The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-11-23

"3d Every Iishwoman whether noble or otherwise who
is married any Engshman, is, after the death of her
husband entirely deprived of the third part of his lands and
possessions for that alone of her being Irish
4th The English when they can by violence overcome
an lrshman they by permit that the Irish in such
cases. should make any % estamentary arrangement or
dispose of their property in any manner but seize all
their effects and appropriate them to their own thus
deprving the Church Of its rights and by their assumed
authority, violently reducing race free from time imme
mortal, to the condition of slaves.
18Th BY the common of the King of England as
well as of some English bishops the chief of whom the
Archbishop of Armagh Roland de Jorse) of little
prudence and learning certain ubiquitous law lately
passed. in the city of Saint Kencus Kilkenny in Ireland
IN the following absurd FORM 1t is ordained that all the
religious orders resident in the territory in peaceful possession
OF the English be prohibited from receiving into their order
religious community persons but those of the English
naton and if they act otherwise lord the king shall
arrest all persons of both parties who have condemned his
command and the founders and patrons Of those institutions
shall have power seize upon persons of either party who
act in opposition and dsobedence this ordinance Agreed
to by amongst the English throughout Ire
land But before this statute enacted we'll
since, the Frars Preachers, (Domnicans the Minors,
Francscans the Monks, (Benedicnes and Cstercians)
the Canon Augustinans etc., and all the other English
religious ORDERS observed the spirit of it with sufficient
srctnes and received only persons of their country
though the monaeres for monks and canons from which,
in modern times, the Irish excluded by them,
founded for persons of every country Virtues to be
implanted amongst u.s. and the seeds of vice eradcated but
they have their vices amongst us, and completely ob
Grated our virtues"
There are some passages of ONes letter not mentioned
in Mac Geohegan given in Moores History of Ireland vo
p 49, as follows: IOtal as tnoy
aege between the English and themselves only in
and language but also in other respect dissmilari
greater, they declare than word pen adequately
describe there appeared longer the slightest hope that
they could live peaceaby together So great the
lust and pride of governing the sde and such the
resolution the other to cast off the ntoerable yoke that
they yet had been in this life would there
be truce between the nations That they themselves
had already sent letters the king and council through the
hands of John Hoham Bishop of Ely representing the
wrongs and outrages they had long suffered from the
English and proposing settlement by which all such lands
known to be rghuly theirs should be secured in
future them by direct tenure from the crown
agreeing in order to the further eson of blood to
submit any friendly plan proposed by the king himself for
fair division of the lands between them and their adversaries
To this proposition forwarded to England two years before
had been returned wherefore they say 'et
feel surprised endeavor to work out dev
erance and defend rights and liberties against
the harsh and cruel tyran who would destroy Them In
conclusion they to the Pope that for the speedy
and eectua attainment of their obec they have called
their aid the iusous Earl of Carrc Edward de Bruce
lord descended from the ancestors Themselves and have
made him, by Letters PATENT all the rights which they
themselves lawful heirs of the kingdom respectively pos
sess thereby constituting him king and lord of Ireland