and the said Statutes called the great Charter and every Clause Branch and Article thereof and all other Statutes confirming expounding or declaring the same shall be punctually observed within this Kingdome so farre forth as the condition of the present times during these times can by possibilities give way thereunto and after the warre is ended the same to be observed without any limitation or restriction whatsoever 4. In as much as the City of Dublin is the usuall and principall seat of Justice of this Kingdome where the Parliament and ordinary Courts were held and some other places where principall Councels were somtimes kept are as yet possessed and commanded by the Malignant party who are enimies to God and their King and his Majesties well affected Subjects this Assembly is necessitated during this warre in some formallities and circumstances to deviate from the proceedings prescribed by the said Lawes and Statutes neverthelesse retaineth the substance and offence thereof so farre forth as the endlesse malice and cruelty of their enemies the said Malignant party doth permit who shut up the said places and other passages and wayes to his Majesties Justice and Mercy from his Majesties well affected Subjects of this Kingdome For the exaltation therefore of the holy Roman Catholike Church for the advancement of his Majesties service and the preservation of the lives estates and liberties of his Majesties true Subjects of this Kingdome against the Injustice Murders Massacres Rapes Depredations Robberies Burning frequent breaches of Publick Faith and Quarter and Destruction daily perpetrated and acted upon his Majesties said Subjects and advised contrived and daily executed by the said Malignant party some of them mannaging the Government and Affaires of State in Dublin and some other parts of this Kingdome to his Highnesse greatest disservice and complying with their Confederates the Malignant party in England and elsewhere who as it is manifest to all the world doe complot and practise to dishonour and destroy his Majestie his Royall Consort the Queene their Issue and Monarchall Government which is of most dangerous Consequence to all the Monarchs and Princes of Christendome The said Assembly doth Order and establish a Councell by name of a Supreme Councell of the Confederate Catholikes of Ireland who are to consist of the number of foure and twenty to bee forthwith named by the Assembly whereof twelve at the least to be forthwith named shall reside in this Kingdome or where else they shall think expedient and the Members of the said Councell shall have equall Votes and two parts of three or more concurring present Votes to conclude and no fewer to sit in Councell then nine whereof seven at least are to concurre and of the foure and twenty a President shall bee named by the Assembly who is to bee one of the said twelve resident and if in case of his death absence or sicknesse the rest of these who shall bee resident may name a Vice-President of the said foure and twenty and the said Councell shall have the Power and Preheminence following viz. The Lords Generals and all other Commanders of Armies and civill Magistrates and Officers in the severall Provinces shall observe their Orders and Decrees and shall doe nothing contrary to their directions and shall give them speedy advertisement and accompt of their proceedings and actions with as much expedition as may be That the said Councell shall have power to order and determine all such matters as by this Assembly shall bee left undetermined and shall be recommended unto them and their Orders therein to bee of force untill the next Assembly and after untill the same bee revoked That the said Councell shall have power and authority to doe and execute all manner of Acts and things conducing to the advancement of the Catholike Cause and good of this Kingdome and concerning this warre as if done by the Assembly and shall have power to heare and determine all matters capitall criminall or civill excepting the right or title of Land That the Generals or other Commanders of Armies and all Governors or civill Magistrates and all other Persons within this Realme shall obey the Orders and Decrees of the said Councell touching the present Service That the Councell shall have for their Guard the number of five hundred Foot and two hundred Horse to be equally extracted out of the Armies of the foure Provinces 5. Item It is further ordered and established that in every Province of this Kingdom there shall be a Provinciall Councell and in every County a County Councell the Provinciall Councell to bee composed of the number of two of each County and the said Provinciall Councell shall chuse a President of themselves 6. That the Provinciall Councell shall sit foure times a yeare and oftner if there be cause for it that they shall have power and authority to renew or reverse the Judgement of the County Councell the party complaining entring security de adjudicat solvend and shall during the trouble have power to