THE ARTICLES OF GALWAY Exactly Printed from the LETTERS-PATENTS: WHEREIN They are Ratified and Exemplified by Their Majesties under the Great Seal of ENGLAND.

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Dublin, Printed by Andrew Crook, Assignee of Benj. Tooke, Printer to Their Majesties on Ormonde-Key.

The ARTICLES OF GALWAY.

GƲilielmus & Maria Dei Gratia Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae & Hiberniae, Rex & Regina, Fidei Defensores, &c.
Omni­bus ad quos Praesentes literae nostrae pervenerint salutem:

Inspeximus Irrotulamentum quaerun­dum Literarum patentium de Confirmatione ge­renda & apud Westmonasterium decimo Septimo die Februarii, ultimo Praeterito in Curia Cancellaria nostra Irrotulata ac ibidem de Recordo remanente in haec verba.

WIlliam and Mary by the Grace of God, &c.
To all to whom these Pre­sents shall come Greeting:

Whereas cer­tain Articles bearing date the One and Twentieth day of July last past, were made and agreed upon by Our Trusty and Well-Beloved, Robert Baron de Ginckle, Lieutenant-General and Commander in [Page 2] Chief of Our Forces in Our Kingdom of Ireland, and the Constable and Govern­our of Our Town of Galway in Our said Kingdom, whereby Our said General pro­mises that We should Ratifie these Capi­tulations within the space of three Months from the date thereof or sooner; The Te­nor of which said Articles is as followes, vizt.

Articles Granted to the Town and Garison of GALWAY by Lieu­tenant-General GINCKLE Com­mander in Chief of Their Majesties Forces, the One and Twentieth day of July, One Thousand Six Hun­dred Ninety One.
  • 1. THat the Town and Fort of Galway shall be given up to his Excel­lency or such Officer as he shall appoint on Sunday Morning next by 6 of the Clock, to­gether with all the Stores of Amunition and Provision and Mazagins of all sorts without embezlement, and that immedi­ately upon the signing these Articles such Person as the General shall appoint have leave to inspect them.
  • 2. That all Deserters that are in the Town shall be given up.
  • 3. That immediately after signing these Articles all the out-works of the Town shall be delivered to such Officers as the General shall appoin to take possession of [Page 4] the same; and that the Governour shal withdraw all the Cannon from the Wall.
  • 4. That 'till the Town is surrendred as aforesaid the General may order such works and Batteries to be made as he shall judge convenient, provided he doth not bring them within 3 yards of the Wall: nor the Guns within 10 yards of the Batteries; and that in the Town they shall not proceed to work to fortify the same any further.
  • 5. In consideration of the said Renditi­on his Excellency gives leave to Lieutenant General Dusson, Monsieur Metset Commissa­ry of War, and the rest of the French Of­ficers and Soldiers and others of that Nati­on now in Galway to go to Lymerick with their Arms, Bagg and Baggage, whether they shall be safely conducted the nearest way; and in case that the said Lieutenant General Dusson shall want Horses to carry his Equipage thither the General will fur­nish him with them.
  • 6. That such of the Garrison as desire it may remain in Town or go to their respe­ctive Homes and enjoy the benefit of this Capitulation, and the rest shall march to Lymerick with their Arms, 6 pieces of Can­non, Drums beating, Colours Flying, Match lighted, Bullet in Mouth; and as [Page 5] much Amunition and Provisions, as each Officer and Soldier can carry with him; and that they shall be furnished with Draught, Horses and Harness for the Guns if they want them; which said Guns they shall have Liberty to choose: Provided they take none above 12 Pounders.
  • 7. That the wounded and sick Officers may stay in Town 'till they are cured, and that then they shall be sent to Lymerick with a safe conduct, and in the mean time shall be provided in Town with necessa­ries for their Cure and subsistance.
  • 8. That the Governour, Constable, May­or, Sheriffs, Aldermen, Burgesses, Freemen and Natives of Galway, and the Inhabitants thereof, or the Reputed Ones by any for­mer Charter, or reputed Charter of King James the second granted before his Abdica­tion, or any of his Ancestors shall have a general pardon of all Attainders, Outlaw­ries, Treasons, Felonies, Premunires, and all manner of Offences committed since the beginning of the Late King James's Reign to the date hereof.
  • 9. That all and every of the Garrison Officers, Governours, Constable, Mayor, Sheriffs, Aldermen, Burgesses, Freemen and Inhabitants aforesaid, shall enjoy and [Page 6] posess their Estates real and personal, and all other Liberties and Imunities, as they held, or ought to have held, under the Acts of Settlement and Explanation; or otherwise by the Laws of this Kingdom freely discharged from all Crown-Rents, Quit-Rents, and all other Charges to the date hereof.
  • 10. That the Names of the Roman-Ca­tholick Clergy of the Town of Galway be given to the General on or before Tuesday next, and that they as well as the Layety of the said Town; shall have the private exercise of their Religion; and that the said Clergy shall be protected in their Per­sons and Goods.
  • 11. That the Gentlemen of Estates now belonging to the Town and Garrison of Gal­way shall have Liberty to keep a Gun in their Houses for the defence of the same, and wear a Sword and case of Pistols if they think fit.
  • 12. That all the Roman-Catholick Lawy­ers of the said Town, shall have the free Liberty of Practice; that they had in King Charles the Second's Time.
  • 13. That such of the Officers, belonging to any of the Regiments, that are now in Galway and not present at the Signing these [Page 7] Capitulations; shall have the benefit of the same: Provided they shall submit with­in three weeks to the Governour of Galway for the time being; who shall be appoint­ed to the General: or that they shall have a safe conduct to go to Lymerick in the man­ner as the said Garrison hath.
  • 14. That such other Persons now in the Town as desire to go out with the Garrison, or such part thereof as goes to Limerick shall have liberty to do so, and carry their Fa­milies and Goods along with them, and that such Officer's Wives belonging to the said Garrison as are there or in any other part of Connaught may at the same time de­part with their Goods, or at any other con­venient time afterwards: particularly Co­lonel Edmond Ryley's Wife Mother and Fa­mily, the Lady Evagh and her Daughter and Lieutenant Colonel Luke Ryley, his bro­ther Philip Ryley their Wives and Families.
  • 15. That immediately all Acts of Hosti­lity shall cease on both sides, and that if it shall happen that any provokeing Lan­guage shall pass between the Soldiers, they shall be Punished by their respective Offi­cers for the same, and not permitted to Fire one upon another.
  • 16. That for the due performance of [Page 8] these Articles the Governour shall imme­diately give the persons undernamed for Hostages, Earl of Clanricard, Lord of Inni­skillin, Colonel Dominick Browne, Lieutenant Colonel Bodkin, Major Dillon.

Lastly the General promises to have these Capitulations Ratified by their Ma­jesties within the Space of three Months from the date hereof or sooner if possible.

Signed and Sealed the day above menti­oned by the Commander in Cheif of Their Majesties Forces and the Constable and Go­vernour of the said Town interchangeably. Barron de Ginckell.

And whereas the said Town of Galway hath been since in pursuance of the said Articles surrendered unto us! Know ye that we having Considered of the said Ar­ticles are graciously pleased hereby to declare, that We do, as far as in us lyes, Ratifie and Confirm the same, and every Clause, Matter and Thing therein contain­ed. And as to such parts thereof for which an Act of Parliament shall be found to be necessary We shall recommend the same to be made good by Parliament and shall give Our Royal Assent to any Bill or Bills that shall be Passed by our two Houses of Parliament for that purpose.

[Page 9] Provided always, and our Will and Plea­sure is that these our Letters Patents shall be Enrolled in our Court of Chancery, in our said Kingdome of Ireland within one Year next ensueing. In Witness &c.

Wit­ness our Self at Westminster the Seventeenth Day of February.

ANno Regni Regis & Reginae Guilielmi & MariaeQuarto, per breve deprivato Si­gillo. Nos autem tenorem premissorum predict. at requisitionem attornati generalis Domini Regis & Domine Regine pro Regno Hiberniae duximus Exemplificandum per presentes in cujus rei testi­monium has Literas nostras fieri facimus Patentes

Testibus Nobis ipsis apud Westmonasterium quinto Die Aprilis, Anno Regni eorum Quarto.
Bridges

Examinant. per nos

  • S. Keck
  • Lacon Win Childe
In Cancel. Magistros
FINIS.

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