A brief of an Act of Parliament, humbly desisired for the relief of the distressed Protestants of IRELAND, who have lost their Estates by the present Rebellion there, and to enlarge and explain these former Acts already passed, for the more speedy and effectual reducing of the Rebels of IRELAND to their due Obedience to His Majesty, and the Crown of ENGLAND.  
1. THat such, and so many Commissions may issue forth as the Lords and Commons in Parliament shall think fit, and to such Commissioners as they shall name, to examine their losses, what they have been since the 23 of O●ctober last; these to be returned to the Parliament, and thereupon every man's losses, to be adjudged what they are.  
2. That he that shall thus be found to have lost 1000 l, and shall pay 200 l. more towards the maintenance of the War, may have 2000 Acres of Land, etc. to lie in Leinster, of the Rebels Lands forfeited, at 6 d. per Acre Rent: And paying 150 l. to have 2000 Acres in Munster at 5 d. per Acre Rent: And paying 100 l. to have 2000 Acres in Connaught at 4 d. per Acre Rent: And paying 100 Marks to have 2000 Acres in Ulster at 3 d. per Acre Rent: And to hold of His Majesty as the under-writers in the first Propositions are to hold theirs, and when they shall be first satisfied.  
3. That all Soldiers, Officers, and others, that have, or shall be employed in this War, and shall desire to be satisfied his pay or entertainment, or any part of it in Lands, of the Rebels Lands: for every 20 s. that he shall acquit of his pay, to have an Acre of Land to lie in Leinster, at 8 d. per Acre Rent: For every 18 s. an Acre in Munster, at 6 d. per Acre: For every 16 s. an Acre in Connaught, at 4 d. per Acre Rent: For every 15 s. an Acre in Ulster at 3 d. per Acre Rent; and this to be no prejudice to any of them for any reward of the Rebels Lands to be given them for their good service.  
4. That a better Trade and Manufacture may be introduced and brought into that Kingdom, and to raise more money, Every one that shall adventure 10 l. or more, to have so much Houses and Lands in any the fortified Cities, and old Corporations of Ireland, where he shall choose to be planted, as shall be of the value of 20 l. paying 20 d. yearly Rent to His Majesty, and so ratably for every 10 l. to be disbursed, to have 20 l. worth in houses, paying 1 d. Rent to His Majesty for every pound he shall disburse.  
5. That any City, Corporation, Body Politic, Company, Yeuld, Fraternity, Society, Shire, County, or other persons that shall be desirous to plant one of them entire by themselves, to have any of them upon the same terms as before.  
And for raising present monies by the Propositions, the same shall be valued at present by the receivers of the monies in Guildhall, and the persons adventuring to be agreed betwixt them, what such Adventurers shall lay down at present, to be afterwards ascertained by Commission, and then to be clearly settled according to this Proposition, and to have new Charters granted, with such Privileges as shall be fit, etc.  
6. That because a great part of these Cities, and old Corporations are chantry Lands, and given to superstitious uses, for maintenance of popish Priests, and have been the very Nurseries and increase of Popery there; Therefore these Messages and Lands may be given to the King, and so made liable to this Plantation.  
7. That such as by Commission from His Majesty, or from the Lords Justices of Ireland, or other like Power and Authority, have served the State in this War, and raised many Companies of Horse and Foot, and paid them at their own charges; That when hereafter it shall be examined by Commission what their Services, and merit hath been; And what Costs and Charges they have been at, they may receive the public Faith of the Parliament, to have some considerable atisfaction and reward out of the Rebels Lands for their Services, etc.  
8. That if any shall hereafter as Volunteers, serve the State in this War at their own costs and charges, they may be recompensed in like manner.  
9 That that part of the Province of Connaught, and divers other Baronies and Territories of Land, to which His Majesty stands entitled upon record, and was to have been planted, and yet continued in the possession of the Rebels until the time of the Rebellion, That these Lands may be made as liable, and subject to satisfy the Adventurers in the former, and these Propositions as the Rebel's Lands to be forfeited, etc.  
10. That to avoid all fraudulent estates and conveyances made by the Rebels, The former Act be enlarged to extend to all Reversions, etc. and remainders depending upon any estate Tail in possession, for that otherwise th●re may be some such uses limited, etc. as the former Act will scarcely meet withal.  
11. That to avoid all questions about other admeasurements of these Lands to be planted for the time to come, after the Adventurers shall become once possessed and settled in their Lots of Lands; which thing hath raised many inconveniences, and brought much damage to Planters formerly, A Clause be inserted to bar His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, for making any other more demands of Titles to the same, etc. for the time to come, and to avoid all further admeasurements hereafter, etc.  
12. Then to enlarge the time of under-writing in the former Acts of Parliament, according to the former Propositions therein mentioned, after the 20 of july next, without limitation till the War ended.  
13. That in every particular Parish throughout the Kingdom, and Dominion of Wales, one may be appointed by the Sheriff of the Shire or County, such as they will answer for, to receive Subscriptions and Monies, and for to return the same to the said Sheriffs, and they to return them unto the Chamber of London; And that the Parson of every Parish may at some one time after Divine Service stir up his Parishioners to contribute to the work.  
14. That a Clause of Denization be inserted for all such of the Dutch Nation as shall adventure, making them capable to inherit that Land upon which they shall thus be planted, and to make them, their Issues and Posterities as true Subjects thereof, as any His Majesties born Subjects in that Kingdom.  
15. That the ancient British Planters in Ireland, their Heirs, and Assigns, may have all such Lands and Tenements of their Plantations as they have formerly granted out in Fee Farms and Leases, to such person and persons as are now become Rebels, to hold as in their first Estates, paying to His Majesty, His Heirs, and Successors, the yearly Fee Farm Rents, and other Rents reserved, during all the continuance of such Leases, Estates, and Interests.  
16. That such of the said British Planters as have been lately drawn, much against their wills, to repass their Lands upon those Commission and Commisions set on foot for remedying of defective titles, and to alter their Tenors from Soccage to Capite, with increase of Rents: Such of them as shall think fit to surrender & cancel their said Letters Patents, may be admitted to hold by their former Tenors, with increase of Rents notwithstanding, as are now reserved in these grants last made; the rather, because His Majesty heretofore was graciously pleased to grant the same to the Committees which came over from the Parliament of Ireland, but have been interrupted by this Rebellion.  
17. That he which hath already subscribed 600 l, as that shall subscribe hereafter 600 l, may have a Manor in Munster if his lot falls there, the mistake of the former Act of Parliament notwithstanding.  
18. That he which hath, or shall underwrite, more than 600 l, shall at his election, either create the same into one entire Manor, or for every 600 l, he shall adventure to have so many several Manors, at his election the former Acts of Parliament notwithstanding.  
19 That whereas by a clear computation, the two Millions and a half of Acres; in the first Propositions, doth not satisfy the Million of money designed to be raised by 31250 l, or thereabouts, that so much more of the Rebels Lands be allotted out for that, as should countervail the whole money.  
20. That as well those who have already underwritten, as those who shall hereafter underwrite any sums of money, according to the former Acts of Parliament, or that is to have any of the Rebels Lands to be allotted to him, according to this Act of Parliament, so soon as they have paid in their whole monies, and received their acquittance for the same by deed Indented; or by their last Wills, and Testaments, may grant, assign, devise, or bequeath all their demands of, and unto any part of the Rebels Lands, and their Lots, and Shares to be had therein; And such grantee, and devisee, to have the same demand right, and pretence, and to receive the same fruit and benefit of the same subscription as the underwriter, or other person so interessed, and pretending as aforesaid may or might have done, if it had continued still in his own person.  
21. That such as shall desire to be planted together, so many of them joining or any sum that shall not exceed 10000 l, may first draw one lot to be after subdivided and granted to them in several, as if they had subscribed singly each man by himself, and this to extend to those which have already underwritten, as those that shall hereafter under write in any the propositions whatsoever.  
22. That such as have underwritten, or shall underwrite in the former, or in these propositions any sum of money, which he is to pay in time, and shall now pay in hand, shall have his Land set out unto him, according to Irish measure, viz. to consist of eightscore Perches or Poles, and every Perch or Pole 21. foot; whereas by those Propositions, he is to have but sixteen foot and a half.  
23. That if there shall not be sufficient of the Rebel's Lands for to satisfy all these adventures, and persons to be satisfied according to these Acts of Parliament, they are content otherwise to receive such satisfaction as the Parliament shall think fit.  
24. That all such Merchants of London, and of other Cities and Corporations, and elsewhere in this Kingdom, that have lost any debts in Ireland, by this rebellion. As the distressed Protestants of Ireland, who have lost there personal Estates, and Goods, and shall desire to adventure in the Propositions aforesaid; concerning the planting of the foresaid Cities and Boroughes of Ireland by this Rebellion; if before the _____ day of _____ next they shall pay a moiety of such monies, as is to be paid by others in that adventure, they may have the other moiety allowed to them towards the recompense of their losses. Viz. For every 5 l, by them so to be disbursed in ready money, to have the value of 20 l in Houses and Lands given them, accounting 5 l more in every such sum of x l, to be allowed towards the said losses, and the other moiety of the whole, they are to have as those that shall adventure therein, and are not so concerned therein as they.  
25. That such person and persons, as shall at indifferent rates, furnish the Soldiers in Ireland with cloathings of Linen, or , Victuals, Corn, or other provisions, necessary for there subsistence; And for the better proceed of the War to be delivered in to any of the Magizens, either here, or there, appointed, or to be appointed for that purpose, shall have such proportions of Lands, of the Lands of the Rebels, as the same shall amount unto, and shall underwrite the same, as the adventurers in the first propositions, and have a receipt thereof from those appointed to receive subscriptions in the Chamber of London, as for moneys paid, and shall receive a like lot for the same in all things with the adventurers, in the first propositions.  
26. That for satisfaction of the adventurers in these propositions, it is declared, That in case the War shall not be ended after the underwriting, and expense of the said whole Million of money, and of other, the monies to be raised by this Act, That in such case, they shall not be enforced or compelled by means, or reason of any engagements by their subscriptions, and adventures aforesaid, to disburse or lay out, any more, or other sum or sums of money for their said Lands to be so assigned, and set out unto them after the War ended.  
27. That if the Inhabitants and Parishioners of any Parish, Villadge, or Hamlet, will adventure any sum of money for Land, shall have a lot of Land for the same, out of the Rebels Lands, the profit whereof, to go to the use of such Parishes, etc. for ever.  
28. That to extinguish the barbarous Irish names of Towns, and Villadges in Ireland. And to assumulate them in name, as other things to the names of Towns in England, and to divide Parishes there, now ten miles and more in circuit, to a fit proportion; for settling of Churches in a convenient place for conveniency of the Parishioners, assembling to divine service; for providing a competent means for a preaching Ministry, etc. The Commissioners to be appointed by the Parliament, when the War shall be ended, may have power by this Act amongst other things to do the same. Every particular Branch of this Act hath its several Motives, and Reasons inserted, together with its proceed, and the reasons of the things desired to pass. Which these generals do comprehend.  
29. That such distressed Protestants of Ireland as are Farmers of Lands or Tenements in Ireland: and now by means of this Rebellion, are drawn away and enforced to quit their possessions for safety of their lives, and can reap no fruit and benefit of their Farms, that they may be freed from payment of any Rents; so long as by means of this War, they shall be hindered to perceive and receive the profits.  
30. That these Rebels now after this their so barbarous and bloody murders and massacres of His Majesty's Protestant Subjects of Ireland: And their robbing and dispoiling them of all their goods, chattels, and personal estates. The burning and demolishing their Castles, houses, the wasting their Lands, universally almost throughout that whole Kingdom, and other their unparallelled proceed, to have totally subverted that Government, supplanted the Protestant Religion; to have introduced the authority of the See of Rome; and to have framed and set up a new form of Government there amongst themselves, to the utter destruction of His Majesty, and His Posterity. After all this, they may not be received unto protection, or to come in upon any other terms and conditions whatsoever; then referring themselves wholly to His Majesty's mercy, and the Law, to be dealt withal as His Majesty by the High Court of Parliament shall be directed; which otherwise will dishearten and abandon all the remain of His Majesty's British Subjects yet left there; to set down and replant any more amongst them, never to be secure of their lives or estates: And this can no more incense, or irritate them, than already by the former Acts of Parliament, this Session made for reducing them to their obedience; but hereby much further satisfaction will be given to His Majesty's good Subjects therein concerned.  
1. THat there is nothing in it, but doth promote the War in hand, against those Rebels, and the speedy reducing of them to their obedience, and will raise great sums of money for that purpose.  
2. That by this means a great revenue will be settled to the Crown, which will make that Kingdom, not only afterwards for to subsist of itself, and maintain its own charge, but will become sufficiently able in a short time to return a satisfaction to this Kingdom, of those great expenses it hath already, and shall further put this Kingdom unto, by this Rebellion.  
3. That it will every way advance the peopling, planting, civillizing, and securing that Realm, for the future, and time to come: when thus upon the matter, All, or most part of the Protestants in all His Majesty's Dominions, with some of those of the united States also, will be involved together in this work; and thus engaged, to make a universal plantation of it with Religious Protestants.  
4. That by this means popery will be extinguished, and the Protestant Religion flourish there, and this thus with His Majesties other Kingdoms, it will be able to assist him in whatsoever undertaking, for the maintenance and support of His honour and greatness, and by Him, of the Protestant party throughout all Christendom.  
5. And thus thousands of distressed Protestants, escaped from the bloody hands of those merciless Rebels, some with the loss of fathers, some of mothers, some of husbands, some of wives, some of children, some of friends, some of servants, and of their goods and personal estates, some of all, and of all some, shall be relieved, and but out of those Rebels Lands, who have been so tyrannous and cruel to them; a thing of the greatest equity.  
6. And all this shall be done to those, who have already thus fare merited in the service of that Commonwealth; that besides their losses aforesaid sustained, pleading for their relief, they have undergone, and served that Kingdom from a total and utter ruin and destruction, in that eminency of danger in the beginning of that Rebellion, and since, before supplies, and succours were; or could be sent from hence (in which time had they not quitted themselves like men) the whole Kingdom had been endangered, and subject to the mercy of those merciless and bloodthirsty Tyrants.  
7. It shall be done to those who are now only left, the free subjects of that Realm to undergo and perform those Offices of Trust, and legal Rites and performances necessarily required in the execution of the Laws of the Land, and by which things must move to the Reformation there, both in Church and State.  
8. And if that Kingdom (under correction) shall be conceived to be so fare subsistant of itself, or independent, as that the Parliament, and the Laws there in force, shall be thought necessary, as well to attaint those Rebels, and confiscate their Estates, as for to confirm and corroborate what is, and shall be by the Parliament here so well begun for the future settlement thereof, Why should not he that serves at the Altar, partake of the Offering? and that bears the burden, receive the benefit? May it not trouble them to be set aside, and to see others, merely strange to that Common wealth preferred before and over them, and they offering upon the matter as valuable a consideration (all things considered) as any other gives for those Lands? and yet these must do their business still, though thus disenabled, without hope ever to attain again unto that Fortune and Estate which thus they had at the time that the Rebellion begun: And thus also they shall be enforced also to departed with that little left (●o be restored at the ending of the War) towards satisfying of their debts, contracted both before and since this Rebellion begun, for mere necessaries, wherewith for to live, and to prefer and provide for their wives, children, and families that are left, out of it, if it may possibly suffice.  
9 The Petitioners cannot imagine they should have any such of their own Nation of Ireland, nor amongst these here, that will object against them herein, that hereby too great a Revenue will be raised to the Crown; for surely as such a one cannot be said to be Caesar's friend, so neither can he be true Patriot to his Country, nor lover of his Countrymen: and if any State-policy he hath here in, it must be of his own; for it's without bottom or understanding.  
10. And if such a one shall further object, That there will not be Lands enough to satisfy all that is thus desired by this Act, that objection is answered by the Act itself, That in such case no more is looked for, then that which may be had; and if there shall not be enough for to content all parties concerned, they will rely upon the wisdom and goodness of the Parliament in such case, for to be recompensed either with restitution of what they shall thus disburse, or in some such other way as they shall think fit.  
11. But if such a one shall further object, and say, That the Petitioners being thus necessitated as they make themselves; there can be no expectation that they should advance any moneys towards maintenance of the said War in hand as they propound; and therefore without ground or reason do make these propositions; which may receive this answer, That every one that is needy and necessitous, is not therefore friendless, and without help, and it is a greater motive to him that supplied my wants before, without hope of retribution to do it now much more, when he shall see a possibility of satisfaction, at least to do me that good, which will rid him of me as a continuing burden; which otherwise in charity, he had been still subject, and liable unto. Howsoever it will rid the Parliament from the trouble of many Petitions in this kind, who when they shall have thus laid down a way for every man's satisfaction, that will apply himself unto it, it shall be his own fault, that will not or cannot lay hold of the remedy, and more from the Parliament then this cannot be expected; and it will satisfy all reasonable men that are thus concerned, to sit down and acquiesse in it.  
12. And if yet such a one shall further prosecute his resolutions against the proceeding of this Act, for any more reserved, and private respects, and relations of his own; The Petitioners can conclude of him, to be no other than such a one, who of necessity must have many of his friends now out in Rebellion, for whom he shall thus covertly plead for pardon, in hope assuredly of their restitution both in blond and estates, That so all things may there once again be reduced to that their Popish Idolatrous wont of living amongst themselves, until process of time shall gain them a like opportunity, to do His Majesty's Protestant Subjects there a fare worse mischief, if possible the confusion both of that Church and State.  
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