NOTE-Lawrence also gives a list of the places that return Members to the House of Commons, (p. 59.) of which the Counties send Sixty-four, and the Cities and Boroughs Two-hundred and Twenty-one, making in the whole, the number of Twohundred and Eighty-five, at the conclusion of which he has these remarkable words.

"Of which, concidering the present constitution of these Corporations, no man can think where TEN PAPISTS can carry an Election."

Thus exulting in the prosperity of the English Interest, while he acknowledges that the Irish Roman Catholick had the right of Election, and of being returned to serve as Members of Parliament, although as he says, "no Ten Papists can carry an Election."

No. 16.

THE CIVIL AND MILITARY

ARTICLES OF LIMERICK,

(Printed verbatim, from a copy lately collated with the Iurollment of the Original Articles, now of Record in the Rolls of His Majesty's High Court of Chancery, Dublin.

GULIELMUS & MARIA Dei Gratia, Augliæ, Scotia, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, Rex & Regina, Fidei Defensores, &c. Omnibus ad quos Presentes literæ nostræ pervenerint saluten; Inspeximus Irrotulament. quarund. literarum patentium de confirmatione geren. Dat. apud Westmonasterium vicesimo quarto die Februarij, ultimi preteriti in Cancellar. nostr. Irrotulat. ac ibidem de Recordo remanen. in hæc 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 third day of October last past, made and agreed on between our Justices of our Kingdom of Ireland, and our General of our Forces there, on the one part, and several Officers there commanding within the City of Limerick, in our said Kingdom, on the other part. -Whereby our said Justices and General did undertake, that we should ratify those Articles within the space of eight months, or sooner; and use their utmost endeavours that the same should be ratified and confirmed in Parliament. The tenor of which said Articles is as follows, viz. :

ARTICLES

Agreed upon the Third Day of October, One Thousand Six Hundred and Ninety One,

BETWEEN the Right Honourable Sir Charles Porter, Knight, and Thomas Conningsby, Esquire, Lords Justices of Ireland, and His Excellency the Baron de Ginckell, Lieutenant General and Commander in Chief of the English Army, on the one Part, and the Right Honourable Patrick Earl of Lucan. Piercy Viscount Gallmoy, Colonel Nicholas Purcell, Colonel Nicholas Cusack, Sir Toby Butler, Colonel Garret Dillon, and Colonel John Brown, on the other Part.

In the behalf of the Irish Inhabitants in the City and County of Limerick, the Counties of Clare, Kerry, Cork, Sligo, and Mayo.

In consideration of the Surrender of the City of Limerick, and other Agreements made between the said Lieutenant General Ginckell, the Governor of the City of Limerick, and the Generals of the Irish Army, bearing date with these presents, for the Surrender of the said City, and Submission of the said Army, did agree,

ART. I. It is agreed that the Roman Catholics of this Kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland, or as they did enjoy in the Reign of King Charles the Second. And their Majesties, as soon as their affairs will permit them to summon a Parliament in this Kingdom, will endeavour to procure the said Roman Catholics such further security in that particular, as may preserve them from any disturbance upon the account of their said Religion.

ART. II. All the inhabitants or residents of Limerick, or any other Garrison now in the possession of the Irish, and all' Officers and Soldiers, now in arms, under any Commission of King James, or those authorised by him, to grant the same in the several Counties of Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Cork and Mayo, or any of them, and all the Commissioned Officers in their Majesty's quarters, that belong to the Irish Regiments, now in being, that are treated with, and who are not Prisoners of War, or have taken protection, and who shall return and submit to their Majesties obedience, and their and every of their heirs, shall bold, possess and enjoy, all and every their estates of freehold and inheritance; and all the rights, titles and interests, privileges and immunities, which they and every, or any of them held, enjoyed, or were rightfully and lawfully entitled to, in the Reign of King Charles the Second, or at any time since, by the Laws and Statutes that were in force in the said Reign of King Charles the Second, and shall be put in possession, by order of the Government, of such of them as are in the King's hands, or the hands of his tenants, without being put to any suit or trouble therein; and all such estates shall be freed and discharged from all arrears of Crown Rents, Quit Rents, and other public charges, incurred and become due since Michaelmas, 1688, to the day of the date hereof. And all persons comprehended in this Article, shall have, hold, and enjoy all their goods and chattles, real and personal, to them, or any of them belonging, and remaining either in their own hands, or the hands of any persons whatsoever, in trust for, or for the use of them, or any of them; and all and every the said persons, of what profession, trade or calling, soever they be, shall and may use, exercise and practise their several and respective professions, frades and callings, as freely as they did use, exercise and enjoy the same in the Reign of King Charles the Second; provided, that nothing in this Article contained, be construed to extend to, or restore any forfeiting person now out of the

Kingdom, except what are hereafter comprised:

Provided also, that no person whatsoever shall have or enjoy the benefit of this Article, that shall neglect or refuse to take the Oath of Allegiance*, made by Act of Parliament in England, in the first year of the Reign of their present Majesties, when thereunto required.

ART. HI. All Merchants, or reputed Merchants of the City of Limerick, or of any other Garrison, now possessed by the Irish, or of any town or place in the Counties of Clare or Kerry, who are absent beyond the Seas, that have not bore Arms since their Majesties Declaration in February, 1688, shall have the benefit of the second Article, in the same manner as if they were present; provided such Merchants, and reputed Merchants, do repair into this Kingdom within the space of eight months from the date hereof.

ART. IV. The following Officers, viz. Colonel Simon Luttrel, Captain Rowland White, Maurice Eustace, of Yermanstown, Chievers of Maystown, commonly called Mount Leinster, now belonging to the regiments in the aforesaid Garrisons and Quarters of the Irish Army, who were beyond the seas, and sent thither upon affairs of their respective regiments; or the Army in general, shall have the benefit and advantage of the second Article; provided they return hither within the space of eight months from the date of these presents, and submit to their Majesties Government, and take the above-mentioned Qath.

ART. V. That all and singular, the said persons comprised in the second and third Articles, shall have a General Pardon of all Attainders, Outlawries, Treasons, Misprisions of Treason, Premupires, Felonies, Trespasses, and other Crimes and Misdemeanors whatsoever, by them or any of them committed since the beginning of the Reign of King James II. and if any of them are attainted by Parliament, the Lords Justices and General, will use their best endeavour to get the same repealed by Parliament, and the Outlawries to be reversed gratis, all but Writing Clerk's fees.

ART. VI. And whereas these present Wars have drawn on great violences, on both parts, and that if leave were given to the bringing all sorts of private actions, the animosities would probably continue, that have been too long on foot, and the public disturbances last. For the quieting and settling there fore of this Kingdom, and avoiding those inconveniences which would be the necessary consequence of the contrary, no person or persons whatsoever, comprised in the foregoing Articles shall be sued, molested, or impleaded, at the suit of any

**' I. A. B. do sincerely promise and swear, that I will be faithful, and bear true Allegiance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary.So help me God,"

party or parties whatsoever, for any Trespasses by them committed, or for any Arms, Horses, Money, Goods, Chattles, Merchandises, or Provisions whatsoever, by them seized or taken during the time of the War. And no person or persons whatsoever in the second or third Articles comprised, shall be sued, impleaded, or made accountable for the Rents, or mean Rates of any Lands, Tenements, or Houses by him or them received, or enjoyed in this Kingdom, since the beginning of the present War, to the day of the date hereof, nor for any Waste or Trespass, by him or them committed in any 'such Lands, Tenements, or Houses. And it is also agreed, that this Article shall be mutual, and reciprocal on both *sides.

ART. VII. Every Nobleman and Gentleman comprised in the said second and third Articles, shall have liberty to ride with a Sword and Case of Pistols, if they think fit, and keep a Gun in their Houses, for the defence of the same, or for fowling.

ART. VIII. The inhabitants and residents in the City of Limerick, and other Garrisons, shall be permitted to remove their Goods, Chattles, and Provisions, out of the same, without being viewed and searched, or paying any manner of duties, and shall not be compelled to leave the Houses or Lodgings they now have, for the space of six weeks next-ensuing the date hereof.

ART. IX, The Oath to be administered to such Roman Catholics as subunit to their Majesties' Governmeut, shall be the 'Oath aforesaid, and no other.

ART. X. No person or persons, who shall at any time hereafter break these Articles, or any of them, shall thereby make, or cause any other person or persons, to forfeit or lose the benefit of the same.

ART. XI. The Lords Justices and General do promise to use their utmost endeavours, that all the persons comprehended in the above-mentioned Articles, shall be protected and defended "from all Arrests and Executions for Debt or Damage, for the space of eight months, next ensuing the date hereof.

ART. XII. Lastly, the Lords Justices and General do undertake, that their Majesties' will ratify these Articles, within the space of eight months, or sooner, and use their utmost endeavours, that the same shall be ratified and confirmed in Parliament.

ART. XIII. And whereas Colonel John Brown' stood indebted to several Protestants, by judgments of record; which appearing to the late Government, the Lord Tyrconnel and Lord Lucan, took away the effects the said John Brown had to answer the said debts, and promised to clear the said John Brown