Dispersion and Downfall?

Painting of Cromwell which can be viewed on: www.cocozzacollection.org.uk



"The settlers in Ireland became known as the "Adventurers for land in Ireland." They undertook to keep the Protestant faith. The name Menham may well have arrived in Ireland with the "Cromwellian Adventurers for Land," in the 17th century. At that time, 1,000 acres of land was available to settlers in Ulster for £200, in Connaught for £300, and in Leinster for £600."The surname Menham contributed much to local politics and in the affairs of England or Scotland. During the 11 th and 12th centuries many of these Norman families moved north to Scotland. Later, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries England was ravaged by religious and political conflict.The Monarchy, the Church and Parliament fought for supremacy. Religious elements vied for control of, the State Church, the Roman Church and the Reform Church.All in their time, made demands on rich and poor alike. They broke the spirit of men and many turned from religion, or alternatively, renewed their faith, pursuing with vigour and ferocity, the letter of the ecclesiastical law. Many families were freely "encouraged" to migrate to Ireland, or to the "colonies." Nonbelievers or dissidents were banished, sometimes even hanged."

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