THE TESTIMONY OF Several eminent Commanders, late of the Army, commanded by the Lord INCHEQVIN, Commander of the Parliament Forces in MUNSTER.  
Sent by Vice Admiral CROWTHER TO The PARLIAMENT at WESTMINSTER.  
London, Printed for R.L. Anno, 1648.   

THE TESTIMONY Of several eminent Commanders late of the Army, commanded by the Lord Inchequin.  
IN obedience and discharge of our trust to the Parliament of England, sitting at Westminster: we give this information under our hands, to be presented to them, which we shall be ready to make good in our persons upon oath: viz.  
That the Lord Baron of Inchequin Lord Precedent of Munster, having been abroad with some part of his Army, whereof we are members: Did upon the third of this month upon his return home, being at Mayallo, send for us, who have hereto subscribed to appear presently before him at his Quarters, which being performed, and all of us assembled together in his presence Chamber: His Lordship declared this unto us, that in order to the Nationall Covenant, and to that particular branch thereof, which concerns the re-investing his Majesty in his Throne: he had with the advice of his Officers taken a resolution to oppose the present pretended Parliament in England: who were forced by an Independent faction, they having broken all Oaths and Covenants, which they had made both to God and Man: and to that purpose, was now putting himself into a posture of defence: And that for the managing of this Design, he had correspondency with the King, with the Scots, and generally all the Presbyterian party that were agreed with the King: who were resolved to endeavour to their utmost the re-inthroning the King, and restoring a free Parliament, which he fully declared this not to be: and for the better effecting and carrying on this Design, he was resolved to join with the Lord Taff, and the whole Irish of the Province of Munster: who have assured him of their assistance, both with their persons and estates, and that he had now sent for us, who were only the suspected party of the Army to report this to us, and to require of us our resolution whether we all would comply with him in this or no: To which we answered, We stood for the King and Parliament, as we had ever done, upon which he required us not to juggle with him, but to declare whether it was this present Parliament we meant, for he said the truth was, they did not acknowledge this to be a Parliament, to which we answered his Lordship, we could not comply with him: he still using many aggravations, to make good what he had said against them, and farther said, He hoped to see this present Parliament laid flat on their backs by Michaelmas day, and that this was no rash resolution, but a premeditated action, he being confident; that let it come to the worst it could, yet in spite of all, he would be able to procure good terms both for himself and the rest that adhered to him: and that which induced him chief to put it in practice at present was, that he was now assured, he was beforehand with the Independent party, which he never was before; yet he had thought for some time longer to have forborn his declaring, but yet some suspicions, the Vide-admiral Captain John Crowther had of him; could not permit him to carry it private any longer, in regard the said Captain Crowther had protested against him, and blocked up his Harbours, and his Lordship did further declare, that all which would not join with him in this design, he required them to departed, and go for England, for that he would not permit any near him, or in his Army, that would not faithfully comply with him in his intention; and as a motive to induce us to join with him, he informed us that he was certainly assured, that Colonel Jones had by order from the Parliament of England, made a Cessation with Owen Roe Oneal, and that faction; who chose rather to enter into League with the Parliament than the King: and in this respect he would now join with the Lord Taff, and Munster forces against the other, for the truth of all these we have here to subscribed our names this seventh of April 1648, aboard the Bonaventure, in Kinsale Harbour.  


Christopher Elsing.  
Alexander Barington.  
John Grace,  
Thomas Davis,  
Thomas Chandlor,  
Copia vera, John Crowther.     

WE under written having this present seventh of April, 1648, heard read unto us the several heads made by the Lord Inchequin, to the respective Commanders in his Presence Chamber, at his head Quarters at Mayallo, the third instant forementioned, do declare, that the said things were in the field upon the same day propounded to us, and the other Officers then in the Army, whereupon he desired our compliance, we refused the same, as inconsistent with our duties to the Parliament, and thereupon disserted our several Charges, and Offices under his command.  


John Benyworth,  
William Battle,  
William Stotesbury,  
John Gettings.     

HE whose name is under written doth inform, that being under restraint for his affection to the Parliament. At the instance of my Lord, (it making for the aforesaid Declaration) the same was presented to him by Major John Craford, with many arguments to induce him to comply with my Lord Inchequin promiseing thereupon preferment, but he scorning to betray his trust, or dissert the Parliament of England whom he served; denied any such commission, upon which he was expunged from his command, with charge to departed, in testimony of which, he hath subscribed his name the 17 of April, 1648.  
Thomas Heyford.   

FRom the premises, the Reader may observe,  
First, The universality of the design pretended.  
Secondly, The pillars on which he would set or fix it. Rebels, Papists, Royalists, Presbyters.  
Thirdly, Against whom, The present Parliament.  
Fourthly, the setting up of a free Parliament, and a free and good one it's like to be, if set up by an Irish power.  
Fifthly, The way intended to restore his Majesty, the fall of this Parliament.  
Lastly, The ground, the Covenant, that ends old, and gins new miseries. Which sure should awaken those in power, first, to cement among themselves: secondly, to carry on with more vigour the War of Ireland, and afford them reasonable money, which will sufficiently draw dry this new adversary of his power: and lastly to speed the settling of this Kingdom, that when storms arise from so many parts, England may be unanimous in bearing up against them.   
FINIS.