The late history of Europe being a narration of all remarkable actions and other various affairs, both civil and military, that have happened in the several kingdoms and republicks : from the Treaty at Nimiguen in anno 1676 to the conclusion of the late peace at Res-Wick in September 1697 : which makes up a history of one and twenty years : accuratly and succinctly abridg'd / by Captain David Kennendy.

SECT. 3.

[Sect. 3] All things going so fair on in England with the King, he begins to take Ireland under con∣sideration, and in the first place, he begins to turn out some Eminent Protestant Officers, as the Lord Shannon, Captain Robert ••itzgerald, Captain Ri∣chard Coot, and Sir George St. George, all Captains of Horse, and fills up these Vacancies with Popish Offi∣cers: Then he calls over the Duke of Ormond, to no other end, then that by divesting him of the Go∣vernment of that Kingdom, he might make way for the advancement of his darling Richard Talbot, a bigot Papist, whom he first makes a Collonel of Horse, and afterwards. Lord Deputy and General of all his Forces in Ireland, and creats him Earl of Tirconnel, who being cloathed with this Grandour and Power, began presently to Exereise it, he Disbanded whole Companies and Troops at once, stripping them of their Cloaths, and depriving them of their Horses

and Accutrements, all which they had payed for; he turn'd off two or three hundered Protestant Offi∣cers, many of Whom had purchassed their Commissions at a dear rate, and in a short time turned out of the Army Five or Six thousand Prote∣stant Souldiers; most part of whom, went a Begging; and formed the Army entirely of Irish Papists, with a mixture of some few French Officers, all Papists.

King James being elated and animated with his Success hitherto, both in England and Ireland: and finding his Parliament so plyable to all his desires, in the last Session; at their meeting in November 1685 he layes before them, the necessity of Encreassing the Army, and of a continual standing Force to defend Him and the Nation from all attempts of their E∣nemies, either abroad or at home, and desires a sup∣plie answerable to the necessary expence in that matter. And in the next place he extolls the Loyalty and good services of many Popish Officers he had taken into the Army, and declared plainly, that he would not expose them to disgrace, nor deprive him∣self of the benefite of their service, if a new Rebel∣lion should happen.

The Parliament taking thir motions into Consi∣deration, the Lords Voted (tho faintly, and not unanimously) that thanks should be returned to his Majesty; for his Speech: But the house of Com∣mons went to work more Ingenuously and roundly, for on the sixteenth of November, they addrest the King, That finding his Majesty not fully satisfied with the Militia, in the late troubles, they would take care to make them more usefull for the future (but not on word, of Encreassing the Army) and for the Popish Officers, they were preparing a Bill for indemnifying them, from the penalty they had in∣curred by Law; but because the continuing them in the Army (without ane Act of Parliament) might

be thought a dispensing power with that Law, they humbly prayed he would be pleased to give such di∣rections therein, that no Jealousies might r••main in the hearts of his faithful Subjects The consequent of this address was, ••ust a prorogation, and then a dissolution of the Parliament. And so the King is left at liberty to persue his designs by such methods as he thought fit.

Notes

• Collonel Talbot sent to En∣land
• He dis∣bands Pro∣testants
• And makes up the Army of Irish Pa∣pists.
• The Kings speech to the Parli∣ament in November 1685.
• The an∣swer of both houses.
• The Parli∣ament dis∣solved.