ADeclaration of the (famnions aflcmblcd
in 'Parliament, &c.
terse
He C
ament do obfeive , that the
grand Defigne of altering
Religion throughout His
Majefties Dominions, had a
more fpeciall influence in
Irthnd, as being more re-
mote from view, and more
1 propence to receive fuch iirt-
■' 1 ^ premon, and therefore they
think fit to call to minde(as introdudive to that which
follows) fome particular footfteps,~by which Popery
hath been advanced,and true Religion difcountcnanced
in that Kingdom, fines the acccffe of His Majeftieto
the Crown of England.
In the fecondyeerof His Majefties Raign, certain
Propofitions were fct on foot in Ireland, the fcope
whereof was to fautour and indulge Popery in that
Kingdom, as namely,to fufpend all proceedings againft
the Papifts, for being marryed, or for procuring their
children to be chnftned by popifh Priefts, to allow the
fuing out of Liveries & Outre Lef-ma'ns by the Papifts,
without taking the Oath of Supremacies with many
like Priviledges to the Papifts. The Defigne being to
A 2 brin^
77


bring in a more publique Tolleration of the popifli Rc.
ligion in that Kingdom, for a fum of Money to be paid
to His Majeftie for the fame. Thefe Propofitions and
Defigne were fogroffe and fcandalous, that even the
then Bilhops of Ireland, by a writing under their hands
bearing date the 26 of November, 1616* did make a
Protection, letting forth how grievous a fin it was to
confent to fuch Tolleration of Popery, and that to
grant it in refpc&of any Money to be given, were to
fet Religion to fale, and withall,the fouls of the people
whom Chrift hath redeemed with his precious blood.
And that, as it was a great fin, lo they did conceive it
of mod dangerous confequence,as by the faid Protefh-
tion herewith printed may appear: And although the
Houfe of Commons in their Remonftrance made in
Folio v Z^lY^ YeeL **15 Majcfties Raignc 5 did trucly in-
formc that even then the Popifli Religion was openly
profeff in every part of that Kingdome, that Monafte-
ries and Nunneries were then newly ere fled and reple-
niflied, with men and women of feverall Orders, that
this might prove of cvill confequencc, if not leafona-
bly reprefled, therefore moft humbly befought His
Majefty, to lay the ferious confiderarion thereof to His
Royall and pious heart , and that fome fpeedy courfe
mie:ht be taken for redreffe therein-, Yet how this faith-
full and timely advice of the Bifhops of Ireland, and
the Commons of England was followed , and what
fpeedy courfe was taken for rediejflfe therein, will ap-
peare bythis which infues. For*


IN the beginning of the Fourth yeer of His Majifties Raigne,
itpon the agreement of certain Agents fenr from Ireland to
His Majftie (all or moft part of them being profcffd Papifts)
thefe Propofitions and Graces, with many like Additions, were
granted and confirmed by His Majeftie, in confideration of
One hundred and twenty thoufand pounds,to be l'evyed in three
yeers upon the Kingdom in generall, as well upon the Prote¬
ctants as upon the Papifts: How great an encouragement to
the Papifts this was, and what an infufferable prefture to the
Proteftants,that befides the illegall impofing it upon them, with¬
out their confent in Parliament, they muft be compelled to pur-
chafe with their money , Tollerations and Immunities for the
Papifts, let even thofe men judge who will be ftiled the mode¬
rate and hopeft Proteftants, whiles with all their faculties of
body and minde, they ftrive to advance Popery, and to root up
the Proteftant Religion, and the Liberty of the Subjeft.
Many potent and notorious Papifts have been created Peers
by His Majeftie, whereby the Votes of the Popifli party in the
Lords Houfe (too many before) are much encreafed, and thofe
Papifts become more powerfull and more exemplary in their
refpettive countries, to the great encouragement and growth
of Popery, and difeouragement to the goodpeople of that
Kingdom.
That when by direction of the Lord Chancellor Leftw, ,and
the Earl of fork , then Lords Juftices, proceedings were begun
againft the Papifts, upon the Statute of lEliz. for not coming
to Church, and rhe Tudges in their circuits gave that Statute in
charge, and Indictments were framed thereupon , dire&ions
were fent from England, to fufpend and ftay all proceedings tip-
on that Statute , when by raking the penalty impofed by that
Statute being Nine pence, for absenting from Church Sundayes
and Holy-dayes, the poor Proteftants there might have been ea-
fed of manv heavie payments and Taxes which were after im¬
pofed upon them, ~nd the Papifts either brought to conformity,
or elfe kept fo under, that this Rebellion, if not wholly preven¬
ted, yet could not have proved fo l&uverfall, and fo bloody as
now it is.
That


And that lead might not be wanting to the compleating of
this intended Rebellionf as it had bin in the laft great Rebellion
there, to the great difad vantage of the then llebclls) the Silver
Mines of that Kingdom (which doifford great ftore of Lead,
and therefore fit epely to be in the hands of Prottftants of
known integrity) were farmed out by His Majeftie to mcfl
pernicious Pap ft.,namely,Sir CjecrgeHtimiltvn,Sir BaJilBrcol^fk
the like; and upon the difcovery otthe Plot for the furprifingof
the City and Caftle of Dublin, divers barrels of Mufqiiet-bullet
were tound ("upon fearch) in the houfe of the faid Sir George
Hamilton in Dublin,
Before this Rebellion brake forth, the Earl of Strafford (well
knowing the ready way to endear his Prince, was to pro¬
mote his profit) had by a violent endeavour entitled His
Ma;lie by Office to the whole counties of Bcjccnrmcn,
Mayo, SI ego, Galloway and Clare, and to a great part
of the c&unties of Limericffznd Tipperary; by which means
a door was opened, irot onety to increafe His Ma jefties revenue
in a very great proportion, but therewith to fettle a Plantation
of Englifo Proteftants, to the advancement of Religion, and
fafetv of that Kingdom; And however the proceedings of the
Earl herein were not to be juftified in all points, yet when the
Committee was fent from Ireland, at the beginning of this
Parliament, to complain of divers grievances, they had no par¬
ticular directions to mention this for one; neither did that Com¬
mittee ever attend His Majeftie to complain thereof, or defire a
redreffe therein, (conceiving the mentioning thereof wouldex-
ceedingly diftafte His Majeftie") untill His.Maj ftie freely offer¬
ed to depart with His Tirle to the former proprietors; But on
$he contrary, the Lords Indices, and Councell of IrcUnpt appre¬
hending the great advantage of this fervice, did by their Letters
exceedingly importune His Majeftie , that he would not part
with His Title to thofe counties and lands; and that the Plan¬
tation of Englifti Proteftants might proceed as was formerly in¬
tended : But when thofe mifchievous Councells, (now onely
prevalent with His Majeftie) found that the Parliament had
both difcovered and interrupted them in fome mcafure, and
that their Defigne could be no lofiger carry ed on by fraud and
fub ilties, as before; and had therefore projected this hideous
Rebellion, th|n the Lord c/ormavftoWj Sir Qtmangb Mac


Carthy Knight, nofr Lord Viftount Mufktrry,Nichols Plunket,
Uncle to the Earl of Fined , Sir Ree-bncl^ Lynch, and fefftry
Bro
 a Lawyer (all principal! and adive Rebels now in 
c±
land,) and'Thomas cBowrh^ (who was named a Commflioner
in the late Commiffion to Trcat with the Rebels, and whole fa¬
ther, brothers, and kindred are all now in Rebellion, being the
chief of the Pop id* part of that Irifh Committee : were confu¬
ted and careffed at Whitehall, and they or fome of them without
the privity of tiie reft of that Committee , had diversprivate
conferrences with the King in the Jgueens prefence: and what
Clandestine agreement was made with thofe Rebels may eafily
be imagined, when upon their private mediation His Majeffy
was induced to give away thefe five whole Counties, with a
great part of the Counties of Limerick^ and Tipperary ; after fo'
great an endeavour had bin ufed for divers yeers together, to
entitle His Majrfty to the fame; and all this for a rent of 20co. 1.
or thereabouts, when as in finding the Offices,fearching Records
and adm'eafuring thefe Counties, and Lands the King had ex¬
pended out of His Own Coffers ten thoufand pounds and up¬
wards. And this fervice of entitling the King was before that
time efteemed Such a Mafter-piece of the faid Earle, thatfomfc
perfons who came over to complaine againft thcEarle for the
fame were imprifoned here, and after lent into Ireland to be fur¬
ther dealt with as the faid Earle Should think fit.
Neither is it improper to obferve upon this occafion, the ex-
tream difference between this Superlative Indulgence to the I-
riSh Papifts,by this unufuall bounry, and that ex mifice piece of
injuftlce offered to the City of London, in the cafe of London
Derry and filler an?; which Shews the Land of Ireland is worth
the owning, where no greater compenfation is propo ed for the
parting therewith : And His Majefty was drawn to rell thcCoiri-
mittee for Ireland, that now fince he was content to part with fo
much of His Right, He expected they would recompence Him
fome other way.
Immediately after, ( namely in Auguft before the Rebellion-j
they returned into Ireland, where how they beftir'd themfelvtfs
by feconding their Letters and Meffages , with their perfonall
follicitations, did appear by^the Sequele for that the 23. of O<fto-
ber following, this Rebellion brake forth in Zllfler.
To thefe violent preemptions may be added, that which is
exprefly


bellion, to negotiate for them fo His Ma|efty, and a,s they fo'ffv
cite with His i»:aj.fty here on the behalr of the Rebels, fo doe
they follicite the Rebels from hence in the Name of His ]v ;<j fty,
to perfift in their wicked Rebellion-, as appears by the Tcftimony
of N r. jephjon, a Member of the Houfe of Commons, lately de¬
livered at a Conference before both Hoafes in tftcfe words, "vistK
T my late being at Oxford, finding the Lord Dillon and the
Lord Taafre in favour at (fourt, I acquainted the Lord Fanlk-
hnd, Idm Adajcfiles Secretary, that there Were tWo Lords about the
King, Who to Hps Adajeflies or eat dijhonour , and the great difieov-
rage went of Hps good SttbjcSls , ^ ma kg ufe of Hps Ad a je files
PTfame to incoura^c the Rcbells ; to make this appeare, Unformed
that I /;W /Few Letters [cat by the Lord tdiWon and the Lord
Taaffe, to the Lord of M u s k e r i c, the chief man in Rebellion in Adun-
fier, and Gne of the Yrifh Committee Cent into England; intimating
that though it did not fiand With (he convenience of Hps Afadeflies
Affaires to eve him publicyue countenance, yet that his Adaj fly
Was Well p leafed With What he dtd, and Would in 7ime oivchim
ihankjes for it; (or neer to that purpofe ) That ihefc Letters Were
fecn by the Lord Inchiqutne, the chief Commander of the Snglijlj
I:orccs in Adounfier, and by his Secretary Who had kgpt Copies of
them; and t hat I Was ready to jufitfie as much, whereupon the I,o:
Laalkland, Was p/eafedto fay, that they defxrvedto be haneed. IW
' though I flayed Were at Oxford about a Weefl after this difcovery
mad;; I never Was called, to any farther acccmpt, nor any prejudice
done to thefe tWo Lords, but they had the fame frecdome in Court as
kef ore for ought I could obferve or hear to the contrary, Thus far
in Mr. Jcphfons owne language , a man of knovvnc honour and
integrity.
That fince this difcovery made to the Lord Vauikfatid by Mr.'
fephfon, the fame Lord Taaffe, one Roche, and iV'Cdiam Brent, a
Lawyer, aHtve Pupift$,with Letters from His Majifty went from
Oxford to Dublin: And upon iThurfday before Whitfunti.de
164^. in the Evening (taking with them one Colonell Barry,
a rror.ft Pap: ft j and pretending for fionn aught fl pt aivav to
Kilkenny> where the Tuefday following was a gcnerail alfemblf/'
'B 3 of


(»3-J
that way, which he had formerly approved of, by His Af&Irt to
the Propofitions p refented to Him at X>over-y and by His Royall
Aflcnt to fbure Adh of Parliament, all made in purfuance of
thefe Proportions.
That about this time a Commiflion was fcnt over, to meet
with the Rebells, and to hear what they could fay or propound
for themfclves, which Commiflion was dircfted to the Lord
Marqueffe Ormond, the Commander in chief of the Englifh Ar¬
mies there, (whofe duty was to fight, and not to treat with the
Rebells;) and to fome other Commiflioners, among whom the
faid Thomas Tourl^that had an hand in contriving this Re¬
bellion, was one, and who brought the faid Commiflion into
Jrcland^ and confidently delivered the fame at the Councell
Table, to the amazement of all the Councell then prefent that
were not acquainted with the Plot.
And whereas by an Aft of Parliament it is provided, That all
the Monies paid in upon that Att, Jhall be imployed for the fpe dy
and ejfeduall fubdnino of the faid Rebels, by fending over into the
fatd Realm oflcchnd^and difpofmg there fuchforces of foot & horfe,
Monies, Ammunition. ViStuall, and all other thines neceffury for a
War, in fuch, manner as the Lords and (fommons in parliament
Jhall from time to time direci.
And whereas the Lords and Commons finding that from the
Battell of Kilrujh, which was fought in lApr'tl, 1642. till Obh~
her following, the Army in Leiufier had notbeen fo acftive as
was expefted; and therefore to quicken the War, to inform
themfelves of the wants and defers of the Army, and of all 0-
ther things that might enable them the better, To fend thither,
anddifp&fe of there, (according to that Statute) fucb Forces, A4o-
nies, Ammunition and Neceffaries, as were requifrte for that
fervice, thought it very expedient to fend into!relaftd a Com¬
mittee far that purpofe, Members of the Houfeof Commons,
but authorifed from bothHoufes,who carrying wkh them above
Twenty thou fan d pounds in ready Money, b circles great ft ore of
Powder, Match, and other Ammunition , and hazirding their
lives in the Winter feafon, meerly for the good of that King¬
dom, might juftly have expe<fted a cordiall welcome there. But
when thoft that now appear too evidently to favour the Re-
bejsj,


and mannaging of the .War retired unto them;) to negotiate
and confuk with a Stare in diftrefle for their own good , where
every Privy-Counccllor fate covered in Gounfeil, there fuch a
Committee fo qualified (liquid make their addreflfes like other
t of His N ajefties Sul/ecffs: That is to fay, fhould fland bare-hea-
, ded at the back of the Councell day by day, from morning to
night, and humbly befeech them tofave the Kingdom of Ireland,
uW /fy?d confecliently their o
 cfiates, at the-proper cofi and charges of
the 'Parliament and Kingdom of England, \ho font them thither.
LafUy, the Commons cannot conceive what is meant that the Iu-
^ ftkes and Councell, are ftraightly charg'd in that Letter upon
their Allegiance, not to fufrer the Committee to fow Sedition a-
raong His Majcfties good SuL jjdls, unlefle toflir up and incite
the Englifli Souldiers in the pay of the Parliament, to proceed
l vigoroifly againfl thofe bloody Irifh Rebels ; be conftrued as a
Lowing of Sedition among His MajHties good Subjkdts- for that
the IrilTi Rebels fhould be now cfleemed his MajJlies good fub*
jedls, is more then probable by that which followes. Sir Wilt
liam Brereton Knight of the Shire for the County of -Ckefter^ a
man of honour and Religion, by his Letter to the Speaker of
the Houfe of Commons, dated from Liuerpoolc in LancafRre
the 7. of June, 16^. ^nd herewith hkewife printed. After fome
account given of hisdiap-py proceedings in thofe parts, writes in
this manner. Within few dayes after this VicTory, there landed
out of two Barques many I rifh Rebels, in tVcrrall in Che (Hire,
. . fome whereof acknowledged in the prefer.ee of divers fufficient
men;who affirmed the fame unto me;chat they had wafhed their
hands in the blood of divers Englifh and Scots in' Ireland, and
now hoped to wafh their hands in the bloud of Engl fh men in
England^ which Rebels being broug c unto ChefitVy were accu^
fed by feverall of thofe poor En _hili who Sed from Ireland t&-
Chfter for refuge, to bee the perfons who cut their husbands
throats, others that they ripped up their childrens bowels, The
Country wherein they fi iff-arrived did apprehend fo muehdi-
ftafl, that they did all rife with their bell weapons', and appre¬
hended divers of the Infii Rebels, but being unarmed , not ha¬
ving paft feven or eight Musketteers they could not make good^.
theirprifoners, who were refcued out oCtheli" hands by a Troop
o<:
ll . .'


m/m
<«> , ^
ofHorfe which came frc*m the ComnrfiSo iters of Array, who al- 1
fo feizjd about iS of our hontft Country men prifoners. Thcfe | ^
Irifh acknowledge they ca0me from Strangfrrd,ind that there are
12Co. fome fpeake of 1000 . more to follow after, as by t'-ie faid
Stcc Sir Willi
mi Brcretom
Letter. Fol. 41
Letter herewtcb printed may appear
So t.hefe Info Rebels were taken for good Sub-jL&s, and fct
at liberty, and the honeft men thatha-d taken them imprifoned
in their fteud.
And that the Counfells now predominant at Oxford, and the
fapreame Counccil of Rebels at Kilkenny are equally His
M'ajpefties good Sufjceh, and do ay me at one and the Lime thing.
and are concur inland ayding one another as well by Sea as by
Land, is apparent by that which foil-owes.
The Cemmitfioners authorifed to command the Kings Forces
in the WAR, (vi<z.) The Lord Mobm, Sir Ralph Nopton, and
others, by an authority derived unto them under the Great Seal
of England, as-they exprefle themfelves; do g-rant Commiflions
or Letters of Mart, for "the apprehending, feizing, and taking for
His Majefoes Service, all Ships and Veffells, belonging to the Ci-
ties/Towns, and Ports o f London, Exeter , Hull,Port/month, Dart¬
mouth,Barnflahle, 3idd'ejvrd &ccPly?nouth\ or belonging to any 0-
ther Cities, Towns, or Ports of England, &c. As by a Commi-
scc the Letter ffion, or Letters of Mart, bearing date the firftof June, 1^43.
of Mart. Fo . limjer tfoe hands and feales of the Lord Mohan, Sir Ralph Hopw,
4<t' and'Sir John-B arkjky, herewith like wife printed may appear.
On the other fide the Rebels of Ireland, by the name of the
fupream Courrcelfofthe confederate Catholiques of Ireland, do
grant CommifTions or Letters of Mart, for the taking of all Hi*
Majefties Enemies, and the enemies of the general! Catholiquc
caufe now in hand in that Kingdom of Ireland, as by a Commif-
fion dated the5. of March-, 1642. granted by the faid Supreame
See another Couneell, to onv Francis Oliver a Hemming', herewith likewife
Lener of Mart, printed may appear.
Folio. 46* And as the Ships in His MajelTies fervice do gratifie theRe-
bc\$-of Ireland, in feizing the Ships that bring provifion for the
relief ofthe Eriglifh Army in Ireland, as appears by the Exami¬
nation of John Davice, Efquire, Commiflary of Viftuall for
the Province of U l s t e r • Who teflifieth as foilowethj
That


(17)
That a Ship called The Michael of London, whereof Sy draft
Pope was Matter, was fent for France by the laid John Davice,
with 648 Hydes, which were to be fold, and converted into
Corn, for the relief of the Army in Vlfler : This Ship, by
foul weather in December, 1642. was forced into Falmouth in
Cornwall) where fhe was feized on by Sir Nick Slanning, and
by him lent into France, and the proceed of the Hydes return¬
ed to him in the faid Ship, in Powder, Match, and Ammuniti¬
on. That about the 20 of April, 164$. a Ship belonging to seethe Ex-
William King of Dover, laden with Wines and Salt from amotion of
France, and bound for Carrigfergm in Vlfler, upon the Ac-
compt of the faid John Davice, was taken at Sea by one Kick °' 4 '
Jones, Captain of a Ship fet out from Falmouth by His Make¬
files Warrant5 and as well the Ship, as the Good s 9 were fold
at Bresl in France by the faid Jones. So the Rebells of Ireland
do ill like manner gratifie His Majefty, by commanding the
Ships fet forth by them to examine all English fbipsat Sea,
Whether they befor the King or Parliament 1 and if they be
for the King, to let them go ; but if for the Parliament, to
take and pillage them; as may appear by the Examinations of , .
Chriftopher Ha fall, and Marks Roche , two Irifli Sea-men of %xamintth
Wtixford in Ireland, who were taken upon the Coaft of Tar- ousjol'w,
mouth in Norfolk1, and June 12 , 1643. examined before the & 50.
head Officers of Yarmouth, and authentique Copies of thofe
.Examinations fent up to the Houfe of Commons, and here¬
with Printed.
The Earl of Antrim, a notorious Rebel!, was taken by the
Scots Army in Vlfler, and imprifoned there* upon fufpition
of High Treafon: to avoid his Tryall,he brake Prifon,.and fled
into the North parts of Enoland, and hath been with the
Queen at Turks a long time ; from whence he was fent to the
Rebels of Vlfler, with fecret Inftrud:ions, and had Ammuni¬
tion afligned him by the Queens directions : And what care
was taken of his Ammunition, will appear by a Letter dated
at York* the 8 of May, 1643. written by Serjeant-Major Rof,
to that Apofiata Sir Hugh Cholmiley, ^ Governour of Scarbt-
rwgh, intercepted by the Lord Fairfax, and fent up to the
Houfe of Commons 9 wherdn CW^/^y is-intreated to have
C fuch


(ai)
and I Jefuites, namely, Laurence Sutton, Philip Each, and
Edmund o Rely, who were all very earneft for the Caufe, and
daily encouraging the Souldiersto fight againft the Round-heads,
and for that purpofe have lifted themfelves in the Lord Dillons
Troop, as was affirmed by divers; they go very brave and are
called Cornetts; That there are daily and publique meetings
at Maffe, in almoft every ftreet there, and verily beleeves in his
confcience, that for one Sermon Preached there, are 4 Maffes
faid now at Oxford; That he faw Sir fohn Dungan there, a man
accufed of highTreafon in Ireland, for being in the Rebellion,
and fled into England, who hath a Com million for a Troop of
Horfe; The Lord Bar new all of Trimleflowne, and his fon, who
hath a Com million for a Troop of Horfe,and is now gone into
Wales to raife them ; A fon of the Lord NeWncrfeld, who hath
gotten a Command likewife ; that as neer as he can pollibly
compute, there was then at Oxford above 5000 Rebels ; and
thatmoftof the Kings Life-guard are Irifti ; by all which it
may appear that the Irifh Rebels arenotonely tfteemed His seetbeexi-
Majefties good Subje&s , but even the beft of His Sub;e<fls, ^nation of
when they are thus admitted fo neer His Ma/efties own ¥)r?oci'
Y* 101 1 O 2»
perlon.
Upon the whole matter, no man can think that this Rebel¬
lion in Ireland, fo barbarous and bloody, that one hundred
and fifty four thoufand P rote ft ants, men, women , and chil¬
dren, Engl ifh and Scotch, were Malfacred in that Kingdom,
between the 23 of Odlober, when the Rebellion brake forth,
and the firft of March following, by the computation of the
Priefts themfelves that wereprefent, and principall Aftorsin
all thofe Tragedies, and were dire&ed by fome chief Rebells of
Ireland to take this computation , left they fhould be reported
to bemore bloody then in truth there was caufe, all which ap¬
pears by the examination of the faid Arch-deacon Maxwell,
who lived as a Prifoner a long time with SrPhelmi ONcils mo¬
ther, and was there when this Computation was brought in.
No mars can beleeve that this horrid and unparareld Rebel¬
lion fbould be the undertaking of the ^Rebels alone, being fet
on foot when a Parliament was fitting in England that could
C 3 not


not ditfblve without its own content, when all Nations pro-
fefling the Romifh Religion were at peace with England, and
fo engaged at home, that the Rebells in reafon could not ex-
pettany confiderable afliftance from them, nor couldth;nk
themfelves able to incounter England,or Scotland cither; much
lefle both together,being fo concerned and engaged by Religion,
and the common intertfi of both Kingdoms, to fupprefle by
all means poflible, fo infufferable an infurrettion: So that to
imagine the Nobility^ Gentry, and in a manner , the whole
Kingdom of Ireland, who at" that time enjoyed more free¬
dom of Religion t then they had done for many yeers btfore;
fhould thus defperately engage their lives and eftates in fo wic¬
ked, fo rafh an enterprife, without being encouraged, incited,
nay commanded from England, with an afliirance both of con¬
nivence and afliftance too,, were to deny them to be reafona-
ble Creatures.
And therefore the Houfe of Commons abundantly fatisfied
in their own confciences and judgements of the trueth hereof,
(though with deep forrowand amazement) cannot but de¬
clare to the world, That by all thefe concurring circumftan-
ces and convincing Proofs „ (to which nothing can be ad¬
ded, fave^t witneffe, toconfefle that he was prefent at the
making of the bargain, which no man will expctt in a con-
fpiracie of this horrid and high importance ) that this un¬
heard of and monftrous Rebellion of Ireland, was pro jett¬
ed , incited, and aflifted , by thofeCouncells now onely pre¬
valent with His Majtftie. That the Queen with her Ro-
mifii Pricfts, the Papifts of all His Majtfties three King¬
doms , have been principall Attours and Sticklers herein.
That now thofe bloody Rebels have, in a manner, rooted
out the Proteftant Religion in Ireland, there is a Defigne to
pardon them , and to bring them into, England to do the like.
That no earthly power is likely in humane reafon to with-
ftaud this damnable Plot, but the power of the Parliament of
England, which is now declared by a late Proclamation to
be no free Parliament, to be null(, and of noneeffett: and
all poflible endeavour uled by ftrength and ftratagem to de-


r*«5
ftroy the fame. So that unlefle the Royall blood of King
fames9 and the innocent blood of the Proteftants of lreUtd,
do lie as a crying and ftuperidious guilt upon this Nation ;
which God hath determined at this time to revenge and re¬
taliate; theHoufeof Commons do conceive it impotfible,
tiiat fo many of thofe which would bethought the honeft and
moderate Englilh Proteftants, fhould any longer be blinded
and led on, to joyn with German, Trench, Wallon*-En-
glifh , Scotch , and Irifh Papifts; and thereby to furrender
up at once, The Proteftant Religion , The Parliament, Li¬
berties and Lawes-of England, into the hands of Papifts and
Strangers; that fothis Renowned Kingdom may be no more
a Nation*
m
sP
The
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The Proteftation of the Arch-Bifhops and Bilfcops
of Ireland , againft the toleration of Popery,
agreed upon, and fubfcribed by them at Dublin
November 26. 1 6 26.
THe Religion of the Pap ids h Superflitiottsznd^ idcUtrow]
their Faith and Dodrine erroneous and Heretlcall; Their
■Church, in refped of both, Apoftaticalh To give them there¬
fore a Toleration, or to content that they may freely exercifc
their Religion, and confefle their Faith and Do Brine, is a grie¬
vous fin : and that in two refpeds.
Fir ft, It is to make our felves acceflary, not onely to their
Sprperfiitions, Idolatries , Here fies, .and in a word, to all the
abominations of Popery; butialfo ( which is a tontequenceof
the former ) to the Perdition of the feduced people, which pc-
rifh in the deluge of their Catholique Apofiajie.
Secondly*, To grant them a Toleration in refped of any
Money to be given, or contribution to be made by them, is
to fet Religion tofale, and withall, the fouls of the people,
whom Chrijl oar Saviour hath redeemed with his mod pre¬
cious blood.
And as it is a gaeat Sin, fo it is a matter of moft dangerous
ponfequence; the confideration whereof we leave to the wife
and judicious: fcefeeching the jealous Cod of Trneth to make
all thofe who are in Authority zealous of Gods glory, and the
advancement of true Religion, and refolute and couragious
againft all Ropery, SuperBition, and Idolatry.
The
f
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■rhx
f1?)
from tkk pious and glorious Work,by thofe Traytcrous mn*
fells about His Majefty, will appear by many particulars,fome
whereof they flaall* upon thai juft occafion, call to remeta,
brance.
That when the Lords and Commons had upon the firft
breaking out of the Rebellion, immediately provided and fent
over twenty thou fond pounds,and engaged themfeives and the
whole Kingdom for the reducing of the Rebels; Yet His Ma¬
jefty,after His return from Scotland to London, was not either
pleafed by Word or Meflage to take notice of it, untill after
fome in the Houfe of Commons had trucly obferved how for«-
ward thofe mifchievous Councilors were to incite His Maj&-
fry again ft His Proteftant Subjects of Scotland, and how flow
to recent the proceeding of His Papift Tray tors in Ireland.
That although theRebells had moft impudently ftiled thenv-
felves, The Queens Army, and profeft tihat the caufe of their
riling was,To maintain the Kings Prerogative,and the Queens
Religion^gainft the Puritan Parliament of England; And that
thereupon both Houfes of Parliament did humbly and earnefc.
iy advife His Majefty to wipe away this dangerous fcandall, by
proclaiming them Rebels and Traytors to His Majefty ,and the
Crown of England, which then would have mated and weak-
ned the Confpirators in the beginning , and have encouraged
both the Parliament here, and good people there, the more vi-
goroufly to have oppofed their proceedings: Yet fuch was the
power of thofe C^unfells, that no Proclamation wasfct forth
to that purpofe, till aimed; three months after the breaking out
of this Rebellion, and then Command given. That but 40
fhould be Printed, nor they publilhed, till further diredions
fhould be given by His Majefty.
That after both Houfes of Parliament had found out a pro¬
bable way to reduce the Kingdom of Ireland, by the Adven¬
ture of private men, without any charge to the Subjed in ge-
nerall, and which they are very confident would have brought
in a Million of money ( had His Majefty continued in or neer
London) thofe malicious whifperer6, that durft not hinder the
palling of the Bill, which was fo Ipecious in it fclf, and fo ge¬
nerally approved : Yet.have by pradife, by drawing His Ma je¬
ll) 2 ftie,


(2S)
ftie from His Parliament, by keeping Him at this diftancc, and
advifing him to make War upon His People, fo intimidated
and difcouraged the Adventurers , and others that would have
adventured, that they have rendred that good Bill in a manner
inefffluall.
That the Parliament and Adventurers had long fince defign-
ed five thoufand Foot, and five hundred Horfe for the relief of
Mttnftcr, to be fent as a Brigade, under the command of the
Lord jvbarton ; had made choice of, and lifted all the Com¬
manders, and prepared Money, Arms, and other Provifion for
that Expedition, and all to be at the charge of the Adventu¬
rers : And when nothing was wanting, but a CommilHon to
the Lord 0barton, to enaole him for that fervice, fuch was the
power of thofe CounfeU, that no Commiflion could be ob¬
tained from His Majefty 5 by reafom whereof, Lymbrick^ was
wholly loft,and the Province of Mttnfter is now in very great
diftrefle.
That when divers pious and well-affe&ed perfons had pre¬
pared twelve Ships, and fix Pinnaces,with a thoufand or more
Land-forces, at their own charge, by way of Adventure for
the fervice of Ireland, and defired nothing but a Commifiion
from His Majefty to enable them thereunto; that Commifiion,
after twice fending to Jorkjox the fame, and the Ships lying
ready to fet Sail for three weeks together, at the charge of neer
three hundred pound a day, was like wife denied ; and thofe
Adventurers (rather then to lofe their Expedition) were con-
ftrained to go by vertue of an Ordinance of both Houfes of
Parliament.
That although the Lords Juftices of Ireland have three
moneths fince earneftly defired to have two Pieces of Bat¬
tery fent over, as very neceflary for that fervice, yet fuch com¬
mands are given to the Officers of the Tower, That none of
His Majtfties Ordnance mull be fent to fave hisMajefties King¬
dom.
That although whilft the Earl of Leicefter ftayed here in the
Service of the Parliament, and in providing for his long-ex-
pc<fted Voyage into Ireland , a Meflagewas fent to the Par¬
liament from His Majefty to haften him away, and Letters
were


were written to the faid Eari from His Majefty, that he fhould
makefto ftay atT^for his difpatch „ but that his Inftru&ions
fhould be ready for him againft he came : And although it is
notorioufly known, That the Affairs of IreUnd do exceed¬
ingly fuffer by wanting the perfonall affiftance of a Com-
fhander in chief, to give both Life and motion to the Army
there;yet the faid Earl hath been ftayed with His Majefty in the
North a month and more, and as yet can get no difpatch.
That netwithftanding the bleeding condition of Ireland\ yet
divers Commanders and Officers in pay, and in aftuall em¬
ployment there againft the Rebels, have been called away from
that important Service, by the expreffe Command of His Ma¬
jefty, as Charles Floyd, Engineer and Quarter-mafter Generall
of the Army in Ireland^, and divers others.
That Captain Greenb Comptroller of the Artillery, a man in
pay, and principally employed and trufted here by the Lord-
Lievtenant of Ireland, for the providing and odering the Train
of Artillery which was tobefent to Dublin, and who had
received great Sums of money for that purpofe, was com¬
manded from that employment and trufty to ferve His Majefty
in this moft unnaturall War againft His loyall and beft-afFe&ed
people.
That the Parliament having made great provifion of clothes
for the poor Souldiers in Ireland, for their prefent fuccour,
and fending fix hundred fuits, part thereof towards Chefter
the laft week 5 the man that undertook the carriage of them,
one William whitaker by name, was affaulted by His Majeftiits
Cavaliers, then lying about Coventry, who took away thefe
fix hundred fuits of clothes, and the Waggon and horfes of the
poor man, although they were told that the fix hundred fuits
of clothes were for the Souldiers in Ireland-, and notwithstand¬
ing the poor Carryer was five times with the Earl of North*
ampton, to beg a relcafe of his Waggon.
That three hundred fuits of clothes, with a Chirurgions
Cheft of Medicaments, being likewifefent for Irelandby one
Richard Owe field, who was employed by the Parliament to
carry them to Chefter, a Troop of His Majefties Cavaliers, unr -
der command of one Captain M'uddleton, met with them upon
D 3 the


r
mi
U®>
the Road, and took away the clothes, and Chirurgeona Cheft,
together with the poor Carryers horfcs and Waggon, fot His
Majefties pretended fervice here.
That a great number of Draught-horfes prepared by the
Parliament for the Artillery and Baggage of the Irifh Army,
were fent to Chefter for that purpofe ; and being there, at.
tending a Paflage, are now required by His Majefty, for His
(aid prefent ferVice in England.
That His Majefties Forces are fo Quartered in and about
the common Roads to Ireland, that neither Money, Clothes,
Vi&ualls, or other Provifion can paflfe thither by Land with
any fafety.
That Captain Kettleby the Admirall * and Sir Henri/ Strad-
hng the Vice-Admirall of the Ships which were directed to lie
upon the Coaft of Inland to annoy the Rebells, and to prevent
the bringing to them Ammunition and rtlief from forraign
Parts 9 are both called away from that employment by His
Majefties Command; and by reafon of their departure from
the Coaft of Munftcr, to which they were defigned, the Re-
bells there have received Powder, Ammunition, and other re¬
lief from foiraign parts; by which, and many other particu¬
lars, too long to relate, it may feem as if thofe barbarous Irifli
Rebells are kept on foot and countenanced there, of defigne to
aifift the Northern Cavaliers, and according to the Earl of
Strafords unheard ofadvke, to have an Army in Inland^ with
which His Majefty may reduce this Kingdom, efpecially cons¬
idering thofe confident Rebells have prefumed, very lately,
to fend a Petition to His Majefty , intituling themfelves His
MajeftiesCatholike Subjc&sof Inland, and complaining of
the Puritane Parliament of England, and defiring, That fince
His Majefty comes not thitaer, according to their txpcftk:-
on, that they may come into En gland to His Majefty ; Which
Petition, we may juftly (ear, is t,ut a Prologue to thatTra-
gedie they have defigned to act here , in cafe their coming
ovdr be not prevented by the care and vig'Hancy of the Parlia¬
ment and good people of Englwd. But left the Houfe of
Commons might feen^to exenfe the making of this Order by
a way of Recrimination,TtyeV?foT fatisfadion to the world,do
pre-


The 30 of July, 164X
IT is this day Ordered by the Commons tfoufe of Par It a.
ment y That the Treafurers appointed to receive the
CMonies come in upon the Subfcriptions for Ireland, do
forthwith furnijh by way of Loan, unto the Committee
of the Lords and Commons, for the defence of the King¬
dom , the fumof One hundred thoufandpounds, for the
fupply of the publike necefitic-j, for the defence of the
King , Parliament, and Kingdom, upon the pub like
Faith 5 to be re-paid duely and carefully within fo fhorta
time, that it fhall not be diverted from the purpofe for
which it was intended, or anyway frujlratethe of els al¬
ready made in the behalf of that ^4dventurto.
.TJY which Order, and that which hath been here truely
JD fet down, it will eafily appear to all the indifferent
people of His Ma/efties three Kingdoms, whether the King
and His Cavaliers, or the King and His Parliament do moft
affeft and endeavour the fetling of true Religion , and a
firm anc^conftant Peace within that bleeding and diftrcfled
Kingdom,
The


C33)
1 he examination of Collonell
Audley Meryin given in the fifth day of
164 unto a feleft Committee of the
Houfe of Commons, and attefted
under his hand.
His Examinate faith that about the 27 of
*£4i. R°rJ Magutre, brother to
%£j X MlChc ^ort* M*&une > c^aie unto Caftlc
Trelief in the County of Tyrone > being
this Examinates then houfe ,who among*!
other difcourfe told this Examinate, that it
was refolved amongft themfelves, toimploy
him into England, to reprefent unto his Ma/eftie, upon what
grounds they had taken up Amies, and what defircs being
granted, they would lay them downe : the reafpn^ Rory Ma-
guire acquainted this examinate withall for the pre lent were,
that the Parliament in England was fully bent to the extir¬
pation of the Catholique Religion, as was apparent in the ex¬
ecution of fome of their priefts, and that they invaded t-he
Kings prerogative in which their greatefl fecurtty repofed.• To
the hrft,I anfwered him, the. power of the Parliament in 8ng»
/^m/extended only to that Kingdome^heir ftatutes obliged not
us untill confirmed it being found agreable to theconffituticn,
of this Kingdome* by our owne Parliament. As to the Second,
E wc


t f ff f f f f f f f f f
William Stewart Efquire, ex ami-
ncd Iuly8. 1643. by a feledt Committee
of the Houfe of Commons,
faith,
Hat he being a Prifoner fix Moneths
among the Rebels in from the
middeftofNoVem&e>' 1641. he heard
Tyrlag oFfeale, and (Ro 0 , and the
principall men in Vljler fay, that Religion,
the lands e(cheated, and the Kjngs (Preroga¬
tive, were the prime caules of their rifing in
Armes ithat they knew well the bejl of Eng»
find f&ould fide "frith them-, that they had
good warrant in black and white for frhat
they did', that when he objected, the power
of England and Scotland would bee brought a=
gainft them, they replyed that there was little
Teate of rhat; For the troubles of England
were but then in beginni, and would not
end hi haft; That he fhouldlee the King ere
long in Ireland.
Whliam Ste'frart.


Henry Stewart Gentleman Exa¬
mined 8 My i6$\.before a feleft
Committee of the Houfe of
Commons faith,
THat at Michaelmas 1642 . at the furrender
up of the Caftle of Dungannon to the
Rebells, Sir Philemon b was defirous to
know of this Examinate what forces General
Lefley had with him,and what authority hee
had, whether from King or Parliament, or
both, he told Sir (Philemon from both, which
he would not beleeve,but faid ere long the
troubles of England would call Lefley to
aflijl r/;ew, and that he did not bcleeve he had
the Kings Commiflion, but hee hoped ere
long to kifle the Kings hand,before thofe that
were his greateft enemies.
Henry Stewart.


lealcd with our blood. Secondly, there is an incapacitiein the
PapiltS ofhonour, OfHces,and the immunities of true fubjccls-,
theroyall markesof difhibutive JuRice, and a disfavour in
the commutative, which railed Grangers and forrainers, whofe
valour and vertue was invihble, when the old families of the
Englifh, and the major part oftis, the meere Iufbuiid fwim in
blood to ferve the Crowne of inland,, and when Offices
fhouldcall for men of wonh, men without worth, or merit
obtained them; Thirdly, the Statute of 2 Eliz,. of force in
this Kingdoms againft us and others of our Religion, doth
not a little difanimate us, and the refl. Fourthly, the avoyd-
ance of grants of our Lands and liberties by quirkes and
quiddities of la w, without refledling upon rhe King his Roy-
all and reall intention for confirming our edates, his broad
Scale being the pawne bctweene his MajeRie and his people.
Fifthly, the redraint ofpurchafe in the meere Irifh of lands in
the cfcheated Counties, and the taint and blemifh of them and
their pofleritiesj doth more discontent them thenuhat Planta¬
tion rule, for they are brought to that exigent of povertie in
theie late times that they muff be fellers, and not buyers of
lands. And wc conceive, and humbly offer to ur Lordfhips
~ confideration fPnncipUs obfta} that in the beginning of this
Commotion, your Lordfhip as it is hereditaric for you, will
be a Phylitian to cure this dileafe in i s, and by our exam¬
ples it will doubtlefle beget the like aufpicious fucccffe in ail
other parts of the Kingdome, for we are of opinion it is one
fickneffc, and one PharmacJ^ will fufKcc; fublata cay fa ttrlimr
effettus. Audit will be recorded, that you will doe fervice
unto God, King and Countrie, and for falving every the fore-
mentioned foarcs, your Lordfhip to bee an humble [utter tn
our behalfe: and of the reft of the Papifts, that out of the abun¬
dance of his Majesties Cle men tie, there may be an of obli¬
vion, and general! pardon without refiitution, or accompt of goods
taken in the time of this Commotion, a liber tie of our Religion,
a repeale of all Statutes formerly made to the contrary. and not by
Proclamation, but Parliamentary way • A Charter of free De-
s nizeft


hizen in ampfo manner for the meere Irifh, which in all &c
ceeding ages will prove an union in all his MajeRics Domini*
ons in Read of divifion, a comfort for defolations, and a hap-
pincfle m pcrpetuitie for an imminent calamitie^and this being
granted, there, will be all things qua font fafaris Cafari, and
qua funt Dei Deo. And as it was by the Poet written, though
he be prophane in other matters > yet in this Prophetical!,
DiVifum Imperium cum love Cafar habet. All which for this
prelent we leave to your Honourable care • And we will, as
ever we did, and doe, remainc
Dectmo Novembr. 1641.
Your very humble and affured ever
to be commanded,
Uuah mac Gi Her now Far rail,
lames Far/all.
Bryan Far rail.
Readagh Far rail.
Edmund mac Cahell Far rail.
John Far rail in.Car buy.
Cjarret Farrall.
Ltfagh mac Cone 11 Farrall.
*15nan mac fVilltam Farrall.
John mac Edmond Farral.
Iohn Farral.
Roger mac Bryne Farrall.
Tlamaby Farrall
lames mac Teig Farr. his marke
AForgan mac (farbry Farral.
CDonagh macCarbry Farrall.
Richard mac Conel Farrall.
Wtlliam mac lames Farr all*
lames Farrall.
Faghna mac Rory Farrall*
( ormackjnac Rory Farrall.
Conockjnac Bry*e Farrall.
Readagh mac Ltfagh Farrall.
Connor Oqemac Conor Farrall.
Edmond mac Connor Farrall.
Cahell mac Fbryne Farrall.
To


To the Honourable William
Lentball Efcjuire, Speaker of the
Houfe of Commons pre.
fent theft.
fforthj Sir,
THele Lines arc fent to give you this further accompt of
our proceedings linee my late from StaffordI upon
Thurfday May 30. that God who delivered the Town
of Namytrvtch from three attempts of our Enemies of whtt-
church, did notwithftanding upon the firte attempt made a-
gainR Whitchurch3 deliverd the fame into our hands, and
foure pecccs of Ordnance, fome Powder, A rmes, Hortes, and
much Treafire which was taken, but concealed by fome of
the common Souldiers and others- All their Carriages,cloaths,
provilions, and fome horfes taken > Two of their Captaines
and other perfons of worth flaine, and one Captaine, and
fome other perlons ofqualitie taken Prifbncrs; The Lord was
pleaied much to appeare m this dayes fucceffe, and to aflite our
men with invincible and indefatigable courage, fo farrc as to
enable them to make their entrance upon the mouth of their
Cannon ; There were twentie of theirs flaine out right, and
not above two or three of ours. Colonel! Vfime, Colonell
C?otv, Serjeant Major Generall Woodhoufe? and the mote of
their prime Commanders efcapcd ;Their Cannonier was kill-
led by a fhot made by our Cannoniere : we were not poflef-
F • ted


fed of one Peece of Cannon at our entrance into this Countie,
yet now God hath pieafed plentifully to furnifh us with fix
peeces at Namptivich, and two at Stafford, fo as wee now
want Cannoniors to orderand manage the fame. With¬
in afewdayes after this viUory there landed in two Bar kes
many Iriff Rebels in Worrall in Che [hire, fome whereof acknow¬
ledged in the Prefence of divers fufficient men, who affirmed
the fame unto me, that they had waffed their hands in the blood
of divers Engliff and Scots in Irelandj and now hoped to waff
their hands in the blood of Englifh men in Englan &\Wh)ch Rebels
being brought into Cheller, wereaccujed by fever allof thofe per-
ons who came to Chcfter for refuge, to be the perfons who cut
their husbands throats ; others that they ripped up their childrens
bowels. The Countrey wherein theyfirft arrived, did apprehend
Jo mac h dt aft e, that they did all rife with their beft weapons,
and apprehended divers of the biff Reblts • but being unarmed,
not having above feven or 8 CMufqueteersythey could not make
good their Prifoners, who were refcuert out of thetr hands by a
troope of horfeywhich came from the Commiffioners of Array,
who alfo feized about 28 of our honefl Countrey-men prifoners.
7 hefi biff acknowledge they came from Strongforth, and that
there are 1200 .fome fpcak* of 10000 more to follow after.
Sir*
Liverpool*
I me i *4 j. Tour mo ft humble fervant,
Will.Breretcn.
We have placed a Garriion in this Towne, which (I hope)
may be of great Advantage, being the onely Haven Town
in thefe parts^f the Kingdom?*


Pofl.
Since I writ the lines above, two of our long Boats which
were manned and fent out are returned, and have brought
in the Boats which carried the Rebels, and have taken three
or foure of the Rcbeiis, whoconfefle they came fro m Strong-
ford* and that they were fent by one Mafler Savage: they
have alio feized fome Barques laden with Win e, partwherc-
of belonges to thofe who are well affe&ed to you, and have
fuffered in your caufe; But the greateft part to thofe who are
engaged againft you, which is referved here to be difpoied of
as you (hall pleafe to order and direfh
Read in the Woufe of (fommant
Ianmrj 14.


(44)
A letter of Mart
(fVarmckc, Lord Mohnn, Baron of Okehampton,Sir)
Ralph Hopton, knight of the Bath -} «Ji>Iohn Barkeley,
knight; and William Afbbourneham Efquire, or any
two of them Commiflioners authorized under the
great feal of England, in the abfence of William Mar*
ques, of Hertford; to command all his Majcfties forces
in the Weft. To George Chappell of Topeftam
Merchant.
WEE doe hereby nominate, authorice, and ap-
poym;, you Gjeorge Chapptll to bee Captaine
and chiefe commander of a fhip called the
Hope of TopeJh*m> requiring you with all di¬
ligence, and expedition, to endeavour the furnifhing and
complcating of her with men, vi&uall, and ammunition, as
alio with tackelhand furniture, fit for a voyage to lea, com¬
manding all inferiour officers, fouldiers, mariners, and Tea¬
men, under your command in the faid fiiip, and veflell to o**
bey you as their Captaine, according to this Gommiffion,au¬
thorizing you to let to fea at ahy time, and as often as you in
your difcretion fhall thinke fit,for the fpace offix moneths next
enfuing. And during the faid time to apprehend feife,and take
for his Majefties fcrviceall fuch Shipps, barques, and veffells>
as doe belong to the Citties, towns, and ports of London,
Exeter, Wall, Tortmwth, Dartmouth, 'Barneflable, Bideford,
and


By the Supream Councell of the confederate
Catholic] ues o(Ireland.
TO all men, to whom this prefent fha41 come we the fu-
preame Couiicell,' of the confederate Catholiques of this
Rcalme fend greeting; Know yee that wee haying taken into
our ferious confideration the great and neceffarie ule, wee have
offhips ofwarre, for the defence of the coafts of this Realme,
and advancement, and furtherance of commerce with fbrraign
Nations, and for oppofing of his Majefties Enemies/who
daiiy hinder and annoy his Majefties good StibjeEls of this
Kingdoms bjf Sea, and hop all the Free trade in this Realme
and abroad. Have therefore con/licuted, and appointed, and
doe hereby ordaine conflicute, and appoint Our wellbeloved
Friend Captaine Francis Oliver, native of Flanders having
received good teftimony of his fufficiency, andintegritiy to
be Captain ofthe fbip called Saint Michaell the Archangell of
burden an hundred and twentie Lafis or Tuns, or thereabouts
Hereby giving and granting, unto the faid, Captaine full and
abfolute power, Commifllon and, authority to furnifh the
faid fhip> with all neccflaries fit for fea, and warre, and with
the fame to croffe the feas, and take hinder and prejudice all
fuch as he fhall find or meet of his Majeftks enemies, the ene -
mies of the gene rail Catholique caufe now in hand in this
Kingdoms, their fhips and goods whatfoever, either by fea or
Land, by what means foeveri and the faid Shipping or Goods
to fet to fale, and difpofe of as lawfull prizes, and open ene¬
mies goods ,faving tmto his Majcftie and his I aw fall officers,
and to all other perfofi or perfons bodies politique and cor¬
porate, all rights, requifites, and duties due or ufually an-
fwered out of all prizes. And we hereby command all officers
of all Ports, and Harbours, and Havens,within our lurifdidfi-
on, throughout this Realme to admit the faid Captaine Francis
Oliver^ and his Con paniesjfhips and goods from time to time
to pafle, and repaffe, coipe and goe without moleflation or
trouble


Great-Yarmouth.
1 'be Examination <?/Chriftopher Ha Hal J o/Wa fil¬
ter d in Ireland Sayler, taken this 1,
1643. as follorvetb.
WHo faith,that he was preft by the Major of
Mr. Nicholas Hayes, about ten daies fince, into a Dun-
kirkeFrigot called the Patricke, to cf
England at Sea, in taking and pillaging
Tejfe/s as were not for the K ing; of which F rigot one Trun¬
cal a Dunkirker was chiefe Commander and Captaine,and Walter
Hayes an Irifti-man was Captaine under him, and had about an
hundred men in the Ship, and eleven pieces of Ordinance, and
came out to the Sea the fourth of this inftant June, and tookeand
pillaged fince they came out •• Firft, an Apfome Barke,which after
file was pillaged they funke in the Sea, having taken out of her
eleven packs of Cloth; and after that tooke a Fifherboat of7>-
mmh upon Saturday laft,and tooke out of her an hundred North-
fca God-filh, andfourteene peecesof eight, and a double PiftolJ
and pillaged the Veflellof all they could get, and of the mens
Cloathes; and then put in the Apfome men taken out of the
funke (hip, and fo let them goe. And after that tooke a Scottilh
Barke, and a Dover barke, and a Pram or Hute, and a Catch ; and
tooke ftven men out of the Pram, and two men out of the Scot
befidestheMafter, and three men out of the Catch, and carried
them away in the Frigot, and put other men of their owne a-
board; And afterward two of thefe VefTels fo taken being refcued
by Captaine Wilde,Commander of the (hip, the Cygnet, infer-
vice for King and Parliament, were brought into rode
this day,w ith this cxatninate Being in one of them.
The ma Chriflopher Ha (fall
is fubferibei.
Capt. per
Giles CtU
lohn S) mond\ *y s.
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not take her, becaufe she fled away, and was more fvvifc in foylc
then he,but tooke this examinate with the Dover-b*rke3aod fent
them into this roade of Yarmouth. And alio he faith,that there are
halfe a dozen more Ships at fVtJhford, fitted and made ready to
come forth upon the like feivice that the faid Frigot came out for.
Aiarke Rich hi* name us fubfcribeJ*
Capt. per
Giles Call ?D l ir
lokn Symond^ ^ 1 S
lohn Carter.
Robert Gover*
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For his Noble friend Sir night,
Governour of Scarborough, thefe:
Nable Sir,
Hefe are (hewing your honour, that my Lord of tsfbeyne
was gone from before my here coraming, therefore I
will intreat your honour to have (hch a care of the Am*
munition appertaining to my Lord cAAbojne,as your ho¬
nour (hall have of my Lord of Antrim bis Ammunition, till fiich
time as I cither come my ftlfc, or write to your honour; For Mr-
Jermjn hath defircd me to write tbefe lines to your Honour, for I
am commanded to goe for Scotland for that efte&5 to which time,
I f hall continue,
Tour Honours humble fervant^
Torke,Maj%, 1643.
Serjeant-major Rofle.
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For my Noble Lord the Earle of ,
at York?.
My Noble Lord,
Atters are fallen out quite contrary to my expectation,
fo as I Should not adviieyoutomakefuch halt of your
journey as we refolved. I have lent this bearer of pur-
"pofe3 who is the man I did fend to Montrose, who will
particularly (hew you how matters goe, and how great folly it
were to looke for any alTilhnce from Scotland* Good Sir Richard
Crahame3 and a number of roundheads in thefe parts, upon your
fervants remaining here, and your Lordlhips other fervantscom-
ming poft, have fpread a report that you and I, were upon a plor^
to bring Forces from Ireland^to take in this Countrey; in fo much
as I have been forced to affirme the contrary with oathes 3 as I
might juftly doe. Thus much is given out by him, one Dalfton^
and others as in acquittall to your Lady, for railing him out of
the dunghill, which my Lord her husband did. He will be at
Torke within two or three daies, he will Ihifc it off upon the Puri¬
tans of this Countrey, whereof he is the head: but upon my word
your Lordlhipislittlebeholdingtohim. To my knowledge your
Lordlhips fervantwill more particularly (hew what paffed $ Nor
fhail any be more ready to doe you fervice, then
faring May 2.1
Ycur Lordlhips humble fervent,
Nithifdaill.
I did fay that your Lordlhips Lady having fome Hangings and
other Furniture in Knoc^fcrgM was defirous to have them brought
away, but 1 had now advifed you rather to let them alone for the
prcfent.
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rmrvy thoufands of his Subje&s have already perished : But find¬
ing to their great griefe the fuccefle no way anfverable to their
endeavours and expe&ation, and the trouble of the neighbouring
Kingdom?, and the dangers of this Kingdome daily arifing so a
greater height, then they by their care , counfell, and diligence,
were able to remeid or obviate, they did refolve for this and other
caufes, which exercile and heavily ptcfle the Kiogdome at this
time, to call a covention of the Eftates, as the onclymeane (his
Majeftic not thinking fit to hearken uiko their motion of calling
a Parliament) which might by common Counfell, confcnc and
refolution, take the beftcourfe for reprefenting yet more fenlibly
tbefe manifold evils and dangers, and for overcomming by greater
wifdom the difficulties which were above their power.
In the meane while ( which they cannot but attribute to the
mercifull and marvellous providence of God, and which is a con¬
firmation to them of their refolution in calling a convention, and
layeth the greaterneccfiky upon the Eftates, to meet the more
willingly and frequently) A treacherow and damnable Plot of
the Irish, English, and Scottish Papilb, is begun to be difcovered
by the tmexpefted apprehending of the Earl of Antrim comming
from York*> where he had kept his meetings and correfpondence
by Letters , with certaine Popish Lords his Confederates, and
among# others, with the Earle of Nithifdail and Vilcount of A-
bojne9 their devillish defignes and devices are come to light, and
brought to our knowledge, partly by Letters from Ireland, shew¬
ing the depofition and confelfion of a fervant of the Earle of
Antrimx, and partly by Letters which were found in the Earle his
own pockets, all fent to them from Ireland; His fervant, who was
tarag:d at Carrich^Pergm, the day of May, deponed (as
the Letters bear) be fore and at the time of his death, That the de¬
fine was to reconcile the Englijh and Xrifh in Ireland, that they
by their joynt power, having expelled the Scots, the Irijh For¬
ces there might be fent Againft the Parliament of England, to deal
with fame fit inftrument there, by all their ftrength to furprize
the If]:s and the High-Lands, and to depopulate and wafte fo
much of this Kingdom as their power, could extend unto, being
allured of the like dealing in the North, by the Papifts and their
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tempts fommy> andnuliciousagainft the work of God in this
land: nor is it to be paft without obfervation, that while His A fa*
jefly is making a ft*bhk$ Declaration of His intentions to fie fend
and mahtaine the Religion, Rights, and Liberties of this King-
dome, according to the Lawes Civil! and Eccltfuftick , the (]}a-
pifts arc eonfpirtng, plotting, and profitftng again ft the Religion
Rights, and Liberties cftablifbcd, and againftthe lives of his Ma-
jefties good Subjefts; whereby they doe really manifeft to the
world whatthe Kings Majeftieagainft his Declarations, and his
Subjeds againft their confidence grounded thereupon, may look
for from their malice and power, if they shall continue in Arme?,
and, (which God forbid) if they shall prevaile in the end. And
whereas the Lords of Councellare informed, That the late Ad
of Councell for publishing his Majefties Declaration is miftaken
by fundry, as a Declaration of their owne jadgement, concerning
the proceedings of another Kingdom 5 For preventing of this mis¬
take, they think fit to remember and declare, according to the ad
of Councell in January laft, (hewing that their Lordships giving
Warrant to print any Paper comming from his Majeftie, or Par¬
liament of England,\ did not import their approbation of the con¬
tents thereof: That they did on the fir ft of June, both remember
the famine, and exprefie their intention in this publication to be
far from taking on them to judge of the proceedings of the Par¬
liament of another Kingdom; but onely to thank his Majefiie for
his gracious expreflions towards the prefervation of the Rights
and Liberties of this Kingdom : And ordain this to be printed
and published at the Market-Crofle of Eainhurghy and all other
Burghs within this Kingdom, for the information of his M<< je-
fties Subjeds within the fame.
At Edinburgh the ninth day of June 1643.
T He Lords of his Mayflies Privy-C ounce 11 and Commiffioners
jar conferring the Articles of the Tit at7, ordain this following
Declaration to be printed and pwblifbed at the Market-V?cfe
of Edinburgh, and other Burghs of this Kingdom J or the tnformation
of all his May ft ics good Sttbjefts within the fame.
Arch• Primrofe, Gfen S* Conf. & Gommif.
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To the Right Honourable3my very
Noble friends5there,On the Irifla Committee
of the Parliament of England, prefent thefe
with due refpeft.
Right Hononrable5
Xpeft nothing from your honours reall and faithful!
fervant in this adverfe rime, but what brings comfort 5
In my laft expedition againft the Rebels, occafioned
by fudden intelligence, I went forth with two tbou-
fandfoot, and three hundred horfe, being provided
for ten daies, at no greater allowance then ftven
ounces of meale a day for a fouldier , our fcareity being fo great,
that for want of victuals and ihooes we were unable to doe the fer-
vicc we wish, or your honours expeft from us 5 Nevertheleffe our
fortune was fuch that with this fmall party, without Cannon, for
want of carriage horfes, we beat Owen art Onealet Sir Philome
Oneale, and Owen Mc art the Generall his fonne,being all joyned
together with their Forces,and forced them to returneupon CW-
Umonnt; after quitting the Generals houle to be fpoyled and burnt
by us, with the whole houfes m Lochgall, being the beft Plantation
in ZJlfler, and ftraiteft for defence of the Rebels; At the lame time
Colonell Hoeme with a party of five hundred men was bufied in
beleaguering the Cattle of Newcafile: the receipt of all the Intelli~
gence comes from England to the Rebels in Vlfter, where it was my
good fortune in time of treaty there, to trift a Barke come from
the Ifle of Man, with that treacherous Papift the Earle of Antrim,
whole brother Alexander was fent before by the §hteencs Ma)esly
fromYorke, to mike way for the Eirle, in negotiating betwixt her
Ma/efties Army in the N^rth of England y and the Papifts on the
borders of Scotland, in the Ifles of Scotland, and the North parts
thereof, and with the Rebels in Ireland\ Their plot beingfet downe