An Historical Account of the Laws Enacted Against the Catholics Both in England and Ireland
An Historical Account of the Laws Enacted Against the Catholics Both in England and Ireland

Author: James Baldwin Brown

Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781230049205

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1813 edition. Excerpt: ...limb, and they could not serve personally in the militia. _' We now return to Sir George Savile's bill. By that act 1T the II and I2 W. III./c. 4. so far as relates to the subjecting popish ecclesiastics, gr papists, keeping school, to perpetual imprisonment, and preventing papists from inheriting or purchasing lands is repealed, and provision made that persons holding under such titles, not hitherto litigated, shall continue to hold their possessesions, notwithstanding the said act, provided they take an oath nearly similar to that contained 7 'S 11 and 12'W. III. c. 4. E. 2W. III. e. 2, and4Anm, e. 3. I.-51 W. and M. s. 1. c. 26. 12, A. 5.2. c. 14.' E. 2, A. c. 3. I. ' I 1 Geo. I. st. 2.;.55. 1 G.3, 0.2. E.; 1 Gen. 1. st. 2. c. 47. _ 1 In Ireland they were compelled to pay double assessments, and were moreover subjected' to a heavy fine for the mamtenanct: of the militia, when on service, besides being liable to have their horses seized for their use. 2 Geo. 1. 0, 9.-6 Geo I. c.3. 1l 18, Geo, 111. c. 60. '1 I-in the Irish statute of 13 and I4 Geo. III. e. 35.' The art, however, is not to extend to those popish ecclesiastics and schoolmasters who shall not have taken the oath before their apprehension. The act immediately succeeding 1' repealed 1 Anne, st. I. c. 32. as far as it related to the dis. abling papists from purchasing or inheriting any of the f rfeited estates. It was not long before the Irish legislature followed the good example set them in England, for within eleven days after Sir George Savile's motion had met with so favorable a reception, Mr. Gardiner moved for leave to bring in heads of a bill for the relief of his majesty's Roman ' catholic subjects of...