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.[NUMB. 43.

. of the Eagiih law is againf ,hefe notions,
That il never was original az common law,
that it fp'ung from the civil law. and ia
F,ettbed even beyond the rules Of thai in
lt'unon. Liuls private determinations, ad-
judged under The meridian of arbitrary mon
archs Can never weigh againf the univellal
fpirit of the law, II is one thing to draw az
guments only from PARTICULAR authority,
aud another to rsafon on the original and
true nature of the law. The former
may be ca,chcd at 10 Grye the ends of
fsme private praetifer, but the latter will
be Unified on by the man, Whole view 10
TO fearch for truth, and defend the genius
OF the laws he is governed by sgainR arbi-
trarY Innovations, Il is of u,moia impoft-
ance for aman to underland the contribution
he lives under. And one of the 6rft wifhes
of my foul is, i'll know any thing of my
heart that this people may be acquainted
with the Ipiyif of that law, on which their
cbarat7<r, their property and their Evei depend,
and that they may have that wildom which
is from above, that will enable them, to be-
have like MEN and like FREEMEN And
to hand down their laws and their Confai-
turion UNTAlNTED, UNlMPAIRED,
to lalel poferity.
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For the MSssAcHusErTs SrY.
Mr.. THOMAS.

:. Wls. HOMASS
Reading ogsr Calo's I -iiers vas Aruck
with che following paragraphs, which | de-
fire sou to publilh in your next paper. IL
there be any thing pertinent to the pre-
lens day the reader may apply it.
49,. LEONIDAS.
T>HERE 10 fomething diveriing in tho
1 number and variety Of pour adverhries,
and in their different views. Some are old
ffagers and, being ufed to fpill ink for pay
in the quarrel Of parties, made an ofer for
,hemielve to enter the lifts again, and fcold
for wages II Cate. The finances were NOT in
Gates diIpofal This was good and conCci-
eptlous Eeafon to them for being againR him.
But thefe volunteers are not fuitably cncoura-
ged. One of them has in two years writ
near dozen pamphlets againf you bur with
III fucceh every way. The town will not bay
them the other end Of the town will not rec
ward the author /; nor will you take any no.
tee of them. A melancholy cafe that learn
ed OxoniH1 is at prsient in the Tough of dif-
pond.
Others, who had not been ufeS to receiye
pay, and | doubt never will, thought them
felves qualified to earn it: For, alas what
is 70 deceiving as felt love ! So uponCafO they
fell and. BY way of anfwer, cracked jefiss
and called him names. Fraught with this
merit, away they footed TO the Office where's
after many petitions, and much waiting, they
were admitted TO the audience OF the Clerks.
/ bev begged to be cOnfdered as auxiliaries.
and to have an acknowledgement, the fmalIefe
acknowledgment. Thefe gentlemen had bet-
ter luck than the above ancient author They
were fully rewarded that 10 70 Gay, they
were civily thanked by the aforefaid Clerk,
and owned to be we'll meaning perlons.
And yet they are ungrateful, and make hea-
w complaints, as il they have nothing. They
fiilI hope for more another time.
A bookseller Of my acquaintance tells me.
that he has refufed, within this year, Ave and
fifty pamphlets written sgaina you aud thse
the authors, one sDd-all, offered TO write foe
him BY the year. They were al ofopniOn,
thafthey could carry though the weekly pa
per with as much reputation and fucceG, e
any yer written sgainf you: Which he did
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bear hard OH the fubjea, and ZAP the founda
lions fGovernmenf, they are evidently coun-
ter 10 the end of their inHtiution. The ma
ture of laws is always accommodated to the
genius of people. Where the citizens have
no idea of the diRinefion between bondage
and freedom as in Turkey, Periia, and ionic
more polite nations, that is law, which other
Aates would dtjp;s. Yea, laws may vary in
the fame fate, in proportion to the rIie
or decay of virtue and freedom in II. BE
inffitu,ions of the XII Tables in The days of
the Roman republic were widely different
from the referipis Of Julian and iome other
Emperors. In tuch cafe. every man vPo
has a juff eiiima.ion Of men and things, Of
diffcssf. contributors and diae,en: politics,
and whole extenGye mind is capable, through
different periods, Of tracing fcciety back to
its original and analyGng the principles Of
Goverpment, win Judge in this manner.
He will give preference to thar era in which
its principles were noble and generous, and
its aefions correspondent to fuch principles,
and will fufpea it to be on decline when Il
fweIves heref1om, and will prophecy certain
ruin, infamy and contempt. The body Poli-
tic as well as the body natural, hss its irfan-
cy, its youth, its manhood and RS old age.
It is in its manhood when the foundations
nand Gecure, the laws are preierved IN their
original antGisffd, and the whole EXHIBITS a
model Of harmony and order. i will decline
howevcS fometimes, and intitutions WHICH
were once beautiful, will be weak and Ian
guild. II noy grows old, and like decaying
age, each member Of government, is exeried
in a liFeieIs, cold. impotent manner. But It
is generous principle nj egpfrandam pys
pat,ia. Virtue while there is fome remains
Of life may revive, and regain i: -qclcn; eo On
Rituiion.
Thefe Thought, naturally pIelen,ed 70 my
mind, when ran over the nature, the origin,
and the appearance Of our laws in diReren'
periods. In Tome times, the ancient tPirlt OF
the law H,urIfhed. AT others, Innovation
crept in snd thteatsned their diiolution.
There is nothing that appears 70 remarkably
sof this nature, as the doctrine Of libels: Ter
ri5le on foreign foek, they were ingrafted
On our confiiJo.ion in the reign OF a weak,
wicked prince, and the con(equences were
dreadful. They perifhs 4 in the reign Of ape
cecding monarch and now again revive
This brings me naturally in the order pro-
pofed, to confder thefe li5eIsf they are treat
ed in the Enslilh code. W have feen that
the doarine advanced in our days, IS faiie on
the naxirns Of the aiyiI iqtV. Let Us now fee
whether il is 70 in eemnsn lay.
In the f.R place, | would remark on the
legal form of an indictment. And this al
wars declare, that the defendant did write
and eompoIs the libel, FALSELY, SEDt-
TIOUSI. Y and MALICIOUSf.Y,a and that
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For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
The TINEL. No. XVII.
In Wfnfer's fedieas n;gbfs, Jet BY the fire
Wffb good old fsikf, and let them tell the fdls,
IND Ger then bid good night. to gut jar STisf
Til tbou the lamentabe fall Of me;
Fer sUty ? ft<JSnitlsE brands sciR LpnpGf6iSe
The heavy afcsnfs'9f thy m'Uing tongue,
ind in c0mbafss veep the fire sHt:.
SaAKEsFEARs.
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= 2 laws were deIlgncu TOT
the benefit Of fociety, and
the fecurity Of a mans cha
raefer, property and life, is
universally confeaed. On
the contrary when they
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To be fold by
10 H N S Y M NJ E S,

At his ihop between the Golden Ball and the
Sign of Admiral Vernon, Bofon, viz.
pEST pate (hoe, knee and flock
- buckles fet hair combs, fprigs and pins
for ladies'; Brifol and malquilate breaches,
garnet and gold ditto, plain gold ditto, Brit
toll, peeble and mocho buttons few new
patterns of filver fhoe buckles beR polifhed
fhoe and knee chspes fones and Parks
red, white and amethyft foil borax rough
and fmooth files fand paper cruclbles and
black lead pots buckle brulhes freeing
punches brafs and iron wire; watch chains
and keys, Sc. &c.
NJ B. Said Symmes makes and ells mofl
forts OfGoldlmiths and Jewellers ware, chesP.
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a1G VIII be as muCh iTOEecr inan MS neigh
bouTs and his people too, as he hath g'>ster
command Of money" The ahlpence of TN.
body Hhile all around is poverty, viii be
e'terGcd with wonderful ,if-6s. Whoey",
coHilSt.s the human mmd, and attends to
the operation thereof, wi! find this viii be
the couiSq "ence. When man looks abohl
him, and ices thofe men fweI'ing in Tic1r>,
veal and grandeur, whom but little.be-
fore were interior to him, when he ftiG>
his own fortune dec4ying fat, and IN pro.
portion 20 The iuCIeaie # the other, he vii.
begin TO have a more favourable opinion Of
thuie actions and thoie characters, which he
before 'r,tld and deteited. Thus will he
lacnhce thoie principles which he once no
Houred, and which did him honour, to iup-
port aud maintain himielf Phjqur fafmph
guam beccatO naeht, Eys Tully, and i; Is a
auth confirmed by the experience Of ages.
And now let The reader pauie, and ak
himielf what will be the natural couiequeuce
of this mealute Ia the fin place, tins large
lhare Of taxes muh dev0ye or. the part Of
the people who are ftill taxed. I his at
ONE mutt bring with 1t mifery and poverty.
For is it not notorious the people aleady
groan under the weight q taxes ] he Col.
leelors now are fcarce able, and believe are
not able TO collect all the taxes. The poor
induHrious Ciczen finds half his profits Iaken
away, but animated by principe while they
are legally aud impartiaily laid on, he will
pay hem chearfuIly and without murmur.
BOT who will aniwer for the confeques css,
when he fees new taxes laid on him, while
a rich part ct the community pay nothing at
AL. And what is more dlftIeiiiug he will lee
at the fame time, icme abandoned wretchcs
among the people, tempted by this exemption
from taxes, throng to the lemplcs oflnqulty.
we may depend on IT every Idle, lazy,
loungjng fcoundrel, will Catch at the prof ect,
al iacrihcc every lentlmcnt if he ever had any
to be a tool and a rlfcal. The cultom- houie
will foon be thronged with iheie mllcreants.
Hence new taxes, and hence the vrtuous
part of the people mutt be new loaded. Is il
ploOaOlc III IuSn Care VIC PSOPS WI DN
con,en, to be heweIs of wood, and drawers
Of water to let of wre,ches whole exIitence
depends on aeecing and deRroylng The itate---
that they will lufer themlelves TO be parcelled
utike llaves for a market, at the will OF the(e
lords that they will ever permit the execu-
ton Of a lcheme which will break both mer-
chant and trader, ruin and defroy indufry,
and draw away that money which was once
DILUTED through The whole y fem of govern
ment, into the pockets of few ! Is it not
more probable fubmlfion will be odious, and
that in a way their virtue may dictate, they
will graip at that freedom, which they fem
in danger of Icing under the protection Of
law and government.
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VSS@ u==z=IlGaJ nv
Wg9SaSSSX with determination how
J5GIIU9N0 ever not to forget lhoie du-
ties, which my country has right to require
of me as a citizen and as man, 70 be 10
foon diambed in my retreat. But when fee
meafures adopted, Gnce my lai publication,
nealures, which though | dreaded almolt
every thing, could then have fcarcely ina.
gined, and meaiures, which if put ID exc
cution, will give direct blow al the verl
yitas ofheedom, was neceharIly alarmed
for where is the crizen or even the man, thai;
is not routed ? Should we remain fuplne IN
this day of difficulty, even he ttones TO
alude to Gcripture) would cry cut"
Ii appears that Infradions, OF which is the
fame thing, Mandate,, La'os, land will my
coun;ryforgive me the PROCLAMATION otthe woId)
LoaUs have came over, binding the Governor
to refufe his ahent TO any Tax Bill in which
the CommfIioners are included and give
him ALTO conuou on theE1oufe in the choice
IF Agents. Thus WILL thefehsrpics who have
long, too long plundered and Narrated this
people, yea more, every fcoundrel, every
mental (ervant OF a fourth cleIk of an un-
derwriter in the Cufom Houfe, will have it
in his power to tyrannize, iniult and abuie
US llIl more.
Taxes we are told by Monteiqnieu, " are
absolutely neceGary for the fuPPoit Of govern
nent," and Backbone fays, =" an abolition
OF taxes would draw after it very pernlcious
consequences, and the very iupPofition OF
which is the height of political abiurdity."
The very notion of fociety is an aaocation
of men, framing rules to bind the whole,
ana delegating power and authority TO par
ticular number whole duty it is to fee thefe
rules obferved and Imported. 1t is there
fore necehary and confident with tie higheft
reafon, that part of what the individuals OF
this fociety accumulate, (hould be contributed
for the iuppoTt of thofe by whom they are
protected in the enjoyment Of their property.
In this conGRs the idea of taxes. But then
in the regulation of theie taxes, the higheH
wifdom and difcretion is necehary. When
4 proper attention is paid to different indivi-
duas, and the accumulation of taxes pro-
portioned to private property, the machine
OF government moves with yigour and ala
Gritty. While the fun aggregate is collected
from each individual. in proper thares, the
private citizen pays but fmall part, feels
it but little, and gives his quota freely
Bu, if through undue influence, the poor
man is overchargcd, and the rich man pays
fcarce any thing, the consequences mutt
certainly be unhappy. For this ruin Of the
dehitute citizen will be public detriment
The consequences of being thus rendered
miferable by the faults and wicksdne6 Of
others, are often dreadful. 1t is fom that
fource fpring thofe in;efine CONDITIONS
which frequently ihake kingdom. If fuch
are the consequences in this cafe, what mutt
they be where part OF the community are
wholly exempted from taxes. In the former
ftuation, they had the firall conlolstion Of
feeling The rich man pay, though not an equal,
yet lome little lhare with the poor. But in
the latter cafe, the whole burden falls on one
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thought, when J
quilted the Gcene Of pqbIil
action, and preferred retire
men, to buitle and noiie,
with a determination how
ever not to forget lhole du
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The CENTINEL. No. TX.

Cain, thinning vilain5 ul:m noFaitb fOAIa fx,
or erooked tomcib, and Oa,k paEhits,
0ftbek a giasmy tribe jur,oap@ The t|roTe,
Ind bfg to make immo,tal 1tefa' haorca.
PoPE.
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contents Immediately III the TCCH Ills LoIClBiP IC-
peated the ccumfance, with oblerving. the writing was
very familiar to him, having received in the coue OF lat
war many of his intelgences in the fame hand. lie
Their oberved that ntmated, that the very French
engineer who had planned the taking of ST. Philips had
given fecond plan for the taking of Gibrater, which
was agreed to by the Courts of France and Spain and
according the immediate preparations made in cone-
quence Of this cheme, he did doubt that the garr
fon of that fortrefs already beieged.
Lord North, it is faid has openly declared hlmfef in
Council for War.
By Gentleman who arrived on Friday night from
France we have undoubted intelligence, that the French
have twenty fix of war manned, and ready to fail,
in the harbour of Brett and alto that the French lodi-
cry were marching in great numbers towards the lea
coat
courier is expected from Spain, the latter end of
this week
Its lad that the Houle Of Lords will adjourn for the
holidays on Thufiday and the Commons on the day
following.
VI is certain piece of information that the joint eff
forts of the Courts Of France and Spain have not been
able to procure as yet ufcient number OF faloTS to
man half the number of lhips that we have now ready
for fervce.
The following extract from private letter, lately
written by his Exceency MIR. Murray, at preient
Ambaador at the Porte to of his friends in London,
eems to countensnce the report circulating in tio
land, that the Grand Signor has been oePoeo, and MS
Brother MuRappa RATED to the throne C never in my
life knew (peakng of the Grand SignOr) more Gentle
manike and ienGbe man and to all appearance he is
one of the mon humane Since the abfence ofthe Grand
Vizr, have generally the honour of feeling him once
twice week. The day before yeferday | converted,
with him above half an hour without Druggoman,
which, though he pake Italian perfectly well, is in
hance of great aabity. was amazed at the cafe with
which he talked of his preent fuaton; he called the En-
II &ni1 he haI
thoughts of putting Sultan Mutappa, his Brother, at the
head of one of his armies. This thought very
binary, as be has been often preed to put the Prince to
death, who is fort offavoure with the Janailaries"
Among other regulations which theEmperor ofGerma-
ny has introduced for the good of his people, one is, that
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the r opportunity the to efcape for that he, the
fad Conful had received intelligence from Henry Banks,
EGo; the Brh Confu at Coruuna, that the Spanlarcs
had detained The Englh fhps there, ard unhPped their
ru3ders to prevent their efcape That this deponent fol-
lowing the faid CotaS advice at Rva Dos, and ecaptd
in the night of the aid 9Th of Nov unleen by the Spa
nards, and arrived at Aim within the Port OF Plymouth
the Cd ofNovember."
Sworn before JOSEPH HOSKlN, Attorney at Law
in Plymouth
December g. We hear that Monday, IS more
men of war and Aoops were put in commiiion
II is aid that fome regulations, elS aIuary tor
the colonies than satisfactory the mother country, are
now agitating the hint of which was tuggeted by |
nobleman, who has on feveral occaGons diitnguihed
himfelf in Great Ahembly.
We hear that the Lords Comminioners of the Ad-
nralty will foon be required to attend the Houie OF
Peers on very imp Jrtant builnels.
December g. 1t is fad that certain Prcidentis far
from being eay in bis tuaon the prelent oppOGuon to
him and his doctrines fills him with approximations of
very alarming nature, and quickens all his natlvemdf
Yeferday the augmentation of the eamen was taken +
into confederation when 1000 men extra were voted be-
fdes the annual number of 1000.
1t is now more than ever credited that certain Chief
TuRice will foon retire from all public bufineis.
And tits fad the above expected retirement is in
eouence of the attack he has lately received from
the Earl of Chatham, and Lord Camden.
WHITEHALL, December 8. His Majefy has been
pleafed to appoint the Right Hon William Earl of Dun
more now Governor of New York, to be his Maeitys |
Lieutenant and Governor General of the colony and
dominion of Virginia.
William Tryon, Efq; now Governor of NOrh-Caro-
lima, to be Governor of New York. in the room of the
Earl of Dunmore And, Henry Martin, Efq; to be Co.
vernon of North Carolina, in the of Mr.. Tryon.
LONDON, December 8. Yeferday Lord Vifcount
Weymouth, Secretary of State for the louthern depart
ment, retgned the feals.
The Earl of Sandwich appointed Secretary of State,
in the room Of Lord Weymouth.
The Hon. Henry Frederick Thyme is appointed
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was very great on Tower-hill, on which ac-
count the gate Of the Tower was ordered to
be fhut.
Mr.. divers only offences are, ut, Having
iigned warrant for the commitment of a
perfon againR whom information was given
on oath of an aGault committed by him in
the city of London; and 2dly, Having re-
ceived bail for the fame perfon when he If
feted il. Both which things, if Mr.. Oliver
had refufed to do, he would have been per-
jured.
A motion was made, that the Lord
Mayors table be Imported at the expence of
the city, during his being priloner in the
Tower which was ALTO carried in the afir-
NATIVE and it was referred to !he fame Com
mittee as that of A derman Oliver.
AbrH 3. In the debate on Thurfday morn
ing laG in the Lower AAembly, Lord North,
in the cIofe of his lalf fpeech, oblerved, " that
he was very lure the mob, who luuound'd
the avenues to the Houle, and who had the
brutality to attack him, were hired by the
minority, to endeavour to affect without
doors, what they defpaired of doing within"
Upon which Mr.. w. Burke role up, and
fad, III was faliehood, moll GORGEOUS
fallehood; that the minority, to man, were
perlons offuch honour and conlequence, as
would icorn even the ihadow of (uch a re-
fource; that fuch charge could never come
from any man, but one hackneyed in indi-
rect mealures; and who could never impnte
fuch proceeding to any body Of gentlemen,
had he not mind capable of adopting fuch
him(elf."
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JUST IMPORTED in the
Captains Wh,ewood s. Bryant from London,
By SAMUEL ELIOT, jun.
And to be fold very cheap at his fore cppo-
Gte the eaf end of Faneu- Hall,
A Variety of Englifh Piece GooDs,
Suitable for all Seacons, viz.
TRISHLinens, J. 4ths. 7-Sths. and
l. yatd wide, ..,.. 3s. .>
Drab, black and white fanny,
Drab and black Calimancoes,
Stripped and plain Cambleteens,
Doaole Camblets, Dorleueens,
Yard wide and half yard Grograms,
SupsIhne black and midIiag priced blue and
drsb Cloths,
Bef mixed blue and drab German Sergcs,
kerieys, drab and blue Shaoons,
Black Laiting, Duff Blankets,
Wax Beads, Cam5ricks, Lawns,
Printed Linnens, blue and mhiCe,
Dowlas, Metal Buttons,
Twif and rwid Buttons,
Buckram, Thickiett,
Check Handkerch efs,
7 S,hs. and yard wide Cotton Check,
Ebony Fans, scotch Thread,
No. 4. No. IL, and No. 10, Pins,
Black Enehih Tsfety,
Six Handkerchies, Pound Silks,
Mems hne and midng worried Hofe.
A@, BOHEA TEA by the chef, hunJ ed
or dozen PEPPER by the bag or e6,.
Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Cloves and Mace,
Florence OYL, Alum, Brimffone, Coppc-
TaS' Fiekinburgs, and Ofnaburgs, RuiIia
Duck, sc. &c.
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7 H U R S D A Y, May o.
B 0 S T O N.
.NsMonday laif arrived here from Ha.
~ lifax, four men of war and a number

NNsMonday laff arrived here from Ha.
" lifax, four men of war and number
of tranfports, with the oath and osth regi-
ments, which, we hear, are ordered back
Immediately. 7
AT a meeting of the freeholders and othkr
inhabitants of this town, on Tueiday laR, the
following gentlemen were chofen to repre-.
fent them in the Great and General Court
the en(uing year, viz.
Hon. JAMES OTIs, Efq;
Hon. THOMAS CUSHING, Eq;
Mr.. SAMUEL ADAMS, and
JOHN HANCOCK, Eq.
We hear that Mr.. ---- Hutchinion, Young
eft fon to his Excellency the Governor, is
appointed Clerk of the Inferour Court of
Common Pleas and Court of General Self
ons Of the Peace for the county of Suffolk,
in the room of the late Middecott Cook, Ed.
This morning Capt. Hall arrived here in
five weeks from London. The rolf inter
citing part ofthe intelligence brought by him
is in this paper.
With Capt. Hall came panengers, Mr..
William Palfrep, Mr.. Andrew Brimmer, and
DR.. William Gray.
We hear that Alderman Sawbridgc was
likewile committed to the tower. And that
FIVE regiments were ordered into the city of
London to ouell the mob, when the Lord
Mayor was committed to the Tower.
Ii is faid the populaee who Attended on
the commitment of the Lord Mayor filled up
fpace ofground three miles in length.
az LeoDidas, toNtG5. Green q RuHcII,
is rfefiVed, but far the PrSfsnt mgf be emitted
FIR GOaaf Of rom.
Several Advfvtjjsmsnts, )0ms ayficLs Of in
tEMgfnce, Gt. mgf be emitted for 1vant efroom
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L . N d 0 N, MARCH n. :

II concjjS account fsObat peDSd on Wednxiaay
in The Hogf Of Csmmont.
HR. Alderman Trecothck moved, that
lM as the Lord Mayor is ordered to at
tend in his place this day, he may be aGiaed
by council.
Mr.. Baker fecondcd the motion.
Mr.. Wellbore Ellis moved an idle pre-
amble, by way Of amendment.
This was debated leveral hours.
Mr.. Wedderburn, TO hew his principles,
or rather to ihew that he has no principle at
all, took an opportunity, like coward, Mr..
DunniRg and Colonel Barre, being abient, to
make a mott violent fpeech againlt the op.
petition. He abuled every body who had
either within or without doors, oppofed the
conduit Of the miniftry. He defended the
late illegal proclamation and fsid the
Houfe OF Commons had no right to enquire
whether that mesfure was legal or not. II the
legality of it was difputed, it was quefion