w\ ;:- J ■ ■.'* GROHWELLIAN SETTLEMENT OF IRELfiND, 1 641— 1643. •■^K^^-frv. ^©^^ Three Rare Puritan Tracts Concerning ,^^f ':'M: : The Affairs of Ireland, viz.,^*^ ffl^^^ M Against the Toleration of J^opery ; liSMl? >fef AND FOR iiL.^^-.|.<. |I^, THE CONFISCATION OF 20 MILLIONS OF ACRES, ^-9' ■ WITH -. . 7>4^ Prices per looo Acres Fee-Simple : i:-?^ Si ■ ^^■L' ..'^, ; ^•:^;.■:i;v<-rn " The 12 Arguments to Promote the Work," 'mm ■.■;-•■ /. AND THE ■ ■■'■■./^r^y .--A'**--- v^--. v.; |§ Transplantation of the Undertakers \ i-pJ^ -ihJ:SM-^-^ IT'^C 1^ .to thq. Confiscated Lan4l3.-i^^' p|Si| ii.'^:> ..■a';. The person charging this material is re- sponsible for its return to the library from which it was withdrawn on or before the Latest Date stamped below. Theft, mutilation, and underlining of books are reasons for disciplinary action and may result in dismissal from the University. UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN «t?t97H ,..>^ \ ^ \NtS- i '!i75 \ \%^ mz'iM L161 — O-1096 T -.' .'-^ ^j"^^ TNE PROTESTATION OF THE ARCHBISHOPS AND BISHOPS OF IRELAND Against the Toleration of Popery agreed upon, and subscribecj by them at D u b l i n , the 26 of NOVEMBER. London, Printed, 1641, 0> J-. The Protestation of the Arch- "^ bishops and Bishops of I reland, against the toleration of Po per ie, agreed upon, and subscribed by them at Dublin the 26 of Novemb. in the yeare of our Lord 1626. He Religion of the Papists is Su- perstitious and Idolatrous, their faith and Doctrine erroneous and Hereticall; Their Church, in respect of both, ApostaticalL To give them there- fore a Toleration, or to consent that they may freely exercise their Religion, and confesse their Faith and Doctrine, is a grievous sinne : and that in two respects. First, It is to make ourselves accessarie, not onely to their Superstitions^ Idolatries, Heresies^ and in a word, to all the abominations of Poperie; but also (which is a consequence of the former) to the Perdition of the seduced people, which perish in the deluge of their Cat/iolique Apostasie. Secondly, To grant them a Tolleratioii in respect A 2 of p 59330 i of any mony to be given, or contribution to be made by them, is to set Religion to sale, and withall, the soules of the people, whom Christ our Saviour hath redeemed with his most precious blood. And as it is a great Sinne, so it is a matter of most dangerous consequence, the consideration whereof wee leave to the wise and judicious : beseeching the jealous God of truth to make all those who are in Authority zealous of Gods glory, and the advancement of true Religion^ and resolute and couragious against all Popery, Superstition and Idolatry. i FINIS > Dublin, Reprinted by Patrick Tray nor, 29 Essex Quay, 1879. i' A DECLARATION OF BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT, Concerning the Affairs OF s IRELAND. Whereunto is added, 12. Arguments to promote the Work of Subscription, according to the Propositions lately published, for recovery of the Kingdom of Ireland; For which an Act of Parliament is expected. London, Printed for yoseph Hunscott, 1641. \ (3) A Declaration of both Houses of Parliament, concerning the affairs of I R E L A N D. |Hereas many are ready to apprehend, that when the Rebels are subdued, and that Kingdom reduced to full obedience ; that those who have liberally contributed towards this work, being for the most part Residents in this Kingdom, and some of them clogged with other necessary imployments here, shall not have that fare and indifferent division according to their adventures, but may possibly suffer much in the distribution of the severall parts ; for remedy whereof, and that all of all sorts may visibly descern that* nothing of power or favour can take place in this devision, the Houses doth declare, as followeth; First, The whole contribution shall be made by lot. A Million of money is the summe to be disbursed by the under- writers ; for which they are to have Lands at the Rents and Rates following, according to the proportion of Land, the summe will not exceed a Million of money. In Ulster a looo. Acres for 200^ at the yearly Rent of 4I 4s 4d, which is at i«f the Acre. In Connaught a icxx). Acres for 300^ at the yeerly Rent of 61 5s, which is at \^\ the Acre. In Munster a 1000. Acres for 450^ at yeerly Rent of 9I IS 6"^, which is 2^ q. the Acre. In Lymster a 1000. Acre, at the yeerly Rent of 12^ 10% which is 3*^ the Acre. Now admitting there shall be a sufficient quantity of es- A 2 cheated (4) cheated Land in each Province, then the under-writers shall have in Ulster (or a quarter of a Million, being two hundred and fifty thousand pounds, twelve hundred and fifty thousand Acres. In Connaught for the like summe of money 833334, Acres. In Mtmster for the like summe 555556, Acres. In Lymster for the like summe 416667, Acres. If the escheated Land in any one Province come short of tiiese respective proportions, it shall be supplyed out of those Irovinces where the escheated Land is redundant. The severall proportions of Land to be assigned to the under-writers in each Province, shall be first chosen out by the Commissioners, or those constituted by them, before any other of the escheated Lands be disposed of. Every particular under-writer, shall be assigned to his distinct Province by one lot, and to his distinct proportion of Land in that Province by another lot. If any of the Under-writers do desire for Neighbourhoods cause, to have their Lands laid together, they may before the distribution cast their severall adventures into one grosse summe, and so their proportion will be contigious, which afterwards they may divide amongst themselves. It being certain, that amongst so many subscribers, there may be many whose underwriting will be the same summes of money, when the Million of money is fully underwritten, there must be a Book made up how many severall sorts of Under-writers there are. For this purpose, admit there be 200. who underwrite each of them a icxx)*, and that there be 400. more, who underwrite each of them 8cxD*,and so for all theother summes, which every of the adventurers shall underwrite, who being justly distin- guished, it may be known how many there be of every ranke. These severall Rankes shall have a proportionable quantity of Land taken out of every of the Provinces, a due proportion for every Rank of such Underwriters, which being all put to- gether into the place, for those lots assigned, for as many as venture (5) venture that summe, whether it be a looo, 800, 6cX), 400, 2QO\ or any other proportion whatsoever. Then all of the same Rank repairing to the place and lot, prepared for their adventure, where the lots of every Province Jomiscuously together, may be soon resolved, in which foure Provinces his proportion fals into. ; because this proposure brings not every adventurer certain place of his alotment, though to the Province it must be for satisfaction herein. The same course observed for the severall Rankes of Under- writers ; now for the Provinces which they are assigned unto, as was before for the whole Kingdom, there will be no more required, but that first so much of the confiscated Lands, justly be measured out in every Province, as answers the adventure on it, according to the rate in the propositions. Next, that there be so many subdivisions measured out, and described by the names of the Balliboes, Townlands, or other notorious marks as will answer every Rank of the severall Underwriters ; whereunto every Under-writer resorting, shall take out his lot, and know where his proportion is by the denomination it bears, and may then apply himself to his industry. By this course, seeing no man can divine in what Province, he shall be cast, neither when he knows, and is satisfied of it, --$fi what place of that Province his particular lot falls into it, " wrltHot be possible for any man to receive other advantage, then what God gives him, at whose whole disposing, the lot is, " when it is cast into the lap. A 3 Arguments 1 1 (I) Arguments to promote the Work of Subscription, according to the proposi- tions lately published, for recovery of the Kingdom oi Ireland; for which an Act of Parliament is expected. I. EVery undertaker shall do a thing most accept- able to God, by helping our distressed bre- r thren to their possessions. II. He shall have a share in that most glorious Work of propagating the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and de- molishing the Kingdom of Antichrist, by recovering that Kingdom, which by Jesuites, and the malignant party, is intended to Idolatry, and supplanting the Protestant Cause. III. Pie shall do Honorable service to his own Coun- trey, since the Safety, Well-fare, and Honour of it, is involved in the recovery of Ireland. IV. He shall do a charitable Work to the poor of this Kingdom ; for so soon as the Rebells are subdued, there will be room for the poor families of this Kingdom to transplant themselves, which have not competency of subsistance here. V. He that hath a great Estate, may finde greater im- provement in the purchase of confiscate Lands, upon i-?5 (2) upon the rates propounded, than Usury, or any Trade can produce thorowout the world. If Usury in seven yeers, advance loo^ to 200^. how much rather is this to be preferred, which will in lesse time probably advance lool. to ioo\. per annum, in good Land, to him and his Heirs for ever ? VI. He that hath many children, may raise his yonger sons to as great Fortune, by 200I. purchase in this way, as 2000I, in trade ; and he will be counted of all common capacity (Grossum Caput) to omit this opportunity. To give 200I. to make his son a ser- vant, who after seven yeers, will look upon his Fa- ther for a Portion ; when the same 200I. in this pur- chase, will advance, before that seven yeers expire, to 200I. per annum. VII. He that hath a mean estate, whose Family expence per annum, is 40, 50, or 60I. may by the value of one yeers expence, through Gods blessing, purchase so much good Lands at the rates agreed ,upon, in Ireland, as may comfortably maintain the same Fa- mily in a liberall manner. VIII. The division will be impartially ordered ; every man shall have his Portion, where God by lot shall cast it : if any kindred or friends shall desire to fall together, they may thus effect their desire, By joyning their adventures together, and let one man enter for himself and company, and after come to a division among themselves. IX. That fS^-' ■^_ .->,. . . • t • (3) IX. That Country will be re-planted with many noble Families of this Nation, and of the Protestant Religion : many of the Worthies of the House of Commons have already subscribed ; and many Mer- chants and Citizens of London, of the best quality, are following their example ; which will secure that Kingdom for future, and raise that Kingdom to sudden Trade and Commerce. X. There will be instantly raised a Good Ministry, with many priviledges to plant Churches, professing the Protestant religion, with liberty to elect our Church Officers ; the want of which, hath been the cause of so many Idoll-Sheepherds in this Kingdom. XI. There will be many Millions of Acres of confis- cate Lands, more than the undertakers will pur- chase; for one Million purchaseth but 2J Millions of Acres; and it is supposed there's above 20 Milli- ons confiscate. XII. Although the recovery of Ireland should cost 10 Millions, and the subscribers produce but one Mil- lion, they shall have their proportion for which they have contracted : for they do not undertake the War, but bring in their concurrence and assistance. if Ulster 4^\ / 55-10^-15^- \ Connaught — 6* r may im- \ 10—15—20- / Munster 9^ \ prove to j 15— 20--25- y^ ^"' Lymster — 12^ j \ 20—25—30- ) FINIS, Dublin, Reprinted hy Patrick Traynor, 29 Essex Quay, 1879. F»F^..r':-^*f:^-?™^ V^J- - : ■-'.■;t;-" p •> ■-■'TT^SIiB^Vr' k cV9 '5> A DECLARATION ^' OF THE LORDS and COMMONS Assembled in Parliament. Concerning the present LAMENTABLE ESTATE AND MISERABLE CONDITION OF IRELAND. The Poore Protestants in some pla- ces :being forced to kill their Horses to satisfie their Hunger, and very many others having perished by Famine. With some sad and serious Motives propounded by both Houses, to all pious and well affected English- men for their speedy Reliefe, a thing earnestly to be intended, considering what courses are now set on foot at Oxford for bringing those bar- barous Rebels into this Kingdome. o Die Veneris. 1 6 June. 1643. Rdered by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, that this Declaration shall be forthwith printed and published. J. Brown Cler. Parliamentorum. LONDON, Printed for /. Wright in the Old-baily, Tune 17. 1643 (3) Die Veneris i6. ytine. 164^ o- E the Lords and Commons assembled In Parliament, being by severall Letters fully informed both from the Lords Justices and Councell at Dublin, and also from other parts of the Kingdom of Ireland, of the extreamly necessitous conditio of the whole Army & the rest of the distressed Protestants of that Kingdome, out of a compassionate sence of the miseries of their brethren there, and their tender care to prevent the extirpation of the Protestant Religion so generally aimed at : have thought fit to publish to the view of all piously affected persons, the lamentable estate of that distressed Kingdome, which is now by the unhappy influence of our distractions here, reduced to that extremity that in most parts of the Army, our Souldiers want bread for their bellies, cloathes for their backs, and shooes for their feete, to give them a necessary subsistence, and in some parts they have beene forced to kill their Horses to satlsfie their hunger, very many of the poore English in severall places haveing perished by famine. A 2 Never- (4) ; Neverthelesse it hath pleased Almighty God, to imprint such speciall markes of his unlimitted favours, upon the endeavours of our severall Armies there, that we have, more then probable cause to hope, that if we shall cheerefully addresse our selves to send them seasonable supplies, we will not yet permit the ruine of our Religion and Countreymen in that kingdom. Which we are the more induced to believe, since we are credibly informed, that the wants of our Adver- saries doe in most parts equalize, in many far exceed ours, where they have beene forced to eate, not the flesh only, but the very hides of their Horses to keepe them from starving, which have brought very many of them to such a condition of weakenesse, that th^iy appeare rather like walking Anato- mies then fighting men, so that we have no reason to suspect, but that our Armies there (if not suffered first to starve) may by Gods blessing yet soon reduce that Kingdome. Nor can it be unknowne to any understanding and judicious observer, that whatever bee pretended by the Rebells, yet the true causes heightning them to such a degree of barbarousnesse, are, the inveterate hatred they beare to the true Religion, and their ambitious desires as is most evident by the severall Commissions from the Rebels, stiling them- selves the supream Counsell of the confederate Catholiques of Ireland, issued to men of war whom they maintained at Sea to spoyle the trade of this Kingdome, making themselves absolute and independent on this Kingdome, and which is not a little fomented by all the Popish party throughout Christen- dome, as appeares by the large contributions sent from all parts thither of Money, Armes, Ammunition and experienced Commanders ; And can it be that Gods enemies should be more violent, and indefatigable for restoring Idolatry in a Kingdome forraine to theirs, then we zealous in propugning Gods truth In our owne against both barbarous Traytors and monstrous (5) monstrous Idolaters ? shall the common incendiaries of both Kingdomes strip themselves of all they have to accomplish our destruction, by devouring that rich and fruitfull Island ; And shall the good people of this Nation, of the same bloud and Religion with them, think anything too deare for redeem- ing them, whom we ought to our powers to preserve ; seeing hereby, we also secure our own both Religion and Liberties, preventing the accesse of the Rebells from thence by inabling our Army to continue there, which will consequently containe them within that Kingdome, a thing earnestly to be intended, considering what courses are set on foote at Oxford, for bringing them into this Kingdome : Not to insist how much it imports all the Adventurers, Lenders and Contributers, all Merchants and indeede the whole Nation to advance a considerable summe to what they have applyed unto that worke for the now compleating thereof. Nor to be more particular in laying before the World, how the King (seduced by evill Councels) doth deny his concurrence to the Bill lately sent him as a most necessary- expedient for that worke. Wee have therefore thought fit to appoint a speciall Com- mittee for that purpose, and have resolved in the midst of our distractions here, (as a thing wherein the wellfare of our Religion, the honour our English Nation, and the safety of this Kingdome is so neerely concerned) to contribute by all possible meanes to the preservation of that Kingdom. And although the great burdens which lie upon the subjects for maintenance of the Armies, raised for the ne- cessary defence of this kingdome, will not suffer us to lay any present charge upon them, yet our tender care of Ireland is such, that in pursuance of a note of the House of Commons, an Ordinance is now ready to passe, whereby a charge shall be set of two hundred thousand pounds upon this Kingdome, A3 to (6) to be assessed upon the severall Counties, according to the Proportion of the bill of foure hundred thousand pounds, and to be paid in two yeares, by which time we hope the dis- tractions of this Kingdome by Gods mercy may be so settled, that the Subjects shall with ease and cheerefulnesse beare this necessary burden, and by this meanes we conceive this future charge will give present credit for the reliefe of the starving condition of Ireland, which is intended to be laid upon this Kingdome, as an adventure for land in Ireland, for the benefit of the severall Counties proportionable to the summes that shall be raised in the particular Counties to be imployed to the case of their publique charge. And doe likewise earnestly recommend the care of that worke to all such as are really affected to our Religion, and the cause we have in hand, to advance Monies for that use, either by way of adventure, loane or weekly contribution in such manner, as shall be agreed on by the Committee and approved by the Parliament, wherein both Houses of Parliament intend to shew that good example which they hope all others will follow. F'or what may be advanced by way of adventure it is already provided in a late Ordinance of Parliament, that all new Adventurers shall receive the same advantages grauntted to the former in the Act of Parliament for the Adventurers of Ireland, and in the same Ordinance provision is made for the security of all such as shall voluntarily lend to so pious a worke ; All which Monies now proposed to be advanc't shall onely have their aspect forwards (without consideration of former arrears) and be disposed of with all possible care to the best advantage of this present summers service ; And for what hath beene formerly raised to that purpose, it shall most evidently appeare to all the World, that it hath been with a great overplus disposed of for the use of Ireland, And that all aspersions (7) aspersions of that nature cast upon the Parliament, have been but the malitious pretences of disaffected persons, to excuse their owne backwardnesse, and dishearten such as desire to prevent the ruine of our Religion, which we hope by our cordiall and seasonable endeavours may speedily be pre- vented, and this War soone brought to a happy conclusion, And herein the concurrence of most of the Officers of that Kingdome administers great incouragement, who are desirous (so well they affect that worke) to underwrite the one halfe of their Arreares due by way of Adventure for Land, and also take the one halfe of what shall grow due and is to come, likewise on the Condition of the Subscribers at the reduceing of that Kingdome, desiring onely to subsist untill the worke be finished. Wee have so just reason upon these many and convince- ing grounds to be sensible of the extraordinary Care and Pious intentions of the well affected Party in this Kingdome, as wee must not or cannot doubt of their ready Zeale in the setting forward of so Pious, so Charitable a worke, wherein the Religion we professe, lies at the stake : and the lives of so many thousand of our poore Protestant Bretheren are in apparent danger, unlesse by present releife their approaching ruine be timely prevented, nor can we well expect that God will long blesse us, if we be wanting to our Brethren, whose preservation is so immediately linked to our owne safety, that we have much cause to suspect this Kingdome is much indangered, when wee have once absolutely lost that of Ireland. For such is the malice of the Rebells to our Nation, that if they once roote us out of that Kingdome, they will not despaire by themselves and their Confederates, wholy to ex- tirpate both us itnd our Religion out of the Christian World. For remedy whereof in so much as the generall waies observed ft (8) observed on the last Act of Contribution hath not procured such meanes of reliefe as are necessary, thoug^h divers both Persons and Parishes have been very bountiful!^ severall of that Kingdome with others are therefore directed to soHcite the businesse by such particular applications as may be hoped (in a worke so earnestly crying for reliefe) will beget competent supplies for giving that Kingdome a being, and in all likelihood preserving this from finall undoing, which as it must be acknowledged to the allready Contributers, so is and shall be esteemed by those who hereafter put hand to the worke as a most acceptable service to this and that King- dome. These things considered, we desire that all well affected people would heartily apply themselves to prevent such mischiefe by chearefull contributing to so Pious a worke, which will be an Act in the esteeme of all the world very commendable and extreamely acceptable to God and all good men. FINIS. DiMin, Reprinted by Patrick Traynor, 29 Essex Quay, 1879. f ^ -.V ■ : '/■ •' ■■ "rsi^ K"; . : ■ V . >^. -:...-^'::? .V :V ■ • ■ ^ ^s^: i :: '^^: ■■.:).:■■ --i-rr. ■■■Si. i^--^'^-^, am , ft ■-, ■ \ t- > -•;"''' .^-:\ >-^ f";,v •'/ ■■■■■■■ ■:--:-:-ir- "■' ■■ : ^irr.-' i ■ ': '■•■ "■ ',.. ■•' ■ . ■» M A'- '■ .#'^i »;,.<•&:■.■ i ■■.■~\ :■■■;,, >• C0^ ;v-- 7^ » ■,■■,■;«•." -■•«•>■■ \ ^-? • ^ ■■/^ j», ..-•■'•■ - .yf-' -.■■;'■. ■■ -i-,/-* ■?■'■'.<■'■' - :^ ^^^ ■y. ■ '!;-•'■ v< ■V-sv. '.ir*