An Exact and true Relation of the late Plots which were contrived and hatched in Ireland.  

1. A Copy of a Letter sent from the Lord chief justices and Privy Council in Ireland, to our parliament here in England.  
2. Their last Proclamation which they published concerning those Traitors.  
3. The whole Discourse of the Plot revealed by Owen Ockanellee who is now in Englond.  
4. The dangerous and extraordinary deliverance of the party who narrowly escaped with his life.  
5. The reward the Parliament hath confirmed upon him.  
6. The true Relation of the whole Treason related by the Lord Keeper, to the Honourable House of Commons the first of November. 1641.    group of men standing in front of courtyard 
London Printed for Francis Coules. 1641.   

The true Copy of a Letter written from a Gentleman in Ireland, to his friend in England  
SIR,  
I Can not omit to write unto you, to give you to understand of a miraculous deliverance, which the Lord in mercy hath vouchsafed unto the poor Protestants in this Kingdom, which you may perceive by the Proclamation enclosed; for I have not time to relate the whole story, or bloody Tragedy, which was intended against us: The execution should have been on the Saturday, which was discovered on Friday night, by a man of Sir john Clatworthy, an Irish Knight, but one of your House of Commons, and this day being the Sabbath, hath been the troublesomest day that ever I saw in all my days, mixed with joy and sorrow; joy for our our gracious deliverance, and much perplexed by fears of our approaching enemies, expecting every hour when the City should be surprised, that for my part and many others, have had but little rest day and night for these two days, but how many more it is only known to God; the Enemy hath in the North parts of this Kingdom, taken two Lords Castles, and two Towns, one of them of great strength and much munition in it, and as it is verily believed, they do still increase in great multitudes: here is taken a Lord, and divers others of note, and others the number of forty, which are safe in Prison, and hope of many more: the Lord is called the Lord Maguere, and the Papists make it a Religious War which they they had no cause to do, for they have had a long time as much liberty as we have had, if not more; but their father the Devil hath set them upon this damnable act I hope to their utter ruin in this Kingdom, if the Lord in mercy open our King's eyes, and your Parliaments hearts to take pity upon us, for no hope of Reformation is to be had here, for they are ten for one of us through this Kingdom as is verily believed▪ I have been so employed Day and Night these two days, that I can hardly write thus much unto you, but desire your prayers and all good people for us, and when more is discovered, if the Lord preserve me with life, you shall bear farther from me, in the mean time pray for us all.  
Your loving friend W. B.   

A Proclamation, by the Lords justices and Counsel.  
W. Parsons. Io. Borlase.  
THese are to make known, and publish to all His Majesty's good Subjects in this Kingdom of Ireland, that there is a discovery made by us the Lords justices and Council, of a most disloyal and detestable Conspiracy intended by some affected Irish Papists against the lives of Us, the Lords justices and Counsel, and many other of his Majesty's faithful Subjects, universally throughout this Kingdom▪ for the seizing not only of his Majesty's Castle of Dublin, his Majesty's principal Fort here, but also of the other Fortifications in the Kingdom: And seeing by the great goodness and abundant mercy of Almighty God to his Majesty, and this State and Kingdom, those wicked Conspiracies are brought to light, and some of the Conspirators committed to the Castle of Dublin, by Us, by his Majesty's Authority, so as those wicked and damnable Plots are now dissapointed in the chief parts thereof, We therefore have thought fit hereby not only to make it publicly known, for the comfort of his Majesty's good and loyal Subjects in all parts of the Kingdom, but also hereby to ●equire them that they do with all confidence and cheerfulness betake themselves to their own defence, and stand upon their own guard, so to render the more safety to themselves, and all the Kingdom besides, and that they advertise Us with all possible speed of all Occurrents which may concern the Peace and safety of the Kingdom: and now to show fully that Faith and Loyalty which they have always shown for the public services of the Crown and Kingdom, which We will value to his Majesty accordingly, and a special memory thereof will be retained for their advantage in due time. And We require that▪ great care be taken that no Levies of mon be made for foreign service, nor any men suffered to march upon any such pretence,  
Given as his Majesty's Castle at Dublin. 23. October. 1641. R. Dillon. Ro. Digby. Ad. Loftus. J. Temple. Tho. Rotherham. Fr. Willoughby. Ja. Ware. Rob. Meredith.  
God save the King.   

The whole relation of the hellish treason in Ireland, as it was related by my Lord Keeper in the house of Commons November the first, 1641.  
THe Lord Keeper declared unto the House of Commons, that the Lord Deputy of Ireland had received a letter from the two Lord Chief justices and Privy Counsel in Ireland, of the discovery of an Horrible plot by the jesuites, popish priests and other Papists in the Kingdom of Ireland, for the murdering of the two Chief justices and all the Privy Counsel and Protestants of Ireland, as also to seize on all the King's Forts, Castles, and Magasens whatsoever, and moreover, that they would murder all persons that should oppose them in any of their intentions and desires, which were these.  
First, to have their Crown not to be dependant upon England, nor to be a conquered Nation.  
Secondly, to have their Irish Laws established, and such as should be made hereafter.  
Thirdly, to have free liberty of the exercise of their Religion.  
The Earl of Leicester declared the same also, adding that he had the original of a proclamation which was made there, and had caused the same to be copied out. The Letter bears date the 23. of October, 1641. declaring that Hugh Ocoret went to Dublin unto the lodging of Hugh Maymubawne his very good friend, and he and his friend going to the lodging of the Lord Marques, understood great store of Noble men and strangers had been there, but they were all gone abroad, and they could not find them; whrfore they returned back again to his friend's lodging, where his friend revealed unto him the whole Plot; but swore unto him he should not stir till it was put into execution, and therefore his friend commanded his servants to look narrowly to him: but after a while he feigned some excuse of necessity for his going down, which his friend gave way too, but sent his servants with him: when he was come down, the servants not being so careful to watch him as they might have been, he leapt over a wall in the yard, and made an escape, and went to Sir john Burlacy, and discovered to him the whole plot which was this, as I will truly relate it.  
That at 9 of the clock the next morning, the Irish Rebels (amongst whom the Lord Marques was on of the chiefest) intended at one hour and moment of time, to massacre and murder all the English and protestant in the Kingdom of Ireland, likewise to murder the two Lord chief justices, and all the privy counsel at Dublin, and at the same time to seize upon all the King's Castles, Ports, and Magazens throughout the whole Kingdom of Ireland, as also the Castle of Dublin, and that if they should find any of the City that would not submit to them, than they would shoot down from the Castle, the tops of the chimnies to affright them, and if that did not prevail, they would then batter down their houses about their cars. Hereupon the Lord chief justice and the privy Counsel of Ireland, sat all night in consultation, and took the best course they could imagine of for the safeguard & security of themselves; together with the Castle & City of Dublin. The next morning they apprehended great store of these Traitors and rebels, together with the L. Marquis, who was gone from his lodging before day and hid in a cock loft, and at his lodging they found great store of skains, hammers, and hatchets without halves. The same day they had notice of several places and Forts seized upon in Conno and Monno and other places, together with several villages plundered by the rebels; but they wrote word that they did not believe that distemper was so general as was reported to be, and then they made no question but they should with care and pains bring all to a good issue; to to that end they had sent for 500 of the Horse to come and guard them at Dublin, and had likewise raised 500 English for the succouring of themselves and the City, and that out of those 500 the had chosen an 100 to be put into the Castle under the command of Sir Francis Willoughby, who they hoped would give a good account to his Majesty of the place fees two months: And in the mean time for fear lest there should be some further and worse plots than they knew of, they did desire that the Parliament in England would send them down their Lord Lieutenant with men, money and Ammunition. They further gave us to understand, that they had taken order for their army of old Soldiers, to be in a readiness and to march in opposition to any of the rebels that should draw to a head.   

The Copy of a Letter from the Lord chief justices, and privy Counselors in Ireland. to the Lords now assembled in Parliament here in England.  
ONe Friday the 22. of October, Owen Ockanellee, servant to john Clotworthy, at nine of the Clock in the night, came and discovered a Plot for the seizing of the Castle of Dublin, and making themselves Masters of the whole Kingdom; We sat all night in debate, and the next morning we searched the whole City of Dublin and found many of the Conspirators there, and amongst the rest one Hugh Mackmoen, and several others of the Family of Oneale.  
The Lords of the Council caused all the parts of the City to be strongly guarded; And in the morning we went to search for the Lord of Mackquere at his Lodging from whence (when we came there) we found he was departed in the morning before day (as was reported) but searching narrowly into his Lodgings and rooms, we found several Skeins, headless Hatchets, and Hammers in abundance, and in the end found him secretly hid in a Cock-loft; and after he was taken, being examined he denied all, but that he had heard of it before. Great store of people were observed to be in the City that Night more than usual, and the Suburbs was so thronged with people and strangers, that they put the City in a fright, wherefore we were forced to draw up a Proclamation for all men and strangers whatsoever to departed the City, or else to show good cause for their stay there; And that all men whatsoever that had any hand in the Plot should have a general Pardon, if now they would come in and confess their faults, and make any further discovery than was yet known.  

The Discovery.  
OWen Ockanellee, who is servant to Sir john Clatworthy, came to Dublin to the Lodging of Hugh Ogmackmahawne his very loving friend, and Ockanellee with his friend going to the Lodging of the Earl of Mackquere, understood there had been great store os Noble men and strangers, but they were all gone abroad whereupon they returned bacl again to the Lodging of the said Ogmackmahawne where Ockanellee had not been any long space, but Ogmackmahawne declares to him a Plot which was intended, swearing that Ockanellee should not go out of his house till it had been executed (which was) that the jesuits, popish Priests, and other Papists, together with two Sects of Irish, and amongst the rest the said Hugh Ogmackmahawne and Bryan Oneale with others should have come and seized upon the Castle at Dublin, and the Earl of Macquere should be Governor thereof, which when they had attained unto, they should have shot at the Chimneys, and by that means have tried if they could have brought the City in subjection; but if shooting at Chimneys could not prevail, than they should have shot down their Houses about their ears, and at one hour, and one moment of time to have murdered all the English and Protestants in the Kingdom Ireland; and to have murdered the two Lord chief justices, and all the Privy Council of Dublin, and at the same time to have seized on all his Majesty's Castles, Forts, and Magazines throughout the whole Kingdom, and all persons that should be refractory to have destroyed with the sword, which Ockanellee hearing, feigned an excuse to go into the yard to nutrusse a point, to which his friend Ogmacmahawne consented unto, but withal commanded his servants to go along with him, and be careful of him, that he did not slip from them, but Ockanellee finding his opportunity leapt over the pales in the yard, and made an escape and went to Sir john Burlacy, and Sir William Parsons, and discovered the whole matter.  

The Contents of another letter.  NOw Courteous Reader, amongst many other remarkable deliverances of divers and sundry persons from time to time, by the power of the Almighty, let this take your serious thoughts for one, not of the meanest, but among the greatest, this party Owen Ockanelle, who was servant to Sir john Clatworthy being suspected by some of the Conspirators who were sworn to secrecy therein, to have discovered this plot, by his divers times persuading them to desist from their devilish and diabolical intentions, telling them what a heinous matter it was to cause rebellion in their native Country, and the dangerous evils that might happen to their own persons, and their present estates, and their posterity after them. These Conspirators finding this party cold in the business, one amongst the rest breaks out in a passion, and swore to the rest of the company, that the aforesaid party had revealed their plot, and without any more advice pulls forth a Pistol (for all of them had swords and pistols) which was charged with a brace of Bullets, and set to this Owen's breast, intending to shoot him thorough at that instant; which was prevented by the divine power, in that the flint did not strike fire, some of the Company being much affrighted at this sudden assault, began to be angry, and to ask this party Randal Mac-Donell that would have shot him, how he could prove that Owen had spoken of it to any party or parties, or in any forn or kind betrayed their cause? to which Mac-Donel could give no certain answer, but only this, that he did surmise, and his heart did think so, nay then said the rest you are too blame to offer this as you have done: this no sooner appeased, but another in the same passion, and of the afore said company, seconds the former's motion, whose name was Nicholas Cusock, who u●ged Owen Ockanelle, that he was the man, and only he that the cause was betrayed; which the aforesaid Owen denying with many protestations, and with manlike courage, which was by God's providence in giving him spirit at that time, nevertheless the said Cusock made at him with another Pistol charged with a brace of bullets also; but whether the powder in the pan was damp, or the flint not good, thanks be given to God he miss his intent, this was the second deliverance: now being still in the aforesaid house, and not suffered to stir, but watched and guarded, for fear of his escape; words grew, insomuch that a party amongst them run a tilt at him with his naked sword, which was put aside by means of one in the company who was behind him, and stayed his arm. To be short, 10. or 12. hours being thus spent, about ten or eleven of clock at night this Owen had occasion to ease himself and his body, and would have been gone, which they denied him; at last by much persuasion, they gave consent that he should go down the stairs into the yard, and four others of the company to guard him, and bring him back again; but Owen having this opportunity, it being dark, and the yard spacious at a convenient place leaps upon the pale, being twice his height, and over he gets, then over a brick wall as high, and so into the high way, and runs to the City, which was half a mile distant from the house, and there reveals the whole plot to Sir john Burlacy and other justices of the peace who forthwith raised the City, and came to the place, and found some of these Conspirators, which they aprehended, others of them run away and hid themselves: some of them being examined, partly through fear, others to get favour▪ confessed they were to have an army of 17000. from several parts of Ireland, which should be all papists & jesuites that should surprise all the Castles & Forts, but especially the Castle of Dublin, cut the throats of the chiefest Noblemen, Gentry, and others of that Kingdom that were there present. And this being thus discovered by Owen Ockanelle, he was dispatched with letters into England to make known to the Lords now present in Parliament what he had discovered: who for his good service and fidelity therein, the Honourable House hath thought fit to give the said Owen 500 pounds, and 200. a year for ever: and to be preferred to one of the chief places under the Deputy in Jreland.   
FINIS.