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Page xiii
... force , sent against the Enniskilliners , being routed at Newton - Butler , July 31st ; the blockade of Derry being likewise raised by the royal army ; and Sligo , in con- sequence of a false rumour , and the panic connected with these ...
... force , sent against the Enniskilliners , being routed at Newton - Butler , July 31st ; the blockade of Derry being likewise raised by the royal army ; and Sligo , in con- sequence of a false rumour , and the panic connected with these ...
Page xiv
... force in north - western Connaught , had been carrying on a private negociation with the Williamite government ; which , however , from va- rious circumstances , became known to those , from whom he was preparing to desert . Colonel ...
... force in north - western Connaught , had been carrying on a private negociation with the Williamite government ; which , however , from va- rious circumstances , became known to those , from whom he was preparing to desert . Colonel ...
Page xv
... force of the enemy towards that place , Colonel O'Kelly had consequently to surrender his post , about September 9th ; and proceeded to Limerick , which Baron de Ginkell was then besieging . The Colonel arrived there in time to give ...
... force of the enemy towards that place , Colonel O'Kelly had consequently to surrender his post , about September 9th ; and proceeded to Limerick , which Baron de Ginkell was then besieging . The Colonel arrived there in time to give ...
Page 12
... forces , having dismissed the Senate , after some affected scruples , seized on the supreme authority , and converted the Commonwealth into a tyranny ; nor did he long enjoy the crown his ambition had made him seek , as he died within 9 ...
... forces , having dismissed the Senate , after some affected scruples , seized on the supreme authority , and converted the Commonwealth into a tyranny ; nor did he long enjoy the crown his ambition had made him seek , as he died within 9 ...
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... forces both by land and sea , and though they had in turn assailed all the surrounding nations , and spread far and wide the terror of their arms , their greatest glory was their firm adhe- rence to the worship of the heavenly powers ...
... forces both by land and sea , and though they had in turn assailed all the surrounding nations , and spread far and wide the terror of their arms , their greatest glory was their firm adhe- rence to the worship of the heavenly powers ...
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Page 488 - 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...
Page 224 - They greatly oppressed the wretched people by making them work at these castles, and when the castles were finished they filled them with devils and evil men.
Page 228 - Two or three will drive a troop of captive Christians through the country from sea to sea. Very often they seize the wives and daughters of our thanes, and cruelly violate them before the great chieftain's face.
Page 224 - Many thousands they exhausted with hunger. I cannot, and I may not tell of all the wounds and all the tortures that they inflicted upon the wretched men of this land ; and this state of things lasted the nineteen years that Stephen was king, and ever grew worse and worse.
Page 224 - At length they spared neither church nor churchyard, but they took all that was valuable therein, and then burned the church, and all together. Neither did they spare the...
Page 488 - I, AB, do sincerely promise and swear, That I will be faithful, and bear true allegiance, to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary : So help me God.
Page 175 - ... and, if there was any stress to be laid on physiognomy, he was sure the person whom the picture represented was destined to a violent end. The bust was at last finished, and sent to England. As soon as the ship that brought it arrived in the river, the king, who was very impatient to see the bust, ordered it to be carried immediately to Chelsea. It was...
Page 224 - Then was corn dear, and flesh, and cheese and butter, for there was none in the land — wretched men starved with hunger — some lived on alms who had been erewhile rich ; some fled the country — never was there more misery, and never acted heathens worse than these.