The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . with confidence for redress to the supreme Parlia- .ment. Several of them went to London for the purpose of vindicating i themselves and of accusing the Lord Lieutenant. They were favoured i j ^The history of this session I have taken from the Journals of the Irish Lords and Commons, |from the narratives laid in writing before the English Lords and Commons by members of theParliament of Ireland, and from a pamphlet entitled a Short Account of the Sessions of Parlia-ment in Ireland, 1692, London, 1693. Burnet seems to me to have t
The history of England, from the accession of James the Second . with confidence for redress to the supreme Parlia- .ment. Several of them went to London for the purpose of vindicating i themselves and of accusing the Lord Lieutenant. They were favoured i j ^The history of this session I have taken from the Journals of the Irish Lords and Commons, |from the narratives laid in writing before the English Lords and Commons by members of theParliament of Ireland, and from a pamphlet entitled a Short Account of the Sessions of Parlia-ment in Ireland, 1692, London, 1693. Burnet seems to me to have taken a correct view of the jdispute; ii. 118. The English in Ireland thought the government favoured the Irish too jmuch : some said this was the effect of bribery, whereas others thought it was necessary to keepthem safe from the prosecutions of the English, who hated them, and were much sharpened jagainst them. . There were also great complaints of an ill , chiefly in the Irevenue, in the pay of the army, and in the embezzling of stores. |. V. J ^7 -H W --^ r; 2316 HISTORY OF ENGLAND chap, xix with ;i Unv^ and attentive audience, both by the Lords and by theCommons, and were requested to put the substance of wluit had beensaid into writinij. The luimblc language of the petitioners, and theirprotestations that they had never intended to violate the Poyningsstatute, or to dispute the paramount authority of England, effaced theimpression which Sidneys accusations had made. Both Houses addressedthe King on the state of L-eland. They censured no delinquent byname : but they expressed an opinion that there had been gross mal-administration, that the public had been plundered, and that the RomanCatholics had been treated with unjustifiable tenderness. William inreply promised that what w^as amiss should be corrected. His friendSidney was soon recalled, and consoled for the loss of the viceregaldignity with the lucrative place of Master of the Ordnance. Thegovernment o
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