CONFISCATION OF ULSTER,

IN THE REIGN OF JAMES THE FIRST,

COMMONLY CALLED

THE ULSTER PLANTATION.

BY THOMAS MAC NEVIN,

AUTHOR OF "THE HISTORY OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF 1782."

"Foreseeing that Ireland must be the stage to act upon, it being
unsettled, and many forfeited lands therein altogether wasted, they
concluded to push for fortunes in that kingdom."

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CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. Accession of James the First-Act

of Oblivion-Extension of English Law to Ire-

land-Persecution of Roman Catholics-Risings

in Waterford and Cork-Spies set upon the Great

Earl

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CHAPTER II. The Sham Plot-Different versions

of the Plot-Flight of Tyrowen-His Death at

Rome Proclamation of James-Rebellion of

O'Dogherty

CHAPTER III. The Spirit of Plantation-At-

tempted Plantation of Sir Thomas Smith-of Earl

of Essex-The War of Desmond-Munster Paci-

fied-Plantation of Munster-Settlement of the

Montgomeries in the Ardes of Down

CHAPTER IV. Plans for the Great Plantation-

Bacon's Plan-State of Ireland-Character of the

Irish People

CHAPTER V. Project of Plantation submitted to

the English Privy Council-Orders and Condi-

tions to be observed by the Undertakers-Com-

mission to inquire into "the King's Title" to the

Escheated Principalities-Orders and Instructions

to the Commissioners of Division

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CHAPTER VI. Picture of Ulster-Tables of the

Escheated Property-Taking seizin

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CHAPTER VII. How it happened that the Mer-

cers, Grocers, Drapers, Fishmongers, Goldsmiths,

Skinners, Merchant Tailors, Haberdashers, Salt-

ers, Ironmongers, Vintners, and Clothworkers of

London became Irish Landlords-The Irish So-

ciety The Creation of Baronets -

CHAPTER VIII. The Parliaments of 1613, 1614,

1615 The battle for Speakership-Attainder of

the Traitors-

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LIST OF AUTHORITIES QUOTED AND

REFERRED TO.

ANNALS of the Four Masters.

Bacon's Works.

Beaumont De, Irelande Sociale, Politique et Religieuse.

Betham's Antiquarian Researches.

Belfast, Historical Collections of.

Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws.

Boate's Natural History of Ireland.

Boderie's Despatches to Henry IV. of France.

Borlase's Reduction of Ireland.

Butler's Memoirs of the Catholics.

Cambrensis Eversus by Lynch.

Camden's Elizabeth.

Cooke's History of Party.

Campion's Irish Historie.

Clarendon's History of the Rebellion.

Curry's Civil Wars of Ireland.

Davies's Historical Tracts.

Dodd's Ecclesiastical History.

Dubardieu's Account of Antrim.

Goldsmith's Animated Nature.

Hallam's Constitutional History.

Harris's Hibernica.

Hibernica Curiosa Desiderata.

Hume's History of England.

Inquisitions, Book of, in the reigns of James I. and Charles I.

Kane's Industrial Resources.

King's History of the Irish Church.