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A56231	The vvhole triall of Connor Lord Macguire with the perfect copies of the indictment, and all the evidences against him : also the copie of Sir Philome Oneales commission, the Popes bull to the confederate Catholikes in Ireland, with many remarkable passages of the grand rebellion there, from the first rise thereof to this present : his plea of peerage, and severall answers : with the severall replies made to him / by the King's Sergeant at Law and Sergeant Roll. William Prynne, Esquire, and M. Nudigate ; and the copies of the severall testimonies brought in against him at his triall at the Kings Bench Barre ...	Enniskillen, Connor Maguire, Baron of, 1616-1645, defendant.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.; Nudigate, M.; O'Neill, Phelim, Sir, 1604?-1653.; Catholic Church. Pope (1623-1644 : Urban VIII); England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.	1645 (1645)	Wing P4130; ESTC R212207	30,382	52

Bramstone Thomas Malet In the presence of John Conyers VVilliam Ayloffe Nathanael Finch 24. June 1642. The examination of Connor Lord Macguire Baron of Eniskillin taken before Sir John Bramstone Knight Lord chiefe Justice of the Kings-Bench Who saith That he is of the age of ●…6 yeares and upwards and that he was borne in the County of Fermanagh in Ireland and saith that his Examination taken at Dublin the 26. day of March 1642 before Charles Lord Lambert and Sir Robert Meredith with his acknowledgment thereof the 22. of June before Judge Bramstone and Justice Mallet is true in such manner as in the said Examination and acknowledgement is expressed Connor Macguire The Examination of Cornelius Macguire Lord Baron of Eniskillin in Ireland taken before Isaac Pennington Esquire Lievtenant of the Tower of London and Laurence Whitaker Esquire 2. of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex the first day of October 1644. He denieth the receiving of any Letters or Messages out of England before the rebellion nor did he ever heare of any He saith he was but a meane Instrument in the designe in Ireland he confesseth he intended to seize upon the Castle of Dublin and the Magazine there and keep it till they had redr●…sse of some grievances which they purposed to propound to the Pa●…liament there one whereof was to have a tol●…ration of the Roman●… Catholike Religion Hee confesseth that he c●…me accidentally to Philip O Relyes house as he came up to Dublin and as he remembreth M●…mahon was then there and that his intention of coming up to D●…lin was to put the aforesaid designe in execution and that then and there t●…ey had speech about that designe but he remembreth not the particulars which designe was to be put in execution the 23. day of October in that year and that he was taken there that very day being Saturday upon search made for him carried before the Lords Justices examined committed and sent over into England He saith further that he made his escape out of the Tower of London upon Sunday the 18. of August l●…st about foure of the clock in the morning Laurence Whitaker Isaac Penningter Iohn Carmicks Testimony That upon the 21. of October 1641. Fergus O Howen one of the Followers of Brian Macguire Esquire came to his chamber in the castle of Eniskil●…in and after he indeavoured to bind him to keep secret a matter of great concernment which Fergus said he had to disclose and particularly to conc●…ale it from Sir William Cole and all other Englishmen This Examinate told him he would be secret so farre as it went with his Allegiance and conscience He discovered unto the said Examinate that the L. Macguire and Hugh Oge Macmahon accompanied with severall Irish-men of the Counties of Fermanagh and Monaghan did take their journeyes out of the said Counties upon the 19. and 20. dayes of October 1641. to the city of Dublin with resolution and intent to murther and kill His Highnesse Lords Justices and Coun●…ll of the Kingdome of Ireland and the rest of the Protestants there and also to Poss●… t●…emselves of the city of Dublin and to p●…t all the Protestants there likewise to the sw●…rd and that to that effect there wer●…●…ther great m●…n ●…nd others of the Papists of that Kingdome to repaire unto and meet them in Du●…lin on Saturday 23. Octob. 1641. or thereabouts and that all the Castles Fo●…ts Sea-Ports and Holds that were in the possession of the Protestants in the severall Counties and Provinces in the Kingdome of Ireland were then also designed and resolved to be surprized and taken by the Irish Papists and the Protestan●…s in every of those castles Forts Sea-ports and Holds to be then also put ●…l to the sword by the Irish Papists in Ireland in their owne severall parts and limits by men thereunto chiefly and particularly appointed by the contrivers thereof and that especially the town and castle of Eniskillin with the rest would be taken and all the Protestants in it put to the sword and therefore advised the Examinate to get himselfe and goods out of towne whereat the Examinate smiling Fergus bid him not to sleight it for he could assure those things would come to passe in seven dayes or els he would be bound to lose his head Whereupon the said Fergus O Howen departed and the Examinate acquainting Sir William Cole with it there came one Flartagh Mac Hugh a Gentleman and Freeholder of that county and affirmes to the same effect to Sir William Cole that the Plot for the surprizing of the city and castle of Dublin the castle of Eniskillin and all the castles and strengths in Ireland was to be put in full execution by the Papists October 22. and 23. 1641. throughout the said Kingdome and that Brian Mac Conaght Macguire Esquire did send him the said Flartagh Mac-Hugh to give notice and warning thereof to the said Sir William Cole whom he earnestly desired to be upon his Guard upon Friday the 22. and Saturday the 23. of October for the L. Macguire was gone with Macmahon and others that week with purpose to possesse themselves of the castle and city of Dublin and the L. Macguire had written his Letters to Con OBourke Owen O Roreicke Martagh Oge O Fantagen and others to go on with that plot in those parts and had appointed his brother Rori Macguire in his absence to command the Irish Papists of the county of Fermanagh for the surprizing of the castles and houses of the Protestants of all which Sir William advertised the Lords Justices and Councell of Ireland the same day And this Examinate ●…aith that Captain Mac-Hugh seven or eight dayes before the Rebellion ●…rke forth declared That the L. Macguire posted Letters and r●…de ●…p and downe to divers Gentlemen and others of that County to be very active in the businesse That it was averred upon the oaths of Flart●… Mac Hugh John Oge Mac Hugh a●…d Terlagh Oge Mac Hugh before the said Sir William Cole that 150 men were appointed to surp z the Castle of Enis●…n under t●… leading of D●… M●…cguire 〈◊〉 R●… M●…uire who were to murther the said Sir William Cole and his wi●… children and servants and throw them over the wall into the river and then to do the like unto the Protestants in the Towne and Corporation of Eniskillin for which service they were not on●…ly to have the spoile and riches of the said castle and town but to have also the Barony of Clanawley gr●…ted and confirmed in Fee to th●…m and their h●…ires from the said Lord Macguire and his heires The Examinate th●…n also produced a Letter written in Irish from the L. Macguire to his cosin Brian Macguire wherein taking notice that he was abundantly inclined to the English which did very much trouble him and therefore desired him to banish such thoughts out of his minde and not to pursue those resolutions which in the end might

forcibly wreste●… from him y the Purit●…nes in the Houses of Parliament in England and to maintaine the same against them and all others tha●… sh●…ll directly or indirectly indeavour t●… suppress●… or doe any ast contrary to regall government as also to maintan Episcopall Iurisdiction and the lawfullnesse thereof in the Church powers and Priviledges of Prelates and the Lawfull Rights and Priviledges o●… the Subject And I will d●…e no act or thing directly or indirectly to hinder the free and publike excercize of the Ro●…ish Catholik Religion in any His Majesties Dominions and that I will joyn with and be assistant to the members of this Common wealth for redresse to be had of the grievances and pressures thereof in ●…ch manner and forme as shall be thought fit by a lawfull Parliament and to my power as far as I may I will oppose and bring to condigne punishment even to losse of life liberty and estate of all such as either by force or practice co●…ncells plots conspira ies or otherwise doe or attempt any thing to the contrary of any Article Cl●…use or any thing in this present Oath Vow or Protestation contained a d neither for reward feare or punishment or any respect whatsoever shall relinquish this Oath and Protestation So help me God This Declaration and Oath was entred inthe Counsell Book of K●…lkeney and this is a true copie thereof Witnesse the hand of Jerem●… Green Clerk of the supreme Councell of Kilkeney God save the King By the Confederate Catholikes of the Supreme Counsell VVHereas the Scottish Armie in the Province of Ulster and other their adherents in the said Province and other parts of the Kingdome have of late as often before taken a Traiterous Oath of Coven●…nt against His Sacred Maiestie his Crowne and Dignity and made an unchristian and prophane Vow for the utter extirpation of the Irish Nation and totall suppression of the Catholike Romane Religion Subversion of Monarchicall government and introduction of confused Annarchy within this Realme and not contented with the inhumane and unparalleld Massacres by them committed on poore laborers wom●…n children and many thousands of other Innocents of our Nation without distinction of age sex or condition before the conclusion of the Cessasion at Siggins Towne on the 15th of September last notwithstanding continuall depredations robberies thefts burnings and destruction of all the Corne and Inhabitants in many Counties and Territories within the said Realme and elsewhere by them acted before the said Cessation the said traiterous Covenanters receiving their maintenance support and orders from the Rebells now in armes against His Majestie in England have augmented and do rather multiply and increase then diminish their exhorbitant courses and whereas the said rebells have joyned in a strict union confederation to destroy the Irish Nation root and branch as they terme it and their Ministers and adherents by their directions at Sea as well 〈◊〉 Land do exercise no lesse cruelty For as oft as Shipping do meet any weaker Vessels at Sea transporting men from this Kingdome for His Majesties seruice in England if Irish men Though Protestants and Valiant and usefull servitors against the Confederate Catholikes in this Warre the Irish are thrown over board as doth appear by the late throwing into the Sea drownig of an Irish Company of Foot of Colonell Willowbies Regiment all Protestants and servitours as aforesaid and many women in their passage from Dublin to Bristoll by one of the pretended Parliament ships and sundry other examples of that kinde against the Law of Warre and Nations And whereas the said Scottish Army all composed of Rebels and Assassinates are now in their march in great numbers towards the three Provinces of this Kingdome to accomplishe the plots and machinations aforesaid And whereas the said Rebells in England have provided a great Navy a considerable part whereof doth surround the the Seacoast in this Kingdome and are resol●…ed the next Summer if it rest in their power which God defend to land great Forces in the Province of Munster and Le●…nster and the said Rebels of Scotland have the like designe of landing of Forces in the parts of Ulster next unto the Province of Conaght And whereas the Auxiliarie Forces of the three Provinces d●…signed and raised for the necessary defence of our Religion King and Nation are now marched to the Province of Ulster under the Command of our very good Lord the Earle of C●…stle haven Generall appointed by the last Generall Assembly for the expedition of Ulster to repell the said fury and insolencie of the said Rebels Wherefore we hold it of absolute necessity for the safety of the Kingdome and His Majesties interest therein that all the said other three Provinces be forthwith in Armes as well to preserve themselves at home from the said intended invasions as also to be ready to assist the said Army abroad marcht into Ulster if need require We doe therefore by this publike Act and Proclamation order command and require all the Lords Knights and Gentlemen Freeholders and all other persons from the age of 18. yeares to the age of 60. forthwith to put themselves in armes and posture of defence and such as want armes and ammunition and are able are hereby required to provide the same forthwith for themselves their servants and retinue And for the better effecting this high and important service we do hereby require order command all and every the Governours Deputy Governours Majors Sheriffes and all other Head-Officers of the respective Counties Cities and incorporate Townes of this Kingdome within our quarters viz. the Governours Deputie-Governours in the Counties where they are Governours to call to assistance the High Sheriffe and two or more of th●… Commissioners of the Array and in the Countie swhere there is no Governour the High Sheriffe calling to his assistance three or more of the Comissioners of the Array and in the Cities and Cor●…orate Townes the Major and other Head-officers taking to assistance the recommended Sheriffes and Bailiffe thereof or any one or more of them fo●…th with to summon-all the Lords Knights Gentlemen and Free holders and others able and fit to beare armes betwe●…ne the ages asoresaid to appeare well armed upon a certain day and in a certain place within the said respective Counties and Townes respectively and upon such appearance to inlist the names sirnames age Armes and Ammunition of every person who will so appeare in a book fairely written and the said Governour Deputy-Governours Majors High Sheirieffs and other Head-Officers taking to their assistance as aforesaid are hereby required and authorized to impose Fines to the double value of the Armes and Ammunition upon any person or persons so summoned that will make default who ought to have according to the meaning of this our Proclamation and of other our former Proclamations to this effect and to impose the single value of the Armes he should have upon such as will appear