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neat period began from there. and went nn through
the entire reign of Charles II.; the third reached
from the Revolution down to the reign of his late
Majesty. when • retaliation of the peal Ems first
teak place. He would shew the reasons foe this

onequal division in respect to time by.ond-hy.--1
The pervading principle of the first period woe-
"'Netiity—which was justified in a great degree. not
• •tialy by repeated plots against the person of the So-
:sereign, but by the difficulty of subduing the re-
**lance of one religion wet wholly put down, mot
of, upholding another not perfectly established—
* Conti and intrigues of foreign
*elm ; establishment of the throne
• - were • the same con-
' • From the Re-
period, when the relax-
began, the legislation
nigh ceased. From
1. no new pawl ennet-
that should be considered
At the Revolution
nature at at the Rt..
hemmed in with dangles
ins divisions--etroft
A in a straggle for sm.
tending to mingle WI
No wonder aril
39116 of Charles H.
to the •terll-being
was to keep down
we likely to rem,
business was to reduce.
influence of the Popish
of the Edict of
in the recollection of
Ireland this principle
ifietl—the people were
dint ; treaties of fa-
' nothing was spared
and punishment.
ttribute this to wan-
non in the govern.
Monarch was justi.
isiablielting a Protestant
from the shock of two
eft these two periods
Revolution, the mid-
11., was insulated
to the other two
.t derived no senctifi-
severity of Queen Eliza-
of caution tie difil-
Revolution. The

intermil straggles
uncivil danger. The

were on sod near
against the Papists did
but arose to it from
bad undertaken was
House would be sur.
of anti-Catholic legisla.
• plead egainsr, except
the reign of Charles
coarse of the late
against the Crib°.
repealed, except the
' extended by this
Elizabeth, activist
the See of home,
He was soar* of
admission of Catholics
' another which excluded
certriu oaths, to serve
As to the latter, the
Catholics its 1817.
a proposition, but
enactme►it against the
imed, had been re-
,nislied the object of
was in effect done
Howe would truce the
' this Act (which con-
. sth of Elizabeth) from
Revolution. The policy of
the Catholics, with-
justiceof the measures.
narrowed to the trans-
- H. and excluded
would have been
Jnd been taken.--
nne. H. openly, sup-
No wonder that jea-
thst they were ..us-
Popery as the esta-
subvert the former
lye it of spirit and
the most debetable
violent extremes of
to either party re-
vour to shape his
impossible for the
predominant &chug
that reign was the
, sod that he drew
liament used the testi-
' all the measures of
the desire of the
I. from the throne.
numerous and sm.
erotic at the time,
with the executive,
reduce the per-
leans which were re.
a direct remedy.
ct passed in 1673,
compelled to give
initial, seed quit the
Mme principle led the

lug Act. " The Bill
the Duke of York
line the Exclusion
it Hun. Gentleman
:fusion cud Banish.
which took place
is distinctly stated.
the throsie, though
lye of the Cotnnoons.
remedy until other
effecting their ob-
r from this that the
.y weae jealous of a
cr. Bpt the iiife.
ihey the same cause
ry a Popish bocce*.
cruse had they for
would not Shen go
tate could he jus.
interests to pub•

:-i .Of counivas,ce, treachery, and in
'
. matte ; an that ibe estahlishme
I ••1.41 the Protesters' religion ever
Firm in that perdu, period.
welntioa down eo,the third period
Mem of the rural code began
erinet Catholics had well sigh
the ocrepsion of George I. no I
4 I „limit took effect, except that shot
... h etiolated the land.tax. A
:ti . queson was of the same nett
I
onion. Tit...state was Actium
.—e4lo. exiled 411).40y—religions
,teeny feelhris—.4ll originating in
• 111110410* dochlm*iesiewead all tend
ta of icharcb and State.
I Want could see nothing in the 3
.ilibeta tea years yid, hostile to
Atltirs:ie state. His business w
i , which,. if entailed, way
, smiled dynasty. H. titmice
• i Jr•MtrtY. PoTtfe.llod inlets
1 _ trx-e-to. effect the converse
. , which was then fresh in I
. •$
._ . • ape. Ip.the treatment of Irel
.. - • . , . 1,1 4enipl, was not qualified.
• t . , *they shed the do
$ • . ,
rodellyseta' broken, and i
ik 'cum of their bonds
- ...
? Did he wash to attr
• Co a tyrannical chi/poem
, nit of William ? N. that &I
ley the necassity of establie
* , a, which should be safe frog
kintlicting religious. Cutting oft
ofilthe Reformation end the Re
elle period, the reign of Chlorite
flank the considerations attaching
*rood upon ill own merits; it d
alttoit from the justifiable 'emit!
•
--s :Itetb's resge; it had uo.pretences 0
* . .p such as appertained to the
•
c feu le reign was cheirecterixed by
:
~..,,.nt the appearance of este
.. . 7 grows of the conatitutiou
The severities maim
. _
..
-• •" d from the thrust, but
:ar lament. The cam he bad
thus far cleared, and the Hour
wised to Bud how little of anti
turn there was to undo or
.to plea
• -what was phut up within the 1
the Second. Indeed, in the c
reign, every penal Act ern'
lies had, iu substance, beets rep
Lb glis4htth, confirmed sad o
Act 30 Charles 11. sod the 13th I
persons communicating with tho
which had fallen into disuse.
'the Act preventing the Wellies
to the Universities, and of anothi
them, except they took cement
in civil or military capacities. Ai
; question was settled in favour of I
0' He would not state too general i
1
he believed that every penal enac
Catholics, except those he had Dal
cas Imed. stt 0
IT, heft t i
lAet w t
stehdich falio:in:eat
slay. He thought the House
reasons *lnch had prevented this
Reined sod enlarged the sth al
sting repealed at the Revolutio
the latter period was to depress th
ant attending to the positive justit
'fhe discussion then became sierra
:reties:4 of the reign of Charles
kitsch of the argument which 1
inimitable had a wider ground
Charles 11. secretly, and Jame.
ported the Catholic religion. Ni
I Imisies were enterteined, and th
pected of designs to introduce F
1 i Wished religion-84)f not to s
constitution. at leas( to deprive
freedom. This period formed th
i ground of history; the most vi 4
opinion were held with safely t
tit, apectiog it. He would endear
coarse .between them. It was is
reader not to see that the pre
elf tlie Commons during that
anted of the Popish succession. 1
(tom the proceeeliegs of Podium
mosey of individuals, and that a
*at . period were referable to
CO•Dp3OIIS to exclude James 11.
This might be learnt from the t
portuopie addresses from the the
from the frequent interference w
and the attempts to control or
rapider and all the other meal
sorted to, in order to come at
With this view was the Test Ac
by which the Duke of York was
aiettetry.offigeotolfoa Lord
lle sate
ilr
'gilt Adm,
Commons to pass the Disablini
passed the Lords, exempting it
l' from the provisions, Then can
RA which failed. [The Right
continued his review oi the Each
meat Hill, end the transaction!'
relatinkto it.] Rapin upon this
that the exclusiou of James from t
the constant and governing motive
was not resorted to as a direct r
: .
collateral remedies had failed of
.1 . j..ct. Ile (Mr. C.) did not infer
if.:nnimons were wrung; that they
danger which had no existencs
fence which he drew was, bad th
of dread or jealousy ?—had they
Dion to fear?—and if not, what I
tetsii.ing limit enactments ? He
into the question hose far a ate
111 1 allied in esciificing individual
i j
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