Considerations upon two bills, sent down from the Rt. Hon. the House of lords to the Honourable House of commons of Ireland : relating to the clergy of that kingdom / by the Rev. Dr. Swift, D.S.P.D. ; To which is added, A proposal for an act of Parliament, to pay off the debt of the nation, without taxing the subject, by which the number of landed gentry, and substantial farmers will be considerably encreas'd, and no one person will be the poorer, or contribute one farthing to the charge By A--- P---, esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.

Contributor:

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, supposed author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of Ireland--Clergy.

Church of Ireland.

Clergy.

Clergy--Salaries, etc--Ireland.

Church lands--Ireland.

Church lands.

Leases--Ireland.

Leases.

Debts, Public--Ireland.

Debts, Public.

Clergy--Salaries, etc.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

32 pages ; 20 cm (8vo)

Place of Publication:

[London] : Dublin printed, London re-printed for J. Roberts, 1732.

Notes:

Decorative initials, head- and tailpieces.

The Considerations dated "Dublin, Feb. 24, 1732-2."

The two bills were the Bill of residence, and the Bill of division.

"Although the title says that the Proposal is 'by A[lexander] P[ope], esq;', the style and treatment of the subject clearly show that it was written by Swift." - cf. Teerink.

The earlier edition of this work was printed in London and not in Dublin.

Cited in:

Terrink-Scouten 717

ESTC t145270

OCLC:

8444167