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Ireland Speech at Court Over Irish Lords and Commons
A 1661 account notes King Charles address on Ireland after Ormond named Lord Lieutenant General. The speech, delivered by the Irish peers and Sir Awdley Mervin for the Commons, speaks to the good of Ireland and loyalty to the Crown amid ongoing agitation across England Scotland and Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
James Duke of Ormond
Bitho of
Elphin
Awdley Mervin
House of Commons
Commons