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A82094	A declaration made by the rebells in Ireland, against the English and Scotish Protestants, inhabitants within that kingdome. Also a traiterous oath and protestation lately contrived by the confederate rebells in a councell held at Kilkeney, against the Parliament of England, and Protestants of the three kingdomes. And a generall proclamation (published by the said councell) for arming of all Catholikes from 18 to 60. for subduing of all Protestants in the Kingdome of Ireland. Published according to order.		1644 (1644)	Wing D601; Thomason E17_14; ESTC R21764	3,992	8

A DECLARATION MADE By the Rebells in IRELAND AGAINST The English and Scotish Protestants Inhabitants within that Kingdome ALSO A traiterous Oath and Protestation lately contrived by the Confederate Rebells in a Councell held at Kilkeney against the Parliament of England and Protestants of the three Kingdomes AND A generall Proclamation published by the said Councell for arming of all Catholikes from 18. to 60. for subduing of all Protestants in the Kingdome of Ireland Published according to Order Printed at Waterford by Tho. Bourke Printer to the Confederate Catholikes of Ireland AND Re-printed at London by R. Austin for J. T. 1644. I Have here presented to your viewes what effect the first Cessation of Arms with those bloudy Miscreants the Irish Rebels hath wrought 1. The sending over of an Army to take part with the Malignants in our own Kingdome against the King and Parliament 2. The fresh arming of many thousands of the Rebels by supply from Dunkirke France and divers parts of the Low-Countreyes by which means infinite store of all sorts of Ammunition is come to them 3. A sufficient scope to fortifie themselves in divers of their strong holds and victualling themselves by receiving the last Summers Harvest 4. Unheard of bold and insolent Propositions to His Majesty for a peace justifying themselves in their bloudy rebellious actions as hath already been made appeare to all mens view which Propositions of theirs cannot but be destructive to all Protestants within His Majesties Dominions For confirmation whereof I pray you take notice upon what condition Protestants may live among them by this ensuing Oath framed by their supreme Counsell as they term themselves to be tendred to all Protestants in that Kingdome seconded with a generall scandalous Proclamation for the arming of all persons from the age of 18. to 60. the better to over-awe that poor handfull of our English Protestants yet scatteringly remaining among them in which Proclamation is set forth also what character they hold of these honourable Houses of Parliament and of all our well-affected Protestants after the reading of which Proclamation I hope there is no well-affected Protestant within His Majesties whole Dominions that will desire or wish any other peace with that wicked portion of Babels children then Joshua and the Israelites had with the Canaanites but will rather set their heads their hearts their hands and what else possible may be conducible to bring that Kingdome to an habitation for Gods true Israelites that the Gospell of Christ may once more flourish there and that more gloriously then ever to which my prayers and service are wholly dedicated A Declaration of the Lords Gentry and others of Leinster and Munster of their intentions towards English and Scotish Protestants Inhabitants within this Kingdome WHereas we are informed that it is generally conceived and believed by the English and Scotish Protestants Inhabitants of this Kingdome that wee the Lords Gentry and others of the said Kingdome have taken Armes and taken Forces for the extirpation and banishing of them out of this Kingdome thereby to acquire to our selves their goods and estates we therefore desire to be rightly understood for wee hereby declare that we never consented nor intended nor newill intend nor condescended to any such act but do utterly disclaime them but that each man knowne to be a moderate conformable Protestant may as well as the Romish Catholicks respectively live and enjoy the freedome of their own Religion and peaceably and quietly possesse their own estates so far forth as they or any of them shall joyne with us in this Oath following I A. B. Doe in the presence of Almighty God and all the Angells and Saints and by the Contents of the Bible promise vow sweare and protest to beare true Faith and Allegiance to our Soveraigne Lord King Charles and the heires and successors of his body begotten and will defend him and them as far as I may with my life power and estate against all persons that attempt any thing against his or their Persons Honours Estates and Dignities and that I will with the exposing of my life power and estate joyn with the said Irish or any other to recover his estate royall Prerogatives forcibly wrested from him by the Puritanes in the Houses of Parliament in England and to maintaine the same against them and all others that shall directly or indirectly indeavour to suppresse or doe any act contrary to regall government as also to maintaine Episcopall Iurisd●ction and the lawfullnesse thereof in the Church powers and Priviledges of Prelates and the lawfull Rights and Priviledges of the Subject And I will doe no act or thing direct●y or indirectly to hinder the free and publike exercize of the Romish Catholick Religion in any His Majesties Dominions and that I will joyne with and be assistant to the members of this Common-wealth for redresse to be had of the grievances and pressures thereof in such manner and forme as shal be ●hought fit by a lawfull Parliament and to my power as far as I may I will oppose and bring to condigne punishment even to losse of life l●berty and estate of all such as either by force or practice counsells pl● s conspiracies or otherwise doe or attempt any thing to the contr●r● of a●y Article Clause or any thing in this present Oath Vow or P●otestation contained and neither for reward feare or punishment or any respect whatsoever shall relinquish this Oath and Protest●tion So helpe me God This Declaration and Oath was entred in the Counsell Book of Kilkeney and this is a true copie thereof Witnesse the hand of Jeremy Green Clerk of the supreme Councell of Kilkeney God save the King By the Confederate Catholikes of the Supreme Councell WHereas the Scotish Army in the Province of Ulster and other their adherents in the said Province and other parts of the Kingdom have of late as often before taken a trayterous Oath of Covenant against his sacred Majesty his Crown and Dignity and made an unchristian and prophane Vow for the utter extirpation of the Irish Nation and totall suppression of the Catholike Romane Religion Subversion of Monarchicall government and introduction of confused Anarchy within this Realme and not contented with the inhumane and unparalleld Massacres by them committed on poore labourers women children and many thousands of other Innocents of our Nation without distinction of age sex or condition before the conclusion of the Cessation at Siggins Towne on the 15. of September last notwithstanding continuall depredations robberies thefts burnings and destruction of all the Corne and Inhabitants in many Counties territories within the said Realm elswhere by them acted before the said Cessation the said trayterous Covenanters receiving their maintenance support and orders from the Rebells now in armes against His Majesty in England have augmented and do rather multiply and increase then diminish their exhorbitant courses and whereas the said rebells have joyned in a strict union and