what they shall think convenient touching the Repeal or Sufpenfion of the Statute commonly call'd, Poynings ACT, Entituled, An ACT that no Parliament be holden in that Land, until the ACTS be certifyed into ENGLAND.

III. Item, It is further concluded, accorded and agreed upon, by and between the faid Parties, and his Majesty is graciously pleased, that all Acts, Ordinances and Orders made by both or either Houses of Parliament, to the blemish, dishonour or prejudice of his Majesties Roman Catholic Subjects of this Kingdom, or any of them fithence the 7th of August 1641. shall be vacated; and that the fame and all Exemplifications and other Acts which continue the memory of them be made void by Act to be pafs'd in the next Parliament to be held in this Kingdom; and that in the mean time the faid Acts or Ordinances, or any of them, shall be no Prejudice to the faid Roman Catholics, or any of them.

IV. Item, It is alfo concluded, and agreed upon, and his Majesty is likewise graciously pleas'd, that all Indictments, Attainders, Outlawries in this Kingdom, and all the Proceffes and other Proceedings thereupon, and all Letters, Patents, Grants, Leafes, Cuftoms, Bonds, Recognizances, and all Records, Act or Acts, Office or Offices, Inquifitions, and all other things depending upon, or taken by reason of the said Indictments, Attainders or Outlawries, fithence the 7th day of August, 1641. in prejudice of the faid Catholics, their Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Affigns, or any of them, or the Widows of them, or any of them, fhall be vacated and made void in fuch fort as no Memory shall remain thereof, to the blemish, dishonour or prejudice of the faid Catholics, their Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Affigns, or any of them, or the Widows of them, or any of them; and that to be done when the faid Thomas Lord Vif

count Dillon of Coftclogh Lord President of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnel Efquire, Sir Lucas Dillon Knight, Sir Nicholas Plunket Knight, Sir Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neal, Miles Reilie and Gerrald Fennell Efquires, or the major part of them shall defire the fame, so that by poffibility it may be done ; and in the mean time that no fuch Indictments, Attainders, Outlawries, Proceffes or any other Proceedings thereupon, or any Letters Patents, Grants, Leases, Cuftodiums, Bonds, Recognizances, or any Record or Acts, Office or Offices, Inquifitions, or any other thing depending upon, or by reafon of the faid Indictments, Attainders or Outlawries, fhall in any fort prejudice the faid Roman Catholics, or any of them, but that they and every of them fhall be forthwith upon Perfection of thefe Articles, reftor'd to their respective Poffeffions and Hereditaments refpectively; provided, that no Man fhall be queftion'd by reafon hereof, for Meafne Rates or Wastes, faving wilful Wastes committed after the first day of May last past.

V. Item, It is likewife concluded, accorded and agreed, and his Majefty is graciously pleased, that as foon as poffible may be, all Impediments which may hinder the faid Roman Catholics, to fit or vote in the next intended Parliament, or to choose, or to be chofen Knights and Burgeffes, to fit or vote there, fhall be removed, and that before the faid Parliament.

VI. Item, It is concluded, accorded and agreed upon, and his Majefty is further graciously pleased, that all Debts fhall remain as they were upon the 23d of October, 1641. Notwithstanding any Difpofition made, or to be made, by Virtue or Colour of any Attainder, Outlawry, Fugacy, or other Forfei

ture; and that no Difpofition or Grant made, or to be made of any fuch Debts, by Virtue of any Attainder, Outlawry, Fugacy, or other Forfeiture, fhall be of force; and this to be paffed as an Act in the next Parliament.

VII. Item, It is further concluded, accorded and agreed upon, and his Majefty is graciously pleased, that for the securing of the Eftates or reputed Estates of the Lords, Knights, Gentlemen and Freeholders, or reputed Freeholders, as well of Connaght, and County of Clare, or Country of Thomond, as of the Counties of Limerick and Tipperary, the fame to be fecured by Act of Parliament, according to the Intent of the 25th Article of the Graces granted in the fourth year of his Majesties Reign, the Tenor whereof for fo much as concerneth the fame, doth enfue in these words, viz. We are graciously pleased, that for the Inhabitants of Connaght and Country of Thomond and County of Clare, that their several Estates shall be confirmed unto them and their Heirs against us, and our Heirs and Succeffors, by Act to be paffed in the next Parliament to be holden in Ireland, to the end the same may never hereafter be brought into any further Question by Us, or our Heirs and Succeffors. In which Act of Parliament fo to be paffed, you are to take care that all Tenures in Capite, and all Rents and Services as are now due, or which ought to be answered unto us out of the said Lands and Premifes, by any Letters Patents past thereof fince the first year of King HENRY the Eight, or found by any Office taken from the said firft year of King HENRY the VIII. until the 21st of July 1645. whereby our late dear Father, or any his Predeceffors actually received any Profit by Wardship, Liveries, Primer-feifins, Meafne Rates, Ousterlemains or Fines of Alienations without Licence, be again reserved unto us, our Heirs and Succeffors, and

all the rest of the Premises to be holden of our Caftle of Athlone by Knights Service, according to our faid late Fathers Letters, notwithstanding any Tenures in Capite found for Us by Office, fince the 21st of July 1615. and not appearing in any fuch Letters Patents, or Offices; within which Rule His Majesty is likewife graciously pleased, That the said Lands in the Counties of Limerick and Tipperary be included, but to be held by fuch Rents and Tenures only, as they were in the fourth year of his Majefties Reign; provided always, that the faid Lords, Knights, Gentlemen and Freeholders of the faid Province of Connaght, County of Clare, and Country of Thomond, and Counties of Tipperary and Limerick, fhall have and enjoy the full Benefit of fuch Compofition and Agreement which fhall be made with his moft Excellent Majefty, for the Court of Wards, Tenures, Refpits and Iffues of Homage, any Claufe in this Article to the contrary notwithstanding. And as for the Lands within the Counties of Kilkenny and Wickloe, unto which his Majefty was intituled by Offices, taken or found in the time of the Earl of Strafford's Government in this Kingdom, His Majefty is further graciously pleased, That the State thereof fhall be confidered in the next intended Parliament, where his Majesty will affent unto that which shall be just and honourable; and that the like Act of Limitation of his Majesties Titles, for the Security of the Eftates of his Subjects of this Kingdom be paffed in the faid Parliament as was Enacted in the 21st year of his late Majesty King JAMES his Reign in ENGLAND.

VIII. Item, It is further concluded, accorded and agreed upon, and his Majesty is further graciously pleased, that all Incapacities impofed upon the Natives of this Kingdom or any of them, as Natives, by Act of Parliament, Provifos in Patents or other

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wife, be taken away by Act to be paffed in the faid Parliament; and that they may be enabled to erect one or more Inns of Court in or near the City of Dublin or elsewhere, as shall be thought fit by his Majefties Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of this Kingdom for the time being; and in cafe the faid Inns of Court fhall be erected before the first day of the next Parliament, then the fame fhall be in fuch Place as his Majefties Lord Lieutenant, or other Chief Governour or Governours of this Kingdom for the time being, by and with the Advice and Consent of the said Thomas Lord Viscount Dillon of Coftologh Lord Prefident of Connaght, Donnogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Francis Lord Baron of Athunry, Alexander Mac Donnel Efquire, Sir Lucas Dillon Knight, Sir Nicholas Plunket Knight, Sir Richard Barnwall Baronet, Jeffery Brown, Donnogh O Callaghan, Tyrlah O Neile, Miles Reily, Gerrald Fennel Efquires, or any feven or more of them fhall think fit; and that fuch Students, Natives of this Kingdom, as shall be therein, may take and receive the ufual Degrees accuftom'd in any Inns of Court, they taking the enfuing Oath; viz. I A. B. Do hereby acknowledg, profefs, testify and declare in my Confcience before God and the World, that our Soveraign Lord King Charles is Lawful and Rightful King of this Realm, and of other his Majefties Dominions and Countries; and I will bear Faith and true Allegiance to his Majefty, and his Heirs and Succeffors, and him and them will defend to the utmost of my Power against all Confpiracies and Attempts whatfoever, which fhall be made against his or their Crown and Dignity; and do my best endeavour to difclofe and make known to his Majefty, his Heirs and Succeffors, or to the Lord Deputy, or other his Majefties Chief Governour or Governours for the time being, all Treafon or traiterous ConSpiracies which I shall know or hear to be intended