The declaration of William and Mary, King and Queen of England, France and Ireland, to all their loving subjects in the kingdom of Ireland. England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) 1689 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B06633 Wing W2509 ESTC R186729 52529110 ocm 52529110 179266

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. B06633) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 179266) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2781:33) The declaration of William and Mary, King and Queen of England, France and Ireland, to all their loving subjects in the kingdom of Ireland. England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) William, III, King of England, 1650-1702. Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694. 1 sheet ([1] p.) Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, Printer to the King and Queen's most excellent Majesties ; [s.n.], London : And re-printed at Edinburgh : in the year 1689. Caption title. Initial letter. Dated: Given at Our Court at Whitehall this 22th. day of February, 1688. In the first year of Our Reign. Reproduction of the original in the National Library of Scotland.

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 eng Ireland -- History -- War of 1689-1691 -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century. 2008-02 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-03 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
THE DECLARATION OF WILLIAM and MARY, KING and QUEEN of England, France and Ireland, To all Their Loving Subjects in the Kingdom of IRELAND. WILLIAM R.

WHereas it is incumbent upon Us to take care of, and preſerve all Our Subjects within Our Dominions, of what Perſwaſion ſoever in Matters of Religion; And We being highly ſenſible of the Miſeries Our Kingdom of Ireland is, and may be expoſed to, by the Forces there raiſed and kept up, under pretence of Religion, at the Inſtigation of Romiſh Priests, and by the Influence of Foraign Councils, in Oppoſition to Us and Our Government; And being deſirous to prevent the Calamities and Destruction, that must fall upon Our People in that Kingdom, in caſe Our Forces, now ready to enter the ſaid Kingdom, (which We doubt not, but with Gods Help, may be ſufficient to reduce it to due Obedience) ſhall proceed to Effect the ſame: We do hereby Declare and Promiſe to all Our Subjects whatſoever within that Kingdom, Full and entire Pardon and Indemnity for all things by them Acted, Done or Committed, by Virtue or Colour of any Authority, of pretended Authority within the ſaid Kingdom, and a full and free Enjoyment of their reſpective Eſtates, according to Law, 〈◊◊〉 upon Notice of Our Royal Will and Pleaſure, ſignified in this Our Declaration, they ſhall lay down their Arms, and retire themſelves to their reſpective Habitations and Places of Abode, at, or before the tenth Day of April next, and there ſhall peaceably behave themſelves, and live as good Subjects ought to do.

And We do hereby further Declare and Promiſe to all Our Subjects of the Romiſh Church, that hitherto have not taken Arms, or that ſhall upon Notice of this Our Declaration lay down their Arms, and retire and live as aforeſaid, That they ſhall for the future have all the Favour for the private Exerciſe of their Religion, that the Law allows, and we can now grant to them; And that we ſhall ſpeedily call a Parliament in the ſaid Kingdom, and therein promote a further Indulgence to them.

And We do hereby further Declare, That if notwithſtanding this Our Declaration, any of Our Subjects ſhall continue in Arms in Oppoſition to Us, that we ſhall then think Our Selves free and clear of all the Blood that may be Spilt, and of the Deſtruction and Miſery, which by reaſon thereof may be occaſioned; And We ſhall look upon Our Selves to be juſtified before God and Man, in Our Proceedings by Force and Arms againſt them, as Rebels and Traitors; And ſuch We do hereby Declare all thoſe to be who ſhall Act as aforeſaid, againſt us and Our Authority, as is herein expreſſed: And that the Lands and Eſtates of all ſuch as ſhall, after Notice of this Our Declaration, perſist in their Rebellion, or be in any wiſe Abettors thereof, and which by Law will be Forfeited unto Us, ſhall be by Us diſtributed and diſpoſed to thoſe, that ſhall be Aiding and Aſſiſting in reducing the ſaid Kingdom to its due Obedience.

Given at Our Court at Whitehall this 22th, Day of February, 1688. In the Firſt Year of Our Reign.

London Printed by Charles Bill and Thomas Newcomb, Printers to the King and Queen's most Excellent Majeſties. And Re-printed at Edinburgh in the Year 1689.