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A40457
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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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Wing F2183; ESTC R18403
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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