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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80451	A copy of a commission under the Great Seale of Ireland, granted by the Right Honorable Sir William Parsons Knight and Barronet, and Sir John Borlase Knight, Lords Justices of that kingdom: for disarming all papists in and about the city of Dublin, and restraining the accesse of any suspitious persons unto the said city, and for the preservation of the same in safety and good order.	Parsons, William, Sir, 1570?-1650.; Borlase, John, Sir, 1576-1648.	1642 (1642)	Wing C6111; Thomason E240_25; ESTC R3664	5,000	8

A Copy of a COMMISSION UNDER The Great Seale OF IRELAND Granted by the Right Honorable Sir William Parsons Knight and Barronet and Sir John Borlase Knight Lords Justices of that Kingdom FOR Disarming all Papists in and about the City of DVBLIN And restraining the accesse of any suspitious persons unto the said City and for the preservation of the same in safety and good order London Printed for E. Husbands and J. Franck October 6. 1642. CHARLES by the grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the Faith c. To our we●beloved Our Major of the City of Dublin for the time being Sir William Anderson Knight Sir Christopher Forster Knight Sir William Vsher Knight Sir Philip Percival Knight J●hn Bysse Esq Recorder of our City of Dublin Richard Barry of Dublin Alderman Charles Forster of Dublin Alderman William Smith of Dublin Alderman William Bladen of Dublin Alderman William Plunket Esquire Captaine Theodore Sc●out Robert Savill Serjeant at Armes Mathew Ford Anthony Dopping Captaine Philip Fernely Robert Kenedy John Woodcock John Pue Sankey Sulliard Josua Carpenter Brian Jones Thomas Tallis William Rowlls Thomas Leigh Thomaas Hill William Scott Daniel Forster Richard Francis Joseph H●ll Daniel Adrian Thomas Hooke Frederick Panchart Captaine Balthazar Creamer John Wogan Randall Becket James Smith John Fisher Ralph Bryen Richard Stone Robert Davies Ralph Wallis Daniel Hutchison Peter Wybrant John Hill Merchant John Norris Thomas Haukins Thomas Windall Nathaniel Neve and Robert Scarborow greeting WHEREAS We have taken into our Princely consideration the strange and unusual Concourse of Papists to our City of Dublin and the Suburbs thereof some of them not having formerly dwelt there And others of them aswel Masters of Families as Servants having formerly dwelt there but withdrew themselves into the Country for a time since the present Rebellion began and of late returned again to the said City and Suburbs and there all of them now continue as Inhabitanas or Sojourners not onely to the needlesse and exceeding great burden of the Inhabitants and disappointment of the Souldiers aswel in their lodging as in the raysing of the price of meate and other needfull provisions but also to the terrour of many of Our good and loyal Subjects inhabiting in this City and Suburbs thereof aswel in respect of the numbers of those Papists as in the advantages observed to be dayly thereby gayned to the Rebels aswel in frequent intelligences from Our sayd City as in Supplies of needfull provisions from thence from time to time AND forasmuch as in these times of open Rebellion when the Rebells appeare in all parts of this Our Kingdom in open Arms with Banners displayed against Us and Our Royall Authority We are necessitated to take some extraordinary way whereby to free Our said City and good Subjects therin from the fears dangers threatned against Us and them and against the peace safety of this Our Kingdom by that unlimitted concourse of people flocking so dangerously to Our sayd City and Suburbs and for reformation of sundry other abuses and disorders in Our said City of Dublin and the Suburbs thereof KNOW yee therefore that We reposing speciall trust and confidence in your fidelity and circumspection have nomin●ted constituted and appointed and by these presents doe nominate constitute and appoint you to be Our Commissioners And doe hereby give unto you or any two or more of you ful power and authority from time to time and as often as you or any two or more of you shall think fit to repaire to all and every part of the said City and Suburbs and there aswell by Examination of Witnesses upon Oath which oath and oaths We hereby authorize you or any two or more of you to administer wh●n and as often as you or any two or more of you shall from time to time think fit as by all other lawfull wayes and means whatsoever to examine search far inquire and finde out what Arms or Munion are or shal be remaining in any house houses or other place or places in the said City or Suburbs belonging to any Papists or in the house or houses of Protestants whose wives and children are Papists And the same so found out to inquire how when and where 〈◊〉 they came by them and all other matters touching and concerning the same which you or any two or more of you shall think fit And it is Our pleasure and We doe accordingly require and authorize you or any two or more of you to seize upon and take into your hands or the hands of any two or more of you all the said Arms and Munition as also al the Arms of what kind soever which you or any two or more of you shal finde any Papist carrying about him either in his house or dwelling or abroad in the streets whether he or they be commorant in Town or Traveller to or from the said City or Suburbs Giving the party from whom the same shall bee so taken a note in writing under the hands of you or any two or more of you mentioning the particulars and quantity of Arms or Munition or both so to be taken from him her or them to Our use and that thereupon you or any two or more of you cause the same to be delivered forthwith after you shal so seize the same into Our store of Arms and Munition at our castle of Dublin taking the clark of the store's hand for receipt thereof which shall be a good discharge for you against your said note or notes formerly given And We also require and authorize you or any two or more of you aswel by examination of witnesses upon Oath as by all other lawful waies and means whatsoever to examine search inquire and finde out what titulary popish Archbishops Bishops Vicars-generall Jesuits Priests or Friars or other superstitious Orders of the popish pretended Clergy are or shall be in and about the said City or Suburbs And them to apprehend commit to prison there to remaine until further direction from Us or Our said Justices or other Our chiefe Governour or Governours and Councell of this Our Kingdome And in like manner to examine search inquire and finde out what men and women that are Papists and what Papists children of what quality or degree soever he or they be have come to the sayd City or Suburbs to reside sojourne or any way to continue therein since Easter last Where they now lodge and since their coming to Town have lodged either in the houses of Papists or Protestants What their names and sirnames are and of what sept or kindred they be Whence they came What occasions called them thither What now deteynes them there And all other matters concerning their being there Which you or any two or more of you shall thinke fit And then that you or any two or more of you do comand so many of them as you or any two or more of you shal think