The Rebells first Motive.

I. It was plotted, and resolved, by the Puritan [...] of England and Ireland, to extinguish quite the Catholike Religion, and the Professors and Maintein [...]rs thereof; and to put all Catholikes of this Realme to the Sword, that would not conforme 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 [Page 2] 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 [...]word, for their Religion, in a hostile, or illegall way; nor to punish them in a legall way, so much as their mischievous and seditious activenesse often deserved.

II. The State of Ireland did publikely declare, that they would root out of the Realme all the Natives, and make a totall second Conquest of the Land, al­ledging they were not safe with them.

If the State of England, or Ireland, ever made any such Declaration; it was not untill their bloudy, unequal'd, and inhumane massacres of the British Protestants were first, causlesly, and without provocation, both begun, and almost finished. It was not before these Irish had taken up rebellious and persidious Arms; nor was it then purposed, by the Britans, that any innocent Irish should have suffered, either in body, or estate, though they, who judge the cruelty of other mens hearts by their own, falsly pretend this Motive.

III. All Natives here were deprived of the benefit of the ancient Funda­mentall Lawes, Liberties and Priviledges, due, by all Lawes, and Iustice, to a free People and Nation; and were particularly due by the Municipall Lawes of Ireland.

This is falfe: for, the Irish were (for the most part) during many Ages past, a bruitish People, liuing under the Arbitrary tyrannies of their pettie Lords, according to rude Customes, more Heathenish, then Christian; and having, instead of Ecclesiasticall, or Civill Lawes, certain uncertain Traditi­ons, patched up, out of Popery, Prophanenesse, and Superstition, without any conformity to Justice, or to such Lawes as became a civillized Nation, untill their wildnesse became regulated by the good example of the English, who gave them wholsome Lawes, yea, and Priviledges, and Freedomes 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 Tyrannicall Government these forty years past, without any hope of reliefe or redresse.

They had generally (except those who forfeited their estates by wilfull Rebellion) the same right, and propriety which the Britans had; if they submitted to the Lawes as they did. And if any propriety were taken from them, by a tyrannicall, 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 Britans, there, and we, here, also, were, and are, as much oppres­sed, as they pretend to have been, in this Motive.

[Page 3]V. Their native Youth debarred, by the practice of State, from all learn­ing and education, in that the onely Vniversity here excludes all Catholikes thence; neither are they suffered to acquire learning, or breeding, beyond the Seas, on porpose to make them rude, and ignorant of all Letters.

This is untrue; for the native Youth have as free libertie of education, in all good Studies, Arts and Sciences, as the Britans, and are debarred nothing, but what the Children of the said Britans are also debarred, if they be not con­formable to the Lawes. 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 complaine, seeing the like are in most other King­domes and States; much lesse ought they to make it a motive of rebellion, or thereupon to inferre, that it is purposed meerly to keep their Youth ignorant of letters.

VI. The Catholikes of this Kingdome are not admitted to any Dignities, Place, or Offices, either Military, or Civill, Spirituall, or Temporall, 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 Militarie, Civill, or Spiri­tuall in Spaine: were that a just Motive therefore (their Lawes not allowing it) for their Natives to take up Armes 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, onely, who did the like here, and therefore, me thinks, they should have concealed their corruptions, till they had totally inslaved them, which yet is but partly effected.

VII. All the trading, trafficke, shipping, and riches, of this whole Isle, by the corruption of the State, are ingrossed by Dutch, Scottish, and English, not residing here, who exclude the Natives, wholly, from the same, and who re­turne the Product of all their stocke and coyne backe into their native Coun­treyes.

This, if it were so, is also to be imputed, onely, to their deare friends at Court, whom they might have yet spared, in policie, or good manners.

VIII. All the Staple and rich Commodities of the Realme are turned to Monopolies, and heavie 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, onely, their deare Friends for it: and, if they will be like themselves, not complain against the Prerogative of monopolizing, till they have perfectly in vassalled the King to the Papall Monarchie. For Papists had the first Grants of most Monopolies in England, and Ireland, and sold them to the Protestants, to lay the scandall on them.

[Page 4]IX. The principall native Wares of the Land exported into Forraigne Countreys, unwrought, and unmanufactured, thereby depriving the Kingdome of Manuall Trades, and Occupations, and driving the Natives to furnish themselves, from head to foot, with manufactures from abroad, at very deere Rate.

This is not done by the Puritan Faction, but is performed, by vertue of that Prerogative, which they pretend to be invaded by the said Puritans, therefore, me thinks, they should not yet quarrell with it: and it seems reaso­nable also, that they should remember, their brethren, the native Irish, were, for the most part, such a rascall, idle people, that, if their Staple Commodities should not have been exported, unwrought, they would have rotted 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 custome (in husband­rie) of drawing by the horse-tailes, instead of harnesse.

X. All their heavy and insufferable pressures, prosecuted, and laboured, by the Natives of this Kingdome, with much suit, expence, 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 alwayes deluded with delayes.

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 Priviledges, for many years together; and the Favourers and Confederates of these Irish Rebels were the cause of it.

XI. Common Iustice, and the Rights, and Priviledges of Parliament, to all the Natives of the Realme, and ancient course of Parliamentary Proceed­ings, 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 fore-mentioned Rebels, who, we know, will remember it, and very zealously cut their throats, as well as our, in re­quitall thereof, (if God prevent not) as soon as their aimes are accomplished.

XII. His Majesties royall Power, Honour, Prerogative, Estate, Revenue, and Right, invaded upon by the Puritan Faction in England.

May we believe, if the Divell should say the Lords Prayer, and seeme zea­lous of advancing the Name, Will, Kingdome, 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 Armes for defence of the Kings Ho­nour, &c. Their own malice to the Britans, their covetousnesse, and the honour and prerogative of the Pope, were their prime inducements to rebel­lion; [Page 5] and this, and all the rest of their Motives to arme 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 Kings just Prerogatives: but it will appeare, by the conditions of peace, ten­dered, by these Traitors, in the following Propositions, that they intend a greater invasion upon the royall Power, Honour, and Prerogative, then hath been hitherto made, by those whom they accuse.

XIII. The Government of all his Realmes, his Queene, Children, and Families, usurped by the Parliament of England: and especially by the House of Commons: as likewise the nominating, and disposing of his Privie Councell, Iudges, Clergy, Officers, Navies, Forts, and Castles, arrogated by the said House of Commons, leaving his Highnesse nothing but the bare name of a King.

The Parliament have taken upon them, no more, then by the Lawes and ancient Priviledges of the Kingdome, appertains unto it: For his Queene, Children, and Familie, ought to be regulated by the Lawes, whereof they are the supreme Judges; and the disposure, and ordering of all particulars mentioned in this Motive, (especially when the publike safety is in hazzard) 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 Majesties 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, faile their concealed expectations.

XIV. The many affronts, and wrongs, done by the said House, to the Am­bassadours of forraigne Princes, Confederates of His Majestie, 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 heare: for, it is but a scandalous suggestion of that impudence which dares affirme a­ny falshood; and judgeth it meritorious, to slander, and lie for the Catho­like Cause.

XV. The grosse injuries, and scandals, given by the said House of Com­mons, to the Queenes Maiesty, and her Chaplains, and Servants, in breach of the Articles made upon the Marriage.

These are the Champions, intituled, The Queenes Army, and you must not think much, if they lie, and raile, for Her, who have listed themselves to [Page 6] fight under her Banner. Yet take notice, that this, and many other of these Motives, of taking up Armes, had neither colour, nor occasion, of being the ground of their quarrell, till after their said Armes were taken up, and the whole Kingdome of Ireland made as it were a bloudy slaughter-house by these Butchers. But, perhaps, they knew before hand, what occasion their Jesuiticall Directors would compell the Queene to give this Parliament, of being questioned; and what impeachments, would thereupon be drawne up: and therefore they barbarously murdered their neighbouring Protestants be­forehand; therefore they surprized those harmlesse Brittans in their beds, and houses, before they dreamed of an enemy; and therefore they tooke up Armes, to be in readinesse; and that, instead of a legall purgation, they might wash her from future imputations, in the precious bloud of Innocents. As for those Articles, and Conditions, of Her Marriage, and the Priviledges, thereby granted, to her Popish Priests, and Servants, they were made with­out the consent of a Parliament, yea in despight of Parliament, and contrary to the Lawes, of God, and the Kingdome; therefore they ought rather to have been sooner broken, then so long tolerated, as they were.

XVI. The many horrible murders, Robberies, Pillages, Wasts, Burnings, and other execrable Cruelties, perpetrated of late, by the Protestants Army here, by publike direction of the State of this Realme, upon His Majesties good Subjects of the English Pale, and other parts of the Land, they not offending a­gainst the Laws, or Peace of the Realm but meerly standing upon their own de­fence; and this done them, against His Majesties pleasure, & without his privity.

The impudence of every sonne of the Babilonish Whore is very mon­strous, but none like that of her Irish Bastards. For, after they had com­mitted (I will use their owne words) so many horrid Murders, Robberies, Pillages, Wasts, Burnings, and other execrable Cruelties, upon the harmlesse Protestants, living among them, who neither gave occasion of offence, nor suspected such cruelty, till they felt the skenes in their throats: they are, ne­verthelesse, not ashamed (contrary to their own, and our knowledge) to af­firme, that these cruelties were put in execution upon them, and by direction of the State of that Realme, before they tooke up Armes, or acted in the massacre of the Protestants; which is the most impudent falshood, that ever was averred, by any child of the Devill. For, all the Brittish Isles rung with the horrour 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 beene since made. Yea, it is generally knowne, that the remainder of the murdered Bri­tans in Ireland, tooke not up Armes, to prevent their totall extirpation, till that mischiefe was begun and proceeded in, almost beyond prevention. And [Page 1] that they then armed themselves against these Rebells with his Majesties pri­vitie and good liking, appeares (with his detestation of their inhumanity) by the Act of Parliament made against them, and confirmed by his Majesty, as also by his owne voluntarie Declarations, often mentioning bleeding Ire­land, and remembring the Parliament not to be remisse in sending supplies a­gainst those Miscreants; though since termed his loyall Subjects: Therefore no tongue but Irish could have averred so apparent a falshood, nor any but Popish Irish Traitors have dared to affirme, that our preparations to avenge the blood of his murthered Subjects and our Brethren, was without his Ma­jesties privitie, and against his pleasure, unlesse they will confesse and prove his secret will to be contrary to that which was revealed.

XVII. All the Natives in the English Plantations of this Realme were disarmed by Proclamation, and the Protestant Plantators armed, and tied by the Condition of their Plantations, to have Armes, 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 Martiall 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 trecherous condition of the Irish required; the publique peace had been yet preserved: at least such Butcheries had not been committed. But the Britans were too secure, and so farre 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 lesse hanged them as they deserved: for which cause, they have since cut their throats, who saved them from the Gallowes.

XVIII. Halfe this Realme was found to belong unto His Majesty, as his ancient Demeasne and Inheritance, upon old feigned titles of 300. yeares past, by Iudges, against Law, their Evidence, and Conscience; who were corrupted, to finde the said Titles, upon promise of part of those lands so found for the King, or other rewards; or els drawne thereunto by threats of the Iudges of the Circuits, or by heavy Fines, Mulcts, and Censures of Pillory, Stigmati­zing, and other like cruell, and unusuall punishments.

What was unjustly found for the King by the corruption of Judges and others, let them answer for whom it concernes, 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 Patricks Beads-men should have considered, that this imputation of injustice will more disparage their friends at Court, then those whom they account their enemies, for from them proceeded that injustice which was done.

The meanes to reduce this Kingdome to Peace and Quietnesse.

This Kingdome being for the most part composed of divers ancient Irish and English Families, the Irish having without stroake, or striving, volunta­rily submitted unto the Government of the Kings of England, and do glory, that His Majesties Ancestors and first Predecessors are of their owne bloud, (The Arrogant Rebels claime kindred, and would, forsooth, be cosens 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 setled here upon the first Conquest of this Kingdome (if Conquest it may be justly called) have ever since continued here, and by their faithfull indeavour, sealed with their bloud, 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 & goodnesse forceably shut by violence against his Catholike Subjects, may be neverthelesse reduced to peace, upon the granting and confirming to them, in Parliament, of the Conditions follow­ing, if the same be condescended unto, before bloud-letting make matters ir­reconcileable.

The insolent Propositions which the Irish Rebels have propounded at Oxford, as the Termes upon which they will treat of peace: with some briefe Obser­vations upon them.

I. First that a generall, and free pardon, without any exception, be granted to all His Majesties Subjects of this Kingdome, and that in pursuance thereof, and strengthening of the same, an Act of Association may passe in Parlia­ment here.

[Page 10]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 mercie to the whole Nation, without respect to the innocent, yet by my consent, I would have no other peace then the Jewes 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 abolisht and taken away by Act of Parliament.

This motion to some intents and purposes might be considerable, if the Kingdome were purged of bloody and obstinate Hereticks.

III. That by severall 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 it selfe su­preme Iurisdiction in this Kingdome, as absolute as the Parliament of England there hath.

This is a meer Irish motion, raised out of witlesse and rebellious presump­tion, deserving only to be scorned and passed by till opportunitie 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 Trienniall Parliament, there may passe another for a sexenniall Parliament here.

This, for ought I know, may be assented unto, when Ireland is reduced to obedience, and restored to peace.

VI. That since this Kingdome, since S. Patricks time, continued constant in the Catholike Religion, and that the same was onely professed in His Majesties 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 alwayes affirmed by all Oeconomicall Coun­cells, and that the same is most consonant to the Monarchicall Government, which the opposites of Catholike Religion (as experience sheweth, in all and e­very our neighbouring Countreys) 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 Catholikes, or the Ca­tholike Religion, since the second of Henry 8. may be repealed.

[Page 11]This Proposition savours not so well now, as perhaps it would have done in Saint Patrick's daies, and therefore we will either referre it back to Saint Patrick's time, or leave it to be answered or condiscended unto till Saint Pa­trick's time comes againe, for his Metropolitanship is of little authority at this present. What his Religion was we are uncertain; but we know very wel that the Religion of these Irish Rebels is very conformable to the Papall Mo­narchy, and very advantageous to those temporall Monarks who are Vassalls thereunto, whilest they can humour their Soveraigne Lord the Pope, or till his Holines growes froward or quarrelsome, for his private ends; and what conformity there is then between that which these call Saint Patrick's religi­on, and the temporall Monarchies of Christian Princes, we are well inform­ed by those Histories which testifie the Papall pride and tyranny: But that it hath any conformity with our British Monarchie, which is bounded and regulated by the Lawes, I understand not: yet this I hope (whatever con­formity they seem to have) that instead of those acts which these Rebells de­sire should be repealed to the reviving of Saint Patrick's Religion, (as they tearme 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 Oeconomicall Counsels, or their Irish Skenes, or their Catholique devises.

VII. That the Bishopricks, Deanries, and all other Spirituall Promotions of this Kingdome, and all Frieries and Nunneries, may be restored to the Ca­tholike Honours, and that the Impropriations of Tythes 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 temporall pos­sessions, it is not desired to be taken from the present Proprietors, but to be left to them, untill 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 Rebells (as they have con­fessed) to take up Armes at this time, even their Bishopricks, Deanries, Fry­eries, Nunneries, &c. In hope of these they plunged themselves into blood and Rebellion, and infested us with an unnaturall warre, 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 Gallowes) we shall disdain, if all men be of my opinion, to have peace with them, whilest they are Papists, upon any conditions▪ yea though they would give us all they had, and become slaves unto us for ever. Much more disdaine we to give ought, though but to the value of a durty ragge, to be re­conciled unto them; because by the principles of their Religion their peace will be worse then warre to us; and as appeares by their late and ancient pra­ctises, [Page 12] their friendship is destruction, their reconcilliations are but trecheries, and their embraces murthers: And none save a Nation more unreasonable then Beasts, having so trecherously and so inexpressibly exasperated the Bri­tish Protestants by their late barbarous murthers 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 penitentiall teares, and renounced the witchcrafts and abo­minations of the Romish Strumpet.

VIII. That such as are now intituled Catholike Archbishops, Bishops, Ab­bots, or other Dignitaries in this Kingdome, by the donation of the Pope, may, during their lives, retaine their Spirituall Promotions, with Protestation ne­verthelesse, and other fit clauses to be laid downe, for preservation of His Majesties 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 injoy the free liberty and use of their Consciences here, and not contribute to the maintenance of Catho­like Parson, Vicar, or Curate, but shall maintaine their own Ministers at their proper charge, and that all Irish Catholikes may injoy the like Priviledges 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 Catholique Parsons, Vicars, and Cu­rates? You see the Rascalls will be content for a while to allow a tolleration of our Religion among them.

X. That it may be lawfull for all Catholikes in this Kingdome, to found and indow Colledges 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 lawfull 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 Lawes thereof, Innes of Court and Chancery may be erected, founded, and in­dowed, and such Catholike Natives of this Kingdome as go to reside, or study in any place, Vniversity, Colledge, Innes of Court, or Chancery, in England, may injoy there, without molestation, the liberty of their Consciences.

This and the other 12. Propositions, whereto I have not leasure to replie in particular, doe give us truly to understand what wee are to expect from this barbarous people, if it should please God to put them into a prevailing [Page 13] condition, to wit the totall extirpation both of us and our Religion, and the invassalling of the Crownes of England and Scotland to the Pope. These are the unparalel'd presumptions of his Majesties Catholike Subjects of Ireland by whose aid his infatuated Counsell at Oxford seeks to ruine him and his tru­est Leige People, for the avoiding of their due punishment, and the satisfy­ing of their lusts. These are those murtherers of our Brethren whom the Queeens Iunto at Court complies withall, and have called hither for the ac­complishment of their bloody designes upon the Britans: These are the re­sults of those confederacies, which Moah and Ammon and Amalek and the spirituall Canaanites (whom we preserved among us contrary to the Lawes) have unhappily produced, to be not onely pricks in our sides, & thorns in our eyes, but the indangering also of all our happinesse; these are the fruits of our foolish policies, and of those cursed Marriages with Idolaters, which were hunted after with perill, and consumated, as it were in despight of Gods Word and humane discretion: These are the effects of hearkening unto flat­terers, and such Counsellors as pervert the Lawes; and if God in mercy do not speedily pluck the King from them, or teare them from about his Throne, a sad conclusion wil ere long follow therupon: For doubtlesse he that strength­neth himself by the wicked, shall have his portion among them; he that had rather be established in his Kingdome by the cruelties and savagenesse of hy­pocriticall Rebells, then by the just and legall services of loyall Subjects, may at last, instead of loyaltie, reap the fruit of their rebellion, whom he favou­red. But God open the eyes and heart of our Soveraigne, that he perceiving their fraud and mischievous intentions, may returne in peace unto us, and be both an instrument and partaker of that happinesse we desire, to his honour, to our greater consolation, and to the shame and confusion of his and our ma­litious Adversaries; who shall be snared in their owne Net, and taken by the wilinesse of their owne imaginations.

XII. That an Act of Parliament may passe here for securing the subjects title to their severall estates against the Crown, upon any title accrued unto it before 60. yeares, 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 Majesties late Graces.

XIV. That all Plantations made since 1610. may be avoyded by Parliament, (if the Parliament should hold this Act just) and their possessions restored to those or their Heires from whom the same was taken, they neverthelesse answer­ing to the Crowne the Rents and services proportionably reserved upon the un­dertakers.

[Page 14]XV. That the transportation of all Native Commodities to all places of the World in peace with his Majestie, may be lawfull, his customes first paid, and that the Statutes of the 10. 11. and 13. of Queen Elizabeth, to restraine the exportation of Native commodities, may be totally repealed.

XVI. That all preferments Ecclesiasticall, Civill or Martiall, in this King­dome, that lye in his Majesties guift, may be conferred on Natives of this King­dome by his Majestie, such as he shall thinke meet, without any distinction of Re­ligion; provided alwaies that upon the Prime of his blood of England, he may bestow what places of Command he shall think meet.

XVII. That a Marshall and Admirall of this Kingdome may be erected in it, to have perpetuall succession therein, with the same preheminence, authority, and jurisdiction, as they respectively have in England, and that the said places be ever conferred on Noble men, Natives of this Kingdome.

XVIII. That there may be Trayned Bands in all Cities, Townes, Corpora­tions and Counties of this Kingdome, armed and provided at the charge of the severall Counties, Cities and Towns, and commanded by the Natives of the same, who shalbe named by the Counties and Cities respectively.

XIX. That His Majesty may release all tenures in Capite, and by Knights Service, in consideration whereof he shall receive a setled Revenue of 12000. l. per Annum, being double the summe which he received casually by them. Re­liefe, Primier, Seisure, License of Alienation, Escuage and Aid, neverthe­lesse to remaine.

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 gaine voices in Parliament, may be dissolved, and their Votes taken away, and that hereafter none shalbe admitted to voices in Parliament.

XXII. That there may be an Agent chosen in Parliament, here or other­wise, as shalbe 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 chose him, and in case of death or removall, others may be successively substituted in that place, and that such Agent may injoy the freedome 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 els 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 Britans therefore may see whereto they shall trust.