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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A92404	The converts letter to his old freinds. Or The apologie of a commander of the Kings party, for diserting of that party, and bearing armes for the Parliament. Wherein is shewed, that those pretences of defending the Protestant religion, the fundamentall lawes, the liberties of the subjects, &c. on that party, are but specious. What Irish, and papists, have been honoured & cheifly intrusted. How if that army doth conquer, as it is now moulded, popery and tiranny, of necessity must be introduced. Withe the lawfulnesse of bearing defensive armes by the Parliament. Printed and published according to order.	W. R.	1645 (1645)	Wing R94; Thomason E260_43; ESTC R212471	7,823	11

THE CONVERTS LETTER To his old freinds Or the Apologie of a Commander of the Kings Party for di●●●ting of that party and bearing Armes for the PARLIAMENT Wherein is shewed that those pretences of Defending the Protestant Religion the fundamentall Lawes the Liberties of the Subjects c. on that party are but specious What Irish and Papists have been ●o●oured ●●●ifly intrusted How if that Army doth conquer as it is now moulded Popery and Tiranny of necessity must be introduced With the lawfullnesse of bearing defensive Armes by the PARLIAMENT Veritas non querit Angulos Romans the 16.17.18 Now I beseech you brethren marke them which cause Divisions and offences contrary to the Doctrine which yee have learned and avoid them For they that are such serve not the Lord Iesus Christ but their owne Belly and by good words and faire speeches deceive the Hearts of the simple Printed and Published according to Order LONDON Printed for H. Twyford at the three Daggers in Fleet-street MAY 30. 1645. The Apologie of a Commander of the Kings for diserting that party and bearing Arms for the Parliament with the reasons that induced him thereto To all my old fellow Protestant Souldiers in the Kings Army these Fellows in Arms NEver had any man greater confidence of the Kings owne integrity and power of himselfe in the managing of his owne businesse then I had But now my feares too truly tell mee otherwise in point of power And I very much pitty many honest and sound Protestants amongst you great enemies to Popery which are ingaged on that party out of the same confidence that I was Whom I wish though never that occasion to pry into the secrets of the times which I have had to consider well with themselves and they shall find Prince Rup●●t and his Accomplices fight even so much for the Priviledges and Liberties of the Subjects as the Papists doe for the Protestant Religion I lay nothing of this on the King God forbid in an injurious way I should touch so much as the skirt of his garment But it is apparent there are those who buzze into his Majesties eares extreame pretended injury in point of Prerogative c. which in effect is but to engage him in opinionated necessitie to make use of their help to right himselfe And under colour thereof to draw his Majesty as pretended principle by accident to countenance the Malignant designes of Papists and publick disturbers of the Peace to accomplish their own ends And lest I should be thought a generall Satyrist rather then to tell particular truths I shall descend to some particulars I know that most of you which have Commissions in that Army have in them this specious clause incerted For defence of the Kings Royall Person and Authority the Protestant Religion the Lawes of the Land the Liberty of the Subjects and priviledges of the Parliament But how farre these Commissions in these particulars are pursued I shall offer by the occurrences since time is the best teller of truth in things of this nature I shall draw my first observation from Ireland which wil shew how far this is pursued in matter of Religion And herein I must confesse I did think the Rebellion in that Kingdome to be an act of their owne without any allowance from England although it was alwayes alleaged by the Irish that they had the Kings Commission for it That they were the Queens Souldiers that they fought for their religion c. He that doth but consider how and on what tearms the Cessation there was made pretended to be an act of necessity how many of the Irish Rebels were drawn over into England under the name of the Protestant Army there Such as Welch his Regiment of horse The recruit of St. Legers Regiment of foot now the Duke of Yorks regiment Osullivan the Lord of Muskeries Cook his Troop with many others which have butchered the Protestants in that Kingdome He that doth but consider with himself what Irish have been alwayes Liegers about the King viz. The Lord Taffe the Lord of Costeloe Sir John Dungan Garrat Talbot George Evelin Mr. Robinson Mr. William Brent Philip Roch Doctor Meara Physitian to Prince Rupert Rob. Welsh Rich-Power Captain O Bryan Major ô Neil Edmond Keogh Butler c. besides English Papists the bellows and fomenters of war cānot but remember that the statutes inacted in this Kingdom against popish Recusants have been well put in execution according to the Kings Proclamation about this time three years to that purpose 10. Aug. 1642. Or shall we not think this Proclamation was set forth meerly to delude the people He that doth but remember how many thousands of the Kings loyall Protestant Subjects of Ireland were bereaved of their lives and estates without any provocation or injury offered And how the King by act of Parliament granted the power and care of Reducement of that Kingdom to the Parliament of England cannot but think very strangely of the pacification in that Kingdom made or to be made on such dishonourable tearms when as no satisfaction shall bee made for the effusion of so much innocent blood or for the poore Protestant Inhabitants losses be they never so great He that doth but consider how the Irish papists Rebels have been honoured and trusted both in England and Ireland and what immunities have been granted them viz. Muskery must be made President of Mounster and Thomond The Parliament of Ireland must be allowed to be held at Kilkenny the Metropolis of Rebellion Poynings act must be reversed which is that no Act of Parliament shal passe until it be first certified into England and allowed of by the King and his Councell so as the Irish shall by this have liberty to make what acts they please The Protestant party if they dare adventure their throats must come to Kilkenny to the Parliament Edmond Fitzgerrald otherwise called Edmond ô Clenlas must be made a Barroner for the good service he did in Ireland in raising maintaining a Troop of horse and a foot Company in rebellion all the wars against the Protestants Robert Welsh and Rich. Power must be Knighted as part of their Irish Court agents and have great commands conferred on them one to command a Brigade of horse in England and the other to be made a Collonel and then Governour of Bartley in the place of Collonel Veale a Protestant that must be suspected and put forth Bryan ô Neale Edmund Butler Garrat Talbot another part of their Irish Court agents must be Knighted at least if not Baronets and great commands must be conferred on them He that doth but remember how at the beginning of this Parliament the foure main Jesuiticall spirits of this Kingdome were banished by act of Parliament with the Kings owne consent viz. Sir John Winter Walt. Mountague Sir Toby Mathews and Sir Kenelm Digby And yet of these how much Winter is honoured and trusted now is publikely knowne insomuch that