An Impartial History of Ireland, from the Period of the English Invasion to the Present Time: From Authentic Documents, Volume 1J. Christie, 1811 - Ireland |
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... murder the prisoners . This they brutally performed by first breaking their legs , and then casting them from a precipice into the sea . This was civilizing the Irish , both Danes and Milesians , on the plan of an Anglo - Irish writer ...
... murder the prisoners . This they brutally performed by first breaking their legs , and then casting them from a precipice into the sea . This was civilizing the Irish , both Danes and Milesians , on the plan of an Anglo - Irish writer ...
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... murdered - however they did not torture him , they only cut off his head . This unsuccessful attempt of Asculph was fol- lowed by a greater effort of O'Connor , the mo- narch , without much better success . St. Lau- rence O'Tool ...
... murdered - however they did not torture him , they only cut off his head . This unsuccessful attempt of Asculph was fol- lowed by a greater effort of O'Connor , the mo- narch , without much better success . St. Lau- rence O'Tool ...
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... murder of their prisoners by those barbarous invaders , Fitz Stephen would not have lived to be presented to his sovereign by his captors , then requiring his punishment for the enormities he had committed . Strongbow , pressed by the ...
... murder of their prisoners by those barbarous invaders , Fitz Stephen would not have lived to be presented to his sovereign by his captors , then requiring his punishment for the enormities he had committed . Strongbow , pressed by the ...
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... murdered chieftain among a number of vassals , on military tenure . Henry , pressed by his enemies in Normandy , sent orders to Strongbow to come to him speedily , with what forces he could collect . The earl , in obedience to his ...
... murdered chieftain among a number of vassals , on military tenure . Henry , pressed by his enemies in Normandy , sent orders to Strongbow to come to him speedily , with what forces he could collect . The earl , in obedience to his ...
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... murdered chieftain of Meath being of the Hy - Nial race , who were long in possession of that country . The battle of Thurles , and the loss of Meath , alarmed Strongbow . Seeing the perilous situ- ation of the adventurers , he sent an ...
... murdered chieftain of Meath being of the Hy - Nial race , who were long in possession of that country . The battle of Thurles , and the loss of Meath , alarmed Strongbow . Seeing the perilous situ- ation of the adventurers , he sent an ...
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Page 475 - ... they could find them; yea, and one another soon after, insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves ; and if they found a plot of watercresses or shamrocks, there they flocked as to a feast for the time, yet not able long to continue there withal; that in short space there were none almost left, and a most populous and plentiful country suddenly left void of man and beast...
Page 463 - And another time, when the queen would not be persuaded that it was his writing whose name was to it, but that it had some more mischievous author; and said with great indignation, That she would have him racked to produce his author...
Page 463 - I found none, but for felony very many. And when her majesty hastily asked me, Wherein ? I told her, the author had committed very apparent theft; for he had taken most of the sentences of Cornelius Tacitus, and translated them into English, and put them into his text.
Page 308 - ... the king, under the great seal of that land, the causes and considerations, and all such acts as them seemeth should pass in the same parliament...
Page 464 - Timid juries, and judges who held their offices during pleasure, never failed to second all the views of the crown. And as the practice was anciently common, of fining, imprisoning, or otherwise punishing the jurors, merely at the discretion of the court, for finding a verdict contrary...
Page 335 - it was a declaration of perpetual war, not only against the native Irish, but against every person of English blood, who had settled beyond the limits of the pale, and from motives of personal interest, or convenience, had formed connexions with the natives, or adopted their laws and customs : And it had the full effect which might have been expected ; it drew closer the confederacy it was meant to dissolve, and implicated the colony of the pale in ceaseless warfare and contention with each other,...
Page 134 - ADRIAN the bishop, the servant of the servants of God, to his most dear son in Christ, the noble king of England, sendeth greeting, and apostolic benediction : Your magnificence hath been very careful and studious how you might enlarge the church of God here...
Page 463 - ... opinion that there was treason in it, and asked me if I could not find any places in it that might be drawn within case of treason: whereto I answered: for treason surely I found none, but for felony very many.
Page 475 - Munster; for, notwithstanding that the same was a most rich and plentiful country, full of corn and cattle, that you would' have thought they should have been able to stand long, yet ere one year and a half they were brought to such wretchedness, as that any stony heart would have rued the same. Out of every corner of the woods and glens they came creeping forth upon their hands, for their legs could not...
Page 126 - Irishman, whether lay or ecclesiastic, (the prelates alone excepted,) can prosecute for any offence whatsoever, because he is an Irishman. If any Englishman should, as they often do, treacherously and perfidiously murder an Irishman, be he ever so noble or so innocent, whether lay or ecclesiastic, secular or regular, even though he should be a prelate, no satisfaction can be obtained from an English court of justice ; on the contrary, the more worthy the murdered man was, and the more respected by...