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Historical tracts

by Sir John Davies ... ; to which is prefixed a new life of the author, from authentic documents

Printed by William Porter, for White, Gilbert, Byrne, Whitestone, W. Porter, and Moore, 1787

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稀覯本(1800年以前)につき記述対象資料毎に書誌作成

The 2d, 3d, and 4th tracts have special title pages

Edited by George Chalmers

Advertisements: p. [3]-[4] (1st group)

References: ESTC T194105

Contents: (from t.p.): 1. A discovery of the true cause why Ireland was never brought under obedience of the crown of England -- 2. A letter to the Earl of Salisbury on the state of Ireland, in 1607 -- 3. A letter to the Earl of Salisbury, in 1610 : giving an account of the plantation in Ulster -- 4. A speech to the Lord-Deputy in 1613, tracing the ancient constitution of Ireland

Page [2] (1st group), [214], [216], [272], [274], [288] (2nd group) blank

Page 233 misnumbered 253

Contents of Works

  • A discovery of the true cauſes why Ireland was never entirely ſubdued and brought under obedience of the crown of England, until the beginning of his Majeſty's happy reign
  • A letter from Sir John Davies, Knt. attorney general of Ireland, to Robert Earl of Salisbury : touching the state of Monaghan, Fermanagh, and Gavan; wherein a discourse concerning the Corbes and Irenahs of Ireland : wtih notes by the editor
  • A letter from Sir John Davies to Robert Earl of Salisbury, concerning the state of ireland
  • Sir John Davies's speech to the Lord-Deputy of Ireland, when he approved of him as speaker of the commons

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