Writing figned with the hands of the prime Nobility of Scotland. m And that the Tower of London, the Caftle of Edenborough, and the Caftle of Dublin, were to be furprised all upon one day n.

As for that part of that curfed Faction within this Kingdom of Ireland, the Actors therein acknowledge it to be a plot of many years, fome fay two, o fome eight, p fome 14 or 17 years. A plot wherein all the Popish Nobilitie and men of quality were intereffed; r and by Sir Phelim ô Neale, that Arch-Rebell, it is profeffed, that what he did, was by the confent of the Parliament of Ireland, s thereby intending the Popish members thereof.

Notwithstanding all which, that this appeareth to have been a long laid confpiracie; yet thefe Traytors for giving fome colour to their Rebellion, pretend as if the occafion moving them thereunto were new, unexpected, and preffing, fo that with the fafety of their lives, and duty which they owed God and their Country; they could not do leffe then they have done : falЛly pretending that there was a plot layd in this Kingdome, grounded on a pretended Act paffed in the Parliament of England, for the cutting off of all the Nobilitie and others the Papifts in Ireland, t and all this to be done in one day; u and that to be on the 23 or 24th of November now last past; for preventing whereof, they laid (fay they) this their counterplot a full moneth be-fore, viz. on the 23d of October w.

For effecting which their wicked and devillifh defign, the faid Confpirators and Traitors have entred into a moft accurfed Covenant, and bound themfelves by an oath of confederation, the fame being subscribed by the hands of the chiefeft Rebels, and certaine men being appointed to adminifter the fame to all such as shall either offer themselves, or be preffed to ferve as Souldiers in that caufe; others alfo being fent abroad, and in chief, the Popish Primate, Reily, x who hath compassed far and neer, to draw into this confpiracy such as had not before been therewithall acquainted. As alfo to fatisfie any fcruples, if any were that did or might retard any from entring thereinto; the Popish Clergie being obferved for the most forward advisers and putters on of the people in this way. For whereas many of the Rebels feemed to give eare to a Proclamation of grace, Dated the first of November 1641. they were forbidden by their Priests, affuring them it would be their undoing. y Hence it is that these Rebels are fo hardned in their courfe of wickedneffe, that they. profeffe against accepting of any quarter, and that they will not accept of any but a general Pardon, z Others again difclaiming any Pardon, casting

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m Geo. Fercher, Com. Fer. Ian. 4. ex. 17. Eliza. Dickinson, Com. præd. Ian. 3. n lo. Shorter, Com. Fer. Ian. 5. ex. 19. • Thomas Knowles, Com. Fer. Ian 3 ex 20. p Patr. Bryan. 9 q Mr. John Cardiff, ex. 21. r Geo. Cottingham,, Edw. How, Com. Fer. Jan. 29. ex. 22. Tho. Knowls, Geo. Cook, Com. Cavan, Jan. 22. ex. 23. Jo. Geffop, Com. Kilk. Jan. 8. ex. 24. s. John Gregg, Com. Arm. Jan. 7. ex. 25. t Hen. Reynolds, Com. Cavan, Jan. 4. ex. 26. John Mountgomery, Dr. Jones, Tho. Grant, Charles Crafford, Com. Meath, Jan. 22 ex. 27. u Grace Lovet: w Dr. Iones. Io. Wood, Com. Wick. Feb. 17. ex. 28. x Henry Stile, Com. Monagh.. Jan. 1o. ex. 29. y Kath. Crant. Com. Meath, Jan. 5. ex. 30. z Edm. Walsh..

out words to the dishonour of his Sacred Majefty, as if his Royall word and Seale were not to be relyed upon a.

And yet for making the more plaufible introduction into their faid wicked Rebellion; the Confpirators aforefaid, have traiteroufly, and impudently averred and proclaimed, that their authoritie therein is derived by Commiffion from his Highneffe. Sometimes at diftance, making offer to fhew a large Patent or Commiffion with a broad Seale, giving out that in that their power did appear. Others taking upon them to read (fome forged writing) to that purpose. c All which they stick not publikely in Market-places to proclaim; d falfly alfo reporting, that his Highneffe was among them in the North of Ireland, riding up and down difguifed, and with glaffe-eyes, defiring not to be discovered. Others againe pretending their Commiffion to be from the Queens Highneffe, and profeffing themselves her Souldiers, and that what they did, was under the hands of the best of the Nobility of England; which yet in favour of the English, they did not (fay they) execute to the full e.

All which they falfly reported, to the end, that thereby they might diftract the mindes, and difcourage the hearts of the true Subject, and that therein they might gain more upon fuch as they defire to draw into their party; or if any fhould for a time stand aloofe as Newters, to win a better opinion with them than to be accounted Traytors, or their enterprise a Rebellion.

Whereas it is apparent, that Allegiance or Obedience to his Majefty, is not the thing they ayme at, the contrary being plainly confeffed and profeffed by themselves; now that they are entred as far as they can into their diabolicall practife; and that their confederates are for the most part declared and drawn unto an head.

For fome of them, to the making way for their trayterous Intentions, have given out, That the King was dead, and that the young King was gone to Maffe: ƒ That they would have the Prince in Ireland, whom they would make their Vice-Roy, tutoring him in the Romish Religion; and that the King fhould live in Scotland g: fometimes, That the Duke of York fhould live with them.

But others more fully unvizard themselves, profeffing, That they would have a King of their own, and him Crowned within a fortnight b. That they had him already i: And that it was from their new King that they had their Commiffion fo much spoken of k: Declaring alfo their new King according to their feverall fancies; fome being for the Earl of Tyron ; others for Sir Phelim

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a Patr. Bryan, Hugh Madden, Com. Wickloe, Feb. 23. ex. 31. Com. Fer. Jan. 12. ex. 32. c George French, Com. Kildare, Feb. 1. ex. 33. d Iane Mansfield, Com. Meath. Jan. 3. ex. 34. Henry Palmer, Com. Wexford, Jan. 12. ex. 35. e Ocker Butts. f Io. Perkins, Com. Cav. Jan. 8. ex. 36. g Lucy Spell, Rog, Holland, ex. 77h Tho. Middleborough, Com. Fer. Jan. 4. ex. 37. Alice Tibbs, Co. præd. Jan. 4. ex. 38. Avis Bradshaw, Co. præd. Jan. 4. ex. 39. i Richard Knowles, Co. præd. Jan. 10. ex. 40. k Robert Barton, Co. præd. Jan. 5. ex. 41. Culm. Co. Mon. Jan. 22. ex. 42. Marth. Culm, Co. præd. Feb. 14. ex, 43.

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Phelim & Neal m: If perhaps these two be not intended for one and the fame, thus we finde the faid Sir Phelim honoured with the style of, His Majesty n: Others yet being rather for the Lord Maguire o; there being fome that faid they had a confecrated Crown for the best deserver *.

But of His facred Majefty, how contemptuously do they speak? Let your King (fay they) fetch you out again p: Thefe being their words to fome of His Majefties Subjects, oppreffed by them; We care not for the King of England, fay others q; a third, That neither King nor Queen fhall govern Ireland any longer, for they would govern it themselves r; and that their Religion fhould flourish in defpight of King or State s.

In all which, having broken thorow the due bounds of their Allegiance, their vain and ambitious thoughts rove without knowing any limits. It will not now content them to fettle anew, and mold again this Kingdom to their own Modell, by calling of Parliaments, making Laws, and appointing their own Governours t. Thus difcourfe they of the modefteft fort: but they will, with the affiftance of Spain and France, fet footing in England, and after that in Scotland u; where all things being fetled to their Defires, the whole Forces of Ireland, in way of retribution, and acknowledgement of gratitude, are intended for the King of Spain, against the Hollanders w.

Unto which their disloyalty to theirs and our moft gracious Soveraign, they have added expreffions of unheard-of hatred to His Brittish Subjects of this Kingdom; banishment or flavery are the greatest favours that would be afforded them; but their generall profeffion is for a generall extirpation, even to the last and leaft drop of English blood : Which, that it may be drayned to the full, fuch of the English as cannot prefcribe a fettlement in this Kingdom for two hundred yeers, are to be cut off, and that notwithstanding they be of the Romish Sect: It being to that end provided, That fuch as do revolt to their part, fhould, for the prefent, be accepted of; yet fo difpofed, as being drawn into the Lift of their Army, they fhould be fet upon the most dangerous Enterprises, fo either to be made away, or to ferve their own turns of them: And what the Sword cannot, for the prefent, effect, an Inquifition, like that in Spain, for finding out the Jewish and Moorish blood, fhall in time thorowly accomplish y. As for the future, their Covenant is, That no English fhould ever fet footing again in Ireland z; even the very Language must be forgotten, none being to fpeak English, under a penalty a. But that which exceeds all, Not an English Beaft, or any of that breed must be left in the Kingdom b.

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m Eliz. Gough, Co. Cav. Feb. 8. ex. 44. n Jo. Greg. o Anne Gill, Co. Fer. Jan. 29. ex. 45. George Cottingham, ex. 78. p Eliz. Vaufe, Co. Leitrim, Feb. 9. ex. 45. 9 Nicholas Michael, Co. Cav. Jan. 15. ex. 47. r Andr. Fofter, Co. Wickloe, Feb. 17. ex. 48. s Rich Witton, Co. Wickloe, Jan. 11. ex. 49. t Jo. Biggar, Tho. Grant, Edw. Taylor, Co. Wexford, Feb. 23 ex. 50.. u Jo. Mountgomery, Nath. Higginson, Com. Ferm. Jan. 7. ex. 51. George Cottingham, ex. 78. w Dr Jones. x Anne Marshall, Co. Ferm. Jan. 3. ex 52. Jathuell Maw, Co. Fer. 53. Jane Mansfeild. y Jo. Biggar. z Hugh Madden. a John Mountgomery, Hu. Culme, Marth. Culme. b Rich. Cleybrock, Co. Wex. his exam. taken at the Council Table, ex 54.

And as we finde the hearts of these men in their tongues, fo in their acti- . ons, doing what they profeffe; and being in both beyond all measure profane and heathenish in their impious words and behaviour towards God, and the holy Scriptures, Religion, and the places of Gods publike Worship.

Blafpheming our God, bidding his fervants, whom they had first stripped naked, to go to their God; and let him give them clothes c.

Breaking into Churches, burning Pulpits, Pues, and all belonging thereunto, with extreme violence, and expreffion of hatred to our Religion, and triumphing alfo in their impiety d.

Profeffing, That not one Proteftant fhould be left in the Kingdom e: Dragging fome Profeffors thorow the streets by the hair of the head, into the Church; where stripping, whipping, and cruelly using them, they added thefe taunting words; If you come to morrow, you shall hear the like Sermon f.

How have our facred Books of holy Scriptures been used? Gods Book hath been, O horrible! caft into, and tumbled in the Kennell; thence taken up, and dafhed in the faces of fome Profeffors, with these words, I know you love a good leffon, this is an excellent one; come to morrow, you shall have as good g.

They have torn it in pieces, b kicked it up and down i, treading it under foot, with leaping thereon, they causing a Bagpipe to play the while k; laying also the leaves in the kennell, leaping and trampling thereupon, faying, A plague on it, This Book hath bred all the quarrell, hoping within three weeks all the Bibles in Ireland fhould be fo ufed, or worse, and that none should be left in the Kingdom 7: and while two Bibles were in burning, faying that it was hell-fire that was burning m; wishing they had all the Bibles of Christendome, that they might use them so.

But what Pen can set forth, what Tongue expreffe, whose Eye can reade, Ear hear, or heart, without melting, confider the cruelties, more than barbarous, dayly exercised upon us by thofe inhumane, blood-fucking Tygers!

Stripping quite naked Men, Women, and children, even children fucking upon the Breaft n, whereby multitudes of all forts in the extremitie of that cold feafon of Froft and Snow have perifhed. Women being dragged up and down naked, o Women in child-bed thence drawn out, and caft into prifon. One delivered of a childe while she was hanging. q One ripped up, and two children taken away, and all caft unto, and eaten by swine.

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e Marg. Farmen, Co. Fer. Ja. 3. ex. 55. Marg. Leadly, Co. Fer. Ja. 3. d Hen. Fisher, Co. Wickloe, Ja. 25. ex. 56. e Jo. Greg, with infinite others. f Adam Glover, Com Cav. Ja. 4. ex. 57. g Adam Glover. b Eliz. Taylor, Com. Fer. Ja. 8. ex. 58. i. Jo. Mountgomery. k Hen. Palmer, Com. Wexford, Jan. 12. 1 Edw. Slack, Com. Fer. Ja. 4. ex. 59. m Edward Dean, Com. Wickloe, Ja. 7. ex. 60. Roger Holland, ex. 77. n Jo. Greg. • Katherine Bellew, Com. Mona. Feb. 5. ex. 61. pfo. Wifedome, Com. Arm. Feb. 8. ex. 62. Roger Holland, ex. 77• 9 Jo. Wifedome, Philip Taylor, Com. Arm. Feb. 8. ex. 63.

One other stabbed in the breast her childe fucking. An Infant cruelly murthered, whom they found fucking his dead mother flain by them the day before. A childe of 14 years of age taken from his mother, in her fight caft into a Bog-pit, and held under-water while he was drown'd. forcing 40 or 50 Proteftants to renounce their profeffion, and then cutting all their throats. *

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What should we fpeak of their murthers, w their hanging, half-hanging, and that oft times reiterated; they delighting in the tortures of the miserable. > Hence fome being left wounded, in vain crying out that they might be dispatched. y This being purpofely done, that thefe wretches might languish in their miferie; their tormentors affirming that their Priests commanded them fo to do. z What should we fpeake of thofe 30 or 40 burnt in one House, and 50 in another, a The denying of buriall to the dead, b whereby Chriftians have been eaten by Dogs, and Dogs tearing Children out of the wombe; the bloudy beholders relating fuch things with boasting and rejoycing: And to make perfect the measure of their cruelty, Two were faid to be buried alive, d and others that had been long buried, digged up; they saying that the Churches could not be Confecrated, while Hereticks bodies or bones lay therein e

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The cruell ufage of thofe 48 poore prifoners in the Gaole of Monaghan. f Of thofe in the County of Armagh, after drowned in the River of the Ban, to the number of 80, g or 100, b or 196, i as it is diverfly reported, thofe 45 drowned together. k And thofe 179 burnt in one house. (x) All these we refer to the reading of the feverall depofitions concerning them hereunto

annexed.

But how can that be forgotten, or where fhall it be beleeved, which we hear to have been done in the Church of Newtown, in the County of Fermanagh; where a childe of Thomas Strettons was boyled alive in a Caldron : A thing which as one bare reports we durft not, fo neither can we now with confidence enough present it to that your honourable Affembly, nor can we averre it for true, otherwife than as by concurring examinations we find them folemnly depofed, whereunto we defire to be referred. To which may well be added, the forcing of one Luke Ward to drinke unto drunkenneffe, and then hanging him therein, to take a full revenge both on body and foul (p). Of

rfo. Mandevile, Co. Dublin, Feb. 3. ex. 64. s Marg. Stocks, Com. Fer. examined by directions from the Councell Board, ex. 65. t Reynold Griffith, Com. Armagh, ex. 74. * Alex. Creighton. u Ad Glover, Ro. Barton, with infinite others. w lo. Gregg, Alexander Creigchton, ex. 76. Richard Skinner, Com. Kildare, Feb. 8. John Gregg. y Nath. Higginson. z Thomas Crant. a Adam Glover. Jo. Mountgomery. b Thomas Grant, Marga. Stacks. c Jo. Mountgomery, Mary Woods, Com. Kildare, Feb. 23. ex. 66. d Thomas Hevitone, Com. Kildare, Feb. 15. ex. 67. Mary Woods, Rob. Collis, Com. Kildare, Feb. 23. ex. 68. e He. Stile, Hugh Culme. f 7o. Mountgomery. g W. Clerk. h Mr. Philip Tayler. i o. Mountgomery. (x) Cha. Campbell, ex. 75. k Marga. Parkin, of Newtown, Com. Fer. Jan. 19. ex. 69. Elizabeth Burffee, of the fame, ex. 70. (p) Alex. Creighton, ex. 76. Geo. Cottingham, ex. 78. 1 Henry Boyne, Com. Tyrone, Feb. 16. ex. 71.

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