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CONTENTS.
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CHAP.
BOOK I.
1. Of the state of the Irish from the time of the invasion of
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Henry II.
II. The state of the Irish at the beginning of the reformation.
III. The conduct of the English chief governors of Ireland
towards the natives.
IV. Motives of the general discontent in Ulster.
V. The first causes of Tirone's insurrection.
VI. Desmond's insurrection.
VII. Lord deputy Mountjoy's and lord Verulam's opinions
of the government of Ireland in 1602.
VIII. Proclamation of pardon in the province of Munster.
IX. The Spaniards invade Ireland.
X. The cruelty of the English army in Munster.
XI. A dreadful famine in Ireland.
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XII. The greater and better part of the Irish, in this war,
fought for the queen against their countrymen.
The hard terms on which they were received to
mercy.
XIII. Tirone sues for pardon and obtains it.
III. Some observation on the statutes of supremacy and unifor-
mity.
IV. Sir Arthur Chichester's government.
V. The conspiracy and flight of the carls.
VI. Puritan bishops in Ireland.
VII. Warm contests in the Irish house of commons.
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VIII. The king thanks the Irish for their supply, but order the
penal laws to be put in force against them.
IX. Some account of the ecclesiastical courts at that juncture
in Ireland.
X. The patience and submission of the natives.
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BOOK III.
I. The state of the Irish under Charles I.
II. A free gift raised for the king, chiefly by the natives, for
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which they were rewarded by a new persecution of
their religion.
III. The free gift or contribution continued for the service of
the government.
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IV. Lord Wentworth continues the contribution.
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V. Lord deputy Wentworth arrives in Ireland.
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VI. Lord Wentworth's manner of modelling the Irish parlia-
ment.
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VII. Some transactions of this parliament.
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VIII. The legality of several elections questioned, but the mo
tion over-ruled.
IX. The remonstrance of the Irish commons to the deputy,
concerning the promised graces.
X. The commons require an answer to their remonstrance.
XI. A convocation of the clergy of Ireland.
II. The earl of Ormond surrenders his country to the king.
III. The deputy holds his court of inquisition.
IV. The deputy's severity towards the jury of the county of
Galway.
V. Further distress of the people of Connaught.
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VI. The court of wards and high commission in Ireland.
VII. Some invidious reflections on the foregoing passage consi-
VIII. The Irish commons encomium on the earl of Stafford's
administration considered.
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IX. Complaints of grievances.
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X. The remonstrance of grievances vindicated.
XI.he immediate cause of the insurrection in 1641.
XII. The catholic clergy of Ireland unjustly accused of stirring
up the Irish to this insurrection.
XIII. The same subject continued.
XIV. Some misrepresentations concerning the beginning of the
1. The main design of the insurgents not general or premedi
tated.
II. The first causes of the insurrection of 1641 in Ulster.
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III. The masssacre in Island-Magee.
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IV. The original depositions now in the possession of the uni-
versity of Dublin considered.
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V. The original examinations further considered.
VI. Concerning the number of murders.
VII. The humanity of the chiefs of the insurgents,
VIII. The conduct of the catholic clergy during the insurrection.
IX. The first cause of the insurrection's increasing.
X. The same subject continued.
XI. Further misconduct of the lords justices.
XII. The nobility and gentry of the pale banished from Dublin.
XIII. The justices invite the lords of the pale to a conference.
XIV. The gentlemen of the pale assemble at Swords.
XV. The lords justices violate the public faith.
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XVI. The order for a general pardon limited by the justices.
XVII. Lords justices orders concerning Roman catholic priests.
XVIII. The cause of the insurrection in Munster.
XIX. The cause of the insurrection in Connaught.
XX. Further severities of the lords justices.
XXI. The gentlemen of the pale petition the king and parlia
XXII. Barbarous orders of the lords justices and council to the
earl of Ormond.
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XXIII. Orders of the English parliament, relative to Ireland.
I. The nobility and gentry of Ireland unite in a regular body.
II. The king consents to hear the grievances of the insur-
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gents.
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III. Another contrivance of the justices to hinder the cessation.
IV. Sir William Parsons displaced from the government.
V. His majesty's commissioners meet those of the confederate
catholics to treat of the cessation.
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VI. The cessation at last concluded.
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VII. The advantages of the cessation to his majesty's army.
VIII. The cessation violated by his majesty's forces in Ulster.
IX. The covenant brought into Ireland; further breaches of
the cessation by the Scotch and English forces.
XI. The confederates send supplies to the king.
XII. The confederates press the marquis of Ormond to take the
command of their forces.
XIII. The king sends Ormond a commission to conclude a peace
with the confederates.
XV. The earl of Clanrickard expostulates with Ormond upon
his last answer to the confederates commissioners.
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XVI. Ormond treats privately with the Scots in Úlster:
XVII. The earl of Glamorgan arrives in Ireland.
XVIII. Glamorgan now freed from his confinement, treats with
the Nuncio Renuncini; Ormond's opinion of that pro-
ceeding,
XIX. Peace concluded with the marquis of Ormond.
XX. The conclusion of the peace too long deferred.
BOOK VII.
1. The confederates still press the marquis of Ormond to take
the command of their forces upon him against the
violaters of the cessation.
II.- Lord Clanrickard expostulates with the marquis of Ormond,
on his refusal to join the confederates and to proclaim
sir Charles Coote a rebel.
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III. The king is prevailed on by the Scots to forbid Ormond to
proceed in the peace with the confederates.
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IV. Lord Digby arrives in Dublin, and causes the peace with
the confederates to be proclaimed.
V. Lord Digby insists on the proclaiming of the peace.
VI. Owen O'Nial and the Nuncio reject the peace.
VII. The bad effects of the clergy's proceedings.
VIII. The marquis of Ormond goes to Kilkenny, but returns
suddenly to Dublin.
IX. The marquis of Ormond pursues his treaty with the cove-
nanters in Ulster.
X. A new general assembly and council.
XI. The Nuncio, O'Nial and Preston, advance towards Dublin
with a considerable army.
XII. The sentiments of the catholic clergy of Dublin on this
occasion.
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XIII. The marquis of Ormond proceeds in his treaty with the
XVI. Ormond resumes his treaty with the English parliament.
XVII. Ormond delivers up the king's authority to the English
parliament.
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XVIII. The marquis of Ormond ordered to leave the castle.
XIX. Reasons assigned for the marquis of Ormond's surrender
XX. Ormond prepares to leave the kingdom. Is pressed by
the confederates to remain a while in it, but refuses,
BOOK VIII.
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XXI. The Marquis of Ormond returns to Ireland.
XXII. His excellency treats of a peace with the confederate ca-
tholics.
XXIII. The peace of 1648 concluded and proclaimed.
XXIV. The happy effects of this peace. Ormond's defeat at Rath-
mines. Cromwell's arrival in Ireland.
XXV. Cromwell's policy to reduce Ireland.
XXVI. Owen O'Nial submits to the peace. Inchiquin's forces
revolt to the rebels.
XXVII. The marquis of Ormond desires leave to quit the kingdom.
XXVIII. The king is invited to Scotland.
XXIX. The king secretly regrets this measure.
XXX. Proceedings of the bishops at James-town.
XXXI. Ormond approved and advised the king's agreement with
XXXI. The real cause of the clergy's proceedings at James-town.
XXXIII. The clergy's proceedings at James-town disapproved of by
the generality of the Irish catholics.
XXXIV. The presbytery of Bangor's proceedings on the peace.
XXXV. The total defection of the protestant forces.
XXXVI. Treaty with the duke of Lorrain.!
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XXXVII. The treaty with the duke of Lorrain considered,
1. The marquis of Clanrickard leaves Ireland, now entirely
subject to the English rebels.
V. Contrivances of sir Charles Coote and lord Broghill.
VI. Commissioners sent from Ireland; their characters and de-
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sign.
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VII. The Irish catholics excluded out of the general act of obli-
X. False reports of a conspiracy against the Irish considered.
The effects of these reports.
XI. The parties principally suspected of this conspiracy, volun-
tarily appear before the lords justices in order to detect
the forgery.
XII. Loalty of the catholic nobility and gentry of Ireland at
this juncture.
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