Thresh part of his Corn for his own use During which time they took away all his Stock of Sheep Black Cattel and Horses and the Soldiers from Navan Commanded by one Captain Farrel fetcht away all his Corn and Hay Some of his Irish-Servants telling him It was not safe for him to come down or lye in his own House He lay in a Neighbours House This was on a Friday-Night and the next Day he went to Dublin On Sunday Night the 5th of May 1689. they came and set Fire to his House in several places and burnt it down and all his Goods believing he was in the House Afterwards giving out That he had order'd his own Servants to Burn it And soon after came up one William Carton his Shepherd who told him That the Fryar and Priests at Navan were very angry with him and Threatned him because he did not countenance that Report and also own that his Servants had Burnt his House by his Order All this was done by the Neighbourhood within 3 or 4 Miles about him A Brief of the Case of the Charter of Londonderry upon which Judgment was given against it Quo Warranto against the Corporation of Londonderry to shew why they Claim'd to be a Body Politick and to have and use certain other Priviledges THE Corporation pleaded their CHARTER whereby those Priviledges were granted to them eo Warranto they claim to have and use those Priviledges Tho King's Attorny Replies and saith That since their Charter the Act of Settlement impowers the Lord Lieutenant and Council to make Rules and Orders for the Regulating Corporations That accordingly such Rules were made for this Corporation among which One was That they were to Elect at a time different from that in the Charter and Return the Names of the Persons the Corporation should elect yearly to be Mayor and Sheriffs to the Lord Lieutenant and to be approved of unde ex quo that they did not so elect and send the Names of such elected to be so Approved they forfeited their Priviledges The Corporation in their Rejoynder gave a full Answer to this New Matter raised in Replication on these New Rules and set forth That they did all along yearly elect and send up the Names elected according to the Rules and that they were Approved c. But further insisted at the Bar That they needed not to have any further Rejoynder to the said Replication or given any Answer as to the Matter in the said Replication alledged because admitting the Allegations in the said Replication to be true yet the Replication assigns no breach by the Corporation For all that comes after the Unde ex quo is but a Conclusion and solely a Conclusion without any Premisses for tho' the New Rules be set forth yet 't is not said in all the Replication That the Corporation did not act pursuant thereto but only saith Unde ex quo they did not c. 1. The Court said The Answer given to the New Rules was a Departure from the Matter pleaded viz. They Justifie in the Plea by the Charter and in their Rejoynder they say They chuse according to the New Rules which is another Warrant to chuse and so the Plea vitious To which the Corporation Reply'd That a Departure is when a Party in a Rejoynder sets up a New Title to a thing or a New Justification not set up in the Plea But here they still Justifie by their Charter and the New Rules made subsequent is only to the Modus of Chusing in respect of Time c. but the Power of Chusing is still by the Charter 2. The Plea was not only a Plain Answer to a short Question demanded by the Quo Warranto viz by what Warrant they claimed their Priviledges and the Matter of the New Rules was set up by the King in his Replication to which they had no opportunity of Answering till they Rejoyn'd 3. If it had been material to be set forth in the Plea yet it being a Condition subsequent if any thing and going in destruction of the Corporation Priviledges they ought not first by the Rules of Law to set it forth but it ought first to come on the Adversaries part 4. The Corporation urged That the New Rules did not in Law work any Forfeiture of Priviledges in case they were not observed for they were in the Affirmative only and the Rule of Law is That Acts in the Affirmative take not away a former Power of doing a thing but the same may be done either the first way or the second Notwithstanding all which on the said pretended defect in Pleading the Merits of the Cause never coming in question the Court gave Judgment against the Corporation N o 8. Lord Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants of Counties LEINSTER Counties Lord Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants COunty Dublin Col. Simon Lutterel Thomas Warren Bartholomew Russel City Dublin Lord Mayor Sir Thomas Hackett Terence Dermot Meath Lord Gormanstown Thomas Bellew Trim Walter Nangle Westmeath Earl of Westmeath Edmund Nugent of Carlinston Mullingar James Nugent of Welshtown Longford Col. William Nugent Fergus Farrel Longford Laurence Nugent Catherlogh Dudley Bagnal Marcus Baggott Carlow William Cooke Kilkenny Lord Galmoy John Grace Kilkenny Coesar Colclough Wexford Col. Walter Butler Patrick Colclough  Walter Talbot Wexford Edward Masterson Wicklow John Talbot of Belgard Hugh Roe Byrne Wicklow Thady Byrne King's County Col. Garret Moore Terence Coghlan Birr Owen Carrol Queens County Lord Clanmalyra Edward Morris Maryburrow Thady Fitâ—-Patrick Lowth Lord of Lowth Roger Bellew Drogheda John Babe Kildare Earl of Lymrick Capt. Charles Whyla  Francis Leigh Naas W m Fitzgerald of Cookstown MUNSTER Counties Lord Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants Corke Lord Mountcashel Pierce Nagle  Daniel Mac Carty Reagh  Sulivan Bere Corke Charles Mac Carty alias Mac Donnogh Waterford Earl of Tyrone John Nugent Waterford Thomas Sherlock Clare Lord Clare Donogh ô Brien of Duogh Ennis Florence Mac Nemara Counties Lord Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants Kerry Lord Kilmore Donogh Mac Gillicuddy Tralee Joseph Browne Limerick Lord Brittas Morice Fitz-Gerald Limerick Dom. Roche Tipperary Walter Butler Esq James Butler of Killasâ—ahan  Garret Gough Clonmel John Clantwal  Daniel Mac Carty CONNAUGHT Counties Lord Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants Galway Earl of Clanrickard John Donnelan  Miles Bourke Galway Nicholas French Roscomon Lord Dillon Patrick Plunkett Roscomon John Fallon Mayo Lord Athenry John Brown Ballinrobe John Hore Sligoe Col. Henry Dillon Edward Crofton Sligoe James French Leitrim Col. Alexander Mac Donnel Henry Mac Tool ô Neile  Hugh ô RourkeÌ„ ULSTER Counties Lord Lieutenants Deputy Lieutenants Cavan Col. Edmond Reyley Philip Oge ô Reyley Cavan Miles Reyley Junior Monoghan Col. Arthur Oge Mac Mahon Capt. Hugh Mac Mahon  Col. Brian Mac Mahon Tyrone Col. Gordon ô Neile Capt. Terence Donnelly  Shane ô Donnelly Ardmagh Sir Neil ô Neil Walter Hovendon  Con. ô Neil Derry Col. Cormuck ô Neil Capt. Roger ô Cahan  Capt.
for Three Months from the First of January a thing impossible without allowing them to Steal and Plunder It was this struck so much terror into Protestants and made them so jealous and apprehensive of Danger that they fled into England in great numbers especially when they found that the New Raised Men as they surmised began to make havock of all things It was this gave Credit to a Letter dated December the Third 1688 sent to the Lord Mount Alexander whether true or counterfeit I cannot determine intimating a design to Destroy the Protestants on Sunday the Ninth of the same Month which Letter was spread over the whole Kingdom The People of Derry had beside this several Letters and Intimations of Mischief designed against them and against the Protestants of Ireland And though that directed to the Lord Mount Alexander may not seem of great weight yet whoever considers the circumstances of the Protestants of Ireland at that time will acknowledge that it was not to be despised In the Year 1641 the Seizing of Dublin by the Lord Mac Guire was prevented by as improbable a discovery as this Letter while the Protestants in the rest of the Kingdom were Massacred through the incredulity of some who could not be perswaded to give ear to such intimations of the Design as were brought before them In England the Gun-powder Treason was revealed and the destruction of the Three Kingdoms prevented by a Letter as insignificant as that directed to the Lord Mount Alexander About the very time intimated in the Letter for the Massacre a new raised Regiment belonging to the Earl of Antrim appeared before the Town without the King's Livery without any Officers of Note or the least warning given by the Earl of their coming lastly without any Arms besides Skeans Clubs and such other Weapons as Kearnes and Tories used 6. The People of the Town were frightened at the Sight and refused them entrance into the City this was the First rub or provocation the Lord Deputy met with it was a meer accident and proceeded from his own Ignorance or Negligence who had left that Garrison the only one of any considerable strength in Ulster where most Protestants lived without one Soldier to Guard it and then sent such a pack of Ruffians to take Possession of it many of whose Captains and Officers were well known to the Citizens having lain long in their Jails for Thefts and Robberies When therefore such a Body of Men came to demand entrance at the very time that they expected a Massacre what could they imagin but that these Men came to execute it and who could blame them for shutting their Gates They were well assured that these were Men fit for such an Execution and that they were ready on command to do it and perhaps would not stay for an Order The Lord Deputy bethought himself too late of his Error but could never retrieve it though by means of the Lord Mountjoy he did all in it that was possible having brought the City to accept of a Pardon and receive a Garrison of Soldiers but then it was such a Garrison as they were able to Master and no more by the Articles were to be admitted into it before the ensuing March. 7. We ought to remember the reason of Building Londonderry and 't is plain from its Charter granted by King James the First that it was Founded to be a Shelter and Refuge for Protestants against the Insurrections and Massacres of the Natives who were known always to design and be ready to execute their malice on their Conquerors To keep them therefore in awe and secure the Plantation was the Design of Building the City it was upon this condition and by these Covenants the Proprietors of the City held their Estates and the Inhabitants had been false to the very design and end of their Foundation if they had given up the City with the keeping of which they were intrusted into the Hands of those very men against whom by the Charter it was designed to be a Security and Bulwark At this rate the Lord Deputy might give away any mans Estate and have bestowed it on his greatest Enemy and that with much less injury to the Publick The People therefore of Londonderry had good reason to refuse to deliver their City to the Kearnes and Tories of Ulster though inlisted under the Earl of Antrim by a Commission from a pretended Lord Deputy these were excluded by their very Charter and by the design of Building the Place from possessing it much less had they reason to deliver it to a parcel of men of whose Commission they knew nothing and whose Errand they had reason to believe was to cut their Throats 8. 'T is to be considered that Londonderry was under a further provocation to lay hold on the first opportunity to do themselves Justice and that was the wicked and illegal Invasion made on their Charter Liberties Priviledges and Estates by a most unjust and oppressive Sentence given by an unqualified Lord Chief Baron on a Quo Warranto for which there was not the least pretence in the World as may appear to any one that will be at the pains to view the Proceedings in Court By this Sentence grounded on a foolish nicety objected to the Plea the whole English Interest and Plantations in that County were ruined and the whole Designs of them destroyed and perverted and therefore it was not to be wondered if they took the first opportunity to save themselves from imminent Destruction They concluded that a Government who on a nicety could take away their Charter their Priviledges their Estates and subvert the design of Building their City might as easily and unavoidably find another nicety to take away what remained together with their Lives and therefore they cannot be much blamed if they had been under no other Temptation but this that they were willing to withdraw themselves from a Government whom they durst not trust and which took all advantages against them to destroy them 9. The shutting up of Derry against the Earl of Antrim's Regiment was all that was done by any Protestant in Ireland in opposition to the Government till King James deserted England except what was done at Enniskillin where the People were under the same circumstances with those of Derry having about the same time refused to quarter two Companies sent to them by the Lord Deputy They were not so much as summoned by him nor did they enter into any Act of Hostility or Association or offend any till assaulted being content to stand on their Guard against such as they knew to be Mortal Enemies to the English Interest to subdue whom they were planted in that wild and fast Country But as soon as the News of King James's deserting the Government came into Ireland all Protestants look'd on themselves as obliged to take care of their own Preservation and finding that continual Robberies and Plunderings were committed by such
their being turned out It was therefore a wonder that the Protestants had any Arms at all especially when it is to be remembred that during King James's Reign they durst not be seen to buy or import them being under the jealousy and suspicion of the Government However some they had enough to make the Papists afraid and to Beat them too if they had had a little Assistance and Encouragement of Authority to attempt it The Lord Deputy was therefore resolved to have their Arms and in order to get them he drew Nine or Ten Regiments to Dublin and a proportional Party to every place where the number of Protestants was considerable and without the least Notice or Declaration premised on the 24th of February 1688 he took away their Arms and Horses throughout the whole Kingdom except in the North where he durst not yet attempt it The method of doing it in Dublin was this he filled all the Streets and Lanes with Foot and Horse and then for so much of the City as lies within the Walls he sent the City Officers to signify to every House that if they did not send in every Sword and Bayonet as well as Fire-Arms in their possession into the Churches which were generally seized for this use and filled with Soldiers they should be left to the Mercy and Discretion of the Soldiers both as to their Lives and Goods This was perfect Dragooning to the Protestants nor is it easie to express what a Consternation it caused amongst them the preparation at first looked like a design to put in execution what they long feared a general Massacre and which had never been out of their Minds since the Lord Mount Alexander's Letter was dispersed While they had their Arms in their Hands it gave them some Heart resolving to sell their Lives dear but when they saw these now taken from them this support failed and they had no prospect of Defence but generally imagined that their Arms were taken away in order to the more easie execution of the designed Massacre They knew themselves to be the only Persons qualified by Law to keep or carry Arms they knew the malicious designs of the Irish against them they considered how necessary their Arms were at this time not only to preserve their Goods which were every day robb'd and their Houses that were every night broken open but likewise to secure their Persons that were daily assaulted and yet to avoid this terrible Dragooning they were forced to part with them and immediately delivered in near 3000 Fire-Arms besides Swords Bayonets and Pikes in Dublin only At the same time some Hundreds of Horses were likewise taken without any other reason than that they belong'd to Protestants Without the Walls it was much worse than in the City the Inhabitants there were not so much as required to bring in their Arms but generally the Soldiers came and searched for them on pretence of which Five or Six Parties after one another without method or order rifled the Houses In many Places they pull'd up the Boards of the Floors brake down the Wainscots Stealing and Plundering whatever they could lay their Hands on and sometimes torturing the poor People to make them confess their Arms. 16. The next day after this disorderly Dragooning came out a Proclamation dated February 25 1688 signifying that this disarming and taking away Horses was done by order of the Government throughout all Ireland there being only a Verbal Order for it before of which the Protestants knew nothing and which the Proclamation contradicted for wearing Swords were excepted in it whereas the Verbal Order is said to have mentioned them and they were delivered with great exactness before the Proclamation came out for no body could hope to conceal them it being known that every Gentleman had a wearing Sword yet none were redelivered to them though demanded and a second Proclamation published by King James himself dated July 20 1689 did expressly forbid all Protestants to wear or keep any Swords under the penalty of being counted Rebels and Triators and used as such and lest some should wear them and not be discovered they beset all the Church Doors on Sunday Morning February the 23d 1689 whilst the Protestants were at their Devotion to their great terror being ignorant of the Design and the Soldiers searched every one whether he had a Sword or no. 17. But to return to the general disarming though the Protestants lost in it thei◠Horses and Arms the Kings Stores gained little by them 〈◊〉 the Soldiers who received the Arms imbezel'd all that were better than ordinary amongst them conveying them away privately and converting them to their own use The Arms of the Citizens were generally fine and the Gentlemens Swords were Silver and the Soldiers that got them were wiser than to return such to the Stores The Lord Deputy seemed angry that so few Arms were returned imputed it to the Citizens as an effect of their Obstinacy and an Order was ready drawn for him to sign wherein it was declared that all Protestants with whom any Arms were found should be given up to the Mercy of the Soldiers so that there needed only some ill Fellows to come into a House and drop a Bayonet or Sword in a Corner and pretend to find it there for the Soldiers to have rifled whom they pleased besides which all Protestants were to be require◠upon Oath to discover their Arms. This Order had been signed and put into Execution if the Bishop of Meath had not come in seasonably to the Lord Deputy and by discoursing him calmly prevailed to have it laid aside The Reasons and Proposals that he made use of to divert this inconveniency from the City may be seen in the Appendix by them he got leave to enquire into the number of Arms taken away and found upon examination that more had been taken from one Parish than had been returned into the Store from the whole City The talk of putting the Citizens to their Oaths on this occasion did mightily alarm them they knew not where it would end if once the Government got into the Method of imposing Oaths on them and therefore the Bishop took care to caution them against it and they unanimously determined to take no Oaths at all whatever hardships they suffered and it is certain they might have eased themselves of many if they would have engaged themselves by Oaths but the remedy was counted worse than the Disease and in many Places of the Kingdom they chose to lye in Jail rather than take some new invented Oath that was put to them without any Law to enjoyn it 18. The management of taking up Horses was yet more disorderly whoever pleased took 〈◊〉 and was not so much as obliged to tell his Name the Proclamation mentioned only serviceable Horses but the Verbal Order that went before and on which they were taken made no distinction so all were taken that could be found At the
Retinue All the Houses in Town were taken up with such Guests who were often treacherous Spies on their Hosts and reckoned themselves very kind if they did not procure them to be clapt up by a false Information The Story of one Gentleman is remarkable related to a good Family in England of his Name as he pretended which was Brown he lodged at one Mr. Brocks from whom he stole several things of value and sold them Mr. Brock found him out but he thought to have prevented the discovery by Swearing Treason against him which he did before Chief Justice Nugent but the Justice of the Peace who took the Examinations of the Theft having gotten some of the things into his custody traced them so clearly to the Thief that there was no denying it The Gentleman upon this to prevent further Prosecution was forced to certify under his Hand that he was prejured in what he had Sworn before the Lord Chief Justice How heavy these things fell on the Citizens may be conjectured from this the Rents of the City were considerable and many Gentlemens Estates consisted in them But now they thought themselves happy if their Tennants would stay in their Houses and keep them in Repair though they paid no Rents at all In the best inhabited Places of the Town where Houses about Two Years before yielded Sixty Pound apiece they were well contented if they got Ten Pound or the Ground-Rent but it was a chance if they got so much 2. Thus Estates both in City and Country were rendred Fruitless to Protestants but yet whilst the Cattle and the great Manufactories and Staple Commodities of the Kingdom were in their Hands whilst they had the Wool the Hides the Tallow and Butter which bring in all the Mony that is in the Kingdom all the former Arts would not have undone them and therefore some means must be used to get their Stocks from them it seemed not decent for the Government to Seize on them as they Seized on our Horses and Arms it was not thought fit to give a positive Order for doing it the truth is there was no need of it it was sufficient to connive at the new raised Men to have it effectually done the Priests had made every Man that came to Mass to get a Skean and half Pike at least and they whispered to the People that it was not for nothing that they were thus Armed They assured them that whatever Injury they did their Protestant Neighbours would be forgiven them only they advised them not to shed Blood Sometimes they went along to see it effectually done and sometimes they imposed it as a Pennance on such as came to them for Absolution to rob some of their Protestant Neighbours This may seem improbable but we have had credible Informations of it and it will not seem so unlikely if we consider that the Priests often led them out to these Plunders and stood by whilst they committed them that all these Robbers are absolved by them without restoring one Sheep which could not be if the Priests reckoned the taking and keeping them a Sin And lastly that some of the greatest of these Robberies were committed in Lent when they do their Pennances and eat no Flesh and therefore they could not be tempted at that time to Steal and Kill in order to eat For in some places they killed whole Flocks and left them dead on the Place These Robberies began in November 1688 and by the end of March next after they left hardly one Protestant in Ireland a Cow or Sheep Ireland has always been famous for its Pastures and the Riches of it has always consisted in Cattle of which many Gentlemen had vast Stocks for a Man to have Six Eight or Ten Thousand Sheep was very common some had more even to Twenty Thousand All these were gone in Three Months to the value of at least a Million of Mony which if rightly managed would with the Cows and Bullocks of which there were likewise great Herds have furnished an Army of an Hundred Thousand Men with Flesh enough for Three Years Those who took them from the Protestants destroyed them without consideration they killed them by Fifties and Sixties and threw them into Bog-pits they took off their Skins and left their Carcases to rot and made all the hovoâ—k of them imaginable 3. Nor was the Government at all displeased at this but on the contrary did plainly encourage them no Complaints made against them were minded none of them were punished or called to account for it and there happened two or three remarkable things that plainly discovered it to be their design that the Protestants should lose all For First when these Robberies began some Protestants got together overtook the Robbers rescued the Prey from them and killed some of them this being done in two or three places they were frightened and quiet for some time but the Lord Deputy saw that if this were suffered his design would not take and therefore ordered our Arms to be Seized this was the true motive of his taking away so suddenly the Arms of the Protestants These Arms he put into the Hands of those very Robbers whom the Protestants in the defence of their Cattle had beaten and wounded and whose Relations they had killed who now knowing that their Adversaries could make no further Resistence vowed Revenge and perfected what they had begun not leaving them a Beast and forcing them to flee for their Lives and then they plundered their Houses as well as their Cattle and left them nothing that could be found with them Nay so far did the Government Countenance them that they had suffered those Men who had thus defended their Cattle to be indicted and Bills were found against them who had killed some of those Robbers in the actual fact of Robbing to do which they are empowered and ought to have been rewarded by a particular Statute of Ireland 4. But Secondly it appears that the Robbing of the Protestants was designed by the Government from the Confession of Chief Justice Nugent who boasted of it as a piece of Policy and own'd that they could not have done their work without it and at the Assizes at Cork publickly called such Robbers necessary Evils and from the beginning he took care not to discourage them The forementioned Proclamation February 21 1686 acknowledges that the Robberies were occasioned by the carelessness and neglect of the Civil Magistrate And Thirdly That it was a meer design to ruin the Protestants is manifest from this that as soon as their Stocks were gone and those who took them began to rob their Papist Neighbours the Government put a stop to it and issued out a Commission to hang them which accordingly was executed at Wicklow and the Naas and several other Places and that it might be effectually executed they joined some Protestants in it which might as well have been done before and there is no reason that it was
and Corn belong'd to Protestants by these and other such Contrivances from the year 1686. till King James's Power was put to an end by the Victory at the Boyn hardly any Protestant enjoy'd any Tythes in the Country all which was represented to the Government but to no purpose 7. In Corporate Towns and Cities there was a peculiar Provision made for Ministers by Act of Parliament in King Charles the Second's time by which Act the Houses in those Places were to be valued by Commissioners at a moderate value and the Lord Lieutenant or chief Governour for the time being did assign a certain Proportion for the Ministers maintenance not greater than the Twentieth part of the yearly value return'd by the Commissioners That therefore the City Protestant Clergy might not be in a better condition than those in the Country an Act was past in their pretended Parliament to take away this altogether the Clergy of Dublin desir'd to be heard concerning this Act at the Bar of the House of Lords before it past and their Council were admitted to speak to it who shew'd the unreasonableness and unjustice of it so evidently and insisted so boldly on King James's Promise to the Protestant Clergy at his first arrival in this Kingdom when he gave them the greatest assurances of maintaining them in their Rights and Priviledges and further bid them if aggriev'd in any thing to make their Complaints immediately to him and engaged to see them redrest that he seemed to be satisfied and the House of Lords with him yet the design to ruin them was so fixt that without offering any thing by way of Answer to the Reasons urged against it the Act past and thereby left the Clergy of the Cities and Corporate Towns without any pretence to a maintenance except they could get it from the voluntary Contributions of their People nay so malicious were they against the Protestant Clergy that they cut off the Arrears due to them as well as the growing Rent having left no means to recover them as appear'd upon Tryal at the Council-board afterward when some of the Clergy petitioned for relief therein 8. Upon the Plantation of Ulster 1625. there was a Table of Tythes agreed on by the King and Council and the Planters to whom the Grants were made by the King obliged to pay Tythes according to that Table the pretended Parliament took away this Table also for no other Reason that we could learn but because most of the Inhabitants of Ulster were Protestants and consequently the Protestant Clergy would pretend to them 9. The Livings of Ireland were valued by Commissions in Henry the Eight and Queen Elizabeths time and paid First Fruits and Twentieth Parts according to that valuation other Livings were held in Farm from the Crown and paid yearly a considerable reserved Rent commonly call'd Crown Rents others appertain'd to the Lord Lieutenant and other Officers of State and paid a certain rate of Corn for their use commonly call'd Port Corn. Now all these Payments were exacted from the Protestant Clergy notwithstanding the greatest part of their Tythes were taken from them The remaining part where any remained was seiz'd in many Places by the Commissioners of the Revenue and a Custodiam granted of it for the King's use for the payment of the Duties which accru'd out of the whole and not one Farthing allow'd for the Incumbent or the Curate nay in some Places they seiz'd the Incumbents Person and laid him in Jail till he paid these Duties though at the same time they had seiz'd his Livings and found that they were not sufficient to answer what they exacted and because the Clerk of the First Fruits Leiutenant Colonel Roger Moore being a Protestant himself would not be severe with the Clergy and seize their Livings and Persons to force them to pay what he knew they were not in a capacity to do they found pretence to seize his Person and sent him with Three Files of Musquetiers Prisoner to the Castle of Dublin where he and two Gentlemen more lay in a cold nasty Garret for some Months By these Contrivances the few Benefices yet in the hands of the Protestants instead of a support became a burthen to them and they were forced to cast themselves for a maintenance on the kindness of their People who were themselves undone and beggar'd SECT XVII 3. King James took away the Jurisdiction of the Church from Protestants 1. IT is impossible any society should subsist without a power of rewarding and punishing its Members now Christ left no other power to his Church but what is purely Spiritual nor can the Governours of the Church any other way punish their Refractory Subjects but by refusing them the Benefits of their society the Administration of the Word and Sacraments and the other Spiritual Offices annexed by Christ to the Ministerial Function But Kings and Estates have become Nursing Fathers to the Church and lent their Temporal power to second her Spiritual Censures The Jurisdiction therefore of the Clergy so far as it has any Temporal effect on the Bodies or Estates of Men is intirely derived from the Favour of States and Princes and acknowledged to be so in the Oath of Supremacy However this is now become a right of the Clergy by ancient Laws through all Christendom and to take it away after so long continuance must needs be a great blow to Religion and of worse Consequence than if the Church had never possessed it yet this was actually done by King James to the Protestant Clergy and is a plain sign that he intended to destroy their Religion when he depriv'd them of their support 2. For first he past an Act of Parliament whereby he exempted all that dissented from our Chruch from the Jurisdiction thereof and a Man needed no more to free him from all punishment for his Misdemeanors though only cognizable and punishable in the Ecclesiastical Courts than to profess himself a Dissenter or that it was against his Conscience to submit to the Jurisdiction of our Church nay at the first the Act was so drawn and past the House of Commons that no Protestant Bishop could pretend to any Jurisdiction even over his own Clergy but that and several other passages in the Commons Bills were so little pleasing to some who understood the King's Interest that Sir Edward Herbert was employed by King James to amend the Act for the House of Lords which he did in the form it is now in nothing of the Commons Bill being left in it but the word Whereas tho after all it effectually destroyed the Jurisdiction of the Church 3. But second in most places there was no Protestant Bishop left and consequently the Popish Bishop was to succeed to the Jurisdiction they being by another Act invested in Bishopricks as soon as they could procure King Jame's Certificate under his privy Signet that they were Archbishops or Bishops all incapacities by reason of their religion by any Statute
this Minister that he frequently both in his Proclamations and Acts of Parliament ascribes the saving of Ireland to him and assigned him above the value of 20 m. Pounds per Annum to support his new Title of Duke out of the forfeited Estates of Protestants most of them Condemned unheard on publick Fame only This Person therefore was the true Enemy of King James he drove his Master out of his Kingdoms he destroyed him by his pernicious Councils and the Kingdom of Ireland by his exorbitant and illegal Management and therefore he and such other wicked Councellors and Ministers are only answerable for all the Mischiefs that have sollow'd and it is much more reasonable the destruction should fall on them who were the Authors than on the Protestants against whom they design'd it APPENDIX AN ACT For the Attainder of divers Rebels and for preserving the Interest of Loyal Subjects HUMBLY beseech your Majesty the Commons in this present Parliament assembled That whereas a most horrid Invasion was made by your unnatural Enemy the Prince of Orange invited thereunto and assisted by many of your Majesty's rebellious and trayterous Subjects of your Majesty's Dominions and such their inviting and assisting made manifest by their perfidious deserting your Majesty's Service in which by your many Princely Obligations besides their natural Duties they were bounden and having likewise to obtain their wicked ends raised and levied open Rebellion and War in several places in this Kingdom and entered into Associations and met in Conventions in order to call in and set up the said Prince of Orange as well in Ulster and Connaught as in the other Provinces of Munster and Lienster To quell which your Sacred Majesty's late Deputy in this Kingdom Richard then Earl and now Duke of Tyrconnel before your Majesty's happy Arrival in this Kingdom and your Sacred Majesty since your Arrival here have been necessitated to raise an Army to your Majesty's great Charge and Expence And though the said Rebels and Traitors after their having the impudence to declare for the Prince and Princess of Orange against your Sacred Majesty were with all mildness and humanity called in to their Allegiance by Proclamations and Promises of Pardon for their past Offences and Protection for the future And though some of the said Proclamations assured Pardon to all such as should submit themselves and that no Persons were excepted in the last Proclamation besides very few not exceeding Ten in number and few or none of any note came in in obedience thereto and that very many of the Persons who came in upon Protections and took the Oath of Allegiance to your Majesty were afterwards found amongst the Rebels in open Arms and Hostility when taken Prisoners or killed such Protections being found with them So villanous were they by adding Perjury to their former Crimes That it may be Enacted and be it Enacted by your most Excellent Majesty by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons in this present Parliament Assembled and by Authority of the same that the Persons hereafter named being Persons who have notoriously joined in the said Rebellion and Invasion and some of which are upon Indictments condemned some executed for High Treason and the rest ran away or abscond or are now in the actual Service of the Prince of Orange against your Majesty and others kill'd in open Rebellion viz. Francis Marsh Lord Archbishop of Dublin James Butler Duke of Ormond Richard Boyle Earl of Cork Cary Dillon Earl of Roscomon William Earl of Strafford Edward Brabazon Earl of Meath John Earl of Mulgrave Vaughan Earl of Carberry William O Bryan Earl of Inchiquin Charles Coote Earl of Mountrath Henry Moor Earl of Drogheda Charles Talbot Earl of Waterford and Wexford Hugh Montgomery Earl of Mountalexander Richard Earl of Ranelagh Sidney Earl of Leicester Villers Viscount Grandison James Annesly Viscount Valentia and Earl of Anglesey George Viscount Castleton Sâ—udamore Viscount Sâ—udamore of Sligoe Luâ—bly Viscount Luâ—bly of Waterford Wenman Viscount Wenman of Tuam Buckley Viscount Buckley of Cashel Francis Boyle Viscount Shannon John Skevington Viscount Mâ—ssareene Cholmundy Viscount Cholmundy of Kells Richard Boyle Viscount Dungarvâ—n alias Lord Clifford Maurice Berkeley Viscount Fitz-Harding of â—eerehaven William Caulfield Viscount Charlemont Morrough Boyle Viscount Blessington James Lane Viscount Lanesborough Daâ—ney Viscount Down William Stewart Viscount Mount joy Adam Loftus Lord Lisburn Ezekiel Hopkins Lord Bishop of Derry William Sheridan Lord Bishop of Killmore William Digby Lord Digby of Geashell Henry Lord Blany of Monoghan Henry Lord Herbert of Castle-Island Sherrard Lord Sherrard of Leytrim Lord Wâ—rton Robert King Lord Baron of Kingston Richard Coote Lord Baron of Coloony Charles Petty Lord Shelburne Henry O Bryan commonly called Lord Ibrickan Robert Dillon commonly called Lord Kilkenny-West William O Bryan commonly called Lord O Bryan Son to the Earl of Inchiquin Robert Lord Lucas Sir Arthur Royden of Moyra Baronet Sir Arthur Cole of Newland Baronet Sir Robert Reading of Brareil Baronet Sir William Temple Baronet late Master of the Rolls Sir Francis Blundell of Edenderry Baronet Sir Laurence Parsons of Bi r Baronet Sir Richard Reynells of Dublin Baronet Sir Christopher Wandesford of Castle Comber Baronet Sir Thomas Southwell of Castlematres Baronet Sir Simon Eaton of Dunmoylen Baronet Sir Emanuel Moore of Ross Baronet Sir Robert Southwell of Kinsale Baronet Sir John Osborne of Baronet Sir Robert Staples of Lissane Baronet Sir James Caldwell of Bellick Baronet Sir John Humes of Castle-Humes Baronet Sir Francis Hamilton of Castle-Hamilton Baronet Sir Arthur Longford of Summer-Hill Baronet Sir William Francklin of Belfast Baronet Sir Oliver St. George of Headford Baronet Sir Robert King of Rockingham Baronet Sir William Gâ—re of Mannâ—r-Hamilton Baronet Sir William Courtney of New-Castle Baronet Sir William Tichburn of Bewly Baronet Sir Samuel Barnadiston Baronet Sir Robert Cottrill of New-town Knight Sir Joshua Allen of Dublin Knight Sir Matthew Bridges of the same Knight Sir Phillips Coote of Killester Knight Sir John Temple of Palmerstown Knight Sir Charles Meredith of Green-Hills Knight Sir Richard Ryves of Dublin Knight Sir Richard Stevens late of Dublin Knight Sir John Edgeworth of Lissane Knight Sir Robert Clayton Knight Sir Richard Buckley of Dunlavan Baronet Sir Henry Fane of Loghgurr Knight Sir Robert Holmes of Ardagh Knight Sir Richard Hull of Leamcon Knight Sir Matthew Dean of Cork Knight Sir Henry Ingoldesby of Dangen Knight Sir John Topham Knight Sir Francis Brewster of Brewsterfield Knight Sir Albert Cunningham of Mount-Charles Knight Sir Tristrum Beresford of Ballykelly Baronet Sir John Magill of Gill-Hall Knight Sir Nicholas Atcheson of Mullaghbrack Knight Sir George St. George of Dummore Knight Thomas Coote of the City of Dublin Esq Richard Foster Esq William Worth Esq lately one of the Barons of the Exchequer John Eaton Esq Counsellor at Law Lieutenant Joseph Stopford Ensign Thomas Stanly Captain Oliver Long Captain Thomas Flower Lieutenant Buckridge Lieutenant
gent. James Roberts of Newmarket gent. William Lemon of Kevanstreet gent. William Nuans of Dunlavan Tanner Ralph Rule Prebend of Kilmatalway Edward Hind of Tallow Thomas Theacker of Rathcoole Clerk ... Williamson of Newcastle Clerk Henry Ryder Prebend of Malehedurt Archdeacon William Williamson William Fownes Edward Swan of Kilriske Esq Edward Riley the Attorny John Stearne of Ballagh gent. Thomas Springham of Finglas gent. and Peter Westenra of Blanchers-Town Esquire All late of the County or City of Dublin Gilbert Holmes of Ovidstown in the County of Kildare gent. Thomas Twigg of Blackrath gent. Duke Gifford of Castle Jordan Esq John Davys of Littleburton Esq Joseph Damer of Filberry gent. William Warren of Grangebeg gent. and George Mervin of Tipperogan gent. All late of the County of Bildare John Tench of Staplestown in the County of Catherlogh Esq Richard Warren Esq Francis Bradstown of Morterstown gent. Thomas Bernard of Cloghuae gent. John Lucas of Rathdaniel yeoman Edmond Jones of Tullagh Esq Cadwallader Wyn of Killelongford gent. Roger Piers gent. Joseph Ivy of Grangeford gent. Urban Vigor of Old Leighlin gent. ... Cocks of Ballydartane Clerk Robert Stopford of Ballybrack Esq Charles Wilcocks of Shierwood Park gent. and ... Elliot of Staplestown Clerk All late of the County of Catherlagh John Baldwyn Sen. of Curraghlanty in the Kings County Esq Edward Crofton of Redwood gent. Anthony Dobson of Polekeiry gent. Meadhope Lloyd of Tumagh gent. John Jerome of the same gent. Brigoe Henry of Ballynecrot gent. William Gun of Ballynrackin gent. ... Winter of Castletown ... George Blundel of Kileluncorkery gent. John Woods of Ballymorane gent. Thomas Green of Ballyengallagh gent. ... Wilkinson of Fyntre gent. ... Parker of ... All late of the Kings County Edward Stubbers of Clarane in the Queens County Esq Maurice Cuffe of Ballygehy gent. Samuel Preston of Junnoe Esq John Baily of Corballis gent. Nathaniel Keirin of Esker gent. Capt. Thomas Howard of Clankelly John Starkey of Lysseene gent. Daniel Green of Abby Leix gent. Jonathan Alland of Tobberboe Esq Capt. Thomas Denny of Clonruske Samuel Gale of Crottentegle gent. Nathaniel Nicholas of Marybarrogh gent. Francis Wheeler of Garronconly gent. John Ashurt of â—ooly gent. Robert Maxwel of Stradbally Esq Robert Pigot eldest Son to Thomas Pigot of Disert Robert Sanders of Ballynegar Esq Lancelot Sands of Killevan All late of the Queens County Henry Ellis of Clanmillan in the County of Longford gent. Alexander Dyer gent. John Sankey of Tenelick Esq John Sankey of Killinbore gent. Capt. Anthony Morley of Clogh Daniel Mullinex of Ballyemully Esq William Moxon of Rathsallagh gent. Robert Newcomen of Rosstown Esq John Adkins gent. William Smith gent. William Siffers gent. John Kennedy of Mullagh Esq George Flawne of Tonelagh gent. Capt. George Newcomen Ensign Beverly Newcomen Alexander Forbesse of Glenmore gent. John Scot gent. and James Balzel All late of â—he County of Longford Henry Osborne of Dardistown in the County of Meath Esq George Peppard of Ballygart Esq Stafford Lightburne of Adamstown Esq Lancelot Dowdal of Monktown Esq Peter Westenrae of Rathmore Esq Joseph Prat of Garradice Esq Hugh Morgan of Rathcoran gent. Benjamin Prat of Agherpallis gent. Thomas Ash of St. Johns Esq Richard Barker of Corroboy gent. William Smither gent. John Lynegar of Baskenagh gent. John Percival of Collierstown Esq John Bolton of Ratoath Clerk Walter Bruffe of Ballytrasny Esq John Maxwel of Oldcastel Clerk Joseph Prat Jun. of Garradice gent. Arthur Shane of Dublin Esq Robert Stopford of Newhal Esq Capt. John Foord of Ardsallagh Thomas Taylor of Kells Esq Charles Wade of Clonebrany gent. All late of the County of Meath William Needham of Ballaghloe in the County of West-Meath gent. John Carleton of Ballyduffe gent. Matthew Handcock and Stephen Handcock Clerks Ebenezer Low of Newtown gent. John Huston Jun. of Knockasty gent. John Roe of Ballinbar gent. Capt. Edward Knight of Ballaharny John Percival Son of Capt. Robert Percival Stephen Markham of Tuitstown gent. Henry Monk of Hiltown Esq John Edge late of Dublin gent. Edward Price of the Moate gent. Edward Massey of Athlone Merch. Theodorus Barlow and Ralph Barlow of Balnaferagh gent. All late of the County of West-Meath Agmundeshion Cuffe of Burn Church in the County of Kilkenny Esq Thomas Cuffe of the same Esq Hector Harris of Grenane gent. Francis Wheeler of Leyrath Esq Joseph Deane Jun. of Ballyduffe Esq Balthazer Cremer of Ballyfoyle Esq Edward Mayo of Rogerstown gent. Jonathan Widby of Kilcregane yeom Bernard Annely of Ballymunty gent. William Tosier of Kilkenny gent. Capt. James Gardiner of Ballyreddy William Gardiner of the same gent. Ebenezer Warren of the Lodge Esq Ebenezer Watson of Rosbercon gent. Anthony Maude of Glasheiore Esq William Smith of Foulkesrath gent. Capt. Arthur Web of Ballinraick Thomas Cuffe of Smithstown gent. Richard Mukins of Kilkenny Merch. John Wareing of the same gent. Joseph Gale of the same gent. John Desborough of the same gent. Stephen Vaughan of the same Clerk Martin Baxter of Freshford Clerk John Johnston of Claragh gent. Lieutenant Henry St. George of Kilrush John Burden of Garanamanagh yeom Thomas Barnes of Grange gent. ... Kingston of Knocktogher gent. Richard Sankey of Kilkrony gent. Joseph Osborne of Ballynemarnagh gent. Edward Briscoe of Jamestown gent. Lawrence Dower of Knocktogher Clerk All late of the County or City of Kilkenny Joshua Nun of St. Margaret in the County of Wexford Gent. John Smith Sen. of Wexford Merch. John Smith Jun. of the same Merchant John Rigby of the same Merch. Lawrence Davys of Eniscorthy Merch Benjamin Neal of Wexford Clerk John Mihel of Little-Kilclean Esq Henry Archer of Enniscorthy Merch. Richard Mihel of Ballyshop gent. John Elmes of Ballykyrogebeg gent. John Glascot of Ballyfarnoge gent. Henry Gifford of Polemoge gent. William Hamond of Pressagard gent. Samuel Bats of Ross Merchant Samuel Pitts of the same Merchant Thomas Tongue of the same gent. John Fountain of Middleton gent. Sherington Grasvenor of Ardestown gent. Henry Nappard of Ross Sadler James Glascot of Bailyfarnoge gent. Benjamin Glascot of the same gent. John Dodd of Great Island Farmer William Dodd of the same Farmer Samuel Tench of Mullenderry gent. Caleb Barnes of Ross gent. Thomas Barnes of the same gent. George Butler of Grange gent. Richard Parot of Ross gent. Christopher Namon of Camolin Tanner and William Parsons of St. Johns All in the County of Wexford Abraham Tarner of Clonmayne in the County of Wicklow Esq Richard Edward Jun. of Rathdown gent. William Matthews of Templelyon gent. Richard Lamb of Carraâ—agower gent. John Hacket of Wickloe gent. Evan Price of the same gent. John Stockdyn of Rossyduffe gent. John Whitehead of Cooleboy gent. Walter Hitchcock of Glancap gent. Christopher Caldwel of Ballyhobbock gent. Roger Price of Coolebane gent. Thomas Kernes of ... Clerk Bethel Vaughan of Aghavany gen John Hacket Jun. of Wicklow gent. Samuel Hacket of the same gent. James Luckins of Rathdrume gent. Thomas Stanford of the Iron works Paul Craddock
George of Athlone and John Gardner of Tulsk Gent. all in the County of Roscomon Thomas Jones of Armurry in the County of Mayo Gent. Hunry Gun of .... Clerk Francis Cuffe of Ballinrobe Esq Henry Nicholson of Dromneene Gent. William Pullen of Ballinrobe Clerk and all in the County of Mayo Thomas Osborne of ...... in the County of Leytrim Gent. Thomas Buckridge of ....... Gent. Thomas Coote of ....... Esq Charles Campell of ...... Esq Benjamin Fletcher of James-town Esq and Dr. John Lessley all late of the County of Leytrim Have absented themselves from this Kingdom and have gone into England or some other Places beyond the Seas since the Fifth day of November last or in some short Time before and did not return although called Home by your Majesties gracious Proclamation Which absenting and not returning cannot be construed otherwise than to a wicked and traiterous Purpose and may thereby justly forfeit All their Right and Pretentions to all and every the Lands Tenements and Hereditamentsto them belonging in this Kingdom Be it therefore enacted by the Authority aforesaid That in case the said Person and Persons do not by the First day of September One thousand six hundred eighty and nine of his or their own accord without Compulsion return into this Kingdom and tender him and themselves to the Chief Justice of his Majesties Court of King's-Bench or to some other Judg of the said Court or Judg of Assize in the Circuit or any of the Lords of your Majesty's most Honourable Privy-Council to be charged with any Crimes to him or them to be imputed that then or in case he or they upon such his or their Return shall be Convicted by Verdict of twelve Men or by his or their own Confession upon his or their Arraignment for Treason or upon his or their Arraignment stand Mute such Person and Persons so Absent and not returning as aforesaid or after his or their Return being Convict of High-Treason as aforesaid shall from and after the First day of September One thousand six hundred eighty nine be deemed reputed and taken as Traitors convict and attainted of High-Treason and shall suffer such Pains of Death and other Forfeitures and Penalties as in Cases of High-Treason are accustomed But in case such Person and Persons so returning be upon such his or their Trial acquitted or discharged by Proclamation then such Person and Persons respectively shall from thenceforth be freed discharged and acquitted from all Pains Punishments and Forfeitures by this Act incurred laid or imposed any thing in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding And whereas the several Persons hereafter named viz. Robert Ridgway Earl of Londonderry Arthur Loftus Viscount Loftus of Ely .... Beamount Viscount Beamount of Swords ..... Chaworth Viscount Chaworth of Armagh .... Fairfax Viscount Fairfax of Emly ..... Tracy Viscount Tracy of Rathcoole ..... Ogle Viscount Ogle of Catherlogh Lewis Trevor Viscount Dungannon Folliott Lord Folliott of Ballyshannon George Lord George of Dundalk ..... Fitz-Williams Lord Fitz-Williams of Lifford .... Hare Lord Colerain Richard Lord Baron of Santery Antham Annesly Lord Baron of Altham Lawrence Barry commonly called Lord Battevant John Power commonly called Lord Deces Sir Standish Hartstonge of Broffe Kt. Sir Walter Plunket of Rathbeale Kt. Sir William Meredith of Kilriske Kt. Sir John Parker of Farmyle Kt. Sir Richard Stephens of Rosse Kt. Sir Maurice Eustace of Baltinglass Kt. Sir St. John Broderick of Ballyannon Kt. Sir Michael Cole of Enniskilling Kt. Sir Charles Chiney Kt. Sir Charles Lloyd Kt. Sir Algernon Mayo of Rogers-town Kt. Sir Richard May Kt. Sir Joseph VVilliamson Kt. Sir William Barker of Abbeykillcooly Kt. Christopher Usher of the City of Dublin Esq Richard Leeds Merchant Maurice Kealing Esq Dr. .... Dominick Dr. .... Dunne Capt. John Quelsh of St. Stephens Green William Bazil Esq Thomas Howard Clerk to the Yeield Richard Nuttall Merchant Gideon Delane Gent. William Robinson Esq Richard Barry Gent. Capt. William Shaw and Philip Harris Esq all late of the City of Dublin John Bulkely of Old-Bawne in the County of Dublin Gent. Robert Boridges of Finglass Esq Alexander Frazier of Meagstown Esq Edward Bolton of Brazille Gent. Humphrey Booth of Ballyhack Gent. Edmond Keating of Corballis Esq Chambre Brabazon of Thomas-Court Esq Dacre Barrett of Cripple-stown Esq Arch-Deacon John Fitz-Gerrald Richard Bolton Esq William Barry of Sautery Gent. and Martin Bazill of Donicarney Gent. all late of the County of Dublin James Barry of Kelleystown in the County of Kildare Gent. Thomas Holmes of Castledermott Gent. Cornet Richard Wybrants of Bunchestown Maurice Keating of Norraghmore Esq Garrett Wesly of Old-Connel Esq Richard Mereeith of Shrewland Esq Samuel Syng Dean of Kildare and Christopher Lovett of Nourny Gent. all late of the County of Kildare Richard Boyle of Old-Leighlin in the County of Caterlogh Esq John Hollam of Island in the King's-County Gent. Joseph Hawkins Gent. Samuel Hawkins Gent. Arthur Shane Esq Son to Sir James Shane Henry Westenray Esq Martin Baldwin of Geshell Esq all late of the King's County George Bridges of Burrows in the Queen's County Esq Richard Pryor of Rathdowny Gent. Francis Barrington of Cullenagh .... Daniel of Ironworks Gent. Brooke Bridges of Kilmensy Gent. Charles Vaughan of Derringvarnoge Gent. Hugh Merrick Gent. Nathaniel Huett Gent. Robert Hedges of Borres Esq and Richard Warburton of Garryhinch Esq all late of the Queen's County Capt. Nicholas Sankey of Caldraghmore in the County of Longford Robert Viner of Killmure in the County of Meath Esq John Humpheries of Hollywood Gent. Dr. Robert Gorge late of Killbrew William Napper of Loghcrew Esq and Anthony Nixon of Oâ—chestone Gent. all late of the County of Meath James Stopford of Castletown in the County of West-Meath Gent. John Adams of Ledwitchtown Gent. Thomas Cooper late of Conmistown Gent. Richard Stephens of Athlone Gent. George Farmer of Rathnemodagh Gent. and John Meares of Mearescourt Gent. all late of the County of West-Meath Moses Bush of Kilfane in the County of Kilkenny Gent. John Bush of the same Gent. William Harrison of Grenane Gent. Zachary Cornick of Kilkenny Merchant Edward Stubbers of Callan Esq Hierom Hawkins of Killmuskulloge Gent. Joseph Bradshaw of Foulkesrath Gent. and Henry Ryder Prebendary of Mayne all of the County of Kilkenny Richard Rooth of .... in the County of Wexford Gent. Husband to the Countess Dowager of Donnegall John Bulkeley of Ballymorroghroe in the County of Wicklow Gent. John Humphery of Dunard Gent. Christopher Usher of Grange Esq Henry Whitfield of Portballintagart Esq William Robinson of Wicklow Gent. John Vice of the same Gent. Robert Peppard of the same Esq and Lawrence Hutson of Coolekennagh Gent. all late of the County of Wicklow Timothy Armitage of Atherdee in the County of Lowth Gent. Major John Reade of Ballorgan Robert Smith of Dromcashel Gent. Brabazon Moore of Atherdee Gent. and Thomas Bellingham of Garnanstown Esq all late of the County of Lowth Thomas Willis of Drogheda Gent.
Foxon John Power John Banner Henry Nugent William Mackentosh Charles O Danniel Arthur Dillon Lord Brittas Allen Bellingham John Brown Thomas Carleton Robert Nugent Captain Pagez Captain Durass Nicholas Kemish No. 20. A List of the Lords that sate in the pretended Parliament at Dublin held the 7th of May 1689. The Nobility of Ireland May 7th 1689. Sir Alex. Fitton Kt. Baron of Gausworth Lord Chancellor Dr. Mich. Boyle Lord Archbishop of Armagh Primate of all Ireland Rich. Talbot Duke of Tyrconnel Earls Nugent Earl of Westmeath Mac Donel Earl of Antrim Barry Earl of Barrymore Lambert Earl of Cavan Mac Carty Earl of Clancarty Power Earl of Tyrone Aungier Earl of Longford Forbese Earl of Granard Dungan Earl of Lymerick Viscounts Preston Viscount Gormanstown Butler Viscount Montgarret Dillon Visc. Costello and Gallen Nettervill Viscount Dowth Magennis Viscount Iveagh Sarsfield Viscount Kilmallock Bourk Viscount Mayo Butler Viscount Ikerin Dempsy Viscount Glanmalier Butler Viscount Galmoy Barnwell Viscount Kingsland Brian Viscount Clare Parsons Viscount Rosse Bourk Viscount Galway Brown Viscount Kenmare Mac Carty Viscount Montcashel Cheevers Visc. Mount Leinstor Bishops Anth. Dopping Bish. of Meath Tho. Otway Bishop of Ossory and Kilkenny Edw. Wetenhall Bishop of Cork and Rosse Symon Digby Bishop of Lymerick and Ardfart Barons Bermingham Baron of Athenry Courcy Baron of Kinsale Fitz Morris Bar. of Kerry and Lixnare Fleming Baron of Slane St. Laurence Baron of Howth Barnwall Bar. of Tremblestown Plunket Baron of Dunsany Butler Baron of Dunboyne Fitz Patrick Ba. of Upper Ossory Plunket Baron of Lowth Bourk Baron of Castle-connel Butler Baron of Cohair Bourk Baron of Brittas Blaney Baron of Monoghan Malone Baron of Glenmalun and Courchey Mac Gwyre Baron of Eniskillin Hamilton Baron of Strabane Bellew Baron of Duleek Bourk Baron of Bophine Nugent Baron of Rivers-own N o. 21. The Names of the Knights Citizens and Burgesses returned to the Parliament beginning the 7th of May 1689. Com. Ardmagh Arthur Brownloe Esquires Walter Hovendon Esquires Bur. Ardmagh Francis Stophard Esquire Constantine O Neile Esq 16th of May 89. Bur. Charlemont Com. Antrim Carmick O Neile Esquires Randal Mac Donel Esquires Bur. Carrickfergus Burrough Belfast Mark Talbot Esq Bur. Lisbourn Daniel O Neile Esq 20th May 89. Bur. Antrim Com. Catherlogh Dudley Bagnal Esquires Henry Lutterel Esquires Bur. Catherlogh Mark Baggot Esquires John Warren Esquires Bur. old Laughlin Darby Long Esquires Daniel Doran Esquires Com. Cork Justin Mac Carty Esq Sir Richard Nagle Knight Town of Youghall Thomas Uniack Aldermen Edward Gough Aldermen Town of Kinsale Andrew Murrogh Esquires Miles de Courcey Esquires Bur. Baltimore Daniel O Donavan Esquires Jeremiah O Donavan Esquires Bur. Bandonbridge Charles Mac Carty of Balloa Esquires Daniel Mac Carty Reagh Esquires Bur. Cloghnerkilty Lieut. Coll. Owen Mac Carty Daniel Fyn Mac Carty Esq Bur. Middletowne Dermot Long Esquires John Longan Esquires Bur. Moyallow John Barret of Castlemore Esquires David Nagle of Carrigoone Esquires Mannor and Borough of Rathcormuck James Barry Esquires Edward Powell Esquires Mannor of Donerail Donello Donovan Esq John Baggot Jun. of Baggotstown Esq Bur. Charleville John Baggot of Baggotstown sen. Esq John Power of Killbelone Esq City of Cork Sir James Cotter Knight John Galway Esquire Com. Cavan Phil. Reyly of Aghnicrery Esquires John Reyly of Garryrobock Esquires Bur. Cavan Phil. Oge O Reyly Esquires Hugh Royly of Larha Esquires Bur. Belturbet Sir Edward Tyrrel Baronet Tuit of Newcastle Esq Com. Clare David O Brian Esquires John Mac Nemara of Crattelagh Esquires Bur. Ennis Florence Mac Carty of Dromad Esquires 10. Ma. 89. Theob Butler of Szathnogalloon Esquires 10. Ma. 89. Com. Down Murtagh Magennis of Greencastle Esquires Ever Magennis of Castleweian Esquires Bur. Hilsburrow Bur. Newry Rowland Wite Esquires Rowland Savage Esquires Bur. Bangor Bur. Keleleagh Bernard Magennis of Balligorionbeg Esq Tool O Neile of Dromankelly Gent. Bur. Down New-town Com. Dublin Symon Lutterel of Luttrels town Esquires Patr. Sarsfield Jun. of Lucan Esquires Bur. Swords Fra. Barnwell of Woodpark Co. Meath Esq Robert Russel of Drynham Esq Bur. Newcastle Tho. Arthur of Colgans town Esquires John Talbot of Belgard Esquires City of Dublin Sir Michael Creagh Knight Terence Dermot sen. Alderman Colledge of Dublin Sir John Mead Knight Joseph Coghlan Esq Town of Drogheda Henry Dowdal Esq Recorder Alderm Christopher Peppard Fitz George Com. Donnegall Lifford Ballyshannon Killebeggs Donnegall St. Johns-town Sir William Ellis Knight Lieut. Coll. James Nugent Com. Galway Sir Ulick Bourk Baronets Sir Walter Blake Baronets Bur. Athenree James Talbot of Mount Talbot Esquires Charles Daly of Dunsandale Esquires Bur. Tuam James Lally of Tullendaly Esquires William Burk of Carrowfrila Esquires Town of Galway Oliver Martin Esquires John Kirwan Esquires Com. Kilkenny John Grace of Courts-town Esquires Robert Welsh of Cloonesby Esquires Bur. Callaim Walter Butler Esquires Thady Meagher Esquires Bur. Thomas-town Robert Grace senior Esquires Robert Grace junior Esquires Bur. Gowran Richard Butler Esquires Walter Keily Dr. of Physick Esquires Coll. Robert Fielding by a new Election Bur. Inishoge Edward Fitzgerald Esquires James Bolger Esquires Bur. Knocktopher Harvy Morris Esquires Henry Meagh Esquires City of Kilkenny John Rooth Esq Mayor James Bryan Alderman 4th May 1689. Bur. Kells Patrick Everard Esquires John Delamare Esquires Bur. St. Canice Com. Kildare John Wogan Esquires George Aylmer Esquires Bur. Naas Walter Lord Dungan Charles White Esq Bur. Athy William Fitzgerald Esquires William Archbold Esquires Bur. Harristown James Nighell Esquires Edmund Fizgerald Esquires Bur. Kildare Fracis Leigh Esquires Robert Porter Esquires Kings County Heward Oxbourgh Esquires Owen Kerrall Esquires Bur. Philips-town John Conner Esquires Heward Oxbourgh Esquires Bur. Banagher Terence Coghlan Esq Terence Coghlan Gent. Bur. Birr Com. Kerry Nicholas Brown Esq Sir Thomas Crosby Knight Bur. Tralee Morrice Hussey of Kerties Esquires John Brown of Ardagh Esquires Bur. Dingle Icouch Edw. Rice Fitz James of Ballinleggin Esq John Hussey of Cuhullin Com. Lym Esq Burr Ardsart Coll. Roger Mac Elligott Esquires Cornelius Mac Gillicuddy Esquires Com. Longford Roger Farrell Esquires Robert Farrell Esquires Bur. Lanesborough Oliver Fitzgerald Esquires Roger Farrell Esquires Town of Longford Com. Lowth Thomas Bellew Esquires William Talbot Esquires Bur. Atherdee Huh Gernon Esquires John Rabe Esquires Bur. Dundalk Robert Dermott Esquires John Dowdall Esquires Bur. Carlingford Christoph. Peppard Fitz Ignatius Esquires Bryan Dermod Esquires Dunlier Com. Lymerick Sir John Fitzgerald Baronet Gerald Fitzgerald Esquire commonly called Knight of the Glynn Bur. Kilmallock Sir William Harley Baronet John Lacy Esquire Bur. Askeaton John Bourk of Carrickinohill Esquires Edward Rice Esquires City of Lymerick Nicholas Arthur Aldermen Thomas Harrold Aldermen Com. Leitrim Edmond Reynolds Esquires Irrel Farrell Esquires Bur. James-town Alexander Mac Donnel Esquires 15 th May 1689. William Shanley Esquires 15 th May 1689. Carrickdrumrusk Com. Mayo Garret Moor Esquires Walter Bourk Esquires Cartlebar John Bermingham Portreeve Thomas Bourk Esquire Com. Meath Sir William Talbot Baronets Sir Patr. Barnwall Baronets Bur. Ratoath John Hussey Esquires James
By the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Kildare and one of His MAJESTIES most Honourable Privy Council Note The Copy of the First Order for Garrisoning the House of Ballisannan could not be gotten WHereas I have been informed That Ballysannan now belonging to Mr. Annesley was a House of Strength and therefore fit to have a Garrison and now being convinc'd of the contrary These are therefore in His Majesties Name to require you forthwith to remove your Men to their former Garrison out of the said House Given under my Hand this First day of April 1690. Charles White For Captain Patrick Nugent or the Officer in Chief Commanding the Troop at Kildare SIR THIS is to let you understand that I am Authoriz'd to give the Proprietor possession of the Lands of Ballysannan c. according to the Act of Parliament and that you may not be surpriz'd therein I give you this Notice from Sir Your Loving Friend and Servant Charles White Naas the 8th of April 1690. For John Annesly Esquire or in his Absence to Francis Annesly Esq These Second Order for Ballysannan WHereas Luke Fitzgerald Esquire has proved himself before me to be the Ancient Proprietor of the Town and Lands of Ballysannan and that his Ancestors were Posses'd of their Mansion-house there in the Year 1641. I do therefore in pursuance of His Majesties Orders unto me appoint the under-named Persons to give possession of the Mansion-house there to Luke Fitzgerald Esquire And for so doing this shall be your Warrant Given under my Hand and Seal this 6th day of May 1690. Charles White I do hereby appoint Captain Walter Archbold or Captain John Dillon of Athy to give possession of the Mansion-house of Ballysannan to Luke Fitzgerald Esquire An Account of Absentees Goods and how they were imbezelled THE beginning of March 1688. or before several Persons Officers of the Army who were impowered or pretended to be impowered by my Lord Deputy seized on the Goods of Absentees in most Counties of the Kingdom except the City of Dublin May 7th 1689. A Warrant comes to the Commissioners of His Majesties Revenue under His Majesties Privy Signet and Sign Manual dated April 29th 1689. to impower the Commissioners of the Revenue to call all such Persons to Account that had seiz'd any Goods or Chattels of Absentees May 9th 1689. The Commissioners of the Revenue issued out Instructions to several Persons in the respective Counties pursuant to His Majesties said Warrant As to the Country it must be observed That betwixt the 1st of March 1688. being the Time of seizing by the Officers of the Army and 9th of May 1689. when the Commissioners were impowered a great part of the Goods of Absentees were stolen or disposed The Officers that seiz'd were at the Camp at Denry and if any Accounts were return'd by them to the Lord Deputy the same never came to the Commissioners though they often endeavoured with the Secretary to find any such Accounts The Commissioners of the Revenue thereupon sollicited a Bill to pass in Parliament to vest the Goods of all Absentees in the King with some fitting Power to the Commissioners of the Revenue for the more easie and expeditious bringing all Persons to Account that had formerly seiz'd But this met with much delay and alterations At last the Bill pass'd the 18th of July 1689. and the Scope of it amounts to no more than to vest in His Majesty the Goods of such Persons only as are declared Forfeiting Persons by the Act of Attainder or Persons absent who abet or assist the Prince of Orange with exception of Minors and some Proviso's by the Act of Attainder most had time to return till the First of September and the general Clause of all Persons that have aided or abetted the Prince of Orange does not intitle the King without an Office found that such Persons did aid or abet and this requiring Proof and a Great Charge there did not appear sufficient profit to arise to answer the Charge Upon the whole Matter this Bill seemed rather to lessen the Zeal of those employed to seize Absentees Goods than otherwise when they consider'd that upon debate in Parliament it was denyed to pass a Law that should indemnifie them for more than half their Seizures even in the City of Dublin half the Persons whose Goods were there seized not being named in the Bill of Attainder However Aug. 9th 1689. The Commissioners of the Revenue having appointed four Provincial Surveyors gave them Instructions that the Surveyor General and the Collectors should dispose of the Stocks of Absentees whereby it appears that instead of neglecting that Matter of the Goods of Absentees they seemed rather to have given Order for the disposal of them before they were forfeited Septemb. 14th 1689. The Commissioners finding no satisfactory Returns from the Commissioners employed by them most of the Commissioners being in the Army or neglecting the Matter or applying the Goods to their own Use they superseded those Commissioners and lest the whole Matter to their Collectors which if done at first some profit might have redounded to His Majesty 2. The Goods of Absentees in the City of Dublin were not ordered by the Lord Deputy to be seized but the people observing what was done in the Country and there being free Transportation for England in March the Custom-house-Key became like a Fair and the most of Absentees Goods were then sent for England scarce any thing valuable was then left unless by the Carelesness of the persons employed by the Absentees The said 9th of August 1689. the Commissioners impowered several persons to seize the Goods of Absentees in the City of Dublin with like directions as the Lord Deputy gave formerly in other Counties viz. To inventory and take security for the forth-coming of these Goods and not to strip the Houses or hinder Trade for many Brewers Ale-sellers and other Handy-Crafts and Traders though absent yet had left behind them Servants Friends and sometimes their Wives to manage their Trade and to have strip't those Houses had but added to the Number of Wast Houses and lessened His Majesties Revenue some Ale-houses not having the Value of Forty Shillings of Absentees Goods draw three or four Barrels of Drink per Week besides their Quartering of Souldiers which has cost the Inhabitants more generally by far than the Goods could be sold for these Times And this Matter ought at present to be well considered for though now the Goods are vested in the King by Law and the best of them is to be made for the King's advantage yet Rotten Hangings will sell only to those that have the House No. 25. Albavilles Instructions to the Commissioners of Oyer and Terminer Gentlemen THE many Robberies Oppressions and Outrages committed through all parts of the Kingdom to the utter Ruine thereof and to the great Scandal of the Government as well is of Christianity forces his Majesty to a great resentment against those that prove
Regiment he with other his Associates having often before plundred broken and despoyled the Seats of our Church without interruption or disturbance resolved on Christmas-day at night to brake and plunder our Altar on which we had that day celebrated the Holy Communion and to that end he with two more about midnight entered the Church This Keating immediately attempted to brake one of the folding doors leading to the Communion Table and endeavouring with all his force to wrest the door from the hinges immediately as he thought saw several glorious and amazing Sights But one ugly Black Thing as he call'd it gave him a great Souse upon the Poll which drive him immediately into so great disorder that he tore all the Cloaths off his Back and ran Naked about the Streets and used all mad Bedlam pranks whatever He was put into the Dungeon where he remained for the space of 14. dayes without either Meat Drink Cloaths or any thing necessary for the support of nature would not take as much as a drop of cold water continually Rav'd of the Spoyls of the Church and saying That he took the most pains in breaking and taking off the Hinges and yet got the least share for his pains From the Dungeon he was removed to one Thomas Kelly's house in the Town where he behaved himself as in the prison neither eating bit nor drinking drop or admitting a ragg to cover his Nakedness and about eight dayes after he removed from the Dungeon dyed in a sad and deplorable manner I was so curious as to enquire of those that knew him very well whether ever he was Mad before or lyable to any such disorders they all assured me that they never knew any thing of that nature by him in the whole course of his life so that I think we may very well look upon it as the immediate Hand of GOD. SIR I dare assure you that this is a great Truth and so evident and manifest that it hath challeng'd and extorted an Acknowledgment from all parties whatever Neither the Romish Clergy nor any of the Officers of the Regiment who are all Papists do in the least disown it And it had this influence and effect upon all Souldiers and Papists that from that time forth never any of them were known to enter plunder or disturb our Church We have an account that another of Keatings companions at the very same time was struk Mad in the very act of breaking the Communion Table and that within very few hours after he dyed but they politickly conceal'd it and buryed him privately soon after for fear it should be known but the certainty of this I dare not Affirm but am sure some of their most sober and serious Clergy did freely own it George Prowd Trim 1st March 1689. No. 28. General Rosens ORDER to bring the Protestants Before Derry Conrade de Rosen Mareschal General of all his Majesties FORCES DEclares by these Presents To the Commanders Officers Souldiers and Inhabitants of the City of Londonderry That in case they do not betwixt this and Monday next at Six a Clock in the afternoon being the 1 st of July 1689. Agree to Surrender the said place of London-derry unto the KING upon such Conditions as may be Granted them according to the instructions and power Leiutenant General Hamilton formerly received from the KING That he will forthwith issue out his ORDERS from the Barony of Inishone and the Sea-Coasts round about as far as Charlemont for the gathering together of those of their Faction whether Protected or Not and cause them immediately to be brought to the Walls of London-derry where it shall be Lawful for those that are in the Town in case they have any pity for them to open the Gates and receive them into the Town otherwise they will be forced to see their Friends and nearest Relalations all starved for want of Food he having resolved not to leave one of them at home nor any thing to maintain them And that all hope of succour may be taken away by the Landing of any Troops in these parts from England He further Declares That in case they refuse to submit he will forthwith cause all the said Country to be immediately Destroy'd that if any Succour should be hereafter sent from England they may perish with them for want of Food Besides which he has a very considerable Army as well for the Opposing of them in all places that shall be judg'd necessary as for the Protecting all the rest of his Majesties dutiful Subjects whose Goods and Chattels he promises to Secure destroying all the rest that cannot be brought conveniently into such places as he shall judg necessary to be preserved and burning the Houses Mills not only of those that are in actual Rebellion but also of their Friends and Adherents that no hopes of escaping may be left for any man Beginning this very day to send his necessary Orders to all Governours and other Commanders of his Majesties Forces of Colerane Antrim Carrickfergus Belfast Dungannon Charlemont Belturbet Sligo and to Col. Sarsfield commanding a flying Army beyond Ballyshany Col. Sutherland commanding another towards Iniskillen and the Duke of Berwick another on the Fin-water to cause all the Men Women and Children who are any wayes related to those in Londonderry or any where else in open Rebellion to be forthwith brought to this place without hopes of withdrawing further into the Kingdom that in case before this said Monday the 1 st of July in the Year of our Lord 1689. be expired â—hey do not send Us Hostages other Deputies with a full sufficient power to Treat with Us for the Surrender of the said City of Londonderry on reasonable Conditions that they shall not after this time be admitted to any Treaty whatsoever And the Army which shall continue the Siege and will with the assistance of God soon reduce them shall have Orders to give no Quarter or spare either Age or Sex in case they are taken by Force But if they return to their Obedience due to their Natural Prince he Promises them that the Conditions granted them in his Majesties Name shall be Inviolably observed by all his Majesties Subjects and that He himself will have a care to Protect them on all occasions even to take their parts if any Injury contrary to the Agreement should be done them making Himself responsible for the performance of the Conditions on which they Agree to Surrender the said place of Londonderry to the KING Given under my Hand this 30th day of June in the Year of our LORD 1689. Le Mareschal Rosen No. 35. The Indictment of Dennis Connor in which the Counterfeit Letter to Mr. Will. Spike is inserted Term ' Hillar ' quinto sexto Jacobi Regis COm' Dublin ' Scilicet Juratores pro Domino Rege Sacrament ' suum dicunt proesent ' quod Dionisius Connor nuper de Dublin ' in Com' Civit ' Dublin ' Yeoman eâ—…o
malitiosus pernitiosus nequissimus machinansque â—…ns pacem commune tranquilit ' hujus Regni Hibernioe perturbare discord ' inter Dominum Regem subditos suos incitare movere dict' Dom ' Regem gubernationem suam in odium contempt ' vilipendentiam inducer ' in Insurrectionem Rebellionem in hoc Regno Hibernioe suscitar ' mover ' inferr ' vicessimo die Januar ' Anno Regni Domini nostri Jacobi secundi Deâ— gra ' Angl ' Scot ' Franc ' Hiberniae Regis Fidei Defensor ' c. quinto apud Castrum de Dublin ' in Com' Dublin ' proedict ' seditiosam malitiosam illicit ' scripsit ' vel scribi fecit quandam seditiosam malitiosam Epistolam sive Chartam cujus quidem seditiosam malitiosam Epistoloe tenor sequitur in hoec verba scilicet Eniskillin the 10th of January 1689. Cosin Spike YOurs I'receiv'd January the 1 st it being the greatest satisfaction I could expect to hear of your good Health and Welfare and the rest of your good Family getting the convenience of the honest Bearer makes me acknowledge your often kindnesses to me Yesterday we received Letters from Londonderry they all agree with our Proposals as in carrying on our Design in Dublin The day appointed is the 4th of February at Supper-time in the Castle and for some of our men intended for that purpose to go in a little before as many as can well not being suspected others to stay in the Street and Houses thereabout till the Word is given GOD be with Us Then all to Force in Killing the Guards after giving the Tinker and the rest of his Function their last Supper Mr. Drury he is intended to Fire the Suburbs with others of his assistance as might be thought fit it being a means to force the Souldiers out of the City We question not but our People is in number enough to do the Work as well in the City as Castle One night does all We have here in these parts 14000 Horse and Foot in readiness to be with you in Dublin in five or six dayes at farthest I hope God will inspire into our peoples hearts to persevere with Undaunted Hearts to pull down that Yoke of Popery which we are likely to lie under unless by God prevented We are in the Truth and I hope God is with Us although our Expectations being Failed hereto we might think it rather Punishment for our Sins than in any wise hindrance of our Victory Last Week we had an Account from Derry that there Landed two Ships laden with Ammunition and Provision and to the number of Fifty-Six Volunteers the most of them now being here with Us They giving us an Account of our English Resolution That they will every man Die rather than be yeilding to Popery likewise that great Preparations are made for our English to come over this Spring to the value of Two and Twenty Thousand Souldiers and Inhabitants to settle the Country Cosin I desire you 'l direct the Bearer to Mr. Pains with a Letter he has for him And likewise I desire you to go to my Cosin and give my kind Love to him the rest of his good Family I suppose the Pacquet of Letters as touching this Matter wholly is directed to Mr. Smith which meeting with him will give you the full at large My kind Love to my Cosin George and your Wife This being all at present Your loving Cosin to command during Life These For Mr. Will. Spike Living at Colledg-Green in the old Parliament-house Dublin Mary Smith Et ulterius Jurator ' proedict ' super Sacrament ' suum proedict ' dicunt proesent ' quod idem Dionisius Connor sciens eandem Epistolam sive Chartam fore falsam malitiosam seditiosam postea scilicet eodem vicessimo die Januarii Anno Regni dict' Domini Regis quint ' supradict ' apud Castrum Dublin ' in Com' Dublin ' proedict ' seditiosam malitiosam Epistolam sive Chartam proedict ' publicavit publicari fecit contra debit ' ligeantiam suam in malum exemplum aliorum in tali casu delinquentium contra pacem dicti Domini Regis nunc coronam dignitatem suam c. Copia vera Examnat per F. Nugent No. 36. Capt. Browns Acknowledgment That he Perjured himself Whereas I John Brown Gent. Did on or about the last day of December last come before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Riverstown L d Ch. Justice of all Ireland and did in an Examination taken before him upon Oath accuse Edward Brock of the City of Dublin for speaking and uttering several Seditious Words reflecting on His Majesty and the Government Now I the said John Brown do hereby Acknowledg and Declare That I did very much Wrong and Abuse the said Edward Brock in the said matter he never having uttered or spoke any such or the like Words wherewith I accused him before the said Lord Chief Justice As Witness my Hand this Third day of February 1689. Witness present The Words upon Oath being first Interlined John Brown Fra. Rica Ja. Somervill No. 29. Advertisement as it was published by Mr. Yalden in his Weekly Abhorrence concerning Dr. King and Dr. Foy THERE was lately published by John Yalden Esq the substance of Fifteen Sermons Entituled An Abhorrence from the Bishop of Ely c. of the proceedings of the Prince of Orange and the Lords c. that Invited Him But some Protestants believing the said Book to be a Popish contrivance and that such Doctrines as were therein were never Preached by the Divines there named Upon which a Gentleman of Quality to satisfie these Doubts applyed himself to two Reverend Divines of this City viz. Dr. King and Dr. Foy who both certified under their hands that the Doctrines contained in the said Book were honest and true Christian Divinity and obliging to all Christians to put immediately in practice upon the peril of their Salvation Which Certificate satisfied several Protestants here and confirmed them in an unchangeable Loyalty March 8th 1689. Reverend Sir I Intended to have waited on you this Afternoon but found my self so Indisposed that I durst not venture abroad I have been made sensible That the Publisher of the Weekly Abhorrence has made use of your Name and Mine And Affirms That WE have Certified under our Hands That the Doctrines contained in a Book published by one John Yalden Esq containing a Collection of the Substance of Fifteen Sermons were honest and true Christian Divinity and Obliging to all Christians to put immediately in Practice upon the Peril of their Salvation And he intimates that this Certificate has been shewn to several Protestants here Sir For my own part I do profess that I never Read the aforesaid Book nor did any Gentleman of Quality as he affirms ever apply himself to me to satisfie him in any doubts concerning it that I remember I am sure never any