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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... provisions to feed the army , having never refused to engage himself or his estate for them upon any occasion . When this gentleman , distinguished by his merit in so many re- spects , and otherwise unexceptionable in all , attended ...
... provisions to feed the army , having never refused to engage himself or his estate for them upon any occasion . When this gentleman , distinguished by his merit in so many re- spects , and otherwise unexceptionable in all , attended ...
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... provisions of the army from the earl of Leicester ; and was sent in April to Ireland without money , but with letters from his lordship and the speaker of the house of commons to the lords jus- tices , assuring them , that within twenty ...
... provisions of the army from the earl of Leicester ; and was sent in April to Ireland without money , but with letters from his lordship and the speaker of the house of commons to the lords jus- tices , assuring them , that within twenty ...
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... provisions , were sent to Mr. Frost , the lord lieutenant , and the parliament , five hundred pounds was all that was paid , and that allotted for providing storehouses , weights and measures ; but that sum , and much more , was soon ...
... provisions , were sent to Mr. Frost , the lord lieutenant , and the parliament , five hundred pounds was all that was paid , and that allotted for providing storehouses , weights and measures ; but that sum , and much more , was soon ...
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... Provisions of a good value were taken up for the ne- cessities of the army , and charged on the parliament , by bills or certificates , according to the ordinance of both houses ; part whereof ( especially at the first ) were ac- cepted ...
... Provisions of a good value were taken up for the ne- cessities of the army , and charged on the parliament , by bills or certificates , according to the ordinance of both houses ; part whereof ( especially at the first ) were ac- cepted ...
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... provisions , and of money for that service , were apostyled by the parliament committee . There was not then in the stores above eight days ' provision for the army , which was like to be devoured by want . An eminent member of the ...
... provisions , and of money for that service , were apostyled by the parliament committee . There was not then in the stores above eight days ' provision for the army , which was like to be devoured by want . An eminent member of the ...
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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...
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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...
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