A Full and True ACCOUNT Of the LANDING of the Late King James II. IN IRELAND. WITH A particular Relation of his Voyage, And Manner of RECEPTION, AND OF The SHIPS, MEN, MONEY, and ARMS, Which he hath brought along with him from France.  
March 22. 1688/ 9  
Imprimatur.  
James Fraser.  
THat the World may be assured, that the late King James it now landed in Ireland, I shall not only give a particular Account of his Arrival there, but also of his Journey from the Court of France, to the Port of Breast, and likewise of his Voyage thence to Ireland, and of the Ships, Men, Money, and Arms, which the French King hath sent along with him for his Assistance.  
The 25th of the last Month, New Style, the late King James went from St. Germains to Peris, and there heard Mass in the Metropolitan Church of that City, where he was received by the Archbishop at the head of the Chapter, and received the Sacrament at the hands of the Abbe Perfait, Canon of the said Church. He afterwards dined with the Count de Lauz●●, on whom that Morning before he went to Mass, he conferred the Honour of the Order of the Ga●e●. Af●er Dinner he went to the Palace of Orleans, ●o visit and take leave of Mademoiselle of Orleans, Madam the Great Duchess of Tuscany, and Madam of Guise. In the Eve●ing he went to the Court at Versailles, to take leave of the French King, and returned that Night to his late Queen at St. Germains en Lay.  
The 27th the French King went to St. Germans, to take leave of the late King of England.  
The 28th. early in the Morning, all things being ready for the late King's Journey to Breast, he took leave of his late Queen and the Child, all present being in Tears at his departure, the late King not excepted. ●e traveled in a Calash, accompanied by the Marshal Duke de Luxembourg, and Count de Meally, as also by the Count de Aveux, the last French Ambassador in Holland, and now appointed to go along with the late King of England, in Quality of Ambassador Extraordinary from the French King. He wen● guarded by some French Horse, and preceded and accompanied by divers English, Scotch and Irish Officers. The same day the late King got to Orleans, where he was lodged in the House of the Sieur de Creit, Intendant of the Province, who met him a League and a half with his Coaches; the Citizens were in Arms, and complimen●●● him in a Body. The Intendant entertained him magnificently at Supper; And the next Morning, b●ing the First of March, after having heard Mass, he continued his Journey, and arrived that Night at Tours, where ●e was received and entertained in like manner, by the Marquis Rasilly, Lieutenant General.  
The 2d, after having heard Mass, he went and lodged that Night at Angers, and afterwards continued his way towards Nantes and Roch-Bernard, where he was magnificently received and treated by the Duke de Chau●●●, Governor of britain.  
O●●he 5th of M●●●h ●nstant, ●●w St●●●, the late King arriv●● in the Evening at Breast, accompanied by the Persons aforesaid, as also by the Marshal d' Estrees, who met and received him at Lanveoc, three Leagues off of Breast, with a Frigate and a Galiot, and most of the Boa●●●●longing to the Ships. He ●as saluted as ●e p●ssed ●long by ●ll ●h● Gu● of the Castle and Ships. The Coun● d● Beth●ne, Chief of the Squadron, and the Sieur de C●●seau, Intendant of the Sea, received him at his landing; where he was also received by the Bish●● of ●on, clo●●ed Pontifically at the head of ●●e C●●●gy; he pa●●●●●hrough 〈◊〉 double Fi●● of Citizens', 〈◊〉 wer● ranged 〈◊〉 Arms on b●th s●●es the S●●●ets, to ●he Lodgingss prepared for him. He supped in Public, having at his Table the Duke of Berwick, the Marshal d' Estrees, and the General Sea-Officers, with those General Land-Officers which the French King sent to accompany him to Ireland.  
The 6th he went to se● the Ship●, and went on board the St. Michael, commanded by the Sieur Gabaret, Chief of the Squadron, as also on board another Man of War, commanded by the Sieur ●●●an● ●●so Chief of a Squadron, and in the Evening he visited the Magazines of the Sea-Anchal. There 〈◊〉 ready in that Port Fourteen French Men of War, Three Fireships, and Seven Frigates, to Convoy the late King, as also a sufficient number of Tenders, and Vessels of Burden; to transport Land-Forces, Arms and Ammunition.  
On the 7th, the Wind coming fair, the late King ●●barque 〈◊〉 board the Str Michael, where he no● done entered the Cabin but the Wind turned Northerly, he lay on board all 〈◊〉 and the Wind continuing contrary, he 〈◊〉 the 8th 〈◊〉 ●our, land th●re remained till ●he 〈◊〉; the Wind presenting fair all second 〈◊〉, about Noon that day, he went on board 〈◊〉 same Ship, and about 4 weighed Anchor, ●nd 〈◊〉 for fall. About 12 at Night, being just got out of the Bay of Breast, the Wind ●●opped about Southerly, and obliged them to come to 〈◊〉 Anchor, wher● they remained till 〈◊〉 next 〈◊〉, and t●●● relished into the Harbour.  
On the 14th the Wind presented fair a third time, but being Easterly, and hearing some English and D●tch Men of War were approaching, they deferred putting to Sea. That Night they ●●ceived advice, that there were neither English nor Dutch near them, and that the Coa●● was clear; nevertheless they deferred setting sail till Thursday, being the 17, New Style, when the Wind being turned South-West, fair for Ireland, and against the approach of any Ships from the Do●●●, they put to Sea a third time, the Wind proved wavering, and so retarded their passage, that it was the 〈◊〉 of this Month before they made sight of Ireland.  
Being that day come near the Bay of Kingsale, the Wind chopped contrary, and opposed their Approach or Entrance for above thirty hours, so that they were all that time forced to keep out at Sea, during which time they put forth English Colours; then the Wind turned favourable, and they advanced within the Bay, having taken dow● the English a●d put fo●th the F●ench Colour's and sent a ●oat on ●cre to give the Town of Kingsale notice that it was the late King that was coming. Whereupon the Magistrates, Inhabitants, Officers and Soldiers in the Tow● gathered together and put themselves in ●●eadiness to receive t●● late King; which wa● performed, by all tha● were 〈◊〉 o● Papi●●s, w●th great alacrity, who flocked to the Waterside and Huzza'd his Landding, whilst the Governor of the Royal Fort or Citadel saluted his Arrival with a triple discharge of the C●●non, as a●●o b●●●e Muskete●●, as also Rin●ing of B●●●, a●● Bonfires whe● Healths we●● drank u●●●●nees, 〈◊〉 the Confusion of all Heretick● and enemy's 〈◊〉 their True Catholic King James. Notice of whose Arrival being forthwith given to the Earl of Tyrconnel at Dublin, a sufficient Guard was quickly ordered on the Road betwixt Kingsale and that City.  
The next day the la●● King having heard Mass, and Te Deum being sung for joy of his Arrival in that Kingdom, and having received the Sacrament at the hands of an Irish Jesuit, he was by the Tow● entertained at Dinner. That Night he went to a Person of Qu●●●y's House an Irish man, attended by four French General Officers, and about Two hundred subaltern Officers stayed behind in the Town, with most of the English, Scotch, and Irish Forces; and the Soldiers (who 'tis thought are about Twelve hundred, with Arms for as many more, and about Four hundred thousand Crowns in Money remained on board, it not being then re●●●ved whether they should sail forward for D●●lin, or land them there.  
On Thursday the 14/●● Instant, the late King being recovered of the Indisposition caused by the Sea, set forward for Dublin, where he arrived on Saturday following being the 〈◊〉 of this Month, being met and received by the Earl of Tyrconnel ten miles from Dublin, who conducted him thither, having caused all the Forces there to be drawn up at the entrance into the Town, who saluted the late King's Arrival with three Volleys of Shot The Lord Mayor, aldermans, and Comm● Council also met Him in their Formalities The Streets were lined with the Irish Li● Guard even to the Castle-gate, where the la● King was conducted and lodged. The P●pists Inhabitants shouting, the Souldie● Muskets discharging, the Bells ringing, an● at Night Bonfires in all parts of the Town.  
The next day being Sunday, there wa● singing of Te Deum, and Processions for joy and a multitude of Masses said for the Advancement of the Catholic Cause; to t●● great Terror of all the Disarmed Protestan● there and thereabouts.   

London: Printed for R. Baldwin, near the Black Bull in the Old-Baily. 1689.