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XIII. Those of the garrifon of Sligo that are joined to the Irish army, shall have the benefit of this capitulation; and orders fhall be sent to them that are to convey them up, to bring them hither to Limerick the shorteft way.

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XIV. The Irish may have liberty to transport nine hundred horse, including horfes for the officers, which fhall be tranfported gratis: and as for the troopers that ftay behind, they fhall difpofe of themselves as they fhall think fit, giving up their horses and arms to fuch perfons as the general fhall appoint.

XV. It fhall be permitted to thofe that are appointed to take care for the fubfiftence of the horse, that are will ing to go into France, to buy hay and corn at the king's rates wherever they can find it, in the quarters that are affigned for them, without any let or moleftation, and to carry all neceffary provifions out of the city of Limerick; and for this purpofe the general will furnish convenient carriages for them to the places where they fhall be embarked.

XVI. It fhall be lawful to make ufe of the hay preserved in the ftores of the county of Kerry, for the horses that shall be embarked; and if there be not enough, it fhall be lawful to buy hay and oats wherever it shall be found, at the king's rates.

XVII. That all prifoners of war that were in Ireland the 28th of September, fhall be fet at liberty on both fides; and the general promises to ufe his endeavours, that those that are in England and Flanders fhall be fet at liberty alfo.

XVIII. The general will caufe provifions and medicines to be furnished to the fick and wounded officers, troopers, dragoons, and foldiers, of the Irish army that cannot pafs into France at the firft embarkment; and after they are cured, will order them fhips to pafs into France, if they' are willing to go.

XIX. That, at the figning hereof, the general will fend a fhip exprefs to France; and that befides, he will furnish two small ships of those that are now in the river of Lime rick, to transport two persons into France that are to be fent to give notice of this treaty; and that the commanders of the faid fhips fhall have orders to put afhore at the next port of France where they fhall make.

XX. That all thofe of the faid troops, officers, and others, of what character foever, that would pass into France, fhall not be flopped upon the account of debt, on any other pretext.

XXI. If

XXI. If after figning this prefent treaty, and before the arrival of the fleet, a French packet-boat, or other tranfport-fhip, fhall arrive from France in any other part of Ireland, the general will order a palport, not only for fuch as must go on board the said hips, but to the hips to come to the nearest port, to the place where the troops to be tranfported shall be quartered.

XXII. That after the arrival of the said fleet, there fhall be free communication and paffage between it and the quarters of the abovefaid troops; and efpecially, for all those that have paffes from the chief commanders of the faid fleet, or from monfieur Tameron, the intendant.

XXIII. In confideration of the prefent capitulation, the two towns of Limerick shall be delivered and put into the hands of the general, or any other perfon he fhall appoint, at the time and days hereafter fpecified, viz. the Irish town, except the magazines and hofpital, on the day of the figning of thefe prefent articles; and as for the Englifh town, it fhall remain, together with the island, and the free paffage of Thomond-bridge, in the hands of those of the Irish army that are now in the garrifon, or that fhall hereafter come from the counties of Cork, Clare, Kerry, Sligo, and other places above mentioned, until there fhall be convenience found for their transportation.

XXIV. And to prevent all disorders that may happen between the garrifon that the general fhall place in the Irish-town, which fhall be delivered to him, and the Irish troopers that fhall remain in the English-town and the ifland, which they may do until the troops to be embarked on the first fifty fhips fhall be gone for France, and no longer; they fhall intrench themfelves on both fides, to hinder the communication of the faid garrifons: and it shall be prohibited on both fides, to offer any thing that is offenfive; and the parties offending fhall be punished on either fide.

XXV. That it fhall be lawful for the faid garrifon to march out all at once, or at different times, as they can be embarked, with arms, baggage, drums beating, match lighted at both ends, bullet in mouth, colours flying, fix brafs guns, fuch as the befieged will chufe, two mortarpieces, and half the ammunition that is now in the magazines of the faid place: and for this purpose, an inventory of all the ammunition in the garrifon fhall be made in the presence of any perfon that the general fhail appoint, the next day after thefe prefent articles fhall be figned.

XXVI. All

XXVI. All the magazines of provifions fhall remain in the hands of thofe that are now employed to take care of the fame, for the fubfiftence of thofe of the Irifh army that will pass into France: and if there fhall not be fufficient in the ftores, for the fupport of the faid troops, whilst they stay in this kingdom, and are crofling the feas, that, upon giving up an account of their numbers, the general will furnish them with fufficient provifions at the king's rates; and that there fhall be a free market at Limerick, and other quarters, where the faid troops fhall be; and in cafe any provifion fhall remain in the magazines of Limerick when the town fhall be given up, it shall be valued, and the price deducted out of what is to be paid for the provifions to be furnished to the troops on fhip-board.

XXVII. That there fhall be a ceffation of arms at land, as alfo at fea, with refpect to the fhips, whether English, Dutch, or French, defigned for the tranfportation of the faid troops, until they fhall be returned to their respective harbours; and that on both fides, they fhall be furnished with fufficient paffports both for fhips and men: and if any fea commander, or captain of a fhip, or any officer, trooper, dragoon, foldier, or any other perfon, ihall act contrary to this ceffation, the perfons fo acting, fhall be punished on either fide, and fatisfaction fhall be made for the wrong that is done; and officers fhall be sent to the mouth of the river of Limerick, to give notice to the commanders of the English and French fleets of the prefent conjuncture, that they may obferve the ceffation of arms accordingly.

XXVIII. That for the fecurity of the execution of this prefent capitulation, and of each article therein contained, the befieged fhall give the following hoftages - And the general fhall give

XXIX. If before this capitulation is fully executed, there happens any change in the government, or command of the army, which is now commanded by general Ginckle; all thofe that fhall be appointed to command the fame, fhall be obliged to obferve and execute what is fpecified in thefe articles, or caufe it to be executed punctu ally, and shall not act contrary on any account.

Octob. 91.

Baron DE GINCKLE.

INDEX.

INDE X.

A

GHRIM, or Kilcomme-

A den battle, desperately

fought between king Wil-
liam's forces and the Irish,
page 415.
Alan, archbishop of Dublin,
fate of, 115.
Fitz-Andelm, William, fent to
govern Ireland after the death
of Strongbow, 16. His cha-
racter, and state of Ireland un-
der him, 17. Removed, 18.
Mac-Arthies, conteft of, gives
fuperiority to the Irish, 42.
Antrim, marquis, defeat of,
313.

fluence of his country-rhimes,
114

Bafilia, fifter to Strongbow, and
wife of Raymond, art of, in
conveying to him an account
of Strongbow's death, 15.
Bellingham's administration of
Ireland, 128.

Berkeley's administration of Ire-
land, 357.
Berminghams, old English, fet-
tled in Ireland, give hostages
to the earl of Ormond, 81.
Some of the most obnoxious of
their fept feized, condemned,
and executed, 84.
Bill of explanation, 35 t
Bingham, fir Richard, com-
plaints against the oppreffions
of, 167. Is acquitted and
reftored to the queen's favour,

Black-rent, an annual stipend
paid by the English to the
Irish chieftains, to purchase
their protection, 77. Ordered
afterwards to be paid for the
fupport of the king's army,

ALE, a violent impugner
of
168.
in Ireland, 131.
popery
Bagnal exhibits articles of trea-
fon against Tyrone, 159. Ac-
cufes him to the lord deputy
Ruffel, with the approbation
of the queen's English mini-
fters, 161. Complaints against
him by Tyrone, 164. Is de-
feated by Tyrone, and fhot
dead in battle, 174.
Bard, Irish, inftance of the in-

91.

Boyne, battle of the, which de-

cides the contest for the crown
of England, &c. between
Ff
James

James II. and William III.

400.

Braofa, William de, lord of Brecknock, affair of, 33. King John goes to Ireland to reduce him and other outlaws, ib. Flies into France, ib. Brereton, fir William, prudent and conciliatory methods of, when lord-licutenant of Ireland, to unite all parties,

127. O'Brien of Thomond cuts off a confiderable party of Oftmen, coming to reinforce Strong. bow, 10. Reduces Strong-. bow to act on the defenfive, ib. Lays fiege to Limerick, but, on the advancing of Raymond against him, abandons the fiege, and frongly intrenches himself in a defile, from which he is driven with confiderable flaughter, 15. Sues for peace, and takes the oaths of fealty before Raymond, ib. His fignal perfidy in burning Limerick, 16. O'Brien of Thomond, infurec

tion headed by him, 56. Bruce, Robert, king of Scot land, his affistance intreated by the chieftains of Ulfter, to execute vengeance upon their common enemy, the English, 48. He propofes his brother

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Bull

for fubduing Ireland, granted by Adrian III. an Englishman, to Henry II. fubftance of, 3

Bulls of two popes, promulged
in an affembly of the clergy,
conftituting Henry II. right-
ful lord of Ireland, 17.
Burgh, lord-deputy of Ireland,
attacks with fuccefs Tyrone in
his entrenchments, 171. His
death, ib.

Burgo, William de, a baron of
of the family of Fitz-Andelm,
rife of, in Ireland, 29.
Butler, fir Edmund, his rebel-
lion in the South of Ireland,
quelled, 139.
O'Byrnes, the turbulent and
powerful fept of, defeat and
ilay Mortimer, left by Rich-
ard II. his vicegerent in Ire-
land, 72.

C.

ADE, the infurrection of,

Edward to them for their king, imputed to the contrivance

which Edward confents to, 49 See next article. Bruce, Edward, his operations and alliances among the Irish, 50. Is at length crowned king of Ireland, 51. His brother Robert, to Tupport him, lands a confiderable army, 52. Edward makes a destructive progrefs to the very walls of Dublin, thence penetrates into Muniter, but is obliged to

of Richard, duke of York, 85. Cafhel, the rock of, ftormed, 305.. Castlehaven, lord, one of the ge

nerals of the Irish catholic confederacy, fuccefs of, in conjunction with Owen O'Nial, and Prefton, 263. He overruns the fouthern provinces, 275.

Cathal, among the furvivors of Roderic O'Connor, flands highest

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