Sob 1W. NnAL's IId Vol. of the Neal, Ibid. Indeed the King proclaim'da Months ly Faß, and offer'd to raite an Army of Englifh, for the relief of Ireland which the Commons declin'd, but inflead thereof, appointed a Committee, to treatfor Ten Thoufand Scots, which the Houfe of Lords by di- reëtion of the King put a flop to. The King was not concern'd in it, as appears from Rapin, the Author he refers to, (p. 280, 282.) The Lords (ft.ys Rapin) debated the three fol- lowing (2.9.eftions, which were all refolv'd in the ' Negative. Firfl, Whether this Houfe (hall con - fent to fend Ten Thoufand Scots into Ireland, before it can be afcertain'd, that Ten Thoufand Englifh will be fent thither alto ? 2. Whether 6 this Houfe fhall content . to fend Ten Thoufand Scots, before the Bill for prèfling be pafs'd ? 3. Whether this Houle fhall now join with the Corn- ' tons, in fending Ten Thoufand Scots into Ire- ' land?' Neal, Ibid. Upon the whole it teems to me, that this barbarous Infurretiion and Maffacre was form'd by the Iriíh, to diftrefs the Parliament, after thefai- lure of doing it by the Englifh Army. He has told us before (p. go¢.) That the Parlia- ment in their Declaration of March 9. fay, that the Rebellion in Ireland was fram'd and contriv'd in England : And here, that it was form'd by the Jr/7h to diflrefs the Parliament. I leave it to him, to make three two Paffages ceinfiftent. Neal, Ibid. That the King was willingly ignorant of the Progrefs of the Affair, having entrufled the Correfpondence with the Queen, and her Council. Upon the whole itfeems to me, That Mr. Neal has íhewn a greater Inclinaton to afperfe the Royal Mar- tyr in this refpeEt, than the moft villainous Regicide or Republican, who fign'd the Warrant for his Exe= cution. This was not made an Article againft hírri by the Commons, far lefs Enemies to the. King, than
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