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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90155	The petition of Sir Philomy Oneale Knight, generall of the rebels in Jreland, and of the lords, nobility and commanders of the army of the Catholiques in that kingdome. Presented to the Right Honourable, the Lords and Commons now assembled in the High Court of Parliament in England.	O'Neill, Phelim, Sir, 1604?-1653.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing O342; Thomason E137_14; ESTC R10123	2,095	10

THE PETITION Of Sir Philomy Oneale Knight Generall of the Rebels in Jreland and of the Lords Nobility and Commanders of the Army of the Catholiques in that Kingdome Presented to the Right Honourable the Lords and Commons now assembled in the High Court of Parliament in England LONDON Printed by T. F. for John Thomas To the Right Honorable the Lords and Commons now Assembled in the high Court of Parliament in ENGLAND The humble Petition of Sir Philomy Oneale Knight Generall of Jreland and the Lords and Nobility Commanders of the Army of Catholiques in Jreland Declareth TO this Honourable and high Court that there hath bin sevetall Petitions formerly delivered to the Lords of the Councell of this Kingdome wherein our grievances and oppressions have bin at large set forth and our great desires expressed by the same for the reliefe of our sufferings and our humble Demands for tolleration in our Religion and Liberties in the exercise thereof and the confirmation of our Ancient Lawes and Priviledges by former Acts of Parliament confirmed and granted to us in the Raignes of former Princes of England but the same our Petitions have bin rejected and no favour shewed to us but all severity that possible could in execution of the Lawes of latter times made against those of the Catholique Religion which enforced our taking up Armes for the defence of the same There hath likewise been humble Remonstrances and Declarations aswell presented to your Lordships as published publiquely in this Kingdome but the same hath also bin disregarded and rejected not somuch as obtaining any Answer thereto as may any way gaine us hope of our future injoyment of our Religion Lawes and Liberties by which being brought to despaire of any redresse of our grievances and many oppressions by which we have bin over burthened withall hitherto yet notwithstanding our Requests could not be hearkned unto but in both Kingdomes by both Councels repulsed that we might cleere our selves of obstinate refusall to use and try all lawfull and dutifull meanes that may be to the King and his Parliament for the satisfying our just desires to the vttermost We doe yet againe in the behalfe of our selves and all of the Roman Catholique Religion to present our humble Declaration and Petition to your Lordships and the House of Commons now assembled in Parliament In which wee declare 1. That whereas they have since their taking vp Armes bin by divers false Papers and Pamphlets declared to have vsed inhumane and savage Cruelties and most bloody Massacres against the persons whom they have overcome in skirmishes which have opposed and endevoured to destroy not onely our Religion but Lives and fortunes which by the Lawes of God of Nature and reason wee are bound to Maintaine and vphold by which wee have bin made infamour to all men even in forraigne Nations for which wee are much grieved Wee therefore to cleere our selves of this Scandall and Defamation doe say and protest that since our taking vp Armes wee have not vsed any Cruelty to the adverse party otherwise then have happened to fall by the Sword in Battaile of which wee have tasted or if wee have taken Prisoners we have preserved and kept them with respect as is in Warre vsed till wee have seene the vsage of our men taken by the other part and even as they have been dealt withall so have wee which wee conceive to be but just and Congruent to the law of Armes But for dismembring dis-joynting ripping vp Women with Child and sleying of Jnfants wee are innocent concerning the same as to our selves and if any of the ruder sort of Souldiers have beene guilty of the same when we were acquainted therewith we severely punished them as for Example one Trahon for Ravishing a Woman with Child and after ripping her vp was sentensed to be hanged in Chaines for his vile fact which was accordingly performed and others have beene punished for the like offences 2. That by Order from the Parliament all Declarations Papers Writings or Pamphlets whereby wee are called Rebells and Traytors to our King and Country and Scandalyzd disgraced and malitiously abused may be restrained and called in 3. That the Paliament would be pleased to conceive that our desires are not to withdraw our selves from the subjection of our Lawfull King or obedience to any Lawes by his Majesty and Parliament made for good Government that destroyes not our Religion Lawes and Liberties for the exercising of the same according to the Ordinances of the Roman Catholique Church but endeavour to vindicate the same to the losse of our Lives and Fortunes 4. That wee are ready and willing io submit our selves to his Majesty upon any lawfull honorable and reasonable Conditions but no conditions being propounded by his Parliament that may be any way safe for us to yeeld unto and perceiving the distractions and divisions betweene the King and his Parliament whereby they Concurre not so well together as is desired we are vnresolved what to doe in any way of submission till there be a Concurrence and agreement between King and people and in the meane time wee must be inforced to doe what we can to preserve our selves and Estates 5. And lastly that the Parliament would be pleased to admit and appoint a meeting betweene the Lords and Nobility of our Army and the Lords Commanders in the English Army whereas conditions of Truce and Cessation of Armes betweene both may be offered and Concluded for a certaine time which shall be thought Convenient to setle the present and particular divisions betweene the King and his Parliament And in the meane time to consider of Articles and prapositions whereby a finall and Perpetuall Pacification may be made and Confirmed by the States of both Kingdomes These our desires and humble requests wee pray may be taken into the Consideration of the high Court of Parliament with all Expedition and an Answer of the same returned by which we may know what to trust to And we shall Pray c. Oneale Osmond Antrim Montgarret Nettersfield Dilom c. Averred by Thomus Etherington Clerke FINIS