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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	england_n	ireland_n	king_n	18,032	5	3.9217	3	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A53370	The petition and declaration of Sir Philom Oneal Knight, Generall of Ireland, to the High Court of Parliament now assembled in England, and the lords and nobility commanders of the army of the Catholicks of Ireland. Averred by Tho. Etherington clerk. The names of the rebels. Oneal, Ormond, Antrim, Mountgarret, Neterfield, Dillon, &c.	O'Neill, Phelim, Sir, 1604?-1653.	1641 (1641)	Wing O341; ESTC R222611	2,043	9

THE PETITION AND DECLARATION OF Sir PHILOM ONEAL KNIGHT Generall of Ireland to the High Court of Parliament now assembled in England and the Lords and Nobility Commanders of the Army of the Catholicks of Ireland Averred by Tho. Etherington Clerk The Names of the Rebels Oneal Ormund Antrim Mountgarret Neterfield Dillon c. LONDON Printed for W. Neal 1641. THE PETITION OF THE Rebels of Ireland to the High Court of Parliament now assembled in England Declareth TO this Honorable and High Court that there hath been severall Petitions formerly delivered to the Lords of the Councel in this Kingdome wherein our grievances and oppressions have bin at large ser forth our great desire expressed by the same for the Relief of our sufferings and our humble demands for tolleration in our Religion and Liberty in the exercise thereof and the confirmation of our ancient Lawes and Priviledges by former Acts of Parliaments Enacted and granted to us in the Reigns of former Kings and queens of England But the same Petitions have bin rejected and no favour shewed to us but all security that possible could in execution of the Lawes of latter times made against those of the Romane Catholique Religion which enforced our taking up Armes for the defence of the same There hath likewise bin humble Remonstrances and Declarations aswell presented to your Lordships as published publiquely in this Kingdome but the same hath bin also disregarded and rejected not so much as obtainiug any answer therto as may any way give us hopes of the future injoyment of our Religion Laws and Liberties by which being brought to despair of any relief of our Grievances and many Oppressions wherwith we have hitherto bin overburthened Yet notwithstanding our Requests could not be harkned unto but in both Kingdoms and by both Counsels repulsed that we might cleer our selves of obstinate refusall to use and lay all lawfull and dutifull means that may be to the King and His Parliaments for the obtaining our just desires Even to the uttermost we are agai●●●●●●ced in the behalf of our selues and 〈◊〉 of the Roman Catholique Religion to present this humble Declaration and Petition to your Lordships and the House of Commons In which we declare 1. That whereas they have since the time of their taking up Arms bin by divers false Papers and Pamphlets declared to have used inhumane and savage Cruelties and most bloudy Massacres against the persons of such whom they have overcome in skirmishes that have opposed and indeavoured to destroy not only our religion but lives and fortunes which by the Laws of God of Reason and Nature we are bound to maintain and uphold by which we have bin make infamous to all men even in forreign nations for which we are much grieved Wee therfore to clear our selves of this scandall and defamation say and protest that since our taking up arms we have not used any cruelty to the adverse Party otherwise then hath hapned to fall by the sword in the Battell of which we have tasted or if we have taken prisoners we have preserved and kept them with respect as in war used till we have seen the usage of our men taken by the other Party and even as they have bin dealt withall so have we which we conceive to be but just and congruent to the Law of Arms but for dismembring disjoynting ripping up women with child and slaying of Infants we are innocent concerning the same as to our selves and if any of the ruder sort of souldiers have bin guilty of the same when we were acquainted therwith we severely punished them as for example one Drahone for ravishing a woman with child and after ripping her up was contented to be hanged in chains for his vile fact which was accordingly performed and others have bin punished in the like kind 2. That by Order from the Parliament all Declarations Papers Writings or Pamphlets wherby we are called Rebels and Traitors to our King and Country may be restrained and called in and wherby we are scandalized and disgraced and malitiously and falsly abused 3. That our desires are not to withdraw our selves from the subjection of our lawfull King or 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 only to vindicate the same to the losse of our lives and fortunes 4. That we are ready and willing to submit our selves to His Majesty upon any lawfull honourable and reasonable conditions But no conditions being propounded by his Parliament that may bee any wayes safe for us to yeeld unto Aud perceiving the distractions and divisions between the King and His Parliament wherby they co●●●● together not so well as is desired we are unresolved what to do in any way of submission till there be a Concurrence and Agreement between King and People in the mean time we must be enforced to do what we can to preserve our selves and Estates 5. And lastly that the Parliament would be pleased to admit and appoint a meeting between the Lords and Nobility of our Army and the Lords Commanders on the English Army wherat Conditions of Truce and Cessation of Arms between both may be offered and concluded for a certain time which shall be thought convenient to setle the present and particular div●sions between the King and His Parliament and in the mean time to consider of Articles and Propositions wherby a finall and perpetuall pacification may be made and confirmed by the States of both Kingdomes These our desires and humble Requests we pray may be taken into the consideration of the High Court of Parliament with all expedition and our answer of the same returned by which we may know what to trust to And we shall pray c Oneal Ormund Antrim Mountgarret Neterfield Delon c. FINIS