The Life of James, Duke of Ormond: Containing an Account of the Most Remarkable Affairs of His Time, and Particularly of Ireland Under His Government ; with Appendix and a Collection of Letters, Serving to Verify the Most Material Facts in the Said History, Volume 3The University Press, 1851 - Ireland |
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... passed the bridge of Holt , ( the castle of which place was never taken , having been gal- lantly defended by young Robinson of Gwersytt , ) and for his greater security broke the drawbridge and an arch of the great one behind him ...
... passed the bridge of Holt , ( the castle of which place was never taken , having been gal- lantly defended by young Robinson of Gwersytt , ) and for his greater security broke the drawbridge and an arch of the great one behind him ...
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... passed an ordinance , ordering it to be taken by all persons through- out the kingdom . On Nov. 4 they despatched captain Owen O'Conally ( the discoverer of the plot upon Dublin ) with letters to all the British colonels in Ulster ...
... passed an ordinance , ordering it to be taken by all persons through- out the kingdom . On Nov. 4 they despatched captain Owen O'Conally ( the discoverer of the plot upon Dublin ) with letters to all the British colonels in Ulster ...
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... passing through the several parishes of the counties of Down and Antrim , recom- mended it everywhere ; the country people , as well as soldiers , taking it with as much zeal , as if it were the only means of preserving both their souls ...
... passing through the several parishes of the counties of Down and Antrim , recom- mended it everywhere ; the country people , as well as soldiers , taking it with as much zeal , as if it were the only means of preserving both their souls ...
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... passed before the colonel , with all his lenity , suffered as much mischief as ever he apprehended from severity , and found by experience that connivance at pub- lic insolencies is the most improper method in nature to procure ...
... passed before the colonel , with all his lenity , suffered as much mischief as ever he apprehended from severity , and found by experience that connivance at pub- lic insolencies is the most improper method in nature to procure ...
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... passed by Dundalk , and depend- ing upon a party within the place , desired leave to march through it with his army , but was refused passage . The next day ( July 12 ) he marched to the Newry , and drew up his forces on an hill little ...
... passed by Dundalk , and depend- ing upon a party within the place , desired leave to march through it with his army , but was refused passage . The next day ( July 12 ) he marched to the Newry , and drew up his forces on an hill little ...
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Page 410 - ... said that he had set about it several times, but there was something so unfortunate in the features of the face, that he was shocked every time that he examined it, and forced to leave off his work; and if there was any stress to be laid upon physiognomy, he was sure that the person whom the picture represented was destined to a violent end.
Page 326 - Holborn ; for there he was to take horse, and go to Dover with it. This messenger knew nothing of the letter in the saddle, but some persons in Dover did.
Page 326 - ... left in the lurch ; therefore, we thought it best to prevent them, by offering first to come in upon any reasonable conditions.
Page 200 - ... and for your so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal, this day of , in the year of our Lord , at , in the [county] aforesaid.
Page 410 - King went with a train of nobility to inspect the bust. As they were viewing it, a hawk flew over their heads with a partridge in his claws which he had wounded to death. Some of the partridge's blood fell upon the neck of the bust, where it remained without being wiped off.
Page 326 - Youghall one day with him and Ireton, they fell into discourse about the king's death. Cromwell thereupon said more than once, that if the king had followed his own judgment, and had been attended by none but trusty servants, he had fooled them all ; and that once they had a mind to have closed with him ; but, upon something that happened, fell off from that design. Orrery...
Page 327 - ... we were to search all that went in and out there ; but as he looked like an honest man, we would only search his saddle and so dismiss him. Upon that, we ungirt the saddle, and carried it into the stall, where we had been drinking, and left the...
Page 469 - Regicide,' says Jacobite Carte on the occasion, ' had the effect he proposed. It spread abroad the terror of his name; it cut' — in fact, it cut through the heart of the Irish War. Wexford Storm followed (not by forethought, it would seem, but by chance of war) in the same stern fashion ; and there was no other storm or slaughter needed in that country.
Page 199 - And although you exceed what law can warrant, or any powers of ours reach unto, as not knowing what you have need of, yet it being for our service, we oblige ourself, not only to give you our pardon, but to maintain the same with all our might and power ; and though either by accident...
Page 191 - ... occasion, you may confidently use and trust him in this, or any other thing he shall propound to you, for my service, there being none in whose honesty and zeal to my person and honour I have more confidence, so I rest yours, &c." To this the following postscript was added in cipher : " His honesty and affection to my service will not deceive you; but I will not answer for his judgment.