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Show 4.56 AC'rs RELATING Part III. " el'tablifhed *1" And what has the act done more, than barely confirm what the Sevft. VIII. TO THE Commas. 457 could be declared only in parliament ; and But itis laid the Roman religion is notonly this aet is that parliamentary declaration of his pleafure. The moment-the exercife of their relieion was granted to the Canadians, the maintenance of their priefis in fome way c/L/ér'g'bmz', it is even endowed, by this act. or other, became necefihry; the king, that True, it is fo. And to fome endowmenttoo is, the king-in parliament, was to exereife his judgment as to the mode and meafure of maintenance to be alligned: he has exer- eapitulation and treaty had folemnly granted before? the Canadians had a right by the fame capitulation. In theai'ticle already cited, itwas " demanded, that the people {hould be ob- cifed it, ‘5 liged by the Iinglilh government- to pay " to the priet‘ls the tythes, and all the taxes fixed upon that meafure and that mode, to which they, who are to furnifh the main- " they were tiled to pay under the govern- tenance, had for ages been aecultomed, \a« A ' " ' r I " ItiLIlL 01F..‘ the moll Cl'll‘lltTLUI lime." The e‘e- , .q r. ‘ . . . ' ' 1 ncittl sanlwa was, t ‘ That the obhgatt or or. and the rel'ult is, that he has with which they were contented; which L ' ‘ (‘I N ‘ lflyn‘ls then tytnes to the pI'lCllS, mutt4 dc» .3 -' a / u pend on the lung 8 pleafure." After the place had furrendered, the king's pleal‘ttre 5 *" Sec lord Mansfitld's l'pecch in the Houfe of Lords, in the cafe of the Chamberlain of London, againlt Alice Evans, Efq. printed at the end of Dr. Furnezux's Letters to ,Mr. Juftiee Blackllonc. they theml‘elves entreated to be conti- nued. What founder principles ofjultiee or policy could have been adopted? Had the other provihons in the aét been as unex- eeptionable as this, Iknow of few aets that would lie open to lefs objection ;--but a l'peech which is more worth than whole volumes thofe who are bell; acquainted with the nature and genius of the Romilh religion, of Commentaries. will allow, that the aét has not fufhciently could provided |