THE
DECLARATION
OF
THE
Protestant
NOBILITY
and
GENTRY
of
the
Province
of
MVNSTER
IN
IRELAND
.
WE
the
Protestant
Nobility
and
Gentry
of
Munster
,
Assembled
together
,
have
well
Considered
the
Violations
that
have
been
on
the
Laws
of
this
Kingdom
,
since
his
Majesty's
Accession
to
the
Crown
,
contrary
to
his
several
Declarations
and
Promises
,
for
the
Preservation
and
due
Execution
of
them
,
the
Innovations
and
almost
Subversion
of
the
Protestant
Religion
,
by
means
of
the
Countenance
that
hath
been
given
the
Priests
,
Friars
and
Jesuits
;
both
which
,
with
●he
Menaces
of
the
Popish
Party
,
to
lay
this
Kingdom
●n
Ashes
,
in
case
any
Army
should
Land
here
from
En●land
,
hath
endangered
the
loss
of
our
Religion
,
Laws
,
Lives
,
Liberties
and
Properties
:
For
the
perservation
of
which
,
and
prevention
of
this
Kingdoms
utter
Depopula●ion
and
Ruine
,
which
must
inevitably
follow
the
many
Thefts
and
Outrages
committed
by
the
Popish
Forces
of
●his
Kingdom
,
who
have
no
other
Support
than
the
●lunder
and
Rapine
of
the
Protestants
,
whom
they
●hreaten
to
Extirpate
in
opposition
and
contrary
to
the
●aws
of
God
,
of
Nations
,
of
Nature
,
and
the
known
Laws
of
the
Land
,
we
have
unanimously
Resolved
,
not
only
the
Preservation
of
our selves
,
our
Religion
,
Laws
,
Lives
and
Liberties
,
by
Repelling
Force
with
Force
,
but
also
of
all
Persons
,
of
what
Degrees
soever
,
behaving
themselves
with
Moderation
amongst
us
.
And
for
the
better
securing
our selves
and
such
from
the
mischievous
Designs
and
Contrivances
of
our
Enemies
,
we
have
,
and
do
hereby
mutually
oblige
all
and
every
of
us
,
each
to
other
,
That
we
will
,
to
the
utmost
of
our
Power
,
stand
by
each
other
in
the
Suppression
of
all
that
shall
molest
us
,
or
any
,
or
either
of
us
in
our
Religion
,
Laws
,
Lives
,
Liberties
and
Properties
.
And
as
we
are
Resolved
to
give
Obedience
to
the
established
and
known
Laws
of
the
Land
,
so
we
will
expect
an
Observation
of
them
in
others
,
and
molest
none
that
molest
not
us
in
this
so
just
Undertaking
:
As
we
are
ready
to
Adhere
with
all
the
Protestants
of
this
Kingdom
,
so
we
doubt
not
of
their
Concurrance
and
just
Compliance
with
us
in
these
out
necessary
Resolutions
.
And
we
farther
declare
,
That
if
the
Roman
Catholicks
of
this
Kingdom
do
Attempt
to
put
their
,
Threats
in
Execution
,
we
will
immediately
put
our selves
into
Arms
,
and
submit
our selves
to
the
Conduct
and
Command
of
the
Right
Honourable
William
Earl
o●
Inchiquin
,
and
the
Honourable
Henry
Boyll
,
Esq
;
or
either
of
them
,
as
they
,
or
either
of
them
,
shall
think
fit
.