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Notes $undefined$ Clarendon to Sunderland, February 26th, 1686.

$undefined$ Judge Daly "enlarged much upon the unconscionableness of indicting men for words spoken so many years since. &hellip; Mr, Justice Nugent made the same declarations." Clarendon to Sunderland, July 31, 1686. A copy of the proclamation which I have mentioned is enclosed in this letter.

$undefined$ "The soldiers who are put out say they will cuff their successors, &hellip; and truly they do rap them soundly at fisticuffs. &hellip; The natives are not behindhand in insolences." Clarendon to Rochester, July 4, 1686.

$undefined$ Clarendon to Sunderland, May 18, 1686, "His Majesty is} pleased to forgive the forfeiture of Mr. Ashton's estate," Sunderland to Clarendon, July 13th, 1686.

$undefined$ See Clarendon's speech to the Irish Council, January 9, 1686 (Clarendon Correspondence, Appendix). King (III., 12, *2) says "the Papists knew that this was only a piece of policy to lull us asleep until the army was new modelled and things fitted for repealing these Acts." Tyrconnell said "I know the Acts of Settlement must not be touched, and, by God! it would make a confusion if they should." Clarendon to Rochester, June 8, 1686.

$undefined$ The Coventry Letter is printed in Gilbert's Jacobite Narrative, Appendix I. Clarendon calls Nagle "a man of the best repute for learning, as well as honesty, amongst that people" [the Catholics]. Clarendon to Rochester, February 27, 1686.

$undefined$ "The King was very much pressed to make Lord Tyrconnell Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, but it was much opposed by the [English] Roman Catholic Lords and so came to no resolution." Clarendon to Rochester, November 2, 1686. "The Roman Catholic Privy Councillors Jin England], most of them do oppose Lord Tyrconnell's coming hither Lord Lieutenant and the Queen joins with them." November 17. In the Secret Consults, the rage and terror of the Englishry on hearing of Tyrconnell's appointment are described in. language which is meant to be pathetic, but which borders closely on the ludicrous. 189