Lives of Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen: From the Earliest Times to the Present Period, Arranged in Chronological Order, and Embodying a History of Ireland in the Lives of Irishmen, Volume 3, Part 2James Wills MacGregor, Polson, 1841 - Ireland |
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... parliamentary faction for the purpose of exasperating the Irish . The pretence was the popish plot , and the purpose to turn the popish lords out of the Irish parliament , and to inflict death upon a certain class of their clergy . The ...
... parliamentary faction for the purpose of exasperating the Irish . The pretence was the popish plot , and the purpose to turn the popish lords out of the Irish parliament , and to inflict death upon a certain class of their clergy . The ...
Page 259
... parliament , that after some successes he had against the Irish rebels , the parliament voted him thanks , and sent him a rich jewel as a mark of honour and of their esteem . It is well known , that when he made two peaces with the ...
... parliament , that after some successes he had against the Irish rebels , the parliament voted him thanks , and sent him a rich jewel as a mark of honour and of their esteem . It is well known , that when he made two peaces with the ...
Page 260
... parliament . The violence of the current of hostility under which the established station of his illustrious father was insufficient to stand firm , continually impeded his advance : yet his reputation is confirmed by the number and ...
... parliament . The violence of the current of hostility under which the established station of his illustrious father was insufficient to stand firm , continually impeded his advance : yet his reputation is confirmed by the number and ...
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... parliament to refund to them a small portion of the money he had so liberally advanced , and an order was issued for paying them £ 200 , which however never was given though often solicited . A pas- sage , which we extract from Carte ...
... parliament to refund to them a small portion of the money he had so liberally advanced , and an order was issued for paying them £ 200 , which however never was given though often solicited . A pas- sage , which we extract from Carte ...
Page 263
... parliament , they gave their most unqualified testimony to the meritorious efforts and sacrifices of Sir Philip , and added , " that he was the only instrument under heaven of their preservation . " As the rebellion advanced , and the ...
... parliament , they gave their most unqualified testimony to the meritorious efforts and sacrifices of Sir Philip , and added , " that he was the only instrument under heaven of their preservation . " As the rebellion advanced , and the ...
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Page 275 - Our soul is escaped even as a bird out of the snare of the fowler: the snare is broken, and we are delivered. Our help standeth in the Name of the Lord : who hath made heaven and earth.
Page 434 - THE Roman Catholics of this kingdom shall enjoy such privileges in the exercise of their religion, as are consistent with the laws of Ireland : or as they did enjoy in the reign of king Charles the Second...
Page 323 - England; it does not appear that he took any active part in the...
Page 437 - ... hereby for us, our heirs and successors, ordaining and declaring that all and every person and persons therein concerned shall and may have, receive and enjoy the benefit thereof, in such and the same manner as if the said words had been inserted in their proper place in the said second article, any omission, defect or mistake in the said second article in any wise notwithstanding.
Page 275 - If the Lord himself had not been on our side, now may Israel say : if the Lord himself had not been on our side, when men rose up against us; They had swallowed us up quick : when they were so wrathfully displeased at us.
Page 436 - And whereas these present wars have drawn on great violences on both parts; and that if leave were given to the bringing all sorts of private actions, the animosities' would probably continue, that have been too long on foot, and the public...
Page 459 - I am, at the same time, directed to let your Grace know that the Queen would have you disguise the receipt of this order; and Her Majesty thinks that you cannot want pretences for conducting yourself so as to answer her ends without owning that which might, at present, have an ill effect, if it was publicly known.
Page 435 - Mayo, or any of them; and all the commissioned officers in their majesties' quarters, that belong to the Irish regiments now in being, that are treated with, and who are not prisoners of war, or have taken protection, and who shall return and submit to their majesties...
Page 309 - It is likewise remarkable, that the king declared in express terms, " that he had thought fit, by his sovereign authority, prerogative royal, and absolute power, which all his subjects were to obey without reserve, to grant this royal toleration.
Page 436 - ... •whatsoever, by them seized or taken during the time of the war. And no person or persons whatsoever, in the second or third articles...