saving former ingagements, and due rewards for Discoveries.
Resolved &c.
That no Papist nor Popish Pecusant, who hath been, [unr] is
or shall be actually in Armes, or voluntarily assisting against the
Parliament, shall be admitted to Composition.
Saving the Right of Articles of War confirmed by this House.
Mr. Bond was appointed to Preach before the Parliament at
Margarets Westminster, on the first day of November next.
Sir John savill Knight was appointed High Sheriffe of the
County of York.
The House adjourned until Tuesday next.
Tuesday Octob. 30.
A Letter from the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, from Wexford
the 14th of October, 1649, was this day Lead:
For the Honourable William Lenthall Esquire, Speaker of the
Parliament of England.
Sir,
THe Army marched from Dublin about the 23 of September
into the County of Wicklo, where the Enemy had a Garison
about 14 miles from Dublin, called Killingkerick, which
they quitting, a Company of the Army was put therein, From
thence the Army marched through almost a desolated Country,
until it came to a passage over the River Doro, about a mile above
the Castle of Arcklo, which was the first Seat and Honor
of the Marquesse of Ormonds family, which Hee had strongly
fortified, but was upon the approach of the Army quitted, wherin
we left another Company of Foot. From thence the Army
marched towards Wexford, where in the way was a strong and
large Castle, at a Town called Limrick, the ancient Seat of the
Esmonds, where the Enemy had a strong Garison, which they
burnt and quitted the day before our comming thither. From
thence we marched towards Ferns, an Episcopall Seat, where
was a Castle, to which I sent Colonell Reynolds, with a party to
summon it, which accordingly he did, and it was surrendred to