The propositions of the Roman Catholicks of Ireland as also the answer of the agents for the Protestants of Ireland made to the said propositions, and their petitions and propositions to His Majesty, and His Majesties answer to the propositions of the said Roman Catholicks, and the answer of James, Marquesse of Ormond, His Majesties Commissioner for the treatie and concluding of a peace in the kingdome of Ireland, to the said propositions.

Additionall Propositions of His Majesties most humble and loyall subjects the Confederate Roman Ca∣tholicks of Ireland, presented to His Excellen∣cie the Lord Marques of Ormond; Lord Lieu∣tenant of Ireland, His Majesties Commissioner.

1. THat an act bee passed this next Parliament, prohibi∣ting that neither the Lord Deputie, Lord Chancellor, Lord High Treasurer, Vice-Treasurer, Chancellor, or any of the Barrons of the Erchequer, privy councell, or Iudges of the foure Courts bee Farmers of his Majesties Customes.

2. That an act of Parliament may passe in this Kingdome against all Monopolies, such as was enacted in England, 21. Iacobi, with a further clause for repealing of all grants of monopolies in this Kingdome.

3. That the Court of Castle-chamber in this Kingdome, having been an oppression to the subject, & there being other remedies for the offences questioned in that Court by the Common Law and Statutes of the Realme, be taken away, or otherwise limitted, as both houses of Parliament shall thinke fit.

4. That two acts lately past in this Kingdome, one prohi∣biting the plowing with horses by the taile, and the other pro∣hibiting the burning of oates in straw may bee repealed.

5. That upon presenting the names of three persons of qualitie in each Countie by Vs to your Lordship, patents be passed to such of those so to bee presented respectively to be Sheriffs in each County, as to your Lordship shall seeme meet to make choice of for that purpose.

6. That one, or more Agents from this Kingdome, may bee admitted still to attend his Majestie for his better informa∣tion of the affaires of this Kingdome; And that as a testimony of his Majesties favour, some of the nobles and others of quali∣tie of this Kingdome may be imployed about his Majesties person.

7. For asmuch as divers of the Scottish Nation, and others in this Kingdome doe not obey the present cessation, and ma∣ny of them having of late taken the Covenant proposed by the members of Parliament at Westminster now in armes a∣gainst his Majestie. It is therefore humbly desired that such as disobey the said Cessation, or have taken the said Covenant, bee proclaimed traytors, and prosecuted accordingly by his Majesties authoritie, and that such Counties or Corporations as have not submitted to the now Cessation of armes in this Kingdome, according his Maiesties Commission, be not ad∣mitted to make any returne to the Parliament.

8. For asmuch as sundry persons estated in this King∣dome, have either actually raised armes in England, against his Majestie, or have otherwise adhered to the malignant partie now in armes against his Majestie, that therefore it may please his Majestie to give way to the impeachment and attain∣ders of those, and such others whose names we shall here re∣present to your Lordship by way of bill in Parliament, where∣by they may receive condigne punishment for their offences, & his Majesty take advantage of the forfeiture of their estates, and in the interim the possessions to remaine in the hands wherein they are at present.

9. For asmuch as upon application of the Agents from this Kingdome to his Majestie, in the fourth yeare of his raigne, and lately upon humble suite made to his Majestie, by a Commit∣tee of both houses of the Parliament of this Kingdome, or∣der was given by his Majestie for redresse of severall gree∣vances; It is therefore humbly desired, that for so many of those as are not expressed in the now propositions presented to your Lordship, whereof both houses in the next ensuing Parliament, shall desire the benefit of his Majesties said former

directions for redresses that the same bee afforded them.

10. That the office of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in this Kingdome bee setled ••••dependant of none but his Majestie, whereby ma∣ritime causes may bee determined here without driving mer∣chants or others, to appeale or seeke Iustice elsewhere in those causes.

11. That a Course may be taken for all such as owe debts in this Kingdome for that by reason of the generall devastati∣on of the Kingdome, the land is not like in some yeares to come to be of any considerable value, being the onely meanes that many of the Nobilitie, Gentrie, and others of this King∣dome had to satisfie their debts, and therefore a competent time bee given by act to bee past in the next Parliament for payment thereof and the interest or use of moneyes to bee moderated.

12. That the subjects of this Kingdome may bee eased of the increase of rent lately raysed and imposed on them upon the late Commission of defective titles in the Earle of Straf∣fords time.

13. That if any of your Lordships partie during these troubles, have by fines, recoveries or otherwise disinherited those who were next to succeed them of our partie as heires, or in reversion, or remainder without reall and full conside∣ration, but for being of our partie, that all acts so done be avoi∣ded in Parliament.

14. That such of our partie whose estates are in the hands of the Scottish and Parliament partie, either in this Kingdome or in England, bee recompenced out of the estates of those ma∣lignant in this Kingdome.