The Irish papers, containing the Lord Digbyes letter, and the Lord Inchiquins answer, with other speciall passages of the overtures concerning the whole designe in Ireland; the plot of the rebells discovered: and preparations for the comming in of the Marquisse of Ormond to the Parliament, whose strength in Dublin is betweene 5. and 6000. men. October 1. 1646. These Irish papers are appointed to bee printed, and are published according to order. Bristol, George Digby, Earl of, 1612-1677. 1646 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2011-04 (EEBO-TCP Phase 2). A77520 Wing B4766 Thomason E355_26 ESTC R201126 99861680 99861680 159906

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 eng Ormonde, James Butler, -- Duke of, 1610-1688. Ireland -- History -- 1625-1649 -- Early works to 1800. 2020-09-21 Content of 'availability' element changed when EEBO Phase 2 texts came into the public domain 2009-03 Assigned for keying and markup 2009-04 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-05 Sampled and proofread 2009-05 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion

The IRISH PAPERS, Containing the Lord Digbyes Letter, And the Lord Inchiquins anſwer, with other ſpeciall Paſſages of the Overtures concerning the whole deſigne in Ireland, The Plot of the Rebells diſcovered: And preparations for the comming in of the Marquiſſe of ORMOND to the Parliament, whoſe ſtrength in Dublin is betweene 5. and 6000. Men.

October 1. 1646.

Theſe Jriſh Papers are appointed to bee printed, and are publiſhed according to Order.

LONDON, Printed by F. Leech, Anno Dom. 1646.
A Copy of the Lord George Digby's Letter to the Lord Inchiquine. My Lord,

I Have ſeverall times (While I was in England) endeavoured (though unſuckſesfully) to convey unto your Lordſhip this truth, that amongſt all the Calamitites of my Country, and misfortunes to the King my Mr. there hath not happened any thing of a more neere, and perſonall affliction to mee, then the ſeparation from his ſervice, and intereſts a perſon from whom I had ſo high a value, and particular a friendſhip, as for your Lordſhip: and upon whoſe affection, and abillities I had founded ſo great part of my ſolideſt hopes for his Majeſties Reſtauration.

And really (my Lord) how oppoſite courſes ſoever, we have ſince runne, and appeare ſtil ingaged in: I muſt profeſſe that I have ever cheriſht all the arguments I could poſsibly raiſe to perſwade my ſelfe that either ſome ſtrange miſtake, or ſome deſperate malice of others have occaſioned this ſeparation: And that only the impoſsibility of our meeting to cleere them had continued it.

VVherefore (my Lord) wee being now both upon a ſceene, where it will depend meerly upon our own wills to give our ſelves that ſatisfaction, concerning one anothers opinions, and actions, (which a much leſſe kindneſſe then ours was, might challenge.)

I ſend this not onely to invite, but even to conjure Your Lordſhip, to pay that dutie to former friendſhip, as to agree of the place, and manner where (upon the mutuall ſecurity of our owne honours) I may waite upon you, and enjoy the happineſſe of an houres or twos Conference with you, from which I hope their may bee much advantage produced to the publike, and am moſt aſſured, at leaſt of much ſatisfaction to our ſelves, ſince certainly, either I ſhall have ſo much reaſon to worke upon you, or yours ſo much power on mee as though not to alter my opinion in relation to the publike, yet ſo far to inlighten me in what concernes my owne perticular, as not to let my publike engagements in the contrary way bee any longer any impedement to my reſuming in a private one, the affection wherewith I was formerly.

My Lord; Your Lordſhips moſt affectionate humble ſervant. George Digby. K • lkenny, Sept. the 2d 1646. To the Right Honourable the Lord Inchequin:

This letter was ſent from Kilkenny after that the Lord Digby was come thither with the Marqueſſe of Ormond, and the Forces from Dublin.

The Lord Inchequin having received this letter, by a meſſenger from the Lord Digby, peruſeth it, diſdaines the perfidious traducement of it; and returnes his Lordſhip a plenary anſwer as followeth.

The Copy of the Lord Inchequins Anſwer to the Lord Digbies Letter. My Lord:

THe place you are now in, whom I know to bee a perſon in whom his Majeſty repoſed ſo much truſt, And the peace now concluded by His Majeſties authority to the utter ruine (as I conceive) of all that profeſſe the Proteſtant Religion in this Kingdome, and ſubmit therunto; have evidenced to the whole world thoſe juſt grounds that cauſed my ſeparation from that Your Lordſhip is pleaſed to call his ſervice, and intereſts, though I aſſure my ſelfe it tends to the ruine of both.

I find Your Lordſhips opinion, in relation to the publike ſo ſetled, that I am not ſo vaine to entertaine a hope of altering Your Lordſhip by my reaſons: And I am very ſure (though I muſt acknowledge your reaſons and abilities to bee great) my reſolutions are built upon ſuch a foundation as can never bee moved: And therefore cannot imagine what advantage can bee derived to the publike by our perſonall meeting, the honour whereof J may not (for any perticular reſpect) allow my ſelfe. And for the private friendſhip (with the mention whereof you are pleaſed to honour me) the publique impediments being removed, J ſhal be ambiti • us to have it renued, and ſhal alſo accompt it an honour to be eſteemed by you,

My Lord, Your Lordſhips moſt humble ſervant Inchiquin. Cork the 9th of Sept. 1646. For the Lord Georg Digby;

But the meane while the Lord Caſtle-haven informes the Marquiſſe of Ormond that a Plot is taid againſt him, and the Lord Digby by the old Nalive Iriſh, to cut them off, and that the Aſſembly of the Catholike Clergy are deſigning to declare the ſupreame Counſell perjured, and to excommunicate them for concluding that peace without them. This cauſeth Digby and Ormond to haſt back to Dublin with their forces, the Clergy of Dublin commend the worke, pray to have their Hirarchy and Booke of Common-prayer continued, But the Popiſh Clergy at Waterford declare the ſupreame Counſell to be perjured, and proceed to excommunication, ſend out their curſ • s, and thunderbolts, & reſolve to advance the popiſh Religion, or elſe to yeeld to no peace, and after many meetings, & divers conſultations had in that aſſembly, at laſt they reſolve to ſend Propoſitions to the Marquiſſe of Ormond, whereunto if he wil conſent then they will yeeld to a peace, elſe declare open Warre against the power of the King, as well as againſt the Parliament.

The Marquiſſe of Ormond hereupon muſters up his ſtrength in Dublin, which amount to 5. or 6000. men able to beare armes, vvhich if he will declare himſelfe for the Parliament (as ſome hope and expect)) freland will (probably) be an eaſier work to 〈…〉 then vvas before thought on, for entertainment whereof there are preparations to ſome Overtures.

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