| William Nicolson - Ireland - 1724 - 318 pages
...the Throne of Great-Britain. His Book bears the Title of (i) Hijlorical Collettions : Or, A Difeovery of the true Caufes why Ireland was never entirely...under Obedience -to the Crown of England, until the beginning of the Reign of King James. Thefc Caufes are aflign'd under two .general Heads : r. The faint... | |
| New and general biographical dictionary - 1761 - 466 pages
...gentleman's productions as a poet ; but he gave the world feveral pieces in quality of a lawyer. I. " A difcovery of the true caufes, why Ireland " was...never entirely fubdued, nor brought under obedience " of the crown of England, until the beginning of his ma** jefty's happy reign." Lond. 1612, 4to. Dedicated... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Ireland - 1777 - 518 pages
...make them loyal. Among the many caufes afllgned by Sir John Davies, why Ireland was never entirely brought under obedience to the crown of England, until the reign of James I. the capital one feems to be the defect of civil polity. He fhews, that " for the fpace of... | |
| C. H. Wilson - Dungannon volunteer meetings - 1782 - 468 pages
...mafter's acceflion to the throne of Great Britain. His book bears the title of' Hidorical collections: or, a difcovery of the • true caufes why Ireland was...fubdued, nor « brought under obedience to the crown »f England, until ' the beginning of the reign of king James.' The caufes are affigned under two general... | |
| Charles Lucas - 1785 - 370 pages
...Authority, for my prefent Purpofe, to recite fome few Cafes, from Sir John's Traft, intituled, " A Difcovefy of the true Caufes " why Ireland was never entirely fubdued, nor brought under Obe" dience to the Crown of England, untill the Reign of King James " I." For Example, then; IN the... | |
| English poetry - 1787 - 750 pages
...its conllitution. " He publiihed the refult of his inquiries in 1612, under the wellknown title of A Difcovery of the true Caufes why Ireland was never entirely fubdued till the Beginning of his Majefly's Reitrn. This ela. borate performance he dedicated to the king,... | |
| Sir John Davies - Ireland - 1787 - 368 pages
...aud a Pojl, may be feen in the , Had. MSS. No. cclxxxvi. fol. 248. As an Hijiorian, Sir John wrote A Difcovery of the true caufes why Ireland was never entirely fubdued, till the beginning of his Maje fly's Reign. This was firft publifhed in 1612. It feems to have been... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Ireland - 1789 - 518 pages
...earl of Tir-oen ; foon after the conclufion of which Davies wrote his book, intitled, " A Difcoverie of the True Caufes why Ireland was " never entirely fubdued, nor brought under obe" dience, to the crowne of England, until the beginning of the reign of James the Firft." Yet that... | |
| Biography - 1795 - 420 pages
...the king at Whitehall, In 1612, he quitted the poft His productions as a lawyer are as follow : i. " A Difcovery of the true Caufes why Ireland was never entirely fubdued, nor brought .under Obedience of the Crown of England, until the Beginning of his Majefty's happy Reign, 1612," 4to. Dedicated to... | |
| Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1800 - 440 pages
...Dancing, in a dialogue between Penelope and one of her wooers, containing 131 ftanzas unfinifhed. — IV. Difcovery of the true Caufes why Ireland was never entirely fubdued, nor brought under obedience of the Crown of England, until the beginning of his Majefty's happy reign, Lend. 1612, 4t0. — V.... | |
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