MS. History, by Rev. A. Stuart, quoted in Reid's
_History of the Presbyterian Church_, vol. i. p. 96.

[468] _Lectured_. The address of the Irish party to James is given in
O'Sullivan Beare's _History_, p. 316, and also the King's reply, p. 323.
A collection made throughout Ireland to defray the expenses of the
delegates.

[469] _Puritan_--Plowden's _History of Ireland_, vol. i. p. 338. "By his
management and contrivance, he provided the whole doctrine of Calvin to
be received as the public belief of the Protestant Church of Ireland,
and ratified by Chichester in the King's name." Chichester himself was a
thorough Puritan, and a disciple of Cartwright, who used to pray, "O
Lord, give us grace and power as one man to set ourselves against them"
(the bishops).

[470] _Franciscan_.--An account of the sufferings of the Franciscans
will be found in _St. Francis and the Franciscans_. The Poor Clares, who
are the Second Order of St. Francis, were refounded and established in
Ireland, by Sir John Dillon's sister, about this time, and suffered
severe persecutions. Miss Dillon, the Abbess, was brought before the
Lord Deputy; but her quiet dignity made such impression on the court,
that she was dismissed without molestation for the time.

[471] _From me_.--Stafford's State Letters, vol. i. p. 331.

[472] _Sovereign_.--Strafford's Letters, vol. ii. p. 241.

[473] _Means._--This curious document was first published in the
_Nation_ of February 5th, 1859.

CHAPTER XXIX.

English Adventurers speculate on Irish Disaffection--Coote's
Cruelties--Meeting of Irish Noblemen and Gentlemen--Discontent of the
People--The Catholic Priests try to save Protestants from their fury--A
National Synod to deliberate on the State of Irish Affairs--The General
Assembly is convened at Kilkenny--A Mint is established--A
Printing-Press set up--Relations are entered into with Foreign States,
and a Method of Government is organized--Differences of Opinion between
the Old Irish and Anglo-Irish--A Year's Treaty is made--Arrival of
Rinuccini--He lands at Kenmare--His Account of the Irish People--His
Reception at Kilkenny--His Opinion of the State of Affairs--Divisions of
the Confederates--Ormonde's Intrigues--The Battle of Benburb--Divisions
and Discord in Camp and Senate--A Treaty signed and published by the
Representatives of the English King--Rinuccini returns to Italy.

[A.D. 1642-1649.]

O'Neill now took the title of "Lord-General of the