gallant and truly meritorious The Irish unanimously agreed to root the English out of Ireland It is not to be denyed but that the first and most bloudy executions were made in the Prevince of Vlster and there they continued longest to execute their rage and cruelty yet must it be acknowledged that all the other three Provinces did concur with them as it were with one common consent to destroy and pluck up by the roots all the British planted throughout the Kingdom And for this purpose they went on not only murdering stripping and driving out all of them Men Women and Children but they laid wast their Habitations burnt their evidences defaced in many places all the Monuments of Civility and Devotion the Courts and places of the English Government Nay as some of themselves exprest it they resolved not to leave them either Name or Posterity in Ireland Having thus far briefly rendered an account touching matter of fact That the Irish can pretend no grievances as motives to the last Rebellion An. 164â— transacted in this most bloudy Rebellion I shall in the next place take an occasion to enquire whether this desperate resolution of the Irish proceeded from the sense of some grievous oppressions imposed upon by their English Governours or rather meerly from an impetuous desire they had to draw the whole Government of the Kingdom of Ireland into their own hands Upon due consideration whereof I cannot find they had the least cause to complain of oppression for his late Majesties Indulgence was so great towards his Subjects of Ireland as that in the year 1640. upon their complaints and a general Remonstrance sent over unto him from both Houses of Parliament then sitting at Dublin by a Committee of four Temporal Lords of the Upper House and twelve Members of the House of Commons with instructions to represent the heavy pressures they had for some time suffered under the Government of the Earl of Strafford He took these Grievances into his Royal Consideration descended so far to their satisfaction as that he heard them himself and made present Provisions for their redress And upon the decease of Mr. Wandsford Master of the Rolls in Ireland and then Lord Deputy there under the said Earl of Strafford who still continued Lord Lieutenant of that Kingdom though then accused of High Treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London by the Parliament of England His Majesty sent a Commission of Government to the Lord Dillon of Kilkenny West and Sir William Parsons Knight and Baronet Master of the Wards in Ireland yet soon after finding the choice of the Lord Dillon to be much disgusted by the Committee he did at their Motion cause the said Commission to be Cancell'd and with their consent and approbation placed the Government upon Sir William Parsons and Sir John Borlace Knight Master of the Ordinance both esteemed persons of great Integrity and the Master of Wards by reason of his very long continued imployment in the State his particular knowledge of the Kingdom much valued and well beloved amongst the People They took the Sword upon the ninth of February 1640. And in the first place they aplyed themselves with all gentle lenitives to mollifie the sharp humours raised by the rigid passages in the former Government They declared themselves against all such proceedings lately used as they found any ways varying from the Common Law They gave all due encouragement to the Parliament then sitting to endeavour the reasonable ease and contentment of the people freely ascenting to all such Acts as really tended to a Legal Reformation They betook themselves wholly to the advice of the Councel and caused all matters as well of the Crown as Popular Interest to be handled in his Majesties Courts of Justice no way admitting the late exorbitancies so bitterly decryed in Parliament of Paper-Petitions or Bills in Civil Causes to be brought before them at the Councel-board or before any other by their Authority They by his Majesties gracious directions gave way to the Parliament to abate the Subsidies there given in the Earl of Straffords time and then in Collection from forty thousand pounds each Subsidy to twelve thousand pounds a piece so low did they think fit to reduce them And they were farther content because they saw his Majesty most absolutely resolved to give the Irish Agents full satisfaction to draw up two Acts to be passed in the Parliament most impetuously desired by the Natives The one was the Act of Limitations which unquestionably settled all Estates of Land in the Kingdom quietly enjoyed without claim or interruption for the space of sixty years immediately preceding The other was for the relinquishment of the right and title which his Majesty had to the four Counties in Connaght legally found for him by several Inquisitions taken in them and ready to be disposed upon a due Survey to British undertakers as also to some Territories of good extant in Mounster and the County of Clare upon the same title Thus was the present Government most sweetly tempered and carryed on with great lenity and moderation the Lords Justices and Councel wholly departing from the rigour of former courses did gently unbend themselves into a happy and just compliance with the seasonable desires of the people And his Majesty that he might farther testify his own settled resolution for the continuation thereof with the same tender hand over them having first given full satisfaction in all things to the said Committee of Parliament still attending their dispatch did about the latter end of May 1641. declare Kobert Earl of Leicester Lord Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of Ireland He was Heir to Sir Philip Sidney his Unckle as well as to Sir Henry Sidney his Grandfather who with great Honour and much Integrity long continued Chief Governour of Ireland during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and being a person of excellent Abilities by Nature great Acquisitions from his own private Industry and publick Imployment abroad of exceeding great Temper and Moderation was never engaged in any publick pressures of the Common-wealth and therefore most likely to prove a just and gentle Governour most pleasing and acceptable to the people The Romish Catholicks privately enjoyed the exercise of their Religion through all Ireland Moreover the Romish Catholicks privately enjoyed the free exercise of their Religion throughout the whole Kingdom according to the Doctrine of the Church of Rome They had by the over great indulgence of the late Governours their Titular Arch-bishops Bishops Vicars general Provincial Consistories Deans Abbots Priors Nuns who all lived freely though somewhat covertly among them and without controul exercised a voluntary jurisdiction over them they had their Priests Jesuits and Fryars who were of late years exceedingly multiplyed and in great numbers returned out of Spain Italy and other forreign parts where the Children of the Natives of Ireland that way devoted were sent usually to receive their Education And these without
Affairs of that Kingdome expecting direction from hence the delays whereof were oftentimes through other greater affairs most irksome the oportunities there in the mean time past away and greater danger did often grow which by such timely prevention might easily have been stopped And this is worthily observed by Machiavel in his discourses upon Livie where he commendeth the manner of the Romans Government in giving absolute Power to all their Councellors and Governors which if they abused they afterwards should dearly answer And the contrary thereof he reprehendeth in the States of Venice of Florence and many other Principalities of Italy who use to limit their chief Officers so strictly as that thereby they have oftentimes lost such happy occasions as they could never come unto again The like whereof who so hath been conversant in the Government of Ireland especially during Queen Elizabeths Reign hath too often seen to their great hindrance and hurt That besides the want of Power there were eminent defects observed in the managemet of the publick Affairs of Ireland Besides this want of Power which did hinder the good Reformation of Ireland there were eminent defects noted in the mangement of the publick Affairs of that Kingdom by some of the chief Governors thereof who seeing the end of their Government to draw nigh and some mischiefs and practices growing up which afterwards might work trouble to the next succeeding Governor would not attempt the redress or cutting off thereof either for fear they should leave the Realm unquiet at the end of their Government or that the next that came should receive the same too quiet and so happily win more praise thereof than they before And therefore they would not seek at all to repress that evil but would either by granting protection for a time or holding some emparlance with the Rebel or by treaty of Comissioners or by other like devices only smother and keep down the flame of the mischief so it might not break out in their time of Government what came afterwards they cared not or rather wish'd the worst To this may be added The savoring of the Irish and depressing of the English an ill practice by some of the Lord Deputies of Ireland that when the Irish have been broken by the Sword of one Governour and thereby consequently made fit and capable for subjection another succeeding as it were into his harvest and finding an open way made for what course he pleased bent not to that point which the former intended but rather quite contrary and as it were in scorn of the former and in vain vaunt of his own Councels would tread down and disgrace all the English and set up and countenance the Irish all that he he could thereby to make them more tractable and buxome to his Government wherein he thought much amiss for surely his Government could not be sound and wholsome for that Realm it being so contrary to the former For it was even as two Physicians should take one sick body in hand at two sundry times of which the former would minister al things meet to purge and keep under the body the other to pamper and strengthen it suddenly again whereof what is to be looked for but a most dangerous relapse Therefore by all means it ought to be fore-seen and assured that after once entering into this course of Reformation there be afterwards no remorse nor drawing back for the sight of any such rueful objects as must thereupon follow nor for compassion of their Calamities seeing that by no other means it is possible to cure them and that these are not of will but of very urgent necessâ—ty The Lord Lieutenant The Lord Deputies of Ireland assâ—sted by a Privy Councel or Lord Deputy of Ireland hath for his assistance a Privy Councel attending on him though resident for the most part at Dublin and in emergencies or cases of more difficult nature proceedeth many times in an arbitrary way without formalities of Law Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputy of Ireland in Queen Elizabeths time The Lords Presidents of Connaght and Mounster instituted in Queen Elizabeths time to enure and acquaint the People of Mounster and Connaght with the English Government again which had not been in use among them for the space of two hundred years before he instituted two Presidency Courts in those two Provinces placing Sir Edward Fitton in Connaght and John Perrot in Mounster The Lord President of Mounster hath one Assistant twelve learned Lawyers and a Secretary CHAP. IV. Of the Title changed from Lord to King of Ireland in the time of Henry the Eighth Of the Titles of the Crown to every part of Ireland and to the whole diverse ways And several claims to the Land of Ireland Of the Revenue and Strength Title altered from Lord to King SIR Anthony Saint-Leger Lord Deputy of Ireland in a Parliament which he held the 33. of Henry 8. caused an Act to pass which gave unto King Henry the Eighth his Heirs and Successors the Name Stile and Title of King of Ireland Whereas before that time the Kings of England were stiled but Lords of Ireland Although indeed they were absolute Monarchs thereof and had in right all Royal and Imperial Jurisdiction and Power there as they had in the Realm of England And yet because in the vulgar conceit the name of King is higher than the name of Lord assuredly the assuming of this Title hath not a little raised the Sovereignity of the Kings of England in the minds of this people And because it hath been doubted by some whether we might Lawfully fight against the Irish I shall for farther satisfaction here insert the Right and Title the Crown of England hath to the Kingdom of Ireland as to every part of it and to the whole divers ways I will begin with the Pedigree of William Earl Marshal Title to Leinster for thereupon depend many Records in Ireland and the King of Englands Right to Leinster Walter Fitz Richard who came from Normandy with William the Conqueror died Lord Strongbow of Strigule alias Chepstow without Issue to whom succeeded his Sisters Son who was created the first Earl of Pembroke and had Issue Richard the inheritor of Leinster by a Covenant and Marriage of Eva the Sole Daughter of Mac Murrough King of Leinster This Richard conveyed to Henry the Second all his Title and held of him the Lordship of Leinster in four Counties Wexford Catherlagh Ossory and Kildare Richard left Issue a Daughter Issabel married to William Earl Marshal of England now Earl of Pembroke Lord Strongbow and Lord of Leinster William had Issue five Sons who died without Issue when every of them except the youngest had successively possessed their Fathers Lands and five Daughters Maud Jone Issabel Sibil and Eve among whom the Patrimony was parted Anno 31. H. 3. Of these Daughters bestowed in Marriage are descended many Noble Houses as the Mortimers Bruises Clares
p. 90. A Character of all Ireland and how far it differs from England in Aire and Commodities c. p. 93 94. Of the Money of Ireland p. 96. Of its Buildings p. 101. Of its Inhabitants and Laws p. 105. And of its Religion p. 111. Of the Manners of the Irish Antient and Modern p. 120. How lovingly the Irish lived of late times in Neighbourhood with the English till October 23. An. 1641. And how strangly they altered upon the sudden from more than ordinary good Offices of Kindness to extream Barbarisme and cruelty towards their said English Neighbuors and the rest of the Protestant British Planters in Ireland with the manner motives and causes of the same p. 123 c. Of the number of the Inhabitants of Ireland p. 145. Of the Irish Language p. 147. Of their Stature p. 150. Of their Dyet p. 151. Of their Attire p. 152 Of their Recreations p. 153. Of the Irish Names p. ibid. Of their Sir names p. 154. Of the Government of Ireland p. 156 A Catalogue of the Lord Lieutenants Deputies Lord Justices p. 158 The Title of the Kings of England altered from Lords of Ireland to King p. 17â— The Titles of the Crown of England to every part of Ireland and to the whole divers ways As to Lynster p. 171. To Meath p. 172. To Munster p. ibiâ— To Ulster and Connaght p. 173 Of the several Claims of the Crowâ— of England to the Land of Ireland p. 174 Of the Revenue of Ireland p. 183 A Table for Reducing Plantation-Acres p. 186. Of the Strength of Ireland and how it principally consists by its dependency on the Crown of England p. 196. By what ways and means the English since the beginning of Queen Elizabeths Reign and a little before did again extend their Power and Interest in Ireland beyond the narrow Limits of the English Pale p. ibid. Of the great advantages that will accrue in the future to the English by their late vast Acquisitions in Ireland the better to enable them thereby to breed up their Children for the service of that Kingdom both in Church and State p. 205. How that the Popish Irish Lawyers and Divines did of late times abuse the advantage they had by their good Education to the ruine of their own Country p. 206. Of how many Troops of Horse and Companies of Foot the present Standing Army in Ireland consists p. 217. Of the Militia in Ireland p. 218. How that henceforth there will be no-more need of Trayning up the Irish together with the English in the Feats of Arms which of late times proved very destructive to the English Interest in Ireland p. ibid. Of Electing Parliament men p. 221. A List of what places Return Parliament-men p. 223. Nobility Subsidy p. 227. Subsidies of the several Bishopricks p. 231. Provincial Subsidies p. 233. Salaries belonging to several Courts of Judicature c. p. 236. Military Payments p. 239. Provincial Officers c. p. 240. Creation-Money p. 243. Perpetuities and Temporary Payments p. 245 247. Pensions and Annuities p. 246. THE CONTENT OF THE Third Part. TO the Reader p. 24â— That it much imports the futurâ— security of the Protestant British Planters to be for the most part if not whoâ— possess'd by way of habitation of thâ— chief Cities and strong Towns of Ireland which was sufficiently evidence by the examples of the Cities of Dublin Limrick and Gallaway upon the firâ—â— breaking out of the last Rebellion in Ireland begun the 23d of October Annâ— 1641. p. 249 The Characters of some of the chieâ— Towns and Cities of Ireland wherebâ— is discovered how conveniently they arâ— situated as they lie in the respectivâ— Provinces in reference to Trade and Strength both forreign and domestick How they increased and flourished during the last forty years Peace And what probability there is of their future flourishing state and condition with many other things remarkable in relation thereunto p. 255. In the Province of Munster Of Waterford p. ibid. Of Kingsale p. 257. Of Corke p. 258. Of Youghall p. ibid. Of Limrick p. 259. Of Clonmell p. 260. In the Province of Connaght Of Gallaway p. 261. Of Sleygoe p. 263. Of James-Town p. 265. Of Athlone p. 266. In the Province of Vlster Of Carlingford Dundalk p. 267. Of Cnockfergus p. ibid. Of London-derry p. 268. In the Province of Lynster Of Wexford p. 269 Of Kilkenny p. 270 Of Ross p. ibid Of Carlough p. 271. Of Tredagh p. 272. Of Dublin p. ibid. IRLANDIA THE Present State OF IRELAND TO pass by the story how Caesaria Ireland supposed to be first Inhabited by the Britains Noah's Neece inhabited IRELAND before the Flood and how three hundred years after the Flood it was subdued by one Bartholanus a Scythian who overcame here I know not what Giants with other such stuffe wholly resting on the Testimony of the Irish Chronicles which are thought to relish too much of the Fable and not altogether to rely upon that opinion grounded on very probable Circumstances that this Island was first Inhabited by the mixt Nations of Spaniards Gaules Africans or Gothes coming out of Spain and by the Britains out of Britain the Irish being observed to partake of tho Customes and Manners of each of these People but it seems most likely that the first Inhabitants thereof came wholly out of Britain Britain being the nighest unto it and thereby affording the conveniency of a more speedy Waftage thither and the antient Customes Laws Language and Dispositions of these People being not much unlike the Britains though they were accounted far more Barbarous and Savage by most antient Writers than those of Britain are said to be at the first discovery having never been made so happy as to come under the power of the Romans the Great Masters of Civility and good Letters in the West of Europe by means whereof their Actions and Affairs were buried in Oblivion The Ancient Inhabitants of this Island being thus conceived to be Originally Britains Ireland first Invaded by the Saxon Monarch and the Scots found to inhabit here about the fall of the Roman Empire the first Onset it received by way of Invasion was by the Saxon Monarchs who casting their Eyes upon it made themselves Masters of Dublin and some other places but could not long possess the same as being hardly able to defend their own against that People The next that undertook the Conquest thereof being about Anno 830. Next by the Northern Nations all passing under the Names of Danes Swedes Normans were the Northern Nations of Danes Swedes and Normans all passing in the Chronicles of those times under the Name of Norwegians who first scouring along the Sea-coasts by way of Pyracy and afterwards finding the weakness of the Island being divided amongst many petit and inconsiderable Princes made an absolute Conquest of it under the Conduct of one Turgesius whom they Elected for their King but were soon rooted out by
little more honour but for the most part with one and the same authority And without doubt those first Justicers of Ireland as the Justicer of England who in that age was also for brevity called Justice were ordained for keeping of the Peace and Ministring of Justice to all and every person as were the Proprietors and Proconsuls in old time among the Romans which were sent into a Province with highest command Before we pass further Let us take a view of the Catalogue here before us comprehending this following Table A Table shewing the Names and Titles of all the Lord Lieutenants Deputies and Lord Justices of Ireland with the time they began their Government since the 16th Year of the Reign of Henry the Seventh unto this present Year 1672. Order Their Names Titles they had before Titles in Ireland Month. Day Year 1 Henry Duke of York L. Lieuten   1501 2 Gerrald Earl of Kildare Deputy   1501 3 Thomas Howard Earl of Surrey Lieuten   1520 4 Piers Butler Earl of Ossory Deputy    5 Gerrald Earl of Kildare Deputy    6  Baron of Delvin Deputy    7 Piers Butler Earl of Ossory Deputy   1529 8 Will. Skevington Knight Deputy   1530 9 Gerrald Earl of Kildare Deputy   1532 10 Will. Skevington Knight Deputy October 4 1534 11 Leonard Lord Gray Deputy January 1 1534 12 William Brereton Knight Deputy   1540 13 Anthon. S. Leager Knight Deputy July 25 1541 14 William Brabazon Knight Justice April 1 1546 15 Anthon. S. Leager Knight Deputy August 4 1546 16 Edw. Bellingham Knight Deputy May  1548 17 Francis Bryen Knight Justice Decemb. 27 1549 18 William Brabazon Knight Justice Februar  1549 19 Anthon. S. Leager Knight Deputy August 4 1550 20 James Crofts Knight Deputy April 29 1551 21 Thomas Cusack Gerrald Ailmer Knights Justices Decemb.  1552 22 Anth. S. Leager Knight Deputy Septemb. 1 1554 23 Thomas Lord Fitz-Water Deputy May 26 1555 24 Hugh Cruwen Henry Sidney Arch. Bish Dub. L. Chan. Knight and Treasurer Justices   1557 25 Henry Sidney Knight Justice February 6 1557 26 Thomas Earl of Sussex Deputy April 27 1558 27 H. Sidney absent Sussex in Scotia Knight Justice Septemb. 24 1558 28 Thomas Earl of Sussex Deputy    29 Henry Sidney Knight Justice Decemb. 13 1558 30 Thomas Earl of Sussex Deputy August 27 1559 31 W. Fitz-Williams Knight Justice February 15 1559 32 Thomas Earl of Sussex Lieutenant June 24 1560 33 W. Fitz-Williams Knight Justice February 2 1560 34 Thomas Earl of Sussex Lieutenant June 1 1561 35 W. Fitz Williams Knight Justice January 22 1561 36 Thomas Earl of Sussex Lieutenant July 24 1562 37 Nicholas Arnold Knight Justice May 25 1564 38 Henry Sidney Knight Deputy June 20 1565 39 Doe Weston W. Fitz-Williams Lord Chancellor Knight Justices Octob. 14 1567 40 Henry Sidney Knight Deputy Octob. 20 1568 41 W. Fitz-Williams Knight Justice March 26 1570 42 W. Fitz-Williams Knight Deputy June 13 1570 43 Henry Sidney Knight Deputy Septemb. 18 1575 44 William Drurie Knight Justice Septemb. 14 1578 45 William Petham Knight Justice October 11 1579 46 Arthur Lord Gray Deputy August 12 1580 47 Adam Loftus Henry Wallop Arch. Bish Dub. L. Chan. Knight and Treasurer Justices   1582 48 John Perrott Knight Deputy June 21 1584 49 W. Fitz-Williams Knight Deputy June 30 1588 50 William Russel Knight Deputy August 11 1594 51 Thomas Lord Burrogh Deputy May 22 1597 52 Thomas Norris Knight Justice October 30 1597 53 Adam Loftus Arch-Bish Dub. L. Chan. Justice Novemb. 27 1597 53 Robert Gardiner Knight Justice Novem. 27 1597 54 Rob. D'Evercux Earl of Essex Lieutenant April 15 1598  Adam Loftus Arch-Bish Dub. L. Chan. Justices   1599 55 George Carie Knight and Treasurer   56 Charles Blunt Lord Mount-joy Lieutenant   1599 57 George Carie Knight and Treasurer Deputy April 29 1603 58 Arthur Chichester Knight Deputy February 3 1604  Thomas Jones Arch Bish Dub. L. Chan. Justices March 14 1613 59 Rich. Wingfeild Knight and Marshal     60 Arthur Chichester Lord Belfast Deputy July  1614 61 Thomas Jones John Denham Arch-Bish Dub. L. Chan. Knight Justices February 11 1615 62 Oliver St. John Knight Deputy August 30 1616 63 Adam Loftus K. Visc Ely L. Chan. Justices May 4 1622  Rich. Wingfeild Visc Poyerscourt 64 Henry Carie Visc Faulkland Deputy Septemb. 8 1622 65 Adam Lâ—ftus Visc Ely L. Chan. Justice October 25 16â—â— 65 Richard Boyle Earl of Cork L. Treas Justice October 25 1629 66 Tho. Wentworth Visc Wentworth Deputy   1633 67 Adam Loftus Char. Wandesford Visc Ely L. Chan. Esq Mr. of the Rolls Justices June 2 1636 68 Tho. Wentworth Visc Wentworth Liutenant   1636 69 Robert Dillon Char. Wandesford Lord Kilkenny West Esq Mr. of the Rolls Justices   1639 70 Tho. Wentworth Earl of Strafford Lieutenant   1640 71 Char. Wandesford Master of the Rolls Deputy April 1 1640 72 William Parsons John Burlace K. Mr. of the Wards K. Mr. of the Ordnance Justices Decemb.  1641 73 John Burlace Henry Fichburne K. Mr. of the Ordnance K. Gover. of Drogheda Justices Decemb.  1642 74 James Butler Earl Marq. of Ormond Lieutenant   1643  Maur. Eustace Lord Chancellor  Decemb 31  75 Roger Earl of Orrery Justices January 17 1660  Charles Earl of Montrath  Decemb. 31  76 James D. Mar. E. of Ormond Lieutenant July 28 1662 77 Thomas Earl of Ossory Deputy May 31 1663 78 James D. Mar. E. of Ormond Lieutenant Septemb.  1665 79 Thomas Earl of Ossory Deputy April 25 1668 80 John Lord Roberts Lieutenant Septemb. 18 1669 81 John Lord Berkley Lieutenant April 21 1670 82 Michael Boyle Arthur Forbs Arch. Bish Dub. L. Chan. Knight Justices   1671 83 John Lord Berkley Lieutenant Septemb.  1671 84 Henry Capell Earl of Essex Lieutenant May 21 1672 Notwithstanding what before is said The great Power and Train of the Vice-Roys or Deputies of Ireland no Vice-Roy in all Europe hath greater Power or comes neerer the Majesty of a King in his Train and State yet it was thought that in the times of trouble this should have been one principal in the appointing of the Lord Deputies Authority that it should be more ample and absolute than it is and that he should have uncontrouled Power to do any thing that he with the advisement of the Councel should think meet to be done for that it was impossible for the Councel here to direct a Governour there who should be forced oftentimes to follow the necessity of present occasions and to take the suddain advantage of time which being once lost could not be recovered whilst The want of more absolute power in the Deputies of of Ireland was formerly prejudicial to the
The Life-Guard did consist of a hundred Men besides Officers and each of the other twenty nine Troops consisted of forty five men besides Officers only the Troops belonging to the general Officers had each of them fifty Men besides Officers viz. the Lord Lieutenants the Lieutenant Generals the Major Generals the Commissary Generals and the Scout-Master Generals Each Company in the Regiment of Guards did consist of an hundred Men besides Officers and each of the afforesaid sixty Companies consted of sixty Men besides Officers the whole Standing Army in Ireland amounting then to 1598 Horse and 4250 Foot The yearly pay of the whole Army with Horse and Foot Guards amounted to 140664 l. 8 s. 6 d. In the Militia of Ireland there are 103 Troops of Horse The Militia of Ireland 127 Companies of Foot by the instructions from the Lord Lieutenant and Council to the Commissioners of Array in each County each Troop was to consist of 50 Men besides Officers and every Company of 100 private Soldiers the whole Militia of Ireland amounting to 5150 Horse besides Officers and 12700 Foot besides Officers Since the aforesaid Establishment made in 1669. there have been several Reducements and alterations in the Army of Ireland and as it admits of more so it will be more than difficult to be exact in particulars This being premised I shall proceed to tell the Reader A caution against training the Irish to the Feats of Arms as being of ill coâ—sequence to tâ—e English Inte est in Ireland that hence forwards there will be no more need of training up the Irish together with the English in the Feats of Arms which as I hinted already sorted very ill with the English Interest in Ireland especially since the nine and twentieth year of Queen Elizabeths Reign being An. 1587. In which year Sir John Perot then Lord Deputy of Ireland being called home and having delivered up his Charge to Sir Will. Fitz-Williams the appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland it was observed that till that time the English men had very easie Wars in Ireland eight hundred Foot and three hundred Horse was holden an Invincible Army Randolph with six hundred English easily discomfited O-Neale with four thousand Irish Colier in the year 1571. with his one onely Company defeated a thousand Hebridanes in Connaght Three hundred Horse overthrew the Butlers with a great rabble of Rebels and to omit other such like two Companies of Foot won in one day above twenty Castles of the Irish But after they were by Perots commandment trained daily at home taught to use their weapons and discharge their Pieces at a Mark that they might be the more ready Servitors against the Hebridanes and afterwards being bred up â—n thâ— Netherland Wars they had leaâ—ned the manner of fortifications they â—hen and ever after certainly exercised the English with 〈…〉 difficult War This puts me in mind of another like passage I have read in a discription of Novum Belgium or New Netherland in America now called New-Yorke where relating the story how upon complaint made by King Charles the first to the States of Holland a little before the last unhappy Civil Wars in England of some of the Hollanders incroaching upon some parts of his Territories in Virginia then called New-Nederland but now New-Yorke the States having by publick Instrument utterly disclaimed any pretensions thereunto the Hollanders then inhabiting there did seem willing to be gone and leave all they had there for the sum of two thousand five hundred pounds yet taking advantage of the trouble which not long after followed in England they not only raised their demands to a greater height but furnished the Native Indians with Arms and taught them how to use their Weapons A most mischievous and wicked act not only tending to the dammage and discouragement of the then present Adventurers but even to the Extirpation of all the Christians out of those Countries But the best was they were the first that smarted by it the Savages thus Armed and Trained fell foul upon them destroying their Farm-houses and forcing them to betake themselves to their Forts and Fortresses How far the application of this Story may fit the Subject in hand as the matter stands in controversie between the Protestant party and Papists in Ireland I refer to the consideration of the judicious Reader The manner of Electing Parliament Men in this Kingdome Election is the same with that in England but the Acts are drawn up and pass'd differently as also those in Scotland where the Lords of the Articles after the Parliament is met prepare the Bills but here the Lord Lieutenant and Councel usually draw up such Bills as they think fit and transmit them to his Majesty and Councel in England where they come under a new Debate and if approved returned back under the Great Seal to the Lord Lieutenant who offers them to the Parliament Each House may reject them or else must consent to them in terminis without any alteration When any Bills are thus by both Houses agreed to then they are presented to the Lord Lieutenant who gives the Royal Assent The Law whereby the Houses are not trusted with the framing of their own Bills is called Poynings Law of which look back to page 106. A List of what Places Returns Parliament Men in IRELAND COm Ardmagh 2 Bor. of Ardmagh 2 Bor. of Charlemont 2 6 Com. Antrym 2 Bor. of Belfast 2 Bor. of Carickfergus 2 Bor. of Lisbon 2 Bor. of Antrym 2 10 Com. Catherlaugh 2 Bor. Catherlaugh 2 Bor. Old Leighlin 2 6 Com. Corke 2 City of Corke 2 Bor. of Mallow 2 Bor. of Baltimore 2 Bor. Cloghnekilty 2 Bor. Bandon Bridge 2 Bor. Kinsayle 2 Bor. Youghall 2 16 Com. Cavan 2 Borough of Cavan 2 Bor. of Belturbet 2 6 Com. Clare 2 Bor. of Inish 2 4 Com. Dublin 2 City of Dublin 2 Univer of Dublin 3 Bor. of Newcastle 2 Bor. of Swords 2 11 Com. Down 2 Bor. Down 2 Bor. Newtown 2 Bor. Newâ—y 2 Balkillaleagh 2 Bor. Bangor 2 Bor. Hilsborough 2 14 Com. Donegal 2 Bor Lifford 2 Bor. Ballyshannon 2 Bor. Killbeggs 2 Bor. Donegall 2 Bâ—r. St. Johns town 2 12 Villa de Drogheda 2 2 Com. Gallway 2 Bor. Gallway 2 Bor. Athenry 2 Bor. Tuam 2 8 Com. Fermanagh 2 Bor. Eniskilling 2 4 Com. Kerry 2 Bor. Traley 2 Bor. Dingleicough 2 Bor. Ardfart 2 8 Com. Kilkenny 2 Bor. Callen 2 Bor. Thomas town 2 Bor. Gowran 2 Bor. Emisteoge 2 Bor. Knoctopher 2 Bor. St. Kennis 2 Civit. Kilkenny 2 16 Com. Kildare 2 Bor. Kildare 2 Bor. Naas 2 Bor. Athy 2 8 Com. Regis 2 Bor. Philips town 2 Bor. Banagher 2 6 Com. Letrim 2 Bor. James-town 2 Bor. Carricdrumrusck 2 6 Com. Lymrick 2 Civit. Lymrick 2 Bor. Kilmallock 2 Bor. Askeaton 2 8 Com. Longford 2 Town of Longford 2 Bor. St. Johns town 2 Bor. Lainsborough 2 8 Com. Louth 2 Bor. Carlingford 2 Bor. Dundalke 2 Bor. Atherdee 2 8
Henry the Seconds time and soon after p. 23. That when the Roman Generals had with the publick charge Conquered many Kingdoms and Common-wealths they were rewarded with honorable Offices and Triumphs and not made Lords and Proprietors of whole Kingdoms and Provinces p. 31. That William Duke of Normandy in the Conquest of England which he made his own work distributed sundry Lordships and Monnors unto his followers but gave not away whole Shires and Counties as was done in Ireland in Demesne to any of his Servitors whom he desired to advance p. ib. The like did Edward the First in the Conquest of Wales p. 32. That as the best policy was not observed in the distribution of the Conquered Lands in Ireland by the first English Adventurers so were they deceived in the choice of the fitttest places to settle their Plantations in p. 34. That the Nature of the Irish Customs are such that of necessity they make those people Rebels who make use of the same to all good Government and to the destruction of the Common-wealth wherein they live p. 37. That the frequent Rebellions in Ireland in Queen Elizabeths Reign especially that notorious one of the Earl of Tyrone and his Adherents chiefly fomented by the Pope and the King of Spain did so far provoke the Queen as that she made an absolute Conquest of the Irishry p. 44 That upon the finishing of the said Conquest to the end the long for wished perpetual Peace and Settlememt of that Kingdom might be established on firm foundations 't was propounded as the fittest expedient that all the forfeited Lands in Ireland might be disposed of to such English as should be brought out of England to plant the same paying thereout yearly by way of Quit-Rent a reasonable consideration to the Crown of England towards the maintenance of a Standing Army in Ireland p. 46. The same method being observed by the Romans to continue their Conquered Couâ—tries in due Obedience to them And which should also have been also put in practice by the first English Conquerors of the Realm of Ireland p. 48. That all such Irish who had forfeited the said Lands were to be transplanted from one Province into another and to become only Tenants to the English p. 50. That King James being swayed by wilder Councels wholy waving the Transplantation of laying hold on the said forfeited Lands did by an Act of Olivion remit all manner of offences committed against the Crown by the said Earl of Tyrone and the rest of the Irish which mild resolution of his was like to be soon after ill requited by the said Earl and his Adherents who practicing a new Rebellion in the North of Ireland and failing therein fled upon the guilty conscience thereof to the Spanish Netherlands giving thereby an excellent opportunity to settle a brave British Plantation within the fix forfeited Counties in the Province of Ulster p. 50 51. How far King James proceeded in the Reformation and Settlement of Ireland by dividing the same into Counties and thereby consequently making way for the Laws of England to be put in execution in all parts of the Kingdome and by ascertaining also all mens Estates according to English tenure c. with many other publick Acts tending to the future good Government and welfare of that Realm p. ib. That notwithstanding all those excellent Constitutions yet the foundation of that settlement of Ireland not long after received a shake by the Irish denying to contribute towards the maintenance of a standing Army in Ireland An. 1627. except they might first obtain a Tolleration of the Romish Religion though the Lord Primate Usher in a set Speech in the presence of the Lord Deputy Falkland made use of many strong Arguments and reasons to press them thereunto p. 53. That the loss of this rare opportunity by the Irish to express the height of their Loyalty to his Majesty of England can never be sufficiently repented of by them p. 54. That the Lord Primate Usher wisely foresaw a storm impending which was not long after unhappily verified by the bloody Rebellion in Ireland Anno 1641. without the least provocation given by the English to the Irish to perpetrate so wicked an Act wherein were barbarously destroyed in a very short space of time by the Sword and Famin above a hundred and fifty thousand Protestants p. 54 to 64. That the English could not obtain an opportunity to be throughly revenged on the Irish for their inhumane slaughtering of their Country-men till the year 1649. from what time within the compass of about three years it is conceived there was not left undestroyed by the Sword Plague and Famin above the eighth part of all the Irish Nation Being a just judgment of God fallen upon them for their impious carriage towards the poor Protestant British Planters p. 66. That the Irish Nation being thus broken all the Romish-Irish Proprietors were commanded upon pain of death by a certain day to transplant themselves from the Provinces of Lynster Munster and Ulster into the Province of Connaght and County of Clare which was performed accordingly p. 67. A brief description of the admirable Strength of the Province of Connaght as well by Art as Natuâ—e As also of the lamentable waste condition all Ireland was reduced unto in the close of the War An. 1652 1653. p 67 to 70. That immediately after the said Transplantation of the Irish being in the year 1653. certain Regiments of the English Army were disbanded and setled upon the Lands fallen by Lot to them for their Arrears within the Provinces of Lynster Munster and Ulster p. 68. c. That both English and Irish within three years after were setled upon their respective proportions of Land assigned to them or fallen by Lot in all parts of Ireland p. 68 69. That within three years ensuing the said Settlement there appeared a strange alteration in the general state of Ireland from a most ruinous to a reviving Common-wealth p. 70 71. That as his Majesties Restauration crowned the joy of oll the English in Ireland so it did as much deject the Irish who immediately expected thereupon to be generally restored to their former Estates p. 72. What alteration hapened to the Settlement of Ireland since his Majesties Restauration p. 73 216 c. How that that perpetual Peace and Settlement of Ireland which was so solidly discoursed of and stoutly fought for in Queen Elizabeths Reign and very far proceeded in King James his time Is now fully perfected and confirmed by our Gracious Sovereign King Charles the Second to the glory of God and the great honor and profit of his Majesty and security of his three Kingdoms p. 74 to 79. THE CONTENTS OF THE Second Part. OF the Name of Ireland and its Climate p. 80. Of its Dimension p. 81. Of the Division Form Aire and Commodities of the Province of Lynster p. 82. Of Munster p. 84. Of Ulster p. 87. And of Connaght
c. born Subjects to the Crown of England paying ever to the King his Duties reserved Title to Meth. Hugh de Lacy Conquerour of Meth had Issue Walter de Lacy who held the same of King John paying a Fine of four thousand Marks Sterling and hence began all the several Claims there with Alegiance sworn and done by their Ancestors Title to Mounster At the very first arrival of Henry the Second the Princes of Mounster came universally and did homage voluntarily and acknowledged to him and his Heirs Duties and pays for ever John de Courcy Conquerour and Earl of Vlster dyed without Issue Title to Ulster Connaght King John Lord of Ireland gave the Earldome to Hugh de Lacy who who had Issue Walter and Hugh who died without Issue and one Daughter married to Reymond Burke Conquerour and Lord of Connaght Connaght descended to divers Heirs owing service to the Prince but Vlster returned by devolution to the special Inheritance and the Revenues of the Crown of England in this manner The said de Burgo had Issue Richard who had Issue John who had Issue William who was slain without Issue and a Daughter Elizabeth entitled to thirty thousand Marks yearly by the Earldome of Vlster whom Edward the Third gave in marriage to Lionel his second Son Duke of Clarence who had Issue a Daughter Philippe married to Edward Mortimer who had Issue Edmund Anne Elianor Edmund and Elianor died without Issue Anne was married to Richard Earl of Cambridge Son to Edmund of Langley Duke of York fift Son to Edward the Third which said Richard had Issue Richard Plantaginet Father to Edward the Fourth Father to Elizabeth Wife to Henry the Seventh and Mother to Henry the Eighth Father to Mary Edward the Sixth and Elizabeth Several Claims to the Land of Ireland Several claims to the Land of Ireland 1. Mac Gil-murrow King of Ireland with all his Petty Princes Lords and Captains summoned to King Arthurs Court held in Carlion Anno 519. did accordingly their homage and attended all the while his great Feast and Assembly lasted 2. The Monarch of all Ireland and all other both Reges and Reguli for them and for theirs for ever betook themselves to Henry the Second An. Dom. 1172. namely those of the South whiles he lay at Waterford Dermot K. of Corke which is the Nation of the Mac Cartyes at Cashel Donald K. of Limrick which is the Nation of the Obrenes Donald K. of Ossory Mac Shaghlon King of Ophaly at Divelin did the like Okernel King of Vriel Ororick King of Meth Roderick King of all Ireland and of Connaght This did they with consents and shouts of their People and King Henry returned without any Battle given Only Vlster remained which John de Courcy soon after conquered and Oneale Captain of all the Irish there came to Dublin to Richard the Second An. 1399. and freely bound himself by Oath and great Sums of Money to be true to the Crown of England 3. The same time O Brien of Thomond Oconar of Connaght Arthur Mac Murrow of Leinster and all the Irish Lords which had been somewhat disordered renewed their Obedience 4. When Ireland first received the Christian Faith they gave themselves into the Jurisdiction both Spiritual and Temporal of the See of Rome The Temporal Lordship Pope Adrian conferred upon Henry the Second and he gave the same to John his younger Son afterwards King of England and so it returned home to the Crown 5. Alexander the Third confirmed the Gift of Adrian as in both their Charters is expressed at large 6. Vivian the Legate on the Popes behalf did Accurse and Excommunicate all those that fell from the Obeysance of the Kings of England 7. The Clergy twice Assembled once at Cashell secondly at Armagh plainly determined the Conquest to be Lawful and threatnad all people under pain of Gods and holy Churches indignation to accept of the English Kings for their Lords from time to time 8. It would ask a Volume to recite the Name of such Irish Princes who since the Conquest have continually upon Occasions Revolts or Petitions sworn Truth and Faith to the Kings of England and from time to time received Honors Wages Fees Pardons and made Petitions And thus I think no reasonable man will doubt of a Right so old so continued so ratified and so many ways confessed The Kings Revenue in Ireland was spent and wholy exhausted in the publick service and therefore The Kings Revenue in Ireland wholy spent on that Kingdome in all the ancient Pipe-Rolls in the times of King Henry the Third Edward the First Edward the Second and Edward the Third between the Receipts and Allowances there is this entrie In Thesauro nihil For the Officers of the State and the Army spent all so as there was no surplusage of Treasure And here I may well take occasion to shew the vanity of that which is reported in the Story of Walsingham touching the Revenue of the Crown in Ireland which he saith did amount to thirty thousand Pounds a year in the time of King Edward the Third The vain story of 30000 l. yearly Revenue in E 3ds time refuted If this Writer had known that the Kings Courts had been established in Ireland more than a hundred years before King Edward the Third was born or had seen either the Parliament Rolls in England or the Records of the Receits and Issues in Ireland he had not left this vain report to Posterity for both the Benches and Exchequer were erected in the twelfth year of King John And it is Recorded in the Parliament Rolls of 21. of Edward the Third remaining in the Tower that the Commons of England made Petition that it might be enquired why the King received no benefit of his Land in Ireland considering he possessed more there than any of his Ancestors had before him Now if the King at that time when there were no standing Forces maintained there had received thirty thousand pounds yearly at his Exchequer in Ireland he must needs have made profit by that Land considering that the whole charge of the Kingdome in the 47th year of Edward the Third when the King did pay an Army there did amount to no more than eleven thousand and two hundred pounds per Annum as appeareth by the Contract of William Winsore Besides it is manifest by the Pipe-Rolls of that time whereof many are yet preserved in Breminghams Tower and are of better credit than any Monks story that during the Reign of King Edward the Third the Revenue of the Crown of Ireland both certain and casual did not rise unto ten thousand pound per Annum though the medium be taken of the best seven years that are be found in that Kings time The like Fable hath Hollingshead touching the Revenue of the Earldome of Vlster which saith he in the time of King Richard the Second was thirty thousand Marks by the year Whereas in
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00 Lord Viscount Wenman of Trian 10 00 00 Lord Viscount Shannon 13 6 8 Lord Viscount Clare 1â— 00 00 Lord Baron of Cahir 11 â—5 08 Total 484 11 08 Whereas Creation money is granted to one and the same person for two Honours that Sum which is granted with the highest Title is only to be paid Perpetuities  l. s. d. COlledge of Dublin 388 15 00 Dean of Christ-Church Dub. 045 00 08 Arch-Bishop of Dub. for Proxies 018 05 06 Bishop of Meath out of the Manner of Trim 003 15 00 Citizens of Dublin 500 00 00 Chanter of Christ-Church for Rent for a Plot of Ground 027 00 00 Total 983 02 02 Temporary Payments  l. s. d. LOrd Treasurer 30 00 00 Ke … 〈…〉 Castle Roâ—mâ— 18 05 00 Keeper of the Reâ—oâ—ds in Breminghams Tower 10 00 00 Total 36 05 00 Pensions and Annuities  l. s. d. COuntess of Tirconnell 300 00 00 Patrick Archer 205 l. per annum till he be paid 5883 l. 19 s. 6 d. 410 l. 5 s. 6 d. being granted to him by Letters Patent dated March 13. 1662. and his Majesties Letters May 2. 1662. 205 00 00 Lord Coursey and his Son John Coursey 150 00 00 Sarah King Widdow p. an 040 00 00 Mary Warrin p. annum 060 00 00 Sir James Dillon Knight p. an 500 00 00 Luke Gernon Esq p. an 100 00 00 John Dogherty Esq p. an 027 07 07 Joseph Maguire per annum 040 00 00 Anne Connock per annum 050 00 00 William Aubry per annum 052 00 00 Total 1524 07 07  l. s. d. FIve Commissioners of Accompts and the Clerks allowances 150 00 00 Payments for Extraordinaries by concordatums 6000 00 00 The total Sum of all the Payments aforesaid amounts to 16601 11 11 Total of the Militery Payments 155341 13 07 Total of both Lists 171943 05 08 Temporary Payments  l. s. d. KNight Marsh of Ireland 198 01 09 Scout Master General of Ireland 221 13 04 Secretary of War 456 05 00 Governor of Carrickfergus 199 04 07 The Mayor of the City of Dublin 146 00 00 Governor of the County of Clare 182 10 00 Constable of Hilsborough Fort 060 16 08 Total 1464 11 04 Part III. TO THE READER That it much imports the future security of the British Planters in Ireland to be for the most part if not wholy possessed by way of habitation of the chief Cities and strong Towns of Ireland as witness the Example of the City of Dublin HOw much it concerns the future well-fare and security of the Protestant British Planters to be for the most part if not wholy possessed by way of Habitation of the chief Cities and strong Towns of Ireland doth very evidently appear by these two Examples which may serve as sufficient Instances for all the rest viz. That of the City of Dublin And the other those of Limrick and Gallaway As for Dublin though it owed its whole being upon the matter and especially the sole cause of its late flourishing state and condition to the constant residency of the Lords Lieutenants and Lords Deputies of Ireland and the four Courts of Judicature there yet so ungrateful were the Popish Irish party therein and so little sensible of their own good as that when the Lords Commissioners upon the first discovery of the Conspiracy in October 1641. having happily provided for the security of the Castle of Dublin Their Lords took next into their care how to secure the City in some sort against any sudden attempts which proved a work not easie to be effected not only in regard of the crasiness of the Walls the large Suburbs and weakness of the place but much more in respect of the corrupt ill affection of the Popish Irish Inhabitants within the City who for the most part were so strangely deluded with the ill infusions of their Priests as they did certainly as was found afterwards by woful experience do all that in them lay to promote the Rebellious designs then set on foot as they believed only for the re-settlment of their Religion and recovery of their Liberties They were the Instruments to convey away privatly most of the chief Conspirators who would have surprised the Castle on the 23d of October They secretly entertained many of the Rebels that came out of the Country they likewise sent them relief that were abroad by secret ways conveying as well Ammunition as intelligence of all passages from thence And such wrong aversions had they against all Contributions for the maintenance of his Majesties Army as in the very beginning of the Rebellion when the Lords sent for the Mayor and Aldermen and laying before them the high necessities of the State together with the apparan danger of the City and Kingdom desired to borrow a considerable sum of money for the present which they undertook to repay out of the next Treasure that should arive out of England The Popish party amongst them was so prevalent as that after a most serious consultation very solemn debate among themselves they most impudently returned this answer that they were not able to furnish above forty pounds and part of that was to be brought in in Cattle And when in the heighth of the distractions there were no fortifications about the Suburbs nor any manner of defence for the City but an old ruinous Wall part whereof fell down about that very time so careless were the Citizens and so slowly went they about the making up that breach as that under pretence of want of money they let it lie open till the Lords sent unto them forty pounds towards the reparation As for those of Limrick and Gallaway And those of Lymrick Gallaway they had no less obligations laid upon them by the State of England under whose prosperous and benigne Government they flourished during the last forty years peace in such an extraordinary manner witness those many stately Buildings erected and vast Estates acquired by their Citizens during the said time as neither they nor any of their Ancestors did ever hope to enjoy or expect to ever see the like who by reason of the foule dealings of their neighbour country men were till of late times at such perpetual enmity with them as that they never trusted them as the old saying is No farther than they could see them and for this cause continually intermarried amongst themselves and so became as it were of one Kindred and Relation through each Town all being comprehended under a very few Sir names But surfeiting with too much prosperity and trusting too much to their own strength they declared themselves at last as rank Rebels as any of the rest of their Country-men for though by reason of the miscarriage of the maine plot of surprizing Dublin Castle it made them at first to stand at a gaze were put to take up second Counsels yet which seems miraculous notwithstanding they saw the power of the Northern Rebels begin to decline and
held here for the Province of Connaght And being also the greatest Through-fare from Lynster to Connaght and so from thence to Dublin will in all probability cause it in time to become a flourishing place though now but beginning to revive from its late dessolation to its pristine lustre In the Province of Ulster Both situated on the Sea side Carlingford and Dundalke and within the County of Louth likely to be thriving places by reason of their convenient situation for Traffick and the brave planted Countries with English thereabouts Knockefergus Knockefergus the chief of Antrim more proper Rockefergus and in that sence called Carigfergus by the Irish from one of the Kings of the Irish-Scots who there suffered Shipwrack Seated upon a large and capacious Bay which giveth it both a safe and Commodious Port as well by natural situation as the works of Art very strongly fortified by reason of the Neighbourhood of the Scots in Cantire from which little distant London-Derry London-Derry a Colony of Londoners the best built Town of any in the North of Ireland Situate in a Peninsula of forty Acres on the one side environed a great part of it with a River and on the other side impassable by reason of the Soyle alwaies deep and moorish This City being thus strongly situated by Nature and made stronger by Art will with the rest of the chief Towns of this Province soon become very considerable in point of Wealth and Power by reason of the speedy planting of this Northern part of the Kingdome by the great confluence of the Neighbouring Scots with many others who yeerly repair hither out of England and Wales upon the same score which benefit and advantage was timely experimented by the Officers of the Army who have been conceived to be more fortunate especially at first by receiving their Lots in this Province though computed the meanest and so accordingly rated in their Quit-Rents than they who got their respective proportions of Land for their Arrears in the other two Provinces of Lynster and Munster which fell in the main upon the first settlement much short of mens expectations as to this particular In the Province of Lynster Weishford or Wexford Wexford situate on the mouth of the River Slane The first of all the Towns in Ireland which received a Colony of English This Town holds a very good correspondency by way of Traffick with the City of Bristol and hath before it within a Sandy Bar lying between it and the Sea a fair Pool wherein most commonly are taken yearly great store of Herrings which are Transported beyond Sea to the great benefit of this place The River is Navigable by small Boats up to Ynish-corfey about six miles above this Town where there is a good quantity of Iron made which is carryed down this River to be dispersed into several parts of Ireland c. Kilkenny Kilkenny on the River Newre the chief Seat of the Bishop of Ossery and the fairest Town of all the Islands So called quasi Cella Cannici the Cell or Monastery of Canninus a man of great renown in those days for Piety in these parts of the Country This City besides that is situated in a very brave and well inhabited Country is also honored with two Noble Seats of the Duke of Ormond in and neer it that is to say the Castle of Kilkenny in it and Donmore House neer it Ross Ross once populous well Traded and of large circumference but of late very ruinous nothing almost remaining but the Walls which were built by Isabel the daughter of Richard Strongbow Earl of Pembroke the fortunate Conqueror of this Island for King Henry the Second now beginning to be pretty well inhabited and well deserving to be farther improved by the advance of Manufactury and Commerce as being situated upon a brave Navigable River where Ships of four or five hundred Tun may safely ride before the Key of it As yet destitute of any considerable Trade by reason of its too neer neighborhood to the City of Waterford But when the Country thereabouts comes to be better inhabited with English then it may be well hoped this Town will become a place of good consideration and consequence Caterlough commonly but corruptly Carlough Carlough having in it a strong Castle and being the chief of that County is now from a very mean beginning having been wholy destroyed by the late Wars grown to be a very fine Market Town increasing both in Wealth and good Buildings Situated neer a pleasant River Navigable by Boats from Ross hither placed in a fertile and well inhabited Countrey thirty miles from Dublin and in a very convenient Stage thither from the greatest part of Munster and a good part of the Province of Leinster which doth and will hereafter much conduce to its enlargement Tredagh Tredagh more properly Droghedagh situate on the River Boine on the edge of Vlster to which Province belongs so much of the Town as lieth on the North side of that River A very faire and populous City as well by Art as Nature very strongly fortified and furnished with a large and Commodious Haven It took the name Droghedah from the Bridge there built upon the River for the conveniency of passage as the word signifieth in that Language and therefore called Pontena by some Latine Writers Dublin Dublin supposed to be the Eblana of Ptolomie by the Irish called Balacleigh because being seated in a fenny and moorish Soil it was built on Piles as the word doth signifie in that Language Situate at or neer the mouth of the River Liffe which affordeth it a commodious Haven but that the entrances thereof are many times encumbred with heaps of Sand. The City very Rich and Populous as being the Metropolis of all the Island the Seat of the Lord Deputy an Arch-bishops See and an University besides the benefit redounding from the Courts of Justice In those respects well fortified against all emergencies and adorned with many goodly Buildings both private and publick The Principal of which are the Castle wherein the Lord Deputy resideth built by Henry Loundres once once Arch-Bishop here a Colledge founded by Queen Elizabeth to the honor and by the name of the Blessed Trinity The Cathedral Church dedicated to Saint Patrick the Apostle of the Irish Nation a fair Collegiate Church called Christ-Church besides thirteen others destinated to Parochial Meetings Being destroyed almost to nothing in the Danish War it was re-edified by Harald sirnamed Harfarger King of the Norwegians then Masters of most part of the Island and after the subjection of it to the Crown of England was peopled with a Colonie of Bristol men This may be farther observed that though Dublin is not seated in the best and most convenient place that is in the middle yet it is seated in the second best that is over against the middle of Ireland and directly opposite to the neerest passage into