Very sad newes from Ireland,: two strong garrisons taken from the rebels: [brace] Mariborough Fort, and the Castle of Athlone. A thovsand Protestants, men women and children, at the mercy of the bloody rebels. Besides the losse of the Lord Dillon, Viscount Castlelon, Sir William Gilburt and his son, 4. ministers, and divers officers. With lists of their names, and particulars of the losses in either of the garisons, and the names of the chief rebels, and their places. A remonstrance of the Protestant clergy in Ireland, and the fortifying of Dublin by the Marquesse of Ormond. October 25. 1646. These papers concerning Ireland are printed and published according to order.

A Remonstrance from the Protestant Clergy of Ireland, to the Marquesse of ORMOND.

May it please your Excellency,

VVE Archbishop, Bishops, and the rest of the Clergie of the Kingdome of Ireland subscribing, are won∣derfull sensible how your Excellency (out of zeale to Gods glory and the Protestant Religion, and out of loyalty to his Majesty) hath in this great distemper, with much hazard, singular wisdom, and vigilant care, preserved not onely in this Citie, but also in all the out-garisons the free and full exercise of the true reformed Religion, according to the Lyturgie and Canons so many hundred yeares received in the Church, which (with bleeding hoarts we may say) is more then we know to be in any part of the three Dominions. As also we doe most heartily acknowledge, that by your very great pains and labour, you have at last concluded a most neces∣sary peace, which we humbly conceive to be the onely meanes to con∣tinue

those great blessings of Religion and Loyalty amongst us, & to be the onely hopefull way to reduce this whole Kingdome to his Majesties obedience. And withall wee doe most ingeniously pro∣fesse, that out of your Piety and Noblenesse, you have vindicated our Callings and Places from contempt, and protected in from personall in∣juries, and provided a subsistence for us, without the which many of us had undoubtedly starved. Out of the deep sence of all which, and ma∣ny more favours then we are able to expresse, wee were the most un∣thankefull of all men, if we should not praise God for your Excellency, and return to you our most hamble and hearty thankes, faithfully pro∣mising to cotinue our fervent prayers to God, & our very best endevors for strengthning your hands in managing the great trust His Maje∣sty reposeth in you, and in maintaining Religion, and the peace now e∣stablished amongst us. Having made this just and necessary Remon∣strance of our gratitude and resolutions, we doe most humbly beseech your Lordship to continue (as wee are very confident you will) your care to preserve the Religion, book of Service, publick worship in the decency and comelinesse thereof, and the true Apostolicall government of the Church now exercised amongst us, against all opposition what∣soever, And graciously to persist in your care to provide some compe∣tent maintenance for us, till we may conveniently return to our Bene∣fices. And if any of our number shall be disaffected to the Religion, Book of Service, publick worship and government of the Church, His Majesties Service, or disturbers of the present peace, we do not sup∣plicate for such, but leave them to your Lordship to be proceeded with as you shall find convenient.

Subscribed by the Protestant Bishops and Clergy