County of WESTMEATH. 1642. About the latter end of March, Mr. Chriftopher MacGawly, notwithstanding the protection of the Duke of Ormond, was killed in his own house, with two of his fervants, by a party of the English army marching to Athlone, who laying the protection on the faid Mac-Gawly's breast, fhot him through his protection, to try whether it was proof against a bullet. Mrs. Ellis Dillon of Killenennin, having the lords juftices protection for herself and tenants, their wives and chil dren, they were all killed by foldiers under Sir Michael Earnley's command. County of Low TH. 1641. In the month of February about 300 poor people, men, women and children, were cruelly flaughtered in the wood of Derruer, by a party of the garrifon of Dundalk and Tredath. About the beginning of March about 300 farmers and labourers, never in arms, with their wives and children, were maffacred by a party of the garrifons of Dundalk, and Tredath in the Redmoore of Braganftown. About the fame time Captain Charles Townfly, and Lieutenant Faithful Townfly, with a part of the English army, and garrifon of Dundalk, flaughtered at Dunmogham 220 inhabitants of feveral villages, commanded by the officers of the faid army to live in that place for their greater fecurity. A party of the faid garrifon of Tredath and Dundalk killed above 200 perfons in the caftle of Reighstown after quarter given. One Anthony Townsly hanged Mr. Dromgole of Dromgoleftown at his own gate. The faid Townfly hanged upwards of 30 poor men and women, going to the markets of Dundalk and Tredath, on a tree, commonly called Eight Mile Bush, midway between the faid townswo. -1642. A party of horfe and foot of the garrison of Tredath, killed and burned in the firs above 160 men, women and chil dren, of the inhabitants of Termorfeighlin, within three miles of Tredath no lefs than 1000 of the poor inhabitants of that county, though they were not taxed with any murders committed on the proteftants, according to their own abstract, were maflacred. October, 1641. Three women, whereof one gentlewoman big with child, and a boy, were hanged on the bridge of Neuragh by command of Sir Charles Coote in his first march to that county; and he caufed his guide to blow into his pistol, and fo fhot him dead.. He alfo hanged a poor butcher on the fame march called Thomas Mac William. Mr. Dan. Conyam ... of* of Glanely, aged, and unable to bear arms, was roafted to death by Captain Gee of Colonel Crafford's regiment; and in the marches in 1641, 42, and 43, the English army killed all they met in this country, though no murders are charged in the faid county to be committed on proteftants by the abftract. In the Ufurper's time Captain Barrington, garrifoned at Arklow, murdered Donagh O'Dayle of Killearrow, and above 500 more protected by himfelf; and it is well known that most of the commonalty were murdered. County of KILKENNY. 11641. The English foldiers of the garrifon of Ballenakil burned an old woman of go years old in her own houfe in Idough. 1642. The faid foldiers maffacred 180 men, women and children, who were cutting their corn, near the faid garrifon. They dragged Mr. Thomas Shee, an innocent perfon out of his own houfe, with five of his fervants, and hanged them all at Ballenakil. ་ ་ ་ Ils snow pulls 22 1975 1 bolle mot to emCounty of TIPPERARY. 1641. On the 24th of October one Browne and Captain Peafely murdered eleven men, women and children in their own houfes at Golden Bridge, before any of the catholics took up arms in that county. About the fame time the faid Captain Peafely going through Cloneulty, Philip Ryan, a peaceable gentleman, and owner of the faid town, came out of his house to falute the captain; who pulled out his pistol and shot the poor harmless gentleman dead at his own door. Note, That these two murders occafioned the riling of the gentry and inhabitants of that county... One John Wife of Ballyowen, an English foldier, came feveral times nes in woman's attire upon the road, and committed divers murders upon fimple country people coming from the market. County of CLARE. 1644. Forty families in protection were murdered by the garrifon of Inchicronan. 1646. Several refiding near Bunratty were murdered by the foldiers of that garrifon under command of Lieutenant Adams." mimi va kuyo762) ་་ 1641. In Condon's country about: 300 labourers, women and children, were murdered by fome of the now Earl of Orrery's foldiers. In the faid county, among others, they gelded one Denis Downy, and pulled out one of his eyes, and fent him in that pofture to his wife. Fifty-fix persons, or ; thereabouts, 1 No..VL. thereabouts, were brought prisoners to Caftle Lyons, (most of them labourers, who did never bear arms) were put into astable, and the women in that garrifon at night fired their beards, and the hair of their heads, which fo disfigured them, that their nearest friends could not know them next day, when they were hanging. 900 labourers, women a children, 1642. In the fame county 855 perfons, men, women and children, were murdered with clubs and ftones, being in protection. Mr. Henly, an English gentleman, dwelling in Roche's country, but a Roman catholic, had his wife and children barbarously stripped, and moft of his tenants inhumanly murdered by adjacent English garrifons, he the faid Henly, or his tenants, being never in arms: and fuch cruelty was ufed, that they ftabbed young infants, and left them fo half dead on their mother's dead carcaffes. In the faid Henly's town, and the adjacent villages, at that time, there were murdered about anod ar eid 1643. Cloglegh being garrifoned by the Irifh, and furrendered upon quarter of life to Sir Charles Vavafor, they were all inhumanly murdered, and, the hearts of fome of them pulled out, and put into their mouths; and many other maffacres were committed the fame time there on women' and children, At Liftee 24 men in protection were murdered by Colonel Mynn's foldiers. At Bellauere the fame year Teig O'Mungan, and David Broge, blowing by command Into piftols, were thot to death by fome of Captain Bridge's men, and, eight poor labourers thore killed by them, being in Protection, and then employed in faving fome harvest of the English. 1642. At Clogheiulty about 238 men, women and children were murdered, of which number 17 children were taken by the legs by foldiers, who knocked out their brains against the walls This was done by Phorbis's men, and the garrifon of Bandon Bridge. At Garránne, near Rols, Probennedy, who had protection for himself and his tenants to fave their harveft, were murdered by the garrison of Ross, as they were ditching about their com o varo 1641. At Bandon Bridge, the garrison there, tied 88 Irishmen of the faid town back to back, and threw them off the bridge into the river, where, they were all drowned. Patrick Hackett, mafter of a fhip in Waterford, the Duchefs of Ormond being defirous to be conveyed by him to Dublin, after leaving her fafe with her family and goods there, the lords justices and Duke of Ormond gave him a pafs for his safe return, who being driven by a torm into Dongarvan, the faid mafter and his men were hanged by direction of the comman der in chief there, notwithstanding he produced his faid pafs. The English party of this county burned O'Sullivan Beare's houfe in Bantry, and all the rest of that county, killing man, modnered: દ woman woman and child, turning many into their houses then on fire, to be burned therein: and among others Thomas De Bucke, a cooper, about 80 years old, and his wife, being little less and all this was done without provocation, the faid O'Sullivan,being a known reliever of the English in that country. Obfervé that this county is not charged in the late Abstract with any. mur H. & Drow-otsoned cs deal Enid ́ob 5W ders. County of WATERFORDW XIA BA 1641. In Decy's country, the neighbouring English garrisons of the county of Corke, after burning and pillaging all, that country, murdered above 3000 perfons, men, women and children, before any rebellion began in Munfter, and led too. labourers prifoners to Caperquine, where being tied by couples, they were caft into the river, and made fport of, to fee them drowned. Obferve that this county is not charged with any murders to be committed on proteftants." ་་་ " NUMB. Extract of the Acts of the General Congregation of the Roman Catholick Bishops, and other Clergy, held at Kilkenny on the 10th, 11th, and 13th Days of May, 1642 [From Borl. Hift. of the Irish Rebellion, f. 122.] Act I. IN which war, if fome of the catholicks be found to proceed, out of fome particular and unjust title, covetoufnefs, cruelty, revenge, or hatred, or any fuch unlawful private intention, We declare them grievously to fin, and therefore worthy to be punished, and refrained with ecclefiaftical cenfures, if advised thereof they do not amend. Act IX. Let a faithful inventory be made in every province, of the murthers, burnings, and other crueltys, which are committed by the puritan enemies, with a quotation of the place, day, caufe, manner, and perfons, and other circumftances, fubfcribed by one of public authority... Act X.--In every parish let a faithful and sworn messenger be appointed, whereby fuch crueltys, and other affairs may be written, and fent to the neighbouring places; and likewife from one province to another: let fuch things be written for the comfort, inftruction, and carefulness of the people. A& XVIII. We ordain and decree, that all and every fuch, as from the beginning of this prefent war, have invaded the the poffeffions of goods, as well moveable, as unmoveable, fpiritual or temporal, of any catholick, whether Irish or English, asralfo of any Irish proteftant, being not an adversary of this caufe, randido detain any fuch goods, fhall be excommunicated; and by this prefente decree; We do excommunicate them, if, admonifhedinthey do not amend. And with the like censure, We do bind fuch, as henceforward fhall invade or detain fuch goods Act XIX. We command al and every the churchmen, as well:fecular as regular, not to hear the confeflions of the aforefaid excommunicated perfons,, nor to adminifter unto them the holy facrament, under pain of excommunication ip/o Facto al bur } ་་ Act XX. We will and declare, all thofe that murther, difmember, or grievoudly trike, all thieves, unlawful fpoilers, oppers of any goods, extorters, together with all fuch as far vour, receive, or any ways aflift them, to be excommunicated; and fo to remain until they compleatly amend and fatisfy, "no lefs than if they were namely proclaimed excommunicated; and for fatisfaction of fuch crimes, hitherto committed, to be injoined, We leave to the diferetion of the ordinarys and confeflors how to abfolve them. At XXVEWe command all, and every the general, colonels, captains, and other officers of our catholick army, to whom it appertaineth, that they feverally punish all tranfgreffors of our aforefaid command, touching murtherers, maimers, ftrikers, thieves, robbers; and if they fail therein, We command the parish-priefts, curates, and chaplains refpectively, to declare them interdicted, and that they fhall be excommunicated, if they caufe not due fatisfaction to be made to. the commonwealth, and the party offended. And this the parish-priefts, or chaplains, fhall obferve, under pain of fentence of excommunication given ipfo facio. Act XXIX. Moreover, We pray and require all noblemen, magiftrates, and other martial commanders, that with' their helps and fecular forces, they aflift and fet forward in execution the aforefaid ftatutes in their feveral precincts refpectively as often as it fhall be needful. 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