THE TRUE DEMANDS OF THE Rebels in Ireland.  
DECLARING The Causes of their taking up ARMS.  
Sent into England by Sir Phelom O-Neale, their General:  
TO The Honourable and High Court of PARLIAMENT.  
Ulster, February 10. 1641.  
Published for prventing false Copies already extant, or that may be hereafter printed.  
Avowed by R. P. Gent.  
LONDON Printed by john Hammond▪ 1641.   

THE Irish Rebels Unreasonable DEMANDS.  
My LORD,  
I Am commanded by the Noble men, Knights and Gentry of our Army now resident within the Provinces of Lemster and Ulster, to give your Lordship an account of ' the reasons that have induced us to take Arms, that the same might be presented to the rest of the Lords of the Council of this Kingdom; by which means our desires might be made known to the King and State assembled in Parliament in the Kingdom of England, hoping thereby to procure redress of our manifold grievances and oppressions, where with we have been for a long time together afflicted, and could never yet obtain any remedy of the same, neither by our humble Petitions, nor otherwise; we never having been desirous to use violence to obtain the same, until now of late. This State assembled for the most part of English, and them of the Irish Nation, joined as members thereof with them, being altogether disaffected to our Religion, have endeavoured what in them lay, to take from us our liberties and laws formerly enacted by Parliament, with the consent of several Princes and Parliaments in England; whereby we have used and exercised our Religion according to the due rites, and holy and necessary ceremonies thereof, which served as decent ornaments to set forth the honour and glory thereof, whereby we suppose God is honoured, and with it well pleased. Which to defend and preserve, being now ready to fall to decay, and be brought to destruction:  
We have been forced to betake ourselves to our Arms, to defend our Religion and liberty: And if the same may be again restored, and our Religion tolerated, we shall willingly lay down our Arms in such manner as followeth.  
1. We desire the Laws of Queen Mary concerning our Religion in the use and exercise thereof, may be again renewed, and now again by Act of Parliament, as well the Parliament of England as this Kingdom, may be established and confirmed to us and our posterity.  
2. That the Laws and Statutes made and enacted in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and King james, against us and our Religion, may be by the Parliament of both Kingdoms, repealed and annihilated, viz.  
I. That all Statutes made and enacted in either Kingdom against any in holy Orders of the Catholic Religion, as Priests, jesuites, Monks, Friars, Capuchins, and the like, either for their execution or banishment, may be repealed, and an ordinance by Parliament of this Kingdom made, whereby they may have free liberty in any part of the King's dominions, to use and exercise their several functions to educate, teach and instruct all such as are descended of Catholic Parents, or are inclinable and desirous to be of the Roman Religion, without incurring any punishment either corporal or in their estates, or by imprisonment, banishment, or the like.  
I. That all Acts and Statutes against public Recusants, taking away their means and land may be repealed, and that they may freely and publicly profess their Religion, without such trouble and punishment.  
II. That those laws made for the abolishment of Abbeys Pryories and Monasteries, may b● repealed, and an Act of liberty made by this State to all holy and devont men, that will build and upreare the same again, to do it without any let or impediment, and that the Ancient demeanes and Revenues of right appertaining and belonging to the same, may be again to them restored to the mainteynance of those orders of Holy men, for which they were first ordained and erected.  
iv That we may have free correspondency by Embassages, or otherwise with his Holiness at Room, touching any thing concerning our Religion, that we may have at all times a Nuntio Resident amongst us to inform us of his Holiness pleasure upon all occasions tending to our souls good, and salvation.  
V That all Laws and Ordinances hereafter enacted in this Kingdom, may be by select Counsels of Roman Catholics for the Romish Religion. And only of Protestants for theirs, and jointly together in matters concerning the Civil and Politic government of the State.  
VI That we may no more be subject in this Kingdom to the Crown of England, and the Laws and Statutes of the Kingdom; but altogether governed by this State, and may have placed over us such a Governor, or Viceroy, as may be well accepted of by us, that we may willingly submit ourselves to his subjection and obedience.  
My Lord, 
 These are the particulars of our ●●●mands, which I am commanded to present to your Lordship, and which are desired may be consented unto, ratified and confirmed; which if rejected and refused, we do intent to the uttermost of our power, to the loss of lives and fortunes, to maintain.  
Ulster Febr. 10. 1641. Your Lordships to command, Phelom O Neale.