their Majefties, as foon as their affairs will permit them to fummon a Parliament in this kingdom, will endeavour to procure the faid Roman Catholics fuch farther fecurity in that particular, as may preferve them from any disturbance upon the account of their faid religion.

II. All the inhabitants or refidents of Limerick, or any other garrifon now in the poffeffion of the Irish, and all officers and foldiers, now in arms, under any commiffion of King James, or those authorised by him, to grant the fame in the feveral counties of Limerick, Clare, Kerry, Cork, and Mayo, or any of them; and all the commiffioned officers in their Majesties quarters, that belong to the Irish regiments, now in being, that are treated with, and who are not prifoners of war, or have taken protection, and who shall return and fubmit to their Majefties obedience; and their and every of their heirs, shall hold, poffefs, and enjoy, all and every their eftates of freehold and inheritance; and all the rights, titles and intereft, privileges and immunities, which they, and every or any of them held, enjoyed, or were rightfully and lawfully intitled to in the reign of King Charles II. or at any time. fince, by the laws and ftatutes that were in force in the faid reign of King Charles I. and fhall be put in poffeffion, by order of the government, of fuch of them as are in the King's hands, or the hands of his tenants, without being put to any fuit or trouble therein; and all fuch estates shall be freed and difcharged from all arrears of crown-rents, quit-rents, and other public charges, incurred and become due fince Michaelmas 1688, to the day of the date hereof : and all perfons comprehended in this article, fhall have, hold, and enjoy all their goods and chattles, real and perfonal,

perfonal, to them, or any of them belonging, and remaining either in their own hands, or in the hands of any perfons whatfoever, in truft for, or for the use of them, or any of them and all, and every the faid perfons, of what profeffion, trade, or calling foever they be, fhall and may use, exercise, and practise their several and respective profeffions, trades and callings, as freely as they did ufe, exercise, and enjoy the fame in the reign of King Charles II. provided that nothing in this article contained be conftrued to extend to, or restore any forfeiting perfon now out of the kingdom, except what are hereafter comprised; provided also, that no person whatsoever shall have or enjoy the benefit of this article, that shall neglect or refuse to take the oath of allegiance,* made by act of Parliament in England, in the first year of the reign of their prefent Majefties, when thereunto required.

III. All merchants, or reputed merchants of the city of Limerick, or of any other garrifon now poffeffed by the Irish, or of any town or place in the counties of Clare or Kerry, who are abfent beyond the feas, that have not bore arms fince their Majefties declaration in February 1688, fhall have the benefit of the second article, in the fame manner as if they were prefent; provided fuch merchants, and reputed merchants, do repair into this kingdom within the space of eight months from the date hereof.

IV. The following officers, viz. Colonel Simon Lutterel, Captain Rowland White, Maurice Euftace of Yermanstown,

1 A. B. do fincerely promife and fwear, that I will be faithful, and bear true Allegiance to their Majefties King William and Queen Mary. So help me God.

Yermanftown, Chieveas of Mayftown, commonly called Mount-Leinster, now belonging to the regiments in the aforesaid garrifons and quarters of the Irish army, who were beyond the feas, and fent thither upon affairs of their refpective regiments, or the army in general, fhall have the benefit and advantage of the fecond article, provided they return hither within the fpace of eight months from the date of these presents, and fubmit to their Majefties Government, and take the above-mentioned oath.

V. That all and fingular the faid perfons comprised in the fecond and third articles, fhall have a general pardon of all attainders, outlawries, treafons, misprisions of treason, premunires, felonies, trespasses, and other crimes and mifdemeanours whatfoever, by them, or any of them, committed fince the beginning of the reign of King James II. and if any of them are attainted by Parliament, the Lords Juftices, and General, will ufe their best endeavours to get the fame repealed by Parliament, and the outlawries to be reverfed gratis, all but writing-clerks fees.

VI. And whereas thefe prefent wars have drawn on great violences on both parts; and that if leave were given to the bringing all forts of private actions, the animofities would probably continue that have been too long on foot, and the public difturbances laft: for the quieting and fettling therefore of this kingdom, and avoiding thofe inconveniencies which would be the neceffary confequence of the contrary, no perfon or perfons whatsoever, comprised in the foregoing articles, shall be fued, molefted, or impleaded at the fuit of any party or parties whatfoever, for any trefpaffes by the n committed,

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committed, or for any arms, horfes, money, goods, chattles, merchandizes, or provisions whatsoever, by them feized or taken during the time of the war. no perfon or perfons whatfoever, in the fecond or third articles comprised, fhall be fued, impleaded, or made accountable for the rents or mean rates of any lands, tenements, or houfes, by him or them received, or enjoyed in this kingdom, fince the beginning of the prefent war, to the day of the date hereof, nor for any waste or trefpafs by him or them committed in any fuch lands, tenements, or houses: and it is alfo agreed, that this article fhall be mutual and reciprocal on both fides.

VII. Every nobleman and gentleman comprised in the faid fecond and third articles, fhall have liberty to ride with a fword, and cafe of piftols, if they think fit; and keep a gun in their houses, for the defence of the fame, or for fowling.

VIII. The inhabitants and refidents in the city of Limerick, and other garrifons, fhall be permitted to remove their goods, chattles and provisions, out of the fame, without being viewed and fearched, or paying any manner of duties, and fhall not be compelled to leave the houfes or lodgings they now have, for the fpace of fix weeks next enfuing the date hereof.

IX. The oath to be adminiftered to fuch Roman Catholics as fubmit to their Majefties Government, shall be the oath abovefaid, and no other,

X. No perfon or perfons who fhall at any time hereafter break thefe articles, or any of them, fhall

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thereby make, or caufe any other perfon or perfons to forfeit or lofe the benefit of the fame.

XI. The Lords Juftices and General do promife to ufe their utmost endeavours, that all the perfons comprehended in the above-mentioned articles, fhall be protected and defended from all arrefts and executions for debt or damage, for the space of eight months next enfuing the date hereof.

XII. Lastly, the Lords Juftices and General do undertake, that their Majefties will ratify these articles within the space of eight months, or fooner, and ufe their utmost endeavours that the fame fhall be ratified and confirmed in Parliament.

XIII. And whereas Colonel John Brown ftood indebted to several Proteftants, by judgments of record, which appearing to the late Government, the Lord Tyrconnel, and Lord Lucan, took away the effects the faid John Brown had to answer the faid debts, and promised to clear the faid John Brown of the faid debts; which effects were taken for the public use of the Irish, and their army: for freeing the faid Lord Lucan of his faid engagement, paft on their public ac count, for payment of the faid Proteftants, and for preventing the ruin of the faid John Brown, and for fatisfaction of his creditors, at the inftance of the Lord Lucan, and the rest of the perfons aforefaid, it is agreed, that the faids Lords Juftices, and the faid Baron De Ginckle, fhall intercede with the King and Parliament, to have the estates fecured to Roman Catholics, by articles and capitulation in this kingdom, charged with, and equally liable to the payment of fo much of the