the Connacht forces. Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde was named head general, as they thought he would sooner or later join the Confederates. The Supreme Council issued an order to raise £30,000 and a levy of 31,700 men in Leinster who were to be trained at once.

The Supreme Council also made its own seal, described as follows: Twas circular, and in its centre was a large cross, the base of which rested on a flaming heart, while its apex was overlapped by the