Burnet, bishop, defcribes the ecclefi-
aftical courts in Ireland, i. 103. His further account of them, 110. Butler, James, fecond Duke of Or- mond, lord lieutenant of Ireland, receives the first bill, from the commons, to prevent the further growth of popery, ii. 233. His conduct on that occafion, 234. Is voted guilty of high treason, ib, A fingular circumftance in his for- tune, ib.
Sir Theobald, pleads at the bar of both houses of parliament, ii. 237. His arguments, 386 397.
CAPEL, lord juftice, proceeds to infringe the articles of Limerick,
Carew, Sir John, apologizes for the Irish, i. 43. His account of a prophecy, 44. Caftlehaven, Earl of, offers his fer- vices to fupprefs the Northern in- furgents, i. 230. His advice on that occafion flighted, 231. Ob- ferves the conduct of Sir Charles Coote, 249. Imprisoned and ef- caped by ftratagem, 268. remonftrance to king Charles II. ii. 364-371. Charles I. permits a fevere perfecu- tion against catholics, i. 114. A. grees to put the ftatute of the 2d of Elizabeth in force against them, 117. Writes to Wentworth, 131. Not pleased with the Irish com- mons, 164. Brought to a right way of thinking, 165. Writes to the Irish council, ib. His orders to the lords juftices, 171. His orders not duly executed, 173. Addreffed by the catholic nobility, prelates and gentry, 271. Re- folves to iffue a commiffion to em- power certain persons to treat with the catholics, 274. Directs the commiffion to the Marquis of Or- mond, &c. ib. Orders Ormond to treat with his fubjects in Ire- land, then in arms, for a ceffation, 181. Commands him again to treat with them, 282. Preffes the lords juftices to conclude this cef- fation, 289. His commands at
length obeyed in that respect, ib. Sends a commiffion to Ormond to conclude a peace with the confede- rates, 310. Emphatically expref- fes himself in a letter to Ormond, 314. Commands Ormond to con- clude a peace with the confederates, ib. Urges the fame in another let- Abfolutely ter to Ormond, 315. commands him, 318. Finding Or- mond would not conclude a peace, fends Glamorgan with a commif- fion for that purpose, 323. Pre- vailed on to difavow Glamorgan's commiffion, 336. Part of two of his letters to Glamorgan, 331- 333. Acquaints Ormond and Digby of his unhappy fituation, 338. Kept under the closest and moft irksome restraint by the Scot- tish army, 347. Compelled to fign an order to the Marquis of Ormond against making peace with the con- federates, 348. How treated by the Scots, 357.
Charles II. proclaimed king in Scot- land, ii. 24. Arrives in Scotland, 25. Signs the covenant, ib. Pub- lishes a declaration in its favour, 26. The means taken to bring him to that measure, 27. His in- fincerity, 34. Proclaimed in Ire- land, 74. Iffues a proclamation against the Irish, 78. Acknowled- ges his obligations to the Irifh in his fpeech to both houses of parlia- ment, 96. Appoints commiffion- ers for the fettlement of Irish af- fairs, 110. Commits drawing up the bill for holding the courts of claims to the direction of the Duke of Ormond, 117. His remarka- ble words concerning his obliga- the part tion of performing on his articles of the peace, 121. De- clares an English intereft ought to be established in Ireland, 123. Chichefter, Sir Arthur, lord deputy, calls the Roman catholic aldermen of the city of Dublin before the council, i. 74. His treatment of them, 75. Receives a letter from the king approving of his conduct, Favours the puritans, 87. Declares the Star-chamber a proper His court to punish jurors, 100. rigorous enquiry into defective ti tles, 105. ib. note.
Chichester, Colonel, makes prifoners of the Irith, who came to him for protection, i. 200. Clanrickard, Earl of, gives an ac- count of the infurgents, i. 201. Again, 206. Writes to the Earl of Effex, 214, note. Shews the impediments to the peace in his letter to Ormond, 215, note. Mentions the caufes of the infur- rection in a letter to the Duke of Richmond, 231, note. In ano- ther letter, 255. Complains of Ormond's army, ib. In a letter to Ormond complains of the pro- ceeedings of the lords juftices, 256-258. Expoftulates with a juft and fpirited refentment in a letter to the Earl of Effex, 267. Tranfmits the request of the gen- tlemen of Connaught to the go- vernment, 270. Obliged to apo- logize for it, ib. Commiffioned with others to meet the confederate catholics, 274. Acquaints the king in a letter of the oppofition of the lords juftices, 276. Meets the confederates at Trim, 278. Re- ceives their remonstrance, ib. Joins in a memorial addreffed to his ma- jesty, 309. Reasons with Or- mond on the treaty of peace, 313. Writes to Ormond on his refu- fal to join the confederates, 344. Shews caufe that Sir Charles Coote fhould be proclaimed a rebel and a traitor, 345. Is prevailed on to accept the government in the ab- fence of Ormond, ii. 39. Tranf- mits to Ormond an account of af- fairs in Ireland, 45. Leaves Ire-
land, 54. Clarendon, Earl of, is exceedingly partial in his account of the ftate of the catholics before the infurres- tion, i. 216, note. His account of popifh judges and juries, ii. 147. Of Captain Afhton's trial, 150. Clotworthy, Sir John, declares in a speech in the house of commons of England, that the converfion of papifts in Ireland was only to be effected by the bible in one hand and the fword in the other, i. 174.
Cole, Sir William, receives pri- vate intelligence of the infurrec- tion, i. 480, note. His fingular
fervices against the infurgents, 213, note. Informs the lords juftices, 232, note. Services done by his regiment, 265, note.
Coote, (old) Sir Charles, cruelly puts to death feveral innocent perfons in the town of Wicklow, i. 237. Makes a propofal at the council- board for executing a general maf facre on all the catholics in Ireland,
ib. & 239. Made governor of Dublin, 240. Burns Clontarff,
242. Executes martial law indif- criminately, 248, note. Made provoft-mafter general, 249. Cau- fes Higgins a priest to be put to death, ib. His character, ib. His wanton cruelties, 266. Killed at Trim (fays Borlafe) pursuing the rebels, note, above p. 238.
(young) Sir Charles, commits hoftilities on the confederates in Connaught, i. 306. Frequently affaults Lord Clanrickard, 344. Makes falfe promises to Owen O'Nial, ii. 16. Is made prefident of Connaught, 73. Sends an ex-. prefs to the king, 74. Finds af- fiftance to seize the caftle of Dub- lin, ib. Sends commiffioners to his majefty, 75. Created Earl of Montrath, and made one of the lords juftices, 79. Cromwell, Oliver, arrives at Dublin, ii. 10. Takes Drogheda by storm,
Orders that ne quarter be given, ib. His breach of faith, and barbarity, ib. Repeats the fame at Wexford, 12. Publishes a proclamation, 13. Transports forty thousand Irish, 55. Tranf- plants the Irish into Connaught, 58. Establishes high courts of justice, called Cromwell's flaugh- ter-houses, 61.
Henry, fon to Oliver, is placed in the government of Ire- land, ii. 69. Makes a favourable representation of the Irish, ib. His character, 70. Is invefted with full power and authority in Ire-
Cork, (old) Earl of, his account, in a letter to the fpeaker of the Eng- lifh houfe of commons of his fuc- cefs in indicting eleven hundred perfons, among whom were many noblemen, i. 253. This proceed-
ing he calls, the work of works, 254. Crosby, Sir Pierce, is fequeftered from the privy council, i. 149.
DAVIS, 9 John, (Attorney gene- ral of Ireland), his character of the Irish, i. 4, note. Expreffes their fufferings emphatically, 56. Delvin, Lord Baron of, refufes to fign the proclamation against the Earl of Defmond, i. 29. Goes with other noblemen with their complaints to the king, 93. Derry, its gates fhut against king James, ii. 171. Besieged by De Rofen, ib. The means taken to reduce it to furrender, ib. Had no effect but firing on their friends from its walls, 172, note. Gar- rifon of, not behindhand in cru- elty with De Rofen, 180. De Rofen, Marefchal, befieges Der- ry, 11. 171. His expedient to re- duce it under obedience to king James, ib. Represents to his ma- jefty the ill confequences of his clemency, 172, note. His order, 178. His motives, ib. note. At- tempts to justify his conduct in a letter to the king, 179. Defmond, Earl of, proclaimed, with- out committing any overt act of treafon, i. 27. His letter to the Earl of Ormond, 29. His death,
Digby, Lord, in concert with Or- mond, fummons the Earl of Gla- morgan before the council, i. 326. Accufes him of forging his com- miffion, ib. Writes to Ormond from Kilkenny, 337, note. good opinion of the confederates, 343. Receives a letter from Or- mond acknowledging his treating with the parliament commiffioners, 345, note. Writes to Ormond concerning the king's fituation, 347. Arrives in Dublin, His declaration to perfect a peace with the confederates, 352. His character, ib. note, Enters into a private engagement with General Prefton, 375. Writes to Ormond, 376. Receives an anfwer, and writes again to him, 377. He,
in concert with Ormond, enters in- to a new treaty with the confede- rates, 381. His fpirited attempt to prevent Ormond from giving up the regalia to the parliament com- miffioners, 390. Receives a let- ter from Ormond, acquainting him that peace was concluded, ii. 7. Dillon, of Costelloe, Lord, urges against the prorogation of parlia- ment, i. 228. His advice to the lords juftices flighted, 231. Dopping, Bishop of Meath, preaches against keeping faith with the Irish catholics, ii. 205.
Downham, Bishop of Derry, delivers a difcourfe before the ftate against catholics, i. 109.
Dunboy, castle of, cruelty of the lord prefident at the taking of it, i. 46,
Dunboyne, James Lord of, takes the command of the town of Feathard, i. 219.
Dungan, Sir John, his altercation with Captain Price, i. 133, note. Dungarvan, Lord of, his cruelty at the furrender of the castle of Ard- more, i. 219, note. Dunfany, Lord, imprifoned and in- dicted by order of government, i,
ECCLIN, Bishop of Down, his me- thod of ordaining, i. 88. Elizabeth, Queen, flavery of the Irish in the reign of, i. 5. Her inftructions to Sir John Perrot, 21, note. Difpleafed that her com- mands refpecting Tyrone were not executed, 24. Difpofes of Def mond's estate, 32. Reftores his fon (James) to honour, 33. Her remarks on the deftruction made in Ireland, 38. Orders the depu- ty to pardon all the inhabitants of Muniter, ib. Her order not strictly obferved, 39.
Effex, Walter Devereux, Earl of, invites Bryan O'Nial of Claneboy and his family to an entertainment, j. 12. The cruel manner he treat- ed them, 13. Everard, Sir John, is chosen speaker of the houfe of commons by one party,
party, i. 92. Dragged out of the chair by the other party, ib. Makes a motion in the house of com- mons for redress of grievances,
Euftace, Sir Maurice, in a letter to
the Marquis of Ormond, gives an account of the horrid advice of Sir William Parfons and of Sir Adam Loftus, i. 392. Made lord chan- cellor and one of the lords juftices of Ireland, ii. 79. His conduct on the report of a confpiracy, 84.
FAMINE in Ireland, occafioned by the English destroying the corn, i. 49. Horrible effects of it, ib. Faulkland, lord deputy, is dismissed
from his viceroyalty, i. 108, note. Fitzwilliams, Sir William, enters on the government of Ireland then peaceable and quiet, i. 15. De- figns to enrich himself by seeking for Spanish treasure among the in- habitants of the soaft of Connaught and Ulfter, 16. Takes two Ulfter gentlemen prisoners, who were well affected to government, ib. Causes Hugh M'Mahon to be unjustly put to death, 17. Infames the northern chieftains by his cruelty, 18. Sends forces into Fermanagh and takes Macguire's caftle of Enniskillen, 20. Is recalled into England, 21. Forbes, lord, his conduct at the town of Galway, i. 256. Murders committed by his soldiers, 273,
George I. popery laws enforced in the reign of, ii. 251. George II. penal laws put in force in the reign of, ii. 256-263. Is addreffed by the catholics of Ire- land, 266.
Geogh, Sir James, makes a motion on chufing a speaker of the houfe of commons, i. 91. Rejected, 92. Gibfon, colonel, his conduct at Caric- main castle, i. 214, note. Ginckle, lieutenant general, figns the articles of Limerick, ii. 212 and Ufes means to infringe the first military article, 226.
Glamorgan, earl of, is commiffion- ed to conclude a peace with the confederates, i. 323. Arrives at Kilkenny, 324. A copy of his treaty accidentally found, 324. Is fummoned before the council, and impeached by Ormond and Digby, 326. Imprifoned, ib. His com- miffion publicly disavowed by the king, ib. Is enlarged, 329. Goes to Kilkenny, ib. Writes to the Marquis of Ormond, 330. Nego- ciates with the Nuncio Renuccini, ib. Proves his commiffion real, 331. Receives two letters from the king, ib.
Glenco, account of the massacre of, ii. 172, note.
Gorge, Dr. fecretary to Marshal Schomberg, his account of King William's army, ii. 159. His letter to Colonel Hamilton, 379- 383.
Gormantown, lord, the arms given him recalled, i. 235. Is appoint- ed one of the commiffioners to treat for a ceffation, 284.
Grant, Winter, (Mr. Leyburne) brings letters from the queen and the Prince of Wales to Ormond, i. 383. Expoftulates with Or- mond, ib. Is employed to treat with the confederates, 384. Gray, lord deputy, orders the garri- fon of Smerwick to be put to the fword, i. 11. Makes a victorious circuit round the kingdom, 68. Grenville, Sir Richard, his behaviour to the gentlemen taken at the battle of Rathconnel, i. 278.
J JAMES I. intrigues of, previous to the death of Queen Elizabeth, i. 57. His promifs to the catholics, 58. Publishes an act of oblivion, 65. Forbids the exercife of the catholic religion in Ireland, ib. Approves of Chichester's proceed- ings with the aldermen of Dublin, 77. His quirk of royal logic, 95. Orders the deputy to thank the parliament, 99.
James II. State of the proteftants of Ireland confidered in the reign of, ii. 142-146. Orders the deputy to ifiue quo warrantos, 151, note. Sends De Rofen to befiege Derry, 171. Countermands De Rofen's order, 176. His circular letter on that oceanon, ib. note. Falfely accused of taking their churches from the protestants, 181. Pub- lifhes a proclamation against med- dling with them, 182. His con- auct compared with that of the prince of Orange, ib. note. Charged with violating his coronation oath, 183, note. Cause of the decline of the proteftant religion in Ireland in the reign of, 186-188. His coronation oath, 399.
James-town, meeting of the bishops
there, ii. 28-30. Inchiquin, lord, receives a commiffion from the English parliament, i. 298. Performs confiderable fer- vices for the parliament, ib. His laborious exploit at Cafhel, ib. Administers an oath to his officers to extirpate popery, 300. Com- mits hottilities daily in Munster, 306. His forces revolt to the re- bels. ii. 18.
Infurrection, immediate cause of, i. 172. Unfair mi reprefentation of, 180-186. Begins in Ulfter, with the cause, 190-192. Irish, reputed aliens, i. 2.
No felo- ny to kill a mere Irishman, ib. They petition for the benefit of the law, 3. Their love of juftice, 4. In abfolute flavery in the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI. 5. Received to mercy on hard terms, 51, Prohibited the exercife of their religion, 65. Excluded out of the general act of oblivion, 77. Their fufferings and patience dur- ing the reign of James I. 104-
107. They demand the benefit of the two treaties of peace, ii. 122. Island-Magee, Maffacre of, 195— 198. Remarks on Dr. Leland's account of, ib. Infurgents, chiefs of the, their huma- nity, i. 216–221.
KILKENNY, general affembly, and fupreme council of the catholic no- bility and gentry there, i. 271- 288. Acts of the general con- gregation held there, ii. 359. King, Mr. his houfe and corn destroyed, contrary to the public faith, i. 242. Killeen, lord, with other noblemen, petition the king, i. 93. Kinfale, befieged, i. 42. Surrender of, 43. Cruelty of the English af- ter the battle there, 45-43. Knox, bishop of Raphoe, informs the deputy of the means to extirpate popery out of Ireland, i. 89.
LEE, Captain Thomas, his brief de- claration of the government of Ire- land, ii. 295-326.
Leicester, earl of, receives intelligence of the infurrection, i. 183. Re- ceives private intelligence from the lords juftices, 234.
Leslie, general of the covenanting ar- my, his coming to Ireland to extir- pate the Roman catholics of Ulfter, 1. 173. His defign difcovered by a letter intercepted, ib.
Limerick, furrender of, ii. 202. Sur- render of favourable to King Wil- liam, 203. Articles of, 206- 221. Infringement of its articles
Its catholic ci- tizens cruelly treated, 231. Lorrain, duke of, his treaty confider- ed, ii. 44-53.
Loughrea, meeting of the catholic af-
embly there, by the appointment of Ormond, ii. 37-44. Conduct of the clergy there, ib.-45 Ludlow, Edmund, general to Crom- well, and parliament commiffioner, publishes a proclamation against priests, ii. 63. Offers life to Sir Phelim O'Nial, if he would accuse the king, 66. Appointed chief general in the puritan confpiracy,
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