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.

No. 35. The Indictment of Dennis Connor, in which the Counterfeit Letter to Mr. Will. Spike is inserted.

Term' Hillar' quinto & sexto Jacobi Regis.

COm' Dublin'. Scilicet Juratores pro Domino Rege Sacra∣ment' suum dicunt & proesent', quod Dionisius Connor nuper de Dublin' in Com' Civit' Dublin' Yeoman, e•…•…o mali∣tiosus pernitiosus & nequissimus, machinansque & •…•…ns pa∣cem & commune tranquilit' hujus Regni Hibernioe perturbare, & discord' inter Dominum Regem & subditos suos incitare & movere, & dict' Dom' Regem & gubernationem suam in odium contempt' & vilipendentiam inducer' & in Insurrectionem & Rebellionem in hoc Regno Hibernioe suscitar' mover' & inferr' vicessimo die Ja∣nuar' Anno Regni Domini nostri Jacobi secundi De•• gra' Angl' Scot' Franc' & Hiberniae, Regis Fidei Defensor' &c. quinto, apud Castrum de Dublin' in Com' Dublin' proedict' seditiosam, malitiosam, & illicit' scripsit' vel scribi fecit quandam seditiosam & mali∣tiosam Epistolam sive Chartam cujus quidem seditiosam & mali∣tiosam Epistoloe tenor sequitur in hoec verba, scilicet.

Eniskillin the 10th. of January 1689.

Cosin Spike,

YOurs I'receiv'd January the 1^st. it being the greatest satis∣faction I could expect to hear of your good Health and Welfare, and the rest of your good Family; getting the con∣venience of the honest Bearer, makes me acknowledge your often kindnesses to me. Yesterday we received Letters from Londonderry, they all agree with our Proposals, as in carrying on our Design in Dublin: The day appointed is the 4th. of Fe∣bruary at Supper-time in the Castle; and for some of our men intended for that purpose, to go in a little before, as many as can well, not being suspected; others to stay in the Street and Houses thereabout till the Word is given [GOD be with Us]. Then all to Force in, Killing the Guards, after giving the Tinker

and the rest of his Function their last Supper. Mr. Drury, he is intended to Fire the Suburbs with others of his assistance as might be thought fit, it being a means to force the Souldiers out of the City. We question not but our People is in num∣ber enough to do the Work, as well in the City as Castle: One night does all. We have here in these parts, 14000 Horse and Foot in readiness to be with you in Dublin in five or six dayes at farthest. I hope God will inspire into our peoples hearts to persevere with Undaunted Hearts, to pull down that Yoke of Popery which we are likely to lie under, unless by God prevented. We are in the Truth, and I hope God is with Us; although our Expectations being Failed hereto, we might think it rather Punishment for our Sins, than in any wise hin∣drance of our Victory. Last Week we had an Account from Derry, that there Landed two Ships laden with Ammunition and Provision, and to the number of Fifty-Six Volunteers, the most of them now being here with Us: They giving us an Ac∣count of our English Resolution, That they will every man Die, rather than be yeilding to Popery; likewise, that great Preparations are made for our English to come over this Spring▪ to the value of Two and Twenty Thousand Souldiers and Inha∣bitants to settle the Country. Cosin, I desire you'l direct the Bearer to Mr. Pains, with a Letter he has for him: And like∣wise I desire you to go to my Cosin, and give my kind Love to him, & the rest of his good Family. I suppose the Pacquet of Letters, as touching this Matter, wholly is directed to Mr. Smith, which meeting with him, will give you the full at large. My kind Love to my Cosin George, and your Wife. This being all at present. Your loving Cosin to command during Life.

These, For Mr. Will. Spike, Living at Colledg-Green in the old Parliament-house, Dublin.

Mary Smith.

Et ulterius Jurator' proedict' super Sacrament' suum proedict' dicunt & proesent', quod idem Dionisius Connor sciens eandem Epistolam sive Chartam fore falsam, malitiosam, & seditiosam, postea scilicet eodem vicessimo die Januarii Anno Regni dict' Do∣mini Regis quint' supradict' apud Castrum Dublin' in Com' Dublin'

proedict', seditiosam & malitiosam Epistolam sive Chartam proe∣dict' publicavit & publicari fecit contra debit' ligeantiam suam in malum exemplum aliorum in tali casu delinquentium, & con∣tra pacem dicti Domini Regis nunc, coronam & dignitatem su∣am, &c.

Copia vera,

Examnat per F. Nugent.