A letter from the Earl of Essex to His Highnesse Prince Rupert concerning the putting to death of souldiers come out of Ireland taken prisoners : with His Highnesse answer thereunto.
         Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
      
       
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             A letter from the Earl of Essex to His Highnesse Prince Rupert concerning the putting to death of souldiers come out of Ireland taken prisoners : with His Highnesse answer thereunto.
             Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.
             Rupert, Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.
          
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             Printed by Robert Barker and John Bill,
             Bristoll [Avon] :
             1645.
          
           
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           Rupert, -- Prince, Count Palatine, 1619-1682.
           Great Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649.
           Ireland -- History -- 1625-1649.
        
      
    
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           A
           LETTER
           FROM
           The
           Earl
           of
           
             ESSEX
          
           to
           His
           Highnesse
           Prince
           RUPERT
           ,
           concerning
           the
           putting
           to
           death
           of
           Souldiers
           come
           out
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           taken
           Prisoners
           .
        
         
           WITH
           His
           Highnesse
           Answer
           thereunto
           .
        
         
           
             BRISTOLL
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           ROBERT
           BARKER
           ,
           and
           JOHN
           BILL
           ,
           Printers
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           :
           MDC.XLV
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Letter
           from
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Essex
             ,
          
           to
           his
           Highnesse
           Prince
           
             Rupert
             .
          
        
         
           
             SIR
             ,
          
        
         
           THe
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           have
           received
           Information
           ,
           That
           because
           the
           Committee
           at
           
             Shrewsbury
          
           caused
           thirteen
           Irish
           Rebels
           taken
           in
           Hostility
           against
           the
           Parliament
           to
           suffer
           death
           ,
           according
           to
           an
           Ordinance
           of
           Parliament
           herewith
           sent
           ;
           therefore
           by
           your
           expresse
           Commands
           thirteen
           English
           Protestants
           ,
           who
           had
           Quarter
           given
           them
           by
           your
           Officers
           that
           took
           them
           Prisoners
           ,
           were
           notwithstanding
           murthered
           upon
           coole
           blood
           ;
           and
           that
           you
           have
           resolved
           to
           proceed
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           for
           the
           future
           ;
           A
           Relation
           and
           Resolution
           so
           strange
           ,
           that
           the
           truth
           thereof
           might
           justly
           be
           suspected
           ,
           were
           it
           not
           certified
           by
           Letters
           from
           that
           Committee
           of
           the
           24.
           of
           
             March
          
           last
           ,
           to
           the
           Speaker
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           and
           by
           a
           letter
           of
           the
           23.
           of
           
             March
          
           sent
           to
           the
           same
           Committee
           by
           your
           direction
           ,
           and
           subscribed
           by
           one
           
             Ralph
             Goodwin
          
           your
           Secretary
           (
           as
           I
           am
           informed
           )
           which
           doth
           own
           and
           avow
           the
           fact
           .
           And
           therefore
           the
           two
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           being
           deeply
           affected
           with
           such
           cruell
           Massacres
           committed
           
           upon
           their
           Protestant
           Bretheren
           ,
           whose
           lives
           they
           value
           as
           their
           own
           ,
           have
           commanded
           me
           to
           acquaint
           your
           Highnesse
           ,
           That
           it
           is
           evident
           by
           undoubted
           proof
           ,
           that
           the
           Rebels
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           (
           what
           ever
           they
           pretended
           to
           some
           on
           this
           side
           the
           Sea
           )
           did
           really
           intend
           by
           that
           odious
           Rebellion
           ,
           to
           wrest
           that
           Kingdom
           ,
           for
           ever
           ,
           from
           the
           Crown
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           the
           utter
           deshereson
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           His
           Posterity
           ,
           and
           to
           extirpate
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           and
           Protestant
           Religion
           .
           And
           for
           that
           purpose
           have
           sollicited
           ,
           by
           their
           Agents
           ,
           the
           bringing
           over
           of
           powerfull
           Aids
           from
           Forraign
           parts
           ,
           to
           assist
           them
           in
           this
           their
           intended
           Conquest
           ;
           and
           have
           set
           up
           the
           Spanish
           Colours
           publiquely
           ,
           both
           at
           
             Wexford
          
           and
           
             Galloway
             ;
          
           have
           caused
           their
           Captains
           ,
           Officers
           ,
           and
           others
           ,
           to
           make
           Oath
           before
           their
           titular
           Clergy
           ,
           That
           they
           shall
           not
           suffer
           any
           English
           ,
           or
           Protestant
           to
           live
           in
           that
           Kingdom
           ,
           That
           they
           prosecuted
           this
           horrid
           designe
           by
           murthering
           ,
           hanging
           ,
           drowning
           ,
           burning
           alive
           ,
           and
           sterving
           ,
           within
           few
           Moneths
           in
           one
           Province
           ,
           one
           hundred
           fifty
           four
           thousand
           of
           harmlesse
           Brittish
           Protestants
           ,
           Men
           ,
           Women
           ,
           and
           Children
           ,
           without
           distinction
           of
           Age
           ,
           or
           Sex
           ,
           without
           any
           provocation
           given
           ,
           but
           living
           securely
           by
           them
           ,
           in
           a
           full
           and
           setled
           Peace
           .
           That
           the
           King
           first
           by
           Proclamation
           attested
           by
           His
           own
           Royall
           Signiture
           and
           privie
           Signet
           ,
           hath
           proclaimed
           them
           Traytors
           ,
           and
           Rebels
           ;
           
           and
           since
           that
           time
           ,
           both
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           by
           four
           severall
           Acts
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           have
           declared
           and
           stiled
           them
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           .
           And
           further
           ,
           His
           Majesty
           ,
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           hath
           consented
           ,
           That
           all
           Pardons
           granted
           to
           them
           ,
           or
           any
           of
           them
           before
           attainder
           ,
           shall
           be
           void
           .
           Now
           that
           such
           bloody
           barbarous
           Miscreants
           ,
           so
           odious
           both
           to
           God
           and
           Men
           ,
           so
           obnoxious
           to
           Law
           and
           Justice
           (
           even
           by
           the
           judgement
           of
           both
           sides
           )
           coming
           out
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           (
           where
           they
           neither
           did
           give
           nor
           receive
           Quarter
           )
           to
           burn
           and
           lay
           waste
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           as
           they
           have
           done
           that
           ,
           should
           after
           all
           this
           be
           admitted
           to
           receive
           Quarter
           here
           ,
           and
           consequently
           be
           made
           equall
           in
           Exchange
           with
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           and
           Protestants
           :
           The
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           of
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           cannot
           with
           Religion
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           or
           Justice
           ,
           in
           any
           sort
           consent
           unto
           it
           :
           And
           have
           commanded
           me
           to
           let
           your
           Highnesse
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Commanders
           on
           that
           side
           know
           ,
           That
           if
           hereafter
           ,
           upon
           executing
           the
           Irish
           Rebels
           ,
           in
           pursuance
           of
           that
           just
           Ordinance
           ,
           any
           unjust
           pretext
           shall
           be
           made
           ,
           to
           murther
           ,
           in
           coole
           blood
           ,
           any
           Officer
           ,
           Souldier
           ,
           or
           Seaman
           in
           the
           service
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           That
           the
           two
           Houses
           have
           resolved
           ,
           and
           do
           hereby
           declare
           ,
           That
           for
           every
           Officer
           ,
           Souldier
           ,
           or
           Seaman
           so
           causelesly
           massacred
           ,
           they
           shall
           ,
           and
           must
           (
           though
           with
           deep
           sorrow
           and
           reluctancy
           )
           cause
           so
           many
           of
           the
           Prisoners
           remaining
           
           in
           their
           power
           to
           be
           put
           to
           death
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           .
           And
           therefore
           do
           earnestly
           desire
           your
           Highnesse
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           your
           inferiour
           Commanders
           ,
           to
           forbear
           by
           such
           prodigious
           Cruelty
           ,
           to
           embase
           the
           value
           of
           the
           English
           Nation
           ,
           which
           they
           are
           confident
           will
           be
           recented
           with
           indignation
           ,
           even
           by
           those
           English
           Protestants
           ,
           who
           are
           for
           the
           present
           deceived
           into
           Arms
           against
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           and
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             :
          
           To
           whom
           they
           shall
           be
           ready
           to
           allow
           Quarter
           ,
           and
           equall
           exchange
           as
           before
           ,
           and
           for
           whom
           they
           daily
           pray
           ,
           That
           Almighty
           God
           would
           open
           their
           eyes
           ,
           and
           reduce
           them
           into
           the
           right
           way
           .
           Sir
           ,
           this
           being
           all
           I
           have
           in
           command
           ,
           I
           take
           my
           leave
           ,
           and
           remain
        
         
           
             Your
             humble
             Servant
             
               ESSEX
               .
            
          
           
             Westminster
             
               
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 Aprill
              
               1645.
               
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           
             
               Die
               Jovis
               24.
               
                 Octob.
              
               1644.
               
            
          
        
         
           THe
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           assembled
           in
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           do
           declare
           ,
           That
           no
           Quarter
           shall
           be
           given
           hereafter
           ,
           to
           any
           Irish-man
           ,
           nor
           to
           any
           Papists
           whatsoever
           born
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           which
           shall
           be
           taken
           in
           hostility
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           either
           upon
           the
           Sea
           ,
           or
           within
           this
           Kingdom
           ,
           or
           Dominion
           of
           
             Wales
             ;
          
           And
           therefore
           do
           Order
           and
           Ordain
           ,
           That
           the
           Lord
           Generall
           ,
           Lord
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           Officers
           and
           Commanders
           ,
           both
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           ,
           shall
           except
           all
           Irish-men
           ,
           and
           all
           Papists
           born
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           out
           of
           all
           Capitulations
           ,
           Agreements
           ,
           and
           Compositions
           hereafter
           to
           be
           made
           with
           the
           Enemy
           :
           And
           shall
           upon
           the
           taking
           of
           every
           such
           Irish-man
           ,
           or
           Papist
           born
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           as
           aforesaid
           ,
           forthwith
           put
           every
           such
           person
           to
           Death
           .
           And
           't
           is
           further
           Ordered
           and
           Ordained
           ,
           That
           the
           Lord
           Generall
           ,
           Lord
           Admirall
           ,
           and
           the
           Committees
           of
           the
           severall
           Counties
           do
           give
           speedy
           notice
           hereof
           to
           all
           subordinate
           Officers
           and
           Commanders
           by
           Sea
           ,
           and
           Land
           respectively
           ,
           who
           are
           hereby
           required
           to
           use
           their
           utmost
           care
           and
           circumspection
           ,
           that
           this
           Ordinance
           be
           duly
           executed
           .
           And
           lastly
           ,
           the
           Lords
           and
           Commons
           do
           declare
           ,
           That
           every
           Officer
           and
           Commander
           by
           Sea
           or
           Land
           that
           shall
           be
           remisse
           ,
           or
           negligent
           in
           observing
           the
           tenor
           of
           this
           Ordinance
           ,
           shall
           be
           reputed
           a
           favourer
           of
           that
           bloody
           Rebellion
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           shall
           be
           lyable
           to
           such
           condigne
           punishment
           ,
           as
           the
           Justice
           of
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           shall
           inflict
           upon
           him
           .
        
         
           
             Jo.
             Browne
             
               Cler.
               Parliam
               .
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           His
           Highnesse
           Prince
           
             Rupert's
          
           Answer
           to
           the
           aforesaid
           LETTER
           .
        
         
           
             My
             Lord
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           Received
           your
           Lordships
           Letter
           of
           the
           4.
           of
           this
           Moneth
           on
           the
           11.
           and
           cannot
           but
           wonder
           ,
           that
           it
           should
           seem
           strange
           to
           the
           two
           Houses
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           cause
           those
           Prisoners
           which
           were
           taken
           in
           Arms
           against
           His
           Majesty
           to
           be
           used
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           same
           measure
           ,
           as
           His
           Majesties
           good
           Subjects
           taken
           Prisoners
           in
           the
           Act
           of
           their
           duty
           ,
           are
           used
           by
           those
           that
           take
           them
           .
           Those
           Souldiers
           of
           mine
           ,
           which
           were
           barbarously
           murthered
           ,
           in
           cold
           blood
           ,
           after
           Quarter
           given
           to
           them
           ,
           at
           
             Shrewsbury
             ,
          
           were
           those
           who
           during
           the
           time
           they
           were
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           served
           His
           Majesty
           stoutly
           ,
           constantly
           ,
           and
           faithfully
           against
           the
           Rebels
           of
           that
           Kingdom
           ,
           and
           after
           the
           Cessation
           there
           ,
           were
           by
           His
           Majesties
           Command
           transported
           to
           serve
           him
           in
           this
           ,
           where
           they
           honestly
           performed
           the
           duty
           of
           Souldiers
           ;
           and
           therefore
           I
           were
           unworthy
           of
           the
           Command
           I
           hold
           under
           His
           Majesty
           
           if
           upon
           so
           high
           a
           provocation
           ,
           and
           so
           unheard
           of
           an
           Act
           of
           injustice
           ,
           as
           the
           putting
           those
           poor
           honest
           men
           to
           death
           ,
           I
           had
           not
           let
           the
           Authours
           of
           that
           Massacre
           know
           ,
           that
           their
           own
           men
           must
           pay
           the
           price
           of
           such
           Acts
           of
           Inhumanity
           ,
           and
           be
           used
           as
           they
           use
           their
           Brethren
           :
           And
           therefore
           I
           caused
           the
           like
           number
           (
           to
           whom
           Quarter
           was
           no
           otherwise
           given
           then
           to
           the
           former
           )
           to
           be
           put
           to
           death
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           as
           had
           been
           done
           at
           
             Shrewsbury
             .
          
           How
           the
           Rebellion
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           began
           ,
           and
           with
           what
           circumstances
           of
           blood
           and
           cruelty
           it
           hath
           been
           carryed
           on
           ,
           (
           the
           odiousnesse
           whereof
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           other
           Rebellions
           is
           apparent
           ,
           and
           all
           good
           men
           must
           abhorre
           )
           is
           not
           applicable
           to
           this
           Argument
           ;
           (
           I
           wish
           the
           temper
           of
           this
           Kingdom
           had
           been
           ,
           or
           yet
           were
           such
           as
           might
           be
           applyed
           to
           the
           composure
           of
           that
           )
           Your
           Lordship
           hath
           in
           that
           Army
           many
           Souldiers
           ,
           who
           served
           His
           Majesty
           in
           that
           Kingdom
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           yet
           to
           those
           Souldiers
           when
           taken
           Prisoners
           ,
           Quarter
           is
           given
           ,
           and
           observed
           on
           this
           side
           ,
           the
           like
           must
           be
           expected
           from
           you
           ;
           And
           if
           it
           should
           be
           otherwise
           ,
           and
           that
           Quarter
           should
           be
           denyed
           to
           all
           those
           who
           have
           been
           Proclaimed
           Traytors
           and
           Rebels
           ,
           or
           who
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           are
           such
           ,
           this
           War
           will
           be
           much
           more
           mercilesse
           and
           bloody
           then
           it
           hath
           been
           ,
           or
           then
           any
           good
           man
           ,
           or
           true
           Englishman
           can
           desire
           to
           see
           it
           :
           I
           am
           sure
           such
           rigour
           
           shall
           be
           prevented
           by
           all
           the
           interest
           and
           power
           I
           have
           .
           Neither
           can
           that
           threat
           and
           menace
           in
           your
           Lordships
           Letter
           ,
           of
           the
           resolution
           to
           use
           such
           Prisoners
           as
           shall
           be
           taken
           of
           His
           Majesties
           Army
           for
           the
           future
           ,
           make
           any
           other
           impression
           in
           me
           ,
           then
           of
           grief
           and
           sadnesse
           of
           heart
           to
           see
           such
           Injustice
           and
           Inhumanity
           ,
           a
           proceeding
           contrary
           to
           the
           Laws
           of
           Nature
           and
           Nations
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           Rules
           and
           Customs
           of
           Warre
           in
           any
           part
           of
           the
           Christian
           World
           ,
           so
           deliberately
           and
           solemnly
           resolved
           ,
           declared
           ,
           and
           published
           .
           If
           there
           should
           be
           an
           Ordinanc●
           made
           that
           there
           should
           be
           no
           Quarter
           given
           to
           any
           Souldiers
           under
           my
           Command
           ,
           and
           an
           expectation
           that
           those
           under
           yours
           should
           receive
           Quarter
           ,
           would
           your
           Lordship
           expect
           that
           I
           submit
           to
           such
           an
           Ordinance
           ,
           This
           is
           the
           case
           .
           I
           have
           taken
           Prisoners
           of
           those
           who
           have
           taken
           Arms
           against
           His
           Majesty
           of
           all
           Nations
           ,
           English
           ,
           Scotch
           ,
           Irish
           ,
           French
           ,
           Dutch
           ,
           Walloons
           ,
           of
           all
           Religions
           &
           Oppinions
           that
           are
           avowed
           by
           Christians
           ,
           and
           have
           always
           allowed
           them
           Quarter
           ,
           and
           equall
           Exchange
           ,
           (
           how
           unequall
           soever
           the
           quarrell
           &
           contention
           is
           ,
           &
           what
           judgement
           soever
           the
           Law
           hath
           determined
           upon
           such
           Persons
           )
           and
           shall
           do
           so
           still
           ,
           hoping
           that
           Almighty
           God
           will
           open
           the
           eyes
           of
           those
           who
           have
           been
           strangely
           deceived
           into
           Arms
           against
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           scandall
           and
           destruction
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           (
           in
           
           which
           all
           men
           know
           I
           have
           bin
           born
           ,
           &
           for
           which
           they
           have
           reason
           enough
           to
           believe
           I
           will
           dye
           )
           and
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           assembled
           by
           His
           Majesties
           Command
           ,
           and
           of
           which
           His
           Majesty
           is
           the
           head
           ,
           and
           will
           recover
           and
           reduce
           those
           ,
           who
           out
           of
           ambition
           or
           malice
           have
           made
           those
           paths
           ,
           in
           which
           the
           other
           have
           trod
           ,
           to
           their
           Piety
           towards
           their
           Maker
           ,
           and
           their
           Allegiance
           towards
           their
           Soveraign
           :
           But
           if
           the
           contrary
           course
           shall
           be
           held
           ,
           and
           any
           Prisoners
           under
           my
           Command
           shall
           be
           taken
           ,
           executed
           ,
           and
           murthered
           in
           cold
           blood
           ,
           under
           what
           senselesse
           and
           unjust
           pretence
           soever
           ,
           for
           every
           Officer
           and
           Souldier
           so
           causelesly
           and
           barbarously
           murthered
           ,
           I
           will
           cause
           so
           many
           of
           the
           Prisoners
           remaining
           in
           my
           Power
           to
           be
           put
           to
           death
           in
           the
           same
           manner
           ,
           and
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           the
           blood
           of
           those
           miserable
           men
           ,
           who
           shall
           so
           suffer
           by
           my
           Order
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           those
           who
           shall
           be
           butcher'd
           by
           that
           Ordinance
           your
           Lordship
           mentions
           ,
           shall
           be
           required
           at
           their
           hands
           ,
           who
           by
           their
           cruell
           examples
           impose
           a
           necessity
           upon
           other
           men
           to
           observe
           the
           Rules
           they
           lay
           down
           .
           And
           I
           cannot
           but
           expresse
           a
           great
           sense
           to
           your
           Lordship
           ,
           that
           since
           His
           Majesties
           gracious
           offers
           and
           importunity
           for
           Peace
           will
           not
           be
           hearkned
           unto
           ,
           by
           these
           prodigious
           resolutions
           expressed
           in
           your
           Lordships
           Letter
           ,
           the
           Warre
           is
           like
           to
           be
           so
           managed
           ,
           that
           the
           English
           Nation
           is
           in
           danger
           
           of
           destroying
           one
           another
           ,
           or
           (
           which
           is
           a
           kind
           of
           extirpation
           )
           of
           degenerating
           into
           such
           an
           animosity
           and
           cruelty
           ,
           that
           all
           eliments
           of
           Charity
           ,
           Compassion
           ,
           and
           Brotherly
           Affection
           shall
           be
           extinguished
           .
           I
           hope
           they
           whose
           opinions
           and
           resolutions
           your
           Lordship
           hath
           imparted
           to
           me
           ,
           will
           take
           these
           animadversions
           into
           serious
           consideration
           from
        
         
           
             MY
             LORD
          
           
             Your
             humble
             Servant
             
               RUPERT
               .
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .