To
the
KINGS
most
Excellent
Majestie
The
humble
Remonstrance
,
Acknowledgment
,
Protestation
,
and
Petition
of
the
Roman
Catholick
Clergy
of
Ireland
.
YOur
Majesty's
faithfull
subjects
,
the
Roman
Catholick
Clergie
of
your
Majesty's
Kingdom
of
Ireland
,
do
humbly
Represent
this
their
present
state
and
deplorable
Condition
:
That
being
intrusted
by
the
undispensable
Commission
of
the
King
of
Kings
with
the
Cure
of
Souls
,
and
the
Care
of
their
Flocks
,
in
order
to
the
Administration
of
the
Sacraments
,
and
Teaching
the
people
that
perfect
obedience
which
for
Conscience
sake
they
are
bound
to
Pay
to
your
Majesty's
Commands
,
they
are
Loaden
with
Calumnies
,
and
persecuted
with
Severitie
.
That
being
obliged
by
the
Allegeance
they
owe
,
and
ought
to
swear
unto
your
Majesty
To
reveal
all
conspiracies
,
and
practices
against
your
Person
and
Royall
Authority
that
come
to
their
knowledge
,
they
are
themselves
clamour'd
against
as
Conspirators
,
plotting
the
destruction
of
the
English
among
them
,
without
any
ground
that
may
give
the
least
colour
to
so
fowl
a
Crime
to
passe
for
probable
,
in
the
judgment
of
any
indifferent
Person
.
That
their
Crimes
are
as
numerous
and
divers
as
are
the
Inventions
of
their
Adversaries
:
and
because
they
cannot
with
freedom
appear
to
justifie
their
Innocency
,
all
the
fictions
and
allegations
against
them
are
received
as
undoubted
verities
:
and
,
which
is
yet
more
mischeivous
,
the
Laity
,
upon
whose
Consciences
the
character
of
Priesthood
gives
them
an
influence
,
suffer
under
all
the
crimes
thus
falsly
imputed
to
them
:
it
being
their
adversaries
principal
design
That
the
Irish
,
whose
Estates
they
enjoy
,
should
be
reputed
persons
unfit
,
and
no
way
worthy
any
Title
to
your
Majesty's
mercy
.
That
no
wood
comes
amiss
to
make
Arrows
for
their
Destruction
;
for
as
if
the
Roman
Catholick
Clergie
,
whom
they
esteem
most
Criminal
,
were
,
or
ought
to
be
a
society
so
perfect
,
as
no
Evil
,
no
indiscreet
Person
should
be
found
amongst
them
,
they
are
all
of
them
Generally
cryed
down
for
any
Crime
,
whether
true
or
feigned
,
which
is
imputed
to
one
of
them
;
and
as
if
no
words
could
be
spoken
,
no
Letter
written
,
but
with
the
common
consent
of
all
of
them
,
the
whole
Clergie
must
suffer
for
that
which
is
laid
to
the
charge
of
any
particular
Person
amongst
them
.
We
know
what
Odium
all
the
Catholick
Clergie
lies
under
,
by
reason
of
the
Calumnies
with
which
our
Tenents
in
Religion
and
our
Dependence
upon
the
Popes
Authority
,
are
aspersed
;
And
we
humbly
beg
your
Majesty's
pardon
to
vindicate
both
,
by
the
ensuing
Protestation
,
which
we
make
in
the
sight
of
Heaven
,
and
in
the
presence
of
your
Majesty
,
sincerely
and
truly
,
without
Equivocation
or
mentall
reservation
.
We
do
acknowledge
and
confess
your
Majesty
to
be
our
true
and
lawfull
King
,
Supream
Lord
,
and
rightfull
Soveraign
of
this
Realm
of
Ireland
,
and
of
all
other
your
Majesty's
Dominions
.
And
therefore
we
acknowledge
our selves
,
to
be
obliged
under
pain
of
Sin
to
obey
your
Majesty
in
all
Civill
and
Temporall
affairs
,
as
much
as
any
other
of
your
Majesty's
Subjects
,
and
as
the
Laws
and
rules
of
Government
in
this
Kingdome
do
require
at
our
hands
.
And
that
notwithstanding
any
power
or
pretention
of
the
Pope
or
Sea
of
Rome
,
or
any
sentence
or
declaration
of
what
kind
or
quality
soever
,
given
or
to
be
given
by
the
Pope
,
His
Predecessors
,
or
Successors
,
or
by
any
Authority
Spiritual
or
Temporal
proceeding
or
derived
from
Him
,
or
his
Sea
,
against
your
Majesty
or
your
Royall
Authority
,
We
will
still
acknowledge
and
perform
to
the
uttermost
of
our
abilities
,
our
faithfull
Loyalty
and
true
Allegeance
to
your
Majesty
.
And
we
openly
disclaim
and
renounce
all
forraign
Power
,
be
it
either
Papall
or
Princely
,
Spirituall
or
Temporall
,
in
as
much
as
it
may
seem
able
,
or
shall
pretend
to
free
,
discharge
or
absolve
us
from
this
Obligation
,
or
shall
any
way
give
us
leave
,
or
license
,
to
raise
tumults
,
bear
Arms
,
or
offer
any
violence
to
your
Majesty's
Person
,
Royall
Authority
,
or
to
the
State
or
Government
.
Being
all
of
us
ready
not
only
to
discover
and
make
known
,
to
your
Majesty
and
to
your
Ministers
,
all
the
Treasons
made
against
your
Majesty
or
Them
,
which
shall
come
to
our
hearing
;
but
also
to
lose
our
Lives
in
the
defence
of
your
Majesty's
Person
and
Royall
Authority
,
and
to
resist
with
our
best
endeavours
all
conspiracies
and
attempts
against
your
Majesty
,
be
they
framed
or
sent
under
what
pretence
,
or
patronized
by
what
forraign
power
or
authority
soever
.
And
further
,
we
profess
that
all
absolute
Princes
and
Supream
Governours
,
of
what
Religion
soever
they
be
,
are
Gods
Lieutenants
on
Earth
,
and
that
obedience
is
due
to
them
according
to
the
Laws
of
each
Commonwealth
respectively
in
all
Civil
and
Temporall
affairs
.
And
therefore
we
do
here
Protest
against
all
Doctrine
,
and
Authority
to
the
Contrary
.
And
we
do
hold
it
impious
and
against
the
word
of
God
,
to
maintain
that
any
private
Subject
may
kill
and
murther
the
Anointed
of
God
,
his
Prince
,
though
of
different
belief
and
Religion
from
his
.
And
we
abhorr
and
detest
the
practice
thereof
as
damnable
and
wicked
.
These
being
the
Tenents
of
our
Religion
in
point
of
Loyalty
and
Submission
to
your
Majesty's
Commands
,
and
our
Dependence
of
the
Sea
of
Rome
no
way
intrenching
upon
that
perfect
Obedience
which
by
our
Birth
,
by
all
Laws
divine
and
humane
we
are
bound
to
pay
unto
your
Majesty
our
naturall
and
Lawfull
Soveraigne
,
We
humbly
beg
,
prostrate
at
your
Majesty's
feet
,
That
you
would
be
pleased
to
protect
us
from
the
severe
persecution
we
suffer
meerly
for
our
profession
in
Religion
:
leaving
those
that
are
or
hereafter
shall
be
Guilty
of
other
Crimes
(
and
there
have
been
such
in
all
times
as
well
by
their
Pens
as
by
their
Actions
)
to
the
punishment
prescribed
by
the
Law
.
-
Fr.
Oliver
Darcy
,
Bishop
of
Dromore
.
-
Fr.
George
Dillon
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Guardian
of
the
Irish
Franciscans
at
Paris
.
-
Fr.
Philip
Rocb
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Reader
Gen.
of
Divinity
.
-
Fr.
Anthony
Gearnon
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
one
of
Her
Majesties
the
Queen
Mother's
Chapl.
-
Fr.
John
Everard
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Preac
.
-
Fr.
Anthony
Nash
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Preac
.
-
Fr.
William
Lynch
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
-
Fr.
Nicholas
Sall
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Preac
.
-
James
Cusack
.
Doctor
of
Divinity
-
Cornellus
Fogorry
Protonor
Apost.
and
Doctor
of
the
Civil
and
Canon
Law
.
-
Daniel
Dougan
,
Divine
.
-
Fr.
Henry
Gibbon
of
S.
Aug.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Preac
.
-
Fr.
Redmund
Moore
of
S.
Dom.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Pr.
-
Bartholomew
Bellew
.
-
Denis
Fitz
Ranna
.
-
Bartholomew
Flemming
.
-
Fr.
Redmund
Caron
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Reader
jubilate
of
Divinity
.
-
Fr.
Simon
Wafre
of
the
same
Order
,
Reader
of
Divinity
.
-
F.
James
Caverley
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Pr.
-
Fr.
John
fitz
Gerrald
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Pr.
-
Fr.
Theobald
Burk
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Pr.
-
Fr.
Matthew
Duff
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Proc.
-
Fr.
Peter
Geogbegan
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Conf.
&
Pr.
-
Fr.
Peter
Walsh
of
S.
Fran.
Ord.
Reader
of
Div.
and
Procurator
of
the
Rom.
Cath.
Clerg
.
both
Sec.
&
Reg.
of
Ireland
.
An
Advertisement
to
the
Reader
.
THe
Above
Remonstrance
,
&c.
having
been
sent
out
of
Ireland
,
some
five
weeks
past
,
from
the
poor
distressed
Ecclesiasticks
there
of
the
Roman
Communion
,
to
be
presented
to
His
Majesty
in
their
behalf
;
but
imperfect
,
or
unauthentick
,
as
not
being
sign'd
by
any
hand
,
in
regard
they
that
sent
it
did
not
reflect
on
the
necessity
of
Subscriptions
;
Such
of
the
Irish
Clergie
of
that
Church
,
as
were
then
at
London
,
understanding
His
Majesty
would
further
expect
the
Paper
,
and
specially
the
Protestation
therein
contained
,
should
be
own'd
by
all
concern'd
in
it
,
and
by
their
proper
Signatures
,
or
by
the
Signatures
of
such
at
least
,
as
being
sufficiently
Commissioned
by
them
,
would
undertake
for
the
rest
in
this
matter
;
and
having
seriously
debated
the
tenour
and
true
meaning
of
all
the
said
Remonstrance
,
Acknowledgment
,
Protestation
,
and
Petition
,
thought
it
part
of
their
Duty
to
His
Majesty
,
and
Piety
to
their
Country
,
and
Well-wishes
to
all
Roman
Catholicks
whatsoever
,
but
more
especially
to
those
under
His
Majesty's
Government
,
To
give
a
beginning
here
,
as
accordingly
they
did
on
the
11.
and
15.
of
Jan.
1661.
to
the
Subscriptions
:
and
,
as
well
in
behalf
of
themselves
,
as
of
all
the
rest
of
the
said
Irish
Clergie
,
untill
their
concurrence
likewise
by
subscriptions
come
,
To
own
all
the
above
Remanstrance
,
Acknowledgment
,
Protestation
,
and
Petition
,
as
to
all
parts
and
clauses
thereof
:
and
thereby
Endeavour
,
as
much
as
in
them
lyes
,
To
assure
His
Majesty
of
their
faithfull
Allegeance
,
Vindicate
their
holy
Religion
from
the
scandal
of
unwarrantable
Tenets
,
and
Move
in
His
Majesty's
Royal
brest
that
pitty
which
the
most
forlorn
,
afflicted
,
and
oppressed
people
this
day
in
Europe
,
the
Roman
Catholicks
of
Ireland
implore
;
the
said
Catholicks
being
neverthelesse
very
certain
their
sufferings
proceed
not
from
His
Majesty's
direction
or
knowledge
.
Behold
in
brief
the
reasons
why
this
Remonstrance
&c.
has
been
subscribed
,
as
above
,
by
these
few
Gentlemen
of
that
Clergie
,
whose
names
you
see
;
the
rest
being
expected
as
soon
as
the
distance
of
places
,
their
dispersion
into
many
forraign
Countryes
,
and
the
grievous
persecution
of
the
remainders
at
home
yet
in
Ireland
(
Some
,
and
these
even
by
dozens
and
scores
,
and
for
many
years
many
of
them
consined
in
the
several
Provinces
to
publick
Goales
,
Marshalseas
and
Prisons
of
that
Kingdome
;
and
not
a
few
,
now
of
late
,
to
close
restraint
,
and
new
additions
dayly
made
;
others
fliting
and
roaming
to
hide
themselves
in
Mountains
,
Woods
,
Rocks
,
Bogs
,
in
Caves
and
horrid
Wildernesses
,
and
searched
for
notwithstanding
day
and
night
,
yea
hunted
and
chased
like
wild
beasts
;
all
weary
of
,
and
loathing
even
life
it self
:
All
these
,
I
say
neverthelesse
,
being
expected
,
with
those
others
in
other
countreys
,
as
soon
as
their
condition
shall
permit
,
or
)
shall
give
them
the
opportunity
of
seeing
this
Paper
,
and
transmiting
their
signatures
.
Of
all
which
,
and
of
what
else
may
be
necessary
,
as
relating
to
this
matter
,
you
shall
have
suddenly
a
more
ample
account
in
another
Paper
;
as
likewise
those
other
rational
Inducements
(
with
Answers
to
such
expressions
as
have
been
made
by
some
(
not
against
the
Catholicknesse
of
the
Protestation
in
it self
,
or
Lawfulnesse
to
Subscribe
it
,
but
against
the
necessity
or
expediency
of
Subscriptions
by
Them
)
which
may
be
sufficient
to
perswade
every
one
of
that
Irish
Clergie
to
Subscription
without
further
delay
.
An
Invitation
moreover
,
to
the
Roman
Catholick
Churchmen
,
both
Secular
and
Regular
of
England
Wales
and
Scotland
To
Joyn
,
by
their
Subscriptions
also
,
in
the
foresaid
or
like
Protestation
.
Which
dutiful
and
charitable
Concurrence
of
all
,
as
well
of
those
as
these
,
is
in
the
mean
time
here
,
and
in
the
name
of
the
above
Subscribed
,
most
humbly
and
most
earnestly
desired
,
From
London
,
this
3.
of
Feb.
1661
,
by
Fr.
P.
W.
Procurator
of
the
said
Roman
Catholick
Clergie
of
Ireland
.