Some Celebrated Irish Beauties of the Last Century
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The King was full of his scheme for planting the country with loyal English subjects, as a sort of defence against the dis- loyalty of the natives. To Luttrell he gave a large grant of land, four miles from Dublin, which was called Luttrellstown, in return for which Luttrell was to give military service. Like all settlers, Luttrell became ipso facto an Irishman, intermarried with some of the best families, and attained high distinction. In James II. ' s reign, we find Simon Lut- trell governor ...of Dublin, at the time of the battle of the Boyne. An unswerving adherent of the Stuarts whether in weal or woe, Simon retreated to Limerick with the remnant of the Jacobite army, and managed to effect his escape to France, and in 1688 he was attainted of high treason. Later, how- ever, when the Treaty of Limerick was concluded, it was pro- Anne Luttrell, Duchess of Cumberland. 2 1 1 vided that if he returned in eight months, the attainder should be reversed, and his estates restored to him. A secret agreement was, however, entered into between his brother Henry !
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