Or any other of the Members of either Houfe of Parlirment, that shall be employed in the fervice of both Houfes of Parliament; or fhall offer violence to them, or any of them, for doing any thing in purfuance of the Commands or Inftructions of both Houses, fhall be held disturbers of the proceedings of Parliament, and publicke Enemies of the State: And that all perfons are bound by their Proteftation to endeavour to bring them to condigne punishment.

22. That this House doth declare, that all thofe of the City of London, and all other perfons, that have obeyed the Ordinance for Militia, and done any thing in execution thereof, have done according to the Law of the Land, and in pursuance of what they were commanded by both Houses of Parliament, and for the defence and fafety of the King and Kingdome, and shall have the Affistance of both Houfes of Parliament, against any that shall prefume to question them for yeelding their obedience unto the faid Commands in this necessary and important Service, and that whofoever shall obey the said Ordinance for the time to come, fhall receive the approbation and affistance from both Houfes of Parliament.

23. That this House doth declare, that they are refolved to maintaine those Lords and Gentlemen in thofe things they have done, and fhall further doe in the obedience of their commands, for the preferving of the Peace of the Kingdome.

Votes touching His Majefties taking up Armes.

24. That it appears that the King (feduced by wicked Councell) intends to make war against the Parliament, who (in all their Confultations and Actions) have propofed no other end unto themselves, but the care of his Kingdome, and the performance of all duty and loyalty to His Perfon.

25. That whenfoever the King maketh Warre upon the Parliament, it is a breach of the trust repofed in him by his people, contrary to his Oath, and tending to the diffolution of this Government,

26. That whofever fhall ferve or affift him in fuch warres, are Traytors, by the fundamentall lawes of the Kingdome, and have been fo adjudged by two Acts of Parliament.

27. That the Kings abfence fo farr remote from his Parliament, is not only an obstruction, but may be a diftruction to the affaires of Ireland.

28. That when the Lords and Commons fhall declare what the Law of the Land is, to have this not only queftioned and contraverted, but contradicted; and a Command that it fhould not be obeyed, is a high breach of the Priviledge of Parliaments.

29. That thofe Persons that advised his Majesty to absent himselfe from the Parliament, are Enemies to the Peace of the Kingdome; and justly to be suspected to be favourers of the Rebellion in Ireland.

30.. That the Kingdome hath beene of late, and still is in an evident and eminent danger, both from Enemies abroad, and a Popish and discontented Party at home: That there is an urgent and inevitable neceffity of putting his Majefties Subjects into a Pofture of Defence, for the Safeguard both of his Majefty and his People.

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31. That the Lords and Commons fully apprehending this danger, and being fenfible of their owne duty, to provide a fuitable prevention; have in feverall Petitions addreffed themselves to his Majefty, for the ordering and difpofing of the Militia of the Kingdom, in fuch a way as was agreed upon by the Wisdome of both Houses to be moft effectuall and proper for the prefent exigents of the Kingdome, yet could not obtaine it; but his Majesty did severall times refufe to give Royall affent thereunto.

32. That in this cafe of extreme, danger, and His Majefties refufall of the Ordinance of Parliament: Agreed upon by both Houses for the Militia, doth oblige the People, and ought to be obeyed by the Fundamentall-Lawes of this Kingdome.

Die Lunæ, 21 Martii, 1641.

T is this day Ordered, by the Commons Houfe of Parliament, That Doctor Jones fhall have power to Print the Remonstrance of the state of the Rebellion in Ireland, prefented by him to this Houfe. And no man fball prefume to Reprint the fame, without the Permission and Approbation of this Houfe first obtained: and Doctor Jones is defired to overfee the Printing of the faid RemonStrance. And the Mafter and Wardens of the Company of Stationers, are Required to take Care, that the fame may not be reprinted, but by the Permiffion and Approbation of this Houfe first had and obtained as aforefaid.

Henry Elfing, Cl. Parl. Do.Com.

AREMONSTRANCE of divers Remarkeable Paffages concerning the Church and Kingdome of IRELAND, Recommended by Letters from the Right Honourable the Lords Juftices, and Counsell of Ireland, And Presented by HENRY JONES Docter in Divinity, and Agent for the Minifters of the Gospel in that Kingdom, To the Honourable House of Commons in ENGLAND.

To our very affured loving Friend, Mafter Lenthall, Efquire, Speaker of the Honourable the Commons House of Parliament in the Kingdome of England.

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Here hath been prefented unto us, a Remonftrance of the deplorable eftate of this Church of Ireland, and the lamentable Condition of the Clergy therein, occafioned by the present Rebellion; The Remonftrants deVOL. II. Sf

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firing our Letters in the Representing of the fame to the honourable Houfe of Commons in England; unto whofe grave and wife confideration they do apply themselves.

We fhall not need to fay much in a matter, fo much speaking it felf, and the experience we have of the true fence they have of this diftracted State, gives us great affurance, that they will take to heart this our miserable Church and Gods fervants therein, reduced unto unexpreffable extremities, both Church and State being now involved in one common calamity.

The bearer hereof, Henry Jones, Doctor in Divinity, is intrusted by the Clergy to negotiate in their behalf, and we have intreated him to folicite the caufe of the poor robbed English, expreffed in our Letters to you of the fourth of this moneth.

We therefore do crave leave to recommend him in this imployment to that Honourable Houfe, he being a Person who is able to fay much in this bufineffe, having been fome while a Prisoner in the hands of the Rebels, and obferved much of their proceedings, and being intrufted with others, as a Commiffioner to take the examinations out of which the Remonftrance now to be by him offered to that Honourable House, is extracted.

As for himself, he hath fuffered much in his private fortunes by these troubles, and in respect of his Abilities and Learning, and Painfulneffe in his Miniftry, he deferveth favour and encouragment; Befides we have found him very diligent, and forward in attending all occafions, for promoting the publike fervices here by timely and important intelligence given to us of Occurences during his imprisonment with the Rebels; and fince especially in his information made to us of the approaches of the enemy to Drogheda, when we could not conceive they would rife to that boldneffe, by which information (amongst others) we had the opportunity of fending thither the prefent Garrifon, without whom it might have been in danger of furprising; And fo we remain from his Majefties Caftle of Dublin the feventh day of March, 1641.

To the Honourable Affembly of the Knights, Citizens, and Burgreffes in the Commons House of Parliament, in the Kingdom of ENGLAND.

The undernamed in the behalf of themselves and their brethren, the poore difpoiled and diftreffed Minifters of the Gospel in Ireland, with the Widdowes and Orphans of fuch,

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Humbly represent their lamentable Condition,

Hat by the inftigation of Popish Priests, Friers, and Jefuites, with other fire brands and Incendiaries of the State; partly fuch of them as have been refident here in this Kingdom of Ireland before, partly flocking in from Forraign Parts, of late in multitudes, more than ordinary; and chiefly by fuch of them as reforted hither out of the Kingdome of England: And out of that ancient and known hatred the Church of Rome beareth to the reformed Religion; As alfo by reafon of the furfet of that freedome and indulgence, which through Gods forbearance for our tryall, they of the Popish faction have hitherto enjoyed in this Kingdom: There hath been beyond all paralell of former ages, a most bloudy and Antichriftian combination and plot, batched, by well-nigh the whole Romish feet, by way of combination from parts forraign, with those at home, against this our Church and State; thereby intending the utter extirpation of the reformed Religion, and the profeffors of it: In the room thereof, fetting up that idoll of the Maffe, with all the abominations of that whore of Babylon: This also ayming at the pulling down and defacing the prefent ftate and government of this Kingdom under his Sacred Majefty, theirs, and our undoubted Soveraign; and introducing another form of rule ordered and moderated by themselves, without dependance on bis Highneffe, or the Kingdom of Eng◄ land, whence have proceeded fuch depredations of the goods, and fuch cruelties exercifed on the perfons and lives of the loyall Subject; fuch wafting and defacing of all Monuments of civility, with fuch prophanation of holy places, and Religion, that by the most barbarous and heathenish Nations, the like could not in any age be found to be prepetrated.

All which doth daily appeare unto us your Suppliants appointed to enquire upon oath of the permiffes, and other particulars depending thereupon, by vertue of a Commiffion to us directed under the great Seal of this Kingdom of Ireland, bearing Date the three and twentieth day of December, in the feventeenth year of his Majefties Reign; and by one other Commission further enlarged concerning the premiffes, Dated the eighteenth of January, in the year aforefaid. Copies whereof, together with the Copies of fuch and fo much of the Depofitions as answer to the particulars of this our Remonftrance we have hereunto annexed; that both the validity of our proceedings, and the truth of this our fayd Remonftrance may the better appear.

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Upon view of all which, it doth very evidently appear, that in the present most dangerous defigne against this Kingdom, the Popish faction therein bath been confederate with forraign States, If we may rely upon the report made thereof by the confpirators themselves, and their adherents here, whereof the following examinations are full.

T being confeffed that they had their Commission for what they did from beyond the Seas. a That from Spain they did expect an Army before Eafter next, confifting, if of none others, yet of the Irish Regiments, and Commanders ferving in Flanders, and elfe where, under that King; together with a great quantity of Powder, Ammunition, and Arms, for a great number of men to be raised in Ireland. This Kingdome (as they make up their estimate) being able to make up the body of an Army of two hundred thoufand, or inore. b From France alfo they looke for ayd. Being in all this further encouraged by Bulls from Rome; fome of thefe Rebels requiring to the Popes use, and in his name, the yeelding up of fuch places of ftrength as they had beleaguered. d In all which refpects, and in allufion to that League in France, they terming themselves the Catholike Army, e and the ground of their war the Catholike caufe. And to this purpose hath this present year, 1641. been among them proclaimed a year of Jubilee, and Pardons beforehand granted, of all fins of what fort foever that shall be therein committed, tending to this great work. f Excommunications also thundred against any that fhall refufe to joyn therein g.

It doth fecondly appear, that they had their correfpondents in England, for raifing the like Rebellion there; this not being a report made to us from one part, but confirmed from all places of this Kingdome, whence the paffage hath not beene stopped by the present obftructions b

That thirdly, they reported themselves to have had the like partie in Scotland; that the Scots joyned with them i and were their friends. k That the like troubles were to be raised in Scotland. I That the Scots were joyned with them in Covenant, not to leave a drop of English bloud in England, as they the Irish Rebels would do the like in Ireland. For which they pretended a Writing

a John Day, Com. Cavan, exam. Feb. 8. 1641. ex. I b Lucy Spell, Com. Lowth, ex. Feb. 5. 1641. ex. 2. John Biggar, Com. Dublin, exam. Ianu. 29. 1641. ex. 3. John Mountgomry, Com. Monaghan, exam. Ianu. 26. 1641. ex. 4. Patr. Bryan, Com. Fer. Ianu. 29. ex. 5. Doctor Jones, ex. 6. George Cottingham, ex. 78. c Iohn Biggar, and John Mountgomry, Præd. d Edmond Welch, Com. Rs. Ianuary 22. exam. 7. e Lucy Spell, præd. Feb. 5. f 7o. Edgworth, Efq; Com. Longford, Feb. 23. exam. 8. g Edm. Walsh. h Jo. Brooks, Com. Cavan. Jan. 5. ex. 9. Grace Lovet, Com. Ferm. Jan. 5. ex. 10. Eliza. Coats, Com. Fer. Jan. 4. ex. 11. Nicholas Willoughby, Com. præd. Feb. 23. ex 12. Thomas Crant, Com. Cavan, Feb. ex. 13. 7o. Biggar, Com.. Dublin, Jan. 29. Eliza. Parker, Com. Catherlagh. Jan, 13. ex. 14. Ocker Butts, Com. Wex. Ia. 25. Lucy Spell, ex. 15. i Edw. Denman, Com. Ca. Ian. 27. ex. 16. k Thomas Grant, Com Cavan, Feb.. Thomas Crant, Patr. Bryan, Com. Fer. Ian. 29. G. Cottingham, ex. 78.