to be comfrued to pardon any Offence or Offences, for which any Perica or Perions have been convicted or aminted on Record at any time before the 234 dry of Calder, in the year of our Lord, 1641. That the thall extend to Piracies, and all other Offences committed upon the Sea by his Majesties said Subjects, or their Adherents or any of them; that in this A&t of Oblivion, Words of release, acquittal and difcharge be inferted, that no Perfon or Perfons, Bodies Polific or Corporate, Counties, Cities, Burroughs, Baronies, Hundreds, Towns, Villages, Thitlings, or any of them within this Kingdom, included within the faid Act, be troubled, impeached, fued, inquieted or molefted, for, or by reason of any Offence, Matter or thing whatever, comprised within the said A&t: And the faid A&t thall extend to all Rents, Goods and Chattels taken, detained or grown due to the Subjects of the one Party from the other fince the 23d of October, 1641. to the Date of these Articles of Peace; and also to all Customs, Rents, Arrears of Rents, to Prizes, Recognizances, Bonds, Fines, Forfeitures, Penalties, and to all other Profits, Perquifits and Dues which were due, or did, or should accrew to his Majesty on, before, or fince the 23d of October, 1641. until the Perfection of these Articles, and likewife to all Meafne Rates, Fines of what nature foever, Recognizances, Judgments, Executions thereupon, and Penalties whatfoever, and to all other Profits due to his Majefty fince the faid 23d of October and before, until the Perfection of these Articles, for, by reafon, or which lay within the Survey or Recognizance of the Court of Wards; and also to all Respits, Iffues of Homage and Fines for the fame: provided all not extend to discharge or remit any of the ts or Subfidies due before the faid 23d of which were then or before levyed, or

fs, Commiffioners, Receivers or

Collectors, and not then or before accounted for, or fince difpofed to the publick Ufe of the faid Roman Catholic Subjects, but that fuch Perfons may be brought to account for the fame after full Settlement in Parliament, and not before, unless by and with the Advice and Confent of the faid Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord Prefident of Connaght, Donnogh, Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnel Efq; Sir Lucas Dillon Kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket Kt. Sir Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neil, Miles Reily and Gerrald Fennell Efquires, or any feven or more of them, as the said Lord Lieutenant otherwise fhall think fit; provided, that fuch barbarous and inhuman Crimes as fhall be particulariz'd and agreed upon by the faid Lord Lieutenant, and the faid Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord President of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnell Efq; Sir Lucas Dillon Kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket Kt. Sir Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neil, Miles Reily and Gerrald Fennell Esquires, or any feven or more of them, as to the Actors and Procurers thereof, be left to be tried and adjudged by fuch indifferent Commiflioners as fhall be agreed upon by the faid Lord Lieutenant, and the said Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord Prefident of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnell Efq; Sir Lucas Dillon Kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket Kt. Sir Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neil, Miles Reily and Gerrald FennellEfquires, or any seven or more of them; and that the Power of the faid Commiffioners shall continue only for two years next enfuing the Date of their Commiffion, which Commiffion is to iffue within

fix Months after the Date of these Articles; provided also that the Commiffioners to be agreed on for trial of the faid particular Crimes to be excepted, fhail hear, order and determin all Cafes of Truft, where relief may or ought in equity to be afforded against all manner of Perfons, according to the Equity and Circumstances of every fuch Cafes; and his Majefties Chief Governour or Governours, and other Magiftrates for the time being, in all his Majesties Courts of Justice, and other his Majesties Officers of what Condition or Quality foever, be bound and requir'd to take notice of, and pursue the said Act of Oblivion without pleading or fuit to be made for the fame; and that no Clerk or other Officers do make out or write out any manner of Writs, Proceffes, Summons or other Precept, for, concerning, or by reafon of any Matter, Cause or Thing whatsoever released, forgiven, discharged, or to be forgiven by the faid Act, under pain of 207. Sterling, and that no Sheriff or other Officer, do execute any fuch Writ, Process, Summons or Precept; and that no Record, Writing or Memory, do remain of any Offence or Offences, released or forgiven, or mentioned to be forgiven by this Act; and that all other Clauses usually inferted in Acts of General Pardon or Oblivion, enlarging his Majesties Grace and Mercy, not herein particularized, be inferted and comprized in the faid Act, when the Bill shall be drawn up with the Exceptions already expreffed, and none other. Provided always, that the faid Act of Oblivion shall not extend to any Treafon, Felony or other Offence or Offences, which fhall be committed or done from or after the Date of these Articles, until the first Day of the before mentioned next Parliament, to be held in this Kingdom. Provided alfo, that any Act or Acts, which fhall be done by Virtue, Pretence, or in Purfuance of thefe Articles of Peace agreed upon, or any Act or Acts which shall

be done by Virtue, Colour or Pretence of the Power or Authority used or exercised by and amongst the Confederate Roman Catholics after the Date of the faid Articles, and before the said Publication, shall not be accounted, taken, conftrued, or to be, Treason, Felony, or other Offence to be excepted out of the faid Act of Oblivion; provided likewise, that the said Act of Oblivion fhall not extend unto any Perfon or Perfons, that will not obey and fubmit unto the Peace concluded and agreed on by these Articles; provided further, that the faid Act of Oblivion, or any thing in this Article contained, shall not hinder or interrupt the faid Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord President of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnel Efq; Sir Lucas Dillon Kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket Kt. Sir Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily and Gerrald Fennell, Efquires, or any feven or more of them, to call to an Account, and proceed against the Council and Congregation, and the respective supream Councils, Commiffioners general, appointed hitherto from time to time by the Confederate Catholics to manage their Affairs, or any other Perfon or Perfons accomptable to an Accompt for their respective Receipts and Disbursements, fince the beginning of their respective Imploiments under the faid Confederate Catholics, or to acquit or release any Arrears of Excises, Customs, or public Taxes to be accounted for since the 23d of October 1641. and not difpos'd of hitherto, to the public Use, but that the Parties therein concern'd may be call'd to an Account for the fame as aforefaid, by the faid Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord Prefident of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Vifc. Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnel Efquire, Sir Lucas Dillon Kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket Kt. Sir

Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily and Gerrald Fennell, Efquires, or any feven or more of them, the faid ACT or any thing therein contain❜d to the contrary notwithstanding.

XIX. Item, It is further concluded, accorded and agreed upon, by and between the faid Parties, and his Majefty is graciously pleas'd, that an ACT be pafs'd in the next Parliament, prohibiting, That neither the Lord Deputy, or other Chief Governour or Governours, Lord Chancellor, Lord High Treasurer, Vice Treasurer, Chancellor, or any of the Barons of the Exchequer, Privy Council, or Judges of the four Courts, be Farmers of his Majesties Customs within this Kingdom.

XX. Item, It is likewise concluded, accorded and agreed, and his Majefty is graciously pleas'd, that an ACT of Parliament pass in this Kingdom against Monopolies, fuch as was enacted in England 21 Jacobi Regis, with a further Clause of repealing of all Grants of Monopolies in this Kingdom; and that Commiffioners be agreed upon by the faid Lord Lieutenant, and the faid Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord Prefident of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnel Efq; Sir Lucas Dillon Kt. Sir Nicholas Plunket Kt. Sir Richard Barnwall Bar. Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily and Gerrald Fennell Efquires, or any feven or more of them, to fet down the Rates for the Cuftom and Impofition to be laid on Aquavita, Wine, Oil, Yarn and Tobacco.

XXI. Item, It is concluded, accorded and agreed, and his Majesty is graciously pleas'd, that fuch Perfons as fhall be agreed on by the faid Lord Lieutenant, and the faid Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord Prefident of Connaght, Donnogh Lord