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A83674	A declaration of the Commons assembled in Parliament concerning the rise and progresse of the grand rebellion in Ireland. Together vvith a multitude of examinations of persons of quality, whereby it may easily appear to all the world, who were, and still are the promoters of that cruell and unheard of rebellion. With some letters and papers of great consequence of the Earl of Antrims, which were intercepted. Also some letters of Mart, which were granted by the Lord Mohun, Sir Ralph Hopton, &c. And likewise another from the rebells in Ireland, who term themselves, the supreme councel for the Catholique-cause. Ordered by the Commons in Parl. that this declaration, examinations, and letters, be forthwith printed and published: H. Elsynge, Cler. Parl. D. Com.; Proceedings. 1643-07	England and Wales. Parliament. House of Commons.; Antrim, Randal MacDonnell, Earl of, 1609-1683.	1643 (1643)	Wing E2557A; ESTC R204348	37,446	63

vertue was invisible when the old families of the English and the major part of us the meere Irish did swim in blood to serve the Crowne of England and when Offices should call for men of worth men without worth or merit obtained them Thirdly the Statute of 2 Eliz. of force in this Kingdome against us and others of our Religion doth not a little disanimate us and the rest Fourthly the avoydance of grants of our Lands and liberties by quirkes and quiddities of law without reflecting upon the King his Royall and reall intention for confirming our estates his broad Seale being the pawne betweene his Majestie and his people Fifthly the restraint of purchase in the meere Irish of lands in the escheated Counties and the taint and blemish of them and their posterities doth more discontent them then that Plantation rule for they are brought to that exigent of povertie in these late times that they must be sellers and not buyers of lands And we conceive and humbly offer to your Lordships consideration Principiis obsta that in the beginning of this Commotion your Lordship as it is hereditarie for you will be a Physitian to cure this disease in us and by our examples it will doubtlesse beget the like auspicious successe in all other parts of the Kingdome for we are of opinion it is one sicknesse and one Pharmack will suffice sublata causa tollitur effectus And it will be recorded that you will doe service unto God King and Countrie and for salving every the forementioned soares your Lordship to bee an humble suiter in our behalfe and of the rest of the Papists that out of the abundance of his Majesties Clemencie there may be an Act of oblivion and generall pardon without restitution or accompt of goods taken in the time of this Commotion a libertie of our Religion a repeale of all Statutes formerly made to the contrary and not by Proclamation but Parliamentary way A Charter of free Denizen in ample manner for the meere Irish which in all succeeding ages will prove an union in all his Majesties Dominions in stead of division a comfort for desolations and a happinesse in perpetuitie for an imminent calamitie and this being granted there will be all things quae sunt Caesaris Caesari and quae sunt Dei Deo And as it was by the Poet written though he be prophane in other matters yet in this Propheticall Divisum Imperium cum love Caesar habet All which for this present we leave to your Honourable care And we will as ever we did and doe remaine Decimo Novembr 1641. Your very humble and assured ever to be commanded Hugh mas Gillernow Farrall Iames Farrall Bryan Farrall Readagh Farrall Edmund mac Cahell Farrall John Farrall in Carbuy Garret Farrall Lisagh mac Conell Farrall Brian mac William Farrall Iohn mac Edmond Farral Iohn Farral Roger mac Bryne Farrall Barnaby Farrall Iames mac Teig Farr his marke Morgan mac Carbry Farral Donagh mac Carbry Farrall Richard mac Conel Farrall VVilliam mac Iames Farrall Iames Farrall Taghna mac Rory Farrall Cormack mac Rory Farrall Conock mac Bryne Farrall Readagh mac Lisagh Farrall Connor Oge mac Conor Farrall Edmond mac Connor Farrall Cahell mac Bryne Farrall To the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire Speaker of the House of Commons present these VVorthy Sir THese Lines are sent to give you this further accompt of our proceedings since my last from Stafford upon Thursday May 30. that God who delivered the Town of Namptwich from three attempts of our Enemies of Whitchurch did notwithstanding upon the first attempt made against Whitchurch deliverd the same into our hands and foure peeces of Ordnance some Powder Armes Horses and much Treasure which was taken but concealed by some of the common Souldiers and others All their Carriages cloaths provisions and some horses taken Two of their Captaines and other persons of worth slaine and one Captaine and some other persons of qualitie taken Prisoners The Lord was pleased much to appeare in this dayes successe and to assist our men with invincible and indefatigable courage so farre as to enable them to make their entrance upon the mouth of their Cannon There were twentie of theirs slaine out right and not above two or three of ours Colonell VVinne Colonell Crow Serjeant Major Generall VVoodhouse and the most of their prime Commanders escaped Their Cannonier was killled by a shot made by our Cannoniere we were not possessed of one Peece of Cannon at our entrance into this Countie yet now God hath pleased plentifully to furnish us with six peeces at Namptwich and two at Stafford so as wee now want Cannoniors to order and manage the same ☞ VVithin a few dayes after this victory there landed in two Barkes many Irish Rebels in Worrall in Cheshire some whereof acknowledged in the Presence of divers sufficient men who affirmed the same unto me that they had washed their hands in the blood of divers English and Scots in Ireland and now hoped to wash their hands in the blood of English men in England Which Rebels being brought into Chester were accused by severall of those perons who came to Chester for refuge to be the persons who cut their husbands throats others that they ripped up their childrens bowels The Countrey wherein they first arrived did apprehend so much distaste that they did all rise with their best weapons and apprehended divers of the Irish Rebles but being unarmed not having above seven or 8 Musqueteers they could not make good their Prisoners who were rescued out of their hands by a troope of horse which came from the Commissioners of Array who also seized about 28 of our honest Countrey-men prisoners These Irish acknowledge they came from Strongforth and that there are 1200. some speake of 10000 more to follow after Sir Your most humble servant Will. Brereton Liverpoole Iune 1643. Read in the House of Commons Ianuary 14. We have placed a Garrison in this Towne which I hope may be of great Advantage being the onely Haven Town in these parts of the Kingdome Post SInce I writ the lines above two of our Long Boats which were manned and sent out are returned and have brought in the Boats which carried the Rebels and have taken three or foure of the Rebells who confesse they came from Strangford and that they were sent by one Master Savage they have also seized some Barques laden with Wine part whereof belonges to those who are well affected to you and have suffered in your cause But the greatest part to those who are engaged against you which is reserved here to be disposed of as you shall please to order and direct A letter of Mart Warwicke Lord Mohun Baron of Okehampton Sir Ralph Hopton knight of the Bath Sir Iohn Barkeley knight and William Ashbourneham Esquire or any two of them Commissioners authorized under the great seal of England in the absence of William Marques of Hertford to command all his

Agents employed in this horrid Plot And that it may cleerly appear to the whole world from whence all our miseries and calamities do proceed the same Lord of Aboyn by his Letter directed to the Earl of Antrim then with the Queen See the Letter of the 8 of May 1643. Fol. 54. bearing Date at Caerlisle the 8 of May 1643. and taken in the Earl of Antrim his pockets among the rest of the Letters and Papers writes in these words My Lord being certainly informed by Niddisdale's servant That there is a new Order since we parted for stopping of the Ammunition I have taken occasion to intreat your Lordship by this Bearer that I may know the particulars of it I must confesse it surprizeth me that any distance should alter so seasonable a conclusion and certainly I shall never deserve to be made the Instrument of frustrating the hopes of their parts which should have been enabled by this Supply I am perswaded there is scarce another mean to make our fidelity uselesse for Her Majesties Service And lastly desires the Earl of Antrim in that Letter to acquaint the Queen with these effects of his ingenuity as by the said Letter herewith likewise Printed may appear And that it might appear to the Rebels of Ireland that the Earl of Antrim was accounted His Majesties good Subject and had His Majesties approbation for what he was to act there he was furnished with a Passe from the Earl of Newcastle in these words WILLIAM Earl of Newcastle Governour of the Town and County of Newcastle and Generall of all His Majesties Forces raised in the Northern parts of this Kingdom for defence of the same To all Coloncls Lievtenant-Coloncls Serjeant Majors Captains and all other His Majesties loving Subjects of England and Ireland For as much as the Right Honourable the Earl of Antrim is to travell to Dublin in Ireland and other parts of that Kingdom These are therefore to desire and require you and every of you to whom this shall come to be seen to permit him and his servants quietly and peaceably to passe and repasse into those parts and back again without any molestation or interruption And further I do hereby require all Post-masters Constables and other Officers to furnish the said Earl and his servants with so many Post-horses as they shall have need of from place to place and stage to stage for all the said Journey See this Passe Fol. 55. he and they paying the usuall Rates for the sam And hereof you or any of you may not fail at your perill Given under mine Hand and Seal the 4 day of May 1643. Signed William Newcastle Neither can it be imagined that the Earl of Newcastle a Privy Councellor and a great Commander under His Majesty durst have adventured to have given such a Passe to so notorious a Rebell without expresse Warrant so to do which Passe together with the said Letters were found in the Earl of Antrim pockets and were sent by Major Generall Monroe into Scotland from whence authentique Copies are sent hither which are likewise herewith Printed together See the Declaration from Scotland of the 9 of Iune 1643. Fol. 56. with a Declaration of the Lords of His Majesties Privie Councell in Scotland and Commissioners for conserving the Articles of the Treaty dated at Edingburgh the 9 of June 1643 concerning the apprehending and employment of the Earl of Antrim with their sense upon the same As also a Letter sent from Major Generall Monroe who took the said Earl of Antrim to the Committee appointed by the House of Commons for the affairs of Ireland bearing date at Carrick fergus the 23 See Generall Major Monroe his Letter Fol. 60. of May 1643 To which may be added the Earl of Antrim's own confession who was examined before Major Generall Monroe and a Counsell of War the 12. of June 1643. and in his examination confesses that he came into Ireland with the Lord of Newcastles Passe and with private Instructions for making of Peace and Master Steuart another servant of the said Earl of Antrim and taken with him being likewise examined the said 12. of June 1643. before the said Generall Monroc and Councell of War and threatned with torture except he would declare by whose Warrant and direction the said Earl of Antrim had undertaken that imployment saith That as the Ammunition and Arms was to be furnished by the Queens Order and Command So that he doubts not but the Earl of Antrims imployment and others was directed by her Majestie But yet to come neerer home The House of Commons among a numerous company of Proofs of this kinde too many to be all related shall conclude with the testimony of John Dod late Minister of Gods Word at Annegilliffe in the County of Cavan in the Province of Vlster in Ireland who was examined at the Bar of the House of Commons and after before a select Committee of the said House and testifieth that after he had suffered many miseries in this Rebellion of Ireland he repaired into this Kingdom and some occasions carrying him to Oxford he stayed there seven weeks and came out of Oxford the 13 of June 1643. That during his stay there he saw a great number of Irish Rebells whom he very well knew to have had an hand in the most barbarous actions of that Rebellion as the dashing of small Infants in pieces the ripping up of women with childe and the like among whom was one Thomas Bradye who at Turbet in Ireland within 7 miles where the said Dod lived as 36 old men women and children not able to flee were passing over a Bridge caused them all to be thrown into the water where they were all drowned that this Brady is now at Oxford in great favour and Serjeant Major to Colonell Piercie his Regiment that he saw there 3 Franciscan Friers namely Bryan ô Gormuly Anthony mac Geochagan and Thomus Nugent and 3 Jesuites namely Lawrence Sutton Philip Roch and Edmund ô Rely who were all very earnest for the Cause and daily encouraging the Souldiers to sight against the Round-heads and for that purpose have listed themselves in the Lord Dillons Troop as was affirmed by divers they go very brave and are called Cornetts That there are daily and publique meetings at Masse in almost every street there and verily beleeves in his conscience that for one Sermon Preached there are 4 Masses said now at Oxford That he saw Sir John Dungan there a man accused of high Treason in Ireland for being in the Rebellion and fled into England who hath a Commission for a Troop of Horse The Lord Barnewall of Trimlestowne and his son who hath a Commission for a Troop of Horse and is now gone into Wales to raise them A son of the Lord Newterfield who hath gotten a Command likewise that as neer as he can possibly compute there was then at Oxford above 3000 Rebels and that most of the Kings Life-guard

and fourteene peeces of eight and a double Pistoll and pillaged the Vessell of all they could get and of the mens Cloathes and then put in the Apsome men taken out of the sunke ship and so let them goe And after that tooke a Scottish Barke and a Dover barke and a Pram or Hute and a Catch and tooke seven men out of the Pram and two men out of the Scot besides the Master and three men out of the Catch and carried them away in the Frigot and put other men of their owne aboard And afterward two of these Vessels so taken being rescued by Captaine Wilde Commander of the ship the Cygnet in service for King and Parliament were brought into Yarmouth rode this day with this examinate being in one of them The marke of Christopher Hassall is subscribed Capt. per Giles Call Iohn Symond Bayliffs Great-Yarmouth The Examination of Marke Roch of Washford in Ireland Mariner taken this twelfth day of June 1643. THis examinate saith that he is one of the Quarter-masters of the Dunkirke Frigot and was shipped by the Major of Washford to serve in the said Frigot under two Captaines whereof the one was a Dunkirker called Capraine George Pruncas the other an Irishman called Captaine Walter Hayes who had Commission to examine all they should meet withall whether they were for the King or Parliament and if they were for the King to let them goe and if for the Parlirment to take and pillage them and did take first an Apsome man upon friday at night last and pillaged the Ship and tooke out of her divers packs of Cloth being as he supposeth six or seven packs and tooke the men also aboard and sunke the Ship and next day after tooke a Yarmouth Fisher-boat at Ortford Nesse and tooke out of her certaine Fish and pillaged Cloathes and put the Apsome men aboard her and so let them goe And after that they tooke an English Hoy or Catch yesterday morning and what they did with her he this examinate knoweth not it not being in his quarter and then tooke a Scottish Barke and pillaged the men and commited the Vessell to Hugh Kelley another Quarter-master And then tooke a Dover Ship laden with Coales and pillaged her which was after taken by Captaine Wilde and is now comming into Yarmouth-rode And also he saith that they took yesterday a Forrain laden with deales and tooke out the Master and seven of the Company and the rest got away with their vessels and are gon to London And yesterday in the after noone this examinate being in the Dover-barke which was committed to his charge Captaine Wilde Commander of the Ship the Cygnet in service for the King and Parliament fell upon the said Frigoe and shot at her and was in fight with her about two houres but could not take her because she fled away and was more swift in sayle then he but tooke this examinate with the Dover-barke and sent them into this roade of Yarmouth And also he saith that there are halfe a dozen more Ships at Washford fitted and made ready to come forth upon the like service that the said Frigot came out for Marke Roch his name is subscribed Capt. per Giles Call Bayliffs Iohn Symond Bayliffs Iohn Carter Robert Gower For his Noble friend Sir Hugh Cholmley Knight Governour of Scharborough these Noble Sir THese are shewing your honour that my Lord of Aboyne was gone from Yorke before my here comming therefore I will intreat your honour to have such a care of the Ammunition appertaining to my Lord of Aboyne as your honour shall have of my Lord of Antrim his Ammunition till such time as I either come my selfe or write to your honour For Mr. Jermyn hath desired me to write these lines to your Honour for I am commanded to goe for Scotland for that effect to which time I shall continue Your Honours humble servant Serjeant-major Rosse Yorke May 8. 1643. For my Noble Lord the Earle of Antrim at Yorke My Noble Lord MAtter 's are fallen out quite contrary to my expectation so as I should not advise you to make such hast of your journey as we resolved I have sent this bearer of purpose who is the man I did send to Montrosse who will particularly shew you how matters goe and how great folly it were to looke for any assistance from Scotland Good Sir Richard Grahame and a number of roundheads in these parts upon your servants remaining here and your Lordships other servants comming post have spread a report that you and I were upon a plot to bring Forces from Ireland to take in this Countrey in so much as I have been forced to affirme the contrary with oathes as I might justly doe Thus much is given out by him one Dalston and others as in acquittall to your Lady for raising him out of the dunghill which my Lord her husband did He will be at Yorke within two or three daies he will shift it off upon the Puritans of this Countrey whereof he is the head but upon my word your Lordship is little beholding to him To my knowledge your Lordships servant will more particularly shew what passed Nor shall any be more ready to doe you service then Carlile May 2. 1643. Your Lordships humble servant Nithisdaill I did say that your Lordships Lady having some Hangings and other Furniture in Knock fergus was desirous to have them brought away but I had now advised you rather to let them alone for the present For my Noble Lord the Earle of Antrim at York My Noble Lord I Have daily expected these dayes past to have writ which you desired from the party you know I doe look for it each hour Hamilton I doe fear hath done bad offices to the King since his return My Lord I am very confident Montros will not flinch from what he professed at York I thinke much I have heard nothing from my Lord Aboyne but before I shall see you I looke with confidence to give you a better account how matters are resolved in Scotland and shall never leave off to give full testimony that I am Your Lordships faithfull servant Nithisdail My Lord blame not your servant who hath been so long here I would not suffer him to part till I had some greater assurance from the Earle of Montros and thereof who are for the K. then as yet and till my servants return I can give For the Right Honourable my Noble Lord the Earle of Antrim at Yorke My noble Lord IT should have been a blemish upon me if I had not truly given you notice how matters go I am not altogether desperate of Montros but say he were changed I am in good hope you shall not lack well-affected Subjects in Scotland to prosecute that point we resolved on One thing I think strange that the Ammunition granted to your Lordship and Aboyne should be stopped My Lord without that neither can the Marquesse of Huntley doe service nor

unable to doe service as might be expected from them if they received the halfe of the allowance your Souldiers receive at Dublyn and had allowance for some horses for carriage in my opinion in six weekes time we could settle Garrisons in Vlster and thereafter oversway your enemies elsewhere in any part within his Majesties Dominions where your enemies prevailed most Therefore my weake opinion is this Army not be neglected wherein consists so much of your peace and safety having no friends you can repose into more then in us who are desirous to see Religion flourish Rebels subjected to obedience and his Majesties Throne established in despight of Papists and of wicked Councell mis-leading his Majesty to the ruine of his Dominions who would be the happiest Prince in the World if the Lord would moue his heart to hearken to the Counsell of those sheds their blood for his honour The Earle of Antrim shall God willing be kept close in the Castle of Carrickfergus till I be acquainted from your honours concerning him what course shall be taken with him and the Traytor conveyed him last away is to be executed since we can extort no discovery from him then is contained in the Papers sent to Scotland so recommending your honours and your weighty affaires to the direction and protection of the Almighty desirous to heare from you I remaine Yourr most humble truly affectionate and reall servant ROBERT MONRO Generall Major Carrikfergus May 23 1642. The Examination of John Dod Clerke taken by a select Committee of the House of Commons July 8. 1643. SAith that after he had suffered many miseries i● this rebellion of Ireland he repayred into this Kingdome and some occasions carrying him to Oxford he stayed there seven weekes and came out of Oxford June 13. 1643. That during his stay there he saw a great number of Irish rebels whom he very well knew to have had an hand in the most barbarous actions of that rebellion as the dashing of small infants in pieces the ripping up of women with child and the like among whom was one Thomas Brady who at Turbet in the County of Cavan in the Province of Vlster in Ireland within seven miles where this said examinat lived as 36 old men women and children not able to flie were passing over a bridge caused them all to be thrown into the water where they were all drowned That this Brady is now at Oxford in great favour and Serjeant-major to Colonell Percy his Regiment That he saw there three Franciscan Fryers namely Bryan ô Gormuti Anthony mac Geoghagan and Thomas Nuegent and three Jesuits namely Laurence Sutton Philip Roche and Edmund ô Rely who were all very earnest for the cause and daily encouraging the souldiers to fight against the Round-heads and for that purpose have lysted themselves in the Lord Dillons Troupe as was affirmed by divers they goe very brave and are called Cornets That there are daily and publique meetings at Masse in almost every street there and verily beleeves in his conscience that for one Sermon preached there are foure Masses said now at Oxford That he saw Sir Iohn Dungan there a man accused of high treason in Ireland for partaking in that rebellion and fled into England who had a Commission for a Troop of horse The Lord Barnewall of Trimlettstowne and his sonne who hath a Commission for a Troope of horse and is now gone into Wales to raise them a sonne of the Lord Neutervills who hath gotten a command likewise That as neere as he can possibly compute there was then at Oxford about 3000 Irish rebels and that most of the Kings life-guard are Irish. John Dod. FINIS

Peer of this Realm that sate here in Parliament at the beginning thereof but now a notorious Rebell in Ireland Mr. Porter son to Endimion Porter who declared himselfe a Papist in Ireland Sir Bazill Brooke the Popish Treasurer for the moneys raised by the Queens sollicitation for the War against the Scots Mr. Andrew Brown a Lawyer of Lincolns-Inne heretofore expelled thence for being a knowne Papist with divers other dangerous English Papists went out of England into Ireland the Summer before the Rebellion brake forth and were very active there If these Circumstances preceding the Rebellion and divers other of the like nature be not enough of themselves to open the eyes of the world It hath pleased God to discover such subsequent evidence of this kind that may serve to convince the greatest unbeliever Therefore not repeating any of the proofs set forth in that Answer to His Majesties Message of the 13th of August 1642. but referring to the same herewith printed to which no Reply hath yet been made they think fit to adde to that evidence this which followes namely the generall profession of the Rebells in all parts of that Kingdome that the cause of their rising was to preserve His Majesty and the Queen from being opprest by the Puritan-Parliament and that it was by their consent That they knew well the best in England would Colonell Mervin's Examination See Folio 33. William Stuart Esq's Examination See Folio 36. Hen Steuart's Examination See Fol. 37. side with them that they had good Warrant in black and white for what they did Their calling the English Army Parliament-Rogues and Traitors to the Queen and telling them at the beginning of the Rebellion before any appearance of War here that ere long they should see England as much in blood as Ireland then was That they had their party in England and Scotland which should keep both Kingdomes so busie at home that they should not send any ayd against them with a multitude of such like expressions from the Irish of the best quality and degree as may appear by the Examinations of Colonell Audley Mervin William Steuart Esquire William-Steuart Cent ' herewith printed and by divers other proofs And although these expressions proceed from Rebels yet concurring with a multitude of other proofs and found true in a great part by sad experience are not inconsiderable In the same Moneth of October wherein the Rebellion of Ireland brake forth the Lord Dillon of Costelough an Irish Peer now in armes against the Parliament and Kingdom of England went out of Scotland from His Majesty into Ireland bringing His Majesties Letters which he obtained by mediation of the Queeen to be presently sworne a Privie-Councellor of Ireland who when he had taken the Oath of a Privie Councellor endeavours to be usefull to the Rebells presents to the Lords Justices and Councell from many of the Centry and Inhabitants of the County of Longford all in Rebellion a rebellious and scandalous Letter in the nature of a Remonstrance full of pretended grievances and unreasonable demands As namely to have freedom of Religion a repeall of all Laws made to the contrary and the like as by the said Letter herewith printed may appeare In December after the Rebellion the same Lord Dillon together with his brother in Law the now Lord Taaffe a notorious Papist repaired into England bringing with them severall Papers and Instructions in writing from the Lord Gormanston and other Lords and Gentlemen of the Pale all now in Rebellion to negotiate for them to His Majesty and as they sollicite with His Majesty here on the behalf of the Rebels so doe they sollicite the Rebels from hence in the Name of His Majesty to persist in their wicked Rebellion as appears by the Testimony of Mr. Jephson a Member of the House of Commons lately delivered at a Conference before both Houses in these words viz. AT my late being at Oxford finding the Lord Dillon and the Lord Taaffe in favour at Court I acquainted the Lord Faulkland His Majesties Secretary that there were two Lords about the King who to His Majesties great dishonour and the great discouragement of His good Subjects did make use of His Majesties Name to incourage the Rebells to make this appeare I informed that I had seen two Letters sent by the Lord Dillon and the Lord Taaffe to the Lord of Muskerie the chief man in Rebellion in Munster and one of the Irish Committee sent into England intimating that though it did not stand with the conveniency of His Maiesties Affaires to give him publique countenance yet that his Majesty was well pleased with what he did and would in time give him thankes for it or neer to that purpose That these Letters were seen by the Lord Inchiquine the chief Commander of the English Forces in Mounster and by his Secretary who had kept Copies of them and that I was ready to justifie as much Whereupon the Lo Faulkland was pleased to say that they deserved to be hanged But though I stayed there at Oxford about a week after this discovery made I never was called to any farther accompt nor any prejudice done to these two Lords but they had the same freedome in Court as before for ought I could observe or hear to the contrary Thus far in Mr. Jephsons owne language a man of knowne honour and integrity That since this discovery made to the Lord Faulkland by Mr. Jephson the same Lord Taaffe one Roche and William Brent a Lawyer active Papists with Letters from His Majesty went from Oxford to Dublin And upon Thursday before Whitsuntide 1643. in the Evening taking with them one Colonell Barry a protest Papist and pretending for Connaught slipt away to Kilkenny where the Tuesday following was a generall assembly of all the chief Rebels When they had done their Errand Barry was left Lieger at KILKENNY among the Rebels the Lord Taaffe returned to DUBLIN and upon Friday the 9. of June 1643. the Lord Taaffe with divers of the Privie-Councell of Ireland that favour the Rebels met at the Marquesse of Ormond's house where the Propositions which the Lord Taaffe brought from the Rebels were debated The Lord Taaffe is since gone into Cannaught Brent is come back to Oxford to give an accompt of this imployment By this which hath bin thus truely related every man may construe what was meant by His Majesties not consenting that the Parliament should send a Cōmittee into Ireland the last yeer to endeavour the carrying on the War against the Rebels upon pretence that the Earl of Liecester was presently to go over thither who is yet remaining at Oxford That when that Committee had prevailed with the Lords-Iustices and Councell and with many of the prime Commanders and other Officers of the Army in Leinster to subscribe by way of Adventure for Land in Ireland to be setled by a new Bill very considerable sums which were to be deducted out of their respective entertainments

can your friends in the Isles and Hilands be usefull for you So doe your best to have it quickly sent away and be confident you shall have assistance though it must take a longer time of the which I shall give your Lordship notice So let no alteration be thought upon though a little it must be deferred And be confident of the respects of Your Lordships faithfull servant Nithisdail Carlile the 8. of May. 1643. I entreat these may present my bounden service to my Lady Dutchesse your Lady Till I get advertisement from your Lordship I shall have a Boat ready at your service For my Noble Lord the Earle of Antrim at Yorke My Lord THis Gentleman can so well informe you of the particulars you expected from Scotland as I must onely assure your Lordship I dare not conclude with him therefore if it please you to expect a second advertisement it shall certainly bee sent to you by the first occasion For I should be sorry that what may so concerne your service should be subject to any scruple And I assure your Lordship their future shall ratifie this opinion of Your Lordships most humble servant Aboyne Burroughbridge in haste the 3. of May. 1643. For the Right Honourable the Earle of Antrim these My Lord BEing certainly informed by Nithisdails servant That there is ☞ a new Order since we parted for stopping of the Ammunition I have taken occasion to intreat your Lordship by this bearer that I may know the particulars of it I must confesse it surpriseth me that any distance should alter so reasonable a conclusion And certainly I shall never deserve to be made the instrument of frustrating the hopes of these parts which should have bin enabled by this supply I am confident there is scarce another mean to make our fidelitie uselesse for her Majesties service And if it please your Lordship to acquaint the Queene with these effects of my ingenuitie you will thereby multiply your favours you have already conferred upon My Lord Your Lordships most affectionate and obliged servant Aboyne Carlile the 8. of May. 1643. To the Right Honourable the Earle of Antrim these WIlliam Earle of Neweastle Governour of the Towne and County of Newcastle and Generall of all His Majesties Forces raised in the Northerne parts of this Kingdome for defence of the same To all Colonels Lieutenant-Colonels Serjeant-Majors Captains and all other his Majesties loving Subjects of England and Ireland For as much as the Right Honourable the Earle of Antrim is to travell to Dublyn in Ireland and other parts of that Kingdom these are therefore to desire and require you and every of you to whom this shall come to be seen to permit and suffer him and his servants quietly and peaceably to passe and repasse into these parts and backe againe without any molestation or interruption And further I doe hereby require all Post-masters Constables and other Officers to furnish the said Earle and his servants with so many Post-horses as they shall have neede of from place to place and Stage to Stage for all the said journey he and they paying the usuall rates for the same And hereof you or any of you may not faile at your perill Given under my hand and seal the fourth day of May. 1643. signed Will. Neweastle June 9. 1643. A Declaration of the Lords of His MAIESTIES Privie-Councell in SCOTLAND THe Lords of his Majesties most honourable Privy-Councel and the Commissioners for conserving of the Peace according to the great trust reposed on them by his Majestie and the Estates of Parliament whereof they are to make account to God and his Majestie the next ensuing Parliament taking to their deepest and most serious consideration the the best wayes of preserving the peace of this Kingdom That all his Majesties good and dutifull Subjects may enjoy their Religion Liberties and Laws which God in a singular and wonderfull providence in the time of his Majesties raign hath vouchsafed them and of the peace betwixt the two Kingdomes so unanimously and happily established in the late Treaty of peace and in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms Have faithfully endeavoured by all good means to reduce Ireland to his Majesties obedience which through the unnaturall barbarous and Antichristian cruelty of Papists is from a peaceable Kingdome turned into a stage of unexampled and unexpressible miseries to be looked upon as an horrid and dangerous example by this Kingdom and by their nearest supplications to his Majestie and their Declarations to the Parliament of England but especially by their earnest desires for establishing Unity of Religion and Uniformity of Kirk-government and for disbanding all Papists in Arms within their Dominions and by the humble offer of their meditation to remove the unhappy differences and quench the fire of a wasting Warre begun betwixt his Majestie and his Subjects of England wherein his Majesties sacred Person is exposed to so great danger and so many thousands of his Subjects have already perished But finding to their great griefe the successe no way answerable to their endeavours and expectation and the trouble of the neighbouring Kingdoms and the dangers of this Kingdome daily arising to a greater height then they by their care counsell and diligence were able to remeid or obviate they did resolve for this and other causes which exercise and heavily presse the Kingdome at this time to call a covention of the Estates as the onely meane his Majestie not thinking fit to hearken unto their motion of calling a Parliament which might by common Counsell consent and resolution take the best course for representing yet more sensibly these manifold evils and dangers and for overcomming by greater wisdom the difficulties which were above their power In the meane while which they cannot but attribute to the mercifull and marvellous providence of God and which is a confirmation to them of their resolution in calling a convention and layeth the greater necessity upon the Estates to meet the more willingly and frequently A treacherous and damnable Plot of the Irish English and Scottish Papists is begun to be discovered by the unexpected apprehending of the Earl of Antrim comming from Yorke where he had kept his meetings and correspondence by Letters with certaine Popish Lords his Confederates and amongst others with the Earle of Nithisdail and Viscount of Aloyne their devillish designes and devices are come to light and brought to our knowledge partly by Letters from Ireland shewing the deposition and confession of a servant of the Earle of Antrims and partly by Letters which were found in the Earle his own pockets all sent to them from Ireland His servant who was hanged at Carrick-Fergus the day of May deponed as the Letters bear before and at the time of his death That the designe was to reconcile the English and Irish in Ireland that they by their joynt power having expelled the Scots the Irish Forces there might be sent against the Parliament of England to deal