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A47446 The state of the Protestants of Ireland under the late King James's government in which their carriage towards him is justified, and the absolute necessity of their endeavouring to be freed from his government, and of submitting to their present Majesties is demonstrated. King, William, 1650-1729. 1691 (1691) Wing K538; ESTC R18475 310,433 450

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to_o blow_v they_o up_o if_o they_o shall_v be_v press_v and_o not_o able_a to_o keep_v the_o place_n colonel_n luttrell_n governor_n of_o dublin_n deny_v indeed_o that_o this_o be_v do_v by_o his_o order_n but_o yet_o when_o he_o be_v inform_v of_o it_o by_o sir_n john_n davis_n than_o a_o prisoner_n and_o witness_n of_o it_o he_o commend_v the_o discretion_n of_o the_o officer_n that_o do_v it_o this_o confinement_n do_v not_o only_o fall_v on_o gentleman_n but_o also_o on_o the_o clergy_n nay_o on_o the_o mean_a citizen_n whoever_o please_v have_v a_o power_n to_o commit_v protestant_n and_o if_o at_o any_o time_n they_o ask_v by_o what_o authority_n they_o be_v commit_v those_o that_o commit_v they_o make_v no_o other_o answer_n than_o that_o they_o commit_v they_o let_v they_o get_v out_o as_o they_o can_v some_o few_o gentleman_n be_v indeed_o commit_v by_o c._n j._n nugent_n warrant_v upon_o a_o kind_n of_o affidavit_fw-la make_v by_o one_o leak_n who_o most_o of_o they_o have_v never_o see_v several_a of_o these_o by_o express_a order_n of_o the_o lord_n chief_a justice_n be_v send_v to_o newgate_n and_o commit_v in_o the_o common_a goal_n in_o the_o same_o room_n with_o thief_n and_o common_a rogue_n though_o gentleman_n of_o the_o best_a quality_n in_o the_o kingdom_n and_o so_o hasty_a be_v his_o lordship_n in_o it_o that_o he_o do_v it_o before_o he_o know_v some_o of_o their_o name_n which_o he_o be_v force_v afterward_o to_o send_v for_o and_o learn_v from_o themselves_o a_o bill_n be_v prepare_v against_o they_o and_o offer_v to_o the_o grand_a jury_n but_o leak_n be_v unwitting_o clap_v up_o by_o one_o of_o themselves_o for_o a_o former_a robbery_n at_o the_o time_n he_o shall_v have_v give_v evidence_n and_o so_o the_o gentleman_n escape_v be_v try_v the_o confinement_n be_v yet_o more_o severe_a and_o uneasy_a in_o the_o country_n the_o gentleman_n be_v at_o such_o distance_n from_o their_o own_o home_n that_o they_o can_v hardly_o be_v supply_v with_o necessary_n 7._o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v unknown_a to_o king_n james_n and_o therefore_o be_v not_o to_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o but_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o if_o he_o do_v not_o contrive_v and_o and_o order_n they_o he_o yet_o consent_v to_o they_o neither_o do_v he_o seem_v to_o have_v the_o least_o resentment_n or_o pity_n for_o their_o suffering_n as_o appear_v from_o his_o carriage_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o lymerick_n his_o lordship_n by_o his_o majesty_n command_n on_o a_o particular_a service_n wait_v often_o on_o he_o he_o take_v one_o of_o those_o opportunity_n that_o seem_v most_o favourable_a to_o lay_v before_o his_o majesty_n the_o manifold_a hardship_n which_o be_v put_v on_o the_o clergy_n and_o the_o protestant_n in_o general_a of_o his_o diocese_n he_o represent_v to_o he_o how_o they_o
be_v first_o robe_v of_o all_o and_o then_o lay_v in_o goal_n and_o that_o they_o have_v no_o way_n offend_v his_o majesty_n or_o disturb_v his_o government_n and_o beg_v his_o favour_n in_o their_o behalf_n his_o majesty_n hear_v he_o but_o make_v he_o no_o answer_n instead_o thereof_o he_o fall_v into_o discourse_n of_o another_o affair_n with_o a_o papist_n that_o chance_v to_o be_v by_o and_o that_o with_o a_o air_n more_o than_o ordinary_o pleasant_a and_o unconcerned_a indeed_o his_o majesty_n have_v by_o one_o general_a order_n and_o proclamation_n date_v july_n 26._o 1689_o confine_v all_o protestant_n without_o distinction_n of_o age_n or_o sex_n to_o their_o parish_n and_o city_n though_o their_o occasion_n be_v such_o that_o he_o very_o well_o know_v that_o this_o alone_a without_o any_o more_o be_v a_o very_a great_a encroachment_n on_o their_o liberty_n and_o a_o mighty_a inconveniency_n to_o their_o affair_n especial_o when_o it_o be_v continue_v without_o reason_n or_o limitation_n no_o body_n know_v when_o this_o will_v be_v relax_v and_o it_o be_v execute_v with_o great_a strictness_n till_o his_o present_a majesty_n success_n put_v a_o end_n to_o it_o and_o to_o the_o power_n that_o impose_v it_o 8._o but_o least_o these_o hardship_n and_o restraint_n shall_v either_o be_v avoid_v by_o our_o flight_n or_o know_v in_o england_n where_o king_n james_n have_v a_o party_n to_o cry_v up_o the_o mildness_n of_o his_o government_n and_o face_n down_o the_o world_n that_o the_o protestant_n live_v easy_o and_o happy_o under_o he_o in_o ireland_n a_o most_o strict_a embargo_n be_v lay_v on_o all_o ship_n and_o effectual_a care_n take_v to_o destroy_v all_o correspondence_n with_o our_o friend_n there_o insomuch_o that_o to_o avoid_v a_o goal_n great_a number_n of_o gentleman_n and_o other_o person_n be_v force_v to_o make_v their_o escape_n in_o small_a wherry_n and_o fishing-boat_n which_o before_o these_o time_n dare_v never_o venture_v out_o of_o the_o 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have_v be_v unpardonable_a folly_n in_o we_o not_o to_o desire_v much_o more_o to_o refuse_v a_o deliverance_n especial_o from_o england_n which_o if_o blood_n and_o treasure_n or_o a_o possession_n of_o five_o hundred_o year_n can_v give_v a_o right_a to_o a_o country_n be_v just_o entitle_v to_o the_o government_n of_o ireland_n and_o which_o if_o it_o have_v no_o other_o exception_n against_o king_n james_n government_n but_o his_o carriage_n towards_o ireland_n and_o his_o attempt_n to_o separate_v it_o from_o its_o dependence_n on_o england_n must_v be_v justify_v by_o all_o the_o world_n in_o their_o lay_v he_o aside_o as_o a_o destroyer_n of_o his_o people_n and_o a_o disinheritor_n of_o the_o crown_n of_o his_o ancestor_n sect_n viii_o 7._o the_o preparation_n make_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrconnel_n to_o ruin_v the_o estate_n and_o fortune_n of_o the_o protestant_n by_o take_v away_o their_o arms._n 1._o it_o be_v property_n that_o make_v government_n necessary_a and_o the_o 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by_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n of_o the_o county_n of_o kildare_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a council_n note_n the_o copy_n of_o the_o first_o order_n for_o garrison_v the_o house_n of_o ballisannan_n can_v not_o be_v get_v whereas_o i_o have_v be_v inform_v that_o ballysannan_n now_o belong_v to_o mr._n annesley_n be_v a_o house_n of_o strength_n and_o therefore_o fit_a to_o have_v a_o garrison_n and_o now_o be_v convince_v of_o the_o contrary_a these_o be_v therefore_o in_o his_o majesty_n name_n to_o require_v you_o forthwith_o to_o remove_v your_o man_n to_o their_o former_a garrison_n out_o of_o the_o say_a house_n give_v under_o my_o hand_n this_o first_o day_n of_o april_n 1690._o charles_n white_a for_o captain_n patrick_n nugent_n or_o the_o officer_n in_o chief_a command_v the_o troop_n at_o kildare_n sir_n this_o be_v to_o let_v you_o understand_v that_o i_o be_o authorize_v to_o give_v the_o proprietor_n possession_n of_o the_o land_n of_o 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hostili_fw-la animo_fw-la in_o totius_fw-la populi_fw-la exitium_fw-la feratur_fw-la quod_fw-la concedo_fw-la confistere_fw-la enim_fw-la simul_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la voluntas_fw-la imparandi_fw-la &_o voluntas_fw-la perdendi_fw-la quare_fw-la qui_fw-la se_fw-la hostem_fw-la populi_fw-la totius_fw-la prositetur_fw-la be_v eo_fw-la ipso_fw-la abdicat_fw-la regnum_fw-la sed_fw-la vix_fw-la videtur_fw-la id_fw-la accidere_fw-la posse_fw-la in_o rege_fw-la mentis_fw-la compote_fw-la qui_fw-la uni_fw-la populo_fw-la imperet_fw-la quod_fw-la si_fw-la pluribus_fw-la populis_fw-la imperet_fw-la accidere_fw-la potest_fw-la ut_fw-la unius_fw-la populi_fw-la in_o gratiam_fw-la alterum_fw-la vult_fw-la preditum_fw-la idcirco_fw-la enim_fw-la frater_fw-la carissime_fw-la copiosum_fw-la corpus_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la concordiae_fw-la mutuae_fw-la glutino_fw-la atque_fw-la unitatis_fw-la vinculo_fw-la copulatum_fw-la ut_fw-la siquis_fw-la e●_n collegio_fw-la nostro_fw-la haeresim_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o gregem_fw-la christi_fw-la lacerare_fw-la &_o vastare_fw-la tentaverit_fw-la subveniant_fw-la caeteri_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la pastor_n utiles_fw-la &_o misericordes_fw-la qui_fw-la oves_fw-la dominicas_fw-la in_o gregem_fw-la colligant_fw-la cypri_n ep._n 67._o pamelii_n socrates_n lib._n 2._o c._n 22._o act_n of_o the_o late_a pretend_a irish_a parliament_n c._n 3._o pro_fw-la defension_n fidei_fw-la prestant_n juramentum_fw-la quod_fw-la de_fw-la terris_fw-la suae_fw-la jurisdictioni_fw-la subjectis_fw-la universos_fw-la haereticos_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la denotatos_fw-la bona_fw-la fide_fw-la pro_fw-la viribus_fw-la exterminare_fw-la studebunt_fw-la conc._n late_a iu_o cap._n 3._o council_n constantiens_fw-la sess._n 45._o bull._n mart._n de_fw-fr erroribus_fw-la johan_n wickleff_n declaration_n for_o liberty_n of_o conscience_n in_o scotland_n see_v appendix_n 28._o henry_n 8._o cap._n 13._o 2._o elizab_n cap._n 1._o 10._o henry_n 7._o cap._n 13._o lord_n clarendon_n speech_n at_o give_v up_o the_o sword_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o tirconnel_n and_o the_o abstract_n of_o the_o revenue_n for_o 1685._o appendix_n n._n 5._o &_o 6._o by_o what_o interest_n and_o for_o what_o design_n he_o come_v to_o be_v employ_v and_o at_o last_o to_o be_v make_v deputy_n will_v appear_v from_o the_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n find_v among_o bishop_n tyrrel_n paper_n his_o secretary_n it_o be_v in_o the_o appendix_n n._n 3._o vide_fw-la ch._n 2._o sect._n 6._o n._n 2._o felix_n o_o neal_n be_v remove_v in_o 1689._o and_o make_v a_o colonel_n sanders_n de_fw-fr oblige_n conscien_fw-fr praelect_v 9_o 12._o 19_o ubi_fw-la tam_fw-la gravis_fw-la premit_fw-la necessitas_fw-la ut_fw-la vir_fw-la pius_fw-la &_o prudens_fw-la non_fw-la possit_fw-la dubitare_fw-la legislatorem_fw-la ipsum_fw-la si_fw-la praesens_fw-la esset_fw-la legit_fw-la sibi_fw-la gratiam_fw-la &_o relaxationem_fw-la concessurum_fw-la liceat_fw-la subditis_fw-la communis_fw-la utilitatis_fw-la quae_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la est_fw-la &_o omnium_fw-la legum_fw-la finis_fw-la rationem_fw-la habere_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la legum_fw-la particula●●●m_fw-la salus_fw-la populi_fw-la suprema_fw-la lex_fw-la the_o equity_n of_o which_o maxim_n as_o it_o leave_v in_o the_o lawgiver_n a_o power_n of_o dispense_n with_o the_o law_n as_o he_o shall_v see_v it_o expedient_a to_o the_o public_a good_a so_o it_o leave_v in_o the_o subject_a a_o liberty_n upon_o just_a occasion_n to_o do_v otherwise_o than_o the_o law_n require_v dr._n sanderson_n judgement_n concern_v submission_n to_o usurper_n pag._n 17._o edit_fw-la lond._n 1678._o appendix_n n._n 10._o n._n 7._o see_v the_o appendix_n for_o the_o list_n of_o privy-counsellor_n n._n 9_o 9_o see_v appendix_n n_o o_fw-fr 14._o appendix_n n_o o_fw-fr 14._o appendix_n n_o o_fw-fr 11._o see_v appendix_n appendix_n see_v appendix_n n_o o_fw-fr 15._o appendix_n n_o o_fw-fr 18._o see_v the_o first_o proclamation_n by_o the_o earl_n of_o tyrconnel_n feb._n 21._o 1686._o whereas_o a_o late_a proclamation_n issue_v forth_o by_o the_o lord_n lieutenant_n and_o council_n of_o this_o kingdom_n in_o december_n last_o for_o the_o suppress_v of_o tory_n robber_n and_o their_o harbourer_n in_o these_o word_n follow_v whereas_o there_o have_v be_v of_o late_a many_o burglary_n and_o robbery_n commit_v in_o several_a part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o some_o of_o his_o majesty_n good_a subject_n and_o to_o the_o great_a disquiet_n of_o many_o other_o and_o it_o be_v find_v by_o experience_n that_o his_o majesty_n mercy_n that_o have_v be_v heretofore_o extend_v to_o some_o person_n that_o have_v be_v attaint_v of_o such_o crime_n have_v be_v a_o encouragement_n to_o other_o to_o commit_v the_o like_a etc._n etc._n which_o proclamation_n have_v not_o yet_o meet_v with_o the_o full_a effect_n etc._n etc._n see_v appendix_n n_o o._n 25._o it_o be_v a_o ancient_a law_n of_o england_n some_o say_v as_o old_a as_o king_n alfred_n that_o no_o king_n shall_v change_v his_o money_n nor_o impair_v nor_o inhanse_v nor_o make_v any_o money_n but_o of_o silver_n without_o the_o assent_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o all_o the_o commons_o see_v power_n of_o parliament_n assert_v by_o sir_n robert_n atkins_n p._n 17._o and_o lord_n cook_n exposition_n of_o stat._n artic_a supper_n chart._n cap._n 2d_o 2_o i●st_n 577._o chap._n ii_o sect._n 4._o see_v the_o copy_n of_o a_o letter_n to_o king_n james_n and_o malony_n letter_n in_o the_o appendix_n n._n 4._o &_o 17._o how_o be_v it_o possible_a a_o parliament_n shall_v be_v free_a in_o all_o its_o circumstance_n whilst_o a_o enemy_n be_v in_o the_o kingdom_n append._n n._n 21._o appendix_n n._n 24._o see_v appendix_n n._n 23._o appendix_n n._n 22._o see_v the_o article_n in_o the_o appendix_n n._n 1●_n see_v appendix_n n._n 28._o see_v dr._n walker_n siege_n of_o derry_n see_v appendix_n n._n 31._o see_v appendix_n see_v appendix_n n._n 3_o 4._o &_o 17._o 12_o eliz._n chap._n one_a see_v the_o appendix_n molony_n scheme_n in_o his_o letter_n n._n 17._o see_v the_o proceed_n of_o the_o parliament_n of_o paris_n upon_o the_o pope_n bull_n print_v at_o london_n 1688._o p._n 5._o appendix_n n._n 27._o see_v the_o petition_n in_o the_o appendix_n n._n 26._o see_v appendix_n n._n 31._o see_v appendix_n n._n 30._o see_v appendix_n n._n 29._o 1._o it_o be_v unjust_a reprizal_n it_o be_v not_o for_o the_o public_a good_a not_o for_o the_o king_n be_v good_a it_o ruin_v the_o kingdom_n it_o ruin_v the_o people_n in_o it_o it_o destroy_v the_o public_a faith_n inconvenient_a in_o point_n of_o time_n loco_fw-la sigill_n '_o