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A78830 The Kings Majesties last gracious message for peace sent to the two Houses of Parliament examined, and several observations from the same concerning Ireland: vvith a copy of the Lord Digbies letter, the Kings Majesties commission, and the articles of peace. Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I). 1646 (1646) Wing C2368; Thomason E322_11; ESTC R200578 4,214 8

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inquiet prejudice vex or molest the professors of the said Roman Catholique Religion in their Persons Lands Hereditaments or Goods for any thing matter or cause whatsoever touching and concerning the free and publike use exercise and enjoyings of their said Religion function and profession And be it also further Enacted and Declared by the Authority aforesaid That Your Majesties Roman Catholique Subjects in the said Realm of Ireland from the first day of this Session of Parliament shall be and be taken deemed and adjudged capable of all Offices of Trust and advancement places degrees and dignities and preferment whatsoever within Your said Realm of Ireland any Acts Statutes Usage or Law to the contrary notwithstanding And that other Acts shall be passed in the said Parliament according to the tenou● of such Agreement or Concessions as herein are expressed and that in the mean time the said Roman Catholique Subjects and every of them shall enjoy the full benefit freedom and advantage of the said Agreements and Concessions and of every of them 5. Item It is accorded granted and agreed by the said Earl for and in the behalf of His Majesty His Heirs and Successors That His Excellency the Lord Marquesse of Ormond Lord Lieutenant of Ireland or any other or others authorized or to be authorized by His Majesty shall not disturb the professors of the Roman Catholique Religion in their present possession and continuance of the profession of their said Churches Iurisdiction or any other the matters aforesaid in these Articles agreed and condescended unto by the said Earl until His Majesties pleasure be signified for confirming and publishing the Grants and Agreements hereby articled for and condescended unto by the said Earl 6. Item And the said Earl of Giamorgan doth hereby engage His Majesties Royal word and Publique Faith unto all and singular the professors of the said Roman Catholique Religion within the said Kingdom of Ireland for the due observance and performance of all and every the Articles Grants and Clauses therein contained and the Concessions herein mentioned to be performed to them 7. Item It is accorded and agreed That the said Publike Faith of the Kingdom shall be ingaged unto the said Earl by the said Commissioners of the said Confederate Catholiques for sending ten thousand men to serve His Majesty by order and publike Declaration of the General Assembly now sitting And that the Supreme Councel of the said Cenfederate Catholiques shall engage themselves to bring the said number of men armed the one half with Muskets and the other half with Pikes unto any Port within this Realm at the Election of the said Earl and at such time as he shall appoint to be by him shipped and transported to serve His Majesty in England Wales or Scotland under the command of the said Earl of Glamorgan as Lord General of the said Army which Army is to be kept together in one intire body and all other the Officers and Commanders of the said Army are to be named by the Supreme Councel of the said Confederate Catholiques or by such others as the General Assembly of the said Confederate Catholiques of this Kingdom shall intrust therewith In witnesse whereof the parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably put their hands and Seals the 25. day of August 1645. Glamorgan The Commissioners for the Rebels were Lord Viscount Mount Garret Lord Viscount Muskerry Alexander mac Donnel Esquire Nicholas Plunket Esquire Sir Talbot Baron●● Dermer O Bryan Esquire John Dillon Esquire Patrick Darcy Esquire Jeffery Brown Esquire Now for Digbies part it plainly appears that he was at the very moulding of this designe Here followeth the Copy of a Letter which he sent to the Irish Commissioners before he went from the King A Copy of the Lord Digbies Letter to the Irish Commissioners My Lords and Gentlemen TO disabuse you I am Commanded by His Majestie to declare unto you that were the Conditions of His Affairs much more desperate then they are He would never redeem them by any Concession of so much wrong both to His Honour and Conscience It is for the defence of His Religion principally that he hath undergone the extremities of War here and He would never redeem His Crown by ratifying that there So that to deal clearly with you as you may be happy your selves and be happy instruments of His Majesties restoring if you would be content with Reason and give him that speedy assistance which you well may So if nothing will content you but what must wound His Honour and Conscience you must expect howsoever His condition is and how detestable soever the of this Kingdom are to Him He will in that point joyn with them the Scots or with any of the Protestant Religion rather then do the least Act that may hazard that Religion in which and for which He will live and die Having said thus much by His Majesties Command I have no more to adde but that I shall think myself very happy if this take any such effect as may tend to the peace of that Kingdom and make me Your affectionate humble Servant George Digby This Letter of Digbies was before the Earl of Glamorgan was sent over to Ireland in the Infantry of the Designe which it seems came not to maturity until now FINIS Published according to Order