The History of Ireland, From Its Invasion Under Henry Ii. to Its Union With Great Britain V. 2
The book The History of Ireland, From Its Invasion Under Henry Ii. to Its Union With Great Britain V. 2 was written by author Plowden, Francis, 1749-1829 Here you can read free online of The History of Ireland, From Its Invasion Under Henry Ii. to Its Union With Great Britain V. 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The History of Ireland, From Its Invasion Under Henry Ii. to Its Union With Great Britain V. 2 a good or bad book?
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From that knowledge we speak, when we declare our deepest conviction, that the penal laws^ which have followed in Buch doleful and rapid succession, the house burnings, arbitrary imprisonments^ and free quarters, and above all, the tortures to extort confessions, neither have had, nor can have, any other effect but exciting the most lively rancour in the hearts of almost all the people of Ireland, against those of their countrymen, who. have had recourse to such measures for maintaining their p...ower, and against the connexion with Great Britain, whose men, and \^hose, aid had been poured in to assist them." i- In the Hist. Rev. vol. 11. p. 66/ , it is stated, that Mr. Pelham (nowEarl Chichester) had retired from office in disgust at the sys- tem. But the author has been assured, by authority from his lordship, that this was an erroneous statement : that he approved of the system and all the measures of government at that time ; and was most re- v^'W/ Administration of Earl Camden. 421 luctantly resigned his situation from ill health, and 1/98.
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