thing; at all events, he heartily congratulated the great personage on his safe arrival in Ireland. 'None,' he said, 'shall be found in the kingdom more obedient and dutiful to his Majesty, and consequently to your Excellency.' Ormonde replied that he would have no reason to complain if his actions were agreeable to his professions. In the meantime the Supreme Council had proclaimed O'Neill a traitor, along with Bishop Macmahon, Vicar-General O'Reilly, Dominic Fanning, and others, and had ordered all their adherents to lay down their arms before October 25 on pain of being held traitors likewise.[129] [Sidenote: Ormonde lands at Cork, Sept. 29.] [Sidenote: The King's orders to him.] Ormonde reached Cork harbour on Michaelmas Day. Inchiquin begged him to come, with or without money, but to multiply the real sum by four so as to encourage the soldiers. What he actually brought was thirty pistoles, his slender resources having been expended through various accidents and delays before he left France. He issued an address to the Munster army, declaring that he had come 'to employ his utmost endeavours for the settlement of the Protestant religion, for defence of the King in his prerogatives, and for maintaining the privileges and freedom of Parliament, as well as the liberty of the subject.' Independency he would do his best to suppress. He had still all the legal authority of a viceroy, but his special powers to treat with the Irish had been exhausted in 1646. He had fresh powers from the Prince of Wales, but they might be objected to, and the King was applied to for their confirmation. 'I must command you two things,' wrote Charles from Newport, 'first, to obey all my wife's commands; then, not to obey any commands of mine until I send you word that I am free from restraint. Lastly, be not startled at my great concessions concerning Ireland, for that they will come to nothing.' Ormonde stayed a few days at Cork, and then went to his own house at Carrick, so as to be near Kilkenny.[130] [Sidenote: Riot at Galway, July.] [Sidenote: The archbishop defies the nuncio.] [Sidenote: The General Assembly denounce the nuncio's party,] [Sidenote: and welcome Ormonde to Kilkenny.]