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:

By the Generall Assembly of the Confederate Catholicks of IRELAND.

WHereas the Confederate Roman Catholicks of Ireland, have been forced to take Armes for the necessary defence and preservation of their Religion, plotted, & by many foul practi∣ses endeavoured to be quite suppressed by the Puritan faction, as also for the defence, safeguard and maintenance of his Majesties regall power, iust prerogatives, and rights inva∣ded upon by the Malignant Parliamentary partie of England, Irel and Scot. and for the preservation of the Religion, lives, liberties possessions, estates and rights of the said Confederat Catholiques, have to that effect heretofore taken an Oath of Association in

De∣claration, and firme binding of a reall and unanimous union a∣mong them for the effects aforesaid. Now for asmuch as this ge∣nerall Assembly upon some late distractions happened, have thought fit to take, and accordingly have taken (with an addition thereunto made by this house) the said Oath of Association de Novo. It is therefore this day ordered that all and every person•• and persons of the Confederate Catholiques within the Kimg∣dome of Ireland, and all other person or persons that shall hereafter adhear unto their partie, as a Confederat, shall for the better assurance of their adhearing, fidelity, and constancy to the publique cause take de Novo the said Oath with the addition thereunto, made by this generall Assembly, and any person or persons of the Confederate Catholiques afore∣said, of what degree, condition or quality whatsoever, failing or refusing to take the same, to be deemed and reputed a traytor, and hereby is declared a traytor to God, his King, and countrey, and as a person marked with that odius taint to be proceeded against, and dealt with all; and to the end noe man might pretend igno∣rance of the Oath aforesaid, or want of tender of the same unto him; It is further ordered that all Superiors of the secular Clergie shall cause all those under their power, and within their respective districts, Diocesses and Iurisdictions to take the Oath aforesaid, in manner folowing, videlicet, that every Parish-Priest administer the same in his and their respective Churches, or other publique place, to be appointed by such parish-priest throughout the king∣dome, and every person of ranke and quality within every such parish to signe and subscribe his name, adding thereto the place of his habitation in a Roll of parchment to that Oath, which Roll the said parish-priest is hereafter to return signed likwise, and sea∣led by himselfe to the Ordinary•• of the Diocess wherein the said Parish lyeth, who is to keepe the same in his Treasury, and to transmit and certifie a true Copie thereof within three months next ensuing unto the office of the Clerk of the Generall Assem∣bly under his Episcopale seale, there to be kept, and the like course the Regulars for those under their rule are to observe. And each Generall or other Commander in chiefe appointed or to be appointed to conduct or lead any Army or Armies under the pow∣er of the Confederat. Catholiques, and all and every Colonell, Cap∣tain,

or other officer, and his, and their respective under-officers is to take the said Oath, which Oath the Chaplain-Major of such Ar∣my or Armies is aswell unto them as unto all others the officers and Commanders of such Army or Armies whereof he is Chaplain unto al the souldiers in such Army respectively to administer retur∣ning in manner as before express'd rols of the names of those that shall take the said, Oath, adding their names the place of their habitation respectively as aforesaid, And it is further ordered that all and every Magistrate and officer aswell within Citties and Townes Corporate, as likewise all manner of officers of what name condition or degree either in the Marshall or Civill List within the Quarters of the Confederate Catholiques shall upon the taking of any such imployment sweate and take the Oath of Association aforesaid, otherwise not to be admitted in any such publick trust or imployment And all and every Magistrate or other officer of what nature, name or condition what soever already in authority, or intrusted from the Confederate Catholiques in any imploy∣ment either Civill or Martiall that shall faile or refuse to take the Oath aforesaid to be immediatly upon such refusall displaced, & put from Cmmand power, office or imployment, among the said confe∣derat Catholiques, & to be treated with & proceeded against as an enemy in manner as before declared. And for asmuch as grievous and dayly complaints are made against the Commanders and O∣fficers of the Army for their contempts and disobedience to the orders of such as are placed in authority, or in the government of the Kingdome, to prevent the like in the future, by the tye and ob∣ligation of obedience, by the aforesaid Oath impofed. It is fur∣ther ordered that no manner of Commander of what degree soe∣ver in any the Army, or Armies of the Kingdome, shall re∣ceive or be paid either for any past arreares or future means, to accru from the publique. unto him or them respectively until such Commander or Commanders officer or Officers doe produce his and their certificat respectively of taking the Oath aforesaid. And it is further ordered & declared that no person or persons of what degree or quality so ever shall be admitted to sue, impleade or shall have any other iudgement, sentence, or decre in any court or courts Iudicatures or Iudicatures what soever either spirituall, or tempo∣rall, within the Quarters of the Confederat Catholiques before

such person or persons first take the said Oath of Association, and that they not taking, or refusing to take the said oath of Associati∣on, shall be a sufficient plea in Barr, and shall abate the suit or suits of any such person or persons whatsoever. And the Superiors and other persons aforesaid of secular and regular Clergie in∣trusted to administer the said Oath of Association and to returne rolls as before declared, are injoyned, as they, Tender the Publique good of Ireland and of the Catholique cause du∣ly and effectually to pursue and observe the contents of this or∣der, and least heerin, they or any of them should prove negligent those to be intrusted in authority, and with the government of the Kingdome by this Assembly are upon such failer, by issuing of Commissions to such whom they shall thinke fit to trust, or by some other meanes to prescribe a Course; whereby the said Oath of Association shall be generally taken by all the Confederat Ca∣tholiques of Ireland in manner as before expressed and declared.

Given at Kilkenny the 12: of March. 1647.

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

FINIS.