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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40776	A faithfull representation of the state of Ireland: whose bleeding eye is on England for help. Or The horrid conspiracy discovered and most humbly presented to the wisdom of Parliament for timely prevention, if not impossible. Wherein it appears the designe is laid at the root of all the Parliaments interest there, the adventurers lands, and the new-English mens lives, (as they call them) as well as at the power of godliness, and of the present government. Published by constant and cordial adherers to the Parliament and Common-wealth, on the behalf of themselves, and of thousands in Ireland.	Constant and cordial adherers to the Parliament and Common-wealth.	1660 (1660)	Wing F284; ESTC R217929	9,126	20

A Faithfull REPRESENTATION of the state of IRELAND Whose bleeding Eye is on England for help OR The Horrid Conspiracy Discovered and most humbly presented to the Wisdom of Parliament for timely prevention if not impossible Wherein it appears the Designe is laid at the Root of all the Parliaments Interest there the Adventurers Lands and the New-English mens Lives as they call them as well as at the power of godliness and of the present Government Published by Constant and Cordial Adherers to the Parliament and Common-wealth on the behalf of themselves and of thousands in Ireland Prov. 18. 17. He that is first in his own Cause seemeth just but his Neighbour cometh and searcheth him out Job 22. 30. He shall deliver the Island of the Innocent Or The INNOCENT shall deliver the Island LONDON Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black spread Eagle near the West end of Pauls 1660. A Faithful Representation of the Affairs of Ireland intended for the Parliament February 21. before their new Force put upon them AS no Nation in the World hath gone thorough more stupendious Providences and swifter Revolutions So never any hath passed thorough more iminent Hazards and Menacing Whirl-pits then this poor Island with such amazing and Miraculous Deliverances as the FINGER of the Lord hath written upon them There is none like to THY GOD O England Who rideth upon the heavens in thy help and in his excellency on the skie The ETERNAL God is thy Refuge and underneath the everlasting ARMES HAPPY art thou O Israel who is like unto thee O People SAVED BY THE LORD c. The last whereof was not the Least if not one of the GREATEST SALVATIONS that our eyes have seen from one of the most FATAL STROKES that ever was given to a Magistracy in the Nation by that unhappy and never-enough-dreaded Interruption of Parliament October last Whereby a WICKET was opened at least to that Wide Dangerous Door that the Common Enemy hath taken in the three Nations at this day being never more stirring and acting to Retreive and Prosecute the Horrid Designe of Sr. George Booth then at this instant which like a Dismal Cloud hath overspread us through the heat and benefit of those Distractions and Confusions that came upon us importing the Greatest Calamity and Misery without a Miracle of Mercy that can be imagined or impendent So that had not the Lord been on our side now may Israel say if the Lord had not been on our side to save us when men rose up so fast against us they had swallowed us up QVICK long ere this And particularly in poor Ireland where the face of Affairs at this instant portend and promise all things for it as near yea very near affected if the Parliament by their wonted Wisdom and Courage do not quickly interpose in it Wherefore several of us who like Job's Messengers are escaped at present and more are following to attend upon the Parliaments pleasure for a hearing on the behalfe of our selves and of thousands in that Nation of the Parliaments best and constant friends are ready to make a most true Report of that Land to discover the Conspiracy there afoot to enucleate Irelands Lamentable Case from the Calumnies and most Cunning Sophistications of their late PERFECT NARRATIVE but indeed ERRATIVE and Collusion both in matters of Fact and of Faith being throughout most false put forth on purpose to delude the Parliament and Good people of this Nation and to abuse their judgement and are ready to prove upon our perils sed bona fide every one of the ensuing Particulars and more too very material to the Parliaments service as well as welfare of all Ireland which we shall humbly submit to the judgement of Parliament and to the most accurate scruteny of any or of all whether Friends or Foes in the whole Nation to draw their just Conclusions from and to convince them of the Deplorable Danger thereof First In that they openly and frequently Declared for a Free Parliament that an eminent Leader of them did it at the head of the Souldiers the Souldiers again reciprocally declared it to their Officers that with this voice for a Free Parliament they rode about the streets of Dublin blandishing their swords drinking healths to that purpose at their Bonfires speaking contemptibly of this Parliament making no such signe of joy when the post brought the News of their Return to their great Trust and Authority being many of them struck with a great damp thereat who had rejoyced at their Interruption and many openly declared and avowed for the King as at Youghall Mallowes and other places constantly drinking the Kings health So that pag. 9. of their Narrative they fallaciously represent the Case in saying they declared for the Parliament and were mett with by the Acclamations of All but never tell us for what Parliament Secondly ' That they imediately armed impowered and preferred such as were in open Hostility for the King against the Parliament and such as at Sir George Booths rebellion manifested their eminent dis-affection to this Parliament and divers other Officers who fought under Inchequeen and Ormond against the Parliament are now in command setled by them and such as laid down their Commissions and refused to obey the Parliament against Sir George Booth All these are armed in places of Command and advanced nor is it altogether inconsiderable the over Compliance of the rest and of the Best of them with the single Person upon all occasions and transactions which they can no wayes palliate but with a poor and empty Apology for it p. 23 of their Narrative that it was no more then what was in the Generallity of the three Nations by which they detect themselves sufficiently and what COPY it is that they intend to write after viz. The Generallity of the Nations But O Lord Deliver not the Soul of thy Turtle-dove unto the MVLTITVDE Thirdly That they have imprisoned many hundreds not only Field-Officers and of the Army but others of the best affected English to the Parliament in Cities Towns Countreys Ministers of the Gospell Justices Planters Trades men and pious Christians that have ever given the greatest proof of their most Cordiall adhaerance and faithfulness to the Authority of this Parliament at all times and never Acted any thing to the contrary also in the Militia as well as Army such as declared their adhering to this present Parliament they have put out and placed others in and such onely as suite better with some other Designe yea one of their own lately affirmed it that in their Councell of Officers there is not he was confident five real and absolute for this Parliament or their Interest Fourthly They have also otherwise disabled and disarmed most of all the Parliaments Friends and of the most approved fidelity and constancy that we can hear of in the whole Nation exposing thereby the poor naked English to the most merciless