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 BOYLE 147 ing of these outward civilities, and on his arrival at his command, exerted himself with so much energy in the royal cause, that he was soon enabled to send over to Charles a declaration of their wish, that he should come to Ireland, signed by all the principal officers and com- Dri is:i nanders in that country. Soon after his brother's departure for Flanders, he re- ceived a letter from Sir Charles Coote, informing him that their design of declaring for the king had been discovered, in consequence of which he had been compelled to declare himself sooner than he had intended, and conjuring his lordship not to forsake him in a design which he had first persuaded him to undertake. On the receipt of this Lord ne Broghill immediately declared bimself for his majesty and the commissioners finding themselves in the midst of two such powerful parties, made so trifling a resistance, that the whole kingdom was quickly secured in the name of his majesty Charles II. On the return of the king to England, and his re-esta- blishment in the throne of his father, Lord Broghill has- tened to England, where he was received by Charles with great coolness. He was much surprised at this, until he discovered that Sir Charles Coote had sent over a friend to the king at Brussels, who informed him that Sir Charles was the first man in Ireland who had taken up arms for his majesty, and that Lord Broghill was extremely averse to his restoration. In consequence of this, Broghill put the letter he had received from Sir Charles into the hands of his brother, the Lord Shannon, who laid it before his ma- jesty, who was thus convinced of the strenuous exertions of Lord Broghill in his favour, and received him after wards in the most gracious manner. Soon after this he was created Earl of Orrery, and appointed one of his majesty's cabinet council. He was also promoted to the situation of lord president of Munster, and named one of atoa the lords justiees for the government of Ireland. The tranquillity which followed the restoration of Charles rendering the Earl of Orrery's abilities as a soldier