THE IMPUDENCE OF THE Romish Whore: Continued, and improved, in her shameless and barbarous Brood of the JRJSH REBELS; Calling themselves, His MAJESTY'S Catholic Subjects.  
Discovered by a Particular of certain MOTIVES by them divulged, and falsely alleged to be the Occasion of their late taking up Arms:  
As also, By their Oath of Association, And by certain ridiculous and arrogant PROPOSJTJONS, Which they have prepared, with a foolish hope, that they shall be condescended unto, by the KING and PARLIAMENT of England.  
All which are here exemplified, with some brief Notes and Observatious upon them: By a Lover of his Country.  
Published by Authority.  
Printed by Robert Austin. M.DC.XLIV.   

The Motives and Reasons, which the Irish Rebels have published, as the occasions of their taking up Arms; with brief Replies unto them.  
THese Motives and Propositions following, lately published by the Popish Irish Rebels (and excellently discovering the shameless insolence, madness, and folly of that barbarous Nation) came newly to my hands: which having perused, I perceived the Motives to be so false, and the Propositions so absurd, that me thought, I saw in them, and through them, the very Quintessence of that brutish Malignity, which might be extracted out of Popery, and Barbarism, united. And, though they divulged these Conceptions of theirs, to advance their own designs, I judged it not amiss to further their publication, that the besotted English may take notice of the sting which is in the tail of those dangerous Scorpions (newly invited, and entertained, by some of them, into their bosoms:) and to that purpose, therefore, I send them forth, with an Antidote pressed out of their own poison, for the curing of the mischiefs, and malignancy, which the might else, perhaps, occasion, or increase; and you shall find them, in brief Notes, annexed to the several ensuing Motives, and Propositions, as they hastily dropped from my Pen.  

The Rebels first Motive.  
I. It was plotted, and resolved, by the Puritan● of England and Ireland, to extinguish quite the Catholic Religion, and the Professors and Maintainers thereof; and to put all Catholics of this Realm to the Sword, that would not conform themselves to the Protestant Religion.  
There was no expression of any purpose, in those whom they call Puritans, nor in any other of the English Nation, to extirpate them, or their Popish Heresies, otherwise then according to the Laws long since established; & no probability, of any secret, or published intent, to put any of them to the sword, for their Religion, in a hostile, or illegal way; nor to punish them in a legal way, so much as their mischievous and seditious activeness often deserved.  
II. The State of Ireland did publicly declare, that they would root out of the Realm all the Natives, and make a total second Conquest of the Land, alleging they were not safe with them.  
If the State of England, or Ireland, ever made any such Declaration; it was not until their bloody, unequalled, and inhuman massacres of the British Protestants were first, causelessly, and without provocation, both begun, and almost finished. It was not before these Irish had taken up rebellious and  Arms; nor was it then purposed, by the Britan's, that any innocent Irish should have suffered, either in body, or estate, though they, who judge the cruelty of other men's hearts by their own, falsely pretend this Motive.  
III. All Natives here were deprived of the benefit of the ancient Fundamental Laws, Liberties and Privileges, due, by all Laws, and justice, to a free People and Nation; and were particularly due by the Municipal Laws of Ireland.  
This is false: for, the Irish were (for the most part) during many Ages past, a brutish People, living under the Arbitrary tyrannies of their petty Lords, according to rude Customs, more Heathenish, then Christian; and having, instead of Ecclesiastical, or Civil Laws, certain uncertain Traditions, patched up, out of Popery, Profaneness, and Superstition, without any conformity to Justice, or to such Laws as became a civilised Nation, until their wildness became regulated by the good example of the English, who gave them wholesome Laws, yea, and Privileges, and Freedoms from their Oppressors.  
iv That the Subjects of Ireland, especially the Irish, were thrust out forceably from their ancient possessions, against and without colour of Right, and could not have propriety, or security, in their estates, goods, or other rights, but were wholly subject to an Arbitrary Power, and Tyrannical Government these forty years past, without any hope of relief or redress.  
They had generally (except those who forfeited their estates by wilful Rebellion) the same right, and propriety which the Britan's had; if they submitted to the Laws as they did. And if any propriety were taken from them, by a tyrannical, or Arbitrary Power, it was by the corruption, and cruelty of those, whom they now take to be their great Friends, and by whom the Britan's, there, and we, here, also, were, and are, as much oppressed, as they pretend to have been, in this Motive.  
V Their native Youth debarred, by the practice of State, from all learning and education, in that the only University here excludes all Catholics thence; neither are they suffered to acquire learning, or breeding, beyond the Seas, on purpose to make them rude, and ignorant of all Letters.  
This is untrue; for the native Youth have as free liberty of education, in all good Studies, Arts and Sciences, as the Britan's, and are debarred nothing, but what the Children of the said Britan's are also debarred, if they be not conformable to the Laws. Yea they are debarred nothing, but what is likewise mischievous to themselves, and repugnant to the Law of God; of which prohibitions none ought to complain, seeing the like are in most other Kingdoms and States; much less ought they to make it a motive of rebellion, or thereupon to infer, that it is purposed merely to keep their Youth ignorant of letters.  
VI The Catholics of this Kingdom are not admitted to any Dignities, Place, or Offices, either Military, or Civil, Spiritual, or Temporal, but the same are conferred upon men of no quality, who purchase it either for money, or favour, and not by merit.  
The Protestants are not admitted to Dignities Military, Civil, or Spiritual in Spain: were that a just Motive therefore (their Laws not allowing it) for their Natives to take up Arms against the State, and murder, unexpectedly, their brethren, as these have done? Now if such dignities were conferred for money, and on undeserving men, it was done by their good Friends, and Patrons, only, who did the like here, and therefore, me thinks, they should have concealed their corruptions, till they had totally enslaved them, which yet is but partly effected.  
VII. All the trading, traffic, shipping, and riches, of this whole Isle, by the corruption of the State, are engrossed by Dutch, Scottish, and English, not residing here, who exclude the Natives, wholly, from the same, and who return the Product of all their stock and coin bacl into their native Countries.  
This, if it were so, is also to be imputed, only, to their dear friends at Court, whom they might have yet spared, in policy, or good manners.  
VIII. All the Staple and rich Commodities of the Realm are turned to Monopolies, and heavy impositions, against Law, laid on all Merchandizes.  
This was done by one of those Prerogatives, which, they say, is invaded by the Puritan Faction in England. Therefore let them also blame, only, their dear Friends for it: and, if they will be like themselves, not complain against the Prerogative of monopolising, till they have perfectly in vassalled the King to the Papal Monarchy. For Papists had the first Grants of most Monopolies in England, and Ireland, and sold them to the Protestants, to lay the scandal on them.  
IX. The principal native Wares of the Land exported into Foreign Countries, unwrought, and unmanufactured, thereby depriving the Kingdom of Manual Trades, and Occupations, and driving the Natives to furnish themselves, from head to foot, with manufactures from abroad, at very dear Rate.  
This is not done by the Puritan Faction, but is performed, by virtue of that Prerogative, which they pretend to be invaded by the said Puritans, therefore, me thinks, they should not yet quarrel with it: and it seems reasonable also, that they should remember, their brethren, the native Irish, were, for the most part, such a rascal, idle people, that, if their Staple Commodities should not have been exported, unwrought, they would have rotten in their hands: for it was long ere their sotrishnesse could, by example, or compulsion, be brought to any honest labour; or from their ill custom (in husbandry) of drawing by the horse-tailes, instead of harness.  
X. All their heavy and insufferable pressures, prosecuted, and laboured, by the Natives of this Kingdom, with much suit, expense, and importunity, both in Parliament here, and in England, before His Majesty, to be redressed: yet could never be brought to any happy conclusion, or as much as hope of contentment, but always deluded with delays.  
What their successes have been in Parliament, heretofore, I know not, nor what Motives they made; but if they were like their ensuing Propositions, they had as happy conclusions as they deserved. If they were not unreasonable, yet Parliaments were not to be blamed: for they had not power to preserve their own Privileges, for many years together; and the Favourers and Confederates of these Irish Rebels were the cause of it.  
XI. Common justice, and the Rights, and Privileges of Parliament, to all the Natives of the Realm, and ancient course of Parliamentary Proceed, wholly declined.  
This is false: and were it true, it is but the same grievance which we have partly suffered by the Patrons of the  Rebels, who, we know, will remember it, and very zealously cut their throats, as well as our, in requital thereof, (if God prevent not) as soon as their aims are accomplished.  
XII. His Majesty's royal Power, Honour, Prerogative, Estate, Revenue, and Right, invaded upon by the Puritan Faction in England.  
May we believe, if the Devil should say the Lords Prayer, and seem zealous of advancing the Name, Will, Kingdom, and Glory of God, that he were in good earnest? when we may confidently so do, then may we be assured, that the Irish Papists take up Arms for defence of the King's Honour, etc. Their own malice to the Britan's, their covetousness, and the honour and prerogative of the Pope, were their prime inducements to rebellion; and this, and all the rest of their Motives to arm themselves against us, were devised, after the treacherous outrages by them committed. Those whom they call the Puritan Faction in England, have invaded none of the King's just Prerogatives: but it will appear, by the conditions of peace, tendered, by these Traitors, in the following Propositions, that they intent a greater invasion upon the royal Power, Honour, and Prerogative, then hath been hitherto made, by those whom they accuse.  
XIII. The Government of all his Realms, his Queen, Children, and Families, usurped by the Parliament of England: and especially by the House of Commons: as likewise the nominating, and disposing of his Privy Council, judges, Clergy, Officers, Navies, Forts, and Castles, arrogated by the said House of Commons, leaving his Highness nothing but the bare name of a King.  
The Parliament have taken upon them, no more, then by the Laws and ancient Privileges of the Kingdom, appertains unto it: For his Queen, Children, and Family, aught to be regulated by the Laws, whereof they are the supreme Judges; and the disposure, and ordering of all particulars mentioned in this Motive, (especially when the public safety is in hazard) belong unto the Parliament, though Rebels, and Malignants; pretend, ignorantly, or insolently, to the contrary: and thereby the King loseth no Honour (as these, and other of his disguised enemies, would make ignorant people to believe) but His Majesty's dignity, and safety, is rather thereby secured, from the mischiefs, and indignities, which these would bring upon him; who will not leave him, so much, as, they say, the Parliament hath left him, (the name of a King, and the benefit of living) if he shall, at last, fail their concealed expectations.  
XIV. The many affronts, and wrongs, done by the said House, to the Ambassadors of foreign Princes, Confederates of His Majesty, residing in England; and to their Chaplains, and Servants, against the condition of the League, and the Law of Nations.  
What Affronts, these insolent Animals can justly say, have been offered, by the House of Commons, according as they object, no man shall ever hear: for, it is but a scandalous suggestion of that impudence which dares affirm any falsehood; and judgeth it meritorious, to slander, and lie for the Catholic Cause.  
XV. The gross injuries, and scandals, given by the said House of Commons, to the Queen's Majesty, and her Chaplains, and Servants, in breach of the Articles made upon the Marriage.  
These are the Champions, entitled, The Queen's Army, and you must not think much, if they lie, and rail, for Her, who have listed themselves to fight under her Banner. Yet take notice, that this, and many other of these Motives, of taking up Arms, had neither colour, nor occasion, of being the ground of their quarrel, till after their said Arms were taken up, and the whole Kingdom of Ireland made as it were a bloody slaughter-house by these Butchers. But, perhaps, they knew before hand, what occasion their Jesuitical Directors would compel the Queen to give this Parliament, of being questioned; and what impeachments, would thereupon be drawn up: and therefore they barbarously murdered their neighbouring Protestant's beforehand; therefore they surprised those harmless Britain's in their beds, and houses, before they dreamt of an enemy; and therefore they took up Arms, to be in readiness; and that, instead of a legal purgation, they might wash her from future imputations, in the precious blood of Innocents'. As for those Articles, and Conditions, of Her Marriage, and the Privileges, thereby granted, to her Popish Priests, and Servants, they were made without the consent of a Parliament, yea in despite of Parliament, and contrary to the Laws, of God, and the Kingdom; therefore they ought rather to have been sooner broken, then so long tolerated, as they were.  
XVI. The many horrible murders, Robberies, Pillages, Wastes, Burn, and other execrable Cruelties, perpetrated of late, by the Protestants Army here, by public direction of the State of this Realm, upon His Majesty's good Subjects of the English Pale, and other parts of the Land, they not offending against the Laws, or Peace of the Realm but merely standing upon their own defence; and this done them, against His Majesty's pleasure, & without his privity.  
The impudence of every son of the Babilonish Whore is very monstrous, but none like that of her Irish Bastards. For, after they had committed (I will use their own words) so many horrid Murders, Robberies, Pillages, Wastes, Burn, and other execrable Cruelties, upon the harmless Protestants, living among them, who neither gave occasion of offence, nor suspected such cruelty, till they felt the skins in their throats: they are, nevertheless, not ashamed (contrary to their own, and our knowledge) to affirm, that these cruelties were put in execution upon them, and by direction of the State of that Realm, before they took up Arms, or acted in the massacre of the Protestants; which is the most impudent falsehood, that ever was averred, by any child of the Devil. For, all the British Isles rung with the horror of their hellish cruelties, before the Protestants, whose brethren were murdered unawares, had so much as a thought of any such offence, as was pretended; or of any such defensive preparatives, as have been since made. Yea, it is generally known, that the remainder of the murdered Britan's in Ireland, took not up Arms, to prevent their total extirpation, till that mischief was begun and proceeded in, almost beyond prevention. And that they then armed themselves against these Rebels with his Majesty's privity and good liking, appears (with his detestation of their inhumanity) by the Act of Parliament made against them, and confirmed by his Majesty, as also by his own voluntary Declarations, often mentioning bleeding Ireland, and remembering the Parliament not to be remiss in sending supplies against those Miscreants; though since termed his loyal Subjects: Therefore no tongue but Irish could have averred so apparent a falsehood, nor any but Popish Irish Traitors have dared to affirm, that our preparations to avenge the blood of his murdered Subjects and our Brethren, was without his Majesty's privity, and against his pleasure, unless they will confess and prove his secret will to be contrary to that which was revealed.  
XVII. All the Natives in the English Plantations of this Realm were disarmed by Proclamation, and the Protestant Plantators armed, and tied by the Condition of their Plantations, to have Arms, and to keep certain numbers of Horse and Foot continually upon their Lands, by which advantage many thousands of the Natives were expulsed out of their possessions, and many hanged by Martial Law, without cause, and against the Laws of this Kingdom; and many of them other ways destroyed, and made away, by sinister means and practices.  
That which is here affirmed is totally false, for, had the Natives been indeed unarmed, and the Protestants armed, as by law they ought to have been, and as the treacherous condition of the Irish required; the public peace had been yet preserved: at least such Butcheries had not been committed. But the Britan's were too secure, and so fare from using the cruelties against the Irish, or taking the advantages, laid to their charge, that they suppressed them not as they ought to have done; much less hanged them as they deserved: for which cause, they have since cut their throats, who saved them from the Gallows.  
XVIII. Half this Realm was found to belong unto His Majesty, as his ancient Demean and Inheritance, upon old feigned titles of 300. years past, by judges, against Law, their Evidence, and Conscience; who were corrupted, to find the said Titles, upon promise of part of those lands so found for the King, or other rewards; or else drawn thereunto by threats of the judges of the Circuits, or by heavy Fines, Mulcts, and Censures of Pillory, Stigmatising, and other like cruel, and unusual punishments.  
What was unjustly found for the King by the corruption of Judges and others, let them answer for whom it concerns, as also to the rest of this Article. For we have seen and felt so much injustice in England, that much of it, may perhaps be true: But me thinks Saint Patrick's Beadsmen should have considered, that this imputation of injustice will more disparage their friends at Court, than those whom they account their enemies, for from them proceeded that injustice which was done.   


The Preface to the Oath of Association, taken by the Irish Rebels.  
Whereas the Roman Catholics of this Kingdom of Ireland have been enforced to take up Arms, for the necessary defence and preservation, as well of their Religion, plotted, and resolved to be quite suppressed by the Puritan Faction, as likewise of their Estates, and Liberties, and also for the defence and safeguard of His Majesty's Royal Power, Prerogatives, and Right, invaded upon: (which we will defend so fare forth only as may serve our own turns) And for that it is requisite there should be an unanimous consent and real union between all the Catholics of this Kingdom, to maintain the premises, and strengthen them against their adversaries: It is thought fit by them, that they, and whosoever should adhere unto their party, should, for the better assurance of their fidelity and constancy of the public Cause, take the ensuing Oath.   

The Rebel's Oath of Association.  
I A. B. do promise, vow, and make Protestation, before God and his Angels, of my Allegiance to my Sovereign Lord King Charles, and to the Heirs of his Body, Kings and Queens of England: and that I will maintain his and their just Prerogatives, Honour, Estate, and Rights: the Power and Privileges of Parliament, and all the ancient and fundamental Laws of England, now of force within this Realm, so fare forth as they are not contrary, or against the Roman Catholic Religion: (this was well provided:) And do further promise, vow, and protest, before God and his Angels, that I, as Confederate and Associate to the rest of the Confederate Catholics of this Kingdom, will by all lawful means maintain, uphold, and defend, to my power, the free exercise of the said Religion through this Kingdom, as also the just liberties, possessions and estates of this Kingdom, who have or shall take this Oath, and perform the Contents thereof, with men, money, and other provision, as it shallbe reasonably required, from time to time, by the said Catholics Confederates. And moreover, I will join with the same Confederates in any lawful way, that shallbe agreed on by them, to free this Kingdom and Nation from the oppressions and cruel Government of the now State and Officers of this Realm, and from the designs or attempts of all others, that have plotted the destruction of the Roman Catholic Religion within this Land, or the professors thereof. And this Oath, and Protestation, and every part thereof, I do take freely, sincerely, and hearty, in the literal sense, without any equivocation, or mental reservation, and shall not, for any cause, respect, or pretence, relinquish this Promise, Vow, or Protestation. So help me God, and the holy Gospels.  
I would we were so cordial and unanimous in our Associations and Covenants, as it is probable they willbe in this.    

The means to reduce this Kingdom to Peace and Quietness.  
This Kingdom being for the most part composed of divers ancient Irish and English Families, the Irish having without stroke, or striving, voluntarily submitted unto the Government of the Kings of England, and do glory, that His Majesty's Ancestors and first Predecessors are of their own blood, (The Arrogant Rebels claim kindred, and would, forsooth, be cousins to the King) take pleasure, and delight, and a conscionable pride, to be ruled and commanded by him, and likewise the ancient English being Colonies settled here upon the first Conquest of this Kingdom (if Conquest it may be justly called) have ever since continued here, and by their faithful endeavour, sealed with their blood, have maintained & preserved themselves & this Kingdom in their natural obedience (so long as they were kept under by strong hand) to their Kings, being extremely provoked, with the indignities offered to their Prince, whom they naturally and passionately affect; and being all grieved to see and observe the gates of his mercy & goodness forceably shut by violence against his Catholic Subjects, may be nevertheless reduced to peace, upon the granting and confirming to them, in Parliament, of the Conditions following, if the same be condescended unto, before blood-letting make matters irreconcilable.   

The insolent Propositions which the Irish Rebels have propounded at Oxford, as the Terms upon which they will treat of peace: with some brief Observations upon them.  
I. First that a general, and free pardon, without any exception, be granted to all His Majesty's Subjects of this Kingdom, and that in pursuance thereof, and strengthening of the same, an Act of Association may pass in Parliament here.  
Some good use might be made of some things to be taken from this Proposition at another time, but not in the Irish sense; for though I am not so uncharitable as to deny mercy to the whole Nation, without respect to the innocent, yet by my consent, I would have no other peace than the Jews had with the Amalekites, concluded with those who were either actors in the late Massacre of our brethren, or obstinate in the Romish Superstitions, for considering their principles and their condition, it is impossible there should be safety in being at peace with them.  
II. That all marks of Nationall distinction between English and Irish may be abolished and taken away by Act of Parliament.  
This motion to some intents and purposes might be considerable, if the Kingdom were purged of bloody and obstinate Heretics.  
III. That by several Acts of Parliament to be respectively passed, here, and in England, it be declared, that the Parliament of Ireland hath no subordination to the Parliament of England, but that the same hath in itself supreme jurisdiction in this Kingdom, as absolute as the Parliament of England there hath.  
This is a mere Irish motion, raised out of witless and rebellious presumption, deserving only to be scorned and passed by till opportunity affords use of it.  
iv That the Acts of 10. Hen. 7. commonly called Poynings Act, and all other Acts expounding or explaining the same, may be repealed.  
Let this be referred to Poynings to report his opinion of the motion, and by my consent let it be granted, when he certifies for the propounders.  
V That as in England there passed an Act of Triennial Parliament, there may pass another for a sexenniall Parliament here.  
This, for aught I know, may be assented unto, when Ireland is reduced to obedience, and restored to peace.  
VI That since this Kingdom, since S. Patrick's time, continued constant in the Catholic Religion, and that the same was only professed in His Majesty's Dominions, unto the change happened in Henry 8. his time, upon occasion known, though not fit to be repeated▪ and since that Religion is professed by the most learned Divines throughout the most considerable parts of the Christian world, and was never condemned, but was always affirmed by all Economical Counsels, and that the same is most consonant to the Monarchical Government, which the opposites of Catholic Religion (as experience showeth, in all and every our neighbouring Countries) industriously labour to dissolve, destroy, and beat down: It may be enacted by Parliament, that the Acts of the second of Q. Elizabeth in Ireland, and all other Acts made against Catholics, or the Catholic Religion, since the second of Henry 8. may be repealed.  
This Proposition savours not so well now, as perhaps it would have done in Saint Patrick's days, and therefore we will either refer it back to Saint Patrick's time, or leave it to be answered or condescended unto till Saint Patrick's time comes again, for his Metropolitanship is of little authority at this present. What his Religion was we are uncertain; but we know very well that the Religion of these Irish Rebels is very conformable to the Papal Monarchy, and very advantageous to those temporal Monarches who are Vassals thereunto, whilst they can humour their Sovereign Lord the Pope, or till his Holiness grows froward or quarrelsome, for his private ends; and what conformity there is then between that which these call Saint Patrick's religion, and the temporal Monarchies of Christian Princes, we are well informed by those Histories which testify the Papal pride and tyranny: But that it hath any conformity with our British Monarchy, which is bounded and regulated by the Laws, I understand not: yet this I hope (whatever conformity they seem to have) that instead of those acts which these Rebels desire should be repealed to the reviving of Saint Patrick's Religion, (as they term their Heresies) some other shall be enacted to help root it quite up; without any respect to their foolish hopes, or their false peace, or their most learned Divines, or their Economical Counsels, or their Irish Skins, or their Catholic devises.  
VII. That the Bishoprics, Deaneries, and all other Spiritual Promotions of this Kingdom, and all Friaries and Nunneries, may be restored to the Catholic Honours, and that the Impropriations of Tithes may likewise be restored: and that the City, Ambits, and Precincts of the Religious Houses of the Monks may be restored to them: but as for the residue of their temporal possessions, it is not desired to be taken from the present Proprietors, but to be left to them, until that God shall otherwise incline their own hearts.  
This Proposition with the next, and some other of those that follow, were indeed the true inducements occasioning the Irish Rebels (as they have confessed) to take up Arms at this time, even their Bishoprics, Deaneries, Fryeries, Nunneries, etc. In hope of these they plunged themselves into blood and Rebellion, and infested us with an unnatural war, foolishly dreaming that, now, to purchase our peace with them, we will be glad to allow them this and the rest of their following demands, whereas (they deserving nothing but the Gallows) we shall disdain, if all men be of my opinion, to have peace with them, whilst they are Papists, upon any conditions▪ yea though they would give us all they had, and become slaves unto us for ever. Much more disdain we to give aught, though but to the value of a dirty rag, to be reconciled unto them; because by the principles of their Religion their peace will be worse than war to us; and as appears by their late and ancient practices, their friendship is destruction, their reconcilliations are but treacheries, and their embraces murders: And none save a Nation more unreasonable than Beasts, having so treacherously and so inexpressibly exasperated the British Protestants by their late barbarous murders of them, as these Irish have done, could have been so blockish as to believe that we shall ever confide in them, or in any peace concluded with them, till they have washed away their bloodshed with penitential tears, and renounced the witchcrafts and abominations of the Romish Strumpet.  
VIII. That such as are now entitled Catholic Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots, or other Dignitaries in this Kingdom, by the donation of the Pope, may, during their lives, retain their Spiritual Promotions, with Protestation nevertheless, and other fit clauses to be laid down, for preservation of His Majesty's Rights, of Patronage, First Fruits, and tenth Parts, in manner and quantity as now His Majesty receiveth benefit thereby.  
It would be too tedious to illustrate all the impudence and craft which is involved in this Proposition, let the Reader therefore consider it by himself.  
IX. That all Protestants, English and Scots, may enjoy the free liberty and use of their Consciences here, and not contribute to the maintenance of Catholic Parson, Vicar, or Curate, but shall maintain their own Ministers at their proper charge, and that all Irish Catholics may enjoy the like Privileges in England and Scotland.  
Are not the Scots and English Protestants beholding to them, that they will but take away their Parsonages and Vicarages from their Ministers? and not make them contribute also to their Catholic Parsons, Vicars, and Curates? You see the Rascals will be content for a while to allow a toleration of our Religion among them.  
X. That it may be lawful for all Catholics in this Kingdom, to found and endow Colleges in the same, as well for teaching and training of youth, as otherwise, they taking an Oath of Fidelity to the King.  
It shall be lawful for them to be hanged, and then there will be no danger of their disloyalty to the King.  
XI. That for the training up of the Gentry of this Kingdom in the common Laws thereof, Inns of Court and Chancery may be erected, founded, and endowed, and such Catholic Natives of this Kingdom as go to reside, or study in any place, University, College, Inns of Court, or Chancery, in England, may enjoy there, without molestation, the liberty of their Consciences.  
This and the other 12. Propositions, whereto I have not leisure to reply in particular, do give us truly to understand what we are to expect from this barbarous people, if it should please God to put them into a prevailing condition, to wit the total extirpation both of us and our Religion, and the invassalling of the Crowns of England and Scotland to the Pope. These are the unparalleled presumptions of his Majesty's Catholic Subjects of Ireland by whose aid his infatuated Counsel at Oxford seeks to ruin him and his truest Liege People, for the avoiding of their due punishment, and the satisfying of their lusts. These are those murderers of our Brethren whom the Queeens' junto at Court complies withal, and have called hither for the accomplishment of their bloody designs upon the Britan's: These are the results of those confederacies, which Moah and Ammon and Amalek and the spiritual Canaanites (whom we preserved among us contrary to the Laws) have unhappily produced, to be not only pricks in our sides, & thorns in our eyes, but the endangering also of all our happiness; these are the fruits of our foolish policies, and of those cursed Marriages with Idolaters, which were hunted after with peril, and consummated, as it were in despite of God's Word and humane discretion: These are the effects of harkening unto flatterers, and such Counsellors as pervert the Laws; and if God in mercy do not speedily pluck the King from them, or tear them from about his Throne, a sad conclusion will ere long follow thereupon: For doubtless he that strengtheneth himself by the wicked, shall have his portion among them; he that had rather be established in his Kingdom by the cruelties and savageness of hypocritical Rebels, then by the just and legal services of loyal Subjects, may at last, instead of loyalty, reap the fruit of their rebellion, whom he favoured. But God open the eyes and heart of our Sovereign, that he perceiving their fraud and mischievous intentions, may return in peace unto us, and be both an instrument and partaker of that happiness we desire, to his honour, to our greater consolation, and to the shame and confusion of his and our malicious Adversaries; who shall be snared in their own Net, and taken by the wiliness of their own imaginations.  
XII. That an Act of Parliament may pass here for securing the subjects title to their several estates against the Crown, upon any title accrued unto it before 60. years, or under colour or pretext of the present Commotions.  
XIII. That all Inquisitions taken since 1634. to intitule His Majesty to Connaught, Thomont, Ormond, Ellioganty, Killomanagh, Duhere, Wickloe, Idvogh, and Vone, may be vacated, and their estates secured, according to His Majesty's late Graces.  
XIV. That all Plantations made since 1610. may be avoided by Parliament, (if the Parliament should hold this Act just) and their possessions restored to those or their Heirs from whom the same was taken, they nevertheless answering to the Crown the Rents and services proportionably reserved upon the undertakers.  
XV. That the transportation of all Native Commodities to all places of the World in peace with his Majesty, may be lawful, his customs first paid, and that the Statutes of the 10. 11. and 13. of Queen Elizabeth, to restrain the exportation of Native commodities, may be totally repealed.  
XVI. That all preferments Ecclesiastical, Civil or Martial, in this Kingdom, that lie in his Majesty's gift, may be conferred on Natives of this Kingdom by his Majesty, such as he shall think meet, without any distinction of Religion; provided always that upon the Prime of his blood of England, he may bestow what places of Command he shall think meet.  
XVII. That a Marshal and Admiral of this Kingdom may be erected in it, to have perpetual succession therein, with the same pre-eminence, authority, and jurisdiction, as they respectively have in England, and that the said places be ever conferred on Noble men, Natives of this Kingdom.  
XVIII. That there may be Trained Bands in all Cities, Towns, Corporations and Counties of this Kingdom, armed and provided at the charge of the several Counties, Cities and Towns, and commanded by the Natives of the same, who shallbe named by the Counties and Cities respectively.  
XIX. That His Majesty may release all tenors in Capite, and by Knight's Service, in consideration whereof he shall receive a settled Revenue of 12000. l. per Annum, being double the sum which he received casually by them. Relief, Premier, Seizure, Licence of Alienation, Escuage and Aid, nevertheless to remain.  
XX. That all Monopolies be ever taken away by Act of Parliament.  
XXI. That such new Corporations as have not the fare of Corporate Towns and were erected to gain voices in Parliament, may be dissolved, and their Votes taken away, and that hereafter none shallbe admitted to voices in Parliament.  
XXII. That there may be an Agent chosen in Parliament, here or otherwise, as shallbe thought meet, so qualified to attend continually, his Majesty in Court, to represent the grievances of this Nation, that he may be removable by such as choose him, and in case of death or removal, others may be successively substituted in that place, and that such Agent may enjoy the freedom of his conscience in Court, and every where else.  
It is said, that these Propositions are likely to be condescended unto (if not already assented unto) at Oxford; and that these Rebels, and their Confederates, resolve to have their demands, or else to destroy, or be destroyed; and it appears probable, both by the late Proclamations sent abroad, and their firing of divers places, refusing to submit to their tyrannous commands. The Britan's therefore may see whereto they shall trust.   
FINIS.