The Case of Ireland stated by William Molyneux [Limited Edition No. 263 of 350]

Introduction by J.G. Simms (TCD) and afterword by Denis Donoghue (UCD)

Verlag: The Cadenus Press, Co. Dublin, 1977

Beschreibung

This limited edition hardcover reprint of the original 1698 first edition is numbered 263 of 350. Internally clean and tight with toning to pages. In blue cloth covered boards, the page block edges are foxed. Spine ends are bumped from shelf wear and residue of sticker mark. Title on slightly faded spine in black lettering. Please examine all seller photos. This controversial work through application of historical and legal precedent dealt with contentious constitutional issues that had emerged in the latter years of the seventeenth century as a result of attempts on the part of the English Parliament to pass laws that would suppress the Irish woolen trade. It also dealt with the disputed appellate jurisdiction of the Irish House of Lords. Molyneux's arguments reflected those made in an unpublished piece written about 1660 by his father-in-law Sir William Domville, entitled A Disquisition Touching That Great Question Whether an Act of Parliament Made in England Shall Bind the Kingdom and People of Ireland Without Their Allowance and Acceptance of Such Act in the Kingdom of Ireland. Following a debate in the English House of Commons, it was resolved that Molyneux's publication was of dangerous consequence to the crown and people of England by denying the authority of the king and parliament of England to bind the kingdom and people of Ireland. Despite condemnation in England, Molyneux was not punished but his work was condemned as seditious and was ceremonially burned at Tyburn by the public hangman. His arguments remained topical in Ireland as constitutional issues arose throughout the eighteenth century, and formed part of Swift's argument in Drapier's Letters. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 000564

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Titel: The Case of Ireland stated by William ...

Verlag: The Cadenus Press, Co. Dublin

Erscheinungsdatum: 1977

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket

Auflage: 1st Edition