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HONI SOIT x MAL Y PENSE   royal blazon or coat of arms  
BY THE supreme council OF THE confederate Catholic OF IRELAND.  
〈◊〉 cannot be expressed by what subtle practices such, as for their own ambitious ends, do fo● 〈…〉 ●ctions in the government, do endeavour to obstruct all the ways, by which the blessing of a settl●●… 〈…〉 ●●e protection of the crown of England, and his majesty's authority may be introduced, It was r 〈…〉 〈…〉 ●o have slandered our proceedings so far, as by word and writing, to seek to persuade the C 〈…〉 〈…〉 ●●●●●licks, that we labour to resussitat the late rejected ●●●…ce, and that in order thereunto, we had 〈…〉 ●●ati 〈…〉 ●ith the Lord Baron of Inchiquin, B●● 〈…〉ng, that neither by the unjust cen 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 ance thereof, nor the power of that Army, which they had inveigled to stand in opposition 〈◊〉 our autho 〈…〉 they could prevail against the justice of our cause, they do now fill all corners of the King●ome, with 〈…〉 brute of a Peace less advantageous to the Nation, than the former, and more prejudicial to ●●e Catholic ●●●igion, said to be concluded by some of our Agents in France, which the Marquess of Ormond (●s they say) ●o enforce upon the kingdom, And though we find that so malicious and groundless reports ●e despised 〈◊〉 all men, that know the honour and integrity of our Agents, and the lymitts which, by their I●structions, 〈◊〉 set unto them, yet to undeceive all men that have not passions too violent, to heap more calamities 〈◊〉 this afflicted Nation, we do again repeat that part of our former Declaration of the two and twentyeth of ●ay last, And do by these protest again, and public declare, that n●ither we, nor any other by ou● advice or as●●●●●nce, shall directly or indirectly, bring in any Peace, but that which by the orders of the last Assembly was directed and ●●mitted to the Agents sent for Rome, France, and Spain, to be by them obtained, until the general Assembly of the ●onfederat Catholics, shall otherwise determine, and that we will oppose ourselves, against all and every person who shall ●●deavour, in any sort whatsoever, to introduce any other Peace than such, as our said Commissioners have in charge, from 〈◊〉 confederate Catholics to solicit for them, or such as the said Assembly shall judge fit to be embraced. And whereas a 〈◊〉 calumny is raised against us, by the suggestions of some ill disposed persons, who endeavour to persuade 〈◊〉 ●●●ple, that we are not willing a right understanding should be mediated between us, & the Lord Nuncio, 〈◊〉 〈…〉 fore to meet such calumny, and the evil construction may be made of our intentions, do declar● 〈◊〉 shall not give any opposition thereunto, but rather esteem any person of quality, a favourer of the 〈…〉 que cause, and a well wisher of the union of the kingdom, that shall [without prejudice of our appeal or 〈◊〉 ●●●●ch of our public faith, given for maintaining the late concluded Cessation] endeavour to remove the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 ousies between us, and his Lordsipp, and shall be ready at all times, to afford the said part all befitting 〈◊〉 ●ountenance and favour; Not intending in the mean time to omit informing the people of the truth of for●er proceedings, to the'nd no sinister suggestions may withdraw them from their obedience to our autho●●●y.  
given at the Castle of Kilkenny the seventh day of July Anno Dom. 1648. and in the four and twentyeth ●eare of the reign of our sovereign Lord CHARLES by the grace of God King of great Britain, France, ●nd Ireland. 

Mountgarett,  
Dounboyn,  
Lucas Dillon,  
Rob: Lynch,  
Richard Bellings,  
Gerald Fenell,  
Robert Devereux,  
John Walsh,  
Patrick Bryan.   GOD SAVE THE KING.   

Printed at Kilkenny in the year of our Lord, 1648.