sors, or by any authority spiritual or temporal, proceeding or derived from him, or his See against "your Majesty, or royal authority. We "still acknowledge, and perform to the utmos

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our

abilities, our faithful loyalty, and true allei ance to your Majesty. And we openly di clim and renounce all foreign power, be it either papal "or princely, spiritual or temporal, in as much as "it may be seemable, or, shall pretend to free, discharge or absolve us from this obligation, or shall any way give us leave or licence to raise tu"mults, bear arnis, or offer any violence to your

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Majesty's person, royal authority, or to the state "or government. Being all of us ready, not only "to discover and make known to your Majesty and "to your ministers, all the treasons made against

your Majesty, or them, which shall come to our hearing; but also to lose our lives in the de«fence of your Majesty's person and royal authority, and to resist, with our best endeavours, all conspiracies and attempts against your Majesty be they framed or sent under what pretence, or "patronized by what foreign power, or authority "soever. And further, we profess that all absolute

princes and supreme governors, of what religion "soever they be, are God's lieutenants on earth,

and that the obedience is due to them, according "to the laws of each commonwealth, respectively, "in all civil and temporal affairs. And therefore, "we do here protest against all doctrine and authority to the contrary. And we do hold it impious and against the word of God, to maintain hat any private subject may kill or murder the

"anointed

"anointed of God, his prince, though of a different belief and religion from his. And we ab. "hor and detest the practice thereof as damnable "and wicked."

"These being the tenets of our religion in point "of loyalty and submission to your Majesty's au"thority, and our observance and veneration of, "or communion with, the See of Rome, in mat"ters purely spiritual, no way entertaining on that perfect obedience which by our birth, by the laws "of God and man, we are bound to pay to your Majesty our natural and lawful sovereign."

Prostrate at your Majesty's feet we most humbly beg that all your Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects of Irelnad, who shall by subscription or consent, concur to this public protestation of loy alty, be protected from persecution for the profession or exercise of their religon, and all former laws upon that account, against them repealed.

Luke Earl of Fingal.
Morrogh E. of Inchiquin

William Baron of Castle

Connell.

Donogh E. of Clancarty Col. Charles Dillon.
Oliver E. of Tyrconnel Mathew Plunket, Esq.
Theo, E. of Carlingford L. Col. Ignatius Nugent,
Edmond V. Mont garret
Thomas V. Dillon
Arthur V. Iveagh.
William V. Clane.
Charles V. Muscry.
William V. Taafe..
Oliver Baron of Lowth.

Col. Bryan Mac Mahon.
Col. Miles Reily.
Col. Gilbert Talbot.
Edward Plunket Esq.
Nicholas Plunket Knight,
M. Plunket of Dunsay..
Luke Bath, Bart.

Christopher

The Irish Roman Catholics &c.

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Christopher Plunket, of J. Macnamara of Great

Dunsany.

James Dillon, Knight.
Col. Christopher Brian.
Robert Talbot, Bart.
Ullick Burk, Bart.
Edward Fitz Harris Bart..
Valentine Brown, Bart.
Henry Slingsby, Knight.
John Bellew Knight.
Col. William Burk.
Col. John Fitzpatrick.
Col. Milo Power.
L. Col. Pierce Lacy.
L. Col. Ullick Burk.
L. Col. Thomas Scurlog.

lach.

J. Talbot of Bela Connel
John Balif of Boorstown
J. Talbot of Templeogue
Patrick Archer
L. Dowdall of Athlomny
P. Hore of Kilsalch..
J. Barnwall of Bremo.
T. Allen of St. Wolstans
T. Cantwell of Ballama-
kedy.

J. Cantwell of Cantwel's
Court.

Ed. Dillon of Streams

Town.

Esquires and Gentlmen J. Flemming of Staball

Jeffery Brown of Galway

moch.

J. Walch of Ballynoher. P. Sherlock of Grace dieu Patrick Bryan,

C. Archbold of Timeling
P. Moore of Dowens

J. Fitzgerald of Laccach
1. Talbot of Malahyde. Town.
Tho. Luttrell of Luttrell-

Town.

J, Holliwood of Artaine
Henry O'Neill son to Sir
Phelim O'Neill.

N. Haly of Towrine. Pierce Butler of Calan, Pierce Butler of Kellvea». legher. J. Segrave of Cabrah. D Bagnal of Dunlickney R. Wadding of Kilbarry. H Draket of Mornanton T. Brown of ClandonE Butler of Monihore Nicholas Darcy of Platin P. Sarsfield to Lucan.

nel's Row.
O. Cashel of Duncalk.
P. Clinton of Irish town.
Captain

BISHOP PLUNKET'S

SPEECH

On the first of JULY, 1681.

Mr. Sheriff demanded his prisoner, who was car ried by him on a sledge to be hanged drawn and quartered. In his passage to the place of Execution, he made many ejaculatory prayers full of the love of God, and charity to his neighbours. When he arrived at Tyburn and was tied up, before the cart was drawn from under him; he made with wonderful chearfulness the following discourse.

Have some few days past abided my trial at the King's Bench, and now very soon must. hold up my hand at the King of King's Bench, and appear before a Judge who cannot be deceived. by a false witness or corrupt allegations, for he knoweth the secrets of hearts, Neither can he • deceive any, or give any unjust sentence, or be misled by respect of persons he being all goodness and a most just Judge, will infalibly decree an • eternal reward for all good works, and condign punishment for the smallest transgressions, against ⚫ his commandments.' Which being a most certain and undoubted truth; it would be a wicked act, and contrary to my perpetual welfare, that I should Bow by declaring any thing contrary to truth, tommit a detestable sin, for which within a very

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