History of the Political Connection Between England and Ireland: From the Reign of Henry II. to the Present Time

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T. Cadell, 1780 - Great Britain - 232 pages
 

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Page 197 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Page 22 - Ireland to absent himself for a time. '10. The said Undertakers shall not alien their portions during five years next after the date of their letters patents, but in this manner, viz., one-third part in feefarm, another third part for forty years or under, reserving to themselves the other third part without alienation, during; the said five years.
Page 197 - the said kingdom of Ireland hath been, is, and of right ought to be subordinate unto and dependent upon the imperial crown of Great Britain, as being inseparably united and annexed thereunto ; and that the king's majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the lords spiritual and temporal and commons of Great Britain, in parliament assembled...
Page 93 - ... parliament, and such causes, considerations, and acts, affirmed by the king and his council, to be good and expedient...
Page 15 - ... that be hidden which is so palpable? And, therefore, to leave that which is past, and that you may prepare to remedy matters of weight hereafter, rather than to fill your papers with many impertinent arguments, being in your...
Page 18 - Majesty, upon view whereof his Majesty, of his princely bounty, not respecting his own profit, but the public peace and welfare of that kingdom by the civil plantation of those unreformed and waste countries, is graciously pleased to distribute the said lands to such of his subjects, as well of Great Britain as of Ireland, as being of merit and ability, shall seek the same with a mind not only to benefit themselves, but to do service to the Crown and commonwealth...
Page 12 - Right trusty and right well beloved cosen and councellor, and trusty and well beloved, we greet you well. Having sufficiently declared unto you before this time, how little the manner of your proceedings hath answered either our direction or the world's expectation ; and finding now by your letters, by Cuffe, a course more strange, if stranger...
Page 13 - July was past, and that you had understood our mislike of your former course, and making your excuse of undertaking it onely in respect of your conformitie to the council's opinion, with great protestations of haste into the north, we received another letter of new reasons to suspend that journey yet a while, and to draw the army into Ophalia ; the fruit whereof was no other at your comming home, but more relations of further miseries of your army, and greater difficulties to performe the Ulster...
Page 19 - Scottish inhabitants. 2. Servitors in the kingdom of Ireland, who may take meer Irish, English, or inland Scottish tenants at their choice. 3. Natives of Ireland, who are to be made freeholders. Thirdly, His Majesty will reserve unto himself the appointment in what county every Undertaker shall have his portion. But to avoid emulation and controversy, which would arise among them, if every man should choose his place where he would be planted ; his Majesty's pleasure is, that the...
Page 100 - ... the king's land of Ireland is his proper dominion, and a member appending, and rightfully belonging to the imperial crown of the said realm of England, and united to the same...

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