THE MUTVALL JOYS OF THE KING, PARliament, and Subjects. Wherein is contained the removal of their grievances, according to their petitions in that behalf: The Parliaments gratuity to the Commons for their indulgent care of them Kingdom. As also the resolution of the House of Commons assembled in Parliament, concerning Bishops, and repulsing of innovations by them reduced into the Church. With a true relation of a sudden mutiny arising amongst the rebels in Ireland, at Bravers in the County of Munster, wherein Sergeant Major Oneale was sore hurt, Captain Sartwel, Captain King, and Capt. Carley, with divers Officers, and 300. men slain. Written and avowed by Richard Newrobe, Cleric. LONDON, Printed for John Howell. 1642. The mutual joys of the King, Parliament, and Subjects. THe sadness and disasterousnesse of the times, the continual harsh tone of invective persons, and the present distresses of all men, have a long time looked for, hoped and expected a removal of these our grievances, being often begun, but more often hindered, there never springing one good and profitable herb in this garden of England, but there as suddenly arises many twining weeds to choke it; sigh that our disconsolate cares have been so invoked to provide for resistance of these evils, how welcome and acceptable would the news of a remedy be, the City that hath so long been troubled, frighted, and perturbed with civil commotions, and inexpressible dangers, how would it show forth the garlands of good will, the plumes of peace, and ensign of loyalty upon so happy an alteration? How would the Protestant rejoice, and be as it were involved in gladness, to see the Papists and their schismatical adherents either converted or ashamed, when as Church government might be respected, and God praised, for love, and not for fear. Such is the news I now relate, so happy, as it goes beyond expression to nominate it, and as real as it seems happy. Long have these our griefs been multiplied by his Majesty's disagreeing with the Parliament by the persuasions of some who were but seeming well wishers to the State: to change these occasions of sorrow into a happy estate, his Majesty hath been since graciously pleased to unite himself with them for the settling of a perfect peace, expressing himself as followeth. That whereas the perturbance of the times had proved grievous and burdensome unto him, in respect of the quotidiall commotions arising through his nonresidence with them at London, his Majesty was resolved for a speedy return: as also that his hopes of and concerning the gracious message sent the twentieth of january last passed, should have produced some such effect, as by offering what was fit on their parts to do, as also for his Majesty to grant, might beget a mutual confidence in each other, his Majesty therefore desired that these his good hopes might not be frustrated, and so his endeavours prove to no purpose, but rather that they would with sedulous diligence labour to strengthen and corroborate, than any way to debilitate or weaken the same reciprocal conjunction or mutual laborious cooperation. And for as much as this his Majesty's Kingdom of England was very much distressed, and in continual fear, in respect that the Ports and chief fortresses towards the sea coasts were unfortified, and so not able to make resistance against any invasion, they having manifested as much unto his Majesty, he desired that they would speedily set about and expeditiously contrive a remedy, and he in that as in all other reasonable motions (as far as it might stand with his honour) would immutually join in assistance towards the rectifying of the same. As for the Petitions of several Counties delivered to the Parliament for the relief of these and other such like grievances of this Kingdom, most especially concerning the grounds of Protestant Religion which hath been abused and little set by since the Bishops introducing and bringing in of Papistical ceremonies, which sticks much in the consciences of many, nay all true Protestants, his Majesty was graciously pleased to desire and importune a reformation of the same, thereby to gain his subjects love, and procure the perpetual peace of his Kingdom. It was the refore ordered by the House of Commons as concerning Wren and the other Bishops whom they had searched and found deep delinquents in and against the benefit of the State, that seeing they were found guilty, and the matter of so high consequence (concerning their censure) they being the Metropolitans of the Church, and principal Clergy of the Kingdom, that they should be delivered over to the upper House to receive sentence fromm them as concerning their misdemeanours, whereupon they resolved a speedy conclusion; the Parliament highly applauding and commending the Communality of the several Counties petitioning them unto for their indulgent care for the preservation and safety of his Majesty's Royal person, Realms and Parliamentary proceed, who with the fervency of zeal, and affection regreeted them with all humility giving them most humble thanks for their obsequious care of such as they were, who accounted themselves but as their vassals that were ready to spend both life, limb, estate, liberty, and what not to show their respectful obeisance to such an honourable Assembly. A true Relation of a sudden mutiny arising amongst the rebels in Ireland at Bravers within the Province of Munster, wherein Sergeant Major Oneale was sore hurt, Captain Redmond Sartwell, Captain Thurlough King, Captain Carley, with divers Officers, and 300. soldiers slain. As also their flight from thence upon the coming of Captain Pollard and some Scotch regiments against them, with the loss of the Town, and all their ammunition to our English forces. Upon the first of February Anno Dom. 2642. the Rebels having lately apprehended some eighteen Protestants in the town of Oggersney in the County of Munster carried them before the Lord Corton who was chosen Lieutenant General of their horse to be examined as concerning their Religion, which they boldly averred to be the Protestant faith, in which they resolved to live and die, whereupon they were forthwith committed to prison, where they lay in a dungeon, enduring great misery through the abuse of the soldiery that delighted in nothing more than in tormenting them; the principal of all these Protestants was Sir Edward Pellam who had a son in law (being a recusant) eldest Captain of a horse troop in the regiment belonging to the Lord Autrim, who very earnestly desired of the Lord Corton, Oneale, and the residue of the council of war, sitting about that occasion that he might stand as bail for his father's appearance, moving it with such zeal and earnest ●ff●ction towards his father, that he had almost obtained his request, until that one Dennis Carley Sergeant Major to the said regiment and Captain Carley his nephew, with divers other enemies to the Protestants, persuaded the contrary, alleging that being an enemy to their Religion and present proceeding, it might be a means to his escape, and the other his son who pleaded for him likewise, who showed very little affection to the Church of Rome to plead so much for a heretic, though he had been his own father, therefore they desired that he might likewise be examined unless he might be one of their confederacy, which they did, but nothing being found wherein that to condemn him, nevertheless he was sentenced to be committed to close prison, which the soldier's understanding of whom he was very much beloved, and considering the injustice of the cause came with one consent upon the council of war, and per fas aut nefas delivered him, withal falling into such an abrupt mutiny, being instigated and egged forward by Captain Bolte, whom they had freed, who was eager of revenge on his enemies, that they desperately hurt Oneale, slew both the Carleyes', Captain Sartwel and Captain King their companions, & three hundred soldiers: he in the mean time getting through the press, gave intelligence to Captain Pollard commanding a company of Scots, who with others came to the town, upon the intelligence of whose approach the Rebels fled, notwithstanding they spared not to vent their spleen upon the poor Protestants, whom they massacred and cut all to pieces, leaving in the town through haste and fear of being overtaken the most part of their arms, three small field pieces with their carriages, ten wagons with ammunition, as also the traice horses to draw them, which proved the spoil to the Scotch Protestants. 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