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A77534 Two remarkable letters concerning the Kings correspondence with the Irish rebels. The first by Digby in the Kings name to the Irish Commisioners. The second from the Lord Muskery one of those Commissioners in answer to Digby. Also a full state of the Irish negotiation at Oxford now treated, set forth in the rebels propositions, and the Kings particular concessions. Published according to order. Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677.; Clancarty, Donogh MacCarty, Earl of, 1594-1665.; Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. Two letters of his sacred Majesty. 1645 (1645) Wing B4785; Thomason E300_8; ESTC R200255 11,715 16

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be easily solved his Majestie is content to call a new Parliament upon Condition that all particulars be first agreed on and the Acts to be passed be first transmitted according to custome for his Majestie will by no means consent to the suspension of Poynings Act and the Proposers giving his Majestie security that there shall be no attempt in that Parliament to passe any other Act then what is agreed on and first transmitted or to bring any other prejudice to any of His Majesties Protestant Subjects there 3. His Majestie neither can nor will declare Acts in themselves lawfull to be void but is well content that neither the Proposers nor their partie shall suffer any prejudice by any Acts or Ordinances passed since the time in that Proposition mentioned by reason of this commotion and for that end shall give his full concurrence 4. The matters of the fourth and fifth and sixteenth Propositions are to be disgested into an Act of Oblivion in which his Majesty will admit any clauses to inlarge his mercy but will not by declaring indictments legally taken and regularly prosecuted to be void give any countenance to or make any excuses for the present Rebellion which would be a great prejudice to truth and the future security of that Kingdome And therefore his Majesty is contented to grant a full and generall Pardon to all persons whatsoever within that his Kingdom Except For all Trea●ons Rebellions or other crimes whatsoever growing and arising from or by reason of the said Rebellion And will likewise give his consent to such an Act of Oblivion as shall be prepared and transmitted to him by the advice of his Lord Lievtenant and Councell of Ireland who are fittest to consider in what state debts are to be left and particular Actions and Remedies to be waved In which his Majesty for the peace of the Kingdome will be content to release what concernes himselfe 6. When all other things shall be agreed on and faithfully executed on the parts of the Proposers his Majesty excepting a just acknowledgement of his bounty as well knowing that he parts with very much to which he hath a legall and undoubted title Is content to release and acquit his right to all such lands in the Counties mentioned except in the Counties of Kilkenny and Wiekloe upon the termes formerly assented to by his Majesty in his answer to the grievances in the 17 year of his raign and will consent to such an Act of Limitations as is desired 7. When all other things shal be concluded his Majesty will consent to an Act for the taking away any incapacity as Natives either to Lands or Offices if any such there be And will willingly consent to the erecting an Inne of Court Vniversity or Free-schooles provided that they be governed by such Statutes Rules and Orders as his Majesty shall approve and agreeable to the custome of this Kingdome 8. Such of his Majesties subjects of the Romish Religion within that Kingdome as shall manifest their duty and affection to his Majesty shall receive such marks of his Majesties favour in Offices and places of trust as shall manifest his Majesties good acceptance and regard of them 9. His Majesty will take care that his good subjects of that Kingdom shall not be oppressed by his Court of Wards And if oppression 〈…〉 kind have been upon good and due information His Majesty 〈…〉 Justice to be done for the time past and for the future will prevent 〈…〉 by instructions But for the taking away of that Court his Majesty 〈…〉 make no answer till the particulars for his satisfaction be set down and presented to him 10. His Majesty consented as farre as is fit for him in this point 〈…〉 his answer to the 25th grievance in the 17th yeare of his Raign the 〈…〉 he is still willing shall be enacted looking forward still to five yeares 〈…〉 begin after the peace concluded 11. His Majesty conceives the substance of this Proposition which concernes the fundamentall rights of both Kingdomes fit to be referred to the free debate and expostulation of the two Parliaments when it sh●… please God that they may freely and safely sit His Majesty being so equally concerned in the prviledges of either that he will take care to the utmost of his power that they shall both contain themselves within t●… proper limits His Majesty being the Head and equally interressed in 〈…〉 Rights of both Parliaments 12. This is sufficiently provided for in his Majesties Answer to the tenth grievance which he is content shall passe 13. Since it appeares by long experience that their Lawes have not produced that good effect for which they were made His Majesty 〈…〉 graciously pleased by his late Graces that those Statutes should be ●…led save onely for Wools and Wool-fells and will observe the same ●…lution And a book of Rates shall be setled by indifferent Commiss●… 14. His Majesty doth not admit that the long continuance of th●… Governours of the Kingdome in that place hath been an occ●… much tyranny and oppression or that any tyranny and oppression 〈…〉 been exercised upon his subjects of that Kingdome However his Majesty will take care that such Governours shall not continue longer in th●… places then he shall find for the good of his people there And is c●… that they shall be inhibited to make any purchase other then by ●… for the provision of their houses during the time of their govern●… such manner as is desired 15. This Proposition is to be explained and some particular wa●… be proposed to his Majesty for the doing hereof And this his Majest●… on due consideration of the safety and security of his Protestant su●… will return his Answer 16. Answered the 4th and 5th Such persons who shall be excepted out of the act of oblivion shall be tryed by the known lawes of the land FINIS