The state of the Protestants of Ireland under the late King James's government in which their carriage towards him is justified, and the absolute necessity of their endeavouring to be freed from his government, and of submitting to their present Majesties is demonstrated.

(N^o 16.) An Account of the Conditions made in the Field, between the High-Sheriff of Galway, and the Prisoners after condemned.

WHEREAS James Power, Esquire, High-Sheriff of the County of Galway, Captain Thomas Burk, Com∣mander in Chief of his Majesty's Forces quarter'd in the Town of Loughreagh, having Intelligence, That several Gentlemen and others, on the First Day of March instant, travelled the Road leading from Irris in the County of Clare, towards the Town of Loughreagh, being the Road they intended to go, met them there, and demanded their Horses and Arms for his Majesty's Use; which, upon Capitulations made be∣tween the said James Power, Esquire, and Captain Thomas Burk of the one Part, and Sir. Thomas Southwell, Baronet, Bartholomew Purdon, Esquire, and Thomas Miller, Esquire, on the other Part, in behalf of themselves, and of all as well Gentlemen and others that were with them, and of their Company, were freely and peaceably delivered and given up by them to us for his Majesty's Service, on these following

Conditions. The Capitulation which we the said James Power Esquire, and Captain Thomas Bourk promised them in behalf of the Government, should be honourably and punctu∣ally perform'd and kept.

Imprimis,

That they and every of them should have their Lives pre∣served, and that whatsoever they had acted in that Affair (they affirming, that their coming in that posture was for preserva∣tion of their Lives) should be forgiven and forgotten; and Passes given them, or any of them, to go where they pleased (provided they did not go to the North or Sligo) without be∣ing rifled, or any thing taken from them, except such Horses and Arms as were fit for his Majesty's Service.

Secondly, That every Gentleman of them should have their own Pistols and Swords, and one Nagg or Horse given them to ride on, in Case his own (being musterable) should be taken from him.

Thirdly, That if they desired it, they should have a Party of Horse or Foot to protect them, for their greater Safety in Travelling where they or any of them had a desire to go, ex∣cept to the North or Sligo as aforesaid. Given under our Hands and Seals, the First Day of March, 1688. and in the First Year of his Majesty's Reign, James the Second, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c.

Note, That it happened near Night when they met, so that the Agreement before-mentioned, could not be reduced into Writing in the Field; but several times since being ten∣dred to the said High-Sheriff and Captain to Sign; they still declined it, but nevertheless acknowledged the Truth thereof before the Lord Galway, Father Dolphin the Friar, and others in Loughreagh. And about Eight or Nine Days after, the said Captain Bourk Signed a Certi∣ficate in Presence of Captain Arthur French; and the said High-Sheriff writ a Letter to the Lord-Deputy, contain∣ing the principal Part of the said Articles, as by the fol∣lowing Copy may appear.