The Montgomery Manuscripts: (1603-1706)George Hill J. Cleeland, 1869 - 472 من الصفحات The Montgomery family of the County of Down in Ireland was part of the Irish nobility, being Earls of Mount-Alexander. |
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acres aforesaid afterwards Alexander Antrim appointed Ards arms army Bally barony Belfast bishop Braidstane brother called captain Carrickfergus castle Charles church colonel command commissioners countess court covenant Cromwell dated daughter of sir death Derry died Donaghadee Downpatrick Dublin duke earl of Eglinton earl of Mount-Alexander Echlin edited by Archdall eldest Elizabeth England English father gent George George Montgomery gomery grant Greyabbey hath heirs Henry honour Ireland Irish James Hamilton king king's lady laird lands late letter Lordship Majesty married memoir mentioned ministers Monro Mont Newtown O'Neill officers Ormond parliament party patent Patrick Peerage of Ireland persons Portaferry possession presbyterian rent Rosemount Savage Scotland Scots Scottish sent Shaw sir Hugh Montgomery sir James Montgomery sir John sir Robert sir William Stewart supra surname thereof Thomas town townlands Ulster unto viscount Montgomery wife William Montgomery
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الصفحة 402 - Howe'er it be, it seems to me, 'Tis only noble to be good. Kind hearts are more than coronets, And simple faith than Norman blood.
الصفحة 223 - ... the windows and balconies all set with ladies; trumpets, music, and myriads of people flocking, even so far as from Rochester, so as they were seven hours in passing the city, even from two in the afternoon till nine at night.
الصفحة 417 - At dinner we had a great deal of good discourse about Parliament : their number being uncertain, and always at the will of the King to encrease, as he saw reason to erect a new borough. But all concluded that the bane of the Parliament hath been the leaving off the old custom of the places allowing wages to those that served them in Parliament, by which they chose men that understood their business and would attend it, and they could expect an account from, which now they cannot ; and so the Parliament...
الصفحة 335 - Dare ye for this adjure the civil sword To force our consciences that Christ set free, And ride us with a classic hierarchy, Taught ye by mere AS and Rotherford?
الصفحة 335 - Men whose life, learning, faith, and pure intent, Would have been held in high esteem with ' Paul, Must now be named and printed heretics, By shallow Edwards, and Scotch what d'ye call...
الصفحة 61 - From Scotland came many, and from England not a few, yet all of them generally the scum of both nations; who, from debt or breaking and fleeing from justice, or seeking shelter, came hither, hoping to be without fear of man's justice, in a land where there was nothing, or but little as yet, of the fear of God.
الصفحة 214 - Lord, I am a poor foolish creature ; this people would fain have me live; they think it best for them, and that it will redound much to thy glory, and all the stir is about this. Others would fain have me die ; Lord, pardon them, and pardon thy foolish people, forgive their sins, and do not forsake them, but love and bless, and give them rest, and bring them to a consistency, and give me rest, for Jesus Christ's sake, to whom, with thee and thy Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory, now and for ever,...
الصفحة 217 - ... fruit thereof is uncertain, and consequently no culture of the earth; no navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by sea; no commodious building; no instruments of moving and removing such things as require much force; no knowledge of the face of the earth; no account of time; no arts; no letters; no society; and, which is worst of all, continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
الصفحة 244 - This great Prelate had the good humour of a Gentleman, the eloquence of an Orator, the fancy of a Poet, the acuteness of a Schoolman, the profoundness of a Philosopher, the wisdom of a Chancellor, the sagacity of a Prophet, the reason of an Angel, and the piety of a Saint.
الصفحة 244 - ... the sagacity of a prophet, the reason of an angel, and the piety of a saint; he had devotion enough for a cloister, learning enough for a university, and wit enough for a college of virtuosi; and had his parts and endowments been parcelled out among his clergy whom he left behind him, it would perhaps have made one of the best dioceses in the world.