The IRISH PAPERS, Containing the Lord Digbyes Letter, And the Lord Inchiquins' answer, with other special Passages of the Overtures concerning the whole design in Ireland, The Plot of the Rebels discovered: And preparations for the coming in of the Marquis of ORMOND to the Parliament, whose strength in Dublin is between 5. and 6000. Men.  

October 1. 1646.  
These Irish Papers are appointed to be printed, and are published according to Order.   
LONDON, Printed by F. Leech, Anno Dom. 1646.   

A Copy of the Lord George Digbies Letter to the Lord Inchiquine.  
My Lord,  
I Have several times (While I was in England) endeavoured (though unsucksesfully) to convey unto your Lordship this truth, that amongst all the Calamitites of my Country, and misfortunes to the King my Mr. there hath not happened any thing of a more near, and personal affliction to me, than the separation from his service, and interests a person from whom I had so high a value, and particular a friendship, as for your Lordship: and upon whose affection, and abilities I had founded so great part of my solidest hopes for his Majesty's Restauration.  
And really (my Lord) how opposite courses soever, we have since run, and appear still engaged in: I must profess that I have ever cherished all the arguments I could possibly raise to persuade myself that either some strange mistake, or some desperate malice of others have occasioned this separation: And that only the impossibility of our meeting to clear them had continued it.  
Wherhfore (my Lord) we being now both upon a sceene, where it will depend merely upon our own wills to give ourselves that satisfaction, concerning one another's opinions, and actions, (which a much less kindness than ours was, might challenge.)  
I send this not only to invite, but even to conjure Your Lordship, to pay that duty to former friendship, as to agree of the place, and manner where (upon the mutual security of our own honours) I may wait upon you, and enjoy the happiness of an hours or two Conference with you, from which I hope their may be much advantage produced to the public, and am most assured, at least of much satisfaction to ourselves, since certainly, either I shall have so much reason to work upon you, or yours so much power on me as though not to alter my opinion in relation to the public, yet so far to enlighten me in what concerns my own particular, as not to let my public engagements in the contrary way be any longer any impedement to my resuming in a private one, the affection wherewith I was formerly.  
My Lord; Your Lordship's most affectionate humble servant. George Digby. K●lkenny, Sept. the 2d 1646. To the Right Honourable the Lord Inchequin:  
This letter was sent from Kilkenny after that the Lord Digby was come thither with the marquis of Ormond, and the Forces from Dublin.  
The Lord Inchequin having received this letter, by a messenger from the Lord Digby, peruseth it, disdains the perfidious traducement of it; and returns his Lordship a plenary answer as followeth.  
The Copy of the Lord Inchequins Answer to the Lord Digbies Letter.  
My Lord:  
THe place you are now in, whom I know to be a person in whom his Majesty reposed so much trust, And the peace now concluded by His Majesty's authority to the utter ruin (as I conceive) of all that profess the Protestant Religion in this Kingdom, and submit thereunto; have evidenced to the whole world those just grounds that caused my separation from that Your Lordship is pleased to call his service, and interests, though I assure myself it tends to the ruin of both.  
I find Your Lordship's opinion, in relation to the public so settled, that I am not so vain to entertain a hope of altering Your Lordship by my reasons: And I am very sure (though I must acknowledge your reasons and abilities to be great) my resolutions are built upon such a foundation as can never be moved: And therefore cannot imagine what advantage can be derived to the public by our personal meeting, the honour whereof I may not (for any particular respect) allow myself. And for the private friendship (with the mention whereof you are pleased to honour me) the public impediments being removed, I shall be ambitious to have it renewed, and shall also account it an honour to be esteemed by you,  
My Lord, Your Lordship's most humble servant Inchiquin. Cork the 9th of Sept. 1646. For the Lord Georg Digby;  
But the mean while the Lord Castle-haven informs the Marquis of Ormond that a Plot is taid against him, and the Lord Digby by the old Nalive Irish, to cut them off, and that the Assembly of the Catholic Clergy are designing to declare the supreme Counsel perjured, and to excommunicate them for concluding that peace without them. This causeth Digby and Ormond to hast back to Dublin with their forces, the Clergy of Dublin commend the work, pray to have their Hirarchy and Book of Common-prayer continued, But the Popish Clergy at Waterford declare the supreme Counsel to be perjured, and proceed to excommunication, send out their curs●s, and thunderbolts, & resolve to advance the popish Religion, or else to yield to no peace, and after many meetings, & divers consultations had in that assembly, at last they resolve to send Propositions to the Marquis of Ormond, whereunto if he will consent then they will yield to a peace, else declare open War against the power of the King, as well as against the Parliament.  
The Marquis of Ormond hereupon musters up his strength in Dublin, which amount to 5. or 6000. men able to bear arms, which if he will declare himself for the Parliament (as some hope and expect)) freland will (probably) be an easier work to 〈…〉 then was before thought on, for entertainment whereof there are preparations to some Overtures.  
FINIS.