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REIGN OF KING CHARLES THE FIRST. 1625-1649.

Accession of the King followed by a Bull of the Pope. Condition of

the Church in general; particularly of the Diocese of Armagh.

Project of allowing Privileges to the Papists. Judgment of the

Primate and other Bishops thereupon. Published by the Bishop

of Derry. Its consequences. Measures of the Government. Pro-

clamation irreverently received. Danger of the Archbishop of

Dublin from an insurrection. Proceedings concerning the Papists. 418

William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore. State of his Diocese. Neglect

of Ecclesiastical Processes. The King's Letter to the Archbishops

and Bishops on affairs of the Church. Diligence of the Primate.

His Injunctions to his Clergy. Exemplary conduct of Bishop

Bedell. Some of his Measures questionable

A Regal Visitation under Lord Wentworth. Report of it by Dr.

Bramhall. Bishop Laud's Letter of Instructions to the Lord.

Deputy. Bramhall's account of the state of the Church. Growth

of Protestant Sectarianism. Irregular Ordinations. Reprehensible

conduct imputed to two Northern Bishops. Nonconforming

Increase of Popery in Ireland. Bishop Bedell's plan for converting

the Natives. Sentiments of the Government on the subject.

Qualification of age for Bishopricks. Bramhall made Bishop of

Derry. Commission for repair of Churches. Lord Wentworth's

exhibition of the state of the Church. Archbishop Laud's answer.

Settlement of question of Precedence between the Archbishops of

Armagh and Dublin

Acts of Parliament for improving the Temporal Estates of the Church.

Convocation. Petition to the King in behalf of the inferior Clergy.

Proposed adoption of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of

England. Difficulty of carrying it, surmounted by the Lord De-

puty. Conduct of Primate Ussher. Proceedings in Convocation.

Canon for manifestation of Agreement between the two Churches.

Effect on the former Articles of the Irish Church. Subscription

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to them abandoned. Proposal to adopt the English Canons. Com-

position of a new Book committed to Bishop Bramhall. Wherein

differing from English Book. Omissions. Additions. Publication

of the Canons. Congratulatory Letter of Archbishop Laud . 482

Measures for improving the Temporalties of the Church. Bishop

Bramhall's valuable services. Petition from the Clergy in Convoca-

tion, 1636. Improvements relative to the Clergy and Church

Service. Repair of Cathedrals. Final sentence of Deposition by

Bishop Echlin on the Nonconforming Ministers. Henry Leslie,

bishop of Down and Connor. Five of the Clergy of that diocese

refuse to subscribe to the Canons. The Bishop's solicitude to

retain them in the Church. His Visitation Sermon, 1636. His

conference with the Dissentients, and sentence upon them. His

exemplary conduct.

Scotch Covenant introduced into Ireland. Precautions of the Govern-

ment. Case of a Clergyman named Galbrath. Northern Counties

infected. Correspondence of Bishop of Down and Connor with

Lord Deputy. High character of the Bishop. His Speech, or

Visitation Charge, at Lisnegarvey, 1638. Its important contents

in connexion with the History of the Church. His continued

intercourse with the Government

Renunciation of the Covenant, and Petition from divers Inhabitants

of the North of Ireland. An Oath framed in consequence. Ire-

land an Asylum for Scottish Episcopal Refugees. Case of Archi-

bald Adair, bishop of Killalla. Irregular Conduct of a Clergyman

of Raphoe. Correspondence of the Bishop with the Government.

Loyalty of the Irish Clergy. Earl of Strafford's withdrawal from

the Viceroyalty. Petition to the English Parliament against Pre-

lates and Prelacy. Petitions to the Irish Parliament against the

Bishops of Raphoe, Down, and Derry. Persecution of Bishop of

Derry and his Deliverance

Rebellion of 1641. Previous circumstances. Its objects. Its effects

on the Church. Destruction of her Members. Fate of her Go-

vernors. Her Desolation. Conduct of Romish Clergy. Their

Temper and Projects exemplified. Protestants Sectarists. West-

minster Assembly of Divines. Solemn League and Covenant. Its

prevalence in Ireland. Suspension of the Royal Authority

THE USURPATION. 1647-1660.

Royal Power suspended. Dublin surrendered to Parliamentary Com-

missioners. Order for discontinuing the Liturgy. Declaration of

Dublin Clergy. Episcopal Signatures. Memorable Examples of

continued use of the Liturgy. Personal dangers of Ministers of

the Church. Revenues of vacant Bishopricks sequestered. Legal-

ized Plunder of Episcopal Property. Opportunities of exercising

private Malice against the Clergy

REIGN OF KING CHARLES THE SECOND, FROM THE

RESTORATION. 1660-1685.

Restoration and Proclamation of the King. Church restored to her

Station. Surviving Bishops. Satisfaction at Bishop Bramhall's

elevation to the Primacy. Opposition to the Church. King

determined to support it. Appointments to Vacant Bishopricks.

Solemnity of the Consecration of the new Bishops. New Arrange-

ments of certain Sees. Hostility of Church of Rome in Ireland.

Bishop Taylor's Sketch of Popery as then existing. Protestant

Sectarists. The Law concerning them. How treated by the Pri-

mate; and by Bishop Taylor, and the other Northern Bishops

Prevailing Sentiment in favour of the Church. The Primate Speaker

of the House of Lords. His Usefulness to the Clergy. Declara-

tion of Parliament for Episcopacy and the Liturgy. Reprobation

of the Solemn League and Covenant. Manifestation of Opinion

on late Events. Symptoms of Discontent in the Presbyterians.

Death of Archbishop Bramhall. His recommendation of Bishop

Margetson for his Successor.

Act of Uniformity. Act for preventing Benefices being holden together

in England and in Ireland. Sectarian Plot. Popish Synod. The

Remonstrance. Instructions to Lord Berkley about the Church.

Violence of the Anti-Remonstrants. Interposition of the English

Parliament. Proclamations against the Papists. Excellent Go-

vernment of the Duke of Ormonde

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Sectarists. New Covenant. Scarcity of Churches. Poverty of Bene-

fices. Mr. Boyle's attempt at Converting the Irish Papists. Death

of Distinguished Churchmen. Primate Margetson. Bishop John

Leslie. Bishop Jeremy Taylor

REIGN OF KING JAMES THE SECOND. 1685-1690.

Accession of the King. Earl of Clarendon Lord Lieutenant. Army

new-modelled. Papists in Civil Offices. Earl of Tyrconnel Lord

Deputy. Changes in favour of Popery. Oppression of the Clergy.

Vacant Bishopricks not filled. Clergy encouraged to apostatize.

King's Declaration of Liberty of Conscience. Dispensing power

attempted. Sufferings of Protestants. Expulsion of Bishops and

Clergy. Dublin Clergy

The King's Arrival in Ireland. A Parliament. Mode of calling
it. Its composition. Repeal of the Act of Settlement. Act of
Attainder. Proscriptions under it. Its atrocity

Contributions for the Relief of the distressed Irish Protestants. Act

annulling the Jurisdiction of the Church. Act for vesting Eccle-

siastical Dues in Priests of the Romish Church. Clergy deprived

of their Churches. Protestants prevented from meeting together.

Oppression of the University. Character of King James's reign.

Re-establishment of the Church

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I. Catalogue of the Archbishops and Bishops who are ascertained to

have occupied the Sees of the Church of Ireland, during the period

comprised within the foregoing narrative

II. Question whether any Bishops resigned at Queen Elizabeth's

III. Original Document relating to Vesey, Archbishop of Tuam, in

the reign of King James II.

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