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CHARLES I
His Majesties message sent to the Parliament, 8 April 1642 concerning his resolution to go into
Ireland for suppressing the rebels there - London: 1642. 4to. pp. [ii], 6. Wing C 2447.
In a project never to be realised the King told parliament that “His Majestie being grieved to the
very soul, for the calamities of his good subjects of Ireland, and being most tenderly sensible of
the false and scandalous reports dispersed among the people, concerning the rebellion there,
which not onely wounds His Majestie in honour, but likewise greatly retards the reducing of that
unhappy kingdom, and multiplies the distractions at home, by weakning the mutuall confidence
betwixt him and hys people .... hath firmly resolved with all convenient speed to go into Ireland,
to chastise those wicked and detestable rebells (odious to God and all good men) thereby so
to settle the peace of that kingdom, and the security of this.” Had he taken this action, it is
conceivable that it might have prevented the outbreak of the English Civil War later in the sum-
mer of ‘42. Sweeney 998 quoting the Dublin reprint of the York variant edition.
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CHARLES I & ENGLISH PARLIAMENT.
A remonstrance of the great affayres and matters of consequence betwixt the King and both
Houses of Parliament .... touching the present estate of these two Kingdomes, England and
Ireland - London: 1641 [2]. 4to. pp. [8]. A very good copy in modern quarter morocco. Wing R
1003.
The Irish material relates to complaints by parliament over the identity of those securing a royal
warrent to travel there. Amongst them, “One Captaine Sutton, did by vertue of your Majesties
Licence and Authority imbarque at White-Haven, from when he passed into Ireland, where he
went into Rebellion with the Lord Dunsany, and hath since obtained the place of a Colonell”.
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CHARLES I.
His Majesties speech to the inhabitants of Denbigh and Flint-shire - London: 1642. 4to. pp. [i],
6. A very good copy in modern quarter morocco. Wing C 2810.
A considerable part of this speech delivered on September 27th is given over to Irish matters
and a defence of the King’s handling of them. “They tell the people that I have recalled two
ships appointed for the guard of these Seas, ‘tis true: But they conceale that at the same time I
sent my Warrents to the Downs commanding foure as good ships to attend that service instead
of those should be recalled, which Warrent by their means could not find obedience .... And by
the absence of those ships from the Irish Seas, the Rebels have had opportunity to bring store
of armes, ammunition and supplies to their succours”.
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