pretended rights, without any restraint or interruption | cases of Maurice lord viscount de Rupe and Fermoy, from his majesty, or otherwise, by the chief governor Arthur lord viscount Iveagh, sir Edward Fitz-Geror governors and council of this kingdom: and that rald of Cloanglish baronet, Charles Mac-Carty Reag, the proceedings in the respective precedency courts Roger Moore, Anthony Mare, William Fitz-Gerald, shall be pursuant and according to his majesty's printed Anthony Lince, John Lacy, Collo Mac-brien Macbook of instructions, and that they shall contain them- Mahone, Daniel Castigni, Edmond Fitz-Gerrald of selves within the limits prescribed by that book, when Ballimartir, Lucas Keating, Theobald Roch Fitzthe kingdom shall be restored to such a degree of quiet- Miles, Thomas Fitz-Gerrald of the Valley, John ness, as they be not necessarily enforced to exceed the Bourke of Logmaske, Edmond Fitz-Gerrald of Ballimallo, James Fitz-William Gerrald of Glinane, and Edward Sutton, they may petition his majesty in the next parliament, whereupon his majesty will take such consideration of them as shall be just and fit.

same.

XVII. Item, It is likewise concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that the citizens, freemen, burgesses, and former inhabitants of the city of Cork, towns of Youghall and Downegarven, shall be forthwith, upon perfection of these articles, restored to their respective possessions and estates in the said city and towns respectively, where the same extends not to the endangering of the said garrisons in the said city and towns. In which case, so many of the said citi zens and inhabitants, as shall not be admitted to the present possession of their houses within the said city and towns, shall be afforded a valuable annual rent for the same, until settlement in parliament, at which time they shall be restored to those their possessions. And it is further agreed, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that the said citizens, freemen, burgesses, and inhabitants of the said city of Cork, and towns of Youghall and Downegarven, respectively, shall be enabled in convenient time before the next parliament to be held in this kingdom, to choose and return burgesses into the same parliament.

XVIII. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that an act of ob livion be passed in the next parliament, to extend to all his majesty's subjects of this kingdom, and their adherents, of all treasons and offences, capital, criminal, and personal, and other offences, of what nature, kind, or quality soever, in such manner, as if such treasons or offences had never been committed, perpetrated, or done: that the said act do extend to the heirs, children, kindred, executors, administrators, wives, widows, dow agers, or assigns of such of the said subjects and their adherents, who died on, before, or since, the 23d of October, 1641. That the said act do relate to the first day of the next parliament; that the said act do extend to all bodies politic and corporate, and their respective successors, and unto all cities, boroughs, counties, baronies, hundreds, towns, villages, thitlings, and every of them within this kingdom, for and concerning all and every of the said offences, and any other offence or offences in them, or any of them committed or done by his majesty's said subjects, or their adherents, or any of them, before, in, or since the 23d of October, 1641. Provided this act shall not extend to be construed to pardon any offence or offences, for which any person of persons have been convicted or attainted on record at

XIV. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that as for and concerning one statute made in this kingdom, in the eleventh year of the reign of queen Elizabeth, entitled, An Act for staying of wool-flocks, tallow, and other necessaries within this realm: and another statute made in the said kingdom, in the twelfth year of the reign of the said queen, entitled, An Act

And one other statute made in the said kingdom, in the 13th year of the reign of the said late queen, entitled, An exemplanation of the act made in a session of this parliament for the staying of wool-flocks, tallow, and other wares and commodities mentioned in the said act, and certain articles added to the same act, all concerning staple or native commodities of this kingdom, shall be repealed, if it shall be so thought fit in the parliament, (excepting for wool and wool-fells,) and that such indifferent persons as shall be agreed on by the said lord lieutenant and the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knt. sir Nicholas Plunket knt. sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, shall be authorized by commission under the great seal, to moderate and ascertain the rates of merchandize to be exported or imported out of, or into this kingdom, as they shall think fit.

XV. Item, It is concluded, accorded, and agreed, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that all and every person and persons within this kingdom, pretending to have suffered by offices found of several countries, territories, lands, and hereditaments in the province of Ulster, and other provinces of this kingdom, in or since the first year of king James his reign, or by attainders or forfeitures, or by pretence and colour thereof, since the said first year of king James, or by other acts depending on the said offices, attainders, and forfeitures, may petition his majesty in parliament for relief and redress; and if after examination it shall appear to his majesty, the said persons, or any of them, have been injured, then his majesty will prescribe a course to repair the person or persons so suffering, according to justice and honour. XVI. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that as to the particular

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Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, | be authorized by commission under the great seal, to
Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esqrs. or any seven regulate the court of castle-chamber, and such causes
or more of them, to call to an account, and proceed as shall be brought into, and censured in the said
against the council and congregation, and the respective court.
supreme councils, commissioners general, appointed
hitherto from time to time by the confederate Catholics
to manage their affairs, or any other person or persons
accountable to an accompt for their respective receipts
and disbursements, since the beginning of their
tive employments under the said confederate Catholics,
or to acquit or release any arrear of excises, customs,
or public taxes, to be accounted for since the 23d of
October, 1641, and not disposed of hitherto to the pub-
lic use, but that the parties therein concerned may be
called to an account for the same as aforesaid, by the
said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord
president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Mus-
kerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-|ances, and for so many of those as are not expressed in
the articles, whereof both houses in the next ensuing
parliament shall desire the benefit of his majesty's said
former directions for redress therein, that the same be
afforded them; yet so as for prevention of inconve
to❘niencies to his majesty's service, that the warning men-
tioned in the 24th article of the graces in the fourth
XIX. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and year of his majesty's reign be so understood, that the
agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his warning being left at the person's dwelling houses be
majesty is graciously pleased, that an act be passed in held sufficient warning; and as to the 22d article of the
the next parliament, prohibiting, that neither the lord said graces, the process hitherto used in the court of
deputy or other chief governor or governors, lord chan-wards do still continue, as hitherto it hath done in that,
cellor, lord high treasurer, vicetreasurer, chancellor, or and hath been used in other English courts; but the
any of the barons of the exchequer, privy council, or court of wards being compounded for, so much of the
judges of the four courts, be farmers of his majesty's aforesaid answer as concerns warning and process
customs within this kingdom.

XXII. Item, It is concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that two acts lately passed in this kingdom, one prohibiting the plowing with horses by the tail, and the other prorespec-hibiting the burning of oats in the straw, be repealed. XXIII. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, for as much as upon application of agents from this kingdom unto his majesty in the fourth year of his reign, and lately upon humble suit made unto his majesty, by a committee of both houses of the parliament of this kingdom, order was given by his majesty for redress of several griev

Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon kt. sir Nicholas
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of them, the said act or any thing therein contained
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XXI. Item, It is concluded, accorded, and agreed, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that such persons as shall be agreed on by the said lord lieutenant and the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon kut. sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall | baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, shall be as soon as may

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XX. Item, It is likewise concluded, accorded, and XXIV. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that an agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his act of parliament pass in this kingdom against mono- majesty is further graciously pleased, that maritime polies, such as was enacted in England 21 Jacobi Recauses may be determined in this kingdom, without gis, with a further clause of repealing of all grants of driving of merchants or others to appeal and seek jus monopolies in this kingdom; and that commissioners tice elsewhere: and if it shall fall out, that there be be agreed upon by the said lord lieutenant, and the cause of an appeal, the party grieved is to appeal to said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord his majesty in the chancery of Ireland; and that sens det. president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Mus-tence thereupon to be given by the delegates, to be kerry, Franci lord baron of Athunry, Alexander definitive, and not be questioned upon any further spe Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knt. sir Nicho-peal, except it be in the parliament of this kingdom,if las Plunket kt. sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery the parliament shall then be sitting, otherwise not, this Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, to be by act of parliament; and until the said parlia Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any ment, the admiralty and maritime causes shall be ordered seven or more of them, to set down the rates for the and settled by the said lord lieutenant, or other chief custom and imposition to be laid on Aquavitæ, Wine, governor or governors of this kingdom for the time be Oil, Yarn, and Tobacco. ing, by and with the advice and consent of the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord pre sident of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry Francis lord baron of Athuary, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them.

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abled, and that the same shall be such person as shall be allowed of by the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them then living. And that the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, shall have power to applot, raise, and levy means with indifferency and equality by way of excise or otherwise, upon all his majesty's subjects within the said kingdom, their persons, estates, and goods, towards the maintenance of such army or armies as shall be thought fit to continue, and be in pay for his majesty's service, the defence of the kingdom, and other the necessary public charges thereof, and towards the maintenance of the forts, castles, garrisons, and towns, until there shall be a settlement in parliament of both or either party, other than such of the said forts, garrisons, and castles, as from time to time shall be thought fit, by his majesty's chief governor or governors of this kingdom for the time being, by and with the advice and consent of the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, not to be maintained at the charge of the public: provided, that his majesty's lord lieutenant, or other

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XXVI. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that, by act to be passed in the next parliament, all the arrears of inised, for wh terest-money, which did accrue and grow due by way his king of debt, mortgage, or otherwise, and yet not so satisified since the 23d of October, 1641, until the perfection of these articles, shall be fully forgiven and be released; and that for and during the space of three years next ensuing, no more shall be taken for use or interest of money than five pounds per centum. And in cases of equity arising through disability, occasioned by the distempers of the times, the considerations of equity to be like unto both parties: but as for mortgages contracted between his majesty's Roman Catholic subjects hat the and others of that party, where entry hath been made by the mortgagers against law, and the condition of their mortgages, and detained wrongfully by them without giving any satisfaction to the mortgagees, or the where any such mortgagers have made profit of the sedlands mortgaged above country charges, yet answer no rent, or other consideration to the mortgagees, the parties grieved respectively to be left for relief to a course of equity therein.

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the bell, esquires, shall be authorized by the said lord chief governor or governors of this kingdom for the

Beutenant, to proceed in, hear, determine, and execute,
in and throughout this kingdom, the ensuing particu-
lars, and all the matters thereupon depending; and
that such authority, and other the authorities hereafter
mentioned, shall remain of force without revocation,
alteration, or diminution, until acts of parliament be
passed, according to the purport and intent of these
articles; and that in case of death, miscarriage, disabi-
lity to serve by reason of sickness or otherwise of any
the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh,
president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount
Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander
Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Ni-
ebolas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet,
Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O
Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, and
his majesty's lord lieutenant, or other chief governor
or governors of this kingdom for the time being, shall
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levies, and excises as shall be made, and the manner
of levying thereof, and that he the
approve same; and
to the end that such of the protestant party, as shall
submit to the peace, may in the several countries, where
any of their estates lie, have equality and indifferency
in the assessments and levies, that shall concern their
estates in the said several counties.

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said frigates to be employed for his majesty's service,
and the public use and benefit of this kingdom of Ire-
land; and that the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon
of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh
lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry,
&c. or any seven or more of them, shall have power to
applot, raise, and levy means, with indifferency and
equality, by way of excise or otherwise, in the several
cities, corporate towns, counties, and part of counties,
now within the quarters and only upon the estates of
the said confederate Roman Catholics, all such sum
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lord baron of Athunry, &c. or any seven or more of
them, to be really due, for and in the discharge of the
public engagements of the said confederate Catholics,
incurred and grown due before the conclusion of these
articles; and that the said Thomas lord viscount Dil-
lon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Don-
nogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baren of
Athunry, &c. or any seven or more of them, shall be
authorized to appoint receivers, collectors, and all other
officers, for such monies as shall be assessed, taxed, or
applotted, in pursuance of the authorities mentioned
in this article, and for the arrears of all former applot-

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that the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, &c. or any seven or more of them, in case of refractories or delinquency, may distrain and imprison, and cause such de linquents to be distrained and imprisoned. And the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, &c. or any seven or more of them, make perfect books of all such monies as shall be applotted, raised, or levied, out of which books they are to make several and respective abstracts, to be delivered under their hands, or the hands of any seven or more of them, to the several and respective collectors, which shall be appointed to levy and receive the same. And that a duplicate of the said books, under the hands of the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, &c. or any seven or more of them, be delivered unto his majesty's lord lieutenant, or other chief governor or governors of this kingdom for the time being, where by a perfect account may be given; and that the said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, &c. or any seven or more of them, shall have power to call the council and congregation, and the respective supreme councils, and commissioners general, appointed hitherto from time to time, by the said confederate Roman Catholics, to manage their public affairs, and all other persons ac countable, to an account, for all their receipts and disbursements since the beginning of their respective employments under the confederate Roman Catholics

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