The Irish standard., 1886-11-13
CAPT. WILLIAM BLUNDELL
The Atrocities Perpetrated by the Eng
lish soldiery in Ireland as
Far Back az 1914. s=a
A BOLD AND FEARL LESS CAVALIER.
From 700 to 800 Persons Murdered in One
Day in the Kings Land Within
Seven Miles Of Dublin.
(BostOn Pilot.)


(Boston Pilot.)
ssNilllam Blundell, of Crosby, Ian
cashire, Esq., was y Captain of Dra-
gcons in the Royalist Army Of 1912,
one OF the thousands Of loyal Catholic
gentlemen who devoted their swords to
the cause Of the ungrateful Stuarts.
Unlike most of his comrades his name
and services are not forgotten, thanks
to the zeal Of an admiring biograpller
Rev. T. Ellison Gibson, who has edited
and published most delightful col
lection of extracts from the old Cava-
lier's notebook.
The Blundell family was of Norman
origin, coming over with the Con-
auoror and settling very early az
the place occupied by them and their
descendants ever since, the village Of
Little Crosby, six miles from Liver
pool. William Blundeli, in memorial
to James H., makes mention OF Gu
rious circumstances in the history Of the
family seat in these words:
s'It is very we'll known that ye small
township above-said was many years
remarked for these things
THAT it had not a beggar;
THAT it had not an ale-hOuse;
'''That it had not a Protestant in it. :"
Much more extraordinary Is the fact
told by the biographer of William Blum
dell, writing 200 years afterwards, in
1880: "a direct descendant of the
Cavalier, occupying the mansion and
estate, can say at this very day, of his
village, that there is neither beggar,
alehouse nor Protestant within it.''
This within six miles of Liverpool
The gallant Cavalier she'd his blood
and spent his money for the royaIist
cause, was fined, imprisoned and other
wise prosecuted for his loyalty 90 God
and King, but lived to q good old age,
dying in his 18th year. His notebook
is All interesting reflex Of the writer's
character. and doubly valuable as show
ing the high moral principles govern
ing those whose fidelity to their SOW
ereigns has led prejudiced historians to
malign and traduce them. The world
has been compelled to admire the sterl-
ing courage and loyalty of the Cava-
liers, out the vices Of disso]ute king
and court have been nnjustly ascribed
to the great body Of their supporters,
until the current impression Of the
Cavaliers, gathered fro4n historians not
in sympathy with their cause, is that
Of a daring, reckless and registering
band. William Blundell was All earn
est Christian man in belief and prac.
tice, with views in worldly matters far
ahead of his time. In his note book he
suggests many business ideas, which
have since been adopted, concerning
the needs of advertising, news collect
ing, the establishment of brokers'
houses for the lending OF money. and
other practical subjects.
His philosophy is both shrewd and
aptly expressed. ''Praise your children
openly, reprehend them secretly" is a
maxim worthy to be adopted by all pa
rents.
He anticipates the Woman Suffrage
movement, when he says: Women
may pretend little to govern because
men have governed so ill, as plausibly
as some have reformed the Church
upon the like pretense." Woman's wit
is justified, however, in his anecdote Of
the reply made by the Queen Of SPAN
when her husband, Philip I'LL, relating
some fault committed by a Jesuit,
asked what she could now sayin excuse
Of the Jesuits. The Queen replied !:
Sir, can say nothing in defense of
those fathers but this-that without
all question: the bell that sounds so
loud with so small a touch must
needs be Of ain excellent temper"
The brave old cavalier scorned duel
lists and detesced duelling. Toa chal-
lenge which he either received or ex-
pected he prepared an answer in which
he said II have lost much blood in de-
Tense Of the laws, and will not hazard
any to break them. | confess [ dare
not be damned on any account, and
am unwilling to be hanged on this. In
the meantime (here the old Cavaliers
courage speaks out) if the answer dis
pleases yon,I I shall never decline the
walks to which my business leads me
out of any fear of your sword.'' Else
where he says OF the same fashionable
crime: $50 that it seems, if sins be
fashionable sins We cannot blame them.
We would not go to hi unless honor
calls US. Nay, we should be content to
go to Heaven, if it were not against
our credit te receive an affront. . &,
We close tire extract from this most
interesting book with q passage con-