"I. It is granted, accorded and agreed by the said Earl, for and in the behalf of his Most Excellent Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, That all and every the Professors of the Roman Catholick Religion in the Kingdom of Ireland, of whatsoever estate, degree or quality soever he or they be or shall be, shall for evermore hereafter have and enjoy within the said Kingdom, the free and public use and exercise of the said Roman Catholick Religion, and of their respective functions therein.

"II. It is granted, accorded and agreed by the said Earl, for and on the behalf of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, That the said Professors of the Roman Catholick Religion, shall hold and enjoy all and every the Churches by them enjoyed within this Kingdom, or by them possessed at any time since the 23d of October, 1641, and all other Churches in the said Kingdom, other than such as are now actually enjoyed by his Majesty's Protestant Subjects.

"III. It is granted, accorded and agreed by the said Earl, for and on behalf of His Most Excellent Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, That all and every the Roman Catholick Subjects of Ireland, of what estate, condition, degree or quality soever, shall be free, and exempted from the jurisdiction of the Protestant Clergy, and every of them; and that the Roman Catholick Clergy of this Kingdom shall not be punished, troubled or molested for the exercise of their jurisdiction over their respective Catholick flocks, in matters Spiritual and Ecelesiastical.

IV. It is further granted, accorded and agreed by the said Earl, for and on the behalf of His Most Excellent Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, That an Act shall be passed in the next Parliament,to be holden in this Kingdom, the tenour and purport whereof shall be as followeth, viz. An Act for the Relief of His Majesty's Catholick Subjects of His Highnesses Kingdom of Ireland: Whereas by an Act made in Parliament, held in Dublin the second year of the Reign of the late Queen Elizabeth, intitled, An Act restoring to the Crown the antient jurisdiction over the State, Ecclesiastical and Spiritual, and abolishing all Foreign Power repugnant to the same; and by one statute made in the said last mentioned Parliament, intitled, An Act for the Uniformity of Common Prayer and Service in the Church, and the Administration of the Sacraments, sundry Mulcts, Penalties, Restraints and Incapacities, are and have been laid upon the Professors of the Roman Catholick Religion in this Kingdom, in, for and concerning the use, profession and exercise of their Religion, and their Functions, therein, to the great prejudice, trouble and disquiet of the Roman Catholicks in their liberties and estates, and the general disturbance of the whole Kingdom. For remedy whereof, and for the better settling, increase and continuance of the Peace, Unity and Tranquility of this Kingdom of Ireland; His Ma

jesty, at the humble suit and request of the Lords and Commons in this present Parliament assembled, is graciously pleased that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by authority of the same, That from and after the first day of this Session of Parliament, it shall and may be lawful to and for all the Professors of the Roman Catholick Religion, of what degree, condition or quality soever, to have, use and enjoy the free and publick exercise and profession of the said Roman Catholick Religion, and of their several and respective functions therein, without incurring any mulct or penalty whatsoever, or being subject to any restraint or incapacity concerning the same; any article or clause, sentence or provision, in the said last mentioned Acts of Parliament, or in any other Act or Acts of Parliament, Ordinances, Law or Usage to the contrary, or in any wise notwithstanding. And be it also further enacted, That neither the said Statutes, or any other Statute, Act or Ordinance hereafter made in your Majesty's Reign, or in the Reign of any of your Highness's Most Noble Progenitors or Ancestors, and now of force in this Kingdom; nor all, nor any branch, article, clause and sentence, in them or any of them, contained or specified, shall be of force or validity in this Realm, to extend to be construed, or adjudged to extend in any wise to inquiet, prejudice, vex or molest the Professors of the said Roman Catholick Religion, in their persons, lands, hereditaments or goods, for any thing, matter or cause whatsoever, touching and concerning the free and publick use, exercise and enjoyings of their said Religion, Function and Profession. And be it also further enacted and declared by the authority aforesaid, That your Majesty's Roman Catholick Subjects in the said Realm of Ireland, from the first day of this Session of Parliament, shall be, and be taken, deemed, and adjudged capable of all Offices of Trust and Advancement, Places, Degrees and Dignities, and Preferment whatsoever, within your said Realm of Ireland, any Acts, Statutes, Usage or Law to the contrary notwithstanding. And that other Acts shall be passed in the said Parliament, according to the tenor of such Agreement or Concessions, as herein are expressed; and that in the mean time the said Roman Catholick Subjects, and every of them, shall enjoy the full benefit, freedom and advantage of said Agreements and Concessions, and of every of them.

"V, It is accorded, granted and agreed by the said Earl, for and in the behalf of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, That his Excellency the Lord Marquess of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or any other or others authorized or to be authorized by his Majesty, shall not disturb the Professors of the Roman Catholick Religion in their present possession and continuance of the possession of their said Churches, jurisdice

tions, or any other the matters aforesaid in these Articles agreed and condescended unto by the said Earl, until his Majesty's pleasure be signified, for confirming and publishing the Grants and Agreements hereby articled for and condescended unto by the said Earl.

VI. And the said Earl of Glamorgan doth hereby engage His Majesty's Royal Word and Publick Faith unto all and singular the Professors of the said Roman Catholick Religion within the said Kingdom of Ireland, for the due observance and performance of all and every the Articles, Grants and Clauses therein contained, and the concessions herein mentioned to be performed to them.

VII. It is accorded and agreed, That the said Public Faith of the Kingdom shall be engaged unto the said Earl, by the said Commissioners of the said Confederate Catholicks, for sending ten thousand men to serve his Majesty, by order and publick Declaration of the General Assembly now sitting; And that the Supreme Council of the said Confederate Catholicks shall engage themselves to bring the said number of men armed, the one half with muskets, and the other half with pikes, unto any port within this Realm, at the election of the said Earl, and at such time as he shall appoint, to be by him shipped and transported to serve his Majesty in England, Wales, or Scotland, under the command of the said Earl of Glamorgan, as Lord General of the said Army, which army is to be kept together in one intire body; and all other the Officers and Commanders of the said Army are to be named by the Supreme Council of the said Confederate Catholicks, or by such others as the General Assembly of the said Confederate Catholicks of this Kingdom, shall intrust therewith: In witness whereof the Parties to these Presents have hereunto interchangeably put their Hands and Seals, the 25th day of August,

Articles of Agreement, made and concluded upon, by and between the Right Honourable Edward Earl of Glamorgan, and in pursuance, and by virtue of His Majesties Authority under his Signet and Royal Signature, bearing date at Oxford the Twelfth day of March in the Twentieth Year of His Reign, for and on the behalf of His Most Excellent Majesty of the one part, and the Right Honourable Richard Lord Viscount Mountgarret, Lord President of the Superior Council of the Confederate Catholicks of Ireland, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Alex, Mc. Donnell and Nicholas Plunkett, Esquires, Sir Robert Talbot Baronet, Dermot O'Brien, John Dillon, Patrick Darcy and Jeffery Browne Esquires, for and on the behalf of His Majesties Roman Catholick Subjects, and the Catholick Clergy of Ireland, of the other part.

"I. The said Earl doth grant, conclude and agree, on the behalf of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, to and with the said Richard Lord Viscount Mountgarret, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Alexander Mac Donnell and Nicholas Plunket, Esquires, Sir Robert Talbot, Bart. Dermot O'Brien, John Dillon, Patrick Darcy, and Jeffery Brown, Esquires: That the Roman Catholick Clergy of the said Kingdom, shall and may from henceforth and for ever hold and enjoy all such Lands, Tenements, Tythes and Hereditaments whatsoever by them respectively enjoyed within this Kingdom, or by them possessed at any time since the three and twentieth of October, 1641. And all other such lands, tenements, tyths and hereditaments belonging to the Clergy within this Kingdom, other than such as are actually enjoyed by His Majesty's Protestant Clergy.

II. It is granted, concluded and agreed on by the said Richard Lord Viscount Mountgarret, &c. on the behalf of the Confederate Roman Catholicks of Ireland, that two parts in three parts to be divided of all the said lands, tyths and hereditaments whatsoever, mentioned in the precedent Articles, shall for three years next ensuing the feast of Easter, which shall be in the year of our Lord God, 1646, be disposed of, and converted for and to the use of His Majesty's forces, employed or to be employed in his service, and the other third part to the

use of the said Clergy respectively, and so the like disposition to be renewed from three years to three years, by the said Clergy, during the Wars.

"III. It is accorded and agreed by the said Earl of Glamorgan, for and in the behalf of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, that his Excellency the Lord Marquess of Ormond, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, or any other or others authorized or to be authorized by His Majesty, shall not disturb the Professors of the Roman Catholick Religion in their present possession of their Churches, lands, tenements, tyths, hereditaments, jurisdiction, or any other the matters aforesaid in these Articles, agreed and condescended unto by the said Earl, until His Majesty's pleasure be signified for confirming and publishing the Grants herein articled for, and condescended unto by the said Earl.

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“IV. It is accorded, granted and agreed by the said Earl, for and in the behalf of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, that an Act shall be passed in the next Parliament to be held in this Kingdom, according to the tenour of such Agreements or Concessions as herein are expressed, and that in the mean time, the said Clergy shall enjoy the full benefit, freedom and advantage of the said Agreements and Concessions, and every of them.

"And the said Earl of Glamorgan doth hereby engage His Majesty's Royal Word and Public Faith unto the said Lord Viscount Mountgarret, and the rest of the said Commissioners, for the due observance and performance of all and every the Articles, Agreements and Concessions herein contained and mentioned, to be performed to the said Roman Catholick Clergy, and every of them. In Witness whereof the Parties to these Presents have hereunto interchangeably put their Hands and Scals, the 25th day of August, Anno Dom. 1645.

Signed, Sealed and Delivered

in the Presence of

John Summerset.
Jeffery Barron.

Robert Barry."

"GLAMORGAN."

"Whereas in these Articles touching the Clergy Livings, the Right Honourable the Earl of Glamorgan is obliged, in His Majesty's behalf, to secure the Concessions in these Articles by Act of Parliament. We holding that manner of securing those Grants as to the Clergy Livings, to prove more difficult and prejudicial to His Majesty than by doing thereof and securing those Concessions otherwise, as to the said Livings, the said Earl undertaking and promising in the behalf of His Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, as hereby he doth under