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Thomas Wright (ed.) A Contemporary Narrative of The Proceedings Against Dame Alice Kyteler Prosecuted for Sorcery in 1324
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No.: 1
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€80-100
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€100 |
| 22 by 18cm., 8.8 by 7in. Printed for the Camden Society, London, 1842-3, pp.61 plus additional pages at the back. In original dark green blind-stamped upper and lower covers. Gilt-stamped and titled at spine. Also with laid in newspaper clippings referencing the Trial of the Dame. Dame Alice Kyteler (b. 1280), was born in Kyteler's House, Kilkenny, Ireland, the only child of a Norman family. She was married four times, to William Outlawe, Adam le Blund, Richard de Valle and, finally, Sir John le Poer who suspected he was being poisoned. On his death, the children of her four husbands accused her of using poison and sorcery against their fathers and of favouring her first-born son William Outlawe. In addition, she and her followers were accused of denying the faith, sacrificing animals to demons and blasphemy. The case was brought in 1324 before the then Bishop of Ossory, Richard de Ledrede, an English Franciscan friar.. In 1325, on the night before she was to be burned at the stake, she escaped, presumably to England and there is no record of her since. |
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Raphael Holinshed Historie Of Irelande, Collected by R.H. Until The Year 1509 and Continued to the Year 1547 by Richard Stanyhurst"
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No.: 2
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€2,000-3,000
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€1700 |
| 30 by 20cm., 11.7 5 by 8in. Printed in London, for John Harison, 1577, Library binding, calf at spine." |
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Richardi Stanihursti Dubliniensis De Rebus In Hibernia
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No.: 3
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€1,500-2,000
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€0 |
| 23 by 16cm., 9 by 6.3in. Antwerp, 1584, pp. 264 plus eight pages on index. Full calf covers, with gilt-titled spine and red-coloured edges. Rare early treatise on Irish History." |
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Map “The Province of Connaugh with The Citie of Galwaye Described” by John Speede
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No.: 4
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€1,000-1,500
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| intaglio, handcoloured, framed 38 by 51cm., 15 by 20in. “Performet by John Speede and are to be solde in Popes Head Alley against The Exchang by John Sudbury and George Humble, Anno Dominis 1610”. Attractive and rare." |
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Pope Paul IV ( 1476-1559) - A Very Rare Manuscript Appointment of a Cardinal, signed by The Pope and 28 Cardinals, 1557"
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No.: 5
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€5,000-7,000
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€4800 |
| manuscript on vellum with lead seal 56 by 76cm., 22.5 by 30.5in. Pope Paul IV (28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559), né Giovanni Pietro Carafa, was Pope from 23 May 1555 until his death. Giovanni Pietro Carafa was born in Capriglia Irpina, near Avellino, into a prominent noble family of Naples. He was mentored by Cardinal Oliviero Carafa, his relative, who resigned the see of Chieti (Theate in Latin) in his favour. Pope Leo X appointed him ambassador to England and then papal nuncio in Spain, where he acquired a detestation of Spanish rule that affected the policies of his later papacy. In 1524, Pope Clement VII allowed Carafa to resign his benefices and join the order of Saint Cajetan, popularly called the Theatines. Carafa was recalled to Rome by Pope Paul III (1534–49), to sit on a committee of reform of the papal court, an appointment that forecast an end to a humanist papacy, and a revival of scholasticism, for Carafa was a thorough disciple of Thomas Aquinas. In December 1536 he was made a cardinal and then Archbishop of Naples. He reorganised the Inquisition in Italy. He was a surprise choice as pope to succeed Pope Marcellus II (1555); his rigid, severe and unbending character combined with his age and patriotism meant he would have declined the honor. He accepted apparently because Emperor Charles V was opposed to his accession. As pope his nationalism was a driving force; he used the office to preserve some liberties in the face of four-fold foreign occupation. The Habsburgs disliked Paul IV and he allied with France, possibly against the true interests of the Papacy. He used the instruments of the Inquisition to suppress the Spirituali, a group of reform-minded Catholics. Among his first acts as Pope was to cut off Michelangelo‘s pension, and he had fig leaves painted over the nudes of the Sistine Chapel. He also alienated Protestants in England and rejected the claim of Elizabeth I of England to the Crown. Paul IV believed in extra ecclesiam nulla salus (“Outside the Church there is no salvation”). The strengthening of the Inquisition continued under Paul IV, and few could consider themselves safe by virtue of position in his drive to reform the Church; even cardinals he disliked could be imprisoned. In 1555 he issued a canon (papal law), Cum nimis absurdum, by which the Roman Ghetto was created. Jews were then forced to live in seclusion in a specified area of the rione Sant’Angelo, locked in at night, and he decreed that Jews should wear a distinctive sign, yellow hats for men and veils or shawls for women. Jewish ghettos existed in Europe for the next four centuries" |
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John Curry M.D. An Historical and Critical Review of the Civil Wars in Ireland, from The Reign of Queen Elizabeth"
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No.: 6
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€300-400
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€300 |
| 27 by 23cm., 10.7 5 by 9in. J. Hoey & T.T. Faulkner, Dublin, 1775. Quarto full calf with raised bands and titled spine, pp.447 plus index" |
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Sir John Davies A Discoverie of The True Causes Why Ireland Has Never Entirely Subdued, Nor Brought Under Obedience"
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No.: 7
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€1,500-2,000
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€0 |
| 18 by 14cm., 7 by 5.5in. Printed by John Jaggard, Temple Bar, 1612, First edition, pp. 287. Half calf and paper marbled boards with gilt-titled spine. Rare." |
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Edmund Ludlow Memoirs of Edmond Ludlow Esq. Lieutenant General of the Horse, Commander in Chief of the Forces in Ireland &C"
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No.: 8
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€100-150
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€90 |
| 20 by 13cm., 8 by 5in. Complete in 3 Volumes, The First Printed for W. Meors and F. Clay without Temple Bar, and J. Hooke and T.Woodward in Fleet Street. 1721 Volume II likewise. Vol.3 printed same but one year previous in 1720. Full leather with gilt-titled spine." |
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Edward Earl of Clarendon, Dublin 1641. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England"
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No.: 9
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
Published Estimate:
€800-1,000
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€650 |
| 1719, John Hyde and Robert Owen, 3 Vols. original calf, stamped title 30 by 20cm., 12 by 8in. With much content concerning Ireland. Scarce set." |
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1659. Cromwellian Suppression and Plantation of Ireland. A Declaration of the Lord Broghill and The officers of The Army of Ireland in the Province of Munster
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No.: 10
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
Published Estimate:
€600-800
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€1700 |
| letterpress broadside. 44 by 30cm., 17.2 by 11.7in. A rare document calling for the re-admission of Members of Parliament, Soldiers and Officers formerly opposed to the Commonwealth to the Army and Parliament and Government and supporting the “Plantation of Ireland in the hands of Adventurers and Soldiers and other English and Protestants advanced. Signatories include names of soldiers and planters, whose family names are still well known in Munster - Fenton, Wilson, Lucas, Barrington, Wade, King, Dillon, Manserghe, Russel, Nicholls, Cullen, Coughlan, Dowdal, Holland, Pennefether, etc." |
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William Graham Esq. Citizen And Spectacle Maker, Deputy Governor of The Honorable Irish Society of London 1858 A Concise View of the Origin, Constitution and Proceedings The Irish Society"
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No.: 11
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€100-150
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€95 |
| Full title: Citizen And Spectacle Maker, Deputy Governor of The Honorable Irish Society of London 1858 A Concise View of the Origin, Constitution and Proceedings The Governor & Asistantes of London of The New Plantation in Ulster Within The Realm of Ireland, Commonly Called The Irish Society Compiled Principally from Their Records. 21 by 17cm., 8.25 by 6.75in. Printed by the Order of The Court, G. Bleaden, London, 1842, pp.225 plus general index. In original black leather covers, gilt-titled upper and spine and with marbled edges; includes an account of the siege of Londonderry." |
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Archbishop William King The State of the Protestants Of Ireland
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No.: 12
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
Published Estimate:
€400-600
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€400 |
| 22 by 17cm., 8.75 by 6.75in. Printed for Robert Clavell, 1691, 1st bound by C.Hering, pp.408, armorial binding, full calf, gilt dentellés." |
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1710 (6 May) John Churchill First Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722) letter to M. Vegetin regarding arrival of artillery from Gand
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No.: 13
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€200-300
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€260 |
| manuscript, framed with contemporary prints of the Duke 58 by 30cm., 23 by 12in." |
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Irish School (19th Century) King William at the Battle of the Boyne
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No.: 14
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14 November 2009
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€2,000-3,000
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| oil on canvas 89 by 117cm., 35 by 46in." |
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Irish School (19th Century) A Lost Cause - Flight of King James II After The Battle of The Boyne, July 1st 1690"
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No.: 15
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14 November 2009
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€200-300
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€320 |
| colour lithograph, framed 41 by 58cm., 16 by 23in." |
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1746-1930. The Luther Estate, Croham, Killenaule, Co. Tipperary"
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No.: 16
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
Published Estimate:
€300-500
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€360 |
| The earliest documents are indentures dated 1746 & 1763. Thomas Luther of Chancellerstown and his wife Elinor are party to both. There are 16 items from 1806-1894, including a marriage memorial; a copy of the Cromwellian Land Grant from which this estate originated. The lands at Crohane were originally presented to Eliah Green. a Major in the Army of Oliver Cromwell. The statement of title document traces the ownership of the lands from his death to 1832. A claim was made on the lands by a Mrs. Bagot in the Supreme Court of New South Wales circa 1860 & this claim document is present. An 1897 document includes a connection in Ontario Canada. There is also correspondence 1894-98 concerning the Bagot claim. Among the 20th century documents is a hand drawn map of the estate, assignments, Irish Land Commission documents, tenant listings & purchases, Estate Commission queries etc. from about 1907-1930’s. An interesting estate with Cromwellian origins." |
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1751 Copy Will of Charles Reynolds of Monart, Co. Wexford"
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No.: 17
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€100-150
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€240 |
| manuscript 2pp 38 by 29cm., 15 by 11.5in. Concerns a “Monart farm”, near Enniscorthy, possibly the same estate on which Monart Spa Resort is located today." |
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THE AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE – A rare and desirable book: Josiah Quincy, Observations On The Act Of Parliament Commonly Called The Boston Port-Bill"
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No.: 18
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
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€4,000-5,000
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| blue morocco gilt, 80pp 21 by 13cm., 8.2 by 5.2in. Good first English edition after the American edition issued in the same year. Interesting association copy with bookplates of Thomas Addis Emmet ( brother of Irish Nationalist Robert Emmet) and the Marquis of Landsdowne on marbled. Thomas Addis Emmet (1764-1827) was the 2nd son of Robert Emmet, physician to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland & as indicated above, elder brother of Robert Emmet. He was an Irish American lawyer & politician. He was a member of the Irish revolutionary group The United Irishmen in the 1790s & Attorney General of New York State 1812-13. The Boston Port Bill was the British response to the Boston Tea Party of 1773. It was designed to secure Britain’s jurisdiction over her American Dominions. After it was enacted the Port of Boston was effectively outlawed & the Royal Navy blockaded Boston harbour. This resulted in economic & social hardship. Eventually it had an impact on the American colonies call for Independence, and led on to the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Josiah Quincy was a Boston patriot lawyer. With John Adams he had defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston massacre. In this treatise he argued against the bill, but his efforts were unsuccessful. A scarce item with interesting Irish Associations." |
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1778. Establishments of His Majesty’s Land Forces and Garrisons
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No.: 19
Auction Date:
14 November 2009
Published Estimate:
€800-1,000
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€650 |
| 1778. Establishments of His Majesty’s Land Forces and Garrisons manuscript, bound in goatskin, 68pp 21 by 14cm., 8.2 by 5.7in. A contemporary manuscript recording the number of British Land Forces and Garrisons throughout the world in 1778. In a neat and clear legible hand it records the strength of Her Majesty’s forces. It lists the daily and annual payments to all ranks from Colonel to private, as well as a detailed record of the number of officers and privates in the First Troops of Horse Guards, Horse Guards, Grenadier Guards, Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, First and Second Regiments of Dragoon Guards, The King’s Own Regiment of Dragoons and Light Dragoons, The Queen’s Own Regiment of Light Dragoons, 17th Regiment of Light Dragoons, 1st and 2nd (Coldstream) Regiments of Foot Guards etc. and numerous other regiments including Royal North British, Royal Highland, Royal American, Royal Manchester Volunteers, Prince of Wales Regiments etc. - indicating the number of Companies, Battalions etc. It indicates the numbers in various parts of the world at the time i.e. A Corps of Foot in Africa, Independent Companie of Invalids with 4 companies in Guernsey and 1 at Scilly. It gives a breakdown of the whereabouts and particulars of pay of the General and Staff Officers in Britain - from Fort William to The Isle of Wight. It records the “Regulation of Fire and Candle for the several Guards and Barracks in the Garrisons in Great Britain.” It gives details of pay for General and Staff Officers of the Hospitals in North America, Garrisons in North America, the West Indies - Quebec, Montreal, South Carolina, Nova Scotia, Halifax, Placentia, Louisbourg. it also lists this information for the “Ceded Islands” i.e. Grenada, St. Vincent, Dominica, Tobago, and the Gibraltar and Minorca Garrisons. The 12 page section on “The Irish Establishments” gives details on the 1st Regiment of Horse, The Royal Irish Regiment of Dragoons, The King’s Royal Irish Regiment of Light Dragoons and The 17th Regiment of Foot (Light Dragoons), 3rd Regiment of Foot (the Buffs), 7th, 66th, and 77th (Athol Highlanders) Regiments of Foot in Ireland. Lots of fascinating detail of the rates of daily pay and detailed numbers of British Land forces worldwide in 1778 e.g. the Royal Irish Dragoons Regiment for cost His Majesty £35 16 shillings and 2 pence per day & £13,070 & 10 pence for 365 days." |
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1780s-1790s. A large scrapbook from Ballyshannon of mainly Co Donegal, news cuttings and ephemera relating to Irish and world events in these tumultuous years"
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No.: 20
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14 November 2009
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€300-500
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€1300 |
| The scrapbook provides a detailed perspective of the preamble to 1798 with the “author” cataloguing the great events of the day including the mounting pressure in Ireland and the chaos in France as well as the minutiae of daily social life and includes the following: Robert Allingham is commissioned to the light cavalry, with an ink notation commenting on his inappropriate bulk for this appointment. Also inserted here, a detached playbill for a farce “Harlequin Triumphant, or A Frenchman in His Suds” being performed at the barracks; a rare contemporary listing of the Volunteer delegates at the Grand National Convention in 1783;.quips on the relationship between Grattan and Flood; a copy of Charles I’s death warrant; “A Chronicle of Corruption”; a contemporary biography of George Washington; “An appeal to the independent men of Ireland”; an account of a case involving the Earl of Westmoreland and Napper Tandy; account of the arrest of Edmund Fitzgerald; calligrapher’s advertising handbill from Ballyshannon; trials of Louis XVI; the assassination of Count Theobald Dillon in France." |
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