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An Historical And Geographical Account Of Ireland.
tirely accomplish it . It appears , at this time , that the Irish were in a very flourishing condition , and that one of the greatest grievances they complained of was , that the English sent over men of mean birth to govern them . In 1394 , Bichard II . finding that the execution of his despotic schemes in England must be abortive without farther support , passed over to Ireland with an army of 34 , 000 men , well armed and
appointed . Ashe made no use of force , the Iri . h looked upon his presence to be a hi gh compliment to their nation , and admired the magnificence of his court . Richard , on the other hand , courted them by all the aits he could employ , and be-towed the honour of knighthood on their chiefs . In short , he behaved so as entirely to win their affections . But in J 399 after having acted in a
, very despotic manner in England , he undertook a fresh expedition into Ireland , to revenge the death of his Lord Lieutenant , the Earl of March , who had been killed by the wiltl Irish . His army again struck the natives with consternation , and they threw themselves upon his mercy . It was during this expedition , that the Duke of Lancaster landed in England ; and Richard , upon his return , finding himself
deserted by his English subjects on account of his tyranny , and that he could not depend upon the Irish , surrendered his crown to his rival . The Irish , after Richard ' s death , still retained a warm affection for the house of York ; and upon the revival of that family ' s claim to the crown , embraced its cause . Edward IV . made the Earl of Desmond Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , for his services against the Ormond
party and other adherents of the house of Lancaster , and he was ihe first Irish chieftain thatobtained this honour . Even the accession of Henry VII . to the crown of England did not reconcile the Irish to his title as Dtike of Lancaster ; and therefore readily joined Lambert Simnel , who pretended to be the eldest son of Edward IV . but for this they paid dear , being defeated in their attempt to invade England . This made them somewhat cautious at first of joining Perkin
Warbeck , notwithstanding his plausible pretences to be the Duke of York , second son of Edward IV . He was , however , at last recognized as King by the Irish . Henry behaved with moderation towards his favourers , and was contented with requiring the Irish nobility to take a fresh oath of allegiance to his government . This lenity had the desired effectduring the administration of the two Earls of Kildare
, , the Earl of Surry , and the Earl of Ormond . Henry VIII . governed Ireland by supporting its chiefs against each other , but they were tampered with by the Emperor Charles V . upon which Henry made his natural son , the Duke of Richmond , his Lord Lieutenant . This did not prevent the Irish from breaking out into rebellion in the year 1540 , under Fitzgerald , who had been Lord Deputyand was won
, over by the Emperor , but was at last hanged at Tyburn . After this , the house of Austria found their account , in their quarrels with England , to form a strong party among the Irish . About the year 1542 , James V . King of Scotland , formed some pretensions on the crown of Ireland , and was favoured by a strong party among the Irish themselves . It is hard to say , had ' he lived ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Historical And Geographical Account Of Ireland.
tirely accomplish it . It appears , at this time , that the Irish were in a very flourishing condition , and that one of the greatest grievances they complained of was , that the English sent over men of mean birth to govern them . In 1394 , Bichard II . finding that the execution of his despotic schemes in England must be abortive without farther support , passed over to Ireland with an army of 34 , 000 men , well armed and
appointed . Ashe made no use of force , the Iri . h looked upon his presence to be a hi gh compliment to their nation , and admired the magnificence of his court . Richard , on the other hand , courted them by all the aits he could employ , and be-towed the honour of knighthood on their chiefs . In short , he behaved so as entirely to win their affections . But in J 399 after having acted in a
, very despotic manner in England , he undertook a fresh expedition into Ireland , to revenge the death of his Lord Lieutenant , the Earl of March , who had been killed by the wiltl Irish . His army again struck the natives with consternation , and they threw themselves upon his mercy . It was during this expedition , that the Duke of Lancaster landed in England ; and Richard , upon his return , finding himself
deserted by his English subjects on account of his tyranny , and that he could not depend upon the Irish , surrendered his crown to his rival . The Irish , after Richard ' s death , still retained a warm affection for the house of York ; and upon the revival of that family ' s claim to the crown , embraced its cause . Edward IV . made the Earl of Desmond Lord Lieutenant of Ireland , for his services against the Ormond
party and other adherents of the house of Lancaster , and he was ihe first Irish chieftain thatobtained this honour . Even the accession of Henry VII . to the crown of England did not reconcile the Irish to his title as Dtike of Lancaster ; and therefore readily joined Lambert Simnel , who pretended to be the eldest son of Edward IV . but for this they paid dear , being defeated in their attempt to invade England . This made them somewhat cautious at first of joining Perkin
Warbeck , notwithstanding his plausible pretences to be the Duke of York , second son of Edward IV . He was , however , at last recognized as King by the Irish . Henry behaved with moderation towards his favourers , and was contented with requiring the Irish nobility to take a fresh oath of allegiance to his government . This lenity had the desired effectduring the administration of the two Earls of Kildare
, , the Earl of Surry , and the Earl of Ormond . Henry VIII . governed Ireland by supporting its chiefs against each other , but they were tampered with by the Emperor Charles V . upon which Henry made his natural son , the Duke of Richmond , his Lord Lieutenant . This did not prevent the Irish from breaking out into rebellion in the year 1540 , under Fitzgerald , who had been Lord Deputyand was won
, over by the Emperor , but was at last hanged at Tyburn . After this , the house of Austria found their account , in their quarrels with England , to form a strong party among the Irish . About the year 1542 , James V . King of Scotland , formed some pretensions on the crown of Ireland , and was favoured by a strong party among the Irish themselves . It is hard to say , had ' he lived ,