O'Neale himself confessed the imposture on his trial, and at his execution.

See Nalson, vol.ii.
p.528.Maguire, at his execution, made a like confession.9.It is ridiculous to mention the justification which Charles II.

gave to the marquis of Antrim, as if he had acted by his father's commission.

Antrim had no hand in the first rebellion and the massacre.

He joined not the rebels till two years after; it was with the king's consent, and he did important service in sending over a body of men to Montrose.] [Footnote 9: NOTE I, p.220.The great courage and conduct displayed by many of the popular leaders, have commonly inclined men to do them, in one respect, more honor than they deserve, and to suppose that, like able politicians, they employed pretences which they secretly despised, in order to serve their selfish purposes.