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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A50998	The information of John Macnamara, Gent., touching the Popish plot in Ireland carried on by the conspiracies of the Earl of Tyrone, and others his confederates to deliver up that kingdom to the French king, and establish the Popish religion therein : being all matter of fact, delivered upon oath to His Majesty, and both Houses of Parliament, in Novemb. 1680.	Macnamara, John, Gent.	1680 (1680)	Wing M224; ESTC R184	14,503	30

Ordered by the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament Assembled That Hubart Bourk and John Macnamara have hereby leave given them to Print and Publish their respective Informations or Narratives concerning the Popish Plot formerly by them given in at the Bar of this House JOHN BROWNE Cleric Parlimentorum By Vertue of the Order above mentioned I do appoint Randolph Taylor near Stationers-Hall to Print this my Information and that no other person or persons do Print the same JOHN MACNAMARA Decemb. 14. 1680. THE INFORMATION OF John Macnamara Gent. Touching the POPISH PLOT IN IRELAND Carried on by the Conspiracies of the EARL of TYRONE And others his Confederates To deliver up that Kingdom to the French King and Establish the Popish Religion therein Being all Matter of Fact delivered upon Oath to His Majesty and both Houses of Parliament in Novemb. 1680. LONDON Printed for Randolph Taylor and are by him sold at his House near Stationers-Hall Anno 1680. To the Right Honourable ANTHONY Earl of Shaftsbury May it please your Lordship THere is no question to be made but that the Grand Enemies both of His Majesties Person and Government did believe that their Party had been sufficiently prevalent in England to have trampled upon Persons whom they had render'd friendless and impoverish'd in Ireland Where Authority had made a League with Greatness and cover'd all it's faults as if the Earl of Tyrone could not be Guilty because he was a Person of so high a degree Kindred Friends Relations Tenants and Dependants all assisted Him but the Detectours of his Conspiracies had not one Patron to take them into his Protection England they soon found deeply apprehensive of the Dangers that threatned one of the fairest Kingdoms of the British Monarchy And certainly it could not choose but be an Extraordinary Consolation of their former discouragements to meet with here so many Eminent and worthy Patriots Personages of chief renown and Dignitie so readily giving ear to and so judicially weighing and examining the discoveries of their Loyalty For my own part it was not only known to me for It was known to all the Christian World how conspicuous your Lordship had alwaies been for your indefatigable Zeal and Vigilance over the safety of His Majesties most Sacred Person and the welfare of the whole Extent of His Dominions This I observed to be the reason why so many of His Majesties Loyal English Subjects made their Addresses to your Lordship And if I among the Irish am not the first that have pressed to implore the Countenance of your Lordships favour it was only the want of a happy Opportunity to render my self capable of so high an Honour To which if now I presume to aspire I hope it will prove an argument that I firmly intend to maintain and justifie my Information and therebyin some measure to make my self worthy of that Noble Title of being My LORD Your Lordships most humble most faithful and most obedient Servant John Macknamara THE INFORMATION OF John Macnamara Gent. THis Informant saith that in the Year 1676. one John Brenan who was then lately come from Rome was made Archbishop of Cashell Waterford and Lismere by one Plunkett who by the Authority of Rome pretended to be Primate of Ireland the said Brenan producing Bulls from the Pope to the said pretended Primate for that purpose together with several other Bulls brought over at the same time by the said Brenan of which Dean Powre the Earl of Tyrone's Kinsman informed this Informant as hereafter shall appear In the year abovesaid this Informant observ'd the tumultuous Gongregations of Priests and Fryers who resorted to Knock-house a House of Entertainment three Miles Westward of Waterford This Informant took extraordinary notice of it as being not a thing so usual insomuch that being in company with several of the said Priests in the said House and that at several times but especially with the aforesaid Dean Powre who was nex in dignity to the said Brenan this Informant began to enquire the reason of their Meetings so publick and so frequent in time of Persecution The said Powre made answer That he would satisfie this Informant as to that next Patron day at Resk which happen'd to be upon the Lady-day following and within a few days after the proposal of the Question Accordingly this Informant met at the time and place appointed and there receiv'd the following satisfaction For the Congregations being gather'd together to confess and receive the Sacrament after the Popish manner one Edmund Poore a Jesuit preached a Sermon the substance of which was to let the Congregation understand that they had an indulgence from the Pope of Rome granted them and liberty to eat flesh on Wednesdays But in the conclusion told them that there was a consideration for which so great a Priviledg as that was granted which the Priest of every Parish had orders to give in charge to his Parishioners at the time of confession Sermon being done the Priests fell to the exercise of their main duty which was to confess the Congregation and this Informant being then one of that Religion made his Confession to the aforesaid Dean Powre Now at the time of his Confession the said Dean gave this Informant in charge as followeth That he should not divulge to any person whatsoever on pain of mortal sin and damnation and as he would be thought worthy of the holy Sacrament which he was to receive what he should impart to this Informant upon which this Informant promised him he would not With that he proceeded thus That the aforesaid Indulgence and Liberty was granted upon this account That whoever was in a capacity to help and assist the Holy Cause in the present Designs and which had been in hand for a long time might have the benefit of the aforesaid Indulgencies which was a pardon of sins for many years He further added That the Clergy of Ireland were to have the benefits and profits of the Tythes accrewing out of each Parish with the Gleabes and Monks Lands and Appurtenances belonging unto them which the Hereticks had wrongfully possess'd for a long time That great preferments were intended for others and that the French King and the rest of the Popish Confederates together with the assistance of his Holiness the Pope did intend immediately to invade the Kingdoms of England and Ireland and then proceeding we do not doubt said he but by the assistance of God to bring our design to pass in a short time and to wash the hands of Hereticks out of the Estates of our Ancestors for that the Duke of York gives full consent and is of our side besides that we have the assistance of the Earl of Anglesey and several other Persons of Quality in the Kingdom of England for whom we are to have instructions to celebrate several hundreds of Masses which he the said Dean had accordingly ordered all the Parish Priests to do within his Titular Jurisdiction After