"To our beloved son, the noble Con O'Neill, prince of the Irish in Ulster, Paul III. pope. pontiff's with Ire "Beloved Son, greeting and apostolical benediction. "The letter of your eminence dated on the Eve of the which exFeast of All Hallows, we have duly received from the presses the hand of your son Raymond, who conveyed to us that mingled communication, accompanied with a still more copious sensations detail from his own lips, of circumstances, which have connected given rise to a variety of sensations in our mind. For land. the tidings that your island is drawn astray by that modern king [Henry VIII.] into such awful impiety, wasted with such cruelty, and the honour of Almighty God trampled under foot with such savage ferocity, have excited in us such painful feelings as could not but be awakened by intelligence of the kind. But on the other hand, when we were apprised by your own letter, and the observations of the said Raymond, of your standing up as champion, at once for the honour of God, and for the Church of Rome, and for the Catholic religion, we were overcome with sensations of paternal affection and exulting gladness at the thought. "To you therefore, beloved son, we have to convey His praise such praise and commendation in the Lord our God as is of Con but your just due. And to Him we both render thanks- O'Neill, givings for His granting us at this time for the conservation of that island, one distinguished by such valour and piety as yourself, and also offer our prayers, that He may long preserve you to us, and prosper your efforts in our cause. And as for ourselves, we have taken upon us that concern for you, and for the other champions of the Catholic faith, which we are bound to entertain, and which you have petitioned us to accept. and exhor him to main Wherefore, noble Sir, we exhort you in the Lord, tations to yourself aud all the clans of Ireland, following your au- tain his loythority and godly example, to resolve on persevering in alty to the Catholic religion, which you have received from your Rome. fathers, and preserved with the noblest constancy to these times, thus pursuing a course worthy of yourselves, worthy of the true faithful people of Christ. And for our part, embracing as we do, your island, with feelings of no ordinary affection, and wishing, as we do, to see it still maintain its old allegiance to our holy faith, we shall never be wanting to you, noble sir, or to the others who follow the example of your piety: all which our feelings and purposes you shall understand more fully from John [Codure] and Alphonsus [Salmeron, members of the order of Ignatius Loyola] our agents, and your own Raymond. "Dated from Rome, April xxiv. 1541, the 7th year of our Pontificate." No. XXIII. Lord Barry, SPECIMEN OF THE FORMS OF SUBMISSION TENDERED BY THE IRISH The following specimen of the deeds of submission to King Henry VIII., tendered by the Irish princes to that monarch, is extracted from Cox's History of Ireland, (pp. 273, 274, Lond. 1689,) in which it is given from the Red Book of the Privy Council of Ireland. "This indenture made on the 26th day of September, More, &c., 34 Hen. VIII., between the most noble Ant. Saintleger, bind them- James, Earl of Desmond, William Brabazon Esq., Treasurer at War, and Subtreasurer of the realm of Ireland, John Travers Esq., Master of the Ordnance, and Osborn selves to Sir A. St. Leger, &c. Echingham, Field Marshall, &c., on the one part; and the Lord Barry [more] alias the Great Barry, Mac Carty More, the Lord Roche, alias de Rupe, Mac Carty Reagh, Thady Mac Cormick, the Lord Muskry, Barry Oge, alias the young Barry, O'Sullevan Bear, Captain of his nation, Donald O'Sulleran, chief of his nation, Barry Roe, alias the Red Barry, Mac Donough of Allow, Captain of his nation, Donald O'Callaghane, Chief of his nation, and Gerald FitzJohn, knight, on the other part; Doth witness, that the aforesaid Lord Barry, &c. do covenant, agree, consent, and engage, for themselves jointly and separately, their heirs, successors, assigns, tenants, and followers, unto and with the said Deputy, &c. that they will hold to and perform, all and singular the articles, agreements, terms and conditions which in this indenture are contained as devolving on their part, &c. 66 VIII. for Imprimis, They and each of them do and doth re- to receive cognize the king's Majesty aforesaid, and the kings his K. Henry successors, to be their natural and liege lord, and him supreme and them second after God they will honour, and obey head of the and serve them against all creatures of the universe. Church of And his majesty and the kings his heirs and successors England they will accept and hold for the supreme head on earth, immediately under Christ, of the Church of England and Ireland; his and their lieutenants, Deputies, and vicegerents in this realm of Ireland, they will obey and serve in all matters pertaining to the service of his majesty or of the kings his heirs and successors. and Ireland, premacy of "And as far as lieth or may lie in the power of them- and to aboselves or of their assigns, jointly or separately, they will lish all suannihilate the usurped primacy and authority of the the Bishop bishop of Rome, and all his favorers, abettors, and par- of Rome in tizans, they will to the utmost of their power disperse their terriand abolish; and such persons, whether spiritual or temporal, as are promoted to church benefices or digni tories. ties by the king's majesty or other rightful patrons, (without any provision to be made by the bishop of Rome aforesaid,) they will maintain, support, and defend. And all and singular provisors and others, who shall sue and repair to Rome for promotion, they will henceforward apprehend, and bring before the king's common law, to be tried and corrected according to the statutes and ordinances made and to be made for such cases." No. XXIV. LIST OF BISHOPS PRESENT IN THE IRISH PARLIAMENT OF In Volume II. of the Tracts relating to Ireland, printed for the Irish Archæological Society, we are supplied in the appendix with an enumeration of the prelates, temporal peers, &c., who were present in the parliament which assembled at Dublin in the year 1560. The portion of this record which contains the names of the bishops who were in attendance on that occasion is here inserted, accompanied with an extract from the same volume, descriptive of the authority from which the list in question is derived. (Tracts, &c., vol. 2, p. 134.) "The following list of the lords spiritual and temporal, knights, citizens, and burgesses, of the first Irish parliament of Q. Elizabeth, held at Dublin, A.D. 1560, is taken from a record preserved in the rolls office there, furnished by the intelligent officer of inrolments in that department, Geo. Hatchell, Esq. It is inserted here for preservation, as it has not been hitherto printed, and as the original document is in a state of decay, being in some parts quite illegible." The roll says that the parliament was held "die Veneris proxime ante festum Sti. Hilarii, viz. 11 die Jan. anno regni Reginæ E. secundo." 66 DOMINI SPIRITUALES. 1 Hugo Dublin, Archieps. Hiberniæque primas, dominus canc. Hiberniæ. 2 Rollandus Cassil. Arps. 3 Christophorus Tuam. Arps. 4 Willielmus Midensis, Eps. 5 Patricius Wat. & Lismor. Eps. 6 Rogerus Cork & Clon. Eps. 7 Alexander Fern. Eps. 8 Thomas Darensis, Eps. 9 Thomas Leghlin. Eps. 10 Johannes Ossorien. Eps. 11 Imolacensis, Eps. 12 Hugo Lymericen. Eps. 14 Eugenius Dunen. Eps. 19 Eps. Ardfertensis. [Sequuntur domini temporales No. XXV. STATE OF THE EPISCOPACY OF IRELAND IN A.D. 1560. sion of the That the prelates of the Reformed Irish The succes Church have received their episcopal succession Irish Church in a regular and unbroken line from the bishops unbroken at of the ancient Irish Church, and that no other mation. the Refor |