An impartial history of Ireland, from the period of the English invasion to the present time, Volume 41811 |
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... this coun- try , and confine it entirely to the parliament of Britain . That the writs for summoning the lords and commons in both countries being the same , they must in each kingdom be possessed of equal powers OF IRELAND . 15.
... this coun- try , and confine it entirely to the parliament of Britain . That the writs for summoning the lords and commons in both countries being the same , they must in each kingdom be possessed of equal powers OF IRELAND . 15.
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Dennis Taaffe. they must in each kingdom be possessed of equal powers , or else the peerage of their nation be little more than an empty title , and the commous stand for ever deprived of the privilege of im- peaching in parliament ...
Dennis Taaffe. they must in each kingdom be possessed of equal powers , or else the peerage of their nation be little more than an empty title , and the commous stand for ever deprived of the privilege of im- peaching in parliament ...
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... equal . The votes were on the point of being taken , when colonel Tottenham , who had ridden post , entered the house of commons . His vote frustrated the views of government ; and Tottenham in his boots ' was long the theme of public ...
... equal . The votes were on the point of being taken , when colonel Tottenham , who had ridden post , entered the house of commons . His vote frustrated the views of government ; and Tottenham in his boots ' was long the theme of public ...
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... equal contempt for the cross . It was natural enough for the enemies of the faith to associate . Thus the infidel rulers of the French republic , while they laboured with might and main to undermine and abolish the christian faith ...
... equal contempt for the cross . It was natural enough for the enemies of the faith to associate . Thus the infidel rulers of the French republic , while they laboured with might and main to undermine and abolish the christian faith ...
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... equal right to oppose , by law , and to complain of the misconduct of all those , who endanger our constitution by endangering the right of the sub- ject , or neglecting to discharge the duties of their stations . If in all that I have ...
... equal right to oppose , by law , and to complain of the misconduct of all those , who endanger our constitution by endangering the right of the sub- ject , or neglecting to discharge the duties of their stations . If in all that I have ...
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Page 98 - ... the Pope or any other authority or person whatsoever, or without any hope of any such dispensation from any person or authority whatsoever, or without thinking that I am or can be acquitted before God or man or absolved of this declaration or any part thereof, although the Pope or any other person or persons or power whatsoever should dispense with or annul the same, or declare that it was null and void from the beginning.
Page 97 - I do renounce, reject, and abjure the opinion, that princes excommunicated by the Pope and council, or by any authority of the See of Rome, or by any authority whatsoever, may be deposed or murdered by their subjects, or any person whatsoever...
Page 18 - Britain; 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, 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 96 - I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to his Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and traitorous Conspiracies which may be formed against him or them-.
Page 329 - I do declare, that I do not believe that the Pope of Rome, or any other foreign prince, prelate, person, state, or potentate, hath or ought to have any temporal or civil jurisdiction, power, superiority or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, within this realm.
Page 18 - 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, 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 kingdom and people of Ireland.
Page 431 - I also declare, that it is not an article of the catholic faith; neither am I thereby required to believe or profess that the pope is infallible...
Page 141 - That a claim of any body of men, other than the king, lords, and commons of Ireland to make laws to bind this kingdom, is unconstitutional, illegal, and a grievance.
Page 315 - I, AB, in the presence of God, do pledge myself to my country, that I will use all my abilities and influence in the attainment of an impartial and adequate representation of the Irish nation in parliament ; and as a means of absolute and immediate necessity in the establishment of this chief good of Ireland, I will endeavour, as much as lies in my ability, to forward a brotherhood of affection, an identity of interests, a communion of rights, and...
Page 86 - I am talking nonsense, they know their situation too well to think of it ; they can have no defence but by means of protection from one gentleman against another, who probably protects his vassal as he would the sheep he intends to eat.