second wife Mary Hutt; the one after he had fled out of the diocese of Kilmore; the other after he had got to Iniskillin out of Cavan gaol. The first is full of the like blasphemous curses and execrations upon himself, if ever he was married to any other woman but her; therefore inviting her to come and relieve him, with dreadful promises and vows of never forsaking her. In the second, to say nothing of his impudent reviling of the Lord Bishop of Kilmore, he desires her to steal away from her friends to him, and to bring the bond with her (a true one, without doubt) to bring also all the money she could get, and to be sure to pay no body; which was accordingly done, and so with her he fled, and took sanctuary in England. A Letter from Dr. Foley, containing part of a letter from the present Lord Archbishop of Dublin, concerning Robert Young; written in the Year 1683, to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR GRACE, LA Tunbridge, June 27, 1683. AST night I received a letter from my Lord Archbishop of If he be Robert Young whom I degraded, he is the veriest vil'lain alive; he has now, or had when I knew him, several wives living. A notorious cheat, has counterfeited several hands and seals, by which he has deceived men of money, and stolen into 'credit and holy orders. He has been in several gaols, as namely 'Lifferd, where he was laid up by the Bishop of Raphoe, now Derry, 'who is going now for London; and, if you can procure him to see him, I am confident he remembers him well enough. He was 'long in Cavan gaol, and to be tried for his life; where I got, and have by me, very many of his papers, which would enable any 'man to write the Scotchman's life, which I think would transcend the Spanish rogue. For fear he should hang in his gown, by the ad"vice of the lord primate, I degraded him for the least of his villain'ies; because the canon was express, and he guilty, as was proved, 'of marrying without license. In brief, he is a notorious wicked man, and so well furnished with the necessary instruments of it, that ĺ 'think friar Moor, the late convert, cannot exceed him in lying. 'He is a black swarthy man, of a suspicious countenance. He has 'several names. He assumed mine at some places; Hopkins' at Raphoe; and was here lately by the name of Brown; but, hearing that I was here, I suppose, made off again. The last wife he / married was one Simon Hutt's daughter, of Cavan. I send you 'the inclosed, which I pray reserve for me. It is a letter he wrote 'to his second wife, after he fled from me. Keep the letter for me; I send it, because I am mightily of opinion he is the man. Here is another letter to his former wife, Ann Yeabsly, at the same time; by which you will be satisfied that Robert Young is a very ingenious person, and a man of deep contrivance. Had he been in time and place, he would have made an excellent evidence; 'and, had that trade gone on, I had doubtless been in a plot; for 'he declared he had a plot to discover, in which some noblemen ' and several bishops were concerned. I am confident I had been 'one; and the Bishop of Waterford (whose hand and seal he coun'terfeited to me, and the Bishop of Elphin) another; from whom 'he pretended orders, and the bishop disowned upon my letter to ' him.' Thus far the Archbishop. Dublin, I send inclosed to your grace the two letters, which my lord sent me, and beg your grace will please to keep them by you, till I can wait on you for them; because he desires to have them again, I am bold to say, that your grace will hereafter be a little suspicious of clergymen who come out of Ireland, without better testimonials; and that it will be for the honour of our clergy and university, that wicked and ignorant men, who pretend to be of them, and are not, be animadverted on by your grace, with some severity. I beg your grace's blessing, and am, Your grace's, &c. SAM. FOLEY. 4 Letter from the Lord Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, now Archbishop of Cashel, to Dr. Foley, concerning the same Robert Young; written in the Year 1683. SIR, Dublin, June 2, ACCORDING to your desire, I waited on my Lord Archbishop of Dublin, to inquire of his grace concerning one Young, whom he degraded for several notorious crimes; as having two wives, counterfeiting the Archbishop of Cashel's hand to the Bishop of Killaloo, for his being made deacon; which the bishop (not discovering the cheat) did; and then his counterfeiting the Bishop of Clogher's hand for the order of priesthood, which he never had : he went likewise under several names, and was in several gaols, particularly in that at Cavan for a great while. The man, my lord says, is about his grace's own stature, that is, somewhat tall; neither lean nor corpulent; of a pretty long, black, ill visage; his hair, if his own, is black, thin, pretty long, and hangs flag without any curls. He is a Scotchman, about twenty-seven or twentyeight years of age; and will lye as fast as the little Carmelite fryer Moor (to use his grace's own expression). And this is all I can say of him. I am, Yours, &c. NARCISSUS FERNS and LEIGHLIN. A Letter to the Lord Bishop of Kilmore, from Bishop Hopkins, then Lord Bishop of Raphoe; written in the Year 1680, concerning Robert Young's apprehension in his Diocese, under the name of R. Hopkins. MY LORD, Raphoe, Nov. 11, 80. Yo YOUR lordship's to me came very seasonably, that is, one day before Mr. Young: and he came very confidently, expecting much kindness for name's-sake: for he thought it fit to assume mine; and, at his first accost, thrust into my hands letters dimissory, lewdly forged, as from the Bishop of Killaloo; with the seal to them vilely cut, and the date of octo die Octobris. This alone would have given me suspicion of an imposture; but, being forewarned by your lordship, I was certain I had the man, though he lurked under another name. The contents of the letters were the amplest form of commendations, which I keep by me, but shall remit when your lordship requires it. I put many cross interrogatories to him, till, at last, one lye so contradicted another, that the man was perfectly confounded, and began to speak truth. There were two other justices then with me: we took his examination, a copy of which I have sent here inclosed. When I pressed him upon the point of polygamy, he utterly denied it, as indeed it concerned him; as also that he ever was at Londonderry, much more that ever he was school-master there; and this some who were present believe to be truth. Besides, some affirm, that, to their knowledge, Sarah Mallon, who was afterwards married to one Young, was upon his decease, married to one Mr. Laughtin, a minister in the diocese of Londonderry, with whom she now lives. I know not whether he can be so well vindicated from others, for your lordship speaks of two or three more. However, his misdemeanors and forgeries were so many, that we committed him to the county-gaol, where, I hope, he will not long continue. For, as at your lordship's desire I have secured him, so I must desire that your lordship would speedily take order to have him sent where the fullest evidence may be given against him. I am, Your lordship's, &c. EZECHIEL RAPHOE. The Examination and Confession of R. Young, before the Lord Bishop of Raphoe, and others, in the Year 1680. County Donegal. THE HE voluntary examination of R. Young, late of the parish of Kildallin, in the diocese of Kilmore, and county of Cavan, clerk, taken at Raphoe the 10th of November, 1680, before the Right Reverend Father in God, Ezechiel Lord Bishop of Raphoe, Richard Inett, clerk, and Matthew Cocken, Esq; justices of the peace of the said county of Donegal. Who being voluntarily examined, upon suspicion of being guilty of several forgeries and misdemeanors, saith, that he was curate at the said parish of Kildallin for three quarters of a year; that he came thence in October last; that he had not any certificate or dismiss from the bishop of that diocese; that he confessed the counterfeiting of letters dimissory from the Lord Bishop of Killaloo, and the seal and subscription thereof are false; as also the name of R. Hopkins in those letters dimissory mentioned, he intended to have taken on him; but that his own name is Robert Young; that he was about three years since ordained deacon by the Bishop of Killa loo. That he is a married man; and that his wife's name is Hutt, daughter to Simon Hutt, and is now with her father in the town of Cavan; that he was never married before: and saith, that he is not guilty of counterfeiting any letters of orders: but confessed, that he did counterfeit and forge a letter from oue Dr. Smith of Limerick, to the Bishop of Killaloo, upon which letter, he ordained the said examinate deacon, as aforesaid, and further saith not. Robert Young. Capt. coram nobis Rich. Inett. Mat. Cocken. Copies of the original Certificates and Papers, confirming the truth of both Robert Young's Marriages, and both his Wives being alive at the same Time. The Certificate upon oath of George Yeabsly, or Apsly, his first Wife's Father, concerning R. Young's first marriage, with three other certificates of his Cheats. Memorandum, THE Jan. 17, 1680. HE day and year above written, George Apsly, of the Breedas, in the parish of Arda, in the county of Cork, yeoman, came before me, Richard Pine, one of his majesty's justices of the peace for the said county, and made oath, that on, or about the 18th of May last was five years past, he, this deponent, was present, and gave his daughter, Ann Apsly, in marriage with one Mr. Robert Young, clerk, at Ralph-cormack in the county aforesaid: and that he saw them lawfully joined in matrimony (Dr. Smith, minister) and lived together several years afterwards. He afterwards, that is to say, about two years last past, was curate under Mr. Francis Beecher, in the parish of Tallogh, in the county of Waterford; and that his daughter Ann had three children born and begot by him, and that she, his daughter, is now living, Jurat. coram me R. Pine. 17 Die Jan. Ann. Dom. 1680. Thom. Neesham, Notario publico præsente. GEORGE APSLY. Jan. 17, 1680. I Richard Burt of Tallogh, in the county of Waterford, Esq.; do certify, that (upon perusal of the within contents) the within VOL. X. E named Robert Young was entertained and licensed as a curate in the parish abovesaid, and afterwards deposed for reasons unknowir to me; but did soon after, viz. about Christmas 1679, feign and counterfeit my name and hand writing to an acquaintance and kinsman of mine at Fealber, for seven pounds (Mr. Cook by name) and did, by vertue of his other counterfeit letter in my name, receive (as I am assuredly told) the sum of three pounds of one Henry Russel of Clonmell. The truth of all which I certify under my hand and seal, the day and year above written. RICHARD BURT, Vice Com. Jan. 17, 1680. Thomas Elms of Tallogh in the county of Waterford, feltmonger, do certify, that the aforenamed R. Young, on, or about the first of December, 1679, did hire an horse, with bridle and saddle, to ride to Cashel, of me, at the rate of twelve pence per day; all which he hath deceived me of to my great damage. And I certify under my hand the day and year abovesaid. his SIR, The counterfeit Bill of Mr. Burt. Tallogh, 17 Dec. 1679. HE bearer hereof, Mr. Robert Young, minister of our town, THE is bound for Cashel to the archbishop, to pay some money. Therefore I intreat you to do me that great kindness, as to let him have three pounds, and I will pay you, when you call for it. If you do me this courtesy I will requite you for it; so hoping you will not fail, I rest your loving friend, To Mr. Henry Russel, Goldsmith, at Clonmell.. R RICHARD BURT. December 18, 79. ECEIVED of Henry Russel the Summ of three pound: I say, received by me. R. YOUNG, Clerk. The Certificate of divers other Persons, touching Robert Young's first Marriage. WE, whose names are subscribed, do hereby certify all whom it may concern, that R. Young, who lately supplied the cure |