ARTICLES against the Lord Mandevill, Mr. Iohn Pym, M. Denzell Hollis, Sir Arthur Hazelrig, Mr. Hambden, and Mr. Strowd.
ALSO THE FRENCH AND SpANISH FLEET Arrived at Ireland, for the Assistance of the Rebels there.
BEING A true Relation of the Spanish Fleet Arrived in Ireland to ayd and assist the Rebels there against the Protestants, speaking of their inhumane cruelty. With a Description how the Popes Nuncio came unto the King of Spaine, and instigated him thereunto.
As also, of the Spanish Oath which they tooke at the first Arrivall against all protestants whatsoever.
Likewise a Relation of the French Navie now lately arrived at the Irish Coast, with the full Number of both Fleets, in a most true and exact Relation.
LONDON, Printed for John Gr, 1642.
THE FRENCH and SPANISH FLEET Arrived at Ireland.
THe French-men having great and plenary intelligence of the Papists proceedings in Ireland, after long debate and private confederacy concerning the same effect, they sent without any intermission of longer time a Herauld of Armes to Tyrone (that Arch-rebell in Ireland certifying him, that if they were defective, or had any need of auxiliary assistance, they would instantly conjoyne with unanimity, and defend their party with constant puissance, Whereupon Tyrone gratiously returned an Answer, that he was much respective towards them, and promised the uttermost of their intents, and indeavours to performe the best courtesie for their so gratious a Message concerning the demolition of protestant Religion, and withall beseeched, and earnestly requested them to raise some sudden force, and to send a Navie with great expedition unto them, that they might fully subdue the whole kingdome of Ireland. This Embassage being re [...]urned, they (after mature, and serious [Page] [...] [...]long and conected with a regular aggregation the number of sixe thousand men of Arms to goe speedily into Ireland, with 9 ships fully loaden with Armes, Ammunition, and strong fortification for the same purpose and intent. And being thus provided for Ireland, they seemed to go on with great alacrity, untill they came to the full ohject of their unanimous expectation: where they were very nobly entertained, and with great favour and affectionate respection. Wherefore they being landed at the Port of Cavarre marched on still, untill they came beyond the Territories of that kingdome to Armagh, where they began a promiscuous rnd tumultuous clamar among the people, slaying, and destroying whomsoever they could meet with, of what sect, degree, or Age soever.
When as they met with the Rebels, they had great and singular congratulation, who immediatly conducted them with great expedition to that famous, renowned, and honourable City of Dublin, who incontinently besieged the same, and most tyrannically assaulted, whensoever they met.
The said Castle of Dublin they intended to take the eighteenth day of December, and without any humane partiality they did put the poore protestants to the intolerable miserie, and deplorable calamitie.
There was great and unexpected solemnity, triumph, and celebration at the French fleet arrived in [Page]the p [...] Territories of Ireland, who came to assist the Rebels in so divellish and diabolicall a designe, and to auxiliate then against the protestants, that professe the true and sincere purity of religion: but I hope in Gods omnipotencie that all their plots will be emolished.
The Spanish Fleet arrived in Ireland.
SIR Patricke Devons collected a numerous multitude out of Spaine to goe into Ireland, for the assistance of the said Papists there congregated, and plotting the utter subversion of true Christian religion.
He had under his command five thousand men in Armes, who came in a Navie into Ireland to the auxiliation of the rebels.
Where at their arrivall, Tyrone and his confederats joyfully entertained him. The cause of their first commotion, and furious insurrection was this.
The Popes Nuntio transported such Newes into Spaine, that his supremacie was pleased to supplant the Kingdome of England, and all their Adherents: and because they were Hereticks. [Page]Therefore his Primacie wold vouchsafe to depose them all. After this Nuncio's message reported to the King of Spaine, he imposed, and committed all the subsequent to Sir Patrick Devons in Ireland, who immediately by the command of the King of Spain went under the conduct of 5000. souldiers, who arriving at the Irish Coast were royally entertained by some of the chiefe of the Rebels.
They seemed to be very inhumane, and withall they tooke a private Oath among themselves, that whatsoever Protestant they should meer, or any inclining to the Protestant Religion, hee or they should be incontinently slaine without any partiality at all, and he or they, or any of them that should deny the same shuld be expel'd as a traytor to their party. Thus they proceeded in their vnchristian and tyrannicall slaughter, putting all to the sword, that they could meet obviously of the Protestant religion and profession.
We see therefore, and may apparently perceive how bloudily these rebels proceed in their cruelty and therefore we ought not to sleepe in the chaires of security, and suffer our poore Brethren to suffer there in great violation, and miserable calamity,
For securitie is the very doore that opens the very plaine way to destruction. And I pray God whilst many of us doe thinke our selves safe on the sleeping beds of security, that the enemy doth not cut our throats.
While Esau prolonged the time, Jacob stole away his birth-right: And I pray God, while were [Page]procraitinate and deferre the time in helping out Brethren in Ireland, that a forreine enemy doe not steale away the renowned Prerogative of this Kingdome, and so consequently it become a conquered Nation.
While the men in the holy Gospell slept, the Enemy sowed tares amongst the wheat, and I am sure while we neglect the proper time, many teares of Discord, and schismaticall dissention are sowne amongst us. But I hope that God, who heretofore have alwayes defended, and preserved this Kingdome of his singular mercy, and favourable omnipotencie, will still defend the same for ever, to the propagation of his Truth and Gospell.
ARTICLES O [...] High treason against the Lord Mandevill, Mr. Pym, Mr. Denzell Hollis, Sir Arthur Hazelrig, Mr. Hambden, and Mr. Strowde.
THat they have traytorously indeavoured to subvert the fundamentall laws, and government of the Kingdome of England, and to deprive the King of his royall power, and to place in subjects in arbitrary power over the lives, liberties, and estates of his Majesties liege people.
2. They have indeavoured to lay many foule aspersions upon his Majesty and his government to alienate the affections of his people, and to make his Majesty odious vnto them.
3 They have indeavoured to draw his Majesties late Army into disobedience to his Majesties Commands, and to side with them in their trayterous designes.
4. They have trayterously invited, and incouraged a forreine power to invade his Majesties Kingdome of England.
5. They have traytorously indeavoured to subvert the Rights, and very Being of parliaments.
7. For compleating of their treacherous designs, they have indeavoured as far as in them lay by force and terror to compell the parliament to joyne with them in their traiterous designs and to that end hath actually raised and countenanced Tumults against the King and parliament.
7. That they have traiterously conspired to levie and have actually levied power against the King.