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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

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

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

and herewith likewise printed After some account given of his happy proceedings in those parts writes in this manner Within few dayes after this Victory there landed out of two Barques many Irish Rebels in Werrall in Cheshire some whereof acknowledged in the presence of divers sufficient men who affirmed the same unto me that they had washed their hands in the blood of divers English and Scots in Ireland and now hoped to wash their hands in the bloud of English men in England which Rebels being brought unto Chester were accused by severall of those poor English who fled from Ireland to Chester for refuge to bee the persons who cut their husbands throats others that they ripped up their childrens bowels The Country wherein they first arrived did apprehend so much distast that they did all rise with their best weapons and apprehended divers of the Irish Rebels but being unarmed not having past seven or eight Musketteers they could not make good their prisoners who were rescued out of their hands by a Troop of Horse which came from the Commissioners of Array who also seized about 28 of our honest Country men prisoners These Irish acknowledge they caome from Strangford and that there are Sir Willi Breretons 〈◊〉 Fol. 41 1200. some speake of 1000. more to follow after as by the said Letter herewich printed may appear So these Irish Rebels were taken for good Subjects and set at liberty and the honest men that had taken them imprisoned in their stead And that the Counsells now predominant at Oxford and the supreame Councell of Rebels at Kilkenny are equally His Majesties good Subjects and do ayme at one and the same thing and are concurring and ayding one another as well by Sea as by Land is apparent by that which followes The Commissioners authorised to command the Kings Forces in the West viz. The Lord Mohun Sir Ralph Hopton and others by an authority derived unto them under the Great Seal of England as they expresse themselves do grant Commissions or Letters of Mart for the apprehending seizing and taking for His Majesties Service all Ships and Vessells belonging to the Cities Towns and Ports of London Exeter Hull Portsmouth Dartmouth Barnstable Biddeford Plymouth or belonging to any other Cities Towns or Ports of England c. As by a Commission or Letters of Mart bearing date the first of June 1643. 〈◊〉 the Letter Mart. Fol. 44. under the hands and seales of the Lord Mohun Sir Ralph Hopton and Sir John Barklay herewith likewise printed may appear On the other side the Rebels of Ireland by the name of the supream Councell of the confederate Catholiques of Ireland do grant Commissions or Letters of Mart for the taking of all His Majesties Enemies and the enemies of the generall Catholique cause now in hand in that Kingdom of Ireland as by a Commission dated the 5. of March 1642. granted by the said Supreame Councell to one Francis Oliver a Flemming herewith likewise 〈◊〉 another ●●●●er of Mart. ●●●●0 46. printed may appear And as the Ships in His Majesties service do gratifie the Rebels of Ireland in seizing the Ships that bring provision for the relief of the English Army in Ireland as appears by the Examination of John Davice Esquire Commissary of Victuall for the Province of ULSTER Who testifieth as followeth That a Ship called The Michael of London whereof Sydrake Pope was Master was sent for France by the said John Davice with 648 Hydes which were to be sold and converted into Corn for the relief of the Army in Vlster This Ship by foul weather in December 1642. was forced into Falmouth in Cornwall where she was seized on by Sir Nich. Slanning and by him sent into France and the proceed of the Hydes returned to him in the said Ship in Powder Match and Ammunition That about the 20 of April 1643. a Ship belonging to See the Examination of M. Davice Fol. 48. William King of Dover laden with Wines and Salt from France and bound for Carrigfergus in Vlster upon the Accompt of the said John Davice was taken at Sea by one Rich. Jones Captain of a Ship set out from Falmouth by His Majesties Warrant and as well the Ship as the Goods were sold at Brest in France by the said Jones So the Rebells of Ireland do in like manner gratifie His Majesty by commanding the Ships set forth by them to examine all English ships at Sea Whether they be for the King or Parliament and if they be for the King to let them go but if for the Parliament to take and pillage them as may appear by the Examinations of See their Examinations fol. 49 50. Christopher Hassall and Marke Roche two Irish Sea-men of Wixford in Ireland who were taken upon the Coast of Yarmouth in Norfolk and June 12 1643. examined before the head Officers of Yarmouth and authentique Copies of those Examinations sent up to the House of Commons and herewith Printed The Earl of Antrim a notorious Rebell was taken by the Scots Army in Vlster and imprisoned there upon suspition of High Treason to avoid his Tryall he brake Prison and fled into the North parts of England and hath been with the Queen at Yorke a long time from whence he was sent to the Rebels of Vlster with secret Instructions and had Ammunition assigned him by the Queens directions And what care was taken of his Ammunition will appear by a Letter dated at Yorke the 8 of May 1643. written by Serjeant-Major Rosse to that Apostata Sir Hugh Cholmley Governour of Scarborough intercepted by the Lord Fairfax and sent up to the House of Commons wherein Cholmley is intreated to have such care of the Ammunition appertaining to the Lord of Aboyn as he shall have of the Lord of Antrims Ammunition for M. Jermin hath desired him to write these lines as by the Letter herewith also Printed may appear and what relation M. See the Letter Fol. 51. Jermin hath to the Qu is well known to the world Since this care taken of the Ammunition of the Earl of Antrim and the L. of Aboyn the Earl of Antrim is taken the second time by Generall Major Monroe in the County of Downe in Ireland as he was returning from the Queen to the Rebells of Vlster with divers Letters Instructions and Papers and the Confession and Deposition of the Earl of Antrim's own servant who was taken with his Master and since condemned and executed it is evident that there was and doubtlesse yet is an impious Designe on foot to reconcile the English and Irish in Ireland that by their joynt power having expelled the Scots the Irish Forces there might be sent against the Parliament of England The Earl of Antrim and the Lord of Aboyn whose Arms assigned them by the Queen for this purpose were taken care of by M. Jermyn as appears by the said Letter from Serjeant Major Rosse and the Earl of Niddisdale were three principall

Majesties forces in the West To George Chappell of Topesham Merchant VVEE doe hereby nominate authorice and appoynt you George Chappell to bee Captaine and chiefe commander of a ship called the Hope of Topesham requiring you with all diligence and expedition to endeavour the furnishing and compleating of her with men victuall and ammunition as also with tackell and furniture fit for a voyage to sea commanding all inferiour officers souldiers mariners and sea-men under your command in the said ship and vessell to obey you as their Captaine according to this Commission authorizing you to set to sea at any time and as often as you in your discretion shall thinke fit for the space of six moneths next ensuing And during the said time to apprehend seise and take for his Majesties service all such Shipps barques and vessells as doe belong to the Citties towns and ports of London Exeter Hull Portmouth Dartmouth Barnestable Bideford and Plimmouth or to any of them or to any other Cities Townes or Ports of this Kingdome of England now in Rebellion against his Majestie or to the inhabitants of the same or any of them And the same to carry or bring into any of his Majesties Ports or harbours within the Countie of Cornwall That the said shipp or goods so taken by you together with the Merchants Officers masters and Seamen may be proceeded against according to the lawes of this Land giving you also full power and authority in case of resistance to kill and slay all such as shall resist you in the execution of this your commission And you are likewise to observe and follow such orders and directions as from time to time you shall receive from us Given under our hands and seales at Honyton the first day of Iune Anno Domini 1643. Warwick Mohum Ralph Hopton Iohn Berkeley By the Supream Councell of the confederate Catholiques of Ireland TO all men to whom this present shall come we the supreame Councell of the confederate Catholiques of this Realme send greeting Know yee that wee having taken into our serious consideration the great and necessarie use wee have of ships of warre for the defence of the coasts of this Realme and advancement and furtherance of commerce with forraign Nations and for opposing of his Majesties Enemies who daily hinder and annoy his Majesties good Subjects of this Kingdome by Sea and stop all the Free trade in this Realme and abroad Have therefore constituted and appointed and doe hereby ordaine constitute and appoint Our wellbeloved Friend Captaine Francis Oliver native of Flanders having received good testimony of his sufficiency and integritiy to be Captain of the ship called Saint Michaell the Archangell of burden an hundred and twentie Lasts or Tuns or thereabouts Hereby giving and granting unto the said Captaine full and absolute power Commission and authority to furnish the said ship with all necessaries fit for sea and warre and with the same to crosse the seas and take hinder and prejudice all such as he shall find or meet of his Majestics enemies the enemies of the generall Catholique cause now in hand in this Kingdome their ships and goods whatsoever either by sea or Land by what means soever and the said shipping or Goods to set to sale and dispose of as lawfull prizes and open enemies goods saving unto his Majcstie and his lawfull officers and to all other person or persons bodies politique and corporate all rights requisites and duties due or usually answered out of all prizes And we hereby command all officers of all Ports and Harbours and Havens within our Iurisdiction throughout this Realme to admit the said Captaine Francis Oliver and his Companies ships and goods from time to time to passe and repasse come and goe without molestation or trouble and that all Commanders of forts and all other officers of his Majesties loving subjects to be aiding and assisting unto him in execution and furtherance of the premises whatsoever and as often as occasion shall require And lastly we pray all forraigne Princes States and Potentates to defend protect assist and favour the said Captain his ships and goods when and as often as he shall come into their respective coasts and harbours This our Commission to continue during our pleasure Given at Kilkennie the last of December 1642. Was signed Mountgarret Hugo Ardmachanus Gormanston Ioannes Episcop Clonfertensis N. Plunket Patr. Darcy Iames Cusack Geffr Browne Sealed At a Labell in parchment with a seale of yellow wax bearing the marke of a long crosse on the right side whereof a Crown and a harpe on the left with a dove above and a flaming heart below the crosse and round about this inscription Pro Deo pro Rege patria Hibernia unanimis And Endorsed thus Memorandum this Patent is inrolled in the Admiraltie Court of Ireland and that the whithin Captaine hath sworne and given security of his fidelitie according to the usuall forme Witnes my hand the 5 March 1642. Iames Cusack Judge Admiralty The Examination of Iohn Davice Esquire taken before a select Committee of the House of Commons 13. Iuly 1643. SAith that two Ships the one called the Michael of London Mr. Sydrach Pope being sent therein for France with 648 Hydes to relade corne for the reliefe of the Protestant Armie in Vlster was by foule weather in December last forced into Falmouth and there seised on by Sir Nich. Slaney and manned with some Musquettiers of his sent unto Saint Mallo in France where the Hides were sold and the proceed returned unto him in the said Ship in powder match Ammunition c. And further saith that about the 20 of April last one VVilliam King of Dover his Ship being laden with 90 tunnes of Wine and salt from France and bound for Carrickfergus in Ireland upon the examinaets accompt was upon the Coast of France taken by one Rich. Iones Captaine of a ship set out from Falmouth with his Majesties Warrant and the ship and goods were sold by him at Brest in France IOHN DAVICE Great-Yarmouth The Examination of Christopher Hassall of Washford in Ireland Sayler taken this 12 of July 1643. as followeth WHo saith that he was prest by the Major of Washford Mr. Nicholas Hayes about ten daies since into a Dunkirke Frigot called the Patricke to serve the King of England at Sea in taking and pillaging such Ships and Vessels as were not for the King of which Frigot one George Pruncas a Dunkirker was chiefe Commander and Captaine and Walter Hayes an Irish-man was Captaine under him and had about an hundred men in the Ship and eleven pieces of Ordinance and came out to the Sea the fourth of this instant June and tooke and pillaged since they came out First an Apsome Barke which after she was pillaged they sunke in the Sea having taken out of her eleven packs of Cloth and after that tooke a Fisherboat of Yarmouth upon Saturday last and tooke out of her an hundred North-sea Cod-fish