"And, therefore, God shall send them strong delusions, that they shall believe a lie."

This Sermon converted and reformed one hundred of the citizens of Dublin, who vowed on the spot, that they would never hear mass again.-(R. Ware's Romish Fox, p. 90.)

No. IV..

"Eos qui excommunicatis fidelitate aut Sacramento constricti sunt, Apostolica authoritate ab juramento absolvimus, & ut sibi "fidelitatem observent omnibus modis prohibemus."

(P. Greg. vii. Caus. G. cap. 7.)

1559, Sept. 10.-The Archbishop of Dublin caused the aforesaid image to be taken out of Christ Church, although he himself had replaced it there on his coming into the See, in 1557, his predecessor, George Browne, having pulled it down, in the reign of King Edward VI. At the same time his Grace wrote to the Queen, giving an account of the detection of Leigh's imposture, which induced her Majesty to order the images to be cast out of all the churches in England.-(Robert Ware's Romish Fox, p. 91.)

1560, Jan. 12.-The Lord Deputy held a Parliament in Dublin, in which it was enacted, that the ancient jurisdiction over the state, ecclesiastical and spiritual, be restored to the Crown, and that all officers, ministers, ecclesiastical and lay, all ecclesiastical persons, and every one receiving the Queen's wages, shall take the oath of supremacy, on pain of losing his office.(Hib. Ang. vol. ii. p. 813.)

By the same Parliament it was enacted, that he who shall extol, maintain, or advance, foreign jurisdiction, shall, for the first offence, lose his goods, and if they be not worth twenty pounds, then a year's imprisonment without bail, the second offence to be PRÆMUNIRE, and the third HIGH TREASON. The ACT OF UNIFORMITY, and that for the restitution of the First FRUITS, and twentieth part of spiritual benefits to the crown, passed in this Parliament. (Ibid. 314.)

February 15. Sir William Fitz-William was sworn Lord Deputy. In his time Shane O'Neil broke out again into rebellion, and overthrew O'Reilly in the field, took Callogh O'Donnel, Lord of Tyrconel, prisoner, together with his wife and children, kept his wife by force, and lived with her in adultery. He seized O'Donnel's castle, lands, and goods, and in all things behaved himself as king (or rather tyrant) of Ulster. (Hibernia Anglicana, vol. ii. p. 315.)

May 7. Thomas, Earl of Sussex, having in the preceding

month returned to Ireland as Lord Lieutenant, the Queen sent him orders to reduce Shane O'Neil by force or otherwise, and to apprehend the O'Briens who were opposing the Earl of Thomond. (Ibid.)

In this year, large Bibles, printed in the English language, were placed in the middle of the choirs of Christ Church and St. Patrick's. (Harris's History of Dublin.)

The people of Dublin resorted to them in crowds, joyfully availing themselves of the opportunity of consulting those holy writings, which, as containing the words of eternal life, we are expressly commanded to search.

The Priests armed themselves against the consequences of this diffusion of the light of truth, by detracting from the authority and utility of the Holy Bible, calling it a nose of wax, and a leaden rule, which might be turned any way; and one of their writers (Hosius contra Brentium, Lib. iii. p. 148.) had the impious presumption to assert, that "without the Pope's authority, Scripture hath no more authority than Esop's Fables." In the mean time, a foul conspiracy was formed to nip the Reformation in its bud; and Shane O'Neil, in obedience to the Epistle of the Pope and Cardinals of Rome, took the command in a rebellion which broke out in the following year.

1561, January 6. Shane O'Neil made his submission to the Lord Lieutenant. (Hib. Ang. 316.)

January 13.-Sir Henry Sidney landed in Ireland, and was sworn Lord Deputy on the next Sunday afterwards. He was received with great joy, being a person of whose government Ireland had long experience. When he received the sword, he made an eloquent speech, setting forth what a precious thing good government is, and how all realms, commonwealths, cities, and countries, do flourish and prosper, where the same is orderly in quiet justice and wisdom directed and governed. (lb. 313.)

February 2. Sir William Fitzwilliam was sworn Lord Justice, and continued in office till the 24th of July following, when the Earl of Sussex returned from England, and made preparations to reduce Shane O'Neil, who had relapsed into rebellion.

August.-A Convocation was held in Dublin, to establish the thirty-nine articles.

The Lord Lieutenant marched with an army of 500 men, with six weeks provisions, against Shane O'Neil, who had raised the standard of rebellion in the North of Ireland.

The city of Dublin sent Sheriff Bedlow with eighty men,

and provisions for six weeks, to assist the Lord Lieutenant; and soon after Sheriff Gough was sent, with a reinforcement of forty archers, and as many musqueteers, with twenty-one days provision, all at the expence of this loyal city. These preparations obliged Shane O'Neil to disappoint the Pope and his faction, by submitting to the Lord Lieutenant. (Harris's History of Dublin.)

1562, March 3,-Adam Loftus, Bachelor of Divinity, the younger son of an ancient and wealthy family in England, was consecrated Archbishop of Armagh, by Hugh Curwin, Archbishop of Dublin. Through this prelate (if not through Archbishop Browne) our Irish Protestant prelates derive their succession, without room for cavil or objection; for Archbishop Curwin, who consecrated him, was himself consecrated in England, according to the forms of the Roman Pontifical, in the third year of the reign of Queen Mary.-(Sir James Ware's Bishops, enlarged by W. Harris, v. i. p. 94.)

1563, April 13.-The English discovered an ambuscade laid by Shane O'Neil, and fell upon them, so that one hundred and twenty rebels were killed. (Hib. Ang. 1316.)

April 16.-The Lord Lieutenant passed the Blackwater, and took a prey of two hundred cows returning to Dundalk, on the 26th of the same month. (Ibid.)

June 1.—The Lord Lieutenant advanced again to Dungannon, and quartered there, and next day came to Tullaghoge, and understanding that O'Neal and his party were in a fastness not far off, the English attacked them, and drove them farther into the woods.

June 3.-The English army returned to Armagh.

June 6.-The English took a prey of three thousand kine, and one thousand five hundred garrons and mares, which were divided among the soldiers, and so the army returned to Drogheda. Hereupon O'Neal being terrified, took the advice of the Earl of Kildare, made his submission to the Lord Lieutenant, and promised to do the like in England, which he performed in the presence of the Ambassadors of Sweden and Savoy; and upon his promise of amendment, was taken into favour. The Queen gave him some presents, lent him two thousand five hundred pounds, and ordered an inquiry to be made, on a complaint he had made that one John Smith had designed or attempted to poison him. On his return, however, after behaving himself civilly for some time, he broke into rebellion again. (Ibid. 1. 317.)

April 1.--The Earl of Sussex advanced his standard against Shane O'Neil, who rebelled a second time; and, as the Popish

clergy were known to interest themselves warmly in this rebellion, a Proclamation was issued against the meetings of friars and priests in Dublin.

A tax was also levied on housekeepers for absenting themselves from Divine Service; and for this purpose a roll of their names was called every Sunday by the Church Wardens. (Harris's History of Dublin.)

It may be right to observe here, that for the first ten or eleven years of Queen Elizabeth's reign, both Protestants and Papists resorted to the service of the reformed church; and, though it was much against the Pope's stomach, yet in hope of reducing the English subjects, he offered to confirm the Book of Common Prayer by his authority, so that they might have it from him, which being denied him, he forbade the Roman Catholics to assist at that service, and thundered forth excommunications against the Queen and her faithful people. (Robert Ware's Romish Fox.)

In this year the Council of Trent concluded. Donat Magonail, Popish Bishop of Raphoe, with nine of his Titular Brethren, attended this council, (Ware's Bishops, v. i. p. 275.) in which the principal points in which Protestants dissented from them were ratified, and superadded to the Creed of the Apostles, whilst measures were taken for a reformation of the manners of the clergy, who had at that time attained a height of wickedness in theory, and an effrontery in practice, which, a late eminent historian observes, could scarcely be described in too strong terms by the most keen and severe satirist.

Sed-nisi Sincerum est vas, quodcunque infundas acescit. The faith of that church being unsound, the morality of its professors has been proved by experience to be equally corrupt. The tree is known by its fruits.

1564.-Robert Daly was consecrated Bishop of Kildare. He sat eighteen years in this see, and was, during that period, three times turned almost naked out of his house, and plundered of his goods by the Popish rebels; and it was thought that the third outrage committed on him was the cause of his death. (Ware's Annals, ad Ann. 1582.)

1565. In the month of July, Colonel Randolph arrived at Derry from England, with seven hundred soldiers, where they intrenched themselves, and remained safe, until the Lord Deputy brought them off through Tyrconnel and Connaught to Dublin, but not before Randolph was killed. (Hib. Ang. 1.321.)

1566.-In October this year, O'Neal encamped within two

miles of Derry, with two thousand five hundred foot, and three hundred horse, making many bravadoes to entice and draw out the garrison, which accordingly happened to his loss, for Colonel Randolph sallied out with three hundred foot and fifty horse, and fell upon them so furiously, that he soon put the rebels to flight, with the loss of four hundred of their companions killed on the spot, without the loss of one man on the English side, except Colonel Randolph himself. (Ibid.)

1566, April 24th.-The town and fort of Derry were blown up by an accidental fire, whereby twenty men were killed, and all the victuals and provisions were destroyed. The soldiers of the garrison finding no possibility of relief from the consequences of the accident, were obliged to embark under the command of Colonel Saintlow for Dublin. Captain George Harvey and his troop being loath to kill their horses, resolutely marched round through Tyrconnel and Connaught; and though they were forced to march four days through an enemy's country, and were all that time pursued by a multitude of rebels, yet they got safe into Dublin, to the great admiration of the Lord Deputy and Council. But Captain Philip O'Sullivan makes A MIRACLE of this accident, and tells us, in his Catholic History of Ireland (page 4,) that Saint Columbkill, the founder and tutelar Saint of Derry, was impatient at the profanation of his church and cell by HERETICKS, the one being made a repository of the ammunition, and the other being used for their Lutheran worship; and, therefore, to be revenged on the English for this SACRILEGE, the Saint assumed the shape of a wolf, and passing by a smith's forge, he took his mouthful of red hot coals, and ran with it to the magazine, and fiercely spit fire into the room where the ammunition lay, and so set all on fire, and forced the hereticks to seek new quarters. (Hiber. Anglican. II. 322.)

In this year seven thousand Bibles were imported from England by John Dele, a bookseller in Dublin, who sold them all in two years. (Harris's History of Dublin.)

While the Protestants of Ireland were thus engaged in reading and disseminating the Gospel of peace, their infatuated adversaries, actuated by the semper eadem spirit of Popery, were busily employed in treasons, stratagems, and wiles; and Shane O'Neil, the princely son of the Mother Church (notwithstanding his late submission to the Queen) broke into rebellion again, invaded Fermanagh, expelled Maguire, at that time a peaceable subject, burned the Cathedral of Armagh, and at length laid siege to Dundalk.