either by the civil or military power. Henceforth the Irish history records only a fucceffion of governors, whose administrations have differed from each other only in respect of popularity. The fupreme jurifdiction of the country had long been afferted by the British parliament, which impofed many restrictions on its commerce; but, by the liberality of this legislature, those several acts have lately been repealed, and Ireland now begins to enjoy a degree of profperity which the never before had experienced.

APPENDIX.

APPENDIX.

The Civil and Military Articles of Limerick, exactly printed from the Letters Patents; wherein they are ratified and exemplified by their Majesties, under the Great Seal of England.

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ULIELMUS et Maria Dei gratia, Angliæ, Scotia, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, rex et regina, fidei defenfores, &c. Omnibus ad quos préfentes literæ noftræ pervenerint, falutem: infpeximus irrotulament. quarund. literarum patentium de confirmatione geren. dat. apud Weftmonafterium vicefimo quarto die Februarii, ultimi præteriti in cancellar. noftr. irrotulat. ac ibidem de recordo remanen. in hæc verba. William and Mary, by the grace of God, &c. To all to whom thefe prefents fhall come, greeting. Whereas certain articles, bearing date the 3d day of October laft paft, made and agreed on between our juftices of our kingdom of Ireland, and our general of our forces there, on the one part; and feveral officers there, commanding within the city of Limerick, in our faid kingdom, on the other part whereby our faid juftices and general did undertake that we fhould ratify thofe articles, within the fpace of eight months, or fooner; and ufe their utmost endeavours that the fame fhould be ratified and confirmed in parliament. The te nour of which faid articles is as follows, viz.

Articles agreed upon the 3d Day of October, 1691. Between the Right Honourable Sir Charles Porter, Knight, and Thomas Conningsby, Efq. Lords Juftices of Ireland; and his Excellency the Baron De Ginckle, Lieutenant-general, and Commander in chief of the English army; on the one part:

And the Right Honourable Patrick Earl of Lucan, Piercy Viscount Gallmoy, Colonel Nicholas Purcel, Colonel Nicholas Cufack, Sir Toby Butler, Colonel Garret Dillon, and Colonel John Brown, on the other part :

In the Behalf of the Irish Inhabitants in the City and County of Limerick, the Counties of Clare, Kerry, Cork, Sligo, and Mayo:

In Confideration of the Surrender of the City of Limerick, and other Agreements made between the faid Lieutenantgeneral Ginckle, the Governor of the City of Limerick, and the Generals of the Irish Army, bearing date with thefe Prefents, for the Surrender of the faid City, and Submiffion of the faid Army; it is agreed, That,

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HE Roman Catholics of this kingdom fhall enjoy fuch privileges in the exercife of their religion, as are confiftent with the laws of Ireland; or as they did enjoy in the reign of king Charles the Second: and their majefties, as foon as their affairs will permit them to fummon a parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the faid Roman Catholics fuch farther fecurity in that particular, as may preferve them from any disturbance upon the account of their faid religion.

II. All the inhabitants or refidents of Limerick, or any other garrifon now in the poffeffion of the Irish, and all officers and foldiers now in arms under any commission of king James, or those authorised by him to grant the fame, in the feveral counties of Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Cork, and Mayo, or any of them; and all the commiffioned officers in their majefties quarters, that belong to the Irish regiments, now in being, that are treated with, and who are not prifoners of war, or have taken protection, and who fhall return and fubmit to their majesties obedience; and their and every of their heirs, fhall hold, poffefs, and enjoy, all and every their eftates of freehold and inheritance; and all the rights, titles, and interefts, privileges, and immunities, which they, and every or any of them held, enjoyed, or were rightfully and lawfully intitled to, in the reign of king Charles II. or at any time fince, by the laws and ftatutes that were in force in the said reign of king Charles II. and fhall be put in poffeffion, by order of the government, of fuch of them as are in the king's hands, or the hands of his tenants, without being put to any fuit or trouble therein; and ali fuch estates fhall be freed and discharged from all arrears of crown

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rents, quit-rents, and other public charges, incurred and become due fince Michaelmas 1688, to the day of the date hereof and all perfons comprehended in this article, fhall have, hold, and enjoy all their goods and chattles, real and perfonal, to them, or any of them belonging, and remaining either in their own hands, or the hands of any perfons whatsoever, in trust for, or for the use of them, or any of them and all and every the faid perfons, of what profeffion, trade, or calling foever they be, fhall and may use, exercife, and practife their feveral and refpective profeffions, trades, and callings, as freely as they did ufe, exercife, and enjoy the fame in the reign of king Charles II. provided that nothing in this article contained be conftrued to extend to, or reftore any forfeiting perfon now out of the kingdom, except what are hereafter comprised: provided alfo, that no perfon whatsoever fhall have or enjoy the benefit of this article, that shall neglect or refufe to take the oath of allegiance, made by act of parliament in England, in the first year of the reign of their prefent majetties when thereunto required.

III. All merchants, or reputed merchants of the city of Limerick, or of any other garrifon now poffeffed by the Irith, or of any town or place in the counties of Clare or Kerry, who are abfent beyond the feas, that have not bore arms fince their majefties declaration in February, 1688, fhall have the benefit of the fecond article, in the fame manner as if they were prefent; provided such merchants, and reputed merchants, do repair into this kingdom within the fpace of eight months from the date hereof.

IV. The following officers, viz. colonel Simon Lutterel, captain Rowland White, Maurice Euftace of Yermanstown, Chievers of Mayftown, commonly called Mount Leinster, now belonging to the regiments in the aforefaid garrifons and quarters of the Irish army, who were beyond the feas, and fent thither upon affairs of their refpective regiments, or the army in general, fhall have the benefit and advantage of the fecond article, provided they return hither within the space of eight months from the date of thefe prefents, and fubmit to their majefties government, and take the above mentioned oath.

V. That all and fingular the faid perfons comprised in the fecond and third articles, fhall have a general pardon of all attainders, outlawries, treafons, mifprifons of treafon, premunires, felonies, trefpaffes, and other

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crimes and mifdemeanours whatfoever, by them, or any of them, committed fince the beginning of the reign of king James II. and if any of them are attainted by parliament, the lords-juftices, and general, will ufe their beft endeavours to get the fame repealed by parliament, and the outlawries to be reversed gratis, all but writing-clerks fees.

VI. And whereas thefe prefent wars have drawn on great violences on both parts; and that if leave were given to the bringing all forts of private actions, the animofities would probably continue, that have been too long on foot, and the public disturbances laft: for the quieting and fettling, therefore, of this kingdom, and avoiding thofe inconveniencies which would be the neceffary confequence of the contrary, no perfon or perfons whatfoever, comprised in the foregoing articles, fhall be fued, molefted, or impleaded at the fuit of any party or parties whatsoever, for any trefpaffes by them committed, or for any arms, horfes, money, goods, chattles, merchandizes, or provifions what foever, by them feized or taken during the time of the war. And no perfon or perfons whatsoever, in the fecond or third articles comprifed, fhall be fued, impleaded, or made accountable for the rents or mean rates of any lands, tenements, or houfes, by him or them received, or enjoyed in this kingdom, fince the beginning of the prefent war, to the day of the date hereof, nor for any walle or trefpafs by him or them committed in any fuch lands, tenements, or houses: and it is alfo agreed, that this article fhall be mutual and re, ciprocal on both fides.

VII. Every nobleman and gentleman comprised in the faid fecond and third article fhall have liberty to ride with a fword, and cafe of piftols, if they think fit; and keep a gun in their houses, for the defence of the fame, or for fowling.

VIII. The inhabitants and refidents in the city of Limerick, and other garrifons, shall be permitted to remove their goods, chattles, and provifions, out of the fame, without being viewed and fearched, or paying any manner of duties; and fhall not be compelled to leave the houses or lodgings they now have, for the space of fix weeks next enfuing the date hereof.

IX. The oath to be administered to fuch Roman Cathoics as fubmit to their majefties government, fhall be the path above faid, and no other.

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