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A56171	Hidden workes of darkenes brought to publike light, or, A necessary introdvction to the history of the Archbishop of Canterbvrie's triall discovering to the world the severall secret dangerous plots, practices, proceedings of the Pope and his confederates, both at home and in forraigne parts, to undermine the Protestant religion, usher the whole body of popery into our church, and reduce all our realms to their ancient vassalage to the Sea of Rome, by insensible steps and degrees : from the first marriage treaty with Spain, anno 1617, till this present : together with the true originals of the late Scottish troubles, Irish rebellion and English civill warres: manifested by sundry ... papers, found among Secretary Windebankes, master Thomas Windebankes, the lord Cottingtons and Arch-bishop of Canterburies writings, and some late intercepted letters from forraigne parts / by William Prynne ...	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1645 (1645)	Wing P3973; ESTC R7996	362,172	332

a Deputy Lieutenant in D●●onshire and is a Colonell of a thousand trained Souldiers of that Country and is Vice-Warden of the S●●●neries and that he is suspected to be popish Recusant and that he hath not received the Communion in many yeeres last past Sir Thomas Brudenell Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and a deputy Lieutenant in Northamptonshire and that he is a suspected Recusant Sir Thomas Somerset is certified to be a Commissioner of Oyer and Termi●et in Glocestershire and that he is reported to be a Popish Recusant Sir Gilbert Ireland Knight and Richard Sherborne and Iohn ●leming Esquires are certified to be Commissioners of the peace in Lancashire and that they are suspected to be Popish Recusants Sir Francis Stoners Knight is certified to be a Justice of the peace or a Deputy Lieutenant or both in Oxfordshire and to be a Popish Recusant Sir An●hony Browne Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in the County of Norfolke and that he is reported to be a popish Recusant Sir Francis Howard Knight is certified to be a Iustice of the peace and Custos Rotulorum in Surre● and is suspected to be ill affected in Religion Sir William Powell Knight is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Staffordshire and to be a Non-communicant and that his Wife commeth not to Church Sir Francis Lacon Knight is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Shropshire and that he is suspected to be a popish Recusant Sir Lewis ●ewkner Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Middlesex and that he and his Wife are justly suspected to be popish Recusants Sir William Awbercy Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Breck● nockeshire and that he is reported to be a popish Recusant William Ie●●son Esquire is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Newcastle upon Tyne and that he is suspected to be popish and backwasd in Religion Sir Iohn Gage and Sir Iohn Shelley Baronets and Iohn Thecher Esquire are certified to be Commissioners of the Sewers in the County of Sussex and to be knowne Papists Sir Henry Carvell is certified to be a Captaine of a Foot-band in the County of Norfalke and to be a Commissioner of Sewers and that he is reported to be a popish Recusant Sir Thomas Wiseman Knight sonne of Sir Thomas Wiseman Knight that is a Iustice of peace is certified to be a Captaine of a Foot-band in Essex and to be a professed Papist Sir Thomas Gerard Knight is certified to be a Captaine of a Company of the Freehold-band in Lancashire and that he is suspected to be a popish Recusant Sir Iohn Philpot Knight is certified to be a Captaine of a foot Company in Hampshire and that he and his wife and his Children are Papists Sir Thomas Russell Knight is one of the Deputy Lieutenants and a Iustice of the peace within the County of VVorcester and is justly suspected to be a Papist The names of all such Persons as are cercified to be in places of charge or trust in their severall Counties and that have Wives Children or Servants that are popish Recusants or Non-communicants or that are suspected so to be SIr Henry Bedding field Knight is certified to ●e a Commissioner of the peace and Deputy Lieutenant in Norfolke and Captaine of the Lances there and that his Wife and children are reported to be popish Recusants Sir VVilliam VVrey Knight is certified to be a Deputy Lieutenant in Cornwall and that his wife is a Recusant Sir Iohn Conway Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and one of the Deputy Lieutenants in Flintshire and that his wife is held to be a popish Recusant Sir Charles Iones Knight and William Iones Esquire are certified to be Commissioners of the peace and two Deputy Lieutenants in Monmouthshire and that their wives are popish recusants Sir Ralph Conyers Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and a Deputy Lieutenant in the Bishoprick of Durham and that his wife is generally reported to be a popish recusant Sir Thomas Lamplough Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Cumberland and that his wife is a recusant Sir Thomas Savage Knight and Baronet is certified to ●e a Commissioner of the peace in Cheshire and that his wife is suspected to be a recusant and by common same is reported that the said Sir Thomas Savage is a Deputy Lieutenant there and that he is suspected to be a Non-communicant and his children are suspected to be recusants Sir William Mossey Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Cheshire and that his wife is a recosant Sir Hugh Biston Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Cheshire and that his daughter and hei●e apparant is a recu●ant Sir Thomas Riddall Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in the Bishoprick of Durham and that his wife is a popish recusant Master Thomas Petre Esqu-brother of the Lord Petre is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Essex and that his wife and family are suspected to be recusants Sir Mar●aduke Wyvell Knight and Baronet is certified to be a Commissioner of Oyer and Terminer and lately made one of his Majesties Counsell in the North and that his wife is a popish recusant convicted Sir Iohn Townshend Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in the County of Hereford and that his wife is reported to be a Papist Sir William Norris Knight is certified to be a Justice of the peace in Lancashire and that he hath a daughter that is a recusant and that he hath two sonnes that doe serve under the Arch-dutchesse Iames Anderson Esquire is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Lancashire and that his wife and his eldest sonne and Heire apparent are recusants Edward Morgan and George Wilbourne Esquires are certified to be Commissioners of the peace in Munmouthshire and that their wives are recusants Sir Phillip Knevit Baronet is certified to be a Iustice of the peace in Norfolke● and that his wife is a recusant Sir Iohn Tasbrough Knight and Anthony Hubbard Esquire are certified to be Commissioners of the peace in Norfolke and that their wives are reported to be recusants and Master Hubbards children are popishly educated Sir William Selby Knight and Cutbert Heron Esquire are certified to be commissioners of the peace in Northumberland and that their wives are recusants Sir Richard Tichborne Knight is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Hampshire and that his wife is of the popish religion Sir Iohn Hall Knight is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Hampshire and that his wife and her daughter are Papists Sir George Perkins Knight Robert Pearpoint and Fulke Cartwright Esquires are certified to be commissioners of the peace in the county of Nottingham and that their wives are thought to be

our Countries good and our owne confident perswasion that these will much advance the glory of Almighty God the everlasting honour of your Majesty the safety of your Kingdomes and the encouragement of all your good Subjects we doe most humbly beseech your Majesty to vouchsafe a gracious answer This Petition being presented to the King by a Committee of both Houses the King after some deliberation gave this Answer to it That the lawes against Iesuits and popish Recusants should be put in●due execution from thenceforth c. Whereupon the Commons soone after sent another Petition to the Lords desiring their concurrence with them in presenting it to his Majesty for removing popish Recusants and those whose Wives were Papists from offices of trust which by law they were disabled to execute which the Lords taking into consideration It was after reported to the Lords and entred in their Journall in this manner Die Iovis viz vicessimo die Maij 1624. The Lord Arch-bishop of Canterbury reported that at the meeting this day with the Commons they presented an humble Petition to the King desiring this House to joyne with them therein as heretofore The which Petition was read in haec verba viz. WE your Majesties loyall and faithfull Subjects the Commons by your royall Authority and commandement called to and Assembled in this present Parliament out of all the parts of your Kingdome of England and Dominion of Wales doe in all humility give your Majesty most humble thanks that you have so religiously and openly published that your lawes and acts of State against popish Recusants shall be put in due execution and now we hold it our bounden duty amongst other important affaires of your Realme to informe your Majesty of the growth of this dangerous sort of people in this your Kingdome and of their insolency and boldnesse in all the parts thereof insomuch as many of them unknowne to your Majesty have crept into offices and places of government and authority under you to the disheartning of you good Subjects and contrary to your Majesties lawes and acts of State whose names in discharge of our allegiance and duty without respect of persons we in all humblenesse present to your Majesty c. Now in consideration of the great countenance hereby given unto popery the grea● griefe and offence to all your best affected and true and loving subjects the apparant danger of the whole Kingdom by putting the power of Arms into such mens hands as by former acts of your Majesties counsell are adjudged persons justly to be suspected● and fit themselves to be disarmed your sayd royall and faithfull subjects doe most humbly beseech your Majesty graciously to vouchsafe that the sayd Lords and Gentlemen hereunder named for this important reason and for the greater safety of your Majesty and of this your Realme and dominion may be removed from all your Majesties commissions of great charge and trust commissions of Lieutenancy Oyer and Terminer and of the peace and from all other offices and places of trust The names of all such persons as are certified to have places of charge or trust in their severall Counties and are themselves Popish Recusants or Non-communicants that have given over suspicion of their ill affection in Religion or that are reported or suspected so to be THe right Honourable Francis Earle of Rutland is certified to be Lord Lieutenant in the County of Lincolne and a Commissione● of the peace and Custos Rotulorum in the County of Northampton and a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Yorkeshire and in other counties and that he and his wife are suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable the Earle of Castlehaven is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Wiltshire and to be suspected to be ill affected in religion and that some of his family either are or lately were recusauts Sir Thomas Compton Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in Warwickeshire and he and the Countesse his wife are certified by same to be suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable Henry Lord Herbert is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Monmouthshire and to favour the popish religion and to forbeare the Church The right honourable the Lord Viscount Colchester is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace in Essex and by report that he commeth not to the Church nor receiveth the communion The right honourable the Lord Peter is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Essex and by report that he commeth not to the church nor receiveth the communion and that his wife and family are generally suspected to be popish recusants The right honourable Henry Lord Morlay is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Lancashire and to be suspected to be a popish recusant The right honourable the Lord Windsor is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Buckinghamshire and by common fame to be a popish recusant The right honourable William Lord Evre is certified to be a Justice of the peace in the county of Durham and to be a popish recusant convicted The right honourable the Lord Wooten is certified to be in place of authority in Kent and that he and his wife doe forbeare the church and are justly suspected to affect the Roman religion The right honourable the Lord Teynhani is certified to be a commissioner of the peace in Kent and by common report to be a popish recusant The right honourable the Lord Scroope is certified to be a Lord Lieutenant of the Counties of Yorke of the City of Yorke and of Kingston upon Hull and to be a Commissioner of the peace and of Oyer and Terminer in the said Counties and in sundry other Counties and that his Lordship hath not received the Communion once every yeere in the last three or foure yeeres and that his Lordship hath given overt suspicion of his ill affection in Religion by his departure from the Communion on sundry dayes when his Majesties Counsell there resident and others of the Congregation staid behind to receive the same sometimes on Easter-day and sometimes on the fifth day of November and it is testified by witnesse that the Lord Archbishops grace of Yorke and others of his Majesties Counsell there resident were present did receive the Communion once when his Lordship went away and that his Lordship doth rarely repaire to the Church on Sundayes and Holy-dayes in the forenoon and not above twice to the afternoone Sermons whereunto former Lord Presidents with his Majesties Counsell there residing have frequently repaired and whereunto the Counsell now there resident doe ordinarily repaire since he was made Lord President whereof notice is taken by all his Majesties Subjects in those parts to the great griefe of such as are truly affected in Religion Sir VVilliam Courtney Knight is certified to be a Commissioner of the peace and

Roles 2000. l. Sir Edward Leech 2000. l. The six Clearks 6000. l. The Lady Cambden 5000. l. Baron Westo● 500. l. Baron Trevor 4000. l. Baron Hendon 3000. l. Sir Thomas Fanshew 1000. l. Sir Peter Osborne 1000. l. Sir Robert Pye 2000. l. Sir Edward Sawyer 500. l. Sir Charles Herbert 1000. l. Sir Edward Powell 2000. l. Sir Sidney Mountague 2000. l. Sir Ralph Freema● 2000. l Mr. Iohn Packer 1000. l. Morley 2000. l. Massam 4000. l. Surveyor of the Works 1000. l. Sir Richard Wynne 3000. l. Iames Maxwell 2000. l. Patrick Mall 20●0 l. Iames Leviston 1000. l. George Kirk 2000. l. William Murrey 1000. l. Henry Murrey 2000. l. E●dymion Porter 1000. l. Sir Henry Mildmay 2000. l. Sir William Vdall 1000. l. Sir Edward Varne 1000. l. Sir Richard Younge 1000. l. Mr. Audley 4000. l. Sir Miles Fleetwood 1000. l. Sir Benjamin Rudiard 500. l. The Attorny of the Wards 1000. l. Mr. Chamberlin 1000. l. The Attorny of the Dutchy 500. l. Mr. Cofferor 3000. l. Sir Thomas Merry 2000. l. Mr. Fenner 1000. l. Sir Richard Manley 500. l. Mr. Comptroler of the Works 500. l. Lord Chief Iustice Branst●n 500. l. Mr. Iustice Barkley 1000. l. Mr. Iustice Crook 1000. l. Sir Thomas Hatten 1000. l. Sir Iohn Winter 1000. l. Mr. Attorny Ball 500. l. Mr. Sollicitor Winne 500. l. Serjeant Whitfield 500. l. Mr. Iustice Iones 500. l. Mr. Henly 5000. l. Lord Chief Iustice Litleton 1000. l. Sollicitor Lane 500. l. In this Schedule there we●● divers names of Noblemen and others inserted with blanks left for the sums they were to lend And the Officers of Star-chamber Chancery other Courts here omitted were likewise therein ordered to be sent for under which the Archbishop with his own hand writ these directions To cal upon the Lord Keeper for these Names Call for Names Which cleerly manifests this sending for all these to lend the sums here specified to be his project and that he was the chief Actor in these Assessments of them The most of whom were enforced to lend 38000. l. being subscribed before the Lords of the Councell by some of these persons in one day and 10000. l. another day as appears by a Note under Windebanks hand Moreover I found this ensuing List of Names and Sums under Windebanks hand 6. March 1639. Kings Servants to be warned on Friday These in this Paper now absent to be sent for against Wednesday to Mr. Solicitor Herbert gr Sir Gdward Griffin 1000. l. gr Sir Edward Savage 500. respect ●Sir Iohn Trevor 1000. Mr. Iohn Frecheville 500. gr ●Sir Iohn Maynard 500. Sir Henry Herbert 1000. Sir Francis Vincent 500. Sir Iohn Smith 500. Sir Thomas Walsingham 500. Mr. Solicitor 500. Sir Lionel Palmage 2000. gr Mr. Thomas Fotherley 500. refus Sir William Ashton 500. Sir Thomas Richardson 1000. gr Mr. Edmund Windham 500. gr Mr. Pye 3000. Mr. Ioh Mannors of Hadden 2000. Massam 2000. He will give his own Bond the Lords will bring it down to 1000. l. Mr. William Walter 500. Mr. Edmund Dunch 500. gr Capt. Richard Crane 500. Sir Thomas Ashton 500. Mr. William Coryt●n 500. gr Sir Iames Thynne 3000. gr Sir Henry Newton 1000. resp ●Mr Henry Frederick Thynne 2000. Sir Ralph Hopton 500. Sir William Savile 1000. gr Mr. Iames Maxwell 2000. Mr. Patrick Mawle 2000. He is to do what he can gr Mr. Iames Levingston ●000 gr Mr. George Kirk 2000. gr Mr. William Murray 1000. gr Mr. Henry Murray 1000. gr Mr. Endymion Porter 1000. How much of these sums were lent or contributed I cannot certainly define but on April 13. 1640. the Parliament called about the Scots assembled wherein many Subsidies were demanded to be presently granted and levied before any grievances redressed in conclusion after much debate the Parliament on the 5. of May was suddenly dissolved and no Subsidies given but then the Convocation was continued by the Archbishops means who granted the King a large Benevolence to continue for 3. whole years in nature of 3. intire Subsidies to maintain this war against all Law to be paid in and levied under severest penalties of which more in due place and made 17. Canons exceeding prejudiciall to the Kings Prerogative the Parliaments Subjects Liberties in justifying and establishing divers Popish Innovations in Religion in affront of the Parliament upon whose dissolution divers illegall means were set on foot by Canterbury and his Confederates to raise moneyes to support this war as forced Loans divers Aldermen of London being imprisoned in the Tower for refusing to certifie names of Persons within their severall Wards for to lend by enforcing Shipmoney Coat and Conduct money in the Countries more then ever By Commanding by a speciall Proclamation Aug. 20. 1640. all the Nobility Knights Gentlemen and those who held Lands of the King to attend him at the Army with horses men and arms in this service according to their abilities and estates Hereupon a great Army was raised in the North and a bloody war likely to have ensued but that God by his overruling Providence happily appeased it without bloodshed by a Treaty first and then by an Act of Pacification and Oblivion passed in the Parliaments of both Kingdoms What Tumults and Libels the Archbishops breaking the first Pacification with the Scots and after that the Parliament occasioned to the endangering of his Person you may read out of his own Diary in the Breviate of his life pag. 22 23 which I will not repeat That he had the principall hand in exciting and directing these wars will appear by the Lord Conwayes Letters to him who had then the Command of the Northern forces the extracts of some whereof out of the very Originalls I shall here present you with The first is thus Endorsed with the Archbishops own hand Received Iunij 12. 1640. my Lord Conway his Iudgement concerning popular Tumults now in England May it please Your Grace I Have received two Letters from you Note the one by Mr. Tre●orers conveyance wherein you were pleased to let me know what the disorder at Lamb●eth was the mutinies of the base multitude are not to be feard nor to be neglected the chief inciters are to be castigated and that quickly if there were persons fitting to be Heads to a discontented multitude there were some danger if those men could not be secured but he that feares any Head that can be given to any discontented Body here in England will be afraid like boyes and women of a Turnep cut like a deaths head with a candle in it All these accidents must be overcome with patience dexterity and courage If the end whither one would go cannot be attained with that speed is desired learn of Seamen to lye by a wind and gain ground by boarding I do assure my self that if wise thoughts be with courage put in execution all difficulties will be overcome there must not be any fainting by the way if the heart fail the legs will never leap over the d●●ch

and honour your Majesty so much that I would have discovered an intended Plot Note which I doubt this next Summer will be put in execution against the State of our Kingdome of Ireland but that I am sworne the contrary I was requested after many deepe Protestations and injunctions not to make it knowne to be an actor in the designe I refused it and tooke time to consider your Majesty with your learned Councell may finde out and prevent the ensuing perills I have this day poysoned my selfe at the Kings Bench Barre to prevent the malice of Iudge loanes and of your Judges whom as I shall Answer at the dreadfull day would unjustly have deprived me of life had not my selfe prevented him he hath done this not for any benefit to the weale publike but upon particular revenge he only aimed at my blood and life I beseech your Majesty to give him my carcase to eare also a corrupter Judge I suppose the Kingdom hath not any Roberies Murthers and all manner of villany shall passe by him● undiscerned let him be but bribed otherwise the Inocents must suffer and so have I. What the party was who writ this Letter I cannot certainly determin but certaine it is he was some Souldier dwelling in Ireland at first who should have been an Actor in the Irish Rebellion was charged under an Oath of Secrecy not to reveal it above a yeare before it brake out this letter being written in 1640. before Windebankes slight and Judge Iones his death The party who writ it was it seemes examined concerning this Plot as appeares by these heades of his examination indorsed in another hand on the backe of the Originall viz. Roch a Priest that lived in Develin a Bishop called Bar●well w●ld commond him to Tyrone in Flanders * This Tyrone was Owen Oneal that had the Regiment and he should be an Actor in the d●signe THAT SHOVLD FREE THE PAPISTS IN IRELAND We may TAKE DEVELIN BY AN ANSLAT as easily as kisse a mans hand The Kingdome is so secure and the Souldiers so base AS IT IS AS EASIE TO TAKE THE KINGDOME The Souldiers are but hirelings for 13. pound a yeare and so they serve all their men and scarce pay them but you shall be better used Goe into England get up your debts AND WEE WILL IMPLOY YOV Stanley and others have beene ill used AND GIVING THEIR SERVICE TO VS HAVE RELEASED THEMSELVES OF THOSE ENEMIES SO MIGH● HEE Doe The Examination and confession indorsed on the Letter informes us of these particulars 1. That the Plotte mentioned in the Letter was to surprise Dublin and the Kingdome of Ireland too The very plot the Rebels intended endeavoured afterwards to put in execution 2ly that the end of it was to free the Papists in Ireland 3ly That they thought this Plot was as easie feasible as to kisse a mans hand 4ly That one Roch a Priest in Divelin and a Bishop called * This Barnwell was a man very Active in this Conspiracy as appeares by Maguires confession following Barnwell were the parties who acquainted him with the Plot under an Oath of secrecy would have engaged him in it 5ly That Tiroen to wit Owen Oneal the man who raised the Regiment of 3500. men desired a Recrute in the former paper was the person to whom he shold be recommended in Flanders to be a principal actor in this Plot being there enabled to raise men Armes and traine up the conspirators to the use of Armes without suspition or noise better then in any other place 6ly That they had then drawne Standley and other Souldiers to their party Seventhly that all this was confessed and discovered in manner aforesaid above a yeare before this Rebellion brake out That this Plot was thus laid and discovered before hand to Owen O Neale in Flanders will appeare by this examination taken upon Oath in Ireland The Examination of Henry Mac Cart taken before Sir Gerrald Lowther Knight Chiefe Iustice of His Majesties Court of Common Pleas and Sir Robert Meredeth Knight Chancellour of His Majesties Court of Exchequer of His Majesties Privie Councell of the Kingdome of Ireland by direction of the Right Honourable the Lords Iustices and Councell the 12th day of February 1641. VVHo being sworne and examined saith that about nine yeares since he this Examinant left the Kingdome of Ireland and went into Flanders under the command of Iames Fitz-Garret of Ballysonan in the County of Kildare and at his said Captaines landing In Flanders he and his company were put into the Regiment of Owen Roe O Neale Colonell under the Cardinall where this examinant served for about two yeares of the said time under the said Captaine Fitz-Garret and then was transferred under the command of Captaine Conn O Neale in the same Regiment and afterwards was preferred by the said Colonell Owen O Neale to be his Major Domo which Office is of the nature of Steward of his House and after was by the said Owen made Quarter-master of his Regiment in which imployment he this examinant remained untill he was sent into this Kingdom by the said Colonell Owen O Neile And this examinant saith that Sir Phelim Roe O Neale had sent a Table with a Character from this Kingdome of Ireland unto Col. Owen O Neale into Flanders the which Table was lost at the siege of Ayre And for the losse of which Character he this examinant heard the said Colonell lament much saying That all the great Townes Ports Provinces and remarkable places and persons in the Kingdome of Ireland had their particular names deciphered in that Table After which time the said Colonell received from Captaine Conn O Neale Nephew unto him the said Owen one other Table of Characters of the like contents And the said Captaine Conn was sent from Flanders into England about Lent last by the said Colonell to obtaine leave for the raising of men in this Kingdome of Ireland under pretence of carrying the said men so to be raised into Flanders Note The true intention of the raysing of those men being to set on foot the Rebellion in Ireland which hath since accordingly been done and the said Conn having spent about six weekes in England retu●ned into Flanders upon pretence of furnishing himselfe with money for the raysing of the said men but before he the said Conn returned backe for England the said Colonell Owen being on a journey unto the siege of Ayre there repaired unto him Hugh Mac Phelim Birne now a Colonell among the Rebells of this Kingdome of Ireland who formerly had been a Captaine in Tirones Regiment in Spaine and the said Hugh remained with the said Colonell Owen about foure and twenty houres most of which time they spent in private conference in which discourse he this Examinant over-heard the said Hugh say We are to adventure our lives for the succouring of a scabbed Towne of the King of Spaines where we may happily

doe and to that end Sir Phelims brother Terlagh O Neale should be sent to them and the Nu●ie which should be undertaken by Sir Conne Kenish and his Brothers for whom Sir Phelim in regard they were his Brothers in Law his deceased Lady being their Sister did undertake Moreover it was agreed that Sir Phelim Mr. Relly Mr. Coll● Mac Mahone and my Brother should with all the speed they could after that day raise all the forces they could and follow us to Dublin but to arme the men and succour us and defend and Garrison the Towne and Castle and likewise Master Moore should appoint Leinster Gentry to send like supply of men Then there was feare of the Scots conceived that they should presently oppose themselves and that that would make the matter more difficult and to avoyd which danger it was resolved on not to meddle with them or any thing belonging to them and to demeane themselves towards them as if they were of themselves which they thought would pacifie them from any opposition Note and if the Scots would not accept of that offer of Amity but would oppose them they were in good hope to cause a stir in Scotland that might divert them from them and I beleeve the ground for that hope was that two yeares before in or about the beginning of the Sco●s troubles my Lord of Tirone sent one Torilagh O Neale a Priest out of Spaine and that this I take it was the time that he was in Treaty with Cardinall Richelieu to my Lord of Argile to treat with him for helpe from my Lord for him to come into Ireland as was said for Marriage between the said Earle and my Lord of Argiles Daughter or Sister I know not which and this Messenger was in Ireland with whom Mr. Torilagh O Neale Sir Phelims Brother had conference from whom this relation was had that said Messenger went into Scotland as I did heare from the said Mr. Neale or from Emer Mac Mahone afore named I know not from which of them but what he did there I cou●d never heare by reason that my Lord of Tyrone was presently after killed They were the more confirmed therein hearing that my Lord of Argile did say neare on the same time as I ghesse and when the Army was raised in Ireland as I thinke to a great Lady in Scotland I know not her name but did heare that she was much imbarked in the troubles of that Kingdome Note then she questioning how they could subsist against the two Kingdomes of England and Ireland that if the King did endeavour to stir Ireland against them he would kindle such a fire in Ireland as would hardly or never be quenched And moreover they knew my Lord to be powerfull with the Ilanders Red-shankes in Scotland whom they thought would be prone and ready to such Actions they for the most par● disce●ded out of Ireland holding the Irish Language manners still and so we parted The next day being Wednesday from Lough Rosse every man went about his own task and so when I came home I acquainted my Brother with al that was done and what they had appointed him to doe and did like according as they appointed me send to Mr. Relly to let him know as much and the 18. of the same moneth I began my Iourney to Dublin and when I came to Dublin being the day before the appointed day of putting that resolution in execution there I met with Captaine Conn O Neale sent out of the Low Countries by Colonell O Neale who was sent after the Messenger sent by us formerly to the said Colonell was by him dispatched with his Answer to encourage us in our resolution Note and to speedy performance with assurance of succour which he said would not ●aile of the Colonells behalfe and for the more certainty of help from him and to assure us that the Colonell had good hopes to procure ayde from others he said that it was he himselfe that was imployed from him to Cardinall Richelieu twice that some men who gave very faire promises to assure the Colonells expectation Note with which he said that the said Colonell was really with himsel●e assured of the Cardinalls ayde and that he was likewise commanded by the Colonell upon our Resolution of the day to give notice thereof to him and that he would be within fourteen daies over with them with ayde but he landed nine or ten daies before and meeting with Captaine Brian O Neale who made him acquainted with what was resolved he did write all the matter to Col. O Neale so as he was sure of his speedy comming and so that Evening he and I came to meet the other Gentry and there were met Mr. Moore Col. Burne Col. Pluncket Captaine Fox and other Leinster Gentry a Captaine I thinke of the Burnes but I am not sure whether a Burne or Toole and Captaine Bryan O Neale and taking an accompt of those that should have been there it was found that Sir Phelim O Neale Mr. Col. Mac Mahone did faile of sending their men and Col. Burne did misse Sir Morgan Kennanaugh that had promised him to be there but he said he was sure he would not faile to be that night or the next morning in Town and of the two hundred men that was appointed there was only eighty present yet notwithstanding they were resolved to goe on in their resolution and all the difference was at what time of the day they would set on the Castle and after some debate it was resolved in the after-noone and the rather hoping to meete the Col. there then for they said if they should take the Castle and be enforced by any extreamity for not receiving timely succour out of the Country having them they could not want and so parred that night but to meete in the morning to see further what wrs ●o be done and immediatly thereon I came to my Chamber and about nine of the clocke Mr. Moore and Captaine Fox came to me and told me all was discovered and that the City was in Armes and the Gates were shut up and so departed from me and what became of them or of the rest I know not nor thinke that they escaped but how and at what time I doe not know because I my selfe was taken that morning To this I shall adde his Examinations taken before the Lords Iustices of Ireland and since in England The Examination of Connor Lord Magwire Baron of Eniskillin taken before us Charles Lord Lambart and Sir Robert Meredith Knight Chancell●r of his Majesties Court of Exchequer the 26. day of March 1642. by Direction of the Right Honorable the Lords Iustices and Councell VVHo being Examined saith That about the time when Mr. Iohn Bellew came out of England with ●he Commission for the continuance of the present Parliament Koger Moore in the said Moores Chamber in the house of one Peter de Costres of this City acquainted him

you who are the chiefe abettors of the popish titular Clergy your Lordships have them now shewing themselves in their presenting this Petition which we hope you will be sensible of for the publike good the good of his Majesty and the glory of God to whose blessing and protection we humbly leave you The returne upon Command to advise upon some moderate course in the exercise of Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction Right honourable Our good Lords IN obedience to your Lordships commands We the Bishops and Chancellours present in the City have considered of the wayes for the moderating and easing the pretended burthen whereof the Petitioners complaine in the matter of clandestine Christnings Marriages and Burials And doe find that we that are present cannot resolve of any other course then to referre our selves to our former answer and the lawes now in force and according to our duties to God and the charge laid upon us in the Act 2. Eliz. c. 2. doe humbly desire your Lordships that the said Act for the uniformity of Common-prayer and Service in the Church and the administration of the Sacraments may be duly and truly executed Also the lawes concerning the restoring to the Crowne the ancient Jurisdiction over the State Ecclesiasticall and Spirituall and abolishing all forraigne power repugnant to the same may be effectually and fully put in use And that all School-Masters be bound to teach the Schollers for their first booke the grounds of Christian Religion and to use in their Schooles the prayer appointed in the beginning of the Grammer set forth by his Majesties authority with such other books as shall be appointed by the Bishops of this Kingdome and that idle and unprofitable books such as Gesta Romanoru● which is now upon the Presse in this City for the use of their Schools which doe but teach them to attend to Fables and lying legends may be banished from the same And forasmuch as sundry of us having no other occasion of comming to this place but your Lordships commands have been now fourteen dayes in Town and doe lye here at charges and are with-holden from performance of our duties at home we humbly entreat your Lordships to licence us to depart What the issue of this businesse was I cannot certainly learne but I find that this very yeere 1630. among other things there fell out a great difference between the Regulars and Secular Priests and popish Titulary Bishops in Ireland which grew to a very great highth as I have formerly touched in the Bishop of Calcedons businesse How farre these differences between them there proceeded in I shall give you a short account out of the Arch-bishop of Armagh his Letter to Bishop Laud who writ thus to him among other things My very good Lord THere came into my hands certaine propositions of our Irish Regulars against the Seculars censured at Paris 15. January a a After the French account who begun the yeere with January as our Almanacks doe But 1630. after our ordinary computation 1631. by sixty Doctors of the Sorbon one whereof is this Superiores Regularium digmores sunt Episcopis siquidem dignitas pastoris petend● est ex conditione sui gregis quemadmodum oplio dignior est subulco Another In partibus haereticorum non tenetur populus Christianus necessariam sus●entationem suo Paracho sub ministrate quia bona Ecclesiastica ab haereticis possidentur Together with them I received the Arch-bishop of Paris his condemnation of two English Books published Ianuary 30. 1631. the one an Answer to certaine assertions of Doctor Kellison in his Treatise of the Ecclesiasticall Hierarchy written by Nicholas Smith the other an Apology for the Popes manner of proceeding in governing the Catholikes in England during the time of persecution Author Daniel a Iesu It may somewhat concerne us here to be made acquainted with the Argument of these Books and therefore I make bold to entreat your Lordship that you would give order to one of your Chaplaines to communicate the same unto this bearer who will speedily informe me thereof Your Lordships in all service Ia. Armachanus Drogheda March 17. 1631. The yeere following these differences in Ireland between the Priests and Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Fleming proceeded to a publike Protestation and contestation even inprint as appears by this notable paper of the Priests against him printed at Rhoan both in Latin and English to make it more notorious I shall only trouble you with the English Copy found in the Arch-bishops Study indorsed with Master Dels hand thus May 3 1632. Protestations of the secular Priests in Ireland against Thomas Fleming Arch-bishop of Dublin To all the most Illustrious Arch-bishops and Bishops of Ireland but more particularly to those of the Province of Dublin their honourable Lords David Bishop of Osory Iohn of Perues Ross of Kildare and Matthew Vicar Apostolicall of Laghlem 1 MOST Illustrious Lords and Reverend Bishops the Priests of Dublin make their complaint before you that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis without alleadging any cause against them onely for his will and as his pleasure us●th to exile and banish Priests out of his Diocesse And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a 〈◊〉 over the Clergy contrary to the Canons of Holy Church and the lawes and Statutes of this Kingdome 2. Most Illustrous Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe make their complaint that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis though humbly sought unto and desired doth refuse to doe them justice in their causes neither yet will ●e permit the Clergy to follow their actions meerly civill before the Magistrate contrary unto the ●eceived custome of this Kingdome from the first conversion of this Nation And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy NOTE contrary unto the Canons of the Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 3. Most Illustrious Lords and Reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe make their complaint that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis in inflicting his Ecclesiasticall censures observeth no canonicall preceeding at all omitting not onely the solemnities of the law but those things also that are necessary and essentiall in all proceedings thereof namely citations and proofe of causes And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary unto the Canons of Holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 4. Most Illustrious Lords and Reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe complaine that the most Illustrious Arch-bishop Thoms Flemming of the order of Saint Francis refused to heare all proofes against the Regulars in the matter of the eleven propositions condemned at Paris which testimonies or proofs two venerable Priests presented unto him the 15. of November in the yeere of our Lord 1631. in

Dublin And moreover the aforesaid Priests doe professe that the same Illustrious Arch-bishop is a favourer and a Patron of certai●e new and never heard of Heresies published by the Fryars of his Order and others of the which heresies or rather blasphemies being advertised by a Petition he utterly refused to heare the Accusers and Witnesses And th●y pr●●est that in so doing he exere●seth a tyranny in the Church of God contrary unto the canons of holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 5. Most illus●rious Lords and reverend Fathers ●n Christ the aforesaid Priests d●e complaine that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis did not suppresse extinguish or correct according to the canons of the Church and as the lawes of Princes doe command a certaine infamous L●bell made pr●●ted and published under the false and fa●●ed name of Edmund U●sulan against the good name fame and reputation of certaine venerable Priests of the Clergy who in the aforesaid libell are expresly and by name mentioned but on the contrary the same Arch-bishop reads commends publisheth and defends the same to their irrep●rable dishonour and inf●●y by whose example also others especially of the Regulars of this Kingdome are in●ited provoked and animated to doe the like And they protest that in so doing he ex●rciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary to the canons of holy Church and the lawes and statutes of this Kingdome 6. Most illustrious Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Pr●s●s doe complaine that the same most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis being given to understand by way of petition on the behalfe of the Clergy of Dublin that a certaine parish Priest by name Patricke Brangan with his assistant James Quin NOTE but a few moneth● agoe thorow extreame negligence had l●st the blessed Sacrament consecrated in many hos●s Papists may lose their God irrecilably and that without hope of recovery Our aforesaid Arch-bishop making small or no account of so great a sacriledge permits notwithstanding the aforesaid Priests whereof the one i● most unlearned the other 〈◊〉 to execute all Ecclesiasticall jurisdiction by whose ministery he daily exposeth the Sacraments of the Church to prophanation and abuse And in so doing they protess that he offends against the divine Majesty and the sacred canons of the Church They professe also that in these aforesaid excesses he hath the Regulars his Counsellours orders and abettours especially one John Preston a Fryar of his order a most seditio●s and a turbulent fellow to the ruine of the Clergy and disturbance of the Christian Common-wealth 7. Most illus●rious Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Pri●s●s die complaine that the most illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis doth make parish Priests young men unlearned and unbred others famous for their learning gravity and vertue being neglected and m●re it is to be lamented for that such are the times and state of things as if we had Augustines Ambroses and Hieroms it were meet to preferre them unto the past●rall office others omitted But what may we expect of this our Prelat who hath ordinarily in his mouth To what end should parrish Priests be learned or Preachers for asmuch as these matters belong unto Regulars Moreover the aforesaid Priests due complaine that the most illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis a● the comming unto his Prelature found within the wals of Dublin five parish Priests men of learning ripe yeers and uncorrupt conversation in place of whom eith●r taken away by death or exile he hath placed onely two and such as we are not willing to speake of what condition so as it seemes he desireth nothing more then by this ext●rpation of the Clergy a more easie and compendious way may be made unto those armies of Monks and begging Fryars who in this Kingdome observing no Regular discipline doe labour to create a Monarchy unto themselves as already they have done under this Bishop to the destruction of the Church the impoverishing of the Iuhab●tants and no small detriment ●o the Common-wealth NOTE And they protest that in so doing he exerciseth a tyranny over the Clergy contrary unto the canons of holy Church and the l●●wes and statutes of this Kingdome 8. Most illustrious Lords and reverend Fathers in Christ the aforesaid Priests doe complaine that the illustrious Arch-bishop of Dublin Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis is accustomed to answer the Clergy complaining of their grievances unto him if I doe you wrong you may goe to Rome to complaine In the meane time reporting himselfe to be so powerfull in the Court of Rome that he feares no Adversary And of this that Reverend Priest Father Patrick Cahill Doctor of Divinity had experience who for a yeere treating of his injuries and grievances done unto him by the Arch-bishop of Dublin There i● then small 〈◊〉 to be had at Rome could by no meanes prevaile once to be admitted unto the presence and audience of the most eminent Cardinall Ludovisiu● Vice-chancellour of Rome Which Cardinall notwithstanding is g●ven by his Holinesse unto the Irish as the onely 〈◊〉 and protector of the Irish Nation These things we may remember with griefe but amend them we ca● not But we professe before Almighty God his Holinesse and all faithfull people that this is nothing else but to tyrannize over the Clergy to the dishonour of the Church and no small contempt to the See Apostolick● For which and other causes besides to be alleadged and in their due time and place to be proved against the above-named Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis we the aforesaid Priests and hereafter to be named doe set before your eyes most illustrious and Reverend Lords these our grievances as meet and honourable witnesses of this our deed writing and publike Instrument and as farre as is possible and lawfull for us by the Canons of holy Church declining the Iurisdiction of our aforesaid Ordinary by this our present writing and from this time f●rth we appeale unto the See Apostolike from all Ecclesiasticall censures hereafter to be inflicted upon us by the same illustrious Arch-bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Francis And in the mean time providing for our innocency safety according to the example of Saint Paul and Saint Athauasius we doe invocate the aid of the secular arme for our present remedy against the aforesaid illustrious Arch bishop Thomas Flemming of the order of Saint Franci● and all Regulars of what order soever as well Monks as begging Fryars Abettors counsellours and participants with him in the promises as Violators and contemners of all lawes divine and humane and ●on by the law excommunicate Humbly beseeching your Lord●hips in the bowels of the crucified that you would be pleased to intimate with as much speed as

give good Characters of our d●votion to the King and State of vvhose benignity we have all reason to give testimonies and to endeavour to produce Arguments for the prosecution and increase of it Now for 〈◊〉 best expedition of this businesse which is the chiefe circumstance that importeth in it we have thought fit to recommend it to your nominations of such persons as shall in your opinions be agreed for the ablest and best disposed in every severall County not only to solicite but to collect such voluntary Contributions as every bodies consciences and duty shall proffer And we shall desire you to give us an account of what acceptation it finds with his friends wch we cannot but expect very succesfull and answerable to the forwardnesse we meete with here about London for which we shall offer up our prayers to God Walter Mountague Ken. Digby The Copy of the Letter sent by those assembled in London to every shire THe inclosed advices and Motives being so ample as you will perceive by perusing them it will not be needfull that we enlarge our selves upon any particulars concerning the conduct of the businesse which they direct the way in This therefore serveth only to convey them to you as we are intreated by those that have met here and we have undertaken to do and desire you to repaire Immediatly unto those persons to whom they be directed and to deliver the same unto them Note in the name of all the Noblemen and Gentry together with our selves assembled here in London by the Queenes commandement to set forward the worke And we pray you assure them in the most effications manner you can ingageing all our credits for the truth thereof that it is the sence of us all both Ecclesiasticall and Lay Persons Note that besides the discharging of their and our duties to God and the King it mainely importeth the good of Catholiques to have their businesse take good successe Therefore intreat them to deale actively and efficatio●sly and speedily according to their advices and motives We are so well perswaded of their devotion to put forward so pious a worke that we doubt not but they will be as well satisfied in the needfulnesse of the thing and be as ready to imploy themselves in it receiving the assurance thereof and perswasions thereunto onely from our hands as if they came by all the most formall waies that can be imagined which in a businesse of this nature cannot be expected And although the advices and motives be directed only ●o Lay-Gentlemen yet we desire you and have answered for you that you will imploy your selves and all those that depend on you sincerely to solicite and dispose all their mindes that you have relation unto as powerfull as you can to contribute cheerfully and bountifully upon this occasion which is the first that ever we laboured in of this kind so we hope in God it will be the last there being no probability of so pressing and urgent a necessity to occur any more Yours c. London April 1639. The names of the Collectors for gathering the Recusants money Bedfordshire Master Church Sir Robert Charnock Mr. Robert Hewet Barkshire Mr. Anthony Inglefield Mr. Tirrill Buckinghamshire Mr. Robert Dormer Sir Edward Manfield Mr. Throgmorton Mr. Bring●urst Cambridgshire Mr. Henry Huddleston Mr. Charles Paryed Mr. Barker Cheshire Mr. Bidulph of Bidulph Sir William Massey Mr. William Stanley Mr. Iames Poole Cornwall Mr. Victor Mr. Burlacy Mr. Trevelion Cumberland Sir Fran. Howard Mr. Ioseph Porter Darbyshire Sir Fran. Willoughby Mr. Avery of Hastop Mr. Poole of Spinckill Devonshire Sir Edward Carey Mr. Berry Mr. Anth. Gifford Doctor Chichester Dorsetshire Mr. Geo. Penny the elder Mr. Geo. Arundell Mr. Webbe of Lanford Mr. Wells of Purbeck ●urham Sir Ralph Coniers Master George Collingweed Mr. Edward Smith Essex Mr. Willam Peters Mr. Thomas Wright Mr. Rich. White Glocestershire Hertfordshire Sir Iohn VVinter Mr. VVakeman Mr. Benidict Hall Mr. Atkinson Huntingtonshire Mr. Price of Washingley Sir Thomas Shell●y Mr. Thomas Cotton Herefordshire Master William Bodenham Sir Iohn Wigmore Mr. William Moore of Burrop Master Iohn Harpe Hampshire Master Iohn Arundell Mr. George Penny the yonger Mr. William Owen Kent Master Benjamin Wyborne Master Clement Finch Master Pettite Lancashire Master Bradshawe Sir Cicill Crayford Sir William Gerrard Mr. Molineaux of the Wood Master Townly of Townley Anderton of Lostock Leceistershire Sir Fran. Englefield Mr. Golding Lincolnshire Master Anthony Mounson Sir Iohn Thimbleby Mr. Robert Constable London and Middlesex Master Cape Master Thomas R●x Master Becket Master Richard Betham Mr. Edw. Harp Mr. Morgan Master Io. Chapperly Doctor Kirton Norfolke Master Everard Mr. Charles Walgrave Sir Henry Bedingfield Mr. William Paston Northamtonshire Sir William Saunders Mr. Io. Poulton Nottinghamshire Master Thomas Smith the elder Master Thomas Smith the younger Northumberland Sir William Fenwicke Master Haggerston Mr. Withrington Sir Edward Ratleif Oxfordshire Sir Richard Farmer of Kiddington Mr. William Stone Mr. Ralph Sheldon Rutlandshire Master Nicholas Cripp● Mr. William Andrewes Mr. Alcock Mr. Iames Digby Shropshire Sir Basill Brooke Master Plowden Master Iohn Harrington Somersetshire Master R●ino Mr Iohn Ewnis the elder Staffordshire Master Brooke of Lapley Mr. Stanford of Perry-hall Mr. Phillip Draycot Surrey Master Edward Cotton Sir Richard Weston Suffex Sir Iohn Shelly Sir Iohn Carroll Suffolke Sir Francis Monnocke Sir Roger Martin Sir Edward Sylyard Mr. Thomas Beddingfield of Beddingfield Warwickshire Master Antho. Dormer Master Thomas Morgan Mr. VVilliam Sheldon Mr. Richard Middlemoore Wiltshire Master VVilliam Arundell the Lord Baltimore Mr. Edw. Stilling Worce●tershire Master VVilliam Abingdon Master VVilliam Sheldon Westmerland Master Anthony Ducket Master Iohn Leyborne Master Fleming East Riding The Lord Dunbarre Master Brigham Master Longdaill Yorkshire West Riding Baronet Vavesar Baronet Gascoigne Mr. Thomas VVaterton Mr. Philip Hiuegate North Riding Master Craythorne the younger the Lord Fairfax Master Anthony Menn●ll Master Lawrence Sar● Brecknock Master Winter Master Bevan Master Maddocke Carnarvon Master Lewis Carmarden Master Towley Cardigan Master Lewis Glamorgan Master Turbervile the younger Denbigh Master Richard Floyd Master Crew Flintshire Sir Iohn Connoway Master Pennat Monmouth Sir Charles Somerset Master Morgan of Lantarnam Master Morgan of Itton Mountgomery Me●ioneth Sir Piercie Harbert Pembrookshire Master Towley of Arnostill Radnorshire Master Thomas Crowther The Reallity of is Collection will yet more clearly appeare to all the VVorld by the Queens owne Confession in a Message sent by her to the House of Commons to excuse her activity therein together with her entertainment of a Nuncio from the Pope Seignior Rossett being then Nuncio whom she promised to dispatch out of the Kingdom with all convenient speed In which Message Recorded in the Commons Iournall we have a clearer acknowledgement likewise of many premised particulars prefaced with a specious Court-Complement and many faire promises since not very punctually performed to Court the Commons into a good opinion of her Majesties reall affections and