The Proceeding Of The Honourable House Of Commons Of Ireland In Rejecting The Altered Money-bill, On December 17, 1753, Vindicated By Authorities Taken From The Law And Usage Of Parliament : Wherein Are Occasionally Exposed The Fallacies Of Two Pamphlets, Intitled 'Considerations On The Late Bill, &c' - And 'Observations Relative To The Late Bill For Paying Off The Residue Of The National Debt'

Cox, Sir Richard

Published by Dublin : printed, London: re-printed for T Butler, in Pall Mall and M Cooper at the Globe in Pater Noster Row, 1754

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Disbound, G+. 95+[1]pp, edges rubricated, a nice copy. Ink number to the head of the title. A pamphlet written in defence of Henry Boyle & his refusal to allow an Irish revenue surplus to be paid over to London, during the 'Money Bill dispute' of 1753 - 56. Sir Richard Cox [ 1702 - 1766 ] was one of Boyle's keenest supporters & the leading patriotic Irish pamphleteer. Here he relies on a close examination of custom, precedent & the authority to tax ro show that the Irish Parliament had never ceeded its right to dispurse a revenue surplus. ESTC N11969. 100 grams.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Proceeding Of The Honourable House Of Commons Of Ireland In Rejecting The Altered Money-bill, On December 17, 1753, Vindicated By Authorities Taken From The Law And Usage Of Parliament : Wherein Are Occasionally Exposed The Fallacies Of Two Pamphlets, Intitled 'Considerations On The Late Bill, &c' - And 'Observations Relative To The Late Bill For Paying Off The Residue Of The National Debt'
• Publisher: Dublin : printed, London: re-printed for T Butler, in Pall Mall and M Cooper at the Globe in Pater Noster Row
• Publication Date: 1754
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd edition.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 100 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Irish History