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<P>A TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE WHOLE PROCEEDINGS OF THE PARLIAMENT IN IRELAND, BEGINNING
<HI>March</HI> 25, 1689, and ending the 29th of <HI>June</HI> fol|lowing; with the E&s;tabli&s;hment of their For|ces there.</P>
<P>Licen&s;ed and Entred according to Order.</P>
<P><HI>LONDON:</HI> Printed for <HI>Robert Clavell,</HI> at the Peacock in St. <HI>Paul's</HI> Church-Yard. MDCLXXXIX.</P>
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<HEAD>THE JOURNAL OF THE PARLIAMENT IN <HI>IRELAND,</HI> &amp;c.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>MARCH</HI> 25. 1689.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>A Proclamation i&s;&s;ued out for a Parliament to be held in <HI>Dublin, May</HI> 7. no Popi&s;h Bi&s;hops &s;um|moned.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 7. Parliament met in the Inns: Some Lords intro|duced; Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> and <HI>Cork</HI> among&s;t the re&s;t; the King enters with Robes and Crown; makes a Speech: Chancellor bids the Commons chu&s;e a Speaker; they go to their Hou&s;e, and having cho&s;en Sir <HI>Richard Nagle,</HI> pre|&s;ent him within half an hour; he is accepted; Hou&s;e ad|journs till Ten in the Morning: two Lords called by Writ Chancellor, Lord <GAP DESC="blank"> <HI>Nugent,</HI> Lord <HI>River&s;town.</HI></P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 8. Bi&s;hop of <HI>Story</HI> introduced. Addre&s;s of Thanks to the King, and Abhorrence voted. A Committee appoint|ed to draw it up. A Me&s;&s;age to the Commons for their concurrence.</P>
<P>The King comes into the Hou&s;e, appoints Four in the Afternoon for both Hou&s;es to attend him with it: A Bill brought into the Hou&s;e by C. J. <HI>Nugent,</HI> and read twice, <HI>Rege pre&s;ent.</HI> Containing a Recognition of the King's Ti|tle, and an Abhorrence of the P. of O's U&s;urpation, and of
<PB N="4" REF="3">the defection of the <HI>Engli&s;h;</HI> ordered after to be ingrol|&s;ed: Committees of Grievances and Petitions appointed: Hou&s;e adjourned till <HI>Friday</HI> morning.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 10. King comes into the Hou&s;e, and &s;tays there all the Se&s;&s;ion: Bill of Recognition, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> read the third time; &s;ent down to the Commons by two Judges, who report the delivery of it: A Bill brought in by C. J. <HI>Nu|gent</HI> for incouraging Trade, by inviting Strangers into the Kingdom, taking only the Oath of Fidelity, read once. The King directs the Hou&s;e in the Methods of proceed|ing; adjourned to Ten next day: At Four afternoon Com|mittee of Petitions and Trade &s;ate; a Petition preferred by <HI>Nangle</HI> again&s;t <HI>Gerard Borre,</HI> <ABBR>E&s;q</ABBR> for Perqui&s;ites of the Clerk of Parliament; <HI>Borre</HI> ordered to appear <HI>Monday</HI> fol|lowing at Four in the Afternoon.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 11. Bi&s;hop of <HI>Limerick</HI> introduced: Hou&s;e ordered to attend the King in their Robes, which they did: The Orders of the Hou&s;e read: Bill for Trade read the &s;econd time, and commited: Bill of Recognition brought into the Hou&s;e from the Commons; at Eleven the King comes, to the Hou&s;e in his Robes, and pa&s;&s;es the Bill; the King goes out. 'Tis di&s;puted, whether the Se&s;&s;ion was not di&s;|continued by pa&s;&s;ing the Bill; moved to refer it to the Judges by the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath;</HI> over-ruled, and re&s;olved in the Negative. Adjourned till <HI>Munday.</HI></P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 13. A Bill brought into the Hou&s;e by C. J. <HI>Nu|gent</HI> for altering the <HI>Act of Settlement,</HI> read once, and motion made for the &s;econd reading; but rejected. The King pre&s;ent at Four in the Afternoon; the Committee of Petitions and Privileges &s;ate; <HI>Borres</HI> An&s;wer put in, and <HI>Nangle</HI> ordered to reply. Lord <HI>Brittas</HI>'s Petition concern|ing his Arre&s;t 18 years ago, read; <HI>Affidavit</HI> ordered to be made, and on the <HI>Affidavit</HI> the Party to be committed to the Black Rod.</P>
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<P><HI>May</HI> 14. The Peers names called; Licen&s;e of ab&s;ence granted, and Proxies admitted: Two Bills brought up by the Commons, and read once; one for recalling all Grants of Civil Offices from the King, during Life or Good be|haviour: Another again&s;t Writs of Error, and Appeal in|to <HI>England;</HI> and that an Act of Parliament in <HI>England</HI> &s;hall not bind <HI>Ireland.</HI> King pre&s;ent all the while.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 15. Earl of <HI>We&s;tmeath</HI> introduced Bill for vacating Offices, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> read &s;econd time, and committed; Speaker quits the Chair: Chief Ju&s;tice <HI>Nugent</HI> called up by the King to be Chair-man; the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> again&s;t it for two Rea&s;ons; <HI>1&s;t,</HI> Becau&s;e able Officers might be turned out without fault. <HI>2d,</HI> It was unju&s;t to turn men out of Freehold without tryal or compen&s;ation; the Lord Chancel|lor for it, becau&s;e to the King's prejudice to grant them: the Hou&s;e rea&s;&s;umed, and the Bill read a third time; at every Sentence the Clerk &s;topt, and the Speaker asks the Hou&s;e, Shall it pa&s;s without amendment? It was put to the vote; all con&s;ent but the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath,</HI> who de&s;ired to prote&s;t, but was denyed, becau&s;e he offered it too late; <HI>viz.</HI> after the Votes were pa&s;t; King pre&s;ent all along.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 16. Ch. Ju&s;t. <HI>Nugent</HI> reports the Alterations made in the Bill of Trade: The Bill again&s;t Writs of Error, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> read the Second time, and committed: Speaker quits his place; Chief Ju&s;tice <HI>Nugent</HI> a&s;&s;umes it: Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> argues again&s;t it, becau&s;e again&s;t his Oath of Supremacy to the King; becau&s;e prejudicial to the King and King|dom; robbing the King of his Prerogative, and the Sub|ject of the Liberty of appealing to the King in per&s;on: He de&s;ires a Clau&s;e in the latter end for &s;aving all Writs of Error, and Appeals now depending in <HI>England:</HI> The Lord Chancellor for the Bill, argues from the Ea&s;e and Benefit of the Subject. The Hou&s;e rea&s;&s;umed the Bill, read <HI>&s;eri|atim,</HI> as the other before; after that, put to the vote; all con&s;ent: The King pre&s;ent at all the Debates. A Bill
<PB N="6" REF="4">read once, making it Trea&s;on to bring in Counterfeit Foreign Coin into the Kingdom; referred to the Com|mittee. A Petition preferred about Butter-Casks, and referred. At Four in the Afternoon the Committee &s;its, and refers the Bill about Money to the Judges; and that about Casks to the Committee of Trade.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 17. The Bill about Trade read twice, and pa&s;&s;ed <HI>nemine contradicente:</HI> Lord Primate's Summons and Proxy granted to the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath,</HI> read and allowed: obje|cted, That the Proxy &s;hould be introduced, not allowed, becau&s;e the Primate did not appear; but it was carried in the Negative, and pre&s;idents were cited for it.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 18. Journals of the la&s;t day read: A Petition for the relief of &s;ome poor Pri&s;oners, read, and referred to the Committee.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 20. Journals of the Hou&s;e read; Lord <HI>Dillon</HI> in|troduced.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 21. Earl of <HI>Barrymore</HI>'s Proxy granted to the Lord <HI>Granard,</HI> allowed, but not read: Lord <HI>Dun&s;any</HI>'s Proxy allowed.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 22. Lord <HI>Trimne&s;town,</HI> and Lord <HI>Kilmahar</HI> intro|duced. Motion made by Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> again&s;t the Sheriffs of <HI>Dublin</HI> for quartering an Officer upon him; Ordered, That no Peer &s;hould be quartered on; and that the Sheriff &s;hould be committed to the Black Rod. The Bill for repealing the <HI>Acts of Settlement</HI> brought up from the Commons by Coll. <HI>Macharty,</HI> and lodged in the Hou&s;e.</P>
<P>Ob&s;erve, That nothing was done in the Hou&s;e for four days before, becau&s;e the King waited for this Bill from the Commons; and that the King &s;ent frequently for it; the Black Rod having called to the Hou&s;e of Commons &s;ix or &s;even times this very day to &s;end it up, the Lords Hou&s;e and King &s;pent the time in Di&s;cour&s;es and News.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 23. Journals of la&s;t day read. The Bill from the Commons lodged ye&s;terday, read this day once: Motion
<PB N="7" REF="4">made to have it read again in the Afternoon, but rejected: Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> moves, That the Lords Bill might have Precedence of it in reading, or at lea&s;t, that both might be committed: The fir&s;t rejected, the latter granted: The Commons Bill ordered to be read next morning.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 24. Col. <HI>Macarty</HI> made Baron, <HI>Moun Ca&s;&s;an</HI> intro|duced. The Commons Bill of Repeal read again, and committed to the whole Hou&s;e; moved the Lords Bill of Repeal might be read and committed; but denied. Se|veral Petitions read, put in by Per&s;ons concerned under the Acts; all referred, except Capt. <HI>Kelly</HI>'s.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 25. Bill about counterfeit Foreign Coin amended, and read the Third time: Controver&s;ie between <HI>Trimne|&s;town</HI> and <HI>Dun&s;any</HI> about Precedencies, Reported by the Committee, adjudged to <HI>Trimne&s;town,</HI> becau&s;e it was &s;o in 1634; with a &s;aving to <HI>Dun&s;any,</HI> if he can &s;hew a better Right. Several Petitions read, preferred by Per&s;ons con|cerned under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation, and by others for Remainders: One by Lord <HI>Clan Meleera,</HI> to be relieved again&s;t the Sale of his E&s;tate to Sir <HI>Patrick Trant.</HI></P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 27. Several Petitions read, and Coun&s;el on them heard at the Lords Bar; <HI>viz.</HI> Lord <HI>Galways, Mathews,</HI> Lord <HI>King&s;town</HI>'s Brothers, Sir <HI>Henry Bingham</HI>'s Brother's; the Scope of them all was, To have &s;avings for their Remain|ders, and con&s;ideration for their Improvements; referred all to the Committee of Petitions.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 28. Several Petitions read, relating to the Act of Settlement; Bill of Repeal read the &s;econd time; the Hou&s;e Adjourned during Plea&s;ure, and Re&s;olved into a Grand Committee; the Bill of Repeal read by Paragraphs; &s;ome Objections made, which occa&s;ioned &s;ome Alterati|ons. Motion made for Adjourning till <HI>Thur&s;day,</HI> becau&s;e <HI>Wedne&s;day</HI> was a Holiday; the King ask'd, What Holiday? An&s;wered, The Re&s;toration of his Brother and Him&s;elf, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> he replied, The fitter to Re&s;tore tho&s;e Loyal Catholick
<PB N="8" REF="5">Gentlemen that had &s;uffered with him, and been kept un|ju&s;tly out of their E&s;tates; the Motion rejected.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 29. Petitions read, and referred to the Committee; the Hou&s;e Re&s;olved into a Grand Committee; the re&s;t of the Bill read by Paragraphs; Objections made; &s;ome over-ruled, others thought rea&s;onable; King offers a new Preamble to the Bill, in&s;tead of that which was &s;ent up from the Commons Hou&s;e; A&s;&s;ented to it. Judg <HI>Daly</HI> im|peached by the Commons; at four in the Afternoon Com|mittee of Petitions &s;its; Chief Ju&s;tice <HI>Keating</HI>'s Petition read; Lord <HI>Forbes</HI>'s and Lord <HI>Galway</HI>'s adjourned to the 31&s;t, becau&s;e the 30th was a Popi&s;h Holiday.</P>
<P><HI>May</HI> 31. Judg <HI>Daly</HI>'s Petition read and granted; Scope of it for time to an&s;wer the Commons Impeachments, and to have a Copy of it: Lord <HI>Galway</HI>'s heard at the Bar a|bout his Ladies Remainder in Lord <HI>Lanesborough</HI>'s E&s;tate; Provi&s;o granted for it: Lord <HI>River&s;town</HI> reports the Alte|rations made in the Bill of Repeal by the Committee, which were all con&s;ented to.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 1. <HI>John Brown</HI>'s Petition read and argued at the Bar; the Chair-man Reports the Alterations and Additi|ons made to the Bill of Repeal; which are approved: Judg <HI>Daly</HI>'s Petition, de&s;iring a further day for an an&s;wer, read and granted. Mrs. <HI>Walls</HI> Bill again&s;t her husband read once.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 3. Petitions read, and referred to the Committee: Lord <HI>Galway</HI>'s Councel heard at the Bar, concerning his Ladies Remainder, and Arrears due to the Heirs of <HI>&V;lick,</HI> E. of <HI>Clanricard:</HI> Lord <HI>River&s;town</HI> Reports from the Com|mittee &s;everal Alterations and Provi&s;oes to be in&s;erted in the Bill of Repeal; which were each twice read. Sir <HI>Wil|liam Talbot</HI> came up with a Me&s;&s;age from the Commons, which imported their earne&s;t Reque&s;t to the Lords, to pa&s;s the Bill with all the expedition they could, becau&s;e the Heart and Courage of the whole Nation were bound up in it.</P>
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<P><HI>June</HI> 4. Journals read: Petition from the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Cork</HI> for relief for Arrears of Rents: A Bill for Mrs. <HI>Wall</HI> again&s;t her Husband, read the &s;econd time: Lord <HI>River&s;town</HI> Reports new Alterations, new Provi&s;oes in the Bill of Repeal; the new ones read twice; the whole Bill, with all its Alterations and Provi&s;oes, read; after reading, the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> &s;peaks again&s;t it, Lord Chancellor and <HI>River&s;town</HI> for it; the Bi&s;hops de&s;ire leave to enter their Prote&s;t, and four of the Temporal Lords, which were all the Prote&s;tants in the Hou&s;e. <HI>Mem.</HI> That the King &s;aid, That they mu&s;t not enter their Prote&s;tation, but only their Di&s;&s;ent; for Prote&s;tation came in in Rebellious Times, and that they &s;hould not give the Rea&s;ons of their Prote&s;tation.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 5. The Bi&s;hops Prote&s;tation. <HI>We the Lords Spiritual in Parliament A&s;&s;embled, which Names are hereafter &s;ub&s;cribed, having for divers rea&s;ons, then humbly offered to the Hou&s;e of Lords, di&s;&s;ented from pa&s;&s;ing the Bill into a Law, &s;ent up to this Honourable Hou&s;e from the Hou&s;e of Commons, Intitu|lled,</HI> An Act repealing the Acts of Settlement and Expla|nation, <HI>&amp;c. And having obtained leave from the Hou&s;e of Lords to enter our Di&s;&s;ent again&s;t the &s;aid Bill, do accordingly &s;ub&s;cribe our Di&s;&s;ent from the &s;aid Bill.</HI></P>
<P>This was brought in Parchment to the Clerk of the Par|liament the next morning before the Hou&s;e &s;at, and &s;igned, <HI>Meath, O&s;&s;ery, Cork, Limerick;</HI> the like Prote&s;tation in Parchment &s;igned <HI>per Granard, Long ford, Ro&s;&s;e, Howth.</HI></P>
<P><HI>I,</HI> Anthony, <HI>Bi&s;hop of</HI> Meath, <HI>being con&s;tituted and allowed Proxy for the mo&s;t Reverend Father in God</HI> Mich. <HI>Lord Archbi&s;hop of</HI> Armagh, <HI>do, in his name and behalf, di&s;&s;ent from the &s;aid Bill.</HI> Mich. Armagh.</P>
<P>The like &s;igned by <HI>O&s;&s;ory,</HI> as <HI>Waterford</HI>'s Proxy.</P>
<P>Journals of the Hou&s;e read: Lord <HI>Clanmalieras</HI>'s Ca&s;e a|gain&s;t Sir <HI>Patrick Trant</HI> heard at the Bar, and adjudged again&s;t: The Lord <HI>Mountgarret</HI> petitions the Hou&s;e that Sir <HI>John Ivory</HI> may commit no wa&s;te on his E&s;tate; a ge|neral
<PB N="10" REF="6">Order made again&s;t it. Committees of Trade, Pri|vileges and Petitions revived: A Committee appointed for Mrs <HI>Wall</HI>'s Bill.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 6. Journals read; Officers of the Hou&s;e petition about introduction Fees, read, and referred to the Com|mittee: <HI>George Kellya,</HI> Con&s;table, ordered to be commit|ted for his in&s;olence to Lord <HI>Longford.</HI></P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 7. Journals read: Me&s;&s;age from the Commons for a Conference about Exceptions to the alterations made in the Bill of Repeal; four Lords appointed to meet them immediately in the Chamber over the Lords Hou&s;e; the Lords ordered only to hear their Objections, and report them, which they did accordingly. The Order again&s;t wa&s;te and &s;poiling Improvements, read, and approved: Lord <HI>River&s;town</HI> moves, that Con&s;tables and Sheriffs might have power to commit the Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;or that made any wa&s;te; Judges Opinions asked, all again&s;t it, and the Hou&s;e agrees with them.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 8. The Hou&s;e of Commons de&s;ire to withdraw their Impeachment again&s;t Judge <HI>Daly,</HI> having accepted his Submi&s;&s;ion, which was granted: A pre&s;ent Conference de&s;ired by the Lords upon the &s;ubject of the La&s;t Confe|rence, wherein the Lords of the Committee report what they agree, and what they in&s;i&s;t on, together with the Rea|&s;ons why they in&s;i&s;t on them.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 10. Journals of the la&s;t day read: A Petition of <HI>Bridges</HI> read, concerning his being turned out of po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion by the Proprietor; the Hou&s;e would do nothing in it; the re&s;t of the Morning &s;pent in di&s;cour&s;e.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 11. A Free Conference between the two Hou&s;es concerning the Bill of Repeal; the Commons in&s;i&s;t on two things; 1&s;t, That the pre&s;ent Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors may have time to remove till <HI>May</HI> next: 2dly, That all Remainders may be forfeited, and ve&s;ted in the King; Journals read.</P>
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<HEAD>THE JOURNALS OF THE HOUSE of LORDS.</HEAD>
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<P>JOurnals Read. Lords of the Committee report the Conference Ye&s;terday to the Hou&s;e. Commons Rea&s;ons debated, and upon the whole, the Lords agree with them to the fir&s;t, and the Commons con|de&s;cend in the bu&s;ine&s;s of Remainders.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 13. C. J. <HI>Nugent</HI> Reports to the Hou&s;e from the Committee of Petitions &s;everal things. The Bill for ad|ding and dimini&s;hing the Duties on Forreign Commo|dities, and alterations in it read twice. A Bill for Liber|ty of Con&s;cience brought up from the Commons and read once.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 14. The Journals Read. Speaker moves that the Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience may be laid a&s;ide for &s;ome time, and that the Hou&s;e would di&s;patch, for the King mu&s;t &s;end away his Officers. The Bill for adding and di|mini&s;hing Duties on Forreign Commodities &s;ent up to the Hou&s;e without Alteration; the meaning of this Bill is to enable the King to enhance or dimini&s;h Duties on &s;uch Commodities as he thinks fit: At the &s;ame time three more Bills were &s;ent up, one for taking off incapa|cities from the <HI>Iri&s;h</HI> Natives; another for Repealing the Provi&s;ion for Mini&s;ters in Corporate Towns; the third for Regulating the Tithing Table of <HI>&V;l&s;ter:</HI> each of
<PB N="4" REF="7">the&s;e read twice, and committed. In the Afternoon the Committee &s;its and reads the Bill again&s;t the Provi&s;ion of Mini&s;ters and agrees to it; the B. of <HI>Meath,</HI> B. <HI>Cork,</HI> B. <HI>Limerich,</HI> and E. <HI>Longford</HI> di&s;&s;ent.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 15. Journals read. Bill for taking off incapacities from Natives, read twice, and pa&s;&s;ed <HI>nemine contradicente:</HI> the meaning of this Bill is, that &s;ome Statutes di&s;abled Natives to be Lords-Ju&s;tices, School-ma&s;ters, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> which is now repealed.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 17. Bill of Repeal with all its Additions and Al|terations &s;ent up, Ingro&s;&s;ed from the Commons, and read thrice; Que&s;tion put, Con&s;ent or not, B. of <HI>Meath, Cork, O&s;&s;ory,</HI> and E. <HI>Longford</HI> di&s;&s;ent. Petitions read, and a Bill brought in by <HI>Talbot</HI> concerning his Rent for the Water|cour&s;e, read twice and committed. A new Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience offered to the Hou&s;e by C. J. <HI>Nugent,</HI> read once, and committed, the King &s;aying that the fir&s;t Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience was more &s;evere again&s;t the Church of <HI>England</HI> than he intended. After the Hou&s;e ro&s;e, the King comes to the B. of <HI>Meath,</HI> and tells him that he did not like the Commons Bill again&s;t Liberty of Con&s;cience, that it dimini&s;ht his Prerogative, and de&s;ign'd to make him break his word with our Church, that he intended not to take down the Acts of Uniformity, nor de&s;troy our Re|ligion, but only to take away the Penalties that were a|gain&s;t Liberty. The bottom of this Intreague was from C. J. <HI>Herb.</HI> who plainly fore&s;aw, that this would ab&s;olutely lo&s;e the King all his Prote&s;tant Friends in <HI>England,</HI> as be|ing directly contrary to all his Promi&s;es, and upon this ac|count ingaged the <HI>French</HI> Amba&s;&s;adour to be again&s;t it, or el&s;e it had certainly pa&s;t. But the work is done effectually by other Bills, and the Act of Uniformity, will &s;tand like the Edict of <HI>Nants,</HI> till there be no occa&s;ion for it. At 4 in the Afternoon the Committee meets and con&s;iders the Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience, and the Tithing Table of <HI>&V;l&s;ter,</HI> and makes Alterations in them.</P>
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<P><HI>June</HI> 18. Four Bills &s;ent up from the Commons, one for inviting Forreigners to trade here, &s;ent up with alterations, upon which a pre&s;ent Conference is de&s;ired by the Lords; they in&s;i&s;t on this clau&s;e, <HI>and the Subjects of the mo&s;t Chri|&s;tian King;</HI> Lords again&s;t the&s;e words, becau&s;e they were to the prejudice of the <HI>French</HI> King. 2 <HI>d.</HI> A Bill for the di&s;po&s;ing of Inte&s;tates Goods. 2 <HI>d.</HI> For the continuing a for|mer Statute made for preventing Delays and Executions, and Writs of Errour. 4th. For taking away the benefit of Clergy for two years; each of the&s;e Bills read once, and or|dered to be read again next Morning. The Clergy of <HI>Dub|lins</HI> Petition read. The new Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience fram'd in the Lord's Hou&s;e, read twice with its amendments, and order'd to be Ingro&s;s'd. At Four in the Afternoon the Committee meets about Mrs. <HI>Walls</HI> bu&s;ine&s;s, and hears the Proofs for her Marriage. A Bill brought in by C. J. <HI>Nu|gent</HI> again&s;t keeping <HI>Octob.</HI> 23.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 19. Journals read, Clergy of <HI>Dublin</HI> about their Provi&s;ion heard at the Bar; Conference with the Hou&s;e of Commons order'd on it, but after alter'd. A Bill for Sub|&s;idies brought up by the Commons, read thrice and pa&s;&s;ed; it grants the King 20000 <HI>l. per</HI> Month, for 13 Months to be paid by Tenants, and allowed by Landlords out of their Rents. The new Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience, together with their own &s;ent to the Commons. Committee &s;its about <HI>Walls</HI> bu&s;ine&s;s.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 20. Clergy of <HI>Dublin</HI> con&s;ider'd, and the Bill read twice and pa&s;&s;ed. Four Bi&s;hops di&s;&s;ent, and &s;ix Lords, &s;ome of them Papi&s;ts. Three Bills read twice, and pa&s;&s;ed <HI>nemine contradicente, (viz.)</HI> 1&s;t, For Martial Law; 2 <HI>d,</HI> For Prevent|ing Delays in Executions; 3 <HI>d,</HI> For taking away the Bene|fit of Clergy for two Years. The Bill for Repealing the 23 <HI>d</HI> of <HI>October</HI> read twice, and pa&s;&s;ed <HI>nemine contradicente,</HI> except B. of <HI>Meath.</HI> The Bill about Inte&s;tates Goods read, and committed. In the Afternoon the Committee &s;its a|bout
<PB N="6" REF="8"><HI>Walls</HI> bu&s;ine&s;s, and the Bill of Inte&s;tates Goods. A Bill pa&s;&s;ed in the morning for regulating the Tithing Table of <HI>&V;l&s;ter;</HI> all the Bi&s;hops di&s;&s;ent from it, and pray leave to enter their di&s;&s;ent to that, and the Bill repealing the Pro|vi&s;ion for Mini&s;ters in Cities, which was granted, and the next morning they bring in their di&s;&s;ent to the Clerk in Writing. After the Hou&s;e was Adjourned, the Bi&s;hop of <HI>Meath</HI> asks his Maje&s;ty whether the Clau&s;e in the Bills, <HI>(viz.) By and with the advice and con&s;ent of the Lords Spiritual,</HI> &s;hould not be expung'd, where the Bi&s;hops did not con&s;ent, the King &s;aith no, for they were only to enter their Di&s;&s;ent, but the &s;tile of the Bills mu&s;t not be alter'd.</P>
<DIV2 TYPE="minutes">
<HEAD>Minutes of the HOUSE of COMMONS.</HEAD>
<OPENER><DATELINE><DATE><HI>J&V;NE</HI> 21. 1689.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>AN Act for Repealing the 23d of <HI>October</HI> 41, &s;ent to us by the Lords, read and pa&s;&s;ed; and the Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience ingro&s;&s;ed and read, as it came from the Lords, which is quite different from the Bill &s;ent up to them; move to throw it out, it being a different Bill from what fir&s;t pa&s;s'd the Hou&s;e, and therefore ought to be laid a&s;ide, but not being &s;econded, it was pa&s;&s;ed, and the&s;e two Bills, together with a Bill again&s;t Parrol Wills, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> and a Bill to repeal the Unions of Pari&s;hes, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> A Bill for <HI>R. C.</HI> to pay their Tithes to their own Clergy. A Bill for Encouraging of Trades <HI>&amp;c.</HI> were &s;ent up to the Lords by Mr. <HI>Stafford,</HI> and a Committee of &s;everal of the Hou&s;e went up with them.</P>
<P>The Report read for repealing <HI>Poinings</HI> Statutes, and told us the King would have a Clau&s;e, that he and his Heirs &s;hould have the Bill fir&s;t agreed to by him and his
<PB N="7" REF="8">Councel before they &s;hould pa&s;s the Commons, and its or|dered to be recommitted, and the Hou&s;e inclined to be as free as the Parliaments of <HI>England.</HI> Several private Peti|tions read and referred, and told us the King would pa&s;s the Royal A&s;&s;ent to the Bill of Repeal to morrow.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 22. Mr. <HI>Poolwhiles</HI> Petition read, to be repri&s;ed for a Debt, pretended he had Outlaw'd one, and gotten a <HI>Cu&s;todium,</HI> who&s;e E&s;tate was to be given to the old Pro|priator, and de&s;ired a particular Clau&s;e for his Ca&s;e; after Argument, put to the Vote and carried he &s;hould be re|prized. After which, it was moved that all Ca&s;es of the like nature &s;hould be repri&s;able, and the Speaker made an|&s;wer, it was a Motion of Vexation; to which the Party an&s;wered, it was but common ju&s;tice, but none &s;econding the &s;aid Motion, it fell. The Hou&s;e was &s;ent for by the Black Rod, the King and Lords being in their Robes, the Speaker attended, and made a Speech, in which he declared what Act they de&s;ired his Maje&s;ty to pa&s;s, to wit, An Act of Supply for 260000 <HI>l.</HI> to be rai&s;ed in 13 Months. An Act to repeal the Act of Settlement and Explanation, <HI>&amp;c.</HI> And an Act of Liberty of Con&s;cience, with Eight &s;everal other Acts; to which the King an&s;wered, <HI>Le Roy le voilt,</HI> and &s;o they pa&s;s'd. After the Commons rea&s;&s;umed their Hou&s;e, a Speech was made in behalf of the Speaker, to be con|&s;ider'd for his Service; and al&s;o one for the Lord <HI>Mont Ca&s;&s;el,</HI> and a Committee appointed to con&s;ider and re|port the &s;ame.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 25. This day moved, that my Lord <HI>Mount Ca&s;&s;el,</HI> and Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Baron, and Sir <HI>William Talbot</HI> with others, &s;hould be provided for as Meriting Per&s;ons, and Voted that none but the Speaker and Offi|cers of the Hou&s;e &s;hould be con&s;idered as &s;uch.</P>
<P>The Li&s;t of the People to be attainted, read for <HI>Lin&s;ter,</HI> moved in the behalf of <HI>John Weaver,</HI> that he &s;hould not be Attainted. Collonel <HI>Barret</HI> de&s;ired that tho&s;e Members
<PB N="8" REF="9">that moved for &s;uch ill men &s;hould be turned out of the Hou&s;e, but checked by the Speaker. This day Sir <HI>John Temple</HI> made a Capital-man in the Li&s;t of Attainders.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 26. This day the Li&s;t of Attainders was read for the County and City of <HI>Dublin,</HI> and Sir <HI>Jo&s;hua Allen</HI> to be attainted, and Sir <HI>Henry Bond</HI> and Sir <HI>Patrick Trent</HI> Examined about him. <HI>Coffee</HI> appears at the Summons of Mr. <HI>Talbot,</HI> and ordered to appear to morrow. Sir <HI>Thomas Southwell</HI> and others attainted by Jury, are to be attain|ted by name in the Li&s;t.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 27. This day the report about the Bill for giving Ab&s;enters Goods to the King, read twice, and moved that it was unrea&s;onable to give his Maje&s;ties Commi&s;&s;ioners of the Revenue a power to &s;ei&s;e any ones Per&s;on for having Ab&s;enters Goods, again&s;t whom no other Evidence was gi|ven than a &s;ingle Oath; but not being &s;econded, was or|dered to be ingro&s;&s;ed, and &s;aid by the Speaker it was only for delay. 'Twas moved likewi&s;e by Mr. <HI>L.</HI> that my Lord <HI>Mount Ca&s;&s;el</HI> &s;hould have the thanks of the Hou&s;e, and Addre&s;&s;ed for to the King for his Service, and after great Debate, laid a&s;ide, lea&s;t it &s;hould le&s;&s;en <HI>D. T</HI>'s. for whom the Hou&s;e had done the like before, after which they went on the Li&s;t of Attainders.</P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 28. An Act about the City matters &s;ent us by the Lords. An Act to inforce Martial Law among&s;t Soldiers, &s;ent us by the Lords; and likewi&s;e an account that they agreed with us in two other Acts; we &s;ent them concern|ing di&s;uniting of Unions, after the Li&s;t of Attainders read for <HI>Mun&s;ter</HI> and &s;ome part of <HI>Connaght.</HI></P>
<P><HI>June</HI> 29. The Bill about the City Water read, the Hou&s;e not being in number Forty Five. The Bill about Ab&s;enters Goods Ingro&s;&s;ed and Read, and moved to be ca&s;t out, and &s;econded; the Speaker violently oppo&s;ed it, but pa&s;t after the Li&s;t for <HI>&V;lster</HI> read of Attainders.</P>
<TRAILER>FINIS.</TRAILER>
</DIV2>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="table">
<PB N="11" REF="9">
<HEAD>ESTABLISHMENT <HI>MAY,</HI> 1689.</HEAD>
<P><TABLE>
<ROW>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>d.</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>p. diem</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label"><HI>p. men&s;.</HI></CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="label">Men</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>6</CELL>
<CELL>&frac12;&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>16 3&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>1 Troop of Granadeers contains</CELL>
<CELL>50</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>6</CELL>
<CELL>&frac12;&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>16 3&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>7 Regiments of Hor&s;e contain</CELL>
<CELL>2750</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>5</CELL>
<CELL>&frac14;&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>13 1 &frac12;&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>7 Regiments of Dragoons contain</CELL>
<CELL>3800</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>The Royal Reg. contains 22 Comp. 90 in each Comp.</CELL>
<CELL>1980</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>4</CELL>
<CELL>&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>10&mdash;</CELL>
<CELL>42 Reg. of Foot, 13 Comp. 62 men each</CELL>
<CELL>33852</CELL>
</ROW>
<ROW>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL>&nbsp;</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="total">Total</CELL>
<CELL ROLE="total">42432</CELL>
</ROW>
</TABLE></P>
<LIST>
<HEAD>Deductions</HEAD>
<ITEM>3 <HI>d.</HI><HI>per Pound</HI> for the Ho&s;pital, from all Soldiers and Officers.</ITEM>
<ITEM>1 <HI>d.</HI><HI>per diem</HI> for the Cloaths, &frac12; for Shooes, and &frac12; for Cloaths: <HI>Foot.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>1 &frac14; <HI>per diem</HI> from Dragoons, &frac12; for Furniture, &frac34; for Hor&s;es: <HI>Dragoons.</HI></ITEM>
<ITEM>1 &frac12; <HI>p. diem</HI> from Troopers, &frac12; to the Captain for Furniture, 1 <HI>d.</HI> for the Clerk. <HI>Hor&s;e.</HI></ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST>
<HEAD>HORSE. 7 Reg.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Duke of</HI> Tyrconnel.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Galmoy.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Sarsfield.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Southerland.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Abercorne.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> H. Luttrel.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Parker.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<LIST>
<HEAD>DRAGOONS. 7 Reg.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Dungan.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Neil O Neil.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Dan. O Brien.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Nich. Purcell.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Clifford.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> James Cotter.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Coll.</HI> Simon Luttrel.</ITEM>
</LIST>
<PB N="12" REF="10">
<LIST>
<HEAD>FOOT 42 Regiments.</HEAD>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> John Hamilton Ram&s;ey.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Clancarty.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Ant. Hamilton</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Clanricard</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Earl of</HI> Antrim.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Gorman&s;town.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Clare.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Galloway.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Slane.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Lowth.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Duleek,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Mon&s;ieur</HI> Boi&s;lon.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Val. Brown.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> John Fitzgerald.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Maur. Eu&s;law.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Wil. Nugent.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> H. Dillon.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> John Grace.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Rich. Butler.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Edw. Butler.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Walter Butler.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> John Bourk.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Char. Moore,</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Corn. O Neil.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Cavenagh.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Gordon O Neil.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Nich. Brown.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Sir</HI> Mich. Creagh.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Brien Mac Maghon.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Tool.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Oxbrough.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Maccarty Moor.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Barret.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Farrel.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Bagnall.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Bagnall.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Tyrone.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Cha. O Brien.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Lord</HI> Iveagh.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> O Donavan.</ITEM>
<ITEM><HI>Col.</HI> Dom. Brown.</ITEM>
</LIST>
</DIV1>
<DIV1 TYPE="letter">
<PB N="13" REF="10">
<HEAD>A Letter from <HI>D&V;BLIN, June</HI> the 12th, 1689.</HEAD>
<P><HI>I</HI> For &s;ome particular rea&s;ons, re&s;olved not to write to you any more, e&s;pecially being uncertain whe|ther you received my former, or if you did, whether they were of any u&s;e; but the particular rea&s;on of my not writing, being partly cea&s;ed, I con&s;ider it is no great matter if I lo&s;e my pains. I hope to &s;end you an Ab&s;tract of what has been done in the Hou&s;e of Lords and Commons, having a promi&s;e of &s;uch an Account from tho&s;e that know them. We have had three Expre&s;&s;es from <HI>England; John Browne</HI> the Lawyer came over about a Fortnight ago from <HI>Mill|ford,</HI> and landed at <HI>Waterford;</HI> Sir <HI>J</HI>&mdash; <HI>C</HI>&mdash;'s Son came in a Wherry, and landed about <HI>Wickloe,</HI> but that which was most material, was from the Lord <HI>M.</HI> by &s;ome Quakers that came last Week hither in a Wher|ry; &s;ome the like went ye&s;terday back to you, we have &s;everal Expre&s;&s;es &s;ent over to you that way; and a &s;trict Imbargo, least any &s;hould follow and di&s;cover them. You must not expect the &s;ecret of their Me&s;&s;a|ges from me, only 'tis reported, that <HI>John Browne</HI> brought no Letters with him, but come over with a de|&s;ign to &s;ave his Iron-works from the new Proprietors: I hear that upon his Petition to the Parliament, the Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ion is &s;ecured to him by a Provi&s;o, he paying Rent: He reports that <HI>England</HI> is unanimous, and that we must expect an Inva&s;ion by the next Ea&s;terly Wind: The Quakers and <HI>Crosby</HI> talk likewi&s;e of an Inva&s;ion, but repre&s;ent the People of <HI>England</HI> as di&s;|&s;atisfied.
<PB N="14" REF="11">I find there is &s;till an expectation and de|pendance on <HI>Scotland,</HI> tho' not &s;o &s;trong as at first: we talk very confidently of a Fleet and fifteen Thou|&s;and Fu&s;ileers from <HI>France;</HI> the <HI>French</HI> Fleet to con|&s;ist of eighty Men of War: I verily believe, there is &s;omething in it, without &s;ome &s;uch Aid, <HI>Ireland</HI> does appear but an ea&s;ie Conquest which is not the <HI>French</HI> Interest. The mi&s;ery of this Town is very great, &s;ome being little better than Dragoon'd by the Quartering of Souldiers; &s;ome have ten, &s;ome twelve, &s;ome twenty or thirty quarter'd on them; and yet I cannot find, that be&s;ides what came in to day, there were above three thou&s;and and odd Men in Town; but the rea|&s;on is plain, each man has many Quarters, and &s;ome Captains make thirty or forty Shillings a Week by them; they come in by twelve, one, or two of the Clock by night, to demand Quarters, and turn people out of their Beds, beat, wound, and &s;ometimes rob them: There are two or three hundred Prie&s;ts in Town, and they are quarter'd likewi&s;e as the Souldiers; and &s;o are generally Noblemen and Gentlemen, with their Retinue, tho' not actually in the Army. I have &s;ent you the new E&s;tabli&s;hment of the Forces, only I think four Regiments of Hor&s;e, and &s;ome of Dragoons are not yet rai&s;ed. I hear all tho&s;e People call'd Rapperees, or Half-Pike-men, are to be mu&s;ter'd and arm'd; Commi&s;&s;ions are &s;igning for all that can bear Arms in the Kingdom. Duke of <HI>Tyrconnel</HI> disbanded <HI>2000</HI> a few Weeks ago, which are all entertained again, or at least as many as will come in; but we are most &s;trangly uncertain in all our Coun&s;els, which is vi&s;ible not only in this, but in every thing el&s;e: One day the Camp near <HI>Dublin</HI> is to go on, and they work clo&s;e at it, then it is intermitted and laid a&s;ide: one day we
<PB N="15" REF="11">are to go into <HI>England,</HI> and &s;end a Declaration be|fore us, and to be re&s;tored; another day we are fright|ned with a ramour of an Army landing out of <HI>England;</HI> to drive us out of all; yet the King &s;eems very well contented, and plea&s;ant, he &s;leeps, eats, and is in bet|ter health than u&s;ual. <HI>Tue&s;day</HI> the 4th in&s;tant, we had an Alarum that <HI>Derry</HI> was burnt with Bombs, that the King's Army had taken it, and put all in it to the Sword; <HI>Nugent</HI> of <HI>Carland&s;town</HI> brought this News into the Hou&s;e of Commons, just when they were putting to the Vote, whether they &s;hould pro&s;ecute the Impeachment against <HI>Judge Dally;</HI> &s;ome think <HI>Nu|gent</HI> being his Friend, did it de&s;ignedly; the News was received with loud Huzza's, and in that good and jolly humour they acquitted the Judge: But our <HI>Fri|day's</HI> Expre&s;s brought us another account, which was, That the King's Forces had endeavoured to regain the <HI>Wind-Mill-hill,</HI> out of which they had been beaten by the Sally when <HI>Ram&s;ey</HI> the King's General was kill'd, but that they were beaten off with great lo&s;s; this was on <HI>Tue&s;day,</HI> and by computation, about the &s;ame time the Huzza was made in the Hou&s;e of Commons. Col <HI>Dor|rington</HI> and Col. <HI>Nugent,</HI> two of the briskest Officers of the King's Army, are de&s;perately wounded, if not dead. 'Tis reported, that &s;even Field. Officers were killed or taken, and about thirty other Officers. We have no certain account of the Souldiers, the best ac|count &s;ays, three hundred fell: 'Tis &s;aid they run a|way, and left their Officers in the lurch. I am promi|&s;ed a List of the Officers that were killed: It is &s;aid that there are not above five thou&s;and in the King's Camp at <HI>Derry,</HI> notwith&s;tanding all that have gone down, a great many having run away as &s;oon as they had loaded them&s;elves with Plunder, and above two thou|&s;and
<PB N="16" REF="12">&s;and being killed or dead &s;ince their first going down; they &s;hake and tremble &s;o when they come to Charge, that they cannot fire; they that have March locks can|not be brought by any means to Di&s;cipline, or to u&s;e them aright; this I have from a good hand. We bear that &s;ome <HI>Engli&s;h</HI> Ships are in the <HI>Lough</HI> of <HI>Derry,</HI> a Boom with Trees and Ma&s;ts is made cro&s;s the River at <HI>Culmore</HI> Fort, to hinder any Succours, that a Ship who attempted to get up is &s;tranded. I believe their greatest want in <HI>Derry</HI> is Firing, and Coals will be a very pretious Commodity with them; and I believe in a little while they will want. Cloaths for wearing, and Drink. They talk if old Sir <HI>Charles Coot</HI> were alive, and had but a thou&s;and Hor&s;e, to the Foot that are in the Town, he would not fail to fight the King's Army in the Field. About the be|ginning of this Month, a Party of Hor&s;e and Foot from <HI>Enniskilling,</HI> made an Inroad into the County of <HI>Cavan,</HI> they drove all the Cattle of the County, they did not &s;pare Prote&s;tants who were under Protection, only &s;uch as would go with them, they help'd away with their Bag and Baggage, tho&s;e that would not go, were forst to part with all to them; which they &s;aid they did, least the King's Forces &s;hould make a Prey of them: they took all Provi&s;ion, Hor&s;es, and Arms they could meet with; they di&s;arm'd &s;ome of the King's Forces that lay at <HI>Belturbeit, Bally-Carrig,</HI> and el&s;e|where; they burnt only &s;uch places as were of &s;trength, and capable of being garri&s;on'd; they kill'd none; they came as far as <HI>Finagh</HI> and <HI>Virginia,</HI> which you'll find in the Mapps: The Party is &s;aid to have been two Thou&s;and; we were alarum'd at this here, and Gene|ral Mon&s;ieur <HI>Ro&s;en</HI> went down to <HI>Trim</HI> with four Field-Pieces, and &s;everal Regiments, amongst the re&s;t the
<PB N="17" REF="12">Lord-Mayor's of <HI>Dublin,</HI> who led his men him&s;elf; twelve Regiments I hear were de&s;ign'd; I hear the Bullets both for the Field-Pieces and Muskets were found to have been too big; which made General <HI>Ro|&s;en</HI> &s;torm horribly: Since the Defeat at <HI>Derry,</HI> I hear he and the Forces de&s;igned for <HI>Enniskilling,</HI> are com|manded to <HI>Derry;</HI> two of the Field-Peices are come back. General <HI>Hamilton</HI> is &s;u&s;pected and rail'd at by the Commonalty; but I do not believe that there is any ground for it, or that the King does entertain any thoughts of it. It is reported from good hands, that the People of <HI>Enniskilling</HI> have made up their Hor&s;e near <HI>1500,</HI> and their Foot near <HI>6000;</HI> a Party &s;o con|&s;iderable, that it is fear'd, <HI>England</HI> may think it &s;elf concerned to &s;ave them by ha&s;tening their Inva&s;ion, if they intend any. There are many Di&s;contents among the <HI>Roman</HI> Catholicks about the Acts of Settlement, and the <HI>French,</HI> for the Natives look very &s;u&s;piciou&s;ly on them, and many do publickly &s;ay, that they are &s;old to the <HI>French;</HI> at lea&s;t, that Cautionary Towns are to be given them. If an Army &s;hould Invade us before the&s;e Di&s;contents are quieted, 'tis to be fear'd, that they would &s;oon gain the Submi&s;&s;ion of a con&s;iderable Party of the <HI>Roman</HI> Catholicks upon good terms; and per|haps if their help were accepted, would joyn to drive out the <HI>French:</HI> but <HI>England</HI> is &s;o exceedingly &s;low, that it is believed they will lo&s;e the hearts of all, and even &s;uch as wi&s;h it well, will not think it &s;afe to depend on it. 'Tis ob&s;erved, that putting <HI>French</HI> Officers in the place of the <HI>Iri&s;h</HI> who rais'd the Men, cau&s;es great di&s;contents, many of the common Souldiers run away from their Colours upon it. Several Prote&s;tant Gentlemen in the <HI>North</HI> had Commi&s;&s;ions from the P. and have fairly run away with them into <HI>England,</HI> or
<PB N="18" REF="13">come to <HI>Dublin</HI> upon Protection or pardon; but the Country People have cho&s;en Commanders for them|&s;elves into Trorps and Companies: of this &s;ort are ge|nerally tho&s;e in <HI>Derry</HI> and <HI>Enniskilling;</HI> they all ex|&s;pect to be continued in the Commi&s;&s;ions they have gi|ven them&s;elves, when any Army comes out of <HI>England:</HI> and the hope of this, 'tis believed makes them ob&s;tinate to all offers from the King; They &s;ay, the Gentlemen that left them, de&s;erve no countenance at all, but ra|ther, that &s;ome part of their E&s;tates that went away, &s;hould be given as a Reward to &s;uch as &s;taid and de|fended them. <HI>June</HI> the 13th, to day the Hou&s;e of Commons agreed to the Amendments made by the Hou&s;e of Iords, to the Bill of Repeal, &s;o that affair is over, and wants only the Royal A&s;&s;ent. An Expre&s;s came in from <HI>Cavan,</HI> which gives us this account: That General <HI>Ro&s;en</HI> had order'd the Sherriff of that County to make a kind of a Magazine of Corn and o|ther Provi&s;ions, in the Town of <HI>Cavan,</HI> to &s;upply the King's Army in their March to <HI>Enniskilling,</HI> and had appointed two Companies to guard it, and that a Par|ty from <HI>Enniskilling</HI> had &s;urpriz'd the Guards, and taken it: <HI>Enniskilling</HI> People are certainly there, but whether they took the Men, is a doubt, but the Pro|vi&s;ion is certainly taken. It is &s;aid there is now in <HI>Dublin</HI> nine Regiments of Foot, and eight more are expected; many of them are raw, and never handled Arms; there are about two Troops of Hor&s;e, I can't learn who&s;e Regiments they are: You may wonder I can't give an exact account of what men are in <HI>Dublin,</HI> but the rea&s;on is, their frequent removals, &s;ometimes in one day three Regiments will come to Town, and two go out; &s;ometimes tho&s;e that are expected in Town
<PB N="19" REF="13">will be countermanded within &s;ix or &s;even Miles; they often come in and go out by night, and every thing is &s;o chang'd and hudled, that it is impo&s;&s;ible to give a|ny good account. We do not confide much in the&s;e men, tho' the whole &s;eventeen Regiments expected were with us, becau&s;e they are very raw and undi&s;ciplin'd. There is a general Pre&s;s for all Hor&s;es, without ex|ception of Papi&s;ts, who had favour before, but there mu&s;t be no di&s;tinction, the occa&s;ion being very urgent; for the King is &s;aid not to have above a <HI>1000</HI> good Hor&s;e in all the Army, most of which are in the <HI>North.</HI> The mi&s;erable u&s;age in the Country is un&s;peakable, and every day like to be wor&s;e and wor&s;e; many alledge, that the Rapperees have &s;ecret Orders to fall a new on the Prote&s;tants that have any thing left; the ground of this may be their pretending &s;uch an Order, for they commonly pretend an order for any Mi&s;chief they have a mind to: You have had my &s;ence of this matter be|fore; <HI>Corke</HI> is most vilely abu&s;ed by their M. Gover|nour <HI>Boy&s;loe.</HI> The Bill for Liberty of Con&s;cience is come to the Hou&s;e of Lords; it repeals every Statute made in favour of the Prote&s;tant religion, and if Law|yers may be believed, it &s;ettles Popery as legally as it was in <HI>H. 7th</HI>'s time: You may gue&s;s from the inclo&s;ed Brief, what Authority <HI>Roman</HI> Catholic Bi&s;hops will claim over Prote&s;tants. The Commi&s;&s;ioners have &s;ei|zed all Goods of Ab&s;enters, and are actually di&s;po&s;ing of them: It is reported, that they are about procuring an Act of Parliament to put Penalties and Oaths up|on the Concealers of any of them, and to Indemnifie them&s;elves for their Proceeding hitherto; which the Prote&s;tants reckon Plundering, and &s;ay is against all Law: The &s;ame Commi&s;&s;ioners &s;et Lea&s;es of all Ab|&s;enters E&s;tates, tho' no legal Inqui&s;ition is yet past on
<PB N="20" REF="14" MS="y">them; &s;ome &s;ay that they &s;et even E&s;tates of &s;uch as are in the Kingdom, upon pre&s;umption that they will find &s;ome way or other to intitle the King to them: one way is, to get two or three named Commi&s;&s;ioners, who &s;lip into &s;ome blind Ale-hou&s;e, and privately find a Title for the King, by returning, that the Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors are ab&s;ent or Rebels, tho' they live then upon the Lands, or are in the Courts of <HI>Dublin,</HI> and all this without a|ny Summons to the Parties concerned, or Po&s;&s;e&s;&s;ors, or Oaths of Jurors; all this is &s;aid, and further, that &s;everal of tho&s;e have come to inform the Commi&s;&s;ioners how they have been abu&s;ed, but can't yet get admit|tance, the Commi&s;&s;ioners are &s;o bu&s;ie &s;etting Lea&s;es. The Bi&s;hop of <HI>Corke</HI>'s Ca&s;e, which you will find in the Votes, and wherein the Parliament refu&s;ed him Re|dre&s;s, was this: Several of his Tenants owed him ar|rears of Rent, the King &s;eiz'd upon their Goods becau&s;e they were ab&s;ent; he de&s;ires to be paid his Arrears out of the Goods found on the Lands, which he de&s;ired leave to Di&s;train on; but he was told, he must Sue the Tenants on the Covenants of their Led&s;&eacute;s, and re|cover his Rent as he could This is like to be a Pre|&s;ident, and no Creditor, Landlord, or Mortgagee, who&s;e Tenant is ab&s;ent, is like to get any thing, becau&s;e the King has &s;eiz'd the Goods and Lands which were his Security. I hear likewi&s;e where the Landlords are ab&s;ent, Le&s;&s;ees are di&s;turb'd and left to &s;eek Redre&s;s from their ab&s;ent Landlords. The Commons. Quarrel to Judge <HI>Dally,</HI> for which they impeached him, was, upon &s;ome private Di&s;cour&s;e he had with Sir <HI>Alick Bourk,</HI> and &s;ome other Gentlemen, in which he di&s;ap|prov'd of the Commons Proceedings and &s;aid they were a kind of <HI>Ma&s;&s;anello</HI>'s A&s;&s;embly, and that it could not be expected that men from whom the King took E&s;tates, would fight for him or to this effect.</P>
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