I Can do no lesse but let you vnderstand the affaires that we have now vndertaken, by reason that wee were suppressed in the exercise of our Religion, which we alwaies have professed, and there is no alte­ration of it to be had by force, but by the will of God, if it doth please the Almighty God to alter our hearts, then no doubt but we shall be changed.

As yet we doe stand to maintaine the Roman Ca­tholique Church to be our true Church, whom we doe now sight vnder; Therefore we doe not any thing but what our consciences is bound to doe.

I pray you, doe but consider how stiffely the Prote­stants did stand to maintaine their Religion in Q. Ma­ries dayes, when she prosecuted them to their lives, and did put so many to death both by fire and other torments, yet they would not alter their Religion that formerly they professed, because it was grounded in them by faith in Christ, as they did believe, therefore no force could prevaile with them, but they had rather suffer all the afflictions that possibly could be inven­ted against them, then to alter their Religion the which they had beene formerly grounded in.

[Page]Worthy Sr. Consider our Estates, for the same is our Case at this time, you cannot but know, how that we are deprived of all our Liberty, and some of our Religion which are in England is so Persecuted, euen to the Banishment of their Estates, and others of their lives, the which doth moue us to consider of their Sufferings, and to make us to prevent the same occasion to our selues in time, and whilst that we have opportunity for feare their distressed cases should be ours, the which doth moue and stirre us up to maintain and defend that which we have begun, and to goe on freely to Redeeme our selves from that Bondage

For J dare be bold to say, if we could but enjoy the same Liberty of conscience as formerly we have done that neither I nor any other would have taken up Armes against the King, for it hath beene our desire to have lived in peace, and to have hazarded our Lives and Estates to have done him service, if his Majesty had Commanded vs therevnto, But seeing it other­wise we must maintaine that which is already on foot for better had we dye in the field, then to endure the miseries that would have happened to us, for professing that Religion, which our Predecessors from antiquity hath lived, and dyed in the defence thereof.

But as we are now in the field for the freedome of our conscience, so will we undantedly proceed on for the perfecting of that good worke we have begun, nei­ther are we possessed with the terrour or feare of our enemies the Heretickes, who threaten our distruction, for out of a little strength at first, have we increased to many Thousands, and doe dayly still increase, both [Page] of our owne Country men, and divers others of our Brethren in England, France, Spaine, and the Low Countreyes, which continually come to assist us, there is a great sight of English, and I doe beleive most of them are Protestants, which doth side with us, and that doth encourage us the more, for we doe march on boldly without feare as a man may say, for there is but a few which doth oppose us, and we are to march into Dublin, as wee suppose on the 21. of this Instant Moneth, for the major part o [...] the best of them which lives in the City will assist us therein, and they have sent to us, to bid us not be dismaied, but to come on freely and with coragious Spirits, for the Towne shall be delivered vp to us, as soone as we come to it, and the City Gates should be Opened at our approach vnto the Walles, for there is but few to oppose & with stand us, onely some certaine num­ber of English would put us hard to it at the first en­trance, but they made no doubt but they should sub­due them, and then the Towne should be theirs,