to conclude noe peace without insisting on them but cleare sighted men that trusted not in Ormond as those men did found those articles to be a plaistered bussiness as a boue said If Ormond had power from the King to grant better Articles then the thirty Articles will not your understanding be convinced that hee playd fouly with the confederate Catholicks and that his intention was not frindly nor honest and that his only designe hath bine to deceive us his Majesty in a letter to Ormond december the fiftienth 1644. Oxford hath these words Ormond I am sorry to finde from Colonell Barry the sad condition of your particular fortune for which I cannot find soe good and speedy remedie as the peace of Irland it being likewise to redresse most necessary affaiâ—es heere wherefore I command you to dispatch it out of hand for the doeing of which I hope my publick dispatch will give you sufficient instructions and power c. Some what lower downe he hath thes Words and to show this is more then words I doe hierby promise them and command you to see it don that the penal statutes against Roman Catholicks shall not be put in execution c. and concluds the letter thus soe recommending to your care the speedy dispatch of the peace of Irland and my necessary supplie from thence as I wrot you in my last privat letter I rest Of an other letter to the Marques of Ormond Feb 1644. Oxford are these words And now again I can not but mention vnto you the necessitie of hastning of the Irish peace for which I. hope you are allredy sufficiently furnished from me of materialls but in case peace cannot be had vpon those tearmes you must not by any meanes fall to a new rupture with them but continue the cessation according to â—â— postscript in a letter by lack Barrys a coppie of which dispatch I. Heere with send you Soâ— I rest POSTCRIPT IN case vpon particular mens fancies the Irish peace should not be procured vpon powers I have alredy given you I have thought good to give you this further order which I hope will prove needlesse to seeke to renew the cessation for a yeare for which you shall promise the Irish if you can have it noe cheaper to joyne with them against the Scot and Insiquin c. Those Letters are to be seen in the Kings book stiled Reliquiae scarae Carolinae By thes lines you see how clearly his Majestie insisted vpon a peace with the Irish and fayled not to that effect to send Ormond materials sufficient to satisfie the Irish catholicks having heard theyr complaints and theyr reasonable articls for they demanded no other then the libertie of theyr religion benefit of theyr estates and priviledges yet Ormond in his peace of 30. Articles granted not thes things nor was it in his thought to joyne with us against the Scot and Insiquin the Kings professed enemies who owned for theyr master the vsurping power and parlement of England and there were reports grounded vpon very good presumptions that he sent some of his forces to asist the Scots in the North against us * 3 ' Injury wee come now to a third and maine agrivance and injurie done the confederat Catholicks which was the yealding up of Dublin castel sword and all to the Parliament not withstanding that the Queen and Prince sent from Paris a gentleman expresly instructed to his excellencie to prevent the giving up of these places to the Kings enemies and rather to close up a peace with the Catholicks the only way then appearing for setling the Kings affaires this action hath been one of the vglyest things Ormond ever did to render therfore my reader fully capable of this perfidious proceeding I shall be forced to enlarge my selfe therevpon this will be made cleare out of a discource of the Iorney that the Agent sent from the Queen and Prince Mr. Wintergrant a Catholick Gentleman made himselfe who came to Ormond with his letters and instructions before he had given up the castell of Dublin the cittie was rendered before to the parliament the cheefest part of the discource runs thus his Majestie beeing a prisoner at homby and all negotiation for his deliverance and restablishment rendered frvitless it was thought fitt by the Queen and Prince of wales with theyr counsel that some body should be sent to Irland with letters and instrustions to my Lord of Ormond for settling of a peace in that Kingdome for that purposse said Mr. Wintergrant was chosen and accordingly receaved certain instructions sent by the Queen all these instructions tended to the settlement of peace between the confederat Catholicks and the Kings partie as appeareth by the express words of the second instruction you shall informe the said Lord Lieutenant how sensible we and the Prince are of the present troubles of the Kingdom as well in consideration of the Kings affayres in generall as Particularly out of the apprehension of the great and imminent danger that may thereby happen to those which yet remain under the obedience of him the said Lord Lieutenant and how desirous we and the Prince are to contribut all that is in our power to reconsile the things in question between the said Lord Lieutenant and the consederat Catholicks of Irland whereby all of them may bee firmly Vnited under the authoritie of our dearest Lord the King and thereby inabled to defend themselves against the common enemie and seasonably assist the King in his other dominions he also brought letters to the Lord Nunâ—io and Romain cleargy and to severall noble men and to certaine corporations and citties to be first shewed to Ormond and as he pleased to be delivered or not deliverod all was left to Otrmonds breast and this Mr. Wintergrant was to pursue all his instructions in such manner as the Lord Lieutenant shall thinke fitt and in all other things you shall saith the instruction governe your selfe according to the advice and orders of the said Lord Lieutenant In the sixst instruction are these words If he the said Lord Lieutenant shall direct you to repaâ—re to the Lord Nuncio Assembly Cleargy or supreme counsel of the Irish nation or to the Generall assembly now met at Kilkennie you shall vpon all occations when your discretion shall think fitt publish a vow and declare the great inclination which we and the Prince have to contribut effectually all that shall be proper for us and him to the speedy concluding a happy peace in Irland These were one sort of instructions I receiued saith Mr. Wintergrant which were not to be kept soe privat but that they were in some cases comunicable but these that follow not soe Privat instructions YOu shall deliver to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland fourtien blanks now given to your possession by vs and the Prince two wherof were Ioyntly signed by vs and the Prince six other signed by vs alone and the other six by the Prince alone You
THE VNKINDE DESERTOR OF LOYALL MEN AND TRUE FRINDS Jn the land of the holy hee hath don wicked things and hee shall not see the glory of our Lord. Isai cap. 26. vers 10. Superiorum permissu AnÌ„o 1676. CENSURA SAnctis eremi incolis strenuisque Christi athletis non immeritò annumerandus venit venerabilis ille solitarius fidelis Christâ— famulus Dominus S. E. qui ab hinc anniâ— vt fertur viginti tribus spreto hominum Commercio ad Medirerranei maris littus à Narbâ—nensi â—ivitate non procul dissitum seder Vir hic sanè si animum exscriptis spectes Candidus lustus apparet si doctrinam â—ruditissimus si facundiam ornatissimus quem insuper Corporis pudicitia animae Castitas morum Comitas quod caput est veritatis amor quae Sacrorum hominum partes effe debent ab adolescentia nisi fama mendax sit eximiè decorarunt sed has hominum invidia sprevit virtutes eumque opimo quo gaudebat in patria sacerdorio spoliavit Quid fecit vir optimus in exilium relegatus velut alter Arsenius pulsante ad cordis aurem voce Angelicâ Fuge late tace Continuò acquiescens oraculo Fugit latuit tacuit Damnatisque Babylonis plateis faciem ad Sanctam Ierusalem aeternam quaesiturus pacem convertit Enixius quaerebat Dominum quem diligebat animus in crepidine maris invenit nec dimisit ratus venenata quibus in hoc mundo omnes configimur invidiae spicula neminem nisi eo protegente declinare valere Fidam igitur stationem nactus ab omni prorsus hominum consuetudine tutam vt cum solo liberatore liberius colloqueretur diu multumque conticuit Tandem tamen aliquandò divina dispensante voluntate ruptis importuni nobis silentij repagulis vox ejus altius intonuit nostrasque ad aures à solitudinis antro allapsa non inutile eum semper otio torpuisse indicat aureum enim hunc libellum cui Titulus The Vnkind desertor of loyall men and true Frinds mole licet exiguum tamen ipsa reâ—magnis voluminibus comparandum à silentiarij ore patriae tam faedè proditae miseratio vel potius ipsa extorsit veritas Iliadem vt aiunt seu heu malorum nostrorum in nuce habes Gentem Hibernicam Catholice semper Religionis non citrà miraculum tenacissimam veteris nobilitatis insignem sceleratè modò profligatam funditusque nefariorum hominum dolo furore gladio eversam commemorat plangendamque docet Iacobum Butlerum Ormondiae Ducem ipsumque longa claraque Catholicorum majorum serie in ipso licet Hiberniae regno conspicuè oriundum malorum omnium fontem acâ—originem probat Tantorumque criminum reum invictis peragit documentis cum enim Hiberniam prorex aliquando gubernasset eique ut prese ferebat ipsa reverà exigebat patriae charitas consulturus crederetur ita omnes suis circumsepsit infatuavitque praestigiis incautos ut omnes perdiderit patriaeque statum omnino subverterit Hanc illius tam insignem numquamque expiandam perfidiam auctor execrandosque dolos barbarico indignos animo detegit palamque orbi facit quid vero indignius quid scelerarius quam Hibernos quà religione in Deum quà in regem fide inconcussos turpiter deserere ac Cromwelli Trium nationum praedatoris satellitibus sicariis ad haerere Hoc inauditum scelus molitus est Ormonius idque nescio quo inveterato in nationem suam paternamque fidem odio correptus ac velut oestro percitus huc accessit opum dignitatumque sitis inexplebilis atque effrene desiderium Auctoris scriptis fama mihi tantummodo noti mentem amo animi candorem amplector virtutes veneror acrem nitidumque stylum satis laudare nequeo par sibi in omnibus judicium admiror ardentemque in patriam gentemque suam amorem vehementer suspicio Quamobrem praeclarum hoc opus numeris omnibus â—bsolutum erudito certè dignum auctore publica luce dignissimum judico Idque vel maximè cum nihil omninò complecti videatur quod orthodoxae fidei Canonicis Sanctionibus aut morum honestati adversetur Quin imo Apostolicae Sedis decus atque honorem ubicumqueâ—se ingerit occasio egregriè tueatur Quod testatum facio veritatis promulgandae gratis ductus amore cum exactè nec non vigili curâ— omniâ— perlegerim aequaque lance trutinaverim Signatum Parisiis 12. Februarij 1676. A. I. S. T. Professor THE PREFACE BAnished for Religion and Loyalty to my Prince in the yeare 1652. by Cromwelians then bearing sway wee were som fifteen of vs ship'tin one bottom landing in Britaine in France I tooke my way to this Province not farre from Narbon where I had frinds having liu'd there before And heer I have been about 24. yeares very solitary seeing rarly any of my Countrimen Thus farre from Labans house and noys I finde great tranquility and case of minde in Magdalens silent contemplation When I have been forced a way the Land was possessed by Philistym they had the Arck captive and vnder them my country was turned to a Babylon of sinn vyce Nothing was to be seen in the Streets of this Cittie but oppression of the Iust jniquity rage and fury against Roman piety the Altars falne downe and the Priestes bitterly persecuted some of them consuming a way in prisons som cast into exile and others chased in wods and mountains like wyld beasts all of them charged with two great crymes To be Catholick Priestes and Loyall to theire king All the Catholicks true to God and Prince transplanted into a corner of the Kingdom And this calamity they suffered with the rest that Royall authority was layd a sid and a Dagon sett vp The tyranny of the vsurping Parlament and reverenced This was the face then of that inchanted Iland and they say things are noe way amended as to Catholick natives since the kings going homeâ— that change having noe ways bettered theire fortunes but that theire calamities and miseries soe it is written from many hand 's are dayly increased soe as men beaten with Scourges in Crumwells tyme cry out they are now beaten with Scorpions Often have I lamented all a lone for my deare Countrys desolation and found my greefe inconsolable because I saw noe end of their sufferings Somtym it came to my minde that if a sincere relation of our hard servitude and extremities were given to Catholick Princes with humble prayers this would doe vs good but a gaine when I called to minde that this had been don allready and that able and noble personages had said these things in significant language and that they had in all Courts but cold and delaying answers I dispair'd of all releefe that way One of our Bishops having been in Rome Anno 1652. Ad visitanda limina Apostolica had conferrence with the then Cardinal Secretary after Alexander Septimus his Eminency said to the Bishop it
was a sensible greefe to his Holynesse to see his Children of Irland a constant people in Catholick Religion soe sorly afflicted and cast downe and holy faith allmost extinguished and that there was noe way possible to releeve them the Prelate reply'd our wound is now indeed soe wide and feastered as is very hard to heal it but when it was fresh not soe wide and as yet curable our Nation found no Samaritan that would power oyle and wine into it One thing I shall say worthy to be written in Characters of gold that a Catholick Prince driven out of his owne Dominions was hee that offered fairest Ad rem Catholicorum in Hibernia restituendam Charles P. M. late Duke of Loraine a Caesar in fortitude and Resolution one of the greatest Captaines Europ had seen for som ages a Prince that by longe experience of crosses and Calamities made the world know Quod sciveriâ— fortia agere fortia pati To this Duke were sent from Irland Anno 1651. Stilo veteri a Bishop a Cheralier of high quality from the Clergy and from the then Visroy or Lord Deputy and the people a Viscâ—uâ—â— and two noble Cheâ—aliers all able men and fitt to manage soe Important a business as that was The Duke received them with all afability and after a deliberation and debate of som monthes they proceeded to an agreement very advantagious to Catholick Religion the king and Nation the sum of this capitulation was that his highness vndertook to warr vpon the Rebelling Parlament to pay the Army and to furnish Canon and all war-like Amunition vntill the Kingdom were recovered and those vndertook in behalfe of the Nation to reimbours his highness and to give him for Caution som townes his Highness medled not at all with the civill goverment of the Kingdom but only with the Militia and was ingag'd to restore the Cautionary townes his disboursments being payd The Duke advanced twenty thousand pistols in ready mony six thousand therof went over with his Envoy the Abbot of S. Catharin whoe tooke vp fourteen thousand more of the Marchants in Irland which some was payd them in Antwerp by the Dukes order His Highness sent over two little vessels with Amunition and Armes which arrived and two other little vessels were taken vpon the Coast of Britanie The whole came to som thirty thousand pistols and was not this a Princly and magâ—ificent liberality of a Duke then out of his owne Country But let noe man wonder at this it being naturall to the great Dukes of Loraine to fight Battles for holy Religion and the house of God in all extremities and what other can be expected from Princes descending from Godeâ—ry king of Hierusalem I should fill a vollume if I should speak at large of his warlike feats and vallour let the day and Battle of Norlingham alone speak wherin were slaine 18000. Swedes to his vallour and conduct was attributed a great share of this victory Vâ—o verbâ— in all encounters hee play'd a souldiers part as well as that of a Captaine Et licet fuerit maximus Imperio militars fuit tamen major exemplâ— fortitudinis This digression and mention of his high exploits and fortitude is a gratitude due from mee to his highness who hath been a patron and father to my Countrimen in theire exile and confident I am God will poure blessings aboundantlv vpon his gallant Childe Prince de Vaudemont and noe less on his Nephew present Duke Charles of Lorainâ— a Prince of great expectation and on the whole family a most glorious house that hath evermore defended and protected the Catholick Church To speak of the greatness antiquity and splendor of the house of Loraine is but to hold a candle to the sunne All Europ knowes the puissance and piety of the house of Guise a branch of Loraine which gave a Queen to Scoâ—tland Mary second wife to King Iames the fifthâ— mother to Queen Mary of Scotts put to death in England by Cruell Elizabeth great Grandmother To King Charles the second by her right hee is true Heire and King of the three Kingdoms There are other noble Fâ—â—ilies in France as D'â—â—ouf Maine Ioyes Harcour and many more golden streames flowing from theire fountaine the house of Guisâ— as that from Loraine those houses have alsoe given most Excellent Heroes and Captains all of them ever true to the holy Church and Loyall to theire Princes the most Christian Kings Soone after the a forsaid Capitulation was perfected our King arriving at Paris after the defeat and Roote of his army at Worcester the Duke demanded his Royall assent to the agreement hee had made with his Catholick subjects the King heervpon cald together his counsell Ormond was one of them for giving answer they Iudg'd it noe way expedient that the King should agree to what had past between the Duke and his subjects at Brusells Which seemed strange to all that heard it seeing noe Prince in Europ took part with our King but the Duke a lone It seems this Counsell all compos'd of Protestants would not have Irland recovered by a Catholick Prince they could by noe meanes agree with two Articles of the Capitulation the one that the Duke had been accepted by those contracted with him for Protector Royall of the Nation they were less troubled that Crumwell who had murthered one King and forced another the Present King out of his Dominions should take all then a most antient Catholick Duke and his Majestyes â—insman should bee stiled Royall Protector of the Catholicks of Irland whereas soon after Crumwell was over all Europ called Protector of the three Kingdoms The other displeasing Article was that his Highness engag'd himselfe to restore Catholick Religion in Irland in its splendor and soe Catholick was the Duke as hee chiefly took in hand our quarrell for making good this Article The Capitulation from which wee hoped for preservation being blasted in this Kindâ— his Majestey Employed two Envoyes to the Duke an English Protestant Lord and Sr. Henry de Visque his Majesties then Râ—â—ideâ—â— in Brussell with those the King returned the Duke thanks by a Kinde letter for his care of his intrest and desired him to treat with these new men who were curteously received by his Highness but at the second conference hee told them hee did not know what matter of Capitulation could pass between him and theire maister who had not at that tyme in his owne possession as much as one Citty wal'd-towne fort or Port in his three Kingdoms yet not withstanding if his Majesty would bee pleas'd to consent to the Articles hee had perfected with the aforesaid Catholick commissioners hee would perform all of his part which answer being not accepted by the Kings counsell the Duke by a handsom manifest soon after discharg'd his owne honour from all blame and Imputation touching the forementioned Capitulation and agreement Be pleased my civill reader to consider the deplorable and sadd condition of the Catholicks
Lynch knight whom I doe instance for a thousandmore not for any acquaintance with him what right I say had he to this knight's estate vpon what accompt did he invade the islands of Aaron this gentleman's inheritance and had his son Richard created earle of that place and estate it is manifestly known that Domimum perfectum plenum of said estate was in Sr. Robert Lynch and his heires and yet my lord tooke those lands from him quo titulo quo iure is the question deffend F. VVailsh if you can in this place your great patron ipsa synderesis tould Ormond that he was doeing wrong and robbery the lands appertaning to Sr Robert that judicium naturale quo as S. Basil speakes ab iniquis bona facile discernere postumus clearly convinced Ormond that he was doeing a robbery that law of nature quod tibi non vis fieri alteri ne feceris that light of which holy David speakes signatum est super nos lumen vultus tui domine all those sacred lawes cryed out the depriving of Sr. Robert Lynch of his estate was factum contra legem dei aternam all those lights of God and nature condemnes this fact soe that finis operis finis operantis objecctum circumstantiae omma qua agebat Ormonius erant contralegem Dei what then can he say or plead for himselfe or you for him he cannot alleage that he acquired that Dominium by any pact stipulation donation permutation or prescription what then will men say in this case noe other then that Ormonds invading that gentlemans lands was apertum latrâ—cinâ—um Likely you may tell me the King made a grant to Ormond of the said knights estate you know well that in lege naturae noe human power can diâ—pense and it is certaine that the law of nature doth bind all kind of men and that none can pretend exemption from the force of that law the impression therof being a light made in every mans haert soe that this law binds as well the prince as the lowest man legi naturae saith lactantius net praerogari fas est nec derogare ex hoc aliquid licet neque tota abrogari potest nec vero aut per senatum aut per populum hac lege liberari possumus shall I say more probable it is that God himself cannot dispense in the law of nature take S. Thomas his authority for it quia id sapientiae divinae omnino repugnat proendeque fieri non potest 1. 2. quaest 100. ar 8. ratio est saith the saint quia lex naturalis nihil aliud est vt docet S. Aug quam ipsius aternae legis incommut abilis rattonis ipsius divinae sapientiae in mentibus hominum facta transcriptio Now it is evidently cleare a man's life liberty fame lands estates and fortunes are his owne by the law of nature and that by force of the same law quisuis potest se defendendo sua vine vi repelsere and soe could Sr. Robert against Ormond invading his estate had he beene able to doe soe But you will say the landsand estates of subjects forfeited to the king for treason rebellion and other like crimes by way of attaindeur may be disposed of by the king I grant that but this authority for taking away from such men their lands and estates the prince hath from the law of nature which doth not protect any privat man to doe against the publick good wherefore the commonwealth can take away the life of a man and his estate though both are his by the law of nature when he transgresses against the prince or publick good to whom by pact or law of nature he should oboy this the prince can doe for justice sake but not for convenience or at his will and pleasure for the bonds prescribed to the jurisdiction of a prince are justice law and reason and not to doe his owne pleasure Now I would know from you what crime hath Sr. Robert committed was he convinced of any crime against the king before any bench of justice what hath he don who charged him the law of England a good law sayes noe man can be condemned but by course of law that is the subjects birth-right and to that effect are lawes made that justice may be don to all men princes are obliged in conscience to administer justice ackording the law I demand againe what hath Sr. Robert Lynch don you will say he was ingaged in the â—rish rebellion for soe you still call that just war which you could never as yet prove nor never shall but grant it hath been a rebellion Sr. Robert Lynch as all the confederat catholicks had an act of oblivion from the king in the peace of 48. ergo your rebellion was pardonned ergo Sr. Robert Lynch cannot loose his estate for that nor hath he since that time entred into a new rebellion or committed any act of â—reason Ormond cannot say he broake the Articles of peace of 48. for he still observed them and adhered to the gouverment and to Ormond and had nothinh to doe with the congregation of Iamestowne whose acts were by Ormond esteemed or reputed treasonable â— tell me then what right had Ormond to that noble gentlemans estate you see the King's grant if any he gave being against the law of nature and the law of the land is voyd and cannot excuse Ormond's conscâ—ience and if the king by a wrong information had granted one mans estate to an other that other cannot prescribe quia numquam erat in bona fide and consequently in conscience he is bound to restore the said estate because he houlds it malafide and the prince himselfe rightly informed is obliged in conscience to have the estate restored to the right owner But now let uâ— returne to the other part of the F letter wherin he vseth a christian freedom of minding the king and Ormond how dangerous a thing is the violation of publick faith and how such transgressors have beene severly punished in all ages but above all he brings downe a formidable example of publick faith broken with the Gabionites and how King David fir appeasing the great famin and the anger of God come vpon the people delivered to said Gabionits seaven children and nephews of Saul who crucifyed them alive vpon a montaine to expiat this publick horrid sin even in the face of sun Lib. 2. Reg. c. 21. he ends his letter to Ormond thus My lord conclude here but with my harty wilâ—es that in the house and at the Counsells of our great king your Excellency may both appeere and prove your selfe hereafter what you are in part already an other Ioseph that by the best advises you may preserve the best of Princes and all his people of soe many different nâ—tions of the british monarchy may it be soe my lord and may the catholicks of Irland in particular owne you a great deliverance as I can not but confidently
exspect from you in due time for my light in the triangle cannot be exstinguished But my lord may not innocent benjamen alone nor frindly Ruben onely but even Symeon and Levi and their complices against you heretofore have cause to blesse God for you here after may they all find in effect that you have the bowells of Ioseph to forgive and compassion at them and his power to deliver them and his faith to beleeve that God permitted their evil against you even in forâ—ing you twice away from them of purpose to preserve you for their good and that you might returne even this second time their great deliverer Propâ—tious heaven and your owne good Genius my lord sâ—cond my wisâ—es and may your faith-full beleever see with his owne eyes the full accomplishment that â— may employ all his dayes after and all his labours in consecratnig to posterity your name with this Flogium of Ioseph the saviour of his brethren and of his country and of all the People and these are the harty wishes of my lord your Excâ—llencies most humble and most devoted servant P. VV. Here is a glorious perciose of that famous letter good God what a faire flourish wee have here of magnificent woords and even nothing but woords vowes and dreaming wishes that will take effect at once with the Velleities of the damned soules of hell first he infinuats the great wisedom of Ormond in the house and counsells of the king and would make vs beleeve he will appeare like an other Ioseph and by the best of advises preserve the best of Princes our gratious king and all his people of soe many different nations of the Brittish monarchy soe as the very Brittish crowne is againe like to suffer an other fatal knock iâ— Ormond's divine counsells and adviles doe not prevent it what man can read these Magnalia without gearing at this fryar's folly he then say's may the catholicks of Irland in particular owe you a great diliverance as I can not but confidently exspect from you in good time for my light in the triangle can not be exstinguished Certainly the man have been in a pleasant humour and some jouiall exstasie when he wroâ—e these things but I see the spirit of prophesie forsooke this friar long agoe and nothing I am sory for it fell out according his proguostication for Ormond did quite deceave him in his hopes and astrean predictions and his false light in the triangle if ever it was in the triangle is shamefully put out for the people of Irland in stead of this hopefull deliverance owe to Ormond their downfall and vtter destruction He then speaks of beloved Benjamen of frindly Ruben as likewise of Symeon and Levi and their complices against Ioseph giving therby to vnderstand that the Catholicks sould Ormond as Ioseph'â— brethren sould him to the Egyptians which is as great a lye as could be framed by a diabolick mind wheras Ormond if he did not sell the nation as Clarendo the Chanchelour did he hath at leastwise betrayed them in trust pray good F name the marchand to whome wee sould your Ormond tell the price wee had for selling him name the country he was transported vnto Now he comes to the bowells of Ioseph in Ormond O the mercifull bowells of Ormond in compassionating his countrymen It is true he had great power to doe vs good but turned that power to destruction carryed away by a spirit of rancor and revenge whereas you say wee forced Ormond away out of the country it is a shamfull lye but he himselfe withdrew in as much as he could doe noe good to the countrie as above said next you tell us he will become the great deliverer of his countrie O the great deliverer Ormond of his countrie and countriemen of the Catholicks of Irland noble Ormond that brought them out of chaines and bondage that defended them faith-fully against Orery Montrath and the rest of that rabelment of rebells when they had a contest before king and counsel that consoled them in their extremities delivered them from hunger and famin that represented to the king their loyalty and affection and made good to them the Articles of 48. O wonderfull deliverer of the nation Ormond the lying friar perclosed his letter with this great elogium and prayer That Ormond may prove a Ioseph and saviour of his brethren and of his Countrie and of all the people Change your stile idle and vaine friar writ truth once in your life and tell â—he world that thy Ormond hath not been a Ioseph nor saviour but the ruine looser and destroyer of his brethren and countrie and of all the people You may as wel prove crueltie to be mercy Hehogahalus was a Cato â—ticensis or a Phoâ—ion of Athens and that Messalina wife to Claâ—dius was a vestal nun as that Ormond was a Ioseph to the Irish Let who please compare Ormond with Ioseph and then judge this friar apostatizing from all pietie and his order a lyar in calling Ormond a Ioseph Ioseph in Putiphar's house was faithfull to his maister contenent and vertuous Ioseph in prilon was patient obedient to Gods will and beloved of all Ioseph in the court and governement of Egypt was wise just humble and in noe way proud or arrogant if Ormond hath those vertues let those that know him tell vs. Ioseph was of soe great wisedom and providence as he prevented seaven yeares famin by gathering corne in time of plenty and selling it in time of scarsity and hunger to the people thereby preserving them all from starving wherefore Pharo called Ioseph the saviour of the world surely the friar cannot stile Ormond saviour of Irland or of the Irish in this sense he preserved none of them from famin but starved thousands of them by taking away their lands estates and bread this his crvel tyrannie and oppression of the poore makes them strick the gates of heaven with grones and â—ighes and cryes they all say aloud O Ormond cruel man thou hast taken away the pleadge of thy brethren without cause and thâ— naked thou hasâ— spoiled of cloathes widdowes thou haâ—â— sent away â—mpâ—ie and the armes of pupills thou hast broken in peeces Iob. â— 22. Those are flatering friar the workes of mercy Ormond thy Ioseph have done the Catholicks of Irland this is the tenderness of his mercifull bowells towards them those are the effects of his great affection and care of them and all this being soe speake fa VVailsh truth and shame the divel what hath thy Ormond to doe with Ioseph thy Ormond I say a man of whome it is generally spoken and beleeved could never forgiven any thing that looked like an offence or injurie done him wheras mercy was the greatest vertue in Ioseph and his remitting and forgiving the injuries done him by his brethren who sold him over to the Egyptians CHAPTER X. Evident proofes of Ormonds deserting the Catholicks cheefly drawen out of his owne letter to Orery FRom the
Prince Neither wanted Ormond as some men did think his hidden reasons that moved him to neglect soe much and sleight the Royall Authority His Logickâ— made him discourse thus secretly with himselfe the King is prisoner to his Parliment and noe hopes left for his redemption hee is like to perish there the Queen alsoe and the young Prince they are exiled what can they doe They are not able to help themselves much less to procure any forraigne assistance for his Majesty the Parliment of England with Crumwell have drawne all England to theire owne side with Scotland and a great part of Irland as the large Province of Vâ—ster where the Scot insulted and that part of Munster where Insequin with his Army remained vnder obedience of the Parliment my best way then will be quoth Ormond to play my owne game the best and make good vse of the tymes I will therfore apeare exteriourly for his Majesty and yet oblige the Parliment in yielding vp to them the Castle of Dublin with the Kings sword and all the faire County of Dublin rather then keep it and take part with the Irish and this I will doe notwithstanding the Queen and Princes orders and commands to the contrary for I may well feare the Irish Catholicks and I though Ioyned with them will be at long running mastered by the Parliment who will be minâ—full of mee in due tyme for soe necessary and frindly an action And truly it fell out soe for though they shewed noe personal favour to Ormond they shewed great kindness to his Lady allowing her three thousand pound starling for her Ioynter as a bove said and Crumâ—â—â—lls Children weare not less frindly to her Children and all this kindness hath been done them by all liklyhood in recompensation of Ormonds giving vp the Cittie Castle and County of Dublin to the Parliment Projects of Policy are deep and secret and likly this act of Ormond was the Policy and Wisdom the Lord Digby meant when hee sayd to Mr. Wintergrant that the Lord of Ormond was wiser then to vnite with the Irish Catholicks But in the meane tyme what became of his Loyalty Of his great zeal to his Majestys interest Of his obedience to the Royall Commaunds and to the orders and instructions of the Queen and Prince Herein the King was sleighted the Queen and Prince put by who as they held the preserving of Dublin the Castle therof and County about it to be the Kings great intrest and beneficiall for his Majesty soe alsoe they did think the delivering vp of all to the Parliment would prove a very great loss and distructive to his Royall intrest for preventing of which loss and mischief orders commaunds instructions and all power were sent from Queen and Prince by Mr. Wintergrant to Ormond to perclose a peace with the Confederate Catholicks at what price soever If the neglect committed heerin by Ormond sleighting the Royall powers and Authority a cleare Argument of disobedience in him to both hath redounded to the vtter overthrow of the Catholicks and Kingdom and consequently of his Majestys intrest therin you my reader may Iudge or any other Impartiall Iudgment CHAPTER 17'th The accommodation sent by the confederat Catholicks to Ormond Lord Lieutenant for preserving of the Cittie and Castle of Dublin with the lands about it rejected by him and the reasons given by him for such rejection GEntle Reader heer before I give you the accommodation presented and offered by the Confederate Catholicks vnto Ormond I think it necessary to give you first the sound observation of an vnderstanding and discret Member made vpon the same accommodation of the said confederate Counsell of Catholicks which shall serve you as a guiding light to the clearer vnderstanding how the matter was carried on which vvas vvord to vvord as follovveth That the late Articles of pacification concluded vvith the Lord Marqnis of Ormond Anno 1646. Being rejected by the generall assembly vvith an vnanimous consent by reason the Lord Marquis of Ormond did not grant those conditions vnto vvhich hee vvas authorized by his Maiesty and for that the King vvas brought vnto a condition incapable at present to performe any thing that was granted and for that there was noe security in them for Religion or Nation and the insecurity not com knovvledg of the confederats vntill after the late pacification vvas published the late generall assembly in the begining of March last Imployed Mr. Giffery Barron som tyme before Imployed in France and Mr. Gerrald Fennell both persons of great trust vnto the said Marqnis vvith the inclosed heads or Overtures of an accommodation to continue vntill his Maiesty vvere in a free condition to grant honourable and safe conditions vnto the consederats and the said Marquis after receiving the said Overtures by vertue of a letter of Credence from the said Mr. Barron and Mr. Fennell returned ansvver to the assembly that hee vvould send his ansvvers by messengers of his owne first giving great hopes vnto those Imployed by the assembly that hee would never Ioyne with the Parliment The assembly expecting this answer for one and twenty days received it not to the hazard and very great charge of the Kingdom his Lordship in the interim treated with the Parliment Commissioners and the assembly fully possessed with a beliefe that his Lordship would never conclude with the Parliment a few days days before the adjournment sent Theobala Butler Major of Horss in the Catholick Army to his Lordship to know the cause which might retard or stay his Lordships answer soe long and soe much expected at whose coming thither the said Marquis having as it seemes concluded with the Parliment delivered hostages vnto theire Gommissioners Viz his sonne the Lord Richard Butler and the Lord Dyllon the Earle of Resâ—omon a considerable Peere and native of this Kingdom Collonell Arthur Chischester sonne and haire of the Lord Viscount Chischester and Sr. lames Ware Knight a person of consideration with him and of the Privie Counsell hier vpon the sayd Lord Marquis tould the said Major Buttler that hee would never propound any thing to the consederate Catholicks that was in theire power to deny him The Assembly receiving this answer soe much tending to the Kings disservice by which the hopes of an accommodation was frustrated they being solâ—mnly sworne to endeavour an accommodation with him which were consistent with Loyalty and Catholick Religion on the fourth currant adjourn'd it selfe vntill the 12'th of November next soone after Monsieur Tallone and Monsieur Munnery Residents to the King of France arrived heer and being with vs at the Counsell declared that most of theire bussiness hither was to solicit an accommodation tending Chiefly to the preservation of the Catholick Religion and wee did on all occations declare our willingness and rediness to effectuate the same and after severall Iourneys made by the said Monsieur Tallent to Dublin wee did condescend to enlarge the Cessation at first agreed vpon to the
thousand pound or more for her Ioynter per Annum who more inward with the King then Ormond who more respected by Crumwell then the Lady of Ormond and shee well requited Crumwels kindness to his relations cheefly to his sonne Harry vpon the Kings restauration who obtained vpon her knees from the King as wee have been informed that Harry Crumwell might enjoy the estate given him in Ireland by his Father in the tyme of his Protectourship among other lands hee had that of Mr Sedgrave of killeglan a good and ancient familie which estate hee sold to one Sir Patrick Moledy knight who possesseth it to this day and the relict of said Sedraâ—es Mistris Iane Nâ—ttingam a good and vertuous Lady lives very poorly and in a sad condition with her Children without Ioynter or relief and soe my Lady Dutches of Ormonds solicitations for Harry Crumwell weare for the Childe of him that murthered the Kings Father and against a poor widow and her babes a wedow whose Father and Kindred were ever faithfull to the Crowne and were not these think you Godly and misterious prayers and intercessions CHAPTER 13'th How the frugality and laudable husbandry of the ancient Renowned Heroes did content it selfe and have bine satisfyed with small rewards given them for theire rate services by the common wealth GReat reason that deserving men should be looked vpon and requited according the service don to theire country or Prince this custome hath been exercised in the best and most flourishing common wealths of Rome Athens Carthage and Lacedemonia who reflecting vpon the deserts of theire people and services don the common wealth at home and a broad did by statutes expresse eternize theire names and families vnto Posterity as alsoe by gifts and rewards And these soe collated munificencies were by distinct names called as some by the name of Adorea martiall praise another was called Corona aurea a gold Croâ—ne Navaâ—â— a sea fight Crowne soe Castrensis aâ—d Obsiâ—ionaâ—â— a field and siege Crowne c. now and then they gave your Hostas Deauratas gilded speres and some times they gave certaine Akers of ground and measures of Corne more or less as they deserved and such measures were called Heminae which in phisicall measure is not three gallons heere it is to be noted how great Heroes and Champions anciently were recompenced for theire extraordinary services don to the common-wealth with small presents and well contented were they with the same soe great have been theire frugal husbandry and parcemonie in all theire life that hardly wee can give Creditt to what historians write of theire wonderfull moderation in theire publick expences of Pompes feastings and showes Great men were sober in those ages Titus Liuius tells us Quintus Cinâ—inatus was carried from the plough to the dignity of a dictator which warre being ended hee returned chearfully to the plough againe hee relates alsoe how the Ambassadors of the Samnites found Curius Dentatus another Dictaror making ready and cleansing of rootes for his supper and even at that tyme hee says there were noe more in all the Roman Armies of waiting men such as wee call calones but two Marâ—us Anthontus not hee that fatall man to Cicero and to the Common-wealth but another Chosen Consull of a great Armie design'd in to spaigne had but eight servants soe Carbo in the same dignity placed as wee read had but seven what shall I say of Cato the senior who in the same Imployment power and commission for Spaigne had but three however this Cato named the censor though contented wisely with such a small retennue was Captaine Generall in theire Armie a famous oratour and a prudent counselour reputed by the Common wealth in the Common-wealth and by all Rome for his sober life was called a good father to his children a good husband to his wife a frugall houskeeper and a man a great praise in those days well skill'd in the plough Epaminondas a famous Captaine Protectour and flower of the Thebans who fought soe many battaills valiantly nevertheless it is written hee had but one sute of Cloathes which when required reparation hee was forced to keep house till mended and brought unto him This Epaminondâ— I speak of dyed soe poore as not soe much in his house could be had as to pay his funeralls which was performed by the Common-Wealth What need I speak in this place of Phocion Socrates and Iphaltes Miracles of nature and wisest of Athens This Phocion who fought 26. battaills victorious allways and triumphant over his enimies yet a greater dispiser of riches honours and titles as histories doe testify refused one hundred talents sent unto him by Alexander the great as a Present demaunding of those brought the Present what was Alexanders meaning in sending to him alone and only that Present they replyed for as much as hee takes you to be the only man of honour and merit amongst the Athenians to this hee answered briefly why then let Alexander leave mee soe during my life which is a thing I cannot be if I receive and accept of his talents of gould vpon the same Phocion alexander offered to bestow severall Citties but hee answered the Messenger goe returne and tell thy Master Alexander that I took him to bee of soe noble a spiritt as hee would doe nothing that might render himselfe and mee in famous which is like to follow if I accept of his gift for hee will be estemed a bryber and I taken for a corrupt man and traitour to my Country in this place I could make mention of Cato Iunior Glory of Rome a man did hate to flatter any body this Cato brauely opposed Pompeius the great in som things and denyed him is Daughter in Mariage saying I will not give my Daughter in hostage to Pompeius for feare that hee himselfe by that action should be against the Common-wealth yet after Iulius Caesar became Tyrant this Cato rancked himselfe on Pompeius his side soe much was this Cato adicted to poverty and all sort of hard suffrings that it is written of him and of Phocion that they went a great part of the yeare bare foot and bare headed These prophane examples of those Heroick Champions I have brought heer expressly to the great confusion of our Christian dissolut great personages that they may see how these rare vertues shined and were Imbraced by Pagans which they abhor to exercise or have seen in themselves Frugality Humility honest and diseret poverty zeal to theire Country contempt of wealth and honours moderation in theire pomps showes and feastings These are the vertues and the weapons with which those ancient Heroes kept theire common-wealth in peace and Concord Glory Wealth and Prosperity with these I say they have eternised theire fame to future ages not with Pride Ambition Extortion Emulation Deceits vaine Assentations Gluttonies and the like vices familiare to Christian personages Certainly there is nothing procures in a Common Wealth sooner Envy Discord betwixt person
shall acquaint the Lord Lieutenant that wee and the Prince doe authoriz and apoint him to fill vp all the said blanks in such manner and to such purpose and with such contents as hee shall think most proper for the service of our dearest Lord the King in his Irish affaires and you shall assure him the said Lord Lieutenant that as wee and the Prince repose this trust and confidence in him that hee shall make vse of them as hee shall think fitt for the advancement of the peace in Ireland soe will both of vs at all tymes auow and Iustify those Instruments soe to be filled vp by him as our owne acts and as don by our owne particular directions and commaund you shall more particularly acquaint the Lord Lieutenant from vs and the Prince that if in the treaty of peace or in the conclusion therof hee desires to be assisted with any further Authority grounded vpon any letters sent to him from the King or otherwise in our power then wee desire him the said Lord Lieutenant to fill vp the blanks signed by vs or the Prince with such authority from vs or from vs and the Prince or from the Prince only in such manner as hee shall finde most proper and conducing to such a peace You shall likwise particularly acquaint him the Lord Lieutenant that if hee shall finde it proper for the advancement of the peace there that your selfe or your selfe with any others now in Ireland should in our name and authorised by vs repaire to the assembly Generall now held at Kilkennie or the supreme Counsel of the Irish or to any other body or persons with the overtures of a treaty or any particular in order to concerning or conducing to the same our desire is and wee hierby authorise him the said Lord Lieutenant accordingly that hee should fill vp one or more of the said blancks signed by vs in the nature of a commission letter or instructions with such authority from vs and in such manner as hee shall think fitt and that hee would accordingly insert the name of such person or persons as hee shall think fitt to be Ioyned with you in this Imployment from vs. These particulares you are to communicate to none but the Lord Digby and Lord Clanrikard vnless the Lord Luetenant shall think fitt to give you other orders concerning the same Then followeth the Princes approbation of all the instructions of both sortes with his commaund to put them in execution in these words Charles Prince VVEe have perused and doe fully approve of your instructions bearing date herwith and Signed by our Royal Mother and doe appoint and authorize you soe far as you shall finde vs named therin to put the same in execution Charles Prince VVEe have perused and doe fully approve of your private instructions bearing date herewith signed by our Royall Mother and hierby appoint and authorise you soe farre as you shall finde vs named therin to put the same in execution With these instructions and many letters not only to my Lord Lieutenant Lord Clanrikard and Lord Digby but alsoe from the Queen to the Nuncio and Cleargie to O Nelle and Preston with all the considerable persons then a mongst the Irish I parted from Paris a bout the 16. of march 1647. in Companic of my Lord Crafford c. From Nantes I landed at Waterford the 6'th or 7'th of Aprill and yet soe vnluckely as the assembly at Kilkennie had brooke vp that night at ten of the Clock which they would not have done had they first heard of my landing for soe Mr. Barron whoe hath been an Agent hier in France for the confederat Irish and to whome I sent a post soe soon as I was in waterford writt back to mee indeed I was very unfortunat for the Assembly had both power and meanes to doe or undoe what they had don in ordre to a treaty which the supreme Counsell limited within bounds by the Assembly afterwards had not Being comâ—to Kilkennie I was by Mr. Barron brought to the Counsell to whome after they had caused mee to sitt in a Chaire not farre from my Lord of Antrim theire President nor would they heare mee till I had don soe I delivered the cause of my coming thither which was the Queen and Prince his desire of peace in that Kingdom and for the Queen shee was not only moved unto it for the Kings intrest but alsoe by a zeal to the Catholick Religion and good of the People The day I came to Dublin I was that night brought to my Lord of Ormond to whome I delivered such letters as were for him and then said that hee was sure those letters expressed civilitys from the Queen and Prince much better then I could and that therfore I had nothing more now to say untill I had such instructions disiphered as I had which were many and would take vp som good tyme and by which his Lordship would finde the confidence her Majesty and the Prince had in him which was soe great as noe reports could shake though wee had weekly newes of his treaty with the Parlament for delivery of those places under his commaund to which his Lordship replyed that confidence shall never deceive them and that hee who had ventured himselfe his wife and all his Children in the Kings service would make noe sample of venturing or casting away one scruple when there shall be cause this hee spook because one of his sons was then hostage with the Parlament yet if there be necessity hee should give up those places under his commaund hee would rather give them to the English Rebells then to the Irish Rebells of which opinion hee thought every good Englishman was to this I replyed nothing Ormond having seen and perused these premises and now spooken of instructions I demaund in this place what his grace can aleage for himselfe that can excuse his backwardness in satisfying the resonable and Iust demaunds of the confederat Catholicks Hee cannot say hee wanted power and authority for concluding a peace with them seeing hee might insert in the papers of 14. blancks what conditions what Articles hee pleased for himselfe the Queen and Prince being resolued To owne and Iustify the same as theire Royall act and deed Further hee had from his Majâ—sty a great latitude of power to compass such a peace as the Queen and Prince then desired notwitstanding the rejection of the peace of 46. as is to be seen by the Kings Letter to Ormond Februarij 27'th 1647. in these words page 258. of Reliquiae Carolinae ORMOND THe Impossibility of preserving my Protestant subjects in Irland by a continuation of warr having moved mee to give you the powers and directions which I have formerly done for the concluding of a peace there and the same growing dayly much more Evident that alone were reason Enough for mee to enlarge your powes and to make my commands in the point more positive but besides these