to repair the perfon or perfons fo fuffering, according to juftice and honour.

XVI. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the faid parties, and his majefty is graciously pleafed, that as to the particular cafes of Maurice lord vifcount de Rupe and Fermoy, Arthur lord viscount Iveagh, fir Edward Fitz-Gerrald of Cloanglish baronet, Charles Mac Carty Reag, Roger Moore, Anthony Mare, William Fitz-Gerrald, Anthony Lince, John Lacy, Collo Mac-brien Mac-Mahone, Daniel Caftigni, Edmond Fitz-Gerrald of Ballimartir, Lucas Keating, Theobald Roch Fitz-Miles, Thomas Fitz-Gerrald of the Valley, John Bourke of Logmafke, Edmond Fitz-Gerrald of Ballimallo, James Fitz-William Gerrald of Glinane, and Edward Sutton, they may petition his majefty in the next parliament, whereupon his majesty will take fuch confideration of them as thall be juft and fit.

XVII Item, It is likewife concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the faid parties, and his majefty is graciously pleased, that the citizens, freemen, burgeffes, and former inhabitants of the city of Cork, towns of Youghall and Downegarven, fhall be forthwith, upon perfection of thefe articles, reftored to their refpective poffeffions and eftates in the faid city and towns respectively, where the fame extends not to the endan gering of the faid garrifons in the faid city and towns. In which cafe, fo many of the faid citizens and inhabitants, as fhall not be admitted to the prefent poffeffion of their houfes within the faid city and towns, fhall be afforded a valuable annual rent for the fame, until fettlement in parliament, at which time they shall be restored to thofe their poffeffions. And it is further agreed, and his majefty is gracioufly pleased, that the faid citizens, freemen, burgeffes, and inhabitants of the faid city of Cork, and towns of Youghall and Downegarven, refpectively, shall be enabled in convenient time before the next parliament to be held in this kingdom, to choose and return burgeffes into the fame parliament.

XVIII. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed upon, by and between the faid parties, and his majefty

majefty is further graciously pleased, that an act of oblivion be passed in the next parliament, to extend to all his majesty's fubjects of this kingdom, and their adherents, of all treafons and offences, capital, criminal, and perfonal, and other offences of what nature, kind, or quality foever, in fuch manner, as if fuch treasons or offences had never been committed, perpetrated, or done: that the faid act do extend to the heirs, children, kindred, executors, adminiftrators, wives, widows, dowagers, or affigns of fuch of the faid fubjects and their adherents, who died on, before, or fince, the 23d of October 1641. That the faid act do relate to the firft day of the next parliament; that the faid act do extend to all bodies politic and corporate, and their refpective fucceffors, 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 faid offences, or any other offence or offences in them, or any of them committed or done by his majesty's faid fubjects, or their adherents, or any of them, before, in or fince the 23d of October, 1641. Provided this act fhall not extend to be conftrued to pardon any offence or offences, for which any perfon or perfons have been convicted or attainted on record at any time before the 23d day of October, in the year of our Lord 1641. That this act fhall extend to piracies, and all other offences committed upon the fea by his majesty's faid fubjects, or their adherents, or any of them; that in this act of oblivion, words of release, acquittal, and discharge be inferted, that no perfon or perfons, bodies politic or corporate, counties, cities, boroughs, baronies, hundreds, towns, villages, thitlings, or any of them within this kingdom, included within the faid act, be troubled, impeached, fued, inquieted, or molefted, for, or by reafon of any offence, matter or thing whatfover, comprised within the faid act: and the faid act fhall extend to all rents, goods and chattels taken, detained or grown due to the fubjects of the one party from the other fince the 23d of October, 1641, to the date of these articles of peace; and alfo to all cuftoms, rents, arrears of rents, to prizes, recognizances, bonds, fines, forfeitures, penalties,

and

and to all other profits, perquifites, and dues which were due, or did, or fhould accrue to his majefty on, before, or fince the 23d of October, 1641, until the perfection of thefe articles, and likewife to all mefne rates, fines of what nature foever, recognizances, judgments,executions thereupon, and penalties whatfoever, and to all other profits due to his majefty fince the faid 23d of October and before, until the perfection of thefe articles, for, by reafon, or which lay within the furvey or recognizance of the court of wards; and alfo to all refpites, iffues of homage, and fines for the fame: provided this thall not extend to discharge or remit any of the king's debts or fubfidies due before the faid 23d of October, 1641, which were then or before levied, or taken by the fheriffs, commiffioners, receivers, or collectors, and not then or before accounted for, or fince difpofed to the public ufe of the faid Roman Catholic fubjects, but that fuch perfons may be brought to account for the fame after full fettlement in parliament, and not before, unless by and with the advice and confent of the faid Thomas lord vifcount Dillon of Coftologh, lord prefident of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Mufkerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel efquire, fir Lucas Dillon knt. fir Nicholas Plunket knt. fir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, efquires, or any feven or more of them, as the faid lord lieutenant otherwise fhall think fit; provided, that fuch barbarous and inhuman crimes, as thall be particularized and agreed upon by the faid lord lientenant, and the faid Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Coftologh, lord prefident of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Mufkerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel efquire, fir Lucas Dillon, knt. fir Nicholas Plunket knt. fir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennel, efquires, or any feven or more of them, as to the actors and procurers thereof, be left to be tried and adjudged by fuch indifferent commiffioners, as fhall be agreed upon by the faid lord lieutenant, and the faid Thomas lord vifcount DilJon of Coftologh, lord prefident of Connaght, Donnogh

lord

Ford Viscount Mufkerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel efquire, fir Lucas Dillon, knt. fir Nicholas Plunket knt. fir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennel, efquires, or any feven or more of them; and that the power of the faid commiflioners fhall continue only for two years next enfuing the date of their commiffion, which commiflion is to iffue within fix months after the date of thefe articles,provided alfo, that the commiffioners, to be agreed on for the trial of the faid particular crimes to be excepted, fhall hear, order, and determine all cafes of truft, where relief may or ought in equity to be afforded against all manner of perfons, according to the equity and circumftances of every fuch cases; and his majefty's chief governor or governors, and other magiftrates for the time being, in all his majesty's courts of justice, and other his majesty's officers of what condition or quality foever, be bound and required to take notice of, and purfue the faid act of oblivion, without pleading or fuit to be made for the fame: and that no clerk or other officers do make out or write out any manner of writs, processes, fummons, or other precept, for, concerning, or by reafon of any matter, caufe, or thing whatsoever, released, forgiven, difcharged, or to be forgiven by the faid act, under pain of twenty pound fterling, and that no fheriff or other officer do execute any fuch writ, procefs, fummons, or precept; and that no record, writing, or memory, do remain of any offence or offences, releafed or forgiven, or mentioned to be forgiven by this act; and that all other claufes ufually inferted in acts of general pardon or oblivion, enlarging his majesty's grace and merey, not herein particularized, be inferted and comprifed in the faid act, when the bill fhall be drawn up with the exceptions already expreffed, and none other. Provided always, that the faid act of oblivion shall not extend to any treafon, felony, or other offence or offences, which fhall be committed or done from or after the date of thefe articles, until the firft day of the before-mentioned next parliament, to be held in this kingdom. Provided also, that any act or acts, which shall be done by virtue, pre

tence,

tence, or in pursuance of thefe articles of peace agreed upon, or any act or acts which fhall be done by virtue, colour or pretence of the power or authority ufed or exercifed by and amongft the confederate Roman Catholics after the date of the faid articles, and before the faid publication, thall not be accounted, taken, conftrued, or to be, treafon, felony, or other offence to be excepted out of the faid act of oblivion; provided likewise, that the faid act of oblivion fhall not extend unto any person or perfons, that will not obey and submit unto the peace concluded and agreed on by thefe articles; provided further, that the said act of oblivion, or any thing in this article contained, shall not hinder or interrupt the faid Thomas lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh, lord prefident of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel, efquire, fir Lucas Dillon kt. fir Nicholas Plunket kt. fir Richard Barnwall baronet, Jeffery Browne, Donnogh OCallaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, efqrs. or any feven or more of them, to call to an account, and proceed against the council and congregation, and the refpective fupreme councils, commiflioners general, appointed hitherto from time to time by the confederate Catholics to manage their affairs, or any other perfon or perfons accountable to an accompt for their respective receipts and difbursements, fince the beginning of their refpective employments under the faid confederate Catholics, or to acquit or release any arrear of excifes, cuftoms, or public taxes, to be accounted for fince the 23d of October 1641, and not difpofed of hitherto to the public ufe, but that the parties therein concerned may be called to an account for the fame as aforefaid, by the faid Thomas lord viscount Dillon of Coftologh, lord prefident of Connaght, Donnogh lord viscount Muskerry, Francis lord baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac-Donnel efquire, fir Lucas Dillon, kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket kt. fir Richard Barnwall baronet,Jeffery Browne,Donnogh OCallaghan Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, and Gerrald Fennell, efqrs. or any seven or more of them, the faid act or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.

XIX. Item, It is further concluded, accorded, and agreed