VII. That to facilitate the transporting the faid troops, the general will furnish fifty fhips, each fhip's burthen two hundred tons; for which, the perfons to be transported fhall not be obliged to pay, and twenty more, if there fhall be occafion, without their paying for them; and if any of the faid fhips fhall be of offer burthen, he will furnish more in number to countervail; and alfo give two men of war to embark the principal officers, and ferve for a convoy to the veffels of burthen.

VIII. That a commiffary fhall be immediately sent to Cork to vifit the transport ships, and what condition they are in for failing: and that as foon as they are ready, the troops to be tranfported fhall march with all convenient fpeed, the nearest way, in order to embark there: and if there fhall be any more men to be tranfported than can be carried off in the faid fifty fhips, the reft fhall quit the English town of Limerick, and march to fuch quarters as fhall be appointed for them, convenient for their tranfportation, where they fhall remain till the other twenty fhips be ready, which are to be in a month; and may embark on any French fhip that may come in the mean time.

IX. That the faid fhips fhall be furnished with forage for horfe, and all neceffary provifions to fubfift the officers, troops, dragoons, and foldiers, and all other perfons that are fhipped to be tranfported into France; which provifions fhall be paid for as foon as all are difembarked at Breft or Nantz, upon the coaft of Brittany, or any other port of France they can make.

X. And to fecure the return of the faid fhips (the danger of the feas excepted) and payment for the faid provifions, fufficient hoftages fhall be given.

XI. That the garrifons of Clare-castle, Rofs, and all other foot that are in garrifons in the counties of Clare, Cork, and Kerry, fhall have the advantage of this prefent capitulation; and fuch part of those garrifons as defign to go beyond feas, fhall march

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out with their arms, baggage, drums beating, ball in mouth, match lighted at both ends, and colours flying, with all the provifions, and half the ammunition that is in the faid garrisons, and join the horse that march to be tranfported; or if then there is not fhipping enough for the body of foot that is to be next tranfported after the horse, General Ginckle will order that they be furnished with carriages for that purpose, and what provifions they fhall want in their march, they paying for the faid provifions, or else that they may take it out of their own magazines.

XII. That all the troops of horfe and dragoons, that are in the counties of Cork, Kerry, and Clare, fhall also have the benefit of this capitulation; and that fuch as will pafs into France, fhall have quarters given them in the counties of Clare and Kerry, apart from the troops that are commanded by General Ginckle, until they can be fhipped; and within their quarters they fhall pay for every thing, except forage and pasture for their horfes, which fhall be furnished gratis.

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

XIV. The Irish may have liberty to transport nine hundred horfe, including horfes for the officers, which fhall be tranfported gratis and as for the troopers that stay 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 willing 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

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purpose, the general will furnish convenient carriages for them to the places where they fhall be embarked.

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

XVII. That all prisoners of war, that were in Ireland the 28th of September, shall be set at liberty on both fides; and the general promises to use his endeavours, that those that are in England and Flanders shall 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 pass into France at the first embarkment; and after they are cured, will order them fhips to pass 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 fmall fhips of thofe that are now in the river of Limerick, to transport two perfons into France that are to be sent to give notice of this treaty; and that the commanders of the said ships shall have orders to put ashore 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 pafs into France, shall not be stopped upon the account of debt, or any other pretext.

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 paffport, not only for fuch as muft go on board the faid fhips, but to the fhips to come to the nearest port, to the place where the troops to be transported shall be quartered.

XXII. That after the arrival of the faid fleet, there fhall be free communication and paffage between it

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and the quarters of the abovefaid troops; and especially, 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 fhall be delivered and put into the hands of the general, or any other perfon he fhall appoint, at the time and days hereafter specified, viz. the Irish town, except, the magazines and hofpital, on the day of the figning of these prefent articles; and as for the English 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 garrison, or that shall hereafter come from the counties of Cork, Clare, Kerry, Sligo, and other places abovementioned, until there fhall be convenience found for their transportation.

XXIV. And to prevent all diforders that may happen between the garrifon that the general shall place in the Irish town, which fhall be delivered to him, and the Irish troopers that shall remain in the English town and the island, 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 entrench themselves 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 mortar-pieces, 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 garrison fhall be made in the prefence of any person that the general fhall appoint, the next day after these prefent articles fhall be figned.

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XXVI. All the magazines of provifions shall remain in the hands of those that are now employed to take care of the fame, for the fubfiftence of those of the Irish army that will pafs into Faance: and if there shall not be fufficient in the ftores, for the fupport of the faid troops, whilst they stay in this kingdom, and are croffing 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 provision fhall remain in the magazines of Limerick when the town fhall be given up, it fhall be valued, and the price deducted out of what is to be paid for the provifions to be furnished to the troops on ship-board. XXVII. That there fhall be a ceffation of arms at land, as also at fea, with respect to the fhips, whether English, Dutch, or French, defigned for the transportation 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, fhall 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.

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XXVIII. That for the fecurity of the execution of this prefent capitulation, and of each article therein contained, the befieged fhall give the following hostages And the general shall 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 shall be appoint

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