The bloody diurnall from Ireland being papers of propositions, orders, an oath, and severall bloody acts, and proceedings of the confederate Catholiques assembled at Kilkenny. Ex: per Phillip: Kearnie Gen: Com. Hiberniæ Cleric:

THE PROPOSITIONS MENTIONED IN THE Foresaid Oath.

FIrst that the Roman Catholiques of both Clergy and laytie in their severall capacities, have the free and publique exercise of the Roman Catholick Religion and function throughout the Kingdome in as full lustre and splendor, as it was in the Raigne of King Henry the seventh, or any other Catholique King, his predecessors Kings of England, and Lords of Ireland ei∣ther in Ireland or in England:

Secondly that the secular Clergy of Ireland viz. Primates, Arch-Bishops, Bishops, Ordinaries, Deanes, Deanes and Chap∣ters, Arch-Deacons, Prebendaries and other Dignitaries, and all other Pastors of the secular Clergy, and their respective suc∣cessors shall have and enjoy all and all mannor of Jurisdictions, priviledges & immunities in full & ample manner as the Roman Catholique secular Clergy had or injoyned the same within this Realme at any time during the Raigne of the late King Henry the seventh, sometimes King of England and Lord of Ireland, any law, declaration of law, statute, power, or Authority whatsoe∣ver to the contrary notwithstanding.

Thirdly that all lawes and statutes made since the twentieth yeare of King Henry the Eight whereby any restraint penalty or other restriction whatsoever, is, or may be laid upon any of the Ro∣man Catholiques either of the Clergy or of the Laitie for such their free exercise of the Roman Catholique Religion within this Kingdome and of their severall functions; Jurisdictions, and priviledges may bee repealed, renewed and declared void in the next Parliament, by one or more Acts of Parliament, to be past therein.

Fourthly that the Primats, Arch-Bishops, Bishops, Ordinaries,

Deanes Deanes and Chapters, Arch-Deacons, Chancellors, Trea∣surers, Chantors, Provosts-Wardens of Collegiat Churches, Pre∣bendaries and other Dignitaries, Parsons, Vicers and other Pastors of the Roman Catholique secular Clergy and their res∣pective successors shall have, hold, and enjoy all the Churches and Church-livings in as large & ample manner, as the late protestant Clergy respectively enjoyed the same on the first day of October in the yeare of our Lord God 1641. together with all the profits, emoluments, perquisites, Liberties, and other rights to their respective Sees and Churches belonging, as well in all places now in the possession of the Confederate Catholiques as also in all o∣ther places that shall be recovered by the said confederate Catho∣liques, From the adverse party within this Kingdome, saving to the Roman Catholique Laitie their respective Rights according to the lawes of the Land.

Ex. per Philippum Kearnie Gen. Com. Hiberniae Cleric.