was a sensible greefe to his Holynesse to see his Children of Irland a constant people in Catholick Religion soe sorly afflicted and cast downe and holy faith allmost extinguished and that there was noe way possible to releeve them the Prelate reply'd our wound is now indeed soe wide and feastered as is very hard to heal it but when it was fresh not soe wide and as yet curable our Nation found no Samaritan that would power oyle and wine into it One thing I shall say worthy to be written in Characters of gold that a Catholick Prince driven out of his owne Dominions was hee that offered fairest Ad rem Catholicorum in Hibernia restituendam Charles P. M. late Duke of Loraine a Caesar in fortitude and Resolution one of the greatest Captaines Europ had seen for som ages a Prince that by longe experience of crosses and Calamities made the world know Quod sciveriâ— fortia agere fortia pati To this Duke were sent from Irland Anno 1651. Stilo veteri a Bishop a Cheralier of high quality from the Clergy and from the then Visroy or Lord Deputy and the people a Viscâ—uâ—â— and two noble Cheâ—aliers all able men and fitt to manage soe Important a business as that was The Duke received them with all afability and after a deliberation and debate of som monthes they proceeded to an agreement very advantagious to Catholick Religion the king and Nation the sum of this capitulation was that his highness vndertook to warr vpon the Rebelling Parlament to pay the Army and to furnish Canon and all war-like Amunition vntill the Kingdom were recovered and those vndertook in behalfe of the Nation to reimbours his highness and to give him for Caution som townes his Highness medled not at all with the civill goverment of the Kingdom but only with the Militia and was ingag'd to restore the Cautionary townes his disboursments being payd The Duke advanced twenty thousand pistols in ready mony six thousand therof went over with his Envoy the Abbot of S. Catharin whoe tooke vp fourteen thousand more of the Marchants in Irland which some was payd them in Antwerp by the Dukes order His Highness sent over two little vessels with Amunition and Armes which arrived and two other little vessels were taken vpon the Coast of Britanie The whole came to som thirty thousand pistols and was not this a Princly and magâ—ificent liberality of a Duke then out of his owne Country But let noe man wonder at this it being naturall to the great Dukes of Loraine to fight Battles for holy Religion and the house of God in all extremities and what other can be expected from Princes descending from Godeâ—ry king of Hierusalem I should fill a vollume if I should speak at large of his warlike feats and vallour let the day and Battle of Norlingham alone speak wherin were slaine 18000. Swedes to his vallour and conduct was attributed a great share of this victory Vâ—o verbâ— in all encounters hee play'd a souldiers part as well as that of a Captaine Et licet fuerit maximus Imperio militars fuit tamen major exemplâ— fortitudinis This digression and mention of his high exploits and fortitude is a gratitude due from mee to his highness who hath been a patron and father to my Countrimen in theire exile and confident I am God will poure blessings aboundantlv vpon his gallant Childe Prince de Vaudemont and noe less on his Nephew present Duke Charles of Lorainâ— a Prince of great expectation and on the whole family a most glorious house that hath evermore defended and protected the Catholick Church To speak of the greatness antiquity and splendor of the house of Loraine is but to hold a candle to the sunne All Europ knowes the puissance and piety of the house of Guise a branch of Loraine which gave a Queen to Scoâ—tland Mary second wife to King Iames the fifthâ— mother to Queen Mary of Scotts put to death in England by Cruell Elizabeth great Grandmother To King Charles the second by her right hee is true Heire and King of the three Kingdoms There are other noble Fâ—â—ilies in France as D'â—â—ouf Maine Ioyes Harcour and many more golden streames flowing from theire fountaine the house of Guisâ— as that from Loraine those houses have alsoe given most Excellent Heroes and Captains all of them ever true to the holy Church and Loyall to theire Princes the most Christian Kings Soone after the a forsaid Capitulation was perfected our King arriving at Paris after the defeat and Roote of his army at Worcester the Duke demanded his Royall assent to the agreement hee had made with his Catholick subjects the King heervpon cald together his counsell Ormond was one of them for giving answer they Iudg'd it noe way expedient that the King should agree to what had past between the Duke and his subjects at Brusells Which seemed strange to all that heard it seeing noe Prince in Europ took part with our King but the Duke a lone It seems this Counsell all compos'd of Protestants would not have Irland recovered by a Catholick Prince they could by noe meanes agree with two Articles of the Capitulation the one that the Duke had been accepted by those contracted with him for Protector Royall of the Nation they were less troubled that Crumwell who had murthered one King and forced another the Present King out of his Dominions should take all then a most antient Catholick Duke and his Majestyes â—insman should bee stiled Royall Protector of the Catholicks of Irland whereas soon after Crumwell was over all Europ called Protector of the three Kingdoms The other displeasing Article was that his Highness engag'd himselfe to restore Catholick Religion in Irland in its splendor and soe Catholick was the Duke as hee chiefly took in hand our quarrell for making good this Article The Capitulation from which wee hoped for preservation being blasted in this Kindâ— his Majestey Employed two Envoyes to the Duke an English Protestant Lord and Sr. Henry de Visque his Majesties then Râ—â—ideâ—â— in Brussell with those the King returned the Duke thanks by a Kinde letter for his care of his intrest and desired him to treat with these new men who were curteously received by his Highness but at the second conference hee told them hee did not know what matter of Capitulation could pass between him and theire maister who had not at that tyme in his owne possession as much as one Citty wal'd-towne fort or Port in his three Kingdoms yet not withstanding if his Majesty would bee pleas'd to consent to the Articles hee had perfected with the aforesaid Catholick commissioners hee would perform all of his part which answer being not accepted by the Kings counsell the Duke by a handsom manifest soon after discharg'd his owne honour from all blame and Imputation touching the forementioned Capitulation and agreement Be pleased my civill reader to consider the deplorable and sadd condition of the Catholicks
and person then to see som very rich and others very poore equality among fellow subjects is a pretious pearle in a Common-wealth for Commonly wealth pufâ—s men up to such a height of pride as to contemne and dispise other beneath them and they soe dispised can not but beare enuy and hatred to those dispises them Omne pomum habet suvm vermem vermus autem diuitiarum superbia est every apple have its owne worme the worme of wealth is pride This age wee live in is mounted to the height of ambition and pride wee are all going or would faine goe beyond our reach pride in our eyes and pride in our thoughts pride and ambition in all our actions now a days forsooth to set forth an Ambassadour wee must have a whole legion of servants in theire retennue as if his embassy could beare noe force otherwise unless the wealth of a Common-wealth must be exhausted to support those Extravagancies Retennues and needless traynes wheras honest Cato the Consull agreater man then they for dignity contented himselfe with three servants * lib. 18. The Historian Iustinus giues us a rare Example of this After a peace had bine concluded between the Romans and King Pyrrhus Cineas was sent by him to the Romans for better confiâ—ming that agreement Ad pacem Confirmandam Cineas Romam cum ingentibus a pyrrho donis missus neminem cuius domus muneribus pateret invenit That is For better confirming a peace with the Romans Cineas being sent to Rome with great presents found noe house open to receive those guifts O rare contempt of gould and guifts in Rome that in soe vast a Citty noe house was found would receive gifts noe doore open to Cineas with his gold Alas there is noe such Citty now in rerum Natura It was Impossible such a Citty as Rome was then could be taken or betrayd Wee have in England a rare Example of integrity in Sir Thomas More Chancellor of that Kingdom A Lady presented him a cupp of gold a while after a sentence was given for her in a just cause Sir Thomas received the same and much commended the workmanship and value therof and then had it fill'd with spanish wine and drank to the Lady saying Madam you gave mee a cupp of gold but empty be hold I bestow on you a cupp of gold fill'd with good wine and soe dismis'd her O when shall England see againe such a Chancellor certainly Chancellor Hyde was not such a man CHAPTER 14'th The rewards given by the Common-wealth of Rome unto two noble Romans Horatius Cocles and Cajus Musius for theire rare services don to theire Country THe right order is to begin with the exployts of the two noble Romans and after to com unto the rewards and remunerations given them for theire stupendious service Titus Livius the fluentest of historians Libro Secundo Romanae Hustoriae setts forth these gallant men's services in this nature having Porsenae King of Etrurians beseiged Rome saith Livius non unquam alias ante talis terror Senatum invasit adeo ualida tum clufina erat magnumque Porsenae nomen nec hostes modo timebat sed suos met cives ne Romana plebs metu perculsa receptis in vrbem regibus vel cum servitute pacem acciperet Att noe tyme have such feare ceased the Senat soe strong a thing then Clusina was and the great name of Porsena which did not only feare the enemies but even theire owne Cittizens for apprehention the people of Rome strucken with feare of King 's againe received into the Citty and would accept of a peace with slavery Porsena made warre with the Romans to have prou'd Tarquin theire King admitted once againe whome the same people banished a way with all that race for the foul rape of chast Lucretie and other Tyrannies at this tyme there was a woodden bridg that crossed over the River Tyber supported by many pyles fastened in the ground through this Bridge Poâ—sena's men thought it easy to make theire way into the Citty Horatius Cocles a noble Roman a man worthy of perpetuall prayses had the keeping of this bridg when hee saw all his men fall back and retyre hee obtested and pray'd them by all that is or can be deare to the Gods Immortall and by the sacred liberty they were fighting for to stick to him and defend the Bridge otherwise that the Enemies would quickly master the Bridge and disperss themselves in the Capitall and hart of Rome insulting over the Circumscript Fathers killing and putting all to the sword men woemen and Children hee Further desired and would have them stay at least to cast and break downe the Bridge by all possible meanes and that hee himselfe in the meane tyme would put a stopp to the Enemies rushing in vpon them this would not doe they must away two only of the number remaining by him Duos tamen saith Livius cum eo pudor tenuit ambos claros genere factisque S. P. Lacrium ac T. Hermanium The rest at length by great entreaty Fell upon breaking the Bridge and while they were in that worke hee pray'd those two worthy men to goe back unto theire Fellows and hee alone stood looking vpon the Etrurians with flaming eyes daring them to com and try battail with him upbraiding them with the name of slaves to Tyrants that came to inuade the Roman liberty the Army stood amazed beholding this unspeakable wondeâ— to see one man daring a whole Army having made a loud cry they let fly theire darts at him the which this gallant Roman receiued undaunted with his shield drawing neare they endevoured to fling him downe from the Bridge but the Romans having brooken downe the Bridge by this tyme gave great outcryes of joy at this Horace being armed leapt into the river Saying Tiberine pater te Sancte precor haec arma et hunc militem propitio flumine accipias notwithstanding the store of darts they flung at him in the river hee gott a way safe Swimming over to his owne people who was very Ioyfully receiued The Historian concludes Rem ausus est plus famae habituram ad posteros quam fidei Hee attempted a thing that is to have more fame by posterity then Creâ—itt In the meane tyme Porsena notwithstanding that this attempt of the Bridge had noe success kept his close siege to the Citty in manner that they were in evident danger to be at long running overcome by his Army Heer Succeeded a noble action a gallant man Caius Mutius by name appeared to free the Citty from this Feare a resolute young Gentleman fervent in afection to his Country as Coâ—hles was Cajus Mutiâ— his designe was to kill Porsena the great enemy of Rome resolving in his minde this great enterprise hee came to the Senate and said Transire tiberim patres intrare si possim castra Hostium volo non proedâ— nec populationum invicem ultor majâ— si dij Iuvant in animo
considerations being now manifest that the English rebells have as farre as in them lyes given the command of Irland to the Scotts that theire ayme is at a totall subversion of Religion and real power and that nothing less will content them or purchase peace Heer I think my selfe bound in conscience not to let slip the meanes of settling that Kingdom if it may be fully vnder my obedience nor to loose that assistance which I may hope from my Irish subjects for such scrupels as in a less pressing condition might reasonably be struck at by mee for theire satisfaction I doe therfore command you to conclude a peace with the Irish whatever it cost soe that my Protstant subjects there may be secured and my regal authority preserved but for all this you are to make for mee the best hargain you can and not discover your enlargment of power till you needs must and though I leave the management of this great matter and necessary worke intirely vnto you yet I cannot but tell you that if the suspension of Poynings act for such bills as shall be agreed vpon between you there and the present taking away the penal lawes against Papists by a law will doe it I shall not think it a hard bargine soe that freely and vigorously they engage themselves in my assistance against my rebells of England and Scotland for vvhich noe conditions can be to hard not being against conscience or honour Can there be any thing clearer then these expressions can there be a larger commission given or more streighter commaund layd on Ormond for compassing speedily a peace with the Irish Catholicks then what is repeated heer can Ormond pretend hee wanted power to conclude a peace or the King a willingness to have it don his Majestyes intentions desires and solicitations to that effect are vrged in these words what ever it cost soe my protestant subjects may be secure and Royal authority there is nothing soe certaine securing Catholicks Religion then that wee desired and vnanimously minded to â—â—â—ure the Kings intrest and prerogative and to help him to our power and not to molest or trouble any of his protestant subjects if not provoked by themselues thervnto take notice in this place of his royall assent to a Suspension of Poynings act for such bills as should be agreed vpon betwixt Ormond and us and the takeing away the penal Lawes against us neither did hee think it a hard bargin soe wee freely and vigorously engaged our selves in his Royall service against his Rebells of England and Scotland and says noe conditions can be to hard soe this be don and that in performing it nothing is against conscience and honour heer you may observe the distinction his Majesty makes at that tyme betwixt his Catholick subjects of Irland and those his Protestant Rebells of England and Scotland his Majesty whose intrest it was and the only Iudge of that fact to aprove or disaprove us as such gave each according his desert calling us his Irish subjects and those of England and Scotland his Rebels yet Ormond in his conference with Mr. Wintergrâ—nt calls us otherwise euen Rebels as those of England and Scotland were adding thervnto that if there were necessity to give vp those places vnder his commaund vnto any of the three Nations hee would rather make them over to his English rebels then to his Majestys faithfull Irish subjects of which opinion hee thought every good Englishman was to which expression Mr. Wintergrant a Roman Catholick and a person who had a better opinion of theire conscience then Ormond replyed nothing By the prefated expressions of Ormond you see how hee declared himselfe for an Englishman and being the Kings Lieutenant in that Kingdome hee showed himselfe only exteriourly for the King but interiourly a right Parlamentier as by his severall open disobediences and distructive delays to the King Queen and Princes orders and instructions as to the hastning of the Irish peace is manifested such a one in effect I must confess his darling Orrery would have him to be by all attributes of Religion breeding person speech dispossitions by his Lady and children and predecessors though Irish and well skild in the Irish speech and of 480. yeares and more standing in that Country would to God Orrery had gotten his wish in this and that his Ormond had been of two sydes an Englishman and that our Country and Countrymen had never knowne Ormond Orrery or Orrerys father were it soe things had gon far better with vs and with the Country you see how this Statsman makes noe difference between the confederate Catholicks and the Rebells of Scotland and England whoe got vp in actuall Armes against the King who bought and sould him had him close Prisoner at the same tyme these words were spoken by Ormond can Ormond produce such an oath of association made and agreed vpon by the Parlimentary party to maintaine the Kings prorogatives rights person and Royall interest as wee have made and set forth vnto the world vpon all occations and in all places even in the lowest ebb of his Majestys affaires wee spoke with veneration and respect of his sacred person when they in pulpits streets banks and theaters in theire privat meetings and Counsels disdainfully violated his sacred person and persued him even in theire news books as you may see in the Heu and Cry of Mercurius Britantcus ridiculously set forth in this forme If any man can bring tale or tyding of a wilfull King which hath wilfully gon a stray from his Parliment with a guilty conscience bloody hands a hart full of broaken vowes and protestations if these marks be not sufficient there is another in the mouth for bid him speak and you will soon know him then give notice to Britanicus and you shall be well payd for your paines god saue the Parliment These and such like scurrilous disrespects to his Royaell person would be theire quotidian pastime yet our good Ormond was pleased to list vs in the ranke and cathalogue of those rediculous prophaine Rebells His Vnâ—e and his Brother-inlaw the two prefated Viscounts and the rest of his affected frinds would hardly believe had an Angel affirmd it that Ormond would harbour soe hard a thought of the confederate Catholicks whome hee knew full well in his â—art to be good faithfull and Zealous subjects Now notwithstanding all these instructions and the Kings letters before mentioned with all the instances Mr. Win ergrant could make which were done with a great deal of care and Iudgment notwithstanding the accomodation which I shall insert heere sent by the confederate Catholicks to Ormond notwithstanding all this I say hee yielded vp to the Kings enemys the Castle of Dublin the Sword and all in which and by which action hee discovered his hatred to the confederate Catholicks his affection to the Parliment his disrespect and manifest disobedience to the Kings orders and commaunds and to those of the Queen and
Prince Neither wanted Ormond as some men did think his hidden reasons that moved him to neglect soe much and sleight the Royall Authority His Logickâ— made him discourse thus secretly with himselfe the King is prisoner to his Parliment and noe hopes left for his redemption hee is like to perish there the Queen alsoe and the young Prince they are exiled what can they doe They are not able to help themselves much less to procure any forraigne assistance for his Majesty the Parliment of England with Crumwell have drawne all England to theire owne side with Scotland and a great part of Irland as the large Province of Vâ—ster where the Scot insulted and that part of Munster where Insequin with his Army remained vnder obedience of the Parliment my best way then will be quoth Ormond to play my owne game the best and make good vse of the tymes I will therfore apeare exteriourly for his Majesty and yet oblige the Parliment in yielding vp to them the Castle of Dublin with the Kings sword and all the faire County of Dublin rather then keep it and take part with the Irish and this I will doe notwithstanding the Queen and Princes orders and commands to the contrary for I may well feare the Irish Catholicks and I though Ioyned with them will be at long running mastered by the Parliment who will be minâ—full of mee in due tyme for soe necessary and frindly an action And truly it fell out soe for though they shewed noe personal favour to Ormond they shewed great kindness to his Lady allowing her three thousand pound starling for her Ioynter as a bove said and Crumâ—â—â—lls Children weare not less frindly to her Children and all this kindness hath been done them by all liklyhood in recompensation of Ormonds giving vp the Cittie Castle and County of Dublin to the Parliment Projects of Policy are deep and secret and likly this act of Ormond was the Policy and Wisdom the Lord Digby meant when hee sayd to Mr. Wintergrant that the Lord of Ormond was wiser then to vnite with the Irish Catholicks But in the meane tyme what became of his Loyalty Of his great zeal to his Majestys interest Of his obedience to the Royall Commaunds and to the orders and instructions of the Queen and Prince Herein the King was sleighted the Queen and Prince put by who as they held the preserving of Dublin the Castle therof and County about it to be the Kings great intrest and beneficiall for his Majesty soe alsoe they did think the delivering vp of all to the Parliment would prove a very great loss and distructive to his Royall intrest for preventing of which loss and mischief orders commaunds instructions and all power were sent from Queen and Prince by Mr. Wintergrant to Ormond to perclose a peace with the Confederate Catholicks at what price soever If the neglect committed heerin by Ormond sleighting the Royall powers and Authority a cleare Argument of disobedience in him to both hath redounded to the vtter overthrow of the Catholicks and Kingdom and consequently of his Majestys intrest therin you my reader may Iudge or any other Impartiall Iudgment CHAPTER 17'th The accommodation sent by the confederat Catholicks to Ormond Lord Lieutenant for preserving of the Cittie and Castle of Dublin with the lands about it rejected by him and the reasons given by him for such rejection GEntle Reader heer before I give you the accommodation presented and offered by the Confederate Catholicks vnto Ormond I think it necessary to give you first the sound observation of an vnderstanding and discret Member made vpon the same accommodation of the said confederate Counsell of Catholicks which shall serve you as a guiding light to the clearer vnderstanding how the matter was carried on which vvas vvord to vvord as follovveth That the late Articles of pacification concluded vvith the Lord Marqnis of Ormond Anno 1646. Being rejected by the generall assembly vvith an vnanimous consent by reason the Lord Marquis of Ormond did not grant those conditions vnto vvhich hee vvas authorized by his Maiesty and for that the King vvas brought vnto a condition incapable at present to performe any thing that was granted and for that there was noe security in them for Religion or Nation and the insecurity not com knovvledg of the confederats vntill after the late pacification vvas published the late generall assembly in the begining of March last Imployed Mr. Giffery Barron som tyme before Imployed in France and Mr. Gerrald Fennell both persons of great trust vnto the said Marqnis vvith the inclosed heads or Overtures of an accommodation to continue vntill his Maiesty vvere in a free condition to grant honourable and safe conditions vnto the consederats and the said Marquis after receiving the said Overtures by vertue of a letter of Credence from the said Mr. Barron and Mr. Fennell returned ansvver to the assembly that hee vvould send his ansvvers by messengers of his owne first giving great hopes vnto those Imployed by the assembly that hee would never Ioyne with the Parliment The assembly expecting this answer for one and twenty days received it not to the hazard and very great charge of the Kingdom his Lordship in the interim treated with the Parliment Commissioners and the assembly fully possessed with a beliefe that his Lordship would never conclude with the Parliment a few days days before the adjournment sent Theobala Butler Major of Horss in the Catholick Army to his Lordship to know the cause which might retard or stay his Lordships answer soe long and soe much expected at whose coming thither the said Marquis having as it seemes concluded with the Parliment delivered hostages vnto theire Gommissioners Viz his sonne the Lord Richard Butler and the Lord Dyllon the Earle of Resâ—omon a considerable Peere and native of this Kingdom Collonell Arthur Chischester sonne and haire of the Lord Viscount Chischester and Sr. lames Ware Knight a person of consideration with him and of the Privie Counsell hier vpon the sayd Lord Marquis tould the said Major Buttler that hee would never propound any thing to the consederate Catholicks that was in theire power to deny him The Assembly receiving this answer soe much tending to the Kings disservice by which the hopes of an accommodation was frustrated they being solâ—mnly sworne to endeavour an accommodation with him which were consistent with Loyalty and Catholick Religion on the fourth currant adjourn'd it selfe vntill the 12'th of November next soone after Monsieur Tallone and Monsieur Munnery Residents to the King of France arrived heer and being with vs at the Counsell declared that most of theire bussiness hither was to solicit an accommodation tending Chiefly to the preservation of the Catholick Religion and wee did on all occations declare our willingness and rediness to effectuate the same and after severall Iourneys made by the said Monsieur Tallent to Dublin wee did condescend to enlarge the Cessation at first agreed vpon to the
17'th of Aprill which was performed And after condescended that incase good and particulare hopes were demonstrated vnto vs wee would out of zeal to our liege Lord the King and in our great expectation of the interposition by them promised of the Crowne of France embrace a Cessation for six monthes soe that in the interval the Lord Marquis would accept noe Parliment forces into any of the Garrisons vnder his commâ—und and give good assurance for his performance therein where vpon Monsieur Tallone repaired to Dublin and brought vnto vs his Lordships absolute denyall of Cessation for more then three weekes vnto which wee could not condescend in regard wee had Iust and pregnant causes of feares that the said Lord Marquis did but seek that short Cessation in expectation of forces from the Parliment wherof wee had well grounded intelligence from London and otherwise and his Lordship having during the treaty with vs received men from the Parliment into Dublin and other his Garrisons and wee having vnderstood that his Lordships reason for not granting a Cessation for the six monthes propounded was that therby all hopes of his agreement with the Parliment had bin taken away and that then of necessity hee must throw himselfe on our party before hee could fairly fall of from the Parliment which whether hee can doe or noe the delivery of the hostages and theire quality and the forces by him allready received and the dayly expectation hee hath of more and the late propositions by him sent to the Parliment which if assented vnto by the Parliment hee declared himselfe to stick vnto them being considered it may be easily Iudged wherin the Impediment to an accommodation lyeth Adding to the premises for the more Cleare vnderstanding of our real desires to entertaine an accommodation wit the Lord Marquis of Ormond for preserving and continuing the places vnder his Majestys obedience which his Lordship holdeth that since our propositions sent him to put his Lordship in minde of an accommodation hee did neither by message or otherwise authorise any to treat further with vs ther vpon but vtterly sleighted that treaty by which wee had noe encourragment given vs to listen to a cessation which in it selfe was noe way profitable to the affaires of the Confederate Catholicks for the reasons afforesaid other then in order to the hopes wee might have of an accommodation the Coppy of which propossitions is hierwith sent Besides the motives afforesaid wee have it by assured and certaine intelligence that the Lord Marquis of Ormond hath alredy concluded with the Parliment and hath vpon confidence of prevailing for a short Cessation with vs assured them that hee would hould what hee enjoyeth vntill the month of May expecting then the Parliment of England theire Supplys Overtures for an accommodation delivered by Doctor Gerrald Fennell and Geffrie Brron Esquires from the Generall assembly of the confederat Catholicks to the Lord Marquess of Ormond in March 1647. 1. THat each party should continue theire respective goverment independent of ech other within such quarters as by the accommodation shall be agreed on vntill a peace 2. That both should joyne in a warre both by sea and land against the Enemys of his Majesty and this Nation and that neither party shall make Peace Cessation or other Agreement or ntertaine any Commerce or Trafick with the said Enemys without the consent of each other vntill a peace 3. That Dublin and other Garrisons your Lordships quarters may be secured against the said Enemie 4. That the Confederat Catholicks within the quarters that by this accomodation shall be agreed vpon to be left to your Lordship shall be secured of the free Enjoying of theire Religion Lives Estates and libertys 5. The like for all other Catholicks in the said quarters 6. That your Lordship shall permitt none to live within your quarters but such as shall sweare to the performance and accomodation 7. That your Lordship shall enjoy the profitts of your Estates in the quarters of the Confederate Catholicks paying such contributions out of it as the said Confederats shall doe out of theires 8. That the Confederats will contribut to the maintenance of your Lordships Charge by reason of your place in a Competent way Could there be any accommodation thought on more profitable to the King more considerable to the Queen and Prince his expectation and more advantagious to Ormond himselfe who therby had the rents of a great part of his Estate of that I meane that laid within the Catholick quarters then this Let any indifferrent conscientious man tell mee if any thing could be more Loyall or laying forth our great affection to our King in the distressed state hee then was in then this Here you have Ormonds answer to said accommodation sent by Mr. Wintergrant vnto the supreme Counsell the 10'th of may 1647. The answers were as followeth THe two first propositions are such as apeare fitter to be treated in a League offensive and defensive between neighbouring Princes then between his Majestys governour of a Kingdom and his subjects of the same declined from theire obedience with whome it is inconsistent with his Majestys Lieutenant to Ioyne otherwise then by theire returne to theire obedience and submission to his Majestys Authority 2. To the third When they are thus returned to theire obedience and have submitted to his Majestys Authority it will then be seasonable to consider of securing the Garrisons 3. The fiue other propositions are such as may be fitt to be considered in case of a sessation which when they shall propose vnto vs wee shall take it into consideration and give such answers thervnto as shall be reasonable You see the nature and condition of this answer Ormond would not com to any accommodation with the Confederate Catholicks because they were as hee saith declined from theire obedience vntill they had returned againe to theire former obedience and submission to his Majestys Authority yet the very same tyme the same Ormond treated publickly of a peace with the Parliment party a peace is of a higher nature then an accommodation open and knowne Rebels to the King and who had his Majesty at the very same tyme theire close prisoner and not only treated with those Rebels but even yielded vp to them the Cittie of Dublin the Castle sword and all appertaining thervnto Ormond gave to the confederate Catholicks and theire propositions of an accommodation the answer hee should have given to the Parliment party hee should have said to theire commissioners with whome hee then treated that it was not consistent with his Majestys Lieutenant to treat with them vntill they had set his Majesty at full liberty laid downe Armes restored to the King his Townes Forts and Navy acknowledging theire obedience and sworne aleageance vnto him This hee did not but perclosed a peace with them as above was said If this his acting when hee could have preserved the Kings Cittie and intrest from his enemys by