The million-peopled city
Garwood, John
1853
The Battle of the Boyne, and its Consequences.
The old party again rose to considerable power on the accession of James II.; and when that Sovereign retired to , after the revolution of , they supported his cause through an arduous war of 3 years, until after the battle of the Boyne they capitulated. Many left the country, but those who remained were treated with extreme seve- rity. "On the part of England, it was supposed, that as had been subdued by force of arms, the inhabitants ought in every respect to be subject to the victorious state, and that the interest of the English ought on all occasions to be consulted, without regarding the inconveniences which might ensue to the Irish. A very different idea was enter- tained by the Irish, or, at least, by the patriotic party among them. They rejected all notions of dependance upon the British Ministry and Parliament; and though they acknow- ledged the King's right of conquest, they most positively | |
254 | THE IRISH OF LONDON. denied that the British Parliament had any authority what- ever over them."[1] |
Footnotes: [1] " Encycl. Perthensis." Article, Ireland. |