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what respect the Earl of Glamorgan acted inconsistently 

 or over-zealously in this perilous affair does not appear ; 

 while, on the contrary, his wonderful tact, patient sub 

 mission, and judgment throughout make his remarkable 

 discretion in every act conspicuous. 



The Earl of Glamorgan, on the 5th of January, 

 1645-6, was formally examined before the Lord Lieu 

 tenant and the Council of Ireland, a copy of which 

 proceeding the Committee forwarded to Secretary 

 Nicholas, the nature of which will be understood from 

 the following copy of interrogations put to him, with 

 his replies annexed : * 



1. &quot; Did your Lordship enter into Articles of Agree 

 ment with the Rt. Hon. Richard Lord Viscount Mount- 

 garret, Donogh Lord Viscount Muskerry, Alexander 

 McDonnell, and Nicholas Plunkett, Esq. ; Sir Robert 

 Talbott, Bart ; Dermott O Bryen, John Dillon, Patrick 

 Darcy and Geffry Browne, Esqs., for and on the behalf 

 of his Majesty s Roman Catholic subjects, and the Ca 

 tholic Clergy of Ireland, or with any of them, and with 

 which of them in the month of August last, or at any 

 time since your Lordship s coming into Ireland, for or 

 concerning any grants, or commissions, to be made on 

 behalf of his Majesty, his heirs and successors, to his 

 Roman Catholic subjects, or their clergy ; or did your 

 Lordship make any articles or agreement with any 

 other person or persons, for or concerning any such 

 grants or commissions?&quot; 



Earl of Glamorgan s Answer. &quot; That being at Kil 

 kenny, he did before Michaelmas last (but knows not 

 the exact time), enter into Articles of agreement with 

 the Lord Viscount Mountgarret, and for and on the 

 behalf, &c. ; for and concerning certain grants or 



* Bod. Lib. &quot; Carte Papers, 1634-57, Ireland, 63.&quot; No. 150. 



