To the honourable knights, cittizens and burgesses, of the Commons House of Parliament. The humble petition of the lords knights and gentlemen of the Kingdome of Ireland now in towne, ...
      
       
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             To the honourable knights, cittizens and burgesses, of the Commons House of Parliament. The humble petition of the lords knights and gentlemen of the Kingdome of Ireland now in towne, ...
             Loftus of Ely, Adam Loftus, Viscount, 1568-1643.
          
           1 sheet ([1] p.)
           
             Printed,
             London :
             anno Dom. 1641 [i.e. 1642]
          
           
             Signed at end: Adam Viscount Loftus [and 20 others].
             Gives an account of the destruction of 40 years' labours and of the urgent need of immediate succour. Urges that the 10,000 Scots be sent at once to Ulster. -- Steele.
             Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
          
        
      
    
     
       
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           Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641 -- Early works to 1800.
        
      
    
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           TO
           THE
           HONOVRABLE
           Knights
           ,
           Cittizens
           and
           Burgesses
           ,
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           of
           Parliament
           .
           
             The
             Humble
             Petition
             of
             the
             Lords
             Knights
             and
             Gentlemen
             of
             the
             Kingdome
             of
          
           Ireland
           
             now
             in
             Towne
             ,
          
        
         
           HVMBLY
           SHEWING
           ,
        
         
           THat
           your
           Petitioners
           have
           received
           many
           and
           particular
           advertisements
           from
           all
           parts
           of
           the
           kingdome
           of
           Ireland
           ,
           which
           set
           forth
           the
           universall
           desolations
           made
           in
           such
           plantations
           of
           the
           British
           ,
           both
           English
           and
           Scotch
           ,
           wheresoever
           the
           barbarous
           Irish
           rebels
           have
           come
           ,
           to
           the
           utter
           destruction
           both
           of
           the
           persons
           there
           inhabiting
           ,
           and
           extirpating
           of
           the
           reformed
           protestant
           religion
           there
           set
           up
           ,
           through
           the
           royall
           care
           and
           piety
           of
           King
           
             Iames
          
           of
           blessed
           memory
           ,
           and
           his
           Majesty
           that
           now
           is
           ,
           and
           prosecuted
           by
           the
           great
           industry
           and
           pious
           endeavours
           of
           neer
           40
           yeares
           travell
           by
           those
           who
           have
           spent
           their
           whole
           lives
           in
           reducing
           that
           Kingdome
           to
           civility
           ,
           which
           is
           now
           utterly
           desolated
           ,
           by
           the
           proceedings
           so
           matchles●ely
           cruell
           ,
           that
           no
           age
           nor
           story
           can
           parallell
           their
           inhumanities
           ;
           some
           whereof
           your
           petitioners
           are
           informed
           have
           beene
           touched
           upon
           ,
           by
           advertisements
           already
           brought
           to
           this
           Honourable
           House
           ,
           whereof
           there
           is
           so
           great
           variety
           ,
           that
           volumnes
           were
           but
           little
           enough
           to
           containe
           the
           particulars
           ;
           many
           thousands
           of
           men
           women
           and
           children
           ,
           lying
           mangled
           on
           the
           face
           of
           the
           earth
           ,
           crying
           loud
           to
           God
           and
           their
           neighbour
           Kingdomes
           for
           reliefe
           against
           those
           monsters
           ,
           whose
           conspiracy
           is
           now
           so
           universall
           ,
           that
           small
           aides
           will
           be
           not
           onely
           inconsiderable
           to
           effect
           the
           worke
           ,
           but
           a
           meanes
           to
           lengthen
           the
           warre
           ,
           with
           the
           losse
           not
           onely
           of
           the
           treasure
           applyed
           therein
           ,
           but
           also
           of
           the
           persons
           imployed
           ,
           who
           being
           but
           few
           will
           be
           in
           danger
           to
           be
           given
           up
           to
           the
           cruelties
           of
           the
           rebels
           ,
           by
           that
           meanes
           (
           which
           God
           prevent
           )
           will
           they
           gaine
           not
           onely
           great
           accesse
           to
           their
           number
           ,
           but
           (
           which
           is
           much
           more
           considerable
           )
           that
           experience
           in
           warre
           and
           use
           of
           armes
           ,
           as
           may
           render
           them
           infinitely
           more
           able
           to
           make
           resistance
           against
           the
           hereafter
           supplies
           ;
           these
           particulars
           your
           petitioners
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           deepe
           sence
           they
           have
           ,
           of
           the
           calamities
           incumbent
           to
           that
           ,
           and
           in
           danger
           to
           fall
           on
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           with
           all
           humility
           crave
           leave
           to
           present
           ;
           most
           humbly
           desiring
           ,
           That
           in
           pursuance
           of
           the
           zeale
           and
           fervency
           already
           shown
           to
           the
           Glory
           and
           Worship
           of
           God
           ,
           of
           the
           Honour
           and
           Renown
           of
           his
           most
           excellent
           Maiesty
           (
           both
           which
           are
           now
           strongly
           assaulted
           and
           pusht
           at
           )
           and
           out
           of
           the
           tender
           commiseration
           already
           exprest
           for
           the
           reliefe
           of
           that
           bleeding
           Kingdome
           ;
        
         
           That
           this
           Honorable
           Assembly
           will
           represent
           such
           prevalent
           arguments
           to
           his
           sacred
           Maiesty
           ,
           and
           the
           House
           of
           Peeres
           ,
           that
           the
           ten
           thousand
           men
           tendred
           by
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             Scotland
          
           and
           accepted
           of
           by
           this
           Honourable
           Assembly
           ,
           may
           be
           speedily
           ordered
           to
           resort
           into
           
             Vlster
             :
          
           Not
           but
           that
           we
           doe
           also
           desire
           there
           may
           be
           as
           great
           a
           proportion
           of
           souldiers
           sent
           out
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           as
           soone
           as
           they
           can
           be
           prepared
           ,
           if
           so
           it
           may
           please
           his
           Maiesty
           and
           both
           Houses
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           the
           contagion
           of
           rebellion
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           having
           spread
           it selfe
           over
           so
           many
           other
           parts
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           yet
           daily
           more
           and
           more
           increasing
           ,
           as
           will
           require
           the
           service
           of
           those
           who
           shall
           be
           sent
           out
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           for
           the
           subduall
           of
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           and
           comfort
           of
           his
           Maiesties
           good
           subiects
           in
           the
           other
           provinces
           .
        
         
           But
           forasmuch
           as
           your
           petitioners
           many
           of
           whose
           whole
           estates
           ,
           and
           some
           of
           whose
           wives
           ,
           children
           ,
           and
           neerest
           kindred
           and
           friends
           are
           already
           in
           the
           hands
           and
           possession
           of
           those
           barbarous
           and
           bloudy
           rebels
           of
           
             Vlster
             ,
          
           and
           that
           they
           may
           have
           more
           then
           ordinary
           cause
           to
           feare
           ,
           that
           the
           remayning
           protestant
           party
           ,
           together
           with
           the
           important
           Townes
           of
           
             Caricfargus
             ,
             London-Derry
          
           and
           
             Colerane
             ,
          
           being
           the
           chiefe
           Bulwarks
           and
           Fortresses
           of
           that
           Province
           ,
           may
           for
           want
           of
           speediest
           reliefe
           be
           surprised
           and
           destroyed
           ,
           and
           by
           that
           meanes
           the
           rest
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           extreamely
           indangered
           ,
           to
           the
           irrepairable
           dammage
           and
           discomfort
           of
           his
           Maiesty
           ,
           and
           all
           his
           good
           and
           loyall
           Subiects
           of
           all
           his
           dominions
           ;
           Therefore
           your
           petitioners
           doe
           most
           instantly
           supplicate
           this
           Honourable
           Assembly
           ,
           to
           indeavour
           the
           hastning
           thither
           with
           all
           possible
           expedition
           the
           tenne
           thousand
           men
           out
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           whose
           assistance
           being
           within
           three
           houres
           saile
           ,
           may
           be
           soonest
           conveyed
           ,
           and
           whose
           constitutions
           will
           notably
           match
           with
           the
           rebels
           ,
           being
           well
           able
           (
           as
           many
           of
           these
           petitioners
           have
           knowne
           by
           former
           experience
           )
           to
           follow
           them
           through
           the
           bogges
           and
           moorish
           places
           (
           frequent
           in
           those
           parts
           )
           during
           the
           winter
           season
           ,
           which
           other
           supplies
           possibly
           may
           not
           be
           so
           fit
           for
           at
           present
           ;
           This
           number
           added
           to
           those
           raised
           and
           to
           be
           raised
           in
           those
           parts
           (
           through
           Gods
           blessing
           )
           may
           soone
           checke
           these
           insolencies
           ,
           and
           contribute
           much
           for
           reducing
           that
           kingdome
           to
           due
           obedience
           ,
           and
           yeeld
           unspeakable
           comfort
           ,
           and
           reliefe
           to
           many
           thousand
           disconsolate
           bleeding
           protestant
           soules
           ,
           who
           have
           long
           languished
           in
           expectation
           of
           aide
           from
           that
           and
           this
           kingdome
           ,
           the
           longer
           retarding
           whereof
           will
           carry
           loud
           cries
           to
           heaven
           against
           those
           who
           cause
           the
           same
           .
        
         
           And
           your
           Petitioners
           shall
           pray
           ,
           &c.
           
           
             
               
                 Adam
                 
                   Viscount
                
                 Loftus
                 .
              
               
                 Thomas
                 
                   Lord
                
                 Folliot
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 
                   Lord
                
                 Blayney
                 .
              
               
                 Robert
                 
                   Lord
                
                 Digby
                 .
              
               
                 Theodore
                 
                   Lord
                
                 Docwra
                 .
              
               
                 Francis
                 
                   Lord
                
                 Mountnorris
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 George
                 Blundell
                 
                   Baronet
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Edward
                 Loftus
                 
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Faithfull
                 Fortescue
                 
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Iohn
                 Clattworthy
                 
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Robert
                 King
                 
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Sir
                
                 Robert
                 Parkhurst
                 
                   Knight
                   .
                
              
               
                 Arthur
                 Annesley
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Robert
                 Wallop
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Richard
                 Fitz-Gerald
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Arthur
                 Iones
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Moore
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Nicholas
                 Loftus
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ralph
                 Whisteler
                 
                   Esquire
                   .
                
              
               
                 Richard
                 Perkins
                 .
              
               
                 Iohn
                 Davis
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           London
           Printed
           ,
           Anno
           Dom.
           1641.