X. Falfe reports of a confpiracy among the Irish confi- dered. The effects of these reports. XI. The parties principally fufpected of this confpiracy, voluntarily appear before the lords juftices, in XII. Loyalty of the catholic nobility and gentry of Ire- XIII. The Irish clergy's remonftrance of loyalty. XIV. The Duke of Ormond's defign in permitting this XVI. Ormond's reafons for his oppofition to the Irish con- XVII. The Earl of Orrery abuses the king's confidence, XIX. The fufferings of the Irish fet forth by their agents XXIV. Some reflections on the foregoing acts.. PAGE. had fhewn to the Cromwellian party in Ireland. 128 XXVII. The probable motives of the Duke of Ormond's I. Archbishop King's ftate of the proteftants of Ireland under King James II. confidered. II. The fame fubject continued in general. III. Particular facts related in Archbishop King's book " X. The difarming of the proteftants further confidered. XI. General De Rofen's cruelty before Derry confidered. 171 XII. King James countermands De Rofen's order. XIII. The proteftants of Ireland were not deprived of their churches by King James, as Dr. King fets forth. XIV. King William's treatment of the epifcopal clergy in Scotland, compared with King James's behaviour religion in Ireland in the reign of King James II. 186 XVI. The perplexity of the established clergy of Ireland after the coronation of King William. XVII. The established clergy of Ireland laboured under a particular difficulty on this occafion. XVIII. The good faith of King William's and King James's XIX. A bort Sketch of the cruelties inflicted on the Irish prifoners in this war; and also on those even IV. Penal laws to prevent the further growth of popery. V. The fame fubject continued. VI. Perfecution of the catholics in the reign of Q. Anne. VII. Penal laws of difcovery and gavel-kind enacted. VIII. Reafons affigned for making thofe laws. IX. Perfecutions in the reign of King George I. X. The catholics addrefs his majesty King George II. XI. Penal laws enforced in the reign of King George II. XII. The conduct of the catholics of Ireland in the time of XIX. Some profpect of mitigating the rigour of the popery laws. 284 XX. The catholics of Ireland ftate their grievances in an No. I. A brief declaration of the government of Ireland— II. Remonftrance of divers Lords of the pale to the king, concerning the Irish parliament in 1613. III. The humble petition of the knights, citizens and burgeffes of the counties, cities and ancient bo- IV. Abstract of the report and return of commiffioners fent by the king to Ireland, to enquire into the griev ances and complaints of the Irish in 1613. V. The remonftrance of the catholics of Ireland, deli- vered to his majesty's commiffioners at Trim, 17th VI. Extract of a collection of some of the maffacres VII. Extract of the acts of the general congregation of XI. The heads of the caufes which moved the northern Irish, and catholics of Ireland to take arms, annɔ 1641. XIII. To the king-The faithful proteftation of the Ro- man catholic nobility and gentry of Ireland. XIV. Extract of Dr. Gorge-his letter to Colonel Hamilton. 379 XVI. The feveral arguments of Sir Theobald Butler, Coun- fellor Malone, and Sir Stephen Rice,-February AN HIS CHA P. I.. The Marquis of Ormond returns to Ireland. IS excellency having arrived at Cork, on the 29th of September, 1648, was there received with general acclamations of joy; and on the next day, the general affembly fitting at Kilkenny, gave a very fignal proof of their real defire to be again received under his government,' by fixing a public brand on the two principal oppofers of the late peace, the Nuncio Renuccini, and General Owen O'Nial. For they proclaimed the VOL. II. B latter ■ Cart. Orm. vol. ii. fol. 42. a Dr. Leland, from Mr. Carte, gives us the following cha racter of this general: " Owen O'Nial had served in the Imperial and Spanish armies with reputation. He was governor of Arras, when the French befieged this town in 1640; and, though latter a rebel and a traitor; and upon entering into a treaty of peace with the marquis, they drew up a charge against the former," "reprefenting the manifold oppreffions, tranfcendent crimes, and capital offences, which he had been continually, for three years past, acting within the kingdom, to the unspeakable detriment of their religion, the ruin of the nation, and the dishonour of the See of Rome." This heavy accufation met with no oppofition, even from fuch ecclefiaftics as were prefent in that affembly. "It seems exceedingly ftrange to me," fays the Nuncio himself,3 in a letter to Cardinal Panzirolo on this occafion, "that although there were eight bishops present in this affembly, which offered fuch violence to my authority, and paffed an order, that none fhould hereafter obey my commands, not one of them did protest or declare against it, or depart from the place in which it was held; or even make an apology, by a letter to his Holinefs, or myfelf, for their conduct; affirming only, that therein they followed the example of those of Portugal, 2 Cart. Orm. vol. iii. 3 Nuncio's Memoirs. though obliged to furrender upon honourable terms, yet his defence gained him the respect, even of his enemy. Experience had formed him to be an able and skilful foldier; quick in difcerning, diligent in improving any advantage offered by the enemy; more circumfpect than enterprifing; of a genius peculiarly fuited to defence, and excellent at protracting a war; qualities of efpecial ufe in that fervice which he was now to ndertake. His knowledge of the world, his prudence, his fobriety and caution, appeared to greater advantage, as they were contrafted by the ignorance and rudeness, the intemperance and levity of Sir Phelim. To the fecret mortification of this his kinfman, Owen was unanimoufly declared by the northern Irish, head and leader of their confederacy." Carte's Orm. Lel. vol. iii. p. 178. There were in this affembly, << two archbishops, ten bifhops, three earls, twelve viscounts, feven barons, twenty baronets, the principal gentlemen out of the three provinces of Leinfter, Munfter, and Connaught, befides fome of the chief nobility of Ulfter." Bishop of Ferns's Lett. to the Nuncio. Vindic. Catholic. p. 180. |