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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2016
The history of financial administration in both Great Britain and Ireland is such a neglected subject that it is not surprising to find the years 1641–9, which form a period of special difficulty and confusion, receiving scarcely any attention from serious historical scholars. During this time the responsible authorities in Ireland, England, and Scotland, devoted much time and thought to raising money for the British forces in Ireland. The problems with which they were confronted, and the methods by which they attempted to solve these problems, have an important bearing on the course of the rebellion in Ireland and on its ultimate result.
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page no 37 note 4 Ibid., pp. 451, 452.
page no 37 note 5 Ibid., p. 751.
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page no 38 note 5 Ibid., vii. 407–9.
page no 38 note 6 Ibid., vii. 421.
page no 39 note 1 Letters from Roxburgh, Edinburgh, Forfar, Stirling (ibid., vii. 639–41).
page no 39 note 2 Ibid., vii. 83–92.
page no 39 note 3 £1,000 sterling= £12,000 Scots (ibid., viii, p. ix).
page no 39 note 4 Ibid., vii. 428.
page no 39 note 5 Acts Parl. Scot., vi, pt. 1, pp. 26–36.
page no 39 note 6 Privy Council Reg. Scot., vii. 76–7
page no 39 note 7 Ibid., vii. 81–2.
page no 39 note 8 Ibid., vii. 144, 342.
page no 39 note 9 Ibid., vii. 267.
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