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Ormond complains of the proceed-
ings of the lords justices, 218.
Expostulates with a just and spirited
resentment in a letter to the earl of
Essex, 227. Transmits the request
of the gentlemen of Connaught to
the government, 231. Obliged to
apologize for it, ib. Commissioned
with others to meet the confede-
rate catholics, 234. Acquaints the
king in a letter of the opposition
of the lords justices, 235. Meets
the confederates at Trim, 236.
Receives their remonstrance, ib.
Joins in a memorial addressed to
his majesty, 262. Reasons with
Ormond on the treaty of peace,
266. Writes to Ormond on his
refusal to join the confederates
290. Shews cause that sir Charles
Coote should be proclaimed a rebel
and a traitor, 292. Is prevailed
on to accept the government in
the absence of Ormond, 372.
Transmits to Ormond an account
of affairs in Ireland, 378. Leaves
Ireland, 386.

Clarendon, Earl of, is exceedingly
partial in his account of the state
of the catholics before the insur-
rection, 184, note. His account
of popish judges and juries, 462.
Of captain Ashton's trial, 464.
Clotworthy, sir John, declares in a
speech in the house of commons
of England, that the conversion
of papists in Ireland was only to
be effected by the bible in one.
hand and the sword in the other,
148.

Cole, sir William, receives private
intelligence of the insurrection,
153, note. His singular services
against the insurgents, 182, note.
Informs the lords justices, 198,note.
Services done by his regiment, 226,

note.

Coote, (old) sir Charles, cruelly puts
to death several innocent persons
in the town of Wicklow, 202.
Makes a proposal at the council-
board for executing a general mas-
sacre on all the catholics in Ireland,
ib. & 203. Made governor of
Dublin, 204. Burns Clontarff,
207. Executes martial law indis-
criminately, 212, note. Made
provost-master general, ib. Cau-

ses Higgins a priest to be put to
death, ib. His character, ib. His
wanton cruelties, 226. Killed at
Trim (says Borlase) pursuing the
rebels, note, 202.

Coote, (young) sir Charles, commits
hostilities on the confederates in
Connaught, 260. Frequently as
saults lord Clanrickard, 291.
Makes false promises to Owen
O'Nial, 353. Is made president
of Connaught, 401. Sends an ex-
press to the king, 402. Finds as-
sistance to seize the castle of Dub-
lin, ib. Sends commissioners to his
majesty, 403. Created earl of
Montrath, and made one of the
lords justices, 406.

Cromwell, Oliver, arrives at Dublin,
347. Takes Drogheda by storm,
ib. Orders that no quarter be
given, ib. His breach of faith,
and barbarity, ib. Repeats the
same at Wexford, 350. Publishes
a proclamation, 351. Transports
forty thousand Irish, S86. Trans-
plants the Irish into Connaught,
389. Establishes high courts of
justice, called Cromwell's slaughter-
houses, 391.

, Henry, son to Oliver, is
placed in the government of Ire-
land, $98. Makes a favourable
representation of the Irish, ib.
His character, 399. Is invested
with full power and authority in
Ireland, 401.

Cork, (old) earl of, his account, in

a letter to the speaker of the Eng-
lish house of commons of his suc-
cess in indicting eleven hundred
persons, among whom were many
noblemen, 214. This proceeding
he calls, the work of works, ib.
Crosby, sir Pierce, is sequestered from
the privy council, 127.

D

DAVIS, sir John, (attorney gene-
ral of Ireland), his character of
the Irish, 2, note. Expresses their
sufferings emphatically, 48.
Delvin, lord Baron of, refuses to
sign the proclamation against the
earl of Dermond, 24. Goes with
other noblemen with their com
plaints to the king, 79.

Derry, its gates shut against king
James, 483. Besieged by De Ro-
sen, ib. The means taken to re-
duce it to surrender, ib. Had no
effect but firing on their friends
from its walls, 484. note. Gar-
rison of, not behindhand in cru-
elty with De Rosen, 491.
De Rosen, Mareschal, besieges Derry,
483. His expedient to reduce it
under obedience to king James,
ib. Represents to his majesty the
ill consequences of his clemency,
ib. note. His order, 488. His
motives, ib. note. Attempts to
justify his conduct in a letter to
the king, 490.

Desmond, earl of, proclaimed, with-
out committing any overt act of
treason, 23. His letter to the earl
of Ormond, 25. His death, 26.
Digby, lord, in concert with Ormond,
summons the earl of Glamorgan
before the council, 277. Accuses
him of forging his commission,
ib. Writes to Ormond from Kil-
kenny, 286, note. His good opi-
nion of the confederates, 289.
Receives a letter from Ormond
acknowledging his treating with
the parliament commissioners, 292,
note. Writes to Ormond con-
cerning the king's situation, 294,
Arrives in Dublin, 298. His
declaration to perfect a peace
with the confederates, 298. His
character, ib. note. Enters into
a private engagement with gene.
ral Preston, 318, Writes to Or-
mond, ib. Receives an answer,
and writes again to him, 319. He,
in concert with Ormond, enters
into a new treaty with the confe-
derates, 323. His spirited attempt
to prevent Ormond from giving
up the regalia to the parliament
commissioners, 332. Receives a
letter from Ormond, acquainting
him that peace was concluded,

345.

Dillon, of Costelloe, lord, urges
against the prorogation of parlia-
ment, 195. His advice to the
lords justices slighted, 197.
Dopping, bishop of Meath, preaches
against keeping faith with the
Irish catholics, 512.
Dewnham, Bishop of Derry, delivers

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ECCLIN, bishop of Down, his me-
thod of ordaining, 74.
Elizabeth, queen, slavery of the Irish
in the reign of, 3. Her instructi-
ons to sir John Perrot, 18, note.
Displeased that her commands
respecting Tyrone were not exe-
cuted, 21. Disposes of Desmond's
estate, 28. -Restores his son (James)
to honor, 29. Her remarks on
the destruction made in Ireland,
32. Orders the deputy to pardon
all the inhabitants of Munster, ib.
Her order not strictly observed, 33.
Essex, Walter Devereux, earl of, in-
vites Bryan O'Nial of Clameboy
and his family to an entertainment,
8. the cruel manner he treated
them, 9.

Everard, sir John, is chosen speaker
of the house of commons by one
party, 78. Dragged out of the
chair by the other party, 79,
Makes a motion in the house of
commons for redress of grievances,

84.

Eustace, sir Maurice, in a letter to

the marquis of Ormond, gives an
account of the horrid advice of sir
William Parsons and of sir Adam
Loftus, 351. Made lord chan-
cellor and one of the lords justices
of Ireland, 406. His conduct on
the report of a conspiracy, 412.

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Falkland, lord deputy, is dismissed
from his viceroyalty, 92, note.
Fitzwilliams, sir William, enters on
the government of Ireland then
peaccable and quiet, 13. Designs
to enrich himself by seeking for
Spanish treasure among the inha-
bitants of the coast of Connaught
and Ulster, ib. Takes two Ulster
gentlemen prisoners, who were
well affected to government, ib.
Causes Hugh M'Mahon to be un-
justly put to death, 14. Inflames
the northern chieftains by his
cruelty, 16. Sends forces into
Fermanagh and takes Macguire's
castle of Enniskillen, 17. Is re-
called into England, 18.
Forbes, lord, his conduct at the
town of Galway, 218. Murders
committed by his soldiers, 232,

note.

G

George 1. popery laws enforced in
the reign of, 548.
George II. penal laws put in force in
the reign of, 553-560. Is address-
ed by the catholics of Ireland, 561.
Geogh, sir James, makes a motion on
chusing a speaker of the house of
commons, 78. Rejected, ib.
Gibson, colonel, his conduct at Caric-
main castle, 182, note.

Ginckle, lieutenant general, signs the

articles of Limerick, 517 and 525.
Uses means to infringe the first
military article, 526.
Glanmorgan, earl of, is commissioned
to conclude a peace with the con-
federates, 274. Arrives at Kil-
kenny, 275. A copy of his treaty
accidentally found, ib. Is sum-
moned before the council, and
impeached by Ormond and Digby,
276. Imprisoned, ib. His com-
mission publicly disavowed by the
king, ib. Is enlarged, 279. Goes
to Kilkenny, 280. Writes to the
Marquis of Ormond, ib. Nego
ciates with the Nuncio Renuccini,
231. Proves his commission real,
ib. Receives two letters from the
king, ib.
Glenco, account of the massacre of,
484, note.

George, Dr. secretary to Marshal
Schomberg, his account of King
William's army, 473. His letter
to colonel Hamilton, 646.
Gormanstown, lord, the arms given
him recalled, 201. Is appointed
one of the commissioners to treat
Grant, Winter, (Mr. Leyburne)
for a cessation, 242.
brings letters from the queen and
the Prince of Wales to Ormond,
324. Expostulates with Ormond,
ib. Is employed to treat with the
confederates, 325.

Gray, lord deputy, orders the garri-
son of Smerwick to be put to the
sword, 9. Makes a victorious cir-
Grenville, sir Richard, his behaviour
cuit round the kingdom, 58.
to the gentlemen taken at the battle
of Rathconnel, 235.

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JAMES I. intrigues of, previous to
the death of Queen Elizabeth, 49.
His promises to the catholics, 50.
Publishes an act of oblivion, 55.
Forbids the exercise of the catho-
lic religion in Ireland, ib. Ap-
proves of Chichester's proceedings
with the aldermen of Dublin, 64.
His quirk of royal logic, 81.
ders the deputy to thank the par-
liament, 84.

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Or-

James II. State of the protestants of
Ireland considered in the reign of,
450-462. Orders the deputy to

issue quo-warrantos, 466, note.
Sends De Rosen to besiege Derry,
483. Countermands De Rosen's
order, 487. His circular letter on
that occasion, ib. Falsely accused
of taking their churches from the
protestants, 491. Publishes a pro-
clamation against meddling with
them, 492. His conduct compared
with that of the prince of Orange,
ib. note. Charged with violating
his coronation oath, 493, note.
Cause of the decline of the protes-
tant religion in Ireland in the reign
of, 496-498. His coronation
oath, 660.

James-town, meeting of the bishops
there, 370-371.
Inchiquin, lord, receives a commission
from the English parliament, 253.
Performs considerable services for
the parliament, ib. His laborious
exploit at Cashel, ib. Administers
an oath to his officers to extirpate
popery, 255. Commits hostilities
daily in Munster, 260. His forces
revolt to the rebels, 356.
Insurrection, immediate cause of, 147.

Unfair misrepresentation of, 153.
Begins in Ulster with the cause, 161.
Irish, reputed aliens, 2. No felony
to kill a mere Irishman, ib. They
petition for the benefit of the law,
ib. Their love of justice, 3. In
absolute slavery in the reigns of
Henry VIII. and Edward VI. 4.
Received to mercy on hard terms,
43. Prohibited the exercise of
their religion, 55. Excluded out.
of the general act of oblivion, 66.
Their sufferings and patience dur-
ing the reign of James I. 89-91.
They demand the benefit of the
two treaties of peace, 442.
Island-Magee, Massacre of, 165—
167. Remarks on Dr. Leland's
account of, ib.
Insurgents, chiefs of the, their huma-
nity, 184-188.

K

KILKENNY, general assembly, and

supreme council of the catholic no-
1 bility and gentry there, 230. Acts
of the general congregation held
there, 632.

King, Mr.his house and corn destroy-

ed, contrary to the public faith,

206.

Killeen, lord, with other noblemen,
petition the king, 79.

Kinsale, besieged, 36. Surrender of,
ib. Cruelty of the English after
the battle there, 37-41.
Knor, bishop of Rapho, informs the
deputy of the means to extirpate
popery out of Ireland, 76.

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L

LEE, captain Thomas, his brief de-
claration of the government of Ire-
land, 587.

Leicester, earl of, receives intelligence
of the insurrection, 156. Receives
private intelligence from the lords
justices, 199.

Leslie, general of the covenanting ar-
my, his coming to Ireland to extir-
pate the Roman catholics of Ulster,
147. His design discovered by a
letter intercepted, ib.

Limerick, surrender of, 509. Surren-
der of favourable to King William,
510. Articles of, 513-519. In-
fringement of its articles commen-
ces, 526. Its catholic citizens cru-
elly treated, 531.

Lorrain, duke of, his treaty consider-
ed, 377-380.

Loughrea, meeting of the catholic as-
sembly there, by the appointment
of Ormond, 371-377. Conduct
of the clergy there, 578.
Ludlow, Edmund, general to Crom-
well, and parliament commissioner,
publishes a proclamation against
priests, 393. Offers life to sir
Phelim O'Nial, if he would accuse
the king, $96. Appointed chief
general in the puritan conspiracy,

417.

Luther, Martin, a part of his last will
and testament, 6, note.

M

MAC DONNELL, sir Alexander,
alias Colkitto, commands an army
sent to Scotland, 258. Slain in the
battle of Knocnoness, ib. note.
Macguire, a northern lord, stands up-
on his defence, 16. Is proclaim-
ed a traitor by the lord deputy, 17.
Joins with the other lords of the

Char-

north for self-defence, ib.
ged with rebellion, 158.
Mac Mahon, chieftain of Monaghan,
surrenders his country to Queen
Elizabeth, 14. Receives a re-grant
thereof, ib. His brother Hugh
Roe Mac Mahon put to death by
the lord deputy, 15. His estate
distributed to Sir Henry Bagnal
and other adventurers, 16, note.

Ever, bishop of Clogher, his
conduct at the assembly of the pre-
lates at Clonmacnoise, 252, note.
Reccives a commission from Or-
mond to the command of the army
sent by Owen O'Nial, 355. Is
taken prisoner and put to death
by order of sir Charles Coote, ib.
Hugh, put to the rack, 220,

note.

Malone, counsellor, pleads at the bar
of both houses of parliament, 536.
Maxwell, Dr. Robert, extract of his
examination, 162, note. His ac-
count of the ghosts of Portnadown,
176, note. His relation of Mrs.
Hovenden, 185, and note, ib.
Meath, Dr. Henry Jones, bishop of,
his discovery of the Irish rebellion,

69.

Monk, general, his proposal to Owen

O'Nial, 355, note. Is declared
lord lieutenant of Ireland, 402.
Monroe, major general, behaves per.
fidiously to the earl of Antrim,
251. Commits hostilities daily in
Ulster, 260. Receives a commis-
sion from the English parliament,
272. Takes Belfast, ib.

Moore, Roger, his motives for rebel-
ling, 160.

Moreton, bishop of Kildare, preaches

on the obligation of keeping the
public faith, 512.

Montgomery, bishop of Derry, his
account of the conspiracy confut-
ed, 69.

Mountgarrot, lord, presides at the
council held at Kilkenny, 282.
Mountjoy, lord duputy, gives his
opinion of the war in a letter to
the council in England, 29. Re-
ceives an answer from the queen,
33. Does not full her order, ib.
His conduct at Cork, 52. At
Waterford, 54. Conducts Tirone
to England, 55.

Munster, tumults there, 566. Cause
assigned, ib. and notes.
Murders, collection of, committed on
the Irish, 623.

N

NUGENT, Mr. makes submission
to the president, 44. His offer to
kill the earl of Desmond, 45.
Taken in the attempt and hanged,
ib.

justice, his declaration at
Drogheda, 463.

O'CONNELLY, captain Owen, the
famous discoverer of the Irish re-
bellion, brings letters to the British
colonels in Ulster recommending
to them to take the covenant, 250.
An account of his conduct, ib.
O'Conor, Charles, his account of a

transaction in Kerry, 12, note.
Of the affair of Mulloghmaston, ib.'
O'Donnell, first cause of his disaffec-
tion to the government, 20.
O'Farrells, of the county of Long.
ford, send a remonstrance of griev

ances to the lords justices, 163.
O'Nial, Owen, made general of the
Irish forces, 183. Reprimands sir
Phelim O'Nial, 184. Unjustly
charged of ingratitude and perfidy,
506. His answer to General Pres-
ton, 309. Advances towards Dub-
lin with an army, 313. Proclaimed
a rebel, 941. His character, ib.
note. Concludes a treaty with
Ormond, 345. Addresses the
officers of his army, 356. Sends
forces to Ormond under the com-
mand of Ever Mac Mahon, bishop
of Clogher, ib.

O'Nial, sir Phelim, charged with
massacres, 169, note Tempted
on histrial by the judges to blacken
the memory of the king, 394.
His conduct on that occasion, 395.
Charges against him greatly aggra-
vated, 397.

Bryan of Claneboy, cruelly
murdered, 11.
Ormond, earl of, refuses to give up
his sword, 103. Surrenders his
country to the king, 126. Is made

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