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The vnkinde desertor of loyall men and true frinds [sic]
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French, Nicholas, 1604-1678.
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1676
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and these they would haue suspected proued honnest men true to God king and countrie tell me I beseech who where they who fouly betrayed Limerick to Irton after many months noble resistance were they of the lord Leutenants faction or of those adhered to the cleargy they were the lord Leutenants people the aboue named who betrayed the towne and bloud of innocents who were they Irâ—on put to death they were those adhered to the cleargy and Kingdom Terence o Brien Bishop of Emilie the Bishop of the towne escaped narrowly Sr. Geffery Galloway Geffery Barron an ornament to his country Mr. Dominick Faunin Alderman Mr. Thomas stritch Alderman a right honnest man Mr. Higgens Doctor in physick and fa Laurence VVailsh priest these were all put to death by Irton Hugo Neale a man nobly borne and who stoutly before defended Clonmel taken prisoner was sent to London committed to the tower and had suffered but that he proued himselfe Alien born in Flanders though of Irish parents did any Creagh or VVhite or stackpole c. dye or suffer that day noe but Irton one of the kings great murtherers struck dead those he thought loued the King what noise then doth this giddy friar keape about Ormonds departing the Kingdom and must stone to death all the Bishops and cleargy for hauing as he sayes but falsly forced Ormond away and if he had stayed let him tell me what could he doe more then the marquez of Clanricard haue done whome he left in trust with the Gouerment he was not able to doe soe much and this father and all the Kingdom knew it and this indeed made him part the Kingdom let then any tell me doth not Fa VVailsh speake against his conscience when he pretends the Bishops did force the Lord Leutenant away again let this father tell me would not the people that obeyed his excellency's orders commands and letters at Loaghreagh and who vexed much for his sake the Bishops and Cleargy for what was done at Iamestowne and for having indeauoured to doe them all good did not these in that Assemblie disclaime in and seeme to detest the proceedings at Iamestowne to pleasure his excellencie I meane the major part but not the sounder part of them would not these people keepe him if he had been pleased to stay nor did the Prelats intend to cross there the major vote of the Assembly for all their decrees and excommunications were made with this limitation that the Assembly whensoeuer they were pleased to meet could dispose of all things in order to their owne preseruation and consequently could of the matter of the Lord Leutenant's goeing or staying and would not they who soe adhered to him stand or fall with his excellency to fall they were sure had he stayed and some of them knew he went expresly away that he might not be spectatour of soe great a fall and ruine as that of a Kingdom I confess ingeniously the Bishops and cleargy at Lamestowne wished my lord would goe away and why for grudg or spleen to his person certainly they had noe such thoughts but they foresaw the ruine and destruction of the people could not be auoyded he staying with them and this before God was their feare and judgement of him and there could not be in the world a more evident presumption for judging and fearing as they did and for this reason though not certaine his departure would cure the dangerous distemper of the Kingdom some hopes they had that the vnion of the People would be greater and courrage and more cheerfully contribut to their owne preservation this was really the intention and mind of that congregation which I knowingly doe speake let Fa VVailsh put in print what propositions or dreames he pleaseth or build castles in the ayre for excusing Ormond This well grounded feare of theirs and the desire they had of the Peoples preservation moved them to write to his Excellencie in an humble manner that he would be pleased to take a viage for France to the Queen and Prince now King whom God preserve for to get aydes and succour and to leave the Government in some trusty hand with this letter they sent the Bishop of Drommore a great frind of Ormond's and Charles kelly Dean of Tuame to express their intentions to his Excellencie Heere I set you downe the letter and instructions that you may passe your iudgement on them and first I giue you this notice that in that graue Congregation was not a woord spoken of his Excellencie other then with respect due to his person qualite and greatness though there were then persons present seuerall Bishops and other Cleargy-men turned out of their Churches and homes not well knowing which way to turne themselues which calaâ—â—itie befell them in time of his goverment The letter of Iamestowne Congregation to the Lord Leutenant MAY it please your excellencie wee receaved your letter of the second currant wherin to our admiration wee saw some expressions that seems meant for casting the blame vpon vs of the present sad condition of the Kingdom which wee hâ—ve in good time to answer to the satisfaction of the whole world and Nation in the meane time wee premit this protestatiâ—n as wee are Christian Catholik Prelats that wee have don our endeavours with all earnestnesse and â—andor for taking away from the harts of all jealousies and diffidences occasioned as wee conceave by soe many disasters that befell the Nation of late and that in all occasions wee were reddy to accompanie all your Excellencies designes for preservation of all his Maâ—esties interests in this Kingdom whose state being for the present desperat wee thought it fit and our dâ—ry to offer vnto your Excellency our sense of the one only possibilitie and meanes wee could divise for its preservation and that by the intervention and expression of my Lord of Drommore and Doctor Kelly dean of Tuame they will clearly deliver our thoughts and good intentions as to this effect wee pray your Excellency to giue full credit to what they shall say in our name in this businesse which will be still owned as our commands laid on them and the expression of the sincere harts of your Excellencies very loving servants etc. ...... Iamesâ—owne 10. Aug 1650. This letter was signed by all the Bishops sitting in the Congregation The instructions that accompanied this letter were as followeth First yee are to presâ—nt vnto his Excellency the â—ast destructions and desolâ—tions of the Kingdom the Ciâ—ties townes places etc. that wee have lost in the space of few months especially Wexâ—ord Ross Kilkennie Clonmel Cashel Carrick the joâ—â— of Tiecrohan Carâ—ow c. almost the whole Provinces of Munster and Linster with the churches and church livings in them and that the Cittie of Waterfoord and the sort of Dunkanan blockt vp by the enemie noe armie being to releeve them are in danger to be soone lost as alsoe the rest of the kingdom not yet lost which is
Caine that whosoever found him should not kill him a trembling in his head as many hold Caine was allways frighted and soe distracted as to hold that trembing of his head for a signe given by God that hee should be killd You see by this how great is the feare and frightning of a guilty Conscience And can these men live without being frightned after killing soe many Innocent Abels by nakedness vermin famin and all kinde of miserys having taken from them all they had in the world There have been many opulent persons and of great quallity Tea and som of them Peeres and Lords of the Realme have bin lodg'd in small smooking Hutts and Cabins and as I may well say buried there and starued to death with theâ—re wives and Children Can the Cruell Robbers of these men live without the feare of Gods anger If they have not a trembling in the head as Caine had likely they will have a trembling in theire harts CHAPTER 20'th The Author speaks to Ormond a lone BVt my Lord that I may returne to your Grace whose house I have ever honoured and spend a few words with you alone Amongst Birds and Beasts you know full well som are Noble and som Ignoble Lyons begett Lyâ—ns and Eagels ingender Eagels your ancient house hath given of both Lyons and Eagels Your Noble progenitors nobly minded did worthy things and performed great matters the poorest neighbour liu'd safly neare them possessing quietly what was his owne they succoured the distressed and farre it was from them to oppress the weakest but have been a propp to such as could not stand by themselves and for such worthy doings the afection and blessing of those releeved by them and supported by them in theire right and Iust causes have followed your Ancestors But my Lord the world speakes otherwise of your Grace that being extolled to the title of Duke that your house had not before you digenerate from the true piety and greatness of your brave Ancestors for the natives ouer all the Kingdome complaine that your power is Imploy'd to the opression of all wherfore they all cry out can not the Duke of Ormonds greatness stand without our fall and Ruin Is it possible my Lord that the title of greatness is soe much inereased in you and that of vertue deminished My Lord the Lyons of your house I meane the noble Earles did praye openly and fairly but your game is of a new forme you are a Lyon of another nature then was one of the greatest Earles of your house by name black Thomas Grandfather to your Lady a person highly esteemad by Queen Elizabeth King Iames and the Counsells of England and Irland and of the people of both Kingdoms hee made noe purchases by distroying the natives of the Kingdom as yours are yet hee was both a happy and glorious Earle hospiciously noble and had many depending of his bounty and good nature who made noe small fortune by him * Nahum cap. 2. Nahum the Prophet if you will take the paynes to read him will tell you what kinde of Lyon you are Where is saith hee the habitation of Lyons and the pasture of Lyons whelps The Lyon hath caught saith hee sufficiently for his whelpes and hath killed for his Lyoness and hath filled his Denns with praye and his Couc'h with Ravening ô Ormond Ormond thou hast caught sufficiently for thy Whelps thou hast fill'd thy Denns with praye and thy Couch with Ravening thou hast made the noble house of Ormond an Infamous Denn and Couch of Rapine thy whelps are made fatt with Praye and booty made vpon thy neighbours My Lord there is a nother Propheâ— speakes to your Grace and to Orrery and the rest of the vsurpers in words able to make you tremble Woe to him said * Habacuc cap. 2. Habacuc that gathereth naughty Avarice to his house that his nest may be on high and thinketh hee is delivered out of the hand of Evill thou hast thought confusion to the house thou hast cutt in sunder many people and thy soule hath sinned because the stone out of the wale shall cry and the Tâ—mber that is between the Iuncturs of the buildings shall answer Wo to him that buildeth a Citty in blouds and prepareth a Citty in Iniquitys A dreadfull expression Have not you my Lord and the rest of your Complices cutt insunder many familys most of them Er this consumed with hunger and miserys are gon into the other world and for such of them that live as yet they are miserably perishing at home and abroad will not the blood of those be layd at your doore Youâ— ambition have built nestes in a high place from the reach of human hands but not from the hand of God who with the breath of his Indignation will cast them all downe in his good tyme yee have houses and magnificent palaces for your posterity in Blouds and the stone out of the wale shall cry out against you and the Timber between the Iunctures of your buildings shall answer Wo to them that builded Cittys in bloud prepar'd houses in Iniquitys God in a moment though at present yee glory and tryumph in your greatness and pleasures can fill your houses with dissolations mournings Ignominy death feare and trembling And perhaps will doe it when you least think of it When Sr. Ralph Fan was condemn'd to dye by the practices of the Duke of Northumberland and brought to the place of Exccution in protestation of his Innocency spook only these two words My blood shall be the Dukes bolster as longe as hee shall live My Lord you may have I feare many of these vneasy bolsters cast therfore an eye vpon the other world whilst God mercifully gives you tyme to doe it and take that care now for your selfe that noe other will once you are gon and perswadâ— your selfe that without this care all is lost and gon for all Eternity CHAPTER 21'th Ormond Seriously advised to think of longe Eternity MY Lord God did forbid the Hebrues to mingel honny in the oblations but commaunded theÌ„ to vse salt in every sacrifice * Levit. cap. 2. What sacrifice soever thou offerest thou shalt season it with salt neither shalt thou take a way the salt of the Covenant of the God from thy Sacrifice In every oblation thou shalt offer salt What mistery doth this signify to banish honny from the Sacrifice and make vse of salt Why salt in Sacrifice and not honny This is to tell vs that sweet things deceive vs and that flattererâ— betray vs but sharp things cure vs and mortify the body and minde when wee are to Sacrifice both to God and that wee are to heare patiently and willingly those that speak trueth without assentation and with the salt of sencerity * Isai cap. 3. God himselfe sayd My people they that the blessed the same deceive thee But a lass it is now in fashon that Princes and great men are deceived because