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BY THE general assembly OF THE CONFEDERATE Catholics OF IRELAND.  
THis Assembly taking seriously into consideration, that Owen Mac art O neil, late general of Ulster, & Emer Lord Bishop of Clogher being traitorously disaffected to his majesty's interest, and the quiet of this Land, have contrary to their Ligaments of Faith, and Loyalty, and the Oath of Association solemnly in●●●●uted by this House, opposed themselves to the Government of the Confederate Catholics, proposing to them●●●ves under a feigned and popular pretence of propagating Religion to invest them, or one of them, or some other ●●mesticke or foreigner, even in the regal Government of this Land; and to countenance and compass such their ●●godly and disloyal designs, have by specious fictions seduced, mislead and persuaded divers innocent Catho●●●ks as well Natives of the Province of Ulster, as of other Provinces of this kingdom to take arms, and enter into 〈◊〉 and actual Rebellion and hostility against his Majesty, and the Confederate Catholics; And considering ●●vise that the said Owen Mac art, and the Bishop of Clogher, to lead blindfold the said abused multitude, do ●●om time to time with great industry conceal from, or misrepresent to the said mislead persons the benign and in●●lgent intentions of this House; wherefore to rescue and set at liberty the understanding of such persons restrained 〈◊〉 the skill of the said Incendiaries. It is ordered, published and declared, that all such persons, be they of Ulster, or 〈◊〉 other Province of this kingdom, or any of them who heretofore did take arms, or now are in arms, or actu●● hostility against this Assembly, or the Government established by the last Assembly; and who before the five & ●●entieth day of this present month of October shall come in, lay down their arms, and submit to this House, or ●●e Government, which on recess thereof shall be by it established shall be from thenceforth remitted, pardoned & ●●rgiven his or their Crime, Fault, or Transgression aforesaid, and that such person and persons submitting as aforesaid 〈◊〉 from thenceforth have the same freedom, immunity and capacity to all intents and purposes, as if he or they ●●d not fallen into the said defection, except the said colonel Owen Mac art O neil, the said Emer Lord Bishop of ●logher, and except Edmond Reilly Priest Vicar general to the Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Thirlagh duff mac Donnogh ● Brien, John o Kennedy of Dunally; Arte alias Arthur Cavanagh of Ballynloghan, Captain Donnogh o Connour mac Hugh, ●aptaine Richard Bourke mac David of Partry, Alderman Dominic Fanning of Lymericke.  
And for further manifestation of the indifferent and just care which this House hath of the security & conservati●n of the Nobility & gentry of the Province of Ulster, & their interest equal with those of any other part of this King●ome. It is published & declared, that in any Peace, Cessation or Accommodation which shall be hereafter concluded ●r agreed, between this House, or the authority thereof, and any other person or persons on his majesty's behalf equal advantage and benefit shall be insisted upon for the said Nobility & gentry conforming themselves as afore●●id, as for any other person or persons of the Confederate Catholics of any other part of this kingdom in like ●ases respectively except the persons before excepted, it being not intended hereby, but such as are in arms against the Government shall be, unto a submission, prosecuted. And whereas the time hereby limited is a competent time ●f deliberation to such persons as aforesaid. It is therefore ordained, published, and declared, that all such person & ●ersons, confederates, their adherents, a betters and comforters, relievers, and maintainers, who have taken arms or ●id enter into, or are in actual hostility against this house, or its authority upon what pretence soever, & who within the time aforesaid shall not come in, lay down arms, and submit to this House, or the Government which shall be ●stablished upon recess thereof, shall be from thenceforth, and immediately after the expiration of the said five and ●wentieth of this instant October, wilful and obstinate rebels and traitors, and as such to all intents and purposes ●●emed, prosecuted and dealt with.  
Given at Kilkenny, the thirtieth day of September Anno Domini 1648. and in the ●●ure and twentieth year of the reign of our sovereign Lord CHARLES, by the grace of God, King of England, ●reland, Fr●nce, and Scotland, &c. GOD SAVE THE KING▪