Selected quad for the lemma: england_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
england_n	act_n	house_n	parliament_n	3,356	5	6.7800	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53435	The last articles of peace made, concluded, accorded and agreed upon the 30 day of Iuly, 1646, by and between His Excellency, James Lord Marques of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant General, and General Governor of His Majesties Kingdom of Ireland, His Majesties Commisssioner, to treat and conclude a peace with His Majesties Roman Catholique subjects of the said kingdom, by vertue of His Majesties Commission under the great seal of England bearing date at Buckingham on the 24 day of June, in the twentieth year of his reign, for and on the behalf of His Most Excellent Majesty of the one part, and Donogh Lord Viscount Muskery and others appointed and authorized by His Majesties said Roman Catholique subjects, by vertue of an authority of the said Roman Catholique subjects, bearing date the sixth day of March, 1645, and in the one and twentieth year of His Majesties reign, of the other part.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.	1646 (1646)	Wing O446; ESTC R6410	19,593	32

I do make this recognition and acknowledgement heartily willingly and truely upon the true faith of a Christian So help me God c. So as by the same Act it be further Provided and Enacted that if any Roman Catholique happen to be promoted presented or advanced to any Ecclesiastical promotion dignity or benifice according to the form now used in the Protestant Church of Ireland That the freedom and exemption aforesaid shall not extend to any such Roman Catholique Or if any being Protestant be advanced promoted or presented to any Ecclesiastical benefice dignity or promotion shall afterwards happen to become a Roman Catholique that the freedom and exemption aforesaid shall not so far extend to any such Roman Catholique but that upon tender of the said Oath and refusal thereof he be for that cause left subject to privation of the said benefice dignity or promotion according to the said Statute And it is further concluded accorded and agreed by and between the said parties that for all matters concerning the first Proposition of the said Catholiques viz. That all Acts made against the professors of the Roman Catholique Faith whereby any restraint penalty mulct or incapacity may be laid upon any Roman Catholique within the Kingdom of Ireland may be Repealed and the said Catholiques to be allowed the freedom of the Roman Catholique Religion That His Majesties said Roman Catholique Subjects be referred to His Majesties gracious Favor and further Concessions And that no clause in these A'rticles shall or may hinder His Majesties said Roman Catholique Subjects or any of them from the benefit of His Majesties further Graces and Concessions And that no use shall be made of the Papers past on this Treaty or any of them concerning the said first Proposition which may in any sort hinder the said Roman Catholique Subjects or any of them from His Majesties further Concessions And that His Majesties said Commissioner and other chief Governour or Governours of this Kingdom for the time being shall cause whatsoever shall be further directed by His Majesty to be passed in Parliament for and on the behalf of His said Roman Catholique Subjects to be accordingly drawn into Bills and transmitted according to the usual maner to be afterwards passed as Acts in the said Parliament 2. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and between the said parties And His Majesty is graciously pleased to call a new Parliament to be held in this Kingdom on or before the last day of November next ensuing and that all matters agreed on by these Articles to be passed in Parliament shall be transmitted into England according the usual form to be passed in the said Parliament and that the said Acts so to be agreed upon and so to be passed shall receive no alteration or diminution here or in England Provided that nothing shall be concluded by both or either of the said Houses of Parliament which may bring prejudice to any of His Majesties Protestant Party or their Adherents or to any of His Majesties Roman Catholique Subjects party or their Adherents other then such things as upon this Treaty shall be concluded to be done or such things as may be proper for the Committee of Priviledges of either or both Houses to take cognizance of as in such cases heretofore hath been accustomed and such other things as shall be propounded to either or both Houses by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governour or Governour for the time being during the said Parliament for the advancement of His Majesties Service and the Peace of the Kingdom which Clause is to admit no construction which may trench upon these Articles or any of them 3. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and between the said parties And His Majesty is further graciously pleased that all Acts Ordinances and Orders made by both or either Houses of Parliament to the blemish dishonor or prejudice of His Majesties Roman Catholique Subjects of this Kingdom or any of them sithence the 7. of August 1641. shall be vacated and that the same and all exemplifications and other Acts which may continue the memory of them be made void by Act of Parliament 4. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and-between the said parties And His Majesty is further graciously pleased that all Indictments Attainders Outlawries in this Kingdom and all the Processes and other proceedings thereupon and all Letters Patents Grants Leases Custodiams Bonds Recognizances and all Records Act or Acts Office or Offices Inquisitions and all other things depending upon or taken by reason of the said Indictments Attainders or Outlawries sithence the 7. of August 1641. in prejudice of the said Catholiques their Heirs Executors Administrators and Assigns or any of them or the Widows of them or any of them shall be vacated and made void in such sort as no memory shall remain thereof to the blemish dishonor or prejudice of the said Catholiques their Heirs Executors Administrators or Assigns or any of them or the Widows of them or any of them and that to be done immediately after concluding of these Articles and at furthest before the first day of October next Or in case the said new Parliament be called sooner then the said last day of November then fourty days before the said Parliament And that all impediments which may hinder the said Roman Catholiques to Sit or Vote in the next intended Parliament or to choose or to be chosen Knights and Burgesses to Sit or Vote there shall be removed before the said Parliament Provided that no man shall be questioned by reason of this Article for mesne rates or wastes saving wilful wastes committed after the first of November 1645. 5. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and between the said parties And His Majesty is further graciously pleased that all debts do stand in state as they were in the beginning of those troubles and that no grant or disposition made or to be made thereof by vertue or colour of any Attainder Outlawry Fugacy or other Forfeiture whatsoever or otherwise shall be of force and this to be passed as an Act in the said next Parliament 6. Item It is concluded accorded and agreed by and between the said parties And His Majesty is graciously pleased that for the securing of the Estates or reputed Estates of the Lords Knights Gentlemen and Freeholders or reputed Freeholders as well of Connaught and County of Clare or Country of Thomond as of the County of Limerick and Tipperary the same to be secured by Act of Parliament according to the intent of the 25 Article of the Graces granted in the fourth year of His Majesties Reign the Tenor whereof for so much as concerneth the said Proposition doth ensue in these words viz. Wee are Graciously pleased that for the securing of the Inhabitants of Connaught and Country of Thomond and County of Clare that their several Estates shall be

confirmed unto them and their Heirs against Vs and our Heirs and Successors by Act to be passed in the next Parliament to be holden in Ireland to the end the same may never hereafter be brought into any further question by Vs Our Heirs and Successors In which Act of Parliament so to be passed you are to take care that all Tenures in Capite and all Rents and Services as are now due or which ought to be answered unto Vs out of the said Lands and Premises by any Letters Patents past thereof since the first year of King Henry the Eight or found by any Office taken from the said first year of King Henry the Eight until the 21. of July 1615. Whereby our late dear Father or any His Predecessors actually received any profit by Wardship Liveries primer Seisins mesne rates Ouster le mains or fines of alienations without licence be again reserved unto Vs Our Heirs and Successors And all the rest of the premises to be holden of our Castle of Athloane by Knights Service according to Our said late Fathers Letters notwithstanding any Tenures in Capite sound for Vs by Office since the 21. of July 1615. And not appearing in any such Letters Patents or Offices within which rule it is His Majesties pleasure and it is so concluded and agreed that the said Lands in the Countreys of Limerick and Tipperary be included but to be held by such Rents and Tenures only as they were in the fourth year of His Majesties Reign Provided always and it is the intention of the said parties to these presents that the said Lords Knights Gentlemen and Freeholders or reputed Freeholders of the said Province of Connaught County of Clare and Country of Thomond and Counties of Tipperary and Limerick shall have and enjoy the full benefit of such Composition and Agreement which shall be made with His most Excellent Majesty for the Court of Wards Tenures Respites and Issues of Homage any clause in this Article contained to the contrary notwithstanding And as for the Lands within the Counties of Kilkenny and Wickloe unto which His Majesty was Intituled by Offices taken or found in the time of the Earl of Straffords Government is this Kingdom His Majesty is graciously pleased that the state thereof shall be considered in the next intended Parliament wherein His Majesty will assent unto that which shall be just and Honorable And it is further concluded and agreed by and between the said parties and His Majesty is further graciously pleased that the like Act of Limitation of His Majesties Titles for the security of the Estates of His Subjects of this Kingdom be passed in the said Parliament as was Enacted in the 21. year of His late Majesty King James His Reign in England 7. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and between the said parties And His Majesty is further graciously pleased that all Incapacities imposed upon the Natives of this Kingdom or any of them as Natives by any Act of Parliament Provisoes in Patents or otherwise be taken away by Act to be passed in the said Parliament And that they may be enabled to erect one or more Inns of Court in or neer the City of Dublin and that such Students Natives of this Kingdom as shall be therein may take and receive the usual Degrees accustomed in any Innes of Court they taking the ensuing Oath viz. I. A. B. do truly acknowledge professe and declare in my Conscience before God and the World That our Soveraign Lord King Charles is Lawful and Rightful King of this Realm and of other His Majesties Dominions and Countreys and I will bear Faith and true Allegiance to His Majesty and His Heirs and Successors and Him and them will defend to the uttermost of my power against all Conspiracies and Attempts whatsoever which shall be made against His or their Crown and Dignity and do my best endeavour to disclose and make known to His Majesty His Heirs and Successors or to the Lord Deputy or Governors for the time being all Treasons or Trayterous Conspiracies which I shall know or hear to be intended against His Majesty or any of them and I do make this Recognition and Acknowledgement Heartily and Willingly and Truly upon the true Faith of a Christian So help me GOD. And that they may erect one or more Universities to be Governed by such Rules and Orders as His Majesty shall appoint And it is further concluded and agreed by and between the said parties and His Majesty is graciously pleased that the said Roman Catholique Subjects may erect and keep Free-Schools for education of Youth in this Kingdom any Law or Statute to the contrary notwithstanding all the matters of this Article to be passed as Acts of Parliament in the said next Parliament 8. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and between the said parties and His Majesty is graciously pleased That places of Command Honor Profit and Trust in His Majesties Armies in this Kingdom shall be upon perfection of these Articles actually and by particular instances conferred upon His Roman Catholique Subjects of this Kingdom And that upon the distribution conferring and disposal of the places of Command Honor Profit and Trust in His Majesties Armies in this Kingdom for the future no differnnce shall be made between the said Roman Catholiques and other His Majesties Subjects but that such distribution shall be made with equal indifferency according to their respective Merits and Abilities And that all his Majesties Subjects of this Kingdom as well Roman Catholiques as others shall for his Majesties Service and their own security arme themselves the best they may wherein they shall have all fitting encouragement And that places of Command Honour Profit and Trust in Civil Government in this Kingdom shall be upon passing of the Bills in these Articles mentioned in the next Parliament actually and by particular instances conferred upon His Majesties Roman Catholique Subjects of this Kingdom And that in the Distribution conferring and disposal of the places of Command Honor Profit and Trust in the Civil Government for the future no difference shall be made between the said Roman Catholiques and others His Majesties Subjects but that such distribution shall be made with equal indifferency according to their respective Merits and abilities And that in the distribution of Ministerial Offices or Places which now are or hereafter shall be voyd in this Kingdom equality shall be used to the Roman Catholique natives of this Kingdom as to other His Majesties Subjects That the Command of Forts Castles Garisons Towns and other Places of Importance in this Kingdom shall be conferred upon His Majesties Roman Catholique Subjects of this Kingdom upon perfection of these Articles actually and by particular instances and that in the distribution conferring and disposal of the Forts Castles Garisons Towns and other places of Importance in this Kingdom no difference shall be made between His Majesties Roman

Catholique Subjects of this Kingdom and other His Majesties Subjects but that such distribution shall be made with equal indifferency according to their respective Merits and Abilities 9. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed upon by and between the said parties and His Majesty is further Gratiously pleased That His Majesty will accept of the yearly Rent or annual sum of Twelve Thousand pounds sterlin to be applotted with indifferency and equalily and consented to be paid to His Majesty His Heires and Successors in Parliament for and in lieu of the Court of Wards in this Kingdom Tenures in Capite common Knights service and all other Tenures within the cognizance of that Court And for and in lieu of all Wardships primer Seisms Fines Ousterlemaines Liveries Intrusions Alienations Mesne-rates Reliefes and all other Profits within the cognizance of the said Court or incident to the said Tenures or any of them or Fines to accrew to His Majesty by reason of the said Tenures or any of them and for and in lieu of Respites and Issues of Homage and Fines for the same And the said yearly rent being so Applotted and consented unto in Parliament as aforesaid then a Bill is to be agreed on in the said Parliament to be passed as an Act for the securing of the said yearly Rent or annual sum of Twelve Thousand pounds to be applotted as aforesaid and for the Extinction and taking away of the said Court and other matters aforesaid in this Article contained And it is further agreed that reasonable Compositions shall be accepted for Wardships fallen since the 23. of October 1641. and already granted And that no wardships fallen and not granted or that shall fall shall be past until the successe of this Article shall appear And if His Majesty be Secured as aforesaid Then all Wardships fallen since the said 23. of October are to be included in the agreement aforesaid upon Composition to be made with such as have grants as aforesaid which composition to be made with the grantees since the time aforesaid it to be left to indifferent persons and the umpirage to the said Lord Lieutenant His Majesties Commissioner 10. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed by and between the said parties and His Majesty is further gratiously pleased that no Nobleman or Peer of this Realm in Parliament shall be hereafter capable of more Proxies then two and that blanck Proxies shall be hereafter totally disallowed and that if such Noblemen or Peers of this Realm as have no Estates in this Kingdom do not within five years to begin from the conclusion of these Articles Purchase in this Kingdom as followeth viz. A Lord Baron two hundred pounds per annum a Lord Viscount four hundred pounds per annum and an Earl six hundred pounds sterper annum shall lose their votes in Parliament until such time as they shall afterwards acquire such estates respectively And it is further agreed that none be admitted into the House of Commons but such as shall be Estated and Resident within this Kingdom 11. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed by and between the said parties and His Majesty is further gratiously pleased that as for and concerning the Independency of the Parliament of Ireland of the Parliament of England His Majesty will leave both Houses of Parliament in this Kingdom to make such Declaration therein as shall be agreeable to the Laws of the Kingdom of Ireland 12. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed by and between the said parties and His Majesty is further gratiously pleased That the Councel Table shall contain it self within it's proper bounds in handling matters of State and weight fit for that place amongst which the Patents of Plantation and the Offices whereupon those Grants are founded are to be handled as matters of State and be Heard and Determined by the Lord Lieutenant or other chief Governor or Governors for the time being and the Councel publiquely at the Councel board and not otherwise but Titles between party and party grown after these Patents granted are to be left to the ordinary course of Law and that the Councel Table do not hereafter intermeddle with common businesse that is within the cognizance of the ordinary Courts nor with the altering of Possessions of Lands nor make nor use private Orders Hearings or References concerning any such matter nor grant any Injunction or Order for stay of any Suites in any Civil Cause and that parties grieved for or by reason of any proceedings formerly had there may commence their suits and prosecute the same in any of His Majesties Courts of Justice or Equity for remedy of their pretended Rights without any restraint or interruption from His Majesty or otherwise by the chief Governor or Governors and Councel of this Kingdom 13. Item It is further concluded granted and agreed by and between the said parties and His Majesty is further gratiously pleased that as for and concerning one Statute made in this Kingdom in the eleventh yeer in the Raign of Queen Elizabeth intituled An Act for staying of Wooll Flocks Tallow and other necessaries within this Realm and one other Statute made in the said Kingdom in the 12 year of the said Queen intituled An Act. _____ And one other Statute made in the said Kingdome in the 13. yeare of the raigne of the said late Queene intituled An explanation of the Act made in a Session of this Parliament for the staying of Wooll Flockes Tallow and other Wares and Commodities mentioned in the said Act and certaine Articles added to the same Act All concerning Staple or Native commodities of this Kingdome shall be repealed excepting for Wooll and Wooll fels and that such indifferent persons as shall be agreed on by the said Lord Lievtenant and the said Lord visc Mountgarret Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskery Sir Daniell ó Bryen Knight Sir Lucas Dillon Knight Nicholas Plunket Richard Bellings Philip mac Hugh Rely Tirlogh ó Neale Thomas Fleming Patricke Darcy Gerrald Fernell Geffry Browne Esquires or any five or more of them shall be Authorized by Commission under the great Seale to Moderate and Ascertaine the Rates of Ma●chandize to be exported or Imported out of or into this Kingdome as they shall thinke fit 14. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed by and betweene the said parties and his Majestie is further gratiously pleased that care be had that the chiefe Governor or Governors of this Kingdome for the time being shall not continue in those Places longer then he shall finde for the good of his people here and that they shall be inhibited to make any Purchase other then by Lease for Provision of their Houses dureing the time of their Government 15. Item It is further concluded accorded agreed by between the said parties and his Majestie in further gratiously pleased that an Act of oblivion shall be passed in the next Parliament to extend unto all his Majesties Subjects of

this Kingdome and their adherents of all Treasons Offences Capitall Criminall and Personall and other Offences of what Nature kind or qualitie soever in such manner as if such Treasons or Offences had never beene committed perpetrated or done That the said Act doe extend to the Heires Children Kindred Executors Administrators Wifes Widdowes Dowagers and Assignes of such of the said Subjects and their adherents who died on or since the 23 of October 16●1 That the said Act doe relate to the First Day of the next Parliament That the said Act doe extend to all Bodies Politique and Corporate and their respective Successors and unto all Citties Bourrougaes Counties Barronies Hundreds Townes Villages Tythings and every of them within this Kingdome for and concerning all and every of the said offences or any other offences or offences in them or any of them committed or done by his Majesties said Subjects or their adherents or any of them in● or since the 23. of October 1641. That this Act shall extend to Piracies and all other Offences committed upon the Sea by his Majesties said Subjects or their adherents or any of them That in this Act of Oblivion words of Release Aquittall and Discharge be incerred That no person or Persons Bodies Politique or Corporate Counries Cities Burroughes Barronies Hundreds Townes Villages Tythings or any of them within this Kingdome included within the said Act be Troubled Impeached Sued Inquieted or Molested for or by reason of any offence matter or thing whatsoever comprized within the said Act and the said Act shall extend to all Rents Goods and Chattells taken Detained or growen due to the Subjects of the one side to the other since the 23. of October 1641. to the Date of these Articks and also to all Customes Rents Arteares of Ren 〈◊〉 Prizes Recognizances Bonds Fines Forfeitures Penalties and to all other Profits perq●●sites and Dues which were due or did or should accrue to his Majestie on before or fince the 23 of October 1641. untill the perfection of these Articles and likewise to all m●sue rates Fines of what nature soever Recognizances Iudgments Executions thereupon and penalties whatsoever and to all other profits due to his Majestie since the said 23. of October and before untill this present for by reason or which lay within the survay or cognizance of the Court of Wards and also to all Respirts Issues of Homage and Fines for the same Provided this shall not extend to Discharge or Remit any of the Kings Debts or Subsidies Due before the said 23. of October 1641. which were then or before levyed or taken by Sheriffs Commissioners Receivers or Collectors and not then or before accounted for or since disposed to publique use of the said Roman Catholique Subjects but that such persons may be brought to account for the same after full settlement in Parliament not before Provided that such Barbarous and Inhumane Crimes as shall be particularized and agreed upon by the said Lord Lievtenant and the Lord Viscount Mountgarret Doimogh Lord Viscount Muskery Sir Daniell ô Bryon Knight Sir Lucas Dillon Knight Nicholas Plunket Richard Bellings Philip Mas Hugh Rely Terlogh ô Neale Thomas Fleming Patricks Darcy Gerald Fennell and Goffry Brouns Esquires or any five or more of them as to the Actors and Procurers thereof be left to be Tried and Adjudged by such indifferent Commissioners as shall be agreed upon by the said Lord Lievtenant and the said Lord viscount Mountgarret Donogh Lord visc Muskery Sir Daniell ô Bryen Knight Sir Lucas Dillon Knight Nicholas Planket Richard Bellings Philip mac hugh o Rely Terlogh o Neale Thomas Flewing Patrick Darcy Gerrald Fennell and Geffry Browne Esquires or any five or more of them and that the power of the said Commissioners shall continue only for two yeares next ensuing the date of these present Articles Provided also that the Commissioners to be agreed on for tryall of the said particular Crimes to be Excepted shall Heare Order Determine all cases of Trust where releife may or ought in Equitie to be afforded against all manner of persons according to the Equitie and Circumstances of every such eases And his Majesties Cheife Governor or Governors and other Governors and Majestrates for the time being and all his Majesties Courts of Iustice and other his Majesties Officers of what condition or quality soever be bound and required to take notice of and pursue the said Act of Oblivion without Pleading or Suite to be made for the same And that no Clerke or other Officers doe make out or write out any manner of Writts Processes Summons or other Precept for concerning or by reason of any matter cause or thing whatsoever Released Forgiven Discharged or to be forgiven by the said Act under paine of twenty pound sterling And that no Sheriffe or other Officer doe execute any such Writt Processe Summons or Precept And that no Record Writeing or Memorie doe remaine of any Offence or Offences released or Forgiven or mentioned to be Forgiven by this Act. And that all other causes usually incerted in Acts of Generall Pardon or Oblivion enlarging His Majesties Grace and Mercie not herein particularied be incerted and comprized in the said Act when the Bill shall be drawn up with the Exceptions already expressed and none other Provided alwaies that the said Act of Oblivion shall not extend unto any Treason Fellony or other Offence or Offences which shall be Committed or done from or after the date of these Articles untill the first day of the before mentioned next Parliament to be held in this Kingdome Provided also that any Act or Acts which shall be done by vertue pretence or in persuance of these Articles or any of them after the Publication of the said Articles or any Act or Acts which shall be done by vertue colour or pretence of the power or authoritie used or exercised by amongst the confederat Roman Catholiques after the date of these Articles and before the said Publication shall not be accounted taken construed or be Treason Fellony or other offence to be excepted out of the said Act of oblivion Provided likewise that the said Act of oblivion shall not extend unto any person or persons that will not Obey and Submit unto the Peace Concluded and agreed on by these Articles 16. Item It is further concluded accorded agreed by between the said parties and his Majesty is further gratiously pleased that an Act be passed in the next Parliamēt prohibiting that neither the Lord Deputy or other chiefe Governor Governors Lord Chancellor Lo. high Treasurer vice treasurer Chancellor or any of the Barrons of the Exch●quer Privie Councell or Iudges of the foure Courts be Farmours of His Majesties Customes within this Kingdome 17. Item It is further concluded accorded and agreed by and betweene the said parties And His Majestie is further graciously pleased that an Act of Parliament passe in this Kingdome against Monoples such as was enacted in England 21.