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ces of the Duke of Gloucester's case to make the
proper remarks ; but it seems to have been by agree-
ment with the Kitig : and we humbly conceive that
the motion in Parliament, 13th Dec. 1699, for an
address to the King to remove the then Bishop of
Salisbury (Gilbert Burnet, D. D.) from being his
preceptor, can be of no weight in this matter, since
it passed in the negative.
" It is possible that something may be inserted in
favour of this prerogative, from that art ik of the
treaty said to be made by King James I &teeming
the match with Spain, which related to the nurture
and education of the children of that marriage. It is
not to the present question to consider, whether there
ever was such a treaty as is related by Rushworth
or not. It is certain that it is not to be found upon
record, the proper evidence of all public treaties.
The articles of the treaty are said in Rushworth to
be stiled by the Cardinals, Proposition, for the right
augmentation and weal of the Roman Cathalic Re-
ligion. And, in truth, almost every article is so
derogatory to the supremacy of the Crown and the
statutes made for the establishment and security of
the Church of England, that it could have carried
no sort of authority with it in point of law, even
though it had appealed in a regular manner under
the Great Seal, and not from the report of histo-
rians only. Nor can the oath said to be taken by
Prince Charles, while in Spain, to intercede with
his father, that the ten years of the education of the
children which should be born of his marriage with
the Infanta, accorded in one of the articles of this
treaty, might be lengthened to the term of twelve
years, as the Prince desired, be looked upon as a
precedent to determine what the law of England is.
The right to the care and education of the children
of that marriage, had it taken ere R, was not then
in dispute; and, had it been so, nothing can be con-
cluded from the voluntary engagement of the
Prince, in favour of a marriage so much desired by
himself as well as by his father, wherein the question
of this right was never the subjea of lobate.
" There was indeed an article in the treaty with
France upon the marriage of King Charles the First
with Princess Henrietta Maria, whereby it was
agreed that the children of that marriage should be
brought up with their mother till their age of thir-
teen ; but it is evident that treaty was made with
King Charles the First after his accession to the
crown, and not with King James his father. King
James, it is true, sent over the Earls of Carlisle and
Holland to treat of that match ; but the treaty was
not concluded till after his death, and then by powers
from King Charles the First, whose stipulations for
the education of his own children could need no
assistance from his prerogative.
" Thus have we humbly laid before Your Ma-
jesty what we have to offer in relation to the books
and precedents that have fallen under our considera-
tion upon this head, which we cannot think sufficient
to infer a prerogative in Y..ur Majesty as king of
this Realm, in the care and education of Your Ma-
jesty's grandchildren during the life, and without the
consent of their father ; a prerogative, as we hum-
bly apprehend, hitherto unknown to the laws of
England.
0. All which is most humbly submitted to Your
Majesty's great wisdom.
(Signed) ROZERT PRICE.
" R. EIRE."

N.41'.11., INTELLIGENCE.

FoIiTSIMETR, DEC. 24.
This morning sailed the Unworn frigate. Capt.
Hardyman, and the .isuifi sloop, Capt. Wright,
with a large convoy for the West Indies ; Grryhownd
frigate, Capt. Chatles Elphinston, on a cruise; and
the Ilwraer sloop, Capt. Wooldridge, with dispatches
for the East Indies.
Arrived the Mestra sloop, Capt. Duff, from a
cruise.

Came into harbour the Avrager sloop, Meteor.
Protreru, and Reda bombs ; Uti:e sloop, and the
Steel,/ gun-vessel.
Yesterday the Eavyalacs frigate, Hon. Capt. Black-
wood, went out of the harbour. She is ordered to
join the Coat of Ireland squadron, and will sail on
Thursday, with the Reiman* Captain Hatton.--
Wild Easterly.

rice. 24.
Arrived fimmorfahre frigate; Alert and Aral.
sioops of war ; with several gun-brigs, kc. from of
the French coast.

SAiled the DocAsso of Bvirord armed ship, for
Portsmouth ; cvgnet and Ariid sloops of war, with
several gun-brigs, on a cruise off the French coast.

IVEVNIODYIE, DEC.
Arrived the Rorer packet, Captain Quirk, with
the Mails and passengers from the Islands of
Guernsey and Jersey. The Captain reports, that
he rode out the late heavy gales of wind in
Guernsey Roads; and that on the 1!)th inst.
at night, the NoLe frigate, lying there also,
cut away her main and fore-masts and mizen-
top. The Tlitsbe frigate was quite dismasted, and
drove very near the rocks, but rode out the gale with
one anchor and cable. The Sufoh brig of war was
also dismasted ; the Prgwv cutter parted her cables,
and drove on shore on the back of the South Pier.
Four vessels in the Roads lost their rudders, and
very considerable damage was sustained by other
vessels there.

•RRI♦ t LI.

At 11.11—. The Tinny, °port".
At Ctsdes.Aetive, Wake', from Que►ec; and the Christ&
rher, from St. Vincent's.
At fit Madoes-sstlarborloos, Smith, from Afrtea, ►ound to
Charlestnn ; SuLde, B,in, and the Herne, Crops% from
Liverpool.

Monday se'nnight, a poor woman named MART
SCHER'', wife of a blacksmith near the Wett.gate,
Newcastle, got cut of bed from her husband, and
cot her throat with a razor, of which wound she
died instantly.—Coroner's verdiet, Law,.
Mt. EASTLARe, Coroner for Plymouth, has held
an inquest on the body of Mrs. Get OBELI., wife of
Mr. Giamatti.. printer, who was found (melan-
choly to relate) burned and suffocated to death, by
her atilided husband, on his return front very alive
exertions, at the dreadful fire at Mr. Non stisoron's,
Market•place; it is supposed the candle caught her
cap and handkerchief, and set them on fire, while
she was asleep seat a table, Verdid,
.A 0 iiiirriess
to Dcrib.