A true account of the present state of Ireland giving a full relation of the new establishment made by the late King James, as it was presented to the right honble [sic] the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majesties most honourable Privy Council : with an account of what sums of money, arms, and number of officers arrived there from France : together with the state of Derry and Enniskilling and several other affairs relating to that kingdom, particularly of the proceedings of their Parliament there / by a person that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689.

A true account of the present state of Ireland giving a full relation of the new establishment made by the late King James, as it was presented to the right honble [sic] the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majesties most honourable Privy Council : with an account of what sums of money, arms, and number of officers arrived there from France : together with the state of Derry and Enniskilling and several other affairs relating to that kingdom, particularly of the proceedings of their Parliament there / by a person that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689.

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A TRUE ACCOUNT Of the Preſent STATE OF IRELAND, GIVING A full Relation of the New Eſtabliſhment made by the late King James, &c.

A CATALOGUE Of all the NOBILITY of Ireland, ſuch being Marked who now ſit in the Iriſh Parliament.

The Subſtance of the New Iriſh BILL for making void the Engliſh Settlement of IRELAND.

A LETTER FROM Colonel Walker, GIVING A Full Account of the Treachery of the late Governour of Londonderry.

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A TRUE ACCOUNT Of the Preſent STATE OF IRELAND, &c.

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A TRUE ACCOUNT Of the Preſent STATE OF IRELAND, GIVING A full Relation of the New Eſtabliſhment made by the late King James, as it was preſented to the Right Honble the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majeſties Principal Secretary of State, and others of His Majeſties moſt Honourable Privy Council. With an account of what Sums of Money, Arms, and Number of Officers arrived there from France: Together with the State of Derry and Enniskilling, and ſeveral other Affairs relating to that Kingdom, particularly of the Proceedings of their Parliament there.

By a Perſon that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689.

Licenſed and Entred according to Order.

Printed by Edw. Jones, for Robert Clavel at the Peacock in St. Pauls Church-yard. MDCLXXXIX.

A TRUE ACCOUNT Of the Preſent STATE OF IRELAND, GIVING A full Relation of the New Eſtabliſhment made by the late King James, &c.

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DURING my ſtay at Dublin, (which with much difficulty and hazard, I left on June the 8th,) I made it a great part of my Buſineſs to be well inform'd of the State of Affairs in Ireland, and of the moſt remarkable matters that paſt there, which I had the opportunity of doing, as well by my own Obſervation, as by what I received from Perſons of Credit, that I frequently converſed with; that thereby I might be enabled to give ſuch an Account, as might be ſerviceable [Page] to the Government here, upon my Arrival to be acquainted with, which in the following Narrative, I have endeavoured to do with all poſſible Sincerity and Impartiality.

The Revenue of Ireland is quite ſunk, no Money being raiſed, but by the Excize, that for this Year and half paſt, there has not been paid one Penny of the Civil Liſt; and now the late King has been forced to make a new Eſtabliſhment, and gives only Half Pay, which he calls Subſiſtance; They grumble at it, and are ready to Mutiny: To the Foot Three pence per day, and for the Officers 'tis no matter, he makes them Content; The Dragoons have Five pence fa [...] thing; and the Horſe Six pence per day: He propoſeth this, One half Money, and the other—Forrage. The Horſe Granadiers Fifty in each Troop, Seven Regiments of Horſe 2750. Men; Seven Regiments of Dragoons, 3800 Men; The Royal Regiment of Foot, Twenty two Companies 1980 Men.

Forty two Regiments of Foot more 33852 Men. The total is, 42432.

Of this Army, there are about 17000▪ drawn Northwards, againſt Londonderry, and Enniskilling, which are of the beſt, both of Horſe and Foot, and have been ſo haraſſed, that within theſe ten days paſt, they were not in any condition of Service; there are Five thouſand more gone after theſe, towards Enniskilling, and more on their March, ſo that there are near Twenty five thouſand gone againſt Londonderry and Enniskilling.

Beſides this, they deſigned two Camps by Dublin, which Camps were to conſiſt of 14000 Men, the [Page] firſt Grand Camp was to be at Rath [...]arnam, betwixt that and Rathmines, on the South of Dublin, in the view of the Harbor. The next Camp was to be under the Hill of Dunſink, near the Cabaragh, North-Weſt of Dublin, and in view of the Bay alſo.

Colonel Sarſefield lies at Sligoe with his Own Regiment, and ſome Dragoons, and has received ſeveral Rubbs from the People of Enniskilling.

It is ſaid, there came One hundred and fifty thouſand pound with the late King, from France to Ireland; and Three hundred thouſand pound with the Fleet, that arrived at Bantry; but by as near a computation as poſſibly can be made, we cannot find that there came above One hundred and fifty thouſand pound in all, the firſt being Sixty thouſand pounds, and the laſt, Ninety thouſand pounds: and about Nine hundred French, Engliſh, Scotch, and Iriſh Officers came this laſt time with the Fleet, all which receive the ſame allowance with the Officers of the Army, proportionable to their Stations and Qualities.

The French Ambaſſador influences all Affairs, both Civil and Military, and 'tis diſcourſed amongſt themſelves, what a prejudice he has againſt his preſent Majeſty, having formerly been Ambaſſador in Holland; he often preſſes for ſeverity to be uſed againſt the Proteſtants. No violence whatever, that is acted by any of the French, dares be complained of, but it is ſtifled immediately, and he that complains is frowned on. He has influenced the paſſing the Bill for deſtroying the Act of Settlement, inſomuch, that he has ſaid, that he would go again to [Page] France, if it were not done, to tell his Maſter.

Monſieur Boyſloe, the Governor of Cork's Letter to the French Ambaſſador, was the occaſion of the Imbargo at Dublin, on Saturday, May 18. laſt paſt. The late King is wholly at their Diſcretion, and Tyrconnel is mightily diſcompoſed, both in Body and Mind, ſince the King came: For the French Ambaſſador ſaid, If any one had ſerved his Maſter as he did, (about Londonderry) in taking away the Lord Mountjoy's Regiments, he would have loſt his Head. The Ambaſſador Commands the Treaſury, and not one farthing is paid out, without his leave, for he views the Muſter Rolls, before he ſuffers any payments to be made ſo that the Deſign is plain French, and to bring this Kingdom wholly under them, that thereby they may divert England from annoying France: But now they are become obnoxious to the People of Ireland, who ſee, all that is for the French, ſo that great diſcontent is upon the Spirits of the Iriſh, on the account of the French being put into Imployments, for they generally ſay, and allow, that Ireland is given to the French King, in conſideration of the Charges he ſhall be at, in helping the late King James, towards the regaining of the Kingdoms of England, and Scotland.

Monſieur Boyſloe at Cork, ſeizes the Merchants Goods, Drinks their Wines, and in ſhort, takes away from them, whatever he has a mind to, without making them any ſatisfaction; and ſays, it is a ſhame, that any Correſpondence ſhould be held with the Rebels of England.

[Page] The Enniskilling People have rummaged the Countrey for near thirty Miles round about them, and brought in all the Cattle and Forrage they could find, and have diſarmed ſeveral Companies of the new raiſed Iriſh; and 'tis talked of by the late K. and the Caſtle, that the Garriſon of Enniskilling were ſo reſolute, that they would attempt the raiſing of the Siege of Derry; the fear of which does ſomewhat alarm them, for about the latter end of May they came near to Kells, thirty Miles from Dublin, and Weſtward as far as Finnah, burning Luke Reily, High-Sheriff of the County of Cavan's Houſe, with the Houſes of other conſiderable Papiſts who were in Arms againſt them, killing only three Soldiers at a place call'd Drum, becauſe they refuſed to quit their Arms; and as one Brady who is a Papiſt, and an Inhabitant there declares, That they were the faireſt Enemy that ever came into a Country, not injuring any perſon that lived peaceably, leaving a Troop of Horſe in the Town of Cavan, until all the Army were marched away, to ſee that no injury might be done to the common people: He likewiſe ſays, they drove along with them about four or five thouſand head of Cattel, that had lately been taken from the Engliſh.

As for the State of Enniskilling it is ſaid, that they are in a very good Condition for Proviſion and all other Neceſſaries as yet, and that there are there, and at Ballyſhannon eight hundred able Horſe beſides Foot, who are brave reſolute Men: Moſt of them being Gentlemen out of Munſter and Connaught, that fled thither, who are reſolved to looſe their Lives, and ſacrifice all rather than yield.

[Page] On June the Firſt there marched from Dublin Sir Michael Creagh, the preſent Lord-Mayor, with his Regiment, Sir John Fitz Gerald from Rathcoole and Lucan, with his Regiment, with ſeveral others from other parts, towards Trim, twenty Miles from Dublin, the place appointed for the General Rendevouz of the Army that are ſent againſt Enniskilling; Coll. Sarsfield from Sligoe is to joyn them, and ſo to march to Enniskilling to attacque it, with a Reſolution to bear it down: All Sir Michael Creagh's Regiment raiſed in Dublin, Sir John Fitz-Gerald's from Munſter, and moſt that are gone down there, are all raw Fellows, not knowing how to fire a Gun.

There are gone from Dublin General La Roſe, General La Roy, Count D' Eſtrades, and ſeveral other of the General Officers of France, towards Enniskilling, with four Field-Pieces. They have ſent before-hand to buy up all the Corn in East and West Meath, to be brought to Kells, twenty-ſeven Miles from Dublin, and forty from Enniskilling, which is the place appointed for their Store, for beyond that there is no manner of Proviſion to be had; ſo that in all probability they will meet with the ſame Penury and Want that they have had theſe two Months paſt before London-Derry.

Now for the State of London-Derry; it is ſaid this morning at the Caſtle, they have ſurrounded it within half Cannon-ſhot, and taken the Wind-Mill-Hill, which the Town quitted, and had thrown up their Trenches, and drawn up all their Army on Friday laſt, and ſo modeled and divided them into two Bodies to compaſs the Town, placing them in their ſeveral Poſts. Monſieur [Page] Pontee was to have Bomb'd it before, but he found when he came to examine, that the Fuſees of the Bombs did not fit, ſome being to little, others to big, which he having new moulded and worked up, did as he himſelf ſaid, intend to begin to Bomb on Sunday the ſecond inſtant. They hear that there are Ships in the River, which they believe will endeavour to Succour London-Derry; but by the help of Culmore Fort, with other Batteries they have raiſed, together with the Chain and Bomb they have fixt a-croſs the River, they hope to prevent them.

There is an Account ſent up from the Camp, of the Names and Behaviour of the ſeveral Officers there, with which they make themſelves ſport at the Caſtle, particularly the Lord Galmoy, running himſelf into a Ditch of Briars; Lord Kingſland getting into a Buſh of Furrs, together with the Valour of Sir Gregory Birne, and Sir Luke Dowdall, &c.

A Dragoon that was ſhot into the Shoulder, and came up to his Friends near Dublin, to get Cure, ſaid, that abundance were loſt for want of care being taken of them; that he himſelf had ended his days, if he had ſtaid; that he left 400 lying of their Wounds in the Church of Culmore; that they had loſt near 7 or 8000 by the Sword and Sickneſs, ſince they ſat down before Derry.

The Duke of Barwick, James Fitz James, and [Page] Lord George Howard, are ſaid to be in Brook-hall, at Sir Matthew Bridge his Houſe, near Kilmore, a curing of their Wounds.

They likewiſe give out, they are in great want of Proviſion in the Town, and are ſo crouded, that they are very noiſom and full of Vermine, for that ſeveral who have been taken and killed, are found to be ſo. But in truth, as to the State of their own Army, they have loſt as many for want of Conveniencies, as have been killed: For the Bloody-Flux, Small-pox, Feavers, and Agues being among them, they die extreamly faſt in the Iriſh Camp; the generality of their Suſtenance being nothing elſe but Oatmeal and Water, with ſome raw lean Beef, inſomuch that the ſpirits of the men are mighty low, and very weak.

There are gone down to them abundance of French Officers, that are to be prefered as Commands fall, with great reſolution what they will do when they come there.

They did not carry any of their great Guns or Bombs over the River, but they lie on the other ſide, and ſo play over the Water at London-Derry. Since there ſending the Army towards Enniskilling, the People of East, and West-Meath have raiſed the price of Corn extreamly.

The Kerry Forces are drawn to the Shannon to fortifie all places on it, as Lymerick, Athlone, &c. All the beſt of the Forces are clearly drawn out [Page] of Munſter, except the Major-General's Regiment, which is now Commanded by one Monſieur Boyſloe, a moſt tyrannical French-man, who with his Regiment is now at Cork▪ where he exerciſes an abſolute Authority, that no manner of Complaint againſt him will be heard, though he thruſt out one of the Proteſtant Sheriff of Cork's eyes, and ſwore he would make no more of blowing up all the Proteſtants in their Churches, than of a Child in a Cradle. He threatens to Hang any that ſhall be taken going away; and if four Proteſtants be together, he looks on it as a Conſpiracy, and ſends them to Goal: They have likewiſe imployed Spies about Dublin, to ſee if any Proteſtants meet or talk together; and are mightily incenſed at the Imbargo in England, becauſe they cannot have a free Correſpondence with their Friends there.

June the Fifth, the late King declared, He expected in a Week's time, if the Wind ſerved, a great Fleet from France, and a numerous Army of Land-men; that the Fleet after landing their Men, would repair to the Downs, to find out and fall on the Engliſh Fleet. Some of his Council adviſe him to Scotland; others to Cheſter with his French and Iriſh Forces, as ſoon as Derry is taken.

They have lately impriſoned ſeveral perſons in Dublin, on a pretence for Plotting and Correſponding with the Rebels in the North, and England, &c. and in ſearching for Treaſonable Papers and Arms, they took away whatever Money they could [Page] find in the Houſes of the ſeveral perſons. They likewiſe threaten another Search for Arms very ſuddenly, when it is not queſtioned▪ but they will take all Money and Plate away, for they are erecting a Mint for the Coyning of Money. One thing more is to be obſerved, That the Popiſh Clergy has ordered all their People not to pay one Farthing to any Proteſtant, but to ſtand it out to the uttermoſt, till they are compelled by Law; the Deſign being viſible, that they would utterly Extirpate the Engliſh there.

The Wind no ſooner blows Eaſterly, but they are in great dread and fear; yet they tell us, there is Confuſion in England, and that there will no Succours come from thence; that they will land an Army in England ſuddenly; and that England fears an Invaſion from Ireland, more than it doth from them: Their uſual ſaying is, You Whiggiſh Dogs, we will make you know, that the Prince of Orange is not come yet; and we will do your buſineſs before he comes, for when we come back from London Derry, we will make an end of you all. And the Iriſh Tenants and Neighbours of the Engliſh, that formerly lived in amity with, and chiefly depended on them, do continually ſend the Souldiers to the Proteſtants Houſes, telling them, that Whiggs live there; where they go and eat up their Proviſions, taking away their Horſes from the Plow, and whatever elſe they have a mind to, giving them horrid Abuſes beſides; ſo that many Families who formerly lived very plentifully, have not now left them Bread to eat.

[Page] The Popiſh Clergy appear in Multitudes, and are going forward with all their Chappels and Buildings, and looking out for Abbeys and Nunneries, and do exaſperate the King mightily againſt the Proteſtants. The Lord Melfort is alſo very violent againſt them; and the Lord Chancellor (though an Engliſh-man) worſe than he.

On Whitſon Monday, the Town of Drogheda was alarm'd by two Officers who rid thorough it towards Dublin, telling them, That the Scots were within ſix Miles, and had taken the great Guns, Carriages, Ammunition, and Proviſions, that were going to Derry, and killed the Convoy: Whereupon they immediately planted their Guns, and ſhut up the Gates; having only two Companies of the new raiſed Men, and a few Horſe of the Lord Gilmoys in the Town: An Expreſs was ſent immediately to Duleek, where the Commiſſioners of Enquiry into the Eſtates of the Abſenters were met, (who being buſied in Swearing and Examining the Tenants of the Earl of Drogheda, and others, as to w [...]at Rents they paid, and what Arrears of Rent were due) requiring them to Repair to the Town, and bring with them what Strength they could to fortifie the Town: Some being ſent out to know the truth of the matter, returning, told them, It was only a falſe Alarm; tho' it was generally ſaid and believed, that ſeveral Cart loads of their Ammunition, Proviſion, and Arms▪ were intercepted and taken by the People of Balliſhannon and Enniskilling.

[Page] There has been a Motion in the Houſe of Commons for the Naturalizing all Frenchmen, inſomuch that ſome ſaid in the Houſe, that they ought to have a Day of Thankſgiving, for the coming of the Prince of Orange into England.

They are preparing for another Court of Claims, and reducing the Fees of all Offices, throwing all Forſeitures into the Stock of Repriſals; into which Stock the late King has thrown his private Eſtate that he had in Ireland.

The old Proprietors are taking poſſeſſion daily, before the Act that makes void the Settlement of Ireland paſſeth; ſome of them paying the Quit-Rent to get into poſſeſſion; Eight Proteſtant Peers, four being Spiritual, and four Temporal, entred their Proteſt at the Bill paſſing the Lord's Houſe, and Mr. Juſtice Dayly oppoſed it to that degree, that in his Paſſion he ſaid many things that were highly reſented, the ſubſtance whereof was, ‘That inſtead of being a Parliament, as we pretend, we are more like Maſſanello's, confuſed Rabble, every Man making a Noiſe for an Eſtate, and talking Nonſence, when our Lives are in Danger: we expect a ſudden Invaſion from England, and a bloody War likely to enſue; as Perſons altogether unmindful of the Ruine that hangs over our Heads; and without taking any Care to prevent it, we are dividing the Bears skin before ſhe is taken. All the Honour we do His Majeſty, is, by reflecting on His Royal Father and [Page] Brother, as wicked and unjuſt Princes, charging them with enacting thoſe Laws that were contrary to the Laws of God and Man.’ Which the Houſe ſummed up in ſix Articles againſt him: They would have been contented with a Submiſſion, but he refuſed any, ſaying, He would go to Jamaica rather: Yet his Friends prevail'd on him at this Juncture, to ask the Pardon of the Houſe; and yeſterday he was to have come into the Houſe of Commons; and accordingly the the Houſe being ſat, the Uſher of the Black Rod went in and acquainted the Speaker, that Mr. Juſtice Dayly was at the Door; upon which it was put to the queſtion, in the Houſe, Whether his asking of Pardon ſhould be a ſufficient Satisfaction for them to paſs by his Miſcarriages; and it being carried in the Affirmative, Mr. Nugent of Carlingſtown, in West-Meath, a Member of the Houſe, was ordered to go and acquaint him, that the Houſe was reſolved to accept of his Submiſſion; that ſo there might be admittance for his coming to receive Pardon of the Houſe. Mr. Nugent returning into the Houſe, told the Speaker that Mr. Juſtice Dayly was very thankful, and ready to come in to make his Submiſſion; and at the ſame time ſaid, Mr. Speaker, I have other great News to tell you, viz. London-Derry is taken. Upon which there was three great Shouts ſet up in the Houſe, and throwing up their Hats, cryed out, No Submiſſion of Mr. Juſtice Dayly; We Pardon him, we Pardon him; being tranſported with joy, ſuffered him not to come [Page] in, but pardoned him without any Submiſſion at all. But afterwards ſome of the Members (none of Mr. Dayly's Friends) finding it falſe, thought it was ſome Trick put on them, and threatned Mr. Nugent, to bring him on his Knees before the Houſe.

They are now paſſing an Act that all Leaſes above One and Twenty Years, of any Corporation in Ireland, ſhall be void; and it is doubted whether Dublin will be excepted▪ They are likewiſe laying fifteen Shillings a Tun Duty upon Sea-Coals: And taking away the Poundage Act, which in Corporations is the Clergies ſupport. The Ʋlſter Act for Tithes, and the Act for Impropriations and Augmentation Lands; that ſo by taking from the Clergy their Maintenance the Churches may fall of themſelves. An Act Attainting all Perſons by Name; and another granting fifteen thouſand Pounds per Month, for Supplies to King James.

There are five new Peers created, viz.

Juſtin Maccarty, Lord Viſcount Mount-Caſhel.

Sir Valentine Brown, Lord Viſcount Kenmare.

Thomas Nugent, C. J. Lord Baron of Riverſtown.

John Bourk, Lord Baron Bouffin.

Sir Alexander Fitton, Lord Baron Gawſworth.

A CATALOGUE Of all the NOBILITY of Ireland, ſuch being Marked who now ſit in the Iriſh Parliament.

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Dr. Michael Boyle, Lord Archbiſhop of Armagh, Primate of all Ireland.

† Alexander Fitton, Baron Gawſworth, Chancellor.

Dr. Francis Marſh, Lord Archbiſhop of Dublin.

Dr▪ John Veaſy, Lord Archbiſhop of Tuam.

Archbiſhoprick of Caſhell void.

Richard Boyle, Earl of Cork, Lord-Treaſurer.

Dukes.

James Buttler, Duke of Ormond.

† Richard Talbot, Duke of Tyrconnel.

Earls.

John Fitz-Gerrald, Earl of Kildare.

Henry O Brian, Earl of Thomond.

† Richard Bourk, Earl of Clanrickard.

James Touchet, Earl of Caſtlehaven.

† Richard Barry, Earl of Barrymore.

† Alexander Mac Donnel, Earl of Antrim.

[Page] † Richard Nugent, Earl of Weſtmeath.

Cary Dillon, Earl of Roſcommon.

Thomas Ridgway, Earl of London-Derry.

William Fielding, Earl of Deſmond.

Edward Brabazon, Earl of Meath.

John Vaughan, Earl of Carbery.

Luke Plunket, Earl of Fingall.

Arthur Chicheſter, Earl of Dunegall.

Richard Lambert, Earl of Cavan.

William O Bryan, Earl of Inchequin.

† Donogh Mac Carty, Earl of Clancarty.

Lionel Boyle, Earl of Orrery.

Charles Coot, Earl of Mounteath.

Henry Moore, Earl of Drogheda.

Charles Talbot, Earl of Waterford, &c.

Hugh Mountgomery, Earl of Mount-Alexander.

Roger Palmer, Earl of Caſtlemain.

Nicholas Taaf, Earl of [...]arlingford.

† Richard Poore, Earl of Tyrone.

Richard Jones, Earl of Rannellagh.

† Francis Aungier, Earl of Longford.

† Arthur Forbes, Earl of Granard.

† William Dungan, Earl of Lymerick.

Viſcounts.

† Jenico Preſton, Viſcount Gormanſtown.

† David Roche, Viſcount Fermoy.

† Richard Butler, Viſcount Mount-Garret.

George Villers, Viſcount Grandiſon.

James Anſlow, Viſcount Valentia.

† Theobald Dillon, Viſcount Coſtello and Gallen.

[Page] Nicholas Nettervile, Viſcount Dorath, a Priſoner in Derry.

Arther Loftus, Viſcount Ely.

Thomas Beaumont, Viſcount Sword.

† Arthur Magennis, Viſcount Iveagh.

Thomas Needham, Viſcount Kilmurry.

† Dominick Sarsfield, Viſcount Kilmallock.

Theobald Bourk, Viſcount Mayo.

Patrick Chaworth, Viſcount Armagh.

George Sanderſon, Viſcount Caſtletown.

John Scudamore, Viſcount Sligoe.

Richard Lumley, Viſcount Waterford.

Philip Smith, Viſcount Strangford.

Philip Wenman, Viſcount Tuam.

Charagh Mullineux. Viſcount Maryborough.

William Fairfax, Viſcount Emely.

Pierce Butler, Viſcount Ikerin.

Thomas Fitz-Williams, Viſcount Mirrion.

† Maximilian O Dempſey, Viſcount Clanmalere.

Brian Cockin, Viſcount Cullen.

Tracy, Viſcount Rathcoole.

Francis Smith, Viſcount Carrington.

Richard Bulkley, Viſcount Caſhell.

William Brounker, Viſcount Lyons.

Richard Ogle, Viſcount Catherlagh.

† Pierce Butler, Viſcount Gilmoy.

Nicholas Barnwel, Viſcount Kingsland.

Francis Boyle, Viſcount Shannon.

John Skevington, Viſcount Mazereene.

Hugh Cholmondy, Viſcount Kells.

Evelin Fanſhaw, Viſcount Drummore.

† Daniel O Bryan, Viſcount Clare.

[Page] Lewis Trevor, Viſcount Dungannon.

Maurice Berkley, Viſcount Fitzharding of Beerhaven.

William Canfield, Viſcount Charlemount.

Foliot Wingfield, Viſcount Powerſcourt.

Murrogh Boyle, Viſcount Bleſſington.

James Lane, Viſcount Lanesburrow.

John Deny, Viſcount Down.

† Richard Parſons, Viſcount Roſs.

William Stuart, Viſcount Mountjoy.

Adam Loftus, Viſcount Lisbone.

† Ʋllick Bourk, Viſcount Galloway.

† Juſtin Mac Carty, Viſcount Mount-Caſhel.

† Valentine Brown, Viſcount Kenmere.

Biſhops.

† Dr. Anthony Dobbing, Lord Biſhop of Meath.

Dr. William Morton, Lord Biſhop of Kildare.

Dr. Hugh Gore, Lord Biſhop of Waterford and Liſmore.

—Clonfort, void.

—Clogher, void.

† Dr. Thomas Ottaway, Lord Biſhop of Oſſery.

Dr. Ezekiel Hopkins, Lord Biſhop of Derry.

Dr. Thomas Hacket, Lord Biſhop of Down and Connor.

Dr. John Roan, Lord Biſhop of Killalow.

† Dr. Edward Wettenhall, Lord Biſhop of Cork and Roſs.

† Dr. Symon Digby, Lord Biſhop of Lymerick and Ardfert.

[Page] Dr. Richard Tenniſon, Lord Biſhop of Killala and Arconrah.

Dr. William Smith, Lord Biſhop of Rapho.

Dr. William Sheridan, Lord Biſhop of Kilmore and Ardagh.

Dr. Narciſſus Marſh, Lord Biſhop of Fearns and Leighlin.

Dr. Edward Jones, Lord Biſhop of Cloyn.

Dr. Capel Wiſeman, Lord Biſhop of Drummore.

—Elphin, void.

Barons.

† Almericus Courcy, Baron Kingsale.

William Fitz-Morris, Baron Kerry.

† Chriſtopher Flemming, Baron Slane.

† Thomas St. Lawrence, Baron Hoath.

† Robert Barnwell, Baron Trembleſton.

† Chriſtopher Plunket, Baron Dunſany.

† Pierce Butler, Baron Dunboyne.

† Brian Fitz-Patrick, Baron Upper Oſſery.

Matth. Plunket, Baron Lowth.

† William Bourk, Baron Caſtle-Connel.

† Pierce Butler, Baron Cahir.

† Theobald Bourk, Baron Brittas.

Stuart, Baron Caſtle-Stuart.

Thomas Folliot, Baron Balliſhannon.

William Maynard, Baron Wicklow.

Richard George, Baron Dundalk.

Robert Digby, Baron Geaſhill.

William Fitz-Williams, B. Lifford.

Henry Blaney, Baron Monaghan.

[Page] † Dermot Malone, Baron Glanmahur.

Edward Herbert, Baron Caſtle-Iſland.

John Calvert, Baron Baltimore.

William Brereton, Baron Leighlin.

Henry Hare, Baron Coleraine.

Benedict Sheridan, Baron Leitrim.

† Connor Mac Guire, Baron Enniskilling.

† Claud Hamilton, Baron Strabane.

Francis Hauley, Baron Dunmore.

William Allington, Baron Killard.

Robert King, Baron Kingston.

Richard Coot, Baron Killooney.

Richard Barry, Baron Santrey.

Altham Anſloe, Baron Altham.

† John Bellew, Baron Duleek.

Charles Bertie, Baron Shelborn.

† Thomas Nugent, Baron Riverſtown.

† John Bourk, Baron Boephin.

† Alexander Fitton, Baron Gawſworth.

The Houſe of Commons conſiſts of Three hundred Perſons and upwards, only two Proteſtants, Sir John Mead, and Mr. Coghlan: Two others that have paſſed in former days, but now are look'd upon to be of the Popiſh Intereſt.

The Subſtance of the New Iriſh BILL for making void the Engliſh Settlement of IRELAND.

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IMprimis, Acts of Settlement: Act of Explanation and Reſolution of Doubts, void.

1. Every one to be reſtored to his Poſſeſſion, as in 1641.

2. Attainders, Outlawries, Treaſons, &c. made void, releaſed and diſcharged.

3. All Records taken off the File, and Cancelled before one or more of the Commiſſioners.

4. Any Officer not performing this, to Forfeit Five hundred Pound.

5. Three or more Commiſſioners for Claims.

6. All Injunctions to ſtay Decrees of the ſaid Court, void.

7. The Sheriffs refuſing to Deliver poſſeſſion, to be Puniſhed.

[Page] 8. Where Deeds are Wanting, the Sentence of the Commiſſioners not Definitive.

9. All Releaſes, Conveyances, &c. to be good.

10. The Old Eſtate of Tranſplanters, to be charged with the Intereſt of Purchaſe-Mony, as they ſold their Intereſt in Connaught.

11. Reprizals for all honeſt Purchaſers, for good and valuable Conſiderations, ſince the Act of Settlement.

12. Tranſplanted Purchaſers, to be Reprized of equal value and purchaſe out of the Forfeited Lands.

13. A Rebellion is now begun, and ſeveral are gone to England, Scotland, Wales, and the Iſle of Man, by which they Forfeited from the Firſt of Auguſt 1688. All Entails, Remainders, &c. to be cut off.

14. Commiſſioners to Inſpect into the Forfeitures, in order to give Reprizals by Commiſſions under the Great Seal▪ if thought neceſſary.

15. In Claim, to Inſert the quantity, quality, and true yearly▪ value, County, and Reſerved Rent.

[Page] 16. To be Reprized, ſuch as really purchaſed before the Firſt of November laſt, but not Affinity.

17. Upon Certificate of the Commiſſioners, the Lord Chancellor to paſs Letters-Patents.

18. Before Reprizal, to make full proof of the Original-Mony paid for the tranſplanted Purchaſe. And the ancient Eſtate to which he is to be reſtored, to be charged with, &c.

19. If the Tranſplanted Diſcover, &c. to diſcover the Purchaſe, or to forfeit double the Mony; One Moiety to the Diſcoverer, and another to the King.

20. Provided the Ancient, &c. inveſted in the King.

21. Newry Reſtor'd to Dudly Bagnal Eſquire, it being the Eſtate of Nicholas Bagnal.

22. The Quit and Crown-Rent Reſerved, and forfeiting Lands to be Charged to Lands to be Reſtor'd.

23. All Original Debts in 1641, to be and ſtand Charged: The Lands to be Reſtor'd.

[Page] 24. All Reprizals to be liable to the ſame Conditions and Debts, and their former Eſtates.

25. All Incumbrances or Judgments due on Forfeiting Perſons, and Entred before the 22th of May 1689; And where he Forfeited, to be Reprized.

26. Tranſplanters, Proprietors, their Reprizals or Ancient Eſtate, to be liable to the ſame Incumbrances and Conditions, as the former Eſtate.

27. Leſſees to continue, in caſe it be not the Manſion-Houſe or Demeſn-Lands, not exceeding One and twenty years, or Three Lives.

28. Whoſe Husbands died out of Poſſeſſion, Widows to be Dowable.

29. The Lord Clanrickard, &c. That all Deeds, &c. be good, ſaving to all old Mortgagees.

A LETTER FROM Colonel Walker, GIVING A Full Account of the Treachery of the late Governour of Londonderry.

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WHen the Lord M—y left the Garriſon of Londonderry, He gave private Orders to the Colonel he left Commander in Chief, That he ſhould punctually obſerve whatſoever Directions he ſhould receive from him from France. Now ſuch were the Circumſtances of that unfortunate Lord, that being ſuſpected by the late King James, and lookt upon as the Betrayer of that [Page] Kingdom, He had no other way of inſinuating into his Favour, and regaining his loſt Reputation with him, but by promiſing to make Colonel L— an Inſtrument to break and ruin the Proteſtants, and render them incapable of oppoſing any Army, that ſhould March againſt them.

The deluded Proteſtants in Derry, and all over the North, were extremely overjoy'd, that they had ſo good a Souldier for their Head; One whom they really believ'd to be of their own Religion, and who ſeem'd to be ſo zealouſly and warmly Affected to Their Intereſt; and therefore they entirely relied and depended upon his Courage and Fidelity, and ſubmitted themſelves to his Conduct and Management, never entertaining the leaſt Suſpicion of him till it was too late; thô it was Whiſper'd in every Corner of the Garriſon, That he had ſaid, He would heartily Fight againſt Tyrconnel, but not againſt King James. At length a formidable and regular Army of the Iriſh [Page] March'd down towards the North; Our Forces then having not the leaſt Intimation of their Approach, till they came almoſt to the Towns where our Men were Garriſon'd, which they were forced to quit in great diſorder and confuſion.

The Colonel in the mean time ſat quietly at home, neither made any proviſion for the Frontier Garriſons, nor gave any Orders to Fortifie and Secure them, and oppoſe the Enemy, before they were Blooded and Animated with Succeſs. Soon after (without any oppoſition) they overrun the two great Counties of Doun and Antrim: And then the Colonel ſent Letter after Letter to the Lord K—n at Sligoe, where there was good ſtore of Proviſions and Forage, to come and joyn his Horſe at laſt with the Lagan Forces. The Lord ſent him word, That if the Horſe came away, the Foot would not be perſwaded to continue there; and that he feared there was not ſuch plenty of Proviſion for their Horſe and Men in the Lagan, as they had at Sligoe. Upon this Anſwer, the Colonel [Page] ſends an Expreſs to my Lord, That both his Horſe and Foot ſhould quit Sligoe, and March immediately to the aſſiſtance of Derry.

My Lord wearied with theſe Importunities, and not in the leaſt miſtruſting the Integrity of the Colonel, advances with his Forces, and was followed by all the Inhabitants of the Town. But no ſooner were they come to Balliſhanon, 20 Miles from Sligoe, but they receiv'd a Meſſage from the Colonel, That there was not Forage for the Horſe in the Lagan. The Enemy by this time had poſſeſt themſelves of Sligoe; ſo that they were forc'd to ſtay at Ballyſhanon, where both their Horſe and Men were expoſed to the greateſt Neceſſities, and were almoſt deſtroy'd for want of Proviſions.

All this while the Towns of Eniskilling and Ballyſhanon had no Ammunition ſent them from him, thô he had at the ſame time above 500 Barrels of Powder in the Pullir Store-houſe at Derry; neither could he be perſwaded by any Arguments, [Page] to get Forage into Derry, thô the Neighbouring Country round about him had great quantities of Hay and Oats, and made a voluntary offer of them for the ſervice of the Garriſon. Beſides, as if he had along deſign'd the Ruin of that Place, and conſequently of the Proteſtant Intereſt in Ireland, he ſtill gave Paſſes to every Man that ask'd them: He endeavour'd to poſſeſs them that were the moſt Bold and Reſolute, with ſtrange apprehenſions of their Danger; and where this ſucceeded not, out of the abundance of his Affection, he courted and invited others to accept of Paſſes.

Afterwards, when the Enemy made their approaches nearer Derry, He drew out a Body of 7000 Men, pretending he would fight them at a Paſs they were to come over: But as ſoon as ever Colonel Shelden (with his Horſe) advanc'd, He gave him the Sign to come over, and ran away, Swearing a great Oath and ſaying, Gentlemen, I ſee you will not [Page]Fight. Thô at the ſame time, they were in all appearance very zealous and willing to Engage. From thence he immediately fled to the City, and then ſhut the Gates upon Thouſands of Souls, pretending ſcarcity of Proviſions, who all either periſhed for Hunger, or were left as a Prey and Sacrifice to the rage and fury of their inſulting Enemies.

Soon after Colonel C—and R—with two Regiments came to the aſſiſtance of Derry, whom he diſcouraged from ſtaying; declaring, That they had Proviſion but for a very few Days, and that the People who were in the City were but a Rabble.

However, all the Tranſactions in their Council of War, as they called it, (thô none were admitted to it but the Colonels own Creatures) were managed with the greateſt Secrecy; and the better to delude the Garriſon, it was given out, That the Forces would forthwith Land. And of this they were ſo fully perſwaded, that many went Aboard [Page] the Ships that were in the Harbour, to careſs and congratulate the Souldiers ſafe Arrival, who were not ſuffered to return again; but againſt their Inclinations were brought into England. C—next Day (when on Board, and as it was agreed betwixt him and the Confederate Colonel) ſends him a Letter, That he had diſcovered ſome Ships at a diſtance, which muſt needs be further Succours deſign'd for the relief of Derry; that he would fall down to the Harbours Mouth, and return again with the reſt of the Fleet. This Letter was handed up and down Derry to pacifie the People, though generally they began to apprehend they were ſold and betrayed: And in this their Suſpicion they were confirmed by a Lady (Related to the Colonel) who had forgot her Cue, and unwarily told a Lieutenant in the Garriſon, That C—did not deſign to Land, and that his Letter was a meer Sham. After this C—ſet Sail, and hover'd at a little diſtance, expecting the Colonel, who had promis'd [Page] him to make his Eſcape, and go with him for England; but the Colonel not coming according to the time appointed, he purſued his Voyage, and left us under the Apprehenſions of immediate Deſtruction. But (bleſſed be GOD) We have hitherto made ſome tolerable Defence for our ſelves, and ſtill hope, to give a good account of the Place. I am

Yours, G. WALKER.

FINIS.

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A true account of the present state of Ireland giving a full relation of the new establishment made by the late King James, as it was presented to the right honble [sic] the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majesties most honourable Privy Council : with an account of what sums of money, arms, and number of officers arrived there from France : together with the state of Derry and Enniskilling and several other affairs relating to that kingdom, particularly of the proceedings of their Parliament there / by a person that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689.

Walker, George, 1645?-1690.

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1689

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— A true account of the present state of Ireland giving a full relation of the new establishment made by the late King James, as it was presented to the right honble [sic] the Earl of Shrewsbury, His Majesties most honourable Privy Council : with an account of what sums of money, arms, and number of officers arrived there from France : together with the state of Derry and Enniskilling and several other affairs relating to that kingdom, particularly of the proceedings of their Parliament there / by a person that with great difficulty left Dublin, June the 8th 1689., Walker, George, 1645?-1690..

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[4], 36 p.

Printed by Edw. Jones, for Robert Clavel ...,. [London] :: 1689.. (Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.) (Attributed to George Walker. cf. NUC pre-1956.) (Half title: A true account of the present state of Ireland, &c.) (Signed: G. Walker.)

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