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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: A HISTORY PENAL LAW S, Gkorge in University of Valladolid. Xo the first question it was answered-- That neither Pope, Cardinals, or even a General Council, have any civil authority, power, jurisdiction, or pre-eminence, directly or indirectly, in the kingdom of Great Britain; or over any other kingdom or province in which they possess no temporal dominion. To the second it is answered?That neither Pope nor Cardinals, nor even a General Council, can absolve the subjects of Great Britain from their oaths of allegiance, or dispense with their obligation. To the third it is answered?That the obligation of keeping faith is grounded on the law of nature, which binds all men equally, without respect to their religious opinions; and with regard to Catholics it is still more cogent, as it is confirmed by the principles of their religion. Signed in the usual form, February 17, 1789. While the general committee were occupied in carrying these measures into effect, Parliament had passed a law' for removing part of the restraints and disabilities to which the Catholics were liable. It was introduced into the House of Commons by Sir H. Langrishe, and, being supported by Government, it met with little opposition. But the conduct of Government, on this occasion, 34d Oeo 151. i. 21. was so suspicious, and its favor conferred with so bad a grace,1 that it did not in the least degree contribute to appease the irritation which its former conduct in 1791 had so justly given rise to. By this act Catholics may be called to the bar, and may be admitted as students into the King's Inns; Attorneys may take Catholic apprentices, and are relieved from the necessity of educating their children Protestants; and barristers may marry Catholics. Catholic barristers; and appren...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217302821 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217302823 |
| Weight | 0.25 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.16 In |
| List Price | $31.64 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 66 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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