Two biographies of William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, with a selection of his letters and an unpublished treatise;

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1. Bedell's funeral procession met by O'Reilly's armed party

   Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1642

   During the funeral procession to Kilmore church, Edmund O'Reilly, who had imprisoned Bedell and now occupied the bishop's house adjoining the church, came forth with his son the sheriff, gentlemen, musketeers and a drum. They escorted the body with military honors rather than hindering the burial.

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   159. Onely in one thing his will was not fullfill'd, because the Irish would have their wills; and out of their 20 affection to him would needs accompany him to his grave, not without some kind of pomp. The manner was thus. When the day appointed for his burial was come, the Irish, * in a considerable number, resorted to the house; especially those of the Sheridon's, being of the same name with the 25 minister in whose house he died; and some of the principal of them would needs be the bearers. When the company had passed something above half way to the church, Edmund 0-Relly that had imprison'd him and dispossess'd him of all, (being then resident in the bishop's house, joining close 30 f. 49 v'. to the church,) ] came forth to meet the corps, being accompanied with Mullmore 0-Relly his son, then sheriff of the county, and some other gentlemen, and attended with a party of musquetteers and a drumm. The comming of this company, in this warlike manner, was thought at first to be in- 35 tended to hinder and oppose the burial of the bishop's corps. But when they met the beare, it prov'd no such thing. For O-Relly and those with him applied themselves in most courteous and condoling language to the bishop's sons,

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   Close to Kilmore, in 1642, a funeral procession made its way toward the church, and met an armed party on the road. William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, had died, and the Irish insisted on carrying him to his grave with a kind of pomp, against his own wishes. On the day appointed for burial, a considerable number of Irish gathered at the house where he had died, especially the Sheridons, who shared the name of the minister in whose house he had been. Some of the principal among them took up the body as bearers. When the company had passed something above halfway to the church, Edmund O'Reilly came forth to meet them. This was the same O'Reilly who had imprisoned Bedell and dispossessed him of all, and who now lived in the bishop's house joining close to the church. He was accompanied by Mullmore O'Reilly his son, then sheriff of the county, and other gentlemen, attended by a party of musketeers and a drum. Their coming in this warlike manner was thought at first to be intended to hinder and oppose the burial. But it proved no such thing. When they met the bearers, O'Reilly and those with him applied themselves in courteous and condoling language to the bishop's sons.

2. Famine death of Mrs. Killet in Dublin

   Dublin · city · Dublin

   Mrs. Killet, a wealthy widow from the parish of Kilmore, was stripped of her property by her second husband and fled to Dublin. There, she and her three children died of famine, alongside thousands of other refugees from across the kingdom.

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   Mistriss Killet, of the parish of Kihiiore. This widow was left by her husband in money and goods worth £2000, and had as many suiters from city and countrey as was ever knowne in those parts ; but she chose this man (to her destruction), being a proper person (thougli of vilest inwards of any in the countrey), and promised to marry him upon 1 5 condition of forsaking his popery and coming to church with her; both which he did, and made an open confession of the fayth of Christ in opposition to the faction of Antichrist, in the cathedrall of Kihnore, where the bisliop marryed them and administred the sacrament unto tl\em, and made them djTie with Iiim, a few weekes before the rebellion. 20 But this Sagamore before that tyme had driven away all her cattell and forsaken her and returned to his vomit ; and then, having seized upon all that she had in the field and in the house, turned her away stript and her three children (that she had by her first husband) without any pitty or compassion ; and he and his old squa lived together afterwards, 25 as they had done in filthines before ; and his poore wyfe, having gott to Dublin in much misery, dyed of famine (with all her children), as thousands did there, that had escaped with the skin of their teeth from all parts of the kingdome. This dolorous story I mention, because I knew all this, ut crimine ex uno yow may know what these bruitish 30 men will do for the advancement of " the catholick cause" (as they call it), to whom nothing is unlawfull, that Sathan or their owne lusts and interests can suggest; as their congregatio de propaganda fide doth dayly declai'e, quod volurnus sanctum est; and according to that jesuiticall and atheisticall maxim of theirs, /rows vulgi, cor pricati. So that 35 by this. I, 2. of all those sad. 3. Ireland, the Httle flock of Jesus Christ was left as sheepe in the middest of these ravening woolves, to be woorried and destroyed at the first snap; and if the Lord (that in wrath remembreth mercy) had. 5. vnade om.

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   Dublin was where Mrs. Killet came to die. She was a widow from the parish of Kilmore, left well provided for by her first husband, with money and goods worth 2000 pounds. She had as many suitors from city and country as was ever known in those parts. But she chose the one man who would be her destruction. He was a proper-looking person, though of the vilest inwards of any in the country. She promised to marry him on condition that he forsake his popery and come to church with her. He did both. He made an open confession of the faith of Christ in opposition to the faction of Antichrist, in the cathedral of Kilmore. The bishop married them and administered the sacrament, and had them dine with him, a few weeks before the rebellion. But before that time, this man had driven away all her cattle and forsaken her and returned to his old ways. Having seized upon all that she had in the field and in the house, he turned her away stripped, and her three children that she had by her first husband, without any pity or compassion. He and his old woman lived together afterwards, as they had done in filthiness before. His poor wife, having got to Dublin in much misery, died of famine with all her children, as thousands did there, who had escaped with the skin of their teeth from all parts of the kingdom. The writer says he knew all this himself, and tells this dolorous story so that from one crime you may know what these brutish men will do for the advancement of what they called the catholic cause.

3. Marriage and apostasy in Kilmore Cathedral

   Kilmore · townland · Cavan

   A wealthy widow named Mrs. Killet married a suitor in Kilmore Cathedral after he renounced Catholicism. The bishop married them and administered the sacrament a few weeks before the rebellion, though the husband later returned to his former religion and abandoned her.

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   Mistriss Killet, of the parish of Kihiiore. This widow was left by her husband in money and goods worth £2000, and had as many suiters from city and countrey as was ever knowne in those parts ; but she chose this man (to her destruction), being a proper person (thougli of vilest inwards of any in the countrey), and promised to marry him upon 1 5 condition of forsaking his popery and coming to church with her; both which he did, and made an open confession of the fayth of Christ in opposition to the faction of Antichrist, in the cathedrall of Kihnore, where the bisliop marryed them and administred the sacrament unto tl\em, and made them djTie with Iiim, a few weekes before the rebellion. 20 But this Sagamore before that tyme had driven away all her cattell and forsaken her and returned to his vomit ; and then, having seized upon all that she had in the field and in the house, turned her away stript and her three children (that she had by her first husband) without any pitty or compassion ; and he and his old squa lived together afterwards, 25 as they had done in filthines before ; and his poore wyfe, having gott to Dublin in much misery, dyed of famine (with all her children), as thousands did there, that had escaped with the skin of their teeth from all parts of the kingdome. This dolorous story I mention, because I knew all this, ut crimine ex uno yow may know what these bruitish 30 men will do for the advancement of " the catholick cause" (as they call it), to whom nothing is unlawfull, that Sathan or their owne lusts and interests can suggest; as their congregatio de propaganda fide doth dayly declai'e, quod volurnus sanctum est; and according to that jesuiticall and atheisticall maxim of theirs, /rows vulgi, cor pricati. So that 35 by this. I, 2. of all those sad. 3. Ireland, the Httle flock of Jesus Christ was left as sheepe in the middest of these ravening woolves, to be woorried and destroyed at the first snap; and if the Lord (that in wrath remembreth mercy) had. 5. vnade om.

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   Close to Kilmore, a wealthy widow named Mrs. Killet was left money and goods worth £2000 by her first husband. She had as many suitors from city and country as were ever known in those parts. She chose one man, a proper person, though of the vilest inwards of any in the country. She promised to marry him on condition that he forsake his popery and come to church with her. He did both. He made an open confession of the faith of Christ in Kilmore Cathedral, where the bishop married them and administered the sacrament and had them dine with him. This was a few weeks before the rebellion. But before that time, this man had driven away all her cattle and forsaken her and returned, as the source says, to his vomit. Having seized all she had in field and house, he turned her away stripped, and her three children that she had by her first husband, without any pity or compassion. He and his old woman lived together afterwards in filthiness as before. His poor wife got to Dublin in much misery and died of famine with all her children, as thousands did there who had escaped from all parts of the kingdom. The narrator says he knew all this himself.

4. Bedell suspends curate during service at Kilmore Cathedral

   Kilmore · townland · Cavan

   During a Lord's Day service at Kilmore Cathedral, a visiting curate began adding his own words to the prescribed prayers. Bedell rose from his seat, snatched the book from the curate's hand, suspended him from office before the congregation, and read the rest of the prayers himself.

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   ment about the publick liturgy of the church of England, as his way of publique ministration ; I am persuaded that no man could hear nor read (which he often did) the Common Prayer with greater reverence and holy affection than he did in his own cathedral every Lord's day, and other ap- 5 pointed dales by act of parliament ; and that with the most strickt observation of whatsoever is enjoined in the rubricks, f, 76 r". without the least addition or diminution. In so much that when a curate of another parish was upon the Lord's day in the forenoon reading the prayers of the day before him in 10 his cathedral, and began to add something of his own to the short prayers of the book; after the bishop had observed him to do so once or twice, he rose hastily out of his seat and went to the reader's piew, and snatch't the book out of the curate's hand, and pushing him from thence, said these 15 words in the audience of all the people: Be suspended from, your ofice, till you learn to read the 'prayers better ; and so went on to read all the rest himself It was his custom usually upon the Lord's day to preach both forenoon and afternoon, upon those select portions of Scripture commonly 20 called the epistles and gospells for the day, and to catechize the younger sort before the afternoon-sermon,

   79. He followed no man's custom nor example, but the rule ; and in special he ordered, that the whole doxology to the blessed Trinity, Glory he to the Father &c. should be all- 25 waies said by the minister alone ; so the Te Deum, Benedictiis, Magnificat, and N'unc Dimittis, &c. The psalms in ,the Bible, that is commanded to be read in all churches, he approved much above those of the Common Prayer, which leave out all the titles, though they are of the Holy Ghost as 30 much as the rest of the psalm, and have often the sum and substance of the whole psalm in them, and in many particu-

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   Close to Kilmore, a story is told of William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore. He had a deep reverence for the public liturgy of the Church of England. No man, it was said, could hear or read the Common Prayer with greater reverence and holy affection than he did in his own cathedral, every Lord's day and other appointed days by act of parliament. He kept the strictest observation of everything enjoined in the rubrics, without the least addition or diminution. One Lord's day in the forenoon, a curate of another parish was reading the prayers of the day before him in his cathedral. The curate began to add something of his own to the short prayers of the book. After the bishop had observed him do so once or twice, he rose hastily out of his seat and went to the reader's pew. He snatched the book out of the curate's hand, and pushing him from thence, said these words in the audience of all the people: "Be suspended from your office, till you learn to read the prayers better." And so he went on to read all the rest himself. It was his custom usually upon the Lord's day to preach both forenoon and afternoon, upon those select portions of Scripture commonly called the epistles and gospels for the day, and to catechize the younger sort before the afternoon sermon. He followed no man's custom nor example, but the rule. He ordered that the whole doxology to the blessed Trinity should always be said by the minister alone, and so the Te Deum, Benedictus, Magnificat, and Nunc Dimittis. He preferred the psalms in the Bible, commanded to be read in all churches, above those of the Common Prayer, which leave out all the titles, though they are of the Holy Ghost as much as the rest of the psalm.

5. Bedell alone defends Bishop of Killala at Dublin court

   Dublin · city · Dublin · 1639–1640

   At the High Commission Court in Dublin, William Bedell was the only member to speak in defense of the Bishop of Killala, arguing from apostolic qualifications and Greek and Latin canon law that the bishop was guilty of no spiritual enormity. Despite his defense, the old bishop was cast, deprived, and imprisoned.

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   74. He was allready condemned before he came near them, and his bishoprick designed for (as it was afterwards 5 given to) M. J. Maxwell, sometimes bishop of Ross in Scotland, whence he was excluded. When the sentence was given against him, and all that had spoken before the bishop of K. had with one consent condemned him, and it came to his turn to speak his judgement, he first took the articles 10 into his hand, that were alleadged against him, and read them over, and fetch't the beginning of his speech from the description and qualification of a bishop set down by Paul to Timothy and Titus, and said, that he could not find by all these articles, that the bishop of Killala {there jiresent) was 15 guilty of any spiritual enormity, contrary to these apostolical qualifications; or that he is accused of any error in life or doctrine or discipline, ivhich may make a bishop censurable &c. And so he went on with such deliberate and weighty demonstrations of truth, and quotations of canons of the 20 Greek and Latin church in like cases, that they that had spoken before him were ashamed, having taken their rise no higher than from those light expressions ; as if they had proceeded from a heart complying rather with the Scottish f. 75 r°. proceedings, than with the episcopal constitution in Ireland. 25 Those that spake after him were more moderate ; yet there being none but he that durst openly profess for him, the poor old bishop was cast and deprived and imprisoned (and

   the bishop) ; who being incensed against him with great indignation by his adversary's information, cite him and by a pursevant send for liim 30 immediately to appeare at. 3—4. Mr C. being ah-eady. was come near unto them, 5. for, and afterwards. 6. Mr John. 8. against

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   Dublin, 1639. In the High Commission Court, the Bishop of Killala stood already condemned before he ever came near them. His bishoprick had been designed for M. J. Maxwell, sometime bishop of Ross in Scotland, and so it was afterwards given. When the sentence was given against him, all who had spoken before had with one consent condemned him. Then it came to William Bedell's turn to speak his judgement. He first took the articles alleged against the bishop into his hand and read them over. He fetched the beginning of his speech from the description and qualification of a bishop set down by Paul to Timothy and Titus. He said he could not find by all these articles that the Bishop of Killala, there present, was guilty of any spiritual enormity contrary to those apostolic qualifications, or that he was accused of any error in life or doctrine or discipline which might make a bishop censurable. He went on with deliberate and weighty demonstrations of truth, and quotations of canons of the Greek and Latin church in like cases. Those who had spoken before him were ashamed, having taken their rise no higher than from light expressions, as if they had proceeded from a heart complying rather with the Scottish proceedings than with the episcopal constitution in Ireland. Those who spoke after him were more moderate. Yet there being none but Bedell who durst openly profess for him, the poor old bishop was cast and deprived and imprisoned.

6. Bedell's burial at Kilmore churchyard contested

   Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1642

   After Bedell's death, the local Catholic bishop refused to allow his burial in the churchyard of Kilmore, calling him a heretic. However, O'Reilly and the chief Irish gentlemen overruled the bishop, and Bedell was buried where he had appointed in his will.

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   I 157. Thus this good bishop ended his dales : a man f. 49 r". eminent for godliness, integi'ity, humility, learning, laboriousness in his calling, zeal for the reformation of the church; and, above all, eminent in trials and sufferings. When he was dead, the popish bishop at first would not suffer him to be buried in the church-yard of Kilmore, because he was, as ho accounted, an heretick. But 0-Relly and the chief of the Irish gentlemen overul'd the bishop in that, and liberty was given to bury him where himself had appointed in his last will and testament.

   158. So great an enemy he was to worldly pomp and vanity, that his very grave and burial may be a monument

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   Somewhere near Kilmore, the bishop William Bedell was laid to rest after a life marked by godliness, integrity, humility, learning, and zeal for the reformation of the church. When he died, the Catholic bishop here would not allow him to be buried in the churchyard of Kilmore, calling him a heretic. But O'Reilly and the chief of the Irish gentlemen overruled the bishop, and liberty was given to bury him where he himself had appointed in his last will and testament. He was so great an enemy to worldly pomp and vanity that his very grave and burial may be a monument.

7. Christmas imprisonment and news of Drogheda siege

   Drogheda · town · Louth · 1641–1642

   The bishop and fellow prisoners kept Christmas in the castle with prayer and religious exercise rather than revelry. News of the siege of Drogheda reached them when an English prisoner overheard a soldier newly arrived from Drogheda reporting that the siege had been broken up and describing his hasty retreat under fire from the city walls.

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   145. In this posture our good bishop and his fellow- 5 prisoners kept their Christmas, not with carding, revelling, or wantonness, but in prayer, doctrine, exhortation, godly conference. Besides the private comfort of which holy exercises God was pleas'd to send in some comfortable news by a strange way concerning the publick ; which was thus. The 10 English in those parts (those few that were left), by reason of the great distance from Dublin, were kept from all intelligence but what the Irish pleas'd to communicate, and that was only such as might terrify them and render their condition hopeless of any succour or relief whatever. All their dis- 15 courses in the audience of the English were still of the successes of their army: as of that sad defeat of the five hundred men, the first that took the field for the English cause, and were intended for the strengthning of Droghedagh; of their firm union together by reason of the conjunction of the lords 20 of the pale with the rest of the rebells, a,nd especially the siege of Droghedagh, and even of the taking of the city: Y/hich they so confidently affirm'd that they named the very day, and in their reports divided the spoil, as the mother of Sisera: this was the chear the poor English had to keep 25 Christmas, f. 46 v". ! H^- But it happen'd that in the castle where the bishop was prisoner, one night a soldier, newly-come from Droghedagh, was entertein'd by some of the guards, who kept their court in the lowest rooms. In the night late some of 30 the guard question'd the souldier, luhat news there tvas from Droghedagh. One of the English prisoners that understood Irish, being just over their heads, laid his ear to a cliftin the plancher and listned to their discourse. The souldier told them plainly that the siege tuas broken up, and shew'd them 35 his own hands and arms, all scratch'd and rent with thorns and briars, while he was in a hasty retreat from an assault they had made upon the city. He told them also that the buUetts pourd doivn as thick from the ivalls as if one should

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   Drogheda is a town the road passes near. In the Christmas season of 1641, a bishop and his fellow prisoners marked the feast in the castle where they were held. They kept it not with carding, revelling, or wantonness, but in prayer, doctrine, exhortation, and godly conference. The English left in those parts had no intelligence but what the Irish pleased to communicate, and that was only such as might terrify them and render their condition hopeless. All the talk in their hearing was of the successes of the Irish army, the sad defeat of 500 men, the first that took the field for the English cause, intended for the strengthening of Drogheda. The Irish spoke of their firm union together, and especially of the siege of Drogheda, and even of the taking of the city, which they so confidently affirmed that they named the very day, and in their reports divided the spoil. But it happened that one night in the castle, a soldier newly come from Drogheda was entertained by some of the guards, who kept their court in the lowest rooms. Late in the night the guard questioned the soldier on what news there was from Drogheda. One of the English prisoners who understood Irish, being just over their heads, laid his ear to a clift in the plancher and listened to their discourse. The soldier told them plainly that the siege was broken up, and showed them his own hands and arms, all scratched and rent with thorns and briars, while he was in a hasty retreat from an assault they had made upon the city. He told them also that the bullets poured down as thick from the walls as if one should pour them from a dish.

8. Bedell feasting poor Irish neighbours at Christmas in his castle

   Kilmore · townland · Cavan

   At Christmas, Bedell invited poor Irish men and women who dwelt near his castle to feast with him, people who scarcely had whole clothes on their backs and could not understand English. The blessing of those ready to perish came upon him, and he made the widow's heart sing for joy.

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   deportment amongst men, in his apparel, in his converse and house-keeping. When others of his order were either f. 78 r". galloping in their coaches, or prancing upon their stonehorses through the streetes of Dublin in parliament time ; he was never seen in a coach in city or countrey, nor on 5 horsback in the city, but walking with his servant after him ; save when he rode in his scarlet-robes to parliament, or attended the lord deputy to church on the Lord's day, as the manner of all the prelates was, in their pontificalls, with all the temporal lords. His habit was grave, a long 10. stuff-gown, not costly, but comely: his converse was pleasant and profitable to all sorts that had to do with him : his castle furnished with things necessary, not superfluous nor gaudy ; his table with plenty of good provision at all times, whereunto there was great resort. At Christmas 15 he had the poor Irish to feast and sit about him, both men and women that dwelt next unto him, that scarse had any whole cloathes on their backs, or could understand a word

   amougst the civilized papists in Italy, nor the barbarous papists in Ireland, but had a honorable reception wheresoever he came, as an 20 angel of God. His deportment amongst men of all sorts and converse with them was not light and complementall, verbose, morose and frothy, alwayes more prone and ready to heare what others said, then to vent his owne judgement in anything, unless it were seriously desired: he let few of his words fall to the gi'ound, like another Samuel. This putts me in 25 raynde of what the archbishop of Cashil told me of him, that being at the earl of StraflFord's table with many others of the clergy, one sayd : We are all talking, hut my lord of Kilmore sayth nothing; to whom Dr Usher, the lord primate, sayd : Broach him, and yow willfinde good liquor in him. So the party asked him some question about fayth, 30 wherin the bishop of Kilmore so puzld him, that all fell a-laughing, saving himselfe. And no man did aske him any more questions. When others. 3. vaporing stone-horses. 6. a-horseback. 7. rode

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   Somewhere close to Kilmore, William Bedell kept his castle. He was bishop of Kilmore, but he did not live like the other prelates of his order. While they galloped in coaches through the streets of Dublin in parliament time, or pranced upon their stone-horses, he was never seen in a coach in city or country, nor on horseback in the city. He walked, his servant after him, save when he rode in his scarlet robes to parliament, or attended the lord deputy to church on the Lord's day, as the manner of all the prelates was. His habit was grave, a long stuff-gown, not costly but comely. His castle was furnished with things necessary, not superfluous nor gaudy. His table had plenty of good provision at all times, and there was great resort to it. At Christmas he had the poor Irish to feast and sit about him, both men and women who dwelt next unto him, who scarce had any whole clothes on their backs, or could understand a word of English. The blessing of those ready to perish came upon him, and he made the widow's heart sing for joy. He was pleasant and profitable to all sorts that had to do with him. The archbishop of Cashel told a story of him: being at the earl of Strafford's table with many others of the clergy, one said, "We are all talking, but my lord of Kilmore sayth nothing." Dr Usher, the lord primate, said, "Broach him, and yow will finde good liquor in him." So the party asked him some question about faith, and the bishop of Kilmore so puzzled him that all fell a-laughing, saving himself. And no man did ask him any more questions.

9. Bishop Bedell confronts armed men to rescue refugees

   Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

   Hearing the cries of almost-naked English refugees being harassed by armed Irish, Bishop Bedell went out unarmed with only a carved staff to rescue them. He bared his breast to musketeers, who were awed and departed without violence.

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   Irish, and among them some few with musquets, were rifling and tearing among those allmost-naked people the cry was so great and dolefull that the good bishop would needs go out himself to their rescue. Those about him judg'd it very

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   Somewhere near here in 1641, Bishop Bedell heard the cries of almost-naked English refugees being harassed by armed Irish, some with muskets. Those about him judged it dangerous, but the good bishop went out himself to their rescue, unarmed, with only a carved staff. He bared his breast to the musketeers. They were awed and departed without violence.

10. Drunk popish Bishop Swyny found at Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1642

    Sheridan and the narrator went to Kilmore to arrange Bedell's burial and sought out the popish usurper Bishop Swyny. They found him lying on a bolster so drunk with usquebagh that he could not even stretch forth his hand to give a blessing, and a friar had to lift his hand for him.

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    118. Mr Sheridan and I went to Kilmore about my lord's burial, to speak with the popish usurper, bishop Swyny. As his name is, so is he. We found him lying upon a bolster so drunk with usque-bagh (having defiled all the room with his swinishness), that when Mr Dillon came in and kneeled 25 before him for his blessing (as the popish manner is) he was not able to stretch forth his hand towards him; but a friar that stood by took up his drunken hand and laid it upon the popish head that came to assist us in our request, being per-

    wrote at that tyme upon that discovery, and called The Shepherd's 30 Tale, being a poeticall dialogue betweene certayue shepherds concerning that plott. It is conceived in the old dialect of Tusser aud Chauser, bceing two or tln-ee sheets of paper. I have no tyme to set it downe now; but hecrafter yow may see it mth his Latin letters to Mr John Dury, about the pacification of tlie reformed churches, Avhich are 35 learned and large. [Then follows in H. ch. 118]. 2. his deir consort. 4. said to us at first. defyled. 5. and om. 6. dear om. Lord evill for good, who. 8. were om. 11. him o:n. 15. that, even with. 17. pious request. iZ.icithus. 21. Minister Sheridin (the minister in whose house he dyed) and L 24. usque-bea. 2.5. his filthines. 26. for 40

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    Somewhere around here is Kilmore. In 1642, Sheridan and the narrator came to Kilmore to arrange Bedell's burial. They needed to speak with the popish usurper, Bishop Swyny. The writer says of him, "as his name is, so is he." They found him lying on a bolster, so drunk with usquebagh that he had defiled the whole room with his swinishness. When Mr Dillon came in and kneeled before him for his blessing, as the popish manner was, Swyny could not even stretch forth his hand. A friar standing by had to take up his drunken hand and lay it upon the head of Mr Dillon, who had come to assist them in their request. At that time, upon that discovery, something was written called The Shepherd's Tale, a poetic dialogue between certain shepherds concerning that plot. It was composed in the old dialect of Tusser and Chaucer, two or three sheets of paper. There were also Latin letters to Mr John Dury, about the pacification of the reformed churches, which were learned and large.

11. General Monro surprised and captured at Carrickfergus garrison

    near Carrickfergus · town · Antrim · 1642–1646

    General Robert Monro, who had commanded forces garrisoned at Carrickfergus, was surprised in bed with his lady by Colonel George Monck, acting in conjunction with the rebel general Owen Roe O'Neill by order of the Westminster Junto. Monro was sent to the Tower of London.

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    When the game turned, and our freinds became our foes and our foes our freinds, this Monro was surprized in his garrison of Carrigfergus and bed with his ladye by col. George Monck (after his conjunction with Owen Row O'Neale, the generall of the rebells, by order of 35 the juncto at Westminster) and sent to the Tower of London, where he had tyme enough allowed him to learne more vigilancy, till the king's restauration enlarged him.

    This col. Kiltach, having done as much mischeefe as he could in Ulster, was afterwards with his bloody followers the greatest part of 40 Mountrose his strength in all his first expeditions, and the greatest bloodsheddcrs ; who having revolted from the covenanters (as was supposed and reiwrted), because he was not chosen livet. general under Lesly in his second expedition into England in 1644, he began strenuously to destroy that which he had not long before pretended to build 45 up under the victorious banner of the covenant. This col. Kiltach, with

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    Carrickfergus is a town the road passes through or near. In the early 1640s, General Robert Monro commanded forces garrisoned here. He had been a powerful figure, but the politics shifted, and what the source calls friends became foes and foes became friends. Colonel George Monck, acting in conjunction with Owen Roe O'Neill, the general of the rebels, by order of the Junto at Westminster, surprised Monro in his bed with his lady at the garrison of Carrickfergus. Monro was taken and sent to the Tower of London. He remained there long enough, as the source puts it, to learn more vigilancy, until the king's restoration enlarged him. A general who once commanded from this town ended his war a prisoner in the Tower, caught in his own garrison, surprised in the night by a man who had joined with the very rebels Monro had been fighting.

12. March of 1200 displaced people to Drogheda, June 1642

    Drogheda · town · Louth · 1642

    On 15 June 1642, over 1200 men, women, and children marched from the besieged castles toward Dublin after surrendering, with daily stops at Cavan, Lara, Corinary, and beyond Pierce. Sir Henry Titchborne, governor of Drogheda, met them with a military escort and conducted them safely to Drogheda on 22 June.

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    131. The first day, being Wednesday June the 15th, we marched to Cavan, seven miles ; the 16th day we encamped at Lara 5 miles ; the I7th at Corinary 7 miles ; the 18th to a mountaine beyond Pierce four miles; the 19th we pitched at Mr. Dilwin's house, three miles ; on the 20th day we lay in the same place; the 21st day we marched six miles; on the 22nd day of June, Sir Henry Titchborne, the governor of Drogheda, with Captain Gibson met us with a party of horse and foote within ten myles of his garison of Drogheda, and conducted us safely thither by the good hand of our God upon us.

    132. The rebells that conducted us tooke soUemne leave

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    Drogheda was the destination of a long march by displaced people in 1642. Over 1200 men, women, and children, having surrendered besieged castles, set out toward Dublin on Wednesday, 15 June. They marched seven miles to Cavan that first day, then to Lara, Corinary, and a mountain beyond Pierce. On 19 June they reached the house of Mr. Dilwin and stayed two days. On 22 June, within ten miles of the town, Sir Henry Titchborne, its governor, met them with Captain Gibson and a party of horse and foot, and conducted them safely to the garrison.

13. Bedell to be imprisoned in Loughwater-castle on a lough

    Lough Oughter · lake or lakes · Cavan · 1641

    After arresting Bishop Bedell, Edmund O'Reilly informed him he was to be secured in a castle situated in the middle of a great lough, beyond cannon-shot range from any shore, called Loughwater-castle. This was to be his place of confinement following the seizure of his house and goods.

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    142. Bishop Bedell being thus arrested by Edmund 0-Relly, had only one night's lodging more in his own house. For the next morning 0-Relly with very much verbal kind- 35 ness and civility acquainted him that 'twas resolv'd he must be secur'd in a castle not far off, in the midst of a great lough, above canon-shot from any shore, called Loughwatercastle : and as for his moneys, he told him they would leave

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    Lough Oughter is a great lough in Cavan. In 1641, Bishop Bedell was arrested by Edmund O'Reilly and had one more night in his own house. The next morning, O'Reilly told him with much kindness and civility that he must be secured in a castle in the midst of a great lough, above cannon-shot from any shore, called Loughwater-castle. His house and goods were seized.

14. Wounded bishop preaches in Dublin churches

    Dublin · city · Dublin

    A bishop who had been stripped and wounded by rebels came to Dublin after his wounds healed and preached every Lord's day in churches there. The Earl of Ormond and many others delighted to hear him.

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    75. But he had little joy in it; for within a year or two at most, he was strip'd naked, sore wounded and left among 5 the dead by the rebells. Yet by the special hand of God his life was preserved as Job's, and he came as soon as his wounds were healed to Dublin, and preached every Lord's day in some church or other ; whom my L. of Ormond (as many others) did delight much to hear. He went after-

    10 wards to the king to Oxford, and returned again incognito. He was one day after dinner found dead in his study, having heard some sad news from England of the king's defeate.

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    In the churches of Dublin, a wounded bishop once preached every Lord's day. He had been stripped naked, sorely wounded, and left among the dead by rebels. Yet by the special hand of God his life was preserved. As soon as his wounds were healed he came to the city and preached in some church or other. The Earl of Ormond, as many others, did delight much to hear him.

15. Unbuilt Cavan citadel and two Scottish castles that sheltered a thousand

    Cavan · town · Cavan · 1641

    King James had authorized a citadel and defensive wall at Cavan, but nothing was built due to negligence. Two Scottish knights, Sir James Craig and Sir Francis Hamilton, built small castles on their lands about a mile apart, which sheltered over a thousand English and Scots from the rebels.

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    from king James to build a sitadell at Cavan and a wall of defence aj?ainst a sudden storme ; yet, so great was the carelessnes and security of those dayes (as in the days of Noah and Lot) that nothing was done ; only two Scottish knights, sir James Craig and sir Francis Hamilten, 5 being mooved \\\t\\ feare and pnidence, had built themselves two arkes, or small castles, for the safety of their respective famylies, upon their severall proportions of lands ; which being within view and neer to each other (within a myle) preserved above a thowsaud English and Scotts from the present fury and rage of those wild beasts that were skilfull to

    lo destroy. But when Antrim sent and fetcht his cozen, col. Kiltach, from the isles of Scotland, with his McDonills, being of the same family of Soarlybwy with him, the vizard of partition betweene English and Scotts was quite removed ; for col. Kitach (' the left-handed CoHn') his bloody two-handed sword made no difference. Yea, those English and Scottish

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    Cavan is a town the road passes through. King James had authorized a citadel and a wall of defense against a sudden storm. But the carelessness of those days was so great that nothing was done. Only two Scottish knights, Sir James Craig and Sir Francis Hamilton, moved by fear and prudence, built themselves two small castles on their own lands. These were within view of each other, less than a mile apart. They preserved above a thousand English and Scots from the present fury and rage of those wild beasts that were skilled to destroy. But when Antrim sent and fetched his cousin, Colonel Kiltach, from the isles of Scotland, with his McDonells, being of the same family of Sorleyboy with him, the partition between English and Scots was quite removed. Colonel Kiltach, the left-handed Colin, his bloody two-handed sword made no difference.

16. Plague of rats seen as omen of war near Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

    A strange multitude of rats overran houses in the Kilmore area, so bold as to gather crumbs under the table in daylight. This was remarkable because rats had seldom been seen in the country for many years, and elder Irishwomen openly said the rats were a sign of war.

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    122. A strange multitude of ratts, in a manner overrunning the houses and so bold as to come in view in the day time and to gather the crumbs and bones under the table, which was a thing so much the more remarkable, because that till a little before the rebellion, for many years' 5 space, seldom any rat was to be seen in the countrey. And the elder Irishwomen would say often and openly ihditHhese rats were a signe of ivar. Another very strange thing was seen about a mile from Kilmore, not far from the house of Edmund 0-Rely the chief gentleman of that name and the 10 chief actor in spoiling and killing the English, and this not long neither before the rebellion. In a plot of ground by the high way a strange number of insects or worms of the length of a man's finger and of a strange fashion were observed for some weekes, and many went to see them. They lay for the 15 most part within the ground, which they had turned up and fill'd with their cells and caverns; so that the wdiole surface of the ground where they encamp'd was wholy bare of any green thing to be seen. f. 41 v. 123. A third, the most remarkable token, was given by 20

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    Somewhere around here, in 1641, rats appeared in strange multitudes. They overran the houses and were bold enough to come out in daylight, gathering crumbs and bones under the table. This was remarkable because for many years before, seldom any rat had been seen in the country. The elder Irishwomen would say often and openly that these rats were a sign of war. Not far from the house of Edmund O'Rely, about a mile from Kilmore, another strange thing was seen. Edmund O'Rely was the chief gentleman of that name, and the chief actor in spoiling and killing the English. In a plot of ground by the highway, a strange number of insects or worms were observed for some weeks. They were the length of a man's finger and of a strange fashion. Many went to see them. They lay mostly within the ground, which they had turned up and filled with their cells and caverns. The whole surface of the ground where they encamped was wholly bare of any green thing to be seen. This was not long before the rebellion.

17. Adderton, former preacher at St John's Dublin, executed

    Dublin · city · Dublin

    D. Adderton, formerly a preacher at St John's in Dublin, later became bishop of Waterford. He was accused, arraigned, and condemned for grave iniquities and executed publicly, with the Irish-popish sheriff Walsh insulting him.

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    15 jury-men, that was fiercest against him, was one D. Adderton, sometimes preacher at St John's in Dublin, but then bishop of Waterford, This prelate was by the just judgement of God accused, arraigned and condemned for iniquities farr above all that is left upon record concerning Sodom ; and

    20 executed in the publick place of shamefull death ; the Irishpopish-sherif Walsh insulting over him and rejoicing that his tree did bear him such desired fruit ; adding that lie

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    Dublin has a darker thread in this story. One of the 15 jurymen fiercest against him was D. Adderton, once a preacher at St John's in Dublin, by then bishop of Waterford. He was accused, arraigned, and condemned for iniquities far beyond all that is left upon record concerning Sodom. He was executed in the public place of shameful death. The Irish popish sheriff Walsh insulted him over it, rejoicing that his tree did bear him such desired fruit.

18. Kilmore episcopal house seized by Catholic Bishop

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641–1642

    Bedell's episcopal house at Kilmore was taken over by the Catholic Bishop during the rebellion and his library was dispersed. Sheridan managed to rescue the manuscript Hebrew Bible that Bedell had brought from Venice, later deposited at Emmanuel College Library.

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    which the Lord Deputy was demanding. Nevertheless Bedell struggled on against these various abuses, and if he found coldness or even disapproval from Ussher and other colleagues, he at least impressed his Catholic neighbours with the conviction of his righteousness and honesty. When the Irish rebellion broke out, amidst the violences from which many suffered around him he was for a long time left unmolested, and was able to offer an asylum in his palace to many Englishmen who were flying for their lives. When many of his brother Bishops sought safety in a rapid retirement to England, he remained at his post. And though after a time he was obliged to leave his house, and was with his family and establishment confined in Loughoughter Castle, he was soon released, and it was at the house of one of his own clergy, Dennis Sheridan, at Drumlor, that he fell a victim to the fever which no doubt was engendered by the crowds of terrified Protestants who had taken refuge under the same roof (7 Feb. 164^). His own episcopal house had been taken possession of by the Catholic Bishop, and his library dispersed, but he managed by Sheridan's help to rescue the MS Hebrew Bible which he had brought from Venice, and Avhich is now safely deposited in the Library of Emmanuel College.

    His life had been one of almost ceaseless activity and indeed of controversy ; but he had made no enemies notwithstanding. Protestant and Catholic agreed in holding him in respect ; and those who came into conflict with him on questions of divinity, though in an age to which such disputes were too vital to be lightly regarded, seemed to have learnt something of his own charity, indulgence, and courtesy. There is no doubt that he was an industrious man, in spite of his own declaration to the contrary, but he studied too much aud engaged too eagerly in the controversies which his official duties brought upon him, to produce much as the fruit of his labours. The following list includes all or nearly all that he published or that was published from his MS after his death.

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    Somewhere around here stood the episcopal house of William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore. When the Irish rebellion broke out, Bedell stayed at his post while many of his fellow bishops sought safety in rapid retirement to England. For a long time he was left unmolested amidst the violences from which many suffered around him, and he was able to offer an asylum in his palace to many Englishmen who were flying for their lives. After a time he was obliged to leave his house. He and his family and establishment were confined in Loughoughter Castle, but he was soon released. It was at the house of one of his own clergy, Dennis Sheridan, at Drumlor, that he fell victim to the fever which no doubt was engendered by the crowds of terrified Protestants who had taken refuge under the same roof. He died on the 7th of February 1642. His own episcopal house had been taken possession of by the Catholic Bishop, and his library dispersed. But by Sheridan's help he managed to rescue the manuscript Hebrew Bible which he had brought from Venice, and which is now safely deposited in the Library of Emmanuel College. Protestant and Catholic agreed in holding him in respect. Those who came into conflict with him on questions of divinity seemed to have learnt something of his own charity, indulgence, and courtesy. He had made no enemies notwithstanding a life of almost ceaseless activity and controversy.

19. Mr King arrested and imprisoned in Dublin

    Dublin · city · Dublin · 1638

    Mr King, involved in translating God's book into Irish, was seized by a pursuivant, dragged to horseback, and brought to Dublin where he was kept under arrest for four or five months. He fell gravely ill during his imprisonment and was nearly brought to death's door, yet was not permitted to defend himself against the charges.

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    20 he brought down an attachment, and delivered Mr King to the pursuivant. He was haled by the head and feet to horseback, and brought to Dublin, where he hath been kept and contimied under arrest these 4 or 5 monthes, and hath not been suffered to purge his supposed contempt by oath and witnesses, that by

    25 reason of his sickness he was hindred, whereby he was brought to death's door, and could not appear and prosecute his defence, and that by the cunning of his adversary he ivas circumvented and secured; entreating that he might be restored to liberty, and his cause into the former estate. But it hath

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    Dublin, in 1638, is where Mr King was held. He had been at work translating God's book into Irish. A pursuivant seized him. He was dragged by the head and feet to horseback and brought here to the city, where he was kept under arrest for 4 or 5 months. He was not allowed to purge his supposed contempt by oath and witnesses. He fell sick, so sick he was brought to death's door, and could not appear to prosecute his defence. By the cunning of his adversary he was circumvented and secured. He asked to be restored to liberty and his cause returned to its former estate.

20. Bedell's burial in Kilmore churchyard contested

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1642

    After Bedell's death, his followers obtained permission with difficulty to bury him in his own churchyard at Kilmore beside his wife. The popish intruder who had displaced him initially denied burial, declaring the churchyard should not be polluted with heretics' bodies.

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    f. 88 r°. 117. We obteined leave (with much ado) to bury him

    in his own church-yard by his wife, which was denied awhile by his popish (or rather paganish) intruder and despoiler; who said, the church-yard tuas no more to be polluted ivith hereticks bodies. Thus did these barbarous and ungi'atefull 5 miscreants requite this dear servant of the Lord, who sought their good, and did them more good (even to the hazard of his own quiet and reputation) than all that ever were before him in that see. They would scarce allow him a place to lay his head on when he was alive, and now they will hardly 10 allow him a place for his dead body to lie in, (as right officers of that great city which is spiritually called Sodom and Egypt, where our Lord is daily crucified, that would not

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    Close to Kilmore, somewhere around here, a burial was contested in 1642. William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, had died, and his followers obtained leave, with much ado, to bury him in his own churchyard beside his wife. A popish intruder, the man who had displaced and despoiled him, denied it for a time, saying the churchyard was not to be polluted with heretics' bodies. These were barbarous and ungrateful miscreants, the record says, who requited this dear servant of the Lord, who sought their good and did them more good, even to the hazard of his own quiet and reputation, than all that ever were before him in that see. They would scarce allow him a place to lay his head on when he was alive, and now they would hardly allow him a place for his dead body to lie in.

21. Bedell shut out at Sir Frederick Hamilton's gates near Manorhamilton

    Manorhamilton · town · Leitrim

    During a visitation in the remotest part of his diocese near Manorhamilton, Bishop Bedell declined Sir Frederick Hamilton's dinner invitation, choosing instead to eat with his clergy at a poor inn. When he later approached Hamilton's house, the gates were deliberately shut against him until, after waiting patiently, they were opened and Hamilton emerged to receive him.

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    25 that a person of honor and of greatest learning and authority in the church helped me to it. It was this : at a visitation in the remotest part of his diocesse, neer Manner diamilton, sir Frederick Hamilton invited him after sermon to dinner with much earnestness ; but my lord of Kilmore having thanked him for his respects,lold him he was resolved

    30 to dyne with his clergy, and would tcait iqyon him afterwards ; but although the jilace was meane where they were to dyne, at a poore innc, and the provision course and homely, yet he was contented to stay with them, then feast without them. When afterwards he was approaching to the gatt's of this knight's house, the gates that stood open before were

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    Near Manorhamilton, during a visitation in the remotest part of his diocese, Sir Frederick Hamilton invited Bishop Bedell to dinner after sermon, with much earnestness. Bedell thanked him but said he was resolved to dine with his clergy, and would wait upon him afterwards. The place was mean, a poor inn, and the provision coarse and homely, yet he was content to stay with them rather than feast without them. When afterwards he was approaching to the gates of this knight's house, the gates that stood open before were shut against him. He waited patiently. After a time they were opened, and Sir Frederick Hamilton came out to receive him.

22. Bishop of Killala condemned and deprived of his bishoprick

    Killala · town · Mayo · 1639–1640

    Bishop Adeir of Killala was accused, condemned, and deprived of his bishoprick by the High Commission Court, following a dispute with a Scottish minister named Corbet who had been sent to a vacant living in the diocese of Killala. His bishoprick was afterwards given to Mr. John Maxwell, formerly bishop of Ross in Scotland.

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    waies. For wlicu Adeir, bishop of Killala in the province of Connaght, was accused, condemned, deprived of his bishoprick, fined and confined at once by the high-commissioncourt, he would have no hand in it, though he were a raem- 5 ber of that court. The occasion was this : in the height of the Scottish covenant, amongst many wortliy and learned men (as ever that nation bred) there was one Mr Corbet a minister driven out ; who comming to Dublin and printingsome pamphlet against the Scottish violent proceedings, was

    10 cried up and brought into favour with the bishop of Derryf. 7^ v<> and the lord deputy. They understanding that there was a living lately vacated in the diocese of Killala, sent him thither. But his reception with the bishojj (being of that nation) was so unpleasing to him, that he conceived great

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    This is the town of Killala. Bishop Adeir here was accused, condemned, and deprived of his bishoprick, fined and confined, all by the High Commission Court. The occasion rose from the Scottish covenant. A minister named Corbet was driven out of Scotland, came to Dublin, and printed pamphlets against the Scottish violent proceedings. He was then sent to a vacant living in the diocese of Killala. The bishoprick was afterwards given to John Maxwell, formerly bishop of Ross in Scotland.

23. Military honors at Bedell's grave in Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1642

    At the graveside in Kilmore, the sheriff told Bedell's sons they might use whatever burial prayers they wished without interruption. After the burial, he commanded the musketeers to fire a volley over the grave, as was customary for a soldier's burial.

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    speaking respectfully aud honourably of the dead, and comfortably to the living; and so, commanding their drum to beat, as the manner is when a souldier is buried, and placing the musquetteers before the corps, they thus conveighed the 5 bishop to his grave. And being come thither, the sheriff told the bishopV sons that they mirjlit nse what i:)rayers, or luhat form of hurial, they pleased; none should interrupt them. And Avlicn all was done, he commanded the musquetteers to give a volley of shot, and so the company departed.

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, in 1642, they buried William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore. His enemies gave him a soldier's honour. The drum beat as they carried the bishop to his grave, the way it was done for a soldier. When they reached the graveside, the sheriff told Bedell's sons they might use whatever prayers or form of burial they pleased, and no one would interrupt them. And when all was done, he commanded the musketeers to give a volley of shot over the grave, and so the company departed.

24. Patrick Brady slain at Butler's Bridge, Cavan

    Butler's Bridge · town · Cavan · 1641–1642

    Patrick Brady, a minister who turned apostate and was one of the first murderers at the outbreak of the rebellion, was killed by government forces at Butler's bridge in the parish of Cavan. He had plundered the minister's goods there on the very first day of the rebellion, near the place where he fell.

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    wages of his apostacy, being slaine in his sinne by our forces at Butler's bridge in the parish of Cavan, whose minister's goods he had plundered the very first day of the rebellion, neer that place where he fell. Now 30 when this indulgence of my lord of Kilmore. 7. was secretly checkt.

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    The road passes near Butler's Bridge. There Patrick Brady met what the record calls the wages of his apostasy. He had been a minister, then turned from it. On the very first day of the 1641 rebellion he plundered the minister's goods there. He fell near that same place, slain, as the source says, "in his sinne by our forces," in the parish of Cavan.

25. Laird of Forsythe evicted near Kilmore, family reduced to begging

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641–1642

    A Scottish Catholic gentleman, the laird of Forsythe, living not far from Kilmore, was turned out of all he had with his wife and children despite his Catholicism, because Irish hatred of the English exceeded religious solidarity. His family was reduced to begging bread from the enemy.

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    40 was compassed with many terroiu-s, for feare of his lyfe and unavoydable ruine of his whole family, that was now brought to beg a morsell of bread of the enemy. The Scotts then throughout all the province of Ulster, where they were most numerous, betooke themselves to holds, leaving all the open country to the enemy ; for the first attempt of col.

    45 Kiltach had so frighted them, that they thought no man was able to stand before that son of Anak. In his first incounter with a few Irish

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, the laird of Forsythe, a Scottish Catholic, was turned out of all he had with his wife and children in 1641. Irish hatred of the English exceeded religious solidarity. He was compassed with many terrors, for fear of his life, and his family was brought to beg a morsel of bread of the enemy. The Scots throughout Ulster betook themselves to holds, leaving the open country, after Colonel Kiltach's first attempt so frighted them they thought no man able to stand before that son of Anak.

26. Bedell finds Kilmore diocese in spiritual and social disorder

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1629

    Consecrated Bishop of Kilmore in 1629, Bedell found himself bishop of an insignificant Protestant minority among a Roman Catholic majority who rejected his authority. Pluralism, non-residence, and shameless nepotism were rampant among clergy, while ecclesiastical courts imposed extortions on the people.

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    papers and often ignored), still preserved in the Library, he reformed the services in chapel and the system of lectures, and above all he insisted on instruction in Irish, especially for those who proposed to be clergymen, and set on foot or encouraged the scheme for the translation of the Bible and Prayer Book into Irish'. But his tenure of the Provostship was quickly brought to an end by his nomination to the united Bishoprics of Kilmore and Ardagh, to which he was consecrated on the 13th September, 1629. About three years later he resigned Ardagh, and thenceforth remained Bishop of Kilmore. The difficulties which awaited him in his pastoral office are fully illustrated in his letters here given to the reader. He found himself Bishop only of an insignificant minority, for the bulk of the inhabitants of his diocese were Roman Catholics who rejected all spiritual authority on his part. Some overtures which he made towards a friendly understanding with the Catholic avithorities seem to have been repulsed, and his scheme of converting the Irish by means of ministers who spoke Irish did not have any appreciable success. But even worse than this was the state of the Church in which he was called to govern. Pluralism, non-residence, and the most shameless nepotism were rampant, and even the Bishops frequently impoverished their successors by granting long leases of ecclesiastical properties to wives, sons, or other near relatives. In fact, ecclesiastical property was looked upon as spoil for the

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    Close to Kilmore, William Bedell arrived in 1629, consecrated Bishop of the united Bishoprics of Kilmore and Ardagh on the 13th of September that year. About three years later he resigned Ardagh and remained Bishop of Kilmore alone. The difficulties waiting for him in his pastoral office are fully illustrated in his letters. He found himself bishop only of an insignificant minority, for the bulk of the inhabitants of his diocese were Roman Catholics who rejected all spiritual authority on his part. Some overtures he made towards a friendly understanding with the Catholic authorities seem to have been repulsed. His scheme of converting the Irish by means of ministers who spoke Irish did not have any appreciable success. But even worse than this was the state of the Church he was called to govern. Pluralism, non-residence, and the most shameless nepotism were rampant. Even the bishops frequently impoverished their successors by granting long leases of ecclesiastical properties to wives, sons, or other near relatives. Ecclesiastical property was looked upon as spoil.

27. Bishop Bedell shelters stripped English refugees

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

    Following the outbreak of the rebellion, Bishop Bedell's house became a sanctuary for poor, stripped English people. He provided them with relief in his out-houses despite the daily burden and the growing insolence of armed Irish crowds outside.

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    128. But Edmund 0-Relly would no longer bear this expense of provision, which he said must be for the maintein- 15 ance of the souldiers. And therefore in short space a course was taken that the bishop's cattell, some by night and some by day, were driven all off his ground. They begun with the oxen and cows; next they seized upon the horses both abroad and in the stable; and lastly they took away the 20 sheep out of the court- [ yard. All this in a stealing filchmg f. 43 r". way, most what by night, as if they would seem not altogether to own their enterprize. But afterward it was well known that the cattel were conveyed to Edmund 0-Relly's land and there kept. 25 129. The bishop, for all this, still relieved many poore

    stripped people in his out-houses. But it was a most grievous and daily burthen to his heart (as needs it must to any Christian), that he was forc'd to hear and see the cries and cruel sufferings of those poor and naked people daily under 30 his walls and windows: the common rascality of the Irish still daily gathering together about the house, as ravens about a carcass, and growing more and more insolent, especially those few among them who had gotten any kind of arms. 35 130. One time amongst the rest, when a company of

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, in 1641, Bishop Bedell's house became a refuge for poor English people who had been stripped of everything. He sheltered them in his out-houses and gave them what relief he could. But the burden grew heavier every day. Edmund O'Relly refused any longer to bear the cost of feeding them, saying the provision must go to the soldiers instead. Then the bishop's cattle were driven off his ground, some by night and some by day. They began with the oxen and cows. Next they took the horses, both those grazing abroad and those standing in the stable. Lastly they seized the sheep from the courtyard. Much of it was done secretly, in a stealing, filching manner, as if those responsible did not want to own what they were doing. But it became known that the cattle were carried to Edmund O'Relly's land and kept there. Through all of this the bishop still fed the stripped people. He was forced to hear and see their cries and cruel sufferings daily, under his walls and windows. The common crowds of Irish gathered about the house, and grew more and more insolent, especially the few among them who had gotten any kind of arms.

28. Bishop's castle shelters stripped refugees during 1641 rebellion

    Cavan · town · Cavan · 1641

    During the 1641 rebellion, Bishop Bedell was the only Englishman in County Cavan permitted to stay under his own roof. Stripped refugees, including his predecessor's widow and the rector of Belturbet, lodged in out-buildings, the church, and churchyard on straw and hay, feeding on boiled wheat and whatever the rebels had left.

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    97. He was the onely Englishman in all the county that 10 was permitted to stay under his own roof. There was but little spare room in his castle, which was no waies fensible against the least violent assault, and the poor strip't people that had plenty of all earthly accommodations but a little before, were now content to lodge in the out-buildings, in the 15 church or churchyard, in heaps of straw or hay, and to feed upon boil'd wheat or whatsoever the enemy had left ; for they could not so suddenly consume so great plenty, as was every where to be found. When Mrs. Moigne, that was his predecessour's widow, a venerable matron, came thither in the 20 habit of the poorest beggar; and a worthy divine, one Mr. Hudson, that was rector of Belturbet, now bishop of Elphin, with his wife, stript out of all; he could not look upon them with dry eyes, but fetch'd them all the cloathes he had in the world (save what was on his back) and gave it them. 25

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    Cavan, in 1641, became a refuge of sorts. Bishop Bedell was the only Englishman in all County Cavan permitted to stay under his own roof. His castle had little spare room and was no way defensible against the least violent assault. Stripped people who had plenty of all earthly accommodations but a little before now lodged in the out-buildings, in the church or churchyard, in heaps of straw or hay. They fed on boiled wheat or whatsoever the enemy had left, for the rebels could not so suddenly consume so great plenty as was everywhere to be found. Mrs. Moigne, his predecessor's widow, a venerable matron, came thither in the habit of the poorest beggar. And Mr. Hudson, rector of Belturbet, now bishop of Elphin, arrived with his wife, stripped out of all. Bedell could not look upon them with dry eyes. He fetched them all the clothes he had in the world, save what was on his back, and gave them.

29. Burial of Mrs. Bedell in Kilmore Cathedral churchyard

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan

    Bedell buried his wife in the remotest part of the south side of the cathedral churchyard at Kilmore, deliberately choosing a spot where none had been laid before save his son John. He opposed burial inside churches due to overcrowding and the disturbance of remains, having made a canon against the practice in his acta synodalia.

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    10 that there were few drie eyes in the church all the while. Happy were all Adam's posterity, if they were so equally yoked ! He buried her in the remotest part of the south side of the church-yard of the cathedral of Kilmore, that she might rest iu her grave till the resurrection : for having

    15 observed such thronging and crouding of dead bodies into a small patch of ground in church and chancel, and the casting up the bones of the dead, often before their flesh was returned to the dust, sometimes to the annoiance of the living, and allwaies to the disquieting of the dead, before they hear

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, William Bedell buried his wife in the remotest part of the south side of the cathedral churchyard. There were few dry eyes in the church that day. He chose that spot so that she might rest in her grave till the resurrection. He had seen too many bodies crowded into a small patch of ground in church and chancel, and bones cast up often before the flesh had returned to dust. It annoyed the living and always disquieted the dead. No one had been laid there before, save his son John. Bedell had made a canon against burial inside churches, recording it in his acta synodalia. He wanted the dead left alone.

30. Daniel O'Creane's escape to Dublin and Bible purchase

    Dublin · city · Dublin · 1641

    Daniel O'Creane, a learned former friar converted by Bishop Bedell, was given a good living but fled to Dublin naked and bare during the rebellion. The first money he received there he spent on an English Bible in Mr Bladen's shop, despite having no place to lay his head.

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    10 as many did, but stood out against all violence and spoil and terror, and escaped to Dublin naked and bare ; and the first money that God sent him, he laid out for an English Bible (as I did see) in Mr Bladen's shop, when he had no place where to lay his head, nor reliefe for his body. Yea I did

    15 not hear nor know of any that were converted and promoted

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    In 1641, during the rebellion, Daniel O'Creane, a learned former friar converted by Bishop Bedell, had been given a good living. He stood out against all violence and spoil and terror, and escaped to Dublin naked and bare. The first money that God sent him, he laid out for an English Bible in Mr Bladen's shop, when he had no place where to lay his head, nor relief for his body.

31. Mr Bayly drives cows from Templeport glebe and assaults servants

    Templeport · parish · Cavan

    Mrs King reported that Mr Bayly, accompanied by four horsemen, drove away her cows from the glebe land at Templeport, struck her servants, and left a maid so injured she could neither eat nor drink for two days. One of Bayly's companions then swore the peace against Mrs King.

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    that had a hand in it. Within a few dayes Mr King, being attached by a Pursivant to be carried to Dublin, came by nie, and shewed how being sent for by Mr Bayly to a neighbors house, under colour to receive a Letter from the Lady Lambert, he had beene arrested and haled to horseback, not suffered to go to his owne house so much as to take linnen &c. He shewed me the letters of the Lady and other formerly received all cautelously written in generalityes. I accompanied him with a few lines to Sir George Ratcliflfe, by whose meanes and by the Lord Dillons he was permitted upon suretyes to goe downe to his children in the Kings County to appeare the first Session this Terme. Not long after, Mris King his wife came to me, attended by a Constable as upon a warant of the peace. The cause as she related was ; Mr Bayly with 4 other horsemen had driven away her Cowes from the Gleabe land, and in the bickering about them stricken her servants, left a mayd in that case that for 2 dayes she did neether eate nor drinck, and now one of his company had swome the peace against her. This matter I could not deale with, having found the favour with my Lord Deputy not to be putt on the Commission of the peace. But the tyme being neare when the Lord Primates trienniall visitation was to take an end (which continued from February till September) I called a chapter of the Clergy, wherein this with some other buisines concerning the whole Diocesse might be considered. What passed there your Grace shall perceive by thinclosed herewith. By the consent of the whole company I decreed a Processe for Mr Bayly to answer Articles, which he did with much tergiversation and ^Equivocation : yet so, as he could not deny his manifold contempts. For which as I wfts ready to pronownce the sentence of Excommunication against him, he produced a box with three instruments. One a Deprivation of Mr King by the High Commission dated 15" Junij. The second a Dispensation wherein being absolved from all censures, vel a jure vel ab homiiie iiiflictis vel infligendis, he hath faculty granted him to hold with his former benefice the vicarage of Templeport (that of Mr King) together with a third within the distance of 30 miles, with a clause of permutation, and to be resident ujjon which of them he pleased. This was dated 14" Junii before the benefice was voided. The 3rd was an Institution to Templeport (as upon the King's Mandate of presentation therein recited) bearing date 1.5" Junii, the same day in which Mr King was deprived, and there was indorsed on the back of the induction aforesayd by an Archdeacon of anotlier Dioces. This Institution was from the Lord Primate in this stile. Jacobus miseratione divina Armachanus Archiepiscopus totius Hiberniae Primas et Metroi^olitanus ad quem ouniis et omnimoda Jurisdictio spiritualis et Ecclesiastica quae ad Episcoi^um Kilmoren ratione visitationis nostrac triennialis et Metropoliticae jam pendentis notorie dignoscitur pertinere — Data 16° Junii, By which it may appeare this buisines was not slept in. I had no leisure to read over these Instruments, but perceiving the tenor of them, and assuring myseJfe they (jnce no factdiij fur Juture shine, I proceeded to sentence Oct. 3°. Upon the !)th day of the same as I was sitting at Table with the Sheriffe and Justices of the County, and amongst others Dv Allan

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    The parish of Templeport was the scene of a violent dispute over glebe land. Mrs King came to the narrator attended by a constable, on a warrant of the peace. She said that Mr Bayly, with four other horsemen, had driven away her cows from the glebe land, and in the struggle struck her servants, and left a maid so injured that for two days she could neither eat nor drink. Then one of Bayly's company swore the peace against her. The narrator could not deal with the matter himself, having been spared from the Commission of the Peace by the Lord Deputy's favour. But the time of the Lord Primate's triennial visitation was nearing its end, running from February to September, so he called a chapter of the clergy to consider this and other business concerning the whole diocese. By consent of the company he decreed a process for Mr Bayly to answer articles. Bayly answered with much equivocation, yet could not deny his manifold contempts. The narrator was ready to pronounce sentence of excommunication when Bayly produced a box with three instruments. One was a deprivation of Mr King by the High Commission, dated the 15th of June. The second was a dispensation absolving Bayly from all censures and granting him faculty to hold the vicarage of Templeport, Mr King's former benefice, together with a third benefice within 30 miles, with a clause of permutation, dated the 14th of June, before the benefice was voided. The third was an institution to Templeport by the Lord Primate, dated the 15th of June, the same day Mr King was deprived. The narrator proceeded to sentence on the 3rd of October.

32. Strange worms near Kilmore by Edmund O'Reilly's house

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

    About a mile from Kilmore, near the house of Edmund O'Reilly—the chief gentleman of that name and a chief actor in spoiling and killing the English—a strange number of unusual worms or insects appeared for some weeks before the rebellion. Many people went to see them, and the ground where they camped was left bare of any green thing.

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    122. A strange multitude of ratts, in a manner overrunning the houses and so bold as to come in view in the day time and to gather the crumbs and bones under the table, which was a thing so much the more remarkable, because that till a little before the rebellion, for many years' 5 space, seldom any rat was to be seen in the countrey. And the elder Irishwomen would say often and openly ihditHhese rats were a signe of ivar. Another very strange thing was seen about a mile from Kilmore, not far from the house of Edmund 0-Rely the chief gentleman of that name and the 10 chief actor in spoiling and killing the English, and this not long neither before the rebellion. In a plot of ground by the high way a strange number of insects or worms of the length of a man's finger and of a strange fashion were observed for some weekes, and many went to see them. They lay for the 15 most part within the ground, which they had turned up and fill'd with their cells and caverns; so that the wdiole surface of the ground where they encamp'd was wholy bare of any green thing to be seen. f. 41 v. 123. A third, the most remarkable token, was given by 20

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    Somewhere around here, strange things were seen in 1641. In a plot of ground by the highway, not far from the house of Edmund O'Reilly, the chief gentleman of that name and a chief actor in spoiling and killing the English, a strange number of insects or worms appeared. They were the length of a man's finger and of a strange fashion. For some weeks people observed them, and many went to see them. They lay for the most part within the ground, which they had turned up and filled with their cells and caverns. The whole surface of the ground where they encamped was wholly bare of any green thing to be seen. This was not long before the rebellion. There were other signs. A strange multitude of rats overran the houses, so bold they came in view in the daytime and gathered crumbs and bones under the table. This was remarkable, because for many years before, seldom any rat was to be seen in the country. The elder Irishwomen would say often and openly that these rats were a sign of war.

33. Bedell confined in Loughoughter Castle during the Irish rebellion

    Lough Oughter · lake or lakes · Cavan · 1641–1642

    During the Irish rebellion, Bishop Bedell was forced from his house and confined with his family and establishment in Loughoughter Castle. He was released after a time and sought shelter elsewhere.

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    which the Lord Deputy was demanding. Nevertheless Bedell struggled on against these various abuses, and if he found coldness or even disapproval from Ussher and other colleagues, he at least impressed his Catholic neighbours with the conviction of his righteousness and honesty. When the Irish rebellion broke out, amidst the violences from which many suffered around him he was for a long time left unmolested, and was able to offer an asylum in his palace to many Englishmen who were flying for their lives. When many of his brother Bishops sought safety in a rapid retirement to England, he remained at his post. And though after a time he was obliged to leave his house, and was with his family and establishment confined in Loughoughter Castle, he was soon released, and it was at the house of one of his own clergy, Dennis Sheridan, at Drumlor, that he fell a victim to the fever which no doubt was engendered by the crowds of terrified Protestants who had taken refuge under the same roof (7 Feb. 164^). His own episcopal house had been taken possession of by the Catholic Bishop, and his library dispersed, but he managed by Sheridan's help to rescue the MS Hebrew Bible which he had brought from Venice, and Avhich is now safely deposited in the Library of Emmanuel College.

    His life had been one of almost ceaseless activity and indeed of controversy ; but he had made no enemies notwithstanding. Protestant and Catholic agreed in holding him in respect ; and those who came into conflict with him on questions of divinity, though in an age to which such disputes were too vital to be lightly regarded, seemed to have learnt something of his own charity, indulgence, and courtesy. There is no doubt that he was an industrious man, in spite of his own declaration to the contrary, but he studied too much aud engaged too eagerly in the controversies which his official duties brought upon him, to produce much as the fruit of his labours. The following list includes all or nearly all that he published or that was published from his MS after his death.

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    Lough Oughter is the lake you are passing near. In 1641, the Irish rebellion broke out, and William Bedell, Bishop of Kilmore, was caught in it. While many around him suffered violence, he was left unmolested for a long time. He opened his own palace to English people who were fleeing for their lives. When other bishops sought safety by retiring to England, he stayed at his post. After a time, he was forced from his house. He was taken with his family and his whole establishment and confined in Loughoughter Castle, which stood on this lake. He was soon released. He went to the house of one of his own clergy, Dennis Sheridan, at Drumlor. There he fell victim to a fever, likely brought on by the crowds of terrified Protestants who had taken refuge under the same roof. He died on 7 February 1642. His own episcopal house had been taken possession of by the Catholic Bishop, and his library was dispersed. But with Sheridan's help he managed to rescue the manuscript Hebrew Bible he had brought from Venice. It is now in the Library of Emmanuel College. His life had been one of almost ceaseless activity and controversy, yet he had made no enemies. Protestant and Catholic alike held him in respect. Those who came into conflict with him on questions of divinity seemed to have learnt something of his own charity, indulgence, and courtesy. He was an industrious man, in spite of his own declaration to the contrary. He studied too much and engaged too eagerly in the controversies his official duties brought upon him to produce much as the fruit of his labours.

34. Bedell's burial instructions for Kilmore churchyard

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1642

    Bedell's will directed that he be buried without funeral pomp in the churchyard of Kilmore, at the south corner, in the same grave or near his wife Leah and son John. He specified a stone wall and gravestones with the inscription naming him former bishop of Kilmore.

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    hereof to posterity, concerning which he appoints thus : For this corruptible flesh, I ajjjjoint that it be conwiitted to the ground, without any funeral pomp, in the church-yard of Kilmore, at the south corner thereof, in the same grave, or hard by the corps of my dear wife Leah, and my son John; 5 about whose coffins and mine, I do appoint, that there be a stone ivall raised fi'om the ground, and one or more large gravestones laid over, ivith this inscription: GULIELMI QUON. DAM KILMORENSIS EPJSCOPI DEPOSITUM. He allwaies bore a reverend respect to the place of God's pubhck worship; and 10 upon all occasions was wont to testify his dislike of burying dead bodies within those walls, both as savouring of pride in death, and a vain affectation of worldly pomp; and also as a kind of prophanation of that place destinated to a more spiritual and holy use. For himself, he took a sure course to ^5 avoid it; choosing the remotest corner of the church-yard to be the burying place for him and his: where, accordiug to his own appointment, his corps was interr'd.

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    Somewhere near here is the churchyard of Kilmore, where William Bedell left instructions for his burial in 1642. In his will he asked that his body be committed to the ground without any funeral pomp, at the south corner of the churchyard, in the same grave or hard by the corpses of his dear wife Leah and his son John. He directed that a stone wall be raised from the ground around their coffins and his, with one or more large gravestones laid over, bearing the inscription naming him the former bishop of Kilmore. He always held a reverent respect for the place of God's public worship. He disliked burying dead bodies within the church walls, seeing it as savouring of pride in death and a vain affectation of worldly pomp, and as a kind of profanation of a place destined for a more spiritual and holy use. For himself he chose the remotest corner of the churchyard as the burying place for him and his family, and there, according to his own appointment, his body was interred.

35. Dublin Castle plot foiled at the Globe tavern

    Dublin · city · Dublin · 1641

    A plot to surprise Dublin Castle was betrayed by a renegade named O'Conelly the day before it was to be executed. Soldiers searching the Globe tavern near the castle gate found the conspirators and arrested Mac Guyer and Mac Mahune, leaders of the Ulster rebels.

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    15 drunken fellow (as speaking rather out of some discontent than love to them), yet they gave order to draw up the bridge, and sent to the major to take a band of men with him, and to search the Globe tavern near the castle gate, where he found all the conspirators against the castle; and

    20 brought in Mac Guyer and Mac Mahune, the tAvo leaders of the Ulster rebells, and laid them in irons, and sent them to London by Capt. Corby, where they received the first part of their torments.

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    On the road through Dublin, in 1641, a plot to seize the castle was betrayed the day before it was set to begin by a renegade named O'Conelly. Orders were given to draw up the bridge, and a major took a band of soldiers to search the Globe tavern near the castle gate. There they found the conspirators. Mac Guyer and Mac Mahune, the two leaders of the Ulster rebels, were brought in, laid in irons, and sent to London by Captain Corby, where they received the first part of their torments.

36. Fraudulent seizure of the living of Templeport

    Templeport · parish · Cavan

    Opponents of Bedell's Irish Bible translation suborned a young man to pretend a lapse to the King of the living of Templeport, which was held by Mr King, the translator. The intruder obtained it under the broad seal, came down from Dublin, and took violent possession, a practice described as scandalous and common in those times.

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    10 of God, and some such other things ; Avhereupon they suborn a bold and ambitious young man (that occasioned these surmizes in others) to pretend a lapse to the K. of his living of Templeport, who obteined it under the broad seal, came down, and took violent possession. For it was usual in those

    15 dales for any presumptuous or worthless person to beg any minister's living, that was aged or sick or had a good parsonage, and to procure the broad seal ; and then the fraudulent intruder and the incumbent to strive for it, or make a shamfull composition. Yea sometimes when the person injured

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    Templeport parish saw a fraudulent seizure of a church living. Opponents of Bedell's Irish Bible translation suborned a bold and ambitious young man to pretend a lapse to the King of the living, held by Mr King, the translator. He obtained it under the broad seal, came down from Dublin, and took violent possession. It was a scandalous and common practice then for any presumptuous or worthless person to beg a minister's living when the incumbent was aged or sick or had a good parsonage, procure the broad seal, and then the fraudulent intruder and incumbent would strive for it or make a shameful composition.

37. Alienation of the Castle of Glinne and Ardagh see lands

    Ardagh · parish · Longford · 1608–1631

    Lisagh O Ferrall, who held the bishop's place at Ardagh without orders, granted the Castle of Glinne and twelve cartrones of land near Ardagh to his natural son in fee farm, boasting he had 'marred it for ever being a Bishoprick.' Bishop Bedell sought to recover these lands, which formed the core of the See, and to re-establish Ardagh as a proper bishopric by recovering the site of the Bishop's house and building the church.

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    recourse to your favour, I am bold to use it to the full, that I may not be often importunate. My present case is this. Lisagh 0 Ferrall sometime holding tho place of the Bishop of the See of Ardagh (for he never had orders, as is acknowledged by his owne freends) granted in Fee fernie to the use of his naturall sonue Robert O Ferrall, the Castle of Glinne, and twelve cartrones of land, lieiiig hard by and in Ardagh, and being not only the corps but the verie soule of that See, insomuch as when he had done it, he boasted he had marred it for ever being a Bishoprick agaiue. The same lands were againe granted by Robert Draper his successor to Robert O Ferrall himselfe Anno 1608. My next Praedecessor Thomas questioned tliese grants ; and might easily while the matter was fresh have overthruwne them. But he brought it to this agreement that Robert 0 Ferrall sliould surrender his Fee Fermes, and take a lease for 3 lives : for which agreement he gave also 43/t. Thus it lay 17 yeares, and nether were the fee fermes surrendered nor the lease sealed. Since my comming to be BLshop, almost by miracle this agreement came to my knowledge, and the verie writing itselfe at length came to my hands. I brought the cause to the Counsell bord, and in Michaelmas terme had an Order (with the consent of Ferrall himselfe) that the former agreement should be performed. In the meanewhile that the cause was in suite, and after that Ferrall had condescended before witnesses to stand to the former agi-eement, one Sir Thomas Gary a kinsman of the late Lord Deputyes, and Master of the Chancery (the same man that would have gotten the Patent of the Advowsions of his Majesties gift in Ireland; came betweene as an euterloper, to deale with Ferrall for his interest. He tampered with me, assaieing to bring me to yeild, that the Fee Farnies might be continued still, with encrease of the rent, yea doubling it. lie offered to build the Church &c. Or else he would have the 3 lives to be turned into a lease of 100 yeares. Or that there should be a grant of certaine yeares after the 3 lives, if it were but 21 yeares. At last, that I would give my consent under my hand that he should deale with it. I told him I was to hold me to my agreement which was the grownd of my suite. That I would have nothing to do more but coufirme the Lease to Robert 0 Ferrall, for 3 such lives as he should name. And in conclusion he sayd that Robert 0 Ferrall and he were gone through, and he named the 3 lives, 2 of his owne children, and another. The first day of Hillary Terme when Ferrall ought by the Order to have given up his Fee fermes and make me an assurance, he came not, nor all that Terme after. He sayd he had sent them to Dublin. Now at my comming to tins Towne he sayth he is ready to do as he was ordered: and hath indeede surrendered his Fee Fermes into the Clerke of the Counsells hands. But where he was also to make me a good estate free from all incomberances, there comes a servant of Sir Thomas Caries and shewes a lease of a 1000 yeares from Ferrall to his Master, also a release or surrender to me, provided that I should make the Lease for 3 lives of such persons as his Master did name &c. Sir Thomas himselfe is gone into England, and (as I was by good information advertised) to see if he can by any devise establish his Lease of a 1000 yeares, either by entitling

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    Ardagh is the parish you are passing through. In the years after 1608, this place was the centre of a long fight over the bishopric and its lands. Lisagh O Ferrall held the bishop's place at Ardagh, though he never had orders, as his own friends acknowledged. He granted the Castle of Glinne and twelve cartrones of land lying hard by and in Ardagh to his natural son Robert O Ferrall, in fee farm. These lands were not only the corps but the very soul of that See. When he had done it, Lisagh boasted he had, in his words, "marred it for ever being a Bishoprick." The same lands were granted again by Robert Draper, his successor, to Robert O Ferrall in 1608. Bishop Bedell's predecessor Thomas questioned these grants and reached an agreement that Robert O Ferrall should surrender his fee farms and take a lease for 3 lives, for which Thomas paid 43 pounds. That agreement lay for 17 years, and neither were the fee farms surrendered nor the lease sealed. When Bedell became bishop, the agreement came to his hands almost by miracle. He brought the cause to the Council board and got an order in Michaelmas term, with Ferrall's own consent. But a Sir Thomas Gary, Master of the Chancery and a kinsman of the late Lord Deputy, came in as an interloper. He tampered with Bedell, offering to build the church if the fee farms continued, or to turn the 3 lives into a lease of 100 years. Bedell refused. Ferrall eventually surrendered his fee farms to the Clerk of the Council's hands, but Gary's servant produced a lease of 1000 years from Ferrall to his master. Gary had gone to England to see if he could establish it.

38. Bedell walks plainly through Dublin streets

    Dublin · city · Dublin

    As Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh, Bedell refused the costly garb and state commonly used by bishops. Instead of riding with three or four attendants, he walked with a single attendant through the streets of Dublin, and was scoffed at by another bishop for his plainness of dress.

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    Lish fellows ; Bedell respected by both sides on account of his moderation ; visitors obliged to intervene, and with Bedell's help the fire kept down for a time, but could not be extinguished; differences with the Professor of Divinity, Dr Joshua Hoile, 2G ; appointment, after little more than a year, to the Bishoprics of Kilraore and Ardagh, 27, 94, 297; delay in his consecration ; unwilling to adopt the costly garb and the state commonly used by Bishops; walks with one attendant in the streets of Dublin, instead of riding with three or four, 28, 160, 300; scoffed at by another Bishop for his plainness of garb, 29, 181 ; inquires diligently into state of his diocese, and hears complaints ; appoints a visitation ; impartiallj' redresses grievances ; open opposition of his chancellor abetted by some of the clergy to his intentions for reformation ; great unpopularity, 29, 30 ; lawsuit between Bedell and his chancellor, 31, 32, 33, 3G, 50, 51, 120, 121, 122, 123, 302, 311-318, 325, 32(5; he keeps Courts in all parts of his diocese for redressing grievances, 33, 119, 302; visit to Sir F. Hamilton of Mannor Hamilton, 34, 107 ; misuse of sentence of excommunication, 3G, 119 ; Diocesan Synod called, 38, 110 ; his visitations, 38, 115; account of Bedell by Dr Bernard, sometime dean of Kilmore, 37 ; admonishes ministers to provide sufficient curates, 40 ; care in conferring Holy Orders, 42, 105 ; he persuades Dr John Richardson to become Bishop of Ardagh, which he resigns in order to set a good example in the matter of pluralities, 43, 44, 102 ; is much troubled by lands having been leased by formerBishops to tlieir kindred, and thus alienated from the See, 98, 99; signs a petition from Protestants in County Cavan to Lord Chancellor of Ireland and the Earl of Cork respecting certain heavy impositions, 40; accused of opposing his Majesty's service in Ireland; re-

    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 197

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    Dublin is where this story walks. William Bedell had been appointed to the bishoprics of Kilmore and Ardagh, though there was a delay in his consecration. Once confirmed, he refused to take up the costly garb and the state that bishops commonly kept. Where another bishop would ride through Dublin with three or four attendants, Bedell walked the streets with a single attendant. Another bishop scoffed at him for the plainness of his dress. Bedell did not soften after that. He inquired diligently into the state of his diocese and heard complaints. He appointed a visitation and redressed grievances impartially. His chancellor opposed him openly, abetted by some of the clergy, and Bedell's intentions for reformation brought him great unpopularity. A lawsuit followed between Bedell and his chancellor. He kept courts in all parts of his diocese for redressing grievances. He visited Sir F. Hamilton of Mannor Hamilton. He called a diocesan synod. He admonished ministers to provide sufficient curates and took care in conferring Holy Orders. He persuaded Dr John Richardson to become Bishop of Ardagh, and Richardson resigned the post to set a good example in the matter of pluralities. Bedell was troubled that former bishops had leased lands to their own kindred, alienating them from the See. He signed a petition from Protestants in County Cavan to the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and the Earl of Cork about heavy impositions. He was accused of opposing his Majesty's service in Ireland.

39. Public worship continues at Kilmore during siege

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

    Despite being besieged in his own house from October to Christmas, Bishop Bedell and two or three ministers continued to perform public worship on the Lord's days in the church adjoining his house. The services included reading scriptures, prayers, and preaching without considerable interruption.

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    132. The reader shall next be acquainted with some passages that occurred while the bishop thus continued in his own house. As first, that even then and there (the house 30 joining close to the church) they had the comfort of God's publick and solemn worship on the Lord's-days: the bishop and two or three other ministers perfoi'ming the duties of that day in reading the scriptures, publick praiers and the preaching of the word, without any considerable interruption. 35 Then farther they had the comfort of private prayers and conference between the bishop and some ministers and others

    of the better sort of the English that had taken sanctuary in the bishop's house. The present streights were excellent

    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 36

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    Close to Kilmore, in 1641, Bishop Bedell was besieged in his own house from October to Christmas. Yet even under siege, worship did not stop. His house stood right beside the church, and on the Lord's days the bishop and two or three other ministers carried out the duties of the day. They read the scriptures, led public prayers, and preached the word, all without any considerable interruption. Between services, the bishop held private prayers and quiet talk with some ministers and others of the better sort of the English who had taken sanctuary in his house. The passage calls these present straits excellent, finding in them something worth holding to.

40. Rebels ride in triumph through Kilkenny streets after victory

    Kilkenny · city · Kilkenny · 1641–1642

    After Colonel Kitach's forces destroyed eight hundred English and Scots in Ulster, the rebels rode through the streets of Kilkenny with drawn swords in triumph, as if they had conquered all England.

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    Highlanders and some of Antrim's Irish rebells (that were brethren in evill) against eight hundred Enghsh and Scotts, having commanded his murderers to hxy downe all their fyre-arms, he fell in amongst them (with swords and durcks or scanes) in such a furious and irresistible manner, that it was reported that not a man of them escaped of all the 5 eight hundred; the first and greatest losse in battell that we sustained in all that war, save one in Munster, under the unhappy conduct of sir Charles Vavasor; whereupon the rebells rode in triumph with their swords drawne through the streetes of Kilkeny, as if they had conquered all England. After this sad blow the English and Scotts in Ulster had lo ten thowsand men sent them from Scotland by order of the ])arliament of England, under the conduct of major generaU Robert Monro, an old officer of the king of Swedes in Germany, who lay in Carrigfergus, Belfast, Munsyne, Colerayne, the Newry, Dundalk and other townes upon the sea coast ; but litle or nothing worth the mentioning was ever done 1 5 or attempted by them (though in a plentifull countrey, they were well nigh famished) save of a few men that my lord Moore borrowed from the garrison of Dundalk, under the command of captain Boniman, in his last exployt against the rebells at Fortlester, where he was slaine by a cannon-bidlet of six pound weight, which beat him from his horse and beat 20 ofif the back peice of his armour and I saw taken out of his body, being much spent (by gi-asing) ere it came thither, Sept. 11, 1643. This lord Moore was a most noble and worthy person, valient for the truth, and exceeding bountifull to the souldiers for their encouragement, and long bemoaned by all that knew him, "We buryed his bowells in that place ; 25 and tliough we had lost our commander-in-cheefe and col. Lawrence Crawford (that afterwards was slaine before Hereford in '45), being the eldest field officer, tooke the command of our forces and immediately faced the enemy, yet they kept their fastnes and would not ingage ; so we marcht off next day with my lord Moore's body to his house at Melli- 30 font, within two miles of Drohida.

    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 89

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    Kilkenny was where rebel triumph played out in the early 1640s. Colonel Kitach's forces, Highlanders and some of Antrim's Irish rebels, described as brethren in evil, moved against eight hundred English and Scots. Kitach commanded his men to lay down all their firearms, then fell in among the enemy with swords and dirks or skeans in such a furious and irresistible manner that it was reported not a man of all eight hundred escaped. This was the first and greatest loss in battle sustained in all that war, save one in Munster under the unhappy conduct of Sir Charles Vavasor. Whereupon the rebels rode in triumph with their swords drawn through the streets of Kilkenny, as if they had conquered all England. After this sad blow the English and Scots in Ulster had ten thousand men sent from Scotland by order of the Parliament of England, under Major General Robert Monro, an old officer of the King of Swedes in Germany, who lay in Carrickfergus, Belfast, Mounsane, Coleraine, the Newry, Dundalk and other towns upon the sea coast. But little or nothing worth mentioning was ever done or attempted by them, though in a plentiful country they were well nigh famished, save for a few men that Lord Moore borrowed from the garrison of Dundalk under Captain Boniman, in his last exploit against the rebels at Fortlester. There he was slain by a cannon bullet of six pound weight, which beat him from his horse and beat off the back piece of his armour, on September 11, 1643.

41. Recantation of priests at Kilmore Cathedral

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan

    Bishop Bedell engaged with learned priests and friars from a convent near Kilmore to debate religion. Upon receiving their written arguments and providing satisfaction, they made a public recantation of popery in the cathedral church at Kilmore.

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    59. The next thing he went about for their reformation was to persuade some of their learnedst priests and friars, that were bred in the seminaries beyond sea, to forsake 15 popery and be converted. Of them he had a convent not far from Kilmore. He desired them to put in writing what they could say for their own religion, or against our's, which they did, and upon satisfaction given made open recantation in the cathedral church on the Lord's day; abjured all parts 20 and appendices of popery from head to foot. To encourage

    nosters innumerable (whosooA'er were present) with as litle reverence and devotion as understanding and profitt: and some short graces before and after meate, for the Irish never did crave a blessing, nor returne any tlianks after meate, any more tiien beasts ; only if a priest or fryar 25 be present, he sayth, Benedicite et benedicaniifs Domino, and then mutters over his Pater-noster in his throate, more like a conjurer then a praying Christian. And that is all of this short catalogue [? catechism]; the one. 2. and -om. 3. And om. throughout. 5. somewhat. 7. could say. 8. it om. 10. New Testament. 30 II. people of. 12. Neh. viii., or our progenitors did in the dayes of Henry VIII., when they would goe many myles to heare a ■chapter read in the English tongue. 13, goes about. 14. is to beperswade. 15. popish seminaries. 16. for he had a convent t)f them not. 17. desyres. 20. church of Kilmore. day and. 21, 35 pendickles. foote. And by this meanes he thought and hoped to prevayle over the ignorance of the elder sort of people, when they were instructed in the waves of God by men of their ov/ne ; though many of them knew as litle of the true God, and of the truth of God contayncd in the Scriptures, as the Indians do at this day, and the most part of 40 their idolatrous priests, as the pawawes of America. To one of many Irish converts I will set downe this one letter, being one of the least.

    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 65

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    Somewhere around here is Kilmore Cathedral, where Bishop Bedell pursued the reformation of the Irish by persuading their most learned priests and friars to forsake popery. These were men bred in the seminaries beyond the sea. He had a convent of them not far from Kilmore. He asked them to put in writing what they could say for their own religion, or against his. They did so. And when he had given them satisfaction, they made open recantation in the cathedral church on the Lord's Day, abjuring all parts and appendices of popery from head to foot. By this means he hoped to prevail over the ignorance of the elder sort of people, when they were instructed in the ways of God by men of their own. For many of them knew as little of the true God and the truth of God contained in the Scriptures as the Indians did at that day, and most of their idolatrous priests were like the pawawes of America. The writer noted that the Irish never craved a blessing before meat, nor returned thanks after, any more than beasts. If a priest or friar was present, he would say, in the source's words, 'Benedicite et benedicamus Domino,' and then mutter over his Pater-noster in his throat, more like a conjurer than a praying Christian. Pater-nosters were said in numberless fashion, with as little reverence and devotion as understanding and profit.

42. Dispute over Templeport vicarage and Mr King's deprivation

    Templeport · parish · Cavan

    Mr King, vicar of Templeport in the diocese of Kilmore, was criminally prosecuted by Mr Bayly before the High Commission Court in Dublin. While sick and impoverished, Mr King was pressured to resign; Mr Bayly was then inducted into the benefice by the Archdeacon of Ardagh, with the Archbishop of Armagh granting institution and a dispensation to hold multiple benefices.

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    collate any other Clcrke or doc any further act to his prejiulicc, yet so as Mr Bayly should renew his titles to the Crowne within sixe nionethes after the avoidance. Mr Bayly continueing still in his intrusion and excommunication calles Mr King into the High Commission Court, and prosecutes him criminally, as a man unlearned in Holy Scripture and divinity, notable to read praiers, neglecting his cure, not conforming his wife and children to the religion established, and in his hart aflfecting superstition more then ye truth &c. with many more like Articles such as malice can suggest. Mr King was at the begining of this information iiromoted against him, at his benefice in this Dioces, sick of the fluxe. There came a letter to him from the Lady Lambert then in Dublin, very earnestly requiring him to come to testifie his kiujwledge in a cause that much imported his sonne, the Lord Lambert now living in England, for that he had bcene Agent and receiver of the rents of the old Lord Lambert. In great weaknes and with great danger he went to Dublin, where he was tampered withall by the sayd Mr Bayly, and a servant of the said Lady Lambert, and letters from herselfe, promising him a competent satisfaction, if he would resigne his Benefice. He weake in body and minde and purse, not having as he protested money to fee a Proctor or Advocate to speake for him was l>ersuaded : and sent a resignation to the High Commission Court. Mr Bayly also drew a letter with his owne hand (which he caused Mr King to subscribe, and send to me) wherein he prayeth me to ohso/rc him (thus he writes the word thrice in 4 lines) that they might live in unity &c. I protested to Mr Bayly, that this transaction would be Hinioniacall. And I still told Mr King that he would be beguiled. But he not making his defence was sentenced to be deprived, degraded and fined 100//. as I was informed. At my next comming to Dublin, I persuaded him to send his defence ; he did not. When ye cause was called, I signified the whole processe was voide, being at the promotion of the desjioyler, and he excommunicate. "Where some bote words passed. I professed that I came to discharge my duty to (iod and his Majesty ; without complieing with other mens wrongs, and held it my duty to informe that Court (whereof myselfe was a member) of the truth of the cause. The sentence was only yet pronounced not decreed to be executed, and I was glad I had discharged myne owne conscience. For before tiie next Court day I was necessarily to leave the Citty, having appointed certaine dayes and places for the expediting a Commission which I had procured for the Exchanging of the inconvenient Cleblande in my Dioces with some of those which by your Graces good meanes were to be iissurcd to this Bishoprick. In my retorne homewards from this buisines upon the 2.3rd of June, I met upon the way Mr Bayly with a Countryman of his, the Archdeacon of Ardagh, who had newly inducted him into Mr King's benefice, and excused him to me that he did not purpose to offend n>e, but accounted himselfe bownd to obey my Lord Primates mandate &c. For this being the yeare of his visitation his Grace had given Institution to Mr Bayly with a mandate to any beneficed Presbyter in the Province, in the Archdeacons absence or refusall, to induct him. I wished it might be happy to Mr Bayly and all

    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 171

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    There is a parish here called Templeport, in the diocese of Kilmore. A vicar of this parish, a Mr King, was pursued through the courts by a Mr Bayly, who had already intruded into the benefice and been excommunicated for it. Bayly called King before the High Commission Court in Dublin and prosecuted him criminally, charging him as a man unlearned in Holy Scripture and divinity, unable to read prayers, neglecting his cure, not conforming his wife and children to the established religion, and in his heart affecting superstition more than the truth, with many more such articles as malice could suggest. At the time this information was promoted against him, King was sick of the fluxe at his benefice. A letter came from the Lady Lambert in Dublin, urgently requiring him to come and testify in a cause concerning her son, for he had been agent and receiver of the rents of the old Lord Lambert. In great weakness and danger he went to Dublin, where Bayly and a servant of Lady Lambert tampered with him, promising competent satisfaction if he would resign. Weak in body, mind, and purse, with no money to fee a proctor or advocate, King was persuaded and sent a resignation to the High Commission Court. Bayly also drew a letter with his own hand, which he caused King to subscribe, asking the bishop to observe him, that they might live in unity. The bishop protested the transaction was simoniacal and told King he would be beguiled, but King made no defence and was sentenced to be deprived, degraded, and fined 100 pounds. On the 23rd of June, the bishop met Bayly on the road with the Archdeacon of Ardagh, who had newly inducted him into King's benefice. The Archbishop of Armagh had given institution to Bayly and a mandate to any beneficed presbyter to induct him.

43. Famine and mass migration from the diocese of Kilmore and Ardagh

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1629

    Bedell describes dire famine conditions in his united dioceses, with over a thousand people from one county having fled to England, many dead, and survivors reduced to eating horse and dog flesh. Extraordinary assizes and gaol deliveries were granted to prevent prisoners starving in gaol.

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    Salutem in Christo Jesu. Good Mr Dr, I thanck you for your kiude letters of the 28th of Aprill. There is no reason you should be solicitous of excuse of your silence, for my fault may be set against it, if it be a fault : but I know now better by experience the manifold distractions and litle leysure of him that is the governor of such a Society as yours is. And somewhat also I perceiue by your letters of yotir Consistory, and other Vniversity buisines : I am assured of your loue and I hope also you are no lesse of mine, the expression of it, shall take fitt opportunityes as either of our occasions shall allowe. I am glad to heare of Mr Brigges his meeting with you, I haue mett with John Widdowes, and if I can effect it in the letting of our Northern lands (which my Lord Primate perswades us to ere I leaue this place) 1 will do him a good turne. God hath according to your motto {Deus procldeb'U) provided for mc without my seeking, or knowledge, the Bishopricks of Kilmore and Ardagh, which haue beene long united ; and if there were in me sufficiency thereto, ether of them both hath worke enough : the people almost all jjopish, the Irish without exception : all complaining of the exactions of the Ecclesiasticall Jurisdiction, whereabout now the Chancellor is sued and contriued against (and he hath a Patent of his place confirmed by" Deanes and Chapters), the Country also hath a complaint of the exactions of the Clergy and hath had an inquisition by commission thereabout. The poore people of that Country many are come to you into England (aboue a 1000 as I am assured out of one County in my Dioces), many are dead, the residue haue no bread ; horse and dogs flesh is eaten, and an extraordinary Assises and goale deliuery is granted, as my Chancelour this day informed me, least the

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    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 148

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    Somewhere around here, in 1629, the bishop William Bedell wrote a letter from his united dioceses of Kilmore and Ardagh. He had been given these bishopricks, as he put it, by God's provision, without his seeking. The work was immense. The people were almost all Catholic, the Irish without exception, and all complained of the exactions of ecclesiastical jurisdiction. His Chancellor was being sued and contrived against, though the Chancellor held a patent of his place confirmed by Deans and Chapters. The country itself had a complaint about the exactions of the clergy, and an inquisition had been held by commission. But it is the famine he describes that cuts deepest. The poor people of that country had no bread. Many had fled. Bedell was assured that above 1000 people had gone from one county alone in his diocese, crossing to England. Many others were dead. Those who remained had been reduced to eating horse flesh and dog flesh. His Chancellor informed him that day that an extraordinary assizes and gaol delivery had been granted, lest prisoners starve in the gaols themselves. Bedell wrote this to a doctor he does not name, thanking him for his kind letters of the 28th of April. He spoke of meeting with John Widdowes, and of the letting of northern lands, which the Lord Primate persuaded them to do before he left that place. He hoped to do Widdowes a good turn if he could. But the letter's weight is in what he tells of the people of his diocese: starving, dying, fleeing, eating what no one should eat.

44. Barnard, Dean of Kilmore, opposes Bishop Bedell

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1630

    Mr. Barnard, Chaplain and Dean of Kilmore, allegedly informed against Bishop Bedell to the Lord Primate after Bedell refused to allow him a fourth benefice among 'meere Irish' people. Barnard later obtained the living anyway, opposed Bedell at visitation for visiting by deaneries rather than the whole diocese at once, and preached a sermon at Quarter Sessions personally aimed at Bedell.

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    put blame on these that were about him ec. The truth is, they were in answer to those, wherein I had inclosed a recusation of his Court (excepting his owne judgments), and his Chancellor perhaps was about him, who had beene Mr Cooke my pretended Cliancellors Master. And (which I then suspected, and is now broken forth) Mr Barnard his Chaplain Deane of Kilmore, who carried my letters, and brought back the answer, had beene the informer against me. Whose malignity towards me grew because I would not give way that he should by my concurrence haue a 4th Benefice to three which he hath already : my Lord Primate making the motion at my Consecration. I answering, the people being meere Irish, I could not see how he could discharge the duty to them ec. For this, he hatli borne me a grudge, and coming to ray table, and using all outward signes of loue, hath (I beleeue) traduced me to his Lord. Lately he hath gotten the living, as in the lapse, and is presented to it (being of ray collation) and instituted by the Prerogative Court, having (as I heare) compownded under hand with the former incumbent. At my visitation he opposed me openly with a Protestation, because I visited not (forsooth) the whole Diocesse at one meeting, but by Deaneryes. Lastly at our Quarter Sessions in a Sermon he aymed at me personally, in the Judgment of the most understanding of the auditory, for coming neare to Papists, countenanceing Sabbath breaking and swearing, because 1 acquited one brought into my Court for Sabbath breaking, who had bought skins on the Lords day at night by candle light; and did punish one I2d. for saying in my Court as I remember, hefcyre God you do me wrong ; which I sayd I could not tell whether it were an oath or no. I was and am very glad that his secret malice hath broken out into open opposition. I referred the whole matter to n)y Lord Primate, who examined it, Nov. 5°, and enjoined him to make me amends. I required no otiier but the resignation of the living. But that he will not part from, alleging his charges about the procuring it; halfe whereof I offered to leave, conditionally that some Irishman who was able to discharge the Cure might be presented to it, euen a Convert Frier who is in my Lord Primates house, being a Gentleman of good byrth. Sed venter nan hahct aures. In all this 1 do perceiue the Deuils malice, seeking by all meanes to distract and disharten me in my endeauour to do my duty and the worke of God. But I hope, tlirough the assistance of God, in vaine. For which purpose I still entreate tlie helpe of your Prayers.

    Internet Archive twobiographiesof00shuc, Chapter 158

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, in 1630, a man named Barnard held the offices of Chaplain and Dean. He carried letters for Bishop Bedell and brought back the answers, and Bedell came to suspect him of being the informer against him. The trouble between them began when the Lord Primate proposed, at Bedell's consecration, that Barnard should take a fourth benefice, having already three. Bedell refused to concur, answering that the people were, in his words, "meere Irish," and he could not see how Barnard could discharge the duty to them. Barnard bore a grudge. He still came to Bedell's table and used all outward signs of love, but Bedell believed he traduced him behind his back. Barnard later got the living anyway, presented to it and instituted by the Prerogative Court, having compounded with the former incumbent. At Bedell's visitation, Barnard opposed him openly with a Protestation, because Bedell visited the diocese by Deaneries rather than the whole at one meeting. Then at Quarter Sessions, Barnard preached a sermon that most of the audience judged was aimed personally at Bedell, accusing him of coming near to Papists, countenancing Sabbath breaking and swearing. Bedell referred the whole matter to the Lord Primate, who examined it on the 5th of November and enjoined Barnard to make amends. Bedell asked only for the resignation of the living. Barnard would not part from it, alleging his charges in procuring it. Bedell offered to leave half those charges, on condition that some Irishman able to discharge the cure be presented to it, even a Convert Friar then in the Lord Primate's house, a gentleman of good birth. But, as Bedell wrote, the belly has no ears.

45. Irish ague outbreak at Sheridon's house

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan

    A violent and infectious fever, called the Irish ague, broke out among the English refugees sheltering in Sheridon's house. It was particularly fatal to elderly people and left younger survivors greatly weakened; some of the English in the house died of it.

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    tinated to put an end to his labours; the manner whereof was thus. In the house of Mr Sheridon (being very full of English, who shelter'd themselves there,) it pleas'd God that a giieveous sickness fell among them. It was a violent and continued feaver, commonly call'd by the name of the Irish- 5 ague. It usually distracted the patient more or less. It was very infectious, usually passing through a family, where once it seiz'd. To ancient people most commonly 'twas mortal, and that in little space. Those of younger years that escaped, were sure to be brought very low and to be a long lo time ere they could recover their strength. Most of the English in the house were sorely visited with this ague, and some ended their dales ; having this comfort, that they were not suffer'd to fall into the hands of men, but were taken away by the immediate hand of a mercifull God. 15

    154. Among others, the bishop's wife's-son by a former husband was taken sick of this ague, and being not so well accommodated as he could have desir'd, (if the place and present condition of things could have afforded better,) the bishop was the more sollicitous about him, and would be too 20 often at his bed. By this means it pleas'd God that himself also was taken Avith this pestilential and deadly ague, which in a few dales took away his appetite, and by consequence his strength; so as he was scarsely able to go or stand, but was necessitated to go to his bed. But yet before evening 25 he would constrain himself to rise and pray with the family; till at last the force of the disease so far prevailed | that, being in prayer, his speech failed him, and he was not able to articulate his words. And before this he complain'd that he could neither command his mind nor yet his tongue, 30 either to conceive or express what he intended and desir'd.

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, at a house belonging to a man named Sheridon, a grievous sickness broke out among the English who had taken shelter there. They called it the Irish ague, a violent and continued fever that distracted the mind. It was fiercely infectious, passing through a whole family once it took hold. To elderly people it was most often mortal, and quickly. Younger people who survived it were brought very low and took a long time to recover their strength. Most of the English in Sheridon's house were sorely visited, and some of them died. They had this comfort, as the record says: they were not suffered to fall into the hands of men, but were taken away by the immediate hand of a merciful God. Among those who fell sick was the bishop's wife's son by a former husband. His lodgings were poor, given the condition of things, and the bishop was anxious about him. He would go too often to the young man's bedside. By this means the bishop himself caught the deadly ague. Within a few days it took away his appetite, and with it his strength, until he could scarcely stand or walk and was forced to his bed. Yet before evening he would force himself to rise and pray with the household. He complained that he could neither command his mind nor his tongue, to conceive or express what he intended. At last, while he was in prayer, his speech failed him entirely, and he could not articulate his words.

46. Refugees shelter at Bishop's house, Kilmore, during winter rebellion

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641–1642

    The titular bishop D. Swiveney attempted to take possession of the Bishop of Kilmore's house by offering protection, intending to drive away large numbers of distressed refugees who had gathered there and knew not where to go in the depth of winter. The Bishop declined his offer by letter, noting the many calamitous people of all orders, sex, and age who had fled to his house as to an asylum.

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    way, from Jesuitism to Christianity, and preferred to a way of livelihood) intends to put a Jesuitical trick upon my L. of K., l)y offering himself to become his protectoi', his keeper and defender from all violence in person and goods ; that 5 thus he might attain to a peaceable possession of the bishop's house and all belonging to him, ere it were scatter'd by the rebclls; and that he might drive away the poor, afflicted souls that were about him in great number, that knew not whether to go in the depth of winter for refuge, and withall lo that he might set up the abomination of desolation in the church of K. next Lord's day. But my lord understanding his wicked designe, declin'd it by this Latin epistle that follows :

    lieverendo in Christo fratri Eugeiiio Gidielmus Kilmor. f. 8: 15 ecclesiae minister S. P.

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    Somewhere around here, in the winter of the 1641 rebellion, large numbers of distressed people of all orders, sex, and age had fled to the Bishop of Kilmore's house as to an asylum, knowing not where to go. A titular bishop, D. Swiveney, attempted a trick upon the Bishop by offering himself as protector and defender from all violence in person and goods. His design was to gain peaceable possession of the bishop's house and all belonging to him before the rebels scattered it, and to drive away the poor afflicted souls about him in great number who knew not where to go in the depth of winter for refuge. He also meant to set up what the source calls "the abomination of desolation" in the church next Lord's day. But the Bishop understood his wicked design and declined it by a Latin epistle.

47. Irish ague fever outbreak during the rebellion

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641–1642

    An outbreak of fever called Irish ague struck during the rebellion. Bedell's step-son contracted it, and Bedell caught it himself while nursing him, leading eventually to his death.

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    buked by Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Wentworth ; letters to the Archbishop and to Lord Wentwortli ; after a time he waits upon Lord Wentworth, 47, 9(5; case of Bishop of Killelagh, 48, 49, 50, 147, 148, 149, 150; two great labours undertaken during the later years of his life, the rebuilding of the churches in his diocese, and the translating of the Old Testament into the Irish tongue, 54, 55, 5(5, 131 — 144; outbreak of rebellion, Oct. 23, 1641; Bedell visited frequently by the chief of the O'Rellys, 59; great sufferings of the English, stripped of everything ; the Bishop entertains and relieves them, 60, 175, 176 ; his cattle stolen by the Irish, who become more insolent in their treatment of hini, 61, 62, 189 ; he becomes a prisoner in his own house; offered safe conduct to Dublin for himself and his family and those who had taken refuge in his house ; stedfastly refuses to quit his post, 63, 64; Edmund O'Relly comes to the Bishop's house and arrests him ; he is taken to Loughwater Castle as a prisoner, where he is treated with much courtesy ; keeps Christmas with his fellow prisoners at Loughwater, 66-68, 189; by the intervention of some special friends the Bishop and his family were set at liberty, 69, 193; no home to go to; takes refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan; his own house taken possession of by the papist Bishop of Kilmore, 69, 70,196; Bedell, through Mr Sheridan's help, is able to procure from time to time some of his own books and papers, amongst others his MS. of the Hebrew Bible, which he left in his will to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where it now is, 70, 206 ; the greater part of the Bishop's library taken away by various people, or lost, 71 ; outbreak of fever called Irish ague; Bedell's step-son takes it, and Bedell in nursing him catches it himself, 72, 198; visited in his illness by Philip

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    Somewhere around here, during the rebellion that broke out on October 23, 1641, William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, lived through months of trouble before fever took hold. The chief of the O'Rellys visited him frequently. The English suffered greatly, stripped of everything, and Bedell entertained and relieved them. His cattle were stolen by the Irish, who grew more insolent in their treatment of him. He became a prisoner in his own house. He was offered safe conduct to Dublin for himself, his family, and those who had taken refuge in his house, but he steadfastly refused to quit his post. Edmund O'Relly came to the bishop's house and arrested him. He was taken to Loughwater Castle as a prisoner, where he was treated with much courtesy, and kept Christmas with his fellow prisoners. Through the intervention of special friends, Bedell and his family were set at liberty. He had no home to go to. His own house had been taken possession of by the papist bishop of Kilmore. He took refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan. Through Sheridan's help, he was able to procure from time to time some of his own books and papers, among them his manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, which he left in his will to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The greater part of his library was taken away by various people, or lost. Then came the outbreak of fever called Irish ague. Bedell's step-son contracted it, and Bedell, in nursing him, caught it himself.

48. Irish-language Common Prayer readings at Kilmore church

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan

    Every Lord's day afternoon during the interdict, Bedell had the Book of Common Prayer read in Irish in the church of Kilmore for converts from Catholicism who did not understand English. A deacon, Owen O'Sheridene, served as reader, and Bedell was constantly present himself.

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    the afternoon, he had the book of Common Prayer read in the Irish tongue in the church of K. for the benefit of those that he had brought from popery, but understood not the EngHsh tongue (and a deacon, one Owen O'Sheridene was the reader) at which he was constantly present himself, s And for the fitting of the copy of the translation for the press, he never rose from the table after dinner and supper till he had examined a sheet and compared it with the original Hebrew and the 72 interpreters, together with Diodati f. 7or''. his Italian translation (which he prized very much). His 10 manner was this : his son Ambrose did usually read a chapter in English, my lord having one copy of the Irish translation and A. C. another ; after this he read the first verse out of Irish into Latin, and A. C. the next, and so to the end ; and where was found any mistake of the English 15 phrase or emphasis by the Irish translator, my lord did immediately correct it. Now these things begot a great interest in the Irish nation, as if he had been the first and only man that ever God sent into Ireland to seek their national good, their spiritual and eternal wellfare. 20

    64. But what good thing did ever escape the opposition of wicked men, or the scourge of the tongue ? It grieved some Jesuited persons exceedingly, that there was a man come to seek the wellfare of that captive people : and they began to frame false surmises and rase sinister reports of the 25 work itself, as well as of Murtach King the principal translator. As if they had put on the zeal of Saul against the Gibeonites, or of Sanballat and Tobiah against the Jews, they incense the E. of Strafford the L. lieutenant against the work, and what they could not effect by him, they endeavour 30 by the archbishop of Canterbury ; whose letters to the lord

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, there was a church where William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, had the Book of Common Prayer read in the Irish tongue every afternoon, for the benefit of those he had brought from popery who did not understand English. A deacon, one Owen O'Sheridene, served as the reader, and Bedell was constantly present himself. The translation work that lay behind those readings was exacting. Bedell never rose from the table after dinner or supper until he had examined a sheet and compared it with the original Hebrew, the 72 interpreters, and Diodati's Italian translation, which he prized greatly. His method was this. His son Ambrose would read a chapter in English. Bedell held one copy of the Irish translation, and A. C. held another. Then Bedell read the first verse out of Irish into Latin, and A. C. read the next, and so to the end. Where the Irish translator had made any mistake in the English phrase or emphasis, Bedell corrected it immediately. These things, the passage says, begot a great interest in the Irish nation, as if he had been the first and only man that God ever sent into Ireland to seek their national good, their spiritual and eternal welfare. But the work did not escape opposition. Certain Jesuited persons grieved that anyone had come to seek the welfare of that captive people. They framed false surmises and raised sinister reports against the work and against Murtach King, the principal translator. They incensed the Earl of Strafford, the Lord Lieutenant, against it, and what they could not accomplish through him, they pursued through the archbishop of Canterbury.

49. 1641 Rebellion outbreak in County Cavan

    Cavan · town · Cavan · 1641

    The rebellion broke out on 23 October 1641, and Bedell was visited frequently by the chief of the O'Reillys. Great suffering followed for the English settlers, who were stripped of everything.

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    buked by Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Wentworth ; letters to the Archbishop and to Lord Wentwortli ; after a time he waits upon Lord Wentworth, 47, 9(5; case of Bishop of Killelagh, 48, 49, 50, 147, 148, 149, 150; two great labours undertaken during the later years of his life, the rebuilding of the churches in his diocese, and the translating of the Old Testament into the Irish tongue, 54, 55, 5(5, 131 — 144; outbreak of rebellion, Oct. 23, 1641; Bedell visited frequently by the chief of the O'Rellys, 59; great sufferings of the English, stripped of everything ; the Bishop entertains and relieves them, 60, 175, 176 ; his cattle stolen by the Irish, who become more insolent in their treatment of hini, 61, 62, 189 ; he becomes a prisoner in his own house; offered safe conduct to Dublin for himself and his family and those who had taken refuge in his house ; stedfastly refuses to quit his post, 63, 64; Edmund O'Relly comes to the Bishop's house and arrests him ; he is taken to Loughwater Castle as a prisoner, where he is treated with much courtesy ; keeps Christmas with his fellow prisoners at Loughwater, 66-68, 189; by the intervention of some special friends the Bishop and his family were set at liberty, 69, 193; no home to go to; takes refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan; his own house taken possession of by the papist Bishop of Kilmore, 69, 70,196; Bedell, through Mr Sheridan's help, is able to procure from time to time some of his own books and papers, amongst others his MS. of the Hebrew Bible, which he left in his will to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where it now is, 70, 206 ; the greater part of the Bishop's library taken away by various people, or lost, 71 ; outbreak of fever called Irish ague; Bedell's step-son takes it, and Bedell in nursing him catches it himself, 72, 198; visited in his illness by Philip

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    Cavan town, and the country around it, was where the rebellion broke out on the 23rd of October, 1641. William Bedell was the bishop of Kilmore, and in the days after the rising he was visited frequently by the chief of the O'Reillys. The English settlers in the area suffered greatly. They were stripped of everything they had. Bedell opened his house to them and gave what relief he could. Then his own cattle were stolen. The Irish grew more insolent in their treatment of him, and he became a prisoner in his own house. He was offered safe conduct to Dublin for himself, his family, and those who had taken refuge with him. He steadfastly refused to leave his post. Edmund O'Reilly came to the bishop's house and arrested him. He was taken to Loughwater Castle as a prisoner, where he was treated with much courtesy, and kept Christmas there with his fellow prisoners. Through the intervention of some special friends, Bedell and his family were set at liberty. But he had no home to go to. His own house had been taken possession of by the papist bishop of Kilmore. He took refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan. With Sheridan's help he was able to recover from time to time some of his own books and papers, among them his manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, which he left in his will to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where it now is. The greater part of his library was taken away by various people, or lost. Then an outbreak of fever called the Irish ague came. Bedell's step-son took it, and Bedell, in nursing him, caught it himself.

50. Bedell learns Irish and composes grammar at Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan

    Bedell devoted himself earnestly to learning the Irish tongue in Kilmore, where his bishopric lay, making remarkable progress in a short time. He wrote a more complete Irish grammar than had previously been extant and became a critic of the Irish language.

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    15 that he should shew himself so eager in adventuring upon a work that no man did before him, as to translate the Scriptures of the 0. T. into a language that he understood not; for the preventing of this objection, he gave himself as earnestly to learn the Irish tongue in Kilmore, where

    20 his calling lay, as he had done formerly to learn the Italian, when his calling lay in Venice ; and he esteemed himself as much (if not more) concerned in this, as in that ; and indeed he made a progress beyond all expectation in a very short time ; in so much that he became a critick in the Irish

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, William Bedell set himself to learn the Irish tongue. His calling lay here, and he gave himself to the work as earnestly as he had once given himself to Italian when his calling lay in Venice. He esteemed himself as much concerned in this as in that, if not more. He made progress beyond all expectation in a very short time, so much so that he became a critic in the Irish language. He had undertaken to translate the Scriptures of the Old Testament into a language he did not understand, and to prevent the objection that no man had done this before him, he applied himself to learning Irish first.

51. Bedell shut out at Manorhamilton gates

    Manorhamilton · town · Leitrim

    After a visitation at Manorhamilton, Sir Fr. Hamilton invited Bedell to dine, but the bishop chose to dine with his clergy first. When Bedell approached the gates of Manorhamilton, they were shut against him, and he stood knocking for some time before Hamilton finally came and received him.

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    10 sir Fr. H. having invited my lord to dine with him upon a time at Mannor-Hamilton, where he held a visitation, my lord refused to go, but would dine with his clergy, and promised to wait upon him afterwards. But when my lord approached near to the gates, they were shut against him;

    15 and having stood a good while knocking, and being desired by his servants to withdraw from such an uncivil affront, he said, They will hear ere long; and at length the proud knight came and receiv'd him.

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    Near Manorhamilton in Leitrim, Bishop Bedell once held a visitation. Sir Fr. Hamilton invited him to dine, but Bedell chose to dine with his clergy first and promised to wait on Hamilton afterwards. When Bedell came near the gates, they were shut against him. He stood a good while knocking. His servants asked him to withdraw from such an uncivil affront, but he said, "They will hear ere long." At length the proud knight came and received him.

52. Over 1000 inhabitants flee countryside blamed on Chancellor Cooke

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1629

    The abandonment of the country by over 1000 inhabitants the previous year was attributed more to Chancellor Cooke's severity than to the hardness of the times. A privy councillor told Bedell that Cooke had been more burdensome to that part of the country than the soldiers' contribution.

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    austerity the abandoning the Country by above 1000 of the inhabitants the last yearei was more imputed than to the liardnes of the tymes. And a principall man of his Majesties Counsell sayd it within these 2 monethes to me, that he had beene more burthensome to that part of the Country, than tiie contribution to the Soldiers. This man, as was told me by others, had a Commission to be my Chancellor : himselfe would not so much as shew it me, or desire that with my good leave he might hold it. Which although it seemed to me somewhat uncivill, yet I was not willing to breake with him or infringe the Acts of my Predecessor, till by the dayly complaint of my neighbors, and some of my Tenants, and of the clergy I was enforced to demand the sight of his Patent. I fownd a vast heape of authority conferred upon him, without due forme, latine, or common sense. One period before the 'Habendum,' consisting of above 540 words, and yet without any one importing a grant, or any other principall verb at all. Nothing left to the Bishop but a meere shaddow of authority. I called the chapter, examined whether they confirmed it or no, which they denied not, accounting it more concerned the Bishop than them, acknowledging that the Bishop's great scale was not put to it : whereupon I accounting it void or surreptitious, or revoking it in case it had any validity, did inhibit Mr Cooke to do anything by vertue of it as my vicar, and the clergy to assist him therein. Upon this he appealed to my Lord Primates Court, from whence I was inhibited and cited to appeare to answer him. He being in the citation styled vicar of the Courts of Kilmore and Ardagh lawfully established ; For this so apparent a forejuJgeing the cause, ere it was heard, I entered a Recusation before a publick Notary, which I sent to my Lord Primate : yet submitting the cause to his owne censure, omni appellatione remold, if my adversary were so pleased. This he refused. Thus did it hang till Hilary Terme. In the meane season, I went about my Dioces myselfe, and sate in myne owne Courtes redressing the disorders, and mitigating the Fees (whereof yet I tooke no peny but sequestred them only) and in a short space have as I hope disposed the people to some better oiiinion of our religion and jurisdiction, than before they had conceived.

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, in 1629, over 1000 people had abandoned the countryside the year before. The blame fell not on the hardness of the times but on Chancellor Cooke. A privy councillor told Bishop Bedell that Cooke had been more burdensome to that part of the country than the soldiers' contribution. Cooke held a commission to be Bedell's chancellor, yet never showed it to him or asked his leave. Bedell let it lie until the daily complaints of his neighbors, tenants, and clergy forced him to demand sight of the patent. He found a vast heap of authority conferred without due form, Latin, or common sense. One passage before the Habendum ran above 540 words without a single verb granting anything. Nothing was left to the bishop but a mere shadow of authority. Bedell called the chapter. They did not deny confirming it, but said it concerned the bishop more than them, and acknowledged the bishop's great seal had not been put to it. Bedell judged the patent void, inhibited Cooke from acting as his vicar, and forbade the clergy to assist him. Cooke appealed to the Lord Primate's court. Bedell was cited to appear. In the citation Cooke was already styled vicar of the courts of Kilmore and Ardagh lawfully established, which so plainly prejudged the cause that Bedell entered a recusation before a public notary and sent it to the Lord Primate. He offered to submit to the Primate's judgment if Cooke agreed. Cooke refused, and the dispute hung until Hilary Term. In the meantime Bedell went through his diocese himself, sat in his own courts, redressed disorders, and mitigated the fees, taking no penny but sequestering them. He hoped he had disposed the people to a better opinion of their religion and jurisdiction than before.

53. Proceedings against the Bishop of Killala for favouring the Covenanters

    Killala · town · Mayo · 1640

    The High Commission proceeded against the Bishop of Killala, a Scotsman, for rash words supposed to favour the Covenanters. Bedell and the Bishop of Cork cited canon law to dissuade the commissioners, but the bishop was nonetheless sentenced to deprivation, deposition, a £1000 fine, and imprisonment during the King's pleasure.

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    accuses, since every good and perfect gift comes from God alone. But it would be considered whether the former of these do merit the name of n decree; or be to be accounted any part of Prtcdesti)iutioii, since it doth not foreappoint any act of God, or end of the creature. And if all that God doth not decree to do lie decrees not to doe, it seemes his whole power is exhaust or barred by his decree, and he can do nothing de novo, which seemes inconvenient. These things I doubt not but you, and my Lord of Sarum have thought of: but pardon my dulnes; and in your ne.\t shew me your judgment. And as ycmr bookes (which 1 yet liave not sent to Kilmore) giue occasion, resolve me in one doubt from them upon occasion of the H. Conunissions proceeding against the Up of KiUallu, a Scottishraan, for certaine rash w(H-des by which he was supposed to favour tlie Covenanters. I chanced to veiw in the College library here, Justellus his Codex Canonmn Universalis Ecclesipe, where out I had heretofore taken a note touching the proceeding against a Bishop. It was out of the I. Councell of Constantinople Cap. 6. And shewing it to my Lord of Corke, we both went with it to many of our Commissioners, mett that moniing ere we went to Court, and disswaded the censuring of the Bishop as being contrarj' to that Canon: and as tymes and things now stood inconvenient. We prevailed nothing: the Bishop was sentenced to be deprived of his Bishoprick, deposed or degraded, fined ^1000, imprisoned during the King's pleasure, etc.

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    The town of Killala in Mayo carries a story from 1640, when the High Commission proceeded against its bishop. He was a Scotsman, accused of certain rash words by which he was supposed to favour the Covenanters. William Bedell, bishop of Kilmore, had been reading in the College library and found Justellus's Codex Canonum Universalis Ecclesiae. From it he had earlier taken a note touching the proceeding against a bishop, drawn from the First Council of Constantinople, chapter 6. Bedell showed this note to the Bishop of Cork. Together they went to many of the commissioners, who had met that morning before going to court, and dissuaded them from censuring the bishop, arguing it was contrary to that canon and, as times and things then stood, inconvenient. They prevailed nothing. The bishop was sentenced to be deprived of his bishoprick, deposed or degraded, fined 1000, and imprisoned during the King's pleasure. Bedell's letter ranged wider than this. He had been writing to a friend about predestination and God's decrees, asking whether all that God does not decree to do, he decrees not to do, and whether that would bar God from doing anything new. He mentioned the Lord of Sarum as one who had surely thought on these things. He asked pardon for his slowness and begged judgment in the next reply. He had not yet sent the friend's books to Kilmore.

54. The 1641 rebellion suddenly envelops Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

    When the 1641 rebellion broke out, the bishop was at home at Kilmore and was suddenly surrounded by the uprising. The place was so far from Dublin that no intelligence could be had, leaving the English settlers wholly unprepared.

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    any insolencies, our bishop being then at home, was on a suddain environ'd and involv'd with that horrible and everlamentable rebellion. It was in several respects an astonishing accident, not admitting any consultation or attempt for

    25 opposition against it. There was not the least suspicion in the English of any such thing, nor could they at first conceive or believe the depth of the wickedness, no not when they had in part felt the bitter effect thereof. And that place was so far distant from Dublin that no intelligence could be

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    When the 1641 rebellion broke out, the bishop was at home close to Kilmore. He was on a sudden environed and involved with that horrible rebellion. It was an astonishing accident, not admitting any consultation or attempt. The place lay so far from Dublin that no intelligence could be had, and the English settlers were wholly unprepared.

55. Lutherans of Dublin cited to archbishop's consistory

    Dublin · city · Dublin

    Lutherans in Dublin were summoned to the archbishop's consistory for refusing sacramental communion with the Church of Ireland. They sought advice from their teachers in Germany, leading to a learned exchange of letters that Bedell ultimately answered.

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    25 who also printed some of his letters, of the matter and manner of evangelical union, worthy to be seen and read of all that are lovers of truth and peace. In so much that when the Lutherans of Dublin were cited to the archbishop's consistory for refusing sacramental communion with our church,

    30 2. darkness still. 3. of Scriptures. 6. soone after; and we being fiirr from England (the spring of oiu" welfare under God) could finde no remedy against these prevayling evills or hope of redresse ; which hid God's face from us, till the flood came that swept us all away. In the nieane. 7. bishop of Kihnore. 9 — 10. Irish, that they

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    Dublin is where this happened. The Lutherans of the city were cited to the archbishop's consistory for refusing sacramental communion with the Church of Ireland. They sent for guidance to their teachers in Germany, and what followed was a learned exchange of letters on the matter and manner of evangelical union. Bedell answered them in the end. The letters were printed, and the writer calls them worthy to be seen and read by all who are lovers of truth and peace.

56. Bedell's house seized by popish Bishop of Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641–1642

    After being set at liberty, Bedell had no home to go to and took refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan. His own house was taken possession of by the papist Bishop of Kilmore.

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    buked by Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Wentworth ; letters to the Archbishop and to Lord Wentwortli ; after a time he waits upon Lord Wentworth, 47, 9(5; case of Bishop of Killelagh, 48, 49, 50, 147, 148, 149, 150; two great labours undertaken during the later years of his life, the rebuilding of the churches in his diocese, and the translating of the Old Testament into the Irish tongue, 54, 55, 5(5, 131 — 144; outbreak of rebellion, Oct. 23, 1641; Bedell visited frequently by the chief of the O'Rellys, 59; great sufferings of the English, stripped of everything ; the Bishop entertains and relieves them, 60, 175, 176 ; his cattle stolen by the Irish, who become more insolent in their treatment of hini, 61, 62, 189 ; he becomes a prisoner in his own house; offered safe conduct to Dublin for himself and his family and those who had taken refuge in his house ; stedfastly refuses to quit his post, 63, 64; Edmund O'Relly comes to the Bishop's house and arrests him ; he is taken to Loughwater Castle as a prisoner, where he is treated with much courtesy ; keeps Christmas with his fellow prisoners at Loughwater, 66-68, 189; by the intervention of some special friends the Bishop and his family were set at liberty, 69, 193; no home to go to; takes refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan; his own house taken possession of by the papist Bishop of Kilmore, 69, 70,196; Bedell, through Mr Sheridan's help, is able to procure from time to time some of his own books and papers, amongst others his MS. of the Hebrew Bible, which he left in his will to Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where it now is, 70, 206 ; the greater part of the Bishop's library taken away by various people, or lost, 71 ; outbreak of fever called Irish ague; Bedell's step-son takes it, and Bedell in nursing him catches it himself, 72, 198; visited in his illness by Philip

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    Close to Kilmore, somewhere around here, a house was seized in the winter of 1641. It belonged to William Bedell, the Protestant Bishop of Kilmore. When the rebellion broke out on the 23rd of October, 1641, Bedell was visited frequently by the chief of the O'Rellys. The English in the area suffered greatly, stripped of everything, and the Bishop opened his house to entertain and relieve them. His own cattle were stolen by the Irish, who grew more insolent in their treatment of him. He became a prisoner in his own house. He was offered safe conduct to Dublin for himself, his family, and those who had taken refuge with him, but he steadfastly refused to quit his post. Then Edmund O'Relly came to the house and arrested him. He was taken to Loughwater Castle as a prisoner, where he was treated with much courtesy, and kept Christmas there with his fellow prisoners. Through the intervention of some special friends, Bedell and his family were set at liberty. But he had no home to go to. He took refuge in the house of Mr Dennis Sheridan. His own house had been taken possession of by the papist Bishop of Kilmore. Through Mr Sheridan's help, Bedell was able to procure from time to time some of his own books and papers, amongst others his manuscript of the Hebrew Bible, which he left in his will to Emmanuel College, Cambridge. The greater part of the Bishop's library was taken away by various people, or lost.

57. Bedell's illness and resolve at Kilmore

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1633–1634

    Writing from Kilmore in February 1634, Bedell reports that he swooned at church on Michaelmas Day and spent much of the winter ill with a catarrh and ague, alongside his wife, though both recovered. He expresses his wish that his children be planted in Ireland and trained in the Irish tongue to help open the eyes of the nation, while also noting the arrival of the new Lord Deputy Wentworth.

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    What the successe will be of my defence I know not, It availes yet litle or nothing here. For my part 1 am prepared in omnem cventum. And I hope the wisdome and integrity of my Lord Deputy (who indeede hath made a very noble beginning of his government herc^) is such, as howsoeuer he makes shew of a severe judge in my case, now he understands it to the bottome will not wrong innoceucy. I have not yet scene him : for at the first I abstained ft-om his presence out of desire that he should spend some of his displeasure upon my name which he did upon all occasions. After there was a report spread of my death; which had almost beene verified on Michaelmas day by my swounding at Church in tyme of prayers. Since which tyme I have beene for the most of this winter crasy, and troubled with a Catarrhe into my breast, joined with an Ague, and so hath my wife also: althougli now God be praised we are both well recovered. Touching my eldest sonne, your Godsonne, I do tlianck you very hartily for the kinde and freendly offer of entertayning him. Which I shall perhaps accept. He hath beene hitherto as idle as his Father, now I hope dotli begin to fall to his studyes: and his yeares require it, being 21 complete. But if it be the will of God, I could wish that, as God hath brought me into this Country, so my children sliould be planted here, and endeavour to open the eies of some part of this nation. For which purpose I traine them up as I may, to understand the Irish toung. Yet the expence of a yeare or two in that University, especially vnder your eie would much improove them. And I do resolve hereafter if you continue there to have them one after another as it were to travell thither, though animo revertendi. And now that I am at Cambridge with you, I must not forgett our good Father Mr Dr Chaderton, nor Mr Dr Sancroft, the only two besides your selfe that I had knowledge of whiles I lived there. I pray remember me most hartily to them both desiring them to reniember me in their prayers; the which office I do also binde my selfe to towards them, and the dayly diminished number of my freends in England. God grant us all that we may finish our course with joy, and when the will of God shalbe, rest in his peace. To the which wish I ad no more: but with my respective rememberance to Mris Ward, do rest

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    Close to Kilmore, William Bedell was writing a letter in February 1634. He had reason to think he might not last the winter. On Michaelmas Day he had swooned in church during prayers, and a report spread that he was dead. For most of the winter after that he was unwell, with a catarrh settling into his chest and an ague upon him. His wife fell ill too, but by the time he wrote, both had recovered. He spoke of the new Lord Deputy, Wentworth, who had made what Bedell called "a very noble beginning of his government." Bedell had not yet seen him. He had kept away at first, wanting Wentworth to spend some of his displeasure upon his name, which Wentworth did on all occasions. But Bedell hoped that now Wentworth understood the case to the bottom, he would not wrong innocence. His eldest son was 21, and Bedell thanked a friend for the kind offer of taking the boy in. The son had been as idle as his father, but was now beginning to fall to his studies. Bedell's wish was that God, who had brought him into this country, would also plant his children here. He wanted them to help open the eyes of some part of this nation, and for that purpose he trained them to understand the Irish tongue. Yet he resolved to send them one after another to Cambridge, with intention of returning. He asked to be remembered to Dr Chaderton and Dr Sancroft, and asked for their prayers, binding himself to the same office toward them and toward the daily diminished number of his friends in England. God grant, he wrote, that we all finish our course with joy, and when the will of God shall be, rest in his peace.

58. Denis O'Sheridan shelters Bedell's daughters-in-law

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan · 1641

    Bedell's sons' wives were not allowed to accompany their husbands to prison but obtained favour to stay with Denis O'Sheridan, an honest Irish minister married to an English woman. The couple were described as blessed and relieved many of God's outcasts during the rebellion.

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    their husbands ; but these obtein'd favour to abide with an 5 honest Irish minister, whose name was Denis O'Sheridan, whose wife was an English woman. They were a blessed couple, and did much good and reliev'd many. They did not suffer them to carry away with them any thing out of the castle for their present accommodation and natural 10 necessity ; but as they stood they took them away with them on foot. Unto this sad goale they were conveyed by a colt or trough made of one piece of timber ; and there they found a justice of the peace, that had deservedly taken possession of this dungeon the first day of the rebellion, one Mr Arthur 15 Cullum and his wife ; whose father Sir Hugh being a captain under the Q. in Tyrone's warrs, had that fort committed to his trust, for the keeping of which he had a large proportion of lands given him: but his son, that knew nothing of tHe warrs of the Lord, neglected the place so much, where the 20 magazine ought to have been kept for the defence of the countrey against sudden insurrections, that tho' he said, he had in his house (when he was taken prisoner) ten pounds worth of sugar and plums, yet he had not one pound of powder, nor one fixt musquet for the defence of it. 25

    105. The young men they put in irons, lest they should surprize the fort at any time : for sometimes they would all be drunk, and sometimes but one keeper left to look to six prisoners. But God gave them such favour in the eyes of

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore, in 1641, the wives of Bedell's sons were not allowed to accompany their husbands to prison. They obtained favour to stay instead with Denis O'Sheridan, an honest Irish minister, whose wife was an English woman. The source calls them a blessed couple who did much good and relieved many during the rebellion. The husbands were not suffered to carry away with them anything out of the castle for their present accommodation and natural necessity, but as they stood they were taken away on foot, and conveyed to a sad gaol by a colt or trough made of one piece of timber. There they found a justice of the peace, one Mr Arthur Cullum and his wife, who had taken possession of that dungeon the first day of the rebellion. His father, Sir Hugh, had been a captain under the Queen in Tyrone's wars, and had that fort committed to his trust, with a large proportion of lands given him for keeping it. But his son neglected the place so much that though he said he had in his house ten pounds worth of sugar and plums, he had not one pound of powder nor one fixed musket for the defence of it. The young men were put in irons, lest they should surprise the fort. Sometimes their keepers would all be drunk, and sometimes but one keeper was left to look to six prisoners.

59. Murtach King examined and ordained at Kilmore Cathedral

    Kilmore · townland · Cavan

    Bedell sent for Murtach King (O'Kinga), an Irish native with a good estate in King's County, and publicly examined him in all points of the Christian faith in the cathedral church of Kilmore. Finding him fit despite lacking academic accomplishments, Bedell ordained him.

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    native, commended unto him for this noble enterprise ; who was fully master of that language, both in prose and meeter, by the testimony and approbation of all that knew him. He had a good estate in the King's county (I have been in his house) and was a convert in K. James his time. My 5 L. of K. sent for him, publickly examined him in all points of the Christian faith in the cathedral church of K. ; and though he had no academick accomplishments, yet was found fit to do good above many that had these additionalls to little purpose. He ordeined him, and conferred upon lo him the living of Templeport for his accessory mainteinance in this great affair ; and so set him a work with prayer and supplication to God, the Author of the Scriptures, for a blessing upon his labours ; confining him to turn the last translation of the English Bible (read in all churches) into 15 the plainest Irish, most understood of the vulgar.

    62. And surely it was a work agreeable to the mind of God, that the poor Irish, being a very numerous nation, besides the greater half of Scotland, and all those islands called Hebrides, that lie in the Irish sea, and many of the Orcades 20 also that speak Irish, should be enabled to search the Scriptures (as others) that in them they might find the way that leads to everlasting life, which they could never do whiles the Scriptures remained a sealed book to them. This brings f. 69 v. to my mind a passage of Fulgentio, (a great divine) preach- 25 ing at St Mark's in Venice against the pope, before the prince and senate, upon these words of Christ to the Jews, Matth. xxi. 42. Have yee never read? When Christ (saith

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    Somewhere close to Kilmore stands the cathedral church where a remarkable ordination took place. The bishop, William Bedell, sent for a man called Murtach King, known in his own tongue as O'Kinga. King was an Irish native, fully master of the language both in prose and verse, by the testimony of all who knew him. He held a good estate in King's County, and had become a convert in the time of King James. Bedell brought him before the congregation and publicly examined him in all points of the Christian faith. He had no academic accomplishments to his name, yet Bedell found him fit to do good above many who had such additions to little purpose. So Bedell ordained him, and conferred upon him the living of Templeport for his maintenance in the work ahead. He set him to his task with prayer and supplication to God, the author of the Scriptures, for a blessing upon his labours. The work was to turn the last translation of the English Bible, the one read in all churches, into the plainest Irish, most understood of the common people. It was a work the writer thought agreeable to the mind of God, that the poor Irish, being a very numerous nation, besides the greater half of Scotland, and all those islands called the Hebrides that lie in the Irish sea, and many of the Orcades also that speak Irish, should be enabled to search the Scriptures, that in them they might find the way that leads to everlasting life, which they could never do while the Scriptures remained a sealed book to them.

60. Waterford taken by rebels

    Waterford · city · Waterford · 1641

    The bishop of Killala, who had been deprived of his see for inconsiderable trifles, petitioned the king and was granted the bishoprick of Waterford. He held it until Waterford was taken by rebels in 1641.

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    hoped ere long to have it hear more of the same hind; to the great scandal of religion. But D. Bernard, his confessor, believed that God gave him repentance unto life, and preached a good sermon at his funeral, which he printed and called The 2Jenitent death of a wofull sinner. When he was con- 5 demned, he sent for the bishop of K. but he was gone from Dublin homewards, and so saw him not. His poor wife went for England to petition for the £8oo (her portion) which a great courtier had received for procuring that promotion for her husband. And at the same time the bishop of Killala, lo that was cast out of his bishoprick and deprived of his episcopal dignity for inconsiderable trifles, made his address unto the K. by petition, and had the bishoprick of Waterford . granted unto him; which he possessed, till Waterford was taken by rebells. '5

    75 v°. 77- On the 26 day of March 1638, it pleased God to

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    The road brings you near Waterford, a city whose bishopric changed hands through petition and upheaval. A bishop of Killala had been cast out of his see and stripped of his rank for what were called inconsiderable trifles. He made his petition to the king, and the bishopric of Waterford was granted to him. He held it until Waterford was taken by rebels in 1641. Around the same time, another man had been condemned and sent for the bishop of Killala, but that bishop had left Dublin homewards and never saw him. The condemned man's poor wife crossed to England to petition for the 800 pounds that was her portion, money a great courtier had received for procuring her husband's promotion. D. Bernard, his confessor, believed God gave the man repentance unto life, and preached a funeral sermon he printed and called the penitent death of a wofull sinner.