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A90182	The Marquesse of Ormond's declaration, proclaiming Charles the Second, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, &c. With his summons to Colonel Jones for the surrender of Dublin, and the answer of Colonell Iones thereunto. Also a perfect relation of their forces, and the present affairs of that kingdom. Together with a true copie of the articles of agreement between the said Marquesse, and the Irish. Also a representation of the province of Vlster concerning the evills and dangers to religion, lawes and liberties, arising from the present practices of the sectarian army in England, &c. Imprimatur. G. Mabbot.	Ireland. Lord Lieutenant (1641-1649 : Ormonde); Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688.; Jones, Michael, d. 1649.; Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Synod of Ulster.	1649 (1649)	Wing O444; Thomason E548_28; ESTC R203071	11,072	27

The Marquesse of Ormonds DECLARATION PROCLAIMING Charles the Second King of England Scotland France and Ireland c. With his Summons to Colonel JONES for the Surrender of Dublin And the Answer of Colonell lones thereunto Also a perfect Relation of their Forces and the present Affairs of that Kingdom Together with a true copie of the Articles of Agreement between the said Marquesse and the Irish Also a Representation of the Province of Vlster concerning the Evills and Dangers to Religion Lawes and Liberties arising from the present practices of the Sectarian Army in ENGLAND c. Imprimatur G. Mabbot London Printed for Francis Tyton and Iohn Playford and are to be sold at their shops neer the Inner Temple in Fleet-Street 1649. By the Lord Lievtenant Generall of Ireland Ormond WHereas our late Soveraigne King Charles of happy memory hath been lately by a party of his rebellious Subjects of England most trayterously maliciously and inhumanely put to death and murthered And forasmuch as His Majesty that now is Charles by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland is Son and Heire of his said late Majesty and therefore by the Lawes of the Land in force and practised in all Ages is to inherit We therefore in the discharge of the duty we owe unto God our Allegiance and Loyalty to our Soveraigne holding it fit so to proclaime in and through this His Majesties Kingdome doe by this our present Proclamation declare and manifest to the world That Charles the Second Son and Heire of our said late Soveraigne King Charles the First of happy memory is by the Grace of God the undoubted King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the the Faith c. Given at Carrick this 16. day of February 1648. The Marquesse of Ormonds Letter to Colonell Jones SIR I Have not thus long forborn to invite you with those under your command to a submission to his Majesties authority in me and a conjunction with me in the waies of his service out of any the least aversion I had to you or any of them or out of any disesteem of your power to advance or impede the same but out of my fear that whilest those that have of late usurped power over the Subjects of England held forth the least tolerable shadow of moderation in their intentions towards the settlement of the Church and State and that in some tolerable way with relation to Religion the interest of the King and Crown the freedome of Parliaments and the Liberty of the. Subjects any addresse from me proposing the withdrawing of that party from those this professing from whom they had received some and expected further support would have been but coldly received and any determination thereupon deferred in hope and expectation of the fore-mentioned settlement or that if your self who certainly have not wanted a foresight of the sad confusion now covering the face of England would have declared with me the Lord Inchiquin and the Protestant Army in Munster in prevention thereof yet my fear was it would have been as difficult for you to have carried with you the main body of the Army under your Command not so clear-fighted as your self as it would have been dangerous to you and those with you wel inclined to have attempted it without them But now that the mask of Hipocrisie by which the Independent Army hath ensnared and enslaved all estates and degrees of men is laid aside now that bare-faced they evidently appear to be the subverters of true Religion and the protectors and invitors of all false ones but even of Irreligion and Atheisme Now that they have barbarously and inhumanoly laid violent sacrilegious hands upon and murthered Gods anointed and our King not as heretofore some patricides have done to make room for some usurper but in a way plainly manifesting their intention is to change the Monarchy of England into Anarchy unlesse their aim be first to constitute an elective Kingdome and Crumwell or some such John of Leydon being elected then by the same force by which they have thus far compassed their end to establish a perfect Turkish tyranny Now that of the three Estates of King Lords and Commons whereof in all ages Parliaments have consisted there remains only a small number and they the dregs and scum of the house of Commons packt and awed by the Army a wicked remnant left for no other end then yet further if it be possible to delude the people with the name of Parliament The King being murthered and the Lords and the rest of the Commons being by unheard of violence at severall times forced from the Houses and some imprisoned and now that there remaines no liberty in the Subject but to professe blasphemous opinions to revile and tread under foot Magistracy to murther Magistrates and to oppresse and undo all that are not like minded with them now I say I cannot doubt but that you and all that are with or under you will take this opoitunity to declare and act against so monstrous and unparallell'd Rebellion and that you and they will cheerfully acknowledge and faithfully serve and obey our gracious King Charls the second undoubted Heire of his Fathers Crownes and Vertues under whose Right and Conduct we may by Gods blessing restore Protestant Religion to purity and therein settle it Parliaments to freedome good Lawes to their force and our fellow-Subjects to their just Liberty wherein how blessed and glorious a thing it will be to be so considerably instrumencall as you may now make your self I leave to you to consider And though I conceive there are not any motives relating to particular interest to be mentioned after these so weighty considerations which are such as the world hath not been at any time furnished with yet I hold it my part to assure you that as there is nothing you can reasonably propose for the safety satisfaction or advantage of your self or of any that shall adhere to you in what I desire that I shall not to the uttermost of my power provide for so there is nothing I would or shall more industriously avoid then those necessities arising from my duty to God and Man that may by your rejecting this offer force mee to be a sad instrument of shedding English blood which in such case must on both sides happen If this ovorture find place with you as I earnestly wish it may let me know with what possible speed you can and if you please by the Bearer in what way you desire it should be driven-on to a conclusion for in that as well as in substance you shall find all ready compliance from me that desire to be Carrick March 9. 1608. Your affectionate friend to serve you ORMOND For Colonel Michael Jones Governor of Dublin these Colonel Jones his Answer to the Marquesse of Ormonds Summons My Lord YOur Lordships of the ninth I received the twelfth instant and therein have I your

him to death an act so horrible as no History Divine or Humane hath layed any president of the like These and many other detestable insolencies may abundantly convince any unbyased judgement that the present practice of the Sectaries and their Abettors do directly overturn the Laws and Liberties of the kingdoms root out lawful and Supreme Magistracy the just priviledges whereof we have sworn to maintain and introduce a fearful confusion and Lawless Anarchy The Spirit of God by Solomon tells us Prov. 30.21 That a Servant to raign it one of the four things for which the Earth is disquieted and which it cannot bear we wonder nothing that the Earth is disquieted for these things but we wonder greatly if the Earth can bear them and albeit the Lord so permit that folly be set in great dignity and the rich set in low places that Servants ride upon Horses and Princes walk as Servants upon the Earth Eccles 10 6 7. yet the same wise man saith Prov. 19.10 Delight is not seemly for a fool much less for a Servant to have rule over Princes When we consider these things we cannot but declare and manifest our utter dislike and detestations of such unwarrantable practices directly subverting our Covenant Laws Religion and Liberties And as watchmen in Slon warn all the lovers of truth and well-affected to the Covenant carefully to avoid complyance with or not bearing witness against such horrid insolencies least partaking with them in their sins they also be partakers of their Plagues Therefore in the Spirit of meekness we earnestly entreat and in the authority of Jesus Christ whose Servants we are charge and obtest all who resolve to adhere unto Truth and the Covenant diligently to observe and conscientiously to perform these following duties First that according to our Solemn Covenant every one study more to the power of godliness and personal reformation of themselves and Families because for the great breach of this part of the Covenant God is highly offended with these Lands and justly provoked to permit men to be the instruments of our misery and afflictions Secondly That every one in their station and calling earnestly contend for the Faith which once was delivered to the Saints Jude v. 3. and seek to have their hearts established with grace that they be not unstable and wavering carryed about with every wind of Doctrine but that they receive the Truth in love avoiding the company of such as withdraw from and vilifie the publique Ordinances speak evil of Church-Government vent damnable Errors under the specious pretence of a Gospel-way and New-light and honor highly the persons and courses of notorious Sectaries least God give them over to strong delusions the plague of these times that they may believe lyes and be damned Thirdly that they would not be drawn by Councel Command or Example to shake off the ancient and Fundamental Government of these Kingdoms by King and Parliament which we are so deeply engaged to preserve by our Solemn Covenant as they would not be found guilty of the great evils of these times condemned by the Holy Ghost the despising of Dominion and speaking evil of Dignities Fourthly That they do cordially endeavor the preservation of the Union among the well-affected in the Kingdoms not being swayed by any National respect remembring that part of the Covenant That we shall not suffer our selves directly nor indirectly by whatsoever combination perswasion or terror to be divided or withdrawn from this blessed Vnion and Conjunction And finally Albeit there be more present hazards from the power of Sectaries as there was from Malignants the last year yet we are not ignorant of the evil purposes of Malignants even at this time in all the Kingdoms and particularly in this and for this cause we exhort every one with equal watchfulness to keep themselves free from associating with such or from swerving in their judgements to Malignant principles and to avoid all such persons as have been from the beginning known opposers of the Covenant combining themselves with Papists and other notorious Malignants especially such who have been chief Promoters of the late Ingagement against England calumniators of the work of Reformation imputing the misery of the present times unto the advancers thereof and that their just hatred to Sectaries incline not their mindes to favour Malignants or to think that because of the power of Sectaries the Cause of God needs the more to fear the Enemy or to stand in need of the help of Malignants FINIS