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The Parliament, the Majority whereof were Papifts, immediately voted an Addrefs of Thanks to the King, and another to the French Monarch, which Count d'Avaux was defired to tranfmit. And then a Bill was brought in to recognize the King's Titles, and condemn the Prince of Orange's Ufurpation. The King had in his Speech intimated his Willingness to relieve thofe that were injured by the Act of Settlement; which it feeems was understood to mean a Repeal of it; for a Bill was brought in on the 12th of May to that purpofe; and paffed in a few Days. Next followed a Bill of Attainder, wherein 2 Archbishops, 1 Duke, 17 Earls, 7 Counteffes, 28 Viscounts, 2 Vifcounteffes, 7 Bifhops, 18 Barons, 33 Baronets, 51 Knights, 83 Clergymen, 2182 Efquires and Gentlemen, were declared Traytors, altho' none of them had been heard. And the beft Reafon given for it was what the Speaker told the King when he prefented it, That many were attainted upon fuch Evidence as Satisfied the Houfe, and the reft upon common Fame. And as a further Inftance of their Cruelty, this Act was not made publick till four Months after, whereby thofe that were in the Kingdom could not escape, nor thofe out of it come over to crave Mercy. They alfo paffed an Act for Liberty of Confcience, and fome few others of lefs Importance, and were prorogued on the 20th of July to the 12th of January.

At the fame Time that the King was declaring his merciful Difpofition, and the Farliament enacting Liberty of Confcience, the Profelfors, Fellows, and Scholars of the College or Univerfity of Dublin, were all turn'd out, and their Places poffeffed by Papis. And the

next Year all the Churches in Dabin were feized upon for the Ufe of the Papifts. And on the 18th of June, 1690, Colonel Lutterel, Governor of that City, iffued Orders, That all Proteftants that were not Houfholders, fhould depart the City, and all that were fuch should deliver up their Arms; and forbad, That above five Proteftant foculd meet together upon Pain of Death.

And the Governor being asked, whether this was to extend to meet ing in Churches, he answered, Yea. And accordingly all the Proteftant Churches were thut up all over the Kingdom. Thus much for Ireland; we must now return to Ergland.

On the 24th of April, the King gave the Royal Affent to the Acts, for impowering his Majelly to im prifon fuch as confpire again the Government; for removing Pep from London; for taking away the Duty of Hearth-Money; for abro gating the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance, and appointing new! Oaths, and fome others.

The King having a due Senfe of the Ufurpations of the French King, and the War he had now renewed in Europe to continue and enlarge them, and being poffeffed with a noble Zeal for the Liberties of Earope, and especially of his ow Kingdom, found it neceffary to join with the Emperor, the King of Spain, and States General, in oppofing that turbulent Monarch: In which Sentiments the Parliament concurred, and on the 25th c April the Houfe of Commons prefented an Addrefs to his Maje fty, Befeeching him to confider the deftructive Methods taken of late by the French King again the Trade, Quiet, and Interet of this Kingdom, and particularly

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the Invafion of Ireland, not doubt ing but the Alliances his Majefty in his Wisdom fhould make would be 'effectual to reduce the French King to fuch a Condition, that it might I not be hereafter in his Power to 'violate the Peace of Christendom. ́ And affured his Majefty, that whenever he should think fit to enter into a War against the French Monarch, they would give him. 'fuch Affiftance in a Parliamentary Way, as might enable him to fupport and go through with the fame. The Houfe of Lords alfo declared that they would ferve and affift his Majefty in a War against France to their utmost Power. Soon after, namely,

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May the 7th, 1689, A Declaration of War against the French King was published by his Majefty, founded upon the juft Call his Majefty had from the neighbou ing Potentates, to affift them in oppofing the violent Attempts of the French King. Upon the Seizure of the Fifhery of Newfoundland, where they formerly pretended not to fish out by Licenfe from England. Upon the Invafion of Hudson's Bay and New York, and Expulfion of the English thence; the Invafion of the Carribbe Islands; the Seizure of Engfb Ships; the prohibiting many English Goods in France, and laying great Duties on the reft; difputing he Right of the Flag; perfecuting English Proteftants in France, and condemning Masters of English Ships o the Gallies upon Pretence of haing on Board fome of his own Subects, who fled from his Cruelty. And aftly, for that he had by Promises f Affiftance endeavoured to overhrow the Laws and Conftitutions of this Realm, and was now actually n Arms to maintain a Rebellion in

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his Majefty's Kingdom of Ireland. About this Time the King appointed the Judges, the three Chiefs being Sir John Holt, Sir Henry Pollexfen, and Sir Robert Atkins. Seal being, as we have faid, in Commiffion, which Commiffioners were Sir John Maynard, Anthony Kecke, and William Rawlinson, Efqrs. who were foon after knighted.

The English Fleet under Admiral Herbert being now at Sea, and intending to intercept a Fleet of Supply which they understood were failing from Breft to Ireland, flood off towards that Coaft. But the Wind coming Eafterly, which carried the French out, they turned off on the 24th of April towards the Coaft of Ireland, and on the 30th in the Evening overtook them at Bantry Bay.

The next Morning the French in Line of Battle 28 Men of War, and 5 Fire-fhips, under Chateau Renaut, bore down upon the English, who were only 20 Men of War and 2 Tenders, before they were reduced into Line of Battle, and firing all their Shot, kill'd 100, and wounded 300 on Board the English Fleet, where the Men fought with great Bravery; but through the Superiority of force (for the French were all larger Ships than our's) and the Difadvantage of the Wind, which our Admiral endeavoured to gain, but could not effect, they were forced to retire, having first given the French fo much that they thought not fit to follow them. Admiral Herbert was foon after created Earl of Torrington, Captain Abbey and Captain Shovel were knighted, and every Seaman had a Donative of Ten Shillings; although the King confeffed that fuch an Attempt in the BeginA a ning

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Their Majefties in the mean time receiv'd the Acknowledgments and Congratulations from Foreign Princes and States, namely the Emperor, the King of Spain, the King of Sweden, the King of Denmark, the Elector of Brandenburgb, the Dukes of Brunswick and Lunenburgh, and the States General, the lait in a very folemn Embaffy, which made a publick Entry on the 27th of May, in a moft fumptuous Manner. And foon after his Majefty fent the Earl of Pembroke Embasador to Holland.

The Parliament continued fit ting all this Summer, and in the Course of it divers Debates arofe, and Conferences were held between the two Houfes, upon the feveral Matters before them, whereof that concerning Titus Oates was the most troublesome, as having lafted above two Months. That Perfon ftiling himself Doctor in Divinity, petitioned to be restored in his Fame, and his Sentence to be revers'd, which the Houfe of Commons agreed to, but the Houfe of Lords deny'd. The Reafons given on both Sides in the long Conference July the 29th, upon the Subject of Amendments made by the Lords, is too long to have Place here. The End of it was an Addrefs from the Lords to the King, to defire his Majesty's Pardon to the faid Oates, whereby the Continuance of his Punishment according to the Sentence that had been given against him might be remitted. Which the King comply'd with, and fettled a Penfion of five Pounds a Week upon him.

Bills were brought in and paffed into Acts to Reverse the Attainders of the Lord Ruffel, Algernoon Syd

ney, Efq; Mrs. Alicia Life, and Mr. Cornish. And the Houfe of Lords took into Confideration the fevere Fine laid upon the Earl of Deve hire in King James's Time for firiking Mr. Culpeper in the Court. It appear'd that his Lordship's Plea of Privilege of Parliament was overrul'd, and that he was fined 30,000 Pounds. The Judges that gave the Sentence were all feverally examin'd, the Fact appearing, and the King's Council offering no thing to prove that a Peer of the Realm might be committed in Execution for a Fine, the Lords adjudged, That the Court in overruling that Lord's Plea of Privilege was guilty of a Breach of Privilege; that the Fine was exorbitant and illegal; and that no Peer ought to be committed for a Fine to the King. The Judgment againt Mr. Samuel Johnson Clerk was alfo revers'd, and the Proceed ings in his Degradation declared void.

A Bill being on the 9th of May fent up to the Lords for declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, and fettling the Succeffion of the Crown, their Lordships thought it proper to add the Princefs dephia's Name in the Entail, ard amended the Bill accordingly, to! which the Commons diffented, and occafioned divers Conferences, which was terminated by the Birth of a New Heir. For,

On July the 24th, Her Royal Highness the Princefs of Denmart moft happily gave Birth to a young Prince, afterwards baptiz'd W created Duke of Gloucefier.

Upon Enquiry into Miscarriage. a Report concerning Barton and Graham, the King's Solicitors for Criminal Matters in the two h Reigns, was made on the 23d at May. That it appeared that they

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had received out of the Exchequer (from the Year 1679, to the Year 1688) 48,000 for carrying on the feveral Profecutions. And that they had by their vexatious Profecutions endeavoured the Subverfion of the Proteftant Religion, and the Government of the Realm.

The Lords appointed a Committee to enquire into the Mifcarriages in managing the Affairs for Ireland, which Committee declaring they could not come to a full Discovery without a Sight of the Minute Books of the Committee for Irish Affairs, to the 1st of May laft, the Houfe ordered an Addrefs to his Majefty for a Sight of them; which being prefented June the 18th, the King answered that he would confider of it; this obftructed further Proceeding in it, till the Commons palling a smart Vote about it, his Majefty on the 16th of July acquainted the Lords, that the Committee might inspect the Book; but that Book being not fatisfactory, hey further defired that the Miutes from the Time his Majefty began to take the Adminiftration of the Government, to the Time of the Beginning of thefe, might be laid before them; to which the King anfwered, there were no Miutes of the Irish Affairs for that Time.

for Paying the Dutch 60,000 1. for A. D. their Charge in his Majefty's Expe- 1689. dition to England paffed the Royal Affent: As did alfo an Act for prohibiting Trade with France, an Act for Relief of the Irish Clergy, and feveral others, and then the Parlia ment adjourned to the 20th of September; and from thence to the 19th of October.

Thus terminated the Seffion, which would have been fhorter if the Bickerings of the Two Parties had not occafioned long Debates; and the Conferences between the two Houses about fome Bills that did not pafs, as That for an Indemnity, That for an Attainder of feveral Perfons, That for Declaring the Rights of the Subject, and fome others, had not lengthened it so far as to induce the King on the 28th of June to come to the Houfe, and advise them to dispatch.

Befides the Bills already mentioned, there paffed in this Seffion; an Act for granting an Aid to their Majefties of 68820 l, per Menf. for fix Months. An Act for raifing Money by a Poll. An Act for granting an Aid of 12 d. in the Pound upon Land. An Act for an additional Duty of Excife. An additional Act to the Land-Tax. And an Act for granting to their Majefties the fame Revenues that were enjoyed by the late Kings, except Hearth Money, till the 25th of December 1689.

We must return to Ireland, and fhew the Courfe of the War the rest of this Campaign.

The Commons on the 3d of Auuft, voted an Addrefs to his Maely to reprefent, That there had een Delays in the Succour of Ireand; that there was not fufficiat Preparations to tranfport the orces, and that feveral Ships were Duke Schomberg being by his ken for want of fufficient Con- Majefty appointed his General for oy. And on the 12th, they fur- that Service, and Eighteen Regier addreffed that Colonel Lundee ments of Foot and five of Horfe ight be fent over to London-Derry being expeditioufly raised, but not be tried for the Treafon laid to fo quickly transported through the s Charge. Neglect of the Purveyor; on the On the zoth of Auguft, the Bill 12th of Auguft the General failed

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A. D. with as many of the Forces as were 1689. yet fhipped off at Chester and Leverpool. On the 13th he arrived in Carickfergus-Bay, which lies overagainst the South-West Coast of Scotland, and landed on Bangor, that is, the South Shoar of the Bay, without Oppofition; and having fent out Parties to fcour the Country he marched forward towards Belfast, which the Enemy upon his Approach quitted; this Town lies at the Mouth of the River Logan, or the Bottom of the Bay, on the oppofite Side to that they landed on. From thence fome Regiments were detached towards Carickfergus, which ftands on the Sea-Coaft on the Northern Shoar of the Bay, which Town they befieged on the 22d of August, and took on the 26th. And August the 31ft, the relt of the Forces arrived, but the Artillery was ftill behind. The Duke therefore fent repeated Orders that the Train, with all belonging to it, fhould fail with all Expedition, and put in at Carlingford Bay, which lies more to the South, almoft over against Chester, and was a much Shortet Voyage: And then marched forward to meet it. He encamped for one Night at Drummore, and the next Day, as he marched forward, he was joined by the Inniskilling Horfe and Dragoons. The Irif at Newry, a Town that defended a strong Pafs, quitted and burnt it, which made the General fend Word to the Duke of Berwick their Commander, that if the Irish proceeded in that barbarous Manner, he would give no Quarter, which had the Effect to make them abandon Dundalk without Harm. Here the General encamped to expect the Arrival of his Cannon, and there he lay in a meift Ground fo long expecting it, that his Men were all fick, and many died. On

the 20th of September, they had Notice that King James, at the Head of all his Forces, marched towards them, and in Effect the next Day they appeared in Order of Battle; the English Army was too much weakened by Death and Sicknes to march out of their Camp to meet them, however they food to their Arms, and were well prepared to receive an Attack, if the Enemy dared to offer it. But it feems they found the Entrenchments too ftrong, and therefore a great Party of Hore having advanced within Cannon Shot of the Entrenchments with out being able to draw us o they at last marched off. The la nifkillingers on the 27th of Sept ber defeated a great Body of life, that were marching to attack Sig a ftrong Town feated on the Wed Coaft over againft Dundalk, at 20 Miles Distance from it. It was hoped at first that this Defeat might have faved the Town, but it did not, for Sarsfield with a large Bar marched thither, and attacked it vigorously, that although it w25 well defended by St. Sauveur, with his Company of French, and Colonel Lloyd with the Inniskilling he took it. The Weather in mean Time proving wet, and vifions being fcarce, the Sole in the Camp fared very ill, a violent Sickness raging am them many dyed, infomuch that be fore they decamped to go into Q ters, at least half the Army wet either dead or fick.

There was nothing done at Se this Summer, for Admiral Ter ton attempting to furprize Cork, diverted by a falfe Intelligence the the French advanced towards bir and his Men being fickly he re turned to Torbay.

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