A N

HISTORICAL AND CRITICAL

REV I EW

OF THE

CIVIL WARS

IN

IRELAND,

FROM THE

REIGN of QUEEN ELIZABETH, to the SETTLEMENT
under KING WILLIAM.

WITH THE

STATE OF THE IRISH CATHOLICS,

FROM THAT SETTLEMENT TO THE

RELAXATION OF THE POPERY LAWS,
IN THE YEAR 1778.

Extracted from PARLIAMENTARY RECORDS, STATE ACTS,
and other Authentic Materials.

BY JOHN CURRY, M. D.

IN TWO VOLUME S.

VOL. II.

DUBLIN:

Printed for LUKE WHITE, No. 86, Dame-street.
M,DCC, LXXXVI.

I. THE Marquis of Ormond returns to Ireland.

II. His excellency treats of a peace with the confederate

catholics.

III. The peace of 1648 concluded and proclaimed.

IV. The happy effects of this peace. Ormond's defeat at

Rathmines. Cromwell's arrival in Ireland.

V. Cromivell's policy to reduce Ireland.

VI. Owen O' Nial fubmits to the peace. Inchiquin's forces

revolt to the rebels.

VII. The Marquis of Ormond defires leave to quit the

kingdom.

VIII. The king is invited to Scotland.

IX. The king fecretly regrets this meafure.

X. Proceedings of the bishops at James-town."

XI. Ormond approved and advised the king's agreement

with the Scots..

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XII. The real caufe of the clergy's proceedings at James-town. 33

XIII. The clergy's proceedings at James-town disapproved of

by the generality of the Irish catholics:

XIV. The prefbytery of Bangor's proceedings on the peace.

XV. The total defection of the protestant forces.

XVI. Treaty with the Duke of Lorrain.

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XVII. The treaty with the Duke of Lorrain confidered.

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I. The Marquis of Clanrickard leaves Ireland, now

entirely fubject to the English rebels.

II. The transplantation of the Irish into Connaught.

III. High courts of justice in Ireland..

IV. Henry Cromwell's adminiftration in Ireland.

V. Contrivances of Sir Charles Coote and Lord Broghill.

VI. Commiffioners fent from Ireland; their characters

and defigns.

VII. The Irish catholics excluded out of the general act

of oblivion.

VIII. A proclamation published against the Irish.

IX. The Irish parliament.