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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

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

vertue was invisible when the old families of the English and the major part of us the meere Irish did swim in blood to serve the Crowne of England and when Offices should call for men of worth men without worth or merit obtained them Thirdly the Statute of 2 Eliz. of force in this Kingdome against us and others of our Religion doth not a little disanimate us and the rest Fourthly the avoydance of grants of our Lands and liberties by quirkes and quiddities of law without reflecting upon the King his Royall and reall intention for confirming our estates his broad Seale being the pawne betweene his Majestie and his people Fifthly the restraint of purchase in the meere Irish of lands in the escheated Counties and the taint and blemish of them and their posterities doth more discontent them then that Plantation rule for they are brought to that exigent of povertie in these late times that they must be sellers and not buyers of lands And we conceive and humbly offer to your Lordships consideration Principiis obsta that in the beginning of this Commotion your Lordship as it is hereditarie for you will be a Physitian to cure this disease in us and by our examples it will doubtlesse beget the like auspicious successe in all other parts of the Kingdome for we are of opinion it is one sicknesse and one Pharmack will suffice sublata causa tollitur effectus And it will be recorded that you will doe service unto God King and Countrie and for salving every the forementioned soares your Lordship to bee an humble suiter in our behalfe and of the rest of the Papists that out of the abundance of his Majesties Clemencie there may be an Act of oblivion and generall pardon without restitution or accompt of goods taken in the time of this Commotion a libertie of our Religion a repeale of all Statutes formerly made to the contrary and not by Proclamation but Parliamentary way A Charter of free Denizen in ample manner for the meere Irish which in all succeeding ages will prove an union in all his Majesties Dominions in stead of division a comfort for desolations and a happinesse in perpetuitie for an imminent calamitie and this being granted there will be all things quae sunt Caesaris Caesari and quae sunt Dei Deo And as it was by the Poet written though he be prophane in other matters yet in this Propheticall Divisum Imperium cum love Caesar habet All which for this present we leave to your Honourable care And we will as ever we did and doe remaine Decimo Novembr 1641. Your very humble and assured ever to be commanded Hugh mas Gillernow Farrall Iames Farrall Bryan Farrall Readagh Farrall Edmund mac Cahell Farrall John Farrall in Carbuy Garret Farrall Lisagh mac Conell Farrall Brian mac William Farrall Iohn mac Edmond Farral Iohn Farral Roger mac Bryne Farrall Barnaby Farrall Iames mac Teig Farr his marke Morgan mac Carbry Farral Donagh mac Carbry Farrall Richard mac Conel Farrall VVilliam mac Iames Farrall Iames Farrall Taghna mac Rory Farrall Cormack mac Rory Farrall Conock mac Bryne Farrall Readagh mac Lisagh Farrall Connor Oge mac Conor Farrall Edmond mac Connor Farrall Cahell mac Bryne Farrall To the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the House of Commons present these VVorthy Sir THese Lines are sent to give you this further accompt of our proceedings since my last from Stafford upon Thursday May 30. that God who delivered the Town of Namptwich from three attempts of our Enemies of Whitchurch did notwithstanding upon the first attempt made against Whitchurch deliverd the same into our hands and foure peeces of Ordnance some Powder Armes Horses and much Treasure which was taken but concealed by some of the common Souldiers and others All their Carriages cloaths provisions and some horses taken Two of their Captaines and other persons of worth slaine and one Captaine and some other persons of qualitie taken Prisoners The Lord was pleased much to appeare in this dayes successe and to assist our men with invincible and indefatigable courage so farre as to enable them to make their entrance upon the mouth of their Cannon There were twentie of theirs slaine out right and not above two or three of ours Colonell VVinne Colonell Crow Serjeant Major Generall VVoodhouse and the most of their prime Commanders escaped Their Cannonier was killled by a shot made by our Cannoniere we were not possessed of one Peece of Cannon at our entrance into this Countie yet now God hath pleased plentifully to furnish us with six peeces at Namptwich and two at Stafford so as wee now want Cannoniors to order and manage the same ☞ VVithin a few dayes after this victory there landed in two Barkes many Irish Rebels in Worrall 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 blood of English men in England Which Rebels being brought into Chester were accused by severall of those perons who came to Chester for refuge to be the persons who cut their husbands throats others that they ripped up their childrens bowels The Countrey wherein they first arrived did apprehend so much distaste that they did all rise with their best weapons and apprehended divers of the Irish Rebles but being unarmed not having above seven or 8 Musqueteers they could not make good their Prisoners who were rescued out of their hands by a troope of horse which came from the Commissioners of Array who also seized about 28 of our honest Countrey-men prisoners These Irish acknowledge they came from Strongforth and that there are 1200. some speake of 10000 more to follow after Sir Your most humble servant Will. Brereton Liverpoole Iune 1643. Read in the House of Commons Ianuary 14. We have placed a Garrison in this Towne which I hope may be of great Advantage being the onely Haven Town in these parts of the Kingdome Post SInce I writ the lines above two of our Long Boats which were manned and sent out are returned and have brought in the Boats which carried the Rebels and have taken three or foure of the Rebells who confesse they came from Strangford and that they were sent by one Master Savage they have also seized some Barques laden with Wine part whereof belonges to those who are well affected to you and have suffered in your cause But the greatest part to those who are engaged against you which is reserved here to be disposed of as you shall please to order and direct A letter of Mart Warwicke Lord Mohun Baron of Okehampton Sir Ralph Hopton knight of the Bath Sir Iohn Barkeley knight and William Ashbourneham Esquire or any two of them Commissioners authorized under the great seal of England in the absence of William Marques of Hertford to command all his

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

are Irish by all which it may appear that the Irish Rebels are not onely esteemed His See the examination of Mr Dod. fol. 62. Majesties good Subjects but even the best of His Subjects when they are thus admitted so neer His Majesties own person Upon the whole matter no man can think that this Rebellion in Ireland so barbarous and bloody that one hundred and fifty four thousand Protestants men women and children English and Scotch were Massacred in that Kingdom between the 23 of October when the Rebellion brake forth and the first of March following by the computation of the Priests themselves that were present and principall Actors in all those Tragedies and were directed by some chief Rebells of Ireland to take this computation lest they should be reported to be more bloody then in truth there was cause all which appears by the examination of the said Arch-deacon Maxwell who lived as a Prisoner a long time with St Phelmi O Neils mother and was there when this Computation was brought in No man can beleeve that this horrid and unparareld Rebellion should be the undertaking of the Rebels alone being set on foot when a Parliament was sitting in England that could not dissolve without its own consent when all Nations professing the Romish Religion were at peace with England and so engaged at home that the Rebells in reason could not expect any considerable assistance from them nor could think themselves able to incounter England or Scotland either much lesse both together being so concerned and engaged by Religion and the common interest of both Kingdoms to suppresse by all means possible so insufferable an insurrection So that to imagine the Nobility Gentry and in a manner the whole Kingdom of Ireland who at that time enjoyed more freedom of Religion then they had done for many yeers before should thus desperately engage their lives and estates in so wicked so rash an enterprise without being encouraged incited nay commanded from England with an assurance both of connivence and assistance too were to deny them to be reasonable Creatures And therefore the House of Commons abundantly satisfied in their own consciences and judgements of the trueth hereof though with deep sorrow and amazement cannot but declare to the world That by all these concurring circumstances and convincing Proofs to which nothing can be added save a witnesse to confesse that he was present at the making of the bargain which no man will expect in a conspiracie of this horrid and high importance that this unheard of and monstrous Rebellion of Ireland was projected incited and assisted by those Councells now onely prevalent with His Majestie That the Queen with her Romish Priests the Papists of all His Majesties three Kingdoms have been principall Actours and Sticklers herein That now those bloody Rebels have in a manner rooted out the Protestant Religion in Ireland there is a Designe to pardon them and to bring them into England to do the like That no earthly power is likely in humane reason to withstand this damnable Plot but the power of the Parliament of England which is now declared by a late Proclamation to be no free Parliament to be null and of none effect and all possible endeavour used by strength and stratagem to destroy the same So that unlesse the Royall blood of King James and the innocent blood of the Protestants of Ireland do lie as a crying and stupendious guilt upon this Nation which God hath determined at this time to revenge and retalliate the House of Commons do conceive it impossible that so many of those which would be thought the honest and moderate English Protestants should any longer be blinded and led on to joyn with German French Wallon English Scotch and Irish Papists and thereby to surrender up at once The Protestant Religion The Parliament Liberties and Lawes of England into the hands of Papists and Strangers that so this Renowned Kingdom may be no more a Nation The Protestation of the Arch-Bishops and Bishops of Ireland against the toleration of Popery agreed upon and subscribed by them at Dublin November 26. 1626. THe Religion of the Papists is Superstitious and Idolatrous their Faith and Doctrine erroneous and Hereticall Their Church in respect of both Apostaticall To give them therefore a Toleration or to consent that they may freely exercise their Religion and confesse their Faith and Doctrine is a grievous sin and that in two respects First It is to make our selves accessary not onely to their Superstitions Idolatries Heresies and in a word to all the abominations of Popery but also which is a consequence of the former to the Perdition of the seduced people which perish in the deluge of their Catholique Apostasie Secondly To grant them a Toleration in respect of any Money to be given or contribution to be made by them is to set Religion to sale and withall the souls of the people whom Christ our Saviour hath redeemed with his most precious blood And as it is a great Sin so it is a matter of most dangerous consequence the consideration whereof we leave to the wise and judicious beseeching the jealous God of Trueth to make all those who are in Authority zealous of Gods glory and the advancement of true Religion and resolute and couragious against all Popery Superstition and Idolatry The Examination of James Peisley late of Dublin in the Kingdom of Ireland Saith THat about the moneth of March 1641. it was his fortune to be present when Mackmaghon one of the grand Rebels of Ireland was Wracked and his Examination taken by Sir Charles Coot senior in the presence of Sir Francis Willowby Sir Arthur Losters the Constable of the Castle and some others the said Mackmohon confessed that the Originall of that Rebellion was brought over to them by their Committee who were imployed by the Irish Parliament to His Majestie for redresse of their Grievances in that Kingdom and that they having often solicited His Majestie for that purpose was answered That he was willing to grant them their desire and that he did confesse they were His good Subjects but that He was so opprest by his Parliament in England that he knew not how to relieve them wishing he knew how to be revenged on them or words to that purpose which occasioned Sir Charles Coot to take him up calling him Rogue and Raskall for offering to lay such a charge upon the King whom he said would assist them in things honest and just but not give them Commission to cut our Throats This Narration was not incerted in the Examination read to Mackmaghon after Sr Charles Coot had finished it The Reason as this Examinate then conceived was That it being a matter of great consequence they would take some other time to examine that point more privately which whether they did or no this Examinae knows not A Declaration of the Commons assembled in PARLIAMENT In Answer to His Majesties Message of the 13 of

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

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