A History of Ireland: From the Earliest Period, to the Present Time. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to William Hamilton,esq, Volume 2J. Bellew, 1783 - Ireland |
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... claim to any lands in Ireland fhould not extend far- ther back than to fixty years ; that recufants whe held of the ... claims ; that the exactions and outrages of the foldiers were to be reftrained and that perfons ob- noxious vernment ...
... claim to any lands in Ireland fhould not extend far- ther back than to fixty years ; that recufants whe held of the ... claims ; that the exactions and outrages of the foldiers were to be reftrained and that perfons ob- noxious vernment ...
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... claims relat- ing to the past , should be limited to fixty years , nor would he permit the furrender of the estates in Con- naught to be enroled and new patents to be made out for the fecurity of the poffeffors . A LAW was paffed to ...
... claims relat- ing to the past , should be limited to fixty years , nor would he permit the furrender of the estates in Con- naught to be enroled and new patents to be made out for the fecurity of the poffeffors . A LAW was paffed to ...
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... claim had been very predominant in Eng- land . In Ireland , among other inftances of this kind , a confeffion of faith , under the fanction of convocation , had , in the year fixteen hundred and fif- teen , been drawn up by Archbishop ...
... claim had been very predominant in Eng- land . In Ireland , among other inftances of this kind , a confeffion of faith , under the fanction of convocation , had , in the year fixteen hundred and fif- teen , been drawn up by Archbishop ...
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... claims of the crown . Wentworth enraged at this disappointment , punished them and the sheriffs , with imprisonment and a heavy fine . Not contented with this , he compelled them , on their knees and in open court to confefs the crime ...
... claims of the crown . Wentworth enraged at this disappointment , punished them and the sheriffs , with imprisonment and a heavy fine . Not contented with this , he compelled them , on their knees and in open court to confefs the crime ...
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... claim to the lands of Clare , and that part of Ormond which lay in the county of Limerick . The people afraid of the confequence of refiftance , submitted , and the title of the crown was recognised . But adventurers were unwilling to ...
... claim to the lands of Clare , and that part of Ormond which lay in the county of Limerick . The people afraid of the confequence of refiftance , submitted , and the title of the crown was recognised . But adventurers were unwilling to ...
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Page 282 - Britain; and that the King's Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal and Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 315 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Page 280 - Therefore for the better securing of the dependency of Ireland upon the Crown of Great Britain, May it please your most excellent Majesty that it may be declared, and be it declared . . . That the same kingdom of Ireland hath been, is, and of right ought to be subordinate unto and dependent upon the imperial Crown of Great Britain...
Page 234 - I, AB, do swear. That I do from my heart abhor, detest, and abjure as impious and heretical that damnable doctrine and position, that princes excommunicated or deprived by the Pope, or any authority of the See of Rome, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any other whatsoever.
Page 281 - Ireland have not nor of right ought to have any jurisdiction to judge of, reverse, or affirm any judgment, sentence, or decree given or made in any court within the said kingdom ; and that all proceedings before the said House of Lords upon any such judgment, sentence, or decree are and are hereby declared to be utterly null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
Page 364 - Britain, on which connection the interests and happiness of both nations essentially depend: but that the kingdom of Ireland is a distinct kingdom, with a parliament of her own— the sole legislature thereof. That there is no body of men competent to make laws to bind this nation except the King, Lords and Commons of Ireland; nor any other parliament which hath any authority or power of any sort whatsoever in this country save only the Parliament of Ireland.
Page 357 - That a claim of any body of men, other than the king, lords, and commons of Ireland to make laws to bind this kingdom, is unconstitutional, illegal, and a grievance.
Page 280 - WHEREAS the house of lords of Ireland have of late, against law, assumed to themselves a power and jurisdiction to examine, correct and amend the judgments and decrees of the courts of justice in the kingdom of Ireland...
Page 364 - To assure his majesty, that we humbly conceive that in this right the very essence of our liberties exists; a right, which we, on the part of all the people of Ireland, do claim as their birth-right, and which we cannot yield but with our lives.
Page 359 - ... to each other, that we will not consume any Wine of the growth of Portugal, and that we will, to the extent of our influence, prevent the use of said Wine, save and except the Wine at present in this kingdom, until such time as our exports shall be received in the kingdom of Portugal, as the manufactures of part of the British Empire...