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A83674	A declaration of the Commons assembled in Parliament concerning the rise and progresse of the grand rebellion in Ireland. Together vvith a multitude of examinations of persons of quality, whereby it may easily appear to all the world, who were, and still are the promoters of that cruell and unheard of rebellion. With some letters and papers of great consequence of the Earl of Antrims, which were intercepted. Also some letters of Mart, which were granted by the Lord Mohun, Sir Ralph Hopton, &c. And likewise another from the rebells in Ireland, who term themselves, the supreme councel for the Catholique-cause. Ordered by the Commons in Parl. that this declaration, examinations, and letters, be forthwith printed and published: H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.; Proceedings. 1643-07	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Antrim, Randal MacDonnell, Earl of, 1609-1683.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2557A; ESTC R204348	37,446	63

with some fit instrument there by all their strength to surprize the Isles and the High-Lands and to depopulate and waste so much of this Kingdom as their power could extend unto being assured of the like dealing in the North by the Papists and their assistance there And to have a Magazine at Carlile for twenty thousand men to fall in with an hostility upon the south parts of this Kingdom The Letters sent from Nithisdail and Aboyne all written and subscribed by their hands to the Earle of Antrim and found with him although in some things covertly written do carry thus much expresly that for furtherance of the designe and point resolv'd on there was assistance assured from the Isles and from the North and South of Scotland that Ammunition and Armes without which they think their service uselesse were appointed to be sent to the North and other parts of this Kingdom and that Popish Officers were commanded and had undertaken to goe into Scotland of which we are informed some are already gone to the North for stopping and disappointing so far as may be for the present till the same divine providence make a more full discovery the attempts and devices of this unnaturall and bloody confederacy and conjuration As the Lords of his Majesties Privy Councell have given order that Nithisdail and Aboyne be cited and criminally pursued of high Treason and have made the same as a matter of publike and most high importance known to his Majestie and to the Parliament of England so they and the Commissioners of Peace also for acquitting themselves in their trust and for the safety of the Kingdome doe make the same publikely known to all his Majesties good Subjects that being forewarned of their danger they may be upon their guards and prepared against forraign invasion and intestine plots and insurrection And especially that the Noble men Commissioners of Shires and Borroughs perceiving greater and more apparent necessity of the approaching convention then they could have wished or expected may at the day formerly appointed meet in such celerity and with such publike affection and disposition of heart as the present condition of affairs doth require and call for at their hands and as beseemeth the lovers of their Religion King and Countrey which are in so great danger from Papists Atheists and other degenerated Countrey-men who are no lesse inraged against this Kingdom even since the late Reformation of this Kirk then were their Predecessours at the first reformation of Religion when their negotiating was so restlesse and their attempts so many and malicious against the work of God in this Land nor is it to be past without observation that while His Majesty is making a publike Declaration of His intentions to defend and maintaine the Religion Rights and Liberties of this Kingdome according to the Lawes Civill and Ecclesiastick the Papists are conspiring plotting and practising against the Religion Rights and Liberties established and against the lives of his Majesties good Subjects whereby they doe really manifest to the world what the Kings Majestie against his Declarations and his Subjects against their confidence grounded thereupon may look for from their malice and power if they shall continue in Armes and which God forbid if they shall prevaile in the end And whereas the Lords of Councell are informed That the late Act of Councell for publishing his Majesties Declaration is mistaken by sundry as a Declaration of their owne judgement concerning the proceedings of another Kingdom For preventing of this mistake they think fit to remember and declare according to the act of Councell in January last shewing that their Lordships giving Warrant to print any Paper comming from his Majestie or Parliament of England did not import their approbation of the contents thereof That they did on the first of June both remember the samine and expresse their intention in this publication to be far from taking on them to judge of the proceedings of the Parliament of another Kingdom but onely to thank his Majestie for his gracious expressions towards the preservation of the Rights and Liberties of this Kingdom And ordain this to be printed and published at the Market-Crosse of Edinburgh and all other Burghs within this Kingdom for the information of his Majesties Subjects within the same At Edinburgh the ninth day of June 1643. THe Lords of his Majesties Privy-Councell and Commissioners for conserving the Articles of the Treaty ordain this following Declaration to be printed and published at the Market-Crosse of Edinburgh and other Burghs of this Kingdom for the information of all his Majesties good Subjects within the same Arch. Primrose Cler. S. Cons Commis To the Right Honourable my very Noble friends these On the Irish Committee of the Parliament of England present these with due respect Right Honourable EXpect nothing from your honours reall and faithfull servant in this adverse time but what brings comfort In my last expedition against the Rebels occasioned by sudden intelligence I went forth with two thousand foot and three hundred horse being provided for ten daies at no greater allowance then seven ounces of meale a day for a souldier our scarcity being so great that for want of victuals and shooes we were unable to doe the service we wish or your honours expect from us Neverthelesse our fortune was such that with this small party without Cannon for want of carriage horses we beat Owen M c art Oneale Sir Philome Oneale and Owen M c art the Generall his sonne being all joyned together with their Forces and forced them to returne upon Charlemount after quitting the Generals house to be spoyled and burus by us with the whole houses in Lochgall being the best Plantation in Vlster and straitest for defence of the Rebels At the same time Colonell Hoome with a party of five hundred men was busied in beleaguering the Castle of Newcastle the receipt of all the Intelligence comes from England to the Rebels in Vlster where it was my good fortune in time of treaty there to trist a Barke come from the Isle of Man with that treacherous Papist the Earle of Antrim whose brother Alexander was sent before by the Queenes Majesty from Yorke to make way for the Earle in negotiating betwixt her Majesties Army in the North of England and the Papists on the borders of Scotland in the Isles of Scotland and the North parts thereof and with the Rebels in Ireland Their plot being set downe by the Queenes Majesties consent for the ruine of Religion and overthrew of His Majesties loyall Subjects in all the three Dominions as evidently doth appeare by the Letters Characters Passes and Papers found with the Earle directed by me to the Councell of Scotland and the Generall It becommeth me as the servant of the publique intrusted with your Commission under the great Seale of England to enforme truly your honours of the great prejudice the cause in hand suffers by your honours neglect of this Army being

and maintained a weekly Lecture there to which Lecture the Lords Iustices and State of Ireland did usually resort to the great countenancing of the Protestant Religion there But after the Earl of Strafford came to the Government the Lecture was put down the Schollars displaced and the house became a Masse-house as formerly it had been That divers Monasteries and Nunneries were newly erected immediately before the Rebellion brake forth in divers parts of that Kingdom That at the Naas where the Earl of Strafford had his chief seat and resort Convents of Friars namely Augustines Franciscans Dominicans were not onely permitted but also an house built there by the said Earl for an other purpose as he pretended soon after the building was converted to a Friery by the connivence of the said Earl That the Popish Irish Army was kept on foot there for a long time after the beginning of this Parliament contrary to the advice and frequent desires of both Houses of Parliament and to the great furtherance of this Rebellion by teaching those barbarous villains the knowledge of Arms under the notion of fighting against Scotland but now made use of to extirpate both English and Scots from the Kingdom of Ireland And that Lead might not be wanting to the compleating of this intended Rebellion as it had bin in the last great Rebellion there to the great disadvantage of the then Rebells the Silver Mines of that Kingdom which do afford great store of Lead and therefore fit onely to be in the hands of Protestants of known integrity were farmed out by His Majestie to most pernicious Papists namely Sir George Hamilton Sir Basil Brook the like and upon the discovery of the Plot for the surprising of the City and Castle of Dublin divers barrels of Musquet-bullet were found upon search in the house of the said Sir George Hamilton in Dublin Before this Rebellion brake forth the Earl of Strafford well knowing the ready way to endear his Prince was to promote his profit had by a violent endeavour entitled His Majestie by Office to the whole counties of Roscommon Mayo Slego Galloway and Clare and to a great part of the counties of Limerick and Tipperary by which means a door was opened not onely to increase His Majesties revenue in a very great proportion but therewith to settle a Plantation of English Protestants to the advancement of Religion and safety of that Kingdom And however the proceedings of the Earl herein were not to be justified in all points yet when the Committee was sent from Ireland at the beginning of this Parliament to complain of divers grievances they had no particular directions to mention this for one neither did that Committee ever attend His Majestie to complain thereof or desire a red resse therein conceiving the mentioning thereof wouldexceedingly distaste His Majestie untill His Majestie freely offered to depart with His Title to the former proprietors But on the contrary the Lords Iustices and Councell of Ireland apprehending the great advantage of this service did by their Letters exceedingly importune His Majestie that he would not part with His Title to those counties and lands and that the Plantation of English Protestants might proceed as was formerly intended But when those mischievous Councells now onely prevalent with His Majestie found that the Parliament had both discovered and interrupted them in some measure and that their Designe could be no longer carryed on by fraud and subtilties as before and had therefore projected this hideous Rebellion then the Lord Gormanstown Sir Donnaugh Mac Carthy Knight now Lord Viscount Muskerry Nicholas Plunket Uncle to the Earl of Fingal Sir Roe-buck Lynch and Jeffery Brown a Lawyer all principall and active Rebels now in Ireland and Thomas Bourke who was named a Commssioner in the late Commission to Treat with the Rebels and whose father brothers and kindred are all now in Rebellion being the chief of the Popish part of that Irish Committee were consulted and caressed at Whitehall and they or some of them without the privity of the rest of that Committee had divers private conferrences with the King in the Queens presence and what Clandestine agreement was made with those Rebels may easily be imagined when upon their private mediation His Majesty was induced to give away these five whole Counties with a great part of the Counties of Limerick and Tipperary after so great an endeavour had bin used for divers yeers together to entitle His Majesty to the same and all this for a rent of 2000. l. or thereabouts when as in finding the Offices searching Records and admeasuring these Counties and Lands the King had expended out of His Own Coffers ten thousand pounds and upwards And this service of entitling the King was before that time esteemed such a Master-piece of the said Earle that some persons who came over to complaine against the Earle for the same were imprisoned here and after sent into Ireland to be further dealt with as the said Earle should think fit Neither is it improper to observe upon this occasion the extream difference between this Superlative Indulgence to the Irish Papists by this unusuall bounty and that exquisite piece of injustice offered to the City of London in the case of London Derry and Collerane which shews the Land of Ireland is worth the owning where no greater compensation is proposed for the parting therewith And His Majesty was drawn to tell the Committee for Ireland that now since he was content to part with so much of His Right He expected they would recompence Him some other way Immediately after namely in August before the Rebellion they returned into Ireland where how they bestir'd themselves by seconding their Letters and Messages with their personall sollicitations did appear by the Sequele for that the 23. of October following this Rebellion brake forth in Vlster To these violent presumptions may be added that which is expresly proved by Archdeacon Maxwell a Learned Divine who testifies in his Examinations taken in Ireland that he heard Tirlagh Oge O Neile brother to Sir Phelim O Neale the arch Rebell of Vlster confesse That this businesse meaning the Rebellion was communicated by the Popish Irish Committee to the Papists in England who promised their assistance and that by their advice something formerly resolved on were altered saying it was a good omen and undoubted signe of divine approbation that the Parliament of Ireland should send over a Committee into England the major part whereof were Papists And Mac Mahoun who was to joyn with the Lord MacGuire for the surprizing the Castle of Dublin being taken and examined at the Racke confessed that the originall of that Rebellion was brought to them out of England by the Irish Committee imployed to His Majesty for redresse of Grievances as by the Examination See Fol. 2 of James Piesly Gentleman herewith Printed may appeare And as these Irish Papists did negotiate in both Kingdomes so the Earl of Castlehaven a

Peer of this Realm that sate here in Parliament at the beginning thereof but now a notorious Rebell in Ireland Mr. Porter son to Endimion Porter who declared himselfe a Papist in Ireland Sir Bazill Brooke the Popish Treasurer for the moneys raised by the Queens sollicitation for the War against the Scots Mr. Andrew Brown a Lawyer of Lincolns-Inne heretofore expelled thence for being a knowne Papist with divers other dangerous English Papists went out of England into Ireland the Summer before the Rebellion brake forth and were very active there If these Circumstances preceding the Rebellion and divers other of the like nature be not enough of themselves to open the eyes of the world It hath pleased God to discover such subsequent evidence of this kind that may serve to convince the greatest unbeliever Therefore not repeating any of the proofs set forth in that Answer to His Majesties Message of the 13th of August 1642. but referring to the same herewith printed to which no Reply hath yet been made they think fit to adde to that evidence this which followes namely the generall profession of the Rebells in all parts of that Kingdome that the cause of their rising was to preserve His Majesty and the Queen from being opprest by the Puritan-Parliament and that it was by their consent That they knew well the best in England would Colonell Mervin's Examination See Folio 33. William Stuart Esq's Examination See Folio 36. Hen Steuart's Examination See Fol. 37. side with them that they had good Warrant in black and white for what they did Their calling the English Army Parliament-Rogues and Traitors to the Queen and telling them at the beginning of the Rebellion before any appearance of War here that ere long they should see England as much in blood as Ireland then was That they had their party in England and Scotland which should keep both Kingdomes so busie at home that they should not send any ayd against them with a multitude of such like expressions from the Irish of the best quality and degree as may appear by the Examinations of Colonell Audley Mervin William Steuart Esquire William-Steuart Cent ' herewith printed and by divers other proofs And although these expressions proceed from Rebels yet concurring with a multitude of other proofs and found true in a great part by sad experience are not inconsiderable In the same Moneth of October wherein the Rebellion of Ireland brake forth the Lord Dillon of Costelough an Irish Peer now in armes against the Parliament and Kingdom of England went out of Scotland from His Majesty into Ireland bringing His Majesties Letters which he obtained by mediation of the Queeen to be presently sworne a Privie-Councellor of Ireland who when he had taken the Oath of a Privie Councellor endeavours to be usefull to the Rebells presents to the Lords Justices and Councell from many of the Centry and Inhabitants of the County of Longford all in Rebellion a rebellious and scandalous Letter in the nature of a Remonstrance full of pretended grievances and unreasonable demands As namely to have freedom of Religion a repeall of all Laws made to the contrary and the like as by the said Letter herewith printed may appeare In December after the Rebellion the same Lord Dillon together with his brother in Law the now Lord Taaffe a notorious Papist repaired into England bringing with them severall Papers and Instructions in writing from the Lord Gormanston and other Lords and Gentlemen of the Pale all now in Rebellion to negotiate for them to His Majesty and as they sollicite with His Majesty here on the behalf of the Rebels so doe they sollicite the Rebels from hence in the Name of His Majesty to persist in their wicked Rebellion as appears by the Testimony of Mr. Jephson a Member of the House of Commons lately delivered at a Conference before both Houses in these words viz. AT my late being at Oxford finding the Lord Dillon and the Lord Taaffe in favour at Court I acquainted the Lord Faulkland His Majesties Secretary that there were two Lords about the King who to His Majesties great dishonour and the great discouragement of His good Subjects did make use of His Majesties Name to incourage the Rebells to make this appeare I informed that I had seen two Letters sent by the Lord Dillon and the Lord Taaffe to the Lord of Muskerie the chief man in Rebellion in Munster and one of the Irish Committee sent into England intimating that though it did not stand with the conveniency of His Maiesties Affaires to give him publique countenance yet that his Majesty was well pleased with what he did and would in time give him thankes for it or neer to that purpose That these Letters were seen by the Lord Inchiquine the chief Commander of the English Forces in Mounster and by his Secretary who had kept Copies of them and that I was ready to justifie as much Whereupon the Lo Faulkland was pleased to say that they deserved to be hanged But though I stayed there at Oxford about a week after this discovery made I never was called to any farther accompt nor any prejudice done to these two Lords but they had the same freedome in Court as before for ought I could observe or hear to the contrary Thus far in Mr. Jephsons owne language a man of knowne honour and integrity That since this discovery made to the Lord Faulkland by Mr. Jephson the same Lord Taaffe one Roche and William Brent a Lawyer active Papists with Letters from His Majesty went from Oxford to Dublin And upon Thursday before Whitsuntide 1643. in the Evening taking with them one Colonell Barry a protest Papist and pretending for Connaught slipt away to Kilkenny where the Tuesday following was a generall assembly of all the chief Rebels When they had done their Errand Barry was left Lieger at KILKENNY among the Rebels the Lord Taaffe returned to DUBLIN and upon Friday the 9. of June 1643. the Lord Taaffe with divers of the Privie-Councell of Ireland that favour the Rebels met at the Marquesse of Ormond's house where the Propositions which the Lord Taaffe brought from the Rebels were debated The Lord Taaffe is since gone into Cannaught Brent is come back to Oxford to give an accompt of this imployment By this which hath bin thus truely related every man may construe what was meant by His Majesties not consenting that the Parliament should send a Cōmittee into Ireland the last yeer to endeavour the carrying on the War against the Rebels upon pretence that the Earl of Liecester was presently to go over thither who is yet remaining at Oxford That when that Committee had prevailed with the Lords-Iustices and Councell and with many of the prime Commanders and other Officers of the Army in Leinster to subscribe by way of Adventure for Land in Ireland to be setled by a new Bill very considerable sums which were to be deducted out of their respective entertainments

Agents employed in this horrid Plot And that it may cleerly appear to the whole world from whence all our miseries and calamities do proceed the same Lord of Aboyn by his Letter directed to the Earl of Antrim then with the Queen See the Letter of the 8 of May 1643. Fol. 54. bearing Date at Caerlisle the 8 of May 1643. and taken in the Earl of Antrim his pockets among the rest of the Letters and Papers writes in these words My Lord being certainly informed by Niddisdale's servant That there is a new Order since we parted for stopping of the Ammunition I have taken occasion to intreat your Lordship by this Bearer that I may know the particulars of it I must confesse it surprizeth me that any distance should alter so seasonable a conclusion and certainly I shall never deserve to be made the Instrument of frustrating the hopes of their parts which should have been enabled by this Supply I am perswaded there is scarce another mean to make our fidelity uselesse for Her Majesties Service And lastly desires the Earl of Antrim in that Letter to acquaint the Queen with these effects of his ingenuity as by the said Letter herewith likewise Printed may appear And that it might appear to the Rebels of Ireland that the Earl of Antrim was accounted His Majesties good Subject and had His Majesties approbation for what he was to act there he was furnished with a Passe from the Earl of Newcastle in these words WILLIAM Earl of Newcastle Governour of the Town and County of Newcastle and Generall of all His Majesties Forces raised in the Northern parts of this Kingdom for defence of the same To all Coloncls Lievtenant-Coloncls Serjeant Majors Captains and all other His Majesties loving Subjects of England and Ireland For as much as the Right Honourable the Earl of Antrim is to travell to Dublin in Ireland and other parts of that Kingdom These are therefore to desire and require you and every of you to whom this shall come to be seen to permit him and his servants quietly and peaceably to passe and repasse into those parts and back again without any molestation or interruption And further I do hereby require all Post-masters Constables and other Officers to furnish the said Earl and his servants with so many Post-horses as they shall have need of from place to place and stage to stage for all the said Journey See this Passe Fol. 55. he and they paying the usuall Rates for the sam And hereof you or any of you may not fail at your perill Given under mine Hand and Seal the 4 day of May 1643. Signed William Newcastle Neither can it be imagined that the Earl of Newcastle a Privy Councellor and a great Commander under His Majesty durst have adventured to have given such a Passe to so notorious a Rebell without expresse Warrant so to do which Passe together with the said Letters were found in the Earl of Antrim pockets and were sent by Major Generall Monroe into Scotland from whence authentique Copies are sent hither which are likewise herewith Printed together See the Declaration from Scotland of the 9 of Iune 1643. Fol. 56. with a Declaration of the Lords of His Majesties Privie Councell in Scotland and Commissioners for conserving the Articles of the Treaty dated at Edingburgh the 9 of June 1643 concerning the apprehending and employment of the Earl of Antrim with their sense upon the same As also a Letter sent from Major Generall Monroe who took the said Earl of Antrim to the Committee appointed by the House of Commons for the affairs of Ireland bearing date at Carrick fergus the 23 See Generall Major Monroe his Letter Fol. 60. of May 1643 To which may be added the Earl of Antrim's own confession who was examined before Major Generall Monroe and a Counsell of War the 12. of June 1643. and in his examination confesses that he came into Ireland with the Lord of Newcastles Passe and with private Instructions for making of Peace and Master Steuart another servant of the said Earl of Antrim and taken with him being likewise examined the said 12. of June 1643. before the said Generall Monroc and Councell of War and threatned with torture except he would declare by whose Warrant and direction the said Earl of Antrim had undertaken that imployment saith That as the Ammunition and Arms was to be furnished by the Queens Order and Command So that he doubts not but the Earl of Antrims imployment and others was directed by her Majestie But yet to come neerer home The House of Commons among a numerous company of Proofs of this kinde too many to be all related shall conclude with the testimony of John Dod late Minister of Gods Word at Annegilliffe in the County of Cavan in the Province of Vlster in Ireland who was examined at the Bar of the House of Commons and after before a select Committee of the said House and testifieth that after he had suffered many miseries in this Rebellion of Ireland he repaired into this Kingdom and some occasions carrying him to Oxford he stayed there seven weeks and came out of Oxford the 13 of June 1643. That during his stay there he saw a great number of Irish Rebells whom he very well knew to have had an hand in the most barbarous actions of that Rebellion as the dashing of small Infants in pieces the ripping up of women with childe and the like among whom was one Thomas Bradye who at Turbet in Ireland within 7 miles where the said Dod lived as 36 old men women and children not able to flee were passing over a Bridge caused them all to be thrown into the water where they were all drowned that this Brady is now at Oxford in great favour and Serjeant Major to Colonell Piercie his Regiment that he saw there 3 Franciscan Friers namely Bryan ô Gormuly Anthony mac Geochagan and Thomus Nugent and 3 Jesuites namely Lawrence Sutton Philip Roch and Edmund ô Rely who were all very earnest for the Cause and daily encouraging the Souldiers to sight against the Round-heads and for that purpose have listed themselves in the Lord Dillons Troop as was affirmed by divers they go very brave and are called Cornetts That there are daily and publique meetings at Masse in almost every street there and verily beleeves in his conscience that for one Sermon Preached there are 4 Masses said now at Oxford That he saw Sir John Dungan there a man accused of high Treason in Ireland for being in the Rebellion and fled into England who hath a Commission for a Troop of Horse The Lord Barnewall of Trimlestowne and his son who hath a Commission for a Troop of Horse and is now gone into Wales to raise them A son of the Lord Newterfield who hath gotten a Command likewise that as neer as he can possibly compute there was then at Oxford above 3000 Rebels and that most of the Kings Life-guard

for that purpose was commanded from that employment and trust to serve His Majesty in this most unnaturall War against His loyall and best-affected people That the Parliament having made great provision of clothes for the poor Souldiers in Ireland for their present succour and sending six hundred suits part thereof towards Chester the last week the man that undertook the carriage of them one William Whitaker by name was assaulted by His Majesties Cavaliers then lying about Coventry who took away these six hundred suits of clothes and the Waggon and horses of the poor man although they were told that the six hundred suits of clothes were for the Souldiers in Ireland and notwithstanding the poor Carryer was five times with the Earl of Northampton to beg a release of his Waggon That three hundred suits of clothes with a Chirurgions Chest of Medicaments being likewise sent for Ireland by one Richard Owefield who was employed by the Parliament to carry them to Chester a Troop of His Majesties Cavaliers under command of one Captain Middleton met with them upon the Road and took away the clothes and Chirurgeons Chest together with the poor Carryers horses and Waggon for His Majesties pretended service here That a great number of Draught-horses prepared by the Parliament for the Artillery and Baggage of the Irish Army were sent to Chester for that purpose and being there attending a Passage are now required by His Majesty for His said present service in England That His Majesties Forces are so Quartered in and about the common Roads to Ireland that neither Money Clothes Victualls or other Provision can passe thither by Land with any safety That Captain Kettleby the Admirall and Sir Henry Stradling the Vice-Admirall of the Ships which were directed to lie upon the Coast of Ireland to annoy the Rebells and to prevent the bringing to them Ammunition and relief from forraign Parts are both called away from that employment by His Majesties Command and by reason of their departure from the Coast of Munster to which they were designed the Rebells there have received Powder Ammunition and other relief from forraign parts by which and many other particulars too long to relate it may seem as if those barbarous Irish Rebells are kept on foot and countenanced there of designe to assist the Northern Cavaliers and according to the Earl of Strafords unheard of advice to have an Army in Ireland with which His Majesty may reduce this Kingdom especially considering those confident Rebells have presumed very lately to send a Petition to His Majesty intituling themselves His Majesties Catholike Subjects of Ireland and complaining of the Puritane Parliament of England and desiring That since His Majesty comes not thither according to their expectation that they may come into England to His Majesty Which Petition we may justly fear is but a Prologue to that Tragedie they have designed to act here in case their coming over be not prevented by the care and vigilancy of the Parliament and good people of England But lest the House of Commons might seem to excuse the making of this Order by a way of Recrimination They for satisfaction to the world do protest before Almighty God the searcher of all hearts That they have as great compassion and sorrow for the present sufferings of their distressed brethren in Ireland as if themselves were in their case into which they are confident those horrid Traitours those monsters of men about His Majestie do labour to bring this Kingdom That they have and shall ever really endeavour by all means possible with a due regard to the present estate of this Kingdom to supply and support them in this their great affliction notwithstanding the malice and obstructions of all opposers That the House of Commons lively apprehending the imminent danger of this Kingdom and finding that whilest they were active here to subdue the Rebels of Ireland there were Papists Traytors and Delinquents more active in the North to conquer and destroy the Parliament and good people of England Thought it necessary to provide for the safety of both by preparing a competent Army for the defence of King and Kingdom And although multitudes of well-affected persons had cheerfully brought in great store of Plate for that purpose yet in regard the Plate could not be coyned with such expedition as the Importance of the Service did require and well knowing that One hundred thousand pounds might for a short time be borrowed out of the Adventurers Money for Ireland without any prejudice to the Affairs of that Kingdom whose subsistence depends upon the well-fare of this and resolving to make a reall and speedy re-payment of what Money should be so borrowed did make this Order which that it may appear to all the world to be neither mischievous illegall nor unjust as His Majestie by the instigation of those Malignant whisperers is pleased to tearm it the House of Commons thought fit to recite it in haec verba and in stead of retracting the Order to re-pay the Money with all possible speed The 30 of July 1642. IT is this day Ordered by the Commons House of Parliament That the Treasurers appointed to receive the Monies come in upon the Subscriptions for Ireland do forthwith furnish by way of Loan unto the Committee of the Lords and Commons for the defence of the Kingdom the sum of One hundred thousand pounds for the supply of the publike necessitie for the defence of the King Parliament and Kingdom upon the publike Faith to be re-paid duely and carefully within so short a time that it shall not be diverted from the purpose for which it was intended or any way frustrate the Acts already made in the behalf of that Adventure BY which Order and that which hath been here truely set down it will easily appear to all the indifferent people of His Majesties three Kingdoms whether the King and His Cavaliers or the King and His Parliament do most affect and endeavour the setling of true Religion and a firm and constant Peace within that bleeding and distressed Kingdom The examination of Collonell Audley Mervin given in the fifth day of Iuly 1643. unto a select Committee of the House of Commons and attested under his hand THis Examinate saith that about the 27 of October 1641. Rory Maguire brother to the Lord Maguire came unto Castle Trelick in the County of Tyrone being this Examinates then house who amongst other discourse told this Examinate that it was resolved amongst themselves to imploy him into England to represent unto his Majestie upon what grounds they had taken up Armes and what desires being granted they would lay them downe the reasons Rory Maguire acquainted this examinate withall for the present were that the Parliament in England was fully bent to the extirpation of the Catholique Religion as was apparent in the execution of some of their priests and that they invaded the Kings prerogative in which their greatest security reposed To the

first I answered him the power of the Parliament in England extended only to that Kingdome their statutes obliged not us untill confirmed it being found agreable to the constitution of this Kingdome by our owne Parliament As to the second we were no competent Iudges of the Parliaments proceedings and it were seasonable enough to vindicate the Kings prerogative when his Majestie had declared it wounded and had commanded his assistance and desired further to know in what high poynt those poore protestant soules already murthered had offended his Majesties prerogative Hee replied that when he came next with the heads of their Remonstrance unto mee hee would satisfie mee in every scruple Upon his departure this examinate called him aside advising him in respect the said Rory Maguire had married his sister and by her got 900 pounds per annum inheritance that hee would desist from further prosecuting so barbarous and treasonable a designe and that it were feizable to procure his pardon if he would bestow his endeavours in appeasing this Rebellion but howsoever hee assuming at the present the power to send Proclamations into the Countrey except he would represse the fury of the fire and sword and such other acts of hostility by publique notice given to the Countrey that I durst not addresse my self unto his Majestie since the subject I feared would receive but a cold welcome at the best but especially when it should be dyed in so much innocent bloud which he accordingly did and this examinate gave notice to the Protestants about him to dispose of themselves towards Derrey and that hee would adventure himself the last man and so by the blessing of God many were saved and this examinate his wife two sisters and his children escaped in the night saving nothing but their lives such as remayned being deluded by the Rebells promises and wedded to their owne habitations were massacred This examinate further saith that amongst other dehortatorie reasons used to Rory Maguire hee alleadged that admit the Papists could for the present roote the Protestants out yet they nor their posterity could never enjoy a peaceable setlement whilst England or Scotland survived To this hee replyed that the Catholique Princes would assist them viz. France Spaine I answered if it were so they would be well paid for their paynes and that it were better to rest with their peaceable government in their hand then to dreame after a fained and uncertaine priviledge in the bush and that I could assure him those Princes were in a condition of borrowing supplies not lending any This examinate remembers well his Reply viz. Come come brother deceive not your self in being too wise all Ireland is at this instant in our hands I will shew you all the places of strength to what persons their suprisall was assigned this great undertaking was never the Act of one or two giddy fellowes wee have our party in England wee have our party in Scotland that shall keepe them busie for sending you any ayd I assure you t is well if they can save themselves and before you can get thither you will finde them if they be not already as deepe in bloud as our selves He further added if you will resolve to goe I will come within three or foure dayes and then you shall know all if you will not I will convoy you and yours safe to the next port and see you imbarqued Provided you sweare never to come over to fight against us But I fearing this was to sound me and that so many lives depended upon my demeasner I replyed bring your heads the sooner the better but unwilling to trust to any further curtesies escaped before his returne He told me this plot had beene of ancient date and many times discontinued but it had beene lively revived and prosecuted from Candlemas last past before the Rebellion both in England and Scotland All which I have heard from many more of very considerable quality Audley Mervin William Stewart Esquire examined Iuly 8. 1643. by a select Committee of the House of Commons saith THat he being a Prisoner six Moneths among the Rebels in Vlster from the middest of November 1641. he heard Tyrlagh ô Neale and Roger ô More and the principall men in Vlster say that Religion the lands escheated and the Kings Prerogative were the prime causes of their rising in Armes that they knew well the best of England would side with them that they had good warrant in black and white for what they did that when he objected the power of England and Scotland would bee brought against them they replyed that there was little feare of that For the troubles of England were but then in beginning and would not end in hast That he should see the King ere long in Ireland VVilliam Stewart Henry Stewart Gentleman Examined 8 Iuly 1643. before a select Committee of the House of Commons saith THat at Michaelmas 1642. at the surrender up of the Castle of Dungannon to the Rebells Sir Philemon ô Neale was desirous to know of this Examinate what forces General Lesley had with him and what authority hee had whether from King or Parliament or both he told Sir Philemon from both which he would not beleeve but said That ere long the troubles of England would call Lesley away to assist them and that he did not beleeve he had the Kings Commission but hee hoped ere long to kisse the Kings hand before those that were his greatest enemies Henry Stewart 10 November 1641. A Copie of a Letter directed to the Lord Viceco Costiloe from the Rebells of the Countie of Longford in Ireland which he presented to the State in their behalfe Our very good Lord OUr alliance unto your Lordships Ancestors and your selfe and the tryall of your and their performance of trust unto their friends in their greatest adversitie encourageth us and engageth your honour to our fruition of your future favours the fixion of our confidence in you before any other of the Peeres and Privie Counsellers of the Kingdome doubleth this obligation Your Lordship may be therefore pleased to acquaint the Lords Justices and Councell to bee imparted unto his Sacred Majestie with our grievances and the causes thereof the redresse which we most humbly pray and the manner of it First the Papists in neighbouring Countries are severely punished and their miserie might serve for Beacons unto us to looke unto our owne when our neighbours houses are afire and wee and other Papists are and ever will be as loyall subjects as any in the King his Dominions for manifestation whereof we send herein enclosed an oath solemnly taken by us which as it received indeleble impression in our hearts shall be signed with our hands and sealed with our blood Secondly there is an incapacitie in the Papists of honour Offices and the immunities of true subjects the royall markes of distributive Justice and a disfavour in the commutative which raised strangers and forrainers whose valour and

unable to doe service as might be expected from them if they received the halfe of the allowance your Souldiers receive at Dublyn and had allowance for some horses for carriage in my opinion in six weekes time we could settle Garrisons in Vlster and thereafter oversway your enemies elsewhere in any part within his Majesties Dominions where your enemies prevailed most Therefore my weake opinion is this Army not be neglected wherein consists so much of your peace and safety having no friends you can repose into more then in us who are desirous to see Religion flourish Rebels subjected to obedience and his Majesties Throne established in despight of Papists and of wicked Councell mis-leading his Majesty to the ruine of his Dominions who would be the happiest Prince in the World if the Lord would moue his heart to hearken to the Counsell of those sheds their blood for his honour The Earle of Antrim shall God willing be kept close in the Castle of Carrickfergus till I be acquainted from your honours concerning him what course shall be taken with him and the Traytor conveyed him last away is to be executed since we can extort no discovery from him then is contained in the Papers sent to Scotland so recommending your honours and your weighty affaires to the direction and protection of the Almighty desirous to heare from you I remaine Yourr most humble truly affectionate and reall servant ROBERT MONRO Generall Major Carrikfergus May 23 1642. The Examination of John Dod Clerke taken by a select Committee of the House of Commons July 8. 1643. SAith that after he had suffered many miseries i● this rebellion of Ireland he repayred into this Kingdome and some occasions carrying him to Oxford he stayed there seven weekes and came out of Oxford June 13. 1643. That during his stay there he saw a great number of Irish rebels whom he very well knew to have had an hand in the most barbarous actions of that rebellion as the dashing of small infants in pieces the ripping up of women with child and the like among whom was one Thomas Brady who at Turbet in the County of Cavan in the Province of Vlster in Ireland within seven miles where this said examinat lived as 36 old men women and children not able to flie were passing over a bridge caused them all to be thrown into the water where they were all drowned That this Brady is now at Oxford in great favour and Serjeant-major to Colonell Percy his Regiment That he saw there three Franciscan Fryers namely Bryan ô Gormuti Anthony mac Geoghagan and Thomas Nuegent and three Jesuits namely Laurence Sutton Philip Roche and Edmund ô Rely who were all very earnest for the cause and daily encouraging the souldiers to fight against the Round-heads and for that purpose have lysted themselves in the Lord Dillons Troupe as was affirmed by divers they goe very brave and are called Cornets That there are daily and publique meetings at Masse in almost every street there and verily beleeves in his conscience that for one Sermon preached there are foure Masses said now at Oxford That he saw Sir Iohn Dungan there a man accused of high treason in Ireland for partaking in that rebellion and fled into England who had a Commission for a Troop of horse The Lord Barnewall of Trimlettstowne and his sonne who hath a Commission for a Troope of horse and is now gone into Wales to raise them a sonne of the Lord Neutervills who hath gotten a command likewise That as neere as he can possibly compute there was then at Oxford about 3000 Irish rebels and that most of the Kings life-guard are Irish. John Dod. FINIS