Historical tracts : by Sir John Davies, Attorney General, and Speaker of the House of Commons in Ireland; consisting of 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. To which is prefixed a new life of the author, from authentic documents.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ireland--History--1172-1603.

Ireland.

Ireland--Politics and government--17th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],xxxviii,313,[17]p. )

Other Title:

Historical tracts

Place of Publication:

Dublin : printed by William Porter, for Mess. White, Gilbert, Byrne, Whitestone, W. Porter, and Moore, M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]

Notes:

'The life of Sir John Davies' is by the editor, George Chalmers.

With eight final advertisement leaves.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T134678.

OCLC:

642391923