A Declaration of the lords and gentry and others of the provinces of Lemster, and Munster in the realm of Ireland, of their intentions towards the English and Scottish Protestants inhabiting in that kingdome, with a most pernitious oath which they would have them take if to live amongst them, tending in effect to make all papists : with an order of the late Lords Justices of Ireland, Sir John Burlase, and Sir Henry Tichbourne, and Counsell of Ireland inhibiting the taking the solemn League and Covenant for reformation and defence of religion, the honour and happinesse of the King, and the peace and safety of the three Kingdomes of England, Scotland, & Ireland : with a proclamation by them set forth, according to the aforesaid order : with a copy of a letter written by the direction of the Lords spirituall and temporall, in the Parliament of that kingdome assembled, to severall commanders and officers of His Majesties army, and others in the kingdome of Ireland, requiring obedience to the said proclomation, with the substance of an oath agreed upon lately at Dublin in Ireland, against the taking of the solemn League & Covenant.

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A Declaration of the lords and gentry and others of the provinces of Lemster, and Munster in the realm of Ireland, of their intentions towards the English and Scottish Protestants inhabiting in that kingdome, with a most pernitious oath which they would have them take if to live amongst them, tending in effect to make all papists : with an order of the late Lords Justices of Ireland, Sir John Burlase, and Sir Henry Tichbourne, and Counsell of Ireland inhibiting the taking the solemn League and Covenant for reformation and defence of religion, the honour and happinesse of the King, and the peace and safety of the three Kingdomes of England, Scotland, & Ireland : with a proclamation by them set forth, according to the aforesaid order : with a copy of a letter written by the direction of the Lords spirituall and temporall, in the Parliament of that kingdome assembled, to severall commanders and officers of His Majesties army, and others in the kingdome of Ireland, requiring obedience to the said proclomation, with the substance of an oath agreed upon lately at Dublin in Ireland, against the taking of the solemn League & Covenant.

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[London?] :: Printed by R. W. for Christopher Meredith,

1644.

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Ireland -- History -- 1625-1649.

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"A Declaration of the lords and gentry and others of the provinces of Lemster, and Munster in the realm of Ireland, of their intentions towards the English and Scottish Protestants inhabiting in that kingdome, with a most pernitious oath which they would have them take if to live amongst them, tending in effect to make all papists : with an order of the late Lords Justices of Ireland, Sir John Burlase, and Sir Henry Tichbourne, and Counsell of Ireland inhibiting the taking the solemn League and Covenant for reformation and defence of religion, the honour and happinesse of the King, and the peace and safety of the three Kingdomes of England, Scotland, & Ireland : with a proclamation by them set forth, according to the aforesaid order : with a copy of a letter written by the direction of the Lords spirituall and temporall, in the Parliament of that kingdome assembled, to severall commanders and officers of His Majesties army, and others in the kingdome of Ireland, requiring obedience to the said proclomation, with the substance of an oath agreed upon lately at Dublin in Ireland, against the taking of the solemn League & Covenant." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69912.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• A Declaration of the Lords, Gentry, and others of the Province of Lemster, and Munster of their intentions towards the English, and Scot∣tish Protestants inhabiting in this Kingdom.
• By the Lords Iustices and Counsell.
• The Copy of a Letter written by direction of the Lords Spi∣rituall and Temporall, and Commons in Parliament As∣sembled, to severall Commanders and Officers of his Ma∣jesties Army, and others in the Kingdom of Ireland.
• The Substance of the Oath agreed upon and subscribed, as is re∣ported by the Lord Archbishop of Dublin, the Lord Bishop of Meath, the Lord Bishop of Limricke, Deane Jones, and all the Beneficed Ministers in Dublin, to be a religious Oath, and agreed upon by all the Iudges not to be against law, except Justice Mayort, who is reported to have declared it to be against Law, and contrary to the Liberty, and freedom of the Subject, on or about Thursday the 6. of June 1644, at which time all the Judges in the King∣dom, except the Lord Chancellor, was the Lord chiefe Justice of the Kings Bench, and Master Iustice Rives in the Common please, Master Iustice Mayort, and in the Exchequer Baron Hilton.