History: Insurrection Act, Petition no. 1771 - June 1822 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Limerick Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Frank Murray murrayfc@homemail.com.au INSURRECTION ACT, PETITION NO. 1771 - JUNE 1822 State Paper Office, Dublin - PETITION no. 1771 - June 1822 To his Excellency Richard Marquis Wellesly Lord Lieut. General and General Governor of Ireland etc. etc. etc. The General and Most Humble Petition and Address of the County Limerick Men Such as was tried and found guilty under the Insurrection Act. Most Humbly and respectfully shew that your Excellency's petitioners is not guilty of any Depradations committed in the County as will appear to your Excellency by their Committals and also by an enquiry of the County Magistrates. Your Excellency's petitioners were convicted more by accident than otherwise. May it please your Excellency to grant petitioners your Most Gracious Pardon and not suffer them to be banished from their native Country and from their poor distressed families. Petitioners will take the Oath of Allegiance and become Loyal Subjects to his Majesty's subjects forever more and themselves to suppress any mutiny if the like should happen in future and if any arms has been concealed in the County that they will have them given up to their neighbouring Magistrates. Petitioners will enter any bail requisite for their future conduct and Good behaviour towards all his Majesty's subjects. May it p1ease your Excellency to take your petitioners Most Distressed State into your Most Serious Consideration and petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray Edmund MARKHAM Robert REEDY Michael CARROLL Daniel HORAN John HICKEY Daniel FOLEY John PURTELL Thomas O'DEA John CROWN Hugh O'DONNELL John D'ARCY Laurence BRENNAN Patrick CUNNINGHAM James FITZPATRICK Patrick ROBINSON David DONOVAN Patrick FITZGERALD Peter SULLIVAN John RYAN Timothy QUIN William NIX Denis MURPHY Patrick LYSAUGHT James ROCHE Thomas DRISCOLL James CONLON Thomas SHAUGHNESSY Michael CONNELL James SPIRIN John COLLINS May it please your Excellency to examine your petitioners' committals and you will discover their Innocence of the Depradations committed in the County for which they will get a Certificate from their neighbouring Magistrates if required to your Excellency. As the Magistrate has discovered since your Excellency's petitioners was convicted that they have been innocent of the Same." NOTATION: Prisoners - June/22 30 men convicted under Insurrection Act Co. Limerick Robert Reedy and others. ' Refer to Judge who tried them through Mr Gregory. Signed