Memoirs of William Sampson: Including Particulars of His Adventures in Various Parts of Europe; His Confinement in the Dungeons of the Inquisition in Lisbon, &c., &c. Several Original Letters; Being His Correspondence with the Ministers of State in Great-Britain and Portugal; a Short Sketch of the History of Ireland, Particularly as it Respects the Spirit of British Domination in that Country; and a Few Observations on the State of Manners &c., in America |
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Page 129
... followed him to another part of the prison , which I believe might not have been
entirely constructed for the use of kings and queens , and was taken up a narrow
ladder through a trap - door , and into a cockloft , where the court was sitting .
... followed him to another part of the prison , which I believe might not have been
entirely constructed for the use of kings and queens , and was taken up a narrow
ladder through a trap - door , and into a cockloft , where the court was sitting .
Page 283
Roderick O ' Connor was master - king of all Ireland , and the poor pilgrim applied
to Roderick for his protection . The adulterer went with his story to King Henry the
Second : and the Plantagenet king who was then in Aquatine , in France ( God ...
Roderick O ' Connor was master - king of all Ireland , and the poor pilgrim applied
to Roderick for his protection . The adulterer went with his story to King Henry the
Second : and the Plantagenet king who was then in Aquatine , in France ( God ...
Page 296
The then King , Edward III . not King George III . observe , “ satisfied his
conscience by referring to his Irish counsellors . ” And the Irish counsellors , do
not the Beresfords and the Clares , satisfied the king ' s conscience by assuring
him , .
The then King , Edward III . not King George III . observe , “ satisfied his
conscience by referring to his Irish counsellors . ” And the Irish counsellors , do
not the Beresfords and the Clares , satisfied the king ' s conscience by assuring
him , .
Page 307
whereof Bayon was a member , and the chief citie ; and that at the said Irishmen '
s comming into Ireland , one King Gurmonde , son to the noble King Belan , king
of Great Britaine , which is called England , was lord of Bayon , as many of his ...
whereof Bayon was a member , and the chief citie ; and that at the said Irishmen '
s comming into Ireland , one King Gurmonde , son to the noble King Belan , king
of Great Britaine , which is called England , was lord of Bayon , as many of his ...
Page 311
And again — " There is a double cause why I should be careful of the welfare of
that people - first , as king of England ... and also , as . king of Scotland ; for the
ancient kings of Scotland are descended from the kings of Ireland , so I have an
old ...
And again — " There is a double cause why I should be careful of the welfare of
that people - first , as king of England ... and also , as . king of Scotland ; for the
ancient kings of Scotland are descended from the kings of Ireland , so I have an
old ...
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Page 321 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Page ii - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Page 297 - if the English would neither in peace govern them by the law, nor in warre roote them out by the sword, must they not needs be pricks in their eyes, and thorns in their sides to the worlde's end?
Page 386 - ... certainly exceeds, in the comparative number of those it consigns to ruin and misery, every example that ancient or modern history can afford.
Page 390 - A bill for preventing revenue officers from voting or interfering at elections ? A bill for rendering the servants of the crown of Ireland responsible for the expenditure of the public money? A bill to protect the personal safety of the subject against arbitrary and excessive bail, and against the stretching of the power of attachment beyond the limits of the constitution ? And will you, as far as in you lies, prevent any renewal of the Police act?
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Page 389 - A bill for preventing pensioners from sitting in parliament, or such placemen as cannot sit in the British House of Commons. " A bill for limiting the number of placemen and pensioners and the amount of pension. " A bill for preventing revenue officers from voting at elections. " A bill for rendering the servants of the crown of Ireland responsible for the expenditure of the public money. " A bill to protect the personal safety of the subject against arbitrary and excessive bail, and against the...
Page 420 - In the awful presence of God I, AB do voluutarily declare, that I will persevere in endeavouring to form a brotherhood of affection among Irishmen, of every religious persuasion ; and that I will also persevere in my endeavours to obtain an equal, full, and adequate representation of all the people of Ireland.
Page 300 - Every inconsiderable party, who, under the pretence of loyalty, received the king's commission to repel the adversary in some particular district, became pestilent enemies to the inhabitants. Their properties, their lives, the chastity of their families, were all exposed to barbarians, who sought only to glut their brutal passions; and by their horrible excesses purchased the curse of God and man.
Page 428 - Your patriotic exertions in the cause of your country have hitherto exceeded your most sanguine expectations, and in a short time must ultimately be crowned with success. Liberty has raised her drooping head : thousands daily flock to her standard : the voice of her children every where prevails. Let us then, in the. moment of triumph, return thanks to the Almighty Ruler of the Universe, that a total stop has been put to those sanguinary...
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| Title | Memoirs of William Sampson: Including Particulars of His Adventures in Various Parts of Europe; His Confinement in the Dungeons of the Inquisition in Lisbon, &c., &c. Several Original Letters; Being His Correspondence with the Ministers of State in Great-Britain and Portugal; a Short Sketch of ... |
| Author | William Sampson |
| Publisher | author, 1807 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 16 Jul 2007 |
| Length | 448 pages |
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