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PART I.
1601 to 1625.
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WITH AN HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES,
BY C. WINSTON DUGAN.
Dublin, 1898.
NOTE.
Since the type of this Catalogue has been set up Sir John T. Gilbert has contributed a most valuable paper to
the Royal Irish Academy upon " Irish Bibliography of the 17th Century," in which he gives much valuable
information about Dublin Printers and Printing of that century, and I am availing myself of some of his
references to Dublin-printed books of that period for this Catalogue, for its greater completeness and
usefulness.
I wish here to express my indebtedness to Dublin's pre-eminent historian, to whom I desire, with
his permission, to dedicate this small effort.
E. R. McC. DIX,
17 Kildare Street,
Dublin.
15th June, 1897.
[SECOND ISSUE, WITH ADDITIONS.]
PREFACE.
TNSPIRED by the excellent example of Mr. John Anderson's publication of a list
of Belfast printed books (which is in so admirable a form that I have
copied it closely), and prompted by the spirit of local rivalry to vindicate the
superiority of my native city, both in time and excellence of its printing and
literary cultivation, this preliminary step towards a similar list has been taken, and
is at present only put forth in an imperfect and incomplete form for the purpose of
inviting help to what must be a very slow and toilsome effort. Printing in Dublin
began, it is generally believed, in 1551, but as our able and pre-eminent historian,
Sir John T. Gilbert, has dealt with the earliest period of printing here, viz., during
the 1 6th century, in a paper read before the Ro3'al Irish Academy, and will, I trust,
publish his researches, I have entirely refrained from touching upon this
period, and propose to deal with the 17th century only, still a virgin field in
which even the feeble effort of the literary amateur may result in some fruit worth
preserving. To enter upon the i8th century would be too great a task. Besides,
lists of all books printed in Ireland during the greater part of that century have
been published.
At work for less than two years, I have collected, through the kind help of many
book lovers and collectors (particularly should I here mention Messrs. R. R. Belshaw,
C. W. Dugan, and D. J. O'Donoghue), a list of over 600 works or editions, and am
gaining others, from time to time. To wait till the list becomes a large one, would
mean a delay of years. To publish what has been gathered so far, would involve
considerable expense, with very little resulting good. It has, however, occurred
to me to divide the century into quarters, and as it is clear that there was little printing
here in the first quarter of the 1 7th century, or less survival of it in any form, to
print in a preliminary way the few works traced so far, between 1601 and 1625, ^^^
to circulate such list as widely as possible, soliciting additions to it, and more parti-
cularly references to books printed in the rest of the century. This is my apology
for this imperfect production of Part I. I hope it may achieve my desire.
— 4 —
It would be tedious here, and at present, to point out wliat advantage any sucli
list of books can bring. Should Part II. ever appear, some reasons for it will be put
forward sufficient to excuse the attempt in which I have been very kindly encouraged
by Sir John T. Gilbert, and by the President of the National Literary Society, and
many of its members. Meanwhile, any references to Dublin-printed works of the i yth
century are urgently solicited, and will be very gratefully received and acknowledged.
Of others who have kindly helped me, I gratefully acknowledge the aid of
Count Plunkett, Mr. Hurley (Abbeylands,Waterford), Mr. James Collins, Mr. Patrick
Traynor, Mr. N. Massey (Cork), Mr. T. G. O'Donoghue, Mr. R. A. Shrimpton (the
Assistant Librarian of the King's Inns), Mr. A. De Burgh (T.C.D. Library), Miss
Crofton, Mr. R. Longworth-Dames, Mr. Trevor (The National Library), Rev. Dr.
Morgan (the Librarian of the Armagh Diocesan Library), Mr. Robbins (Law Library,
Four Courts), Mr. J. LeFanu, Mr. John O'Leary, the Rev. John Dickenson
(Librarian, "Worth Library," Dr. Steevens' Hospital), The Rev. Canon Rooke,
(Librarian of St. Canice's Library, Kilkenny), the late Mr. Hugh Lyle, (Librarian of
the Derry and Eaphoe Diocesan Library, Londonderry), Mr. John Anderson, Mr.
Kershaw (Librarian, "Lambeth" Library), Rev. G. P. White (Librarian, Cashel
Diocesan Librarjr), Mr. W. R. Browne, and Mr. F. Jenkinson (Librarian, University
Library, Cambridge).
For corrections in this Part I shall also be grateful.
The list in this Part is not confined to books or pamphlets, but includes
proclamations.
E. R. McC. DIX.
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ABBREVIATIONS.
R. I. A.
The Royal Irish Academy.
T.C.D.
The Trinity College, Dublin, Library.
K. Inns
The King's Inns (Dublin), Library.
Pub. Rec. Office
The Public Record Office, Four Courts.
Marsh
Marsh's Library, St. Patrick's.
Nat. Lib.
National Libraiy, Kildare Street.
Lin. Hall
The Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
Lough Fea
The *' Shirley " Library at Lough Fea,
Can ickm across
Malcomson
The late R. Malcomson's Library.
Brit. Mus.
The British Museum Library.
Lambeth
The Lambeth Palace Library, London.
Bodleian
The Bodleian Library, Oxford.
U. L. C.
University Library, Cambridge.
K. P.
King's Printer.
INTRODUCTION
THE compilation of a List of Books, printed in Dublin during the seventeenth century,
is a task attended with much difficulty and uncertainty. During this turbulent
unhappy period of Irish history many books were either suppressed or destroyed,
and their authors punished ; certainly the printing and publishing of many that contained
matter savouring of disaffection to either the Church or State, then ascendant, was perilous
to both writer and author.
In our own peaceful times, when Protestant and Catholic, Saxon and Celt, men of
any party whatever, all subjects of one Imperial crown, can agree to differ and to discuss
and maintain their rights and privileges in a courteous and rational manner, we can hardly
form a clear conception of the state of Ireland from 1600 to 1700. A candid inquirer will
find it very difficult to follow out and unravel the convolutions of parties, the confusion
of causes and motives, which led each party and its leader to action in those troublous days.
Even the great Contemporary writers — such as Clarendon and Carte, Borlase, Davis,
Temple, Clanricarde, Castlehaven, Ware, Ussher, Nalson, and a host of others — all give
different accounts of the transactions and different complexions to the motives of the chief
actors of this eventful century. During the immediately preceding centuries, Ireland,
no doubt, had been torn by multiplied evils — despotic rule subverting national rights, and
ferocious internecine wars of reprisal and revenge. The statutes of Kilkenny, in A.D. 1361,
had bitterly accentuated the differentiation of race. Poynings' Law, A.D. 1495, had sealed
the legislative degradation of the country; but to all such racial and political indignities
was added, in the seventeenth century — religious oppression and hate, the most deadly of all —
which indeed had been slowly creeping into Irish affairs from the times of Edward VI.
and Elizabeth. In that long and bloody struggle under the despotic Tudors, and the vacillating
corrupt Stuarts, we find an eclipse of mercy in the councils of the dominant power, and a
crown of sorrow in the conquered race.
This was the century ushered in by the bloody contests between the English forces,
led on by Essex, Mountjoy and Carew, and the Native Irish under O'Neill, O'Donnell and
O'Sullivan — which witnessed the plantations of James I., and the consequent feuds and
heartburnings ; the promised graces of Charles I. never fulfilled, the cruel religious wars
introduced by the new Puritan element, the terrible rebellion and massacres of 1641-42, the
Confederation of Kilkenny, the struggles of the three great parties of Ormondists, Parliamen-
tarians and Confederates ; the ruthless Cromwell, like a dark spirit of wrath over the devoted
land, the sieges of Limerick and Derry, the Williamite and Jacobite campaigns, and lastly,
the gloomy advent of the Penal Laws. The humanity taught by nature, and the charity
which springs from Christianity, were all ignored in that terrible century of sectarian bigotry
and hate.
This is the story of Ireland from 1600 to 1700, and we find its spirit influencing nearly
all the publications of the time. Well, indeed, would it be, were such a reign of terror
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forgotten ; yet, although, we may not look over the record of such a period with unmoved
hearts, we may at least walk with erect head and tranquil brow, for such gloomy days are
gone for ever.
We have noted thus much of the history of the seventeenth century, as it may, in a
degree, account for the comparative dearth of authenticated Irish-printed books during
this period.
A large number of Irish writers, lay and clerical, availed themselves of the superior
facilities for printing and publishing which then existed in London and Oxford, whilst nearly
all those of the Roman Catholic party were deterred from printing or publishing any work
in Dublin, under penalty of liberty, fortune, and perhaps life. Hence we find that during
this century an immense number of books, political and religious, were published on the
Continent, especially at Douay, Louvain, Paris, Lyons, Rome, and other Roman Catholic
centres.
Many of these works were surreptitiously brought into Ireland, and kept concealed
amongst the few religious communities that contrived to exist.
It is very probable, however, that many publications belonging to the prescribed
parties were secretly printed in Dublin, and issued imder fictitious names and titles. We
come to this conclusion partly from the internal evidences furnished by the works in
themselves, partly from analogous action in other times and places, the evidence of which is
undoubted.
Other considerations of a more speculative character may be adduced to strengthen
this opinion.
We may notice, especially, a work by Henry FitzSimon, entitled : "A Catholike Confu-
tation of Mr. foJiii Rider's Clayme of Antiquitie, etc.," in 2 vols., 4to, printed at " Roan," 1606.
In this book the type, paper, and watermark are very similar to those used in known
Dublin-printed books of the early part of the seventeenth century — for instance, in Ussher's
" Vetenim Epistolarum Hibernicaruni Sylloge" Dublin, 1632. In both works the size of
the paper is small 4to, and several of the woodcut initials are similar ; in Fitzsimon's treatise
the names of the printer and printing office are omitted. At the end of Vol. I. the corrector,
apologising to the reader, states, z>/to- alia — "I pray thee to pardon it (sc. erratum) because
I never had in ttvo years' space that this worke was in printing the helpe of the Author to reade or
peruse any one sheete of all this labour." If this book were printed in Rouen (spelled "Roan"
in title page) it certainly could not have occupied two years' space in the printing. At that
time Rouen, under the Latin title RotJiomagus, was famous for its printing establishments, so that,
most likely, the great delay which occurred was owing to the difficulty of printing such a work
in Dublin from the troubled state of the times and suspicion attached to all Roman Catholic
publications. Henry FitzSimon had been in prison in Dublin Castle up to 1605, and was then
banished to the Continent. He says, at the end of Vol. II., entitled : "A Replie to M. Rider's
Rescript, etc." that he finished it 36th September, 1607. This second volume is also noted in
title " At Roan, 1608." The printer of the first volume must therefore have had it on hands
in Dublin, from 1605 to 1607. FitzSimon could not have been there during that time. We
have commented at some length on this publication because it is probably the history of
many others of a similar kind printed in Dublin during the seventeenth century.
VVe have an analogous case from the followi:ig century. The work, " Hibernia
Dominicana," by Thomas de Burgo, 4to, 17^2, is well known to have been printed at the private
press of the Roman Catholic party in Kilkenny, yet, on the title page, it is stated to have
been printed — Col. Agrip (Cologne). Of course this was done to avoid prosecution, as the
book contained matter, notably the history of James II., the publication of which, in the
author's days, would have involved serious penal consequences.
It may be here interesting to note parallel instances of the suppressions of means to
identify printed books which occurred before this period. It is well known to bibliographers
that many of the works printed by Jenson, 1461-69, were dated 147 1, and many of the most
celebrated printers of Upper Italy — the De Spiras, Valdarfer, John de Colonia, etc. — printed
many works between these years without either name or date. This was simply because
they were afraid. Our theory is that a similar fear prevailed in Ireland, though proceeding
from a totally different cause.
In Italy all the Universities had privileged guilds of copyists and illuminators attached,
who produced all the transcripts necessary for the large body of students, and sanctioned by
Authority. It is obvious that the introduction of the art of printing would have the effect
of throwing these great bodies out of employment ; therefore, when it was brought in from
Germany they petitioned the Government against it as an invasion of their privileges and means
of living. Being very powerful and influential these guilds easily obtained a strong pro-
hibition of the issue of printed work. As a consequence several printers left Italy — those
that remained printed in secret, not daring to attach either name or date to their works.
The prohibition was not relaxed until the issue of public decrees in Venice in 1470 ; in Genoa
and other cities at a much later date.
The printing trade seems to have been at a very low ebb in Dublin during the first
quarter of the seventeenth century, and the defective type and material must have seriously
limited the production of books. In the present day of steam-rollers and Linotypes we
cannot but be amused at Dean Rider's quaint apology in the preface to his " Caveat" (Dublin,
1602). The writer says: — "If the Irish Testament (a goodly laborious and profitable worke
to God's Church) had not imbusied the Printers' Presse ; long before this time my Friendlie
Caveat had presented itself I have onlie handled the first position and could goe no further
till the Printers return from London with newe Letters." As to faults escaped (errata) he
continues — " Impute them not to the skilful printer but to the stumpeworne letters, for as
weapons unsteeled cut not, so letters overwoi'ne print not." We ought to bear in mind that
at this period the Dean must have had command of the best privileged presses in Dublin.
This brings us to a little digression as to the general state of printing in Ireland up to this
period, and to considerations as to the probability that facilities for printing were in the hands
of many of the religious bodies in Ireland, especially in Dublin, and that consequently many
works may have been surreptitiously printed there, but which for reasons given above bore
fictitious names and dates, or in which these were wholly suppressed. Such considerations
are those of the speculative character above mentioned which may be adduced in favour of the
opinion that many books were printed in Dublin during the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries, of whch we have no direct record.
Ware enumerates sixteen Irish writers during the fifteenth, and forty-two during the
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sixteenth centuries ; the latter having written altogether about one hundred and four works, not
one of which is noted as being printed in Ireland, the greater number bearing the names
of Doway, Antzverp, Venice and Tigunun (Zurich), yet many of these men resided during tKeir
lives in Ireland, and suffered severely for the expression of their opinions — which was sufficient
to deter the rest. We may mention John Traverse who published (? where) a book in defence
of the Pope's supremacy ; for this he was indicted under the Act of Henry VIII. 28, cap 13,
and punished. Some writers, Spondanus and Lynch, assert that his hands were cut off and
burnt. This, however, is indignantly denied. He was, however, afterwards condemned for
high treason and executed. Peter White was ejected from the Deanery of Waterford, and
Nicholas Comerford from all his preferments, both for nonconformity, towards the close of
Elizabeth's reign. Nicholas Creagh, Archbishop of Armagh, who wrote several works, was
imprisoned in the Tower, and died therein, 1585. Under such circumstances it is certainly
unlikely that any of the resident Irish writers would care to have their works identified by
name or place of publication.
It is generally stated that the first printing press established in Ireland was that of
Humphrey Powell, in Dublin, 1550, and that the first book printed there of which we have
authentic record, i.e., name of printer, place and date, is the " Boke of Common Prayer, etc"
Humphrey Powell, Dublin, 155 1. The first book alleged to have been printed in England was
The Game and the Playe of the Chesse, imprinted by Wm. Caxton, 1474; Bouchot gives the date
1477. For a few years after Caxton no printers appear to have worked in London ; after
1480, however, they became fairly numerous. At this stage the question may naturally
occur — why was the art of printing of such late introduction to Ireland .' a period of seventy-
seven years having elapsed between the date of first printing in England by Caxton, and the
alleged dates of the first printing in Ireland, or nearly a century after the complete invention
of the art by Gutenberg and Fust at Mentz. Admitting that the period of the first diffusion
of printing in Europe was one of the darkest and most distressing in the history of Ireland, a
period when the great racial conflicts were intensified and embittered by the imminent shadow
of the greater and more lasting conflict of religion, still such a delay in its advent is open to
very grave doubt.
Irish Art, in the production of manuscript books, flourished over Europe from the sixth
to the fourteenth century, and Irishmen were especially celebrated for copying and illuminating
the Sacred Scriptures and other devotional works. Dr. Reeves, in his memoir of the Book of
Armagh, states that the Irish were celebrated in very early times for the ample manner in
which they were provided with copies of the Scriptures. Is it credible that the large number
of Irish writers who flourished at the time of the diffusion of printing, and during the following
century, most of whom were ecclesiastics and had spent much of their early years on the
Continent, would have failed to bring back with them into Ireland the new art of book-
producing .'' We know that many of these scholars were themselves practically acquainted with
printing, a knowledge which they had acquired in the great early printing centres of Mentz,
Strasburg, Venice, etc. A century before the printing of the first Bible at Mentz, Richard
Fitzralph, Archbishop of Armagh, had written a translation of the New Testament. During
centuries previous to the sixteenth, hosts of Irish writers appeared, a large number of whose
works were extant in this latter century, and lying scattered through the great libraries of the
Continent, and it may naturally be surmised that many of the learned men who came over to
Ireland during this and the preceding century would have brought with them the materials
for printing and diffusing a knowledge of these works in their own country.
Such books, however, must have been comparatively few. The great body of the
people spoke and understood their native language only, and certainly there was no induce-
ment to print in that language. The Act 28, Henry VIII, almost proscribed the Irish
language, and about half a century earlier, 14B3, we find an Irish bishop in Dublin petitioning
to be allowed to choose natives to take charge of certain livings in his diocese.
Of the many Irishmen on the Continent connected with the invention of printing we
may notice one especially, Maurice Fihely, known also as Maurice Hibernicus and Maurice
de Portu, an Irish Franciscan, and native of Baltimore, Co. Cork, hence the surname
"de Portu." Towards the close of the fifteenth century he was engaged as principal corrector
of the press to Octavian Schott, who set up as a printer at Venice — correctors of the press at
this time were generally learned men of high position, and Venice was then celebrated as a
printing centre, there being no less than 230 distinct presses in the city, previous to 1500,
including the famous ones of the two de Spiras, Jenson, Valdarfer, and other well-known
names. This Maurice Hibernicus was the author of several highly-esteemed works, one of
which, " Encliiridion Fidci" 4to, 1500, is dedicated to the Earl of Kildare, then Lord Deputy,
and from the title-page it appears that he was then Archbishop of Tuam ; he died in Galway
in 1512. From the colophon of the Enchiridion it appears to have been printed by a certain
Bon Locatelli ; and in Palmer's History of Printing it is stated that of the three printers under
Archbishop Maurice, this Bon Locatelli was one. It appears, therefore, that Maurice, if not
himself actually a working printer, must have thoroughly understood the art, and also as
corrector of the press was acquainted with the whole art and mystery of the production and
publication of literary matter. When he came to Galway in 15 12, more than half a century
after the invention of printing, it is hardly likely that he found printers capable of publishing
■ any of his works. Is it not, therefore, probable that this dignitary of the church would have
brought printers and printing materials with him, and have endeavoured to introduce into the
country that art with which he had been connected, and which had been brought to such
perfection in Venice i"
A well-known bibliographer. Prosper Marchand, in his Histoire de I'Origine de
I' Imprimeric, 4to, 1 740, refers to a work — St. Jerome s Lives of the Saints, Printed by Faber, 1475,
and states that this work was done in Cashel,* Ireland. But this opinion is combated by
Mercier, another eminent bibliographer. Marchand's assertion, however, is not improbable.
The Fabers were well-known Dutch printers, and at that period there was much intercourse
between the south of Ireland and the Low Countries, while it is likely that the bishops of
Cashel had already brought over printing materials from the Continent. We find a similar
controversy involving the date of the first printing in England.
A book entitled " Sancti feroniini Exposicio, etc." was found at Cambridge, the colophon
of which states that it was printed at Oxford, MCCCCLXVIII, eight years before Caxton
commenced to print in England. The Oxford date is said by some writers to be either a
forgery or a mistake, while others stoutly uphold its authority.
■'' Cassilia. tlie name on Faljer's book, is that given for Cas'iel in Tipp:rary, by Mowc;!!.
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Yet the generally received statement is that the first printing press established in
Ireland was that of Humphrey Powell, in 1550, and that the first book printed and published
in Ireland, entitled " The Boke of Common Prayer, etc." emanated from this press in the year
following. If this be correct, we have thus a barren period of forty years elapsing between the
advent to Ireland of the great printer, bishop, and illustrious scholar, Maurice de Portu— he
himself closely connected with printing, and coming from a city the most celebrated in the
world for its printers and presses, whether we consider the beauty of typography or the value
of the issued works — and the publication of what was nothing more than a poor reprint of the
Book of Common Prayer. We look upon this as highly improbable, and from all the above
considerations, we venture to say that there must have been other printing presses actively
employed in Ireland, and that several of the 104 works above referred to, the product of Irish
genius, must have been actually, though surreptitiously, printed and published in Ireland during
this century.
A similar state of things, and for still stronger reasons, prevailed during the seventeenth
century. All these considerations must convince us of the truth of our opening statement.
The energetic and industrious compiler of this list has had a weary and uncertain task.
Mr, Dix has identified over 600 works as being published in Dublin during this century.
Could he have ascertained all, his list would perhaps be nearer to 1,000. The works of Irish
writers of all kinds, between A.D. 1600 and 1700, number nearly fourteen hundred.
Ware mentions 306 writers of Ireland born in the century, and enumerates about 900
works. His list, however, included only the more important names. Our contention is,
that many works printed in Dublin were issued under other names. Instead of " Dublin " we
find on the titles such words as Bruxelks, Lovain, Gracii, Siyrorimi (Gratz), Nissa, and so on,
likely those of the Institutions or Colleges to which the writers belonged.
C. W. DUGAN.
II
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES.
1602. This is the first Irish version of the New
Testament and the second book recorded as being
printed in Irisli type. The first was that entitled
Alphahetum et Ratio Legendi Hiberniaim et Caicckis-
mus,by John A. Kearnagh, 8fo, 1571. Both works
were probably printed from the fount of Irish type
and press provided by Queen Elizabeth at her own
expense (see dedication to New Testament). We have
no account of any publication in wliich these types
were employed during the thirty-one intervening years.
The Alphabetunij according to the Ussher Memoirs,
by Wright, was published at the cost of Master John
Ussher, Alderman, 20th June, 1571. This John
Ussher was Mayor of Dublin in 1574.
Archbishop O'Donnell undertook to complete the
translation of the New Testament into Irish from the
original, at the instance and urgent request of the Lord
Deputy Chichester and the Irish Privy Council. He
availed himself of the labours of his predecessors in the
field of translation, John A. Kearnagh, treasui'er of St.
Patrick's, Nicholas Walsh, Chancellor, afterwards
Bishop of Ossory, and Nehemiah Donuellan, a native
of Galway and Archbishop of Tuata. O'Donnell also
went through Connaught looking for further aid, and
secured the services of Mortogh O'Eionga (King), a
well-known Irish scholar. Beliiig, in his Vindicia
Hibernia, Parisus, 1650, gives the credit of the whole
translation to King.
The printing of this transla,tion, 1602, was executed
in the house of Sir Wm. Ussher, Clerk of the Council,
in 1593, son of the Alderman John Ussher, meutiouecl
above. The Archbishop, in his address to James I.,
says : " Sir William Ussher willingly undertook the
charges of the greater part of this impression, and did
greatly kindle mine affection to foUowe the work with
all earnestness."
The following is the rendering of the Title-page of
this Irish editio princeps. " The New Testament of
Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, translated from
the Greek into Irish, by William O'Donnell. Printed
at the town of the Ford of the Hurdles (Baile atha-
Claith), in the house of Master Wm. Ussher, at the
foot of the Bridge, by John Franke, 1602." It is a
small folio of 214 pages, with double columns. O'Don-
nell was one of the first three scholars of Trinity
College, Dublin, and one of the first elected Fellows.
1602. A Friendlie Caveat. This work is not men-
tioned by Ware. It was written by Dean Eider,
afterwards Bishop of Killaloe, in reply to the Eev.
Henry Fitzsimon, a Jesuit, who being challenged, main-
tained in a written tract, 20th January, 1601, that
there was "no diversitie of beliefe, etc., betwixt the
Catholicks of these tymes and the primitive Catholicks
of the tymes of the Apostles." Fitzsimon was at this
time a prisoner in Dublin Castle. He was the son of
a Dublin Merchant, was educated in the Protestant
religion, became a Jesuit, and was so eminent for his
learning and as an able disputant that he began to be
suspected as a dangerous person, and was committed to
prison, 1599. In this year he had a dispute with the
celebrated Ussher, then a very young man. The
controversy with Eider was bitterly continued, and
produced a number of tracts from each champion.
FitzSimon, in the advertisements to his Catholicks
Confutation gives a lively and quaint account of his
personal disputations with him in the Castle before the
Mayor, Chief Justice Palmer, etc.
The Preface to Eider's Cavent contains the curious
statements mentioned in the Introduction as affording
an insight of the defective state of printing in Dublin
at this period.
Dean Eider was not a native of Ireland, and the
Caveat was the only work of his noted as printed in
Dublin. He was well known as the author of a Latin-
English Dictionary.*
1603. New Testament. Harris in Ware s.ays : "It
appears by a Privy Seal dated 24th May, 1595, for his
(Nehemiah Donnellan) advancement to the Archbishop-
rick of Tuam, that one of his merits is mentioned — he
had taken great pains in translating and putting to the
Press the Communion Book and Xetv Testament in the
Irish Language, which Queen Elizabeth greatly ap-
proved of." This must refer to the part which he took
in furthering the edition of 1602 — ut supra.
The present one is, perhaps, a new edition of that
published in 1603. Sir James Ware does not mention
this latter, and seems to confound these editions.
Referring to O'Donnell's work he says : "The New
Testament was printed in 1603, quarto, and dedicated
to King James," the charge of which was borne by the
province of Connaught and Sir Wm. Ussher, then
Clerk of the Council." Anderson in his Historical
sketches follows the same error.
1604. Instructions to his Children. This is the Sir
Wra. Ussher mentioned above as taking such an active
and substantial part in promoting the publication of the
Irish New Testament. He spelled his name "Uscher"
and was the sou of John Ussher, the Mayor who pub-
lished the Alphabetum at his own cost, and who was the
author of a curious treatise De Reformatione Hibernia.
This work has not, as the title might imply, any reference
to religious matters, but to a device for the reformation
of the Staple, which device was strongly opposed by
the Burgesses of the Staplejjortes The profits of this
device to the Queen he estimates at seven or eight
thousand a year ; his own portion, about three thousand ,
he purposes to devote to the erection of a College or
University in Dublin. Vide Letter to Lord Burghley,
Dublin, 15th July, I57r.
In a letter to Lord Burghley from Lord Deputy
Fitzwilliam, 7th July, 1572, we find — "The bearer.
Alderman Ussher, has opened a device that seems very
feasible for the coinage in base money of pence, etc."
If this be the reformation intended it was rather silly
and impolitic. But the debasing of money for Ireland
was then a common practice, and was so during the
three preceding reigns ; about this time the coinage
struck for Ireland was only one-third fine, sometimes
less. We can, therefore, hardly impute any dishonest
intention to good old John Ussher, in his projected
" reformation."
* Dean Rider published another work entitled " A Kcscriiit, etc.," in answer to Fitz.simon's writing while a prisoner in the O.ibtle, This Rescript must
hare been printed in Dublin, in March or April, 1604.
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John Ussher and Sir William TJssIier, fatlier and
son, who "were so active and zealous for the foundation
of a University and support of Irish printing, were
collateral branches of the same stock from which
sprung the more celebrated Archbishop Ussher. Vide
Ussher Memoirs hj Wright.
1 60S. Book of Common Prayer, This boot, with
the exception of the Psalms, was translated into Irish
by Dr. O'Donnell, probably with the same help as
in case of the New Testament, and published by him
in the year before his appointment to the See of
Tuara, at his own expense. The Psalms were trans-
lated by John 0*Kearnagh. This was the fourth book
printed from the Irish fount sent over by Elizabeth in
1571-
The Mortogh O'King whom O'Donnell found out in
Connaught, and who assisted in his Irish trauslations,
was one of the moat fiuished Irish scholars of the time.
He was uncle to the celebrated Paul King, the Fran-
ciscan, in answer to whose writings Belling wrote his
^^Vindicia Catholicorum." Mortogh became a Protest-
ant, obtained a church li ving,and on the recommendation
of Archbishop Ussher was employed by Bedell on his
Irish translation of the Scriptures. This celebrated
Irish scholar was very unfortunate in after life. The
opponents of Bedell, among whom were Laud and
Strafford, were numerous. King was charged with
incompetency, next accused of some slight delinquency,
deprived of his living, and finally in his old age tried
and imprisoned.
This venerable man who had so usefully assisted in
the translation of the Scriptures since 1601, died in
poverty at the age of So. The place of his birth and of
his interment are alike unknown.
1 615. Le Primer Report, etc. Sir J. Davies, or
Davis, was the son of a Wiltshire tanner. He studied
at Oxford, was called to the bar, and subsequently
became a favourite of James I. owing to a poem
entitled ^^ Nosce teipsum," which he wrote during his
student days. James made him his Solicitor, then his
Attorney-General for Ireland, and he was subsequently
elected Speaker of the Irish Commons.
He was the author of several works, the most
remarkable being "J. Discoverie of the True Causes why
Ireland was Never Entireli/ Subdued, etc.^^ London, 161 2,
quarto; an edition was published in Dublin, 1664,
i2mo. For the times in which he lived and the position
which he held, Davies in his woi-k displays impartial-
ity and a politic tone; the closing paragraph contains
the oft quoted statement referriug to the love of the
Irish for *' equal and indifferent justice."
The election of Davies as Speaker of the Irish House
of Commons was the occasion of a most unseemly, if
not amusing, tumult. For the first general parliament
which was held in Dublin Castle, i6th May, 1613,
James I. created forty new boroughs for the new
counties which had been formed, in addition to the old
thirteen shires which had fifty cities and boroughs.
On assembling, the Eecusant (Catholic) party elected
Sir J. Everard Speaker, and placed him in the chair.
The government party, which was in the majority,
selected Sir J. Davi-'S and conducted him to the chair.
Everard refused to leave, whereupon, after some strug-
gling, they placed Davies in his lap. Finally, Everard
was pulled out with torn robes and injured leg; he and
his party to the number of ninety-seven then left the
house. Vide. Desiderata Curiosa Iliberniea, ed. J.
Lodge, Dublin, 1772. Sir John subsequently made a
very learned speech from the chair, but which was
adulatory to the King and Lord Deputy in a fulsome
degree. He was, however, a true and liberal friend to
Ireland. He held the opinion that Ireland having a
parliament of her own was not bound by Acts of the
English parliament, thus forestalling the opinions of
Molyneux in 1697, and of Charlemont and Grattan in
1782.
1619. Pathologia Hereditaria. The author of this
work was bom in Tipperary and educated at Oxford ;
he was esteemed one of the most eminent of his pro-
fession in Ireland. He wrote other medical works,
also some poems dedicated to the Earl of Ormond.
1 62 1. The Statutes of Ireland, etc. Sir Richard
Bolton was Lord Chief Baron, and afterwards Lord
Chancellor of Ireland. In the Parliament of 1640,
Captain Audley Mervin impeached Bolton, then Lord
Chancellor, John Bi.shop of Derry, Sir G. Lowther,
Chief Justice, and Sir G. Eatcliife for subverting
the laws, for unjust decrees, and inflicting infamous
punishments, etc. The charge against Sir E. Bolton,
however, was dropped. He wrote several other legal
works, two of which, to be noticed hereafter, were
published in Dublin.
1621. The Counlesse of Pembroke's Arcadia. This
is the Arcadia of the celebrated Sir Philip Sidney, a
heroic pastoral romance which was left uuiinished and
in scattered manuscripts at the time of his death, after
the battle of Zutphen in 1586. These were subse-
quently carefully collected, revised and published liy his
sister, the Countess of Pembroke, hence the title.
This work went thi'ough several editions, and was
translated into some foreign languages. There were no
less than twelve editions published in London during the
17th century. Lowndes (Bib. Manual) states that a
" Supplement of a defect" in Part III. of the Arcadia by
Sir Wm. Alexander was published in Dublin, 1621,
folio, and that a sixth book to same work by E, B.,
Esq. {i.e. Eichard Belling), was published in Dublin,
1624, 4to, the former being reprinted in the London
edition of 1622, and the latter iu that of 1629, both
appearing in subsequent editions. Ware, iu his ac-
count of Belling, seems to have been imaware of the
Dublin 1624 edition. He states that Belling, when a
student at Lincoln's Inn, writ and added a t^lusth book
to the Arcadia which was printed with that romance,
London, 1633, folio.
Sir William Temple, who had been secretary to Sir
Philip Sidney up to the time of his death, and one of
his most ardent admirers, was at this time Provost of
Trinity College, an office which he accepted on the
urgent solicitations of Archbishop Ussher in 1609,
and in which he continued up to his death in 1626.
Sir William was a man of much learning and taste, and
probably it was under his auspices that these Dublin
editions were brought out. It is certainly refreshing
to find a work of belles lettres of this kind appearing
midst the long wearisome list of controversial treatises,
political and religious, sermons and tracts, which
seemed to be the chief productions of the Dublin press
during this century.
1623 — 1625. A Friendly Advertisement, dec. — Reply
to a Popish Adversary. — The author of these works
may be styled a " religious lawyer." He was Chief
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Justice during the reigns of James I. aud Charles I.
He was a learned lawyer and found time to write
several controversial works. Archbishop Ussher dedi-
cated to him his discourse on the religion of the Ancient
Trish, London 1631, 4to. These tracts were published
in the closing years of James I — at a time when pro-
ductions of the kind from both sides appeared ad
nauseam. The lawyer might well have left such work
to the Churchmen, who seemed to be "Christians in
Compleat Armour " offensive and defensive for the
purposes of this internecine paper war.
1624, An Epistle, cic. — Answer" to a Challenge, &o.
The celebrated James Ussher, whose learning and
intellect has shed such lustre upon the Irish Church,
was born iu Nicholas Street, Dublin, on the 4th of
January, 15S0/1, and received his early education in
School-house Lane. The school there was kept by two
Scotchmen, James Hamilton, afterwards Lord Clande-
boye, aud James FuUerton, both of whom became
Professors and the first elected Fellows of Trinity
College, which was opened iu 1593. The compiler of
the Ussher Memoirs states that these two Scotchmen
" under the guise of pedagogues were in reality agents
for King James." To reach his school young Ussher
had thus only to pass through High Street, Cornmarket,
and by St. Audoen's. In his thirteenth year he entered
Trinity College and was the second Scholar, aud eighth
elected Fellow. From a very early age he turned his
attention to antiquities and controversial subjects, and,
at the age of 18, actually engaged in a polemical dispute
through the controversies of Bellarmine, with the well-
known Henry Fitzsimon, S.J. — who styled him
" Acatholicorum Doctissimus." Ussher was related to
Fitzsimon through his mother, Margaret Stanihur3t.§
In 1601 — immediately after taking his degree of M.A.
— he preached a sermon in which it is said he foretold
the rebellion of 1641, an event which proved such a
disaster to hira, and which changed the whole course
of his subsequent life.
In 1603, after the battle of Kiusale, the royal army,
to commemorate the defeat of the Spaniards, raised a
sum of .£1,800, a goodly sum in those days, for the pur-
chase of books to be presented to the new College of
Trinity, and Dr. Challoner and young Ussher, then
only 22, were intrusted with the charge of laying out of
the money.
In his 30th yeai' he was unanimously chosen Provost
of Trinity in succession to his father-in-law, but declined
the post lest it should interfere' with his studies and
literary pursuits. Byhis urgent solicitations Sir William
Temple was appointed Provost in 1610. Temple held
the office till his death in 1626, when he was succeeded
by the amiable Bedell.
Dr. Ussher was nominated to the See of Meath,
1619-20 and James I. is reported to have said on this
occasion that " Ussher was a bishop of his own making,"
Sis days before the death of the king, he was promoted
to the Primacy, 1625. During the interval he pub-
lished some of his most celebrated works, and in 1621,
when collecting MSS., he came upon the famous Book
of Kells. Ussher states in a note therein, 4th August,
1621, "I received the leaves of this Book, and found
them to be iiL number 344." The Ussher collection of
MSS. including the Book of Kells, came into possession
of Trinity College in i66r.
This marvellous book is traditionally said to have
belonged to St. Columba, and that it was presented to
the Monastery of Kells by that Saint in 550. In
beauty, intricacy, and minuteness of design, this book
stands unrivalled. Mr. Digby Wyatt says " I attemp-
ted to copy some of the ox'naments, but broke down in
despair." Another writer says : " The designs overiiow
with beauty." Giraldus Cambrensis, writing iu the
1 2th century, characterising the wonderful beauty of the
work, says : " Ut veru haec omnia angelica potius quam
humana diligenta jam asseveraveris esse composita."
Indeed one may truly assert that all these things have
been traced by angels rather than by human industry.
Certainly, were it only for the preservation of this price-
less treasure, Ireland is deeply indebted to Primate
Ussher.
The book mentioned in the list, as published in 1623,
was written iu support of the Protestant cause, its
scope being to prove that the ritual and discipline of
the early Christians was in conformity with those of
Protestantism. The second mentioned work, ** An
Answer, etc." 1 624, was composed in reply to a challenge
published in the same year from the Rev. Wm. Maloue,
S. J., to disprove this uniformity of doctrine always pre-
served by the Roman Church. In 1627 Maloue again
published a reply to Ussher's "Answer."
The published works of Primate Ussher number
about 40, 13 of which were in Latin. Of these only
three or four were published in Dublin during the
seventeenth century — 24 in London — 7 in Oxford — 3 in
Paris, aud 2 in Haguenau.
Ireland's Jubilee or Joj/s lo-Paen. This fancifully
named production was written by the Rev. Stephen
Jerome, Rector of Taullagh on the occasion of the
return of Prince Charles from Spain in 1624. The
Prince, under the influence of the first Dukeof Bcuking-
ham (Steenie), having made a quasi romantic journey
into Spain in 1623 in order to pay Court incognito, and
in person, to the Infanta between whom and Charles
a marriage had been for some time negotiating. The
folly and arrogance of Buckingham leil, however, to
a quarrel with Olivarez, and the breaking off of the
Spanish match. Buckingham had arranged with the
Prince that they, under the names of John and Thomas
Smith, should post through Fj-ance to Madrid, with
only two attendants, and tliey arrived safely there, after
16 days, in the end of March, 1623. »The difticulties in
reference to the cession of the Palatinate, one of the
stipulated articles, and the death of Pope Gregory, re-
tarded the completion of the match. Howell, in his
babbling Epistola Hoelianae, gives anarausiuggossiping
account of the arrival and wooing of the Prince — his
return to England and the subsequent disruption of
relations between the two countries.
C. W. DUGAN.
§ The Primate was_ married in 1613 to Phoebe, daughter of Dr. Challouer, who was a cousiu to Pitzsimou.
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List of Books Printed in Dublin in the i7tli Century.
PART I.— From 1601 TO
1625 Inclusive.
Date
Author Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1601
A Proclamation
John Franckton
Vide " State Papers,
Ireland." (Carew)
1602
Most Revd. Wm. Daniell,
(or Daniel, or O'Donnell),
Archbishop of Tuam
New Testament (in Irish),
Tiomua Nuadh, etc.
215 folios or leaves.
4to
9fx6^
S^on Francke . . .
(John Francke)
Bodleian (3 copies)
Brit. Mus., Marsh,
T.C.D.,K. Inns (Fol.)
Lough Fea (sm. Fol.)
U. L. C, Aberdeen
University (2 copies).
Faculty of Advocates.
"
John Rider (or Ryder,)
Dean of St. Patrick's, after-
wards Bishop of Killaloe.
A Friendly Caveat to Ire-
land's Catholickes, &c.,
&c. (No pagination.)
4to
7 X 5
John Franckton
Brit. Mus. (2 copies.)
Middle Temple Library
(8vo)
»
Three Proclamations
do.
Vide "State Papers,
Ireland." (Carew)
1603
Most Rev. Wnu Daniell
New Testament in Irish
(second is me)
—
—
—
1604
Sir WiUiam Ussher
Instructions to his Children
4to.
vide " Harris's Ware."
3J
Johti Rider, Dean
A Rescript, etc.
—
Quoted in Works of Rev.
H. Fitzsimon, S.J.
"
Four Proclamations
—
John Franckton
K.P.
Vide "State Papers,
Ireland
1605
Three do. (one in Latin)
—
do.
do.
1606
Proclamation touching De-
fective Titles, and two
others.
~
do.
do.
1607
Two Proclamations
—
do.
do
ti6c8
Most Revd. Wm. Daniell,
(or Daniel, or O'Donnell),
Archbishop of Tuam
The Book of Common
Prayer (in Irish)
(No pagination.)
Fol.
9l- X 7i
ShiSon Francke,
alias Franckton
(JohnFranckton)
Brit. Mus., T.C.D.(4to)
Lambeth, Bodleian.
Marsh, R.I.A.
U. L. C, Aberdeen
University.
J)
Proclamation against Sir
Cahir O'Dogherty and
another, and other
proclamations.
John Franckton
KP.
Vide " State Papers
Ireland," etc.
1609
Lord Deputy and Council
"The second Proclamation
touching Defective Titles
and Surrenders."
(s.sh.)
do.
do.
t The '* Epistle Dedicatory *' is dated 20th October, 1609.
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Date
Author
Short Title
Size
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Owner or Reference
1611
Lord Deputy and Council
S. (E.)
1615
Sir Jolin Davies (or Davis),
Knt., Attorney-General for
Ireland
LJames I.]
Proclamation againstPries ts
and Jesuists
AConsideration upon Death
through the decease of
Robert late Earl of Sales-
burie, &c.
(18 pp. No pagination.)
Le primer Report des Cases
et matters en ley resolves
at adjudges en les Courts
del Roy en Ireland
(chiefly black letter.)
26 + 192 pp.
Articles of religion agreed
upon by tire Archbishops
and Bishops and the rest
of the Cleargie of Ireland
in the Convocation holden
at Dublin, 1615, &c., &c.
An act for the Grauntofone
entier subsidie by the
Temporalitie
(Chiefly black letter ; fine
colophon)
John Franckton,
K.P.
4to
do.
Viiie "State Papers
(Ireland)"
Middle Temple Library
Fol.
4to
6f X 5^%
4to
(large)
John Franckton,
K.P.
do.
do.
Lambeth, K. Inns,
Brit. Mus., R. Long-
worth-Dames, Lough
Fea, Bodleian, R. LA.
U. L. C, Middle
Temple.
T.C.D., Bodleian
U. L. C.
Brit. Mus. (Fol.)
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Author
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Date
Autlior
Short Title
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Date
Author
Short Title
Size
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1617
John Merick (of the Society
of the Inner Temple, Lon-
don, "ac feodarium Provin-
cise Conatii in Hibernia")
Oliver St. John, Visct.
Grandison, Lord Deputy,
and the Council.
A Compendious Collection
and breefe Abstract of all
the Auncient English Sta-
tutes, etc. (in force in Ire-
land). 8 + 440 pp.*
Public Edict against the
Catholicks of Ireland
8vo
1619
Br. Dermod Meara (or
O'Meara), M.D.
Pathologia Haereditaria
Generalis, &c., &c. (A
Medical Treatise on Her-
editary Disease)
16 + 130 pp.
i2mo
John Franckton
(Castle St.), K. P.
John Franckton,
K.P.
K. Inns, R. R. Bel-
shaw, Lough Fea,
(i2mo.)
Vide French Transla-
tion in Brit. Mus.
"Typis Deputa-
torum, J.Franck-
toni," K. P.
Brit. Mus., T.C.D.
(16 mo.)
Bodleian (Svo.)
U. L. C.
• The Table at end has 10 pp. The date appears in final imprint ; chiefly in black letter.
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Date
Author.
Short Title.
Size.
Printer.
Owner or Reference
*l62I
Sir Richard Bolton
The Statutes of Ireland, be-
Fol.
Societie of Station- ]
faculty of Advocates,
ginning the 3rd yere of
"T^o
ers, K. P's
Edin., Bodleian, Brit>
K. Edward the Second
X
Mus., T.C.D., Count
to 13th, James J.
7A
Plunkett, Lin. Hall,
30 + 446 pp.
Lambeth (410), K.
Inns, E. R. McC. Dix,
R.I.A., U. L. C.
Lincolns Inn.
J)
Sir Philip Sidney (or
The Countesse of Pem-
Fol.
do.
Nat. Lib., Brit. Mus.
Sydney), Knight
broke's Arcadia, etc.
6 -H s8S pp.
iotb- X 7
(Fol.), U. L. C.
(S copies)
It
fThe Booke of Common
Large
do.
T.C.D., Brit. Mus.
Prayer and administration
8vo.
Lough Fea. (Sm. 4to.)
of the Sacraments, &c.,
^ X St'tt
U. L. C
of the Church of England
(black letter chiefly; no
pagination).
It
Proclamation concerning
—
Companie of Sta-
Vide Sir J. Gilbert's
the Customs, &c., for
tioners, K. P's.
Calendar of Ancient
Dublin
Records of Dublin,
vol. iii., p. 546
))
Wm. Alexander {Earl of
A Supplement of a Defect in
Fol
_
Fide " Loiimdes " p.
Stirling)
the Third part of Sydney's
Arcadia.
2,396.
1622
(English) Statutes noiu in
force in Ireland (black lettc?-)
iSmo
—
Grant and Bolton's
Catalogue, 1836,/. 459
tt
Christopher Hampton, D. D.,
An Inquisition of the True
4to
Societie of Sta-
T.C.D.
Archbishop of Armagh
Church, etc. (A Sermon
pronounced at the 2nd
Session of Parliament)
7tX5T"o
tioners
It
Sir Christopher Sibthorp,
A Friendly Advertisement
8vo
do.
T.C.D.
one of His Majestie's
to the Pretended Catho-
Brit. Mus. (4to)
Justices of His Court of
lickes of Ireland, etc.
Bodleian, U. L. C.
Chiefe Place in Ireland
(41S pages, but no pagina-
Middle Temple Lib-
tion to the " Preface " or
rary.
" Table ")
with
§ James Usher, Bishop of
An Epistle concerning the
4to
—
Meath
Religion of the Ancien".
Irish, etc. (separate pagin-
ation; 100 pages)
[First Edition]
Brit. Mus., Bodleian
U. L. C.
* The Imprint on the last page bears date " 1620."
fThe Psalter has a separate title page, but the signatures are continuous ; no pagination. There is no sepaiate Title Page anu the
sigiialures are continuous rrom p. 417, but the type is different. This " Epistle" is not in ths vulums in T.C.D,
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Rt. Revd. Henry Leslie
(or Lesly), Bishop of Do wn
and Connor, aftenvards of
Meath
Sir Christopher Sibthorp,
James Usher,
Henry Gary, ist Viscount
Falldand, Lord Deputy
and the Council.
Most Revd. James Usher,
(Jhen Bishop of Meath)
R. B. (Richard Belling)
Revd. Stephen Jerome,
Domestick Chappleine to
the Rt. Hon. Earle of
Corke.
R. (L.)
A Treatise tending to unitie;
in a Sermon preached at
Droghedah (June 9, 1622),
before the King's Majes-
ties Comrs. for Ireland
4 + 52 pp.
A Friendly Advertisement
&c. 48 + 418 pp.
with
An Epistle concerning the
Religion professed by the
Ancient Irish, etc.
[2nd Edition or Issue]
100 pp.
Proclamation for banish-
ment of Jesuits, &c.
An Answer to a challenge
made by a Jesuite in Irel-
land, &c.
A Sixth Book to the Comit-
ess of Pembroke^ s Arcadia
Ireland's Jubilee, or Joyes
lo-Pjean, for Prince
Charles, his welcome
home, etc.
(14 -1- 214 pp., cropped]
An Antidote for Lazinesse
4to
7l X Sf
8vo
7rVx5w
4to
Fol.
(s.sh.)
4to
4/1?
4to
4to
Societie of Sta-
tioners
do.
do.
The Societie of
Stationers
do.
* No place or printer's name, but adjudged as Dublin-printed by the types, etc
Brit. Mus., T.C.D.
K. Inns,, Lambeth,
Chatsworth Library
(4to), U.L.C.
King's Inns,
Chatsworth Library,
U. L. C.
Brit Mus.
Bodleian
Lough Fea (sm. 4to.)
R, R. Belshaw,
Brit. Mus., Lambeth,
Aberdeen University.
Vide "Lowndes^
p. 2,396.
T.C.D., Brit. Mus.
V. L. C.
U. L. C.
24
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1625
Very Rev. Geo. Andrewe,
A.M., Dean of Limerick
Right Revd. Henry Leslie,
Bishop of Down, one of
His Majesty's chaplains in
ordinary
Sir Christopher Sibthorp
John Richardson, D.D.,
Archdeacon of Derry,
(afterwards Bishop of
Ardagh)
A quaternion of Sermons
preached in Ireland in the
Summer Season, 1624
6 + 108 pp.
A Warning for Israel, in a
Sermon preached at Christ
Church in Dublin, 30th
October, 1625 (on Hosea,
xiv. 2)
Seven Proclamations and
an Act of State
AReplyto an Answeremade
by a Popish Adversarie,
&c.
18 + 166 pp.
A Sermon of the Doctrine
of Justification, &c.,
preached 1624.
4 + 38 pp.
4to
7i X 5t%
4to
Societie of Sta-
tioners
do.
T.C.D., U. L. C.
Brit. Mus., Malcomson.
Bodleian
Broad-
sheets
4to
7T^xSi
4to
7 X 5i
do.
do.
do.
Pub. Rec. Office
T.C.D., Bodleian.
U. L. C.
T.C.D.
— 25 —
Dale
Short Title
Printer
Owner or Reference
26 —
Dale
Author
Short Title
Size Printer Owner or Reference
NOTES.
Dr. Meara's book shows that a work in Latin was printed in Dublin at a much
earlier date than was authoritatively asserted in the " Nouveau Dictionaire Historique "
quoted by Cotton in the second edition of his "Typographical Gazetteer." (1831, p. 84)
This fact ought to have been known, as this work appears in the printed catalogue of
T.C-D. Library, and is particularly referred to by Sir Charles Cameron, in his " History
of the College of Surgeons."
Owing to the different sizes given for the same book, apparently, in different catalogues, I
have been often perplexed and in doubt whether there were not different editions of the same
book published in the same year. Perhaps some light may be thrown on this question. I should
like to give the actual measurements of each book, but this would be somewhat difficult. They
are given in most cases, however, in inches and fractions of an inch. In some cases where I have
examined a book personally, I have also counted the leaves from signature to signature, and
given the size accordingly.
Where there is some doubt whether a book was actually printed in Dublin the titles are
given in italics.
Most of the copies in the University Library at Cambridge form part of the collection
of the late Henry Bradshaw.
One reason why so few books can be traced to this period should be recollected.
The great severity of the State laws against Roman Catholics prevented them from printing and
publishing, wherever English law ran, any works on their side, or in defence or support of their
church or religion. Such works had to be printed and published on the Continent, generally at
Louvain or Douay ; there, however, is a good deal of reason to believe that some of the works of
Roman Catholic authors were in fact printed in Dublin during the 17th century, although by the
title page ascribed to some other place, or without any place being given. Of this latter class I
would refer to a probable specimen — viz., a work by "Henry FitzSimon, Dublinian, of the Society
of Jesus," printed in 161 1. It is a quarto volume comprising two books, written in defence of
"The Masse." There is a copy ill the possession of Mr. P. Traynor, but it lacks the front
title page and some leaves of the first preface, &c. The type is clear and good, and it
resembles the Dublin printing of the time. It is said by some that this is the writer replied
to by Archbishop Ussher, some years later, and not Malone. In the preface to the
second book the author refers to the Rev. John Rider, then Dean of St. Patrick's. Jt is of
course well known that at a later date, when the Confederate Catholic chiefs were in power,
works were printed and published for them, or in their support, in Watetford and Kilkenny.
As any specimen of printing, coming within the period covered by this Part, is rare, I
have carefully noted Proclamations printed for the Government, but they may be unnecessary in
the later Parts. They show, it seems to me, that an official State Printer was a necessity at the
time, and, if a Printer and types were to be found here, it is natural that other printing should
be also done here. I dwell on this point at some length, as many appear to think that the
printing of books was in fact done in London.
PRINTED BY SEALY, BRYERS & WALKER,
94, 95 & 96 Middle Abbey Street.
1898.
JBooke,
^racte, &c
PRINTED IN DUBLIN in the 17th CENTURY.
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WITH NOTES BY C. W. DUGAN, M.A. ; M.R.S.A.t.
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PART II.
1626 to 1650.
COMPILED BY
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WITH BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES, BY C. WINSTON DUGAN, M.A., R.S.A.I.
Dublin. 1899.
PREFACE.
IN presenting the Second Part of this work to the Public it gives me
much pleasure to acknowledge the very favourable comments upon the
work by the local Press. I trust that this Part will not be found to fall in
any way below its predecessor. It will be seen at a glance that this
Part is much larger than the former one in the number of books, etc.,
traced and listed. The more diverse character of the books should also
render this Part more interesting to a larger number of readers. Mr. Dugan
kindly continues his interesting Notes. As an Appendix to this Part will
be found particulars of works coming within the period covered by Part I., but
which have been only obtained since its publication.
Under the advice of so eminent an authority as Mr. Francis Jenkinson, the
Librarian of the University Library (to whom I am greatly indebted for very
valuable aid), I have included Proclamations and Broadsides in this Part. They
have a value historical as well as bibliographical. Only some of their titles
however are given, as the year of issue, or date and place where to be found
seemed sufficient.
In the preparation of this Part, I have to particularly thank Mr.
F. Madan (Bodley's Librarian) ; Mr. Etheridge (Librarian) and Mr.
W. F. C. Suter (Asst. Librarian), Lincoln's Inn ; Mr. F. Jenkinson
(Librarian) and Mr. O. Johnston (Asst, Librarian) of University Library,
Cambridge ; The Librarians of Gray's Inns ; Inner Temple, and Middle
Temple ; Mr. S. E. Sweatman, Librarian of Keble College, Oxford ; Mr.
W. H. Grattan Flood, Mr. M. Dorey, Mr. R. E. Graves, Mr. J. E.
Edmund (Haigh Hall), Mr. J. Ribton Garstin, Mr. R. A. Peddle, and
Mr. F. Borlase (Librarian to the Incorporated Law Society, London), for
special help afforded.
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ABBREVIATIONS.
R. I. A.
T.C.D.
K. Inns
Pub. Rec. Off.
Marsh
Nat. Lib.
Worth
Lin. Hall
Lough Fea
Brit. Mus.
Lambeth
Bodleian
U. L. C.
Lin. Inn
Mid. Tern.
Cashel
Derry
Aberdeen
St. Canice
Armagh
Haigh Hall
Lanhydrock
Soc. Ant. Lon.
Advocates
Bristol
I. L. S. (Lon.)
Worcester
K. P.
1. 11.
Shs.
s. sh.
p., pp.
T.p.
B. L.
Sig., Sigs.
The Royal Irish Academy. [Tracts = Halliday Collec-
tion.]
The Trinity College, Dublin, Libiary.
The King's Inns (Dublin), Library
The Public Record Office, Dublin.
Marsh's Library, St. Patrick's, Dublin.
National Libraiy, Dublin.
The " Worth" Library, Dr. Steeven's Hospial, Dublin.
The Linen Hall Library, Belfast.
The ' ' Shirley " Library at Lough Fea, Carrickmacross.
The British IMuseum Library.
The Lambeth Palace Library, London.
The Bodleian Library, Oxford.
University Librarj', Cambridge.
Lincoln's Inn Library, London.
The Middle Temple Library, London.
The Diocesan Library, Cashel.
The Derry and Raphoe Diocesan Library, Derry.
The Aberdeen University Library.
St. Canice's Libraiy, Ivilkenny.
The Public Library, Armagh
The Earl of Crawford's Library, Wigan.
Lord Robartes' Libraiy, Cornwall.
The Society of Antiquaries, London.
The Libraiy of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh.
The Public Library, Bristol.
The Incorporated Law Society, London.
Worcester College, Oxford.
King's Printer, or Printers.
Leaf, leaves.
Sheets.
Single sheet.
Page, pages.
Title Page.
Black Letter.
Signature, Signatures.
33
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL and HISTORICAL NOTES
BY
C. W. DUGAN.
USSHER may be described as a Puritan Royalist, while his creed was distinctly Calvinistic.
Though naturally averse to persecution he thought it his duty to be intolerant of any religion
which he deemed to be false, and he had no liberality with regard to the rights of conscience for
others. He strongly displayed this defect of an otherwise gentle character in his sermon before
the Lord Deputy in 1622 and still more strongly in 1626 when he drew up the protest against the
proposed measures of toleration for Roman Catholics, measures, indeed, not dictated by a feeling
of pure justice or liberality, but from motives of expediency. At this time there was war with
both France and Spain, and Charles wishing to strengthen the army in Ireland, asked through
Falkland, at an assembly of the whole nation, that the Roman Catholics should consent to raise
and support 500 horse and 500 foot, on conditiofi of a more enlarged toleration. The text of this
protest, which in our days may seem to be an extraordinary production, will be found in Plowden's
History. Ussher's sermon before Falkland was looked upon as a fanatical appeal for persecution,
but the protest which no doubt was drawn up by him, was an expression of intolerance and
illiberality which finds a parallel perhaps only in the worst acts of the Inquisition.
In 161 5 a movement occurred amongst the Irish Protestant clergy, the aim of which, had it
succeeded, would certainly have revolutionised the Church both in its theology and discipline.
This was the assertion of total independence as a national church, and Ussher from his known
proclivities was appointed to draw up the Articles. These, numbering 104, were strongly
Calvinistic and asserted the doctrines of election and reprobation in the strictest terms, commonly
termed the Lambeth Articles. He even held the opinion that Bishops were not a distinct order
in the Church and were merely superior Presbyters. No doubt the spread of Arminianism and
the bitter controversies on the subject that raged at this time, had much to do with the attitude
of the Irish Protestant clergy. Archbishop Laud, who favoured Arminianism, perceived that the
Irish Church was too Calvinistic and desirous also of establishing uniformity between the English
and Irish Churches procured, through Bramhall, the abrogation of the greater part of the Ussher
Articles and the subsequent use of the English : — He saved the Protestant Church in Ireland from
becoming almost totally Genevan. History teaches the lesson that this imbecile domineering
over human consciences has ever brought its retribution. Spain has fallen from its high estate
and mother of colonies to be a third-rate power and a childless nation. The intolerance which
raged in Calvin and led him to pursue his erstwhile friend, Servetus, to a terrible end, found an
echo in the protest of the Irish bishops in 161 5 — an act which, no doubt, hastened and intensified.
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on both sides, the horrors of 1641. Ussher is said to have predicted this rebellion — he must now
be held responsible for hastening it. He must have had a prescience of the sorrow and suffering
which that event brought upon his declining years. Ussher was in England at that time trying
to patch up the burning differences between Charles and the Parliament in reference to Episcopacy
and Presbytery. All his property, save his books, was pillaged and destroyed. He took up his
abode at Oxford, and he received a small provision out of the revenues of the See of Carlisle which
was then vacant, while his library was sent on to him from Drogheda by Chester.
Dr. Bernard says that about this time Ussher was invited to France by Richelieu with the
promise of an ample pension and religious freedom — he also sent him a gold medal — Ussher in
return sending the Cardinal a present of Irish greyhounds, &c. This was shortly after the
publication of his work Britanicarum Ecclesiarum Antiquitates, 4to., Dublin, 1639. Though
truly Presbyterian at heart his strong loyalist sympathies forced him to refuse attendance at the
Westminster Convention of 1643. This made him so obnoxious to Parliament that the confiscation
of his library was decreed, but his friend, the learned Selden, who was then a member of the long
Parliament, exerted his influence for its redemption by a fine.
Primate Ussher, although a prodigy of learning and a pious conscientious man, seems to
have wanted firmness of purpose and strength of will in affairs outside religion. Intolerant men
are generally so. They cannot, to use the words of Lord Bacon, accustom themselves by the light
of particulars to enlarge their minds to the amplitude of the world, and not reduce the world to
the narrowness of their minds. Bishop Burnett said that Ussher was too gentle, while the weak-
ness adverted to may have arisen from his natural human goodness of heart conflicting with a
narrow spirit of religion,
When the unfortunate Mortogh OTCionga (King) who ably assisted the amiable Bedell in
the translation of the Scriptures into Irish, was persecuted by the Archbishop's Surrogates, Ussher
stood aside without lifting voice or pen to shield the aged Irish scholar, although it was he who
had in the first instance strongly recommended him to Bedell. Again in the case of the still
more unfortunate Strafford whose fate was the initial blow struck against Royalty by the Long
Parliament, Ussher here also stood aside and raised no voice against the Bill of Attainder. Charles I
had given to Strafford his kingly word and the most solemn pledge of assurauce for his personal
safety ; yet, when he was impeached, the king, the future author of Eikon Basilike, consulted five
prelates, Ussher being one, as to whether his conscience might be made so elastic as to permit
him to sign the Bill against the Earl. Juxon, Bishop of London, bluntly and honestly declared
that the king could not do this thing. Ussher and the others temporised with casuistry and so
stretched the king's conscience. It is stated, however, that Ussher was much affected by the
passing of this bill. But it was too late. Had he been strong like Juxon, Charles might have
been saved this dishonour. It is but fair to state, however, that after Strafford's condemnation,
Ussher faithfully attended him to the last.
The other works of Ussher mentioned in this list as being printed in Dublin are : —
4to. — 1 63 1. Gotteschalci et PredestinaricB CoiitrovcrsicE, &c. — hitherto, but incorrectly, said*
to be the first Latin work printed in Ireland. This work is an account of the life and writings of the
Benedictine monk, Godeschalc, who, in the ninth century originated the controversy on predes-
* The first Latin work printed in Ireland was the " Pathologia Hereditaria," by Dr. U. O'Meara, Dublinii, 1619.
12mo. O'Meara was a native of Orniond, Co. Tipperary, vid. Part I., pp. 12 and 19.
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tination and free grace— doctrines which he stoutly maintained to be derived from a close study
of the writings of St. Augustine, and which in his time produced some schism in the Church. As
already stated, Ussher had a strong leaning towards such doctrines, and in this way came into
contact with another prelate, more powerful, who was inclined to Arminianism, Laud, at that
time Bishop of London.
4to. — 1632. Veteriim Epistolanun Hibernicarum Sylloge, &c. — This curious work
consists of a selection of letters to and from Roman Pontiffs, Irish Bishops and monks, from the
sixth to the twelfth century, on matters relating to the Irish Church. The judgment and learn-
ing shewn in the selection of these letters from old MSS. in the Cottonian and other collections
raised Ussher to a high rank among antiquarians. The copy in my possession, small 4to., bound
in vellum, is inferior both in paper and type — certainly not a favourable example of Dublin
typography of the seventeenth century.
4to. — 1639. Britanicartim Ecclesiarum Antiquitates is said to contain a most exact
account of the British Church both in Britain and Ireland from A.D. 20 to the end of the seventh
century. His great works on chronology, which consist of four treatises, are those which have
made this prelate's name most widely known. These were published at Leyden, London, Paris
and Oxford. Of his numerous works, thirteen of which were in Latin, only four were printed in
his native city.
SIR J. WARE, justly styled by Bishop NichoLson "the Camden of Ireland," was born in
Castle Street, Dublin, November, 1594, and was descended from an ancient Yorkshire family
named de Warre or le Ware. His father. Sir James Ware, the first of the family who settled
in Ireland, came over as Secretary to Lord Deputy Fitzwilliam in 1588, and subsequently
became Auditor-General, a post of eminence and profit. James I. granted a reversionary patent
of this office to his eldest son, the subject of the present note, who, after his father's death in
1632, held the office till the period of the Restoration, save during the short interval that
elapsed from the surrender of Dublin by the Marquis of Ormonde to the English Parliament in
1647. On this occasion he was considered to be a man of such importance that the Parliament
accepted him as one of the four hostages for the due performance of the treaty who, for this
purpose, were to be sent over to England. Ware entered Trinity College, Dublin, as a Fellow-
Commoner in 1610, Sir William Temple being then its fourth Provost, and studied there during
six years, having taken out the degree of M.A. After leaving the College he made the
acquaintance of Bishop Ussher, which ripened into a warm and lasting friendship. This
learned prelate, noticing that young Ware had such a taste for antiquarian pursuits, and such a
love for the study and collection of old IVISS., especially those relating to Irish history and affairs,
strongly encouraged him in such pursuits, introduced him to several learned men, notably Daniel
Molyneux, Ulster King at Arms and a noted antiquarian, whom Ware in one of his treatises*
styles " Venerandae Antiquitatis Cultor." In his beloved pursuits he made a most industrious
use of the large collections of these two friends, and spared neither time nor money in gleaning
materials from the old Registries and Cartularies of the Irish Churches and Monasteries, still
preserved with pious care. In furtherance of these pursuits he went to London in 1626 where he
met his old friend Ussher, then Archbishop of Armagh, and by him was introduced to Sir Robert
* De Prasul inter Fernensis, p. 133, Vid. Edition of Ware, by Harris.
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Cotton, founder of the Cottonian Library, now forming an important portion of the British
Museum. Sir Robert gave him every facility for research in his magnificent collection of MSS.,
from which source, as also from the Tower records and several private collections, he amassed a
large quantity of materials for his works relating to Ireland.
As a public man Ware held a conspicuous position during the troubled times in which he
lived, but in a note like the present we can only briefly refer to his political career. This was
truly, a period of sturm, und drang in Irish history — a period of bitter contests between the
Royalists and Parliamentarians, between Protestant and Roman Catholic, Episcopal Church and
Puritans, fierce struggles for life and possessions between the Anglo-Irish and native Irish, the
time of the disastrous rebellion of 1641, the quarrels about subsidies to the unfortunate Charles I.,
and on cessation of hostilities with the Confederate Catholics in 1643, the impeachment of the
Lord Deputy Wentworth, numerous remonstrances and counter remonstrances from the Irish
Parliament, and, lastly, the episode of the Glamorgan Treaty — all of which formed a seething
ferment of oppression, duplicity and blood. Throughout this period Ware discharged several
important functions relative to affairs of state with zeal, ability and toleration. He was knighted by
the Lords Justices Loftus and Boyle, called to the Privy Council by the Lord Deputy in 1633,
was appointed one of a Commission for a settlement of certain claims between the Crown and the
clergy, was returned member for the Dublin University in the Parliament of 1639, vigorously
defended Lord Strafford in the debates for his impeachment, became one of the securities for the
army loan required for the suppression of the rebellion in 1641, and was one of the Council of
Seventeen appointed to assist the Marquis of Ormonde in his treaty with the Confederate Irish
for a cessation of arms in 1643. In the following year he, with two other confidential delegates
sent by the Marquis, went to Oxford to inform the king of the true state of affairs in Ireland.
While at Oxford he had the advantage of constant intercourse with its learned men, devoted all
his spare time to the examination of books and records for further materials for his works, and
before leaving was complimented by the University with the degree of LL.D. On his return
voyage he, with his companions, were captured by a Parliament warship and all were sent
prisoners to the Tower of London, where they were detained for upwards of ten months and then
released by exchange for prisoners in Dublin. In 1645 we find Ware on the Committee of the
Privy Council appointed to inquire into the proceedings of the Earl of Glamorgan in his treaty
with the Irish forces. In 1647 he was selected by Ormonde as one of the hostages in the Dublin,
treaty as mentioned above. Some time after, when the conditions were fulfilled, he returned to
his native city. He was not allowed, however, to remain there long. In 1649 Jones, the
Parliamentarian Governor of Dublin, thinking it unsafe that an opponent of such importance
should be allowed to reside in Ireland peremptorily ordered him to quit the British islands. He
chose France as the place of his exile, where he remained for about two years, when, by licence
from the Parliamentary Government he was allowed to return to England. He stayed two years
in London, and in 1653 went back to his old home in Dublin. At the Restoration he was
re-instated in his public office, and in 1661 was unanimously elected by the University of Dublin
for a second time its representative. The Duke of Ormonde, then Viceroy, appointed him First
Commissioner for Excise and New Tax Appeals, and, subsequently, to the high office of
Commissioner for the execution of the provisions in the King's declaration for the settlement of
the kingdom. He was offered a peerage by Charles II., which he declined, as also the dignity of
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baronet, and in 1665 was instrumental, through his great influence, in obtaining a grant from the
Crown of iTsoo a year for the support of the new dignity of the Lord Mayor of Dublin.' We
must refrain here from minute comment on Ware's public actions in Church or State affairs.
He was a devoted adherent to the Royal cause and a faithful friend and adviser of Strafford and
Ormonde. During the times in which he lived there was but little or no toleration on either side,
and we may safely say that throughout his long and eventful life he displayed neither controversial
acrimony nor avaricious desire for property or place. He died in December, 1666, and was buried
in the family vault, St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin, according to the extraordinary statement of
Harris,t "without either stone or monumental inscription." This seems very strange, since Sir
James left his family in good circumstances, and all, viz., four surviving, made wealthy and
influential alliances. What a contrast to the honours paid to his contemporary Camden. This
learned man, who is looked upon as the father of British antiquities, as Ware may be styled the
father of Irish antiquities, died 1623, at about the same age as Ware, and was buried with great
pomp in Westminster Abbey, a monument, with his effigy, holding in his hand the "Britannia,"
his great work, was afterwards erected near his grave.
The intelligent tourist visiting Dublin will probably ask us : Where are the memorials erected
by the people of Ireland or by the citizens of Dublin to this gifted, painstaking historian of their
writers — their churches and monasteries — of their antiquities of all kinds ? Is there no
place named in his honour — no statue, no monument of any kind ? I see frequently
such memorials of worthless rulers and political agitators, but nothing save his works to
" keep the memorj' green" of him — the " Clarissiinus Antiquitatis H ibeniicc Cnltor'' Alas, we must
answer, there is nothing, not even a mural tablet, to mark the last resting place of Ware. How
long will Irishmen or the citizens of Dublin permit such culpable neglect to exist ? Time alone
can tell.
The first treatise mentioned in the List — Archiepiscoporum Cassilitnsiiuu, &c., 4to, 1626
— was published immediately after his return from his first visit to London in company with
Primate Ussher, the second treatise — De Prcesulihus Lagenics, 4to— was published in 1628. Both
treatises were afterwards formed into one under the title De Prcesulibiis Hibernice — folio. Dublin,
1665.
Ware published Spenser's " View of the State of Ireland" 1633, folio — with a dedicatory
epistle to the Lord Deputy Wentworth. Subsequently, in same year, he published in a similar
manner Campion's History and the Chronicles of Haniner and Marleburrough.
From the list compiled by Mr. Dix, it would appear that several issues of these works,
with minor variations, appeared in 1633.
De Scriptoribus Hibernim — Lib I. and II. — 4to, Dublin, 1639. — The first book gives an
account of writers, who were natives of Ireland, from the Christian era to the close of the sixteenth
century. The second book includes writers who were not natives but held office or employment
in Ireland, "qui in Hibcrnia Muncra aliqua obeirunt." To this work is also prefixed a dedication
to Lord Wentworth. Harris says that Sir James intended to have published a new and enlarged
* The titles of Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were created by Charter of Charles I., l8 A.R., but the first assumption
of the title appears in 1665, Sir Daniel Bellingham being first Lord Mayor. Vid., His., DiiUin. Ed. Walsh, 1817, pp.
211 and 424.
t Ware, Writers of Ireland, 1746, p. 156.
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edition of the De Scriptoribus, adding that he had in his custody the edition of 1639, interleaved
and filled with numerous corrections and additions in Ware's own writing. Harris made full use
of this for his edition of Ware, 3 vol., folio. Dublin, 1745. His other works, published in Dublin,
will be noted in their proper place in the List by Mr. Dix.
1626.— OvERBURY— " His Wife, &c."
Sir Thomas Overbury, the story of whose tragic death forms one of the most scandalous
episodes in English Court history, was descended from an old and respectable family in
Gloucestershire. He was a distinguished scholar at Oxford, travelled much on the Continent,
and returned home with the reputation of being an accomplished man of parts. In 1601 he
went to Scotland, and there, unfortunately, became acquainted with Robert Carr, a young
Scottish adventurer, belonging to a Border family, and who was then a favourite of the King.
This Carr was of handsome exterior, but of mean education, and an unprincipled libertine. The
two men, knowing that an acquaintance must be mutually advantageous, became closely con-
nected by ties of confidence and self-interest. Carr could help Overbury in pushing his fortunes
at Court, while the latter, owing to his learning, judgment and accomplishments, would be of
infinite service to the former in giving counsel and advice, in fact in educating him as im homme
de Cour for the delicate position of Royal favourite. Hume says that it was owing to Overbury
that Carr temporarily enjoyed the highest favour of the King without being hated by the people.
On the accession of James to the Throne of England he brought Carr over with him, and shortly,
with scandalous rapidity, the weak and pedantic Prince advanced the sensual minion to the
greatest offices of State, and finally created him Earl of Somerset. The favourite repaid the
services of Overbury by procuring for him a Knighthood, and a Welsh judgeship for his father.
We come now to the terrible story of illicit passion and crime which led to the barbarous murder
of the unfortunate Overbury. The Countess of Essex, the young wife of the Earl of Essex, one
of the most beautiful and fascinating women of her time, yet one of the most depraved attending
a depraved Court, formed a guilty intercourse with Carr, then Earl of Rochester. Overbury,
who is much to blame in the matter, showed himself to be an unprincipled man, since it is known
that he advised, and even assisted, his patron in this amour. It is even said that he was instru-
mental as the pander in bringing it about. When, however, the infamous Rochester broached to
Overbury the plan he had formed to procure a divorce for the Countess from her husband, and
then to marry her, the latter strongly opposed such a step, not indeed on grounds of morality,
but from ulterior motives of self-interest, and referred in very plain language to the woman's
depraved character. All this was conveyed to the Countess, who vowed revenge. First she
bribed Sir D. Wood with .£'1,000 to slay Overbury in a pretended duel. This failing she pre-
vailed upon Rochester to concert a plot for his ill-starred adviser's removal. The favourite
denounced him to the King on a trumped-up charge of disobedience. He was committed to the
Tower in April, 161 3, and kept closely confined under the charge of a new lieutenant, Sir R.
Elwas, a creature of Rochester. As soon as Overbury realised the true position of
affairs he threatened to publish certain damning secrets in his possession. This de-
termined the guilty, pair to have the wretched prisoner removed by poison. This deed was
effected through the agency of a Mrs. Turner, an abandoned confidant of the Countess ; ILlwas, the
governor ; Weston, a warder ; Frankland, a druggist ; and Forman, a celebrated conjuror or wizard.
Poison was gradually administered to Overbury in his food for about five months, but his strong
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constitution enabling him to resist its power, liis murderers adopted another mode, so as to effect
a sure tliough agonising death. He died after several liours of extreme torture on September 15th.
It was reported that he died of an infectious disease and his body was hastily and secretly buried.
Meanwhile, the Countess took proceedings for divorce before a servile commission* appointed by
the King, a dissolution of marriage was pronounced, and on the i6th of December following, the
marriage of Carr, created Earl of Somerset in the previous November, was solemnised with great
pomp at Whitehall in the presence of the Queen and Prince Charles, t
But the period of about a year and a half ensuing brought a just retribution. The fickle
James had discarded Somerset and adopted a similar favourite in the person of the young
George Villiers, afterwards the celebrated Duke of Buckingham. Somerset's friends became few,
his enemies many ; dark rumours and suspicions were not only whispered but openly spoken of
The people were indignant and clamoured for an inquiry which was ordered by Lord Chief
Justice Coke, with the result that warrants were issued for the arrest of the Earl and Countess,
together with their inferior accomplices already mentioned. Mrs. Turner, Weston, Frankland, and
Elwas were tried in the autumn of 1615 + and found guilty ; it is remarkable that all four were
executed a few days after sentence. Forman died before the trials and so escaped the last penalty
of the law, while the complicity of a wizard in the nefarious business augmented the popular
horror and indignation to a frenzied degree. It is even said that the last dose of poison so cruelly
administered came from the hands of Dr. Mayerne, the King's physician. Mayerne was not
examined at the trial, so that we have no clear account of his share in the act.
In May, 1616, the Earl and Countess were tried by their peers in Westminster Hall, and
returned again to the Tower § where they remained for some years. A scandalous pardon was
then granted by the King, it is darkly hinted through fear, James dreading the revelation by
Somerset of some disgraceful or criminal secret. The history of the Stuarts has many blots but
this one is the foulest. Mrs. Turner, who must be looked upon as the prime evil spirit of the
tragedy, was a very handsome woman, but of more than doubtful reputation in earlier days. She
had been the companion and confidant of the Countess, who was daughter of the Earl of Suffolk,
both before and after her marriage to the Earl of Essex, and it is strongly believed that the
teaching she received, both as maid and wife, from this infamous woman contributed largely to
make her what she was, a very Messalina.
The grotesque circumstances which attended the execution of this woman added another
element of interest to the gruesome sight. She had been well known as the inventor of a yellow
starch, and had introduced its use some years before. Chief Justice Coke, who, to his credit, had
been the main instrument in bringing all the prisoners to trial, in sentencing her, said that as she
was the inventor of yellow starched ruffs and cuffs so he hoped she would be the last to wear such
things. He, therefore, ordered that she should be hanged in what she had made so fashionable.
The fair Mrs. Turner accordingly appeared on the scaffold in a dress a la mode with cobweb lawn
ruff and cuffs stiffened with yellow starch. Howell says : " With her I believe that yellow starch
which so much disfigured our nation and rendered it so ridiculous and fantastic, will receive its
funeral."ll
* This commission consisted of five Bishops and seven lawyers ; the case was tried before a jury of wonien.
t Foi an account of this vid. Stow. Annales, London, 1631, folio, p. 1005.
\ Vid. Stow. Annales, folio, London, 1631, p. 1024. 5 /Jem., p. 1024.
II Epistolx Uo-Eliana — Letter II. — March, 161S.
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Such was the sad fate of Sir Thomae Overbury, only in his 32ncl year, which, together with
a certain amount of genius and literary accomplishments, although his character was somewhat
unprincipled, made him the object of public regret and commiseration. He wrote both in poetry
and prose. His poem — " The Wife " — delineating the character of a woman such as would
render a married life happy, was much esteemed. It was, indeed, a curious subject for his pen,
considering the circumstances of his own life.
According to Lowndes the twelfth edition was printed in London in, 1627. If this be so
the Dublin edition of 1626 given by Mr. Dix must be the eleventh. He mentions the eleventh
edition as that of" London, 1622, sm. 8vo., A.-V. in eights — Dublin, 1626, i2mo."
BEDELL.— The A.B.C. or the Institution of a Christian, Dublin, 1631 :—
This most exemplary and upright man was born at Black Notley, Essex, in 1570 ■ ^^
graduated at Cambridge, and was elected Fellow of Emmanuel College in 1599. Shortly after
ordination he got parochial charge of St. Edmundsbury, and officiated there with such zeal and
success, that he was selected by Sir H. Wotton,* the newly appointed ambassador to Venice
to accompany him as Chaplain, 1604. He remained in Venice during about eight years, and
while there formed a close intimacy with the celebrated Fra Paolo (Paul Sarpi) a priest of the
Servite order and the well-known historian of the Council of Trent. From him Bedell obtained a
thorough knowledge of Italian into which he translated the English Liturgy shortly after, and
in return instructed Father Paul in English and drew up a grammar for his use.
Venice was at this period in a very critical state of unrest, political and religious.
There was a bitter contest between the Republic and the Papal See — the excommunications
and interdicts from Rome were openly defied — a complete schism resulted, and at
one time a total separation from the Roman Catholic Communion was imminent. In fact
this was the object of Sir H. Wotton's embassy from King James, and a high opinion of
Bedell's theological abilities and judgment must have been entertained in selecting him as
chaplain upon such a delicate mission. Izaac Walton observes f that "Father Paul wrote his
celebrated history of the Council for King James, which history, as fast as it was written was
sent in sheets to England, enclosed in letters by Mr. Bedell and others to King James and the
Bishop of Canterbury " (Dr. Abbot). Wotton's Embassy totally failed, the Venetians having
made up all their differences with Rome : a failure as Wellwood in his "Memoirs" J suggests, due
to the blundering vanity of James. Shortly afterwards Bedell returned to England, and his
renowned friend seeing that all his projects for the disruption of Venice^ with Rome had fallen
through, and probably dreading further violence § from his clerical enemies, wished to go with him ||
but the Senate would not permit this. Bedell resumed his humble parochial work at Bury-St-
Edmunds, and while there translated into Latin Father Paul's histories of the Inquisition, Venetian
* On his way to Venice, Wotton wrote in a friend's album the following humorous definition of an ambassador — " Lcgattis
est vir bonits peregre missus ad incntiendnm rcipublicae causa." This innocent sally brought Sir Henry under the displeasure of
his pedantic master.
\ Life of Wottmi, p. 150. Ed. Zouch.
:t Page 30 London, 1736. This is a ridiculous suggestion. It is not at all likely that Venice would have severed her con-
nection with Rome to please the English King, or be swayed by his " Premonition " which]was to have been presented by Wotton,
she who had been ever previously the defender of the Popes and who had been first married to the Sea by a successor of St.
Peter's, 300 years before.
§ lid. Burnett's Life of Bedell, p. 15.
II A few years before he had been attacked by five assassins with stilettoes, wounded in fifteen places and left for dead.
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Interdict and Council of Trent. In i6i 5 he was presented with a living in the diocese of Norwich,
but he was so scrupulous about paying induction fees, which he conceived rather savoured of
simony, that there was much difficulty about his admission. At length the payment of those fees
was waived, and he took charge of the parish and remained there in obscurity for about twelve
years. While there he led such a retired unobtrusive life, preaching and ministering to his flock
that he became almost unknown and forgotten, so much so that when Diodati, the celebrated
Genevan divine, who had known and so much esteemed him at Venice, came to England he was
surprised to find that he could not gain any intelligence of Bedell : it was by mere chance that
they met in the streets of London, whither the quiet country clergyman had come to consult its
libraries. But this lonely man was destined for a more stormy and troublous time and to spend
his remaining days in the arena of bitter religious and political strife in Ireland.
In 1626, Sir W. Temple, Provost of Trinity College died, and Ussher, who had been made
Primate in the year before, anxiously looked round for a successor. No doubt the fame of
Bedell as a scholar and theologian had reached the College and must have been well-known to
the Primate, yet it is highly probable that his decided Calvinistic tendencies, .so similar to his own,
decided Ussher in finally selecting him for that important office. He at first firmly refused, and
in a characteristic letter to the Primate declining the offer unless forced upon him as a matter
of duty, he writes " I have no want, thank God, of anything necessary for this life — I have a
competent living of about ;^ioo a year in a good air and seat — and a little parish not exceeding
the compass of my weak voice," etc. The entire letter, indeed, gives us a true insight of the
humility and piety of this amiable man. The Primate and the College authorities urgently
pressed his acceptance, and even petitioned the king, to whom Bedell must have been known
since the time of Wotton's Embassy to Venice ; indeed, the latter told the King " that hardly a
fitter man could have been propounded in his whole kingdom for singular erudition and piety."
He accepted the office only at the positive royal command, and held it till 1629, when he was
appointed to the united Sees of Kilmore and Ardagh. After he had joined the College for a
short time he found himself face to face with many difficulties in his administration — he almost
dreaded to carry out the reforms which he saw were absolutely necessary, and, returning to
England, intended to resign. The Primate, however, sent him a strong letter of encouragement,
he returned to his post, and resolutely set to work in rectifying abuses, restoring discipline and
promoting the interests of religion amongst all classes in the College. On taking charge of his
diocese he had still greater difficulties to overcome, he found it over-run with crying abuses and
filled with intolerable disorders — cathedrals andparish churches dilapidated,* many in ruins — clergy
without congregations, and congregations without clergy — revenues wasted or alienated, spiritual
courts oppressive and extorting — pluralities and absenteeism amongst the clergy so frequent as to
be scandalous Bedell was now fifty-nine years of age, and yet, nothing daunted,'_he commenced
his task of reforming, of pulling down and of building up, with such amiability of manner, decision
in action, and honesty of purpose, that even his enemies 'stood by and applauded, and those
persons most affected by his reforms esteemed and respected him. In order to induce his clergy
to give up pluralities, which was the crying evil of the time, he nobly set the example by
resigning one of his Sees — that of Ardagh, in 1630. He thought it his duty to dispense with the
* The Cathedral and Bishop's house in Ardagh were in ruins. In Kilmore there was neither spire nor bell, many of the
parochial houses had no roofs. Indeed, non-residence prevailed so much, that houses for the clergy were hardly needed.
a
office of lay Chancellor, and taking upon himself the old episcopal jurisdiction, judicially decided
in person the causes in his own court. About this time also the attention of this truly Christian
Bishop was turned to the native Irish in his diocese. These unfortunate people, despised and
neglected, were treated worse than cattle. The protestant clergy never attempted to mitigate
their sorrows and sufferings, and, even if they willed it, were totally unable to influence them owing
to their ignorance of Irish. This was merely a continuation of the old mischievous policy in
Ireland as exemplified by the Statutes of Ed. III., Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.* Bedell, though
a zealous propagandist, was neither an intolerant nor a persecutor, and it is morally certain that
such a man could not have signed the protest of 1626, drawn up by Ussher,f and signed by twelve
Protestant prelates. He sympathised strongly with his Irish fellow subjects, and believed that
he could at the same time afford them some degree of culture and disseminate religious
knowledge amongst them, by having the Scriptures and prayers read to them in their own
beautiful and expressive tongue. It is recorded that Richard Fitzralph, Archbishop of Armagh,
translated the New Testament into Irish so early as the middle of the fourteenth century. Fox,
in 1573, refers to this ; | Ussher also speaks of some fragments of Irish translations of the Bible
being in existence in his own time. But there is now no trace of these in existence. Kearney
and Walsh had commenced an Irish translation of the New Testament in 1573. They were
afterwards assisted by Archbishop Donnellan. § Harris I states that this was published in 1603,
4to.
As already mentioned, O'Domnhuill, or Daniel, Archbi.shop of Tuam, translated the New
Testament from the Greek into Irish, published in Dublin, 4to, 1602. Bedell resolved, however,
to have the Old Testament also translated, and for this purpose set to work in 1630,
though now in his 60th year, to learn the language of the people around him, and to
obtain such an accurate and critical knowledge of it as would enable him to get through the
difficult task. He was fortunate in securing the services of the aged Irish scholar, O Kionga,
or King, who had assisted Archbishop O'Donnell in his translation of the New Testament.
Bedell, however, in the execution of his cherished designs, was destined to meet with many trials
and disappointments, the outcome of the long continued fatal and misguided policy towards
Ireland, which to this day has left its blackened mark upon the country.
At a Convocation in Dublin, 1634, the question of an Irish version of the Scriptures was
warmly discussed, Bramhall, Bishop of Derry, strongly opposed it as dangerous to the State,
relying on the older penal Statutes, notably that of Hen. VIII. Bedell, however, seconded by
Primate Ussher, succeeded in having Canons passed to the effect that where most of the people
were Irish speaking, a Bible and two Prayer Books in the Irish language were to be provided, and
that the parts of the Service to be read for the day as appointed were to be read in that tongue.
In the previous year Bedell had drawn up and signed a remonstrance against certain grievances,
known as the Cavan Remonstrance, which was forwarded to the Lord Deputy Wentworth.
This gave great offence to the cruel and imperious governor, who sent to England a strong
* Vid.^ Stat. Kilkenny, 40 Ed. III. and 28 Hen. VIII.; 2 Eliz. For the effects and futility of these and other Acts of
English policy in Ireland, vid. passim, Sir J. Davies — " Discovery, etc.''
t Vid. supra, Ussher. For text of protest — Plowden, Vol. I., IS03. App , xviii.
JActs and I\Ion., v. i., 473.
§ This Nehemiah Donnellan was Chaplain to Thomas, 7th Earl of Ormond, who particularly recommended him in a letter
to Queen Elizabeth, dated 24th JIarch, 1594, " as having bestowed all his time in the College of Dublin about translating the
Bible into Irish." Sir J. Ware states that " he was bred at Cambridge."
II Ware, " Writers of Ireland," p. 97.
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complaint against the bishop. The difference, however, was amicably arranged some time
after.
The publication of the Irish version of the Old Testament met with the most violent
opposition in high quarters ; Archbishop Laud, then Chancellor of Trin. Coll., Dublin ; Wentworth,
the Lord Deputy, and several of the Irish bishops objected to it, the pretext being that King,
the aged Irish scholar, whom Bedell had employed, was an incompetent and unworthy person.
That this was a flimsy pretext will appear when we consider that this Irish translator had been
actually recommended to Bedell by Primate Us.sher — then Bishop of Meath — Lord Dillon, Sir
James Ware, and other eminent men. The unfortunate old man, now verging on his eightieth
year, was deprived of his small living by the surrogates of the Archbishop, grossly maltreated on
his way to prison in Dublin, and died shortly after : his birthplace, parentage and grave are now
unknown. Bedell determined to have the work printed at his own e.xpense, and in his own
house. But this was not to be ; before he could carry out his design a terrible cloud burst over
Ireland ; the rebellion of 1641 with all its horrors broke out, and before some degree of quiet had
been restored, the good old bishop was no more.
It is most remarkable with what respect and admiration he was looked upon by the
native Irish. Amidst all the scenes of blood, revenge and desolation that marked the time, he
and all who took refuge with him were suffered to remain almost undisturbed ; he was the only
Englishman in Co.Cavan whose house was not attacked. He and his family were removed, probably
for safety sake, to the old castle of Cloughoughter, the Irish declaring that he would be the last
Englishman they would drive out of Ireland. He was afterwards taken to the house of Dr. Denis
Sheridan, who had helped in the translation of the Bible, where, worn out with fatigue, anxiety
and sorrow, he was seized with an intermitting fever, and died in the midst of his family, 7th
February, 1642. The R.C. bishop ordered that his remains be buried in consecrated ground,
and the chiefs of the Irish forces paid unusual honours at his funeral. They assembled their forces
and with much solemnity and decency accompanied the body to the grave, and at the interment
fired a volley, shouting in Latin, '^ Hie requiescai icltimus* Anglorum!' They even desired the
Rev. Mr. Clogy — a Protestant clergyman — to read the funeral offices of his church, and what is
most remarkable of all, the Rev. Ed. Farrell}', a R.C. clergj-man, who was present, cried out in the
warmth of his heart " O sit anima inea cum Bedello."^
The precious Irish manuscript came into the hands of the Rev. Mr. Sheridan, in whose
house Dr. Bedell died ; after some years it was given to Dr. Jones, Bishop of Meath. After
much delay, discouragement, ill-will, and even threats, it was published in London, 4to, 1686,
under the care and auspices of the Hon. Mr. Boyle and Bishop Marsh. The little work
mentioned in the List is a short catechism «'hich Dr. Bedell had printed in one sheet, containing
the elements of Christianity, with some prayers and pas.sages from the Scriptures. Many copies
were struck off and scattered throughout his diocese. The title, translated is " The Alphabet or
Elements of Christian Doctrine."
Burnet says that Bedell was a Calvinist both in decrees and grace, and so his prefer-
ment was much retarded. If so, he was one of the most liberal minded Calvinists kno\Mi to
* Qy- optimus.
t This, together with many other instances, goes far to disprove the exaggerated accounts of the cruelty of the Irish durin"
such a period of hate and revenge, given by such partial historians as Sir J. Temple, Borlase, Co.\, etc., and subsequently copied
in glowing colours by Hume.
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history. Borlase* says he was "one of the brightest lights of the Irish Church, both for learning
and shining conversation ; and (in his constant diligence in the work of the ministry) a pattern
to others."
1627. CARPENTER, N. — a noted Mathematician and Geographer. His fame in this re-
spect brought him under the notice of Primate Ussher, who invited him over to Ireland, made him
one of his chaplains, and schoolmaster of the King's Wards in Dublin. Republished several works,
only one of which " Achitophel " was printed in Dublin, as mentioned in the List by Mr. Dix.
In the year following it was published in Oxford, 1628, 4to. f Prynne says there were divers
passages in this book against Arminianism, averring it to be planted among us by Jesuits and
Politicians to undermine our religion gradually, that as soon as it came abroad it was called in,
and all passages against Arminianism expunged by Bishop Laud's agents — reprinted, London,
1629, 4to, to the great injury both of the Truth and Author." The learned Hakewill J speaks of
Carpenter as a renowned Cosmographer and Geographer, and quotes at length his witty arguments
against those who maintained that America was discovered in the days of Augustus, because some
coins of that Emperor had been found in the American mines. This is given by Marianus
Siculas in his History of Spain. § He also says that Carpenter " clearly demonstrates that by
Platoe's Atlantis America cannot be understood, and withall by the way gives us a touch of the
Speciall Geographees of these latter times."
Lowndes makes no mention of Carpenter.
1630. AInsarutn Lachrynue. — Tliese tears are the production of twenty-four members of
Trin. Coll., Dublin, the names of whom have been kindly furnished by Mr. Dix, as given in the
Brit. Museum Library copy, amongst these appear two Wares — probably nephews of the cele-
brated Sir J. Ware.
The elegies are short, mostly in Latin and Greek, and even some in Hebrew, so that the
gentle Muses must have been well-nigh tortured to tears. The " most illustrious " and " most
religious heroine " for whom they were written was daughter of Sir G. Fenton and second wife
of Richard Boyle, who, at the time of this second marriage, was knighted by the Lord Deputy,
Sir G. Carew, shortly afterwards created Earl of Cork by James I., made one of the Lord Justices
and hereditary Grand Treasurer of Ireland by Charles I. He has been styled the " great " Earl of
Cork, but this epithet will be subjectively held to imply, perhaps, a qualification for totally
different characters, according as the mind be that of a sympathiser with the Protestant English
or with the Catholic Irish of the period. His public character from these antagonistic points of
view may be gleaned from what Cromwell said of him.
" If there had been an Earl of Cork in every province, it would have been impossible for
the Irish to have raised a rebellion."
* Irish Rebellion, fol. 1680, p. 32.
t An Apologie, etc. London : 1630. Fol. — Advertisements at end.
X Cant. Doom, 1646, p. 166. g.d. Harris's Ware — Writers, Dublin, 1745. Fob, p. 334.
§ In tlie Treatise de Geograpliia Ijy Henry Glareanus,— 1529, Svo., p. 254,— we find an allusion to this far-fetclred notion
" Sunt qui patent tempore Cresaris Augusti earn terram fuisse notam, alque Maronem. /En.lib. VI., de ea hsec prolulisse carminati
" Jacet extra sidera tellus
Extra anni solisq. ubi caelifer Atlas
Axem humero torquet."
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This "great" Earl of Cork was the man who in a letter* to the Speaker of the English
House of Commons, dated from Youghal, 25th August, 1642, boasted that he had indicted and
outlawed above eleven hundred persons, noblemen, baronets, knights, esquires and priests, in the
counties of Cork and Waterford, whereby his Majesty may be intitled to their lands and
possessions, not of so little yearly value as two hundred thousand pounds," " all their estates
confiscated to the corruption of their blood and extirpation of them and their families."
At the conclusion of his letters he styles these doings " this Work of Works."
The subject of these numerous Trin. Coll. elegies had 16 children, the fifth of whom was
the well-known Roger Boyle, Lord Broghill, afterwards Earl of Orrery, who played such a
notoriously prominent part in Irish affairs under Charles I., Cromwell and Charles II. Her seventh
son was the far more distinguished and famous Robert Boyle, so celebrated in the world of
Science and Letters, and styled " The Father of Pneumatic Philosophy."
1626. FAULKLAND was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1622, and held that office
for seven years. These were troublous times of subsidies and promised graces, of perfidy and intoler-
ance, of proclamations and petitions, of kingly duplicity and broken faith, that crumbled the hopes
of the Irish people. Faulkland had a difficult task in his administration. Leland f says that he
' seems to have been more distinguished by his rectitude than abilities," " his temper directed him
to moderation and indulgence in the affair of religious controversy." But rectitude in govern-
ment and toleration in religion were fatal to a Lord Deputy in those days. The recusants — the
Irish R.C. party — relying on the word of a king, thought that he was holding back what they
were led to expect, while, on the other hand, the Protestant party, deeply tinged at the time with
Puritanism, strongly remonstrated against any concessions, and maligned the embarrassed
Governor at the English court. The result was that Faulkland was recalled, and the administra-
tion of affairs temporarily handed over to the Lord Chancellor Loftus and to Richard Boyle, Earl
of Cork. It is, perhaps, not too much to say that had Faulkland been retained and had the king
been other than a Stuart, the course of history might have been totally changed : at all events, the
seeds of distrust and discontent now sown brought Wentworth, Faulkland's successor, to the scaf-
fold, and materially helped in bringing his master to a similar fate.
1631. BISHOP DOWNHAM.— Was a native of Cheshire, succeeded to the See ofDerry
in 1616 ; died, 1634. He was the fifth Protestant bishop. Dr. George Montgomery being the first.
This prelate was decidedly Calvinistic in his views, zealous and intolerant to persecution in
the cause of the Reformed Church within his diocese. He even obtained from the Lords
Justices, Loftus and Boyle, a commission empowering him by immediate warrant from himself to
arrest all within his jurisdiction who should refuse to appear upon citation or to obey the sen-
tences given against them. This arbitrary commission was renewed by Lord Deputy Wentworth
in 1633, and obtained upon the Bishop's information that his diocese abounded with delinquents who
refused obedience to his spiritual processes.]: From the Visitation Book of the diocese it does
not appear that he was very successful in this crusade. He says : — " For the removing of these
* Orrery State Letters, vol. I. A copy of this letter is given in Hist. Mem. Irish RebelHon. Appx. Dubhn, 1770.
t Hist. Ireland, Cork, 1776, vol. III., p. 3.
:j; Vid, Harris's Ware. Bishops.
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Popish priests, our lawes are weake and power lesse, neither can I get the assistance of the mili-
tary men as I desire." He also laments that when convicted and imprisoned they have been
again set at liberty by corruption, and that when he issued the writ de excommunicato
capiendo, the Sheriffs could not be got to apprehend them. It was Downham who read
before the State Council in Christ Church, Dublin, the fanatical protest of the Bishops in 1626,
drawn up by Ussher, against accepting the offer of the Catholics to maintain an army, for the
king's service, of 5,000 foot and 500 horse in return for some slight toleration.
1631. WILLIAM CLERK. — "An Epitome of Certain late Aspersions, etc!' This is
chiefly an answer to the Preface of Sir J. Davis's Reports, and to some parts of the cases of
Praemunire reported by him.* The Reports referred to are those on cases adjudged in the King's
courts in Ireland. This volume is prefaced by a learned and eloquent eulogy on the Common
Law of England and a Vindication of its professors addressed to Lord Chancellor Ellesmere.
1633. — SPENSER. — "A View of the State of Ireland" etc., etc. — In the year 1580,
Spenser, then aged twenty -seven, arrived in Dublin in the train of Lord Gray de Wilton, the new
Lord Deputy. This London youth, already famous as a poet, his Shepherd's Calendar having
been published in the previous year, came over to Ireland in the capacity of Secretary to one
of the most ruthless governors that ever disgraced the administration of that unhappy land. It
is highly probable that he obtained this post on the recommendation of the celebrated Sir Philip
Sydney, to whom the Shepherd's Calendar had been dedicated in 1579. In 1582 he returned
to London with Lord Gray, who had been recalled after a short but unexampled sway of tyranny
and bloodshed, During these two years the youthful poet, he who had sung of loveliness and
truth, and had afterwards clothed in gorgeous diction, fwith "continued allegory or dark conceit,"
descriptions of all the abstract virtues, was destined to witness almost at first setting foot on the
land of his adoption, the terrible butchery perpetrated at Smerwick b)' order of the Lord Deputy.
Here he must have seen about 900 slaughtered Spaniards and Italians— victims of treachery
who " yielded on mercy " \ to the ruthless Deputy, spread out on the yellow sands at the foot of
Oilean-an-Oir. Spenser had thus served an apprenticeship and passed through his baptism of
blood under the odious and unsparing Puritan Gray. This man was so inhuman that the
Queen was assured that he tyrannized with such barbarity, "that little was left in Ireland for her
Majesty to reign over but ashes and carcasses."§ Yet we find Spenser, his young Secretary,
striving in his View of the State of Ireland, written in 1596, for the Government of Elizabeth,
to palliate this terrible deed. He has even polluted that glorious poem. The Fcery Queene, in
the representation of this man of blood and the events of his time, by the allegorical personage
of Artegal, the Knight of Justice. Was ever a lie clothed in such magnificent diction, or veiled
in such a golden web ?
Sir Walter Raleigh, Spenser's friend, whom, with a quaint conceit, he styled The Sliephcrd
of the Ocean, was also, we are pained to state, noted for his rapacity, treachery, Ij and cruelt)',
* Harris's Ware — ^Writers, p. 119.
t Campbell styles Spenser " the Rubens of English Poutiy." His harmony, imagery, and expression renders his
description just.
X Borlase — Rcdiidimt of Irdm^d, p, 136. Batier's Chronicle, fol. 356. Irish Annals, — trans, by O'Connor
§ Leland's His. H., p. 2S7.
II In a most treacherous manner he captured Lord Roche, who was hospitably entertaining him at the time at Castlctown-
Roche.
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and to him was committed the execution of the odious and barbarous massacre at Smerwick —
a task which he carried out to the full.
This " Gentle Spenser," after his return to England, though employed in some minor
offices, appears, like many other of the needy and avaricious Court sycophants, to have been a
chagrined and disappointed suitor for place or emolument. Through the influence of Sir Philip
Sydney he obtained the patronage of the Earl of Leicester, but he failed to obtain that of
Burleigh. The latter is said to have been offended at some of his allusions in The Shepherd's
Calendar. In this poem Spenser makes his shepherds pipe of polemics as well as of love, and
mingle amorous sighs with controversy on Protestantism and Popery. Through out all his works
indeed there is a tinge of religion and morality which runs like veins of gold throughout a
beautiful structure of Parian marble. He was, as already mentioned, for several years a suitor
at Court, and no doubt he thought with longing heart of the rich vales and gentle streams of
" deep-valleyed Desmond," which he had left behind ; he knew well of the design for the
plantation of Munster and of the El Dorado that awaited the settler in Ireland, much more
certain than that which his friend, Raleigh, so glowingly pictured as existing in Guiana.
In " Mother Hubbard's Tale," written at or about this time, the poet describes the
disappointments and reverses he met with in his quest of emolument and place, thus : —
" Full little knowest thou that hast not tryed
What hell it is in suing long to byde.
To lose good days that might be better spent.
To waste long nights in pensive discontent," &c., &c.
In 1586 he was, however, rewarded with a grant of land, 3,028 acres, out of the forfeited
estates of the ill-starred Earl of Desmond. These estates alone amounted to upwards of half a
million acres of the finest country in Ireland, all of which was forfeited to the Crown. According
to the plan of settlement this vast domain was to be divided into manors and seigniories, and
granted to English gentlemen — Knights, Esquires, &c. — under certain conditions which they
undertook to perform, hence the term, U?idertaker, applied to these grantees. What a field for
grasping, impecunious courtiers — what a boon for younger sons and cadets of families ! Sir
Walter Raleigh, for his services in carrying out the cruel orders of Lord Deputy Gray, received a
grant of 42,000 acres in Cork and Waterford, including Youghall, Lismore, and a large tract of
the valley of the Blackwater. These lands he afterwards disposed of to the avaricious and
grasping Mr. Richard Boyle, better known by his subsequent title of the Earl of Cork, for the
trifling sum of iJ^i,500. Much might be said about this interesting and extraordinary man, who
may well be termed a land-grabber of the XVII. century, but this is not the place.
Kilcoleman Castle, about three miles from Doneraile, situated on Spenser's tract, was the
principal residence of the poet for about ten years, and here he wrote the chief portions of his
immortal work, The Farie Queene. The Castle, situated on a small hill, is now an ivied ruin ;
near it is a lake and a small calm flowing river, the Awbeg, fringed with alder trees. This is the
"Mulla," m.entioned by the poet both in the poem Colin Clozct and in the Fcerie Queene: —
" Under the foot of Mole, that mountain hore ;
Keeping my sheep amongst the cooly shade,
Of the green alders by the Mulla's shore."
And again : — ■ Colin Clout.
" And Mulla mine whose waves I whilom taught to weep."
Fcerie Queene., c. xi., 41,
The Baltyhoura mountains, lying towards the north of this beautiful land, are the " Mole." All
this noble country with its variety of form and surface — mountains, vales, and many streams,
bordered by the magnificent Galtees — the Oliver, Clydagh, and Ballyhoura mountains, once the
patrimony of the Lords of Desmond, the Butlers, the MacCarties, and Barrys, with many Castles
and Keeps, now dismantled and shattered, must be of surpassing interest to all students of
English literature and history, and suggestive of sad reflections on the story of Ireland during
the XVI. and XVII. centuries. Amidst such scenes our poet wrote his incomparable romantic
poem in that stately English measure, since then named after him, and it is something for
Ireland to be proud of that such a tissue of allegory, chivalrous devotion, and gorgeous description
should have been woven on her soil, and no doubt derived its inspiration from the scenery
around — its mountains, woods, and vales — its dark rivers and ruined Keeps.
Spenser returned from England in 15S7 in order to take possession of his lands, and
whilst residing in Kilcoleman Castle was visited in 1589 by Sir Walter Raleigh, who was at that
time staying at Lismore. Spenser had then completed the first three books of the Fcerie
Queene. Raleigh warmly approved of the poem, and persuaded Spenser to return with him to
England and arrange for its publication. It appeared in 1590 with a dedication to the Queen,
fulsome enough, as was then the fashion at the time. The poet was, of course, anxious to obtain
the favour of Elizabeth, and in the poem itself we find the Queen Gloriana, and the huntress
Belphoebe, are symbolical of her, whilst the personification of Envy is intended as a glance at
the unfortunate Mary Queen of Scots.
In 1591 Spenser returned to his home at Kilcoleman, having obtained a pension of £i,o
a year from the parsimonious Queen, and in 1596 published three more books of his famous
poem. In the same year he wrote the work, A View of the Siate of Ireland, which was
intended for the Government of England. This piece lay in MS. in Archbishop Usher's Library,
and was thence published by Sir J. Ware in 1633, folio — . Several editions are mentioned in
the list given by Mr. Dix, those marked B, C, D and E having in addition the histories and
chronicles of Campion, Hanmer, and Marleburrough : —
" The scope and intention of the Book was to forward the Reformation of the Abuses and
"evil Customs of Ireland; and some things in it are very well written, particularly as to the
" Political main Design of reducing Ireland to the due Obedience of the Crown of England.
" But in the History and Antiquities of the Country he is often miserably mistaken, and seems
" rather to have indulged the Fancy and Licence of a Poet, than the Judgment and Fidelity
" requisite for a Historian. Add to this his want of Moderation, in which, it must be confessed,
" he was exceedingly defective."*
This is a sweeping, but just, condemnation. Spenser ought not to have meddled in state-
craft— his genius was born for the realms of imagination — his dwelling should be the Temple of
the Muses. In truth, Spenser, like his own creation, Archimago, seems to have had a dual
nature — that of the gentle poet and the persecuting Calvinist.
Alas for human nature and for faith in man ! What shall we say when we find this
" Gentle " Spenser, in his Vieiv of the State of Ireland, recommending the barbarous policy of
creating a famine amongst the natives, that pestilence and death might follow, in order to ensure
their total extirpation. We forbear quoting the words of this horrible counsel ; they can be
found in the work referred tof
'Harris, Ware, Writers of Ireland, II., p. 327., — fol., Dublin, 1745. t Vid, Spenser's View, &c., &c., p. 165. — fol., Dub., 1633.
— 49 —
The FcEvie Queene was never completed. We have seen that there was an interval
of six years between the publications of the first three and second three books, but this was only
half of the original design, and the world of literature was so much the poorer. There is a sort
of traditionary story that the MS. of the remaining six books was lost by the " disorder and abuse
of a servant " who was entrusted to carry it to England. Hallam states that " this is improbable,"
and adds, " the short interval before the death of this great poet was filled up by calamities
sufficient to wither the fertility of any mind." He returned to Kilcoleman in 1597, and lived only
two years afterwards. He was made Clerk of the Council of Munster, and in 1598 appointed
Sheriff of Cork by the Queen.
Spenser, as the sentiments in his work on Ireland will show, was an advocate for
arbitrary power — for oppressive and harsh measures* towards the conquered nation, Tyrone's
rebellion had broken out some few years before, and soon spread into IVIunster. Spenser,
as one of the undertakers of the Crown lands, was, of course, disliked by the Irish, is even
" accused, on the authority of existing legal documents, of having sought unjustly to add
to his possessions," and therefore became a prominent object for attack in those days of revenge
and bloodshed. Kilcolman was attacked, plundered, and burnt in 1 598. The poet and his wife
with difficulty escaped ; their new-born child, in the confusion of such a calamity, was left
behind and perished in the flames.
Spenser, reduced to absolute penury, and broken-hearted, reached London, and died
about three months after at an obscure inn in King Street, Westminster, on the 1 6th of
January, 1599. Ben Jonson, in a letter to Drummond, says ^^ he died for lake of bread!' This
may not be literally true ; yet, coming from such a likely and well-informed authority, it points
to an inference, sad enough, that the great poet died in a state, at least, of misery and want.f
Jonson also states that some time before his deaih "he refused twenty pieces, sent to him by
my Lord of Essex, adding, ' he was sorrie he had no time to spend them.' " Spenser was buried
in Westminster Abbey, at his own request, near the tomb of Chaucer, at the charge of the Earl
of Essex. His grandson, Hugolin, obtained the estate at the Restoration, but being outlawed in
the reign of James II., this estate reverted to the Crown. It is stated that a descendant of his
obtained a re-grant in 1700. An interesting family tree of Edmund Spenser appears in the
Anthologia Hiber?iica, Vol. I, 1793. This is copied by T. Crofton Croker in his Researches in
the South of Ireland, 1824, 4 to.
1638-1639.— SIR RICHARD BOLTON.—" A fustice of the Peace for Ireland."— Ses
note for 1621.
* Spenser suggested the barbarous policy above referred to for the wasting of Ulster and Connaught, and for the guidance
of Essex in his war against Hugh O'Neill. This diabolical plan was afterwards carried out by Mountjoy, who succeeded
Essex.
t It is a remarkable fact, and one which persons of a speculative turn of thought would, no doubt, place under the
category of retributive justice, that all who were concerned in the foul massacre at Smerwick met with untimely and unhonoured
ends. At all events the irony of fate is strangely exemplified in the case of the poet's descendants and property. About 5S years
after his death we find one of his grandsons, William Spenser, petitioning Cromwell to save his lands from confiscation and from
division amongst his troopers, and himself from transplantation to Connaught. Cromwell wrote to the Commissioners for Affairs
in Ireland in his favour, mentioning in his letter " that Edmund Spenser, who by his writings toucliing the reduction of ye Irish
to civility, brought on him the odium of that nation, and for those works and his other good services Q. Elizabeth conferred on
him yt. estate which the said Wm. Spenser now claims." We are iniormed that this intercession was in vain. Thus part of the
c.ael treatment recommended by the poet for the unfortunate Irish, was shortly after meted out to his own descendants.
n
— so —
1641.— CAPTAIN AUDLEY UY.'SNm .—"Speech deliveredin the Upper House, ^'c!'—
Mervin was a gentleman from Tyrone, member of the Irish Parliament, of strong Puritan
principles, a soldier and a lawyer, and signalised himself in both, seemingly incongruous,
stations. He was deputed by the Commons to bring up to the House of Lords an impeachment
for High Treason against Sir Richard Bolton, Lord Chancellor ; Dr. Bramhall, Bishop of
Derry; and Sir Gerrard Lowther, Chief Justice. In his speech on this occasion, couched
as was the fashion at the time, in vehement pompous language, he required that these persons
be sequestered from the Council Board and places of Judicature, and their persons secured. The
charges were — conspiring with Strafford to introduce arbitrary power — subverting of fundamental
laws and rights, and inflicting infamous and cruel punishments. All three would, probably,
have become witnesses on behalf of Strafford, and to prevent such an inconvenience to their
measures against him, now being taken by their Committee before the Parliament of England,
the Commons determined to have them removed.* la reference to these transactions a serious
dispute arose on the question — Whether the House of Lords in Ireland had power of Judicature
in Capital cases. " Whereupon, Captain Audley Mervin made a most excellent speech in the
Lords House of Parliament, 24 May, 1641."!
Mervin subsequently went to England and impeached Sir Geo. Ratcliffe, a trusted friend
of Strafford, on a similar charge.
We next hear of him as very active against the Irish forces during the Rebellion.
He saved the lives of several thousands of women and children in Fermanagh, \ was made a
Colonel in the army, and was one of the four officers § sent from Ireland to solicit the
Parliament for succour. These went from London to Oxford, where the king then was, and
presented a petition to the same effect.
Although Mervin was one of those notoriously disaffected to the Royal Cause, he was
knighted at the Restoration, made Prime Sergeant at Law, and Speaker of the Irish Commons
in 1661.
1639. — REVD. JOHN CORBET. — " Ungirding of the Scottish Arinotir" — Corbet was an
Episcopal Minister in the "provostrie" of Dumbarton, who, refusing to take the Covenant, was turned
out of his living and obliged to fly for his life to Ireland. He was a man of learning and abilities,
and when he arrived in Dublin, published a book entitled "Epistle Covgratulatory of Lysimachus
Nicanor" in which he draws a parallel and shows an agreement in principles and practices between
the Covenanters and the Jesuits. It does not appear where this book was printed, but at the end
of the Epistle is " From my study at Basileopolis, ist January, 1640." It is highly probable that
it was printed and published in Dublin, and must therefore, come into the same category as those
works published by the Revd. H. Fitzsimon, Paul Harris, and others. It is not mentioned
by Lowndes. The vivacity and clearness displayed in this little work — the sufferings of the
author and the spirit of the times, raised Corbet to such favour, that he was recommended by
Strafford to a good living, then vacant, in the gift of the Bishop of KiUala. Now, this bishop
was also a Scotsman named Adair, a strong Puritan at heart, but who had so far conformed and
played the hypocrite as a suffering churchman, that he was appointed to the See of Killala.
* Yid. Carte-Ormond, I. p. 127 t Sir R. Cox. — Hibernia AngKcana, II., p. 65.
t Carles-Ormond, I., 178. §Sir J. Montgomery, Sir Hardress Waller Col. A. Hill, and Col. A. Mervyn.
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He was angry with Corbet for his severe strictures on Puritanism, received him very sourly and
reproached him witli some acrimony and bitterness. Corbet warmly retorted, when the bishop
in the heat of dispute, defended and justified the acts of the Scotch Covenanters in their sedition
and cruel intolerance. In the present juncture of affairs, when religious feuds and animosity ran
so high, it was deemed very unsafe and improper to have a Scotch Covenanter in charge of an Irish
See. Adair was brought before the High Commission Court and sentenced to be fined, imprisoned,
and deprived. Bramhall, Bishop of Derry, also moved that he be censured in the House of Lords
and adjudged unfit to be summoned to his place by writ. The sentence of deprivation was
solemnly carried out in St. Patrick's Cathedral, l8 May, 1640, and Maxwell, Bishop of Rosse,
in Scotland, appointed in succession to Adair.
Corbet was subsequently well provided for. After the fall of Strafford Adair was restored
to favour and appointed to the See of Waterford.
C. W. DUGAN.
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Henry LesUe (or Lesley)
Bishop of Down and
Connor (afterwards of
Meath)
Same.
The Ungirding of the
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King Charles I.
1 64 1
Rodolph Hollingworth,
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forde) and Councel
The King
Earl of Ormonde, Lt. Genl
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land (since the Pacification
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A Remonstrance from the
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Articles of Peace made and
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"A'
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Jas. Butler, ist Duke of
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Michael Jones
Jas. Butler, ist Duke of
Ormond and Colonel
Michael Jones
do.
(Oliver Cromwell)
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Lord of Ormonde to The
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Michaell lones, Com-
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Parliaments Forces in
Leinster and Governor of
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Colonell Jones his Answer
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Saied Letters, &c., itc.
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Generality of the Good
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half of Chas. II.)
Ormonde's Breakfast, or a
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and Skirmish performed by
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his Party, against the Mar-
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Forces encamped before
Dublin, the 2nd of August,
1649. In a Dialogue be-
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Roundhead.
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tion of the Archbishops,
Bishops and other Prelates
met at Clonmacnoise the
4 day of Deer., 1649. To-
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NOTES.
In the Notes at the end of Part I. reference was made to the strong grounds
there were for beHeving that some works of Roman Catholic writers were in fact printed
in Dublin, although neither place nor printer is given on the title pages — or, even in
some cases, where a foreign place is named — and as an instance a work by the Revd.
H. Fitzsimons, S.J., was given. In the period covered by this Part another instance
occurs even stronger than the last one mentioned. The Revd. Paul Harris, a secular
Priest in Dublin, having come into conflict with his Diocesan, the Most Revd. Dr.
Thomas Flemming, through his opposition to the Franciscan Order which the Archbishop
strongly favoured, wrote four works, published between 1633 and 1635, having the following
titles : —
1. " The Excommunication published by the Archbishop of Dublin, Thomas Fleming,
"alias Barnewell, friar of the Order of St. Francis, &c." ist Edition, 1632.
2nd Edition, 1633.
2. " Arktomastix, sive Edmundus Ursulanus propter usurpatum judicium de tribunali,
"&c." 1633.
3. "Fratres sobrii estote, i Pet. v. 8, &c." 1634.
4. " Exile Exiled, Occasioned by a mandat from Rome, &c." 1635.
Judging both by the form of these tracts, the type, initial letters, headpieces, etc.
there is the strongest reason for judging that these works were printed here, and Harris,
in his Edition of Ware, states his belief that they were so printed.
* * * * * *
Ambrose Usher, F.T.C.D., published " A Brief Catechism, very well Serving for the
Instruction of Youth," which was printed in Dublin by the Company of Stationers, but
without a date, vide Harris's Ware, edition of 1746, p. 128.
* *****
The late Henry Bradshaw has put on record, as appears by his " Collected Papers "
(1889), p. 338, that there was a 2nd Edition of Bishop Bedell's " A B C," of which no trace
remains, but which must have been printed before 164 1.
* *****
In 1640 was published a 4to. volume, entitled " The Epistle Congratulatorie of Lysimachus
Nicanor (S.J.), etc." No place is given, but judging from the initial letter, tailpiece, etc., it was
most probably printed in Dublin. The author was the Revd. John Corbet.
APPENDIX A.
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BY
C. W. DUG AN.
i6^i . — Fitzgerald' s Letter, p. 89.
The Irish forces being almost wholly subdued at
this time by the English Parliamentary Army under
Ludlow, the General Assembly of the Confederates,
held in 165 1, in the Province of Leinster, sent the
above letter to the Commissioners appointed to
arrange affairs. This consisted chiefly in carrying
out the scheme for the distribution of the confiscated
lands amongst the adventurers — the officers and men
of the Parliament Army, and all those living in
Ireland who had shown themselves friendly to the
English. These Commissioners were also to consider
as to the treatment to be meted out to the Irish —
the guilty to be punished and the innocent to be
freed from apprehension and fear as to their ultimate
fortunes.
The Assembl)''s letter, signed G. Fitzgerald,
desired a safe conduct for their deputies proposed to
be sent to treat for articles of submission to the
Commonwealth of England. This was refused : the
Conqueror's Commissioners replied that the establish-
ment of the nation belonged to the Parliament of
England, but that all who laid down their arms and
submitted to the Commonwealth would be dealt with
according to their deserts.
An explanation of the term " General Assembly "
may be of interest. In 1642 the Confederates
decided to create an order of Government and to
give a form of authority for all their proceedings ;
this was established somewhat on the plan of a
National Parliament, though it was protested that it
was not meant to be a Parliament in the constitutional
sense of the term, since the right of calling a Parlia-
ment is properly vested in the Crown. This plan of
Government was as follows: — First: the General
Assembly consisting of two bodies — viz., the one
composed of temporal Peers and Prelates, the other
of deputies from the counties and cities — both bodies
sat in the same chamber — the clergy who were not
qualified to sit with the Peers formed a separate House
of Convocation. Second : The Supreme Council, an
assembly consisting of twenty-four persons chosen
by the General Assembly — viz., six from each
province. Third: The Provincial Council, consisting
of two DeputiES from each county, who were to meet
four times a year. Fourth : The County Councils
formed of twelve persons assigned for each county.
This form of Government lasted from October,
1642, till January, 1648, when peace was concluded
with the Marquis of Ormond. A power of appeal
from the decisions of each body lay to the next
higher ; and each had its own sphere of function and
limit of jurisdiction of which space does not permit
a discussion here.
Letter from the Earl of Clanricarde to Ludlozv.
This letter does not appear in " The Memoirs and
Letters of the Earl of Clanricarde," — folio, London,
1757 — or in the " Memoirs, Letters, etc." — Dublin,
1744. At this time the Confederate forces were in
great straits and Galway being closel)' invested by
Coote and Reynolds, the General Assembly convened
there importuned Clanricarde for leave to send Com-
missioners to treat with the English Parliamentary
General. This, the Lord Deputy, though against
his judgment, and unmindful of the Assembly's
previous bad faith, consented to do. He accordingly
wrote to General Ludlo«', who sent an answer some-
what similar to that in reply to the letter from the
Leinster Assembly, as above, signed, Gerald Fitz-
gerald. However, Clanricarde having left the town
in order to collect some forces which would enable
him to raise the siege, the defenders, in his absence,
probably swayed by the counsels of the ultra-party,
which had been influenced b)- the Nuncio, Rinuccini,
surrendered to Coote, and thus the Confederates
lost their last stronghold.
The Lord Deputy herein referred to, was Ulick,
the 5th Earl of Clanricarde, born in 1604. This
nobleman was a sincere Roman Catholic, possessing
great power and interest in the kingdom, of un-
blemished integrity, and most unshrinking loyalty to
the cause of the King. During the terrible decade
in Irish history, 1641 to 1651, the ICarl of Clanricarde
and the Marquis of Ormonde \\'ere the two brighest
and most prominent figures. Both men were earnest
friends, both, as Viceroys, had to contend with the
most fierce and factious opposition to their govern-
ment, and eacli fated to struggle with a crisis involving
the fate and fortunes of Ireland and its people. In
fact the history of the country during this period is
nothihg but a tangled web of barbarous cruelty,
oppression, bigotry, hate and broken faith. It was
not simply a war between English and Irish, nor
wholly between Catholic and Protestant : the contend-
ing parties weresplitupinto three camps — the Royalist
(formed of Protestants and Catholics.botli English and
I rish) — the Parliamentarians, chiefly English, with some
Irish, Protestants, Presbyterians and Independents, and
the Confederates, Irish and Anglo-Irish, all Catholics.
Even this latter body was further split into two parties
during the viceroyalty of Ormond, by the injudicious
action of Rinuccini, the Nuncio, 1643 to 1649. — one
may be styled the moderate party, mostly nobility
and gentry of the old Anglo- Irish families who
were inclined to treat with the Ormond and the
Royalists — the other, or extreme party, com-
posed chiefly of the Roman Catholic Bishops
and clergy who bitterly opposed both Ormond
and Clanricarde. This party frustrated all the
endeavours of Ormond and the King for a cessation
of hostilities and rejected the proposed treaty of peace
in 1646. Subsequently also when a treaty was being
entered into with the Duke of Lorraine for aid in
support of the royal cause and the Irish army, this
powerful section, led on by French the Bishop of
Ferns, introduced such conditions as left no alterna-
tive to the Lord Deputy, Clanricarde, as a loyal man to
reject. This momentous treaty being thus totally
broken off, and Galway having surrendered to the
English Parliamentary forces, Clanricarde after
making some futile attempts in favour of the royal
cause, saw that it was now utterly lost in Ireland ;
his resources were exhausted, his forces de-
moralised, and even his life in danger. He, therefore,
thought it best to treat with the republican army,
and leaving his great possessions in Ireland at their
mercy, he merely obtained passes for himself and
followers to England in April, 1652, and retired to
his estate at Somerhill, in Kent, where he died in
1657.
Agreement, etc., l%th June, 1647. — page go.
A copy of this agreement will be found in Cox's
" Hibernia Anglicana,'' Append, xxxviii. This is the
celebrated agreement which has been the subject of
so much comment on the fidelity and loyalty of
Ormond. Writers on Irish history of the period
express the most opposite opinions concerning this
transaction. On the one hand we have Clarendon, ^
Hist. Rebellion and Civil Wars in Ireland.
Borlase,^ Cox,' Leland,* Warner,' Gordon* in senses
describing it as s. Just, politic, and necessary measure;
on the other, Curry,' Plowden,' the author" of " His-
torical Memoirs of the Irish Rebellion," etc., speak of
it as shameful. So much for the effect of religious
and political prejudices in biassing the judgments of
our historians.
The " others," Commissioners not named in this
title as parties to this agreement, were Colonel John
Moore and Colonel Michael Jones.
An Act for the Settling of Ireland.— page 91.
After the departure of Clanricarde, the Lord
Deputy, and the almost total subjection of the Irish
forces, the Republican Parliament proceeded to the
settlement of the country. Two Acts were passed —
one for the confiscation of all the lands of the Irish
rebels ; the other for adjusting the claims of the
English adventurers and the soldiers. The adven-
turers received one moiety of the forfeited lands in
'ten of the principal counties — the other moiety was
reserved for the soldiers. These counties were Meath,
Westmeath, King's Co., Queen's Co., Antrim, Down,
Armagh, Waterford, Limerick, and Tipperary. Con-
naught was reserved for the Irish and other disaffected
Papists, who were to be transplanted thither after
forfeiture of their lands.
The term " adventurer" requires some explanation.
In the earl}' years of the contest between Charles I.
and his Parliament, the latter, wisely foreseeing that
both men and money would be wanting for the struggle
which now seemed inevitable, devised a scheme for
obtaining both, which would have the effect of placing
power directly in its own hands, embarrass the king
by keeping his forces engaged in Ireland, suppress the
Irish rebellion, and finally perfect the long-desired
plantation of the country, which had been begun by
Elizabeth and James I. According to this scheme,
2,500,000 acres of lands in Ireland were declared to be
forfeited, and these acres, amounting to about one-
eighth of the total area of the island, were offered to
all those of the English people who were willing to
advance moneys on such security for the purpose of
equipping and paying land and sea forces to be
employed in subduing and extirpating the owners,
viz., the Irish and Anglo-Irish now in rebellion.
2 Hist. Rebellion in Ireland, 1641.
^ Hibernia Anglicana.
■* Hist. Irel.ind.
^ Hist. Rebellion and Civil Wars in Ireland.
^ Hist. Ireland.
■^ Hist, and Crit. Review of Civil Wars in Ireland.
^ Hist. Review.
'' These Memoirs were written by Dr. Curry, vide Life of Author ol
Hist, and Crit. Review. Stip-a. By C. O'Connor, 1786.
This seems an amazingly high-handed proceeding,
but the times were ripe for it. The most calumnious
reports were industriously circulated of the barbarous
cruelties and massacres on the part of the Irish and
of their firm resolve to extirpate all the English Pro-
testants in Ireland, and the people were even led to
believe that the king and queen were fomenting the
Irish rebellion. Many of the English, no doubt,
inherited the desire to possess lands in Ireland, and
to many it must have been the dream of their lives.
Accordingly, we find that 1,360 persons adventured
money to the Parliament of England to the amount
of about ;£'28o,ooo. By subsequent subscriptions this
sum was increased to ;£'36o,ooo.
Ordinance on Destroying IFo/ves. — J'age 93.
From an early date wolf-hunting seems to have
been a pastime in Ireland. Prendergast' quoting
from the Oblate and Fine Rolls mentions that in
.^.n., 1200, Walter de Riddlesford applied to King
John for license to hunt the wolf. Owing to the,
desolation of the country by wars, famine and pesti-
lence, these rapacious animals increased so much in
number up to the 17th century as to become a source
of public danger. They infested the bogs and
mountains, finding shelter in the thick underwood
whence they issued in numbers and desolated the
neighbouring lands even close to towns and cities.
On the 2oth December, 1652, a pubhc hunt was
ordered by the State of the numerous wolves lying
in the woods only six miles north of Dublin. Various
measures were taken and Ordinances passed for their
destruction. Lands lying only nine miles from
Dublin were leased by Parliament to a Capt. Piers
under condition of keeping a pack of wolf-hounds —
part of the rent to be paid by wolves' heads at the
rate allowed by the Ordinance of June, 1653 — viz.,
£6 for a she-wolf, ;^5 for a dog-wolf, and £2 for a
cub. On these terms the State lands in the barony
of Dunboyne, Meath, were leased to Piers for five
years at a rent of ^£'543. In other parts of the coun-
try wolves also abounded — by the Ordinance of June,
1653, the various district governors were to appoint
days and times for wolf-hunting, and all persons
bringing in wolves' heads to the Revenue Commis-
sioners were rewarded at the above-mentioned rates.
Another strong evidence of the numbers of these
animals that infested the island is to be found in the
heavy assessments on counties for Treasury disburse-
ments under the head of these rewards. In March
1655, the charge due from the baronies about Galway
amounted to ^^243 for rewards paid on wolves' heads.
In spite of this war against wolves they appear to have
Cromwellian Sett., p. iS.
been numerous for many years after. From the
Common's Journals ol 1662, it appears that Sir J.
Ponsonby reports that a Bill should be brought in to
encourage the killing of wolves. The last wolf killed
in Ireland was in Kerry in 1710.
Ordin
Ton
-P- 93-
The eytmology of the term " Tory " is rather un-
certain— some derive it from the Irish word tora
meaning " give," — the Irish robbers of those days
crying out tora ! tora ! equivalent, we may suppose,
to the dramatic highwayman's, stand and deliver !
Others derive it from the e.xpression " ta righ," mean-
ing " for the king" or "the royal cause," thereby
assuming that Tories were those remnants of the
Irish who had espoused the King's cause against the
English Parliamentary and Cromwellian forces, who
had not submitted to be transplanted into Connaught,
and had taken refuge in the bogs mountains and
woods. But we find the word to have been used in
the time of Elizabeth, when such a meaning as the
above could have no point. The word may be derived
from the Irish coi|igen. pl.ro|iA — signifying a party in
pursuit or chase, a persecution. According to Sir R.
Cox,^ the word was made use of by Sir Henry
Sidney, in a letter when he accepted the Lord Deputy-
ship for the seventh time, in 1575, he says " that it
was most difficult for a man to do any service there
when he must struggle with famine and fastnesses,
inaccessible bogs and light footed Tories." Mr. T.
Crofton Croker- says, " In the civil wars under
Elizabeth, the epithet " Tory " is supposed to have
originated and ^^'a5 applied only to the peasantry."
In after times it became the general name for all the
Irish rebels and papists who refused to transplant-
and were outlawed, or "out or protection,,' who be-
took themselves to the most unfrequented and inac-
cessible places, and thence raided the homes and
lands of all those whom they naturally regarded as
usurpers, the adventurers and disbanded soldiers of
Cromwell.
In one of Ormonde's proclamations, date 25th
September, 1650, occurs the first public use of the
term '■ Tory,"^ He orders that all those ill-disposed
persons living upon the people of the country, and
pillage the protected inhabitants, and that are termed
"Toryes or Idle Boys," to enlist in His Majesty's
service, or be deemed traitors. These bands of men
" out of protection " were frequently led b)- dispos-
sessed gentlemen who became beggars and wanderers
,* Itibeniia An^Ucana, I., p, 342,, folio, London, 1689,
" Researches in South of Ireland, 4to, Dublin, rS24, p, 52.
" Carte Papers, p. 358.
about their ancient inheritances. In the time of
William III. these outlaws went generally by the
name of Rapparees, and Acts and Ordinances against
" Tories and Rapparees " appear on the Statute
Books, from the reign of William III. to that of
George III. The word Rapparee is derived from
Jr. rapary, a kind of short or broken pike, a weapon
with which these men were frequently armed.
It would be interesting to trace how the word
" Tory" came to be applied in after times to one of
the great political parties in the State, but the limits
of a note do not permit.
The Interest of England, etc. — pp. 96 & 98.
This work was written by Colonel Richard Lawrence
as a strong defence of the policy of Transplantation,
carried out by the Parliament, under the Act of 1642,
and further Ordinances of 1652, and also as an answer
to a work by Sir Vincent Gookin, published in 1654,
entitled " The Great Case of Transplantation Dis-
cussed."— 4to., London, 1655.
In this work, Gookin puts forth considerations on
the many great inconveniences that must attend the
transplanting of the native Irish out of the three
Provinces of Leinster, Ulster, and Munster, into
Connaught. It was written with sound sense and
political wisdom ; had the suggestions therein regard-
ing the plantation been attended to, many subsequent
evils and miseries might have been averted.
This tract was first published anonymously — 410.
London, 1655. — but on the appearance of Lawrence's
answer, Mr. Gookin owned the authorship, and then
published another work in reply to Lawrence, vindi-
cating himself and his case " from the unjust asper-
sions " of the latter.
Mr. Gookin was Surveyor-General of Ireland, and
son of Sir Vincent Gookin, a planter under the scheme
of James I , and an old resident of Co. Cork.
Richard Lawrence was a Colonel in the Parliament-
ary and Cromwellian armies who came to Ireland in
1649 ; was a member of the Committee of Trans-
plantation, formed in November, 1653, and after the
King's Restoration, became a member of the Council
of Trade.
Colonel Lawrence published some other tracts, " A
treatise on Manufactures," " Directions for planting
Hemp and Flax," "A treatise of Traffick," and "The
Interest of Ireland in its Trade and Wealth Stated,"
etc.— 8vo., Dublin, 1682.
educated at Trinity College, Dublin, of which he
afterwards became Professor and Senior Fellow. He
wrote several works, all of which were published in
Dublin, and which will be found in their proper places
in Mr. Dix's List. These treat of subjects connected
with Divinity and Scholastics, rather than those of
his own profession as a Physician.
Suinine of Diverse Sermons, etc. — p. gS.
The author of these was Dr. Samuel Winter, who
was educated at Cambridge, and came to Ireland in
1650. He was a very zealous Presbyerian, which was
then the ruling party in Ireland, and was by this
means advanced to the dignity of Provost of Trinity
College, Dublin.
Dr. Bernard's Life and Deatii of Archbishop Ussher. —
p. 99.
The Reverend Nicholas Bernard, a Cambridge man,
came over to Ireland, and was ordained by Primate
Ussher, became his Chaplain, and subsequently rose
to the Deanery of Armagh Besides the above, he
published eight other works, two of which were
printed in Dublin. Having suffered much during the
Irish Rebellion of 1 64 1, he took the earliest oppor-
tunity to escape to England, and was made Rector of
a parish in Shropshire, and subsequently became
Chaplain and Almoner to Cromwell, and Preacher to
the Society of Gray's Inn. He never returned to his
Deanery, and died in 1661.
Aphorismi, by fohn Stearne, M.D. — pp. 93 & 97.
Dr. Stearne was nephew of Archbishop Ussher.
He was born at Ardbraccan, in County Meath, and
Dudley Loft us — Logica,etc. — p. lOO.
Dudley Loftus was the second son of Sir Adam
Loftus, who, in conjunction with Sir W. Parsons, Sir
J. Temple and Sir R. Meredith was accused and tried
in 1643 for traitorous practices against the King.
He was born at Rathfarnham in the castle built by
his grandfather, who was Archbishop of Dublin and
Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Dudley Loftus graduated
in Trinity College, Dublin, then went to Oxford, and
having returned to Ireland in 1641 was placed in
command of the garrison, and in this capacity did
good service. He was made a Master in Chancery,
Vicar-General of Ireland and Judge of the Preroga-
tive Court. Loftus had an extensive knowledge of
languages, especially Oriental ; his brain was
crammed with a vast amount of book-learning, but
was singularly weak in the moral qualities of the
mind engendered by experience — refle.xion and
judgment. A great Prelate who knew him well said :
" He never knew so much learning in the keeping of
a fool." Ware mentions twenty-eight of his works,
thirteen of which were printed in Dublin — the earliest
being dated 1657, the latest 1695, the year of his
death. We have seen above that his father had been
accused and imprisoned by order of the King for
his partizanship to the English Parliament, so another
Adam Loftus, a first cousin of his grandfather, and
Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and one of the Lord
Justices in 1630, was similarly treated by the despotic
Strafford in 1636, and deprived of the Great Seal.
This was one of the principal charges brought against
this unfortunate Governor when he was impeached
by Pym in the English Parliament. The details of
this case as given by Clarendon^ vary somewhat from
those in Leland- and Gordon'', but in any case are
discreditable to Strafford.
left Ireland, after his four years of office, poorer than
when he came, and even had not sufficient money to
pay the e.xpenses of his return journey to England.
It is stated by Dr. Curry^ that the Duchess of
Ormond begged the King, on her knees, that Henry
Cromwell might enjoy the^ estate in Ireland given to
him by his father, which was granted, because Oliver
had given her possession of ;^3,ooo a }'ear out of her
own estate as a jointure.
Henry Cromwell — Proclamation. — p. loo
Henry was the second son of Oliver Cromwell and
a man in every sense superior to his elder brother
Richard. He was sent to Ireland by his father in
1654, partly to oversee the work of plantation and
distribution of lands, and partly to smooth down the
resentment shown by a large party, including Ludlow
and the fanatic republicans, to his assumption of the
title of Lord Protector.
Henry was humane and just : he found enormous
abuses existing in the machinery of both the executive
and adminstrative bodies, and his kind heart was
especially affected by the misery and desolation of
the country caused by the terrible Republican's rule at
this time. Henry returned to England and reported
everything to his father, with the result that several
indulgences were granted to the unfortunate inhabi-
tants.
In 1655, Henry Cromwell was again sent over to
Ireland, and succeeded Fleetwood in the office of
Lord Deputy ; he soon showed his wisdom and skill
as a ruler, and " he established his authority so firmly
in the hearts of a people who were ingenuous enough
to acknowledge the merits of his administration, that
they were entirely reconciled to his father's interests."*
Happy would it have been for Ireland had she been
governed by many such 'Viceroys !
Trinity College, Dublin, owes much to Henry
Cromwell ; while Chancellor, he took special care of
its interests, instituted professorships and literary
competitions, encouraged the long neglected gradu-
ations in arts, and presented to the College the noble
library of Primate Ussher, which he had purchased
out of his own private means. A true testimony to
the integrity of this man will be found in the fact
that in those days of corruption and self-seeking he
' Hist. Reb. and Civil Wars, fol. ; Dublin, 1719 ; p. 127.
" Hist, of Ireland, vol. 3, p. 40.
^ Hist, of Ireland, vol. i , p. 350.
* Leland Hist., vol. iii., p. 415.
C Williamson, Panegyrics, etc., p. lOl.
C. 'Williamson was an M.A. of Trin. Coll., Cam-
bridge, who came into Ireland in 1646, was made a
Fellow of Trin. Coll., Dublin, took the degree of D.D.,
and became Public Orator of the University. Henry
Cromwell was Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and
Chancellor of Dublin University from 1655 till 1659.
Dr. Williamson obtained a living near Drogheda,
where he died shortly after the Restoration.
Sir Charles Cooic, p. 106.
This name holds a bad eminence amongst the many
military leaders that harassed Ireland during the
terrible period that elapsed between 1641 and the
close of the Stuart reign. There were two, father and
son of the same name and title, a case in which we
have the truth of heredity strongly exemplified — both
were wantonly cruel and relentless, and both bore
ruthless hate to the unfortunate natives. Both men
were brave soldiers, but it is certain that their conduct
exasperated the Irish and provoked them to severe
retaliation. As mere soldiers of fortune, the father
and son unsheathed swords for the winning side — ■
the latter from an early period of his life fought
stoutly for the Parliamentarians against the Con-
federates and Clanricarde, and was made Lord Presi-
dent of Connaught, but in the end when he and Lord
Broghill clearly saw that there was a turn in the tide,
he offered his services to General Monk, and became
a staunch supporter of the Royal cause. Notwith-
standing all the services that he rendered to the
Regicides and the Parliamentary forces, and the
losses he had inflicted upon the Royalist party in
Ireland, Sir C. Coote, the younger, was confirmed in
the estates he had acquired daring this troubled
period and in the baronetcy which had been con-
ferred upon his father by James I. in 1620, and was
also elevated to the peerage in 1661 by the title of
Earl of Mountrath. This earldom became extinct in
•'' Hist. Memoirs, Svo. ; Dublin, iSlo, p. 401 ; quoting Unkhtd
Deserter, p. 139, a book which Dibdin describes as one of the rarest
and most important of this period : the author was N. Trench, Bishop
of Ferns,
l802, but the baronetcy remained ; the present holder
of the title enjoys the distinction of Premier baronet
of Ireland.
invested it, and through some treachery on the part
of the defenders. Sir Hardress Waller was made
prisoner and sent to England.
Declaration of Sir H. Waller, etc. — p. 105.
Sir Hardress Waller was one of the most stuidy
supporters of the Parliament and Republican party in
Ireland. He was a cousin to Sir William Waller, who
is frequently mentioned by Clarendon in his " History
of the Rebellion in England, as commanding the
Parliament forces in the west ; — he was also related
to Edmund Waller, the well-known English poet,
whose base political conduct during the time of the
contest between the King and Parliament, has been
so vigorously dealt with by Clarendon. Sir H. Waller
was Major-General in the Parliamentary army in
Ireland, and played a very prominent part in the
contests from 1649 until the Restoration. We find
him frequentl}' employed on Commissions from 1654
for arranging the work of plantation. When the
English Council of State suspecting Henry Cromwell
sent over Commissioners to supersede him in the
government of Ireland, Sir H. Waller was
directed to surprise Dublin Castle. This being
effected without trouble, Henry Cromwell immedi-
ately left the Castle and retired to a house in the
Phojnix Park. When all the measures for the restora-
tion of the King had been nearly completed by Monk
in England, Coote and BroghiU with others, became
very zealous for the same cause in Ireland. They
planned a design to seize the Castle and .secure the
persons of Ludlow, Hardress Waller, and the republi-
can commissioners. A Council of officers was
assembled and assumed the control of affairs, a con-
vention of estates was summoned, and a declaration
for a free parliament published. It was at this
Council that the Declaration dated February
16, 1659, regarding the re-admission of the secluded
members, was made, Vide Coote supra. The
Convention now attempted to gain over Sir
Hardress Waller, who had attended the Council. He
was a steadfast enemy to the monarch}' and a deter-
mined opponent of any attempt at restoration It is
true tliat on principle he was a stern republican, but
here his own personal safety and interest were at
stake ; he had .sat as one of the late king's judges, and
had signed the warrant for the e.xecution ; his name
appears as the eleventh signature. Waller, therefore,
justly dreaded the consequences of the restoration,
he tried to cajole the Council to adjourn to the Castle
for discussion of affairs, but, this failing, he, in con-
junction with some partizans, contrived to seize the
Castle. Coote, and Col, T. Jones shortly afterwards
His Majesty's Declaration. — Sir Jolm Greenvil. —
p. 109
This Declaration, dated from Breda, 14th April
(12 an. Car. 11), grants a free and general pardon to
all subjects, excepting only such as may hereafter be
excepted by Parliament.
It contains some strong passages, which read in
the light of subsequent action, especially in Ireland,
form a strange comment on the Faith of Kings, e.g.,
" Let all our subjects, how faulty soever, rely upon
the word of a king, solemnl}' given by this present
Declaration, that no Crime whatsoever committed
against Us or Our Roj'al Father, before the publica-
tion of this, shall ever rise in judgment or be larought
in question against any of them,'' — and so on —
Further on the King declares full liberty for tender
conscience and general religious toleration.
The above mentioned exception by Parliament,
gives a wide margin wherein the elasticity of a King's
word may find pla)'.
The King's letters to General Monk, to the Fleet,
to the Corporation of the City of London, and to the
two Houses of Parliament, all bearing the same date,
14th April, 1660, were sent with the Declaration, and
brought to England by Sir J. Greenvil.
Sir J. Greenvil was a tried and trusty royalist^
his father was Sir Bevil Greenvil, who lost his life
at the battle of Landsdown, fighting for the King in
1643. Being shortly after appointed to attend at the
Bar of the House in order to receive and convey the
Parliament's answer to the King's letter, Sir John was
ordered to be paid ii^soo to buy a jewel to wear as
an honour for being the messenger of such a gracious
Royal letter.
His Majesty's Gracious Declaration for the Settlement
of His Kingdome of Ireland. — p. 109.
At the time of the Restoration, Ireland presented
a pathetic and melancholy picture of miserj' and
wretchedness. During the previous nineteen years
the countrj' had been desolated by a cruel civil war —
by pestilence and famine. Much havoc had been
caused by the civil war, commonly called " the great
Irish Rebellion," which lasted from 1641 to the
Cessation in 1648, but all this was eclipsed by the
ruthless barbarities of Cromwell and the Republican
forces who ravaged the country from 1649 till 1651.
The King's Declaration for the Settlement of
Ireland was published 30th November, 1660 — and
was intended to be the groundwork of the Act of
XI
Settlement. This declaration certainly showed good
intentions towards the Roman Catholics on the part
of the King, but these were rendered almost nugatory
by the Act passed in the Irish Parliament in 1662. —
(14 Carol. II).
Jeremy Taylor, D.D. — p. no.
This eminent divine was the son of a Cambridge
barber. He graduated in the University there,
entered into holy orders, was appointed by Laud one
of his chaplains, and shortly after obtained the Rectory
of Uppingham. He was created D.D. at Oxford,
and was a favourite preacher to Charles I. His living
being sequestered when the Parliament became
victorious, he retired into Wales in 1645, and while
there, under the protection of Lord Carberry, he kept
a school in order to maintain himself and his family.
After spending some years in this humble occupation,
and bending under heavy domestic sorrow, he was
invited by Lord Conway to Portmore, in the Co. of
Antrim, and there remained until the Restoration in
1660. It was during this enforced retreat of about
fourteen years that Bishop Taylor composed the
greater number of his brilliant works, so that, as a
modern writer quaintly observes, we are almost
grateful to those who enforced him into this strictly
literary seclusion.
Taylor has been styled the modern Chrysostom.
His eloquence of expression, his melodious voice, and
his fertilit}- of conception fully entitle him to this
distinction. In addition to his eminent abilities and
pre-eminence as an English writer, he possessed what
in those days was most rare — a pure spirit of toleration
and Christian charity towards the thoughts, principles,
and beliefs of others.
This document was sent by the Earlof Fingall to the
Rev. P. Walsh, an Irish Franciscan, and an old con-
fidant of the Duke of Ormond, by whom it was
presented to the king, and most graciously received.''
The Faithful Protestations, &c. — p. 1 10.
At this time, 1661, in order to render the Catholic
party in Ireland as odious as possible and so give a
colourable pretext for depriving them of any benefits
of an Act of Indemnity, or that might be proposed
in the projected Act of Settlement, reports of con-
spiracies and treasonable practices were industriously
circulated by the Commons House and its party.
Leland, an unfriendly Protestant historian, writing of
this period, says " their (R.C. Irish) enemies and com-
petitors were indefatigable in endeavouring to load
their whole party with new conspiracies ; and even
manifest forgeries were received as solid proofs"^ In
this conjuncture the Catholics of Ireland agreed upon
a remonstrance^ and protestation of their loyalty
couched in the strongest and most explicit terms.
' Hist, of Ireland III. p. 441.
2 A copy of thii Remonstrance appears in Appendix, supra.
A Speech made by Sir Audley Mervyn, \yh Feb.,
1662. — p. III.
A short notice of this personage has been already
given — Part II. p. 50. The above speech, which he de-
livered, as Speaker in the House of Commons, relates
chiefly to the Act of Settlement. It appears that at
this time the new Commissioners appointed for the
executionoftheActofSettlementand to hear all claims
according to its provisions, had adjudged as " inno-
cent" a large proportion of the Catholic claimants
who first came forward. The numerous Puritan and
other sectarian parties in Ireland, nearly all of whom
were Comwellian settlers, adventurers and soldiers,
took alarm at this, and the House of Commons,
entirely composed of these classes, waited in a body,
with their Speaker, upon Ormond, and petitioned
that he should give such further directions for the
execution of the Act as would invalidate any further
claims on the part of the Irish. Mervyn, the Speaker,
made long comments on every article of their Address.
Ormond received them very coldly, but the Commons
appealed to the public, and printed Mervyn's speech.
The king was much displeased at their action, and
prosecutions were ordered against the printers of this
speech both in London and Dublin.
Answer of a person of Quality, etc.. — p. 116.
The person of Quality was Roger Boyle, Earl of
Orrery, better known in the Irish history of this
period as Lord Broghill, and P.W. was the Rev.
Peter Walsh, who took such a prominent part in
forwarding the Irish Remonstrance of 1661. Walsh's
letter was entitled ; — " A letter desiring a just and
merciful regard for the Roman Catholics of Ireland."
The descriptions of the character of this personage
as given by different writers, are exceedingly contra-
dictory. According to the life in Harris's Ware, and
to accounts in Borlase and Cox, he was a brave loyal
and learned man, according to others, such as Curry
and most Roman Catholic writers, he is branded as
cruel, treacherous, and disloyal. He was strongly
attached to the Protestant interest, and a bitter
enemy to the L'ish Roman Catholics,
Broghill acted with Lorrl Inchiquin in the service
of Charles I., but subsequently went over to the
parliament, and was in high esteem with Cromwell
^Curry's Hist. Review, Dublin, iSlo., p. 41,3.
XII
When affairs turned in favour of the Restoration, he,
in conjunction with Coote, Earl of Mountrath, declared
for the King, and was one of the commissioners sent
to His Majesty with all professions of duty. In 1660
he was created Earl of Orrery, and appointed one of
the Lords Justices of Ireland. He drew up the
famous Act of Settlement based on the King's Decla-
ration, but is accused of having wilfully led the King
astray as to the amount of land available for the
satisfaction of the loyal Irish, and for reprizing the
Cromwellian adventurers and soldiers.
Lord Orrery is credited with being the author of
the extraordinary scheme of marrying Cromwell's
daughter to the exiled King, and also of advising the
Protector to assume the title of King.
An Act for the Explaining of some Duubta. — p. 127.
This was the celebrated Act called " The Black Act,"
which fixed a final rule for the Settlement of lands
and regulated the rights of the several interests of the
occupants. The drawing up of this Explanatory Kill
was committed chiefly to the Duke of Ormond, and
was brought over by him to Ireland signed and
sealed.
A Brief Account of Mr. Valentine Greatrax, &c. —
A 136.
This gentleman, who pretended to the wonderful
gift of healing the King's Evil, ulcers and pains, by
merely stroking the affected parts with his hands, was
born at Affane, Co. Waterford, in 1628. He was a
man of estate, spent his income in charity, and obtained
such a reputation for curing that hundreds of people
waited at his house for the application of his touch.
The Court and Royal Society even sent for him into
England. He was many times successful, some times
not at all, so that various persons wrote in his favour ;
others ridiculed him. Members of the Royal Society,
unable to dispute facts, tried to explain the strange
effects produced as " A Sanative Contagion in his
Body, which had an Antipathy to some particular
Diseases, and not to others.'' This was certainly not
a very scientific e.xplanation coming from phi-losophers.
Greatrax wrote the above-mentioned " Brief
Account" in reply to a book written against him by
the Rev. David Lloyd entitled " ]Vonders no MiiacUs."
London : 1666. In this " Brief Account" he gives
testimonials from the celebrated Hon. Robert Boyle,
Drs. Whiehcot, Cudworth, and Patrick, and several
other eminent men, in his favour. He states, that on
the breaking out of the rebellion in 1641, he was
obliged to fly from Ireland, but, on arriving at man's
estate returned, retired to Cappoquin Castle, and
spent a year in contemplation there. On the restoration
of the King he was made Clerk of the Peace and a
magistrate for Co. Cork. When 34 years old he states
that he felt the first impulses that the gift of curing the
King s Evil was bestowed on him, and, subsequently,
owing to successes in this direction, he received
impulses that he had the gift of healing in a more
extended way ; he explains his power by saying :
" I have reason to believe that there is some
extraordinary gift of God."
We cannot by any means brand Greatrax as a
deliberate impostor ; he was too charitable and
unselfish for that. Like many other good persons he
probably laboured under a mental delusion, fostered
and strengthened by effects produced by two
agencies — the pathological effect of mere mechanical
rubbing, and the power of mind over matter produced
by strong faith on the part of the patient.
Newfoundland. — Appendix.
Newfoundland, discovered by John Cabot or
Cabota in 1497, is the oldest and one of the most
valuable possessions of Great Britain — " a source of
wealth in peace and a means of strength in vvfar."
Rather more than half of the population is Irish.
It is the nearest portion of British America to
Ireland, being only about 1,550 miles from C. Clear.
The remarkable Red or B^eothic Indian of New-
foundland is now extinct, having been driven and
hunted mercilessly by the hunters and farmers, who
penetrated into their enclosures. Cabot saw them
dressed in skins and painted \:ith red ochre.
The author of the work in Mr. Dix's list was
probably Captain Whitbourne, who described these
Indians to James I. in 1622 in a book entitled — " A
Discourse and Discoverie of Newfoundland, with
many reasons to prove how worthy and beneficiall a
plantation may there be made,'' etc., etc. Imprinted
at London, 1622, sm. 4to., pp. 107. This work is
very curious and scarce.
The importance of this colony to the Mother
Country may be inferred from the number of works
referring to its trade and fisheries, which issued from
the Press frorn 1497 up to our own times, of which
we shall merel)' mention the earlier, e.g., " Purchas'
Pilgrims''; many editions, folio 1497, '98-99, 1527."
" Hakluyt," foHo, 1498, 1527, '36, '48, 53, '78, '83 ;
and, again, four editions of Purchas' "Temp. James
I.," 1609-10, '22, '26. And also several Acts and
Ordinances for the better securing the Plantation and
Trade of Newfoundland.
The more complete discovery of the Coasts of
Newfoundland was probably made by Sebastian
Cabot, son of Sir J. Cabot, on voyages made after
his father's death.
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Painted Chamber at their I
Dissolution upon Mon-
day, 22nd of Jany. 1654.
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Ordinance fixing a scale of
rewards for destroyin"
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" Ordinance for Indemn-
ity to the English Protest-
ants of the Province of
Munster, in Ireland."
Ordinance for the trial of
" 'I'ories and other Irish
Rebels," by military
Commissioners.
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Proclamation respecting
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Recusants from Dublin.
Fol.
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Henry Osborne
A more Exact way To De-
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I^oughs, ifcc, than is as
yet in practice. Also a
IVIethod or Form of Keep-
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Henry Cromwell, Lord
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The Council
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John Stearne, M.D. Pro-
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Short Title
QapaToXoyia
sen
De Morte Dissertatio In
qua Mortis Natura Causae
&c. &c.
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Some Animadversions upon
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[T. leaf-H-34 pp.]
Rules and Orders to be
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ial direction of the Lord
Chancellor.
[1-56 pp.
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The Agreement and Reso-
Ivtion of the Ministers of
Christ Associated within
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Province of Leinster ; for
furthering of a real and
thorough Reformation,
According to the written
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1658.
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Forces in Ireland to be
communicated to the rest
of the Officers of the
Army there.
p. 162
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Henry Cromwell, Lord
A Proclamation, dated May
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the 9th 1659 Command-
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An Account of the affairs
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A New Declaration of the
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1660
Sir Hardress Waller
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John Stearne, M.D., &c.
Clarissimi Viri Adriani
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Exam en
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Charles II.
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An Ordinance For the
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The Uncharitable Infoimer
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The General Convention
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Charles II.
Charles II.
Charles II.
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March
ist
Proclamation declaring
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King of Great Britain and
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His Majesties Gracious
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read in the House the
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Letter to General Monck,
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9 1659 (O.S.)
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Jeremy Taylor, D.D., Bishop
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The Roman Catholic
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A Sermon preached at the
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1661
Sir Audley Mervyn, ?I. M.'s
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[1661]
[Date I
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Dudley Loftus, J.U.D.
Most Revd.John(Bramhall),
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Com mens, before the Right
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Eustace, Knight ; Lord
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Roger, Earl of Orrery; and
Charles, EarlofMountrath;
His Majestie's Lords Jus-
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[T. leaf+ I - 14 pp.]
Liber Psalmorum Davidis,
ex Armenico idiomate in
Lntinum Traductus.
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upon the 23 of Aprill,
1 66 1, being the day ap-
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Coronation. With two
Speeches made in the
House of Peers the nth
May, 1 66 1 when the House
of Commons presented
their Speaker.
[T. leaf -H i - 48 pp.]
A Panegyrick on the Most
Auspicious and long-
wished-for Return of the
Great Example of the
Greatest Virtue The
Faithful Achates of our
Royal Charles and the
Tutelar Angel (as we justly
hope) of our Church and
State, The Most Illustri-
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anil Earl of Ormond, &c..
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Thomas Sternhold, John
Hopkins and others.
[Jo. Jones, B.A., T.C.D.l
Jeremy Taylor, Bishop of
Down
The whole Book of Psalms
collected into English
Metre, by Thomas Stern-
hold, John Hopkins, and
others, Conferred with the
Hebrew.
4to
7tV X 5i
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152
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Mountrath (Chas. Coote.)
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The Right Revd. John
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John Crook, K.P
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May, the 29th. 1661. Being
the Anniversary of his
Majesty King Charles the
Second, his Most Memor-
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Lords Justices and Council. Proclamation respecting ar- ; s.sh.
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Sir James Ware
[,.]
His Majesty's Commrs.
The Rt. Revd. Thomas
Hacket, Bishop of Down
and Connor
Sir Audley Mervyn, Knt.,
H.M's. Prime Sergeant at
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House of Commons in
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for Adjudication of claims
to be observed by Coun-
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Agents, &c. Dated 22nd
October, 1662
[8 pp.]
A sermon on I Cor. xiv. 16
(Convocation)
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to His Grace James Duke
ofOrraond, Lord Lieuten-
ant of Ireland, the 13 day
of February 1662, in the
Presence Chamber in the
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Charles II.
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July 1662
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Daniel Burston, B.D. and
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Charles II.
Charles II.
Quality To a Scandalous (6|
Letter lately printed and
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to the then Marquess,now
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Charles II.
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Undivided Trinity in
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Sir Audley Mervyn, His
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Gen. Arm.
The Speech * * delivered
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" The Matchless Orinda "
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Jeremy Taylor, D.D. (Lord
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Dr. Lightburne
3 Sermons at Christ Cliurch,
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The humble representation
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Rerum Hibernicarum
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Henrico VII., Henrico
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Domini MCCCCLXXXV,
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Venerabilis Bedae Episto-
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Jeremy (Taylor) Bishop of
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Sir John Davies
Historical Relations ; Or
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terleaved copy.)
our Lord, 1665, &c.
[15 leaves ; unpaged. Ap.
pendix of 8 leaves with
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Charles II.
An Act for the Explaining
Fol.
John Crook, K.P.
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cution of His Majesties
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gracious Declaration for
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the Settlement of His
Kingdome of Ireland, and
Satisfaction of the several
interests of Adventurers,
Souldiers, and others, his
subjects there.
[Black Letter; 152 pp.]
I2« —
Date
Author
1665 I W. S. ; B. D. (William
j Sheridan) Chaplain to Sir
Maurice Eustace
John Jones, A.M.
Short Title
A Sermon preach'd at the
Funeral of the Right
Honorable Sir Maurice
Eustace ; Knt. ; Late Lord
Chancelor of Ireland at
St. Patrick's Dublin the
fifth day of July 1665
togr with a short account
of his Life & Death
[2 leaves + 40 pp.]
Oratio Funebris H;ibita In
Aula CoUegii S S & Invi-
duae Trinitatis, Coram
Academia, Judicibus, &
clero inter celebrandas ex-
equias Insignissimi viri
Mauritii Eustace Equitis
Aurati Hiberniae Cancel-
larii Ejusdemque olim
Regni Justitiarii, 5° Julii
1665
N.B.-
[8 pp.]
-Annexed to above.
The Book of Common
Prayer
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Rules, Orders & Directions
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& Council for the regulat-
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Towns in Ireland
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Francis Clarke (or Gierke),
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Bladen, S.T.D., Dean of
Ardfert
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4to.
(7i X 5f)
Nathaniel
Thompson
A Form of Consecration or
Dedication of Churches &
Chappels, Together with
What may be used in the
Restaurations of Ruined
Churches & Expiation of
Churches Desecrated or
Profaned
[T. leaf +1 — 40 pp.]
Praxis Fr.mcisci Clarke
Jam jus dicentibus quam
alijs omnibus, qui in Foro
Ecclesiastico versantur
apprime utilis.
[12 leaves + i — 428 pp.]
La Liturgie. C'est a dire i2mo. John Crooke, K.P.
le Formulaire des Prieres (si x 3j)
Publiques de L'Eglise
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Rules, Orders, and direc-
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Majesties Comrs. for Ex-
ecuting the Act of Settle-
ment And the Act of Ex-
planation of the same, to
be observed by all persons
concerned before them.
Dated 5 Jan., 1666.
[12 pp.]
Fol.
(i of X
6i)
John Crook, K.P.
Rev. J. P. Mahaffy,
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TC.D., V. dd. 34
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[..]
The Lord Lieutenant & Order in Council dated gth
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Charles H.
Michael ^Harward,
math
Philo-
Dr. Faithful Teat
April, 1666
[10 pp. + I leaf.]
His Majesties Most Graci-
ous Speech to both Houses
of Parliament, On Friday
the 8th ol February , 1666,
At their Prorogation With
the Speech of S : Edw.
Tumor, Kt., Speaker of
the Honourable House of
Commons, To the King's
most Excellent Majesty.
Delivered on Friday the
Eight Day of February,
1666. Upon the Proro-
gation of the Parliament.
[8 pp.]
A Prognostication for the
Year of Our Lord God
1666 together with an
exact Accompt of the
Principal Highways and
Fairs in the Kingdom of
Ireland
A Discourse Grounded On
Prov. 12. 5. The
Thoughts of the Right-
eous are Right, &c.
In two parts.
[478 pp.]
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6|)
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7ix5i)
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John Crook, K.P.
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Thompson
Vide Evans's "Histori-
cal (fee. Account of
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& Sir Wm. Wilde's
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Dean Swift's Life,"
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Francis Gierke (Published
by Dr. Thos. Bladen)
Sir John Davis, H.M.
Attorney Genl. for Ireland
John Ogilby
Praxis Curiae Admiralita-
tis Angliae
A Compleat Index to the
Act of Settlement And
To the Explanatory Act
of Settlement Whereby
The Reader may at first
sight know the several
concerns and the differ-
ences between the said
Acts. As likewise by the
marks Ex. & N. whatso-
ever of the first Act is
already Executed, or made
Null by the Explanatory
Act.
[Title leaf -I- 1 — 18 leaves
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Historical Relations or A
Discovery of the true
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never entirely subdued
&c. &c. The 3rd Edition
corrected and amended.
[2 leaves -f i — 256 pp.]
The Book of Common
Prayer & Administration
of the Sacraments & other
rites & ceremonies of the
Church according to the
use of the Church of Ire-
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with
ThePsalter(i664)
Works of Virgil
Fol.
(ioix6i)
John Crook, K.P.
8vo.
(5l ^ %\)
4to.
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Charles II.
His Majestie's Most Graci-
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1 8th day of Jany. 1666
With the Speech of Sir
Edwd. Turner, Knt.,
Speaker of the Hon.
House of Commons to
the King's Most Excellent
Majestie. Delivered on
Friday the i8th day of
Jan. I 666.
[8 pp.]
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The Right Revd. Henry
(Jones) Bishop of Meath.
A Sermon Preached at the 4to.
Consecration of the Right j (7 J x 5I)
Reverend Father in God [
Ambrose Lord Bishop of
Kildarein Christ Church,
Dublin, June 29, 1667.
(24 leaves + i — 42 pp. +
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detectus.
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John (Lesley) Bishop of
Clogher.
Revd.
A.M.
Lemuel Mathews,
Articles to be enquired of
by the Churchwardens &
Questmen of every Parish
in the next Visitation to
be made &c,
[12 pp.]
A Pindarique (Elegie) upon
the death of Jeremye
(Taylor) late Bishop of
Doune Connor and
Dromore
[14 pp.]
4to. JohnCrooke,K.P.
(H X 6)
4to.
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T.C.D., P, ff, I.
Brit. Mus., II, L26 bb.
26
— 135
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1667
Peter Butler, S.J.B.
The Revd. George
(Dean of Connor)
Rust
i.n
The Ghost of Trenchard's
Northern Revolutions.
8vo.
4to.
4to.
Oratio in inauguratione D
Petri Butler Sacrae Theo-
logiae Baccalaurei pro
Admissione ad eundem
gradum in Academia Dub-
liniensi.
[8 pp.]
A Sennon at the Funeral
of the Rt, Rev. Jeremy
Taylor, Bishop of Down,
Connor & Droniore.
A Collection of Such of the 16 mo.
Orders heretofore used in (5f x 3 J)
Chancery. With such
Alterations and Additions
thereunto, as Michael,
IvOrd Arch-bishop of
Dublin, Lord Chancellour
oi Ireland, Hath thought
fit at present to ordain,
&c.
Vide Sale Catalogue of
the Hon. Denis Daly's
Library (1792) (p. 32,
item 410)
ex Typographia I
Windsor.
T.C.D. (P.
n)
gg. 29 No.
[36 pp. X 6 leaves.]
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1668 Valentine Greatrakes
A Brief Account of Mr.
Valentine Greatrak's And
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— Written by himself in a
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Robert Boyle Esq. —
Whereunto are annexed
the Testimonials &c &c
[96 pp.]
The Book of Common
prayer &c. &c. according
to the use of the Church
of England and Ireland.
[Nearly all Black Letter ;
not paged]
with
The Psalter &c.
(See 1664,)
A League of Union betwixt
His Majestie, and the
Estates General of the
United Provinces of the
Low-Countreys ; For an
Effecatious Mediation of
Peace between the Two
Neighbouring Crowns now
in War.
[8 pp.]
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T.C.D., P. gg.29/9J
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Kings Inns 553.
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1669
Dudley Loftus, J.U.D.
Charles II,
The Case of Ware and
Sherley as it was set forth
in matter of Fact And
argued in several points
of Law in the Consistory
of Diihliii in Michaelmas
Term 1668
[34 PP-].
with
The case of Mrs. Mary
Ware and lames Shirly ;
As it was argued, Relating
to the several points of
Law incident unto, and
emergent thereout by
Dudley Loftus.L. L.D. in
the consistory Court be-
fore Dr. William Buckley^
Chancellor to the Arch
Bishop of Dublin, in
Michaelmas tearm 1668
[PP' 3S"94 + I leaf errata;
Sigs. and pagination oi
both continuous through-
out, but separate title
pages]
Irish Statutes, XIII Car. II.
to XVIII Car. II. (8 May
1661— 8 Aug. 1666)
[4 leaves + XV Car. II.
(8 leaves) + 1-142 pp.]
Do. Do. Ann XV.
(Black Letter.)
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Lt. Col. Wm. Mercer
Dr. Edwd. AVoUey, Bishop
of Clonfert
Constitutions and Canons
Ecclesiastical, treated
upon by the Archbishops
and Bishops and the rest
of the Clergy of Ireland
& agreed upon in the
Synod begun at Dublin
Anno Dom. 1634, &c. &c.
[Title page and table 6 pp.
+ 1-60 pp.]
A "Welcome in a Poem to
His Excellency John Lord
Roberts, Baron of Truro,
Ld. Lieut. Genl. & Genl.
Governor of Ireland &c,
&c.
[20 leaves.]
Address to the Noncon-
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O Tvirog or the Pattern of
Grace and Glory in Our
Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ To be admired,
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lected out of the Holy
Scripture, &c. &c.
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139
Date
Author
Short Title
Prir.tcr
O A ner or Reference
1669 O'Gilby
Translation of Homer, 2
Vols.
(Plates &c. by Faithorne.)
Charles II,
His Majesties Speech with
the Lord Keepers to both
Houses of Parliament Oct.
19, 1669, &c. &c.
[10 pp.J
Large
Paper
Folio
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[The Vy. Rev. Arthur Stan-
hope, L.L.D. Dean of
Waterford]
Thomas Jenner
Dr. Edwd. Wolley, Bishop
of Clonfert.
[Dudley Loftus (?)]
Joseph Teate, Dean of St.
Canice's, Kilkenny
The Bishop of Waterford's
case with the Mayor and
Sheriffs of Waterford
stated & Vindicated.
[2 leaves + 1- 132 pp.]
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Quakerism Anatomised and
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Reductio Litium ad arbi- 4to
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[4 leaves, last blank]
A Sermon Preached at the
Cathedral Church of St.
Canice Kilkenny, Feby.
27, 1669.
[3leaves+i-56pp.]
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1670
Charles II.
Sir Edwd. Turner, Knt.,
Speaker of House of
Commons.
Speech to both Houses of
Parliament with the Lord
Keepers, On Monday
February 14, 1669-70
[8 pp.]
Speech to the King on nth
April, 1670 upon the ad-
journment of Parliament
[8 pp.]
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Kings Inns 553.
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1671
Emmanuel Alvarus
Prosodia ; sive Institutio-
num linguae Latinae Li-
ber quartus
[i— 136 pp.]
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Septr. 27. 16 7 1 &c.
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Robert Ware
The Examinations of the
faithful Cummin & Thomas
Heath
Ezekiel Hopkins,
Bishop of Raphoe
D.D.
A Sermon preached at
Christ Church in Dublin
Jany, 31 1669
[a leaves + 1 — 48 pp.]
Samuel Mather
' A Defence of the Protestant
Religion in answer to
i , " Fiat Lux "
4to
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Crooke."
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Benjamin Tooke,
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P. nn. 48 (epitaph .in-
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down.)
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Brit., col. 949. 5.
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48 (2 copies) ; Cor-
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Oxford ;
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W o o d s' A t h e n.
(Oxon.), Vol. 3, Coll.
942.
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1671
Lord Berkeley, Ld. Lt. &
Council
[„?J
[Arthur Stanhope, L.L.D.,
Dean of Waterford]
Charles II
Proclamation dated 9th Oct.
[Broadside, printed on one
side only.]
Episcopal Jurisdiction asser-
ted, According to the right
Constitution thereof by
His I\'Iajesties Laws, &c.
occasioned By the Stating
and Vindicating of the
Bishop of VVaterford's
Case, With the Mayor
and Sheriffs of Waterford.
N.B. — This is the same as
" The Bishop of Water-
ford's case" (Stanhope),
1670, save that the title
page is different, and verso
of p. 131 has errata, &c.,
and a single leaf (unpaged),
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is inserted before p. 1. No
date is given.
Declaration against the
States General of the
United Provinces &c.
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An Elegy and Funeral Ora-
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Revd. R. Lingard, Dean
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3 shs.
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4to
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Emmanuel College,
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King's Inns, 553.
Vide Cotton's Fasti
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The Lord Lieutenant
Orders, Rules & Instruc-
4t0.
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General, and General
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Dix;
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General, and Cleark of the
Checques, the Comp-
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Checques, and Commis-
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His Majesty's Forces in
Ireland and all others
whom the same doth or
shall in any way concern,
for the better preventing
of any deceipts that may
be practised in the Army,
and to render the same
full and effectual for His
Majesties Service
[24 PP-]
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Two letters of Advice, I.
Svo.
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[Henry Dodwell, M.A.]
For the Susception of
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The Earl of Essex, Lord
Rules, Orders and Direc-
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Benjamin Tooke,
Christ Church Library;
Lieut. & Council
tions made and estab-
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tenant & Council, for the
better Regulating of all
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such Cities Walled-Towns
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And the Electing of
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1
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The Earl of Essex, Lord
Lieut. & Council
Lord Lieut. (Essex) &
Council
John Stearne, M.D.
Like "made & established
* * * for the better Regu-
lating the several Cities,
Walled-Towns, and Cor-
porations of Cork, Water-
ford, Ki/igsa/e, } 'oHghall,
Cashell, ClonmeU, Athlotie,
Londonderry, Carrigfer-
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dalke, Kilkenny, Wexford
& Ross in the Co. of
Wexford, and the Elect-
ing of Magistrates & Offi-
cers there.
[18 pp. Sigs A-C2 + I leaf,]
(Proclamation or Order
for) raising such a Sum
of Money as may be Suffi-
cient to Buy off Several
Estates and Interests &
how it was Proportioned
De Obstinatione. Opus
Postumus Pietatem Christ-
iana stoicam, scholastico
more, suadens. Prsfixa
sunt Prolegomena Apolo-
getica De usu dogmatum
Philosophicorum praeci-
pu^ Stoicorum, in Theo-
logia, &c. [by Henry
Dodwell]
[The "Prolegomena" comes
immediately after the ist
(or joint) Title page.
Collation = 6 leaves (un-
numbered) -Hi — 282 pp.
-f I leaf of Errata, with
verso blank
" De Obstinatione " has a
separate Title page.
Collation = 6 leaves + 1 —
399 pp. (reverse of last
page bluik) -I- 4 leaves
(Index)
The Signatures of each are
are separate]
Fol.
(Ill- >
Fol.
4to.
(Sm.)
(sl X 3l)
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
Kings Inns N.1.27 ;
Pub. Rec. Off. South-
well MSS. 157/1.
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
From J. Sullivan's Sale
Catalogue of Rev.
Jas. Graves' Liby.
(1887), p. 22, item 371
Bodleian; Marsh's
(P. I. 7. 23);T.C.D.
(F. o. 1; & CC. pp.
32); Derry, etc., Dio.
Liby.
N.B. — The " Prolegomena" may have been also published separately.
146
Date
1672
Dr. Faithful Tate (or Teate)
Richard Berry, M.A,
[..?]
Short Title
Meditations
A Sermon upon the Epiph-
any preach't at Christ
Church in Dublin, 1672
[T.P. + 32 pp.]
Size
8vo.
4to.
Printer
(7|x5|-) K.P.
Benjamin Tooke,
An Act for Settling the Sub-
sidy of Poundage, And
Granting a Subsidy of
Tunnage. And other sums
of money unto His Royal
Majesty, His Heirs and
Successors ; The same to
be paid upon Merchan-
dizes Imported and Ex-
ported into or out of
the Kingdom of Ireland
according to a Boak of
Rates hereunto annexed
[395 PP- + '° leaves (index).
Folds in fours.]
N.B.— The date on Title
page is not quite distinct,
but 1677 seems the correct
date, judging from internal
evidence
i6mo.
{si X 3i)
Owner or Reference
Vide Harris's Ware's
' Writers,' p. r62; and
Watts' Biblio. Brit.
T.C.D., P. hh. 2/9 &c.
( 2 copies) ; R. R.
Belshaw ; Bodleian,
C. 7 15. Line.
Benjamen Took
and John Crook
K.P's.
Sir J. T. Gilbert
— 147 —
Shjrt Title
1672
Dionysius Syrus (Dudley
Loftus, Translator)
Sir Ellis Leighton, Knt.
The Rev. Samuel Hinde,
D.D.
Charles II.
Arthur Capel, ist Earl of
Essex, Lord Lieutenant,
General, & General
Governor of Ireland
The Exposition of Diony-
sius Syrus. Written above
900 years since on the
Evangelist, St. Mark.
Wherewith are bound
several other Tracts of the
same author, &, an An-
cient Syriaclv Scholia on
the Four Evangelists. As
also some Persian, Ar-
menian, and Greek an-
tiquities. Translated as
aforesaid, &c.
[T. leaf -I- 1-224 PpO
The Speech ■* * « * at the
Tholsell of Dubhn, April
the 4th, 1672.
[8 pp.]
A Sermon Preach't before
the Rt. Honble. the Lord
Mayor of the City of Dub-
lin, And the Rest of the
Society of the City &
Co. Palatine of Chester
And of the Co. Palatine
of Chestershire.
[3 leaves -1- 34 pp -h i leaf.]
His IVIajestie's Declaration
against the States General
of the United Provinces
of the Low-Countreys.
(8 pp.)
Laws <& Ordinances of
War, established for the
good conduct of His
Majestie's Army in Ire-
land.
[30 PP-]
Size
Owner or Reference
4tO.
(7lfx
Si)
do.
(7fx6)
4to.
(7iVx
Sii)
4to.
(7jx6)
4to.
(7ix5|)
(For Joseph
Wilde)
R.LA., 19 A. 7/RR,
Halliday Books, (Sub
title between pp. 194
and 195) ; Bodleian;
Brit. Mus.
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
do
do.
do.
Bodleian ; Christ Ch.,
Oxford ; Sir J. T. Gil-
bert.
Marsh's (S. 3. 3. 10/2.
King's Inns (269
Parap.)
Advocates, p. 64.
— I4-8 —
Date Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
[1672]
S. M. {Samuel Mather)
A Defence of the Protest-
ant Christian Rehgion
against Popery : in an-
swer to a discourse of a
Roman CathoHc, (fee.
4to.
Brit. Mus., 3936 bbb
16 (Col. 147).
»;
Two Letters one from the
States General to his Most
Christian Majestic. The
other from His Most
Christian Majestie to the
States General.
[8 pp.]
4to.
(7ix6)
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
Kings Inns, (553.)
-
Charles II.
His Majestie's Most Gra-
cious Speech Together
with the Lord Chancel-
lor's, to Both Houses of
Parliament. To which is
added His Lordship's
several Speeches ; as also
those of Sir Job Charle-
ton, At His Admission of
Speaker to the Honour-
able House of Commons,
Delivered at the opening
of the Parliament, (4 &
S Feb., 1672).
[88 pp.]
4to.
(7-1 X 6)
do.
do.
»)
do.
His Majestie's Most Gra-
cious Speech to both
Houses of Parliament,
Saturday, March 8, 1672,
In Answer to their
Humble Petition and Ad-
dress. Together with
H.M. Proclamation.
[2 leaves -1- 1 — 8 pp.]
4to.
(7ix6)
do.
do.
149 —
Date 1 Author
i
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1673
Archbishop Boyle, Lord
A Collection of Such of the
i6mo.
' Benjamin Tooke,
Kings Inns, (E. 11.)
Chancellor
Orders heretofore used in
Chancery, With such al
terations and additions
thereunto as Michael Lord
Archbishop of Dublin,
Lord Chancellor of Ire-
land, Hath thought fit
at present to Ordain and
publish. For Reforming of
several abuses in the said
Court ; &c
[36 pp. + 6 leaves
Signs A — C in eights]
(5I X 3h)
K.P.
1}
St. Francis de Sales, Bishop
of Geneva
An Introduction to a de-
24 mo.
Printed and are
E. R. McC. Dix.
vout life : &c. With Pre-
(5 X 2A)
to be sold by Cashel Diocesan Liby
face [by Henry Dodwell ?]
Joseph Wilde.
[T. leaf -1- Preface 3 7 leaves
+ 1—434 PP- + 12
leaves Collection of
Maxims and Fables].
tt
Earl of Essex
Act of Explanation by the
4to
Benjamin Tooke,
Count Phmkett.
Lord Lieutenant and
K.P.
Council.
»
B. P., D.D. (The Right Rev.
" More than Conqueror."
4to
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
R. B. Belshaw; Brit.
Benjamin Parry, Bishop
A Sermon Preach'd on
(7l X 6)
Mus., (4105, de 4/1.)
of Ossory)
the Martyrdom of King
Charles the I., Jan. 30,
at Christ Church, Dublin,
before his Excellency
Arthur Earl of Essex,
Lord Lt. General &
General Governor of the
Kingdom of Ireland.
[2 leaves + 38 pp.]
— ISO —
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1673
' A Person of Honor '
Edward (WoUey), Bishop
of Clonfert, &c.
Charles II
do
Instructions for Collecting
Customs in Ireland.
A Narrative, and an Ac-
compt Concerning the
Hospital on OxmantoW7i-
Green, Dublin, contain-
ing the sums of money
(and by whom given), &c.
[7 leaves + i — 58 pp.]
A Protestant Antidote
against Popery ; With a
Brief Discourse of the
great Atheisticalness &
vain Amours now in
Fashion, &c.
[i— 180 pp.]
Altare evangelicum ; A Ser-
mon preached at Christ
Church, in Dublin, on the
27th of April, &c., &c.
[36 pp.]
Proclamation for the Sup-
pression of Popery.
His Majestie's Gracious
Speech, Together with
the Lord Keepers, to both
Houses of Parliament,
Jan. 7, 1673/4
[8 pp.]
8vo.
Fol.
(7l X 51)
4m o.
(5i X =1)
4to
{r's X si)
sh.
4to.
I X 6)
Benjamin Tooke,
K,P.
Printed, And are
to be sold by
Joseph Wilde.
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
Benjamin Tooke
K.P.
do
Vide Austin Cooper's
Sale Catalogue, No.
679 (in Nat. Liby.)
Sir J. T. Gilbert; R. I. A.
/H.T.86/i5(8^x6i),
8 leaves x i — 56 pp ;
Kings Inns, (505) ;
T.C.D., (V.KK. 39 &
RR.pp.3);LoughFea
(Sm. 4to) ; Bodleian
(Gough London, 203);
Brit. Mus. (4to) 8282
b. 13.
Bodleian (8vo); T.C.D.
(V. 00. 67.) (Folds in
si.xes)
T.C.D., (R.R, nn. 21/5
Kings Inns, (553.)
Kings Inns (553.)
— 151
Date
Autho
[1673]
1673
Saml. Mather, M.A.
Rhurl Titlt
Size
Owner or Reference
Michael
omath
Harward, Phil-
Charles II.
An Essay upon the ad- \ 4to
vancement of trade in
Ireland.
Brit. Mils., 1029 e. 1 1 (i)
The Letter sent by the
States General of the
United Provinces of the
Low Countries to His
Majesty, By their Trum-
peter ; Together with His
Majesty's Answer to the
said letter, translated out
of French into English.
[8 pp.]
Fol.
i&i X 6)
Benjamin Tooke
K.P.
Kings Inns, (553.]
I'he Figures or Types of 4to
the Old Testament ex-
plained and improved in
sundry Sermons.
The Herd's-man's Mate ; or ' 8vo.
a guide for herdsmen, ;(5i ^ 3
teaching them how to
cure all diseases in bulls,
oxen cows & calves, &c.
I'uie Lowndes, p. 15 14
Benjamin Tooke, j Brit. Mus. (779, b. 12.)
K.P.
[4 leaves x 122 pp.]
His Majesties Most Graci-
ous Speech Together with (
the Lord Chancellors to \
both Houses of Parlia-
ment, on Monday, Octo-
ber 27, 1673.
[8 pp.]
4to
6)
do
Kings Inns, (553).
— 152
Date
1673
Charles II.
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
Speech to both Houses
of Parliament at their
Prorogation November
4. 1673.
[4 PP-]
Fol.
(9 X 6)
Benjamin Tooke, Kings Inns, (553).
K.P.
153
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1674
Andrew Sail
Edward Stillingfleet, D.D.,
Chaplain in Ordinary to
His Majestie
Charles II
do.
A Sermon preached at | Svo
Christ Church in Dublin ' (5I x 3I)
before the Lord Lieu-
tenant & Council the 5th
July 1674 I
(Recantation Sermon)
[20 leaves + i — 1 20 pp.]
A Sermon preached Nov. V. 4to
1673 at St. Margarets, (7^Sx 6^)
Westminster.
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
[28 pp.]
Proclamation
(3rd Feby. 1674/5)
s. sh.
do.
do
His Majesty's Declaration
for enforcing a late order
made in Council
[4 PP-]
Fol.
85x6)
do.
A Treaty Marine between Fol.
the Most Serene and (&} x 6)
Mighty Prince Chas. II
* * * & the Jlig/i and
Mighty Lords : the States
General of the United
Netherlands To be ob-
served throughout all and
every Countreys, &c., Con-
cluded at London the
First day of December
1674 S.V.
[8 pp.]
do
E. R. McC. Dix ;
T.C.D., (EE. 00. 86);
M. Dorey ; Marsh's,
(T 3- S- IS-)
T.C D., (P. dd. 9. &c.)
Kings Inns, (553.)
Kings Inns, (553 )
Cashel Diocesan Liby.;
Kings Inns, (553.)
154 —
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1674
Stanley Starkey (or Starkie) " Upon the death of the
" Hon. &c. Sir Edward
" Massie &c " An Elegy
[78 lines with Epitaph (2
lines) in Black Letter.]
The Lord Lieutenant
(Essex) and Council
A True and perfect account
of the miraculous Sea
Monster ; or wonderful
Fish lately taken, &c.
N.B. — This item is uncer-
tain and only conjectured
to be Dublin printed
Anthologia Latina ; sive
Epigrammatum Poema-
tum que Latinorum Flori-
legium. Ex Priori bus
(praecipue) Veterum Mo-
numentis * * in Usum
Scholae inclytae Civitatis
Dublinii.
[A — M in fours & Errata.]
Proclamation for raising
money. Dated, 1 5 Feby. ,
1674
[52 pp.]
s. sh.
(16 X 11)
Brit. Mus. 807, g. 5.(8).
4to
sm. 8vo.
Fol.
Typis Regiis, et
venum dantur
apud Josephum
Wilde.
Brit, Mus. (1257, d. 15.)
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
Vide Hazlitt, Third
Series, 2nd Supple-
ment (1892) p. 28.
T.C.D. (Press B. 6.21)
155 —
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1675
Andw. (Andrew) Sail, S.T.P..
D.D., Chaplain to Lord
Lieut.
Revd. Thomas Tonge., S.S.
Theologiae Doctorem
^
A Sermon Preached at
Christ-Church in Dublin
Before the Lord Lieu-
tenant and Council The
Fifth of July, 1674, with a
Declaration made in St.
John's Church in Cashel,
before the Archbishop of
that Province ; And a Pre-
/aci^shewingtheReasonsfor
deserting the Communion
of the Ro7na7i C/iu?-ch,
and embracing that of the
Chmh of England.
[16 leaves + i -120 pp.]
(Folds in fours chiefly)
N.B. — This is a second
issue with a new title page
Meditationes ETKTHPIAI
<t EYXAPISTAI Quibus
eEnPlAl Theologicae
Reducuntur in Ilpafij'
[12 leaves + i - 144
Folds in sixes
PP'l
The Wish, being the Tenth
Satyr of Juvenal peraphras-
tically rendered in Pin-
darick verse By a person
Sometime fellow of Trinity
College, Dublin
[2 leaves + i - 38 pp.]
Svo
3iV)
Benjamin Tooke,
K.P.
Incorporated Law So-
ciety, London (Mind-
ham Tracts) ; Lough
Fea; E. R. McC.
Dix; Bodleian (Svo);
Lambeth ; Christ Ch.
Coll., Oxford; Sir J.
Gilbert; R. R. Bel-
shaw.
24mo
(5 X 4)
Fol.
(7|x
Et prostant vaen
ales apud Jose-
phum Wilde
T.C.D., DD. h.
(Folds in sixes)
13
Benjamin Tooke.
K.P.
T.C.D., (P. hh. 18) ;
Sir J. T. Gilbert ; E.
R. M'C. Dix.
- 156-
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1675 Charles II.
I
His Majesties Gracious Fol. \ Benjamin Tooke,
Speech together with the (8| x 6) K.P.
Lord Keepers to Both
Houses of Parliament Ap-
ril 13, 1675.
[8 pp.]
King's Inns, (553).
do
Speech at Prorogation 9 Fol
June, 1675
[4 pp.]
(9|x5l),
do
do.
APPENDIX.
ADDITIONS TO PARTS I & II
Date
Author
Short Title
Size
Printer
Owner or Reference
1603 I The Lord Deputy & Council i A Proclamation regulating
Standard of coin
1612 Sir James Carroll, INIayor
1613
1633
1634 ' Charles I.
1640
1416
1642
1648
(or
1647)
Nicholas Bernard
Proclamation
Proclamation regulating
wages
Newfoundland. A Short
Discourse containing
Reasons and Inducements
for planting that Country
Decree (dated 4 Augt. , 1 5 2 7 ,
as to fees to be charged by
King at Arms at Funerals
Mr. Speaker. — His Speech
to His Majestie. In * *
Parliament, the ' fifth of
November, 1640
A Message from a Com-
mittee of both Houses * *
to the Spanish Ambassa-
dor, whereunto is added
the Spanish Ambassador's
answer
The Whole Proceedings of
the Siege of Droghedah, in
Ireland, &c., &c.
(First Edition)
The Humble Petition of us
the Parliaments Poore
Soldiers in the Army of
Ireland whereof the many
are starved already and
many dead for want of
Chirurgeons.
s.sh
(iSi X
Hi)
s.sh
(29 X
2 shs.
4to
i.sh
4to
4to
4to
John Franckton
(St. Patrick Street)
John Franckton,
K.P.
do.
W. B.
Brit. Mus. (Lansdowne
MSB. 159)
do.
do.
Vide Lowndes, p. 1666.
Authority, Mr. N.
Massey
E. R. McC. Dix
Brit. Mus., (8122 c.)
J^ide Harris's Ware's
' Writers,' p. 342.
Authority, Mr. Grattan
Flood.
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.
As pointed out before there are works coming within the period of this Part that bear
no imprint but which may have been printed in Dublin. Such are some of the works of the
Revd. Peter Walsh, z'.^. — A Letter to the Marquis of Ormonde in 1660 "desiring a full and
merciful regard of the Roman Catholics of Ireland," single sheet, folio. Also, " A Letter to
the Catholics of England, Ireland, &c.," 1674. I might also mention in this connection a i2mo.
work published in 1627 entitled " A Briefe Confutation of Certain . . Doctrines delivered by
Mr. James Usher, etc., etc." The author given is " Paulus Veridicus.'' I have seen the copy
in possession of Mr. R. R. Belshaw, who mentioned that, though the place of publication is
given as " St. Oraers," yet so eminent an authority as the late Sir J. T. Gilbert was of opinion
it was printed in Dublin. This seems so also judging from the type and headpieces.
There are occasionally to be met with in sale catalogues brief titles of early works, or
editions, ascribed to Dublin. These are generally very doubtful. The year, etc., may be
merely a printer's error. I have not usually noted such, awaiting their confirmation from other
sources, in case they should so prove accurate. In one catalogue, however, of J. C. Hotten,
appearing in 1862, Part XXXVIII. , I lately noted (at No. 470) a Dublin edition of Temple's
Irish Rebellion of the year 1643. It is given as the jirst edition, and is followed in the
catalogue by the well-known London edition of 1646. I have never heard before of this Dublin
edition, but as it is given more particularly than usual I mention it here to draw attention to
it, and await some confirmation of it.
In Taylor's " History of Trinity College, Dublin, there is mention made of editions of
three of Usher's works (1627, 1629, and 1630), earlier than is recorded anywhere else or that I
have hitherto traced.
An original copy of the Dublin edition of " Articles of Agreement, &c.," printed in 1647,
has lately been found by me in the still uncatalogued part of the Joly Collection in the
National Library, Dublin. It is so far the only one known.
In Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice's '' Life of Sir Wm. Petty " (1895) it is stated in a footnote
at p. 90 that Petty 's " A Brief Account of the Most Material Passages relating to the Survey "
^zs. published in Dublin in 1659 and his " Reflections on some Persons and Things in Ireland "
in 1660, but I have not so far met these editions or any other reference to them. The
" Reflections, etc." were published in London in 1660.
E. R. McC. DIX.
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