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A75894	An admiration by way of answer to the petition of the rebells in Ireland. To all true hearted Protestants, why the rebells in Ireland should petition to his Majesty to transport themselves into England to ayd and assist him, and by strength to carry on his designes untill they arrive at a prosperous end, and that they joyning with the papists here in England, which are a great and considerable number, doe not doubt but to curbe the insolencies of the Protestants. Whereunto is adjoyned the exact coppy of the petition to the Kings Majesty by the rebells in Ireland, subscribed by 11. lords, and others of quality; examined by the originall by a person of honour there, being intercepted, was sen [sic] over to two Members of the House of Commons Dated the 17. of August, 1642.		1642 (1642)	Wing A589; Thomason E115_5; ESTC R18440	3,108	8

An Admiration by way of Answer to the Petition of the Rebells in Ireland To all true hearted Protestants why the Rebells in Ireland should petition to his Majesty to transport themselves into England to ayd and assist him and by strength to carry on his designes untill they arrive at a prosperous end and that they joyning with the Papists here in England which are a great and considerable number doe not doubt but to curbe the insolencies of the Protestants Whereunto is adjoyned the exact Coppy of the Petition to the Kings Majesty by the Rebells in Ireland subscribed by 11. Lords and others of quality Examined by the Originall by a person of honour there being intercepted was sen over to two Members of the House of Commons Dated the 17. of August 1642. Sept 17 Printed at London for Thomas Homer 1642. An Admiration by way of answer to the Petition of the Rebells in Ireland to all true hearted Protestants c. IT is the nature of Truth that though it be long suppressed and obscured with humane policie yet being gotten out of the clouds it shines with clear beams doth appear more evedently to every common understanding so that the guard which his Majesty is pleased to raise in the the North doth now seem to be an army against Parliament and shewes what was in the thoughts of His evill Counsellors before Hull or the Militia or any thing of that nature was in question And besides there are many reasons to fortifie opinions that the Rebellion in Ireland was a plot deepely laid they grounding their confidence on a true supposition that their designe was favoured by some chiefe persons of England and by their bold carriage therein have drawn the King into the suspition of a newtrality or at least a coldnesse in the Protestant Religion confirmed since by his adheering to the Counsell of the Malignant party being most of them Papists for is it not a miracle that a King who might be so strong in the affections of his Subjects should endeavour to persecute his subjects with the destroying sword and to make them suffer in his undeserv'd displeasure by laying close siege unto diverse Towns and Citties and battering them with Cannons How cleare and free from aspersion might hee be if he would embrace the love of his Subjects how safe from transporting errours if hee would confide in the knowledge and uprightnesse of his loyall Parliament while on the contrary being violently led on by pernicious Councellors his actions doe not redound to the improvement of his Royall dignity but only to the encreasing of the fears jealousies and amazements of this Kingdome who though loath to offend through remerity of judgement yet when the appearance in what a strange way of violence matters have been carryed though the Parliament hath with all humility besought a reconcilement and how the ill-affected party hath embe●●●●ed His Majesty in the cruelty of a civill warre the … enesse whereof kill and disanimate the hearts of all true loving Subjects these considerable reasons have plunged many into distracted opinions as that the Parliaments destruction under a colourable and close pretence hath bin the intended ayme of many precedent actions that Hull and the Militia were not the chiefe grounds of distance between the King and Parliament but that something else of more high consequence did foment and cherish this separation and made the disaffected party withdraw the K. to remote parts there to ripen designes which being formerly premeditated do now break out with apparent violence it being very difficult to hide affection though shadowed under the fairest pretences But that which doth beget the greatest and newest admiration is that the rebels in Ireland should proceed to such a miraculous boldnesse that being not contented to have perpetrated such unheard of cruelties against the English to have made mothers spectators of their own childrens murther to have shewd their inveterate tyranny in the bloody masacre massacre of the Protestants making the whole Land to overflow with innocent blood what blinded presumption should make them dare to become petitioners unto the King in such an audacious manner as they have lately done for it is most certaine that being led on with a hope that thereafter will be seasonable according to the distractions of the present estate of England they have adventured with a world of impudence to present unto the K. a disgracefull tender of their service that seeing his Majesty is ingaged in a civill war and by diverse reasons necessitated therunto they would beseech his gracious favour to accept of their good wils in assisting him against his Parliament and Subjects and knowing that their miseries hitherto endured were not by his Majesty procured nor altogether allowed they in all willing obedience to vindicate the Kings honour and advance ●ll his ●roceedings and intents will be ready if his Majesty would give them leave to transport themselves over into England so to aid and assist his Majesty and by strength to carry on all his designs til they arrive at a prosperous end that they joyning with the Papists here in England which are a great and considerable number do not doubt but to curb the insolence of the Protestants to plant againe the despised popish Religion to reunite to all the errours of the Church unto the Catholike unity to vindicate the Kings supremacy stare him in an unlimited arbitr●ry government Thus much in effect the Rebels of Ireland do intimate to the King by way of petition whence this boldnesse should proceed is doubtful to imagine unlesse some secret familiarity with the Kings inclination gave them this confidence how can they that are rebels condemned to the Kings mercy presume to offer him the helpe of their hands in a warlike assistance who have already by their Rebellion forfeited their heads this seemes most strange neither can the wonder be taken off unlesse it be admitted that they have some ground to hope that their offer should be accepted but how they should proceed to present this petition to the Kings Majesty is full of mystery and doth discover many close affections and conceale contrivances of policie and doth imply that they have some reason unto them formerly knowne which makes the popish cruell Rebels to prostrate their service to the King in a bold and unexpected manner in the forme of the aforesaid petition A true Coppy of the Petition of the Rebells in Ireland subscribed by 11. Lords and others of quality among them Attested to be an exact Coppy being examined with the Originall by a person of Honour there when it was intercepted and sent over unto two Members of the House in Letters dated the 17 of August 1642. To the Kings most Excellent Majesty The humble Petition of the Catholicks of IRELAND Most Sacred and Dread Soveraigne WEe your most loyall and Obedient Subjects whom it nearest concernes to preserve the Rights and Prerogatives of Your Crowne firme and entire as yeelding us a just and mercifull protection against the securitie of our penall Lawes In maintenanne of that power the birth-right of Kings kept unblemisht for You by Your famous Ancestors wee have had recourse to Armes to that end onely that You our Gracious Soveraigne with all the preeminences due and derived unto You by a long succession of Monarchs might alone Reign over us And we in the just freedome of Subjects Independant of Iurisdiction not derived from Your Majesty live happily under any the Crown of England Yet lest these our intendments by the practise of our Adversaries might be misrepresented unto You and we enforced undeservedly to suffer in Your Majesties opinion which would be a burthen more heavy unto us than the sword of our Adversaries although daily imbru'd in the bloud of our wives and children we have often indeavoured to have accesse to that Royall Throne which with the hazard of our Lives and Fortunes wee labour to maintaine glorious and unspoited Yet such is the unwearied watchfulnesse of our Adversaries that all our attempts are made frustrate And now of late when by Lieutenant Colonell Read whom therefore we imployed because a stranges to our cause and Country and so likeliest to passe undiscovered wee sent our Petition He poore Gentleman was intercepted and put to the torture of the Wracke so as now it is beyond our reach and onely in Your Power to provide that we may be heard by Your Majesty since we are so unhappy as that Your Majesties resolution of comming into this Your Kingdoms met with greater diversions than the threats and menaces of the Puritane party of the Parliament of England who seeke all things to limit You our King and to governe us Your Subjects That it would therefore please Your Majesty to appoint some such way by which with safety wee may approach Your Royall presence that so You may be informed truely of the whole scope of our Resolutions and we receive faithfully Your Commande And we as our duty bindes us will ever pray f●● Your Majesties happy raigne over us FINIS