Exposure of the unfounded character of the story that in the Irish rebellion in 1641, Bishop Bedell, of Kilmore, countenanced the rebels of Cavan, by drawing up a remonstrance for them / by T. Wharton Jones.

  • Thomas Wharton Jones
Date:
1888
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Credit: Exposure of the unfounded character of the story that in the Irish rebellion in 1641, Bishop Bedell, of Kilmore, countenanced the rebels of Cavan, by drawing up a remonstrance for them / by T. Wharton Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    “By the Lords Justices and Council. “WM. I’AUSOXS. Jo. Borl.vse. “Henry Jones, Dean of Kihuore, and Jolin Waldron of Farnhain, in County Cavan, gent., attended us, the Lords Justices ami Council, at this Board (November (Ith, l(!41), and })resented unto us a writing styled—The humhle Kemonstrance made hy the (Jentry ami Commonalty of the County of Cavan of their grievances, common with other parts of this Kingdom of Ireland. “Upon consideration whereof, and of other intelligence we had from those parts before the said Jones and Waldron came hither, Ave observe”— Here follow the observations, Avhich were, in substance, that the Subscribers to the Remon- strance had, without authority, presumed to make use of his ^lajesty’s name, and that they -had no right to speak in the name of all the gentry and commonaltj of the county of Cavan, or other county, and that there Avere no grounds for their alleged fears. They Avere also reminded of the illegality of taking into their OAvn hands forts and other strong places Avithout the King’s authority. The Lords Justices and Council, hoAvever, added that, as the Remonstrants had not particii.)ated in the cruel outrages perpetrated against the English, their Remonstrance Avould be forAvarded, Avith a favourable representation of their case to the King, provided they (the Remonstrants) Avould lay down their arms, make restitution to those Avho had been despoiled, and return home. The members of the Council Avho, along Avith the Lords Justices, signed this replj', Avere—Lancelot Dublin (Arch- bishop Bulkeley), Ormond and Ossory, H. Dillon, Cha. Lambert, Ad. Loftus, Jo. Temple, Cha. Coote, Rob. Meredyth. Dean Jones, in his Narrative, expresses his ]:>elief that the subscribers to the Remonstrance did not expect or even Avish any other ansAver than that Avhich they received ; their object in getting up the document being rather to Avin upon the people, in Avliose name they acted, th<m to give any reasonable account or satisfaction to the Lords Justices concerning their proceerlings. In fact, the rebels of the County of CaA'an Avere at the very time mustering their forces—all men fi'om sixteen to sixty years of age—to meet at Virginia the Monday follow- ing, notAvithstanding that they had authorised the Dean of