XXIX. ARTICLES OF PEACE, Concluded, agreed and signed by the marquis of ORMOND, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Commissioner for the KING, AND, The Lord Viscount MOUNTGARRET, Precedent of the Supreme Council, and Commissioner for the Irish at the Treaty held at DUBLIN.  
Published in DUBLIN by Heralds, and sound of Trumpet, Aug. 1. 1646.  
August 22. 1646.  
These are the true Copies of the Original Papers that were presented to the Committee for. Ireland, and are appointed to be forthwith printed and published.  
LONDON, Printed by I. C. 1646.   

XXIX. ARTICLES OF PEACE, Concluded, agreed and signed by the marquis of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Commissioner for the KING, and the Lord Viscount Mountgarret, Precedent of the supreme Council, and Commissioner for the Irish at the Treaty held at DUBLIN.  
IMPRIMIS,  
THAT the Professors of the Roman Catholic Religion in the Kingdom of Ireland, or any of them, be not bond not obliged to take the Oath of Supremacy expressed in the second of Elize.  
II. That a Parliament may be held on or before the last day of November next, and that these Articles agreed on may be passed, provided that nothing may be passed to the prejudice of any of his Majesty's Protestant party or adherents.  
III. That all Acts, Ordinances, and Orders made by both or either Houses of Parliament to the blemish and prejudice of his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects, or any of them, since the seventh of August, (1641.) shall be vacated by act of Parliament.  
iv That no Prossesses, Letters Patents, Grants, Leases, Custodiums, Bonds, Recognizances, and all Records, Office or Offices, Inquisitions, shall be removed before the said Parliament, in case it be sooner called then the last of November; provided that no person or persons shall be questioned by reason hereof for mean rates or wastes, saving wilful wastes committed after the first of November, 1645.  
V That all debts do stand in state as they were in the beginning of these troubles.  
VI That the Plantation in Connaught, Kilkenny and Wickloe, may be revoked by act of Parliament in the next Sessions.  
VII. That the Natives may erect one or more Inns of Court in or near the City of Dublin, they taking an oath.  
VIII. That places of Command of Forts, Castles, Garrisons, Towns, and other places of importance, and all places of honour and trust, shall be conferred with equal indifferency, according to their respective merits and abilities.  
IX. That 12000. l. Sterling be paid the King yearly for the Court of Wards.  
X. No Peer may be capable of more proxesse than two, and no Lords vote in Parliament unless a Lord Baron be worth 200. l. per annum, Lord Viscount 400. l. per annum, and an Earl 600. l. per annum, otherwise lose their votes until the purchase.  
XI. That the Council Table shall contain itself within its bounds, and not meddle with matter betwixt party and party.  
XII. That no dependence of the Parliament of Ireland be on the Kingdom of England.  
XIII. That all Acts concerning staple or native Commodities of this Kingdom shall be repealed except wool, and meal.  
XIIII. That no Governor be longer than the pleasure of the Subject, and must make no Purchase.  
XV. An Act of oblivion may be passed without extending to any who will not except of this peace.  
XVI. That no Governor or any other prove Exmers of His Majesty's Customs  
XVII. A repealing all monopolies to be passed.  
XVIII. Commissioners to be appointed to regulate the Court of Castle Chamber.  
XIX. Acts prohibiting ploughing by Horse's tails, to be repealed.  
XX. That course be taken against the dissobedience of the cessation and peace.  
XXI. That maritine Causes be determined here without appeal into England.  
XXII. That the increase of rents lately raised upon the Commission of defective titles, be repealed.  
XXIII. That all interest of money due by way of debt, mortgage, or otherwise, and not yet satisfied since the 23. of October 1641. to pay no more than 5. l. per cent.  
XXIIII. That the Commissioners have power to determine all Cases within their now quarters until the perfection of these Articles by Parliament.  
XXV, That A. B. C. D. be for the present Commissioners of the Peace Oyer and Terminer, and Goal delivery in the now quarters of the confiderate Catholics, with power of Justice of Peace to extend to crimes except they exceed 10. l.  
XXVI. That no Cause be sued or pleaded before any Judge, or Justice, or Commissioners whatsoever then before the Commissioners aforesaid, until a full settlement.  
XXVII. That the said Roman Catholics do continve the possession of such His Majesty's Cities, Garrisons, Towns, Forts, and Castles within their quarters, until a setlement by Parliament, the said Forts, and Towns, etc. being governed by any whom the chief Governor, or Governors shall appoint together with the consent of the Lord Viscount Mountgarret, Donnough Lord Viscount Muskery, Sir Daniel O Brian, sir Lucas Dillon, Nicolas Pluncket, Richard beling Philip Mae Hugh O Relii, Turlough O Neale, Thomas Fleming, Patrick Darcy, Garret Fennell, and Jeffrey Browne, Commissioners.  
XXVIII. That all his Majesty's Customs and Rents shall grow due at Easter next, and from thence forth be paiable to his Majesty, notwithstanding the Act of Oblivion.  
XXIX. That the Commissioners of Oyer & Terminer shall have power to hear and determine all murders, manslaughters, rapes, stealths, burning of houses and corn in Rick or Stack, robberies, burglaries, forcible Entries, detainers of possessions, and other offences committed and done from the 25. September 1643. until the first of the next Parliament, provided that the Commission continue no longer than the first of the next Parliament.  
In witness whereof his Excellency the Marquis of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, his Majesty's Commissioner, to that part of the Articles remaining with the said Lo: Viscount Mountgarret and Muskery, etc. have put their hands and Seals. At Dublin in the 21. year of King Charles his Reign.  


ORMOND.  
MOUNTGARRET.   August 1. 1646.  
FINIS.