Fitzgibbon, John, 1st Earl of Clare.

The speech of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Clare, Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, in the House of Lords of Ireland, on a motion made by the Earl of Moira, Monday, February 19, 1798. "That an humble address be presented to His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, to state, that as Parliament had confided to His Excellency extraordinary powers in order to support the laws and defeat traitorous combinations in this country, we feel it our duty - as those powers have not produced the desired effect - to recommend the adoption of such conciliatory measures as may allay apprehensions and discontent". - Dublin : Printed for John Milliken,..., 1798. - [4], 55, [1]p. ; 8.°

Half title.

estc t088743.


Catholic emancipation.


Ireland--History--Rebellion of 1798.