Selected quad for the lemma: lord_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
lord_n	esq_n	john_n	richard_n	28,752	5	10.4196	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A59376	The several informations of John Mac-Namarra, Maurice Fitzgerrald and James Nash relating to the horrid Popish plot in Ireland together with the resolutions of the Commons in Parliament upon the said informations and message from the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament, Thursday the 6th of January, 1680.	Macnamara, John, Gent.; Fitzgerrald, Maurice.; Nash, James.	1680 (1680)	Wing S2766; ESTC R30558	9,791	20

I Appoint John Wright and Richard Chiswell to Print these INFORMATIONS and RESOLUTIONS Perused by me According to the Order of the HOUSE of COMMONS And that no other Person presume to Print them 6 th Jan. 1680. Wi WILLIAMS Speaker THE SEVERAL INFORMATIONS OF JOHN MAC-NAMARRA Gent. MAVRICE FITZGERRALD Gent. AND JAMES NASH Gent. Relating to the HORRID Popish Plot IN IRELAND Together with the RESOLUTIONS Of the COMMONS in PARLIAMENT Upon the said INFORMATIONS and MESSAGE from the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Thursday the 6th of January 1680. LONDON Printed for John Wright at the Crown on Ludgate-hill and Richard Chiswell at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Church-Yard 1680. THE INFORMATION OF JOHN MAC-NAMARRA WHO Informeth and saith That William Bradley Esq one of His Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Waterford in the Year 1677. gave him the said Informant an Oath of Secrecy touching the Plot intended and designed in Ireland by the Earl of Tyrone and the rest of the Confederates against the Kings Majesty At which time he imparted to this Informant the Earl of Tyrone had received a Commission from the French King to be a Colonel of Horse in the County of Waterford and that the said William Bradley was to be his Lieutenant Colonel and desired this Informant to provide himself with Horse and Arms and to procure as many as he could of those he dare trust and that this Informant should have a Command of being a Captain under the said Earl and Him Whereupon this Informant did provide himself and speak unto John Follis James Finican and Dennis Mac-Namarra to provide themselves with such Necessaries as were requisite for that purpose informing them also That Mr. Bradley did impart such matters unto this Informant and who knew that the said Mac-Namarra had imparted such matters to the said James and Dennis who afterwards did confess the same to his Grace the Lord Lieutenant and Council and before this Informant had liberty to speak with them or they with him being then kept close Prisoner from any one of the Kings Evidence The precedent Examination this Informant gave when on a Petition preferred by the rest of the Kings Evidences this Informant was kept from any of the Earls Friends and from Quarter-Master Ely who was always with this Informant before and not denied to be with him But on the Petition of the aforesaid Gent. then it was Ordered That this Informant should be kept close and not to have any to come to him This Informant was then very fearful to discover his Mind because of the guilt that was upon him being Condemned which after a Promise of Pardon if this Informant spake the Truth he then resolved to Discover so far as he knew though against himself Upon which he freely declared his Mind in this following Examination After the aforesaid VVilliam Bradley did impart to this Informant the aforesaid Treason this Informant met with the Earl of Tyrone upon the Land of Gaveston in the County of VVaterford with two of his Men viz. Thomas Power his Gentleman and Garret Mac-Teige his Follower and another whose name is Luke Power this Informant having in Company with him one VVilliam Power and Boetius Clausy being then abroad Hunting with Dogs The said Earl knowing this Informant at a distance called to him upon which this Informant went to him The said Earl taking this Informant from the Company asked him whether Mr. Bradley had imparted to him any Matter of Secrecy this Informant replyed that he had The said Earl then told this Informant that he must be very private and discover it to none but those he was very sure of After which the said Earl drew a List out of his Pocket and shewed this Informant a List of several Persons that were to be Superior Officers both in the County of VVaterford County of Cork County of Kerry County of Limerick and County of Clare which this Informant took special notice of and knew several of the Persons amongst the rest the Earl entred my Name with my own Pen and Ink in the List The said Earl telling this Informant he had his Commission sent him from the French King under Hand and Seal to be a Colonel of a Regiment of Horse in the County of VVaterford and said there was hardly a County in Ireland but Persons were appointed by the French King for that purpose and named in the County of Limerick Colonel Peirce Lucy and the Lord Brittas Sir John Fitz-gerrald David Fitz-gerrald and several others in the County of Clare John Mac-Namarra and several others in the County of Kerry Sir Turlo Mac-Mahan and several others in the County of Cork and that the said Earl of Tyrone was to be Colonel in the County of VVaterford and Mr. Bradley to be his Lieutenant Colonel Quarter-Master Ely his Major Mr. John Butler Senior his Captain with the names of several others of that Company which he did not read unto this Informant The said Earl saying they were to raise several hundreds of men in every County and that the Superior Officers were to meet on purpose to return an exact Account of their Forces to the French King On which the said King would Land many thousands of men in the River Thanan and assoon as they were Landed the next business was to go to the City of Limerick with 500 men and divide them into two Parts the one Party to enter the City at Candle-light and that at several Gates and such as best knew the City were appointed to set upon the Guards and put them all to the Sword and the rest to be hard by the City and to enter in immediately when the Alarm was given and the Body of the Army to draw up as fast as they could By which said the Earl we do not question but to possess our selves of the City and Kings Castle and to banish the English very soon and indeed said the Earl 't is the Providence of God to bring some Downfall on that unjust King the Duke of Ormond and his Children that wronged me in so high a Nature on the account of Villiers therefore said the Earl Go home lose no time but make your selves ready for we know not how soon occasion may require your Assistance and speak to as many Friends as you can which accordingly this Informant did and provided Horse and Arms for that purpose After Discovery made hereof by Hubburt Bourke as you may read in his Information who partly knew the Proceedings and having Discovered the same was bound by Recognizance to prosecute the said Earl at the next Assize at Waterford he did for want of this Informants and others Testimonies absent himself from the Assizes unto which he was bound and for other Reasons mentioned in his Examination But in a short time after the said Earl hearing that Mr. Bourke was going for England to make his application to the King and Parliament the said Earl