The Irish standard., 1905-12-09

"Popish priests, who shall be convert
ed, should receive $50 per annum, to
be levied and paid by Grand Juries."
The twentieth clause provided, whjm-
sically enough, for the reward of dis
covering "Popish" clergy and school,
| masters, etc.
For discovering an Archbishop,
| Bishop or Vicar-General, or other per-
son exercising any foreign ecclestias-
tical jurisdiction, $50.
For discovering each regular clergy
man, and each secular clergyman, not
registered, $50.
For discovering each Popish school,
master or usher, e1O."
The twenty-first clause empowered
two Justices to summon any Papist
Of eighteen years of age, and if he
shall refuse to give testimony where
and when he heard Mass celebrated,
and who and what persons were pres
ent at the celebration of it, and like
wise touching the residence and abode
Of any priest or Popish schoolmaster
to commit him to Jail, without bail,
for twelve months, or until he shall
pay 500"
| BY the twenty-fifth clause, mo priest
can ofhciate except in the parish for
which he is registered"
The thirtieth clause provided for "the
discovery of all trust agreed to be
undertaken in favor of Papists;" and
enabled any Protestant to "file a bill
in Chancery against any person con-
cerned in any sale, lease, mortgage, or
incumbrance, in trust for Papists, and
to compel him to discover the same;"
and it further provided, that "all is
sues to be tried in any action found
ed upon this act, shall be tried by none
but known Protestants"
The thirty-seventh clause provided,
that mo Papist in trade, except in the
linen trade, shall take more than two
apprentices"
The following are the other acts
passed in this reign concerning the
Catholics: An act to prevent Popish
clergy from coming into the king
DOM"
An act for Registering Popish
clergy" By which all the Catholic
1 oil ;., lit
quired to give in their names and
places of abode at the next quarter
sessions; by this act they We're pro-
tibited from employing curates.
An act to amend this act.
An act ito explain and amend an act
to prevent Papists being solicitors or
sheriffs, ETC."
Clauses were introduced into this
act by which Catholics were prevented
from serving on Grand Juries; and by
which, in trials upon any statute fol
. strengthening the Protestant interest
Z the plaintiff might challenge a Papist
, which challenge the Judge was to al.
low.
During Anne's reign. the inferior civ
IL officers, by order Of Government
: were necessarily harassing the Cath
:, olics. with oaths, imprisonments, AM
forfeitures, without any visible caus
but hatred Of their religious profession
In the year 1908, on the bare rumor o
0 an intended invasion Of Scotland b
I the Pretender. forty-one Catholic no
n blemen and gentlemen were imprisone
4 in the Castle Of Dublin.
8 A custom that had existed from tim
immemorial for infirm men, women, an
n children to make a pilgrimage ever
e summer to a place called st. John
a Well, in the County Of Meath, wa
: deemed an object worthy of the Sc
: rious consideration Of the House {
Commons; who accordingly passed
It vote that these devotees were as
" sembled in that place to the great haz
a ard and danger of the public peac
d and safety of the Kingdom"
l. They also passed vote, on Marc
II. 1705, "That all magistrates an
It other persons whatsoever. who nel