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.

Title: 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.

Author: King, William, 1650-1729.

Collection: Early English Books Online

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Wray, Edward Crofton, Alderman Clarke, John Clarke, Ar∣thur Anslow, William Warwick, Purefoy Warwick, Capt. . . . Coapes, Robert Boyle of Killgrant, Hugh Radcliffe, Edward Nel∣throp, Robert Dixon, Samuel Clarke, John Jones, Henry Payne, George Clarke, and Gilbert Thacker, whose Dwelling and Resi∣dence always hath been in England, shall give your Majesty such Testimony of their Loyalty and Fidelity, as that your Majesty will be pleased on or before the said first Day of October, one thousand six hundred eighty nine, to certify under your Privy Signet or Sign manual unto your chief Governor or Governors of this Kingdom; That your Majesty is satisfied or assured of the Loyalty and Fidelity of the Persons last before-named, or of any of them; That then if such Certificate shall on or before the first Day of November, one thousand six hundred eighty nine, be produced to your chief Governor or Governors of this Kingdom, and enrolled in your Majesties High Court of Chancery; the same shall be a sufficient Discharge and Acquittal to such of the Persons last before-named, and every of them respectively▪ whose Loyalty and Fidelity your Majesty will be pleased to certify in manner as afore-said. And be it further enacted, That in the mean time, and until such Return and Acquittal, all the Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments within this Kingdom, belonging to all and every Absentee and Absentees, or other Person, to be attainted as aforesaid, shall be and are hereby vested in your Ma∣jesties, your Heirs and Successors, as from the first Day of Au∣gust last past. And be it further enacted, by the Authority afore∣said, that all and every such Person and Persons, as by any the foregoing Clauses, is, are or shall be respectively attainted, shall as from the first Day of August, one thousand six hundred eighty eight, forfeit unto your Majesty, your Heirs and Successors, all such Mannors, Lands, Tenements and Hereditaments, and all Right, Title-Service, Chiefery, Use, Trust, Condition, Fee, Rent-Charge, Right of Redemption of Mortgages, Right of Entries, Right of Action, or any other Interest of what nature or kind soever, either in Law or Equity, of, in, or unto any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments within this Kingdom, belonging or appertaining to such Person or Persons, so as aforesaid attaint∣ed, or to be attainted, in his or their own Right, or to any 0