* Tories Woodkerns or any that oppose the Parliament * By their Speaker 13. Feb. 1662. * Cited in our Hist. f. 51 52. * Since viz. 24th of March 1643. Bishop of Kilmore Dr. Maxwell's Examination C. Armagh p. 11 12. Gertrude Carlisle C. Tyrone p. 3. Christian Stanhaw C. Armagh Owen Frankland p. 2. Marg. Bromley C. Armagh p. 1. Rich. Newberry C. Armagh p. 2. Elinor Fullerton C. Armagh p. 2. Dr. Maxwell C. Armagh p. 11 12. Henry Read C. Monaghan p. 1. Elizabeth Price C. Armagh p. 1. Jone Constable C. Armagh p. 3. Thomas Green C. Armagh p. 1. William Clerk C. Armagh p. 1. Edw. Saltenstall C. Armagh p. 3 Geo. Littlefield C. Armagh p. 3 Dr. Maxwell C. Armagh p. 12. Alex. Creighton C. Monaghan p. 1 Will. Holland C. Monaghan p. 3. William Clerk C. Armagh p. 1. John Montgomery C. Monaghan Marg. Fillis C. Armagh p. 1. Christ. Stanhaw C. Armagh p. 1. Owen Frankland C. Armagh p. 1. Anne Smith C. Armagh p. 1. Margaret Clerk C. Armagh p. 1. Elinor Fullerton C. Armagh p. 2. Edw. Saltenstall C. Armagh p. 9. Geo. Littlefield C. Armagh p. 9. Marg. Bromley C. Armagh Anne Smith C. Armagh p. 1. Marg. Clerk C. Armagh p. 1. Marg. Fillis C. Armagh p. 1. Christ. Stanhaw C. Armagh p. 2 Elin. Fullerton C. Armagh p. 2 Elinor Matchet C. Armagh p. 2 Jone Constable C. Armagh p. 1 2. Capt. Jo. Perkins C. Tyrone p. 3. Eliz. Price C. Armagh p. 1 2. Eliz. Price C. Armagh p. 8 9. Thomas Green C. Armagh p. 1. James Shaw C. Armagh p. 1. Alice Greggâ— C. Armagh p. 1. Capt. Anthony Strafford C. Armagh p. 2. Capt. Anthony Strafford C. Armagh p. 2. Jone Constable C. Armagh p. 1. Capt. John Perkins C. Tyrone p. 6 Anth. Strafford C. Armagh p. 2. John Parry C. Armagh p. 2. Dr. Maxwell C. Armagh p. 9. John Parry C. Armagh p. 3. Dr. Maxwell C. Armagh p. 9. Capt. John Perkins C. Tyrone p. 6 7. John Cregge C. Armagh Katherine Harcourt C. Armagh James Shaw C. Caterlagh p. 1. Dame Anne Butler C. Caterlagh p. 1. Joseph Wheeler Esq. C. Kilkenny Sir John Temple f. 129. William North C. Cavan p. 2. John Whitson C. Cavan Arth. Culm Esq. C. Cavan p. 6. Rob. Bennet C. Cavan p. 1. Rich. Smith C. Cavan p. 1. Jone Killin C. Cavan p. 1. Symon Westham C. Cavan p. 3. Marm. Batemanson C. Cavan p. 1. John Stephenson C. Cavan p. 3. Jane Cuthbertson C. Cavan p. 1. Elizabeth Poke C. Cavan p. 1. Mr. Rich. Parsons C. Cavan p. 6. Jane Cuthbertson C. Cavan p. 1 2 Alex. Anderson C. Cavan p. 5. Jennet Kerns C. Cavan p. 1. Symon Grame p. 1. Sarah Ranson C. Fermanagh Rich. Parsons C. Cavan p. 5 6. Symon Wesnam C. Cavan p. 3. Bertrice Hebditch C. Clare p. 1 2 Peter Perce of Ross-carborough C. Cork Ralph Dutton C. Donnegall p. 2 Anne Dutton C. Donnegall p. 2 Mulrony Carol C. Donneg p. 1. Andrew Adair Esq. C. Mayo p. 5 Peter Hill Esq. C. Down p. 13 14. Peter Hill Esq. C. Down p. 13. Eliz. Pierce C. Down p. 1. Capt. Hen. Smith C. Down p. 7. Arth. Maegennis C. Down p. 1. Will. Gore C. Down p. 1. Eliz. Pierce C. Down p. 2. Owen Frankland of the City of Dublin Sir John Temple Hist. p. 96. Philip Taylor C. Armagh Sir Jo. Temple Hist. p. 97. Dr. Maxwell's Examination Cap. Hen. Smith C. Down p. 7. Joseph Smithson C. Dublin p. 1. Geo. Cashell C. Dublin p. 1. Tho. clitheroe Clerk C. Dublin p. 2. Marg. Hubert C. Dublin p. 1. John Johnson C. Dublin p. 1. Marg. Fagan C. Dublin William Ban p. 2. Patrick O Bryan C. Ferman p. 2. Rob. Aldrick C. Monaghan Eliz. Dowsbury C. Fermanagh Eliz. Fletcher C. Fermanagh p. 1. Marg. Fermency C. Fermanagh Marg. Barlow C. Fermanagh Matthew Brown C. Monaghan Alice Champian C. Fermanagh p. 3. Jo. Sympson Gent. C. Fermanagh Tho. Wenstow C. Fermanagh p. 1 2 Sir Dunbar's Relation Rob. Flack C. Fermanagh p 2 3. John Parry C. Fermanagh Mrs. Aldrich Sir John Temple Hist. p. 95. Hugh Stokes C. Fermanagh Robert French C. Fermanagh Anne Ogden his wife C. Ferman Sir Dunbar's Relation Rob. Aldrich C. Monaghan p. 1. Rich. Bourk C. Fermanagh p. 1. Rich. Bourk C. Fermanagh p. 1. Marg. Parkin Eliz. Bursell Sir Temple's Hist. p. 101. Will. Shuttleworth C. Gallway Ralph Lambert C. Gallway p. 1 2 Idem p. 2. Idem p. 2 3. Eliz. Bucanan C. Mayo p. 1. Hen. Bringhurst C. Mayo p. 2 c. John Goldsmith Clerk p. 6. Hen. Langford C. Roscommon p. 3. Rob. Brown C. Roscommon p. 3. James Brown C. Roscommon p. 3. Thomas Johnson C. Mayo p. 3. Andrew Adaire Esq. C. Mayo p. 5 Thomas Hawet C. Mayo p. 3. John Heard and Fortune his wife of Kilarney in the County of Kerry Anthony Field C. Kerry Eliz. Wellington C. Kerry Will. Hewitson Clerk C. Kildare Will. Collis C. Kildare p. 1. Robert Brown C. Kildare p. 1. John Maior of the City of Kilkenny p. 1 3. Will. Parkinson C. Kilkenny p. 4. James Benn City Kilkenny p. 1 4. John Maire City Kilkenny p. 2. 3. Anne Madesly C. Kilkenny Sir John Temple Hist. p. 96. Anne Madesty C. Kilkenny p. 1. Joseph Wheeler Esq. Commit Kilkenny p. 5. Idem p. 5. Will. Parkinson C. Kilkenny p. 3. Jo. Watkinson Clerk Com. Kilkenny p. 2. Jo. Maire City Kilkenny p. 3 4 Owen Frankland of the City of Dublin Margery King King's County p. 1. James Dowdall K. C. p. 3. John Wild C. Westmeath p. 1. Thomas Fleetwood C. Westmeath p. 5 6. Thomas Scot C. Regis p. 2. James Dowdall K. C. p. 3. Rich. Wilkinson K. C. p. 2. Hugh Robert K. C. p. 1. Rob. Bigland K. C. Henry Ayliff K. C. p. 1. Idem p. 6. Tho. Le'Strange K. C. p. 5. Magdalen Redmain K. C. p. 1. Isabel Porter alià s Bryan K. C. p. 1 2. Andrew Adaire C. Mayo p. 6. Andrew Adaire C. Mayo p 6. Anne Sherring C. Tipperary Dr. Maxwell Rich. Martin C. Longford p. 1. Eliz. Trafford C. Longford p. 2. Isabel Allen C. Longford p. 1. John Stibbs C. Longford p. 1. Susanna Steel C. Longford p. 2. Susanna Steel C. Lanford p. 2. Eadem p. 3. John Montgomery C. Monaghan Hen. Bringhurst C. Mayo p. 8. John Goldsmith Clerk p. 8. Idem p. 9. Tho. Hewet C. Mayo p. 6. Hen. Langford C. Roscommon p. 3. John Shrewly Clerk C. Sligo Andr. Addire Esq. C. Mayo p. 4 5. Thom. Hewet C. Mayo p. 6. Idem p. 7. John Rutledge Sir Temple's Hist. p. 100. James wignall C. Meath p. 1 2. William Medcalf C. Meath James Pennicook C. Meath p. 2 3 William Potter p. 1 2. 3. Dennis Kelly C. Meath p. 1. James Dowdall K. C. p. 3. See for that part of a Letter from Mr. Richard Tannison of Trim Minister April 13. 1674. to an honourable and right reverend Peâ—â—â—n In the first year of the late horrid Rebellion c. as in annexed paper Robert Branthwait Robert Boyle Clerk
and their Possessions restored to them or their Heirs from whom the same were taken they nevertheless answering to the Crown the Rents and Services proprotionable reserv'd upon the Undertakers 12. That the Transportation of all Native Commodities to all Places of the World in Peace with his Majesty may be free and lawfull his Customs first paid and that the Statutes of 10 11 and 13 of Queen Elizabeth for restraining the Exportation of Native Commodities be repealed 13. That all Preferments Ecclefiastical Civil and Martial in this Kingdom that lye in his Majesties Gift may be conferr'd on the Natives of this Kingdom onely such as his Majesty shall think meet without any distinction for Religion Provided always that upon the Princes of his Blood of England he may bestow what Places he shall think meet 14. That a Martial and Admiral of this Kingdom may be elected in it to have perpetual succession therein with the same Preheminency Authority and Jurisdiction as they respectively have in England and that the said Places be ever conferr'd upon Noblemen Natives of this Kingdom 15. That there may be Train'd-bands in all Cities Towns Corporate and Counties of this Kingdom arm'd and provided for at the charge of the several Counties Cities and Towns and commanded by the Natives of the same who shall be nam'd by the Counties Cities and Towns respectively 16. That his Majesty may release all Tenures in Capite and by Knights Service in consideration whereof he shall receive a setled Revenue of 12000 l. per annum being double the sum which he casually receives by them Reliefs Seismes Licenses for Alienations Escuage and Aids nevertheless to remain 17. That all Monopolies may be for ever taken away by Act of Parliament 18. That such new Corporations that have not the face of Corporate Towns and were erected to give Voices in Parliament may be dissolved and their Votes taken away and hereafter none such to be admitted to Voices in Parliament Lastly That there may be Agents chosen in Parliament or otherwise as thought meet to attend continually his Majesty to represent the Grievances of this Nation that they may be removable by such as did elect them and in case of death or removance others may be for ever successively substituted in that Place Propositions so destructive to the Crown of England the English Interest and Protestant Religion as I conceive none are so hardy as to maintain their rationality as long as the Crown of England is able to improve the Power of her Conquest More I might add but each Proposition carrieth in it self its insolency and vanity which by the Rebels success on the British through their Treacheries and Surprisals they were encouraged to propose with such audacity However the State in hope to gain time till Supplies might come listned to an offer made by some Popish Priests to treat with the Rebels Whereupon Dr. Cale pretending how far he could prevail with the Rebels was admitted thereunto by a Warrant from the State in confidence that he could obtain better terms than the former But Sir Phelim O-Neal would yield to no Treaty unless the Lord Mac-Guire Mac-Mahone and the rest in the Castle might be freed Which the State refusing with indignation that design ended And that the City of Dublin might be supplied with Corn the Market growing very thin through the Confederates seizing on the Protestants Corn in the Haggard the Lords Justices and Council having that example publish'd a Proclamation the 28th of Decemb. 1641. That all Corn-Masters within fifteen miles of Dublin should be careful to send their Corn to the City to be sold at the Rates following viz. Wheat Pease and Beans at 20 s. a Dublin Peck and Oats at 6 s. 8 d. a Barrel Whereupon the Market was somewhat though not considerable to their urgent occasions reliev'd rather than the Irish would suffer their Corn to be thrashed outby Warrants from the Lord Gormanston for the use of the Irish Army then lying before Tredath or burnt by the State to prevent that inconvenience And that nothing irregular might justly be imputed to the State who studied the preservation of his Majesties Subjects or those indeed who but pretended without appearance to the contrary a submission to his Ministers the 14th of January 1641. they publish'd a severe Proclamation against Pillagers and Voluntiers not listed under some Colonel or Commander So early was the vigilancy of the State in what might preserve their Integrity and Repute Which some finding contrary to their envious Licentiousness wanted not boldness to encourage the Soldiers to a return for England Which the Lords Justices and Council having notice of publish'd this Proclamation By the Lords Justices and Council William Parsons John Borlase WE do hereby in his Majesties Name charge and command all his Majesties Soldiers of this Army that upon pain of death none of them presume to depart hence for England without express license in that behalf from the Lieutenant General of the Army And we command all Owners and Masters of Ships Barques and other Vessels that upon pain of death none of them do permit or suffer any of the said Soldiers to go aboard them or to be carried from hence into England And we require the Searcher and all other Officers and Waiters of the Customs that they and every of them do take special care to prevent the Shipping or Importing of any of the said Soldiers as aforesaid whereof they may not fail Given at his Majesties Castle of Dublin 18th Jan. 1641. Ormond Ossory R. Dillon Ad. Loftus J. Temple Charles Coote Fran. Willoughby Rob. Meredith And now the Flame having march'd through Ulster and Leimster it discovers its fury about the beginning of December 1641. in Munster which Provincetill that time by the moderation of the State had stifled its rage then expressing its consent with the other Provinces The Rebels of Wexford Kilkenny and Caterlaugh coming over the River to prey and spoil the County of Waterford To resist which the Lord President of Munster Sir William Sellenger who to that time had behav'd himself with much Prudence Vigilance and Honour hastned to encounter them whom though he was far inferiour to in number he then discomfited and restored to the Owners what Prey he recovered in which action he found many of his Provincials yet suffer'd none of them to be hurt supposing they came to save their Goods not being interess'd in the Conspiracy which afterwards he found general Mr. Purcell called the Baron of Loghmo exciting about the 9th of December in Tipperary the Irish to rob and spoil the British and Protestants acting with many others daily villanies being armed by a long Provision underhand and furnish'd with the Wealth of the British and Protestants in that Province which was very great and considerable And that Connaght might not be said to be quiet the Lord President of that Province the Lord Rannelaugh coming thither from Dublin about the beginning
declar'd by the Council together with Owen Roe O Neal's offer to drive Inchequin quite out of Munster at his own charge and at the charge he would force out of those parts by his Souldiers But at this time Inchequin was in a deeper Correspondence with the Scots Nation which way Ormond was also to biass his Designs The Nuncio thus disappointed called a new assembly of his Clergy compos'd of Hugh O Rely Primate of Ireland Thomas Fleming Archbishop of Dublin Thomas Welsh Archbishop of Cassel John de Bourk Archbishop of Tuam and ten Bishops who unanimously declared That this Cessation of Arms was much prejudicial to the Catholick Religion and could not be embraced in Conscience and so Excommunicated all that adher'd thereto Hitherto the Council had born it self with some respect toward the Catholick Church remembring the Clemency us'd by the Nuncio in delivering some of them from Prison but upon this last Excommunication they so threatned him that he was forced to go privately from Kilkenny to a Castle where Preston by order of the Council following he fled to Gallway and called there a National Council to pacifie the Troubles of the Kingdom which the aforesaid Council endeavour'd to hinder forbidding the appearance of the Clergy taking hold of divers Ecclesiastical Persons of his houshold imprisoning them So that the Nuncio despairing of re-establishing of the Affairs of the Catholicks and having information That Ormond had resolv'd with all his Forces to advance the Protestant Religion and to destroy all opposers and that the Supream Council of Catholicks had declar'd their departure from the League with their Confederates he departed arriving in France In the interim Owen Roe judging that he could not in conscience joyn his Armies any longer with a Party that called it self Catholick and yet chas'd away the Nuncio declar'd his separation from them until they recal the Nuncio and endeavour to obtain a Catholick Vice-Roy and execute in all other points the Oath they had taken This was taken very ill by the Marquess of Ormond and his Council who charg'd O Neal with a Design under colour thereof to oppose the Affairs of the King which occasion'd him to object to them not the aforesaid Oath but a particular Declaration which he had published where he with all his Officers profess That they intend onely to re-establish the Catholick Religion the Liberties of the Kingdom and the Prerogatives of the King in their former Glory and Splendor The Ormond Party Catholick being in such perplexity by reason of these differences and their sleighting the Nuncio appeal'd to his Holiness but from Rome it is certified That the Pope well understanding their deportment refused to give Audience before he had heard his Nuncio Who in the end rather receiv'd a Check as before is mention'd then an Approbation from his Holiness for what he had done in Ireland And now as to the difference betwixt their Generals and our Proceedings thereupon Colonel Jones finding the Distractions amongst the Rebels to grow very high and that the old English under the Marquess of Clanrickard had taken the Castle of Athlone and other Places from Owen Roe and that Athy was besieged by Colonel Preston and Owen Roe came up to Relieve it and burnt and spoil'd the Countrey thereabouts thought it high time to be stirring out amongst them and thereupon sent out some of his Forces which took in the Garrisons of the Nabber and Ballihoe formerly surprized by the Rebels But yet not having his Provisions come from England durst not himself stir forth till he had sufficiently secured Dublin which in the first place he began more strongly to Fortifie that it might receive no prejudice in his absence About which time Flemming an active Officer among the Rebels took in Cruces Fort and Killaloe two Garrisons in Pudsonbyes Quarters Next Jones secured Sir Maurice Eustace Colonel Gifford Capron Flower Willoughby and several others who continuing their affection to the Marquess he suspected and by Order of the Committee of Derby-House sent them to the Castle of Chester detaining Colonel Byron and Sir Thomas Lucas Prisoners at Tredagh suspecting these would deliver him and the City to the Marquess of Ormond then every day expected Lord Lieutenant out of France The Scots Army under Duke Hamilton about this time entered England to whose Proceedings Major General Monro sent over into Scotland his Son or Nephew George Monro with 2000 Foot and 600 Horse as Sir Robert Stewart his Son with a Troop and Sir Fred. Hamilton his with a Regiment and several others disaffected to the Parliament of England in hope to settle with advantage there By which means Belfast Carrigfergus and Colrain were left very weak and much un-guarded which Colonel Monk finding and understanding how contrary to all compact Monro had dealt with the Parliament of England in sending over the Forces maintain'd by them in Ireland to fight against them in England he began to think of some means to make himself master of those Towns he was at present at Lisnegarvy and prepared a Party to go out to make an inroad into the RebelsQuarters he march'd away in the morning but having sent some Persons of trust to remain near Carigfergus to attend his advance thither he return'd in the night over the mountains and came at break of day to the Gates of Carigfergus which he found open and so enter'd without resistance he seiz'd upon Major General Monro and sent him Prisoner into England where he was by the House of Comons committed to the Tower Colonel Monk having thus seized upon Carigfergus caus'd some Horse to march presently away to Belfast which was surrendred into his hands by the Governor and so was likewise Colrain so as he presently became Master of all those Towns disbanding and sending away most of those Forces into Scotland which oppos'd the Parliament and hindred those broken Troops of Monro's which fled out of England upon Duke Hamiltons defeat at Preston in Lancashire from returning into Ireland and did use all means to settle the Country in such a posture as that the Interest of the Parliament might be secur'd there He planted Garrisons upon the Frontiers of Ulster to hinder the incursions of the Rebels and he gave the Quarters the Scots had to such of the British as he found faithful to the service This was about September 1648. a Service very acceptable in England in manifestation whereof the Parliament sent him 500 l. and made him Governor of Carigfergus by an Order of the 4th of October and sent over Cloaths for some of those Scottish Regiments which came into him and 5000 l. in Money for the two Provinces of Ulster and Connaght to be equally divided Sir Charles Coot there being very active not long after took in the strong Fort of Culmore near Londonderry seizing on at the same time Sir Robert Stewart whom he sent Prisoner to the Parliament upon which the Scots Mutinied but
power and success had laid in their way and that they who were there met doubting not but the same was the general sense of the Nation would with all care and earnestness endeavour not onely to conserve in the People such their good Inclinations but if any Person or Place should be refractory or decline that obedience which is due to his Majesties Authority they would contribute their best endeavours to reduce them and make them conformable to the same And after many other specious professions and protestations of their zeal to obey his Excellency They humbly besought him to appoint Commanders in the several Provinces to whom those of his Majesties Subjects who by the excitement of the Clergy ready with all alacrity to undergo that care should be encouraged to take up Arms might repair for the opposing the Power of the Rebels How respective soever this Address was and how solemnly soever it was represented as neither the one or the other could be more formal the Lord Lieutenant was resolved not to be longer satisfied with those general Declarations of their good desires and purposes and therefore the very next day he sent them a Letter containing what he would expect from them which for the more clear manifestation of the whole Proceedings shall be here faithfully inserted and was in these words AFter our hearty Commendations in Answer to your Letter of the last of April we think fit to mind you That upon our communicating unto you his Majesties Letter of the 2d of Febr. we then acquainted you at large with what had passed at Waterford which being by us represented to his Majesty occasion'd his sending the said Letter as also that we found the City of Limerick had taken example thereby to affront and contemn his Majesties Authority placed in us and from us by consent of the Representative of the Confederate Catholicks at the conclusion of the Peace derived to the Commissioners both which you pass over with an extenuation of those disobediences and by attributing them to some mis-understandings you seem in a manner to excuse them Whereas we had reason to expect that suitable to your general professions you would have resented the particular deportment of those Places and proposed unto us how the Contrivers thereof might be brought to Justice and the Places reduced to perfect obedience For as for your professions of care and earnestness to endeavour not onely to conserve in the People the good inclinations you find in them but that if any Person or Place shall be refractory or decline that perfect obedience due to his Majesties Authority you will contribute your best endeavours to reduce them and make them conformable to the same cannot be evidenced or made good by you but by applying those your endeavours where we give you particular undeniable instances of refractoriness and disobedience so there can be no instance thereof more pregnant nor if it be persisted in more destructive to his Majesty and the Nation than that of Limerick to the immediate reducing whereof we therefore thought and do now expect you would effectually apply your selves We are well satisfied that the generality of the Countrey and Nation who have given the proofs you mention of their sincere affections to preserve his Majesties Rights entire to him will persevere therein if those upon whose example and advice they very much fix their resolutions be active and industrious to lead and exhort them thereunto But we must withall let you know that we cannot hope that those their good affections and alacrity in defence of his Majesty and their own Interests can be successful if the City of Limerick and all other Cities and Towns be not in perfect obedience and immediately be put under a Military Government for Military matters and thereby into a condition of defence and offence Which to conceal from the People were towards them as great a treachery as it would be in us a vain rashness without such obedience first gain'd to attempt the opposing the strength and power of the Rebels And therefore we must and do declare that as the particular refractoriness of the City of Waterford hath more than any humane means contributed to all the successes of the Rebels in those parts since our being at Waterford And as the want of a strong Garrison in Limerick which we long since desired might be received there but could not prevail hath been the greatest visible means whereby the said Rebels have with small or no resistance gain'd or destroy'd the County of Limerick and other parts adjacent so the entire loss of the Kingdom to his Majesty and the destruction of the Nation which we have no hope to prevent but by strongly and presently Garrisoning and Fortifying the said City must be imputed to the obstinacy of that City if it shall perfist therein As to those Distrusts and Jealousies of the People occasion'd as you say for want of success in Services the sense of their sufferings and their apprehensions for want of redress of their Grievances We answer That both the want of success and the sense of their sufferings whether from the Enemy or the Souldier cannot so reasonably be attributed to any humane Cause as to the want of garrisoning the Army in principal Towns and Cities wherein we cannot yet prevail nor ever could till by the Enemy's lying at one end of a Town we were not without articling and conditioning permitted to put such Men as we could then get in at the other end For for want of garrisoning the Army and by being forced to quarter it at large it was not possible to have them exercised their Arms kept in order nor they under necessary discipline which when they were to be brought together rendred them worse than so many new rais'd Men by how much they had contracted a licentious liberty and habit of rapine and disobedience Nor could we prevent the Fraud in Muster or reasonably exact a strict Account from Officers of Men so scatter'd who when they should be imployed upon Service were forced or pretending a necessity wherein we could not disprove them to range the Countrey to get in the Means that should enable them to serve As to their Apprehension for want of redress to their Grievances we understand not what Grievances are thereby meant unless those delivered unto us by the Archbishop of Tuam on the first of April For other Grievances though we long expected and desired them we never saw save a Paper given unto us on the 13th of March at Limerick which for the Forgery false Calumny and other mis-becoming Passages contain'd in it was as such dis-avowed by the Clergy then met and to those given us on the first of April we return'd herewith such Answers as considering the generality of them is possible for us to give We have already with the Advice of the Commissioners and as we believe with the Approbation of such of the Bishops as were present appointed the
feed the Souldiers with from hand to mouth is spent I know no way to prevent their sudden disbanding and therefore I do again beseech your Lordship to endeavour that I may not be exposed to the dishonour and misery of being abandoned by the King's Forces and left my self single to the mercy of the Enemy but that Moneys may be speedily transmitted unto me with directions what pay to allow the Horsemen and Officers of the Foot with an overplus of Money as I have always desired for extraordinary and emergent occasions about either the Ordinance or Forts whereas yet nothing is in a right posture but things only shuffled together for a shift by reason we had not wherewithal to the work as it ought Your Lordships most humble Servant W. Saintleger Cork April 2. 1642 APPENDIX VII Fol. 95. In the Name of the holy Trinity the Father Son and Holy Ghost Amen Acts agreed upon ordained and concluded in the General Congregation held at Kilkanny the 10 11 and 13 days of May 1642. by those Prelates whose Names are subscrib'd the Proctors of such other Prelates as then were absent being present together with the Superiours of the Regulars and many other Dignitaries and learn'd Men as well in Divine as also in Common Law with divers Pastors and others of the Catholick Clergy of all Ireland whose Names are likewise hereafter set down 1. WHereas the VVar which now in Ireland the Catholicks do maintain against Sectaries and chiefly against Puritans for the Defence of the Catholick Religion for the maintenance of the Prerogative and the Royal Rights of our gracious King Charles for our gracious Queen so unworthily abus'd by the Puritans for the Honour safety and Health of their Royal Issue for to avert and refrain the Injuries done unto them for the Conservation of the just and lawful Safeguard Liberties and Rights of Ireland and lastly for the defence of their own Lives Fortunes Lands and Possessions VVhereas I said this VVar is by the Catholiques undertaken for the aforesaid causes against unlawful Usurpers Oppressors and their Enemies chiefly Puritans And that hereof we are enformed aswel by divers and true Remonstrances of divers Provinces Counties and Noblemen as also by the unanimous consent and agreement of almost the whole Kingdom in this VVar and Union VVe therefore declare that VVar openly Catholick to be lawful and just in which VVar if some of the Catholicks be found to proceed out of some particular and unjust Title covetousness cruelty revenge or hatred or any such unlawful private intentions VVe declare them therein grievously to sin and therefore worthy to be punished and refrained with Ecclesiastical Censures if advised thereof they do not amend 2. VVhereas the Adversaries do spread divers rumours do write divers Letters and under the King's Name do print Proclamations which are not the King 's by which means divers plots and dangers may ensue unto our Nation VVe therefore to stop the way of untruth and forgeries of the Political Adversaries do will and command That no such rumours Letters or Proclamations may have place or belief until it be known in a National Councel whether they truly proceed from the King left to his own freedom and until the Agents of this Kingdom hereafter to be appointed by a National Councel have free passage to his Majesty whereby the Kingdom may be certainly enformed of his Majesties intention and will 3. VVhereas no Family City Common-wealth much less any Kingdom may stand without union and concord without which this Kingdom for the present standeth in most danger VVe think it therefore necessary that all Irish Peers Magistrates Noblemen Cities and Provinces may be tied together with the holy bond of Union and Concord and that they frame an Oath of Union and agreement which they shall devoutly and Christianly take and faithfully observe And for the conservation and exercise of this Union VVe have thought fit to ordain the ensuing Points 4. VVe straightly command all our inferiours aswell Churchmen as Laymen to make no distinction at all between the old and ancient Irish and no Alienation comparison or differences between Provinces Cities Towns or Families and lastly not to begin or forward any emulations or comparisons whatsoever 5. That in every Province of Ireland there be a Councel made up both of Clergy and Nobility in which Councel shall be so many persons at least as are Counties in the Province and out of every City or notable Town two persons 6. Let one general Councel of the whole Kingdom be made both of the Clergy Nobility Cities and notable Towns in which Councel there shall be three out of every Province and out of every City one or where Cities are not out of the chiefest Towns To this Councel the Provincial Councels shall have subordination and from thence to it may be appealed until this National Councel have opportunity to sit together Again if any thing of great importance do occur or be conceived in one Province which by a negative Vote is rejected in the Councel of one Province let it be sent to the Councels of other Provinces except it be such a matter as cannot be delayed and which doth not pertain to the Weal-publick of the other Provinces 7. Embassage sent from one Province to forraign Nations shall be held as made from the rest of the Provinces and the fruit or benefit thereof shall be imparted and divided between the Provinces and Cities which have more need thereof chiefly such helps and fruits as proceed from the bountiful liberality of forreign Princes States Prelates or others whatsoever provided always that the charge and damage be proportionably recompenced 8. If there be any Province which may not conveniently send Embassage from it self unto forraign Nations let it signifie it to another Province which may conveniently supply it and ought in regard of their Union to supply it according to the instructions sent from the other Provinces concerning the place and Princes to which they would have their Embassage employed 9. Let a faithful Inventory be made in every Province of the Murthers Burnings and other Cruelties which are committed by the Puritan Enemies with a Quotation of the place day cause manner and persons and other circumstances subscribed by one of publick Authority 10. In every Parish let a faithful and sworn Messenger be appointed whereby such Cruelties and other affaires may be written and sent to the neighbouring places and likewise from one Province to another Let such things be written for the comfort instruction and carefulness of the People 11. Great men taken prisoners in one Province may not be set at liberty for any price prayers or exchange without the consent of the Prelates and Nobility of the other Province united and let every Province be careful of the Liberties of such Prisoners as are from the other Provinces as far as it conveniently may 12. If any one stubborn or dangerous be found in one Province County or
Town Let him be sent to another Province County or Town where he may be safely kept and with less danger or loss of others remain 13. Whosoever shall be declared in one County or Province Adversary or Traitor of this Cause and Country shall likewise be held and punished in other Countries and Provinces where he shall be found and such as receive or favour him or be his Messengers knowing his misdemeanour shall be liable to such punishment as the Traitor himself 14. We Command and Ordain as a main point pertaining to this Union that no Province County City Town or Person whatsoever shall demand Peace or submit himself to the Enemies without the consent of the general Council of the whole Kingdom and that under pain of Excommunication to be incurred ipso facto and for further force of this Statute to be observed We will that in every Province a firm Oath be taken by the Peers Nobility Corporation and commonalty of every Province and thereupon a Publick and Authentical Instrument be made And that every Province do send into every other Province an Instrument subscribed with the proper hands of such as have taken this Oath for the assurance of their Oaths and whosoever shall refuse to take this Oath let him be held as Adversary of the common Cause and of the Kingdom and let him be punished as such as hereafter shall be declared except he be excused for the Reasons hereafter to be set down 15. The Ordinaries of every place The Preachers Confessors Parish-Priests and other Churchmen shall endeavour to see perfect peace and charity observed between Provinces Counties Cities and Families as the obligation of this Union requireth 16. Such Goods as well moveable as unmoveable pertaining to Catholicks as were recovered from the Enemies by this present War shall be restored to their former owners Provided that such necessary and reasonable charges shall be paid as the next general or Provincial Council or Commitees of the County where the Parties dwell shall decree 17. Whereas diverse persons do diversly carry themselves towards this Cause some with helps and supplies do assist the Adversaries others with Victuals and Arms others with their Advice and Authority supporting as it were the contrary Cause some also as Neuters behaving themselves and others lastly neglecting their Oath do forsake the Catholick Union and Cause We do therefore declare and judge all and every such as do forsake this Union do fight for our Enemies accompany them in their War defend or in any other way assist them as giving them Weapons Victuals Counsel or Favour to be Excommunicated and by these Presents do Excomunicate them Provided that this present Decree shall be first published in every Diocess respectively and having received admonition before hand which shall supply the treble admonition otherwise requisite and we do hereby declare so it be made in a place where it may easiy come to the knowledge of those whom it toucheth But as touching the Judgment and Punishment of the Neuters we leave it to the Ordinaries of every place respectively so that the Ordinaries themselves be not contrary to the Judgment and Opinion of this Congregation in which cause we Commit power to the Metropolitans or Archbishops to proceed against such Ordinaries according to the common course of Law wherein they are to be very careful and speedy and if the Metropolitans be found herein careless or guilty let them be lyable to such punishment as is ordained by the holy Canons and let them be accused to the See Apostolick 18. We Ordain and Decree that all and every such as from the beginning of this present War have invaded the Possessions of Goods as well moveable as unmoveable spiritual or temporal of any Catholick whether Irish or English or also of any Irish Protestant being not Adversary of this Cause and do detain any such Goods shall be Excommunicated and by this present Decree we do Excommunicate them if admonished they do not amend and with the like censure we do bind such as henceforward shall invade or detain such Goods and not only them but also all and every such as shall keep Lands or Possessions against publick authority as also such as favour or assist them therein And we declare involved in this censure all and every of them who directly or indirectly hinder or forbid to pay their due Rents unto such as have possessed the said Lands from the beginning of this War and such likewise as without the License of such Possessors do take or extort Rents or equivalent payment from the Tenants of such Possessors under colour of paying Souldiers therewith or otherwise 19. We command all and every the Churchmen as well Secular as Regular not to hear the Confessions of the aforesaid Excommunicated persons nor to Administer unto them the Holy Sacrament under pain of Excommunication ipso facto 20. VVe will and declare all those that Murther Dismember or grievously Strike all Theives unlawful Spoilers Robbers of any Goods Extortors together with all such as favour receive or any ways assist them to be Excommunicated and so to remain until they compleatly amend and satisfie no less then if they were namely Proclaimed Excommunicated and for satisfaction of such Crimes hitherto committed to be enjoyned we leave to the discretion of the Ordinaries and Confessors how to absolve them 21. Tradesmen for making Weapons or Powder brought into this Countrey or hereafter to be brought in shall be free from all Taxations and Customs as also all Merchants as shall transport into this Countrey such wares as are profitable for the Catholick Cause as Arms and Powder may lawfully traffick without paying any Custom for Commodities brought out of this Kingdom or transported hither of that kind and let this be Proclaimed in all Provinces Cities and Towns 22. We think it convenient that in the next National Congregation some be appointed out of the Nobility and Clergy as Embassadours to be sent in the behalf of the whole Kingdom unto the Kings of France and Spain to the Emperour and his Holiness and those to be of the Church Prelates or one of the Nobility and a Lawyer 23. We will and ordain that Ordinaries Dignitaries and other Properietors of Church livings with the assistance of the Colonel or some other prime Gentleman of the County Barony or Parish as the Ordinary and Dignitaries or Proprietors shall appoint do set unto Tenants the Lands Houses Tenements and Tithes and other Church livings and let competent means be appointed for the maintainance of the said Ordinaries Dignitaries and Proprietors and the rest to be appointed for the Souldiers until it be otherwise ordained 24. Collectors and Receivers of the Rents of Church-livings shall be appointed by the Ordinaries with the consent of the Proprietors in the presence of the chiefest Gentlemen of every County Barony or Parish respectively 25. The Ordinaries and other Proprietors of Church-livings may take unto themselves the Houses Tenements and