October 1642
[6 October, 1642.]
Whereas the Lords and Commons assembled in the Parliament of England (being deeply sensible of the bleeding condition
of the Kingdom of Ireland) have thought it necessary to send
into that Kingdom some Persons of Trust, to put in Execution
the Instructions hereunto annexed; and whereas the House of
Commons have nominated Two of their own Members for this
Service, namely, Robert Reynolds and Robert Goodwyn, Esquires:
It is therefore, this present Day, Ordered, Established, and
Ordained, by the Lords and Commons in the Parliament of
England assembled, That the said Robert Reynolds and Robert
Goodwin shall have the Credence, Power, and Esteem, of a Committee sent over thither by the Advice and Authority of both
Houses of Parliament; and that the Lieutenant, Deputy, Lords
Justices, or other Chief Governor or Governors of Ireland for the
Time being, as all other Officers, Ministers, and Subjects of that
Kingdom, are hereby required, from Time to Time, to give their
best Furtherance and Assistance to the said Committee, in putting
the said Instructions (and such others as shall be sent unto
them from both Houses of Parliament) in due Execution,
according to the Purport and Tenor of the same; and in so doing,
such Governors Ministers, and Subjects, shall be warranted and
protected by the Power and Authority of both Houses of
Parliament.