Desiderata Curiosa Hibernica (Volume 2); Or, a Select Collection of State Papers Consisting of Royal Instructions, Directions, Dispatches, and Letters

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1772. Excerpt: ... Fragmentum Hiftoricum: OR, THE Second and Third Book S of the WAR of IRELAND. CONTAINING The Transactions in that Kingdom from the Year 1642 to 1647. By Richard BellingS, Efq; Secretary to the Supreme Council of the Confederate Catholicks of Ireland. Faithfully transcribed from the original Fragment in the Possession of John Currey, M. D. The Second Book of the War of Ireland, TH E parliament of England, whom the king by reiterated messages had in name importuned to provide for quieting that kingdom, had before this time compelled him to set up his standard, and to seek security for himself, and protection to his subjects that continued so faithful to him in the fort of arms, so as the English being now engaged in a civil war at home, the confederate catholicks of Ireland had leisure to mould such a government as might best suit with the condition of the times, and constitution of their affairs: to which end there met in the city of Kilkenny a very numerous assembly of prelates, of noblemen and trustees, chosen from all the counties and corporations having right to fend burgesses to parliament, in obedience to the summons, which as 1 formerly mentioned, was to be issued by those that first bore the name of supreme council; and because many assemblies having succeeded this, I may prevent frequent and unnecessary repetitions of those things which were incident to all of them, and doing of course, I shall in the entrance of this assembly, set forth one for all, the most material of those forms and ceremonies which were begun in this, and constantly observed in all the rest that followed-it.. I K some large room appointed for the place of meeting, seats were built to the height of three ascents; those at the upper end were de, signed for the lords and prelate...