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The Peace with Ireland Council was founded in November 1920 by Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck, following a meeting at the House of Commons by a group concerned at the deteriorating situation in Ireland following the introduction of the Black and Tans, and spurred on by the treatment of former MP Annan Bryce and his wife Violet. Among those involved were the historian Basil Williams, who acted as treasurer, and the suffragette Margaret Buckmaster (daughter of Lord Buckmaster) who served as honorary secretary. From the Sylvia and Robert Lynd papers. Among the handful of titles published by the organisation (including two by G. K. Chesterton) this is the scarcest: there is a copy in the NLI, but none in the BL, and the only copy on JISC at Senate House. 2 pp, 12mo. Single leaf of brittle and browned newspaper stock, with a little chipping and two closed tears, one of them (near the head) 3 cm long. Divided into two parts: '1. Leaders of the Anglican and Free Churches. / The following appeal for a change of policy towards Ireland, and such action as will lead towards a genuine peace, has been sent to the Prime Minister by prominent leaders of the Anglican and Free Churches.' (reprinted from The Times, 6 April 1921); and '2. The English Catholic Bishops. / The opinion of the English Bishops is similar, as the following letter from Cardinal Bourne will show.' (reprints letter to Lloyd George from Bourne from The Times, 7 April 1921).…

The Peace with Ireland Council was founded in November 1920 by Lord Henry Cavendish Bentinck, following a meeting at the House of Commons by a group concerned at the deteriorating situation in Ireland following the introduction of the Black and Tans, and spurred on by the treatment of former MP Annan Bryce and his wife Violet. Among those involved were the historian Basil Williams, who acted as treasurer, and the suffragette Margaret Buckmaster (daughter of Lord Buckmaster) who served as honorary secretary. From the Sylvia and Robert Lynd papers. One of a handful of titles published by the organisation (including two by G. K. Chesterton). Scarce: there is a copy in the NLI, but none in the BL, and the only copy on JISC at Senate House. 2 pp, 12mo. In small print. Single leaf of brittle and browned newspaper stock, with text intact, but loss to margins from chipping and several closed tears. Letter from 'JOHN SIMON. / 59 Cadogan Gardens, S.W. / April 23, 1921.', reprinted from The Times, 25 April 2021. A seven-line footnote enlarges on the letter's reference to 'a lamentable and fatal affray at Castleconnell' with a quotation from details of 'a letter from W. Harrison Cripps, a distinguished surgeon, and brother to Lord Parmoor', read in both Houses of Parliament.…