The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-12-28

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This flow of mystic eoquence, (the bull of Adan served
as may be SEEM of decent envelope for political
bargain absolutely similar that of William the Bastard
with Pope Alexander II Henry IL would have probably
hastened did William, his strange religious mission,
if another compassionate of Anou did not for the time
being direct his attention. Afterwards he fought against
the Breans and the Poevns who unfortunately for their
safety preferred their national independence the yoke
prince of the Church. Lastly, the rivalry of the French
king 1551156 which ceased to manifest ITSELF either
openly in secret and especially the long and serious
quarrel with the prmate of Canterbury retarded him from
conquering in Ireland temporal sovereignty for himself
and spiritual for the Pope, together with tribute of
penny for every house. When Adrian died. his bull still
slept awaiting employment in the treasure chest of the royal
charts of England and there it might have slept during the
entire life of the King of England if unforeseen crcum
stances had occasoned its publication the light of day.
We have above how Norman and Flemish adventur
had conquered Pembokeshre and part of the west
of Wales. In establishing themselves in the
domains newly acquired by them, these had laid
aside their customary manners denes dissipation for
the habits of order and epose they consumed in gaming
and debaucher all the ofher lands and exhausted
instead of lettering them counting expeditions rather
than private economy for day repairing their fortune
In word in the condition of great propreor of rich
ritoria segne speak the language of the epoch they
had preserved the character of soldiers of fortune always
disposed accept the chances of in foreign parts either
their account the mercenaries of Others 1t
under this aspect they remarked by the people of
the isle of Erin who frequently visited in the way of
merce the of Wales For the first tme then, they
in the vicinity of Ireland colony of trained to
complete armor called at that day. pormue oncoise the
sight of these of mail and of the great Flemish
horses of the companions of Richard Strongbow-a
spectacle for the rish who acquainted only with light
armor-caused them great surprise (l166-ll69 The voy-
ayers traders their return told marvellous stories of
the prowess and warke skill of the to the west
of Britain this tme the chief of one of the eastern
provinces of Ireland found himself at with of the
neighboring chiefs Struck with what he had heard related
of the of Pembrokeshre he behought him of
inviting some among them enroll themselves in his service
for high pay and aid him in running his enemy whose
destruction pursued with all the passionate frenzy which
the Irish unfortunately carried into their civil wars
ere follows an account of the INVASION whose first
consisted of Normans and Femings exclusively and whose
is attributed to the superiority of their military ap
pare as compared with that of the natives The effect of
this foreign intervention in the country is then descrbed
This appeal foreigners in the internal quarres OF the
country and especially the establishment of these foreigners
in the shape permanent colonies in the cities and territory
of the king of Lenster alarmed all the neghborng prov
nces and transformed the private enmity to Dermo into
national hostility (The people of all Ireland says chron-
cler in the Latin language were indignant 10 MINK a' NC
should have introduced English horde into the lsand
He was placed under the ban public enemy OF the irish
confederation and instead of having to do with single KING
almost all of them declared against him. The new COL
onists seeing their intimately bound up WIN MS
resolved sustain him in defending themselves ana a' "
first sound of the coming Storm dispatched messengers 10
England to recruit everywhere adventures ana
Normans French, and English by race Military pay
and land were promised them Othese,a
who were received by King Dermot and whose FORTUNES were
in remarkable contrast with their previous cohol'ion w
wretched state of which was then betrayed oy ue ~ "
some among them as for instance, Raymonder VINO
without changing his soubriquet became his anu po"er
ful baron the eastern coast of Ireland.