customed in any inns of court, they taking the ensuing oath, viz. “I A. B. do hereby acknowledge, profess, testify, and declare in my conscience before God and the world, that our sovereign lord king Charles is law

majesty's dominions and countries; and I will bear faith and true allegiance to his majesty, and his heirs and successors, and him and them will defend to the utmost of my power against all conspiracies and attempts whatsoever, which shall be made against his or their crown and dignity; and do my best endeavour to disclose and make known to his majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the lord deputy, or other his majesty's chief governor or governors for the time being, all treason or traiterous conspiracies, which I shall know or hear to be intended against his majesty or any of them. And I do here make this recognition and ac knowledgment heartily, willingly, and truly, upon the true faith of a Christian; so help me God," &c. And his majesty is further graciously pleased, that his ma jesty's Roman Catholic subjects may erect and keep free schools for education of youths in this kingdom, any law or statute to the contrary notwithstanding; and that all the matters assented unto in this article be passed as acts of parliament in the said next parlia

since the first year of king Henry VIII, or found by ] be therein, may take and receive the usual degrees acany office taken from the said first year of king Henry VIII, until the twenty-first of July 1645, whereby our late dear father, or any his predecessors, actually received any profit by wardship, liveries, primer-seisins, mesne rates, ousterlemains, or fines of alienation with-ful and rightful king of this realm, and of other his out license, be again reserved unto us, our heirs and successors, and all the rest of the premises to be holden of our castle of Athlone by knight's service, according to our said late father's letters, notwithstanding any tenures in capite found for us by office, since the twenty-first of July 1615, and not appearing in any such letters patent, or offices; within which rule his majesty is likewise graciously pleased, that the said lands in the counties of Limerick and Tipperary be included, but to be held by such rents and tenures only, as they were in the fourth year of his majesty's reign; provided always, that the said lords, knights, gentlemen, and freeholders of the said province of Connaght, county of Clare, and country of Thomond, and counties of Tipperary and Limerick, shall have and enjoy the full benefit of such composition and agreement which shall be made with his most excellent majesty, for the court of wards, tenures, respites, and issues of homage, any clause in this article to the contrary notwithstanding. And as for the lands within the counties of Kilkenny and Wickloe, unto which his majesty was intitled by offices, taken or found in the time of the earl of Strafford's government in this kingdom, his majesty is further graciously pleased, that the state thereof shall be considered in the next intended parliament, where his majesty will assent unto that which shall be just and honourable; and that the like act of limitation of his majesty's titles, for the security of the estates of his subjects of this kingdom, be passed in the said parliament, as was enacted in the twenty-first year of his late majesty king James his reign in England.

VIII. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that all incapacities imposed upon the natives of this kingdom or any of them, as natives, by any act of parliament, provisoes in patents or otherwise, be taken away by act to be passed in the said parliament; and that they may be enabled to erect one or more inns of court in or near the city of Dublin or elsewhere, as shall be thought fit by his majesty's lord lieutenant, or other chief governor or governors of this kingdom for the time being; and in case the said inns of court shall be erected before the first day of the next parliament, then the same shall be in such places as his majesty's lord lieutenants or other 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 load viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnell esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, shall think fit; and that such students, natives of this kingdom, as shall

ment.

IX. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that places of command, honour, profit, and trust, in his majesty's armies in this kingdom, shall be, upon perfection of these articles, actually and by particular instances conferred upon his Roman Catholic subjects of this kingdom; and that upon the distribution, conferring, and disposing of the places of command, honour, profit, and trust, in his majesty's armies in this kingdom, for the future no difference shall be made between the said Roman Catholics, and other his majesty's subjects; but that such distribution shall be made with equal indifferency according to their respective merits and abilities; and that all his majesty's subjects of this kingdom, as well Roman Catholics as others, may, for his majesty's ser vice and their own security, arm themselves the best they may, wherein they shall have all fitting encou ragement. And it is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that places of command, honour, profit, and trust, in the civil g vernment in this kingdom, shall be, upon passing of the bills in these articles mentioned in the next par ment, actually and by particular instances conferre: upon his majesty's Roman Catholic subjects of this kingdom; and that in the distribution, couferring, and disposal of the places of command, honour, profit, az! trust, in the civil government, for the future no differ ence shall be made between the said Roman Catholi and other his majesty's subjects, but that such distribution shall be made with equal indifferency, accordin to their respective merits and abilities; and that in the distribution of ministerial offices or places, which no

are, or hereafter shall be void in this kingdom, equality | contained. And it is further agreed, that reasonable shall be used to the Roman Catholic natives of this compositions shall be accepted for wardships since the kingdom, as to other his majesty's subjects; and that twenty-third of October 1641, and already granted; the command of forts, castles, garrison-towns, and and that no wardships fallen and not granted, or that other places of importance, of this kingdom, shall be shall fall, shall be passed until the success of this articonferred I upon his majesty's Roman Catholic subjects cle shall appear; and if his majesty be secured as of this kingdom, upon perfection of these articles, aforesaid, then all wardships fallen since the said actually and by particular instances; and that in the twenty-third of October, are to be included in the argudistribution, conferring, and disposal of the forts, ment aforesaid, upon composition to be made with such castles, garrison-towns, and other places of importance as have grants as aforesaid; which composition, to be in this kingdom, no difference shall be made between made with the grantees since the time aforesaid, is to his majesty's Roman Catholic subjects of this king- be left to indifferent persons, and the umpirage to the dom, and other his majesty's subjects, but that such said lord lieutenant. distribution shall be made with equal indifferency, according to their respective merits and abilities; and that until full settlement in parliament, fifteen thousand foot and two thousand and five hundred horse of the Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall be of the standing army of this kingdom; and that until full settlement in parhament as aforesaid, the said lord lieutenant, or other chief governor or governors of this kingdom for the time being, 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 knight, sir Nicholas Plunket knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennel, espires, or any seven or more of them, the said Thomas d viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis and baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, r Lucas Dillon kt. sir Nicholas Plunket, kt. sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrail Fennell, esquires, shall diminish or add unto the number, as they shall see cause from time to time. X Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and reed upon, by and between the said parties, and his ajesty is further graciously pleased, that his majesty all accept of the yearly rent, or annual sum of twelve usand pounds sterling, to be applotted with indifferBy and equality, and consented to be paid to his masty, his heirs and successors, in parliament, for and in n of the court of wards in this kingdom, tenures in , common knight's service, and all other tenures hin the cognizance of that court, and for and in of all wardships, primer-seisins, fines, ousterleas, liveries, intrusions, alienations, mesne rates, rees, and all other profits, within the cognizance of the said court, or incident to the said tenures, or any them, or fines to accrue to his majesty by reason of said tenures or any of them, and for and in lieu of respites and issues of homage and fines for the same. And the said yearly rent being so applotted and conentet anto in parliament as aforesaid, then a bill is to agreed on in the said parliament, to be passed as act for the securing of the said yearly rent, or analsam of twelve thousand pounds, to be applotted as 1 ́ said and for the extinction and taking away of the court, and other matters aforesaid in this article

XI. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that no nobleman or peer of this realm, in parliament, shall be hereafter capable of more proxies than two, and that blank proxies shall be hereafter totally disallowed; and that if such noblemen or peers of this realm, as have no estates in this kingdom, do not within five years, to begin from the conclusion of these articles, purchase in this kingdom as followeth, viz. a lord baron 2007. per annum, a lord viscount 4007. per annum, and an earl 6001. per annum, a marquis 8007. per annum, a duke 1000l. per annum, shall lose their votes in parliament, until such time as they shall afterwards acquire such estates respectively; and that none be admitted in the house of commons, but such as shall be estated and resident within this kingdom.

XII. 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 the independency of the parliament of Ireland on the parliament of England, his majesty will leave both houses of parliament in this kingdom to make such declaration therein as shall be agreeable to the laws of the kingdom of Ireland.

XIII. Item, It is further concluded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is further graciously pleased, that the council-table shall contain itself within its proper bounds, in handling matters of state and weight fit for that place; amongst which the patents of plantation, and the offices whereupon those grants are founded, to be handled, as matters of state, and to be heard and determined by his majesty's lord lieutenant, or other chief governor or governors for the time being, and the council publicly at the council-board, and not otherwise; but titles between party and party, grown after these patents granted, are to be left to the ordinary course of law; and that the council-table do not hereafter intermeddle with common business, that is within the cognizance of the ordinary courts, nor with the altering of possessions of lands, nor make, nor use, private orders, hearings, or references concerning any such matter, nor grant any injunction or order for stay of any suits in any civil cause; and that parties grieved for or by reason of any proceedings formerly had there may commence their suits, and prosecute the same, in any of his majesty's courts of justice or equity for remedy of their

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 or governors and council of this kingdom: and that the proceedings in the respective precedency courts shall be pursuant and according to his majesty's printed book of instructions, and that they shall contain themselves within the limits prescribed by that book, when the kingdom shall be restored to such a degree of quietness, as they be not necessarily enforced to exceed the

any time before the 23d day of October, in the year of | lord president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount our Lord 1641. That this act shall extend to piracies, Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander and all other offences committed upon the sea by his Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knt. sir Nichomajesty's said subjects, or their adherents, or any of las Plunket knt. sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jefthem; that in this act of oblivion, words of release, ac- fery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, quittal, and discharge be inserted, that no person or Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven persons, bodies politic or corporate, counties, cities, bo- or more of them; and that the power of the said comroughs, baronies, hundreds, towns, villages, thitlings, missioners shall continue only for two years next ensuor any of them within this kingdom, included within ing the date of their commission, which commission is the said act, be troubled, impeached, sued, inquieted, to issue within six months after the date of these articles, or molested, for or by reason of any offence, matter, provided also, that the commissioners, to be agreed on or thing whatsoever, comprised within the said act: for the trial of the said particular crimes to be excepted, and the said act shall extend to all rents, goods, and shall hear, order, and determine all cases of trust, chattels taken, detained, or grown due to the subjects where relief may or ought in equity to be afforded of the one party from the other since the 23d of Octo- against all manner of persons, according to the equity ber, 1641, to the date of these articles of peace; and and circumstances of every such cases; and his majesalso to all customs, rents, arrears of rents, to prizes, re- ty's chief governor or governors, and other magistrates cognizances, bonds, fines, forfeitures, penalties, and to for the time being, in all his majesty's courts of justice, all other profits, perquisites, and dues which were due, and other his majesty's officers of what condition or er did or should accrue to his majesty on, before, or quality soever, be bound and required to take notice of since the 23d of October, 1641, until the perfection of and pursue the said act of oblivion, without pleading these articles, and likewise to all mesne rates, fines of or suit to be made for the same: and that no clerk or what nature soever, recognizances, judgments, execuother officers do make out or write out any manner of tons thereupon, and penalties whatsoever, and to all writs, processes, summons, or other precept, for, conether profits due to his majesty since the said 23d of cerning, or by reason of any matter, cause, or thing October and before, until the perfection of these artiwhatsoever, released, forgiven, discharged, or to be foreles, for, by reason, or which lay within the survey or given by the said act, under pain of twenty pounds recognizance of the court of wards; and also to all re- sterling, and that no sheriff or other officer do execute spites, issues of homage, and fines for the same: pro- any such writ, process, summons, or precept; and that vided this shall not extend to discharge or remit any no record, writing, or memory, do remain of any offence of the king's debts or subsidies due before the said 23d or offences, released or forgiven, or mentioned to be of October, 1641, which were then or before levied, or forgiven by this act ; and that all other clauses usually taken by the sheriffs, commissioners, receivers, or col- inserted in acts of general pardon or oblivion, enlarging lectors, and not then or before accounted for, or since his majesty's grace and mercy, not herein particulardisposed to the public use of the said Roman Ca-ized, be inserted and comprised in the said act, when thelie subjects, but that such persons may be brought the bill shall be drawn up with the exceptions already to account for the same after full settlement in par- expressed, and none other. Provided always, that the liament, and not before, unless by and with the ad- said act of oblivion shall not extend to any treason, vice and consent of the said Thomas lord viscount felony, or other offence or offences, which shall be comPion of Costologh, lord president of Connaght, mitted or done from or after the date of these articles, Donogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron until the first day of the before-mentioned next parliaf Athanry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lu- ment, to be held in this kingdom. Provided also, that as Dillon knt. sir Nicholas Plunket knt. sir Rich- any act or acts, which shall be done by virtue, pretence, and Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O or in pursuance of these articles of peace agreed upon, Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Ger- or any act or acts which shall be done by virtue, colour, ak Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, or pretence of the power or authority used or exercised as the said lord lieutenant otherwise shall think fit; by and amongst the confederate Roman Catholics after provided, that such barbarous and inhuman crimes, the date of the said articles, and before the said publi25 shall be particularized and agreed upon by the cation, shall not be accounted, taken, construed, or to sad lord lieutenant, and the said Thomas lord vis- be, treason, felony, or other offence to be excepted out Dillon of Costologh, lord president of Con- of the said act of oblivion; provided likewise, that the Light, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis said act of oblivion shall not extend unto any person baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel esquire, or persons, that will not obey and submit unto the peace Lucas Dillon kut. sir Nicholas Plunket knt. sir concluded and agreed on by these articles; provided Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh further, that the said act of oblivion, or any thing in Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Ger- this article contained, shall not hinder or interrupt the Fald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or more of them, as said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord to the actors and procurers thereof, be left to be tried president of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Musd adjudged by such indifferent commissioners, as kerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Macshall be agreed upon by the said lord lieutenant, and Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon kt. sir Nicholas The said Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, Plunket kt. sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery

Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, | be authorized by commission under the great seal, to regulate the court of castle-chamber, and such causes as shall be brought into, and censured in the said court.

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 pro

Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, esqrs. or any seven or more of them, to call to an account, and proceed against the council and congregation, and the respective 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 respec-hibiting the burning of oats in the straw, be repealed 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 public 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 Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-auces, and for so many of those as are not expressed in Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon kt. sir Nicholas Plunket kt. sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennel, esqrs. or any seven or more of them, the said act or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

XIX. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and his majesty is graciously pleased, that an act be passed in the next parliament, prohibiting, that neither the lord deputy or other chief governor or governors, lord chancellor, lord high treasurer, vicetreasurer, chancellor, or any of the barons of the exchequer, privy council, or judges of the four courts, be farmers of his majesty's customs within this kingdom.

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

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 incouveniencies to his majesty's service, that the warning mentioned in the 24th article of the graces in the fourth year of his majesty's reign be so understood, that the warning being left at the person's dwelling houses be held sufficient warning; and as to the 22d article of the said graces, the process hitherto used in the court of wards do still continue, as hitherto it hath done in that, and hath been used in other English courts; but the court of wards being compounded for, so much of the aforesaid answer as concerns warning and process shall be omitted.

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 jasmonopolies 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 senpresident 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 ap Mac-Donnel esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knt. sir Nicho-peal, except it be in the parliament of this kingdom, las Plunket kt. 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, to set down the rates for the custom and imposition to be laid on Aquavitæ, Wine, Oil, Yarn, and Tobacco.

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 knt. 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

the parliament shall then be sitting, otherwise not, lais to be by act of parliament; and until the said parli ment, the admiralty and maritime causes shall be order and settled by the said lord lieutenant, or other chi governor or governors of this kingdom for the time « ing, by and with the advice and consent of the sai Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Costologh, lord pr sident of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskery Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Den esquire, sir Lucas Dillon knight, sir Nicholas Plunk knight, sir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Brown Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Rel and Gerrald Fennell, esquires, or any seven or mor them.

XXV. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, a agreed upon, by and between the said parties, and majesty is graciously pleased, that his majesty's su