Memoirs of the Different Rebellions in Ireland: From the Arrival of the English Also, a Particular Detail of that which Broke Out the XXIIId of May, MDCCXCVIII; with the History of the Conspiracy which Preceded it, 1. köideR. Marchbank, and sold by J. Archer, 1802 - 583 pages |
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... entered upon with fome of Ireton's agents . How exactly do the circumftances of the present times refemble thofe of that period , when the Irish Roman catholicks fhewed an earnest defire to re- nounce their allegiance to , and overturn ...
... entered upon with fome of Ireton's agents . How exactly do the circumftances of the present times refemble thofe of that period , when the Irish Roman catholicks fhewed an earnest defire to re- nounce their allegiance to , and overturn ...
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... entered his office , and in the prefence of the gentleman who gave me this information , threw him a letter , faying , There , your fon is moft certainly become a Roman catholick . On reading the letter , Mr. Burke became furious ...
... entered his office , and in the prefence of the gentleman who gave me this information , threw him a letter , faying , There , your fon is moft certainly become a Roman catholick . On reading the letter , Mr. Burke became furious ...
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... entered the houfe ; and as his wit and eloquence had been always terri- fick to him , his appearance palfied his exertions and ftruck him dumb . Mr. Burke , enraged at this , ( as they had united their talents in a kind of partner- fhip ) ...
... entered the houfe ; and as his wit and eloquence had been always terri- fick to him , his appearance palfied his exertions and ftruck him dumb . Mr. Burke , enraged at this , ( as they had united their talents in a kind of partner- fhip ) ...
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... entered into refolutions of that tendency , which were foon adopt- ed by all the volunteer corps and grand juries of the kingdom . It is far from my intention to cenfure that affem- bly , who were actuated by the generous defign of ...
... entered into refolutions of that tendency , which were foon adopt- ed by all the volunteer corps and grand juries of the kingdom . It is far from my intention to cenfure that affem- bly , who were actuated by the generous defign of ...
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... entered into deliberation , on new- modelling the conftitution . Some men , diftinguished in parliament for wifdom , virtue , and eloquence , were fo much heated with the frenzy of innovation which then prevailed , that they took the ...
... entered into deliberation , on new- modelling the conftitution . Some men , diftinguished in parliament for wifdom , virtue , and eloquence , were fo much heated with the frenzy of innovation which then prevailed , that they took the ...
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Page 350 - Submit yourfelves to every ordinance of man " for the Lord's fake : whether it be to the King " as fupreme ; or unto Governors, as unto them " that are fent by him for the punifhment of evil " doers, and for the praife of them that do well.
Page 46 - Because, says he, those doctrines are DEFENDED, and CONTENDED for, by most Catholic nations, and the Holy See has frequently followed them in practice. On the whole he decides, " That, as the oath is in its whole extent unlawful, so in its nature it is invalid, null, and of no effect, so that it can by no means bind and oblige consciences.
Page 19 - Roman pontiff, successor of Peter, to be governed with a plenitude of power: this one he hath constituted prince over all nations, and all kingdoms, that he might pluck up, destroy, dissipate, ruinate, plant, and build.
Page 496 - I urge you to a speedy surrender, which you will be forced to in a few hours, with loss and bloodshed, as you are surrounded on all sides. Your answer is required in four hours. Mr. Furlong carries this letter, and will bring the answer.
Page 497 - ... powerfully supported by Edward Roche, who was a brother of Father Philip Roche, and himself a well-to-do farmer of the county. This man had been sergeant in a yeomanry regiment, and had deserted to the rebels, with most of the Catholics in his troop, at the beginning of the rebellion. He was soon after elected ' a general officer of the United army of the county of Wexford;' 2 and he issued, on June 7, a very remarkable proclamation to the rebels at Wexford.
Page 71 - ... a number of men rushed in, threw him on his face, and three of them stood on him and stabbed him repeatedly. They then put a cord round his neck, which they tightened so as to force out his tongue, part of which, as far as they could reach, they cut off. They then cut off the four fingers and thumb of his right hand, and left him on the floor, and proceeded to use his wife in the same manner. "To add to their barbarity, they cut out her tongue, and cut off her four fingers and thumb with a blunt...
Page 186 - ... in the names of three persons to the executive directory of the union, one of whom was appointed by them adjutant-general of the county, whose duty it was to receive and communicate military orders from the executive to the colonels of battalions, and in general to act as officers of the revolutionary staff.
Page 80 - Protestants of the established church, to defeat their malignant designs, found it necessary to excite and cherish a spirit of loyalty, which began to languish and decline in a very alarming- degree, and to rally round the altar and the throne, which were in imminent danger.
Page 147 - ... of members delegated by the upper baronials. Each upper baronial committee delegated one of its members to the diftrict, or county committee, and...
Page 518 - Croppies lie down." William Neil, another Romanist, who suffered there, was by trade a tailor, and had worked for some time in the garrison of Duncannon. Having occasion to return to Camolin, of which he was a native, he procured the pass of General Fawcett for his protection, but it turned out to be the meaus of his destruction.