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Clare's Speech, pp. 101 (18 July 1800) Clare, Fitzgibbon, John, Earl ofThe speech of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Clare, Lord
High Chancellor of Ireland, in the House of Lords of Ireland, on a
motion made by him, on Monday, February 10, 1800, ‘that, in order to promote and secure the
essential interests of Great Britain and Ireland, and to
consolidate the strength, power, and resources of the British
empire, it will be adviseable to concur in such measures as may
best tend to unite the two kingdoms, in such manner, and on such
terms and conditions, as may be established by acts of the
respective Parliaments of Great Britain and Ireland.' By
authority. 1800Identification confirmed by exact page match with the item WG
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