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A narrative of the Irish popish plot for the betraying that kingdom into the hands of the French, massacring all Englidh Protestants there, and utter subversion of the government and Protestant-religion, as the same was successively carryed on from the year 1662 : given in to both Houses of Parliament / by David Fitzgerald.
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Fitzgerald, David.
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1680
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Wing F1072; ESTC R7381
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the said Neal that I did resolve to Travel into France the said Neale said that he did prevail with a great many young Gentlemen to venture their Fortunes abroad and that he did believe if they did generally know in Vlster how the Game was playing for them that there would be hardly any left in the whole County but would all unanimously go for France but added that he did conceive it would be of dangerous consequence to him to declare what his knowledge was of the affairs abroad and how likely they were to have good success in their undertakings if they did prove obedient to such as were intrusted to give them timely notice and that it was for want of good and prudent management Viz. Costellows the last design so long in agitation was discovered These Officers being crossed in their Voyage and their men dispersed went back into France again from whence about a year after the said Lieutenant Hurly returned into Ireland and resided in New-Castle or thereabouts for half a year or upwards where it was credibly reported that he did train up several Gentlemen by teaching them to Exercise Pike and Musket And it was generally affirm'd then amongst the Papists that in several parts of Ireland the like method was used in order to being in readiness to receive Commands from such as were appointed for the carrying on the said Conspiracy in the Kingdom of Ireland About the year 1675 Captain John Lacy came out of France into Ireland giving an account of the affairs abroad to Bishop Mullowny and the rest of the Popish Clergy in that Country giving them full assurance The Romish Religion in Ireland established that all was working on for the better chargeing and commanding them to be very urgent with the people and to omit no opportunity and that they should suddenly see their Religion better setled in Ireland than ever before and that they would be rid of that yoke of Heresie which they had so long suffered under and that now the minute was nigh at hand on which their Fortune depended or their utter Destruction These words he did utter in the presence of several of the Clergy as I have been told by the said Mullowny and others and the said Lacy declared the same in effect in my company About the said year News came fresh into Ireland That the King of England was very ill and the report sometime after was strong that His Majesty was dead some affirming that if he was not that it was impossible for him ever to recover which gave great incouragement to their design The King fell ill which gave much encouragement to the said design At which time there flocked great multitudes out of France into Ireland giving notice That they would be in Arms and such as had none should use their endeavours to procure some and that the time was come on which they would execute their designs But His Majesty by God's Mercy recovering from the said Distemper gave them much discouragement for that time instead of their former hope His Majesty being well recovered from his sickness gave much discouragement to the party s insomuch That those desperate persons returned into England as we in Ireland supposed and continued there some time before the Parliament assembled and then returned into Ireland with no less hopes of good success than formerly declaring to the people there that there was great industy used in preparing a Bone to throw between both Houses of Parliament which gave the Malecontents there The Officers gone out of Ireland hopes that by means thereof they would bring their horrid designs long in agitation to effect That is to say to abolish the Laws established and the Protestant Religion and upon the Ruines thereof to erect Popery and establish Arbitrary Government Again returned with new hopes But coming short of their wicked expectations they returned into France About the year 1676 I saw Doctor Creagh otherwise called the Titular Bishop of Cork Bishop Creagh came out of France and Rome who as I was told by one Doctor Stretch was newly come from France and Rome afterwards in Limerick happening to be in the company of the aforesaid Bishop Mullowny who was my former acquaintance and knew that I was privy to several passages and intrigues of this kind he told me that they had received further intelligence concerning the said affairs by Bishop Creagh and several others of the Popish Clergy who were lately arrived in Ireland and that they had instructions to proceed and authority from his Holiness the Pope for to quit and discharge the Roman Catholicks of Ireland from their Allegiance to the King of England saying That the King of England had no Right to Ireland but what he had from the Pope and that the King being an Heretick the same right returned to the Pope again and said the French were not then in a condition to perform what was formerly agreed upon Bishop Mullowny This is the same Mullowny that fomented the former Rebellion saying That the Articles in order to the carrying on of the said design were in the hands of the Titular Arch-Bishop of Tuam and did not question but every point therein mentioned should be faithfully performed adding that there were those in England appointed for to supply His Majesties Wants One Lynch and keep off Parliaments until this were accomplished It was a general rumour throughout Ireland amongst the Popish Clergy and Gentry for several years before especially 1675 and 1676 That his Royal Highness in 1677 ensuing at the furthest should be King As soon as I had this intelligence from the said Mullowny and others I acquainted John Piggott Esq a Justice of the Peace Acquainted John Piggott Esq with the said particulars with that in particular in the aforesaid years who being examined before the Lord Lieutenant and Council in November 1679 did not only acknowledg the same but gave it in his Examinations under his Hand and Seal and so far I refer my self to the said Examinations which are now in the custody of Sir John Davis Secretary of State in the Kingdom of Ireland How this and a French design and the Plot discovered against His Majesties Life here in England doth agree I will not take upon me to determine but refer the inferences to the Judicious Reader On or about the 2d of November 1677 Collonel Pierce Lacy invited me to go with him to Limerick he being then to treat about the said design with the Lord Brittas Mr. John Macnamarra of Crattellagh and several others who were engaged in carrying on the same as I have been told by the said Lacy Bishop Mullowny and many more of the Popish party About January 1677 The Lord Brittas Captain Thomas Bourk and several others with them came into the Barony of Conollue in the County of Limerick where they had several private Consultations one whereof was at the House of