A Declaration sent to the King of France and Spayne from the Catholiques or rebells in Ireland vvith a manifesto of the covenant or oath they have made and taken for the defence of the Catholique league against the Protestants in that kingdome : vvherein is discovered their treacherous practizes under the pretence of religion and their bloody actions full of cruelty and barbarisme / ...translated out of French by R. C. Gent.
      
       
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             A Declaration sent to the King of France and Spayne from the Catholiques or rebells in Ireland vvith a manifesto of the covenant or oath they have made and taken for the defence of the Catholique league against the Protestants in that kingdome : vvherein is discovered their treacherous practizes under the pretence of religion and their bloody actions full of cruelty and barbarisme / ...translated out of French by R. C. Gent.
             Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.
          
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             1642.
          
           
             Published in Paris, April the 24, 1642.
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           Oaths -- Ireland.
           Ireland -- History -- Rebellion of 1641.
        
      
    
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           A
           DECLARATION
           SENT
           TO
           THE
           KING
           of
           France
           and
           Spayne
           ,
           From
           the
           Catholiques
           or
           Rebells
           in
           IRELAND
           :
           VVith
           a
           manifesto
           of
           the
           Covenant
           or
           Oath
           they
           have
           made
           and
           taken
           for
           the
           defence
           of
           the
           Catholique
           League
           against
           the
           Protestants
           in
           that
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           VVherein
           is
           discovered
           their
           treacherous
           practizes
           under
           the
           pretence
           of
           Religion
           ,
           and
           their
           bloody
           Actions
           full
           of
           Cruelty
           and
           Barbarisme
           .
        
         
           Published
           in
           
             Paris
             ,
          
           April
           the
           
             24
             1642.
             
          
           And
           translated
           out
           of
           French
           by
           
             R.
             C.
          
           Gent.
           
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             I.
             T.
          
           1642.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           Newes
           from
           France
           .
        
         
           The
           Lawes
           newly
           established
           ,
           by
           the
           ▪
           Catholicks
           of
           
             Ireland
          
           now
           in
           Armes
           with
           the
           forme
           of
           their
           new
           Oath
           taken
           for
           the
           maintayning
           of
           their
           league
           .
        
         
           
             IRreland
          
           being
           to
           this
           day
           the
           Sole
           Right
           and
           a
           contrey
           subiect
           to
           the
           Governement
           of
           the
           King
           of
           great
           
             Britaine
          
           where
           the
           warre
           now
           is
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           principall
           subiect
           of
           this
           Historie
           ;
           and
           the
           Parliament
           of
           
             England
          
           imputing
           to
           that
           war
           one
           of
           the
           causes
           of
           the
           division
           with
           his
           Maiesty
           of
           Britaine
           ,
           as
           if
           some
           Manifesto
           had
           interressed
           him
           in
           it
           ,
           it
           will
           bee
           important
           not
           onely
           for
           the
           illustration
           of
           the
           Historic
           but
           also
           for
           the
           discussing
           of
           the
           truth
           of
           that
           objection
           ,
           &
           because
           they
           condemne
           the
           Irish
           to
           live
           without
           rule
           and
           discipline
           ,
           and
           to
           exercise
           many
           cruelties
           against
           the
           Protestants
           ,
           to
           understand
           what
           lawes
           they
           are
           under
           which
           they
           live
           ,
           and
           the
           Articles
           of
           their
           new
           confederacy
           .
        
         
           To
           the
           better
           understanding
           whereof
           ,
           wee
           are
           to
           presuppose
           that
           
             Ireland
          
           having
           bin
           sometimes
           governed
           by
           five
           severall
           Kings
           (
           every
           one
           of
           which
           reigned
           in
           one
           of
           those
           five
           Provinces
           ▪
           in
           the
           ye●re
           ●●●●●here
           arose
           a
           division
           betwixt
           two
           of
           those
           Kings
           namely
           hee
           of
           
             Lageny
          
           whose
           Royall
           〈…〉
           e
           was
           at
           
             Dubling
             ,
          
           and
           was
           called
           
             Di●rm●th
             Omorochon
             ,
          
           &
           he
           of
           
             Connaught
          
           who
           was
           called
           
             Ochonnoch
             .
             Donn
             ,
          
           the
           first
           whereof
           having
           called
           the
           
             English
          
           to
           his
           succour
           ,
           
             Richard
             de
             Strongbow
          
           repaired
           to
           him
           who
           behaved
           
           himselfe
           so
           valiently
           that
           ioyning
           with
           the
           King
           of
           
             Lageny
             ,
          
           he
           made
           himselfe
           Master
           of
           one
           part
           of
           that
           Island
           ,
           and
           became
           an
           Introduction
           to
           
             Henry
          
           the
           second
           ,
           then
           King
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           who
           came
           thither
           with
           a
           great
           Army
           ,
           which
           the
           other
           Provinces
           perceiving
           ,
           they
           willingly
           did
           submit
           unto
           him
           to
           be
           delivered
           by
           him
           from
           the
           calamities
           that
           did
           attend
           their
           civill
           warre
           ;
           but
           as
           new
           plantions
           doe
           seldome
           agree
           with
           the
           antient
           Inhabitants
           whose
           lands
           they
           came
           to
           usurpe
           and
           to
           possesse
           ,
           these
           two
           Nations
           had
           alwaies
           some
           difference
           ,
           which
           traversed
           daily
           the
           successe
           of
           the
           
             Irish
             ,
          
           and
           hindered
           them
           that
           they
           could
           not
           retire
           themselves
           from
           their
           obedience
           to
           the
           
             English
             ,
          
           especially
           at
           that
           time
           when
           
             Oneale
          
           Earle
           of
           
             Tyrone
          
           tooke
           armes
           for
           the
           maintayning
           of
           the
           liberty
           of
           the
           Catholicks
           against
           the
           Protestants
           in
           that
           great
           and
           universall
           subiect
           of
           division
           which
           the
           diversity
           of
           religion
           had
           caused
           to
           arise
           throughout
           all
           Christendome
           ,
           who
           did
           incourage
           and
           conduct
           them
           as
           discreetly
           and
           as
           valiantly
           as
           all
           other
           people
           ,
           and
           added
           to
           the
           first
           and
           greate
           difference
           which
           arrose
           in
           that
           countrey
           betweene
           the
           naturall
           
             Irish
          
           and
           those
           who
           were
           called
           
             English-Irish
             ,
          
           that
           is
           to
           say
           descended
           from
           the
           
             English
          
           and
           the
           Inhabitants
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           another
           difference
           to
           it
           of
           Catholickes
           and
           Protestants
           ,
           which
           now
           is
           growne
           so
           strong
           as
           to
           make
           them
           forget
           their
           antient
           quarrell
           ,
           and
           to
           recombine
           all
           those
           into
           the
           same
           body
           which
           are
           found
           of
           the
           same
           beliefe
           ,
           two
           Lords
           onely
           excepted
           ,
           to
           wit
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Clenricard
             ,
          
           and
           of
           
             Antrim
             ,
          
           Catholicks
           both
           in
           their
           profession
           ,
           and
           are
           not
           yet
           openly
           ioyned
           to
           the
           Catholiks
           now
           in
           armes
           ,
           but
           remaine
           as
           newtralls
           ,
           although
           they
           impute
           the
           cavse
           to
           the
           Estates
           they
           have
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           the
           first
           being
           Earle
           of
           S.
           
             Albans
             ,
          
           &
           invested
           with
           the
           honours
           of
           three
           other
           Baronys
           ,
           the
           other
           with
           the
           rich
           dowry
           of
           the
           Dutchesse
           of
           
             Buckingham
          
           his
           consort
           .
           Now
           there
           being
           no
           society
           
           which
           can
           subsist
           without
           lawes
           ,
           behold
           those
           which
           they
           have
           lately
           published
           to
           entertaine
           their
           mutuall
           correspondence
           and
           military
           discipline
           with
           the
           oath
           taken
           by
           them
           to
           the
           same
           intent
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           shall
           not
           bee
           lawfull
           for
           any
           under
           paine
           of
           death
           to
           take
           away
           the
           Catholicks
           goods
           ,
           or
           to
           doe
           any
           dammage
           to
           them
           ,
           whither
           they
           be
           
             Irish
             ,
             English
             ,
          
           or
           
             Scotts
             ,
          
           or
           of
           any
           other
           Nation
           whatsoever
           inhabiting
           within
           this
           Realme
           ,
           those
           onely
           excepted
           who
           shall
           be
           declared
           enemies
           to
           the
           common
           cause
           ,
           or
           shall
           refuse
           to
           take
           armes
           for
           their
           defence
           ,
           in
           which
           last
           case
           it
           shall
           not
           bee
           lawfull
           under
           the
           former
           payne
           to
           indammage
           the
           said
           Catholickes
           without
           expresse
           order
           from
           the
           Lords
           ,
           Directors
           ,
           or
           Intendants
           of
           Iustice
           established
           in
           every
           County
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           them
           .
        
         
           2
           If
           any
           either
           of
           the
           one
           or
           othe
           sexe
           which
           to
           this
           present
           hath
           made
           profession
           of
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           shall
           reconcile
           himselfe
           to
           the
           holy
           Church
           of
           Rome
           ,
           provided
           that
           he
           persevereth
           in
           it
           he
           shall
           suffer
           no
           dammage
           either
           in
           his
           Body
           or
           his
           goods
           ,
           howsoever
           to
           prevent
           deceits
           the
           Castles
           and
           strong
           places
           which
           shall
           be
           found
           to
           appertaine
           unto
           them
           shall
           remaine
           sixe
           months
           in
           pleage
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           directors
           or
           of
           those
           who
           shall
           bee
           committed
           to
           that
           charge
           who
           shall
           give
           them
           an
           account
           of
           the
           revenues
           of
           the
           said
           places
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           If
           the
           Husband
           be
           a
           catholick
           and
           his
           wife
           a
           Protestant
           they
           shall
           suffer
           no
           dammage
           in
           their
           goods
           ,
           moveable
           or
           Immoveable
           ,
           but
           if
           the
           Husband
           bee
           a
           Protestant
           ,
           and
           his
           Wife
           a
           Catholick
           ,
           the
           thirds
           of
           the
           goods
           shall
           bee
           taken
           from
           the
           disposing
           of
           the
           Husband
           ,
           for
           the
           lively
           hood
           and
           maintenance
           of
           his
           wife
           ,
           and
           from
           them
           both
           a
           third
           remaining
           shall
           be
           taken
           according
           to
           the
           arbitration
           of
           the
           abovesaid
           directors
           for
           the
           education
           of
           their
           children
           .
        
         
         
           4.
           
           The
           Tributes
           ,
           Revenewes
           ,
           Rites
           ,
           and
           temporall
           prerogatives
           of
           this
           King
           of
           great
           Britaine
           shall
           exactly
           bee
           preserved
           and
           maintained
           ,
           and
           all
           subiects
           and
           tenants
           precisely
           constrayned
           to
           pay
           them
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Farmers
           and
           ordinary
           receivers
           for
           his
           Maiestie
           for
           the
           use
           and
           service
           of
           him
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           There
           shall
           be
           no
           distinction
           betweene
           the
           naturall
           
             Irish
          
           and
           the
           antient
           
             English
             Irish
          
           or
           any
           other
           true
           Catholicks
           whatsoever
           ,
           but
           they
           shall
           indifferently
           bee
           considered
           and
           advanced
           to
           offices
           according
           to
           their
           deser●s
           ,
           being
           faithfull
           to
           the
           King
           and
           preserving
           and
           promoting
           with
           all
           their
           power
           the
           common
           cause
           of
           the
           foresaid
           Religion
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           It
           sh●ll
           not
           bee
           permitted
           to
           any
           to
           depart
           beyond
           the
           confines
           of
           his
           owne
           County
           to
           go
           to
           forraigne
           without
           order
           from
           the
           directors
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           They
           who
           shall
           appropriate
           to
           themselves
           the
           goods
           of
           their
           kinred
           of
           the
           contrary
           party
           shall
           bee
           constrained
           to
           leave
           them
           to
           the
           administration
           of
           the
           directors
           ,
           or
           to
           give
           them
           an
           account
           of
           them
           or
           to
           bring
           in
           unto
           them
           the
           greater
           part
           ;
           in
           which
           first
           case
           the
           Directors
           shall
           dispence
           unto
           them
           a
           fitting
           &
           considerable
           recompence
           ,
           and
           the
           usurpers
           who
           shall
           bee
           convinced
           to
           have
           dealt
           falsely
           with
           them
           shall
           bee
           condemned
           to
           pay
           unto
           the
           common
           cause
           the
           double
           of
           the
           value
           of
           the
           said
           goods
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           It
           is
           forbidden
           to
           all
           on
           the
           forfeit
           of
           their
           lives
           ,
           either
           under
           the
           pretext
           of
           warre
           or
           under
           any
           other
           pretence
           to
           invade
           any
           house
           whatsoever
           it
           bee
           ,
           no
           not
           of
           those
           who
           make
           open
           profession
           of
           the
           protestant
           religion
           ,
           or
           are
           not
           yet
           declared
           open
           enemies
           to
           the
           cause
           if
           they
           have
           not
           a
           sp●ciall
           warrant
           from
           the
           Directors
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           time
           past
           ,
           if
           any
           one
           hath
           so
           offended
           ,
           hee
           shall
           bee
           bound
           on
           the
           first
           demand
           to
           restore
           the
           goods
           of
           him
           or
           them
           from
           whom
           he
           hath
           usupt
           them
           .
        
         
         
           9.
           
           All
           indifferently
           and
           of
           whatsoever
           condition
           they
           are
           shall
           proportionably
           contribute
           of
           the
           goods
           which
           they
           poss●sse
           within
           every
           County
           to
           the
           necessities
           of
           the
           affaires
           of
           the
           said
           Counties
           those
           summes
           which
           the
           Directors
           or
           the
           greatest
           part
           of
           them
           shall
           appoint
           under
           the
           penalty
           of
           paying
           amends
           by
           them
           the
           said
           Directors
           so
           appointed
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           None
           onthe
           paine
           of
           Death
           sh●ll
           ravish
           or
           offer
           violence
           to
           any
           married
           woman
           ,
           widdow
           ,
           or
           Catholicke
           maide
           or
           Protestant
           ,
           or
           shall
           goe
           about
           to
           take
           away
           any
           habit
           from
           the
           body
           of
           any
           man
           ,
           maide
           or
           woman
           of
           whatsoever
           Religion
           they
           are
           .
        
         
           11.
           
           As
           often
           as
           any
           Castle
           or
           strong
           place
           shall
           be
           taken
           by
           composition
           ,
           it
           shall
           bee
           a
           capitall
           crime
           to
           breake
           the
           Articles
           and
           condition
           of
           the
           Treaty
           ▪
           or
           to
           enter
           into
           it
           with
           a
           greater
           number
           then
           was
           accorded
           too
           ,
           to
           hide
           or
           take
           away
           any
           of
           their
           goods
           ,
           and
           to
           imploy
           them
           to
           his
           particular
           use
           ,
           but
           all
           shall
           be
           left
           to
           the
           free
           disposition
           of
           the
           Directors
           to
           bee
           imployed
           for
           the
           subsistance
           of
           the
           Souldiers
           ,
           and
           that
           with
           as
           much
           Iustice
           as
           possible
           can
           be
           .
        
         
           12.
           
           No
           Souldier
           or
           any
           other
           shall
           be
           so
           bold
           ,
           as
           to
           steale
           ,
           pillage
           ,
           burne
           the
           fruits
           or
           the
           houses
           of
           the
           Enemies
           themselves
           ,
           or
           to
           commit
           any
           preiudicialle
           offence
           without
           the
           expresse
           commandment
           of
           the
           Directors
           .
        
         
           13.
           
           But
           above
           al
           things
           it
           is
           forbidden
           under
           the
           same
           penalty
           es
           to
           steale
           from
           ,
           or
           make
           any
           trespasse
           on
           the
           bodies
           or
           goods
           of
           Tradesmen
           or
           Marchants
           ,
           in
           this
           Country
           exercizing
           their
           Art
           and
           commerce
           ,
           and
           the
           directors
           doe
           take
           them
           into
           their
           protecton
           and
           speciall
           safeguard
           so
           long
           as
           they
           shall
           not
           bee
           found
           guilty
           of
           any
           treason
           against
           the
           common
           cause
           ,
           but
           shall
           follow
           their
           honest
           exercise
           .
        
         
           14.
           
           It
           is
           forbidden
           on
           the
           same
           penaltie
           to
           all
           labourers
           ,
           
           Sheepheards
           or
           other
           persons
           not
           intolled
           and
           being
           not
           under
           the
           charge
           of
           any
           ,
           and
           who
           are
           no
           members
           of
           any
           of
           the
           catholicks
           armies
           to
           renounce
           their
           condition
           to
           cary
           Armes
           ,
           but
           they
           shall
           be
           inioyned
           to
           stay
           at
           home
           to
           continue
           the
           exercise
           of
           their
           arts
           and
           manufactures
           ,
           if
           they
           beare
           not
           with
           them
           a
           certificate
           from
           some
           person
           of
           quality
           containing
           the
           place
           from
           whence
           they
           came
           ,
           &
           whether
           they
           would
           goe
           .
        
         
           15.
           
           They
           shall
           proceede
           against
           the
           Catholicks
           refusing
           to
           assist
           the
           common
           cause
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           were
           but
           Protestants
           ,
           which
           neverthelesse
           shall
           not
           bee
           done
           but
           by
           the
           order
           from
           the
           Directors
           .
        
         
           16.
           
           All
           the
           tenants
           of
           the
           Catholicks
           of
           whatsoever
           Religion
           they
           are
           shall
           be
           grievously
           chastized
           according
           to
           the
           arbitration
           of
           the
           said
           Directors
           ,
           in
           case
           they
           shall
           deferre
           or
           refuse
           to
           pay
           their
           rents
           and
           anuall
           duties
           .
        
         
           17.
           
           Every
           twelfth
           day
           ,
           provided
           it
           falles
           not
           upon
           a
           Sunday
           or
           upon
           a
           Festivall
           day
           ,
           which
           if
           it
           doth
           the
           assignation
           shall
           be
           then
           remitted
           to
           the
           day
           following
           ,
           the
           Directors
           shall
           bee
           bound
           to
           assemble
           themselves
           in
           a
           conv●nient
           place
           chosen
           by
           them
           to
           determine
           all
           differences
           ,
           to
           appease
           all
           commotions
           and
           to
           avoid
           all
           confusions
           which
           are
           too
           ordinary
           in
           all
           new
           designes
           .
        
         
           18.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           it
           is
           fo●bidden
           under
           paine
           of
           death
           to
           carry
           or
           cause
           to
           bee
           carried
           any
           provision
           or
           ammunition
           into
           places
           where
           the
           enemy
           doth
           quarter
           ,
           or
           to
           have
           any
           intelligence
           or
           commerce
           either
           by
           word
           or
           pen
           with
           any
           Captaine
           or
           Souldiers
           of
           theirs
           to
           the
           preiudice
           of
           the
           cause
           .
        
      
       
         
           The
           forme
           of
           the
           Oath
           of
           the
           Irish
           Catholicks
           now
           in
           Armes
           .
        
         
           IN
           the
           name
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Sonne
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           ,
           I
           promise
           ;
           vow
           &
           sweare
           ,
           to
           advance
           and
           defend
           with
           all
           my
           power
           the
           holy
           Catholick
           Rom●n
           Faith
           &
           never
           under
           hope
           of
           recompence
           or
           for
           re●enge
           to
           carry
           or
           wilfully
           suffer
           to
           bee
           carried
           any
           thing
           that
           may
           prejudice
           
           a
           Roman
           Catholick
           ,
           an
           Irish
           or
           Scottish
           Catholick
           or
           of
           any
           Nation
           whatsoever
           who
           freely
           hath
           exposed
           his
           goods
           ,
           his
           liberty
           and
           life
           to
           preserve
           that
           union
           ;
           And
           withall
           I
           shal
           repute
           all
           wrongs
           done
           to
           any
           whatsoever
           ,
           who
           shall
           oblige
           himselfe
           by
           this
           present
           Oath
           as
           done
           unto
           my selfe
           and
           I
           will
           procure
           with
           all
           my
           power
           that
           satisfaction
           shall
           be
           given
           which
           shall
           bee
           due
           to
           a
           person
           so
           offended
           .
           I
           acknowledge
           also
           and
           with
           my
           conscience
           I
           doe
           attest
           that
           Charles
           our
           most
           Excellent
           King
           and
           Master
           is
           the
           lawfull
           and
           Soveraigne
           Lord
           of
           this
           Realme
           ▪
           and
           that
           I
           will
           maintaine
           him
           ,
           his
           lawf●ll
           heires
           and
           successors
           ,
           the
           true
           faith
           ,
           subjection
           and
           obedience
           ,
           that
           I
           will
           defend
           and
           conserve
           him
           with
           all
           my
           force
           ,
           as
           likewise
           his
           lawfull
           successors
           within
           the
           due
           prerogatives
           and
           right
           of
           the
           Crowne
           against
           all
           forces
           ,
           Princes
           ,
           and
           forraigne
           States
           ,
           as
           also
           against
           all
           treachero●s
           ▪
           sacralegious
           ,
           and
           domestick
           plots
           .
        
         
           I
           promise
           also
           to
           observe
           all
           the
           Lawes
           and
           Statutes
           made
           for
           the
           good
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           liberty
           of
           the
           Subjects
           ,
           intimating
           withall
           that
           they
           shall
           not
           be
           contrary
           to
           the
           Catholike
           Roman
           Religion
           and
           
             I
          
           will
           give
           no
           occasion
           as
           much
           as
           in
           me
           lies
           to
           change
           any
           thing
           without
           the
           authority
           of
           our
           Parliament
           .
        
         
           As
           also
           to
           imploy
           my selfe
           withall
           my
           indeavors
           to
           deliver
           my
           Cuntrie
           from
           the
           oppression
           of
           evill
           governours
           ,
           and
           to
           make
           no
           distinction
           betwixt
           the
           ancient
           English
           ,
           and
           the
           true
           I
           rish
           ,
           or
           whatsoever
           nation
           that
           shall
           be
           comprised
           with
           in
           this
           union
           ,
           in
           which
           maugre
           the
           Devill
           &
           all
           the
           gates
           of
           hell
           I
           will
           stand
           unshaken
           till
           the
           last
           drop
           of
           my
           blood
           .
           I
           promise
           also
           to
           bring
           no
           dammage
           to
           the
           said
           Catholicks
           ,
           neyther
           to
           attache
           or
           impaire
           their
           patrimonie
           ,
           nor
           to
           make
           any
           extent
           upon
           their
           lands
           during
           he
           time
           that
           the
           Warres
           shall
           last
           ,
           and
           in
           case
           
             I
          
           had
           a
           processe
           against
           them
           to
           prorogue
           and
           voide
           the
           same
           untill
           those
           troubles
           be
           past
           over
           .
        
         
           I
           promise
           in
           the
           end
           the
           better
           to
           imbrace
           the
           common
           cause
           to
           acquite
           during
           the
           said
           troubles
           all
           particular
           quarrells
           ,
           jealousies
           and
           other
           differences
           which
           already
           are
           or
           shall
           arise
           .
        
         
           
             So
             God
             shall
             helpe
             me
             ,
             and
             the
             holy
             Evangelists
             ,
             on
             whom
             I
             willingly
             doe
             take
             this
             Oath
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .