Irish House debate on Fitzgerald petition and clergy relief
The April 6 session saw Lord Matthew present Thomas Jud kin Fitzgerald's petition asking inquiry into his actions against rebels and protection from vexatious suits, with strong backing and opposition from key ministers and MPs. Adjournment followed amid broader Ireland affairs including clergymen relief measures and continued unrest, executions, and recruiting measures in Dublin and Wicklow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Matthew
Thomas Judkin Fitzgerald
Tipperary
Holmes
Cook
Ormsby
Wilverton
Fitzgerald
Church of Ireland
Tancellor
Bench
Fobufor
Dublin
Decane
Sirr
Sp&aters
Karne
Kalcallen
Warwickshire and Buckinghamshire
England
Prussia
Yserday
Dungannon
Treland
Prudianers
Poem Fragment on End of World and Judgment Day
Fragmentary verse envisions the last trumpet and dawn of endless day. It portrays cosmic upheaval, eccentric comets, and punitive judgment, urging the guilty to meet their approving God in final skies.
Law Reports from Easter Term Opened with Writs and Trials
The first day of Easter Term heard appeals against a writ of Ne Exeat Reyno and examined convicts on the Hulks. Lord Kenyon ordered reconsideration of papers and a special report to the Court. A loyalist named Bryan Blundell sought relief, but the court deemed him too late. A habeas corpus motion sought bail for Perkins and another, amid questions over a capital offense. An apothecary and chemist faced a matter involving debt to Elias the travelling Jew and a later grand jury indictment for robbing a Middlesex dwelling. Daniel Clerk, in naval stores fraud, was convicted of serious misdemeanour and sentenced to one year imprisonment and the pillory. the judge deplored public fraud and warned of the impact on taxes and public funds.
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Mons
Calonne
Reyno
Lord Kenyon
Duncan Campbel
Knyon
Bryan Blundell
Ong’ Elias
Middlesex
Daniel
William Gilbert
Charaéter
Gasport
Justice Grosle
Anga
Gosport
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Mollinavatt
Wicklow
Jamong Thespersons
Hughes
Izothera
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Sonnet
LAW Reports
Court of Kine
Benca
Arai