A true RELATION Of the PLOT DISCOVERED IN IRELAND, AND Rising of the Papists there, truly declared by a letter sent from one of the Aldermen in Dublin:
Shewing how far they have proceeded in their rebellion, and the Townes and Castles they have taken.
With a Proclamation published there for the suppression of the Rebells and prevention of further mischiefe.
Lately printed at Dublin by command of the Lords Iustices, and the rest of his Majejesties Privy Counsell.
And now Reprinted and sold by B.W.
The true Copy of a Letter written from A Gentleman in Ireland, to his friend in England.
I Could not omit to write unto you, to give you to understand of a miraculous deliverance, which the Lord in mercy hath vouchsafed unto the poor Protestants in this Kingdome, which you may perceive by the Proclamation enclosed; for I have not time to relate the whole story, or bloudy tragedy, which was intended against us: The execution should have beene on the Saturday, which was discovered on Friday night, by a man of Sir Iohn Clotworthy an Irish Knight, but one of your house of Commons, and this day being the Sabbath, hath beene the troublesomest day that ever I saw all my daies, mixt with joy and sorrow; joy for our gracious deliverance, and much perplexed by feares of our approaching enemies, expecting every houre when the City should bee surprized, that for my part and many others, have had but little rest day and night for these two daies past, but how [Page] many more it is onely knowne to God, the [...] in the North parts of this Kingdome, taken two Lords Castles, and two Townes, one of them of great strength and much munition in it, and as it is verily beleeved, they doe still encrease in great multitudes: here is taken a Lord and divers others of note, and others the number of forty which are safe in prison and hope of many more: the Lord is called the Lord Maguere, and the Papists make it a Religious warre which they had no cause to doe, for they have had a long time as much liberty as wee have had, if not more; but their father the Divell hath set them upon this damnable act I hope to their utter ruine in this Kingdome, if the Lord in mercy open our Kings eyes and your Parliaments hearts to take pitty upon us, for no hope of reformation is to bee had here, for they are tenne for one of us through this Kingdome as is verily beleeved. I have beene so employed day and night these two daies, that I can hardly write thus much unto you, but desire your praiers and all good people to God and your Parliament for us, & when more is discovered, if the Lord preserve me with life, you shall heare farther from me, in the meane time pray for us all.
A Proclamation, By the Lords Iustices and Councell.
- W. Parsons.
- Io. Borlase.
THese are to make kn [...]wn and publish to all His Maiesties good Subiects in this Kingdom of Ireland, that there is a discovery made by us the Lords Iustices and Councell, of a most disloyall and detestable Conspiracie intended by some evill affected Irish Papists against the lives of Vs, the Lords Iustices and Councell, and many others of his Maiesties faithfull Subiects, universally throughout this Kingdom, and for the seizing not onely of His Maiesties Castle of Dublin His Maiesties principall Fort here but also of the other Fortifications [Page] in the Kingdom: And seeing by the great goodnesse and abundant mercy of Almighty God to His Maiesty and this State and kingdom those wicked Conspiracies are brought to light, and some of the Conspirators committed to the castle of Dublin, by Vs, by his Maiesties Authority so as those wicked and damnable Plots are now disappointed in the chief parts therof, VVe therefore have thought fit hereby not on [...]y to make it publikely known, for the comfort of his Maiesties good and loyall Subiects in all parts of the Kingdom, but also hereby to require them that they doe with all confidence and cheerfulnes betake themselves to their own defence and stand upon their guard, so to render the more safety to themselves and all the Kingdome besides, and that they advertise Vs with all possible speed of all Occurrents which may concerne the Peace and Safety of the Kingdom; and now to shew fully that Faith and Loyalty, which they have alwaies shown for the publike services of the Crowne and Kingdom which VVee will value to His Maiesty accordingly and a special memory therof w [...]ll be retained for their advantage in due time. And VVe require that great care be taken that no levies of men be made for forraine service nor any men suffered to march upon any such [...]retence.
- R. Dillon.
- Ro. Digby.
- Ad. Loftus.
- J. Temple.
- Tho. Rotherham.
- Fr. Willoughby.
- Ja. Ware.
- Rob. Meredith.
God save the King.
Imprinted at Dublin by the Society of Stationers, 1641.