Baptist, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and four, return his or their names and places of abode to the respective clerks of the peace in the several counties, or counties of cities, or towns in this kingdom, where the said Popish Priests shall dwell or reside, together with his or their age, the parish of which they pretend to be Popish Priest, the time and place of his or their first receiving Popish Orders, and from whom he or they first received the same; and shall then and there enter into sufficient sureties, each in the penal sum of fifty pounds sterling, that every such Popish Priest shall be of peaceable behaviour, and not remove out of such county where his or their place of abode lies, into any other part of the kingdom: and all or every Popish Priest or Priests who shall not make such return, and enter into such recognizance with sufficient sureties as aforesaid, and being thereof convicted at the Assizes or General Quarter Sessions of such County, or Counties of Cities, or Towns wherein he or they shall dwell or be apprehended, shall severally be committed to the common Gaol of the respective Counties, Cities, or Towns where he or they shall be convicted, there to remain without bail or mainprize till he or they be transported. And that all and every Popish Priest or Priests so convicted as aforesaid, shall be transported out of this kingdom, in like manner as Popish Regulars, and incur like penalties upon their return into the same as are inflicted on Popish Regulars, by an Act entitled, "An Act for banishing all Papists exercising any Ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and all Regulars of the Popish Clergy out of this Kingdom :" and all and every the Clerks of the Peace are hereby required to transmit within twenty days after every such Quarter Sessions all and every such return to the Clerk of the Council in this Kingdom, upon the penalty to forfeit to her Majesty, her heirs and successors, the sum of ten pounds sterling for every such neglect to do the same; the said penalty to be recovered by bill, plaint, or information in any of her Majesty's Courts of Record: which transmitting of the said return shall be incumbent on them, the said Clerks of the Crown and Peace, to prove by a receipt in writing, under the hand of the said Clerk of the Council, who is hereby required, without fee or reward, to give such receipt, on the penalty of twenty pounds sterling; which said penalty is to be recovered by bill, plaint, or information, in any of her Majesty's Courts of Record: which return, so transmitted, shall be kept by the said Clerk of the Council, to be viewed by any person requiring to see the same, without fee or reward. And to the end that such Popish Priests as lately have been, or may be convicted of the errors of the Romish Church, may not suffer through want of maintenance, or other mischievous effects of resentment of bigotted Papists: be it enacted, that every such Popish Priest or Priests, being approved of as a convert, and received into the Church by the Archbishop or Bishop of the Diocese wherein he or they lived or resided, and conforming himself to the Church of Ireland, as by law established, and having taken the oaths, and made and subscribed the declarations in such a manner as the conformable clergy of the Church of Ireland are obliged to do, at any Quarter Sessions, in any County or City aforesaid, such converted Priest or Priests shall have and receive the sum of twenty pounds sterling yearly and every year during their residence in such County for their maintenance, and until they are otherwise provided for; subject nevertheless to suspension or deprivation of the Archbishop or Bishop of the diocess wherein he or they shall dwell or reside, in like manner as the rest of the inferior clergy of this Kingdom; the said sum of twenty pounds to be levied on the inhabitants of such County, or Counties of Cities, or Towns where such converted Priest or Priests did last officiate or reside, in like manner as money is levied that is charged by Grand Juries upon the said Counties, or Counties of Cities, or Towns, and to be paid him or them by equal moities, viz: one moiety at the feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the other moiety at the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, in every year: and every such convert or converts shall publicly read the Common Prayer or Liturgy of the Church of Ireland, in the English or Irish Tongue, in such place and at such times as the said Archbishops or Bishops shall direct or appoint. And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that no Popish Parish Priest shall keep or have any Popish Curate, Assistant, or Coadjutor; and that all and every Popish Priest that shall neglect to register himself, pursuant to this Act, shall depart out of this Kingdom before the twentieth day of July, which shall be in the year of our Lord One thousand seven hundred and four, on pain of being prosecuted as a Popish Regular Clergyman: and that all such Popish Priest and Priests that shall neglect to register him or themselves as aforesaid, and remain in this Kingdom after the said twentieth day of July, shall be esteemed a Popish Regular Clergyman, and prosecuted as such. Provided always, that this Act shall be given in charge at every General Assizes; and the list of such Priests that are registered shall be publicly read after the charge given: this Act to continue in force for five years, and until the end of the next succeeding parliament, and no longer. the KINGDOM of IRELAND; together with their Com. Antrim. A LIST of the Names of the Popish Parish Priests the said County of Antrim, at Carrickfergus, Council Office in Dubiin, pursuant to a Clause the Popish Clergy." & Tullyruske. 3 Nicholas Tranlavy. Ballinderry.... 56 Ballinderry and 1669 4 Walter Linn. Magheregall. Loughgell.... 54 Loughgell, Clogh, 1673 Killratis, Grange 5 Henry O'Diffin. ... Aghoghell.... 51 Aghoghell. ... 1678 Gallynagh....41 Finvoy, Rashu- 1688 7 Patrick Dornan. ... Blairis. ruch and Bal limony. 48 Blairis, alias Lis- 1678 Number in each County: Places of Abode: Age: Priests: Time of their receiving Popish Orders: whom they receiv'd the same and also the for the said Priests. Dublin: Printed by ANDREW Majesty, on the Blind-key, 1705:— as they are Register'd at a General Sessions of the Peace, held for the Twelfth of July, 1704, and were since Return'd up to the in the late Act of Parliament, Intituled "An Act for Registring From whom they received Oliver Plunket, Edmond Reily, Sureties' Names that entered into Recognizance for such Priests according to the said Act. Conway Courtny, of Aghalee, in the said Co. gent. 50%. Hugh Hamill, of Caarickfergus, in the said Co. yeom., 50l. Richard Horsman, of Belvidere, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Tit Primate of Armagh. John O'Drani, of Ralow, in the Patrick Plunket, Daniel mac Kay, Oliver Plunket, James Pheland, said Co. gent. 50%. Conway Courtney, of Aghalee, in Humphry Clarke, of Ballinderry, Thomas Stewart. of Ballimony, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Francis Hume, of Aghoghell, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Wil. Adaire, of Ballymonstragh, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Cornelius O'Cahan, of Ballimony, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Tit. Bp. of Ossory. Francis Hume, of Aghoghell, in Oliver Plunket, James, The Tit Bp. of Ossory. in Craigna- The Tit Bp. of Ossory. shure. the said Co. gent. 50l. Nicholas Lawless, of Lisburne, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Henry Dymond, of the same, and said Co. 5cl. Fran. Andrews, of Carneckcerne, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Francis Hume, of Aghoghell in the said Co. gent. 50l. William Schaw, of Garway, Esq. 501. Alex. mac Manus, of Ballybegg, in the said Co. gent. 5ol. Robert Nicholl, of Aghoghell, in the said Co. gent. 50l. Alex. mac Manus, of Ballybegg, in the said Co. gent. 50%. |