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" ... and money of all the inhabitants of the country at the will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase of Scripture is, "did eat up the people as it were bread," for that he had no other entertainment. "
Parliamentary logick: to which are subjoined two speeches, delivered in the ... - Page 146
by William Gerard Hamilton - 1808 - 253 pages
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Historical Tracts

Sir John Davies - 1787 - 370 pages
...the inhabitants of the country, at the will and pleafure of the foldier ; who, as the phrafe of the Scripture is, " did, eat up the " people as it were...other entertainment. This extortion was originally originally IrifiV, for they ufed to lay bonaght upon their people, and never gave their folTfie mil-...
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Historical Tracts

Sir John Davies - 1787 - 368 pages
...the inhabitants of the country, at the will and pleafure of the foldier ; who, as the phrafe of the Scripture is, " did eat up the '" people as it were...he had no .other entertainment. This extortion was '.••''•". - . . ' yL. bnginally Irifh; for they ufed to lay boiiaght upon their people, and never...
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Universal History, Ancient and Modern: From the Earliest Records of Time, to ...

William Fordyce Mavor - 1803 - 404 pages
...Ireland, " in taking of man's meate, horsc-meate, and money, of all the inhahitants of the country at the will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase...Scripture is, did eat up the people as it were bread, for they had no other entertainment." — " This extortion of fiiygiie and livery ," says the same writer,...
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An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that ...

Francis Plowden - 1805 - 496 pages
...the country at the " will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase of Scrip" ture is, did eate up the people as it were bread, for that he had "...originally Irish, '' for they used to lay bonaght^ upon their people, and never " gave their soldier any other pay. But when the English had " learned...
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An Historical Review of the State of Ireland from the Invasion of that ...

Francis Plowden - 1806 - 516 pages
...consisted in taking of marts meate, horse meate, and mou ney of all the inhabitants of the country at the will and pleasure " of the soldier ; who, as the phrase of Scripture is, did eate up ** the people as it were bread." And it ends with the following remarkable words : " That though...
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Parliamentary Logick: To which are Subjoined Two Speeches, Delivered in the ...

William Gerard Hamilton - 1808 - 314 pages
...cbnsisted in taking of man' smeate, horse-meat, and money, of all the inhabitants of the country, at the will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase of scripture is, did eat vp the people as it were bread ; for that he had no other entertainment. This extortion was originally...
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An Impartial History of Ireland from the Period of the English ..., Volume 1

Dennis Taaffe - 1809 - 588 pages
...consisted in taliing mans-meate, horse-meate and money, of all the inhabitants of the country at the will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase of Scripture is, did eate up the people as it were bread, for that he had no other entertainment. This extortion was originally...
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The History of Ireland: From Its Invasion Under Henry II. to Its ..., Volume 1

Francis Plowden - 1812 - 540 pages
...consisted in taking of mansmeate, korsemeate, and money of all the inhabitants of the country at the will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase of Scripture is, did eale up the people as it were bread, for that he had no other entertainment. This extortion was originally...
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The History of Ireland, from the Earliest Period to the Present ..., Volume 1

Stephen Barlow - 1814 - 504 pages
...consisted in taking of mansmeate, horsemeate, and money of all the inhabitants of the country, at the will and pleasure of the soldier, who, as the phrase of Scripture is, did eate up tie people as it were bread, for that he had no other entertainment. This extortion was originally...
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Historical Notices of the Several Rebellions, Disturbances, and Illegal ...

1822 - 136 pages
...all the inhabitants of the country at the will and pleasure of the soldier; who, as the phrase of the Scripture is, " did eat up the people as it were bread," for that he had no other entertainment And every lord of a country, and every marcher, made war and peace at his pleasure, it became universal...
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