CHAP.

XIII. The fame fubject continued.

XIV. Some mifreprefentations concerning the beginning of the infurrection confidered

I. The main defign of the infurgents not general or pre-
meditated.

II. The first causes of the infurrection of 1641 in Ul-
fter.

III. The maffacre in Ifland-Magee.

PAGE.

177

180

187

190

195

205 208 210

IV. The original depofitions now in the poffeffion of the
univerfity of Dublin confidered.

V. The original examinations further confidered.
VI. Concerning the number of murders.

VII. The humanity of the chiefs of the infurgents.

VIII. The conduct of the catholic clergy during the infur

rection.

IX. The firft caufe of the infurrection's increafing.

X. The fame fubject continued.

XI. Further mifconduct of the lords juftices.

XII. The nobility and gentry of the pale banished from

213

222

225

228

231

Dublin.

235

XIII. The juftices invite the lords of the pale to a confe

juftices.

priefts.

XVIII. The caufe of the infurrection in Munster.

rence.

XIV. The gentlemen of the pale affemble at Swords.
XV. The lords juftices violate the public faith.

XVI. The order for a general pardon limited by the

XVII. Lords juftices orders concerning Roman catholic

237

240

242

244

248

250

XIX. The caufe of the infurrection in Connaught.
XX. Further feverities of the lords juftices.

254

258

XXI. The gentlemen of the pale petition the king and par

liament.

260

XXII. Barbarous orders of the lords juftices and council to the Earl of Ormond.

XXIII. Orders of the English parliament, relative to Ire

I. The nobility and gentry of Ireland unite in a regu-
lar body.

II. The king confents to hear the grievances of the

infurgents.

269

274

III. Another

X. The revolt of Lord Inchiquin.

CHAP.

III. Another contrivance of the juftices to hinder the

ceffation.

IV. Sir William Parfons difplaced from the govern

ment.

V. His majesty's commiffioners meet thofe of the confede-
rate catholics to treat of the ceffation.

VI. The ceffation at laft concluded.

VII. The advantages of the ceffation to his majefty's army. VIII. The cellation violated by his majesty's forces in Ulfter.

IX. The covenant brought into Ireland; further breaches

of the ceffation by the Scotch and English forces.

PAGE.

277

281

284

286

290

292

294

298

XI. The confederates fend fupplies to the king.

XIII. The king fends Ormond a commiffion to conclude a peace with the confederates.

XII. The confederates prefs the Marquis of Ormond to take the command of their forces.

301

306

310

312

316

319

323

XIV. The treaty of peace adjourned.

XV. The Earl of Clanrickard expoftulates with Ormond upon his laft anfwer to the confederates commiffioners.

XVI. Ormond treats privately with the Scots in Ulfter.
XVII. The Earl of Glamorgan arrives in Ireland.
XVIII. Glamorgan now freed from his confinement, treats
with the Nuncio Renuccini; Ormond's opinion
of that proceeding.

XIX. Peace concluded with the Marquis of Ormond.
XX. The conclufion of the peace too long deferred.

I. The confederates fill prefs the Marquis of Or-
mond to take the command of their forces upon
him against the violaters of the ceffation.
II. Lord Clanrickard expoftulates with the Marquis of

329

333

337

340

344

Ormond, on his refusal to join the confederates and to proclaim Sir Charles Coote a rebel. III. The king is prevailed on by the Scots to forbid Ormond to proceed in the peace with the confederates. 347 IV. Lord Digby arrives in Dublin, and caufes the peace with the confederates to be proclaimed.

V. Lord Digby infifts 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 re-
turns fuddenly to Dublin.

with the parliament.

XIII. The Marquis of Ormond proceeds in his treaty

XII. The fentiments of the catholic clergy of Dublin on this occafion.

CHAP.

IX. The Marquis of Ormond purfues his treaty with

the covenanters in Ulfter.

X. A new general affembly and council.

XI. The Nuncio, O'Nial and Prefton, advance towards
Dublin with a confiderable army.

PAGE.

363 366

370

Dublin

372

XV. Ormond confents to the engagement.

XIV. Clanrickard's engagement with Preston.

373

375

XVI. Ormond refumes his treaty with the English parlia

378

ment.

XVII. Ormond delivers up the king's authority to the
English parliament.

XVIII. The Marquis of Ormond ordered to leave the caftle.
XIX. Reafons affigned for the Marquis of Ormond's fur-
render confidered.

XX. Ormond prepares to leave the kingdom. Is pressed by the confederates to remain a while in it, but refuses.

382

385

389

393

398

Of the state of the Irish from the time of the invafion of HENRY II.

IN

N order to form a right judgment of the principles, and conduct of the natives of Ireland, fince the reformation (from which period only, I purpofe to confider their civil diffentions), it is neceffary to look back to the times preceding that event, and to take a curfory view of the manner in which the first British adventurers, and their fucceffors, for feveral feveral VOL. I.

a

B

ages,

All Ireland was by Henry II. cantonized among ten of the English nation, (viz. the Earl Strongbow, Robert Fitzstephen, Miles de Cogan, Philip Bruce, Sir Hugh de Lacy, Sir John Courcey, William Burke Fitz-Andelm, Sir Thomas de Clare, Otho de Grandifon, and Robert le Poer) and though they had not gained the poffeffion of one-third part of the whole kingdom, yet, in title they were owners, and lords of all, fo as nothing was left to be granted to the natives. And, therefore, we do not find in any record, or hiftory, for the space of three hun

dred