The vvhole triall of Connor Lord Macguire with the perfect copies of the indictment, and all the evidences against him : also the copie of Sir Philome Oneales commission, the Popes bull to the confederate Catholikes in Ireland, with many remarkable passages of the grand rebellion there, from the first rise thereof to this present : his plea of peerage, and severall answers : with the severall replies made to him / by the King's Sergeant at Law and Sergeant Roll. William Prynne, Esquire, and M. Nudigate ; and the copies of the severall testimonies brought in against him at his triall at the Kings Bench Barre ...
         Enniskillen, Connor Maguire, Baron of, 1616-1645, defendant.
      
       
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             The vvhole triall of Connor Lord Macguire with the perfect copies of the indictment, and all the evidences against him : also the copie of Sir Philome Oneales commission, the Popes bull to the confederate Catholikes in Ireland, with many remarkable passages of the grand rebellion there, from the first rise thereof to this present : his plea of peerage, and severall answers : with the severall replies made to him / by the King's Sergeant at Law and Sergeant Roll. William Prynne, Esquire, and M. Nudigate ; and the copies of the severall testimonies brought in against him at his triall at the Kings Bench Barre ...
             Enniskillen, Connor Maguire, Baron of, 1616-1645, defendant.
             Prynne, William, 1600-1669.
             Nudigate, M.
             O'Neill, Phelim, Sir, 1604?-1653.
             Catholic Church. Pope (1623-1644 : Urban VIII)
             England and Wales. Court of King's Bench.
          
           [2], 16, 32 p.
           
             Printed for Robert Austin ...,
             London :
             1645.
          
           
             Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Enniskillen, Connor Maguire, -- Baron of, 1616-1645 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
           Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641.
        
      
    
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           THE
           VVHOLE
           TRIALL
           
             OF
          
           Connor
           Lord
           Macguire
           ,
           WITH
           The
           perfect
           Copies
           of
           the
           Indictment
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           Evidences
           against
           him
           .
           ALSO
           The
           Copie
           of
           Sir
           
             Philome
             Oneales
          
           Commission
           ,
           the
           
             Popes
          
           Bull
           to
           the
           confederate
           Catholikes
           in
           Ireland
           ,
           with
           many
           remarkable
           Passages
           of
           the
           grand
           Rebellion
           there
           ,
           from
           the
           first
           Rise
           thereof
           to
           this
           present
           .
           
             His
             Plea
             of
             Peerage
             ,
             and
             severall
             Answers
             :
             With
             the
             severall
             Replies
             made
             to
             him
             ,
          
           BY
           The
           Kings
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           ,
           and
           Sergeant
           ROLL
           .
           WILLIAM
           PRYNNE
           ,
           Esquire
           ;
           and
           M.
           NUDIGATE
           .
           
             AND
          
           The
           Copies
           of
           the
           severall
           Testimonies
           brought
           in
           against
           him
           at
           his
           Triall
           at
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           Barre
           ,
           in
           
             Hilarie
          
           Terme
           l●…st
           :
           By
        
         
           
             The
             Lord
             Blaney
             .
          
           
             Lady
             Calfield
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Arthur
             Loftus
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Temple
             .
          
           
             Sir
             William
             Stewart
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Fran.
             Hamilton
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Edw.
             Borlacey
             .
          
           
             Sir
             VVilliam
             Cole
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Charles
             Coot
             .
          
           
             Mrs.
             VVordrofe
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Carmicke
             .
          
           
             VValter
             Gubson
             .
          
           
             M.
             Bunbury
             .
          
           
             Cap.
             Mich.
             Balfoure
             .
          
           
             Captain
             Berisford
             .
          
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
        
         
           Printed
           for
           
             Robert
             Austin
             ,
          
           in
           the
           Old-Baily
           .
           1645.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           THere
           will
           be
           no
           need
           of
           making
           any
           long
           preamble
           to
           this
           businesse
           of
           the
           Lord
           Macguire
           :
           there
           is
           none
           of
           us
           but
           have
           cause
           to
           be
           very
           sensible
           of
           i●…
           in
           some
           of
           our
           blood
           ,
           some
           deer
           friend
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           some
           acquaintance
           in
           the
           present
           unhappy
           war
           ensuing
           this
           most
           damnable
           treason
           ,
           plotted
           by
           him
           and
           his
           confede●…ates
           ,
           the
           particulars
           whereof
           you
           will
           finde
           in
           order
           ,
           which
           are
           in
           themselves
           so
           copious
           ,
           and
           satisfactorie
           ,
           that
           it
           will
           not
           need
           any
           other
           pointing
           out
           then
           the
           order
           it
           lies
           in
           ?
        
         
           
             Here
             followeth
             a
             Proclamation
             Published
             upon
             the
             first
             discovery
             of
             the
             Plot
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 
                   A
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   
                     By
                     the
                     Lords
                     Justices
                     and
                     Councell
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     W.
                     PARSONS
                     .
                  
                   
                     IO.
                     BORLASE
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   THese
                   are
                   to
                   make
                   known
                   and
                   publish
                   to
                   all
                   his
                   Majesties
                   good
                   Subiects
                   in
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   discoverie
                   made
                   to
                   us
                   the
                   Lords
                   Justices
                   and
                   Counsell
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   most
                   
                   disloyall
                   and
                   detestable
                   conspirace
                   intended
                   by
                   some
                   evill
                   affected
                   Irish
                   papists
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   lives
                   of
                   Vs
                   ,
                   the
                   Lords
                   Iustices
                   and
                   Counsell
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   others
                   of
                   his
                   Maiesties
                   faithfull
                   Subiects
                   universally
                   throughout
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   and
                   for
                   the
                   seizing
                   not
                   onely
                   of
                   his
                   Maiesties
                   Castle
                   of
                   Dublin
                   ,
                   His
                   Maiesties
                   principall
                   Fort
                   here
                   but
                   also
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   Fortifications
                   in
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   :
                   And
                   seeing
                   by
                   the
                   great
                   goodnesse
                   and
                   abundant
                   mercy
                   of
                   Almighty
                   God
                   to
                   His
                   Maiestie
                   and
                   this
                   State
                   and
                   Kingdome
                   those
                   wicked
                   conspiracies
                   are
                   brought
                   to
                   light
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   conspirators
                   committed
                   to
                   the
                   castle
                   of
                   Dublin
                   ,
                   by
                   Us
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   Maiesties
                   Authority
                   so
                   as
                   those
                   wicked
                   and
                   damnable
                   plots
                   are
                   now
                   disappointed
                   in
                   the
                   chief
                   parts
                   thereof
                   ,
                   We
                   there●…ore
                   have
                   thought
                   fit
                   hereby
                   not
                   onely
                   to
                   make
                   it
                   publikely
                   known
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   comfort
                   of
                   his
                   Maiesties
                   good
                   and
                   loyall
                   Subiectes
                   in
                   all
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   but
                   also
                   hereby
                   to
                   require
                   them
                   that
                   they
                   doe
                   with
                   all
                   confidence
                   and
                   cheerefulnesse
                   betake
                   themselves
                   to
                   their
                   owne
                   defence
                   ,
                   and
                   stand
                   upon
                   their
                   guard
                   ,
                   so
                   to
                   render
                   the
                   more
                   safety
                   to
                   themselves
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Kindome
                   besides
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   advertise
                   Us
                   with
                   all
                   possible
                   speed
                   of
                   all
                   Occurents
                   which
                   
                   may
                   cencerne
                   the
                   Peace
                   and
                   safety
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   &
                   now
                   to
                   shew
                   fully
                   that
                   faith
                   and
                   Loyaltie
                   ,
                   which
                   they
                   have
                   alwaies
                   shown
                   for
                   the
                   publike
                   services
                   of
                   the
                   Crowne
                   and
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   which
                   We
                   will
                   value
                   to
                   His
                   Maiestie
                   accordingly
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   speciall
                   memorie
                   thereof
                   will
                   bee
                   retained
                   for
                   their
                   advantage
                   in
                   due
                   time
                   ,
                   And
                   We
                   require
                   that
                   great
                   care
                   be
                   taken
                   that
                   no
                   levies
                   of
                   men
                   be
                   made
                   for
                   forraine
                   service
                   nor
                   any
                   men
                   suffered
                   to
                   march
                   upon
                   any
                   such
                   pretence
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                     His
                     Majesties
                     Castle
                     at
                     Dublin
                     ,
                     
                       23
                       Octob.
                       1641.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         R.
                         Dillon
                         .
                      
                       
                         Ro.
                         Digby
                         .
                      
                       
                         Ad.
                         Loftus
                         .
                      
                       
                         I.
                         Temple
                         .
                      
                       
                         Tho.
                         Rotheram
                         .
                      
                       
                         Fr.
                         Willowby
                         .
                      
                       
                         J.
                         Ware
                         .
                      
                       
                         Rob
                         Meredith
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   God
                   save
                   the
                   King
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Imprinted
                   at
                   Dublin
                   by
                   the
                   Society
                   of
                   Sationers
                   1641.
                   
                
              
            
          
        
         
           The
           Rebellion
           (
           notwithstanding
           this
           Proclamation
           )
           went
           on
           still
           ,
           for
           though
           it
           took
           not
           at
           Dublin
           ,
           where
           this
           L.
           
             Macguire
             ,
             Macmahan
             ,
          
           and
           some
           other
           conspirators
           were
           discovered
           ,
           and
           appredended
           ,
           and
           many
           of
           the
           Rebels
           were
           dispersed
           by
           reason
           thereof
           ;
           Yet
           they
           called
           them
           in
           again
           from
           time
           to
           time
           ,
           by
           Warrants
           ,
           (
           of
           which
           sort
           here
           is
           the
           coppy
           of
           one
           under
           
             Plunkets
          
           owne
           hand
           ,
           )
           and
           have
           ever
           since
           continued
           this
           Rebellion
           .
        
         
           
             
               
               
                 
                   By
                   the
                   right
                   Honourable
                   the
                   Generall
                   Assembly
                   of
                   the
                   confederate
                   Catholiques
                   of
                   
                     Ireland
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   THese
                   are
                   to
                   will
                   and
                   command
                   you
                   forthwith
                   to
                   make
                   diligent
                   search
                   and
                   inquiries
                   within
                   your
                   severall
                   Townes
                   ,
                   Villages
                   ,
                   Quarters
                   and
                   Corporations
                   ,
                   for
                   all
                   such
                   Souldiers
                   as
                   are
                   come
                   from
                   the
                   Fort
                   of
                   
                     Duncannon
                     ,
                  
                   sithence
                   the
                   late
                   c●…ssation
                   ;
                   which
                   were
                   under
                   the
                   command
                   of
                   Captaine
                   
                     Ralph
                     Capron
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Captaine
                   
                     Edward
                     Ashton
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   wheresoever
                   they
                   or
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   shall
                   be
                   found
                   ,
                   their
                   bodies
                   t●…
                   restrain
                   and
                   deliver
                   unto
                   the
                   said
                   Captains
                   upon
                   demand
                   by
                   the
                   said
                   Captaines
                   ,
                   or
                   either
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   the
                   said
                   C●…ptains
                   faithfully
                   promising
                   not
                   to
                   inflict
                   any
                   further
                   pun●…shment
                   upon
                   the
                   said
                   souldiers
                   or
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   for
                   this
                   their
                   f●…rst
                   fault
                   ,
                   whereof
                   you
                   may
                   not
                   faile
                   ,
                   as
                   you
                   and
                   every
                   of
                   you
                   will
                   answere
                   the
                   contrary
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   so
                   doeing
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   a
                   sufficient
                   warrant
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                     
                       Waterford
                    
                     
                       the
                       
                         15th
                      
                       .
                       of
                       
                         November
                         1643.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                   
                     N.
                     Plunket
                     .
                  
                   To
                   all
                   his
                   Majestie
                   Sheriffs
                   ,
                   Soveraignes
                   ,
                   Portriffs
                   ,
                   Bayliffs
                   ,
                   Collonels
                   ,
                   Captaines
                   ,
                   Commanders
                   and
                   other
                   Officers
                   whom
                   it
                   may
                   concerne
                   within
                   the
                   County
                   of
                   
                     Wexsord
                  
                   or
                   elsewhere
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
         
           And
           in
           this
           bloody
           Warre
           plotted
           and
           begun
           in
           Ireland
           by
           this
           Lord
           
             Macguire
             ,
          
           and
           his
           Confederates
           ,
           and
           seconded
           in
           Eagland
           :
           How
           many
           thousand
           of
           men
           women
           and
           children
           have
           lost
           their
           lives
           ;
           and
           for
           this
           the
           Rebels
           plead
           great
           Authority
           as
           appeares
           by
           this
           Declaration
           following
           .
        
         
           
             
               
               
                 
                   A
                   Declaration
                   of
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   Gentry
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   Leinster
                   and
                   Munster
                   ,
                   of
                   their
                   incentions
                   towards
                   the
                   English
                   and
                   Scotish
                   Protestants
                   ,
                   Inhabitants
                   within
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   .
                
                 
                   WHereas
                   we
                   are
                   informed
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   generally
                   conceived
                   and
                   believed
                   by
                   the
                   English
                   ,
                   and
                   Scotish
                   protnstants
                   inhabitants
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   th●…t
                   we
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   Gentry
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Kingdom
                   have
                   taken
                   Arms
                   ,
                   and
                   taken
                   Forces
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   extirpation
                   and
                   banishing
                   of
                   them
                   out
                   of
                   this
                   Kingnome
                   ,
                   thereby
                   to
                   acquire
                   to
                   our selves
                   their
                   goods
                   and
                   estates
                   :
                   we
                   therefore
                   desire
                   to
                   be
                   rightly
                   understood
                   :
                   for
                   wee
                   hereby
                   declare
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   never
                   consented
                   ,
                   nor
                   intended
                   ,
                   nor
                   neither
                   will
                   intend
                   ,
                   nor
                   condescend
                   to
                   any
                   such
                   act
                   ,
                   but
                   do
                   utterly
                   disciaime
                   them
                   :
                   but
                   that
                   each
                   man
                   known
                   to
                   be
                   a
                   modera●…e
                   conformable
                   Protestant
                   ,
                   may
                   (
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   the
                   Romish
                   Catholicks
                   )
                   respectively
                   live
                   and
                   en
                   ;
                   oy
                   the
                   freedome
                   of
                   their
                   own
                   Religion
                   ,
                   and
                   peaceably
                   and
                   quietly
                   possesse
                   their
                   own
                   estates
                   ,
                   so
                   far
                   forth
                   as
                   they
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   shall
                   joyne
                   with
                   us
                   in
                   this
                   Oath
                   following
                   :
                
                 
                   IA
                   .
                   B.
                   Doe
                   in
                   the
                   presence
                   of
                   Almighty
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   the
                   Angels
                   and
                   Saints
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   the
                   Contents
                   of
                   the
                   Bible
                   ,
                   promise
                   ,
                   vo●…
                   ,
                   sweare
                   and
                   protest
                   ,
                   to
                   beare
                   true
                   faith
                   and
                   Allegiauce
                   to
                   our
                   Soveraigne
                   Lord
                   King
                   
                     Charles
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   the
                   heires
                   and
                   successors
                   of
                   his
                   body
                   begotten
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   defend
                   him
                   and
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   
                   ●…r
                   as
                   I
                   may
                   ,
                   with
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                   power
                   ;
                   and
                   estate
                   ,
                   against
                   all
                   persons
                   that
                   attempt
                   any
                   thing
                   against
                   his
                   or
                   their
                   Persons
                   ,
                   Honours
                   .
                   Estates
                   ,
                   and
                   Dignities
                   :
                   and
                   that
                   I
                   will
                   with
                   the
                   exposing
                   of
                   my
                   life
                   ,
                   power
                   ,
                   and
                   estate
                   ,
                   ●…oyn
                   with
                   the
                   said
                   Irish
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   to
                   recover
                   his
                   estate
                   ,
                   roya●…l
                   ●…
                   erogatives
                   forcibly
                   wreste●…
                   from
                   him
                   y
                   the
                   Purit●…nes
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Houses
                   of
                   Parliament
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   maintaine
                   the
                   same
                   against
                   them
                   and
                   all
                   others
                   tha●…
                   sh●…ll
                   directly
                   or
                   indirectly
                   indeavour
                   t●…
                   suppress●…
                   or
                   doe
                   any
                   ast
                   contrary
                   to
                   regall
                   government
                   ;
                   as
                   also
                   to
                   maintan
                   Episcopall
                   Iurisdiction
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   lawfullnesse
                   thereof
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   powers
                   and
                   Priviledges
                   of
                   Prelates
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lawfull
                   Rights
                   and
                   Priviledges
                   o●…
                   the
                   Subject
                   :
                   *
                   
                     And
                     I
                     will
                     
                     d●…e
                     no
                     act
                     or
                     thing
                     directly
                     or
                     indirectly
                     ,
                     to
                     hinder
                     the
                     free
                     and
                     publike
                     excercize
                     of
                     the
                     Ro●…ish
                     Catholik
                     Religion
                     in
                     any
                     His
                     Majesties
                     Dominions
                  
                   and
                   that
                   I
                   will
                   joyn
                   with
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   assistant
                   to
                   the
                   members
                   of
                   this
                   Common
                   wealth
                   for
                   redresse
                   to
                   be
                   had
                   of
                   the
                   grievances
                   and
                   pressures
                   thereof
                   in
                   ●…ch
                   manner
                   and
                   forme
                   as
                   shall
                   be
                   thought
                   fit
                   by
                   a
                   lawfull
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   my
                   power
                   as
                   far
                   as
                   I
                   may
                   I
                   will
                   oppose
                   and
                   bring
                   to
                   condigne
                   punishment
                   ,
                   even
                   to
                   losse
                   of
                   life
                   ,
                   liberty
                   and
                   estate
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   such
                   as
                   either
                   by
                   force
                   ,
                   or
                   practice
                   ,
                   co●…ncells
                   ,
                   plots
                   ,
                   conspira
                   ies
                   or
                   otherwise
                   ,
                   doe
                   ,
                   or
                   attempt
                   any
                   thing
                   to
                   the
                   contrary
                   of
                   any
                   Article
                   ,
                   Cl●…use
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   thing
                   in
                   this
                   present
                   Oath
                   ,
                   Vow
                   ,
                   or
                   Protestation
                   ,
                   contained
                   ,
                   a
                   d
                   neither
                   for
                   reward
                   feare
                   ,
                   or
                   punishment
                   or
                   any
                   respect
                   whatsoever
                   ,
                   shall
                   relinquish
                   this
                   Oath
                   and
                   Protestation
                   .
                   So
                   help
                   me
                   God
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Declaration
                   and
                   Oath
                   was
                   entred
                   inthe
                   Counsell
                   Book
                   of
                   K●…lkeney
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   is
                   a
                   true
                   copie
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Witnesse
                     the
                     hand
                     of
                     Jerem●…
                     Green
                     ,
                     Clerk
                     of
                     the
                     supreme
                     Councell
                     of
                     Kilkeney
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
               
               
                 
                   God
                   save
                   the
                   King
                   .
                   
                     By
                     the
                     Confederate
                     Catholikes
                     of
                     the
                     Supreme
                     Counsell
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   VVHereas
                   the
                   Scottish
                   Armie
                   in
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Ulster
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   their
                   adherents
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   said
                   Province
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   have
                   of
                   late
                   (
                   as
                   often
                   before
                   taken
                   )
                   a
                   Traiterous
                   Oath
                   of
                   Coven●…nt
                   against
                   His
                   Sacred
                   Maiestie
                   ,
                   his
                   Crowne
                   ,
                   and
                   Dignity
                   ,
                   and
                   made
                   an
                   unchristian
                   and
                   prophane
                   Vow
                   for
                   the
                   utter
                   extirpation
                   of
                   the
                   Irish
                   Nation
                   ,
                   and
                   totall
                   suppression
                   of
                   the
                   Catholike
                   Romane
                   Religion
                   ,
                   Subversion
                   of
                   Monarchicall
                   government
                   ,
                   and
                   introduction
                   of
                   confused
                   Annarchy
                   within
                   this
                   Realme
                   :
                   and
                   not
                   contented
                   with
                   the
                   inhumane
                   and
                   unparalleld
                   Massacres
                   by
                   them
                   committed
                   on
                   poore
                   laborers
                   ,
                   wom●…n
                   ,
                   children
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   thousands
                   of
                   other
                   Innocents
                   of
                   our
                   Nation
                   ,
                   without
                   distinction
                   of
                   age
                   ,
                   sex
                   ,
                   or
                   condition
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   conclusion
                   of
                   the
                   Cessasion
                   at
                   Siggins
                   Towne
                   ,
                   on
                   the
                   15th
                   .
                   of
                   September
                   last
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   continuall
                   depredations
                   ,
                   robberies
                   ,
                   thefts
                   ,
                   burnings
                   ,
                   and
                   destruction
                   of
                   all
                   
                   the
                   Corne
                   and
                   Inhabitants
                   in
                   many
                   Counties
                   and
                   Territories
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   Realme
                   ,
                   and
                   elsewhere
                   by
                   them
                   acted
                   before
                   the
                   said
                   Cessation
                   :
                   the
                   said
                   traiterous
                   Covenanters
                   receiving
                   their
                   maintenance
                   ,
                   support
                   and
                   orders
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Rebells
                   now
                   in
                   armes
                   against
                   His
                   Majestie
                   in
                   England
                   ;
                   have
                   augmented
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   rather
                   multiply
                   and
                   increase
                   ,
                   then
                   diminish
                   their
                   exhorbitant
                   courses
                   :
                   and
                   whereas
                   the
                   said
                   rebells
                   have
                   joyned
                   in
                   a
                   strict
                   union
                   &
                   confederation
                   to
                   destroy
                   the
                   Irish
                   Nation
                   root
                   and
                   branch
                   (
                   as
                   they
                   terme
                   it
                   )
                   and
                   their
                   Ministers
                   and
                   adherents
                   ,
                   by
                   their
                   directions
                   ,
                   at
                   Sea
                   as
                   well
                   〈◊〉
                   Land
                   ,
                   do
                   exercise
                   no
                   lesse
                   cruelty
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   as
                   oft
                   as
                   Shipping
                   do
                   meet
                   any
                   weaker
                   Vessels
                   at
                   Sea
                   ,
                   transporting
                   men
                   from
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   for
                   His
                   Majesties
                   seruice
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   if
                   Irish
                   men
                   ,
                   Though
                   Protestants
                   ,
                   and
                   Valiant
                   and
                   usefull
                   servitors
                   against
                   the
                   Confederate
                   Catholikes
                   in
                   this
                   Warre
                   ,
                   the
                   Irish
                   are
                   thrown
                   over
                   board
                   ,
                   as
                   doth
                   appear
                   by
                   the
                   late
                   throwing
                   into
                   the
                   Sea
                   ,
                   &
                   drownig
                   of
                   an
                   Irish
                   Company
                   of
                   Foot
                   of
                   Colonell
                   
                     Willowbies
                  
                   Regiment
                   ,
                   all
                   Protestants
                   ,
                   and
                   servitours
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ;
                   and
                   many
                   women
                   in
                   their
                   passage
                   from
                   Dublin
                   to
                   Bristoll
                   ,
                   by
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   pretended
                   Parliament
                   ships
                   ,
                   and
                   sundry
                   other
                   examples
                   of
                   that
                   kinde
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   Law
                   of
                   Warre
                   and
                   Nations
                   .
                   And
                   whereas
                   the
                   said
                   Scottish
                   Army
                   ,
                   all
                   composed
                   of
                   Rebels
                   and
                   Assassinates
                   ,
                   are
                   now
                   in
                   their
                   march
                   in
                   great
                   numbers
                   towards
                   the
                   three
                   Provinces
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   to
                   accomplishe
                   the
                   plots
                   and
                   machinations
                   aforesaid
                   :
                   And
                   whereas
                   the
                   said
                   Rebells
                   in
                   England
                   have
                   provided
                   a
                   great
                   Navy
                   ,
                   a
                   considerable
                   part
                   whereof
                   doth
                   surround
                   the
                   the
                   Seacoast
                   in
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   resol●…ed
                   the
                   
                   next
                   Summer
                   ,
                   if
                   it
                   rest
                   in
                   their
                   power
                   ,
                   which
                   God
                   defend
                   ,
                   to
                   land
                   great
                   Forces
                   in
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Munster
                   and
                   Le●…nster
                   :
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   Rebels
                   of
                   Scotland
                   have
                   the
                   like
                   designe
                   of
                   landing
                   of
                   Forces
                   in
                   the
                   parts
                   of
                   Ulster
                   next
                   unto
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Conaght
                   :
                   And
                   whereas
                   the
                   Auxiliarie
                   Forces
                   of
                   the
                   three
                   Provinces
                   ,
                   d●…signed
                   and
                   raised
                   for
                   the
                   necessary
                   defence
                   of
                   our
                   Religion
                   ,
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   Nation
                   ,
                   are
                   now
                   marched
                   to
                   the
                   Province
                   of
                   Ulster
                   under
                   the
                   Command
                   of
                   our
                   very
                   good
                   Lord
                   the
                   Earle
                   of
                   
                     C●…stle
                     haven
                     ,
                  
                   Generall
                   ,
                   appointed
                   by
                   the
                   last
                   Generall
                   Assembly
                   for
                   the
                   expedition
                   of
                   Ulster
                   ,
                   to
                   repell
                   the
                   said
                   fury
                   and
                   insolencie
                   of
                   the
                   said
                   Rebels
                   .
                   Wherefore
                   we
                   hold
                   it
                   of
                   absolute
                   necessity
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   safety
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   and
                   His
                   Majesties
                   interest
                   therein
                   ,
                   that
                   all
                   the
                   said
                   other
                   three
                   Provinces
                   be
                   forthwith
                   in
                   Armes
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   to
                   preserve
                   themselves
                   at
                   home
                   from
                   the
                   said
                   intended
                   invasions
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   to
                   be
                   ready
                   to
                   assist
                   the
                   said
                   Army
                   abroad
                   ,
                   marcht
                   into
                   Ulster
                   ,
                   if
                   need
                   require
                   .
                
                 
                   We
                   doe
                   therefore
                   by
                   this
                   publike
                   Act
                   and
                   Proclamation
                   order
                   ,
                   command
                   ,
                   and
                   require
                   all
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   Knights
                   and
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   Freeholders
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   persons
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   18.
                   yeares
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   age
                   of
                   60.
                   forthwith
                   to
                   put
                   themselves
                   in
                   armes
                   and
                   posture
                   of
                   defence
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   want
                   armes
                   and
                   ammunition
                   ,
                   and
                   are
                   able
                   ,
                   are
                   hereby
                   required
                   to
                   provide
                   the
                   same
                   forthwith
                   ,
                   for
                   themselves
                   ,
                   their
                   servants
                   and
                   retinue
                   .
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   better
                   effecting
                   this
                   high
                   and
                   important
                   service
                   ,
                   we
                   do
                   hereby
                   require
                   ,
                   order
                   ,
                   &
                   command
                   all
                   and
                   every
                   the
                   Governours
                   ,
                   Deputy
                   Governours
                   ,
                   Majors
                   ,
                   Sheriffes
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   Head-Officers
                   of
                   the
                   respective
                   Counties
                   ,
                   Cities
                   ,
                   and
                   incorporate
                   Townes
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdome
                   ,
                   within
                   our
                   quarters
                   ,
                   
                   
                     viz.
                  
                   the
                   Governours
                   ,
                   Deputie-Governours
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Counties
                   where
                   they
                   are
                   Governours
                   ,
                   to
                   call
                   to
                   assistance
                   the
                   High
                   Sheriffe
                   ,
                   and
                   two
                   or
                   more
                   of
                   th●…
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   the
                   Array
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Countie
                   swhere
                   there
                   is
                   no
                   Governour
                   ,
                   the
                   High
                   Sheriffe
                   ,
                   calling
                   to
                   his
                   assistance
                   three
                   ,
                   or
                   more
                   of
                   the
                   Comissioners
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Array
                   :
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Cities
                   ,
                   and
                   Cor●…orate
                   Townes
                   ,
                   the
                   Major
                   and
                   other
                   Head-officers
                   ,
                   taking
                   to
                   assistance
                   the
                   recommended
                   Sheriffes
                   and
                   Bailiffe
                   thereof
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   one
                   or
                   more
                   of
                   them
                   ,
                   fo●…th
                   with
                   to
                   summon-all
                   the
                   Lords
                   ,
                   Knights
                   ,
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   and
                   Free
                   holders
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   able
                   and
                   fit
                   to
                   beare
                   armes
                   ,
                   betwe●…ne
                   the
                   ages
                   asoresaid
                   ,
                   to
                   appeare
                   well
                   armed
                   upon
                   a
                   certain
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   a
                   certain
                   place
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   said
                   respective
                   Counties
                   and
                   Townes
                   respectively
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   such
                   appearance
                   ,
                   to
                   inlist
                   the
                   names
                   ,
                   sirnames
                   ,
                   age
                   ,
                   Armes
                   ,
                   and
                   Ammunition
                   of
                   every
                   person
                   ,
                   who
                   will
                   so
                   appeare
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   book
                   fairely
                   written
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   said
                   Governour
                   ,
                   Deputy-Governours
                   ,
                   Majors
                   ,
                   High
                   Sheirieffs
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Head-Officers
                   ,
                   taking
                   to
                   their
                   assistance
                   ,
                   as
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   are
                   hereby
                   required
                   and
                   authorized
                   to
                   impose
                   Fines
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   double
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   Armes
                   and
                   Ammunition
                   ,
                   upon
                   any
                   person
                   or
                   persons
                   so
                   summoned
                   ,
                   that
                   will
                   make
                   default
                   ,
                   who
                   ought
                   to
                   have
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   meaning
                   of
                   this
                   our
                   Proclamation
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   other
                   our
                   former
                   Proclamations
                   ,
                   to
                   this
                   effect
                   :
                   and
                   to
                   impose
                   the
                   single
                   value
                   of
                   the
                   Armes
                   he
                   should
                   have
                   ,
                   upon
                   such
                   as
                   will
                   appear
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   bee
                   Armed
                   as
                   becommeth
                   :
                   And
                   wee
                   require
                   the
                   said
                   governours
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Officers
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   at
                   their
                   perills
                   to
                   make
                   due
                   returne
                   unto
                   the
                   generall
                   Assemblie
                   now
                   neer
                   at
                   hand
                   ,
                   or
                   unto
                   us
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   faire
                   booke
                   fairely
                   written
                   ,
                   of
                   
                   the
                   number
                   ,
                   names
                   ,
                   ●…r-names
                   ,
                   Armes
                   ,
                   Amunition
                   ,
                   defaults
                   ,
                   and
                   fines
                   aforesaid
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   furthest
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   sixth
                   day
                   of
                   the
                   moneth
                   of
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Given
                     at
                     Kilkeney
                     
                       the
                       6.
                       of
                       July
                       1644.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Mount-Garret
                         .
                         Fz.
                         Tho.
                         Dublin
                         .
                         Autrim
                         .
                         Nettevill
                         .
                      
                       
                         Arthur
                         Iveagh
                         .
                      
                       
                         John
                         Cloynfect
                         .
                      
                       
                         Tho.
                         Preston
                         .
                      
                       
                         Edmond
                         Fitz.
                         Morris
                         .
                      
                       
                         Rich
                         Bealing
                         .
                      
                       
                         Tirlogh
                         O
                         Neile
                         .
                      
                       
                         Patrick
                         Darcy
                         .
                      
                       
                         George
                         Comins
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Printed
                   at
                   Waterford
                   by
                   THO.
                   BOVRKE
                   ,
                   Printer
                   to
                   the
                   Confedrate
                   Catholikes
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   I
                   Caused
                   this
                   Declaration
                   and
                   Proclamation
                   to
                   bee
                   printed
                   here
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   justifie
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   their
                   act
                   upon
                   oath
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Lazarus
                     Haward
                     .
                  
                   My
                   lodging
                   at
                   Master
                   
                     Sretchers
                  
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Tower
                     Bulwarke
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
         
           But
           to
           come
           to
           the
           particulars
           of
           the
           tryall
           of
           the
           Lord
           
             Maguire
             ;
          
           which
           was
           thus
           :
        
      
       
       
         
           
             
               The
               coppy
               of
               the
               Indictment
               .
            
             ●…
          
           
             Conner
             Maguire
             alias
             Cornelius
             Maguire
             .
          
           
             〈◊〉
             .
             Rex
             Cont.
             
          
           
             BY
             the
             indictment
             ,
             the
             defendent
             
               Cornelius
               Maguire
            
             Esquire
             ,
             that
             is
             n●…w
             prisoner
             at
             the
             Barre
             ;
             is
             charged
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             ,
             together
             with
             Sir
             
               Phil.
               
               O
               Neale
               ,
               Philip
               O
               Relly
               ,
               Roger
               Moore
               ,
            
             A●…m
             .
             
               Roger
               Maguire
            
             Esquire
             ,
             
               Toole
               O
               Conley
            
             Clarke
             (
             being
             a
             Romane
             Priest
             )
             
               Hugh
               Mackmahune
               ,
            
             and
             divers
             other
             persons
             ,
             false
             trayt●…rs
             unknowne
             ,
             as
             a
             falsetraytor
             against
             the
             Kings
             Majestie
             ,
             His
             Supreame
             leige
             Lord
             ;
             Not
             having
             the
             feare
             of
             God
             in
             his
             heart
             ,
             nor
             considering
             his
             duty
             or
             allegiance
             ,
             but
             being
             seduced
             by
             the
             instigation
             of
             the
             Devill
             ,
             Intending
             altogether
             to
             with
             draw
             ,
             blot
             out
             and
             extinguish
             the
             Cordiall
             love
             and
             due
             obedience
             which
             faithfull
             Subjects
             owe
             to
             their
             Soveraigne
             .
          
           
             20.
             
               Oct.
            
             17.
             
             
               Car.
            
             At
             Dublin
             in
             Ireland
             in
             the
             parts
             beyond
             the
             seas
             ,
             and
             at
             divers
             other
             times
             both
             before
             and
             after
             ,
             as
             well
             at
             Dublin
             as
             elsewhere
             ,
             falsely
             ,
             maliciously
             &
             traiterously
             did
             conspire
             imagine
             &
             compasse
             utterly
             to
             deprive
             and
             disinherit
             the
             Kings
             Majesty
             of
             His
             Royall
             Estate
             &
             Kingdome
             of
             Ireland
             .
             To
             bring
             His
             Majesties
             Person
             to
             death
             and
             destruction
             ,
             To
             raise
             sedition
             &
             breed
             and
             cause
             miserable
             slaughter
             and
             destruction
             amongst
             the
             Kings
             Subjects
             ,
             throughout
             all
             the
             whole
             Kingdom
             ,
             To
             make
             an
             insurrection
             and
             Rebellion
             against
             the
             King
             His
             Soveraigne
             ,
             To
             levy
             publique
             open
             bloody
             and
             fierce
             War
             against
             the
             King
             in
             that
             Kingdome
             ,
             To
             change
             and
             alter
             according
             to
             their
             own
             wills
             ,
             the
             government
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             and
             the
             Religion
             there
             established
             ,
             and
             totally
             to
             subvert
             the
             well
             ordered
             State
             of
             that
             Common
             
             wealth
             ,
             To
             procure
             and
             bring
             in
             dive●…s
             strangers
             and
             forreiners
             (
             not
             being
             the
             Kings
             Sub●…ects
             )
             in
             a
             Warlike
             manner
             to
             invade
             that
             Kingdom
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             and
             to
             le●…y
             Warre
             there
             .
          
           
             And
             in
             execution
             of
             these
             their
             wicked
             treasons
             ,
             and
             tr●●terous
             conspiracies
             .
             20.
             
               Octob.
            
             17.
             
             
               Car.
            
             the
             defendan●…Conner
             
               Maguire
            
             at
             Dublin
             ,
             and
             divers
             other
             times
             and
             places
             ,
             By
             one
             
               Toole
               O
               Conley
            
             and
             divers
             other
             messengers
             by
             him
             sent
             to
             
               Owen
               O
               Neale
               ,
            
             being
             then
             in
             Flanders
             ,
             did
             move
             and
             incite
             
               Phil.
               
               O
               Neale
            
             to
             levy
             and
             raise
             an
             Army
             in
             Flanders
             ,
             and
             thence
             to
             bring
             that
             Army
             over
             into
             Ireland
             ,
             in
             an
             Hostile
             mann●…r
             to
             invade
             that
             Kingdome
             .
          
           
             And
             further
             ,
             to
             put
             in
             execution
             their
             traiterous
             purposes
             ,
             the
             defendant
             ,
             together
             which
             
               Hugh
               Mac
               Mahun
               ,
               Philim
               O
               Neale
               ,
               Philip
               O
               Rely
               ,
               Roger
               More
               ,
               Roger
               Maguire
               ,
            
             and
             
               Toole
               O
               Conley
            
             the
             Priest
             .
             20.
             
               Oct.
            
             17.
             
             
               Car.
            
             at
             Dublin
             and
             divers
             other
             times
             and
             places
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             before
             and
             after
             ,
             did
             traiterously
             conspire
             to
             enter
             into
             ,
             seise
             get
             into
             their
             owne
             power
             ,
             and
             to
             surprize
             the
             Kings
             Castle
             at
             Dublin
             ,
             and
             all
             other
             the
             Kings
             Castles
             and
             Forts
             in
             that
             Kingdom
             ,
             &
             the
             Magazine
             therein
             ,
             And
             at
             the
             same
             time
             unlawfully
             and
             traiterously
             did
             indeavour
             and
             actually
             attempt
             to
             gaine
             into
             their
             possession
             and
             power
             ,
             and
             to
             surprize
             the
             said
             Castle
             of
             Dublin
             ,
             and
             the
             Munition
             therein
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             defendant
             with
             the
             other
             persons
             named
             ,
             
               Philip
               O
               Neale
            
             and
             others
             ,
             further
             to
             bring
             to
             passe
             their
             most
             horrid
             wicked
             treasons
             and
             conspir
             cies
             .
          
           
             22.
             
               Octo.
            
             17.
             
             
               Car.
            
             At
             
               Charlemont
            
             and
             other
             places
             before
             and
             after
             ,
             being
             armed
             and
             arayed
             ,
             with
             a
             great
             multitude
             ,
             in
             a
             Warlike
             manner
             ,
             with
             Bann●…rs
             di●…played
             ,
             Drummes
             ,
             Swordes
             ,
             Staves
             ,
             Gunnes
             ,
             and
             other
             invasive
             
             and
             defensive
             weapons
             ,
             did
             falsly
             and
             Traterously
             p●…epare
             and
             levy
             open
             fierce
             and
             bloody
             War
             against
             the
             Kings
             Majesty
             ,
             And
             the
             same
             22.
             
               Octo.
            
             seised
             and
             surprised
             the
             Kings
             Fort
             at
             
               Charlemont
               .
            
             And
             then
             and
             there
             〈◊〉
             and
             Trayterously
             did
             kill
             and
             murder
             
               Toby
            
             Lord
             
               Caufeild
               ,
               Francis
               Davies
               ,
            
             and
             others
             of
             the
             Kings
             Subjects
             that
             were
             Protestants
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             defendents
             ,
             4.
             
             
               Junij
               .
            
             18.
             
             
               Car.
            
             at
             the
             Castles
             of
             Keilagh
             and
             Cragan
             ,
             and
             other
             times
             and
             places
             before
             and
             after
             ,
             levyed
             War
             seised
             and
             surprized
             those
             Castles
             ,
             and
             did
             kill
             and
             murder
             ,
             
               Owen
               Powell
               ,
            
             and
             
               William
               Cosens
               ,
            
             and
             many
             other
             of
             the
             Kings
             Protestant
             Subjects
             in
             t●…at
             Kingdome
             .
          
           
             Which
             severall
             offences
             are
             laid
             against
             his
             duty
             and
             allegiance
             ,
             against
             the
             Peace
             of
             the
             King
             His
             Crowne
             and
             dignity
             ,
             in
             manifest
             breach
             and
             contempt
             of
             the
             Lawes
             and
             Statutes
             of
             this
             Kingdome
             .
          
           
             The
             defendant
             pleaded
             not
             guilty
             ?
             And
             being
             demanded
             how
             he
             would
             be
             tryed
             ?
          
        
         
           
             The
             Copy
             of
             the
             plea
             .
          
           
             HE
             pleaded
             the
             Statute
             of
             
               Magna
               Charta
               ,
            
             10.
             
             
               Febr
               :
            
             9.
             
             
               Hen
               :
            
             3.
             that
             none
             should
             be
             condemned
             but
             by
             tryall
             of
             his
             P●…ers
             ,
             and
             pleaded
             the
             Statute
             of
             10.
             
             
               Hen
               :
            
             7.
             that
             all
             the
             Statutes
             made
             in
             England
             should
             from
             thenceforth
             be
             in
             force
             in
             
               Ireland
               .
            
          
           
             And
             pleaded
             that
             before
             the
             time
             of
             the
             severall
             Treasons
             charged
             in
             the
             Indictme●…t
             ,
             
               Bryan
               Mag●…ire
            
             his
             father
             by
             letters
             Pattents
             was
             created
             Baron
             of
             
               Enis
               kellyn
            
             in
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             to
             him
             and
             the
             Heires
             males
             of
             his
             body
             ;
             by
             force
             whereof
             his
             father
             was
             seised
             of
             the
             Barony
             in
             Fee
             tayle
             ,
             and
             1.
             
               Febr.
            
             12
             
               Car.
            
             dyed
             so
             seised
             ;
             after
             whose
             death
             ,
             
             the
             Barony
             discended
             to
             the
             Defendants
             :
             by
             vertue
             whereof
             he
             was
             a
             Baron
             of
             
               Ireland
               ,
            
             and
             that
             at
             a
             Parliament
             held
             at
             
               Dublyn
            
             16.
             
             
               March
               .
            
             16.
             
             
               Car.
            
             which
             was
             there
             continued
             till
             7.
             
             
               Aug.
            
             after
             ,
             and
             then
             adjourned
             to
             the
             9.
             of
             
               Nov.
            
             following
             ,
             and
             then
             prorogued
             to
             24.
             of
             
               Febr.
            
             thence
             n●…xt
             following
             ,
             and
             from
             thence
             continued
             till
             24
             
               Iun.
            
             18.
             
             
               Car.
               
            
          
           
             That
             he
             was
             as
             one
             of
             the
             Noble
             men
             and
             Peres
             of
             that
             Parliament
             ,
             and
             that
             23.
             
               Oct.
            
             17.
             
             
               Car.
            
             he
             was
             arrested
             and
             impris●…ned
             upon
             pretence
             of
             the
             severall
             Treasons
             in
             the
             Indictment
             mentioned
             ,
             and
             th●…re
             continued
             till
             12.
             
             
               Iun.
            
             18.
             
             
               Car.
            
             when
             he
             was
             brought
             against
             his
             will
             to
             
               Westminster
               ,
            
             and
             thence
             committed
             to
             the
             Tower
             of
             London
             in
             strict
             custody
             ,
             And
             averred
             hir
             Plea
             and
             prayed
             that
             he
             might
             be
             tryed
             and
             Judged
             by
             his
             Peeres
             in
             
               Ireland
               .
            
          
           
             Whereunto
             the
             Kings
             Councell
             demurred
             in
             Law
             ,
             And
             the
             Defendants
             joyned
             in
             the
             Demurrer
             .
          
           
             Vpon
             this
             plea
             of
             the
             L.
             
               Maguire
            
             the
             beginning
             of
             
               Hillary
               Terme
               .
            
             Judge
             
               Bacon
            
             delivered
             his
             judge●…ent
             ,
             that
             a
             Barron
             of
             Ireland
             was
             tryable
             by
             a
             Jury
             in
             this
             Kingdome
             :
             after
             which
             the
             House
             of
             Commons
             declared
             their
             Assent
             unto
             his
             opinion
             ,
             in
             this
             following
             Vote
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               
                 Die
                 Sabbathi
                 8.
                 
                 Febr.
                 1644.
                 
              
            
          
           
             
               Resolved
               upon
               the
               question
               ,
            
          
           
             THat
             the
             House
             doth
             approve
             of
             the
             Iudgement
             given
             by
             Master
             Iustice
             
               Bacon
               ,
            
             in
             over-ruling
             the
             Plea
             of
             the
             
             Lord
             M●…guire
             and
             of
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             tryall
             upon
             the
             Indictment
             o●…
             High
             Treason
             in
             the
             Kings
             Bench
             ,
             and
             the
             Iudge
             is
             he
             ●…by
             required
             to
             proceed
             speedily
             thereupon
             according
             to
             Law
             and
             Iustice
             .
             The
             Lords
             concurrence
             to
             be
             desired
             herein
             ,
             Master
             Recorder
             is
             appointed
             to
             carry
             it
             up
             .
          
           
             Vnto
             this
             Vote
             of
             the
             Honourable
             House
             of
             Commons
             the
             House
             of
             Peeres
             afterwards
             declared
             their
             co●…currence
             ;
             and
             thereupon
             this
             ensuing
             Order
             was
             passed
             by
             both
             Houses
             of
             Parliament
             .
          
        
         
           
             Di●…
             Lunae
             .
             10.
             
             Feb.
             1644.
             
          
           
             ORdered
             by
             the
             Lords
             and
             Commons
             in
             Parliament
             Assembled
             ,
             that
             the
             said
             Houses
             d●…e
             approve
             of
             the
             Iudgement
             given
             by
             Master
             Iustice
             Bacon
             ,
             in
             over
             ruling
             the
             Plea
             of
             the
             Lord
             Maguire
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             ma●…er
             of
             the
             tryall
             upon
             the
             Indictment
             of
             High
             Treason
             in
             the
             Kings-Bench
             ,
             and
             the
             lu●…ge
             is
             hereby
             required
             to
             proceed
             speedily
             thereupon
             aco●…rdingly
             ,
             to
             Law
             and
             Iustice
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Browne
               ,
               Cler.
               Parl.
               Hen.
               Elsing
               Cler.
               Parl.
               D.
               C.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           The
           Triall
           of
           
             Connor
             Macguire
             ,
          
           Baron
           of
           
             E●…kellin
          
           in
           Ireland
           (
           a
           grand
           Irish
           Rebell●…
           at
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           Barre
           ,
        
         
           
             On
             M●…nday
             Febr.
          
           10.
           
             and
             Tu●…ay
             Febr.
          
           11.
           1644
        
         
           ON
           Munday
           ,
           February
           10
           ,
           the
           Lord
           
             〈◊〉
          
           (
           one
           of
           the
           chiefe
           Actors
           in
           that
           unparallel'd
           and
           unheard
           of
           Rebellion
           in
           Ireland
           )
           was
           brought
           from
           the
           Tower
           of
           London
           ,
           by
           the
           Guard
           belonging
           thereunto
           ,
           unto
           the
           Kings-Bench
           Barre
           ,
           where
           he
           was
           arraigned
           by
           the
           name
           of
           
             Connor
             Macguire
             ,
             aliàs
             ,
             Cornelius
             Macguire
          
           Esquire
           ,
           (
           for
           his
           plea
           of
           Peerage
           was
           found
           invalid
           ,
           and
           so
           declared
           by
           the
           Court
           ,
           and
           that
           opinion
           of
           the
           Judge
           was
           since
           assented
           unto
           ,
           and
           confirmed
           by
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           :
           )
           at
           his
           coming
           to
           the
           Ba●…re
           the
           Prisoner
           spake
           as
           followeth
           .
        
         
           
             Macguire
             .
          
           
             I
             do
             humbly
             move
             ,
             that
             I
             may
             have
             time
             allowed
             me
             by
             this
             Court
             to
             send
             for
             my
             Witnesses
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             You
             have
             had
             a
             long
             time
             ;
             you
             were
             indicted
             about
             the
             beginning
             of
             the
             last
             Terme
             ,
             you
             might
             have
             prepared
             Witnesses
             the
             last
             Terme
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             I
             did
             not
             expect
             a
             Triall
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             You
             should
             expect
             it
             at
             your
             pe●…ill
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             I
             was
             told
             ,
             when
             I
             came
             into
             the
             Kingdome
             ,
             that
             I
             might
             have
             Witnesses
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             The
             proofe
             lies
             upon
             the
             Kings
             part
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             Though
             the
             proofe
             be
             of
             the
             Kings
             part
             ,
             yet
             I
             must
             have
             time
             to
             cleere
             my selfe
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             But
             if
             every
             man
             should
             ask
             so
             much
             time
             as
             you
             require
             ,
             he
             should
             never
             come
             to
             his
             Triall
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sergeant
             Wh●…field
             .
          
           
             Mr.
             Justice
             
               Bacon
               ,
            
             we
             know
             that
             my
             L.
             
               Ma●…guire
            
             was
             indicted
             here
             the
             last
             Terme
             ,
             he
             was
             arraigned
             at
             this
             Barre
             ,
             he
             pleaded
             ,
             
               Not
               guilty
               ,
            
             he
             could
             not
             but
             expect
             that
             he
             had
             then
             been
             tried
             ,
             if
             it
             had
             not
             been
             for
             the
             plea
             of
             Peerage
             ,
             that
             he
             then
             put
             in
             ,
             upon
             which
             he
             knows
             there
             was
             a
             deliberate
             dispute
             ,
             and
             he
             could
             not
             tell
             but
             that
             there
             would
             be
             an
             end
             before
             this
             time
             ;
             and
             if
             he
             had
             had
             any
             Witnesses
             ,
             he
             might
             have
             sent
             for
             them
             the
             last
             Terme
             :
             but
             it
             is
             a
             very
             unusuall
             course
             ,
             especially
             in
             that
             he
             could
             not
             but
             expect
             that
             he
             should
             be
             tried
             before
             this
             time
             ,
             but
             then
             the
             Court
             did
             conceive
             this
             was
             a
             legall
             information
             .
             No
             place
             is
             mentioned
             by
             the
             Prisoner
             where
             the
             Witnesses
             should
             be
             ,
             nor
             are
             they
             named
             who
             they
             are
             ,
             nor
             any
             particular
             thing
             that
             they
             should
             testifie
             :
             but
             the
             proof
             lies
             cleere
             on
             our
             part
             ;
             there
             's
             no
             justification
             in
             Treason
             ,
             if
             we
             prove
             that
             this
             Lord
             hath
             committed
             Treason
             ,
             there
             's
             no
             justification
             of
             that
             ,
             by
             any
             Witnesses
             he
             can
             produce
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             The
             Lord
             
               Grey
               ,
            
             that
             was
             L.
             Deputy
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             committed
             his
             Treasons
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             for
             which
             hee
             was
             brought
             over
             hither
             ,
             and
             tried
             here
             ,
             yet
             the
             Court
             did
             not
             stay
             for
             his
             sending
             over
             into
             Ireland
             for
             Witnesses
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             I
             desire
             Witnesses
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             What
             can
             your
             Witnesses
             say
             for
             you
             ?
             Can
             they
             say
             thus
             much
             ,
             That
             you
             did
             not
             conspire
             ,
             as
             this
             Indictment
             charges
             you
             ?
             that
             there
             was
             no
             taking
             of
             these
             Castles
             ?
             
             Can
             they
             sweare
             in
             the
             Negative
             ?
             the
             proofe
             〈◊〉
             ,
             in
             the
             Affirmative
             on
             the
             Kings
             Part
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             They
             may
             be
             m●…-informed
             .
          
        
         
           
             Judge
             .
          
           
             Who
             may
             be
             ●…s-informed
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             The
             Court
             .
             I
             have
             been
             kept
             close
             prisoner
             a
             long
             time
             ,
             and
             could
             not
             provide
             my
             Witnesses
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ser.
             Whitfield
             .
          
           
             If
             we
             were
             not
             tied
             to
             that
             ,
             to
             nothing
             but
             his
             own
             Confession
             ,
             ther●…'s
             enough
             to
             condemne
             him
             ,
             for
             that
             he
             saies
             he
             was
             kept
             close
             prisoner
             ,
             he
             might
             have
             desired
             that
             the
             last
             Terme
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sergeant
             Roll.
             
          
           
             If
             we
             go
             upon
             your
             own
             Examination
             ,
             th●…
             witn●…sses
             conc●…rring
             with
             that
             ,
             what
             can
             you
             have
             ?
          
        
         
           
             Judge
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             had
             witnesses
             here
             ,
             we
             would
             hear
             them
             ,
             but
             to
             stay
             upon
             a
             meere
             verball
             supposall
             ,
             for
             those
             witnesses
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             they
             may
             be
             in
             that
             rebellion
             too
             ,
             and
             they
             will
             never
             come
             hither
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             matter
             must
             never
             come
             to
             a
             Tri●…ll
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             I
             desire
             that
             it
             may
             be
             the
             next
             Terme
             .
          
        
         
           
             Judge
             .
          
           
             We
             cannot
             protract
             time
             ,
             they
             are
             the
             Kings
             Witnesses
             ,
             there
             are
             (
             I
             suppose
             )
             divers
             here
             ,
             many
             Witnesses
             of
             the
             Kings
             come
             out
             of
             Ireland
             ,
             if
             you
             will
             aske
             them
             any
             Questions
             for
             your
             defence
             ,
             you
             shall
             :
             There
             are
             many
             Witnesses
             of
             the
             Kings
             that
             know
             how
             things
             were
             in
             Ireland
             ,
             the
             Court
             shall
             put
             them
             to
             speake
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             I
             humbly
             desire
             to
             have
             a
             formall
             Triall
             .
          
        
         
           
             Judge
             .
          
           
             In
             what
             respect
             do
             you
             meane
             ?
             I
             think
             it
             is
             〈◊〉
             now
             :
             Now
             you
             are
             come
             to
             be
             arraigned
             ,
             and
             the
             evidenc●…
             is
             to
             come
             in
             against
             you
             ,
             I
             conceive
             it
             is
             a
             formall
             one
             .
          
        
         
           Then
           the
           Prisoner
           was
           required
           to
           hold
           up
           his
           hand
           at
           the
           Barre
           ;
           and
           it
           was
           demanded
           ,
           if
           he
           would
           challenge
           any
           of
           the
           Jur●…
           that
           were
           to
           passe
           upon
           him
           in
           matter
           of
           life
           an●…
           death
           .
        
         
           Then
           the
           Jury
           being
           called
           ,
           he
           lookt
           upon
           them
           ,
           and
           
           challenged
           those
           which
           did
           appeare
           ,
           being
           23.
           there
           being
           onely
           one
           absent
           ,
           being
           demanded
           whether
           his
           challenge
           was
           peremptory
           or
           no
           ?
           He
           answered
           ,
           it
           was
           ,
           for
           causes
           best
           knowne
           to
           himselfe
           .
        
         
           
             Jury
             challenged
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               W●…m
               Brownclow
            
             Knight
             and
             Bar●…
             et
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               He●…ry
               Ro●…
               .
            
          
           
             Sir
             
               Matthew
               Howl●…
               .
            
          
           
             
               ●…homas
               Mar●…
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               T●…omas
               Wilcox
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               W●…am
               Lane
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Rogers
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               Edward
               Claxton
               ,
            
             Es●…uire
             .
          
           
             
               Ric●…ard
               ●…achary
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               Hump●…ey
               Westwood
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Iackson
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               Io●…
               P●…wlet
               ,
            
             Gentleman
             .
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Po●…ock
               ,
            
             Gent.
             
          
           
             
               Henry
               Smith
               ,
            
             Gent.
             
          
           
             
               Francis
               Child
               ,
            
             Gent.
             
          
           
             
               Edward
               Wilford
               ,
            
             Gent.
             
          
           
             
               William
               Vincent
               ,
            
             Gent.
             
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Barnes
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Arnold
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iohn
               Hucksley
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             Sir
             
               Iames
               Harrington
               ,
            
             Knight
          
           
             
               Thomas
               Moore
               ,
            
             Esquire
             .
          
           
             
               Henry
               Arund●…ll
               ,
            
             Gent.
             
          
        
         
           
             Ser.
             Whit.
             
          
           
             The
             Prisoner
             hath
             challenged
             all
             the
             Jury
             that
             does
             appeare
             ,
             23.
             appeares
             ,
             and
             he
             hath
             challenged
             them
             ,
             and
             his
             challenge
             is
             for
             causes
             best
             known
             to
             himself
             ,
             which
             is
             a
             peremptory
             challenge
             .
             Truely
             ,
             it
             is
             that
             which
             the
             Law
             doth
             allow
             ,
             and
             we
             do
             not
             oppose
             it
             ,
             but
             we
             doe
             desire
             that
             wee
             may
             have
             another
             Writ
             returnable
             to
             morrow
             .
          
        
         
           
             Judge
             .
          
           
             You
             must
             have
             a
             
               Venire
               facias
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Ser.
             Whit.
             
          
           
             This
             cause
             is
             a
             cause
             of
             very
             great
             weight
             ,
             there
             are
             many
             Witnesses
             that
             have
             long
             attended
             in
             Court
             ,
             we
             are
             informed
             ,
             that
             some
             of
             them
             are
             gone
             away
             into
             I●…eland
             ;
             that
             there
             is
             the
             Sheriffe
             of
             
               Dublin
            
             and
             some
             others
             that
             are
             now
             present
             in
             Court
             ,
             that
             cannot
             be
             here
             ,
             if
             wee
             should
             deferre
             this
             Triall
             ,
             as
             the
             Prisoner
             doth
             desire
             ,
             and
             we
             do
             desire
             that
             it
             may
             be
             referred
             till
             to
             morrow
             ,
             we
             shall
             be
             ready
             to
             give
             in
             evidence
             against
             him
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             He
             hath
             spent
             t●…ree
             daies
             this
             Terme
             already
             ,
             this
             is
             the
             fourth
             ,
             we
             would
             have
             proceeded
             n●…w
             ,
             but
             for
             his
             peremptory
             challenge
             ,
             but
             if
             we
             stay
             t●…ll
             ●…morrow
             h●…
             must
             be
             content
             to
             be
             tried
             by
             a
             ●…aner
             Jury
             .
          
        
         
           
             M.
             Prynne
             .
          
           
             This
             being
             a
             pu●…lique
             case
             ,
             we
             desi●…e
             a
             speedy
             progresse
             in
             it
             ,
             our
             Witnesses
             have
             been
             long
             det●…ned
             h●…e
             ,
             and
             cannot
             attend
             till
             the
             next
             Terme
             ,
             some
             of
             th●…
             being
             to
             depart
             within
             two
             daies
             .
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             A
             publike
             case
             must
             have
             publike
             just●…
             on
             both
             sides
             :
             for
             your
             Witnesses
             ,
             you
             shall
             stay
             your
             Wit●…
             here
             .
             We
             must
             do
             that
             which
             the
             Law
             doth
             allow
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ser.
             Whit.
             
          
           
             The
             Law
             does
             allow
             of
             his
             peremptory
             challenge
             ,
             we
             desire
             to
             have
             a
             new
             Writ
             ,
             and
             t●…t
             it
             may
             be
             returnable
             to
             morrow
             .
             For
             the
             doing
             or
             it
             ,
             we
             sh●…ll
             lea●…
             it
             to
             those
             that
             are
             to
             prosecu●…e
             it
             ,
             and
             to
             the
             Sh●…risse
             .
          
           
             We
             see
             that
             this
             cause
             cannot
             be
             tried
             this
             day
             ,
             we
             d●…sire
             we
             may
             have
             a
             speedy
             end
             of
             it
             ,
             there
             have
             been
             many
             day●…
             spent
             in
             it
             ,
             &
             we
             that
             are
             of
             Counsel
             for
             the
             King
             do
             des●…e
             ,
             that
             we
             may
             conferre
             together
             ,
             departing
             the
             Cou●…●…or
             some
             time
             ,
             and
             when
             we
             have
             conferred
             together
             ,
             we
             will
             ret●…n
             to
             the
             Court
             again
             ,
             and
             then
             we
             wil
             propound
             to
             you
             what
             course
             we
             do
             desire
             for
             the
             speedy
             Triall
             of
             this
             cause
             .
          
           
             To
             this
             motion
             the
             Judge
             assented
             ,
             and
             Ser.
             
               ●…itfield
            
             and
             the
             rest
             of
             the
             Counsell
             went
             to
             consult
             together
             about
             it
             ,
             and
             after
             a
             short
             stay
             ,
             upon
             the●…●…turne
             ,
             
               S●…r
               .
               ●…hitfield
            
             spake
             thus
             :
          
        
         
           
             Ser.
             Whit.
             
          
           
             We
             that
             are
             of
             Counsell
             for
             the
             King
             ,
             have
             consulted
             together
             with
             the
             Clarke
             of
             the
             Crow●…
             ,
             and
             〈◊〉
             Secretary
             ,
             we
             have
             ●…drawne
             our selves
             ,
             and
             〈◊〉
             severall
             presidents
             ,
             and
             we
             doe
             finde
             by
             sever●…ll
             pres●…dents
             ,
             that
             whereas
             a
             pe●…emptory
             challenge
             shall
             be
             ,
             it
             is
             in
             the
             power
             of
             the
             Court
             to
             order
             the
             course
             of
             T●…l
             ,
             and
             the
             course
             is
             this
             :
          
           
           
             T●●●●
             g●…es
             a
             Writ
             to
             the
             Sher●…ffe
             ,
             that
             he
             shall
             distrame
             ●…ll
             ●…hem
             that
             make
             default
             ,
             and
             that
             he
             shall
             amove
             those
             that
             are
             challenged
             by
             the
             Prisoner
             ;
             and
             further
             ,
             that
             he
             ●●●ll
             ret●…rn
             so
             many
             more
             for
             the
             Triall
             :
             this
             we
             conceive
             to
             be
             the
             con●●ant
             course
             of
             this
             Court
             ;
             and
             in
             this
             case
             my
             Lord
             
               Magu●…re
            
             having
             challenged
             23.
             of
             the
             24.
             we
             are
             to
             ●●●t●…aine
             the
             other
             that
             made
             default
             ,
             and
             to
             amove
             the
             2●…
             .
             that
             〈◊〉
             hath
             challe●…ged
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             have
             a
             
               Ia●…es
            
             returnable
             tomorrow
             for
             a
             new
             Jury
             .
          
        
         
           
             ●…r
             .
             Roll.
             
          
           
             That
             was
             in
             
               Standishes
            
             Case
             ,
             and
             
               Friars
            
             Case
             !
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             
          
           
             I
             know
             the
             Court
             may
             grant
             a
             
               Tales
               ,
            
             but
             the
             matter
             is
             ,
             whether
             it
             can
             be
             done
             so
             soon
             as
             to
             morrow
             ,
             or
             no
             ,
             if
             the
             Sheriffe
             can
             do
             it
             to
             morrow
             .
          
        
         
           
             Ser.
             VVhit
             .
          
           
             We
             doe
             find
             this
             in
             the
             President
             of
             
               Friar
               ,
            
             That
             in
             3.
             
               Hen.
            
             7.
             the
             Jury
             did
             appeare
             on
             Friday
             ,
             and
             all
             those
             that
             did
             appeare
             were
             challenged
             ,
             and
             there
             was
             a
             
               Distringas
            
             returned
             the
             next
             day
             ,
             which
             was
             Saturday
             .
             It
             may
             be
             
               immediate
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Iudge
             .
          
           
             Then
             make
             your
             
               Distringas
            
             against
             to
             morrow
             morning
             ,
             make
             out
             a
             
               Quadraginta
               Tales
            
             against
             to
             morrow
             .
          
        
         
           
             Mac.
             
          
           
             I
             desire
             I
             may
             not
             be
             so
             severely
             dealt
             with
             .
          
        
         
           
             Judge
             .
          
           
             It
             hath
             been
             so
             oftentimes
             ,
             and
             the
             Court
             doth
             proceed
             in
             these
             Cases
             
               de
               die
               in
               diem
               ,
            
             from
             day
             to
             day
             ,
             and
             there
             is
             no
             difficulty
             in
             the
             granting
             of
             it
             ,
             but
             whether
             the
             Sheriffe
             can
             returne
             it
             so
             soone
             .
          
           
             Is
             the
             Kings
             Councell
             will
             have
             it
             to
             morrow
             ,
             the
             other
             businesses
             of
             the
             Court
             must
             be
             put
             off
             .
          
           
             Hereupon
             the
             Prisoner
             was
             discharged
             ,
             and
             a
             Rule
             granted
             to
             the
             Lievtenant
             of
             the
             Tower
             to
             bring
             him
             again
             the
             next
             day
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             ON
             Tuesday
             Febr.
             11.
             the
             L.
             
               Macguire
            
             was
             againe
             brought
             to
             the
             Kings-Bench
             Barre
             ,
             where
             he
             made
             a
             motion
             that
             his
             Plea
             of
             Peerage
             might
             be
             referred
             to
             another
             Court
             .
             To
             which
             it
             was
             answered
             .
          
           
             
               Ser.
               VVhit
               .
            
             
               We
               know
               not
               for
               what
               end
               this
               motion
               is
               ,
               and
               we
               know
               this
               ,
               that
               this
               is
               no
               time
               for
               my
               Lord
               to
               make
               this
               request
               ;
               for
               you
               know
               how
               farre
               we
               have
               proceeded
               ,
               he
               hath
               been
               arraigned
               ,
               and
               indicted
               of
               high
               Treason
               ,
               and
               one
               Jury
               he
               challenged
               ,
               the
               other
               is
               returned
               ,
               so
               as
               now
               he
               is
               in
               the
               way
               of
               his
               Triall
               ;
               we
               are
               now
               to
               proceed
               with
               such
               evidence
               as
               we
               have
               ,
               to
               prosecute
               instantly
               :
               We
               do
               not
               desire
               this
               to
               be
               produced
               againe
               ,
               and
               if
               it
               bee
               ,
               we
               know
               not
               how
               it
               could
               be
               materiall
               one
               way
               or
               other
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               further
               urged
               the
               Court
               to
               the
               former
               purpose
               ,
               to
               which
               it
               was
               answered
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               then
               brought
               to
               his
               Triall
               as
               a
               Prisoner
               upon
               the
               Indictment
               ,
               and
               that
               both
               the
               Lords
               and
               Commons
               had
               approved
               of
               the
               opinion
               of
               the
               Court
               therein
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               Please
               you
               Sir
               ,
               One
               word
               more
               :
               I
               desire
               to
               appeale
               to
               the
               Lords
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ser.
               VVhit
               .
            
             
               When
               one
               is
               come
               here
               ,
               to
               appeale
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               that
               was
               never
               knowne
               :
               now
               you
               have
               put
               your selfe
               upon
               the
               Country
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               Under
               favour
               ,
               I
               conceive
               I
               may
               ,
               to
               an
               higher
               Court
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iudge
               .
            
             
               It
               cannot
               be
               granted
               ,
               the
               Lords
               approved
               it
               ,
               if
               you
               would
               have
               gone
               to
               an
               higher
               Court
               before
               ,
               you
               might
               have
               taken
               your
               course
               ,
               now
               the
               Jury
               is
               returned
               ,
               and
               you
               are
               appointed
               to
               be
               tried
               here
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               desired
               further
               to
               appeale
               ,
               to
               which
               the
               answer
               was
               :
            
          
           
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               .
            
             
               Here
               lies
               n●…
               s●…ch
               app●…le
               here
               ,
               you
               are
               out
               of
               the
               Eccl●…all
               Co●…t
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               such
               Plea
               here
               ;
               you
               ar●…
               n●…w
               up●…n
               ●…he
               middle
               ●…f
               yo●…r
               T●…
               ,
               we
               desire
               you
               may
               go
               on
               ,
               you
               h●…ve
               challenged
               23.
               of
               the
               Ju●…y
               al●…eady
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iudge
               .
            
             
               We
               have
               no
               such
               Course
               in
               the
               Common
               Law
               ,
               ●…f
               a
               man
               will
               appeale
               f●…m
               me
               ,
               I
               cannot
               let
               him
               appeale
               to
               any
               man
               .
            
             
               Upon
               this
               ,
               these
               of
               the
               Jury
               following
               were
               named
               ,
               which
               he
               challenged
               :
               
                 viz.
                 George
                 Ha●…ger
              
               Esquire
               ,
               Sir
               
                 M●…chael
                 VVhart●…n
                 ,
                 Iames
                 Hawley
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 George
                 S●…th
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 Edm●…nd
                 Be●…y
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 ●…illiam
                 Ewrsby
              
               Esquire
               ,
               
                 Stephen
                 ●…an
              
               Gent.
               
                 George
                 ●…eaver-●…asset
                 ,
                 1.
                 
                 Nicolls
              
               the
               younger
               ,
               
                 Hea●…y
                 ●…alker
              
               Gent.
               
                 Randolph
                 Nicoll
                 ,
                 Andrew
                 B●…eat
                 .
              
               Upon
               his
               challenging
               of
               these
               ,
               which
               being
               added
               to
               the
               ●…est
               ,
               make
               35.
               in
               all
               ,
               the
               other
               Jury
               being
               about
               to
               be
               call●…d
               ,
               the
               L.
               
                 M●…guire
              
               moved
               :
            
          
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               Under
               favour
               ,
               I
               conceive
               ,
               that
               my
               lands
               being
               sequestred
               ,
               those
               men
               that
               have
               bought
               my
               lands
               ,
               should
               not
               passe
               upon
               my
               Triall
               ;
               and
               therefore
               I
               desire
               they
               may
               make
               answer
               to
               it
               upon
               oath
               ,
               whether
               any
               of
               them
               have
               adventure●…
               or
               no
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ser.
               VVhit
               .
            
             
               To
               desire
               ,
               that
               an
               whole
               Jury
               may
               be
               demanded
               such
               a
               question
               upon
               their
               oath
               ,
               is
               that
               that
               hath
               not
               been
               known
               :
               if
               my
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               have
               cause
               now
               against
               any
               ,
               he
               hath
               run
               out
               the
               liberty
               which
               the
               Law
               gave
               him
               ,
               t●…
               challenge
               35.
               peremptorily
               :
               now
               if
               he
               should
               challenge
               any
               more
               ,
               he
               must
               make
               a
               particular
               challenge
               to
               every
               particular
               man
               that
               comes
               to
               be
               sworne
               ,
               and
               he
               must
               have
               such
               a
               challenge
               notwithstanding
               as
               is
               warrantable
               by
               Law
               ;
               but
               this
               general
               challenge
               is
               not
               warrantable
               by
               Law
               ;
               and
               if
               it
               were
               particular
               ,
               it
               were
               not
               warrantable
               neither
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ser.
               Roll.
               
            
             
               If
               you
               will
               challenge
               any
               more
               ,
               the
               Law
               does
               not
               d●…barre
               you
               to
               shew
               cause
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               I
               conceive
               ,
               that
               any
               that
               have
               given
               money
               for
               Ireland
               for
               my
               distruction
               ,
               ought
               not
               to
               passe
               against
               me
               .
            
          
           
             
               Ser.
               Whit.
               
            
             
               This
               is
               for
               the
               King
               ,
               this
               is
               for
               no
               particular
               Person
               whatsoever
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               I
               beseech
               you
               ●…are
               me
               in
               it
               .
            
          
           
             
               Judge
               .
            
             
               You
               know
               t●…is
               that
               the
               King
               cannot
               grant
               it
               without
               the
               consent
               of
               both
               Houses
               ,
               and
               in
               this
               case
               it
               may
               be
               put
               to
               the
               Jury
               to
               try
               upon
               their
               Oath
               :
               thus
               farre
               I
               shall
               agree
               ,
               that
               if
               any
               of
               this
               Jury
               be
               to
               have
               any
               particular
               benefit
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               of
               land
               or
               goods
               by
               his
               Attainder
               ,
               it
               is
               good
               ,
               but
               if
               his
               Lands
               come
               to
               the
               King
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               King
               is
               no
               way
               bound
               to
               give
               it
               any
               of
               them
               ;
               it
               is
               no
               Challenge
               :
               looke
               the
               Statute
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mr.
               Prynne
               .
            
             
               Under
               favour
               M.
               I
               B.
               it
               doth
               not
               appeare
               to
               the
               Court
               ,
               that
               the
               Prisoner
               hath
               any
               Lands
               or
               Goods
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               therefore
               no
               such
               question
               is
               to
               be
               demanded
               of
               the
               Jury
               .
            
          
           
             
               Judge
               .
            
             
               You
               may
               make
               needlesse
               disputes
               upon
               it
               .
            
          
           
             Then
             the
             Jury
             being
             accordingly
             required
             to
             answer
             upon
             Oath
             ;
             whether
             they
             had
             adventured
             ,
             or
             had
             any
             share
             in
             Ireland
             for
             the
             Rebels
             Land
             :
             
               Macguire
            
             desired
             the
             Question
             might
             be
             ,
             whether
             they
             themselves
             ,
             their
             children
             ,
             or
             b●…others
             ?
             But
             that
             would
             not
             be
             agreed
             unto
             ,
             as
             being
             unreasonable
             :
             Then
             the
             Jury
             following
             was
             sworne
             :
             
               I.
               Carpenter
               ,
               John
               Cooper
               ,
               A.
               Cordall
               ,
               Rich.
               Atkinson
               ,
               Josias
               Hendall
               ,
               William
               Greenwood
               ,
               William
               Barnes
               ,
               Robert
               Stiles
               ,
               George
               Norfolk
               ,
               Edw.
               Hudson
               ,
               John
               VVait
               ,
               Esah
               Risby
               ,
            
             The
             Oath
             which
             they
             tooke
             was
             this
             ;
          
           
             
               You
               shall
               well
               and
               truly
               try
               ,
               and
               true
               deliverance
               make
               between
               our
               Soveraigne
               Lord
               the
               King
               ,
               and
            
             Connor
             Macguire
             
               Esquire
               ,
               now
               priso●…er
               at
               the
               Barre
               ,
               and
               a
               true
               verdict
               give
               accorging
               to
               your
               evidence
               .
            
          
           
           
             The
             Jury
             being
             sworne
             ,
             
               Macguire
            
             moved
             that
             he
             might
             have
             a
             Jury
             of
             24.
             to
             which
             it
             was
             answered
             .
          
           
             
               Judge
               .
            
             
               There
               have
               been
               40.
               named
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               Under
               favour
               ,
               I
               conceive
               ,
               I
               ought
               to
               be
               tried
               by
               24.
               there
               were
               so
               many
               returned
               at
               first
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iudge
               .
            
             
               They
               returned
               24.
               that
               is
               ,
               because
               if
               any
               of
               them
               did
               faile
               ,
               and
               some
               may
               be
               challenged
               ,
               then
               there
               might
               be
               12.
               left
               .
            
          
           
             
               Mac.
               
            
             
               Under
               favour
               ,
               I
               conceive
               ,
               there
               should
               be
               24.
               now
               left
               for
               my
               Triall
               .
            
          
           
             
               Iudge
               .
            
             
               You
               are
               deceived
               in
               that
               .
               You
               challenged
               23.
               and
               so
               there
               were
               40.
               more
               added
               ,
               now
               you
               have
               challenged
               12.
               of
               this
               40.
               and
               out
               of
               them
               there
               ●…emaines
               so
               many
               as
               will
               make
               up
               a
               Jury
               of
               12.
               
            
          
           
             Then
             the
             Court
             proceeded
             to
             his
             T●…iall
             ,
             and
             the
             Indictment
             against
             him
             was
             read
             .
             After
             which
             ,
             the
             Court
             proceeded
             ,
             saying
             :
          
           
             
               Gentlemen
               of
               the
               lury
               ,
               Upon
               this
               Indictment
               he
               hath
               beene
               arraigned
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               arra●…gnment
               he
               hath
               pleaded
               ,
            
             Not
             guilty
             ,
             
               and
               thereupon
               put
               himselfe
               upon
               his
               Countrey
               ,
               and
               your
               charge
               is
               to
               inquire
               whether
               he
               be
               guilty
               of
               the
               Indictments
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               them
               ,
               if
               you
               finde
               him
               not
               guilty
               ,
               you
               are
               to
               declare
               it
               ,
               if
               guilty
               ,
               then
               you
               are
               to
               give
               in
               evidence
               against
               him
               .
            
          
           
             
               M.
               N.
               M.
               Iudge
               Bacon
               .
            
             
               You
               observe
               by
               the
               Record
               that
               hath
               been
               read
               to
               you
               ,
               that
               the
               prisoner
               at
               the
               Barre
               stands
               indicted
               of
               severall
               treasons
               ,
               wherein
               it
               is
               found
               ,
               That
               
                 Connor
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               &c.
               as
               before
               in
               the
               Indictment
               .
               Now
               Gentlemen
               ,
               you
               of
               the
               Jury
               ,
               if
               it
               shall
               be
               proved
               to
               you
               ,
               that
               the
               prisoner
               at
               the
               Barre
               is
               guilty
               of
               all
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               these
               treasons
               ,
               then
               you
               are
               to
               give
               your
               Evidence
               .
            
          
           
             Then
             these
             Witnesses
             following
             were
             sworne
             to
             give
             in
             evidence
             against
             the
             Prisoner
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
               Blancy
               ,
            
             
               Lady
               Calfield
               .
            
             
             
               Sir
               Arthur
               Loftus
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Iohn
               Temple
               .
            
             
               Sir
               VVilliam
               Stewart
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Francis
               Hamilton
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Edward
               Borla●…y
               .
            
             
               Sir
               VVilliam
               Cole
               .
            
             
               Sir
               Charles
               Coot
               .
            
             
               Mrs.
               VVordrofe
               .
            
             
               Iohn
               Carmicks
               .
            
             
               VValter
               Gubson
               .
            
             
               M.
               Bunbury
               .
            
             
               Captain
               Michael
               Balfoure
               .
            
             
               Captain
               Berissord
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               
                 VVilliam
                 Coles
              
               Testimonie
               .
            
             
               
                 S.
                 VV.
                 
              
               
                 You
                 know
                 (
                 Sir
                 
                   VVilliam
                   Cole
                
                 )
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 of
                 their
                 names
                 which
                 you
                 have
                 heard
                 that
                 were
                 conspirators
                 with
                 this
                 Lord
                 ,
                 what
                 Religion
                 were
                 they
                 of
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   VV.
                   Cole
                   .
                
              
               
                 They
                 were
                 all
                 Papists
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 VV.
                 
              
               
                 Who
                 were
                 they
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   VV.
                   Cole
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 L.
                 
                   Macguire
                   ,
                
                 Sir
                 
                   Philom
                   Oneale
                   ,
                   Roger
                   Moore
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 VV.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Hamilton
                   ,
                
                 Upon
                 what
                 occasion
                 was
                 it
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Conspirators
                 got
                 an
                 order
                 to
                 view
                 the
                 Magazine
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   F.
                   Hamilton
                   .
                
              
               
                 I
                 was
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 I
                 remember
                 very
                 well
                 ,
                 there
                 came
                 a
                 Message
                 from
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 to
                 let
                 them
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 some
                 plot
                 for
                 the
                 blowing
                 up
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 house
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 sent
                 a
                 Message
                 ,
                 to
                 desire
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 search
                 under
                 the
                 Parl●…ament
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 a
                 search
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 remember
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Macguire
                
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Commi●…tee
                 from
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 made
                 search
                 there
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 they
                 found
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 know
                 .
                 Afterwards
                 they
                 desired
                 ●…hat
                 they
                 might
                 search
                 the
                 castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Magazines
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 C.
                 
              
               
                 What
                 was
                 the
                 cause
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   F.
                   Hamilton
                   .
                
              
               
                 There
                 was
                 a
                 Coac●…man
                 of
                 m●…
                 Lord
                 of
                 
                   Straffords
                
                 that
                 had
                 uttered
                 so●…e
                 big
                 words
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 given
                 out
                 )
                 That
                 the
                 Parliament
                 House
                 ●…uld
                 be
                 blowne
                 ●…p
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 was
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 persw●…ded
                 in
                 my
                 conscience
                 ,
                 it
                 
                 was
                 to
                 know
                 where
                 the
                 Store
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 lay
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 know
                 where
                 to
                 surprize
                 it
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Stewards
              
               Testimony
               .
            
             
               I
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Committee
               that
               was
               sent
               by
               the
               Pa●…liament
               ,
               and
               by
               Order
               from
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
               to
               search
               the
               P●…rliament
               house
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               
                 M●…guire
              
               was
               one
               of
               the
               L●…ds
               ,
               they
               made
               a
               very
               strict
               search
               ,
               and
               then
               they
               inquired
               for
               the
               Kings
               Magazine
               ,
               and
               I
               believe
               my
               Lord
               
                 Mac●…uire
              
               now
               here
               was
               one
               of
               the
               Committee
               that
               went
               to
               search
               for
               the
               House
               of
               Lords
               ,
               and
               he
               did
               search
               very
               nar●…wly
               ,
               and
               they
               were
               desirous
               to
               know
               where
               the
               Store
               was
               .
            
          
           
             
               The
               Lord
               
                 Blaneys
              
               Testimony
               .
            
             
               
                 C.
                 
              
               
                 Whether
                 this
                 search
                 were
                 moved
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   ●…ghall
                
                 and
                 what
                 was
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 it
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 L.
                 
                   Blaney
                   .
                
              
               
                 So
                 neer
                 as
                 I
                 can
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 give
                 you
                 the
                 businesse
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 so
                 long
                 agoe
                 :
                 this
                 I
                 remember
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 house
                 ,
                 whethe●…
                 it
                 were
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Finghall
                   ,
                
                 or
                 my
                 L.
                 
                   Macary
                   ,
                
                 moved
                 it
                 ,
                 I
                 cannot
                 certainly
                 despose
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 am
                 sure
                 it
                 was
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 :
                 the
                 occasion
                 was
                 ,
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 
                   Straffords
                
                 coachmen
                 said
                 ,
                 he
                 hoped
                 to
                 see
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 blowne
                 up
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 about
                 a
                 fortnight
                 after
                 the
                 Earle
                 of
                 
                   Strafford
                
                 was
                 behead●…d
                 here
                 .
                 Thereupon
                 they
                 got
                 an
                 Order
                 for
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 they
                 went
                 downe
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 did
                 not
                 finde
                 the
                 powder
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 made
                 as
                 narrow
                 a
                 search
                 as
                 ever
                 any
                 was
                 ;
                 I
                 asked
                 what
                 the
                 meaning
                 was
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 for
                 we
                 had
                 strange
                 censures
                 of
                 it
                 our selves
                 ,
                 saies
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 the
                 L.
                 
                   Clamorris
                   ,
                
                 they
                 are
                 affraid
                 of
                 a
                 powder-plot
                 of
                 the
                 Protestants
                 :
                 I
                 answered
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 had
                 heard
                 a
                 powder-plot
                 of
                 the
                 Papists
                 ,
                 but
                 never
                 of
                 the
                 Protestants
                 in
                 my
                 life
                 ;
                 but
                 if
                 you
                 aske
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 assure
                 themselves
                 of
                 the
                 strength
                 ,
                 for
                 we
                 found
                 by
                 wofull
                 experience
                 afterwards
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 their
                 end
                 .
                 My
                 Lord
                 
                   Borlace
                
                 said
                 ,
                 let
                 them
                 not
                 be
                 affraid
                 ,
                 for
                 upon
                 my
                 honour
                 
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 powder
                 below
                 .
                 It
                 's
                 a
                 great
                 House
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 sit
                 on
                 one
                 side
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 on
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Blockhouse
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 C.
                 
              
               
                 What
                 Religion
                 is
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Fingshall
                   ,
                
                 and
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Clamorris
                   ,
                
                 of
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 
                   L.
                
                 B.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 L.
                 
                   Fingshall
                
                 is
                 a
                 Papist
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Clamorris
                
                 a
                 pestiferous
                 Papist
                 !
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 VV.
                 
              
               
                 All
                 Papists
                 we
                 shall
                 now
                 read
                 the
                 examination
                 of
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 his
                 taking
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 his
                 own
                 examination
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               first
               we
               shall
               read
               is
               this
               ,
               of
               M.
               
                 VVoodcock
                 ,
              
               that
               was
               Sheriffe
               of
               Dublin
               he
               was
               in
               town
               ,
               but
               he
               could
               not
               stay
               ,
               but
               he
               was
               examined
               before
               this
               Court
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 information
                 of
              
               John
               Woodcock
               
                 the
              
               27.
               
                 of
                 October
                 ,
              
               1644.
               
                 taken
                 upon
                 oath
                 before
              
               J.
               Bacon
               .
            
             
               The
               said
               Examinat●…
               deposeth
               and
               ●…aith
               ,
               That
               he
               being
               one
               of
               the
               Sheriffs
               of
               the
               said
               Citie
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               in
               the
               year
               1641.
               having
               notice
               given
               him
               in
               the
               night
               ,
               upon
               the
               22.
               of
               October
               in
               the
               same
               year
               ,
               of
               some
               great
               designe
               intended
               ,
               did
               by
               vertue
               of
               his
               off●…ce
               walke
               up
               and
               down
               the
               city
               that
               night
               ,
               and
               coming
               to
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Nevill
                 ,
              
               a
               Chyrugion
               in
               Castle-street
               ,
               he
               understood
               by
               the
               ●…id
               
                 Nevill
                 ,
              
               that
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               with
               some
               10.
               or
               12.
               others
               were
               there
               ,
               this
               Examinate
               told
               him
               ,
               it
               was
               fit
               for
               his
               guests
               to
               be
               in
               bed
               at
               that
               time
               of
               night
               ,
               but
               the
               said
               
                 Nevill
              
               did
               bring
               this
               Examinate
               word
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               and
               his
               companie
               ,
               we●…e
               then
               going
               to
               bed
               ,
               the
               said
               Examinate
               departed
               ,
               setting
               a
               watch
               near
               his
               house
               ,
               by
               which
               watch
               he
               was
               informed
               ,
               that
               the
               said
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               and
               the
               rest
               were
               gone
               from
               the
               house
               ,
               and
               w●…re
               at
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Kerne
              
               a
               Taylor
               ,
               whereupon
               he
               searched
               the
               said
               house
               ,
               and
               there
               found
               some
               hatchets
               with
               the
               helves
               newly
               cut
               of
               ●…ose
               to
               the
               hatchets
               ,
               five
               p●…tronells
               ,
               five
               or
               six
               swords
               ,
               three
               or
               foure
               small
               pistolls
               ,
               five
               or
               six
               s●●ines
               ,
               with
               other
               armes
               of
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguires
              
               in
               an
               house
               of
               office
               in
               the
               said
               house
               ,
               in
               another
               place
               divers
               pol●…axes
               ,
               and
               also
               behinde
               a
               henroost
               some
               great
               weapons
               with
               sharpe
               pikes
               of
               iron
               in
               one
               end
               of
               them
               ,
               the
               said
               
                 Kerne
              
               affirming
               that
               he
               knew
               nothing
               of
               any
               of
               the
               particulars
               before
               mentioned
               ,
               nor
               how
               they
               came
               in
               his
               house
               .
               The
               said
               Examinate
               
               ●…dall
               the
               said
               instruments
               unto
               the
               said
               Lords
               Justices
               ,
               and
               〈◊〉
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               thereupo●…
               the
               said
               Lords
               justice●…
               ,
               and
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               search
               to
               be
               made
               for
               the
               said
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               the
               〈◊〉
               Examin●…te
               searching
               narrowly
               for
               him
               ,
               at
               l●…st
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               ,
               in
               a
               〈◊〉
               with
               a
               cloake
               wrapt
               ob●…ut
               him
               ,
               stand●…g
               by
               a
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               upon
               him
               ,
               there
               being
               no
               key
               to
               be
               found
               ,
               us
               al●…
               the
               〈◊〉
               of
               the
               house
               flying
               away
               ,
               and
               making
               an
               escape
               to
               〈◊〉
               enem●…
               .
            
             
               After
               this
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguires
              
               owne
               Examination
               was
               read
               ,
               taken
               the
               26.
               of
               March
               ,
               1642.
               (
               for
               as
               Sir
               
                 John
                 Temple
              
               declared
               to
               the
               Court
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               was
               then
               brought
               to
               the
               Counsell-board
               and
               they
               could
               get
               nothing
               out
               of
               him
               )
               whereupon
               he
               was
               sent
               back
               to
               prison
               for
               that
               time
               .
            
          
           
             
               
                 The
                 Examination
                 of
              
               Connor
               
                 Lord
              
               Macguire
               
                 Baron
                 of
                 Eniskillin
                 ,
                 taken
                 before
                 us
                 ,
              
               Charles
               
                 Lord
              
               Lambert
               ,
               
                 and
                 Sir
              
               Robert
               Meredith
               
                 Knight
                 ,
                 Chancellour
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Court
                 of
                 Exchequer
                 the
              
               26.
               
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
              
               1642.
               
                 by
                 direction
                 of
                 the
                 right
                 honour
                 able
                 the
                 Lords
                 Iustices
                 and
                 Counsell
                 .
              
            
             
               Who
               being
               examined
               saith
               ,
               That
               about
               the
               time
               when
               M.
               
                 John
                 Bellew
              
               came
               out
               of
               England
               with
               the
               Commission
               for
               the
               continuance
               of
               the
               present
               Parliament
               ,
               
                 Roger
                 Moore
              
               in
               the
               said
               
                 Moors
              
               chamber
               in
               the
               house
               of
               one
               
                 Peter
                 de
                 Costres
              
               of
               this
               Citie
               acquainted
               him
               this
               Examinate
               ,
               that
               if
               the
               Irish
               would
               rise
               they
               might
               make
               their
               own
               condition
               for
               the
               regaining
               of
               their
               own
               Lands
               ,
               and
               freedom
               of
               their
               Religion
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               the
               said
               
                 Moore
              
               also
               acquainted
               him
               this
               Examinate
               ,
               that
               he
               had
               spoken
               with
               sundry
               of
               Leinster
               ,
               who
               would
               be
               ready
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               and
               withall
               told
               him
               this
               Exa●…inate
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               assured
               a
               good
               part
               of
               Conaght
               would
               doe
               the
               like
               ,
               and
               thereupon
               moved
               this
               Examinate
               to
               joyne
               likewise
               with
               them
               ,
               with
               all
               he
               could
               make
               ;
               unto
               which
               motion
               he
               this
               Examinate
               yeelded
               :
               and
               the
               next
               day
               following
               there
               was
               a
               meeting
               in
               his
               the
               said
               
                 Moores
              
               chamber
               aforesaid
               ,
               where
               were
               Col.
               
                 Mac-Bryan
                 ,
                 Macm●…
                 ,
                 Tirel●…gh
                 Oneale
                 ,
                 Philip
                 Mac-Hugh
                 O
                 Rely
                 ,
              
               this
               Examinate
               ,
               
               and
               
                 Roger
                 Moore
                 ,
              
               where
               discourse
               was
               had
               on
               that
               bu●…nesse
               ,
               yet
               nothing
               concluded
               on
               ,
               save
               that
               
                 Roger
                 Moore
              
               and
               the
               rest
               should
               go
               and
               prepare
               their
               parties
               .
               And
               this
               Exa●…inate
               further
               saith
               ,
               That
               about
               May
               last
               ,
               he
               this
               Examinate
               ,
               
                 Roger
                 Moore
                 ,
                 Philip
                 O
                 Rely
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Roger
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               this
               Examinates
               brother
               ,
               dispatched
               a
               Priest
               ,
               one
               
                 T●…le
                 O
                 Conl●…y
                 ,
              
               who
               lived
               in
               Leinster
               ,
               unto
               
                 Owen
                 Oneale
                 ,
              
               into
               Flanders
               ,
               to
               acquaint
               him
               with
               the
               businesse
               concerning
               the
               generall
               Rebellion
               then
               in
               preparation
               ,
               which
               said
               Priest
               returned
               about
               a
               moneth
               before
               the
               time
               appointed
               for
               execution
               thereof
               .
               And
               the
               Answer
               which
               the
               said
               Priest
               brought
               from
               the
               said
               
                 Owen
                 Oneal
              
               was
               ,
               That
               he
               would
               (
               within
               15
               dayes
               after
               the
               people
               were
               up
               )
               be
               with
               them
               with
               his
               best
               assistance
               and
               armes
               ;
               and
               it
               being
               demanded
               why
               the
               said
               
                 Owen
              
               should
               bring
               Armes
               ,
               considering
               that
               the
               Castle
               of
               Dublin
               was
               to
               be
               taken
               ,
               with
               the
               Armes
               therein
               ,
               this
               Eximinate
               answered
               ,
               that
               they
               so
               provided
               for
               Armes
               ,
               that
               they
               might
               not
               want
               any
               ,
               in
               case
               they
               could
               not
               take
               the
               said
               Castle
               ,
               whereof
               they
               doubt●…d
               .
               And
               this
               Examinate
               acknowledgeth
               ,
               that
               the
               Castle
               of
               Dublin
               was
               to
               have
               been
               surprized
               by
               himselfe
               ,
               Capt.
               
                 Brian
                 Oneale
                 ,
              
               Capt.
               
                 Con
                 Oneale
                 ,
              
               Capt.
               
                 Macmahone
                 ,
              
               one
               
                 Owen
                 O
                 R●…ly
                 ,
                 Roger
                 Moore
                 ,
                 Hugh
                 Macmahone
                 ,
              
               Col.
               
                 Plunket
                 ,
              
               and
               Capt.
               
                 ●…ox
                 ,
              
               and
               likewise
               further
               acknowledgeth
               ,
               that
               
                 Hugh
                 Mac-Phelim
                 ,
              
               Captaine
               
                 Con
                 Oneale
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 B●…an
                 Oneale
                 ,
              
               brought
               from
               
                 Owen
                 Oneale
                 ,
              
               out
               of
               Flanders
               ,
               the
               very
               same
               message
               which
               the
               said
               Priest
               brought
               .
               And
               this
               Examinate
               further
               saith
               ,
               that
               he
               was
               told
               by
               
                 Roger
                 Moore
                 ,
              
               that
               a
               great
               man
               was
               in
               the
               Plot
               ,
               but
               he
               might
               not
               name
               him
               for
               the
               present
               :
               And
               at
               another
               time
               ,
               and
               during
               the
               sitting
               of
               the
               Parliament
               the
               last
               Summer
               ,
               he
               this
               Examinate
               was
               informed
               by
               one
               
                 Iohn
                 Barnwell
              
               a
               Franciscan
               Frier
               ,
               then
               re●…dent
               in
               this
               City
               ,
               that
               those
               of
               the
               Pale
               were
               also
               privy
               unto
               the
               Plot
               ,
               (
               meaning
               the
               present
               Rebellion
               .
               )
               And
               lastly
               saith
               ,
               That
               of
               those
               persons
               who
               came
               to
               attend
               him
               this
               Examinate
               so●…
               the
               surprize
               of
               the
               said
               Castle
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               onely
               
                 Cohonogh
                 Macguira
              
               was
               privy
               unto
               the
               businesse
               in
               hand
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               last
               meeting
               (
               when
               the
               day
               appointed
               for
               execution
               thereof
               was
               resolved
               on
               )
               was
               at
               
                 Logh
                 Rosse
                 ,
              
               where
               were
               present
               onely
               ,
               
                 Ever
                 Macmahone
                 ,
              
               Vicar
               Generall
               of
               the
               Diocesse
               of
               
                 Clogher
                 ,
                 Th●…mas
                 Mac-Kearnan
                 ,
              
               a
               Frier
               of
               Dundalke
               ,
               Sir
               
                 Philom
                 Oneale
                 ,
                 R●…ger
                 Moore
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Bryan
                 Oneale
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Charles
                   Lambert
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Robert
                   Meredith
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Concordat
                   cum
                   Originali
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Ex.
                   per
                   P●…l
                   .
                   H●…
                   .
                
              
            
             
             
               This
               being
               read
               ,
               and
               opened
               unto
               the
               Jury
               ,
               being
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguires
              
               free
               and
               voluntary
               confession
               ,
               which
               he
               afterwards
               acknowledged
               since
               his
               coming
               to
               the
               Tower
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Memorandum
                 ,
              
               that
               this
               within
               written
               being
               shewed
               and
               read
               unto
               the
               within
               named
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               and
               himselfe
               having
               perused
               the
               same
               ,
               his
               Lordship
               did
               acknowledge
               the
               same
               to
               be
               true
               in
               all
               things
               ,
               saving
               that
               he
               doth
               not
               now
               acknowledge
               that
               
                 Barnard
              
               told
               him
               ,
               that
               those
               of
               the
               Pale
               were
               privy
               to
               the
               plot
               ,
               neither
               doth
               acknowledge
               that
               
                 Cohonagh
                 Macquire
              
               was
               privy
               to
               the
               plot
               before
               his
               coming
               to
               Dublin
               .
            
             
               This
               examination
               and
               acknowledgement
               was
               made
               and
               taken
               the
               22.
               day
               of
               June
               ,
               164●…
               .
               
                 Anno
                 Regni
                 Caroli
                 Regis
                 decimo
                 octavo
                 ,
              
               before
               us
               .
            
             
               
                 John
                 Bramstone
                 .
                 Thomas
                 Malet
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 John
                 Conyers
                 .
                 VVilliam
                 Ayloffe
                 .
                 Nathanael
                 Finch
                 .
              
            
             
               24.
               
               June
               1642.
               
               The
               examination
               of
               
                 Connor
              
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               Baron
               of
               Eniskillin
               ,
               taken
               before
               Sir
               
                 John
                 Bramstone
                 ,
              
               Knight
               ,
               Lord
               chiefe
               Justice
               of
               the
               Kings-Bench
               .
            
             
               Who
               saith
               ,
               That
               he
               is
               of
               the
               age
               of
               ●…6
               .
               yeares
               and
               upwards
               ,
               and
               that
               he
               was
               borne
               in
               the
               County
               of
               Fermanagh
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               saith
               ,
               that
               his
               Examination
               taken
               at
               Dublin
               the
               26.
               day
               of
               March
               ,
               1642
               before
               
                 Charles
              
               Lord
               
                 Lambert
                 ,
              
               and
               Sir
               
                 Robert
                 Meredith
                 ,
              
               with
               his
               acknowledgment
               thereof
               ,
               the
               22.
               of
               June
               before
               Judge
               
                 Bramstone
                 ,
              
               and
               Justice
               
                 Mallet
                 ,
              
               is
               true
               ,
               in
               such
               manner
               as
               in
               the
               said
               Examination
               and
               acknowledgement
               is
               expressed
               .
               
                 Connor
                 Macguire
                 .
                 The
                 Examination
                 of
                 Cornelius
                 Macguire
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Baron
                 of
                 Eniskillin
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 taken
                 before
              
               Isaac
               Pennington
               ,
               
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 Lievtenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
              
               Laurence
               Whitaker
               
                 Esquire
                 ,
              
               2.
               
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Justices
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Middlesex
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 October
                 ,
              
               1644.
               
            
             
             
               He
               denieth
               ,
               the
               receiving
               of
               any
               Letters
               or
               Messages
               out
               of
               England
               before
               the
               rebellion
               ,
               nor
               did
               he
               ever
               heare
               of
               any
               .
               He
               saith
               ,
               he
               was
               but
               a
               meane
               Instrument
               in
               the
               designe
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               he
               confesseth
               ,
               he
               intended
               to
               seize
               upon
               the
               Castle
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               and
               the
               Magazine
               there
               ,
               and
               keep
               it
               till
               they
               had
               redr●…sse
               of
               some
               grievances
               ,
               which
               they
               purposed
               to
               propound
               to
               the
               Pa●…liament
               there
               ,
               one
               whereof
               was
               ,
               to
               have
               a
               tol●…ration
               of
               the
               Roman●…
               Catholike
               Religion
               .
               Hee
               confesseth
               that
               he
               c●…me
               accidentally
               to
               
                 Philip
                 O
                 Relyes
              
               house
               ,
               as
               he
               came
               up
               to
               Dublin
               ,
               and
               as
               he
               remembreth
               ,
               
                 M●…mahon
              
               was
               then
               there
               ,
               and
               that
               his
               intention
               of
               coming
               up
               to
               D●…lin
               ,
               was
               to
               put
               the
               aforesaid
               designe
               in
               execution
               ,
               and
               that
               then
               and
               there
               t●…ey
               had
               speech
               about
               that
               designe
               ;
               but
               he
               remembreth
               not
               the
               particulars
               ,
               which
               designe
               was
               to
               be
               put
               in
               execution
               the
               23.
               day
               of
               October
               in
               that
               year
               ,
               and
               that
               he
               was
               taken
               there
               that
               very
               day
               ,
               being
               Saturday
               upon
               search
               made
               for
               him
               ,
               carried
               before
               the
               Lords
               Justices
               ,
               examined
               ,
               committed
               ,
               and
               sent
               over
               into
               England
               .
            
             
               He
               saith
               further
               ,
               that
               he
               made
               his
               escape
               out
               of
               the
               Tower
               of
               London
               upon
               Sunday
               the
               18.
               of
               August
               l●…st
               ,
               about
               foure
               of
               the
               clock
               in
               the
               morning
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     Laurence
                     Whitaker
                     .
                  
                   
                     Isaac
                     Penningter
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Carmicks
              
               Testimony
               .
            
             
               That
               upon
               the
               21.
               of
               October
               ,
               1641.
               
               
                 Fergus
                 O
                 Howen
                 ,
              
               one
               of
               the
               Followers
               of
               
                 Brian
                 Macguire
              
               Esquire
               ,
               came
               to
               his
               chamber
               in
               the
               castle
               of
               Eniskil●…in
               ,
               and
               after
               he
               indeavoured
               to
               bind
               him
               to
               keep
               secret
               a
               matter
               of
               great
               concernment
               ,
               which
               
                 Fergus
              
               said
               he
               had
               to
               disclose
               ,
               and
               particularly
               to
               conc●…ale
               it
               from
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
                 ,
              
               and
               all
               other
               Englishmen
               .
               This
               Examinate
               told
               him
               ,
               he
               would
               be
               secret
               so
               farre
               as
               it
               went
               with
               his
               Allegiance
               and
               conscience
               .
               He
               discovered
               unto
               the
               said
               Examinate
               ,
               that
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguire
              
               and
               
                 Hugh
                 Oge
                 Macmahon
              
               accompanied
               with
               severall
               Irish-men
               of
               the
               Counties
               of
               Fermanagh
               and
               Monaghan
               ,
               did
               take
               their
               journeyes
               out
               of
               the
               said
               Counties
               upon
               the
               19.
               and
               20.
               dayes
               of
               October
               1641.
               to
               the
               city
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               with
               resolution
               and
               intent
               to
               murther
               and
               kill
               His
               Highnesse
               Lords
               Justices
               ,
               and
               Coun●…ll
               of
               the
               Kingdome
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Protestants
               there
               ,
               and
               also
               to
               Poss●…
               t●…emselves
               of
               the
               city
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               and
               to
               p●…t
               all
               the
               Protestants
               there
               likewise
               to
               the
               sw●…rd
               ,
               and
               that
               to
               that
               effect
               there
               wer●…●…ther
               great
               m●…n
               ,
               ●…nd
               
               others
               of
               the
               Papists
               of
               that
               Kingdome
               to
               repaire
               unto
               ,
               and
               meet
               them
               in
               Du●…lin
               on
               Saturday
               23.
               Octob.
               1641.
               or
               thereabouts
               ;
               and
               that
               all
               the
               Castles
               ,
               Fo●…ts
               ,
               Sea-Ports
               and
               Holds
               that
               were
               in
               the
               possession
               of
               the
               Protestants
               in
               the
               severall
               Counties
               and
               Provinces
               in
               the
               Kingdome
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               were
               then
               also
               designed
               and
               resolved
               to
               be
               surprized
               and
               taken
               by
               the
               Irish
               Papists
               ,
               and
               the
               Protestan●…s
               in
               every
               of
               those
               castles
               ,
               Forts
               ,
               Sea-ports
               and
               Holds
               ,
               to
               be
               then
               also
               put
               ●…l
               to
               the
               sword
               by
               the
               Irish
               Papists
               in
               Ireland
               in
               their
               owne
               severall
               parts
               and
               limits
               ,
               by
               men
               thereunto
               chiefly
               and
               particularly
               appointed
               by
               the
               contrivers
               thereof
               :
               and
               that
               especially
               the
               town
               and
               castle
               of
               Eniskillin
               ,
               with
               the
               rest
               ,
               would
               be
               taken
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Protestants
               in
               it
               put
               to
               the
               sword
               ,
               and
               therefore
               advised
               the
               Examinate
               to
               get
               himselfe
               and
               goods
               out
               of
               towne
               ;
               whereat
               the
               Examinate
               smiling
               ,
               
                 Fergus
              
               bid
               him
               not
               to
               sleight
               it
               ,
               for
               he
               could
               assure
               those
               things
               would
               come
               to
               passe
               in
               seven
               dayes
               ,
               or
               els
               he
               would
               be
               bound
               to
               lose
               his
               head
               .
               Whereupon
               the
               said
               
                 Fergus
                 O
                 Howen
              
               departed
               ,
               and
               the
               Examinate
               acquainting
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
              
               with
               it
               ,
               there
               came
               one
               
                 Flartagh
                 Mac
                 Hugh
                 ,
              
               a
               Gentleman
               and
               Freeholder
               of
               that
               county
               ,
               and
               affirmes
               to
               the
               same
               effect
               to
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
                 ,
              
               that
               the
               Plot
               for
               the
               surprizing
               of
               the
               city
               and
               castle
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               the
               castle
               of
               Eniskillin
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               castles
               and
               strengths
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               was
               to
               be
               put
               in
               full
               execution
               by
               the
               Papists
               October
               22.
               and
               23.
               1641.
               throughout
               the
               said
               Kingdome
               ,
               and
               that
               
                 Brian
                 Mac
                 Conaght
                 Macguire
              
               Esquire
               did
               send
               him
               the
               said
               
                 Flartagh
                 Mac-Hugh
              
               to
               give
               notice
               and
               warning
               thereof
               to
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
                 ,
              
               whom
               he
               earnestly
               desired
               to
               be
               upon
               his
               Guard
               upon
               Friday
               the
               22.
               and
               Saturday
               the
               23.
               of
               October
               ,
               for
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguire
              
               was
               gone
               with
               
                 Macmahon
              
               and
               others
               that
               week
               with
               purpose
               to
               possesse
               themselves
               of
               the
               castle
               and
               city
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               and
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguire
              
               had
               written
               his
               Letters
               to
               
                 Con
                 OBourke
                 ,
                 Owen
                 O
                 Roreicke
                 ,
                 Martagh
                 Oge
                 O
                 Fantagen
                 ,
              
               and
               others
               ,
               to
               go
               on
               with
               that
               plot
               in
               those
               parts
               ,
               and
               had
               appointed
               his
               brother
               
                 Rori
                 Macguire
              
               (
               in
               his
               absence
               )
               to
               command
               the
               Irish
               Papists
               of
               the
               county
               of
               Fermanagh
               ,
               for
               the
               surprizing
               of
               the
               castles
               and
               houses
               of
               the
               Protestants
               :
               of
               all
               which
               Sir
               
                 William
              
               advertised
               the
               Lords
               Justices
               and
               Councell
               of
               Ireland
               the
               same
               day
               .
               And
               this
               Examinate
               ●…aith
               ,
               that
               Captain
               
                 Mac-Hugh
              
               seven
               or
               eight
               dayes
               before
               the
               Rebellion
               ●…rke
               forth
               ,
               declared
               .
               That
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguire
              
               posted
               Letters
               ,
               and
               r●…de
               ●…p
               and
               downe
               to
               divers
               Gentlemen
               ,
               and
               others
               of
               that
               
               County
               to
               be
               very
               active
               in
               the
               businesse
               .
               That
               it
               was
               averred
               upon
               the
               oaths
               of
               
                 Flart●…
                 Mac
                 Hugh
                 ,
                 John
                 Oge
                 Mac
                 Hugh
                 ,
              
               a●…d
               
                 Terlagh
                 Oge
                 Mac
                 Hugh
                 ,
              
               before
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
                 ,
              
               that
               150
               men
               were
               appointed
               to
               surp
               .
               z
               the
               Castle
               of
               Enis●…n
               ,
               under
               t●…
               leading
               of
               
                 D●…
                 M●…cguire
                 ,
              
               〈◊〉
               
                 R●…
                 M●…uire
                 ,
              
               who
               were
               to
               murther
               the
               said
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
                 ,
              
               and
               his
               wi●…
               ,
               children
               ,
               and
               servants
               ,
               and
               throw
               them
               over
               the
               wall
               into
               the
               river
               ,
               and
               then
               to
               do
               the
               like
               unto
               the
               Protestants
               in
               the
               Towne
               and
               Corporation
               of
               Eniskillin
               ,
               for
               which
               service
               they
               were
               not
               on●…ly
               to
               have
               the
               spoile
               and
               riches
               of
               the
               said
               castle
               and
               town
               ,
               but
               to
               have
               also
               the
               Barony
               of
               Clanawley
               gr●…ted
               and
               confirmed
               in
               Fee
               to
               th●…m
               and
               their
               h●…ires
               ,
               from
               the
               said
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
              
               and
               his
               heires
               .
               The
               Examinate
               th●…n
               also
               produced
               a
               Letter
               written
               in
               Irish
               from
               the
               L.
               
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               to
               his
               cosin
               
                 Brian
                 Macguire
                 ,
              
               wherein
               taking
               notice
               that
               he
               was
               abundantly
               inclined
               to
               the
               English
               ,
               which
               did
               very
               much
               trouble
               him
               ,
               and
               therefore
               desired
               him
               to
               banish
               such
               thoughts
               out
               of
               his
               minde
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               pursue
               those
               resolutions
               which
               in
               the
               end
               might
               be
               his
               own
               destruction
               ,
               as
               he
               thought
               it
               would
               be
               to
               all
               those
               that
               did
               not
               appeare
               .
            
             
               Presently
               after
               ,
               upon
               the
               29.
               of
               October
               ,
               one
               Captain
               
                 Rori
                 Ma●…guire
              
               took
               upon
               him
               the
               mannaging
               of
               all
               businesses
               in
               his
               absence
               ,
               he
               fortifies
               first
               the
               Castle-Hasen
               ,
               the
               house
               wherein
               he
               dwelt
               himselfe
               ,
               he
               took
               in
               the
               castle
               of
               one
               
                 Edward
                 Aldrith
              
               Esquire
               ,
               he
               put
               out
               all
               the
               English
               there
               ,
               he
               went
               to
               the
               town
               ,
               burnt
               that
               ,
               but
               kild
               none
               of
               the
               men
               ;
               went
               thence
               to
               another
               place
               ,
               and
               hanged
               one
               
                 ●…leazar
              
               M.
               one
               that
               was
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Peace
               of
               the
               County
               ,
               and
               from
               thence
               he
               went
               to
               Newton
               ,
               foure
               Miles
               off
               from
               it
               ,
               tooke
               in
               the
               towne
               ,
               stript
               and
               disarmed
               all
               the
               Protestants
               that
               were
               in
               the
               Church
               ,
               the
               next
               day
               after
               marcht
               away
               ,
               and
               kil'd
               and
               destroyed
               most
               of
               the
               English
               in
               those
               parts
               ,
               murdered
               
                 Arthur
                 Champion
              
               Esquire
               ,
               and
               many
               more
               :
               22.
               castles
               were
               seized
               upon
               ,
               and
               the
               Church
               of
               Monah
               ,
               with
               18.
               
               Protestants
               burnt
               in
               it
               :
               764.
               
               Protestants
               were
               destroyed
               in
               that
               County
               ;
               and
               I
               did
               heare
               there
               was
               about
               152000.
               that
               they
               had
               destroyed
               in
               that
               Province
               of
               Vlster
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               foure
               moneths
               of
               the
               Rebellion
               .
            
             
               
                 John
                 Carmi●…
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Then
               Sir
               
                 William
                 Cole
              
               (
               being
               present
               in
               Court
               )
               g●…ve
               in
               his
               evidence
               ,
               much
               to
               the
               same
               eff●…ct
               as
               in
               
                 Carmi●…
              
               testimony
               .
            
             
             
               
                 S
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 desire
                 to
                 shorten
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 Witnesses
                 ;
                 we
                 shall
                 goe
                 upon
                 these
                 particulars
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 Captaine
                 
                   Oneales
                
                 landing
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 he
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Guilo
                
                 and
                 
                   Croc●…
                   .
                
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 how
                 long
                 besieged
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 many
                 murthered
                 ?
              
               
                 Then
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Steward
                
                 gave
                 in
                 testimony
                 to
                 this
                 effect
                 :
              
               
                 That
                 
                   Con
                   Owen
                   Oncale
                
                 landed
                 in
                 July
                 the
                 same
                 yeare
                 the
                 Rebellion
                 began
                 ,
                 brought
                 many
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 much
                 Armes
                 and
                 Ammunition
                 ;
                 many
                 of
                 his
                 Commanders
                 ,
                 nine
                 of
                 the
                 chiefe
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 were
                 taken
                 prisoners
                 at
                 one
                 battell
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 his
                 own
                 conf●…ssion
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 sent
                 a
                 Priest
                 over
                 to
                 s●…ch
                 Armes
                 to
                 come
                 into
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Cal●…ld
                
                 was
                 desired
                 to
                 declare
                 her
                 knowledge
                 c●…ncerning
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 castle
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lady
                 Calfield
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 23.
                 of
                 Octob.
                 1641.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Philom
                   Oneale
                
                 and
                 others
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 castle
                 ,
                 they
                 seized
                 upon
                 all
                 ,
                 murthered
                 his
                 servants
                 ;
                 and
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 alive
                 ,
                 they
                 bound
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 them
                 in
                 prison
                 :
                 and
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Pbilom
                   Oneale
                
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 his
                 companions
                 told
                 her
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   Dublin
                   castle
                   and
                   city
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   other
                   Forts
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   were
                   surprized
                   by
                   their
                   confederates
                   the
                   Papists
                   :
                   〈◊〉
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   sorrie
                   for
                   his
                   cosin
                   the
                   Lord
                
                 Macguire
                 ,
                 
                   and
                   that
                   he
                   was
                   afraid
                   he
                   was
                   taken
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 What
                 was
                 done
                 with
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Calfield
                   ?
                
              
            
             
               
                 La.
                 Calfield
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 murthered
                 :
                 he
                 beg'd
                 for
                 his
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 durst
                 not
                 but
                 doe
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 When
                 Sir
                 
                   Philom
                   Oneale
                
                 had
                 taken
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Calfield
                   ,
                
                 then
                 they
                 got
                 this
                 Lady
                 to
                 write
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 Justices
                 ,
                 that
                 my
                 L.
                 
                   Macguire
                
                 might
                 be
                 exchanged
                 for
                 her
                 sonne
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 :
                 and
                 thereupon
                 they
                 murdered
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Calfield
                   ,
                   Francis
                   Davis
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Mrs.
               
                 Mary
                 Wordrofes
              
               Testimony
               .
            
             
               That
               he
               came
               on
               Friday
               night
               about
               10.
               or
               11.
               a
               clock
               ,
               to
               breake
               into
               the
               castle
               ;
               I
               hearing
               the
               noise
               ,
               asked
               what
               was
               the
               matter
               :
               I
               went
               to
               call
               up
               some
               of
               our
               Gentlemen
               :
               when
               I
               came
               in
               againe
               ,
               they
               had
               taken
               some
               of
               our
               Gentlemen
               ,
               and
               bound
               them
               .
            
             
               She
               also
               testified
               the
               murdering
               of
               the
               Lord
               
                 Calfield
                 ,
                 Francis
                 Davis
                 ,
              
               and
               others
               ;
               and
               the
               former
               words
               concerning
               the
               Lord
               
                 Macguire
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
                 S.
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 two
                 Witnesses
                 prove
                 ●…at
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 Rebells
                 owned
                 the
                 L.
                 
                   Macguire
                   ,
                
                 as
                 to
                 endeavour
                 his
                 〈◊〉
                 .
                 We
                 shall
                 now
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 Castles
                 ,
                 how
                 long
                 they
                 〈◊〉
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 was
                 murther●…
                 ?
              
            
          
           
             
               
                 Walter
                 Gu●…
              
               Testimony
            
             
               They
               besieged
               it
               a
               qua●…
               of
               a
               year
               b●…ore
               th●…
               〈◊〉
               the
               chief
               conspirat●…rs
               ,
               and
               
                 Powell
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
              
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               force
               in
               an
               hostile
               manner
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sir
               
                 Francis
                 Hamiltons
              
               Testimonie
               .
            
             
               
                 Philip
                 O
                 R●…ly
              
               came
               to
               the
               Castle
               to
               Guilo
               and
               Crogan
               C●…s
               ,
               and
               they
               lay
               before
               it
               a
               q●…arter
               of
               a
               y●…er
               ,
               with
               2000.
               or
               3000
               〈◊〉
               ,
               somtimes
               1500.
               but
               rever●…
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Charles
                 Cootes
              
               Testimony
               concerning
               the
               gen●…rality
               of
               〈◊〉
               Rebellion
               .
            
             
               Sir
               
                 Philom
                 O
                 Neale
              
               and
               
                 R●…ger
                 Moore
              
               were
               the
               actors
               in
               the
               ma●…sacres
               ,
               and
               by
               publike
               directions
               of
               some
               in
               place
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Titulary
               Bishops
               ,
               for
               the
               sending
               of
               an
               exict
               account
               of
               what
               〈◊〉
               were
               murthered
               throughout
               all
               Vlster
               ,
               a
               fou●…th
               part
               of
               the
               Kin●…dom
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               to
               the
               Parish
               Priests
               in
               every
               Parish
               ,
               and
               they
               sent
               in
               a
               particular
               account
               of
               it
               ,
               and
               the
               account
               was
               ,
               an
               hundred
               four●…
               thousand
               seven
               hundred
               ,
               in
               one
               Province
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               three
               moneths
               of
               the
               Rebellion
               .
            
             
               
                 S.
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 What
                 say
                 you
                 concerning
                 the
                 generall
                 Counseil
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Popes
                 Bull
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 S.
                 C.
                 Coote
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 supreame
                 Counsell
                 they
                 tooke
                 up
                 a
                 new
                 form●…
                 of
                 government
                 upon
                 them
                 of
                 their
                 owne
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 authority
                 i●…
                 was
                 granted
                 to
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   ,
                
                 that
                 she
                 should
                 have
                 the
                 Rent
                 ,
                 of
                 such
                 Lands
                 in
                 recompence
                 of
                 the
                 losse
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 at
                 in
                 their
                 causes
                 They
                 have
                 made
                 severall
                 Judges
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Courts
                 :
                 They
                 print
                 ,
                 they
                 coyn
                 ,
                 they
                 do
                 all
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 names
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 
                   
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         Copie
                         of
                         the
                         Popes
                         Bull
                         .
                      
                       Ad
                       futuram
                       Rei
                       Memoriam
                       .
                       
                         Urbanus
                         Octavus
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       HAving
                       taken
                       in●…o
                       Our
                       serious
                       consideration
                       the
                       great
                       zeale
                       of
                       the
                       〈◊〉
                       ,
                       towards
                       the
                       propagating
                       of
                       the
                       Catholike
                       faith
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       pieti●…
                       of
                       the
                       Catholike
                       warriors
                       in
                       the
                       severall
                       armies
                       of
                       that
                       Kingdome
                       (
                       which
                       was
                       for
                       that
                       singular
                       fervency
                       in
                       the
                       true
                       worship
                       of
                       God
                       ,
                       and
                       notable
                       care
                       had
                       formerly
                       in
                       the
                       like
                       case
                       by
                       the
                       inhabit●●ts
                       thereof
                       ,
                       for
                       the
                       maintenance
                       and
                       pr●…servation
                       of
                       the
                       same
                       Orthodox
                       ●●ath
                       ,
                       called
                       of
                       old
                       the
                       land
                       of
                       Saints
                       )
                       and
                       having
                       got
                       certain
                       notice
                       ,
                       how
                       in
                       imitation
                       of
                       their
                       godly
                       and
                       worthy
                       Ancestors
                       ,
                       they
                       endeavour
                       by
                       force
                       of
                       armes
                       to
                       deliver
                       their
                       thralled
                       Nation
                       from
                       the
                       oppressions
                       ,
                       and
                       grievous
                       injuries
                       of
                       the
                       Heretickes
                       ,
                       wherewith
                       this
                       long
                       time
                       it
                       hath
                       been
                       afflicted
                       ,
                       and
                       heavily
                       burthened
                       ,
                       and
                       gallantly
                       do
                       in
                       them
                       what
                       lyeth
                       to
                       extirpate
                       and
                       totally
                       root
                       out
                       those
                       workers
                       of
                       iniquity
                       ,
                       who
                       in
                       the
                       Kingdome
                       of
                       Ireland
                       had
                       infected
                       ,
                       and
                       alwaies
                       striving
                       to
                       infect
                       the
                       masse
                       of
                       Catholike
                       puritie
                       with
                       the
                       pesteriferous
                       leaven
                       of
                       their
                       hereticall
                       contagion
                       ;
                       We
                       therefore
                       ,
                       being
                       willing
                       to
                       cherish
                       them
                       with
                       the
                       gifts
                       of
                       those
                       spiri●…uall
                       graces
                       ,
                       whereof
                       by
                       God
                       we
                       are
                       ordained
                       the
                       only
                       dispos●…rs
                       on
                       earth
                       ,
                       by
                       the
                       mercy
                       of
                       the
                       same
                       Almighty
                       God
                       ,
                       trusting
                       in
                       the
                       authority
                       of
                       the
                       blessed
                       Apostles
                       
                         Peter
                      
                       and
                       
                         Paul
                         ,
                      
                       and
                       by
                       vertue
                       of
                       that
                       power
                       of
                       binding
                       ,
                       and
                       loosing
                       of
                       souls
                       ,
                       which
                       God
                       was
                       pleased
                       (
                       without
                       our
                       deserving
                       )
                       to
                       conferre
                       upon
                       us
                       .
                       To
                       all
                       and
                       every
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       faithfull
                       Christians
                       in
                       the
                       foresaid
                       Kingdom
                       of
                       Ireland
                       now
                       ,
                       and
                       for
                       the
                       time
                       militating
                       against
                       the
                       Hereticks
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       enemies
                       of
                       the
                       Cat●…olike
                       Faith
                       ,
                       they
                       being
                       truly
                       and
                       sincerely
                       penitent
                       ,
                       after
                       confession
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       spirituall
                       refreshing
                       of
                       themselves
                       with
                       the
                       sacred
                       communion
                       of
                       the
                       Body
                       and
                       Blood
                       of
                       Christ
                       ,
                       doe
                       grant
                       a
                       full
                       and
                       plen●…ry
                       Indulgence
                       ,
                       and
                       absolute
                       remission
                       for
                       all
                       their
                       sinnes
                       ,
                       and
                       such
                       as
                       in
                       the
                       holy
                       time
                       of
                       J●…bilee
                       ,
                       is
                       usuall
                       to
                       be
                       granted
                       to
                       those
                       that
                       devoutly
                       visit
                       a
                       certain
                       number
                       of
                       priviledged
                       Churches
                       ,
                       within
                       and
                       without
                       the
                       walls
                       of
                       our
                       City
                       of
                       Rome
                       ,
                       by
                       
                       the
                       tenor
                       of
                       which
                       present
                       letters
                       for
                       once
                       only
                       and
                       no
                       more
                       ,
                       we
                       freely
                       bestow
                       the
                       favour
                       of
                       this
                       absolution
                       ,
                       upon
                       all
                       and
                       every
                       one
                       of
                       them
                       ,
                       and
                       withall
                       desiring
                       heartily
                       all
                       the
                       faithfull
                       in
                       Christ
                       now
                       in
                       armes
                       as
                       aforesaid
                       ,
                       to
                       be
                       partakers
                       of
                       this
                       most
                       precious
                       treasure
                       .
                    
                     
                       To
                       all
                       and
                       every
                       one
                       of
                       these
                       foresaid
                       faithfull
                       Christians
                       ,
                       we
                       grant
                       licence
                       ,
                       and
                       give
                       power
                       to
                       choose
                       into
                       ,
                       themselves
                       for
                       this
                       effect
                       any
                       fit
                       Confessor
                       ,
                       whether
                       a
                       secular
                       Priest
                       ,
                       or
                       a
                       Regular
                       of
                       ●…me
                       Order
                       ,
                       as
                       likewise
                       any
                       other
                       selected
                       Person
                       approved
                       of
                       b●…
                       the
                       Ordinary
                       of
                       the
                       place
                       ,
                       who
                       after
                       a
                       diligent
                       hearing
                       of
                       their
                       co●…sions
                       shall
                       have
                       power
                       to
                       liberate
                       and
                       absolve
                       them
                       from
                       exc●…mmunication
                       ,
                       suspension
                       ,
                       and
                       all
                       other
                       Ecclesiasticall
                       sentences
                       〈◊〉
                       censures
                       by
                       whomsoever
                       or
                       for
                       what
                       cause
                       soever
                       pronounced
                       ,
                       〈◊〉
                       inflicted
                       upon
                       them
                       :
                       as
                       also
                       from
                       all
                       sinnes
                       ,
                       trespasses
                       ,
                       transgressions
                       ,
                       crimes
                       ,
                       and
                       delinquencies
                       how
                       haynous
                       and
                       atrocious
                       soever
                       they
                       be
                       ,
                       not
                       omitting
                       those
                       very
                       enormities
                       in
                       the
                       most
                       peculiar
                       cases
                       which
                       by
                       any
                       whatsoever
                       former
                       constitutions
                       of
                       Ours
                       ,
                       or
                       of
                       our
                       Predecessor
                       Popes
                       (
                       then
                       which
                       we
                       will
                       have
                       these
                       to
                       be
                       no
                       lesse
                       valued
                       in
                       every
                       point
                       )
                       were
                       designed
                       to
                       be
                       reserved
                       to
                       the
                       Ordinary
                       ,
                       or
                       to
                       the
                       Apostolick
                       Sea
                       ,
                       from
                       all
                       which
                       the
                       Confessor
                       shall
                       hereby
                       have
                       power
                       granted
                       him
                       to
                       absolve
                       the
                       foresaid
                       Catholikes
                       at
                       the
                       barre
                       of
                       conscience
                       ,
                       and
                       in
                       that
                       sence
                       only
                       .
                       And
                       furthermore
                       wee
                       give
                       them
                       power
                       to
                       exchange
                       what
                       vow
                       or
                       vows
                       soever
                       they
                       were
                       formerly
                       astricted
                       to
                       (
                       those
                       of
                       religion
                       and
                       chastity
                       excepted
                       )
                       into
                       any
                       other
                       pious
                       and
                       good
                       work
                       or
                       works
                       :
                       imposed
                       or
                       to
                       be
                       imposed
                       on
                       them
                       and
                       every
                       one
                       of
                       them
                       to
                       performe
                       in
                       all
                       the
                       foresaid
                       cases
                       by
                       a
                       wholesome
                       penance
                       according
                       to
                       the
                       minde
                       and
                       will
                       of
                       the
                       Confessor
                       .
                    
                     
                       Therefore
                       by
                       the
                       tenour
                       of
                       these
                       present
                       Letters
                       ,
                       and
                       by
                       the
                       vertue
                       of
                       that
                       Holy
                       strict
                       obedience
                       ,
                       wherein
                       all
                       Christians
                       are
                       bound
                       unto
                       Vs
                       ,
                       we
                       charge
                       and
                       command
                       all
                       and
                       every
                       one
                       of
                       the
                       reverend
                       Brethren
                       ,
                       Archbishops
                       ,
                       Bishops
                       ,
                       and
                       other
                       Ecclesiasticall
                       Prelates
                       ,
                       and
                       whatsoever
                       Ordinari●…s
                       of
                       places
                       now
                       residing
                       in
                       Ireland
                       ,
                       together
                       with
                       all
                       Vicars
                       ,
                       substitues
                       and
                       officialls
                       under
                       them
                       ,
                       or
                       these
                       failing
                       ,
                       We
                       command
                       all
                       such
                       to
                       whom
                       in
                       these
                       places
                       the
                       care
                       of
                       souls
                       is
                       incumbent
                       ,
                       that
                       as
                       soon
                       as
                       they
                       shall
                       have
                       received
                       the
                       copi●…s
                       of
                       these
                       Our
                       Letters
                       ,
                       they
                       shall
                       forth
                       with
                       without
                       any
                       stop
                       or
                       d●…lay
                       publish
                       them
                       ,
                       and
                       cause
                       them
                       to
                       be
                       published
                       thoroughout
                       all
                       their
                       Churches
                       ,
                       Di●…cesses
                       ,
                       Provinces
                       ,
                       Countries
                       ,
                       Cities
                       ,
                       Townes
                       ,
                       Lands
                       ,
                       Villages
                       ,
                       and
                       places
                       whatsoever
                       .
                       
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       〈◊〉
                       by
                       these
                       pr●…ent
                       Letters
                       ,
                       where
                       any
                       publike
                       or
                       secret
                       irregularity
                       is
                       made
                       knowne
                       ,
                       or
                       any
                       defection
                       ,
                       apostasie
                       ,
                       incapacity
                       or
                       inhability
                       in
                       any
                       manner
                       of
                       way
                       contracted
                       ,
                       to
                       dispence
                       therewith
                       ,
                       or
                       grant
                       to
                       any
                       other
                       any
                       power
                       or
                       faculty
                       of
                       dispensation
                       ,
                       rehabilitation
                       or
                       restoring
                       the
                       Dal
                       nquent
                       to
                       his
                       former
                       condition
                       ,
                       though
                       but
                       at
                       the
                       barre
                       of
                       consc●…nce
                       :
                       neither
                       can
                       nor
                       should
                       these
                       our
                       present
                       Letters
                       availe
                       or
                       be
                       stedable
                       to
                       those
                       ,
                       who
                       by
                       us
                       and
                       the
                       Apostolick
                       Sea
                       ,
                       or
                       by
                       any
                       Prelate
                       or
                       Ecclesiastick
                       Judge
                       have
                       been
                       excommunicated
                       ,
                       suspended
                       ,
                       interdicted
                       ,
                       or
                       declared
                       ,
                       and
                       publikely
                       denounced
                       to
                       have
                       justly
                       incurred
                       the
                       sentences
                       and
                       censures
                       of
                       the
                       Church
                       ,
                       till
                       first
                       they
                       have
                       satisfied
                       and
                       agreed
                       with
                       the
                       parties
                       therein
                       concerned
                       ,
                       not
                       withstanding
                       all
                       other
                       Constitutions
                       and
                       Apostolicall
                       Ordinations
                       ,
                       whereby
                       neverthelesse
                       the
                       faculty
                       of
                       Absolution
                       in
                       these
                       as
                       well
                       as
                       other
                       expressed
                       cases
                       is
                       so
                       reserved
                       to
                       his
                       holiness●…
                       the
                       Pope
                       for
                       the
                       time
                       being
                       ,
                       that
                       no
                       kind
                       of
                       Jubilee
                       nor
                       power
                       of
                       granting
                       such
                       indulgences
                       can
                       in
                       any
                       sort
                       〈◊〉
                       ,
                       unlesse
                       expresse
                       mention
                       be
                       made
                       of
                       the
                       fault
                       or
                       faults
                       in
                       particular
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       whole
                       tenour
                       of
                       them
                       fully
                       deduced
                       by
                       an
                       individuall
                       relation
                       from
                       word
                       to
                       word
                       ,
                       and
                       not
                       by
                       generall
                       clauses
                       importing
                       the
                       same
                       thing
                       :
                       this
                       or
                       some
                       other
                       exquisite
                       form
                       of
                       the
                       like
                       nature
                       being
                       :
                       carefully
                       observed
                       ,
                       we
                       in
                       that
                       case
                       especially
                       ,
                       expressely
                       ,
                       and
                       namely
                       by
                       the
                       effect
                       of
                       these
                       presents
                       do
                       totally
                       abolish
                       and
                       remit
                       them
                       all
                       and
                       every
                       one
                       of
                       them
                       their
                       offences
                       ,
                       not
                       withstanding
                       any
                       thing
                       to
                       the
                       contrary
                       .
                    
                     
                       Now
                       that
                       these
                       principall
                       Letters
                       of
                       ours
                       ,
                       which
                       cannot
                       be
                       conveniently
                       brought
                       to
                       every
                       place
                       ,
                       may
                       the
                       sooner
                       come
                       to
                       the
                       notice
                       of
                       all
                       ,
                       Our
                       will
                       and
                       pleasure
                       is
                       ,
                       that
                       any
                       whatsoever
                       Copies
                       or
                       Transumpts
                       whether
                       written
                       or
                       printed
                       ,
                       that
                       are
                       subscribed
                       with
                       the
                       hand
                       of
                       a
                       publike
                       notary
                       ,
                       and
                       which
                       have
                       the
                       seale
                       of
                       some
                       eminent
                       Person
                       in
                       Ecclesiasticall
                       dignity
                       affixed
                       thereunto
                       ,
                       be
                       of
                       the
                       same
                       force
                       ,
                       power
                       ,
                       and
                       authority
                       ,
                       and
                       have
                       the
                       like
                       credit
                       in
                       every
                       respect
                       given
                       unto
                       them
                       ,
                       as
                       would
                       be
                       to
                       these
                       our
                       principall
                       Letters
                       ●…f
                       they
                       were
                       shewen
                       and
                       exhibited
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Dated
                         at
                         Rome
                         in
                         the
                         Vatican
                         or
                         S.
                         Peters
                         Palace
                         
                           the
                           25.
                           of
                           May
                           643
                        
                         .
                         and
                         in
                         the
                         twentieth
                         year
                         of
                         our
                         Pontificat
                         .
                      
                       
                         M.
                         A.
                         Maraldus
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 S.
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 We
                 have
                 troubled
                 you
                 with
                 a
                 long
                 relation
                 of
                 the
                 actions
                 of
                 the
                 Confederates
                 with
                 the
                 L.
                 
                   Macguire
                   ,
                
                 though
                 not
                 done
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 person
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 own
                 perticular
                 Act
                 ;
                 but
                 for
                 this
                 that
                 was
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Generality
                 ,
                 I
                 heard
                 my
                 Lord
                 say
                 at
                 the
                 Bar
                 ,
                 What
                 's
                 that
                 to
                 me
                 ?
                 Yes
                 my
                 Lord
                 :
                 This
                 is
                 to
                 you
                 ,
                 you
                 were
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Conspirators
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 plot
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 contrived
                 the
                 businesse
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 had
                 been
                 Treason
                 alone
                 ,
                 to
                 send
                 the
                 Priest
                 to
                 fetch
                 
                   Owen
                   Oneal
                
                 into
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 with
                 Armes
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 but
                 you
                 contrived
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 conspired
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 are
                 as
                 guilty
                 in
                 Law
                 in
                 all
                 these
                 cruell
                 murthers
                 ,
                 and
                 burnings
                 in
                 every
                 place
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 England
                 is
                 ,
                 in
                 Treason
                 you
                 are
                 all
                 principles
                 ,
                 no
                 Accessaries
                 ;
                 your
                 Son
                 was
                 there
                 ,
                 your
                 Lady
                 is
                 Rtewarded
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 supream
                 Councell
                 they
                 have
                 taken
                 care
                 of
                 you
                 :
                 Why
                 !
                 Because
                 you
                 were
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 complotters
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 will
                 light
                 upon
                 you
                 and
                 fall
                 very
                 heavie
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 your
                 Exchange
                 it
                 was
                 propounded
                 for
                 the
                 L.
                 
                   Calfield
                   ,
                
                 but
                 when
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 have
                 that
                 greed
                 upon
                 ,
                 then
                 what
                 becomes
                 of
                 the
                 poor
                 Lord
                 
                   Calfield
                   ?
                
                 murthered
                 too
                 :
                 And
                 you
                 see
                 what
                 incouragement
                 you
                 have
                 from
                 the
                 Complotters
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Divell
                 too
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 were
                 both
                 together
                 in
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 you
                 have
                 seen
                 the
                 Indictment
                 fully
                 made
                 good
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Macguire
                
                 proceeded
                 to
                 make
                 his
                 defence
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 denied
                 his
                 Examination
                 (
                 although
                 testified
                 as
                 before
                 by
                 so
                 many
                 credible
                 witnesses
                 )
                 and
                 said
                 that
                 he
                 knew
                 no
                 such
                 Examination
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 apprehension
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 he
                 came
                 about
                 his
                 own
                 particular
                 occasions
                 ,
                 as
                 his
                 Estate
                 was
                 in
                 danger
                 if
                 he
                 did
                 no●…
                 follow
                 it
                 :
                 That
                 because
                 he
                 was
                 found
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 therefore
                 apprehended
                 ;
                 That
                 his
                 lodging
                 was
                 not
                 within
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 lodged
                 without
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 that
                 he
                 did
                 lodge
                 at
                 Mr.
                 
                 
                   Nevils
                
                 House
                 formerly
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 :
                 That
                 for
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 places
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 about
                 the
                 Conspiracy
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 there
                 a
                 year
                 before
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 certain
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Protestants
                 that
                 were
                 mentioned
                 to
                 be
                 slain
                 ,
                 he
                 said
                 he
                 did
                 not
                 think
                 there
                 were
                 so
                 many
                 Protestants
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdome
                 .
                 That
                 he
                 was
                 continually
                 either
                 at
                 his
                 owne
                 House
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 and
                 knew
                 nothing
                 of
                 the
                 Plot
                 but
                 by
                 hear-say
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 You
                 confesse
                 in
                 your
                 Examination
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 day
                 was
                 for
                 th●…
                 rising
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 conspiracy
                 ,
                 and
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 taking
                 of
                 Dublin
                 Castle
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 you
                 were
                 taken
                 when
                 you
                 came
                 about
                 it
                 .
                 Also
                 you
                 rode
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 provided
                 Armes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 in
                 the
                 Cock-loft
                 where
                 I
                 was
                 taken
                 ,
                 I
                 did
                 not
                 know
                 where
                 any
                 Army
                 was
                 !
              
            
             
             
               
                 〈◊〉
                 .
                 W.
                 
              
               
                 My
                 Lord
                 
                   Macguire
                
                 does
                 forget
                 himself
                 what
                 he
                 acknowledges
                 under
                 his
                 own
                 hand
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 Examination
                 being
                 shewed
                 him
                 he
                 said
                 ;
                 There
                 's
                 my
                 n●…me
                 but
                 not
                 my
                 hand
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 am
                 sorry
                 to
                 hear
                 it
                 ,
                 I
                 did
                 rather
                 expect
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 should
                 have
                 acknowledged
                 it
                 ;
                 Here
                 are
                 two
                 able
                 witnesses
                 that
                 can
                 testifie
                 it
                 against
                 you
                 ,
                 your
                 denying
                 your
                 own
                 hand
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 so
                 manifestly
                 proved
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 great
                 discredit
                 to
                 what
                 you
                 say
                 ;
                 you
                 acknowledged
                 it
                 at
                 two
                 severall
                 times
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 What
                 did
                 I
                 acknowledge
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 You
                 say
                 that
                 you
                 came
                 to
                 Dublin
                 to
                 settle
                 your
                 estate
                 :
                 By
                 your
                 own
                 Examination
                 you
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 surprised
                 by
                 your self
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Jud.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 now
                 time
                 we
                 should
                 draw
                 to
                 the
                 Jury
                 :
                 You
                 hear
                 my
                 Lord
                 Bramston
                 and
                 my
                 Brother
                 
                   Finc●…
                
                 here
                 justifie
                 it
                 to
                 you
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 the
                 L.
                 
                   Macguires
                
                 Examination
                 was
                 shewed
                 to
                 my
                 L.
                 
                   Bla●…
                   ,
                
                 b●…g
                 present
                 in
                 Court
                 ,
                 demanding
                 whether
                 he
                 thought
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 
                   Macguires
                
                 hand
                 or
                 no
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 L.
                 Blaney
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 my
                 Lords
                 own
                 hand
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 written
                 to
                 me
                 many
                 Letters
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 don't
                 think
                 I
                 have
                 written
                 many
                 Letters
                 to
                 your
                 Lordship
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Judg.
                 
              
               
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 Jury
                 you
                 may
                 go
                 to
                 the
                 businesse
                 ;
                 If
                 there
                 were
                 nothing
                 but
                 that
                 you
                 see
                 in
                 this
                 case
                 but
                 what
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 examination
                 if
                 you
                 do
                 beleeve
                 to
                 be
                 his
                 :
                 His
                 confession
                 does
                 acknowledge
                 it
                 :
                 you
                 hear
                 this
                 by
                 the
                 testimony
                 of
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Bramston
                   ,
                
                 and
                 my
                 brother
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   ,
                
                 expresly
                 that
                 were
                 present
                 when
                 he
                 did
                 acknowledge
                 it
                 and
                 set
                 his
                 hand
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 you
                 see
                 though
                 it
                 is
                 here
                 proved
                 by
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   〈◊〉
                
                 he
                 denies
                 it
                 ,
                 If
                 you
                 finde
                 this
                 to
                 be
                 true
                 here
                 is
                 treason
                 enough
                 ,
                 and
                 too
                 much
                 too
                 .
                 for
                 he
                 does
                 here
                 confesse
                 ;
                 That
                 
                   Roger
                   Moore
                
                 did
                 acquaint
                 him
                 ;
                 That
                 if
                 the
                 Irish
                 did
                 rise
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 make
                 their
                 own
                 conditions
                 for
                 regaining
                 their
                 lands
                 ;
                 and
                 he
                 acquainted
                 him
                 ,
                 That
                 he
                 had
                 spoken
                 with
                 sundry
                 in
                 Leinster
                 ,
                 that
                 would
                 be
                 ready
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 and
                 that
                 a
                 great
                 part
                 of
                 Conaught
                 would
                 do
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 and
                 then
                 moved
                 hi●…
                 (
                 his
                 Lord
                 )
                 the
                 prisoner
                 at
                 the
                 Barre
                 ,
                 to
                 joyn
                 likewise
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 did
                 ,
                 so
                 then
                 was
                 the
                 plot
                 .
                 The
                 next
                 day
                 they
                 met
                 ,
                 he
                 〈◊〉
                 to
                 
                   〈◊〉
                
                 Chamber
                 again
                 ,
                 where
                 Col.
                 
                   Mac
                   Brian
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 h●…d
                 discourse
                 again
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 then
                 he
                 sayes
                 ;
                 That
                 they
                 did
                 s●…nd
                 over
                 ●…o
                 
                   Owe●…
                   O
                   Nea●…
                   ,
                
                 to
                 acquaint
                 him
                 concerning
                 the
                 generall
                 Rebellion
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 then
                 in
                 preparation
                 .
                 He
                 confeffes
                 expresly
                 ;
                 That
                 
                 being
                 demanded
                 why
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Owen
                
                 should
                 bring
                 over
                 Armes
                 ,
                 seeing
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 surprised
                 ,
                 answered
                 ;
                 That
                 they
                 so
                 provided
                 Armes
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 might
                 not
                 want
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 take
                 it
                 ,
                 whereof
                 they
                 doubted
                 .
                 And
                 then
                 you
                 have
                 him
                 acknowledgeing
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Dublin
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 surprised
                 by
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 
                   Brian
                   O
                   Neal
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 ;
                 These
                 words
                 shew
                 here
                 expresly
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 day
                 whereon
                 the
                 execution
                 was
                 appointed
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 
                   Maguire
                
                 own
                 confession
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 come
                 to
                 Dublin
                 for
                 the
                 surprise
                 of
                 the
                 Castle
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 it
                 is
                 apparent
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 was
                 about
                 this
                 plot
                 expresly
                 .
                 If
                 this
                 be
                 true
                 ;
                 That
                 you
                 did
                 conspire
                 to
                 make
                 warre
                 or
                 Rebellion
                 within
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 though
                 you
                 were
                 taken
                 your self
                 before
                 it
                 was
                 executed
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 was
                 your
                 own
                 conspiracie
                 :
                 And
                 besides
                 ,
                 endeavouring
                 after
                 〈◊〉
                 to
                 bring
                 it
                 to
                 perfection
                 ,
                 by
                 ●…ending
                 over
                 for
                 Armes
                 .
                 All
                 these
                 does
                 discover
                 your
                 own
                 intention
                 to
                 execute
                 it
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 confesse
                 it
                 not
                 ,
                 I
                 referre
                 my self
                 to
                 the
                 Jury
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 Gentlemen
                 you
                 are
                 to
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 to
                 conspire
                 to
                 raise
                 a
                 Warre
                 ,
                 if
                 any
                 of
                 that
                 Conspiracy
                 do
                 Act
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 see
                 here
                 Sir
                 
                   Philome
                   O
                   N●…le
                
                 did
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 observe
                 the
                 Testimonie
                 of
                 my
                 La.
                 
                   C●…field
                   ,
                
                 he
                 came
                 and
                 surprised
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 Charlemont
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 it
                 was
                 given
                 out
                 ,
                 that
                 my
                 Lord
                 
                   Maguire
                
                 had
                 taken
                 Dublin
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 though
                 it
                 did
                 not
                 take
                 effect
                 ,
                 That
                 which
                 is
                 done
                 by
                 any
                 is
                 testimonie
                 enough
                 .
              
               
                 Goe
                 together
                 and
                 consider
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 this
                 the
                 Jury
                 went
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 staying
                 a
                 short
                 space
                 ,
                 returnea
                 their
                 verdict
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 ;
                 That
                 they
                 found
                 him
                 guilty
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Treas●…ns
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Indictment
                 .
              
               
                 C.
                 Conner
                 
                   Maguire
                   ,
                
                 alias
                 
                   Cornelius
                   Maguire
                   ;
                
                 Thou
                 hast
                 been
                 indicted
                 of
                 severall
                 high
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 and
                 thou
                 Hast
                 been
                 Arraigned
                 ;
                 Upon
                 the
                 Arraignment
                 ,
                 Thou
                 hast
                 pleaded
                 not
                 guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 thy
                 Traill
                 hast
                 put
                 thy self
                 upon
                 thy
                 countrey
                 ,
                 which
                 countrey
                 have
                 found
                 thee
                 guilty
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Indictment
                 ,
                 Therefore
                 prepare
                 thy
                 sel●…
                 to
                 receive
                 the
                 sentence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Magu
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 by
                 what
                 Law
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Law
                 is
                 well
                 enough
                 Knowne
                 ;
                 That
                 is
                 ,
                 a
                 Treason
                 is
                 within
                 the
                 Satute
                 without
                 doubt
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Magu
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 was
                 not
                 tried
                 by
                 my
                 Peeres
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 generall
                 Exception
                 ,
                 formerly
                 annexed
                 in
                 your
                 plea
                 ,
                 If
                 you
                 can
                 shew
                 some
                 particular
                 cause
                 also
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 heard
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Magu
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 counsell
                 to
                 advise
                 me
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 When
                 you
                 did
                 put
                 in
                 a
                 plea
                 therein
                 ,
                 you
                 had
                 councel
                 to
                 advise
                 
                 you
                 in
                 your
                 plea
                 and
                 to
                 argue
                 it
                 ;
                 Now
                 your
                 time
                 is
                 past
                 for
                 counsell
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 have
                 none
                 assigned
                 to
                 picke
                 holes
                 in
                 the
                 Inditement
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Magu
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 the
                 Court
                 would
                 consider
                 of
                 it
                 before
                 they
                 proceed
                 to
                 sentence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 You
                 offer
                 nothing
                 to
                 the
                 Court
                 that
                 is
                 of
                 any
                 difficultie
                 ,
                 you
                 had
                 counsell
                 whether
                 you
                 should
                 be
                 tried
                 by
                 your
                 Peers
                 or
                 the
                 Jury
                 here
                 ,
                 which
                 jury
                 are
                 to
                 try
                 any
                 man
                 under
                 a
                 Nobleman
                 in
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Magu
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 under
                 what
                 seal
                 you
                 thus
                 proceed
                 against
                 me
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 thinke
                 you
                 sit
                 here
                 by
                 the
                 new
                 seal
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 seal
                 do
                 you
                 mean
                 ,
                 I
                 sit
                 here
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Olde
                 by
                 Order
                 of
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mag.
                 
              
               
                 Vnder
                 favour
                 I
                 conceive
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 of
                 Parliament
                 for
                 the
                 New
                 seal
                 ,
                 makes
                 all
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 old
                 seal
                 to
                 be
                 voide
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 Here
                 is
                 nothing
                 done
                 but
                 by
                 good
                 authority
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 approbation
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Mag.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 conceive
                 the
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 the
                 New
                 seal
                 cuts
                 off
                 all
                 proceeedings
                 of
                 the
                 olde
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 My
                 authority
                 is
                 not
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 I
                 was
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Olde
                 Seale
                 before
                 there
                 was
                 any
                 New
                 Seale
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 I
                 am
                 continued
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 did
                 take
                 notice
                 that
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 allowed
                 to
                 sit
                 .
                 Besides
                 this
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 nothing
                 done
                 in
                 this
                 Court
                 by
                 the
                 New
                 Seale
                 ,
                 the
                 Sheriffs
                 are
                 here
                 by
                 a
                 Charter
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 comes
                 in
                 from
                 yeer
                 to
                 yeer
                 and
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Seale
                 in
                 order
                 of
                 execution
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudge
                 .
              
               
                 Well
                 if
                 you
                 have
                 nothing
                 to
                 say
                 for
                 your selfe
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 to
                 pronounce
                 sentence
                 as
                 I
                 am
                 a
                 Minister
                 of
                 Iustice
                 :
                 you
                 have
                 been
                 Indited
                 here
                 for
                 severall
                 Treasons
                 contained
                 in
                 your
                 inditement
                 as
                 was
                 here
                 of
                 late
                 read
                 unto
                 you
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 have
                 had
                 a
                 fair
                 proceeding
                 &
                 very
                 deliberately
                 :
                 for
                 your
                 inditement
                 came
                 in
                 about
                 
                   Alhallowmas
                
                 last
                 ,
                 three
                 weekes
                 or
                 a
                 Moneth
                 before
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Terme
                 ,
                 three
                 weeks
                 at
                 least
                 ;
                 you
                 then
                 made
                 a
                 question
                 whether
                 you
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 tried
                 by
                 your
                 Peers
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Jury
                 here
                 ,
                 the
                 Court
                 did
                 so
                 far
                 deliberate
                 in
                 it
                 as
                 to
                 allow
                 you
                 Counsell
                 to
                 plead
                 with
                 the
                 best
                 advantage
                 you
                 could
                 .
                 And
                 afterwards
                 this
                 Terme
                 ,
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 two
                 arguments
                 at
                 the
                 Barre
                 on
                 each
                 side
                 ,
                 where
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 as
                 much
                 for
                 you
                 as
                 can
                 be
                 .
                 The
                 Court
                 ouer
                 ruled
                 that
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 you
                 are
                 tried
                 by
                 a
                 Jury
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 had
                 the
                 Liberty
                 to
                 challenge
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 all
                 the
                 
                 advantages
                 that
                 the
                 Law
                 will
                 afford
                 and
                 take
                 all
                 the
                 excep●…s
                 you
                 could
                 .
                 Truely
                 for
                 my
                 part
                 ,
                 I
                 see
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 not
                 any
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 for
                 me
                 to
                 sway
                 the
                 Judgement
                 :
                 T●…e
                 Treason
                 and
                 the
                 Offences
                 that
                 you
                 are
                 charged
                 withall
                 are
                 very
                 hai●…ous
                 ,
                 your
                 crimes
                 very
                 impio●…
                 ,
                 great
                 destruction
                 hath
                 followed
                 upon
                 your
                 plot
                 which
                 the
                 Jury
                 have
                 found
                 you
                 guilty
                 of
                 ?
                 What
                 a
                 mighty
                 cruel
                 war
                 and
                 great
                 devastation
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdome
                 ,
                 most
                 horrid
                 to
                 speak
                 or
                 rehearse
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 sitter
                 for
                 you
                 now
                 to
                 be
                 thinke
                 your selfe
                 ,
                 what
                 your
                 offences
                 are
                 ,
                 and
                 prepare
                 your selfe
                 for
                 death
                 rather
                 then
                 seek
                 to
                 mask
                 or
                 put
                 colours
                 upon
                 those
                 things
                 which
                 are
                 so
                 manifestly
                 proved
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 :
                 And
                 now
                 you
                 are
                 found
                 guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 contradiction
                 or
                 gainsaying
                 will
                 avail
                 you
                 ,
                 you
                 ought
                 to
                 repent
                 and
                 pray
                 to
                 God
                 to
                 forgive
                 that
                 offence
                 wheof
                 you
                 are
                 guilty
                 .
                 The
                 judgement
                 that
                 I
                 am
                 by
                 the
                 Law
                 to
                 pronounce
                 against
                 you
                 is
                 this
                 :
                 
                   Connor
                   Maguire
                
                 Esquire
                 ,
                 You
                 being
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 the
                 Treasons
                 whereof
                 you
                 are
                 indicted
                 ,
                 your
                 Judgement
                 is
                 ;
                 That
                 you
                 shall
                 bee
                 carried
                 from
                 hence
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 from
                 whence
                 you
                 came
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 Tiburne
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 execution
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 you
                 shall
                 be
                 hanged
                 by
                 the
                 neck
                 ,
                 and
                 cut
                 downe
                 alive
                 ,
                 your
                 bowels
                 taken
                 out
                 and
                 burnt
                 before
                 your
                 face
                 ,
                 your
                 head
                 to
                 be
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 your
                 body
                 to
                 be
                 divided
                 into
                 four
                 quarters
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 your
                 body
                 to
                 be
                 set
                 up
                 and
                 disposed
                 of
                 as
                 the
                 State
                 shal
                 appoint
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Lord
                 have
                 mercy
                 upon
                 your
                 soule
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 judgment
                 pronounced
                 ,
                 the
                 Kings
                 Councell
                 demanded
                 of
                 him
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 any
                 Ministers
                 come
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 to
                 prepare
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 end
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 advise
                 him
                 for
                 the
                 good
                 of
                 his
                 soul
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 none
                 of
                 them
                 ;
                 but
                 I
                 desire
                 I
                 may
                 be
                 sent
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Counc
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 reason
                 is
                 ,
                 because
                 there
                 are
                 some
                 Popish
                 Priests
                 there
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 cannot
                 be
                 ;
                 your
                 judgement
                 is
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 where
                 you
                 may
                 have
                 Ministers
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 please
                 )
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 advise
                 you
                 for
                 your
                 soul
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 you
                 that
                 some
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 my
                 own
                 Religion
                 may
                 have
                 accesse
                 to
                 me
                 to
                 conferre
                 with
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 who
                 are
                 my
                 fellow
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 to
                 speak
                 with
                 me
                 in
                 my
                 Keepers
                 presence
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 You
                 must
                 name
                 some
                 body
                 in
                 perticular
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 conferre
                 with
                 Mr.
                 
                   Walter
                   Mountague
                   :
                
                 (
                 Belike
                 he
                 knew
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Popish
                 Priest
                 or
                 Jesuite
                 .
                 )
              
            
             
               
                 Iudg.
                 
              
               
                 You
                 must
                 prepare
                 your selfe
                 to
                 die
                 against
                 Saturday
                 next
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 a
                 fortnights
                 time
                 to
                 prepare
                 my self
                 .
              
            
             
             
               
                 J●…g
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 you
                 ,
                 tha●…
                 I
                 may
                 h●…
                 three
                 dayes
                 notice
                 at
                 least
                 ,
                 to
                 prepar●…
                 my self
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Judg.
                 
              
               
                 You
                 shall
                 have
                 three
                 dayes
                 warning
                 ,
                 but
                 however
                 delay
                 no
                 time
                 to
                 prepare
                 your
                 s●…f
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 my
                 execution
                 may
                 be
                 altered
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 judgement
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 ●…ot
                 be
                 hanged
                 and
                 quartered
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Judg.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 li●…s
                 not
                 in
                 my
                 power
                 to
                 grant
                 ;
                 but
                 here
                 are
                 some
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 in
                 Court
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 were
                 best
                 addresse
                 your self
                 to
                 them
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 may
                 acquaint
                 the
                 House
                 with
                 your
                 desires
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Macg.
                 
              
               
                 I
                 shall
                 desire
                 the
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 as
                 are
                 here
                 ,
                 to
                 move
                 the
                 House
                 in
                 my
                 behalf
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 have
                 a
                 ●…ortnights
                 time
                 to
                 prepare
                 my self
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 my
                 execution
                 ●…y
                 be
                 changed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 S●…r
                 〈◊〉
                 Clot●…
                 .
              
               My
               Lord
               ,
               I
               have
               been
               your
               Schoole-fellow
               〈◊〉
               ,
               and
               have
               sound
               some
               ingenuity
               in
               you
               ,
               and
               I
               have
               se●…n
               some
               L●…tters
               of
               yours
               imp●…rting
               some
               remorse
               of
               conscience
               in
               you
               for
               this
               ●…ct
               ,
               and
               I
               should
               be
               glad
               to
               discern
               the
               like
               ingenuity
               in
               you
               ●…till
               ;
               And
               shall
               move
               the
               Hous●…
               ,
               that
               you
               may
               have
               some
               Ministers
               appointed
               to
               come
               to
               you
               :
               and
               likewise
               acquaint
               them
               with
               your
               other
               desir●…s
               .
            
             
               Then
               the
               prisoner
               d●…rting
               from
               the
               Barre
               ,
               Mr.
               
                 Prynne
              
               advising
               him
               to
               conferre
               with
               some
               godly
               Ministers
               ,
               for
               the
               good
               and
               comfort
               of
               his
               soul
               ;
               He
               answered
               ,
               That
               he
               would
               have
               none
               at
               all
               ,
               unlesse
               he
               might
               ●…ave
               some
               Romish
               Pri●…sts
               of
               his
               own
               Religion
               .
            
             
               To
               which
               Mr.
               
               
                 Pr●…
              
               〈◊〉
               ;
               My
               Lord
               ,
               these
               Romish
               Priests
               are
               the
               chief
               Instruments
               ,
               who
               have
               advised
               you
               to
               plot
               and
               perpetrate
               those
               〈◊〉
               Tr●…asons
               for
               which
               you
               are
               now
               condemned
               ,
               and
               have
               brought
               upon
               you
               that
               shamefull
               judgement
               of
               a
               Traitor
               ;
               the
               execution
               whereof
               you
               even
               now
               so
               earnestly
               deprecat●…d
               .
               Since
               then
               they
               have
               proved
               such
               evill
               destructive
               Counsellors
               ,
               to
               you
               in
               your
               life
               ,
               you
               have
               great
               reason
               to
               disclaim
               them
               with
               their
               bloody
               religion
               ,
               and
               to
               s●…k
               out
               better
               advisers
               for
               you
               at
               your
               death
               ,
               lest
               you
               eternally
               lose
               your
               soul
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               your
               life
               ;
               for
               the
               bloud
               of
               those
               many
               thousand
               ●…nnocents
               which
               have
               been
               shed
               by
               your
               meanes
               .
               To
               which
               he
               pawsing
               a
               little
               ,
               answered
               :
               That
               he
               was
               resolved
               in
               his
               way
               .
               Whereupon
               another
               Lawyer
               said
               ;
               My
               Lord
               ,
               you
               were
               best
               to
               hear
               both
               sides
               .
               To
               which
               he
               answered
               ,
               in
               an
               obstinate
               manner
               ;
               I
               am
               setled
               on
               one
               side
               
               ●…ready
               ,
               and
               therefore
               I
               desire
               not
               to
               con●…rre
               with
               any
               of
               the
               other
               :
               And
               so
               departed
               through
               the
               Hall
               towards
               the
               Tower
               ,
               the
               people
               cro●…ding
               and
               running
               about
               to
               behold
               his
               person
               .
            
             
               After
               the
               sentence
               pronounced
               against
               the
               Lord
               Macguire
               as
               before
               said
               ,
               he
               petition●…d
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               As
               followeth
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       To
                       the
                       Right
                       Honourable
                       the
                       Commons
                       now
                       assembled
                       in
                       Parliament
                       .
                    
                     
                       The
                       Humble
                       Petition
                       ,
                       of
                       the
                       Lord
                       MACGUIRE
                       .
                    
                     
                       Humbly
                       sheweth
                       ;
                    
                     
                       
                         THat
                         your
                         Petitioner
                         stands
                         cond●…d
                         〈◊〉
                         〈◊〉
                         life
                         ,
                         〈◊〉
                         〈◊〉
                         〈◊〉
                         〈◊〉
                         drawn
                         ,
                         hanged
                         ,
                         and
                         quartere●…
                         :
                         the
                         performa●…ce
                         〈◊〉
                         (
                         he
                         〈◊〉
                         conceives
                         ,
                         in
                         some
                         〈◊〉
                         favourable
                         〈◊〉
                         )
                         will
                         be
                         〈◊〉
                         to
                         Iustice
                         .
                         And
                         for
                         as
                         much
                         as
                         your
                         Pet●…r
                         h●…th
                         hitherto
                         en●…oyed
                         the
                         Degree
                         and
                         Dignity
                         of
                         a
                         Lord
                         ,
                         which
                         h●…
                         humbly
                         conceives
                         your
                         Lordships
                         are
                         well
                         ●…quainted
                         with
                         ;
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         In
                         tender
                         consideration
                         whereof
                         ,
                         he
                         desireth
                         that
                         your
                         Honours
                         would
                         graciously
                         be
                         pleased
                         ,
                         in
                         mercy
                         to
                         mitigate
                         the
                         rigo●…r
                         of
                         his
                         sentence
                         ,
                         and
                         turne
                         it
                         to
                         that
                         degree
                         which
                         most
                         befits
                         the
                         〈◊〉
                         〈◊〉
                         hath
                         :
                         And
                         as
                         he
                         hath
                         been
                         looked
                         on
                         by
                         the
                         eye
                         o●…●…ustice
                         in
                         ●…is
                         condem●…tion
                         ,
                         So
                         t●…
                         in
                         this
                         p●…cular
                         he
                         may
                         be
                         〈◊〉
                         ,
                         an●…
                         have
                         mercy
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       And
                       he
                       shall
                       ever
                       pray
                       ,
                       &c.
                       
                         Cornelius
                         Maguire
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               This
               Petition
               was
               rejected
               by
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               Macguire
               hanged
               ,
               d●…awn
               ,
               and
               quartered
               ,
               at
               Tyburn
               ,
               on
               Thursday
               Feb.
               20.
               
               According
               to
               the
               sentence
               of
               the
               Court
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             Sir
             Philim
             Roe
             O
             Neille
             his
             Pattent
             to
             Bryan
             Maguire
             Es
             :
             to
             b●…
             Governour
             of
             the
             County
             of
             Ferman●…gh
             ,
             dated
          
           10th
           .
           
             May
          
           1642.
           
        
         
           FOrasmuch
           as
           for
           the
           great
           trust
           ,
           confidence
           ,
           fidelity
           ,
           &
           circumspective
           ,
           conscionable
           ,
           righteous
           care
           
           and
           diligence
           we
           repose
           in
           our
           trustie
           and
           welbeloved
           friend
           and
           Cozen
           Bryan
           Mae
           Cochonaght
           Maguier
           ,
           of
           Clanawly
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Fermannagh
           Es.
           Have
           by
           these
           presents
           constituted
           ,
           nominated
           ,
           ordained
           ,
           and
           appointed
           ,
           like
           as
           by
           these
           our
           Letters
           pattents
           do
           constitute
           ,
           nominate
           ,
           ordaine
           ,
           and
           appoint
           him
           the
           said
           Bryan
           ,
           Mac
           Cochonagh
           Maguyre
           ,
           to
           be
           our
           Governour
           ,
           in
           and
           throughout
           the
           whole
           County
           of
           Fermannagh
           aforesaid
           ,
           hereby
           granting
           and
           giving
           him
           full
           power
           and
           authoritie
           to
           execute
           fulfill
           perform
           and
           do
           ,
           all
           such
           Act
           and
           Acts
           ,
           thing
           and
           things
           whatsoever
           to
           the
           place
           ,
           and
           office
           of
           Governour
           any
           wayes
           appertaining
           ,
           aswell
           for
           the
           common
           good
           ,
           as
           for
           the
           upholding
           and
           maintaining
           of
           his
           Majesties●…
           rerogative
           ,
           his
           Crown
           and
           dignitie
           ,
           And
           the
           upholding
           and
           maintaining
           of
           the
           ancient
           holy
           Catholike
           Romane
           Religion
           ,
           hereby
           also
           ratifying
           ,
           allowing
           and
           confirming
           all
           such
           Act
           ,
           and
           Acts
           ,
           thing
           ,
           and
           things
           ,
           whatsoever
           by
           our
           said
           Governour
           done
           and
           performed
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           true
           purport
           meaning
           and
           intent
           of
           these
           our
           Letters
           Pattents
           during
           our
           pleasure
           ,
           in
           as
           ample
           and
           large
           manner
           as
           if
           we
           had
           doe
           the
           same
           in
           our
           own
           proper
           person
           ;
        
         
           
             Given
             under
             our
             hand
             and
             seal
             
               this
               eleventh
               day
               of
               May
               Anno.
               Dom.
               1642.
               
            
          
           For
           Bryan
           Mac
           Cochonaght
           Maguire
           ,
           Governour
           of
           Fermannagh
           these
           .
           
             Phe.
             O
             Neill
             .
             Cop
             :
             vera
             .
             William
             Cole
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
       
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