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To the King's most Excellent Majesty, the faithful protestation and humble remonstrance of the Roman Catholick nobility and gentry of Ireland
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1660
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Wing T1500A; ESTC R226397
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TO THE King's most Excellent Majesty THE FAITHFUL PROTESTATION AND HUMBLE REMONSTRANCE OF THE Roman Catholick Nobility and Gentry OF IRELAND YOUR Majesty's faithful Subjects the Roman Catholick Nobility and Gentry of your Majesty's Kingdom of IRELAND out of a deep Sense of those prodigious Afflictions under which the Monarchy of Great-Britain has been and out of our sad Thoughts which daily bring more and more Sighs from our Breasts and Tears from our Eyes for not only the still as yet continued Miseries and Sufferings of the Catholick Natives of that our unfortunate Country even amidst and ever since the so much famed Joys and Triumphs of your Sacred Majesty's most Auspicious Inauguration but also of the Causes whereinto we have made the most narrow Search we could of these our own peculiar unparallell'd Calamities And upon Reflection on that Allegiance we owe and ought by all Divine and Human Laws and which we are and have been always ready to Swear and Perform to your Majesty our only Sovereign Lord on Earth And on the Scandal notwithstanding which some Persons who are unwilling to understand aright our Religion cast upon it as if it were not Consistent with all dutiful Obedience and Faith to the Supream Temporal Magistrate And upon Consideration likewise of a further Tye of Conscience on us for endeavouring as much as in us lies to clear your Majesty's Royal Breast from all Fears and Jealousies whatsoever if any peradventure your Majesty entertain of us through the Suggestion of such as hate our Communion or Nation and to wipe off that Scandal and allay the Odium under which our Church hath lain this last Century of Years among other Christian People in these Nations of a different Way from our's in the Worship of GOD We humbly crave your Majesty's Pardon to vindicate both our Selves and our Holy Belief in that Particular of our Allegiance by the ensuing Protestation which in Imitation of the late good Example given by our CLERGY and pursuant to the general Doctrine and Practice of the Catholick Church we make in Sight of Heaven and in the Presence of your Majesty sincerely and truly without Equivocation or Mental Reservation WE do acknowledge and confess Your Majesty to be our true and lawful KING supreme Lord and rightful Sovereign of this Realm of Ireland and of all other Your Majesty's Dominions And therefore we acknowledge and confess ourselves to be obliged under pain of Sin to obey Your Majesty in all Civil and Temporal Affairs as much as any other of Your Majesty's Subjects and as the Laws and Rules of Government in this Kingdom do require at our Hands And that notwithstanding any Power or Pretensions of the Pope or See of Rome or any Sentence or Declaration of what Kind or Quality soever given or to be given by the Pope his Predecessors or Successors or by any Authority Spiritual or Temporal proceeding or derived from Him or His See against Your Majesty or Royal Authority We will still acknowledge and perform to the utmost of our Abilities our faithful Loyalty and true Allegiance to Your Majesty And we openly disclaim and renounce all Foreign Power be it either Papal or Princely Spiritual or Temporal in as much as it may seem able or shall pretend to free discharge or absolve us from this Obligation or shall any way give us Leave or Licence to raise Tumults bear Arms or offer any Violence to Your Majesty's Person Royal Authority or to the State or Government Being all of us ready not only to discover and make known to Your Majesty and to Your Ministers all the Treasons made against Your Majesty or them which shall come to our Hearing but also to lose our Lives in the Defence of Your Majesty's Person and Royal Authority and to resist with our best Endeavours all Conspiracies and Attempts against Your Majesty be they fram'd or sent under what Pretence or patroniz'd by what Foreign Power or Authority soever And further we profess that all absolute Princes and Supreme Governors of what Religion soever they be are God's Lieutenants on Earth and that Obedience is due to them according to the Laws of each Commonwealth respectively in all Civil and Temporal Affairs And therefore we do here protest against all Doctrine and Authority to the contrary And we do hold it impious and against the Word of God to maintain that any private Subject may kill or murder the Anointed of God his Prince though of a different Belief and Religion from his And we abhor and detest the Practice thereof as damnable and wicked These being the Tenets of our Religion in Point of Loyalty and Submission to Your Majesty's Authority and our Observance and Veneration of or Communion with the See of Rome in Matters purely Spiritual no way entrenching on that perfect Obedience which by our Birth by the Laws of GOD and Man we are bound to pay to Your Majesty our Natural and Lawful Sovereign Prostrate at Your Majesty's Feet We most humbly beg That all your Majesty's Roman Catholick SUBJECTS of IRELAND who shall by Subscription or Consent concur to this publick Protestation of LOYALTY be protected from Persecution for the Profession or Exercise of their Religion and all former Laws upon that Account against them Repeal'd Luke Earl of Fingall Morrogh Earl of Inchiquin Donogh Earl of Clancarty Oliver Earl of Tyrconel Theobold Earl of Carlingford Edmund Viscount Mont-Garet Thomas Viscount Dillon Arthur Viscount Iveagh William Viscount Clane Charles Viscount Muskerry William Viscount Taaf Oliver Baron of Lowth William Baron of Castle Conel Colonel Charles Dillon Lieutenant Colonel Ignatius Nugent Edward Plunket Esquire Nicholas Plunket Knight Matthew Plunket of Dunsany Christopher Plunket of Dunsany James Dillon Knight Colonel Christopher Bryan Robert Talbot Baronet Ulick Burk Baronet Edward Fitz-Harris Baronet Vallentine Brown Baronet Luke Bath Baronet Henry Slingsby Knight John Bellew Knight Colonel William Burk John Fitz-Patrick Bryan Mac-Mahun Miles Reily Gilbert Talbot Milo Power Lieutenant Colonel Pierce Lacy. Ulick Burk Thomas Scurlog Esquires and Gentlemen Jeffrey Brown of Gallway John Walsh of Ballynvoher Patrick Bryan James Fitz-Gerrald of Lacach John Talbot of Malahyde Thomas Luttril of Luttrilstown John Halliwood of Artaine Henry O Neil Son to Sir Phelim O Neil Dudley Barnel of Dunlickny Henry Druycet of Mornanton Edward Butler of Monihore Nicholas Darcy of Platin. Patrick Sarsfield of Lucan John Macna-Mara of Greatlach James Talbot of Bela-Connel Robert Balf of Barrastown James Talbot of Templeoge Patrick Archer Luke Dowdall of Athlomny Philip Hore of Kilsalcan James Barnwell of Bremore James Allen of St. Wolstan's Thomas Cantwell of Ballamakedy John Cantwell of Cantwell's Court. Edmund Dillon of Streamstown John Flemming of Stahallmock Peter Sherlock of Grace-Dieu Christopher Archbold of Timolin Patrick Moor of Dowanstown Nicholas Haly of Towrin Pierce Butler of Calan. Pierce Butler of Killvealegher John Segrave of Cabrach Richard Wadding of Killarry Thomas Brown of Glandon Oliver Cashel of Dundalk Patrick Clinton of Irishtown Captain Christopher Turner John Bagot William Grace John Arthur of Hogestown Marcus Lassan of Greastown Christopher Aylmer of Belrath James Plunket of Gibstown Thomas Saint John of Mortlestown William Barryoge of Rincorn Richard Strange of Rockwel's Castle James Butler of Ballinekill Anthony Colclough Thomas Sarsfield of Sarsfieldstown Pierce Nangle of Monanimny James Wolveston of Stelergan Michael Bret. Patrick Boyton of Ballyturnymacoris James White of Chambolly Major Lawrence Dempsy Edward Nugent of Culvin Patrick Porter of Kinstown Major Marcus Furlong FINIS