Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland; In the Years 1763 and.. by Caldwell, Sir James - 1766

1766. Ireland Debates Resistance to the Navigation Acts [Caldwell, Sir James]. Debates Relative to the Affairs of Ireland; In the Years 1763 and 1764. Taken by a Military Officer. To Which is Added, An Enquiry How far the Restrictions Laid Upon the Trade of Ireland, By British Acts of Parliament, Are a Benefit or Disadvantage to British Dominions in General, And to England in Particular, For Whose Separate Advantage They Were Intended. With Extracts of Such Parts of the Statutes as Lay the Trade of Ireland Under Those Restrictions. London: s.n., 1766. Two volumes. [iv], [ix], [i], iii, [i], 404; [iv], [405]-853, [1], [26] pp. Octavo (7-1/2" x 4-3/4"). Later buckram, red and black lettering pieces to spines. Some soiling and shelfwear, minor wear to lettering pieces, a few minor stains to boards. Moderate toning to text, minor tears to a few leaves, one with early cellotape repair. A few early corrections to text, interior otherwise clean. Ex-library. Location labels to spines, stamps to title pages, annotations to verso. $350. * Second and final edition, one of three imprints from 1766. Like their counterparts in the North American colonies, the Irish questioned the validity of the Navigation Acts imposed at the end of the Seven Years' War. The debates in the Irish Parliament recorded in these volumes offer an interesting perspective on the debates in North America. In the end Ireland accepted the acts, a factor in its growing resentment of Great Britain. English Short-Title Catalogue T225382.