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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52006	The Marqves of Clanrickards engagement of the nineteenth of November, 1646	Clanricarde, Ulick de Burgh, Earl of, 1604-1657.	1646 (1646)	Wing M707; ESTC R4549	5,187	10

be said in any Church without incurring the penaltie ordained by that law and those that are versed in the late treatie with the Lord Lieutenant doe well know and all others that saw an Instrument sent by the Lord Lieutenant in a letter of the seventh of August 1644. importing a briefe of Collections whereby the singing saying and hearing of Masse was granted may obsetve that notwithstanding that Concession the Lord Lieurenant did adde a Proviso that no Masse should be said or sung in Churches Cathedrall or Parochiall or Chappell thereunto belonging by meanes whereof and of an expresse 〈…〉 grant the Catholiques libertie to have a Catholique 〈…〉 any authoritie from the Sea of Rome and for want of 〈◊〉 Concessions in matters of Religion without Provisoes or C●●●● that would spoyle them matters of Religion were referred by the late Articles to further or other Concessions and as we are taught by the tenents of Catholique Doctrine that there can be no Catholique Religion nor essentiall parts thereof with out Bishops who in matters of Religion depend and ought to depend of the Sea Apostolique and without Priest made by such Bishops or the Pope himselfe nor the Sacrament administred without such Prelates and Pastors thereof are the exercise of Religion as to those and severall other particulars essentiall ought to be made certaine or else that the said Statuts of 2. Eliz. and the Statuts of Faculties 28. H. 8. be totally repealed as to His Majesties Roman Catholique Subjects and a provision made by act of Parliament for Roman Catholique Bishops and Pastors to be and remaine in this kingdom with impunitie Vpon consideration of the second Article where it is exprest that they shall not be disturbed in the enjoyment of their Churches or any other Ecclesiasticall possessions which were in their hands at the publication of the late Peace untill that matter with other referred alreadie receive a settlement upon a Declaration of His Majesties Gracious intentions in a free Parliament held in this kingdome His Majestie being in a free Condition himselfe It is apparant by this second Article besides what is said before that the first Article concerning the revocation of the penal lawes is not intended by the undertaking of that engagement to extend to the taking away of the penall Lawes that prohibit Masse to be said in Churches and seemeth as to the Churches to put us by our owne assent to this Proposition in worse Condition than we were by the late rejected Peace for then and still we have the resolution of the Generall Assembly expressed in an order to hold our Churches alwayes and not to part with them and now if this second Article were agreed on wee expresse onely a promissive enjoying of them untill Parliament and so are left as to that in a worse Condition then before and even untill Parliament it selfe there is no securitie at all for Churches or Church-livings within our Quarters other then the undertaking of the said Lord Marques of Clanrickard who is subject to mortalitie and changes as other mortall men and who was never yet of our union and admit this were an assurance untill Parliament the same will sall on the Kings Declaration to the Contrary if in a free Condition which Declaration to be contrary may probably be expected so long as His Majestie is of a different Religion and before that Parliament be all persons engaged or to be 〈◊〉 are subject to mortalitie upon all which we 〈…〉 at all for Churches or Church-livings As to the third it contayneth no Concession and is but an engagement of the said Lord Marques his word which is uncertaine and unsafe to rely on without mentioning what Garisons and what Catholiques in them and what number and by whom they are to be Commanded in regard the Commander in chiefe may by his order remove or alter them as he sees cause without looking after the Lord Marques of Clanrickard for advise or consent and in effect if the number to be put into Garison be not so ascertained that it may master the rest there from the Protestant partie it is but to offer our men to the slaughter and expose our selves to what Conditions they please our Army abroad being thereby diminished and the partie put into Garison subject to be removed at the pleasure of him that shall Command in Chiefe As for the fourth whither the Catholique Lieutenant Generall be of the Catholique union or faithfull to the same and what Commands to be canferred on our Generalls or Commanders or upon which of them or for what time to continue or to what Chiefe Garisons they shall be drawne or in what number or how long they shall continue there are wholly uncertaine and all the particulars are alterable and subject to the will and plesure of the Chiefe Governour for the time being The fifth onely is matter of securitie and mends not the conditions granted if the same were obtained as is propounded and if our union were dissolved by any agreement before performance what meanes is left us to expect or obtaine performance and certainely where the Lord Marques of Clanrickard grounds all he doth in this on his owne undertaking without warrant from His Majestie We cannot prudently suppose having no other grounds for it but His Majestie will disavow it when he did disavow the undertaking of the Earle of Glamorgan to the Confederate Catholiques made more solemnly to the persons wherewith the government was entrusted and who had thus far an advantage beyond the Marques of Clanrickard that his Lordships the Earle of Glamorgans Concessions were grounded on His Majesties knowne authoritie under His Seale Manuall and attested with His Royall signature Whereas the Marques of Clanrickard goeth onely on his owne undertaking As to the sixt it contained no certaine Command or order which may in future be had from His Majestie and being an uncertaine contingencie needeth no answer As to the seventh concerning his Lordships undertaking to solicite for redresse to be had in the next Parliament therein wee find no manner of assurance for all those who unjustly lost their estates in Ireland other then that the Lord Marques of Clanrickard will petition solicite perswade and use his best endeavours whereof no man is Iudge but himselfe and the event and engagement uncertaine and the act of oblivion being onely by that Instrument of engagement to extend to those that shall joyne therein and which engagement is now suddenly expected to be concluded there all others of the Nation that are absent who cannot joyne therein so suddenly and are not privy are left open to the danger of the extremities of the law both for their lives and estate And lastly we conclude that the Generall Assembly now at hand is the only meane left to conclude a certaine stable peace in this kingdome and no private or particular undertaking of any Subject unqualified with any appearing authority Besides the former inducements to satisfie you you ought seriously to consider that the Earle of Glamorgans Concessions ground on His Majesties authoritie and reade in the Generall Assembly held in Lent last and on which they wholly relyed will by these Propositions if accepted be absolutly waved contrary to the intention of the whole kingdome which we desire may be seriously reflected on amongst the rest those Concessions by many degrees being more valuable and grounded on cleerer authority then the offers or undertakings now made Ioan. Bapt. Archiepiscopus Firmanus Nuncius Apostolicus Io. Clonpert Fr. Pa. Plunket Rob. Lynch Emer Clogherensis Alex. Mac Donnell Fiers Butler Louthe N. Plunket By the Councell and Congregation VVHereas an Instrument intituled the Engagement of the Marques of Clanrickard of the nineteenth of November was presented unto us importing Propositions to induce the Confederate Catholiques to a Peace on those tearmes to the defects and uncertainties whereof exceptions are offered and what further is necessarie for the setling of the Catholique Religion and the good of the Nation otherwise and to the end all the Confederate Catholiques may cleerely see what those offers and answers are at full we have directed them to be sent to the presse and dispersed FINIS

THE MARQVES OF CLANRICKARDS ENGAGEMENT Of the nineteenth of November 1646. VPon the engagement and Protestation of the Generalls Nobilitie and Officers of the Confederate Catholiques Forces hereunto annexed I Vllycke Marques of Clanrickard doe on my pair solemnly bind and engage my selfe unto them by the reputation and honour of a Peere and by sacred Protestation upon the faith of a Catholique in the presence of Almighty God that I will procure the ensuing undertakings to be made good unto them within such convenient time as securities of that nature which are to be fetcht from beyond can well be procured and at the furthest by the first day of September next ensuing the date hereof or failing therein to unite my selfe to their parties and never to sever from them and these their Interests till I have secured them unto them First That there shall be a revocation by act of Parliament of all the Lawes in force within this kingdome in as much as shall concerne any penaltie inhibition or restraint upon Catholiques for the free exercise of their Religion Secondly that they shall not be disturbed in the enjoyment of their Churches or any other Ecclesiasticall possessions which were in their hands at the publication of the late Peace untill that matters with others referred already receive a settlement upon a declaration of His Majesties gracious intentions in a free Parliament held in this kingdome His Majestie being in a free condition himselfe Thirdly And I doe further engage my selfe never to consent to any thing that may bring them in hazard of being dispossessed and never to sever from them till I see them so secured therein either by Concession or by their trust and power in the Armies and Garisons of this kingdome as to put them out of all danger of being dispossessed Fourthly And I doe further engage my selfe that forthwith there shall be a Catholique Lieutenant Generall of all the Forces of the kingdome invested by His Majesties authoritie and that the Generalls or either of them signing to the said engagement shall be forthwith invested by His Majesties Authoritie with principall Commands worthy of them in the standing Army of this kingdome and likewise in some important Garisons now under His Majesties obedience and that a considerable number of the Confederate Catholique Forces shall immediatly be drawne into all the Chiefe Garisons under His Majesties obedience And I doe further assure proportionable advantages to such of any other Armyes in this kingdome as shall in like manner submit unto the Peace and His Majesties authoritie Fiftly This for securitie of as many of those particulars as shall not forth with be performed and made good unto them by the Lord Marques of Ormond His Majesties Lieutenant Governor of this kingdome I will procure them the Kings hand the Queene and Prince of Wales His engagement and an engagement of the Crowne of France to see the same performed unto them Sixtly And further for their assurance that my Lord Lieutenant shall engage himselfe punctually to observe such free Commands as he shall receive from His Majestie to the advantage of the Catholiques of this kingdome or during the Kings want of freedome ftom the Queene or Prince of Wales or such as shall be signified to him as the Kings positive pleasure by the Lord Digby as principall Secretarie of State And further that whilest the King shall be in an unfree Condition he will not obey any orders which shall be procured from His Majestie by advantage of His Majesties want of freedome to the prejudice of what is undertaken And Lastly I doe protest that I shall never esteeme my selfe discharged from this engagement by any power or authoritie whatsoever Provided on both parts that this engagement and undertaking be not understood or extended to debarre or hinder His Majesties Catholique Subjects of this kingdome from the benefit of any further graces and favours which His Majestie may be graciously enduced to concede unto them upon the Queens Majesties mediation or any other treatie abroad with His Holinesse And I doe further engage my selfe to imploy my utmost endeavour and power by way of petition solicitation and persuasion to His Majestie to affoord all the Subjects of this kingdome that shall appeare to have been injured in their estates redresse in the next free Parliament And I doe also further undertake that all persons joyning or that shall joyne in the present engagement shall be included in the act of Oblivion promised in the articles of Peace for any acts done by them since the publication of the said Peace unto the date of the said engagement Signed Clanrikard BY THE COVNCELL AND CONGREGATION Kilkenny 24. November 1646. WEE taking into consideration an Instrument intituled the Marques of Clanrickard his Engagement of the nineteenth of Novermber 1646. doe first observe that his Lordship is qualified with no knowne authoritie that might enable him to make good the undertakings therein exptessed if they did containe advantagious Concessions as they doe not and then let any man judge that looks with an indifferent eye whether the Peace of a kingdome to follow thereupon be grounded on sufficient fundation The next to be considered is the third Article where it is exprest that there shall be a revocation of all the lawes in force in this kingdome in as much as shall concerne any penaltie inhibition or restraint upon Catholiques for the free exercise of their Religion These words seeme plausible but he that will looke into 〈◊〉 Statute of 2. Elizabethae in the 1. 2. 3. and fourth Chapters and other the Statutes of force within this kingdome will find that no Bishop can be made or consecrated or doe the office of a Bishop in conferring orders of Priesthood or granting dispensations or faculties or any Priest exercise his Function after the Rites of the Roman Catholique Church by authoritie of the Sea of Rome but that by expresse words of the said Statute of 2. Eliz. in one of the said Chapters the first offence of that nature is under paine of Premunire which extends to imprisonment during life and the forfeiture of goods and lands the second offence is Fellony and the third offence against that law is High-Treason in the principalls a betters relievers and maintainers c. and the words of the said first Article doe extend onely to the revocation of the penalties against the exercise of Religion which will not take away the branches of those lawes that are against the exercise of Spirituall Iurisdictions or functions so as all our Prelates and Priests are left subject to the former dangers which doubtlesse the Confederate Catholiques did intend to free them from upon the taking of their oath of association by one of the Chapters of that Statute of 2. Eliz. Catholique Service or Masse is excluded out of the Churches and the Common Prayer Booke which the Protestants used introduced and cleerely for any thing mentioned in the said first Article no Masse can