The History of the General Rebellion in Ireland: Raised Upon the Three and Twentieth Day of October, 1641 ... |
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affiftance aforefaid againſt alfo alſo anſwer Armagh arms becauſe Britiſh caftle of Dublin captain caſtle caufe cauſe Cavan commiffion cruelties defign defire depofeth deponent divers Drogheda Dundalk earl England Engliſh eſcaped fafety faid fame fecurity feize fend fent fervice feven feveral fhall fhould fide fince fir Phelim firft firſt flain foldiers fome foon ftate ftrength ftripped fubjects fuch fuffered further faith fword hath himſelf horfe horſe houfe houſe Ireland Irifh Iriſh John juftices and council Jurat Kilkenny killed king kingdom kingdom of Ireland land lieutenant likewife lord Mac-Guire lords juftices lordship majefty majeſty's miferable moft moſt murdered paffed Pale papifts parliament parliament of England perfons plot prefent prifoner proteftants purpoſe raiſed reafon rebellion rebels refolved reft Revd Roger Moore ſeveral ſhall ſtate thefe themſelves thereof theſe thofe Thomas thoſe thouſand town Tredagh Ulfter unto uſed William Youghal
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Page 395 - ... hurdle to the place of execution, and there you shall be hanged by the neck, and being alive shall be cut down, and your...
Page 34 - that he moved the said Hugh to forbear executing of that business, and to discover it to the State, for the saving of his own estate ; who said he could not help it ; but said, that they did owe their allegiance to the king, and would pay him all his rights ; but that they did this for the tyrannical government that was over them, and to imitate Scotland, who got a privilege by that course.
Page 384 - ... wherewith this long time it hath been afflicted, and heavily burthened, and gallantly do in them what lieth to extirpate, and totally root out...
Page 394 - ... at leaft. You then made a Queftion, whether you ought to be tried by your Peers in Ireland^ or a Jury here ? The Court did fo far deliberate in it, as to allow you Counfel to plead with the beft Advantage you could : And afterwards, this Term, 'there hath been two Arguments at the Bar on each Side; where hath been faid as much for you as can be. The Court over-ruled that, and fo you are tried by a Jury ; and you had the Liberty to challenge them, and had all the Advantages that the Law will afford,...
Page 376 - Efq. two of his Majefty's Juftices of the Peace for the county of Middlefex, the firft day of October, 164*.
Page 400 - Macguire seemed not to regard his discourse, but read out of his paper to the people as followeth : " ' Since I am here to die, I desire to depart with a quiet mind, and with the marks of a good Christian; that is, asking forgiveness first of God, and next of the world.
Page 364 - ... inftantly. We do not defire this to be produced again, and if it be, we know not how it could be material one way or other. After this the lord Mac-Guire further urged the court to the former purpofe : to which it was anfwered, that he was then brought to his tryal as a prifoner upon the indictment, and that both the lords and commons had approved of the opinion of the court therein. Mac. Pleafe you fir, one word more : I defire to appeal to the lords.
Page 34 - Hugh, told him that the Irish had prepared men in all parts of the kingdom, to destroy all the English...
Page 35 - That all the lords and gentlemen in the kingdom that were papists, were engaged in the plot; that what was that day to be done in other parts of the country, was so far advanced by that time, as it was impossible for the wit of man to prevent it. And withal told them, that it was here they had him in their power and might use him how he pleased, but he was sure he should be revenged.
Page 151 - ... desired them to kill them out of their pain, they would deny it ; but sometimes, after. a day or two, they would dash out their brains with stones, or by some other cruel way. which they accounted done as a favour, of which...