A Collection of Tracts and Treatises Illustrative of the Natural History, Antiquities, and the Political and Social State of Ireland: At Various Periods Prior to the Present Century, Volume 2A. Thom, 1861 - Ireland |
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... market . The number of landed Irish Papists , or Freeholders before the wars , was about 3,000 ; whereof , as appears by 800 judg- 27 ments ments of the Court of Claims , which sat anno The Political Anatomy of Ireland . 27.
... market . The number of landed Irish Papists , or Freeholders before the wars , was about 3,000 ; whereof , as appears by 800 judg- 27 ments ments of the Court of Claims , which sat anno The Political Anatomy of Ireland . 27.
Page 49
... market - days journey , and the value of their housing , which shews the quality and ex- pence of the said people , I would hope to come to the know- ledge of the value of the said commodities , and consequently the value of the land ...
... market - days journey , and the value of their housing , which shews the quality and ex- pence of the said people , I would hope to come to the know- ledge of the value of the said commodities , and consequently the value of the land ...
Page 58
... markets , which are to the southward , and the planta- tions of America . Thus is Ireland by nature fit for trade , but otherwise very much unprepared for the same ; for as hath been often said , the housing thereof consists of 160,000 ...
... markets , which are to the southward , and the planta- tions of America . Thus is Ireland by nature fit for trade , but otherwise very much unprepared for the same ; for as hath been often said , the housing thereof consists of 160,000 ...
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... markets may be faithfully wrought and packt : which societies may direct themselves by the many several proposals and reports formerly , and of late made by the Council of Trade , and which they are now again ready to enlarge and ...
... markets may be faithfully wrought and packt : which societies may direct themselves by the many several proposals and reports formerly , and of late made by the Council of Trade , and which they are now again ready to enlarge and ...
Page 109
... Master of the Game , Sir George Lane , knt . , for his fee as Keeper of the Records in Bermingham's Tower , S 109 50 0 0 10 0 0 James James Buck , Clerk of the Markets of all Ire- The Political Anatomy of Ireland . 109.
... Master of the Game , Sir George Lane , knt . , for his fee as Keeper of the Records in Bermingham's Tower , S 109 50 0 0 10 0 0 James James Buck , Clerk of the Markets of all Ire- The Political Anatomy of Ireland . 109.
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Page 205 - I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding ; and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Page 164 - Tt ipyiav,* would not be a good rule for modern educators of youth ? And whether half the learning and study of these kingdoms is not useless, for want of a proper delivery and pronunciation being taught in our schools and colleges ? 204.
Page 148 - Whether money is to be considered as having an intrinsic value, or as being a commodity, a standard, a measure, or a pledge, as is variously suggested by writers ? And whether the true idea of money, as such, be not altogether that of a ticket or counter ? pounded proportion, directly as the demand, and reciprocally as the plenty ? 25.
Page 165 - ... 211. Whether the punishment should be placed on the seduced or the seducer ? 212. Whether a promise made before God and man in the most solemn manner ought to be violated ? 213. Whether it was Plato's opinion that, ' for the good of the community, rich should marry with rich ? ' — De Leg. Lib. iv. 214. Whether, as seed equally scattered produceth a goodly harvest, even so an equal distribution of wealth doth not cause a nation to flourish ? 215.
Page 147 - Whether the creating of wants be not the likeliest way to produce industry in a people? And whether, if our peasants were accustomed to eat beef and wear shoes, they would not be more industrious?
Page 206 - At the same time these proud people are more destitute than savages, and more abject than negroes. The negroes in our plantations have a saying, " If negro was not negro, Irishman would be negro." And it may be affirmed with truth, that the very savages of America are better clad and better lodged than the Irish cottagers throughout the fine fertile counties of Limerick and Tipperary.
Page 90 - G ordinato sive proviso, aut aliqua alia re causa vel materia quacunque, in aliquo non obstante. In cujus rei testimonium has Literas nostras fieri fecimus Patentes. TESTE Me ipso, apud Westmonasterium, vicesimo secundo die Aprilis, anno regni nostri decimo quinto.1 Per breve de Private Sigillo.
Page 220 - In every page it contains a proof of the author's extensive charity. His views are only towards the public good. The means he prescribeth are easily complied with, and his manner of treating persons in their circumstances so very singular that they plainly shew the good man, the polite gentleman, and the true patriot.
Page 169 - Whether a scheme for the welfare of this nation should not take in the whole inhabitants?" and, " Whether it was a vain attempt, to project the flourishing of our Protestant gentry, exclusive of the bulk of the natives...
Page 146 - Whether a people can be called poor, where the common sort are well fed, clothed, and lodged ? 3 Whether the drift and aim of every wise State should not be, to encourage industry in its members ? And whether those who employ neither heads nor hands for the common benefit deserve not to be expelled like drones out of a well-governed State...