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are neceffary; but our milled country, who (a a blind Sampfon) to revenge on their fubreal jects, the poor Catholics, put arms in the hands of their foes, to turn deftruction upon themfelves, O! the infatuation of blind zealots, who will facrifice the innocent, preferable to the abatement of their zeal.

Luth. My dear, we have you, hip and thigh; The fting will quicken, though from fly. Frail man, you now turn pale; O my! You are Carnage, and we the Crow, Your Hydra heads our fickles mow, And fright you with Gallantic fhow.

I prefent you with different prefervatives. Nincompoop, read your own definition by the celebrated Lawyer, Mr. Jacob.

Papifts, Are those who profefs the Popith Religien in this Kingdom: And fince the Reformaon there have been many Statutes concerning them. By the 35 Eliz. c. 2. Papifts are to repair to their ufual Place of Refidence, and not remove above five Miles, without Licence, &c. The 3 Jac. 1. c. 5. enacts, That no Papilte, or Popilh Recufant convict, fhall come to Court, practile the Common Law, Civil Law, Phyfick, &c. or bear any Publick Office or Charge, but hall be utterly difabled to exercife, the fame; and hable to a Penalty of 100l. But Offices of Inheritance may be executed by Deputies taking the Oaths, by i W. & M. Papifts, and Truftees for Papilis, are incapable to prefent to any Beng School, Hofpital, &c, or to grant any Avoidance of a Benefice, and the Two Univer

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fities fhall prefent; the Chancellor, &c. of Oxford to prefent to Benefices lying in fuch and fuch Counties, and the University of Cambridge, to Benefices in others, particularly mentioned in the Statute; and a Bill may be brought in a Court of Equity to allcover fecret Trufts, &c. 3 J. 1. čez. It has been adjudged on this Sta. tute, that the Perfon is only difabled to prefent; and that he continues Patron to all other Purpos fes, Cawley 2300 That fuch a Perfon by being difabled to grant an is is not hindered

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from granting the Advowson Itself, in Fee, or for Life, bona fide, for good Confideration, i fon. 19, 20. And that if an Advowfon or Avoidance belonging to a Fapift come into the King's Hands, by Reafon of any Outlawry, or Convic tion of Recufancy, &c. the King, and not the Univerfities, fhall prefent. Jon. 20. Hob. 126. But where a Prefentment is vefted in the Univer fity, at the Time when the Church became void, it shall not be divefted again, by the "Patron's Conforming, &c. 1o Rep. 57. Papilts, and PoPớ'pifh Recufants, married not according to the Or ders of the Church of England, are difabled, the Hufband to be Tenant by the Curtely, and the Wife to have Dower, &c. and incur a Forfeiture of fool. Alfö net Baptifing their Children by a lawful Minifter, is liable to the like Penalty And not being buried according to the Ecelefia Aical Laws, the Executors fhall forfeit 201. &cs And Papills are incapable to be Executors, Adminiftraters, or Guardians, dilabled to fue Ae1

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tions, and as Perfons excommunicated till they conform, &c. 3. Jac..1. And it is faid that being convicted of Popish Recufancy, they may be taken up by the Writ de Excom. capiend. And fhall not be admitted as competent Witneffes in, a Caufe: But this feems to be carried beyond the Intent of the Statute 2 Bulftr. 155, 156. 1 Hawk. P. C. 23. Perfons going beyond Sea to be trained up by Papifts, fhall forfeit their Goods and Chattels, if they do not conform within Six Months after their Return; And sending Children abroad to be thus trained up, is liable to a Penalty of 100l. Stat. 3 Car. 1. c. 21 The Lord Mayor of the City of London, and Juftices of Peace, &c. are to caufe to be brought before them Papifts within the said City, and ten Miles thereof, and tender them the Declaration 30 Car. g. cap. 1. against Tranfubftantiation; and refufing to subscribe it, they fhall fuffer as Popish Recufants convict: But fuch as ufe any Trade or manual Art; and foreign Merchants, Servants to Ambaffadors, &c. are excepted. 1W & M. Seff, 1. c. 9. Papifts refufing to appear. and fubfcribe the faid Declaration, are not to keep in their Houfes any Arms, Weapons, Gunpowder, &c, And Jultices of Peace may order any fuch to be feized: And they may not keep any Horse above the Value of 51. which may be allo feized. And Perfons concealing Arms, or Horfes, or hindering a Search after them, fhall be committed, and forfeit treble Value W. & MAC 45 If any Perfon refufe to repeat and fubfcribe

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fubfcribe the afore-mentioned. Declaration, 'he fhall be difabled to make any Prefentation, &c. And prefenting contrary to this A&t, fhall forfeit 500l. 1 W. & M. c. 26. Papifts, who keep Schools are to fuffer perpetual Imprisonment: And Perfons educated in the Popish Religion, not taking the Oaths and fubfcribing the Decla ration in the 30th Car. 2. within; fix Months after they attain the Age of eighteen Years, fhall be difabled, to take or inherit Lands, but not their Heirs or Pofterity; and during their Lives or Refufal, the next Proteftant Relation hall enjoy, &c. And where the Parents of Proteftant, Children, are Papifts, the Lord Chancellor may take Care of the Education of fuch Proteftant Children, and make Order for their Maintenance fuitable to the Ability of the Parent, 11 & 12 W. 3. C. 4. Every Trustee, &c. for Popish Chil dren is difabled to prefent to any Benefice, &c., and Prefentations by them thall be void; and, the Chancellor and Scholars of the Univerfities fhall prefent, as by the Act 3 Jac. 1. And Bifhops are required to examine Perfors prefented on Oath, before Inftitution. whether the Perfon prefenting be the real, Patron, and made the Prefentation, in his own Right, or whether he be And if the Per-, not a Trustee for a Papilt, &c. fon prefented refule to be examined, his Prefentation fhall be void. 12 Anne, Seff. 2. c. 14. Papilts are to regitter their Eltates, as by this Statute is directed, on pain of Forfeiture; and Lands regifted mult, be expreffed in what Pa

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rifhes they lie, who are the Poffeffors thereof, the therein, and the yearly Rent, &c. Perfons fuing in Chancery for Forfeitures for Default of Regiftry, may demand all Difcoveries as if Purchafers; and they may bring Ejectinent on their own Demife, and give the Act and special Mat-ter in Evidence. 1 Geo. 1. c. 55. Sales of Lands by Papifts (incurring the Difabilities 11 & 12 W. 3.) to Proteftant Purchafers, are confirmed notwithstanding the Dilability of Perfons joining in the Sale; unless hefore fuch Sales any Perfon who is to take Advantage of the Difability, has recovered, or entered his Claim, and given No tice, &c. No Lands fhall pafs from Papifts, by Deed or Will, without Inrollment: And Papifts are rendered incapable to purchase Lands. y Geo. 1. c. 18. All Perfons within England, of the Age of eighteen Years, not having "taken the Oaths, and who refuse to take the fame, fhall regifter their Eftates as Papifts; or neglecting such Registry, are to forfeit the Inheritance of their Lands, two Thirds to the King, and the other Third to the Profecutor. 9 Geo. 1. c. 24. But by a fubfequent Act, this fhall not extend to oblige any Woman to take the Oaths, or to regifter her Eftate; nor any Perfon that hath only an Intereft in Lands in Reverfion; or to Eftates under 10l. a Year, &c. And only one Year's Rent and Profit of Lands is forfeited for Default of Regiftring by this Statute, recoverable by Action in the Courts at Weftminster, within fix Months after the Offence: Perfons in Prifon, beyond

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