The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1772-01-30
January 80.
The

mtion or the church OF Kome rs ENCOO-
RACED in oppolition to plain Acts of
Parliament, chapels are built in the city
of London and PapiRs freely exercfc their
fuperftition, ito ufe familiar exprefion)
under the King'5 nsjI. PtoteHsnt dlAen-
tiers of all denominations, and Epilcopali-
ans in America are taxed witbsm their con-
}1nf, to pay for the fupport of Romib BIZ
Bep at Nova-Scotia, at one hundred fterl.
per annum, lalary. Governor Melville
has been removed from his government at
the Grenadas, for refuhng to admit into
his Council a Roman Catholic, and the
Council now Rards fufpended by their new
Governor, for refuGag to adminifer the
oa,hs of allegiance, &c. to ga ify him to
let in Council, although il is declared te-
net of the Romifh Church, that s. oaths
are not to be kept with heretics,' and fuch
they ettcem all who are not of their church.
and brides, il is againil a plain Act of
Parliament TO admit Roman Catholic to
hold any place in the government.
This my friends is bold ttroke, and un-
lefs it be oppof d,you will very foon be oblig
4 to 60 TO MATS yourfelves. YourGoverro',
ieutenant- Governor and Secretary, it is
ID, have, in a manner, forlaken the
of worlhip which they were before
ifioned) very tenacious of, and gone O.
/. to the Church of England one ftep
>re may carry them to Rome, and this
p may be facilitated by the arrival of a
Chop.
The attempt to introduce B lhop into
America, may be a part of the fame plan,
il is likely he will be Roniih Bilhop un-
der the guife of an Epi!copaian. | hlnk
on thele things, my counttymen, and keep
a good look. out, Chronus may be in the
fcheme.
AS to political gritV6nfts theyare very nu-
merous and 70 vliibe that any but the blind
or wicked, may not only fee bat, SENSI-
BLY, FEEL them.
Your Sovereign's life has been attempt
ed by tn. hands OF ]. Bri:aini Portlmouth
dock with all the flores have been burned,
and plans deep and dark as hell have b:en
laid to deffroy the pro:effznt interef, and
the Administration charged with having
hand in il; yet no ferrous enquiry has
been made about it, and the King perfuad-
ed by his minifters that all is a farce and he
in no danger.
The mott reputable county in the Kings
dominions, mean Middlefex, and the
magnificent city of LONDON is in that
county, this county, contrary to the Eng
lin contribution of government, is denied
the common privilege of a reprefentation in
the Britilh Houle of Commons Ameri-
cans are taxed BY the Brtiih Parliament,
where they are not repreiented, and are
governed by intfu6fions from a deipotic
Miniffer of State, initead Of laws OF their
own making your Representatives are
removed from their antient feat, in direG1
oppoiilion TO plain law of the province
which has obtained the royal aIlEnt; your
Governor refufes his ahent to any money
bills unlefs you giOs up the charter right of
aiIeGing and levying" any tax on your
plunderers for the {" fupport and defence
of government" Your Governor is ALTO
rendered as independent on you for his
fupport, as the Great Mogul, and thereby
is made capable OF being as arbitrary, in
plain oppugnation to the charter. Your
fortrefs, the key of the province is given
up by your Governor into the hands of
your enemies for make no doubt but
they were fent here on purpole TO murder
you if they could not force your shent
to unconstitutional laws. A part of their
numbering plan was eff aed, but alas the
murderers have efcaped puniihmenr b,
what means is too notorious to need men,
tioning; and fear they would deliver this
fortrels into the hands of a foreign enemy
ihould it be demanded, perhaps their en-
pioyerS may be in foreign pay your veiieis
are lezed and confifcated for not lubmitting
to unconstitutional Acts of Parliament,