WHereas the Right Honorable the Commissioners of the Common-wealth of England, have Commissioned us for the Settling and Securing of these Parts from those Dis­turbances which the Councel of State did intimate unto them were like to arise here, through the Designs of the Neighbouring High-landers in Scotland: And whereas many persons here have (to our grief) too much confirmed those fears: In discharge of that trust reposed in us, that the good People here, of the English and Scottish Nation, who have manifested their good Affection towards the present Government, might receive all due Protection and Encouragement.

We have thought fit, as the most probable expedient, for the Peace and Settlement of this Province, to Transplant a certain number of such Persons as we judge (by reason of their Interest and disaffections to be therein most dangerous, into the Provinces of Leinster and Munster: And that we might shew our tenderness towards them, (notwithstanding their present temper) And that we have no other end in this Action (next to preservation of the Peace in these parts) than their good and welfare; We do hereby Declare, That the ensuing Conditions, or Articles, shall (God willing) be made good to the respective Persons who shall be so Transplanted: viz.

First, Valuable consideration in Land, computed as the same was worth in the Year 1640. shall be allowed for the Land, Leases and Houses of such as shall be so Transplanted, (valued as aforesaid) according to their respective Interests, and the Qualifications under which they do fall in the Printed Act for Settlement, of August 1652. entituled, An Act for the settling of Ire­land: And to that end Persons of judgement and known integritie, shall be with all convenient speed appointed Surveyors, upon oath, of the value of the said Land, Leases and Houses, of such as shall be removed as aforesaid, according unto such answerable satisfaction shall be given as aforesaid. And whilst the said Surveys are making, the said Persons now removing shall be possessed of such Land by an Estimate according to the rule and proportion aforesaid. And the places whereunto they shall be Transplanted, shall be the parts of the Counties Kilkennie, Typerarie and Waterford, the Baronie of the Decies in the Countie of Waterford, bordering upon the Sea: And such other parts of that Countie near the Citie of Waterford, where they may with securitie In­habit in such places as the Commissioners of the Revenue, or other Persons Authorized within those Precints shall appoint.

Secondly, The said Persons shall hold such Lands (if the Lands into which they be Transplanted be now waste) and shall pay no Contribution thereout, till November come twelve month: after which time they are to pay proportionable Taxes with the rest of their neighbours.

Thirdly, The said persons shall be allowed what wood is necessarie either for the building of new, or repairing of old Houses on the said Lands: and the same shall be appointed out of the Common-wealths woods.

Fourthly, The said Persons shall and may enjoy by their Agents, the profits of their Lands they now possess, till November next ensuing the date hereof. And notwithstanding that it is the custom of the Countrey, that all Removers pay a Years Contribution after removal, in the places from whence they remove, yet for the further encouragement of the Persons so removing, It is condescended, that they shall pay the Contribution charged on the Lands they now possess in Vlster onely, during the time of their holding the said Lands by their said Agents; and not after the first of November next.

Fifthly, The State shall (if the said Persons desire it) take of all their corn now upon the ground, being made into Meal, and delivered into the Publick Stores at a Market price, and shall pay the Money so due to them for it, at what place they shall desire in Ireland.

Sixtly, Convoys shall be allowed for the Persons and goods of such as shall be so removed.

Seventhly, The said Persons shall and may enjoy the freedom of their Religion, and choose their own Ministers: Provided they shall be such as shall be peaceable-minded men towards the Authoritie they live under, and not scandalous: And such Ministers shall [...] a competencie for their subsistance, sutable with others in their condition.

Eighthly, Such of the said Persons who have no title to Land, shall have Leases of so much as they can Stock at a valuable Rent, and Contribution free (if it be waste when they enter upon it) till November next come twelve month.

And we do further Declare, That all those who have signified their willingness to remove on the Conditions tendered, As also any of the rest that yet shall by the [...] of June next, signifie their willingness to the Commissioners of the Revenue of the Precinct of Belfast, and give in sufficient securitie to remove as aforesaid, shall have these Conditions fully made good to them, in as ample manner as they are here tendered: And for any others of these Numbers, who shall not by the Day aforesaid so declare their Intentions, and give securitie for performance as aforesaid, We shall (in order to the Publick safetie) enforce them to remove into such places, with abatement in the Conditions, where they may not be capable of doing that mischief which they give us much cause to believe they onely want power and opportunitie to practice in the places where they now are. And because such Persons may not pretend ignorance of what is here­in declared, We have incerted their Names at the bottom of this Declaration, with the Names of such other Persons as we find necessarie to be removed for the ends aforesaid: Further requiring the Commissioners of Applotment in each respective Quarter, to make known to all and every of the said Persons under named, what is herein Declared, who are to render an Account to the said Commissioners of the Revenue, of their proceedings therein, by the [...] with the Names of such as are or shall not be willing to accept of the said Proposals, to the end that such further proceedings may be made therein, as shall be sutable to the purposes aforesaid. Which we do hereby Authorize and require all Officers and Persons concerned herein to execute.