Ancient Irish Histories: The Works of Spencer, Campion, Hanmer, and Marleburrough, Том 1Reprinted at the Hibernia Press, 1809 |
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abuses afterwards alwayes amongst ancient appeareth Baron better Bishop Brittaine brought called Captaine Castle Church Citty Connaght Corke Councell countrey customes dayly Desmond Divelin doth Dublin Duke Duke of Clarence Earle of Desmond Earle of Kildare Edward enemy England English escheated Eudox evill farre Fitz Gerald garrisons Gaules generall Governour graunt hath heere Henry himselfe honour Iames Iland inconvenience indeede inhabited Iohn Ireland Iren Irenæus Irish John Kilkenny King King of Leinster Knight land lawes Leinster Limericke Lord Deputy Lord Iustice Majesty meanes Mounster nations never noble Oneale Picts Princes principall Queene raigne realme rebells reformation Richard Scots Scythians seemeth selfe shee shew SIR JAMES WARE sonne souldiers souldiours Spaniards spoyle surely sword therein thereof thereunto things thinke Thomas TODD townes Tredagh tryall unto victualls Vlster vvas vvere vvhich vvhom VVilliam vvith warre Waterford William yeeld
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